Test & Measurement
Web tools set up field test on spectrum analyser
Web Remote Tools for the Spectrum Master MS2720T handheld spectrum analyser that allow the instruments to be controlled from any web-enabled device, including laptops, tablets, and smart phones, over an Ethernet link have been introduced by Anritsu. Field technicians will have greater flexibility when conducting measurements and save time and money when conducting RF spectrum monitoring, and testing Remote Radio Heads (RRUs) and other inaccessibl...
Telematics system provides an abundance of I/Os
Avalue has unveiled a modular, in-vehicle, embedded telematics system, VMS-BYT. Offering easy assembly and maintenance, VMS-BYT is a rugged system which increases stability and environmental tolerance, suitable for applications including fleet telematics, passenger infotainment, and in-vehicle surveillance on board commuter shuttles, long distance coaches, and vehicle fleets.
Synchrophasors added to power quality meter
Schweitzer has added synchrophasors to its SEL-735 Power Quality and Revenue Meter, enabling users to collect real-time measurements of electrical quantities from every SEL-735 Meter across their system. They can use synchrophasor data to perform wide-area control, validate system models, determine stability margins, maximise stable system loading, detect islanding, record system-wide disturbances and visualise dynamic system responses.
Analyser capabilities expand to cover new microarchitecture
The coverage capabilities of Keysight Technologies x1149 analyser have been extended to test the upcoming Intel microarchitecture codenamed Skylake. The analyser is designed to maximise structural test coverage for board designs that incorporate Intel processors.
Processor family gets software debug solution
Engineers designing microserver and other hyperscale workload systems based on the new Intel microarchitecture codenamed Broadwell-DE will be able to debug software and validate high-speed communications interconnects with ASSET InterTech’s SourcePoint and ScanWorks platforms. The first generation of the Intel Xeon Processor D family is based on the microarchitecture previously referred to as Broadwell-DE.
Fixture interface expands boundary scan portfolio
A new boundary-scan fixture interface has been added to the Peak Group’s portfolio of automatic test systems based on its partnerships with National Instruments (NI), GOEPEL electronic and Virginia Panel Corporation (VPC). The new PXI 1149/VPC(x) Pull-Thru receiver ensures an outstanding signal quality in the interface between GOEPEL electronic's PXI/PXIe SCANFLEX Boundary Scan controllers and test fixtures, and completely eliminates ...
Software launch expands test library
The latest version of Intepro Systems’ PowerStar test software, PowerStar 6 includes a number of new features designed to make testing even easier including an expanded test library that allows users to “program without coding” Using a simple drag and drop method to create a test program with the convenience and ease of fill-in-the-blank test screens
Lidar addition enables floating laboratory
AXYS Technologies is looking to set the standard in floating lidar devices, having deployed a dual ZephIR 300 arrangement on the company's WindSentinel buoy, a world first. The WindSentinel ‘floating laboratory’ delivers a customised full suite of meteorological and metocean data, in addition to the wind speed & direction data used for resource assessment, to better inform the development of offshore wind farms.
Strain gauges target transducer manufacturers
To address the growing demand for the sensors needed to manufacture precision transducers, Micro-Measurements has released a series of products built using its Advanced Sensors strain gauge technology. The strain gauges offer a tighter resistance tolerance, improved gauge-to-gauge repeatability and better stability than standard strain gauges, while their advanced fabrication process helps to significantly reduce lead times.
DOCSIS 3.1 test setups aided by signal generator
Transmitting high-definition 4K UHD contents to consumers' households requires large bandwidths. Capacity requirements for IP based services are also on the rise. Enter new broadband technologies such as DOCSIS 3.1. The new DOCSIS 3.1 standard enables data rates of several Gbit/s for IP-based transmissions in cable networks. Rohde & Schwarz is offering the R&S CLGD signal generator for network component development and receiver tests.