Kyle Vogt, co-founder, president, and chief technology officer of Cruise, will deliver a keynote presentation at the Robotics Summit & Expo. The international event is focused on the technical issues involved with the design, development, manufacture, and delivery of commercial robots. The Robotics Summit & Expo takes place June 5-6 at the Seaport World Trade […]
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New features and functionality for LabVIEW test automation software
New updates to the LabVIEW 2019 and LabVIEW NXG programs are said to increase developer productivity through improved visibility in the IDE, powerful enhancements in debugging, and new datatypes to the G-language. Additionally, LabVIEW 2019 addresses a critical pain point for engineers: managing dependencies and versioning with fragmented, non-standardized methods, which perpetuate as challenges in […]
New mmWave test setup designed to accelerate 5G commercialization
A mmWave Vector Signal Transceiver (VST) is designed to address the test challenges of 5G mmWave RFIC transceivers and power amplifiers. NI’s solutions use the mmWave VST, which combines an RF signal generator, an RF signal analyzer and integrated switching with 1 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth at frequencies up to 44 GHz. In addition to […]
Instrumentation, design tools to play a strategic role in robotic design
The design of robotics systems provides a unique engineering challenge and one that requires the right design tools for the job, says Bradley Sauln, Onshape Technical Services Engineer. He says much robotic design work has converged around one class of product – CAD systems. But traditional CAD is just the beginning. Modern design shops are […]
Vector network analyzers get modulation distortion app
The optional S93070xB Modulation Distortion application is now available for the PNA-X Vector Network Analyzer, which delivers a wide system dynamic range resulting in a lowe residual error vector magnitude (EVM). Traditional test setups, especially for 5G power amplifiers and beamformer integrated circuit design, verification and production, are complex and can introduce a wide range […]
Tunnel diode detectors cover 100 MHz to 26 GHz, feature fast pulse response risetimes
A new product line of coaxial packaged tunnel diode detectors are candidates for prototype and proof-of-concept applications used in aerospace and defense, military and commercial radar, test and measurement, SATCOM applications and more. Pasternack’s comprehensive offering includes 26 models of tunnel diode detectors that feature rugged Germanium planar construction and operate over octave and broadband […]
System-level tester exercises and validates MIPI devices
The SV4E-DPTXCPTX is a highly integrated system-level tester that facilitates the rapid screening, calibration, and optimization of MIPI Alliance-enabled devices. Such devices include high-resolution display panels or display driver ICs, advanced image signal processors, and microcontrollers used in mobile or IoT applications. The SV4E-DPTXCPTX features a unique dual-mode DPHY/C-PHY analog front-end. It also integrates reconfigurable […]
Network analyzers combine built-in pulse generators, spectrum/time-domain analysis, modulators
New network analyzers deliver reliability and repeatability with best-in-class dynamic range, trace noise and temperature stability, as well as a wide range of software applications, enabling engineers to consistently achieve comprehensive device characterization. Keysight’s new E5080B, P50xxA Series, and M980xA Series network analyzers deliver next-generation features and performance in benchtop, USB, and PXI form factors. […]
Tools for optimizing circuit bias
If a semiconductor or vacuum tube is to accurately reproduce or amplify signals on its input, it must have on its input a non-time-varying dc voltage, i.e. dc bias, the purpose of which is to keep the device in its linear operating range. Otherwise, the input signal to be reproduced may drive the device beyond […]
PCIe-cards provide 80 synchronized AWG-channels in one PC
A single PCIe card carries eight AWB channels and measures just 168 mm in length. The addition of the two new 8-channel-cards to Spectrum’s latest “65” series of PCIe Arbitrary waveform generators means that, using Spectrum’s Star-Hub, up to 80 channels can be fully synchronized in a single PC. As standard, all cards of the […]