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PC-based Test Equipment

15 W PXI programmable resistor modules simulate sensors

September 10, 2024 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

These modules let you perform HIL testing for industrial, automotive, medial and other products.

Filed Under: Instrumentation, PC-based Test Equipment, PXI Tagged With: pickeringinterfaces

IMS 2024 roundup: test equipment

July 17, 2024 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

Washington, DC — The 2024 International Microwave Symposium took place here in June at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. As always, RF/microwave/mmWave test equipment was all over the exhibit hall. Frequency-domain test equipment — spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, power meters, and signal generators — were, of course, dominant. Other equipment, such as oscilloscopes […]

Filed Under: Analyzer, arbitrary waveform generators, Communication Test, Featured, PC-based spectrum analyzers, PC-based Test Equipment, Power supplies, signal generator, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, Video, wireless test equipment Tagged With: aaronia, anritsu, coppermountaintechnologies, keysight, maurymicrowave, rigoltechnologies, Rohde Schwarz, SAFTehnika, Siglent, UNI-Trend, vaunix

What’s the difference between a USB oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, and digitizer?

December 4, 2023 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

USB oscilloscopes are highly versatile instruments. With the right software, they can perform functions usually reserved for spectrum analyzers and digitizers. In some cases, however, special instruments are needed for optimal results. This FAQ compares the functions of oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and digitizers with USB interfaces. They are called USB devices because they connect to […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, PC-based Oscilloscopes - PCO, PC-based spectrum analyzers, PC-based Test Equipment, USB-based Oscilloscopes Tagged With: FAQ

What specialist software is available for USB oscilloscopes? part 1

August 31, 2023 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

USB oscilloscopes capture analog and digital signals. Through software, engineers can analyze protocols and logic signals. By adding a D/A converter, a USB oscilloscope can also become a waveform generator. A USB oscilloscope consists of the signal capture and conditioning electronics package, a personal computer (PC) that can be a laptop or tablet unit, or […]

Filed Under: Digital Oscilloscope, FAQ, Featured, PC-based Oscilloscopes - PCO, PC-based Test Equipment Tagged With: digilent, FAQ, mathworks, nationalinstruments, Pico Technologoy

I’ve got the measurement blues again

January 24, 2023 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

EMC Band

Back from a three-year hiatus, I’m covering test and measurement again. This time, it’s for EE World.

Filed Under: Automation, Bench Test, Editor's Blog, Featured, Instrumentation, Meters & Testers, New Articles, Oscilloscopes, PC-based Test Equipment

DIO card completes PCIe instrument family

November 8, 2021 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

Spectrum Instrumentation

Spectrum instrumentation’s family of PCIe instrument cards also includes digitizers and waveform generators. Automated test systems often need to generate and measure analog signals. They often need to provide digital I/O for status monitoring and control of test hardware or industrial process equipment. With the addition of the M2p.7515-x4 digital I/O card, Spectrum Instrumentation completes […]

Filed Under: Analyzer, data acquisition, PC-based Test Equipment Tagged With: spectruminstrumentation

Test instrument enables Wi-Fi testing, OFDMA wireless packet capture in the field

November 16, 2020 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

fieldpal

The fieldPal is a precision Wi-Fi test instrument that enables Wi-Fi testing and OFDMA wireless packet capture in the field. To test performance of the new wireless technologies and applications, engineers use controlled laboratory testbeds like the octoBox in combination with field testing. New types of test tools are needed that allow testing in the […]

Filed Under: Communication Test, PC-based Test Equipment, Test Equipment, wireless, wireless test equipment Tagged With: octoscope

Product review: Pico VNA 108 8.5-GHz vector network analyzer

October 15, 2020 By David Herres Leave a Comment

pico VNA

The vector network analyzer (VNA) is an advanced member of the oscilloscope family of electronic instruments. The DUT may be as simple as a single resistor or conductor. The VNA can also operate as a time domain reflectometer, measuring the distance to and nature of a fault, impedance anomaly, complete break or short in a […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, New Articles, PC-based Test Equipment, Test Equipment Tagged With: picotechnology

NI CEO: COVID-19 on day one

October 14, 2020 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

NI CEO Eric Starkloff’s first decision was what to do about COVID-19 the night before he took over on February 1, 2020. Since then, he’s seen the opportunities in communications resulting from the pandemic. How would you like to take on a new leadership role just as a pandemic takes hold? That’s what Eric Starkloff […]

Filed Under: Automation, data acquisition, Instrumentation, PC-based Test Equipment, Sensing, Test and Measurement News, wireless Tagged With: National Instruments

16- to 256-channel I/O card for PXIE and ATE instruments

June 26, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

Salland Engineering is addressing the challenges of finding the right balance between performance, density/throughput within the right available power, and cooling at the right cost per channel when building custom ATE instrument by designing the Instrument IP themselves. This enables customers to benefit from proven and available building blocks to achieve high performance and very […]

Filed Under: PC-based Test Equipment, Test Equipment Tagged With: sallandengineering

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