Test & Measurement World - August 1, 2007

Imagine being a prisoner of paralysis, unable to move your arms or legs and totally dependent on others for everything from taking nourishment to turning on a TV set. Yet, at the same time, your mind remains as sound as ever. Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems has earmarked those with severe paralysis as its target population for electronic devices designed to accomplish what some might say is impossible.

• Departments
• Editor's Note
• Industry can help solar power
• News Briefs
• News Briefs
• Show Highlights
• Show Highlights
• Test Voices
• So, where's the mercury?
• Viewpoint
• Targeting the RF market

• Features
• Design for Test
• Validating silicon in embedded designs
• Instrumentation
• Handheld oscilloscopes offer varied features
• Project Profile
• Powerful demo of PHY devices

• Machine-Vision and Inspection Test Report
• Editor's Note
• Inspection in a changing landscape
• Highlights
• Machine-Vision & Inspection Highlights--August 2007
• Machine-Vision and Inspection Report
• Fault coverage vs. throughput in x-ray inspection
• Software improves vision hardware
• Inspection moves into the mainstream
• Products
• Camera Link frame grabber
• GigE Vision camera
• Mini Camera Link cameras
• Driver package
• Area-scan camera
• Color sensors
• Telecentric lens

• Market Trends
• ROHS/WEEE Measurements
• Keep them handy—the rise of handheld XRF instruments

• Product Update
• Featured Products
• Datalogger captures up to 200 channels
• Add jitter to serial streams
• Test software gains boundary-scan scripting
• DMM covers all the bases
• Yield-enhancement tool protects IP
• GL releases enhanced BERT application
• Hardware-in-the-loop added to fault-simulation modules
• Agilent debuts LXI-compliant power meter
• Handheld instrument identifies optical fiber faults

• Tech Trends
• Instrumentation
• PCI Express goes cabled

• Test Digest
• Book Review
• Get the basics of data acquisition
• PC-Based Instruments
• Windows Vista: migrate or not?
• Webcast
• Optimizing printed-circuit-board test coverage

• Viewpoint
• Targeting the RF market (continued)