A powerful option within the tool kit of a test equipment designer, particularly in automatic test equipment (ATE) applications, modular instruments offers all the needed test functions without the added size and expense of benchtop instruments. However, modular digitizers are not as efficient as benchtop oscilloscopes, especially in terms of breadth of measurement functions and […]
Archives for September 2011
ZTEC’s ZT621 VXI DSO replaces Tektronix TVS621
ZTEC Instruments (www.ztecinstruments.com) has unveiled the ZT621VXI, a full functional digital storage oscilloscope that comes in a double-wide C-size VXIbus instrument. Specifically developed as a drop-in replacement for Tektronix TVS621, the dual channel oscilloscope provides an outstanding alternative that will address users’ obsolescence needs. Offering complete measurement solutions, the ZT621VXI comes with extensive analysis and […]
GW Instek GDS-3154 Oscilloscope
Good Will Instek (www.gwinstek.com) has introduced a four channel oscilloscope from the GDS-3000 Series that features bandwidth of 20 MHz, a maximum real-time sample rate of five GSa/s and an equivalent time sample rate of 100 GSa/s — the GDS-3154. The oscilloscope features a Window Zoom function to provide users a display mode that simultaneously […]
PicoScope 3425 oscilloscope suitable for measuring non-ground signals
Pico Technology (www.picotech.com) has launched a four channel oscilloscope that allows users to measure non-ground or floating referenced signals without the need for costly differential probes or preamplifiers. The PicoScope 3425 features a common mode and differential range of up to 400 V, allowing it to measure both low level and high voltage signals. High […]
Agilent’s protocol viewer for PCI Express 3.0 suitable for Infiniium 90000 Series of Oscilloscopes
Agilent Technologies Inc. (www.agilent.com) has unveiled a fully integrated viewing application for PCI Express 3.0 that combines analog waveform annotation and packet viewing with advanced symbol and packet searching capabilities in one oscilloscope-based tool. The Agilent N8816A PCI Express 3.0 protocol viewer software allows engineers to easily identify protocol errors while analyzing analog waveform characteristics. […]
The oscilloscope’s frequency domain measurements
The oscilloscope’s frequency domain measurements translate a time-domain waveform with a FFT (fast Fourier transform) and measures the frequency domain’s distortion and noise characteristics. Frequency domain measurements offer magnitude and phase characteristics over frequency. Utilizing the FFT to transform a signal quickly into its frequency components is powerful since it reveals the characteristics of signal […]
B&K 2534 DSO combines performance with value
B&K Precision (www.bkprecision.com) has unveiled a dual channel oscilloscope that provides an unrivalled combination of value and performance, the 2534 Digital Storage Oscilloscopes. This 60 MHz oscilloscope offers a maximum sample rate of 400 MSa/s and record length of 4000 points for each channel. The oscilloscope’s analog style controls and auto measurement function makes it […]
Lockheed Martin and AAI chose ZTEC Oscilloscope for US Navy’s eCASS Program
ZTEC Instruments (www.ztecinstruments.com) has announced that Textron Systems AAI Corp and Lockheed Martin chose the ZT4628 oscilloscope for the Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) of the US Navy to test military aircraft on shore-based depots and naval aircraft carriers. The Navy, under the eCass program, will replace around 600 land- and ship-based CASS systems with […]
LeCroy’s WaveMaster 808Zi-A Oscilloscope
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has unveiled an eight GHz oscilloscope from the WaveMaster 8 Zi-A family of oscilloscopes that delivers a sampling rate of up to 40 GS/s. This four channel oscilloscope comes complete with bandwidth upgradability, making it affordable and easy to stay current with emerging serial data standards and high-speed technologies. Featuring high-resolution, large 15.2” […]
Tektronix unveils automated test and debug solution for oscilloscope
Tektronix, Inc. (www.tek.com) has unveiled the industry’s first complete automated test and debug solution that meet the SFF-8431, SFP+ PHY and SFP+ Direct Attach Cable specifications, as well as for “10GSFP+CU” measurements. It provides users of the DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series oscilloscope a new TEKEXP SFP-TX option for easily selecting the measurements for SFF-8431 SFP+ testing. The […]