| Objectives of the Business |
- To lower the cost of conformance and maintenance for consumer
electronic suppliers, leading to lower costs and seamless operation
of the digital TV receiver for the consumer
- To enable broadcasters to broadcast to a well-characterised
set of receivers enabling service development
- To investigate digital broadcasting reception and transmission
abnormalities
- To provide regulation conformance testing services for television
suppliers in Australia
- To provide technical research market information for the consumer
electronics industry, broadcasters and regulatory bodies
- To be a full testing and conformance centre for all broadcast
technologies on all platforms
- To investigate issues of interoperability of receivers and
other consumer electronics products within the home network
- To export the testing and research services to South East
Asia
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| Services Offered |
Testing Services
- Digital TV Receiver Conformance Testing
- AS4933 RF & Front-end sensitivity and noise performance
and conformance certification
- AS4933 Transport Stream performance and conformance certification
- General receiver operation under varying conditions and
checking user interface
- Field testing in known difficult locations
- Over the Air System Software Update (OASSU) performance
and conformance certification
- Digital Switchover Taskforce HD digital ready label
conformance testing
- Approval for broadcast and scheduling of subscribing suppliers'
System Software Updates for over-the-air transmission by the ABC
- NATA energy performance testing (TV, set top box, external power supplies) for current and proposed
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency energy labelling & MEPS
- Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) certification testing of stand-by power controllers
- Engineering support services
- Ad hoc transport stream testing
- Ad hoc assessment of specific receiver performance issues
- Effects of transmission parameter changes
- Advice on meeting Australian Standards requirements (current
and proposed)
- Implementation of OASSU capability in the receiver
- Performance testing of DAB+, AM and FM radio receivers
Investigation Services for Industry
- Reception issues for television and radio in homes and in multi-unit
dwellings
- Comparative product functionality and usability
- Comparative product functions and pricing analysis
- HDMI connectivity testing
- Comparative energy performance of televisions and STBs
- Development of test materials and testing methodologies
Research Services for Government and Agencies
- Product energy performance research
- Reception coverage and capability assessments
- Reception capability of MATV systems in multi-unit dwellings
- Consumer attitudinal studies
For a services price list please email: Tim O'Keefe on timo@digitaltesting.com.au |
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