How To Find & Fix Annoying Vehicle Noises and Vibrations!

Using Pico’s NVH products to find vehicle noise and vibrations. In this video, Steve Smith and Frank Massey explain Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH) principles and the NVH tools available from #PicoScope - and Saelig!  

https://snip.ly/mfbuy8
 

New 2-Ch 16-bit Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators

New Rigol Technologies DG2000 Series Two-Channel 16-bit Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators are available in 50/70/100MHz versions. Unique SiFi II technology with 16 Mpts memory depth per channel builds waveforms point-by-point: http://www.saelig.com/category/dg2000-series.htm

Monitor Vehicle CANbus Signals Easily!

PICO CAN Test Box TA069 allows you to connect a PicoScope oscilloscope  to monitor any signals present, such as the CAN High and Low signals. The CAN Test Box terminal pin ports are accessible with standard 4 mm jacks. The CAN Test Box connects to the vehicle᾿s OBDII / EOBD connector and lets you easily diagnose electrical faults.

·         Instantly check power and ground circuits

·         Identify communication link protocols

·         Connect an oscilloscope for signal capture and collection of signal waveform data.

The CAN Test Box uses numbered backlit LEDs which illuminate when signal data is present on the corresponding pin of the DLC. Pulsing LEDs indicate signals being transferred high/low.

·         LED 1/9 - 485A/485B (Manufacturer’s proprietary information)

·         LED 2/10 - Bus+ Line J1850/Bus- Line J1850

·         LED 3/8/12/13 - future upgrade

·         LED 4 - Chassis GND (GROUND)

·         LED 5 - Signal GND (SIGNAL)

·         LED 6/14 - CAN High of SAE J2284/CAN Low of SAE J2284

·         LED 7/15 K Line of ISO9141-2 and keyword 2000485A/L Line of ISO9141-2 and keyword 2000

·         LED 11 - Clock

·         LED 16 Batt+ (Voltage supply)

https://www.saelig.com/product/ADE039.htm

Finding stereo amp problems with a PicoScope

Having 16-bits to play with helps find faults, distortion errors, and other problems with audio amplifiers.  Pico's 2-channel PS4262 is the economical tool of choice for this task.  See this helpful video: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toCTX6tOBv4

What is V-I Signature Testing?

What is V-I Signature Testing? Powerful Solutions in PCB Repair and Test Technologies; SYSTEM 8 Advanced Matrix Scanner (AMS) V-I signature testing is an established and reliable technique for component fault finding on both analog and digital boards. An AC voltage is applied to a test point (via a current limiting resistor) and the resulting current is measured. The results are plotted on a voltage/current graph which displays the signature of the test point. 

Analysis of a V-I signature, usually by comparison with a reference, can lead to finding faults such as: -Leaky components -Internally damaged components -Incorrect value components -Inconsistent components -Short and open circuits Increased fault coverage with frequency sweep The Advanced Matrix Scanner (AMS) module increases the fault coverage by varying the frequency of the AC voltage at which the V-I signature is acquired. The resulting curve is plotted in three dimensions which allows the variations of the V-I signatures to be observed over a frequency range. This can lead to finding faults that are not visible with a standard V-I analysis.  

http://www.saelig.com/abi-system-8/TSTEQPCB004.htm

Pre-compliance basics video by Rigol

- shows how RIGOL RF Spectrum Analyzers can help with conducted, radiated and immunity testing before it's too late! Testing products before they reach the formal test house is essential!

https://youtu.be/NDfpFLsbiJk

http://www.saelig.com/category/MFR0006805.htm https

New Teledyne LeCroy 12-bit 4-Ch Oscilloscope Series announced today!

WaveSurfer 4000HD with bandwidths 200MHz - 1GHz. Huge 12.1" touchscreen display: http://www.saelig.com/pr/wavesurfer-4000hd.html

The fast Windows CE-based WaveSurfer 4000HD systems with solid-state drives make the world’s highest definition oscilloscopes even more economical, powerful and productive with an efficient and intuitive user interface. 

