Testing

The need for network test automation is apparent, but the problem is that traditionally network test automation has required specialist scripting skills with languages such as TCL, writes David Hill of Spirent Communications

Tektronix already has labs throughout Europe in Russia, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands and the new Orsay facility expands the company’s repair and calibration services in Europe

The oscilloscopes provide five math functions for additional analysis including Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide and FFT. The FFT can be viewed using four different windows and two different vertical scales

Pico Technology has added four channel PC oscilloscopes to its PicoScope 3000 series, and doubled sampling rate to 1Gsample/s (max, one channel only). PC scopes contain only acquisition hardware, using the host PC for display, control and...

Test specialist John Charters outlines the transmit power and emissions regulations for the three most commonly used low power consumption wireless technologies - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct and ZigBee

Designed to support networks running at 25 to 28Gbit/s, the OIF CEI 3.0 Implementation Agreement covers eight interfaces with nearly 120 tests

“The test module is intended for use by system builders looking to add analogue capabilities into a JTAG/boundary-scan test system,” said James Stanbridge of JTAG Technologies

For the simple tasks, in these days of austerity, exactly how much scope can you get for a grand? The short answer is: "A lot more than you could get even five years ago...

No longer is simple stimulus and response testing enough, test systems need to simulate the world and for this FPGA-based instruments come into their own, writes Jeremy Twaits from National Instruments

Test equipment rental firms Livingston and Microlease believe it is possible to reduce pressure on budgets by offering a rental rebate schemes