Test & Measurement

Tektronix, Inc announced new optical sampling oscilloscope modules for the Tektronix DSA8200 Digital Serial Analyzer Series that promise to lower the cost of high-performance optical transmitter development and standards compliance. The 80C10B and 80C10B with Option F1 (80C10B F1) provide the industry’s most complete testing solution for compliance verification of next generation transmitter standards from 40 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s and beyond. The co...

Octasic Inc. today announced the availability of comprehensive evaluation and development platforms in support of Vocallo MGW customers. These platforms provide the most versatile DSP evaluation and development environments for voice and video over IP applications available today.

Measurement Computing today announced the release of a new series of highly accurate, multifunction measurement and control modules for the USB bus. The USB-2416 and the USB-2416-4AO are 24-bit, analog input devices for voltage or temperature, with eight digital I/O lines and two counters. The USB-2416-4AO model also features four analog outputs. An optional expansion module, the AI-EXP32, doubles the analog input capacity of either of the USB-24...

Polar Instruments has announced the standalone Speedstack impedance coupon generator which produces Gerber files to create impedance test coupons from manual or scripted data, or by pasting data from Polar Instruments’ Speedstack PCB stackup design tools.

Aeroflex has announced it is expanding its communications test capabilities with the strategic acquisition of VI Technology, Inc., a leading provider of integrated baseband test solutions, specialising in audio, video and multi-media test.

Agilent has introduced GS-9000 Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Design Verification Test systems designed around the 8960 wireless communications test set's new A-GPS assistance data messaging test capabilities. The capabilities support A-GPS validation, Total Isotropic Sensitivity testing and A-GPS pre-conformance testing for mobile devices. With this introduction, Agilent's 8960 test set offers the industry's best price/performance one-box tester for use i...

Agilent has introduced an extremely cost-effective digital receiver for radio frequency signal monitoring. The Agilent N6841A RF Sensor is a software-defined, network-based receiver housed in a compact, weatherproof enclosure with a wide operating temperature range suitable for outdoor deployments. Multiple receivers may be combined to form RF sensor networks to improve detection, monitoring and geolocation of emitters in commercial, radio regul...

TESEQ, the provider of instrumentation and test systems for EMC emission and immunity testing announces the introduction of its updated NSG 4070 multifunctional EMC immunity test system. The Teseq NSG 4070 offers a wide test frequency range, from 9 kHz to 1 GHz and its modular set-up, using internal or external amplifiers, make it suitable for a wide variety of test applications.

Keithley Instruments is launching a European City Seminar Tour starting on April 23, 2009. The tour will visit 22 European cities in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK throughout April and May. Attendance is free of charge but registration is required. To see detailed local seminar information and to register, visit www.keithley.info/cityseminars09

Agilent has introduced its Signaling Analyzer Real Time (SART) for Femto. This first-to-market technology extends the test industry's most complete, end-to-end wireless analysis and troubleshooting solution to femtocells, which access wireless networks via consumer broadband connections. The platform supports both standards-based and proprietary femtocell implementations.