Fairport, NY, USA:  Saelig Co. Inc. has introduced the Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer 4000HD range of high performance 4-channel digital oscilloscopes, with 12-bit vertical resolution based on Teledyne LeCroy’s HD4096 high definition technology.  Four models are available with bandwidths from 200MHz up to 1GHz.  This compact form-factor instrument features a large 12.1” multi-touch display for fast setup and operation.   With a screen refresh rate of 175,000 wfm/sec, the WaveSurfer 4000HD samples at  5GSa/s for two-channel operation and 2.5GSa/s when sampling all four channels. With 12.5Mpts/ch (4-ch) and 25Mpts (2-ch) this makes it possible to maintain a high sampling rate over a long period of time, providing a better tool for finding rogue waveforms. 

Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer 4000HD high definition 12-bit oscilloscopes with HD4096 technology have higher resolution than conventional 8-bit oscilloscopes (4096 vs. 256 vertical levels). 12-bit ADCs with high sample rates, combined with high signal-to-noise amplifiers, and a low noise system architecture to 1GHz enables the capture and display of signals with 16 times more resolution than other oscilloscopes. Waveforms captured and displayed are cleaner and crisper. Signal details that are often lost in the noise on other oscilloscopes are clearly visible and easy to distinguish with HD4096-based oscilloscopes. Additionally, the 4000HD’s 16-bit offset DAC permits ±10 V offset at 20 mV/div, ±4 V at 5 mV/div, and an amazing ±1.6 V offset at the highest sensitivity (1 mV/div). Such large applied offsets, combined with 12-bit resolution, makes it easy to acquire and view small signal variations (e.g. ripple, noise, transient interference) on DC or sensor signals. This also provides extended offset ranges for many of Teledyne LeCroy’s high voltage probes.

The Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer 4000HD series are available now from their authorized North American distributor Saelig Company, Inc. Fairport, NY. 

http://www.saelig.com/category/wavesurfer-4000hd.htm

ABI PCB Testgear As End-of-Line Tester (Flextronics, Brazil) from Saelig

An engineer from Flex in Brazil optimized the ABI System8 test and faultfinding gear to run fully automated tests on manufactured electronics cards – here with a custom bed-of-nails. This shows how versatile ABI products are and how a #BoardMaster can transition from being a powerful component level faultfinding system to a benchtop, economical ATE for quality checks, predictive maintenance, or repair validation. Test PCBs with power off or on!

https://youtu.be/EpZW8GStTro

Helicopter load sensor keeps getting smarter:

Inclinometers have been added to Sensor Technology's HeliNav for three-point fixing large loads. 

https://youtu.be/M3fdhiVoTlE

Facing Fake ICs Head-on

Counterfeit integrated circuits are a huge headache for purchasers and distributors alike. Electronics Sourcing Magazine shows a solution capable of checking component validity in seconds (pp:14-16)

http://www.electronics-sourcing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ESNA-Oct19-Online.pdf

Sensor Technology’s #HeliNav #LoadMaster wireless #helicopter #load measurement system

Discover how Oxford UK-based @HeliLift is using @sensortech Sensor Technology’s  #HeliNav #LoadMaster wireless #helicopter #load measurement system to pluck trees from forests where there is no access by tractor or environmentally sensitive.  http://www.saelig.com/news/articles/helicopter-tree-extraction-wireless-load-sensing.pdf #environment

Pico Brings Low Cost, Real World VNA Measurements to the Classroom

  
everythingRF reports (http://snip.ly/nqw25b):

Pico Technology has released a new PicoVNA Interface Wizard that adds significant functionality and value to the company’s low-cost, high-performance vector network analyzer (VNA). The Wizard links the highly affordable vector network analyzer to the NI AWR Design Environment. It supports the entire design cycle with import of real-world components, system or subsystem measurements from the PicoVNA in a single-click transfer.

Key features of the PicoVNA Interface Wizard Include:

• Controlling and viewing of PicoVNA output from inside your design environment
• One-click measurement transfer to electronic design automation (EDA) software
• Fast, convenient comparison of ideal, modeled and measured component through to subsystem data between test and simulation environments
• Extension of measured data (300 kHz to 6 GHz) for passive component simulation at DC
• Active device measurements and plotting of maximum stable and available gain, K‑factor and B1

A Powerful Education and Training Alliance

Unfortunately, for educational purposes, the high costs of microwave network measurements has compromised the experience in the classroom. However, the more affordable PicoVNA 106, 6 GHz, full-function, professional-grade vector network analyzer with support for exporting EDA-ready measurement data could change this.

