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Reflectometer has dual-wavelength capability
3 November 2004
Fast, reliable testing of virtually all premises and campus fibre networks - including CCTV and legacy installations - is easy with the new XC8513 dual-wavelength cross-checking reflectometer according ...

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Modules deliver more analog I/O for industrial applications
3 November 2004
National Instruments' Compact FieldPoint and FieldPoint analog modules deliver high-channel-count analog inputs with 16-bit resolution and combination analog input and output. These modules - cFP-AIO-610, ...

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Portable oscilloscopes with isolated channels for lab or field use
20 October 2004
Channels Measurement Services has announced the availability of the Tektronix TPS2000 Series digital storage oscilloscopes (DSOs) designed to improve the productivity of designers and technicians that ...

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High-resolution clamp-on leakage current meter is non-intrusive
20 October 2004
LEM's LK60 clamp-on current meter can measure leakage current to assess the state of electrical insulation without removing power from operational equipment; on both single and three phase supplies. The ...

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Application allows logic analysers to measure 64 FPGA signals/pin
6 October 2004, Concilium Technologies
Agilent has introduced what it claims is the industry's first commercially available dynamic probe application for logic analyser-based debug of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Its B4655A FPGA ...

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200 Msps PXI digitiser and arbitrary waveform generator
6 October 2004, Access Control & Identity Management, Products & Solutions
Two new 200 Msps modular instruments from National Instruments, based on its synchronisation and memory core (SMC), double the available sample rate and memory depth of the company's digitiser and arbitrary ...

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High current ground integrity testers for electrical safety testing
6 October 2004, Products & Solutions
Product safety compliance has become an increasingly important issue in the electrical goods industry. The electrical, motor-driven, and/or transformer-type market is enormous and literally tens of thousands ...

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Test management software integrates essential technologies for automated test
22 September 2004
National Instruments' new TestStand 3.1 test management software version delivers increased software re-use and test development productivity for design and test integration. TestStand 3.1 includes LabVIEW ...

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Quick and easy automated test using USB
22 September 2004, Concilium Technologies
Ref: z2717155m Manufacturers of test and measurement equipment have long recognised the need to enable automated test and therefore build equipment with some type of I/O interface. GPIB (General Purpose ...

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1 MHz AC/DC current probe for peak measurement to 500 A
22 September 2004, News & Events
LEM has introduced the PR55 current probe for AC and DC current measurement up to 50 A rms and pulse current measurements up to 500 A peak with accuracy at frequencies up to 1 MHz. The new probe is said ...

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Programmable DC power supplies
8 September 2004
Sorensen's DML Series 600 W programmable DC power supplies provide continuous variable output voltage and current for a broad range of applications in a 1U high, half rack wide chassis. The units are ...

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Remote monitoring system sends e-mail via SMS - design
25 August 2004, CST Electronics, Electrocomp
This article shows a simple set-up that enables remote monitoring of temperature and an analog signal via e-mails. On meeting certain alarm conditions, the system can send SMS messages, which are then ...

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Equipment to test ADSL
25 August 2004, Powertel Telecom
Test telephones can create line disturbances that affect DSL. Many telephone companies have thus adopted the use of lock-out sets that alert users to the presence of a digital line. A further refinement ...

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Advanced telecom/datacom analyser
25 August 2004
Trend Communications' Victor Plus is a complete test and measurement instrument for 2 Mbps balanced/unbalanced, nx64 Kbps, co-directional and data circuits. The instrument provides DTE, DCE emulation ...

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Universal waveform generator with wide frequency range
25 August 2004
The Fluke 396, a 125 Msps single-channel waveform generator system, has an unprecedented combination of universal generator and synthesiser, says local distributor Spescom MeasureGraph, and also features ...

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Single-instrument solution enables evaluation of most RF and microwave signal sources
25 August 2004, Concilium Technologies
Agilent Technologies has introduced a new class of instrument that it says can evaluate the critical performance characteristics of nearly all types of RF and microwave signal sources. The Agilent E5052A ...

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Visual fault locator for fibre verification and troubleshooting
25 August 2004
Fluke Networks' VisiFault visual fault locator (VFL) for installers and owners of fibre-optic networks, is designed for demanding field use. The laser-powered VisiFault traces fibre routes, verifies continuity ...

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Pulsed S-parameter measurements for GSM amplifiers
25 August 2004, RF Design
Many devices, including the GSM power amplifiers used in cellular handsets, were not designed to operate continuously. The GSM system operates in the 900 or 1800 MHz bands and uses Gaussian minimum shift ...

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Deep-memory oscilloscopes up to 128 Mpts enable complex signal capture
25 August 2004, Concilium Technologies
Agilent Technologies offers new memory options for its Infiniium 54830 Series of digital storage and mixed-signal oscilloscopes, making them, it claims, the deepest-memory oscilloscopes in the industry. ...

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GPS-controlled frequency standard said to be the first 'truly-traceable'
25 August 2004
The Fluke 910 and 910R are new cesium-controlled frequency standards that use GPS technology and connectivity to provide primary standard traceability from any location. Delivering a precision frequency ...

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