Today, about 95% of all digital cameras use CMOS image sensors with the rest employing CCDs. From the standpoint of sensor outputs, the main difference between CMOS and CCD sensors is that each pixel in a CMOS sensor has its own readout circuit next to the photosensitive area. In CCDs, charge collected in individual pixels […]
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Hand-held pistol-grip camera gives high-quality radiometric images
The FOTRIC 326 Thermal Imaging Camera is a rugged, durable, accurate, and portable handheld heat investigation device, designed for a wide range of equipment and infrastructure thermal diagnostic tasks. The 326 has a large aperture f1.0 IR lens for taking superior quality radiometric thermal images for professional use. TheFotric 326 has a -20 to +650°C […]
Tunnel diode detectors cover 100 MHz to 26 GHz, feature fast pulse response risetimes
A new product line of coaxial packaged tunnel diode detectors are candidates for prototype and proof-of-concept applications used in aerospace and defense, military and commercial radar, test and measurement, SATCOM applications and more. Pasternack’s comprehensive offering includes 26 models of tunnel diode detectors that feature rugged Germanium planar construction and operate over octave and broadband […]
On the “edge” of a revolution
New computing architectures are changing industrial applications, impacting the way measurements are made, data is collected, and how it all gets processed. Miles Budimir Senior Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to influence how industrial systems are designed and built. The core of IoT systems is the collection of data at the device level […]
Flicker spectrometer quantifies light flicker, gauges CIE photometric/radiometric parameter
The GL Spectis 1.0 Touch Flicker Spectrometer is an upgraded version of the handheld Spectis 1.0 Touch Spectral Light Meter. This device can now measure the increasingly important parameter of light flicker in addition to the extensive range of standard photometric and colorimetric values already available. The Spectis 1.0 Touch Flicker Spectrometer is now equipped […]
Portable bridges reveal their stresses to data recording systems
Ravi Shukla, HBM Test and Measurement Eighteen channels of sensor data from strain gauges attached to girders supporting bridge decking helped U.S. Army Corps of Engineers technicians monitor and record stresses on a decking structure of a new portable bridge. The work took place at the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, […]
Multifunction PCIe 12-to-26-bit DAQ cards include analog trigger, waveform generator
When advanced DAQ card features such as analog trigger and a waveform generator is needed, Advantech’s PCIe-1800 series with A/D resolution from 12-bit to 26-bit and a sampling rate from 500KS/s to 500MS/s as well as simultaneous or multiplexed sampling can fulfill a variety of solution needs. For multiplex sampling (PCIe-1810 and the PCIe-1816/H) or […]
Remote control module lets laptops run PXI systems via USB-C Thunderbolt 3
NI (National Instruments) announced today the PXIe-8301 remote control module, the industry’s first solution for laptop control of PXI systems using Thunderbolt™ 3. The PXIe-8301 offers PCI Express Gen 3 connectivity through two Thunderbolt 3 ports to maximize performance and delivers up to 2.3 GB/s of sustained data throughput. Engineers can use the second port […]
Isolated 4-channel 200 MHz scope handles up to 1 kV swings
Saelig Company Inc. has introduced the Cleverscope CS448, a unique isolated high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) four-channel 200MHz 14-bit oscilloscope. It has been designed to measure high voltage, fast slew-rate signals such as those in a full or three-phase power electronic switching bridge (e.g. gate drives to measure voltage and charge, power switching to measure loss and […]
Multifunction test instruments connect to PCs via USB/Wi-Fi
Digilent Inc.’s OpenScope: Open-source PICMZ All-in-One Instrumentation Device is available for immediate shipment worldwide from Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, the companies announced today. The OpenScope MZ is a portable multi-function programmable instrumentation module. What does that mean? It is a device that connects to a computer (through Wi-Fi or a USB cable) that allows […]