Add to that mix the newly available Pico Technology Network Metrology Test Kit - A low-cost-per-student item. The kit includes active and passive circuit elements and all the low-cost calibration standards and test leads that are needed to use the PicoVNA 106 in the classroom for microwave network measurements. This printed-circuit board (PCB)-hosted kit was designed using NI AWR software, specifically the Microwave Office circuit simulator. Device under test (DUT) elements can be modified by students and the kit is supplied with the associated EDA project design file for immediate engagement with any of the available circuit elements at any point in the design cycle.

Either coupled to EDA software such as NI AWR software or used standalone with the PicoVNA 106, this teaching accessory supports teaching objectives around reflection and transmission measurements, S-parameters and standard linear network measurement quantities. These can be presented and interpreted as log, linear, phase, real, imaginary, polar and Smith charts, with derived quantities such as group delay and time-domain transmission and reflection.

Additionally, by including an active broadband amplifier element, nonlinear compression measurements such as P1dB and AM to PM phase due to amplitude modulation can be explored using the PicoVNA 106 built-in measurement utilities.

Visit from Fotric Staff 10/7/2019

It was good to have a visit from Fotric's Shanghai Director of International Sales Sining (Celine) Niu discussing their exciting new thermal cameras!  They have some fatuer-leading products in the works!

How on earth do you measure light flicker?

GL SPECTIS 1.0 Touch + Flicker Meter Metrics is an upgraded version of the very successful handheld Spectis 1.0 Touch Spectral Light Meter. This device can now measure the increasingly important parameter of light flicker in addition to the extensive range of standard photometric and colorimetric values already available. The Spectis 1.0 Touch Flicker Spectrometer is now equipped with additional electronics and a fast photodiode to measure flicker frequency, flicker index, and flicker ratio. Designed and developed in consultation with industry leaders and standards committees, this device provides all the measurement quantities required to accurately measure and understand flicker.

http://www.saelig.com/MFR00137/gl-spectis-flicker.htm

SXRTO Oscilloscopes Explained

Pico Technology has launched its latest 5 GHz SXRTO Sampler Extended Real Time Oscilloscope, https://www.saelig.com/product/9404-05.htm but what is SXRTO. Learn more about the benefits and cost savings compared to Real Time Oscilloscopes, RTO below.


The real-time oscilloscope
Real-time oscilloscopes (RTOs) are designed with a high enough sampling rate to capture a transient, non-repetitive signal with the instrument’s specified analogue bandwidth. According to Nyquist’s sampling theorem, for accurate capture and display of the signal the scope’s sampling rate must be at least twice the signal bandwidth. Typical high-bandwidth RTOs exceed this sampling rate by perhaps a factor of two, achieving up to four samples per cycle, or three samples in a minimum-width impulse.

Equivalent-time sampling
For signals close to or above the RTO’s Nyquist limit, many RTOs can switch to a mode called equivalent-time sampling (ETS). In this mode the scope collects as many samples as it can for each of many trigger events, each trigger contributing more and more samples and detail in a reconstructed waveform. Critical to alignment of these samples is a separate and precise measurement of time between each trigger and the next occurring sample clock.
After a large number of trigger events the scope has enough samples to display the waveform with the desired time resolution. This is called the effective sampling resolution (the inverse of the effective sampling rate), which is many times higher than is possible in real-time (non-ETS) mode.
As this technique relies on a random relationship between trigger events and the sampling clock, it is more correctly called random equivalent-time sampling (or sometimes random interleaved sampling, RIS). It can only be used for repetitive signals – those that vary little from one trigger event to the next.

