08/02/2016
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a small, high-precision air-quality sensor, claimed to be the first in the world to detect fine particles measuring no more than 2.5µm in diameter, called PM2.5, as well as pollen and dust. It also senses the density of particles precisely.
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06/01/2016
STMicroelectronics has released its second-generation laser-ranging sensor based on its FlightSense technology. It is claimed that the VL53L0 can range faster over longer distances and more accurately, improving smartphone and tablet camera performance and opening new possibilities and features in robotics, user detection, drones, IoT, and wearables.
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17/12/2015
Yokogawa has introduced a family of three new handheld process calibrators. The CA300 Series features high accuracy and stability and each model incorporates a dedicated range of functions for loop diagnosis, thermocouple simulation and RTD (resistance temperature detector) simulation, respectively.
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18/11/2015
Linear Technology has released the LTC6811 high voltage battery stack monitor, a drop-in replacement for the LTC6804, and claimed to feature higher performance and 25% lower price.
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16/11/2015
Queensgate’s NPC-D-5200 is a standalone digital controller for use with the company’s closed loop piezo actuators and stages and is claimed to deliver dynamic performance and accuracy.
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09/11/2015
Rohde & Schwarz has released the R&S Spectrum Rider, a handheld spectrum analyser featuring low weight and long battery life. It is claimed to offer solid RF performance with sensitivity of -160dBm and measurement accuracy of typically 0.5dB between 10MHz and 3GHz and a frequency range from 5kHz to 2GHz, which can be extended up to 4GHz with a key code.
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27/10/2015
Keysight Technologies has launched a 50GHz frequency extension to the M9393A PXIe performance vector signal analyser (VSA). According to the company, the move provides frequency coverage previously unseen in modular instrumentation.
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26/10/2015
The Yokogawa 2560A precision DC calibrator has been designed to offer users a simple, stand-alone solution for the testing and calibrating of DC measuring instruments such as analogue meters, clamp meters, thermometers, temperature transmitters and data loggers.
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19/10/2015
Linear has announced the LT6657, a range of ultra-stable bandgap voltage references that is said to exhibit less than 1.5ppm/°C of temperature drift. The LT6657 is also claimed to have 0.5ppmp-p of low frequency noise, less than 30ppm of long term drift and 35ppm of thermal hysteresis.
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24/09/2015
Green Hills Software has announced the latest release of its MULTI Integrated Development Environment for Linux. With this release, Green Hills Software continues to evolve its software development suite with features designed to increase developer productivity and speed time-to-market.
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08/09/2015
Tektronix has released the Keithley 2281S Battery Simulator and Precision DC Power Supply. The Keithley battery simulator is claimed to offer the industry’s first emulation of battery performance from full charge to total discharge using a battery model that includes state of charge, amp-hour capacity, equivalent series resistance, and open circuit voltage.
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02/09/2015
Yokogawa has introduced an enhanced version of its WT300 Series of compact digital power meters, said to feature higher accuracy, new measurement functionality and improved connectivity including Modbus/TCP capability to aid integration into production environments.
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28/08/2015
Link Microtek has released a hand-held spectrum analyser that is not much larger than a smartphone and is claimed to be able to carry out measurements on microwave signals at frequencies as high as 40GHz.
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06/07/2015
Yokogawa has added the WT3000E to its power analysis family and claims the device is the most accurate and stable such product currently available.
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09/06/2015
Anritsu has expanded its ShockLine range of vector network analysers (VNAs) with the introduction of the Performance ShockLine MS46500B series. Said to deliver best-in-class dynamic range and maximum output power, the MS46500B is suited to designing and manufacturing mobile network equipment, mobile devices, automotive cables, high-speed data interconnects and system integration components.
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01/06/2015
Anritsu has announced the MT8821C, a radio communication analyser for research and development testing of mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets and M2M modules, with the capability for supporting LTE-Advanced.
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23/03/2015
Pickering Interfaces has lowered the cost of ownership of switching systems with the introduction of eBIRST Switching System Test Tools – the company’s latest diagnostic test tools.
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18/03/2015
Link Microtek is making available a new PIM analyser that can measure the passive intermodulation (PIM) distortion of a device over four different frequency bands in a single pass, eliminating the need to connect/disconnect the DUT (device under test) to a separate instrument for each band. As a result there is a major reduction in the overall test time and a significant increase in test throughput.
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09/03/2015
National Instruments has announced the NI PXIe-8880 controller based on the Intel Xeon processor, and the NI PXIe-1085 chassis, which is the first chassis to use PCI Express Gen 3 technology. The combination of the eight-core, server-class Intel Xeon processor E5-2618L v3 and full system bandwidth of 24 GB/s delivers enhanced levels of performance for computationally intensive and highly parallel applications such as wireless test, semiconductor test and 5G prototyping.
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05/03/2015
HARTING has added a differential current transformer capable of carrying out current measurements at up to 10 A to its family of current sensors for industrial applications. Specifically designed for measurements of ambient conditions in the wind energy sector, the single-piece core transformer combines high functional reliability with extremely high mechanical stability for the most demanding applications.
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05/03/2015
KOE, the Industrial display manufacturer, has introduced a new 10.1-inch TFT display module featuring WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) resolution. The TX26D202VM0BAA has a pixel pitch of 0.11325mm (w) x 0.11325mm (h), which equates to a pixel density of 224ppi (pixels per inch).
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03/03/2015
Anritsu Company has introduced the ShockLine MS46121A series of 1-port USB Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs). In an extremely compact package, two models with frequency coverage of 40 MHz to 4 GHz and 150 kHz to 6 GHz are powered and controlled via a user-supplied computer to simply and cost-efficiently test cables, antennas, and other passive RF devices where 1-port measurements up to 6 GHz are required.
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27/02/2015
The TM500 network tester family is, according to Cobham Wireless, helping mobile operators to accelerate the deployment of high capacity networks. Already supporting key LTE-A features such as carrier aggregation of two and three component carriers, TDD/FDD carrier aggregation, and eICIC, the TM500 is now able to support Coordinated Multipoint transmission/reception (CoMP), a major feature of 3GPP LTE-A Release 11.
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19/11/2014
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC2983, a digital temperature measurement IC which directly digitises RTDs, thermocouples, thermistors and external diodes with 0.1°C accuracy and 0.001°C resolution.
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08/08/2014
National Instruments has announced the CompactRIO performance controller. The software designed unit integrates the latest embedded technologies from Intel and Xilinx and is fully supported by LabVIEW 2014 and NI Linux Real-Time.
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