Allion is able to perform the ESA (Enthusiastic System Architecture) certification program with our specialized technology testing and certification program experiences. Vendors can verify if their component is in conformance to the criteria defined in the program specification. Certified PC component will be eligible to carry the ESA brand upon logo.

About ESA Certification Program

The ESA certification program is developed to create a standard architecture which can assure the requirement defined for each PC component including Chassis, Power Supply, Water Cooling and Mother Board. With the ESA certification program, PC component vendor is able to provide end users with the ability to easily identify ESA-certified components and to ensure an overall-system great user experience.

ESA Certification Requirement

Allion will perform a series of test methodologies to verify each of the component devices can work in conformance to the criteria defined in the ESA certification program.

• Feature Requirement Test

Chassis	• Temperature Sensing  • Fan Control  • Status LED Support
Power Supply	• Temperature Sensing  • Current Sensing  • Voltage Sensing  • Status LED Support
Water Cooling	• Temperature Sensing  • Pump Status Indication  • Status LED Support
Motherboard	• Header Check  • Software Function Test  • ESA External HID Specification Check

• Functionality Test

Installation	• Device Enumeration/ Installation  • Verify device status in USB view
Functionality	• Basic functionality with nTune • Functionality behind USB2.0 HUB • Functionality behind USB1.1 HUB
Interoperability	• USB keyboard & mouse functionality in DOS • USB-IF Gold Tree • USB HCT Tree
Hot Plug	• Hot swap all ports • Functionality with 5 meter cable
Power Management	• Verify functionality after 10xS1 • Verify functionality after 10xS3 • Verify functionality after 10xS3 Hybrid • Verify functionality after 10xS4 • Verify functionality after 10xS5 • Verify functionality after 1500 combined S1-S3-S4 • Hot swap during S1 • Hot swap during S3 • Hot swap during S4
Performance	• USB HDD – HDTach with and without ESA device • PCMark – Overall system benchmark with and w/o ESA device
Stress	• AMD SST/BITPro with USB fully loaded with various devices – 24 hours

Note: Test will be perform under WinXP32, WinXP64, Vista32 and Vista64 operating systems

• USB Compliance Test

It is mandatory for all ESA devices to pass the USB 2.0 compliance program. Accredited by USB-IF, Allion is the Asia biggest test lab to perform USB-IF Certification program, with experiences accumulated in over 3,000+ test submission made since 1999, we are able to perform integrated USB-IF compliance test for the ESA component vendors in a most efficient way. See more about USB-IF compliance program