The sampler-extended real-time oscilloscope (SXRTO)
The PicoScope 9404 SXRTO has a maximum effective sampling rate in ETS of 1 TS/s. This corresponds to a timing resolution of 1ps, 2000 times higher than its actual maximum sampling rate.
The PicoScope 9404-05 SXRTO has an analogue bandwidth of 5 GHz. This means that it requires a sampling rate of at least 10 GS/s, but for an accurate reconstruction of wave shape, we need far higher than this. The PicoScope 9404 gives us 200 sample points in a single cycle at 5 GHz and 140 points in a minimum-width impulse.

So is the SXRTO a sampling scope?
No. The name sampling scope, by convention, refers to a different kind of instrument. A sampling scope uses a programmable delay generator to take samples at regular intervals after each trigger event. The technique is called sequential equivalent-time sampling and is the principle behind the PicoScope 9300 Series sampling scopes. These scopes can achieve very high effective sampling rates but have two main drawbacks: they cannot capture data before the trigger event, and they require a separate trigger signal – either from an external source or from a built-in clock-recovery module.

 https://www.saelig.com/product/9404-05.htm

Latest Newsletter Is Out: "Focus on RT SpecAns"

http://www.saelig.com/news/newsletters/saelig1907-m.htm

Spectrum analyzers measure the magnitude of an input signal over a specified frequency range, displaying signal frequency, power, distortion, harmonics, etc. - parameters that are not easily available with time domain waveforms. Standard spectrum analyzers sweep a limited frequency band receiver over the range of the instrument, but this means that intermittent or frequency-hopping signals will be missed or incorrectly reported. Real-time analyzers don't have that limitation since they use overlapping FFTs to view the whole spectrum range at the same time. Real-time techniques simplify spectrum monitoring to quickly capture, identify, and analyze complex RF environments containing frequency hopping signals, channel conflicts and spectrum interference.

Saelig Introduces PicoScope 4823 8-Channel Automotive Oscilloscope

The PicoScope 4823 oscilloscope brings eight-channel high-speed performance to vehicle diagnosis. This deep-memory PicoScope provides 12-bit resolution, 20MHz bandwidth, a 256MSa buffer memory, and a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface.

Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the Pico Technology PicoScope 4823 - the world’s first high-speed, high-resolution, 8-channel automotive oscilloscope. It is fast enough for decoding the latest commonly used serial protocols used in vehicles, such as CAN, CAN FD, and FlexRay.  The 4823 scope offers eight common-ground signal input channels with a maximum input range of 50V and protection to 100V. The oscilloscope’s maximum sample rate of 80MSa/s (10MSa/s when using all eight channels) is sufficient to be able to see subtle signal anomalies in vehicle sensor output.  This PicoScope provides 12-bit resolution, 20MHz bandwidth, a 256MSa buffer memory, and a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. The deep memory can capture several seconds of data at the full sampling rate, which is ideal for evaluating long serial data records or intermittent glitches. 

The 4823 operates with the well-known, versatile PC-based PicoScope Automotive software which includes more than 150 guided automotive tests, and provides access to thousands of automotive reference signal comparisons in Pico’s Waveform Library.  Software tools included in PicoScope software include the waveform buffer, mask limit test, and serial decode.  Powered solely from a USB port, the compact PicoScope 4823 is also perfect for field use since it even includes a low-voltage arbitrary waveform generator. 

Diagnostic applications for the Picoscope 4823 automotive oscilloscope include:

• V6/V8 Cam timing (4/6 cams plus crank, and sometimes a WPS), and VVT timing systems
• Trucks, construction and agriculture equipment analysis which typically requires a mix of electrical and hydraulic measurements on multiple valves simultaneously to diagnose problems with system interactions
• Broad system diagnosis on multiple components (including power, ground, signals, current)
• Diagnosing faults on multiple serial busses (CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay)

PicoScope test equipment is used and trusted worldwide by both manufacturers’ and independent repair shops because it gives the capability, confidence, and support required to quickly find and verify the solutions for most vehicle faults.   

Saelig Introduces T3RC Rogowski Coil Current Probes For A.C. or Fast Pulse Current Measurements

www.saelig.com/pr/t3rc.html

Saelig Co. Inc. has introduced  Teledyne Test Tools T3RC Rogowski Current Probes that offer broad current measurement ranges and a wide frequency span which are also easy to use in difficult-to-reach parts of circuits.  Five models are available, providing measurement capabilities up to 6,000 amps and with the capability to connect around the leg of a small T0-220 device. The probes connect to any standard oscilloscope via a conventional BNC connection.

