Test & Measurement
WaveAce™ Series Digital Oscilloscopes with 60 MHz to 300 MHz Bandwidths
LeCroy Corporation introduces the WaveAce™ series of digital oscilloscopes that expands its line of portable, affordable and easy to use oscilloscopes in the 60 MHz to 300 MHz range. The WaveAce™ improves troubleshooting and shortens debug time by providing unique features such as long memory, a color display, extensive measurement capabilities, and advanced triggering. A streamlined, time-saving user interface provides quick access to all im...
Compact MID-compliant energy meter from Carlo Gavazzi
Carlo Gavazzi’s MID-certified and compliant family of energy meters has been enhanced by adding Dupline Fieldbus capability to the smallest and most powerful MID instrument that enables three-phase direct connection up to 65A and external CT connection up to 10A. This makes the EM24 the only such device on the market fully compatible with a complete and flexible Fieldbus system.
BAE Systems, National Instruments and Phase Matrix Introduce 26.5 GHz PXI Synthetic Instrument
BAE Systems, National Instruments and Phase Matrix Inc. have announced the availability of a next-generation, 26.5 GHz synthetic instrument based on the PXI platform for military and commercial RF and microwave applications. Synthetic instrumentation is a subset of virtual instrumentation that combines modular hardware with a software platform to create user-defined test and measurement systems. The new synthetic instrument developed by the compa...
TI driving forward new IEEE 1149.7 standard
As chips add new functionality and system designs evolve away from boards and toward multi-chip system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, developers of handheld and consumer electronics are faced with stricter pin and package constraints. Texas Instruments, a key member of the IEEE working group, announced that it is driving the ratification of the IEEE 1149.7 standard, a new two-pin test and debug interface standard that supports half the number of pi...
NI Announces PXI Embedded Controller and New PXI System Accessories
National Instruments has announced the NI PXI-8108, what it says is the industry’s fastest PXI embedded controller, and two new PXI system accessories, a 32 GB solid-state hard drive and the NI PXI-8250 system monitoring module. These new products provide increased system performance and reliability to help engineers and scientists achieve faster process execution, lower test times and longer system life.
Keithley Expands MIMO RF Measurement Capabilities with 8x8 MIMO Test System
Keithley Instruments is extending its lead in RF MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) test with what it says is the industry’s first measurement-grade 8x8 MIMO system. The system is used for primary research of next-generation RF MIMO devices and technologies.
Low-Cost XRF Analyzer for RoHS Testing from Skyray XRF
Skyray XRF has re-designed a low-cost and compact desktop XRF model with the capability to detect lead, cadmium and other hazardous substances in finished goods. The organizations instrument line already includes a larger desktop model and a handheld portable XRF system for hazardous substance detection.
Tektronix oscilloscopes help IZT to overcome signal integrity challenges
Tektronix has announced that the Innovationszentrum für Telekommunikationstechnik GmbH (IZT), a German manufacturer of advanced digital signal processing (DSP) technologies, has selected its DSA70000 and DPO7000 high-performance Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPOs) and P7313 Z-Active probes for testing advanced telecommunications systems that employ high-speed serial buses.
Tektronix Accelerates Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Tektronix has announced the new AWG7000B and AWG5000B Series of Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWG). The AWG B series provides a 20% performance boost over many of the prior AWG instruments and continues to be the world’s fastest and most capable family of AWG’s, designed to meet the test needs for high-speed serial data buses and wideband RF applications. With 9.6 GHz effective RF output, 10 bit resolution, and sample rates up to 24 GS/s, ...
JAOtech's telescopic ceiling mounting arm
JAOtech has widened its range of Smart Terminal mounting solutions to include a new adjustable, telescopic ceiling mount. This enables easy installation of patient bedside infotainment terminals from ceilings of whatever height, where limited or unsuitable wall space is an issue.