Electronic test news explores tools and methods used to ensure functionality, compliance, and performance in electronic devices. From boundary scan and ICT to in-circuit testing and environmental stress screening, this field supports every stage of product development. Advances in automated testing, AI-driven diagnostics, and digital twin simulations are revolutionizing the way electronics are validated. Electronics Weekly readers benefit from updates that inform best practices in debugging, compliance testing, and quality assurance for consumer, industrial, and mission-critical electronics systems.
Segger has added system test capability to its ‘Flasher’ range of in-system programmers. “In addition to programming a target image, these devices can now run custom applications, thereby adding an entirely new layer of flexibility to the programming workflow,” according to the company, which calls the user-sourced C programmes ‘Flasher Apps’. “Flasher Apps run directly on a Flasher. They are ...
This year, the European Microwave Exhibition will be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The RF and microwave trade show is held in conjunction with conferences, technical seminars and exhibitor workshops describing commercial products and processes. this year, there will be a Forum on Defence, Security and Space, the Automotive Forum, the 6G Forum, and other conferences, workshops, short courses, and ...
ActionPower has released a modular programmable ac and dc power supply and load, aimed at testing photovoltaic micro-inverters. Helion, as it will be called, fits a 3U rack slot and designed to work with up to six output or load modules, which slide in from its rear. These can be ac or dc types, which the unit automatically identifies. “The ...
Siglent has introduced a two-channel arbitrary waveform generator series with 16bit 1Gsample/s sampling and outputs at up to 60GHz. The SDG1000X Plus series is a step up from the existing SDG1000X series, which also extends to 60MHz, but which has 14bits and 150Msample/s. Standard sample memory in the new generators is 8Mpoint. The LCD display measures 4.3inch and, as well ...
Pickering Electronics had added a single-in-line reed relay which can stand-off 5kV and switch 1.5kV to its Series 104. Inside is a single-pole normally-open contact (‘1 Form A’). Footprint is 6.22 x 24.1mm, and the relays stand 8.1mm tall above the PCB. “This is particularly advantageous where a compact design is essential, as the devices can stack at just 6.35mm,” ...
The University of Nottingham has creates a business unit for the industrialisation of electrical motors and drive systems, claiming that it is the first UK institution to create an independent business unit for the industrialisation of electrical motors and drive systems. Nottingham Drive Specialist Services (NDSS) will provide “bespoke development, manufacturing and testing of electrical motors and drives to support ...
Tektronix has tied up with Anritsu to create a tester for PCIe 6.0 (Base) receivers. “PCIe receiver validation is notoriously difficult due to the sensitivity of calibrating the stressed eye signal across a high loss channel,” according to Tektronix. The “receiver test solutions provide confidence that designs are thoroughly tested at the required bit error rate target. The step-by-step tools ...
UK lighting manufacturer Cambridge Led has bought two multi-function LED testers from Seaward of County Durham. A subsidiary of lighting distributor Net Led, Cambridge operates from a 36,000 sq ft factory in Cambridge, and has been designing, manufacturing and supplying LED luminaires and systems for installation in commercial and industrial areas across the UK for over a decade. Its products include ...
Essex-based Pickering Interfaces has announced a PXI-based module that simulates current loop based sensors in industrial control applications – a PXIe version is also available. Called ’41-765 Analog output/current loop simulator’, it is intended to tests transceivers using 4-20mA current loops. In addition, is also simulates other interfaces including 0-24mA, +/-24mA, 0-5V, +/-5V, and +/-12mV. A channel can source or sink, emulating ...
Nottingham-based Ignys is aiming at low volume manufacturing with a fixture concept for PCB testing, programming or calibration. “For high volume products, there are conventional ways of arranging tests but these are often too expensive and too slow for the start-up community or low volume manufacturers to benefit from,” according to the company. “We’ve developed the Ignys series of production ...
