Test and Measurement
Kepco announces bipolar models optimized for capacitive loads
Kepco introduced an option for its 200W and 400W BOP models to optimize their ability to drive capacitive loads. This option (designated by the suffix "C") makes the BOP more suitable for a wide variety of applications such as solar cell/panel testing, testing of piezoelectric devices, capacitor testing, driving and testing of capacitive transducers and powering industrial or lab-type applications with capacitive or capacitive-resistive loads.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Two Complete Packages for the Simple, Accurate and Rapid Characterization and Microcharacterization of Carbon Nanomaterials
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of two new DXR Nanocarbon Analysis Packages for the characterization and microcharacterization of carbon nanomaterials. Both packages offer large-scale chemical and materials producers complete systems for carbon nanotube analysis. Incorporating the proven Thermo Scientific DXR Raman platform, the packages provide a wealth of information on the molecular structure and morphology of carbon nanomaterials. Designed to simplify the Raman technique for non-specialist instrument users, the packages enhance productivity and provide accurate, rapid and reproducible results.
New AirMagnet AirMedic USB Delivers Breakthrough Entry-level Spectrum Analysis and Wi-Fi Troubleshooting
AirMagnet, now part of Fluke Networks, today announced AirMedic USB, an easy-to-use and affordable spectrum analysis tool that brings Wi-Fi troubleshooting to entry-level users. The product uses the universal USB form factor to give users the flexibility of installing and using the application on a Microsoft Corp. Windows PC or Apple Inc. MacBook Pro, and delivers unique capabilities not found in competitive solutions.
Pulse and arbitrary function generator runs to 25 MHz
TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) has launched a lower-cost version of the best-selling TG5011 function/arbitrary/pulse generator. The new TG2511 has a maximum frequency of 25 MHz for sine and square waves and costs only £795. It offers similar facilities to the more expensive 50 MHz generator, but with proportionately lower maximum frequencies for pulse and arbitrary waveforms.
ZTEC Instruments Expands Product Line to Offer RF Test Equipment
ZTEC Instruments (http://www.ztecinstruments.com), the leader in modular oscilloscopes and waveform generators, announced that it will expand into the Radio Frequency (RF) test equipment market with their first RF product, the ZT8441 RF/IF Digitizer, available in PXI, PCI, VXI and LXI.
New firmware adds MPPT functionality to digital power analyser
New firmware (Version 4.12) has been introduced for the Yokogawa WT3000 digital power analyser that enables the instrument to be used to carry out real-time dynamic measurements on maximum power point tracking (MPPT): a system used to optimise the power performance of solar or wind energy inverter systems under changing conditions.
Instrument System Enables Precise Air Flow and Temperature Testing
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) has introduced the iTHERM-100 Test Station, a turnkey system of laboratory instruments and sensors for studies that require precise air flow velocity and temperature measurement. Applications include thermal management studies on boards, heat sinks, fans, ATCA cards, and racks.
J-Link Ultra debug probe enables power debugging
IAR Systems today announced the availability of IAR J-Link Ultra debug probe. Designed for use with ARM Cortex devices, this JTAG/SWD probe supports IAR Systems' recently announced pioneering power debugging technology available within IAR Embedded Workbench. The J-Link Ultra JTAG/SWD debug probe features higher performance with USB 2.0 Hi-speed interface, SWO frequency up to 25 MHz and JTAG speeds up to 25 MHz.
Low cost Boundary Scan Controller for PCI Express
GOEPEL electronic, world-class vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.x, introduced the SCANBOOSTER/PCIe-DT, a new high-performance, and low cost Boundary Scan controller, as an addition to the company's SCANBOOSTER™ product line.
Keithley Offers Free CD of Nanotechnology Test Tutorials
Keithley Instruments, Inc. announced its new Nanotechnology Technical Test Library on CD. The content of this free CD is helping to advance electrical measurements by providing technical papers, articles, data sheets, and links to online seminars covering a wide range of nanotechnology test applications. These applications include measurements that reveal important parameters of nanoscale semiconductor devices and materials, carbon nanotubes, Hall Effect devices, materials with non-linear resistance, and many others. Test and measurement solutions on the CD are organized by type of instrument: current sources, electrometers and picoammeters, integrated source/measure instruments, nanovoltmeters, parametric analyzers, and pulse/pattern generators.
