Testing

QuadSAT is productising its drone-based antenna and radio frequency test and measurement system, the Danish company has announced. Previously, available only as a managed service delivered by QuadSAT engineers, it says the system can now be also be acquired for third-party testing needs. Quadsat’s system consists of the drones integrated with a custom RF payload, together with automation and measurement ...

At Electronica 2022, we caught up with Jason Chonko, Marketing and Applications Specialist at SIGLENT Technologies, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He talks about RF test and measurement and LIDAR and RADAR, new applications, K Band RF signal sources and spectrum analysers, enabling more than one engineer to have the product at their desk, and how ...

Leonardo is highlighting it has created an almost fully automated end-to-end fighter jet radar array test facility, which it describes as a world first. Described as “one button” solution to achieve a 24 to 30 hour radar antenna test, the test facility – called a Production Near-Field Range (PNFR) – is fully automated and located at the company’s Crewe Toll ...

Using Python to Automate NI DAQ Hardware. This is the title of a data acquisition webinar Digi-Key will be hosting with NI. Free to attend, it takes place on Thursday, August 23, at 11 a.m., and will highlight the benefits of using NI hardware with Python. Specifically, during the webinar, Austin Stanton – a senior solution marketer at NI – ...

Transaction-level modelling can help with certification-level verification if an FPGA application is safety-critical, says Krzysztof Szczur of Aldec. FPGA designs for avionics applications are increasingly employing high-speed interface buses to deliver greater performance and, if the application is safety-critical, verifying the design for certification purposes is challenging. Avionics buses use serial rather than parallel data transfer to reduce the number ...

When developing oscilloscopes, test and measurement trends drive innovation and new designs, says Lee Morgan of Tektronix Time Domain. Talking to end-users of oscilloscopes has proved that the only way for test and measurement vendors to develop products capable of meeting customers’ needs is to work closely with them, ask a lot of questions and listen to them to discover ...

In semiconductor and electronic equipment manufacture, the quality control (QC) process is essential to ensuring defect-free products that meet specifications and comply with international standards. Here, manufacturers rely heavily on industrial microscopes to ensure a thorough and reliable examination. While the visual inspection needed for QC can be costly and time-consuming, advances in microscope software are helping to optimize product ...

Farnell has launched ‘The Innovation Experts’ eBook which features interviews with experts on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook, which is free to download, shares the views of leading global manufacturers on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook provides unique insights for professional engineers and buyers as well ...

Winner Rohde & Schwarz – RTS: Accelerating the development of automotive radar for autonomous driving The RTS radar test system for automotive radar sensors electronically simulates even laterally moving objects for testing radar-based advanced driver assistance systems and radar sensors in autonomously driving cars over the air. The RTS radar test system consists of the new R&S AREG800A automotive radar ...

Texas instruments has revealed a buffer amplifier developed especially for oscilloscope inputs from dc to GHz. BUF802 signal paths “Oscilloscope manufacturers have got a choice: develop a discrete JFET input stage and risk limited performance, or develop their own asic,” TI general manager of linear amplifiers John Caldwell told Electronics Weekly. Developing a custom asic “is a massive undertaking where ...