Test & Measurement
Oscilloscope offer adds bandwidth at no extra cost
Agilent Technologies has launched a limited-time promotion that offers customers more bandwidth at no extra cost. The offer applies to purchases of new 1000A, 1000B, 2000 X-, 3000 X-, or 4000 X-Series oscilloscope from an Agilent authorised distributor or designated reseller.
Spirent adds A-GNSS to hybrid location system
Spirent Communications can now offer carrier-approved Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) Record and Playback capabilities on its Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS).
Analyser speeds up EMC emissions testing
Link Microtek has unveiled an enhanced version of IDA-3106 interference and direction analyser, which enables communications and security personnel to quickly identify any unwanted electromagnetic emissions from equipment.
Infrared thermometer offers higher resolution
Premier Farnell is stocking the VT04 Visual Infrared Thermometer from Fluke, a troubleshooting tool with an infrared heat map which offers higher resolution as well as temperature alarms and time-lapse features. It is available in Europe from Farnell element 14 and Newark element14 in the US.
Vector signal generator gets envelope tracking option
Rohde & Schwarz has enhanced its new R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator by adding the R&S SMW K540 option for envelope tracking. This option enables quick and easy testing of envelope tracking power amplifiers for smartphones, base stations and tactical radios.
Free VDE certified IEC 60730 self-test library for XMC MCUs
Infineon Technologies have today announced the availability of a free VDE certified IEC 60730 self-test library for its XMC1000 and XMC4000 families of industrial 32-bit microcontrollers. With the Infineon Class B library packages, the XMC1000 and XMC4000 families satisfy the requirements defined by IEC 60730 Class B, a standard which is mandatory since October 2007 for the safety of household appliances sold in Europe.
Power analysis options added to R&S oscilloscopes
Rohde & Schwarz has added options to its RTO and RTM oscilloscopes covering power analysis and a new differential wideband probe to its portfolio of solutions for clocked power supplies. Developers can automatically perform all major quality analyses and document the measurement results.
Entry level OSA suits field applications
EXFO has unveiled two new products, the FTB-5230S Optical Spectrum Analyser (OSA), an entry-level OSA suitable for a variety of field applications, and the FTB-5230S-OCA Optical Channel Analyser (OCA), optimised for power and wavelength measurements.
CDN newcomer tests all USB 3.0 interfaces
Teseq has expanded its line of over 60 CDNs (coupling/decoupling networks) for EMC RF conducted immunity testing, according to IEC/EN 61000-4-6, with several new models. The latest models include CDN USB 3.0, CDN HDMI, CDN S502, CDN S752 and CDN A801.
Livingston launches mobile base station test kit
Test equipment sourcing specialist Livingston has added another test kit to its growing selection. It is focussed on serving engineers involved in the deployment or upgrading of mobile base stations.It is possible to choose from a broad variety of different antenna/cable analysis, antenna alignment, PIM testing, power metering, Gigabit Ethernet testing and personal RF monitoring products.