Frontline Test Equipment
Encyclopedia
Frontline Test Equipment, Inc is a communication trouble-shooting software solution company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1985, Frontline became employee-owned company in 2009. Frontline is well known for its expertise in Bluetooth
wireless communication technology and is considered world's leader in Bluetooth protocol analyzers . It is also notable for RS-232/422/485 protocol analyzers.
s, also known as sniffer
s or bus analyzer
to identify problems and speed the development process. Frontline provides PC-based protocol analyzers for developers and industrial applications.
In the past 20 years, Frontline has released several protocol analyzers. Their currently listed products are:
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
wireless communication technology and is considered world's leader in Bluetooth protocol analyzers . It is also notable for RS-232/422/485 protocol analyzers.
Products
When a new communication technology or product is being developed, hardware and software engineers rely heavily on protocol analyzerProtocol analyzer
A "Protocol analyzer" is a tool used to capture and analyze signals and data traffic over a communication channel. Such a channel differs from a local computer bus to a satellite link, that provides a means of communication using a standard communication protocol...
s, also known as sniffer
Sniffer
Sniffer may refer to:* Packet analyzer , computer software or hardware that can intercept and log traffic passing over a digital network...
s or bus analyzer
Bus analyzer
A bus analyzer is a computer bus analysis tool, often a combination of hardware and software, used during development of hardware or device drivers for a specific bus, for diagnosing bus or device failures, or reverse engineering....
to identify problems and speed the development process. Frontline provides PC-based protocol analyzers for developers and industrial applications.
In the past 20 years, Frontline has released several protocol analyzers. Their currently listed products are:
- FTS4BT BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
Protocol Analyzer, - Frontline Bluetooth low energyBluetooth low energyBluetooth low energy is a feature of Bluetooth 4.0 wireless radio technology, aimed at new, principally low-power and low-latency, applications for wireless devices within a short range...
Protocol Analyzer, - CRT4BT, Codenomicon Robustness Tester for Bluetooth
- FTS4USB USB Protocol Analyzer,
- MeshDecoder for 802.15.4/ZigBeeZigBeeZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. Applications include wireless light switches, electrical meters with in-home-displays, and other consumer and industrial...
, - Serialtest,
- NetDecoder for ControlNetControlNet-Introduction:ControlNet is an open industrial network protocol for industrial automation applications, also known as a fieldbus. ControlNet was earlier supported by ControlNet International, but in 2008 support and management of ControlNet was transferred to ODVA, which now manages all protocols...
and numerous additional industrial protocols and buses, and - Ethertest.