Test & Measurement
MPI selects Scienscope’s X-Scope 6000 x-ray unit
Scienscope International is pleased to announce that Microboard Processing (MPI) has purchased a Scienscope X-Scope 6000 X-ray system. MPI, a 33-year old, woman-owned EMS provider, installed the unit at its Seymour, CT facility. The X-Scope 6000 is a digital, fully programmable CNC controlled X-ray inspection system that allows operators to programme inspection and measurement routines with point-and-click ease.
VME test module measures 1 Ohm to 3 MegOhms
The latest release in the Highland Technology line of VME test and measurement modules is the V410 RTD/resistance Input Module. The V410 features 16 independent channels configurable for 2-wire, 3-wire, and 4-wire resistance measurement and capable of measuring from 1 Ohm to 3 MegOhms.
Permeability measurement system solves problem of moisture
Water vapour is almost impossible to keep out of any enclosure; it permeates through materials and causes short circuits and electronical failures. To help solve this problem, Versaperm has introduced a specialist vapour permeability measurement system for electronic enclosures and components.
NI Week: System design software speeds code writing
Faster development time and more debugging tools feature in the LabVIEW 2015 system design software announced by National Instruments at its annual NIWeek exhibition and conference in Austin, Texas. The aim, as ever, is to help standardise the way LabVIEW users interact with almost any hardware through the reuse of the same code and engineering processes across systems, saving time and money as technology advances, requirements evolve, and time-t...
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.