New X-Series signal analysers that provide significantly enhanced capabilities for developers creating next-generation devices have been unveiled by Keysight Technologies. Most notable is a multi-touch user interface (UI) that streamlines measurement setup and creates a solid foundation for new solutions. Performance improvements and feature enhancements address emerging needs in aerospace, defence and wireless communications.

The General Test Systems’ (GTS) RayZone-7000 OTA solution, which integrates Keysight Technologies’ UXM wireless test set has won the China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) Terminal Test Center’s recent bid.The solution, chosen by CMCC terminal test center in Hangzhou, China, is a GTS RayZone-7000 OTA Test system, which offers 2G/3G/4G SISO test capabilities.

A PXI open radio test reference solution and a radio test audio library for military and public safety radios have been launched by Keysight Technologies. The Keysight Reference Solution enables engineers to quickly evaluate and integrate core radio test measurement capabilities into validation, production or depot test systems.

The latest release of its affordable RF simulation and synthesis software, Genesys 2015 has been released by Keysight Technologies. Designed for circuit and system designers, the software features breakthrough Keysight Sys-Parameters that enables RF system simulation with off-the-shelf component datasheets; and comprehensive RF circuit synthesis to enable the industry’s fastest realisation of RF systems and circuits.

The EEsof EDA E4727A Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyser from Keysight Technologies has been adopted by CEPREI Laboratory for measurement and analysis of flicker noise (1/f noise) and random telegraph noise (RTN) during its reliability studies of semiconductor devices including MOSFETs, HEMTs and TFTs.

Oscilloscope-based USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps protocol decode software with real-time triggering and protocol decode performance has been introduced by Keysight Technologies. The Keysight N8821A USB 3.1 protocol trigger and decode software. It provides unique protocol decoder performance that enables engineers to verify and debug their Gen 2 10 Gbps interfaces.

Measurement application software designed to help engineers quickly and accurately measure and quantify PAM-4 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation with 4 amplitude levels) signals has been launched by Keysight Technologies. The software is used with the Keysight S-Series, 90000A, V-Series, 90000 X- and Z-Series real-time oscilloscope platforms and the 86100D DCA-X Infiniium sampling oscilloscope.

Keysight says it is the first test and measurement company to achieve the silver status SC21 Award for its hardware and support services. SC21is a U.K.-based change program designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the aerospace & defence industry by raising the performance of its supply chains.

Keysight Technologies in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, a new engineering teaching lab located at the university’s new £81m ($122m) Diamond building. The facility, with its unique aluminium diamond shaped exterior façade, will be home to engineering undergraduates.

By Carlo Canziani, Keysight Technologies Wireless sensors are going to introduce huge changes to monitoring environmental parameters and industrial installations. Today, sensor installation and wiring constraints block widespread adoption. With battery-powered devices, the Internet of Things can become a true reality -- as soon as sensor battery life becomes long enough to overcome users’ concerns.

The IntegraVision family of power analysers from Keysight Technologies has been extended with the PA2203A 4-channel power analyser which gives R&D engineers working on three-phase power devices an intuitive tool that delivers the dynamic views they need to see, measure and prove design performance.

The M9217A, a PXI Express based, single-slot, 2-channel, isolated digitiser has been announced by Keysight Technologies. The digitiser carries a front end supporting ±256V input with a sampling rate of 20Ms/s and 16-bit resolution. This is similar to the L4532A LI-based digitisers.

A series of rugged handheld digital multimeters (DMMs) was unveiled by Keys gith Technologies at productronica this morning (Nov 10). The U1280 Series and U1240C Series handheld DMMs boast 800 hours of battery life, are dust proof and water proof to IP67 certification and butterfingered engineers will be pleased to note it can survive being dropped from up to 10 feet. The DMMs are also rated to CAT Iv 600V and CAT III 1000V.

Solutions for measurement challenges in automotive, energy, semiconductors, materials, wireless and more will be demonstrated by Keysight Technologies at productronica in Munich (Nov 10-13). An Automotive Body and Safety Reference solution is supplied by the TS-8989 PXI functional test system.

A 50GHz frequency extension has been added to Keysight's M9393A PXIe performance Vector Signal Analyser (VSA), providing frequency coverage previously unseen in modular instrumentation with coverage of Ka-band frequencies and beyond. It delivers mmW measurement technology in a PXI form factor for manufacturing and design validation of modems, transponders and sub-components for commercial and military satcomms.

Solutions for measurement challenges in automotive, energy, semiconductors, materials, wireless and more will be demonstrated by Keysight Technologies at productronica, 10th to 13th November 2015, Messe München, Munich. An Automotive Body and Safety Reference solution is supplied by the TS-8989 PXI functional test system.

The latest version of its BenchVue software has been released by Keysight Technologies. The intuitive, easy-to-use PC software application provides multiple-instrument measurement visibility and data capture that eliminates the need for instrument programming. This 3.0 version of BenchVue introduces a new capability that allows for custom creation of simple automated tests.

The VXT PXIe vector transceiver is a fully calibrated instrument module from Keysight Technologies that provides vector signal generation and analysis in four slots. With accelerated measurements and deep software, the VXT is purpose-built for rapid solution creation and faster throughput in manufacturing test of wireless components and IoT devices.

The 81607A, 81608A and 81609A tunable laser sources are a range of modules for the Keysight 8164B lightwave measurement system. The modules extend the product family that debuted in March 2015 with the 81606A tunable laser source, an instrument with sub-picometer tuning repeatability and wavelength accuracy that is maintained even in full-speed, two-way sweeps.

A wireless power transfer analysis option has been introduced by Keysight Technologies for its E5072A, E5061B and E5063A series network analysers. With this software option, the ENA Series network analysers are now able to effectively address the needs of emerging wireless power transfer (WPT) markets.