The flexibility of the probe sense coil means that measurements can usually be made without modification to the circuit under test, giving more accurate electrically-isolated results with a very low insertion load (a few pH).  Being designed for either battery power or wall plug operation, these Rogowski Current Probes are equally suited to field work or benchtop measurements.

The T3RC0300-UM version features the smallest cross-section sense coil at only 1.7mm to allow probing around the leg of small power components such as inductors, capacitors or even switching devices as small as a TO-220 MOSFET. The T3RC0600-HF and T3RC3000-HF models cover applications up to 600A and 3000A respectively. With extended high frequency coverage, 5kV peak insulation and wide operating temperature range from -40degC to +125degC, these probes are ideal for both industrial temperature as well as general environments. The T3RC3000-LF and T3RC6000-LF versions offer an extended low frequency performance down to less than 1Hz. The low frequency performance means that the maximum droop on low frequency pulses is typically 0.1%/ms or less, while offering the highest level of peak insulation of 10kV and an operating temperature range of -20degC to +100degC.

T3RC Features

• 5 different probes cover a wide range of applications.
• Maximum current measurement coverage up to 6000A.
• Maximum voltage insulation up to 10kV peak.
• Connect to a wall plug or use with batteries.
• Low loading of the circuit under test.
• Wide coil operating temperature from -40degC to +125degC on (UM and HF), -20degC to +100degC (LF).
• Use without modification to the DUT.

Applications include current measurements in R&D, motor drives, power converters, system maintenance, etc.

Saelig Introduces Economical SAE106S Digital PCB Microscope

High resolution inspection tool with built-in LCD designed for standalone PCB inspection

The Saelig SAE106S Digital Microscope is a versatile tool designed specifically for PCB inspection, but it will also prove to be useful in many other fields such as coin or mechanical part examination.  The SAE106S may be used as a standalone inspection device for circuit board examination using its built-in 4.3” LCD screen, or it may also be connected to a PC.  Illumination is enhanced by an 8-LED adjustable ring light and two additional repositionable, dimmable side lights to allow optimal contrast viewing.  The SAE106S offers 10X-220X magnification for discovering the smallest blemish or trace problem, and resultant images and videos may be stored on an SD card or transferred to a Windows PC.  The SAE106S features a large non-conducting ABS plastic base for supporting the PCB being examined.

Visual inspection is a premier tool in PCB debug activities.  Searching for missing, incorrect or charred components, bad solder joints, and solder bridges is the first order of business when a bad board comes in for repair. This becomes so much easier with a powerful microscope such as the SAE106S.  Looking for solder whiskers or bridges between pads or solder joints is especially challenging between the pins of fine-pitch SMD chips without significant magnification.  If the problem is a short, it may be plainly visible on the full-color LCD screen as a burned spot that is discolored brown, instead of the normal green solder mask of the PCB.

• 4.3inch full HD LCD screen.  10x-220x continuously adjustable magnification
• High quality optics for extremely sharp 1080p images
• High-quality precision-adjustable stand adjusts the camera-object distance and magnification.
• UV filter protects the lens, reduces reflections and stray light.
• Images and videos can be saved to a microSD card (< 32GB).
• USB 3.0 SD Card reader and SD card included.
• 8 LED ring illumination with adjustable intensity control for optimal illumination levels.
• Two arm-mounted movable/dimmable fill lights for additional lighting control and contrast
• Comprehensive English user manual

The SAE106S Digital PCB Microscope is available now from Saelig:

http://www.saelig.com/MFR00074/sae106s.htm

Using the MSR175 Shock Data Logger Dashboard Software

https://youtu.be/orvaVJF3SFw

In this video, learn how to use the MSR175 Data Logger Dashboard software to easily configure an MSR175 datalogger for its measurement tasks.  The MSR 175 stand-alone data logger uses high-resolution sensors to continuously record what happens to goods during transportation. The logger data can then be analyzed very accurately, using the free MSR ShockViewer software, to ascertain damage incidents or to improve transport packaging. It is housed in a small IP67 package weighing only 28g that is completely silicon-filled.

