Back to Basics: Oscilloscopes

What are they and how are they used? Here's a 30 min tutorial on the basics of what an oscilloscope is, how it works and how to use it. The oscilloscope is an electronic "time machine"! Siglent SDS1072CML Bench Oscilloscope (Bandwidth 70MHz)

https://snip.ly/j6u0ur

Detecting Counterfeit ICs (Electronic Design article by Saelig CEO)

“Fake” chips present a huge issue for manufacturing companies trying to source ICs from non-traditional channels. One tool helps simplify the detection process. 

https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/test-measurement/article/21185936/saelig-detecting-counterfeit-ics

Merry Christmas!

We wish you a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 

 Thank you for your continued interest in Saelig's unique products!

Delivering An Enhanced Retail Customer Experience ...

 

FASThub is the most reliable, robust and efficient rapid charging system, promoting customer convenience and satisfaction, extending shopping time with unrivalled safety and security.

FASTHub Customizable Charging Solutions can be installed within customer waiting area furniture (such as desks or coffee tables) to provide mobile charging solutions that encourage patrons to linger longer in sales situations. The FASThub technology is installed underneath the furniture surface, hidden from view, and does not spoil the environment aesthetics. Each FASThub point can optimally charge up to four devices simultaneously via Apple Lightning, Micro-USB, and USB-C cables, or wirelessly using Qi technology. This game-changing solution charges mobile devices and laptops up to 3.5 times faster than historical charging speeds. FASThub can thus enhance the customer experience in businesses that want to invest significantly in the experiential aspects of the customer experience provided.

Research has shown that, while customers are waiting in a reception area, or sitting with service and sales personnel, they want to use their mobile devices and charge their battery at the same time; and that providing charging facilities promotes longer dwell time for better one-to-one engagement between staff and customers, resulting in increased spend results.  Analyzing customer behavior in automobile showrooms, for instance, has shown a strong demand from customers for 'stay & charge' solutions, and that providing those solutions gives a competitive advantage and brand quality differentiator.  ChargeBox can serve both visitor and employee needs in both private and public spaces.

http://www.saelig.com/pr/fasthub.html

What is V-I testing?

V-I Testing (also called Analog Signature Analysis) is an elegant but very powerful fault diagnosis technique for detailed fault finding of printed circuit boards, and is the test method of choice whenever circuit diagrams and documentation are lacking. In these situations, Comparative Analog Signature Analysis can be used by matching the “signatures” of a good PCB assembly with those of a suspect one; signature differences can indicate a potential problem. A major advantage when testing a board with a V-I Tester is that no power is required for - or applied to - the device under test. This makes it the ideal technique for evaluating “dead boards” which cannot be safely powered up. ABI's BoardMaster does it!

 More here: https://bit.ly/Saelig-V-I-Testing

Improving the retail customer experience

... and customer dwell time can result in more sales.  One technique is to provide free mobile device charging stations, either standalone or built into store furniture.  Customers will linger longer while their mobile device is charging!

 https://www.chargebox.com/unlocking-the-customer-experience/#tve-jump-1774e7d3074

The cost of repairing a circuit board ...

...  is about 10% of buying a new one, so why are we throwing them away so easily? The Solution to Our E-Waste Problem? Repair, Don’t Waste! Replacing faulty industrial technologies for new ones is wasteful, unnecessary, and aggravates the E-waste issue. According to the United Nations University, more than 50 million tons of E-waste are produced globally every year. It’s past due time for the replace-not-repair mentality to be phased out across the business spectrum. It’s an essential step to eliminating waste, lowering emissions, and saving precious resources.

https://snip.ly/kubssy

#repairdontreplace #pcb #test #testing #obsolescence #repairdontwaste

Does your business need a better solution ...

 ... for rapid device charging?  Charge, connect, manage. FASTER. Meet the super-fast, super-efficient ThunderSync3-16 – the fastest programmable USB 3.2 hub available. Already proving very popular - it must be the performance of the ThunderSync3-16.  Want to find out more? http://www.saelig.com/cambrionix/thundersync3-16.htm

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EW talks with Siglent EU ...

 Electronics Weekly talks with Thomas Rottach - Sales & Marketing Director at Siglent EU - about the new Siglent IV A series, aimed at advanced applications and solutions, launching with the SNA5014A Vector Network Analyzer and 2GHz Oscilloscope SDS6000A, combining small footprints with large screen size. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HXiB6oaR3Y

We help with automotive test!

 

As a specialist distributor of Test & Measurement instruments, Saelig provides test equipment to all the major vehicle manufacturers, as well as automotive technicians and mechanics. Some of our products may be familiar - but some of them are ones we have discovered ourselves and brought to the USA.

For instance, X2E is an innovative German company that specializes in producing high-performance data loggers for the automotive and crash-testing industry. With their XORAYA series, they are one of the leading manufacturers in this field. Many well-known European car manufacturers rely on X2E loggers for saving data from analog signals as well as multiple simultaneous digital buses.

Micsig is an interesting Far East manufacturer of tablet oscilloscopes. Their ATO-1104 is a vehicle-focused version. It’s a 4-Channel handheld automotive scope that is battery-powered for the car-diagnostic market. 

Germany-based ihr has provided automotive diagnosis and emulation tools for over 30 years. Their products are used by vehicle manufacturers worldwide. They help in the development, testing, and manufacture of automotive components and assemblies using CAN, LIN, Most and Flexray buses. These tools can thoroughly test electronics modules or simulate missing or yet-to-be-made components.

Whether you are an enthusiast, a weekend mechanic, an automotive technician, or a vehicle manufacturer, Pico Technology’s famous vehicle diagnostics equipment helps you to save time and money when you’re diagnosing car problems. Pico’s world-known and award-winning automotive oscilloscopes work with any car, truck, or motorbike and they make it easy and fast to find faults on gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. 

HT Instruments is a leading Italian test and measurement manufacturer focused on electrical quality, energy, and systems safety. Their MACRO-E-V-TEST is a multifunction instrument for testing electrical vehicle charging stations.