Test & Measurement
Software update for Aeroflex's 2975 radio test set
Aeroflex has announced the availability of a new version of software for the 2975 Project 25 Radio Test Set. Software Release 1.9.2 delivers new test features designed to provide additional test data for P25 radios.
6 GHz Active Differential Probe Provides Excellent Signal Fidelity and Connectivity
Tektronix has announced the extension of the Z-Active family of differential probes with the immediate availability of its 6 GHz P7360 Active Differential Probe. This is a continuation of the Z-Active architecture that enhances usability, connectivity, and cost-effectiveness across a broad range of applications and will be useful for digital design engineers working with high speed signals and serial data at rates from 1.5 Gb/s to 3.125 Gb/s.
Tektronix Oscilloscopes Improved
Tektronix, Inc has announced the availability of the TDS1000B and TDS2000B Series of digital storage oscilloscopes. With up to 200 MHz bandwidth, 2 GS/s maximum sample rate per channel, USB flash and device ports, and the industry’s first lifetime warranty, the 2- and 4-channel TDS1000B and TDS2000B Series oscilloscopes are designed to simplify configuration, testing and documentation for design and test engineers and are said to offer unprec...
NI's latest RF Analyser Introduces Data Streaming for RF and Communications Applications
National Instruments has announced three new products that extend high-speed data acquisition and data streaming into RF and communications applications. With the new RF vector signal analyser and two new IF digitisers that include advanced FPGA-based signal processing, engineers can continuously stream high-bandwidth RF data across high-speed buses, such as PCI and PXI, directly to a PC for processing and analysis.
Battery-life testing capability for TETRA radios from Aeroflex
Aeroflex has announced the availability of its new TETRA Energy Economy Mode (EEM) option for the popular Aeroflex 3900 Series of analog and digital radio test sets. The new TETRA EEM option enables more flexible battery-life testing for developers, operators and users of TETRA hand-held mobile radios who need to prove their design and quantify or qualify battery-life performance claims.
Multifunction Data Acquisition Devices Combine Safety and Accuracy
National Instruments has announced 12 new isolated M and S Series multifunction data acquisition (DAQ) devices. These devices combine the safety of isolation with the high-performance timing, amplification and calibration technologies of existing M Series DAQ devices for increased accuracy.
PXI Express Modules and High-Bandwidth Controllers Increase System Bandwidth to 1 GB/s
National Instruments has announced what it says is the industry’s first data acquisition modules for PXI Express The NI PXIe-6259 and NI PXIe-6251 M Series modules deliver fast analogue and digital I/O with up to 250 MB/s dedicated per-slot bandwidth. In addition to the new PXI Express DAQ modules, NI announced four PXI Express controllers.
National Instruments Extends Oscilloscope Offering to 2 GS/s Real-Time, 20 GS/s Equivalent-Time Sampling
National Instruments has announced its NI PXI-5152 general-purpose digitiser/oscilloscope, which extends the company’s digitiser offering to 2 GS/s by providing a 1 GS/s real-time sampling rate on two simultaneous channels or 2 GS/s on one channel. For repetitive signals, engineers can use the module’s equivalent-time sampling (ETS) mode to sample at up to 20 GS/s.
Finder extends range of instruments for energy consumption monitoring
New to the Finder range of energy consumption meters is the three-phase 7E.36 Series, which includes single and dual-tariff kWh models for the measurement, recording and display of power consumption in individual sub-circuits at current levels up to 65A.
NI LabVIEW 20th Anniversary Edition Targets Communications Test
National Instruments, a global leader in virtual instrumentation, today announced LabVIEW 8.20, the 20th anniversary edition of the LabVIEW graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system design development. NI LabVIEW 8.20 extends the popular LabVIEW graphical programming platform with communications design, simulation and test tools specifically tailored to the needs of telecom design and test engineers. LabVIEW 8.20 give...