Test & Measurement

National Instruments has announced what it says is the industry’s first 80-channel USB data acquisition devices, new BNC USB M Series devices and a new USB-9237 C Series module. The complete NI USB data acquisition offering now spans more than 45 devices with single-channel sampling rates of up to 1.25 MS/s, analogue generation of up to 2.86 MHz and correlated digital I/O of more than 1 MHz for low-, mid- and high-channel-count applications.

Just announced by specialist instrumentation distributor, Aspen Electronics, is a 3GHz spectrum analyser. The GSP 830, manufactured in Taiwan by GW Instek, is well suited to a range of measurement applications in manufacturing, installation and field service, EMI testing and education sectors. R&D labs will also find it a cost effective tool, as it has suitable phase noise performance.

National Instruments has announced the release of the NI PXIe-5672, an RF vector signal generator that delivers signal generation from 250 kHz to 2.7 GHz, 20 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth and real-time data streaming at up to 25 MS/s. The NI PXIe-5672 also features a PXI Express interface that makes it possible to stream data from hard disk or PC memory at the full output rate of the instrument. The NI PXIe-5672 is compatible with all NI PXI, PX...

The PXI Systems Alliance (www.pxisa.org) today announced the 10th anniversary of the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) specification, the PC-based modular I/O platform for test, measurement and control systems. The PXI standard was introduced in 1997 as a modular instrumentation platform for measurement and automation applications that require high performance and a rugged industrial form factor. With PXI, engineers and scientists can sele...

Keithley Instruments has announced two new additions to its Series 2600 SourceMeter Instruments to create what it says is the industry’s most advanced and cost effective solution for semiconductor parametric analysis and testing. The Models 2635 and 2636 represent a new and unique way of doing parametric analysis at resolutions as fine as 1fa (10-15 amp), which is often required for many semiconductor, optoelectronic, and nanotechnology devices...

Keithley Instruments has announced the release of the Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter and Plug-in Card Family, Keithley’s next-generation platform of switching and integrated digital multimeter (DMM) test solutions. It offers high quality, instrument grade switching for a wide variety of applications, including the performance demands of high channel count applications, with its ability to control up to 576 multiplexer channels in an indus...

Wireless capability is the newest addition to the SeaI/O family of data acquisition solutions. The SeaI/O W-series is completely compatible with industry standards, communicating over 802.11b/g wireless networks using WEP, WPA-TKIP and WPA2-AES encryption standards.

TESEQ (formerly Schaffner Test Systems) has announced the introduction of the NSG 437 handheld ESD Simulator. The NSG 437 generates pulses from 200 V to 30 kV, in both air and contact discharge operation modes. Automatic self calibration of the NSG 437 is performed at every start up, taking the unit to maximum voltage in both polarities to ensure that all test levels are maintained within specification.

A bench top extruder developed at Bradford University is able to collect data about its own operation and to determine a wide range of characteristics of the material with which it is working.

Remploy Electronics has further enhanced its PCB testing capabilities with the installation of new automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment at its Bolton and Barking factories. The benchtop systems inspect solder joints and verify correct part assembly, enabling quality levels and throughput to be maximised.