Software options for the Anritsu Signalling Tester MD8430A expand the LTE-Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro) testing functions of the base station simulator. With the new software options, the MD8430A supports Gigabit LTE and Cellular IoT scenarios to create a comprehensive test solution that can efficiently verify LTE-A Pro-compliant chipsets and wireless devices. The new functions let […]
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Compact MSO low-profile 1 GHz oscilloscope packs in 64 digital channels
The 5 Series MSO Low Profile oscilloscope for machine diagnostics and automated test (ATE) applications combines high channel density and low-cost per channel at 1 GHz bandwidth. Developed by Tektronix, the scope is said to allow researchers and scientists to gather more accurate data and gain deeper insights into their machines while reducing test equipment […]
Scope analysis software covers embedded system design, aerospace, automotive engineering
New software options for the 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope made by Tektronix include a power analysis solution, Automotive Ethernet testing solution, and serial trigger and decode solutions for the aerospace and automotive markets. These new solutions take advantage of 5 Series MSO features including up to 8 input channels, 12-bit resolution and a […]
Using the scope integration function to determine energy use
Integrals come in handy in measuring power consumption when that consumption is intermittent or corresponds to a dissipation vs. time function that is irregularly shaped. The classic example is that of a controller that wakes up every second or so. You can, of course, use single-shot capture to get the current waveform when the controller […]
Radio communications tester supports RF, PHY layer throughput measurements for 6CA terminals
The measurement capability of the Anritsu MT8821C Radio Communications Analyzer has been augmented with the release of LTE-Advanced software solutions. When the new LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 6CCs Measurement Software MX882112C-061 and LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 6 CCs Measurement Software MX882113C-061 for LTE-Advanced/LTE Advanced Pro DL 6CA are installed, the MT8821C supports RF and PHY […]
Why the sky is blue: Lidar puts a focus on measuring Raleigh scattering
Most people assume the sky is blue because through a process of refraction we see the higher-frequency, shorter-wavelength end of the spectrum. This explanation is incorrect. For one thing, if the entire sky is blue, what happened to the rest of the spectrum? It’s complicated. In actuality, the blue appearance of the sky and yellow […]
Automotive Ethernet test software covers BroadR-Reach, 100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1 formats
Keysight Technologies, Inc. today unveiled a total of five new automotive Ethernet solutions at the Automotive Testing Expo 2017, Suburban Collection Showplace, Booth 2008, Novi, Michigan, Oct. 24-26. These solutions help automotive design and test engineers bring their products to market faster with easy-to-use conformance testing. Among the innovations unveiled publicly for the first time is […]
High-res digitizers, co-processors come in PXI format
NI, the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, announced today a new PXI FlexRIO architecture that integrates mezzanine I/O modules with Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGAs. The first wave of products based on this new architecture includes two high-resolution PXI FlexRIO Digitizers, three dedicated PXI FlexRIO […]
Dealing with noise in electronic circuits
Where there is matter, there is the potential for free electrons, and unless the temperature is absolute zero, these electrons exhibit random motion. Thus the basis for noise in electronic circuits. In metals such as copper, the number of these free electrons is large and their motion appears to be independent and truly random. Electronics […]
VIDEO: DPX in the Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer
Digital phosphor technology reveals transient and weak signals that otherwise would be difficult or impossible to detect. Greetings once more and welcome to our 74th Test and Measurement Video. Today we will look again at the Tektronix RSA306 PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer. Being a real-time instrument, it can see how traces evolve over time. Also, it […]