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Lab on Cloud Demonstration

Lab on Cloud Demonstration
by Daniel Payne on 06-25-2024 at 10:00 am

Systems engineers often want to select the best IC for their projects, yet the time required to search online, buy an Evaluation Kit, waiting to receive it in the mail, then getting it installed and setup for testing can be a barrier and lengthen the project timeline. This is where TenXer Labs comes in, as they have cleverly developed a Lab-on-Cloud offering, with over 80 Evaluation Kits setup in their labs and controlled through a web interface virtually. I had a video call to see this concept demonstrated in real time recently, and I asked lots of questions to learn more about their service.

Anand Subramanian, Director of Engineering at TenXer Labs, provided the demonstration and he has 23 years of experience in multiple areas: software engineering, security domain, AWS infrastructure, cloud security, automation. The first demonstration had a Renesas board for a single-burner induction cooktop, complete with a power board, HMI board, oscilloscope, controls and video.

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Demonstration Setup

The web browser used to view and control the evaluation board started with a simple plugin.

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Starting LiveBench

Each step performed in LiveBench had an intuitive prompt, and we could view the progress in a log window.

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Log Window

Critical measurements like the coil current are measured in real time, then displayed in LiveBench.

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Coil Current Measurements

Water is already in the pans, and the coils can heat the pans to a desired temperature. There were even three different pan sizes that could be heated. Parameters like voltage, current and power were being measured and reported.

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Parameters Measured and Reported

This demonstration included a video feed, so that you could see the evaluation setup while it was operating.

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Video Feed of Setup

Questions about the board setup were typed into a chatbot window called the Knowledge Assistant, and then a reply was auto-generated, saving time from having to lookup details in the documentation.

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Chatbot

Only one user at a time is allowed for this specific evaluation board, and there’s a reservation system to request a time slot. For safety purposes, each evaluation board has features built-in so that no fires can be started, and the electronics cannot be over-stressed beyond normal operating regions. There’s a rigorous quality plan for each evaluation board. TenXer provides the necessary maintenance for each of their LiveBench setups, like refilling with water, making sure that batteries are charged, etc.

The second live demo was for a 3D gesture control board with multiple capacitive proximity sensors to detect hand gestures by moving a robotic arm.

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Renesas setup – 3D gestures

A vision detection system using the Sitara processor from TI was also demonstrated. Users can choose different object detection algorithms, choose tasks, select test images, then run their tests in real time to measure the effectiveness and efficiency. You can plot the model statistics, verify if your algorithm is working well, and measure the detection rates.

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TI setup using the AM62A Sitara processor

TenXer has evaluation boards all setup from several vendors so far:

  • Analog Devices
  • Infineon
  • Micro Chip
  • Monolithic Power Systems
  • Murata Electronics
  • Renesas
  • SiTime
  • Texas Instruments

These labs that are accessible via LiveBench choices span several end-markets:

  • Power Management
  • Industrial Automation
  • IOT, Connectivity
  • Microprocessors & Microcontrollers
  • Edge AI
  • Clock and Timing

LiveBench has language support for English, Chinese, German and Japanese. All of the user manuals are included online for easy reference. Systems engineers can use LiveBench for free, while AEs that want to demonstrate the capabilities of their company devices do pay a fee to use TenXer.

New LiveBench systems are continuously being added as IC vendor demand drives adoption of this Lab on Cloud concept.

Summary

Systems engineers have always been challenged in how to best choose and evaluate kits from IC vendors. It takes engineering time and effort to evaluate new ICs. TenXer has built up an impressive number of LiveBench offerings in the cloud made available for free to systems engineers that have a web browser and Internet access. With this Lab On Cloud approach you can now remotely evaluate a wide range of ICs and sensors, saving time, money and effort.

Visit TenXer online and start trying out their LiveBench setups.

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