Readings from sensor modules can be logged at sampling rates of up to 1ms with the new portable data loggers from HIOKI. Available from MDL Technologies, the LR8450-01 Memory HiLogger can host up to 11 plug-in and wireless modules to record as many as 330 channels simultaneously.

Signals can be reliably read from CAN bus cables without the need for bare wire connections with the new HIOKI sensors now available from MDL Technologies. In the development and verification of CAN bus systems, engineers will be familiar with the problem that when measuring CAN bus signals part of the cable insulation must be removed to directly probe the bare wiring.

  Offering high performance at an affordable price, a brand new series of benchtop DC power supplies has been launched by MDL Technologies. Compact and lightweight, the Chroma 62000L series has a linear output with low noise and ripple, as well as a fast transient response.

Enabling simple and economical testing of a wide range of power supplies, on-board chargers, batteries and other power electronics components, the new 63200E series high power DC electronic loads has been launched by Chroma. Available from MDL Technologies, the programmable loads offer market leading accuracies of up to 0.02% + 0.02% FS for voltage and 0.1% + 0.1% FS for current.

The range of EMC pre-compliance test instruments at MDL Instruments has been expanded with the company's appointment as exclusive UK distributor for the complete range of EMC products from PMM. The instruments will be particularly useful for lighting and white goods manufacturers, but are suited to all EMC applications.

High performance hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulators for testing power electronics control systems are now available from MDL Technologies following a distribution agreement with manufacturers Typhoon HIL. The new Typhoon HIL402 is a notebook sized HIL emulator offering ultra-high fidelity real-time simulation.

The new Scope Rider from Rohde & Schwarz is a portable digital oscilloscope with the capabilities of a laboratory instrument is available from distributor MDL Technologies. It has an acquisition rate of 50 000 waveforms per second, a 10 bit A/D converter and a maximum bandwidth of 500MHz for the analogue input channels.

Designed for the automated testing of a wide range of power supplies and batteries, the new Chroma 63200A series DC electronic loads provide ultra-high precision voltage and current measurement. They also offer high power ratings from 4 kW to 24 kW and up to 2000 A in a single unit.

Designers of antennas and high speed printed circuit boards can cut testing times drastically by using scanners introduced by MDL Technologies. The benchtop scanners from EMSCAN provide real-time images of EMI and antenna emissions, enabling designs to be evaluated in seconds.

An extensive range of equipment for testing LED drivers is now available from MDL Technologies. The Chroma instruments include programmable AC and DC sources, high precision power meters and an LED load simulator specifically designed for LED power drivers. The 61500 Series advanced programmable AC power sources have output powers ranging from 500 to 2000 VA and offer AC, DC and AC+DC output modes.