March 13, 2008

Guest Commentary:
New LXI products unleash the power of Ethernet
With nearly 500 products certified as LXI-compliant and a growing list of Class B and Class A products on the market, LXI is on its way.
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Applying sensors in harsh environments
PCB Piezotronics recently formed a new Aerospace & Defense division. Ron Livecchi, senior director of the division, explained why the division was created and expanded upon the challenge of deploying sensors in harsh environments. Read More

Calibrated radio
When a customer needed to reduce the test and calibration time for radio transmitter/receiver cards, Averna built eight production testers that shortened the process from several hours to 20 min. Read More

Extending PXI
Channel capacity can be a limiting factor in many test setups, but when your PXI card cage is filled to capacity, you are not out of options. A PXI Express extension system will let you add even more instruments to your system, says Chris Ni, product manager for Adlink Technology. Read More

Free software keeps PCs in time
PCs, especially those that run Windows, are notoriously bad at keeping time. Fortunately, you can update your PC's clock with SymmTime 2008, a free download from Symmetricom. Read More

New city-scale network testing facility opened
Ixia announced the opening of iSimCity, a proof-of-concept lab and executive briefing center, and conducted a city-scale demonstration on assuring QoE in high-performance, converged multiplay networks.
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Elma's extender card meets AMC, MicroTCA specs
The NAMC-EXT extender board from Elma Electronic extends the signals out of a MicroTCA card cage area so that an Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) can be tested or debugged. Read More

Toshiba's three-chip remote-head camera fits tight places
Joining Toshiba's IK-TF series of 3CCD color cameras is the IK-TF5H5U, a remote-head camera that allows easy configuration into machine-vision systems where space is limited. Read More

DDC teams with Dynapar for 14-bit position-sensing tasks
The two companies suggest combining DDC’s RD-19240 resolver-to-digital converter with Dynapar's HaroMax size 15 frameless resolver to achieve optimum position feedback performance. Read More

Challenge yourself: How do you eliminate ringing?
Question: What is the quickest way to attempt to eliminate ringing on a measured signal?
Prize: TomTom ONE GPS
Sponsor: Yokogawa

Take the Oscilloscope Challenge

March issue now online
One article in our March issue looks at the importance of the modulation transfer function of a lens, another describes the wall that has arisen between structural and functional test, and a third explains that the IPC prefers the devil it doesn't know. Plus, the issue also includes the PXI Test Report. Read More

Industry calendar of events
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