Posted to News on 13th Mar 2007, 17:51
Seica and EADS Test & Services win Dassault contract
Seica and EADS Test & Services have been awarded a contract by Dassault Aviation to provide systems for the production testing of the on-board electronics of Rafale fighters.
The two companies will provide ATEC MT (Module Tester) benches, which are ATEC-based test systems integrating Seica's Valid board level test and diagnostics capability. This contract includes direct migration tools from obsolete Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), as well as post processing from Teradyne's LASAR simulator. As part of the agreement, the companies will complete migrations of existing test programmes to the new platforms.
Seica's system was selected thanks to the digital performance offering real-time test and diagnostics at a data rate of 25MHz, the ability to match all characteristics of the obsolete equipment, and the comprehensive nature of the translator that will greatly reduce the TPS migration costs. Seica has a solid experience in re-hosting TPS from obsolete systems, including GenRad's 1792/6, 2225/35, 2750, Teradyne's L200/L300, Computer Automation Marathon, and Schlumberger S720/790.
Joining efforts with EADS Test & Services was key to ensuring Dassault
Aviation had the necessary long-term supports. The ATEC MT test system is based on the ATEC Series 6 hardware and software architecture and hosts a fully integrated Valid subsystem, capable of providing up to 1024 I/O stimuli at 25MHz, as well as analogue testing through eight-line matrix and integrated synthetic instrumentation.
TestWorks Ltd is the UK contact for Seica S.p.A.