Two 3-axis acceleration sensors (± 15 g and ± 100 g) are integrated in the MSR 175 to record shocks at up to 5000 rdgs/s. The logger’s installed memory can store over 2 million measurements, sufficient for more than 1,000 shocks. Additionally, the MSR 175 measures and records temperature profiles from -20° to +65 °C. A second version of this data logger is available with additional internal sensors for humidity, pressure and light. 

Temperature: was the product overheated?
Humidity:  left in the rain?
Light: was the package opened?
Pressure: was the damage done during a flight?

Easy-to-use: the measured data can be quickly transferred to a computer via the USB port. The MSR ShockViewer analysis software is specially tailored to the requirements of transportation monitoring, for the analysis and graphical representation of the data and to automatically create reports. 

MSR175 Transportation Datalogger

The MSR 175 stand-alone data logger uses high-resolution sensors to continuously record what happens during transportation. The data can then be analyzed very accurately to ascertain damage or to improve transport packaging – using the free MSR ShockViewer software. The two 3-axis acceleration sensors (± 15 g and ± 100 g) record shocks at up to 5000/s. The installed memory of the logger, storing over 2 million measured values, or more than 1,000 shocks. In addition, the MSR 175 measures and records temperature profiles from -20° to +65 °C. Additionally, a second type variant of this data logger is available with internal humidity, pressure and light sensors.

 

http://www.saelig.com/MFR00058/msr175.htm

What's the Best Value 200MHz Oscilloscope?

It's revealed in this video! And it's only $379!

https://youtu.be/KEipQI-w4xw
 

Our ABI Electronics PCB repair gear is really catching on!

http://www.saelig.com/category/MFR00134.htm

Quickly Monitor FM Deviation using a Spectrum Analyzer

Spectrum analyzers are very useful tools for observing radio transmissions. One of the more common applications is to monitor a known channel or band of frequencies. In this note, we are going to show how to quickly capture an FM radio transmission and then configure the analyzer to provide us with the frequency deviation of that signal.


Read on here:  https://www.siglentamerica.com/application-note/fm-deviation-spectrum-analyzer/

New 5GHz Oscilloscope is Under $15K!

The PicoScope 9404-05 has four 5 GHz input channels with market-leading ADC, timing and display resolutions for accurately measuring and visualizing high-speed analog and data signals. It is ideal for capturing pulse and step transitions to 70 ps, impulses down to 140 ps and clocks and data eyes to 3 Gb/s. Most high-bandwidth applications involve repetitive signals or clock-related data streams that can be readily analyzed by equivalent-time sampling (ETS). The SXRTO is fast: it quickly builds ETS, persistence displays and statistics with up to 2 million triggered captures per second. The PicoScope 9404-05 has a built-in full-bandwidth trigger on every channel, with pretrigger ETS capture to well above the Nyquist sampling rate. There are three acquisition modes—real time, ETS and roll—all capturing at 12-bit resolution into a shared memory of 250 kS.

The PicoSample 4 software is derived from our existing PicoSample 3 and PicoScope 9000 products, which together represent over ten years of development, customer feedback and optimization.

The high-resolution display can be resized to fit any window, filling 4k and even larger monitors or arrays of monitors. Four independent zoom channels can show you different views of your data down to a resolution of 1 ps. Most of the controls and status panels can be shown or hidden according to your application, allowing you to make optimal use of the display area.

The oscilloscope has a 2.5 GHz direct trigger that can be driven from any input channel, and a built-in prescaler can extend the trigger bandwidth to 5 GHz.

These compact units are small enough to place on your workbench close to the device under test. Now, instead of using remote probe heads attached to a large benchtop unit, all you need is a short, low-loss coaxial cable. Everything else you need is built into the oscilloscope, with no expensive hardware or software add-ons to worry about, and we don’t charge you for new software features and updates.

https://www.saelig.com/product/9404-05.htm

Our latest newsletter features only ONE product ...

http://www.saelig.com/news/newsletters/saelig1903.htm

Adding Digital Input/MSO Capability to SDS1004X-E Oscilloscopes

https://www.siglentamerica.com/operating-tip/adding-mso-capability-sds1004x-e-series-oscilloscopes/

Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes (MSO’s for short) feature the ability to show both analog and digital signals using the same timebase. In this way, you can more accurately determine the timing of digital and analog events.

