A new release of LabVIEW NXG, the next generation of LabVIEW engineering system design software, adds new functions and augments long-standing benefits, particularly for engineers developing, deploying and managing automated test and measurement systems. This release introduces the WebVI, a VI type for building web-based user interfaces (UIs) that can be deployed to any web […]
Test Equipment
VIDEO: Signal Acquisition in the Tektronix MDO3000 Oscilloscope
Various types of signal acquisitions in a digital storage oscilloscope are examined and displayed. Hi again and welcome to our 81st Test and Measurement Video. For this demonstration we’ll return to the Tektronix MDO3000 oscilloscope and talk about the meaning and some details of signal acquisition. This concept is far more complex in the digital […]
VIDEO: Detecting and Measuring Short Distance Dynamic Signals in the Tektronix RSA306 Spectrum Analyzer
A PC-based spectrum analyzer built by Tektronix is used to receive and analyze short-distance dynamic 2.4 GHz signals that may create interference in the industrial, scientific and medical bands. Greetings and welcome to our 80th Test and Measurement Video. Again we’re focusing on the Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer. This instrument is an economical alternative […]
Researchers demonstrate first data transmission through terahertz multiplexer
Researchers are heralding a technology demonstration as a predecessor to the next generation of ultra-high bandwidth wireless communications links. A research team writing in the journal Nature Communications, reported the first transmission of two real-time video signals through a terahertz multiplexer at an aggregate data rate of 50 gbps, some 100x faster than cellular networks. […]
Top test & measurement stories of 2017
Here are the test & measurement features that got the most interest from readers in 2017. Why the sky is blue: LiDAR puts a focus on measuring Raleigh scattering Rayleigh scattering measurements are more than just an academic exercise. Scattering effects, Rayleigh and otherwise, can impact the operation of light-based sensors such […]
VIDEO: Audio Reception in Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer
A Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer, equipped with a whip antenna, can actually receive FM broadcasts and play the audio through the connected user-supplied PC. We’ll see how to configure the instrument to do this. Hi and welcome to our 79th Test and Measurement Video. Once again we’re looking at the Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum […]
VIDEO: Identifying and Measuring Spurious Signals
A Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer is used to identify and measure spurious signals from the Tektronix Demo Board. Greetings and welcome to our 78th Test and Measurement Video. Our subject for today is how to identify and measure spurious signals. The instrument for accomplishing this task is the Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer. A […]
PC software for EMC pre-compliance testing
The TekBox EMCView Pre-compliance Testing Software is PC-compatible software simplifies the process of EMC pre-compliance testing of radiated and conducted emissions. EMCView complements an emissions test setup of a spectrum analyzer, an LISN (Line Impedance Stabilization Networks) and an EMI-quiet TEM (Transverse ElectroMagnetic) Cell. Built-in amplitude correction provides the correction and conversion coefficients for cables, […]
New radio test capabilities devised for 3GPP 5G wireless setups
What is billed as an industry first 5G NR ready device workflow solution is said to address the entire device R&D workflow and scales from sub-6 GHz to mmWave. The UXM 5G Wireless Test Platform, developed by Keysight Technologies, Inc., is said to help prototype and develop 5G chipsets and devices while keeping up with […]
A first: Meter measures ac current and voltage without touching conductors
New technology called FieldSense allows open-fork, current-measuring meters to take simultaneous voltage and current measurements — not just detection — without test leads. Developed by Fluke, the new T6 true-rms Electrical Testers, the first tools to use FieldSense technology, are now available at local distributors and retailers. While the technology in the T5 detects an […]