Then watch our latest Saelig video: "How to choose the best 100MHz scope" http://youtu.be/CLdPPKkCyUY
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Nice review of AIM-TTi's RF Spectrum Analyzers!
6 GHz spectrum analysis in your hand! EDN writer did a nice comparison and review of AIM-TTi's RF Spectrum Analyzers: http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4434756/6-GHz-spectrum-analysis-in-your-hand-
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Spectis 6.0 Spectrophotometer Video published on YouTube
I interviewed GL Optic’s
Mikolaj Przybyla at the electronica show in Munich, who described their Spectis
6.0 programmable spectrophotometer.
This rackmounted spectrometer
can easily be programmed for LED and luminaire quality test procedures to meet
USA standards, including temperature control.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Latest Saelig Video Describes CleverScope's many virtues!
CleverScope from New Zealand is an amazing PC-connected 10-14-bit 100MHz oscilloscope with digital channels and sophisticated triggering and math capabilities. This 18-minute video describes some of its best features:
http://youtu.be/c5jY2pEsAKk
http://youtu.be/c5jY2pEsAKk
Monday, December 8, 2014
Picoscope Software for PC oscilloscopes has a continuous update rate of over 100,000 waveform/s, faster than any other PC oscilloscope, says PicoScope.
The fast persistence mode is available on all oscilloscopes from the PicoScope 3000 Series upwards, with the PicoScope R6.10.2 beta software or later. Using dedicated hardware, this mode can achieve update rates up to 120,000 waveform/s on USB 3.0 deep memory scopes such as the PicoScope 6000C/D Series. With USB 2.0 deep memory scopes, the update rate can now reach 80,000waveform/s.
Even faster capture rates are possible using rapid trigger mode, which collects bursts of up to 10,000waveforms at a rate of up to onemillion waveform/s into segmented memory for later viewing.
All users can download the latest software update free of charge from the company website and non-users can download the software and run it in demo mode.
http://www.picotech.com
Even faster capture rates are possible using rapid trigger mode, which collects bursts of up to 10,000waveforms at a rate of up to onemillion waveform/s into segmented memory for later viewing.
All users can download the latest software update free of charge from the company website and non-users can download the software and run it in demo mode.
http://www.picotech.com
Pico Technology's Busy 2014!
2014 was a busy year for our supplier Pico Technology, with the release of new PicoScopes and new
software
features. (Make sure you check your inbox for our newsletters in
2015, as they have plans for many more new products and software updates! Here's what happened in 2014:
January -
PicoScope for Linux is released. Now you can use a beta version of the familiar
PicoScope software on a free, non-Windows operating system. They also
provide an SDK for programmers. http://www.picotech.com/linux.html
February - The
PicoScope 4824 8-channel oscilloscope - with more inputs than an average oscilloscope, but also delivers high-quality measurements
with its 12-bit vertical resolution and 70 dB dynamic range. Its deep
memory makes it ideal for long-duration power quality monitoring as
well as general workshop and laboratory use. http://www.picotech.com/picoscope4824overview.html
March - Drivers for more PicoScope oscilloscopes under MathWorks
MATLAB, backed up with example code. http://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/authors/292982
April - Received the great honor of a Queen's Award for Enterprise, recognizing achievements in exporting oscilloscope and data logging technology all
over the world. http://press.picotech.com/pr/en/QA.html
May - PicoScope
math channels gain new low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop
filters and a duty cycle graphing function. http://www.picotech.com/picoscope6-maths-channels.html
June - A new beta
version of the PicoScope software for Apple Mac OS X users,
including an SDK for programmers, is released. http://labs.picotech.com/#mac
July - Continuing
improvements to PicoScope result in faster waveform update rates
and faster data streaming over USB. Up to 100,000 waveforms per
second now possible in the new fast persistence mode. http://www.picotech.com/oscilloscope-waveform-update-rates.html
August - A custom
version of PicoScope runs on the ARM-based BeagleBone Black
development board. http://www.picotech.com/support/topic14347.html
September - The
new PicoScope 3000D MSO Series adds 16 digital inputs to a
high-performance deep-memory oscilloscope to allow analysis of complex
embedded systems. Capture 512-megasample waveforms at 1 gigasample
per second. Multichannel serial decoding of formats such as I2C, SPI and
UART is included as standard, as is a built-in arbitrary
waveform generator.
October - More
drivers for ARM-based development boards--Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone
Black--are released. http://www.picotech.com/support/topic14649.html
November - Guidance for using Java Native Access (JNA) with PicoScope
drivers.
December -
PicoScope for Linux wins a place in the EDN Hot 100 Products list!
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
SIGLENT at Electronica 2014
From November 11 - 14th SIGLENT exhibited their latest products at Electronica 2014 in Munich - 20 products that compete against industry names like Keysight, Tektronix,
Rohde & Schwarz and other international test and measurement
equipment companies.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Plessey's dotLED named as one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014
Our UK-based supplier Plessey says that EDN (Electronic Design News) has named its smallest packaged gallium nitride on silicon MaGIC (Manufactured on GaN-on-Si I/C) high-brightness LEDs, the dotLED, as one of the Hot 100 Products of 2014. Chosen by EDN's editors and readers, the 2014 EDN Hot 100 highlights the electronics industry’s most significant products of the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness, and popularity.
The PLW13D003, a white LED in a 1005 SMT package, is designed specifically for the demands for ever smaller LED components, producing highly collimated light. It is targeted at the surging wearable electronics market and small-display applications. The 1005-size of the PLW138003 (1.0mm x 0.5mm) is a standard electronic component size, handled by the common surface-mount machines used in high volume consumer electronics. Weighing 0.2mg and with a profile of 0.25mm, dotLEDs provide an option for any wearable application with LED content that demands low-profile electronic components, says Plessey.
The dot-sized LEDs delivers up to 0.7 lumen of white light with a 130deg viewing angle from a 5mA drive current. A blue version (PLB138003) is also available. Further additions to the dotLED family will be colour variants and a series in the larger 1608 footprint. Plessey also provides a range of blue LED die for users needing a further breakthrough in size.
Plessey’s LEDs are produced using its proprietary MaGIC technology. By using standard silicon semiconductor production techniques, the firm is able to produce high-volume, industry-standard LEDs for the consumer electronics market. The 1005-size dotLEDs represent the latest product family using this technology.
“Plessey is demonstrating its commitment to bringing to market a comprehensive range of LED products across all performance points, markets and applications, and the recognition as one of EDN’s Hot 100 products is an honour and reflects the focus on innovation through our GaN-on-Silicon LED technology,” says Plessey’s marketing director David Owen.
More info here: http://www.plesseysemiconductors.com/led-plessey-semiconductors.php
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