Telebyte’s Pre-Certification Testing Service
Ethernet-APL devices and components are required to undergo conformance testing to ensure that all critical features are implemented properly. Telebyte’s Pre-Certification Testing Service provides rapid and vital feedback on the performance of your design and its readiness for the Certification Test. We support testing of Power Source Equipment (PSE) and / or Load (PD) Devices, including Ethernet-APL power classes A, B, C, 3 and 4.
The Telebyte Approach
Our approach to Ethernet-APL certification testing is unique in the industry and features the following:
- Universal Test Setup for Data, Power and Conformance Testing
- No need to plug/unplug different devices per DUT setup
- Fully automated
- Tests can be performed by technicians with minimal training
- Optimum Efficiency = Time Saving = Cost Effective
- Repeatable test results
Time to market is critical. Companies no longer need to spend several months doing manual testing. Instead, engineers can spend time working on their products, leaving the Ethernet-APL Pre-Conformance testing to us.
Telebyte’s Offer
- We will integrate your Ethernet-APL Power Switch, Field switch, or load device (DUT) into Telebyte’s TBAS-001 SPE Test Automation Software. Support can be either a serial interface, Bluetooth, SNMP, or a Restful API.
- We will provide a pre-certification test report using Telebyte’s latest version of the SPE Test Automation Software, which currently incorporates the list of the available tests below.
- Within 90 days of receiving the Ethernet-APL test report, Telebyte will provide an opportunity for your company to receive credit (equal to the total paid for the APL Pre-Certification Testing) towards the purchase of Telebyte’s Ethernet-APL Conformance Test Solution (Budget version, or Best-In-Class version).
Additional Information
Testing and DUT integration are performed in our New York, USA headquarters.
Testing services provided is in accordance with Telebyte’s implementation of the Ethernet-APL Data Test Specification v1.5.7 and Ethernet-APL Power Test Specification v1.5. Registration and accreditation are not included with this test report.
Telebyte will provide a pre-conformance test report using Telebyte’s latest version of the SPE Test Automation Software, which currently includes the following test cases:
Ethernet Conformance Data and Power Test List
| Ethernet-APL Data Test Specification v1.5.6 | ||
| Group 1: Transmitter Electrical Measurements | ||
| Test APL.146.1.1 – Transmitter Output Voltage (Test Mode 1) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.2 – Transmitter Output Droop (Test Mode 2) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.3 – Transmitter Timing Jitter (Test Mode 1) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.4 – Transmitter Power Spectral Density (PSD) and Power Level (Test Mode 3) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.5 – Transmit Clock Frequency (Test Mode 1) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.6 – MDI Return Loss (Part A: Tx disabled: DUT in Slave, high Z state) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.6 – MDI Return Loss (Part B: Test Mode 3 VNA with narrowband IF of 100Hz) | ||
| Test APL.146.1.7 – Transmitter Distortion (Test Mode 2) with 1MHz Sinusoidal Disturber at 1.0Vpp and/or 2.4Vpp | ||
| Group 2: Receiver Electrical Measurements | ||
| Test APL.146.2.1 – Receiver Packet Error Rate Stress Test | ||
| Noise includes | ||
| AWGN @ -106dBm/Hz | ||
| Power-line Ripple Noise components | ||
| 100mV at 1kHz and 10kHz, 10mV at 100kHz and 1MHz, and | ||
| 100mV at 10kHz falling 20dB per decade to 10mV at 100kHz swept | ||
| Ethernet-APL Appendix F – 1.0Vpp Spur & 2.4Vpp Trunk Worst-Case Whole Communication Channel | ||
| Traffic Testing – Link Quality SNR better than 20dB, DUT Passing BER < 10-9 | ||
| Group 3: Transmit Packet Formation | ||
| Test APL.146.3.1 – Transmit Signaling | ||
| Group 4: Receive Error Handling | ||
| Test APL.146.4.1 – Automatic Polarity Detection and Correction | ||
| Test APL.146.4.2 – Handling of Received ESD_ERR4 | ||
| Test APL.146.4.3 – Handling of Received CRC Errors | ||
| Section 98: Ethernet-APL Clause 98 Auto-Negotiation Validation | ||
| Group 1: Auto –Negotiation Basic Tests for Ethernet-APL | ||
| Test APL.98.1.1 – Advertisement and Auto-Negotiation Verification | ||
| Part A: DUT advertises valid capabilities | ||
| Part B: DUT links with compatible link partner | ||
| Part C: DUT spur port when LP advertises but does not request increased transmit level | ||
| Part D: DUT behavior with incompatible link partner (spur to trunk, trunk to spur) | ||
| Part E: DUT behaves properly with incompatible link partner (spur to trunk, trunk to spur) | ||
| Part F: DUT behavior when link partner prefers master or slave port role (M/S is always 0). | ||
