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Laptop-based mobile Instrumentation
Based on the Docking Station product line from Magma Mobility Electronics Inc. the complete test & measurement product line of Spectrum is now mobile. Using one of the available Docking Stations with 1, 2 or 4 slots any of the PC instruments of the M2i series of Spectrum can be plugged-in. This combination allows the use of Digitizers up to 500 MS/s, A/D cards starting with 100 kS/s on 16 synchronous channels, Arbitrary Waveform Generators and Di...
Portable Radio Test Set finds cable and antenna problems quickly
Aeroflex has announced a free software upgrade to its portable 3500 Series Radio Test Set, now with Distance-to-Fault (DTF) measurement and enhanced VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) to quickly and easily find faults in cables and antennas and display results graphically. Other new features available with the software include 0.1Hz resolution for the internal modulation sources enabling the generation of squelch tones, and save and recall of te...
Data Acquisition, Measurement, and Control Handbook from Keithley
Keithley Instruments, Inc. has published Understanding New Developments in Data Acquisition, Measurement, and Control. The 220+page data acquisition handbook is a practical guide to high performance test and measurement and is free at http://www.ggcomm.com/Keithley/MAR07DAQ_NR.html
Coupler Provides Ultra Tight Tolerance in an 0402 Case Size
The CP0402P Series is an ultra tight tolerance, high directivity coupler and is now available from passives specialist AVX to improve power amplifier gain control in various wireless systems including cellualar and WIMAX system transmitters. This new series provides directivity as high as 20-27 dB and a ±0.5 dB coupling factor tolerance in a miniature 0402 case size. This is more than double the directivity and half the coupling factor tol...
Enhanced Pulse and Pulse I-V Capabilities for Advanced Semiconductor Device Testing
Keithley Instruments has announced the newest release of hardware and software advances for its Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System, representing the next step in pulse test offerings for the Model 4200-SCS. The lab-based system incorporates tightly integrated DC and pulse measurement capabilities with complete application packages for turn-key solutions. An enhanced pulse generator card and a new scope card offer powerful new c...
Bench power supply has fully variable auxiliary output
TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) has replaced its top-selling EX354T 300W triple-output laboratory power supply with a new model that incorporates a fully variable auxiliary output. The new EX354Tv is a mixed-mode regulated power supply with dual outputs of 0 to 35 V at 0 to 4 A. The third output is now continuously variable between 1.5 and 5.0 V at currents of up to 5 A, replacing the fixed 3.3 V/5 V auxiliary output of its predecessor.
Industrial Ethernet switches connect up to seven clients
The eCon 9000 and mCon 9000 are industrial Ethernet switches which extend the range of managed and unmanaged Ethernet devices available from the HARTING technology group. Each switch allows up to seven Ethernet clients to be connected via M12 sockets (with D-coding) at the front of the device. Further Ethernet connections can be made over the backplane inside a 19-inch rack.
36V Step-Down DC/DC Converter in 3mm x 3mm DFN Package
Linear Technology has announced the LT3505, a current mode PWM step-down DC/DC converter with an internal 1.75A power switch, packaged in a tiny 8-lead 3mm x 3mm DFN package. Its wide input range of 3.6V to 36V and capability to withstand 40V transients makes the LT3505 ideal for regulating power from a wide variety of sources, including unregulated wall transformers, 24V industrial supplies and automotive batteries. For automotive applications, ...
SynQor adds to its Sixteenth Brick Range
SynQor has announced the release of further additions to its DOSA compliant sixteenth brick family in a 1.3 x 0.9in footprint. The PQ60012SGL25 and PQ60025SGL25 deliver up to 1.2V/25A and 2.5V/25A respectively. With this announcement, SynQor now offers a range of sixteenth brick devices that cover output voltages of 1.2V, 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V and 5V, up to a maximum of 66W total output power.
NI's PCI Oscilloscopes Extend Speed and Channel Density while Lowering Test Cost
National Instruments has announced PCI versions of two popular high-speed and high-density digitisers/oscilloscopes, extending the company’s high-speed PCI offering to 2 GS/s and low-cost PCI offering to £330 or €475 per channel. The National Instruments PCI-5152 general-purpose digitiser converts a desktop PC into a full-featured oscilloscope. It offers a 2 GS/s real-time sampling rate on one channel or a 1 GS/s real-time sampling rate on ...