With Test System Architect from Pickering Interfaces, you can design cable assemblies that connect your device-under-test to test equipment or switches. The cloud-based tool is free. You need only register to use it. Connecting electronic devices to test equipment can be daunting, especially when building an automated test system and connecting several test instruments to […]
Modular DC analyzer sources, sinks, and measures
The IT2705 mainframe and modules let you configure up to eight channels with modules that provide loads, sources, and SMUs. Test power supplies, batteries, IoT devices, medical devices, and so on. As powering circuits and systems get more complex, you often need to source, sink, and measure DC power for more than just DC levels. […]
NI boosts PXI with controllers, chassis, and I/O
PXI continues to grow with an 18-slot chassis, system controllers, multifunction DAQ, and an oscilloscope. NI’s line of PXI-based test instrumentation has received a significant boost. Nearing 30 years old, PXI has become the standard for modular instrumentation in automated test for it boasts a thriving multi-vendor ecosystem. PXI originator NI has added an 18-slot […]
Tryout: two low-cost USB inline meters and a load
Despite their limited use for testing wall chargers and power banks, USB inline testers let you compare power sources. In three videos, we take you through their features, and we also try an inline USB electronic load. When testing a USB charger or power bank, you can connect a phone or other device and see […]
Oscilloscope software automates DisplayPort 2.1 PHY testing
QPHY 2 software lets you test DisplayPort 2.1 links for compliance to industry standards Engineers designing DisplayPort 2.1 into devices need a way to verify compliance with standards and that the interface will interoperate with other devices. This involves viewing physical-layer (PHY) eye diagrams at both transmitters and receivers. DisplayPort 2.1 PHY compliance test software […]
Tektronix event highlights precision measurements
At “Precision Unveiled,” Tektronix gave attendees a look at the future and displayed some current test equipment. Raleigh, NC, October 28, 2025 — Tektronix, well known for oscilloscopes and more recently power sources and power measurements through its acquisitions of Keithley and EA Elektro Automatic, hosted an event at the North Carolina Museum of Art. […]
Midrange oscilloscopes focus on speed and resolution
The MXO 3 oscilloscope from Rohde & Schwarz brings fast viewing, quick data processing, and high resolution to your bench. It inherits features from higher-end models. If you design, test, or troubleshoot circuits, you surely need an oscilloscope, and two eight-bit channels are not enough anymore. Indeed, the MXO 3 oscilloscope comes in four-or-eight channels […]
PXI/PXIe battery simulators automate BMS testing
Pickering Interfaces has added two PXI and two PXIe battery simulators to its line of PXI test modules. The 41-754 (PXI) and 43-754 (PXIe) battery simulators are both available in 2-channel or 4-channel versions that can supply from 1 V to 8 V, 5 A per channel. The channels are fully isolated from ground and […]
Oscilloscope features fast data transfer, 10-bit ADC
The Series 7 DPO oscilloscope from Tektronix is the company’s first new high-end model in years. It uses an optical port to transfer data faster than anything we’ve seen. Oscilloscope announcements come often, but most are for low-end. And midrange models. The Series 7 from Tektronix datasheet clearly fits into the high end, though it’s […]
Teardown: 1950s Heathkit vacuum tube oscilloscope
Help us analyze a Heathkit vacuum tube oscilloscope schematic and compare it to what AI told me.
