Production test

nRF9151 Hardware Verification Guidelines

The test flow described in this section provides an example of the production test process for a product based on nRF9151. nRF9151 is fully tested and calibrated in the Nordic Semiconductor production line. The main focus of a product-level production test is checking for assembly related errors.

The test flow should be optimized for the specific needs of a product. A detailed test plan requires thorough knowledge of the product hardware and should be defined accordingly. The flow and tests assume the Device Under Test (DUT) runs the Production Test Image (PTI) firmware that is programmed into the device before testing.

The following figure shows an example of the test flow in production.

Figure 1. Example of test flow in production
Page-1 Start/End.108 Start production test Start production test Process.109 Test DC at DUT power-up Test DC at DUT power-up Dynamic connector.110 Dynamic connector.111 Process.112 Program test application FW (optional) Program test application FW (optional) Process.113 Test GPIO functionality Test GPIO functionality Process.114 Test UICC interface Test UICC interface Process.115 Test modem I/O interfaces Test modem I/O interfaces Process.121 Test modem RF functionality Test modem RF functionality Process.122 Test GNSS functionality Test GNSS functionality Process.123 Update modem FW (enable downgrade prevention) Update modem FW (enable downgrade prevention) Process.124 Finalize production Finalize production Start/End.125 End End Process.126 Program application FW Program application FW Dynamic connector.25 Dynamic connector.26 Dynamic connector.27 Dynamic connector.28 Dynamic connector.29 Dynamic connector.30 Dynamic connector.31 Dynamic connector Dynamic connector.34

If the DTU uses the standard modem firmware instead of the PTI firmware, see nRF91x1 Cellular AT Commands.