Four finalists were announced Friday for the inaugural LEAP Awards’ Test & Measurement Category, comprising a broad array of new advances in instrumentation technology. The competition was scored by a panel of independent technical/engineering judges. This year’s inaugural LEAP Awards competition honored ground-breaking new products that set a new standard for innovation. Judges rated candidates […]
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Synchrophasor for multi-function recorder complies with C37.118.1a-2014 standard
Synchrophasor (PMU) support for the TR-3000 Multi-Function Recorder complies with the latest C37.118.1a-2014 Standard – IEEE Standard for Synchrophasor Measurements for Power Systems (including Amendment 1). Wide-area, time-synchronized phasor measurements facilitate a real-time view of power grid stability, helping to maximize efficiency and reliability. The TR-3000 supports two completely independent network connections, allowing dual streams […]
Smallest Reinforced Isolated CAN FD Transceivers Deliver the Industry’s Highest Bus Fault Protection
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced two new isolated Controller Area Network (CAN) flexible data rate (FD) transceivers that combine the industry’s highest bus fault protection, highest common-mode transient immunity (CMTI), and lowest electromagnetic emissions into a 35 percent smaller package. With a higher working voltage than competing devices and faster communication speeds than the […]
WDM Dominates Global Optical Network Hardware Market
Ongoing growth in the mobile data market is driving the optical network hardware market, with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) expected to play a key role in the market. That’s the findings of a market research report released by Technavio, titled ‘Global Optical Network Hardware Market 2017-2021’. According to the report, the global optical network hardware […]
The difference between MDO and MSO displays with time domain and Fast Fourier Transforms
Mixed-domain oscilloscopes and mixed-signal oscilloscopes differ significantly in how they display waveforms. Both are useful because they permit users to simultaneously view different electrical aspects of equipment under investigation. The MDO displays a single signal simultaneously in the time and frequency domains, demonstrating how they change together. The MSO displays two different signals in the […]
Not for dummies – Automotive testing & engine expos bring hot tech instrumentation to development labs
The Automotive testing expo and engine expo recently wrapped up in the Detroit area, collocated with events for automotive interiors and autonomous vehicle technology. As always, there were numerous examples of interesting technology on the show floor. In the pages that follow we highlight some of the more noteworthy developments we saw there. NEXT PAGE: […]
Quantum analyzer gives parallel readout of 10 qubits
The UHFQA Quantum Analyzer provides a multi-qubit readout in ambitious quantum computing projects. The UHFQA measures the state of 10 qubits simultaneously with state-of-the-art speed, fidelity, and innovative signal crosstalk suppression techniques. In dual-sideband operation, a frequency span up to 1.2 GHz is covered. The combination of UHFQA and the HDAWG Arbitrary Waveform Generator forms […]
Researchers Using Brain-Inspired Methods To Improve Wireless Communications
Researchers are always seeking more reliable and more efficient communications, for everything from televisions and cellphones to satellites and medical devices. One technique generating buzz for its high signal quality is a combination of multiple-input multiple-output techniques with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Virginia Tech researchers Lingjia Liu and Yang (Cindy) Yi are using brain-inspired machine […]
Spy Chief Wanted Ban on China Telecoms From Australian 5G
Australia’s critical infrastructure including electricity grids, water supplies and hospitals could not have been adequately safeguarded if Chinese-owned telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE Corp. were allowed to help roll out the nation’s 5G network, a spy chief said. Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, said his cyber experts had backed the government’s decision […]
Report: Global Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) Technology Market to Reach $35.82 Billion By 2028
According to a market intelligence report by BIS Research, titled ‘Global Li-Fi Technology Market – Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2028″, the light fidelity (Li-Fi) technology market was estimated at $88.0 million in 2017 and is expected to reach $35.82 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 71.20%, during the forecast period. The Li-Fi technology uses […]