Test & Measurement
Wireless Innovation Lab opens its doors
NI has opened a Wireless Innovation Lab at its Austin headquarters.NI will pursue collaborations with top academic and industry research groups participating in its RF/Communications Lead User program. Researchers at Intel, Lund University, Nokia Networks, NYU Wireless, Samsung, The University of Texas at Austin and TU Dresden are driving significant advances in the development of next-generation wireless systems and furthering research in 5G.
Instrument enhanced with MATLAB file saving
Yokogawa has released firmware Version 3.20 for the DL850 ScopeCorder series of instruments, which combine the features of a high-speed oscilloscope and those of a traditional data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument. A key feature of the new firmware is direct file saving into the Mathworks MATLAB(R) data analysis and visualisation environment, offering users quicker and easier import of measurement data.
UXM wireless test set accelerates time to market
Verification of end-to-end IP data throughput for downlink rates of 587.5 Mbps is now possible with Keysight Technologies E7515A UXM wireless test set. Using three component carriers (3CC) and 256 QAM in the downlink, Keysight achieved sustained bi-directional 3GPP UE category 11 data rates.
eBook explains latest IEEE IJTAG standard
The IEEE 1687 Internal JTAG (IJTAG) standard enhances the portability and re-use of embedded instrument intellectual property (IP) and defines a dynamically scalable on-chip network for instrumentation IP. A new eBook published by ASSET InterTech explains these innovations and others such as managing power domains with IJTAG, enabling instrument concurrence and retargeting test vectors.
Moire pattern adjustment accelerates LCD testing
The automatic testing of LCDs has been a challenge for manufacturing and test house ESCATEC. "We found that the LCD displays had strange patterns on them," said Thomas Eschenmoser, ESCATEC's Section Head Test Engineering. "We worked out that these are Moire patterns caused by an interference between the images on the arrays in the LCD and in the image sensor in the camera."
Ethernet/IP tester supports 10G networks
A next generation Ethernet/IP tester has been unveiled by GL Communications. The PacketExpert 10G supports comprehensive testing of 10G Ethernet/IP networks. The tester has two 10Gbps optical ports and two 10/100/1000 Mbps electrical/optical ports capable of Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT), Smart Loopback, RFC 2544, Wirespeed Record and Playback, IP Link Simulation and Impairment Emulation (IPLinkSim) and Y.1564 (ExpertSAM) test functionalities.
Fuel costs cut by 22% using Telematics
One of Scotland’s engineering solutions providers, WGM Engineering Group has cut fuel costs by 22% across its 90-strong fleet of vans using TomTom Telematics’ fleet management platform. Fuel efficiency has improved from 33.8 to 36mpg since the system was first installed 12 months ago, thanks to new insights on managing driver behaviour.
Temperature control system can stand alone
A temperature controller that can be plugged into the wall as a self-contained temperature control system has been released by Oven Industries. The 5R6-900, which can be used universally, is a solid state MOSFET bidirectional compact unit featuring an internal power supply and is capable of loading currents up to 10A.
AXIe digitiser delivers high density modular solution
The M9707A 8-bit, high speed digitiser from Keysight Technologies provides 32 synchronous channels of 1 GS/s sampling in a single module. The digitiser is aimed at multichannel applications in advanced physics experiments such as hydrodynamics, plasma fusion (Tokamak/Stellarator), particle physics and microwave astronomy.
Collaboration delivers pull-thru adapter
The PXI 1149/VPC(x) is a pull-thru adapter, developed by a collaboration between Goepel Electronics and the Peak Group. It ensures outstanding signal quality in the interface between Goepel’s PXI/PXIe SCANFLEX Boundary Scan controllers and test fixtures. It completely eliminates the complication of any kind of manual wiring in the configuration of the interface.