The famous “yellow box” from Barfield is now a pioneer in using remote update as a convenient and time saving unique solution in air data testing
11 November 2021: Barfield received a new patent from the US Patent office for remote application update of its groundbreaking Air Data Tester. This patent innovations is for automatically and remotely updating a software on an instrument measurement device that is isolated from wide area networks, comprising the steps of downloading an application from an application store, installing the downloaded application on the receiving device, establishing a peer to peer Wi-Fi direct protocol connection, triggering automatically a software update on the measurement device, and restarting the measurement device.
Lew Wingate, Barfield VP of GSTE and one of the patent’s authors said, “We made this change to allow current and future Barfield equipment to be easily updated with new features and software in the field. We realized that this was a very unique and powerful feature, so it made sense to patent the idea.”
Hervé Page, Barfield Chief Executive Officer said, “This new technology affirms Barfield’s position at the forefront of the aviation industry cutting edge technology. It has been a long process, but we are thrilled the patent was finally issued. I would like to congratulate Lew, Alexis and Mercedes for a job well done and for making Barfield a state-of-the-art company.”
The claims of the newly allotted patent are directed towards instrument measurement systems and methods for remotely updating. A huge achievement regarding the development of the firmware and software which are at the core of the company’s Ground Support Test Equipment (GSTE). The famous “yellow box” from Barfield is now a pioneer in using remote update as a convenient and time saving unique solution in air data testing.