The SIGLENT 4 channel SDS1004X-E series of oscilloscopes (currently the 100 MHz SDS1104X-E and 200 MHz SDS1204X-E models) can be upgraded to include the ability to measure up to 16 digital/logic channels. This allows the user to conveniently view up to 4 analog (8-bit resolution)  and 16 digital (1-bit resolution) channels on the same timebase which can quickly correlate analog and digital events.

Download the app note!

Obsolete PCBs?

Stuck with obsolete PCBs or no documentation?  Recreate them with RevEng! RevEng is a best-in-class hardware and software platform designed to create professional quality schematics for undocumented circuit boards. RevEng uses the clip and learn method for reverse engineering a board.

http://www.saelig.com/category/abi-reveng.htm

Saelig February Newsletter out now!

 LOTS of new products and news!  http://www.saelig.com/news/newsletters/saelig1902.htm

Checking Audio Waveforms ...

… with a Siglent SDS1202X oscilloscope:

https://youtu.be/CD7UdDxSFfo

ABI Surprises again!

Shielded Tent Less Than $2K!!

TBST-120/60/60/2 is a shielded tent designed to suppress interference from ambient noise during EMC pre-compliance measurements. With a size of approximately 4’ x 2’ x 2’ it can accommodate Tekbox pre-compliance test equipment such as LISNs or TEM-cells or others. Only $1989! 

The shielded tent is comprised of two layers of conductive fabric. The tent volume is created with rigid aluminum supports. The filter panel at the side provides a 240V/10A AC filter, two 240V/10A DC filter and four coaxial feed through adapters with screw caps. The access opening is sealed with conductive Velcro tape.

http://www.saelig.com/MFR00154/tbst120.htm

Good job ABI !!

Rigol MSO5000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope: Introduction/Review

See video   https://youtu.be/mD-TNGSvLPc

The MSO5000 is a series of high-performance 70-350MHz 2/4-channel oscilloscopes based on RIGOL’s advanced UltraVision II technology, with optional 16-ch logic analysis capability. Sampling at 8GSa/s, and with a huge 100Mpt (200Mpts opt.) memory, and fast waveform capture rate (over 500,000wfm/s), the MSO5000s integrate 7 independent instruments into one: digital oscilloscope, a logic analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, an arbitrary waveform generator, a digital voltmeter, a 6-digit frequency counter and totalizer, and a serial protocol analyzer.  The 9” touch-screen LCD offers 256-levels of intensity grading with color persistence.   With convenient control via a capacitive multi-touch screen or conventional knob/keystroke entry, all of the MSO5000 series products support multiple channels, bandwidths, and the upgrade of the analysis software. 
A unique feature of the MSO5000 oscilloscopes is that their upgradeability: 2-channel models can be upgraded to 4-channel, 16-ch logic capability, higher bandwidth, or adding a 2-ch 14-bit 25MHz arbitrary waveform generator at any time.  All MSO5000 models come with the built-in hardware required for these features.  All that is need to make an MS5072 oscilloscope into a full MSO is the purchase of a PLA2216 16-ch probe set, or just a software key for the other capabilities.

Auto measurement of 41 waveform parameters; full-memory hardware measurement function
Multiple serial protocol triggers and decodes
Up to 450,000 frames of hardware real-time and ceaseless waveforms recording and playback functions
Built-in advanced power analysis software (option)
Integrates 7 independent instruments into 1
Multiple interfaces available: USB HOST&DEVICE, LAN(LXI), HDMI, TRIG OUT, and USB-GPIB
Web Control remote command
Unique online version upgrade
Novel and delicate industrial design, easy to operate
Customizable one-key “Quick” operation
HDMI output for connecting external displays or projectors.
Integrating the many functions of multiple instruments, users can now have more choices in selecting their desired product based on their needs, helping save budget costs while enjoying superior performance and upgradeability.  http://www.saelig.com/category/mso5000-series.htm

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