Anritsu Corporation has announced that German engineering service provider EDAG Group, recently purchased Anritsu's Radio Communication Analyzer MT8821C primarily for DUT maximum output power and receiver sensitivity testing. The Anritsu MT8821C offers EDAG a variety of benefits that include a quick and simple OTA (Over The Air) connection with a DUT, an easy-to-use and train GUI and the ability to quickly find and configure key parameters for establishing an OTA connection such as input/output levels and SIM card criteria.

EDAG Group is a mobility and engineering development and test company that focuses on vehicle engineering, electronics, software and digitalization, and production (smart factories). With over 50 years of engineering experience, EDAG is known for their proprietary 360-degree development approach, which has become a hallmark of quality in the holistic development of vehicles and smart factories.

A key aspect for EDAG is the testing of communications technologies in the automotive and electronics industry. For example, vehicles being designed today need to consider advanced communications such as V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), LTE, 5G, MIMO, carrier aggregation as well as the standard OTA software updates, GPS for navigation, and Bluetooth connections.

EDAG selected the Anritsu MT8821C for its easy-to-use measurement functions in a single instrument and wide range of test capabilities, including LTE-Advanced and software options such as 3 CC carrier aggregation and 4x4 MIMO (individually tested), support of NB-IoT and CatM1 technologies. The GUI of MT8821C is easy to use and train, while the configuration of some key parameters for establishing the connection, such as input/output levels and SIM card parameters, are easy to find and configure. A feature called ‘Test Parameter Setup’ in LTE enables users to configure all relevant parameters at once, eliminating user error in configuration of complex test conditions in RF testing. A significant benefit in testing in OTA conditions is the capability of the instrument to keep and maintain the connection with DUT in dynamically changing pathloss conditions thanks to a wide dynamic range of its RF front-end interface.

Another important consideration is the ability of the MT8821C to be configured as an automated test system using either GPIB or Ethernet interface for remote control. A 3GPP RF test standard-compliant automation tool called ATS is also available for users to select the required test case from a list in order to execute the measurement in a fully automated matter without user intervention.

“We purchased MT8821C Anritsu radio communications analyzer with various hardware and software options. Key considerations were the instrument’s ease-of-use and ability to quickly establish an OTA connection with the DUT for maximum output power and receiver sensitivity testing as well as the ability to keep and maintain the connection during the testing in radiated connection conditions. Another major factor for EDAG is that the MT8821C can be easily configured as an automated test system, even by novice users, reducing training time and increasing productivity.” says Andreas Bolaender, Dpt. Manager EMC, EDAG.

Martin Varga, Anritsu’s Engineering & Technology Wireless Team Leader for the EMEA region added: “The purchase by EDAG validates the MT8821C as the ideal instrument for automated radio communications testing. Key to the success of the MT8821C is its built-in, flexible front-end with switches and RF dividers to eliminate the need for external combiners or a test set, thus simplifying test setup and calibration.”

About the EDAG Group
The EDAG Group is a globally leading, independent engineering service provider that combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends.
With an interdisciplinary team of some 9,000 experts, the EDAG Group, in its global network of approximately 70 locations, realizes projects in the fields of mobility solutions, industry solutions and public solutions. With over 50 years of engineering experience and its own 360-degree development approach, the EDAG Group covers the entire spectrum of modern mobility, combining innovative technologies and future-oriented concepts. Working across all industries, the EDAG Group develops products and production facilities that take all manufacturing-relevant processes into full account and integrate them into a holistic network. Innovative strategies, data networking and a digital infrastructure are also at the center of the company's cross-industry engineering solutions, for the public sector, for example. The interdisciplinary approach and a strong partner network provide an optimal customer experience for a customer base of global market leaders.
The company, which has been listed on the stock exchange since 2015, generated sales of € 844 million in 2023.
For more information, see the EDAG Group website: www.edag.com