| Part G: DUT behavior when link partner forces master or slave port role (M/S is always 1). | ||
| Test APL.98.1.2 – Management Restart of Auto-Negotiation | ||
| Test APL.98.1.3 – Link Status Fail | ||
| Test APL.98.1.4 – DME Voltage Envelope Test Test APL.98.1.5 – Auto-Negotiated Link-Up Time | ||
| Test APL.98.1.5 – Auto-Negotiated Link-Up Time | ||
| Ethernet-APL Power Test Specification v1.4 |
| TP: Trunk Power Source Ports – Segment ‘T’; Port ‘P |
| TP.1: Power Tests |
| TP.1.1 Power Class Currents Minimum Supply Voltage 46 |
| TP.1.1 Power Class Currents Maximum Supply Voltage 50V |
| TP.1.2 Powering Class Voltages Minimum Supply Voltage 46 |
| TP.1.2 Powering Class Voltages Maximum Supply Voltage 50V |
| TP.2 Electrical Characteristics |
| TP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise |
| TP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Load draws 0 A |
| TP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage 50V Load draw IPS |
| TP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage 46 Load draw IPS |
| TP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage 50V Load 0 A |
| TP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage 46 Load 0 A |
| TP.2.3 Voltage Derivatives |
| TP.2.4 Over Current Capability |
| TP.2.5 Over Current Limiting |
| TP.3 General Port Requirements |
| TP.3.1 Terminal and Connectors |
| TP.3.2 Shielding Options* |
| TP.3.3 Short Circuit Behavior |
| SP: Spur Power Source Ports – Segment ‘S’; Port ‘P’ |
| SP.1 Power Tests |
| SP.1.1 Powering Class Currents Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) |
| SP.1.1 Powering Class Currents Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 |
| SP.1.2 Powering Class Voltages Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) |
| SP.1.2 Powering Class Voltages Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 |
| SP.2 Electrical Characteristics |
| SP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 Load draws IPSmin |
| SP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) Load draws IPSmin |
| SP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 Load draws 20mA |
| SP.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) Load draws 20mA |
| SP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 Load draws IPSmin |
| SP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) Load draws IPSmin |
| SP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage V=15 Load draws 20mA |
| SP.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Supply Voltage (A=9.6 C=11.61) Load draws 20mA |
| SP.2.3 Voltage Derivatives |
| SP.3 General Port Requirements |
| SP.3.1 Terminal and Connectors |
| SP.3.2 Shielding Options* |
| SP.3.3 Short Circuit Behavior |
| Ethernet-APL Power Test Specification v1.4 | |||
| TL.1 Power Tests | |||
| TL.1.1 Minimum Current Draw Minimum Supply Voltage 28.8 V | |||
| TL.1.1 Minimum Current Draw Maximum Supply Voltage 50V | |||
| TL.1.2 Inrush Current | |||
| TL.2 Electrical Characteristics | |||
| TL.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise | |||
| TL.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise | |||
| TL.2.3 Current Derivatives | |||
| TL.2.4 Current Events Maximum Supply Voltage 50V | |||
| TL.2.5 Under Voltage Current | |||
| TL.3 General Port Requirements | |||
| TL.3.1 Terminal and Connectors | |||
| TL.3.2 Shielding Options* | |||
| TL.3.3 Polarity Sensitivity Mode A + / – | |||
| TL.3.3 Polarity Sensitivity Mode B – / + | |||
| SL: Spur Power Load Ports – Segment ‘S’; Port ‘L’ | |||
| SL.1 Power Tests | |||
| SL.1.1 Minimum Current Draw Minimum Supply Voltage UPL(min) Class A=9V ClassC =10.6V | |||
| SL.1.1 Minimum Current Draw Maximum Supply Voltage UPL(min) Class A and C = 15V | |||
| SL.1.2 Inrush Current | |||
| SL.2 Electrical Characteristics | |||
| SL.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage UPS(max) Class A and C = 15V | |||
| SL.2.1 Differential In-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Load Voltage UPL(min) Class A=9V ClassC =10.6V | |||
| SL.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Maximum Supply Voltage UPS(max) Class A and C = 15V | |||
| SL.2.2 Differential Out-Band Ripple and Noise Minimum Load Voltage UPL(min) Class A=9V ClassC =10.6V | |||
| SL.2.3 Current Derivatives Maximum Supply Voltage UPS(max) Class A and C = 15V | |||
| SL.2.3 Current Derivatives Minimum Load Voltage UPL(min) Class A=9V ClassC =10.6V | |||
| SL.2.4 Current Events Minimum Load Voltage UPL(min) Class A=9V ClassC =10.6V | |||
| SL.2.4 Current Events Maximum Supply Voltage UPS(max) Class A and C = 15V | |||
| SL.2.5 Under Voltage Current | |||
| SL.3 General Port Requirements | |||
| SL.3.1 Terminal and Connectors | |||
| SL.3.2 Shielding Options* | |||
| SL.3.3 Polarity Sensitivity Mode A + / – | |||
| SL.3.3 Polarity Sensitivity Mode B – / + |
* External DMM required (KT-34465A direct measurement)