Testing

Farnell has launched ‘The Innovation Experts’ eBook which features interviews with experts on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook, which is free to download, shares the views of leading global manufacturers on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook provides unique insights for professional engineers and buyers as well ...

Winner Rohde & Schwarz – RTS: Accelerating the development of automotive radar for autonomous driving The RTS radar test system for automotive radar sensors electronically simulates even laterally moving objects for testing radar-based advanced driver assistance systems and radar sensors in autonomously driving cars over the air. The RTS radar test system consists of the new R&S AREG800A automotive radar ...

Texas instruments has revealed a buffer amplifier developed especially for oscilloscope inputs from dc to GHz. BUF802 signal paths “Oscilloscope manufacturers have got a choice: develop a discrete JFET input stage and risk limited performance, or develop their own asic,” TI general manager of linear amplifiers John Caldwell told Electronics Weekly. Developing a custom asic “is a massive undertaking where ...

Programmierbare Logik & Systeme (PLS) is covering NXP’s new S32K3 automotive MCU family trace and debug in the latest version of its Universal Debug Engine (UDE). S32K3 MCUs are based on the Arm’s Cortex-M7 core in single, dual and lock-step configurations for ISO 26262 functional safety applications up to ASIL D. Devices are offered in a range of flash memory sizes and ...

The increasing use of voice-activated devices has put a spotlight on audio tests – making a case for open and closed loop testing, says Eric Hodges of Audio Precision. Classically, audio tests have assumed that the device being measured has an input and an output, and that the delay from input to output is very short. Such a test scenario ...

The ability to create and choose the most effective test patterns has become more daunting as more patterns are introduced, says Ron Press of Siemens Digital Industries. Choosing the most efficient test patterns and setting coverage targets have always been a challenge, and they become ever more daunting with the addition of new types of patterns. Design for test (DFT) ...

Comarch’s role in the certification organization environment For 28 years, Comarch has helped clients of major Polish and international brands reach higher productivity thanks to implementing innovative IT solutions. We are a company with a strong technical background and global presence. We generate USD 380 million revenue, employ 6500 experts, have 57 subsidiaries and affiliates, and operate in 100 countries. ...

How quantum technologies can be tested and evaluated for commercialisation is explained by Dr Rhys Lewis, Head of NPL’s Quantum Metrology Institute. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute and home to the Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI). The QMI brings together all of NPL’s cutting-edge quantum science and metrology research and provides the expertise and facilities ...

OneWeb, the satellite company partially owned by the UK government, is using drones to carry out an antenna validation campaign at the Telespazio teleport in Scanzano, Italy. The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company has turned to QuadSAT, a Danish startup that does the test and measurement of satellite antennas by the use of drones. Founded in 2017, its ...

Fuel cell control systems will need to be highly sophisticated if the technology is going to find its way into transport, according to German hydrogen and fuel cell research centre ZBT, which is developing it for trucks and busses. In hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen is fed to the anode while air is fed to the cathode. An anode catalyst, typically ...