Test & Measurement
Power calibration lab meets ISO17025 up to 100kHz
Yokogawa's European Calibration Laboratory, located in Amersfoort, Netherlands, is the first commercial laboratory to achieve full ISO17025 accreditation for power measurements up to 100kHz. The lab, which excels at providing extreme-accuracy calibration at 50Hz, at power factors down to 0.0001 and at high currents, joins just four government facilities worldwide providing ISO17025-standard reliability at high frequencies.
Protocol exerciser/analyser tests PCI Express 4.0 designs
A PCI Express (PCIe) protocol exerciser/analyser for testing PCI Express 4.0 designs and products has been introduced by Teledyne LeCroy. The Summit Z416 exerciser/analyser addresses the needs of PCI Express developers by providing high performance 16GT/s traffic generation on devices with link widths up to 16 lanes. In addition to traffic generation, protocol analysis featuring Teledyne LeCroy’s industry-standard CATC Trace and other traff...
Making the skies a safer place to fly
Improving air traffic safety now demands the automatic detection of simultaneous transmissions. By Mathias Erhard, Head of Development, Rohde & Schwarz
RF conformance test system obtains PTCRB Certification
The LTE-Advanced RF Conformance Test System ME7873LA from Anritsu has obtained the world's first PTCRB certification as a RF conformance test system for the Three Downlink Carrier Aggregation (3DL CA) technology used mainly by the LTE-Advanced standard. The ME7873L, the world’s first GCF-validated RF test platform, is used for testing the RF TRX characteristics and performance of LTE/LTE-Advanced terminals to satisfy the 3GPP requirem...
Optical inspection solutions on view at productronica
This year’s productronica in Munich will see Goepel electronics demonstrate new and enhanced solutions for Optical Inspection (AOI/AXI/SPI) and electrical test via JTAG/Boundary Scan. Visitors will see the latest technological highlights for PCB quality assurance and learn how effective combination of test technologies allows complete test coverage – resulting in savings of money and time.
Dedicated telematics processors enhance safety & fuel efficiency
STMicroelectronics has introduced a family of application-specific processors for automotive telematics and connectivity applications. Called Telemaco2, the family offers a set of scalable, small-footprint, automotive-grade, Linux-programmable MCUs that are dedicated to in-car systems that enhance safety, comfort, and fuel efficiency.
Non contact vibrometer tests small, lightweight systems
Vibration measurement and analysis of extremely small and lightweight systems that would be impossible with traditional accelerometer based techniques can be handled by the non-contact Laser Doppler Vibrometers at ASDEC (Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre), as demonstrated in a recent piece of work with the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester.
Data mining tool streamlines serdes validation
The HSIO Validation Assistant (HVA), a new data mining tool for ASSET InterTech’s ScanWorks platform, automatically analyses a database of signal integrity test data and quantifies the risk associated with potential design flaws or poorly performing devices on a system’s high-speed input/output (HSIO) buses.
RF signal generators offer bandwidths of 1.5GHz or 3GHz
The new RF Signal Generator Series DSG800 enhances Rigol’s presence in the RF Measurement domain. The new source is available with bandwidths of 1.5GHz or 3GHz and addresses customers in Wireless Communication, Radar Test, Audio/Video Broadcasting, Education and Consumer Electronics.
Programmable power supplies offer up to 1080W output
The drive toward versatility at Tektronix is continuing with the introduction of eight new programmable DC power supplies. These additions to the Keithley Series 2260B power supply family include six new 250V and 800V high voltage models, a new 108A high current model and a new 80V/40A 1080W high power model.