Digital Signal Processing in Oscilloscopes
The oscilloscope is the primary tool used by hardware design and test engineers. Understanding how DSP is used in modern digital oscilloscopes is key to understanding the performance advantages that can be obtained, and avoiding the pitfalls of poor implementations.
Timing Measurement Problems and Solutions in Source Terminated Memory Systems with Inaccessible Probing Points
This paper discusses the common problem of making setup and hold measurements in memory systems where the desired probing point is inaccessible. Timing measurement problems of this type are problematic not only in skew due to incorrect probing locations, but also due to waveform distortions due to reflections created by various termination schemes.
Prism Sound Brings Time Savings And Test Gains To Quantel
Prism Sounds' dScope Series III test and measurement system is the toast of Quantel, having delivered significant savings in time, while optimising the company's all-important testing process. Mark Whyle, Quantel's Test and QA Manager, explains that when originally considering whether to invest in the dScope Series III, a key attraction was the amount of time the instrument would help save in carrying out AES digital audio testing on Quantel's multi-port server systems.
Evolving Semiconductor Characterization and Parametric Test Solutions for the Evolving Semiconductor Industry
XRF Rental Plans Make In-House RoHS Testing Possible
Rental programs for XRF Analyzers have become increasingly popular in recent years as a method of solving short term testing needs. To meet this growing need, QSX Instruments LLC has announced a variety of rental options for their Handheld XRF Analyzer (the Quickshot XRF QSX-HH).
Touchdown Technologies, a Verigy Company, Introduces Single-Touchdown, Full-Wafer Probe Card for Advanced DRAM Testing
Touchdown Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading semiconductor test company Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), today introduced its 1Td300 full-wafer probe card, the company's first probe card for single-touchdown, high-volume testing of advanced DRAM memory devices. Touchdown Technologies will demonstrate the new product, capable of highly parallel testing of 300 mm or 200 mm wafers, in Verigy's booth (#5847 in North Hall) at the SEMICON West trade show, July 13-15 in San Francisco, Calif.
GL Announces SIGTRAN (SS7 over IP) Emulation Software
GL Communications Inc., announced today the release of its new SIGTRAN (SS7 over IP) Emulation software - an advanced protocol simulator/tester for SS7 simulation over IP Networks. Speaking to newsmen, Mr. Karthik Ramalingam, Project Manager at GL, said, "Message Automation & Protocol Simulation™ (MAPS) is a powerful protocol test simulation platform supporting a wide range of protocols such as SIGTRAN (SS7 over IP), SS7 over TDM (T1 E1), ISDN over TDM (T1 E1), GSM-A & GSM-Abis over TDM, Megaco, SIP, and MGCP over IP.
Are you registered for Keithley Webinar: Basics of Electrical Measurements?
Keithley Instruments will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled "Understanding the Basics of Electrical Measurements" on Thursday, July 8, 2010. To register for this event, visit http://www.keithley.info/basics10.
RDP announced standard range transducers for higher temperature
Transducer specialists RDP Electronics Ltd advise that many of their standard LVDTs can now be factory modified for higher temperature operation than normal.
De-skew correction enhances accuracy of oscilloscope-based power measurements
High-frequency power measurements can now be carried out with greatly enhanced accuracy using a de-skew correction signal source, along with voltage and current probes, in conjunction with the /G4 power measurement option on the Yokogawa ranges of digital and mixed-signal oscilloscopes.
AMETEK Power Source Reduces Energy Consumption in Grid-Tied Inverter Testing
The California Instruments brand MX Series AC / DC Power Source from AMETEK Programmable Power is now available with a power sink option (SNK) that dramatically reduces the total energy consumed in the production testing of grid-tied inverters designed for distributed resources such as solar energy systems. By utilizing the MX Series to simulate the interconnection with the utility grid, the output power generated by the inverter is returned to the grid saving over 85% of the energy consumption.
