Test & Measurement

Anritsu is demonstrating at ECOC 2017 exhibition in Gothenburg, Sweden (18-20 September) its recently released MP1900A series high-end bit error rate tester (BERT). The MP1900A Signal Quality Analyser-R is likely to be used in early stage R&D evaluations ranging from next-generation 200GbE/400GbE network interfaces to PCI Express and bus interfaces. The instrument is a multichannel tester which can be used for ...

Test equipment rental specialist Microlease has launched a major upgrade to its Leo asset management software, taking it into the cloud for the first time.

Rohde & Schwarz is offering a wideband extension for its RTO2064 digital oscilloscope and FSW85 signal and spectrum analyser. The FSW-B5000 extension module, with equalised 5GHz signal analysis bandwidth, can be used to capture IEEE 802.11ay wideband signals for post-processing and to perform measurements on waveform candidates for the future 5G standard. The amplitude and phase response of the full ...

High vertical resolution analogue-to-digital converters provide the signal detail for everyday devices, writes Andreas Grimm of Rohde & Schwarz.

Make a note for your diary - Wednesday 6 September, 10:00am - for a new Electronics Weekly webinar: Combining the Power of Functional Test and Embedded System Access

GapGun is a hand-held metrology tool designed and made in Bristol by Third Dimension. Not only does it measure gaps, but whether panels are level and the radius of edges. Data is logged, and linked via Wi-Fi for the quality control audit trail. The latest order is from train maker Bombardier, for Aventra electric multiple unit for two London rail ...

Pico Technology introduces automatic measurement of waveforms on up to a million successive waveform cycles.

National Instruments has announced a family of PXI remote control and bus extension modules with PCI Express Gen 3 connectivity. “PCI Express Gen 3 technology delivers increased bandwidth that is critical for data intensive applications like 5G cellular research, RF record and playback, and high-channel-count data acquisition,” said the firm. “This family augments our existing portfolio of PCI Express Gen ...

National Instruments has introduced a remote control module for laptop control of PXI systems using Thunderbolt 3. The PXIe-8301 offers PCI Express Gen 3 connectivity through two Thunderbolt 3 ports this will support up to 2.3 Gbyte/s of data throughput. The second port can be used to daisy chain additional Thunderbolt 3 or USB-C devices. The Thunderbolt hardware interface was ...

Microchip has announced MPLAB ICD 4, an in-circuit programming and debugging tool for PIC microcontrollers and dsPIC digital signal controllers. All headers from the earlier MPLAB ICD 3 are supported, and inside is a 300MHz 32bit microcontroller. “MPLAB ICD 4 includes all the features of the MPLAB ICD 3 debugger while a faster processor and increased buffer memory of 2Mbyte ...