CAMI Research Inc. (Acton, MA) announces a new board for its CableEye cable and harness testing systems. Populated with precision resistors, it allows users to determine empirically whether the tester requires calibration. The CB50 may be used on all CableEye models. A leader in development of PC-based Cable & Wire Harness Test Systems for over 20 […]
PC-based Test Equipment
PXI open radio test reference solution targets military, public safety radios
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the industry’s first PXI open radio test reference solution and a radio test audio library for military and public safety radios. The Keysight Reference Solution enables engineers to quickly evaluate and integrate core radio test measurement capabilities into validation, production or depot test systems. Designers and manufacturers of […]
Simulation software helps develop RF Systems and Circuits
Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the latest release of its industry leading, affordable RF simulation and synthesis software, Genesys 2015. Designed for circuit and system designers, the software features breakthrough Keysight Sys-Parameters that enables RF system simulation with off-the-shelf component datasheets; and comprehensive RF circuit synthesis to enable the industry’s fastest realization of RF systems […]
PC-based platform coordinates multiple arbitrary waveform generators
Tektronix, Inc., a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, introduced a more convenient and flexible way for engineers to control signal sources and generate waveforms. The new PC-based SourceXpress platform allows users to easily setup, synchronize, and remotely control multiple arbitrary waveform generators and introduces a versatile plug-in architecture for waveform creation modules that will […]
Air Temperature and Velocity Scanner Thermally Characterizes Electronic Enclosures
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) now offers the ATVS-2020 scanner which measures airflow temperature and velocity of inside electronic devices. The ATVS-2020 scanner accommodates up to 32 sensors for precise, multi-point field mapping of test domains, including housings and PCB surfaces. The result is a highly accurate thermal characterization. Each dual-purpose sensor simultaneously measures both […]
Hexagon Metrology rolls out PC-DMIS 2014.1
Hexagon Metrology launched PC-DMIS 2014.1, a significant update of the world’s most popular measurement software used for the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data. The new mid-term software release introduces tools and technologies to help laser and optical measurement devices perform better than ever. PC-DMIS 2014.1 delivers overall performance improvements and major enhancements […]
Triple-channel supply hosts 30-V and 5-V sources
Keithley Instruments announced the addition of an economical triple-channel power supply to the company’s Series 2200 line of programmable DC power supplies. The Model 2231A-30-3 195W Triple-Channel DC Power Supply combines the advantage of greater output accuracy than competitive power supplies, with features that enhance its ease of use in circuit design and university student […]
Android app works with sourcemeters
Keithley Instruments has developed a free app for Android™-based smartphones and tablets that interacts with a Keithley Series 2600B SourceMeter SMU instrument via its front panel USB interface. IVy, which is the industry’s first app developed for SMU instruments, extends Keithley’s Touch, Test, Invent® design philosophy to offer benchtop Series 2600B instrument users a fast, […]
H-P, Agilent, Keysight: New name, same reputation
Those of us who have been around electronic instrumentation for a while can remember the days when Hewlett-Packard instruments were considered the cream of the crop. Where I worked, we always tried to get to the lab early on the days we had tests to run so we could get our hands on the highly […]
The Evolution of User Interfaces
by Jonathan Tucker, Senior Marketing and Product Manager, Keithley Instruments, Inc., Solon, Oh. Changing user expectations are shaping test instrument graphical user interface (GUI) design. User expectations for new instrument interfaces are changing. For instrumentation vendors, successfully designing new instruments means understanding that although users still need accurate measurements, they rarely have unlimited time to […]
