Case Study: WKS Informatik GmbH cuts LV124/LV148 ECU test times and costs by 50% with National Instruments automated test system

Fully Automated Test System for LV124/LV148 Reduces Test Times and Costs for Lidar Electrical Testing by 50 Percent

The customer, WKS Informatik GmbH, faced the challenge of needing to develop a fully automated test system for the electrical validation of automotive ECUs, specifically for a lidar device, according to the LV124 standard. They needed to replace a slow, manual test procedure to drastically reduce both test time and associated costs for their client, an automotive supplier.

The vendor, National Instruments, provided the hardware and software foundation for the solution. WKS Informatik built the automated RTStand LV124 system using NI technologies like CompactRIO, LabVIEW, and TestStand. This solution reduced test execution time by 50%, from 25 days to 12 days, and cut test costs in half, from €300,000 to €150,000, while also providing deeper insight into ECU performance and eliminating human error.

WKS Informatik GmbH

Andreea Solomon

WKS Informatik GmbH