Test & Measurement
Automotive test solutions on parade at Stuttgart Expo
The amount of electronics in all vehicles is increasing year on year. Technology is being used to support drivers in critical situations and help them avoid accidents. All these devices need to be tested thoroughly and Rohde & Schwarz will be demonstrating its resources as an industry partner at the international Automotive Testing Expo 2014 in Stuttgart (June 24-26).
Platform meets IP networks test requirements
GL Communications has released products for Testing/Emulation of Media and Signalling Gateway. Carriers and enterprises are migrating to IP Networks from traditional PSTN Networks because IP Networks provide substantial advantages -- such as voice, data, and video convergence, greater platform densities, rapid service and feature enhancements, and productivity gains from unified communications.
Digital oscilloscopes get mixed-signal extensions
The mixed signal versions of Rigol Technologies DS2000A and DS1000Z oscilloscopes are now available. The instruments now enable easier configuration thanks to the addition of a multilingual user interface. The digital oscilloscopes detect signal and device characteristics with comprehensive trigger functions, and advanced hardware based real time waveform records, replay, search and analysis functions.
Radio test set generates output signal up to 20MHz
Rohde & Schwarz has lowered the cost of testing analogue radios in the 100kHz to 3GHz frequency range. It is using an integrated ARB generator for software implemented test signal generation in the R&S CMA180 radio test set. Users can generate any output signal with a bandwidth of up to 20 MHz – a feature normally offered only in radio communications testers several times more expensive.
Companies collaborate on RF/microwave teaching kit
Eductika is a new microwave teaching kit aimed at students in colleges and universities. It is the product of a collaboration between Elliptika, a provider of microwave and RF test solutions and Anritsu. The test and measurement company’s VNA Master series of handheld vector network analysers is part of the complete turnkey solution that can be used by professors to teach the fundamentals of RF and microwave technologies.
Software platform upgraded to cover more 4G technologies
The Agilent Technologies EEsof EDA W1918LTE-Advanced baseband verification library has added support for key 4G technologies, such as Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) and Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP). The new modelling and simulation capability enables wireless system architects to model sophisticated dynamic behaviours and realistic performance at cell edges according to the physical layer (PHY) specifications of 3GPP Releases 10 and 11.
Bench-top system measures mobile sound quality
Spirent Communications has launched the bench-top AVS (Acoustic Verification System) to evaluate mobile device acoustic speech quality. Operators can now incorporate sophisticated acoustic speech analyses into their forward and reverse device logistics processes, driving substantial cost savings and improved user experience.
Signal analyser broadens reach in mobile testing
Agilent Technologies has enhanced itsN9000A CXA X-Series signal analyser to broaden its use in RF and microwave applications. The CXA platform now supports the Windows 7 operating system, giving it better performance and stability. Additional enhancements include RF CXA phase noise that now provides up to a 10 dB performance improvement, enhancing test result accuracy.
Upconverter yields compact vector signal generator with 20GHz
An RF upconverter from Rohde & Schwarz extends the frequency range of the R&S SGS100A vector signal generator from 12.75 GHz to 20 GHz. A combination of the two instruments enables users to generate vector signals continuously from 80 MHz to 20 GHz. Applications are in the aerospace & defence sector.
Used T&M equipment market has new entrant
The market for used test and measurement instrumentation has a new entrant. Euro Electronic Sales has been established to specialise in selling superior quality items of used equipment - presenting an extremely effective way by which companies can gain access to the test hardware they need without heavy impact on their finances.