Fluke - 8846A Digital Multimeter

The 8846A puts Fluke into the 6.5-digit DMM market. It measures AC and DC voltage and current, two-wire and four-wire resistance, frequency, and period. The 8846A also measures temperature (with an RTD) and capacitance. Basic DC accuracy is 0.024%. A front-panel USB port lets you store data on a flash-memory device.

The DMM comes with special probes that let you make four-wire resistance measurements with two leads. Each probe lead contains a second, embedded wire and jacks that connect both wires in the lead to the meter. Soft keys let you invoke measurement functions such as statistics, histograms, and trend plots.

 

 

 

JTAG Technologies - TapCommunicator boundary-scan interface

 

JTAG TapCommunicator (TapComm) is an intelligent channel for communicating boundary-scan test vectors and device-programming data over unlimited distances to a target system. The product consists of Uplink and Downlink modules, both of which are compatible with IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE 1149.1.  The Uplink and Downlink modules code and decode boundary-scan application data. The result is a communications system that provides a high-speed link of unlimited range between the tester and target with no signal degradation. TapComm supports up to four boundary-scan TAPs. Since it operates on the standard IEEE 1149.1 protocols and state machine, TapComm is vendor-independent and can be used with any compliant tester, emulator, or programmer.

 

 

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UEI - UEILogger datalogger - Offering more than 20 I/O boards, including serial and CAN bus inputs, the UEILogger gives you the flexibility to match datalogger I/O to a variety of applications. A six-slot version of the rugged datalogger/recorder accommodates up to 150 analog or 288 digital I/O channels and provides sampling rates of up to 100 samples/s on each channel or port; the unit logs data onto a 2-Gbyte SD memory card, which stores more than 500 million 16-bit analog-to-digital readings. The UEILogger operates from –45°C to +85°C and withstands 50-g shock and 5-g vibration.

 

Anritsu - Signature MS2781B signal analyzer - The Signature MS2781B provides spectrum analysis and integrated vector signal analysis over a frequency range of 100 Hz to 8 GHz with bandwidths to 50 MHz. The instrument offers a seamless interface to Matlab for extended analysis and visualization. Built-in one-touch "smart" measurements and optional personalities for phase noise, WiMax, WCDMA/HSDPA, and QAM/PSK modulation analysis ease measurements on complex signals.


NoiseCom - DSG9000 HD radio test signal generator - The DSG9000 signal generator transmits vector signals via cables or audio antennas into an HD-type radio, allowing engineers to test both the analog and the digital circuitry. The DSG9000-02 contains a full suite of test vectors and can be used to analyze noise, distortion, and multipath errors on new designs. The DSG9000-01 is designed for production testing and includes one vector for AM and a second vector for FM. The intuitive interface helps broadcast engineers who are not familiar with test and measurement operations.

 

Rohde & Schwartz - ESU EMI test receivers - The R&S ESU family of CISPR-1-1-compliant EMI test receivers meets civil and military standards for electromagnetic interference measurements. With the FFT-based time-domain scan, you can perform overview measurements more than 100 times faster than on previous test receivers. The instruments provide a complete set of parallel detectors (including the new CISPR-RMS detector), RF scan, IF analysis, and numerous report functions. Three models are available covering frequency ranges from 20 Hz up to 8 GHz, 26.5 GHz, or 40 GHz.