Test & Measurement


New RF analysers offer high performance for spectrum monitoring

Narda Safety Test Solutions has expanded its NRA series of compact rack-mount RF analysers with the introduction of two new ‘RX’ models. Specifically designed for spectrum-monitoring applications they are now available from Link Microtek

Link Microtek | 23-04-2015

Non-amplified photo-microsensors feature a compact optical sensor

Now available from Digi-Key, Omron's compact photo-microsensor detects objects or object positions with an optical beam. The transmissive photo-microsensor and reflective photo-microsensor devices are routinely built into machines and eq

Digikey | 21-04-2015

Digital relative humidity sensor in a reflowable compact DFN package

Mouser now stocks the Measurement Specialties HTU21D, a compact digital relative humidity sensor in a reflow solderable dual flat no leads (DFN) package with a 3mm x 3mm foot print and 1mm height. The device provides calibrated, lineari

Mouser Electronics | 21-04-2015

High-resolution temperature sensors feature I²C and SMBus

NXP's PCT2202 temperature sensors are now available from Mouser stock. They feature an I²C and SMBus and are capable of reading temperatures at 12-bit resolution (0.0625C) with an accuracy of ±0.5C from 0C to 85C. The PCT2202 is availab

Mouser Electronics | 21-04-2015

Boundary scan analyzer will support Intel Skylake microarchitecture

Keysight Technologies has announced its x1149 boundary scan analyzer will expand its coverage capabilities to test the upcoming Intel microarchitecture codenamed Skylake. The Keysight x1149 analyzer is designed to maximize structural t

Keysight Technologies | 21-04-2015

Time-to-digital converter ultrasonic flow metering applications

Suitable for gas, water and heat ultrasonic metering applications, Maxim's MAX35102 time-to-digital converter is now stocked by Mouser. The device includes a built-in amplifier and comparator and is aimed at low-cost, analog front-end

Mouser Electronics | 20-04-2015

Compact full-featured real-time 8/18/27GHz spectrum analyzers

Now available from Saelig, the compact Berkeley Nucleonics' RTSA7500 real-time spectrum analyzer is a powerful, full-featured instrument designed to analyze wireless signals in real-time (not progressively scanned). This is essential for s

Saelig | 20-04-2015

First wireless lab management solution for education

Farnell element14 now supplies the industry’s first wireless lab instrument management solution from Tektronix, for quickly setting up and efficiently managing basic electronics engineering laboratories at colleges, universities and other e

Farnell element14 | 18-04-2015

Ultra-compact rotary position sensor could be smallest available

Murata has announced what it believes to be the world's smallest rotary position sensor. Measuring just 4mm x 4.5mm x 2mm the SVM4 series is approximately an eighth of the size of Murata's previous position sensor the SV03. Despite its mini

Murata | 17-04-2015

Thin-film piezo sensors offer proportional mechanical transducer capabilities

Variohm EuroSensor is now stocking a selection of piezo thin-film sensor products from Measurement Specialties Inc. Piezo films offer versatile transducer capabilities, producing voltage in proportion to compressive or tensile mechanica

Variohm | 16-04-2015

Hall-effect based current-sensor IC enables easy integration

The new A1369 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a user-programmable, high-accuracy linear Hall-effect-based current-sensor IC packaged in a slimline 3-pin through-hole single in-line TO-92 package allowing for easy integration with a magn

Allegro | 16-04-2015

Benchtop scanners allow real-time near-field testing of PCBs and antennas

Designers of antennas and high-speed printed circuit boards can cut testing times drastically by using scanners introduced by MDL Technologies. The benchtop scanners from EMSCAN provide real-time images of EMI and antenna emissions, enab

MDL | 15-04-2015

Coupon board allows easy performance testing of ST MEMS microphones

A daughterboard to be used with the STEVAL-MKI126Vx (Smart Voice) kit, containing 4 MP45DT02-M digital MEMS microphones - the STMicroelectronics STEVAL-MKI155V1 board is now available from Mouser. The coupon concept allows easy perform

Mouser Electronics | 14-04-2015

Miniature low-power CMOS gas sensors brought to wider global market

Effective immediately, Future Electronics has announced it has signed a worldwide distribution franchise agreement with Cambridge CMOS Sensors (CCS), the UK-based fabless manufacturer of surface-mount MEMS/CMOS gas sensors. The distribu

Future | 14-04-2015

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