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- Janine Love, Senior Editor, Test & Measurement, Wireless/Networking
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Top 10 design articles on test & measurement
- 05.20.2013
- type: Blog
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In celebration of test (one of my favorite topics), I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the top 10 design articles published online in the tmworld.com archives/current web site. Read More...
EMC troubleshooting roundup: Low-cost spectrum analyzers
- 04.16.2013
- type: Test How-To
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The one piece of gear that’s essential for EMC troubleshooting is a spectrum analyzer. You can buy a decent portable for about $10k or used ones go for $1k to $5k if you don’t mind the 30 to 80 pounds of weight or the initial investment. This article reviews several models that cost under $2,000. Read More...
Mobile World Congress, Day 2: Testing the Network
- 03.08.2013
- type: Blog
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Larry Desjardin reports back from his second day of interviews in Barcelona, where the focus turns to network testing. Read More...
Portable, lightweight system records RF signals
- 03.01.2013
- type: Product Review
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For less than $60,000, it is now possible to record and playback RF signals to evaluate radio signals all over the world with QRC Technologies' wide band transcorder. Read More...
Handheld OTDR global market overview
- 02.12.2013
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Get a snapshot of the OTDR global market forecast. Read More...
Best in Test awards given out at DesignCon 2013
- 01.30.2013
- type: Test How-To
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You voted, we awarded the 2013 Best in Test Awards on January 29, 2013. Read More...
How optical sensing solves the toughest sensing challenges
- 11.01.2012
- type: Test How-To
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Learn the basics of fiber optic sensing, how this new technology solves many of the issues faced with electrical sensors, and how its incorporation into the PXI platform has fostered successful measurement applications. Read More...
Testing E911: What you need to know now
- 04.20.2012
- type: Test How-To
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LTE and FCC initiatives spur new testing needs. Read More...
Selecting a handheld RF analyzer for tough conditions
- 11.12.2012
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What do end users need in handheld analyzers? This is the story of what Agilent designers learned on their ‘field trip’ before designing the latest RF/microwave handheld analyzer. Read More...
Test challenges for the connected home: IPv6 and TR-09
- 10.16.2012
- type: Test How-To
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Top 5 testing challenges for IPv6 and TR-069 products and networks. Read More...
AC metrology at the top of the chain
- 02.01.2011
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The PJVS is fast enough for calibrating transfer standards at the critical 50-Hz and 60-Hz power-line frequencies. Read More...
Modular tester evaluates infotainment video data
- 06.08.2013
- type: Product Brief
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The Video Dragon (basicCON 4121) from Goepel electronic lets engineers test the high-speed LVDS connections and HDMI interfaces used in automotive infotainment components. Read More...
Test platform gains MFC-R2 signaling emulation
- 06.02.2013
- type: Product Brief
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GL Communications has added CAS (Channel Associated Signaling) MFC-R2 protocol emulation to its MAPS (Message Automation and Protocol Simulation) simulation and conformance test platform. Read More...
Aeroflex offers TEDS option for radio test set
- 05.23.2013
- type: Product Brief
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Engineers can now use the 3920 digital and analog radio test set from Aeroflex to verify the operation of TEDS (TETRA Enhanced Data Service) mobile stations and base stations. Read More...
Handheld touch tablet is an RF analyzer
- 05.06.2013
- type: Product Brief
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RF-Vue from Kaltman Creations is a touch-tablet RF spectrum analyzer that can be used by wireless audio professionals for interference elimination, site and field analysis, frequency coordination, and AV system integration. Read More...
RF field-strength meter has low noise floor
- 05.05.2013
- type: Product Brief
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The UBA 9290 battery-operated field-strength analyzer from AWT Global covers a frequency range from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz with a sensitivity of –117 dBm to evaluate even weak RF signals. Read More...
Fluke Networks tablet stresses and tests network
- 05.01.2013
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Fluke upgrades OptiView XG and releases new iPhone app to test network quality Read More...
- 08.29.2012
Uber field service handheld?
Do you wish there was one handheld instrument that did it all for field service? If you could spec out the best handheld instrument to do yo Read More...
- 05.20.2013
Top 10 design articles on test & measurement
In celebration of test (one of my favorite topics), I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the top 10 design articles published online in the tmworld.com archives/current web site. Read More...
- 04.29.2013
APAC leads fiber-optic test equipment market
- 04.12.2013
FCC ignoring danger?
- 03.19.2013 2:00 PM
Security Fundamentals 1: Introduction to Encryption and Digital Signatures
Digital security is an increasing concern for designers. Most people involved in embedded system designs have heard of "encryption" and "digital signature", but the real meaning, usages, benefits, and ... Read More...
- 03.19.2013 12:00 PM
Our 2013 Embedded Study and What It Means for You
- 04.18.2013 2:00 PM
High Performance Power Converters on the First...
- 04.30.2013 12:00 PM
EDN on LEDs Part 2: LED Lighting System Design
- 05.28.2013
Anywhere, Anytime Video Using the H.264 Specification
This paper describes the features the Fujitsu MB86M0x family of low-power, bi-directional transcoders, which make placeshifting possible. Read More...
- 12.04.2012
SoC Power Budgeting Using RTL Power Models
This Educast will provide useful information regarding how PowerArtist Calibrator and Estimator (PACE) and RTL Power Models (RPM) can improve the accuracy of your RTL power estimation prior to the... Read More...
- 04.05.2013















