Top 100s Consumer Devices Interoperability Program

"Assuring interoperability among devices connected to your TV products"

The complexity of the TV signals, I/O interface, industry standards and devices categories have often resulted in bad connectivity. In order to help TV manufacturers verifying product's interoperability among a variety of devices, Allion has created a one-stop testing solution providing selected test bed that can effectively help you selling products to desired target market.

Program Features

Frequent update and purchase of the new devices
Best Test Bed Combination by Brand, Devices Type, Popularity Rating and market share
Top devices purchased from the specific region for simulation (China, Europe, Japan and USA...etc).

 

Test Environment

In different country base, Allion prepares 100 devices which are most frequently used by the end user with TV products. Each device is selected according to the criteria listed below:

  • Market Share
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Sales Volume Ranking
  • Latest Released Model / Specification / Feature
  • Satisfaction Ranking

 

Total number of devices planned for each specific region:

Device Category

Region

  Player

30

30

31

31

  Amplifier

20

20

20

18

  Laptop

15

14

13

15

  Desktop

5

7

7

5

  Camcorder

10

9

8

10

  Camera

5

5

7

6

  Game console

5

5

4

5

  PMP

7

4

3

4

  USB Device

3

6

7

6

* The above product categories are listed in the order from most frequent to least frequent in normal using behaviors.


Test Coverage

Your TV product will be connected to the designated test environment while a series of test will be performed to assure that your TV product can work smoothly and behave as expected.

Cable Capability Test Function checked when TV receive the signal from other device
Hot plug TV with other devices and verify the working capability
To verify if TV and devices can work correctly with the bundled cable

Power Function Test

To check if the function works correctly after Power On/ Off the TV or devices (standby mode)
To verify if TV and devices can work correctly after AC On/ Off TV
To verify whether TV can work correctly after PC power management

Playback Test

To check if TV can play back the media contents of the connected devices
To verify whether TV can play back the media contents from USB Interface
Connecting TV with PC and check if it can display all supported resolutions

HDMI/CEC Test CEC function verified when TV connected with other devices
All supported CEC function checked when TV connect to other devices

DLNA Test Connecting TV to other devices and check if TV can act DLNA setup function
To check if TV can playback all supported DLNA files with other devices

Full Connection Test

All function checked when TV is connected in the 3BOX or 4BOX test configuration
(see below picture)
To check if every I/O port of TV can work correctly when connected with other devices

Input Switching Test

To switch various signal sources and verify TV's input function
To check the function of all TV’s interface
Switching the Analog and Digital signal source of TV input interface

Test Configuration

Different forms of test configuration will be prepared to simulate the most common combination that end customer will make for their TV and its connected devices.

    
3 BOX – 1
 
4 BOX – 1
 
3 BOX – 2
 
4 BOX – 2
 
3 BOX – 3