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Laser Power Sensors eliminate need for stand alone meter.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:41:37 -0500

PowerMax(TM) USB/RS sensors include signal processing and power measurement electronics inside USB 2.0 or RS-232 cable connector. Units connect directly to PC and include PowerMax PC applications software with virtual instrument interface, which enables operator to take laser power readings, log data, and compute measurement statistics. Suited for various applications, sensors provide accurate laser power measurement from deep UV to IR over µW to kW power range.

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BusTesting Solution asseses USB 3.0 compliance.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:31:37 -0500

SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) transmitter and receiver test solution supports automated compliance tests and characterization. Components include oscilloscope, USB 3.0 test fixture, pattern checker and pattern generator based on J-BERT N4903B high-performance serial BERT, and N5990A test automation software platform. Signal generation and analysis capability also supports many serial bus standards such as USB, PCI Express®, SATA, and DisplayPort testing.

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Network Analyzer features frequency range of 5 Hz to 3 GHz.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:39:35 -0500

Featuring compact form factor with 254 mm depth, Model E5061B includes 5 Hz to 30 MHz gain-phase test port and 5 Hz to 3 GHz S-parameter test port with dynamic range of 120 dB at greater than 1 MHz and 90 dB at less than 100 Hz. DC bias source from 0 to ±40 Vdc can be added to AC test signal or can be used as sweepable DC source. Applications include general RF-network measurements and low frequency measurements for loop-gain evaluation of DC-DC converters.

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Network Analyzer troubleshoots systems running any protocol.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:39:35 -0500

Combining Network Analyzer software with hardware interface card, 10 GbE Network Analyzer provides packet capture and analysis at 10 Gbps. Product offers suite of tools for dispatched and distributed remote testing of WANs, ATM, and Ethernet. It integrates data and voice measurements, including analysis of over 500 protocols, and supplies advanced packet analysis and statistics, packet jitter, loss, and latency. Capabilities for full 7-layer analysis are provided.

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Evaluation Kit tests video analytics capabilities.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:45 -0500

Supporting HD and composite TV input for both live and pre-recorded video, MVE(TM) Multi-Core Video Analytics Engine Evaluation Kit 2.2 comes bundled with assortment of preconfigured videos, allowing users to test MVE's video analytic capability in various indoor and outdoor scenarios, at different resolutions. Embedding entire video analytics event detection application on single FPGA, version 2.2 offers fully configurable test environment for security camera, DVR, and other device OEMs.

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IP Network Simulator provides real-time simulation.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:34 -0500

Available with 100 Mbps copper to four 1 Gbps interfaces, IPNetSim(TM) simulates all conditions encountered in real-time, such as network latency, network delay variation, bandwidth congestion, packet loss, and bit errors. Delay times from 1 ms to 10 sec make simulator suitable for satellite delay modeling. Additional features include Bridge or Router modes, command line interface, and remote access via Ethernet management port.

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USB Protocol Analyzer captures, displays, and decodes errors.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:39:43 -0500

FTS4USB, USB Protocol Analyzer allows users to test, debug, monitor data flow, develop, reverse-engineer, and implement USB protocols. It can simultaneously capture, display, decode, filter, and detect errors. Software interface includes features such as smart-filtering, single-click export, and multiple decoded views.

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Multilayer Access Tester covers DSn, PDH, and Ethernet.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:31:59 -0500

As handheld multi-service test solution, AXS-200/855 offers fully integrated dual E1/DS1, DS3, ISDN PRI, and Gigabit Ethernet test suite. Capabilities include dual DSn/PDH and ISDN PRI testing, including real-time insertion of voice traffic and one-time setup of tests to be simultaneously run across all ISDN channels, as well as turnkey Ethernet testing, including RFC 2544, multi-stream traffic generation and monitoring, BERT, and IP connectivity tools.

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Spectrum Analyzer extends analysis up to 20 GHz.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:37:56 -0500

When developing and characterizing radar and electronic warfare systems that operate in X and Ku bands, designers can use Model RSA6120A to set up automated measurements that allow them to understand behavior of transmit waveforms, validate transmitter's design, and debug problems in radar receiver. At Ku-band frequencies, unit features spurious-free dynamic range of 75 dB and 3rd order intercept of +19 dBm above 6 GHz. Flatness across 100 MHz is specified at ±0.7 dB rms and ±1.5° rms.

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Network Analyzer helps optimize DOCSIS 3.0 services.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:41:15 -0500

Combining sweep, triple play service, and cable modem analysis, CM2800 lets field technicians monitor and diagnose issues/impairments on upstream and downstream channels to ensure no critical voice, data, or video service disruptions occur. True non-interfering downstream sweep ensures network is operating at required levels and frequency responses, while 5-200 MHz upstream sweep lets one person test full frequency span of return lasers with one instrument.

