The latest Electronics Weekly product news on test and measurement technologies, such as oscilloscopes, communication analysers, vector network analysers and test software.
A Quantum-safe test bed has opened in Quebec, Canada, at the Université Laval’s Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers and the National Optics Institute. The Kirq test bed simulates a real-world environment to test quantum-secure technologies, identify vulnerabilities in existing networks and assess solutions before they are deployed at scale. Quebec-based non-profit organisation for large-scale digital innovation Numana invested $2m ...
The R&S FPL1044 spectrum analyser sees Rohde & Schwarz expanding its portfolio of mid-range instruments. There’s also a new 40 MHz real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) option for its entire FPL family. The new model offers a DC coupling option, expanding the measurable frequency range to start from 10 Hz. Applications include testing satellite and radar systems and components. Also, the ...
With the growing complexity of modern vehicles, electromagnetic compatibility testing is an increasingly important factor for performance, safety, compliance and reliability, says Marcus Sampson. Automotive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing was initially important for anti-lock braking systems and engine control systems. Today, virtually every automobile operating system includes some component that could produce electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI), ...
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 ...
Rohde & Schwarz announced a dual-channel 3.6kW precision power supply at Productronica today. Called NGT3622 and rack-mountable, each of its channels will be rated up to 80V or 50A, and resolution (not necessarily accuracy) is “100µA for current and 1mV for voltage”, said the company. “NGT3622 combines two independent 1,800W outputs [which] can be combined in series or parallel, allowing ...
Pickering Interfaces has turned to mems relays from Menlo Micro for a PXI fault insertion tester that can simulate issues in high-speed Ethernet protocols up to MultiGBASE-T1. “Capability limitations mean that the high-speed bandwidth requirements of the latest MultiGBASE-T1 protocols cannot be supported with reed relays or electromechanical relays, dictating the use of mems switches,” Pickering product manager Steven Edwards. ...
XP Power has added a digital control option to its HRF15 15W adjustable precision high-voltage dc-dc PSU series. There are three basic models, all 24Vin and all non-isolated: HRF1524S10K0* – 0 to 10kV at 1.5mA HRF1524S12K0* – 0 to 12kV at 1.25mA HRF1524S15K0* – 0 to 15kV at 1mA The main options on top of this are: Positive (*=P) or ...
ipTest has announced a pair of wide bandgap power device testers for measuring GaN and SiC transistors, aimed at academic researchers as well as engineers developing power products. Quasar200 is for dc and ac evaluations of silicon, galium nitride and silicon carbide devices. Pulsar600 is a higher current version – for shorts up to 10kAac – particularly suited to testing ...
Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-Sea, the specialist in modular signal switching and simulation for electronic test and verification, has expanded its range of standard COTS LXI microwave switching solutions. Five new RFIU families provide the building blocks required to address a vast number of demanding RF testing applications. “The new additions to our LXI microwave switching portfolio migrate RFIU functionality previously ...
Pico Technology has released a Python package designed to simplify the use of its PicoScope 6000E and 3000E Series USB oscilloscopes. Called pyPicoSDK and built on its the existing PicoSDK, the package assists users to create Python scripts that control PicoScope devices. “We created pyPicoSDK to make it easier for our customers to harness the power of Python for their ...
