Two high-end test instruments are connected to display waveforms and Lissajous patterns. Hi and welcome to our 56th Test and Measurement video. Today we’ll do one of my favorite things in the world of electronics, and that is to connect two products by different manufacturers and see them work in concert. Both very high quality […]
Test Equipment
Extreme temperature socket for tests of 14×10-mm BGA devices
Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new Stamped spring pin socket addressing high performance requirements for testing BGA208 – CBT-BGA-7041. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 31-g actuation force per ball and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.88 nH, insertion loss < 1 dB at 15.7 GHz […]
Product review -– Siglent SDG2000X series arbitrary waveform generator
Most high-spec contemporary oscilloscopes include as an option a built-in arbitrary function generator. Engineers use this feature on a daily basis. It goes well with the many other capabilities in today’s amazing digital storage oscilloscopes, and one would not want to be without it. However, a well-equipped bench will usually have a stand-alone arbitrary waveform […]
Automated USB 3.1 Type-C test setups speed compliance checks
An automated USB 3.1 Type-C transmitter test solution for Gen1 and Gen 2 combines full SigTest support with DPOJET debug and analysis tools. Developed by instrument maker Tektronix, the new setup delivers 100% compliance test coverage as well as full support for the new Type-C connector, fixtures and associated channel tests. The official tool for […]
VIDEO: RF Menu in the Tektronix MDO 3000 Oscilloscope
RF capabilities in the Tektronix MDO3104 oscilloscope are discussed and illustrated, using the RF noise floor as a signal source. Hi and welcome to our 55th Test and Measurement video. The topic is Displaying and Exploring the RF menu in the amazing Tektronix MDO3104 oscilloscope. First, we must make a distinction between the Fast Fourier […]
VIDEO: Displaying and Interpreting Histograms
Histograms are used to interpret a time-domain signal in a Tektronix 3000 Series Oscilloscope. Hi and welcome to our 54th Test and Measurement video. Right now we’ll look at histograms in the amazing Tektronix MDO3104 oscilloscope. The word histogram has not so much to do with history, although that has been suggested, as with the […]
Test setup makes accurate volume, surface resistivity measurements
A new test setup from Tektronix Inc. makes high resistivity measurements in compliance with accepted industry standards including ASTM D257 and IEC 60093. Designed for use with the Keithley Model 6517B Electrometer and Model 8009 Resistivity Chamber, the new Model KICKSTARTFL-HRMA application is said to automate volume and surface resistivity measurements for more accurate and […]
Why use an oscilloscope to measure EMI
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) — alternately known as Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) when it arises in the radio frequency spectrum — is an obviously bad effect on a variety of levels. There are two transmission vectors, equally problematic. Conducted EMI arises at lower frequencies. It is carried through conductors that touch, and it may be conveyed […]
VIDEO: Connecting An Oscilloscope To The Internet
A Tektronix 3000 Series oscilloscope is networked to a computer by means of e*Scope web-enabled tools. Hello again and welcome to our 52nd Test and Measurement video. Today we’ll look at another aspect of the amazing Tektronix MDO3104 oscilloscope. It is the instrument’s ability to be accessed and even be controlled by a computer that […]
USB3.1 receiver setup supports latest test standards
A USB3.1 Receiver Test Solution integrates a USB3.1 Receiver Test Adapter G0373A with a Signal Quality Analyzer (SQA) MP1800A and dedicated high-speed serial data test software to support the latest USB3.1 Gen2 SuperSpeed+, 10 Gbit/s receiver test standards. Developed by Anritsu Co., the setup provides engineers with an all-in-one USB3.1 receiver test solution to ensure […]