Test & Measurement
Free oscilloscope on offer at ElectroTestExpo
Visitors to the ‘ElectroTestExpo’ PCB test and debug exhibition will get the chance to win a free Tektronix digital storage oscilloscope. The event takes place at Cambridge Science Park on June 18. The TBS1000 will be won by a visitor who will be able to take the instrument home (or work!) on the day.
Software tools supply RF measurement option
Aeroflex is offering separate availability of the LTE Downlink Measurement Suite, a suite of software tools that works with the Aeroflex PXI 3000 platform to characterise the transmitter and receiver parameters of LTE base stations (eNodeB) and small cells in production test. The LTE Downlink (FDD and TDD) Measurement Suite can be used either with the recently-announced Aeroflex One-Box Base Station RF Tester.
Network analyser boasts 24 integrated test ports
Rohde & Schwarz has released the R&S ZNBT, a network analyser with 24 integrated test ports. The instrument allows users to characterise devices under test with multiple test ports and enables production lines to maintain high throughput by measuring multiple DUTs in parallel. The instrument also offers the high RF performance of a two-port network analyser at each of its test ports.
Mek demo total process inspection coverage at SMT
At this year's SMT Hybrid Packaging, May 6-8 in Nuremberg, Germany, Mek will exhibit a line-up of high performance AOI systems for total process inspection coverage. Showcase products include the SpectorBOX “Bottom-Up” Modular AOI system specifically engineered for wave and selective solder THT and SMT manufacturing.
High performance oscilloscopes push technology boundaries
Agilent Technologies has today (April 29) launched two new high-performance portable oscilloscope series described by the company as “the next generation of oscilloscope technology.” The Infiniium S-Series features a 500MHz to 8GHz upgradeable bandwith and sets a new standard for signal integrity for bandwidths up to 8 GHz. The InfiniiVision 6000X Series is claimed to set a new standard for price/performance with bandwidths up to 6 GH...
Stack usage analysis enhances MCU development tools
IAR Systems has a new version of its development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for RX. Version 2.60 contains stack usage analysis functionality and several other new features that make the toolchain for Renesas RX microcontrollers even more powerful. Calculating the stack space is notoriously hard for all but the smallest embedded systems. Worst case maximum stack depth is very useful information in most embedded projects, as it greatly simpl...
PXIe backplane for test and measurement applications
Designed to meet the PXI Express Hardware Specification Revision 1.0 (with X1 PCIe connections), Elma Bustronic unveil a 3U 17-slot backplane. The PXIe backplane features one system slot controller and one timing controller slot as well as 15 peripheral slots, each with a PCIe Gen 1 1X lane to the controller.
Software tool addresses mobile needs in cloud computing
Apacer SSDWidget, is a real-time monitoring and diagnosis software tool to satisfy mobile needs in the cloud-computing era. It is designed for SSD current mainstream SATA 6.0 Gbps interfaces. Managers may connect several SSDs within the enterprise together, conduct instant monitoring via web browser or mobile App, and integrate attributes like erase times, unpredicted power failure times, SATA signal failure times, ECC failure times and data writ...
JTAG signal conditional module links to VPC connection system
JTAG Technologies has released a new JTAG/boundary-scan hardware interface product compatible with the Virginia Panel (VPC) mass interconnect system. The JT 2147/VPC is a signal conditional module that allows ‘ideal world’ connections from JTAG Technologies PXI and PXIe DataBlasters to the VPC connection system.
Rapid deployment enclosure targets EMI/RFI testing
Saelig has introduced inflatable AirBeam Enclosures for quick set-up Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielded, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) shielded, or Chemical Biological Containment (CBC) enclosures,configured to rapidly deploy and provide an instant and uncomplicated state-of-the-art environment.