Test & Measurement
High-density switching subsystem for automated measurements
The new EX1200 series from VTI Instruments is a high- density switching subsystem for automated measurement and control, offering the capacity to switch up to 576 channels of voltage or temperature in a single-rack 1U high mainframe. The new system allows users to ‘mix and match’ a variety of modules to build a comprehensive signal switching and I/O subsystem for data logging, level detection and control applications.
National Instruments Introduces New Low-Cost USB Device to Simplify Temperature Measurements
National Instruments has announced the NI USB-TC01, a USB data acquisition (DAQ) device that measures and records temperature data from a thermocouple. The new device combines a quick and easy plug-and-play setup with the high-quality capabilities and features of NI DAQ products. The USB-TC01 thermocouple measurement device features NI InstantDAQ technology, which helps customers to instantly take temperature measurements with no set-up time or d...
LTE Testing Seminars - 18th and 20th May 2010
Livingston, Europe’s largest test equipment rental company, is to host two seminars examining the issues mobile service providers face in rolling out 4G across their cellular networks. These events, which have been organised in partnership with leading equipment suppliers EXFO and Rohde & Schwarz, will be held at venues in Manchester and close to London in mid May.
Measurement Computing Releases 2010 Data Acquisition Product Selection Guide
Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC), the market leader in value-priced data acquisition, today announced the release of the 2010 Product Selection Guide for data acquisition and test and measurement. The guide is available in PDF format for immediate download at www.mccdaq.com.
GL Announces SS1 Protocol Analyzer
GL Communications Inc., announced today the release of its newest SS1 Protocol Analyzer software for its T1 E1 hardware platforms. Addressing the press conference, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni CEO of the company said, “Selective Signaling 1 or SS1 is a 2 and/or 3 digit dial system used by the Federal Aviation Administration. GL's SS1 Analyzer detects and analyzes tone sequences that make up SS1 dial digits. Sequences of pulse and guard tones are detected...
Agilent Technologies Only Test Vendor Selected to Monitor, Report Results at Major LTE/SAE Interoperability Event
Agilent Technologies announced it is monitoring, analyzing and reporting on the interoperability testing of LTE/SAE network devices at test trials sponsored by the MultiService Forum (MSF) now through March 26. The trials are being hosted by the Vodafone Test and Innovation Center in Dusseldorf, Germany, and China Mobile in Beijing.
Agilent Technologies' New Analyzer Plug-In Module Increases Throughput, Reduces Transceiver Cost of Test
Agilent Technologies introduced a plug-in module for its industry-leading 86100C digital communications analyzer (DCA) that allows engineers to simultaneously test multiple optical signals. Simultaneous analysis of multiple optical signals provides two key benefits. First, testing several single-lane devices in parallel can dramatically reduce the effective cost of transceiver test. Second, as more optically based communications systems rely on...
Agilent Technologies Adds Compact Tunable Lasers, Multimode Attenuators to 77-Series Optical Test Instruments
Agilent Technologies announced new compact tunable lasers and a multimode fiber version of its multichannel optical attenuator. These latest additions to the 77-Series optical test instruments enable more cost-effective transmission system verification and optical transceiver manufacturing test.
TRaC Offers Safety Test Service for In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Systems
TRaC, the leading test house, now has full accreditation at its UK facilities to carry out safety testing of all medical diagnostic products that fall within the scope of the In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices Directive.
BlackSand Software Automates Mobile Device Testing
BlackSand Software LLC today announced the release of SkyJack 3.5.9, one of a suite of tools designed to address key testing bottlenecks in the deployment of mobile devices. SkyJack is an AT command scripting application that is designed to automate mobile device testing. It works primarily with scripts, whichare text files with a special XML format. SkyJack issues AT commands to mobile phones, check the responses coming back, and perform variou...