Test & Measurement
China Telecom Selects Spirent for Mobile Phone Testing
Spirent Communications plc has announced that China Telecom has selected the Spirent C2K-ATS system to test mobile phones before they are offered to its subscribers. China Telecom will use the Spirent test system for parametric radio testing, signaling conformance testing, data performance testing and location-based services (LBS) testing.
Agilent Technologies - High-Voltage Differential Probes for Floating Signal Measurements
Agilent Technologies has introduced 25-MHz and 100-MHz, high-voltage differential probes. The N2790A and N2791A high-voltage differential probes allow conventional earth-grounded Agilent oscilloscopes to be used for floating signal measurements of up to 1,400 V of differential voltage and 1,000 V of common-mode voltage. Thanks to its high bandwidth and excellent input-impedance characteristics, the probe can accurately measure up to 3.5 nsec of f...
Aeroflex Digital Radio Test Set now supports the widest range of available analog and digital radio technologies worldwide
Aeroflex has announced new software version 1.7.6.2 for the Aeroflex 3900 Series Digital Radio Test Set. Included in this release are a number of enhancements and support for the rapidly expanding digital land mobile radio test market across the globe.
Renesas Technology Europe confirms outstanding EMC performance of microcontroller families with Langer EMV-Technik GmbH
Renesas Technology Europe announced today that the outstanding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance of its H8, R8C and SuperH microcontroller families has been confirmed by the independent testing company Langer EMV-Technik GmbH. According to its own immunity levels appreciation, Langer EMV-Technik commented that the Renesas MCUs were rated very highly with almost all pins being able to withstand bursts of 480V. Renesas MCUs' good EMC ...
RGB Networks Utilizes Tektronix Equipment to Optimize Next Generation Video Processing Solutions
Tektronix has announced that RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, is implementing a full suite of Tektronix video test equipment to ensure compliance verification, dependable interoperability and the overall high video quality expected from its next generation of video processing solutions. The ensemble of Tektronix instruments includes the following: PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer, MTS430 MPEG Test System, MTM400A MPEG Monitor...
Agilent and FuturePlus Introduce DDR3 1866 Memory Bus Debug Solution
Agilent Technologies Inc. and FuturePlus Systems Corp. today introduced a DDR3 1866 DIMM interposer test solution, which is comprised of the Agilent 16962A logic analyzer module and the FS2352 interposer for next-generation double-data-rate (DDR) SDRAM buses. The new DDR3 1866 DIMM interposer probing solution is the ideal tool for designers performing DIMM validation, failure analysis, and bus functional-parametric validation in servers, supercom...
National Instruments Introduces NI VeriStand 2009 Real-Time Testing and Simulation Software
National Instruments today announced NI VeriStand 2009, an open, configuration-based software environment for creating real-time testing applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and controlled environmental tests. All of the common functionalities of a real-time test system are implemented and optimized inside NI VeriStand in a ready-to-use format, making it possible for real-time test system developers to complete their test application d...
Spirent GSS6300 Completes Spirent's Multi-GNSS Portfolio
Spirent Communications today announced the launch of the Spirent GSS6300 Multi-GNSS Signal Generator. The GSS6300 is an addition to Spirent’s Multi-GNSS product portfolio, joining the recently launched GSS6700 Multi-GNSS Simulation System and the GSS8000 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator. This product portfolio provides comprehensive GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and SBAS test solutions from high-end R&D through integration and production application...
Spirent Test H3C's 40/100 GigE Data Center Core Switch Platform
Spirent Communications today announced that H3C selected its award-winning Spirent TestCenter platform to evaluate the performance of the H3C S12500 family of data center switches. Spirent TestCenter was selected specifically to test forwarding performance of the high-port-density S12500 platform. The S12500 is the first data center class core switch based on a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) platform and supports 40 GigE, 100 GigE and Fibre Channel ...
Measurement Computing introduces Message-Based DAQ protocol
Measurement Computing has announced the release of two new data acquisition products featuring a new O/S-independent protocol that allows DAQ devices to be programmed with simple text-based messages. A new 7000 series product line, which includes the USB-7202 and USB-7204 boards, combines small form-factor, bus-powered USB hardware, and a light and agile software framework that can be ported to multiple operating systems. The software framework, ...