Test & Measurement


Programmable sensing conditioner accommodates various sensing element types

Capable of accommodating various types of sensing element, Mouser now stocks the Texas Instruments (TI) PGA900 programmable resistive sensing conditioner. The PGA900 conditions its input signals by amplification and digitization throu

Mouser Electronics | 28-09-2015

Industrial-grade three-channel optical incremental encoders operate to 115C

Mouser is now stocking Avago Technologies' AEDT-981x industrial-grade high-temperature (-40C to 115C) three-channel optical incremental encoder modules. The devices build on the proven HEDS-9140 series and use developed opto ASIC with

Mouser Electronics | 28-09-2015

Pressure and temperature measurement combined in one module

Variohm EuroSensor has launched a compact new sensor for the simultaneous measurement of gas and liquid pressure up to 25 bar and temperatures up to 150C. Space-saving and cost-effective, two important measurements can now be monitored u

Variohm | 28-09-2015

AMR sensor integrates signal-conditioning amplifiers and ADC drivers

The Analog Devices ADA4571 anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor is now available from Farnell element14. The sensor integrates signal conditioning amplifiers and ADC drivers, producing two analogue outputs that indicate the angular

Farnell element14 | 25-09-2015

Convert thermocouple EMF to degree Celsius with cold-junction compensation

Microchip Technology's MCP9600 thermocouple EMF to temperature converter is now available from Mouser stock. The device converts thermocouple EMF to degree Celsius with integrated cold-junction compensation. It corrects the thermocoupl

Mouser Electronics | 23-09-2015

Contactless thermopile array sensor operates over a viewing angle of 60 degrees

Now available from TTI Europe, Panasonic's Grid-EYE infrared array sensor uses an I²C communication interface, enabling temperature measurements at frequencies of 1 or 10 frames/sec. The device's 64 pixels yield accurate temperature mea

TTI Europe | 23-09-2015

Compact USB scope supports Apple iPad, Android, Microsoft Windows and Linux

LabNation has launched its new open-source USB oscilloscope, SmartScope. The result of a successful Kickstarter campaign commenced in 2014, the project raised 645% of the funding goal within 30 days. Believed to be the world’s first test eq

LabNation | 22-09-2015

Two million micromirror spatial light modulator

Designed to modulates the amplitude, direction, and/or phase of incoming light, Texas Instruments' (TI) DLP6500FYE is a high-resolution 0.65 1080p digital micromirror device (DMD) spatial light modulator (SLM) featuring over 2 million mi

Texas Instruments | 21-09-2015

Versatile and easy-to-use panel meters suit many needs

Trumeter's new Advanced Panel Meter (APM) range is now available from Farnell element14. The APM is the most visible, easy to use, multi-format, programmable panel meter on the market and is designed to be easy to use and easy to read,

Farnell element14 | 18-09-2015

Device modulates amplitude, direction and/or phase of incoming light

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. Featuring over 4 million micromirrors, the high-resolution 0.9 WQXGA digital micromirror device (DMD) from Texas Instruments (TI) is a spatial light modulator (SLM) that modulates the amplit

Texas Instruments | 18-09-2015

Industry's fastest arbitrary waveform generator

Keysight Technologies has added a 92GSa/s, 32GHz modular instrument to its portfolio of arbitrary waveform generators (AWGs). The M8196A supports leading-edge research for 100Gb/s, 400Gb/s and 1Tb/s communication applications The new high-s

Keysight Technologies | 18-09-2015

Sealed hermetic thermostats activated by a snap action bimetal disc

RS Components now stocks Honeywell 3100 series hermetic thermostats which consist of a single-pole, single-throw switch activated by a snap action bimetal disc. Temperature calibrations are pre-set at the factory and each unit is 100%

RS Components | 17-09-2015

Compact magnetically-operated reed sensor in popular capsule package

Latest from Littelfuse is the 59022 Series Firecracker reed sensor, a compact, cylindrical, magnetically operated sensor capable of switching up to 265VAC/300VDC at 10W/VA. The new sensor’s diameter of just 5.8 mm makes it easy to instal

Littelfuse | 16-09-2015

Auto-ranging 3U programmable DC power source deliver up to 15kW

Intepro Systems has introduced the PSI 9000 Series of programmable DC power sources. A single 3U chassis houses up to 15kW of DC power and can be paralleled up to 150kW. Each chassis features a controller that allows the flexibility of sepa

Intepro | 09-09-2015

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