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Protocol Analyzer facilitates PCIe testing and debugging.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:41:07 -0500

PCIe 2.0 E2960B Series is available with Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) flying leads probe, which lets designers use same probe points for physical layer measurements as well as protocol debugging. Supporting 2.5 and 5.0 GT/s PCIe data rates as well as capacitive loading rate, probe promotes insight into root cause without influencing monitored signals. Lead and probe lengths promote access to probing points on system under test.

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Signal Analyzers offer frequency coverage up to 7.5 GHz.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:40:38 -0500

Designed for RF measurements, N9000A CXA signal analyzers perform remote sweep-and-transfer in less than 6 msec via LAN. Library of measurement applications includes preconfigured test routines for noise figure, phase noise, and analog demodulation. Other features included are ±0.5 dB absolute amplitude accuracy, +13 dBm third-order intermodulation, 161 dBm DANL, and 66 dB W-CDMA ACLR dynamic range.

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Signal Analyzer suits RF and microwave applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:40:38 -0500

With up to 75 dB spurious-free dynamic range at 140 MHz analysis bandwidth, N9030A PXA signal analyzer provides frequency coverage up to 26.5 GHz. Specifications include 128 dBc/Hz phase noise at 10 kHz offset, 0.19 dB absolute amplitude accuracy, and sensitivity of -172 dBm DANL at 2 GHz (with preamplifier and Noise Floor Extension technology). Agilent 89600 vector signal analysis software can run inside instrument, providing advanced analysis of more than 70 demodulation formats.

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Vector Network Analyzers offer modular hardware option.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:40:29 -0500

Used with ZVA Series vector network analyzers, ZVAX24 hardware extension facilitates intermodulation and pulse profile measurements. Depending on application, hardware can be equipped with combiners, harmonic filters, pulse modulators, and high power couplers. ZVAX24 is placed under vector network analyzer and RF ports are connected via semi-rigid coaxial cables. Control is performed via USB directly from analyzer, which displays dialog box containing block diagram of extension unit.

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Spectrum Analyzers feature 30 MHz digital demodulator.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:34:30 -0500

With frequency coverage from 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz and general vector demodulation, 3280A Series allows engineers to analyze transmitter characteristics of wireless devices. Units offer accuracy of ±0.15 dB up to 3 GHz, local oscillator phase noise of less than -115 dBm/Hz, offset of 1 GHz/10 kHz, and +18 dBm third order intermodulation. Windows® XP OS, internal hard drive, and built-in CD-ROM allow for wide range of interfaces, including LAN, USB, RS-232, IEEE 488, and VGA outputs.

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Vector Network Analyzers measure down to 70 kHz.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:23:50 -0500

Combining DC coverage and wide dynamic range time domain capability, VectorStar 4-port Test Sets include Model MN4694B, which covers up to 40 GHz and Model MN4697B with frequency range up to 70 GHz. Both include bias tees for active measurement applications and measurement speed of 30 µs/point. Units are suited for digital engineers that need to conduct signal integrity measurements on passive high-speed balanced transmission lines and connections.

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Active Differential Probes target RF/Microwave instruments.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:36:57 -0500

Models U1818A and U1818B feature high differential input impedance from 100 kHz to 7 or 12 GHz, respectively, and are compatible with Agilent network, spectrum, and signal source analyzers. Devices provide frequency response of ±1.5 dB and noise less than -130 dBm/Hz at 10 MHz to 12 GHz. They also feature biasing from Agilent's RF and microwave instruments probe power port or bench top power supply.

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Vector Network Analyzer offers 10 MHz to 67 GHz range.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:27:01 -0500

Series ZVA67 features measurement time of 3.5 µs for each test point. Output power is 6 dBm at 67 GHz and unit provides power sweep range of greater than 40 dB, enabling it to characterize small and large signal behavior on active components. Measurement bandwidth of up to 30 MHz allows pulse profile measurements on amplifiers with resolution of 12.5 ns. System also analyzes S-parameters, harmonics, compression, and intermodulation.

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Handheld Signal Level Analyzer aids CATV system testing.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:29:29 -0500

Operating at frequencies of 5-870 MHz, model A0500015 measures CATV TILT, C/N, and trunk cable voltage. It can test CATV signals accurately in both channel (SCAN) and frequency (SPECTRUM) modes, and can scan up to 125 channels at speed of 30 channels/min. Featuring 128 x 64 matrix backlit LCD screen for clear display of test results, analyzer stores 23 groups of scanned data with up to 100 channels per group.

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Search for suppliers of: Cable TV Network Test Equipment | Frequency Response Analyzers | Signal Analyzers

Micromanipulated Probe System uses liquid helium or nitrogen.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:29:24 -0500

Micromanipulated probe system with horizontal external magnetic field features typical loss rate of less than 0.8 Lph at 5K and operates from 3-475K, with option up to 650K. Vibration level is ±25 nm and long-term drift is approximately 2 nm/min. Featuring cryogenic Hall probe and readout to measure magnetic field value at chuck, and supported on floating vibration isolation table, system includes micoroscope, CCD camera, and monitor with resolutions of 2-5 microns.

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Search for suppliers of: Magneto-Optical Devices | Magnetic Analyzers | Probes