Fading simulator option for broadcast signal generator R&S SFE from Rohde & Schwarz
The R&S SFE Broadcast Tester from Rohde & Schwarz is now available with the new R&S SFE-K30 fading simulator option integrated. The multistandard broadcast signal generator provides TV and radio consumer equipment manufacturers with all the functions they need for R&D, manufacturing and quality assurance. The compact signal generator is the only ½ 19 device on the market equipped with a modulator that integrates a realtime coder, an integrated baseband signal source and a 12-path channel simulator. It supports all common worldwide broadcasting standards.
Eurosatory 2010: Rohde & Schwarz demonstrated interoperability between radio networks of different forces
Rohde & Schwarz showed its radio access point system at Eurosatory in Paris. This solution can be used to network the various radio infrastructures of branches of the armed forces, forces of different nations, and public safety and security (PSS) authorities with each other.
Wind River Test Management Streamlines Complex Device Testing with Run-Time Insight
Wind River today announced the immediate availability of the latest version of Wind River Test Management, Wind River's test automation system for monitoring, executing and managing embedded device software testing. The system features dynamic analytics technology that enables run-time visibility into devices during testing to provide operational and actionable feedback that product teams can use to confidently deliver their products on time, on budget and with high quality.
Kepco Introduces DC Electronic Loads
Kepco introduced its new EL Series of modular, air-cooled, DC electronic loads with power ratings from 1KW to 5KW. Twenty (20) standard single channel models have maximum test capabilities of 50, 200, 400 and 600 volts. Dual channel models with two completely independent loads in a single chassis in any combination of power up to 4KW maximum are available. Constant Voltage, Constant Current, Constant Power, Constant Resistance and Constant Conductance modes are all supported.
China Mobile Selects Anritsu’s Protocol Conformance Test System
Anritsu Corporation has received an order for its Protocol Conformance Test System from China Mobile, the largest mobile communications company in China, to evaluate Inter-RAT handover performance of itsTD-SCDMA mobile terminals.
Keithley Introduces Low-Cost, Full-Featured USB-to-GPIB Interface Adapter
Keithley Instruments has introduced the Model KUSB-488B USB-to-GPIB Interface Adapter. The Model KUSB-488B, which complements Keithley's precision measurement instruments, is priced at $495 USD, which is less than competitive versions, helping test engineers and researchers lower their cost of test, measurement, and ownership. To minimize the cost associated with switching to a new adapter, the Model KUSB-488B's driver library is fully command-compatible with Keithley's traditional GPIB command set and National InstrumentsTM (NITM) command set, making it plug-and-play compatible with existing applications. The driver library is also compatible with Keithley's PCI-based Model KPCI-488LPA GPIB interface, making it easy to switch from either a PCI or USB approach to GPIB control, protecting users' software investment and lowering their overall cost of test.
PCT wheels out Med-eKit for efficient electrical safety testing
Service engineers at North Yorkshire and York PCT are using Rigel Medical's trolley case-based biomed field service kit Med-eKit to undertake electrical safety testing of medical devices located at dozens of sites. The PCT has thousands of assets and uses dozens of medical devices like patient monitors, defibrillators and infusion devices to provide high levels of patient care and service.
New Conductivity Sensor From IST
IST has employed thin film technology to develop a conductivity sensor for measuring the concentration of ions in an electrolyte. By measuring the voltage drop between two current electrodes, the conductivity of a substance can be determined. The operating temperature range of the sensor is 0°C to +90°C, and its measurement range is ~5μS/cm to ~20mS/cm.
High Sensitivity NIR Camera For Inspection And Thermography
The new Xenics Bobcat-1.7-320 is a compact, cost-effective uncooled NIR camera with a unique embedded digital signal processor for intelligent, real-time image processing. The camera has a host of inspection and quality control applications using both subsurface NIR inspection and thermal imaging capabilities. NIR imaging has applications in the semiconductor industry, waste sorting and food inspection as well as on-line quality control, while thermal imaging provides quality control for thermal processes and thermography between 300˚C and 800˚C.
