An Integrated Testing System for SKAA

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Wireless communication is pervasive nowadays; however, ensuring the high performance and reliability (or as known as the quality of service) of such devices is not an easy task. Eleven Engineering Inc. is a market leader in designing and making the processors for wireless audio applications, including Home Theater, Karaoke, iPod, and Pro Audio products. Eleven's proprietary XInC2 processor was designed for digital wireless audio applications. The products equipped with a XInC2 wireless processor have been a success in the industry. The wireless transmission protocol SKAA is key to the success of Eleven's products; it allows an integrated implementation of wireless audio transport on a single hardware component. However, a challenge is to debug and test an SKAA-based system due to the complexity involved in the functions of the system and the strict real-time operation requirement. In this project, we seek to develop an automated test solution for Eleven's SKAA wireless technology. A hardware platform will be developed for testing SKAA to support automated integration testing. The integrated testing system will help to considerably improve the quality of the products of Eleven and, therefore, to make their products more competitive in the industry. An improved SKAA ecosystem will benefit the related electronics industry in Canada. The project will also provide valuable training opportunities for highly qualified personnel (HQP), who will make technical contributions to the industrial partner and will be joining the working force in the related industry. As such, the project will benefit the electronics industry in Canada in both the near and long terms.