Test & Measurement
Real-Time Data Capture Exposes Toughest Real-Time Bugs in DSP-based Systems
Texas Instruments has partnered with EWA Blackhawk to deliver the XDS560T Trace module, a non-intrusive, hardware-based trace tool offering advanced visibility and capabilities for debugging the specialized problems that arise in high-performance, real-time embedded applications, as well as for fine-tuning code performance and cache optimization of complex multi-channel applications. Real-time visibility and a high-speed interface provide develop...
Audio analyser offers higher-bandwidth convertors
The ATS2-PERF performance option for Audio Precision's successful ATS-2 professional audio analyser is now available in the UK exclusively from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments). The new option provides higher-bandwidth convertors for superior analysis capability (up to 120 kHz), and adds digital interface (bitstream) analysis features.
Low-cost USB datalogging from Measurement Computing
Measurement Computing Corporation has announced the addition of three new battery powered specialty loggers to its growing USB product line. These products are a cost-effective solution for both long- or short-term data logging applications. They offer reduced setup time and eliminate the need to drag around expensive equipment to make field or factory measurements. The 500 series provides a low-cost and simple interface to configure, download, d...
Measurements simplified with NI's LabVIEW SignalExpress
National Instruments has announced the extension of its LabVIEW graphical system design platform with the release of LabVIEW SignalExpress, interactive measurement software which simplifies data logging, instrument control and academic instruction. Built on the basic measurement, analysis and reporting capabilities of NI LabVIEW graphical programming, LabVIEW SignalExpress delivers an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop experience for controlling hundreds...
Multi-Protocol, 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA Analyzer and Tester is a first claims Finisar
Finisar Corporation a technology leader in fiber optic and test-and-measurement solutions for high-speed data networks, today introduced the 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA (Serial Attached SCSI/Serial ATA) analyzer and tester, which is incorporated into Finisar's industry leading Xgig testing platform. This comprehensive testing platform provides critical monitoring, analysis, and testing of products and systems for all major storage protocols including Fibre...
Product safety testing system upgraded
Clare Instruments has upgraded its Elite electronic product safety testing system with the introduction of a number of additional technical features. The functional load test current of the new Elite has been raised to 16 amps making it suitable for the safety testing of the vast majority of domestic electrical and electronic products.
Digital ohmmeter from Cropico
The Cropico Series 4000 digital ohmmeter range provides a highly practical solution for a wide range of low resistance measurement applications in the automotive manufacturing and engineering sector. The instrument includes a number of features to ensure measurement accuracy including forward and reverse current measurement with auto averaging, true current zero, long scale length and a selectable measurement range from 40mW to 4kW with respectiv...
LabVIEW drivers for M2i card series from Spectrum
Spectrum GmbH announces the availability of complete new designed LabVIEW drivers for the range of fast PCI/PCI-X card of the M2i series. This fourth generation of PC instruments contains digitizers starting with 16 channels, 16 bit resolution and 100 kS/s sampling rate up to versions with 12 bit resolution and 200 MS/s, arbitrary waveform generators (AWG) with up to 125 MS/s and digital I/O cards with up to 125 MS/s. The memory of these cards ca...
Windows Vista 64 Bit Support for PC Instruments
Spectrum GmbH has announced the availability of the new 64 bit Windows drivers (Windows Vista and XP) for its range of more than 70 PCI/PCI-X Digitizers, waveform generators and digital I/O cards. The state-of-the-art M2i card series can now be used under the 32 bit versions of Windows 2000, XP and Vista as well as Windows XP and Vista 64 bit. The M2i product range consists of digitizers starting with 16 channels, 16 bit resolution and 100 kS/s s...
Hand-held digital oscilloscope and multimeter in one
The WENS 800 series of hand held digital oscilloscope meters is now available in the UK exclusively from Aspen Electronics. With a bandwidth of 20MHz, 40MHz or 60MHz, the 2-channel DOM delivers a maximum 200MSamples/s sample rate, with an impressive 2.5GSamples/s repetitive sampling feature and a long 125kbyte record length.