Tektronix, Inc., a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that its real-time spectrum analyzers (RTSAs) now offer up to 165 MHz acquisition bandwidth, the widest available in this price range. This bandwidth supports demanding applications such as high-margin, high accuracy WLAN 802.11ac characterization and troubleshooting. In addition to increased bandwidth, Tektronix has […]
PC-based Test Equipment
Box Eliminates Need for PC Card with Inspection Stations
HEIDENHAIN now offers a new EIB 742 external interface box for precise position measurement. It is a network-capable measuring solution that removes the requirement of a PC interface card that is usually necessary when connecting measurement apparatus to an industrial PC or laptop. The EIB 742 is ideal for inspection stations and multipoint inspection apparatuses […]
Instrument Measures Device Characteristics to 1500 A/10 kV
The B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer significantly increases its voltage and current range to cover all devices in today’s fast-growing power-device market. These enhancements make it an evaluation solution to accurately and efficiently measure a device’s characteristics from sub-pA up to 10 kV/1500 A, with a fast pulse down to 10 microseconds. The B1505AP, a […]
Agilent Announces Test Software for Altair Semiconductor Chipset
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced a new application based on its N7300 series chipset software platform. The Agilent N7304A-2, used with the company’s EXT wireless communications test set, was created in collaboration with Altair Semiconductor and optimized for high-volume manufacturing test for equipment based on Altair’s FourGee 3100/6200 TDD/FDD LTE chipset. The N7304A-2, a […]
Multichannel Analyzer for LTE, LTE-Advanced on Next-Gen Antennas, Base Stations, Handsets
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced industry-leading enhancements to its N7109A multi-channel signal analyzer for emerging multichannel LTE, LTE-Advanced and MIMO RF measurement requirements, including LTE antenna beamforming and LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation. Building on the N7109A’s strengths for WiMAXTM and LTE MIMO measurements, these new enhancements enable designers to stay one step ahead of […]
GAO unveils GAO2250 USB PC based DSO
GAO Tek Inc. (www.gaotek.com) has unveiled GAO2250, a versatile USB PC Based digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) that is specifically engineered to accurately display and analyze the spectrum of repetitive events. GAO Tek is a world leader in research, manufacturing and development of high performance electronic measurement instruments, embedded development tools, telecommunication testers and other electronic […]
Fluke COMPASS Software Covers All Calibration Needs
Fluke Corporation introduced COMPASS® for Pressure 3.0, software that helps calibration professionals organize and accelerate the task of calibrating pressure devices. COMPASS for Pressure is a universal platform for all pressure calibration software needs. It provides an off-the-shelf software tool to maximize the automation of calibration and testing processes. COMPASS for Pressure integrates calibration functions […]
Non-Contact Measurement System Fits On Any Benchtop
The StarLite™ GX, from RAM Optical Instrumentation, Inc. (RAM), is a compact non-contact measurement system with a unique ergonomic design, motorized zoom optics, color camera, and ample 6″ x 3″ x 5″ XYZ capacity. StarLite GX is small enough to fit on any workbench, yet large enough for routine inspection and measurement – a welcome […]
Digital Force Gauge Utilizes Motorized Test Stands
Mark-10 introduced the all new Series 5 digital force gauges, designed for tension and compression force testing in quality control, manufacturing, and R&D areas. A range of capacities from 0.12 lb to 500 lb (0.5 N to 2500 N) is available to address numerous applications in virtually every industry, including medical device, pharmaceutical, packaging, consumer […]
Pump Testing – Closed Loop Electronic Meter Calibration
Gas pumps typically never provide the correct volume of fuel you have paid for due to a number of variable that most test methods are unable to correct for. The biggest one is vapour loss – which is why many governments around the world are beginning to outlaw open neck prover cans as a valid […]
