Test & Measurement
PXI Chassis Offer More Slots, Bench-Top Use
Geotest-Marvin Test Systems has added two new PXI chassis to its product line - the GX7200, a 21-slot PXI Express chassis for supporting PXI-1, PXI-hybrid and PXIe modules, and the GX7800 is an 8-slot, 3U PXI chassis which can accommodate up to 7 instruments as well as an embedded 3-slot PXI controller or an external bus controller.
Test Card Measures Mobile Functions in Extreme Conditions
COMPRION’s new test card helps confirm the proper functioning of mobile phones in extreme temperature zones, from the Arctic to the Sahara. M2M UICCs are perfect for devices that must perform in rough environments and meet extended lifetime expectations. Such devices can be used anywhere on earth, i.e. making a call from a car in the middle of the desert, or sending data from an Arctic weather station.
Sensor-To-Bits: Simplifying DAQ Design
How a versatile, low cost, highly integrated device can reduce complexity and solve many challenges encountered in the design of multichannel data-acquisition systems, by replacing the analog front-end stages. By Maithil Pachchigar, applications engineer in Precision Converters business unit at ADI.
SGS Selects Spirent 8100 LTE For Data Throughput Performance Testing
Spirent Communications announce that leading test lab SGS is using the Spirent 8100 LTE test solution to provide data throughput performance test capability to 3GPP’s TR 37.901 specification. In response to the needs of a large European mobile operator, Spirent partnered with SGS to become the first test solution provider to deliver TR 37.901 testing capability to a GCF accredited lab and to enable device manufacturers to complete the testi...
Spirent Hardware Pushes Carrier Network And Data Centre Testing Limits
Spirent Communications announce the launch of its next-generation high speed Ethernet test solutions. New high density test modules along with a high performance chassis enable doubling of port densities while lowering power consumption and total cost of ownership. Highlights of the new hardware include:
Serial-Bus Testing Added to Eight-Channel Oscilloscopes
A number of new enhancements have been introduced to the Yokogawa DLM4000 Series of 8-channel mixed-signal oscilloscopes. These include the L16 option, which adds 16 extra channels of logic, plus upgraded firmware for power measurements and serial-bus testing.
Software Suite Boosts Options on USB Protocol Analysers
Agilent Technologies has announced a new analysis software suite for the U4611A, U4611B and U4612A family of USB protocol analysers. The suite features the new MegaZoom technology, offering USB device designers quick and easy insight into their designs' behavior, and streamlining USB test and validation.
Agilent Technologies Announces Analysis Software for USB Protocol Analyzers
Agilent Technologies today announced a new analysis software suite for the U4611A, U4611B and U4612A family of USB protocol analyzers. The suite features the new MegaZoom technology, offering USB device designers quick and easy insight into their designs' behavior, and streamlining USB test and validation.
Accurate And Cost-Effective USB Data Acquisition Module From Data Translation
Data Translation release the new DT9828E thermocouple measurement module, expanding the DT9828 series, which has been available since the beginning of the year. Designed for users looking for a very cost-effective module, the DT9828E provides all the basic features for temperature measurements and analyses without galvanic isolation and four instead of eight differential inputs for thermocouples.
The Threat Of Instability
Addressing one of the most difficult reliability challenges facing the semiconductor manufacturing community today. By Christopher L. Henderson, President of Semitracks Inc,. This ES Design magazine article is based on a white paper, with editorial contributions by Peter J. Hulbert and David W. Rose of Keithley Instruments.