Test & Measurement

New Forest Electronics has introduced a range of three high performance PC-based Logic Analysers. A logic analyser is an invaluable debugging tool during the development of digital circuits, and these high quality products from Janatek Electronic Designs offer excellent value for money and ease of use.

Aeroflex has announced the release of new Motorola Auto-Test II test and alignment support for Motorola XTS-5000 radios. This new capability allows users of the Aeroflex 3900 Series to automatically test and align radios with minimum user intervention. The new software is available for all Aeroflex 3900 Series products currently in the field, including the 3901, 3902 and the new 3920 Series.

ACCES I/O Products has announced the release of its fastest USB/104 digital I/O unit to date – Model USB-DIO-16H. The unit features 16 high-speed buffered digital inputs or digital outputs at continuous, sustained streaming speeds up to 16 MB/s for fast, unlimited waveform length. The module is capable of 80 MB/s bursts with handshaking signals for synchronizing communications plus an additional 18 bits of general purpose digital I/O. The USB-D...

Aeroflex has announced the release of version 1.7.4 software for the Aeroflex 3900 Series Digital Radio Test Set that includes support for Motorola’s Astro SmartNet/SmartZone systems. Included in this release is support for re-banded channels in the 800MHz band. This new software is available for all Aeroflex 3900 Series products currently in the field, including the 3901, the 3902 and the new 3920 Series.

Aeroflex has announced the release of new software for its 3500 1GHz hand-held Radio Test Set to support Survey Technologies’ Field Test 6 Software. Now, users of the Aeroflex 3500 Series can improve and automate the acquisition, analysis and display of signal strength across a given terrain, as well as inside buildings. Field Test 6 has expanded the drive-test measurement concept to include indoor measurement and analysis for applications wh...

Kikusui's PLZ-U Series modular multifunction DC Electronic Load Series feature faster rise/fall times with variable slew rates for transient testing on high speed DC/DC convertors, DC power supplies, Batteries and Fuel Cells for both bench and system application.

National Instruments has announced a significant bandwidth increase in its digitiser offering with the introduction of the NI PXI-5154 digitiser/PC-based oscilloscope, expanding the family of more than 20 high-speed, high-resolution and high-channel-count products. The dual-channel, 1 GHz PXI-5154 digitiser offers up to a 2 GS/s real-time sample rate (20 GS/s equivalent-time sample rate for repetitive signals), making it ideal for acquisition and...

Keithley Instruments has announced the availability of Advanced Measurement Techniques for OFDM- and MIMO-based Radio Systems: Demystifying WLAN and WiMAX Testing, a new guide to wireless and RF testing. This CD contains useful and informative RF testing resources, including application notes, articles, white papers, and product demonstrations, to help engineers reduce their cost of test by simplifying and solving the most challenging RF measurem...

The Yokogawa WT500 is a compact benchtop power analyser which can carry out DC or single- and three-phase AC measurements at voltages of up to 1000 V and currents up to 40 A. With a basic voltage, current and power accuracy of ±0.2% and a frequency range of DC and 0.5 Hz to 100 kHz, the new instrument features a 5.7-inch colour LCD display for showing numerical, waveform and harmonic data. Extensive harmonic measurement capabilities are also ava...

TESEQ has announced the introduction of its latest hand held ESD simulator. The new NSG 434 is a compact and cost effective solution for air discharge testing up to 8KV and contact testing up to 6KV. Offering a saving of up to 30% over higher performance models the NSG 434 will provide testing to meet around 95% of all commonly required standards.