Test & Measurement
High current probe meets challenging applications
The HC500F high current probe, just released by Everett Charles Technologies (ECT), is rated at 150A DC and is designed for challenging applications in a broad range of industrial test including transportation, automotive, power grid, military and PCB test. The probe enhances the ECT high current spring probe line.
Firmware extends SSD testing to SCSI 12G and SATA 6G
Downloadable firmware that enables all MPT3000 systems to test Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 12G and Serial ATA (SATA) 6G solid-state drives (SSDs) has been released by Advantest. The company says that it makes the tester the first true single-system solution for testing SAS, SATA and PCIe protocol SSDs.
Enhanced Ethernet tester supports GTP traffic simulation
An enhanced PC based Ethernet Tester dubbed PacketCheck has been launched by GL Communications. It now supports GTP Traffic Simulation. GTP, or GPRS Tunnelling Protocol are the methods for sending IP traffic in wireless networks such as GSM, UMTS, and LTE. The PC-based Ethernet / IP test tool offers BERT, Throughput, Delay, and Impairment testing functions.
Oscilloscope decoder options cover Manchester, NRZ coding
Trigger and decoder options for the Rohde & Schwarz RTO and RTE digital oscilloscopes have been extended. With the R&S RTx-K50, the oscilloscopes help users debug serial protocols that employ Manchester or NRZ coding. The option can be used with a variety of standardised buses such as PROFIBUS, DALI or MVB as well as with proprietary serial protocols such as are typically found in industrial environments and in the aerospace & defence...
30MHz to 5GHz RF mixer is software programmable
An economical 30MHz to 5GHz software-programmable RF mixer which can up-convert or down-convert from Windfreak features a built in Local Oscillator (LO) that is controlled and powered by a PC running Windows XP, Windows 7 or 8 via its USB port. The RF I/O ports can accommodate RF signals in the 30MHz to 5GHz range, but the built-in local oscillator can be adjusted from 85MHz to 5GHz in 1Hz steps using an advanced sigma-delta modulator phase...
Thermal imagers focus on predictive maintenance
The U5850 Series TrueIR thermal imagers from Keysight Technologies provide clear and sharp thermal images with 4x fine resolution capability, enabling 320x240 pixels at the cost of a 160x120 pixels device. The imagers are on sale at distributor element14. Two new models in the range, the U5856A and U5857A, can perform temperature measurements up to 650°C and 1200°C respectively.
Reference solution advances 5G wireless research
Keysight Technologies has introduced the 5G channel sounding Reference Solution as it looks to take a leadership position in 5G wireless research. The new Reference Solution is designed for accelerating advanced research of millimeter-wave 5G channel models and includes ultra-broadband and MIMO, key requirements to measure the millimeter-wave channel and validate new air interface standards.
RF signal and sweep generator has built-in RF power detector
The SynthNV is a programmable 34.4MHz to 4.4GHz software-tunable RF signal and sweep generator with a built-in RF power detector. It is controlled and powered from any device running Windows, Linux or Android OS via a USB port and is available at Saelig. The included onboard RF power detector can be used as a generic RF power meter or combined with the SynthNV's sweep function to create a basic RF network analyser.
Inspector detects dust, microscopic fibres & microbes
For applications with an increased demand for cleanliness, EVT has developed the Particle Inspector. Applications range from production in microelectronics and precision engineering to life sciences and healthcare.
Digital oscilloscope features MAUI touch screen
The WaveSurfer 10 digital oscilloscope is the newest addition to Amplicon’s test and measurement portfolio. The instrument has a debug toolkit enabling complex analysis with minimal time and effort. The oscilloscope matches the performance of many higher-end oscilloscopes with a 1GHz bandwidth, 10GSa/s sampling rate and 10Mpts/ch memory depth.