TRaC ready with equipment-test programme for LPPV
TRaC, the leading test and product certification house, has announced that it has assembled a suite of services that is now ready to be accessed by any company developing electronic products for use in the Ministry of Defence's Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) programme.
Hypertac's New Filtering and Transient Facility Enables Customers to Reduce Equipment Space, Weight and Cost
Hypertac has announced the introduction of a technologically advanced EMI Filtering and Transient Protection facility at its London manufacturing site. Focused on saving weight, space and cost, the new facility enables customers from a wide range of markets to protect their equipment, both internal and external, against EMI/RFI and transient energy spikes by combining filtering components and electronic protection devices within its connectors and interface solutions.
National Instruments UK & Ireland Introduces the Summer of LabVIEW
Throughout the month of August, National Instruments UK & Ireland invites scientists and engineers to develop their knowledge and expertise by taking part in the Summer of LabVIEW, a series of webcasts about the NI graphical programming language that has revolutionised the development of test, measurement and control applications.
Agilent Technologies Launches Bio-Inert LC to Characterize Large Biomolecules, New Biological Entities
Agilent introduced the 1260 Infinity bio-inert quaternary liquid chromatography (LC) system designed to characterize and confirm large biomolecules, especially new biological entities (NBEs) and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Agilent's 1200 Infinity Liquid Chromatography Series Offers More Productivity, Confidence, and Affordability
Agilent announced the 1200 Infinity Series, setting new levels of performance in analytical HPLC and UHPLC. The 1200 Infinity Series includes the new Agilent 1220 Infinity LC, the new Agilent 1260 Infinity LC and the enhanced Agilent 1290 Infinity LC. The Agilent 1200 Infinity Series marks the evolution of the successful 1200 Series LC family and 1120 Compact LCs using latest 1200 Series Rapid Resolution LC and 1290 Infinity LC technologies.
GL Enhances Voice Quality Testing Solution
GL Communications Inc., announced today the release of its enhanced Voice Quality Testing Solution – that provides an excellent platform to measure voice quality over any type of network. Speaking to media, Mr. Robert Bichefsky, Senior Manager at GL, said, "Communication devices of all types are capable of voice - such as PCs with softphones, conventional landline phones, mobile VoIP phones, and mobile wireless phones. They can interconnect using 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless networks, landline TDM networks, and IP networks – all with varying impairments. As a result, end to end voice quality is more variable and more important than in the past with a homogeneous network".
Keithley Spells Out Basics of Electrical Measurements in Free Online Seminar
Keithley Instruments will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled "Understanding the Basics of Electrical Measurements" on Thursday, July 8, 2010. To register for this event, visit http://www.keithley.info/basics10.
Agilent Technologies Supports Percello's Femtocell SoCs Test with Chipset Software
Agilent announced its N7309A chipset software now supports high-volume manufacturing test for Percello's Aquilo Femtocell System-on-a-Chip (SoC) product line. The chipset software delivers rapid calibration and verification testing for the time-to-market/volume requirements of original design manufacturers and contract manufacturers.
Agilent Technologies Offers FT-IR Solutions for Biomedical and Biological Analysis
Agilent announced Fourier Transform-Infra Red (FT-IR) solutions for biomedical and biological applications that reduce analysis times and reveal more detailed information about biomedical and biological samples.
Agilent Technologies Introduces Remote Access Software, De embedding Toolset for Infiniium 86100 Series DCA Oscilloscopes
Agilent introduced N1010A FlexDCA remote access software and the N1010A-SIM InfiniiSim-DCA waveform transformation toolset for the Agilent 86100C/D DCA (digital communications analyzer) family of wideband oscilloscopes. In addition to providing a powerful new user interface, FlexDCA offers de-embedding, embedding and virtual probing capabilities that help engineers characterize high-speed digital designs more thoroughly and with improved margins.
