Olympic structures being monitored
31 July, 2008
The China Earthquake Administration, the government body managing the country’s earthquake preparedness and disaster mitigation, has selected a structural health monitoring system developed by National Instruments Alliance Partner CGM Engineering.
Linear measurement
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: IDM Instruments
Available from IDM Instruments is the Celesco M150, claimed to be the world’s smallest cable extension transducer or string pot, measuring 1.9 x 1.9 x 1 cm.
Four-channel DSOs
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Emona Instruments Pty Ltd
The latest series of 4-channel Rigol oscilloscopes is available from Emona Instruments.
15-bit waveform generators
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent now offers PXI-based and LXI-based 15-bit arbitrary waveform generators that can create simultaneous wide bandwidth and high-resolution signals for electronically testing radar, satellite, telecom or military communications equipment.
Arbitrary noise generator
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first pulse function arbitrary noise generator that provides signal quality combined with versatile waveforms. It is suitable for general-purpose bench tests or serial data stress tests.
Impedance analysers
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Scientific Devices Australia
A range of precision impedance analysers with maximum frequencies ranging from 5 to 120 MHz for production, test and research applications has been introduced by Wayne Kerr Electronics.
Vector signal analysis
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent has introduced the VXA vector signal analyser measurement application for its X-series of signal analysers.
Digital phosphor ’scopes
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: RS
RS Components has added the TDS3000C series of oscilloscopes from Tektronix to its range.
Vector network analysers
09 June, 2008 | Supplied by: Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) Pty Ltd
The R&S ZVT8/ZVT20 8/20 GHz network analyser offers up to eight/six test ports in a single unit. Each port is equipped with a reflectometer that consists of a VSWR bridge, a measurement receiver and a reference receiver. Each pair of reflectometers is equipped with an independent generator.
13 GHz oscilloscope for PCI Express 2.0 compliance testing
09 June, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.agilent.com/find/90000A
Agilent Technologies has announced that its Infiniium 90000A Series 13 GHz oscilloscopes have been approved by the PCI-SIG (PCI Special Interest Group) for PCI Express 2.0 electrical signal quality testing. This approval means designers can use Agilent's DSO/DSA91304A Infiniium oscilloscope to test and validate designs with confidence they will meet PCIe physical layer specifications.
DELETE - duplicated somehow - 13 GHz oscilloscope for PCI Express 2.0 compliance testing
03 June, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.agilent.com/find/90000A
Agilent Technologies has announced that its Infiniium 90000A Series 13-GHz oscilloscopes have been approved by the PCI-SIG (PCI Special Interest Group) for PCI Express 2.0 electrical signal quality testing. This approval means designers can use Agilent's DSO/DSA91304A Infiniium oscilloscope to test and validate designs with confidence they will meet PCIe physical layer specifications.
FSH spectrum analyser
08 May, 2008 | Supplied by: Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) Pty Ltd
The Rohde & Schwarz FSH18 microwave handheld spectrum analyser is a new member of the FSH family and offers a frequency range from 10 MHz to 18 GHz. It is suitable for rapid, high-precision, cost-effective signal investigations.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) simulator system
08 May, 2008 | Supplied by: TechRentals
The NSG 438 is a preventative instrument that detects the occurrence of a discharge and automatically updates the counter and pre-counter displays, making it suitable for long test runs. Simple and easy to use, operators can create and store conditions in the instrument’s memory for subsequent re-use.
Waveform generator/fast measurement unit
08 May, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.agilent.com/find/B1500A
Agilent Technologies has introduced a waveform generator/fast measurement unit (WGFMU) for its B1500A semiconductor device analyser that performs the high-speed measurements required to characterise ultra-fast negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) and other applications such as pulsed IV, random telegraph signal (RTS), new types of non-volatile resistive memory like PRAM/ReRAM.
Oscilloscope market may reach $1.25b
01 May, 2008
The world oscilloscopes market is projected to inch up to US$1.25 billion by 2010 and US$1.47 billion by 2015.