The process
1
Identify families of products as only some SKUs will need testing
2
Carry out a feasibility assessment to ensure products will pass the required tests
3
Complete a questionnaire on your factory procedures to pre-qualify the subsequent inspection
4
Complete a documentation checklist so you know what information needs to be supplied
5
A quotation for the testing is issued
6
Programming is carried out to integrate your product into the system
7
Your products are integrated into the master rack for testing
8
We work with the test laboratory during all the tests
9
We arrange the factory inspection
10
We request all product documentation and format necessary documents for countersigning
11
We update the installation manual to include your product as part of the whole system
12
Your own certificate is issued and the master certificate is updated
Add new products when you like
When you release new products, we can add them to your certificate following the same simple process.
If the product is a variant of an existing tested products then minimal testing and documentation may be required. New products may also be easier to certify if the API is similar or if they are made in the same factory.
Product requirements
In order for us to test your products, we have a few simple requirements.
Ability to report faults over IP, serial or closed contact (IP preferred)
load monitoring on loudspeaker output
Dante, AES67, AES3 or analogue audio
tone detection – preferred
Ability to report faults over IP, serial or closed contact (IP preferred)
Dante, AES67, AES3 or analogue audio
Ability to play multiple messages
Ability to play a continuous tone to facilitate tone detection
Trigger over IP, serial or closed contact (IP preferred)
Dante, AES67, AES3 or analogue audio
Platform for writing control software – ideally in Lua or Python
IP Connection
Ability to ping to check if it works and if other devices have a network connection
Tested to work with Dante and AES67 networked audio
Dante, AES67, AES3 or analogue audio
IP Connection for control
Ability to display a fault for a single zone mic
Ability to display a fault in each zone for multi-zone microphones