EE-Evaluation Engineering articles from June 2009

EE-Evaluation Engineering archives from June 2009

The patch that saves lives.(heart monitors)(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Maladies that befall us personally or a colleague naturally impact our daily lives much more than any situation--whether catastrophic or not--that happens somewhere else in the world. Because of the nearness of the incident, we focus our...

Low-power digitizers provide high channel density.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... Four new two-channel, 8-bit U1071 ATM PCI Digitizers, additions to the Acqiris U1071A line, support 2-ppm clock accuracy for low-distortion measurement. Trigger jitter of 2 ps maintains low noise. Data can be stored in a large on-board memory...

Modules support key 40G and 100G standards.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The 80C10B and 80C10B with Option F1 (80C10B F1) are new optical sampling oscilloscope modules for the DSA8200 Digital Serial Analyzer Series. The 80C25GBE module for 100-Gb/s Ethernet manufacturing and compliance verification also has been...

25-MHz arbs feature large memory depth.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The 4075 and 4078 Arbitrary/Function Generators use DDS architecture to generate sine and square waveforms up to 25 MHz. Both models produce arbitrary waveforms with 14-bit amplitude resolution, a 100-MS/s sample rate, and up to 400,000 points...

GigaSample digitizer uses PCI express bus.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... ATS9870[R] is a 1-GS/s waveform digitizer featuring dual-port memory and 1.4 GB/s throughput using an eight-lane PCI Express bus. It offers two simultaneous analog inputs that can each be sampled with 8-b resolution at rates up to 1 GS/s,...

Test platform targets: LTE-enabled UEs.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The T4010 LTE[TM] Test System performs RF parameter verification throughout the development life of LTE-enabled UEs, allowing customization of 3GPP-defined test cases as well as complete test case development and full control of the test...

16-Bit multichannel digitizers have 4 GB of memory.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The Razor Compu-Scope 16XX family features up to four digitizing channels in a single-slot PCI card with 100-or 200-MS/s sampling per channel and up to 4 GB of on-board acquisition memory. The digitizers offer 16-bit resolution and high signal...

Scalable platform addresses multiple RF standards.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The multistandard CMW500 Wideband Radio Communications Tester incorporates a general-purpose RF power meter and a CW generator to handle every phase of development and production. When configured with a two-channel option, it can test two DUTs...

Cable adapter delivers data transfers to 80 Gb/s.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The PCle x 16 Gen 2 Host Cable Adapter enables high-speed expansion over a PCle cable from a host system at 80 Gb/s to a PCle downstream device or expansion chassis. It accommodates high-speed throughput such as video, imaging, and audio...

Analog input option doubles USB DAQ device capacity.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The USB-2416 Multifunction Measurement and Control Modules are 24-bit, analog input devices for voltage or temperature. The modules provide 16 differential or 32 single-ended analog inputs, eight digital I/O lines, nine software-selectable...

Digital I/O interface designed for PCIe slots.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The DIO-32. PCIe Digital I/O Interface Adapter has 16 optically isolated inputs and 16 reed relay outputs for PC-based control and automation of equipment including sensors and switches. The board is available in two versions with inputs rated...

PCI digitizer cards use new baseboard design.(PAUL'S PICKS)
June 1, 2009... The 14-bit PCI UF3-4142 and UF2-4140 Digitizer Cards include fast digital inputs and asynchronous digital I/O. The UF3-4142 offers two analog inputs and samples at 400 MS/s on one channel or 250 MS/s on both channels simultaneously. 3 The...

Standards help ensure order for nanotechnology.(NANOELECTRONICS TEST)(carbon nanotubes)(Technical report)
June 1, 2009... Like the California Gold Rush of 1849, the emergence of nanotechnology presents both an enormous opportunity and enormous risks. Just as new techniques, rewards, and challenges emerged during the Gold Rush era, nanotechnology exploration will...

Why not a personal base station?(WIRELESS TEST)(Technical report)
June 1, 2009... If you had a 3G base station in your own home or office, wouldn't life be wonderful? You could surf the Web at warp speed with high signal strength, watch streaming video all day long, and make unlimited phone calls all from your 3G phone. With...

What else can it do besides test?(CABLE/HARNESS TEST)
June 1, 2009... Don't look for atomic-powered cable/harness testers. The present crop of testers isn't quite that revolutionary, but they do incrementally improve upon those available a couple of years ago by increasing measurement range or adding capabilities...

Understanding key accelerometer specs.(ENVIRONMENTAL TEST)
June 1, 2009... One of the most difficult aspects of selecting an accelerometer for a particular application is interpreting the accelerometer's specifications. Often you understand your test requirements well but run into difficulty matching these...

Environmental Test buyers Guide.(ENVIRONMENTAL TEST BUYERS GUIDE)(Directory)
June 1, 2009... Product Guide Analyzers, Vibration Test Angelantoni Industrie Cascade Tek CirVibe Data Physics Endevco Golden Altos 10tech KineticSystems LDS Test and Measurement LMS Americas M/RAD ...

Conducted susceptibility testing: a mil-std-461f cs114 tutorial.(EMC TEST)
June 1, 2009... RF signals appearing on wiring are common in virtually all installations of electronic equipment. Wiring acts as a receive antenna for radiated RF signals that induce currents in conductors; this may produce voltages in circuitry sufficient to...