From the International Electrotechnical Commission webstore: "IEC 62586-2:2013 specifies functional tests and uncertainty requirements for instruments whose functions include measuring, recording, and possibly monitoring power quality parameters in power supply systems, and whose measuring methods (class A or class S) are defined in IEC 61000-4-30. This standard applies to … [Read more...]
Microwave Analog Signal Generators Offer High Performance in Phase Noise, Power and Speed
Agilent Technologies has expanded its range of signal generators with two new models that provide enhanced performance in phase noise, output power and frequency-switching speed. According to the Agilent, the new N5183B MXG and N5173B EXG microwave analog signal generators complement the company’s E8267D vector PSG and E8257D analog PSG, offering good alternatives in size, … [Read more...]
Directional Couplers Offer 30 dB Coupling Over Two Frequency Ranges
Krytar, Inc., a provider of ultra-broadband microwave components and test equipment, has released two new multi-purpose stripline directional couplers for narrowband applications in electronic warfare, commercial wireless, SATCOM, radar, signal monitoring and measurement, antenna beam forming, and EMC testing. The new model 120430 directional coupler covers the 4.0 to 12.4 GHz … [Read more...]
Wireless Molecular Network Uses Alcohol to Send Text Messages
Scientists have successfully transmitted a text message via the world’s first wireless molecular network in a breakthrough that could lead to better methods of sending data in challenging underground or underwater environments where electromagnetic waves cannot be used. To send their message, researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK and the York University in Canada … [Read more...]
Optical “Tuning Fork” May Help Stabilize Light Frequencies for Better Electronics
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed an optical “tuning fork” device they say could help improve high-speed communications, navigation and remote sensing by stabilizing the signals of high-quality lasers and the electrical currents needed to power electronics. "When you're tuning a piano, a tuning fork gives a standardized pitch, or … [Read more...]
IEC 61786-1:2013: Measurement of DC Magnetic, AC Magnetic and AC Electric Fields from 1 Hz to 100 kHz with Regard to Exposure of Human Beings – Part 1: Requirements for Measuring Instruments
From the International Electrotechnical Commission webstore: "IEC 61786-1:2013 provides guidance for measuring instruments used to measure the field strength of quasi-static magnetic and electric fields that have a frequency content in the range 1 Hz to 100 kHz and with DC magnetic fields to evaluate the exposure levels of the human body to these fields. Sources of fields … [Read more...]
Shielding Materials Protect Electronics in Radiation-Rich Environments
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have announced the development of new shielding materials to protect sensitive electronics from damage in high-radiation environments such as nuclear power plants, particle accelerators and medical applications. According to Jefferson engineers Paul Brindza and Bert Metzger, the three … [Read more...]
EMI Named as Cause in Ferry Crash Lawsuit
BC Ferries is suing a German manufacturer of ship control systems in connection with a 2011 incident in which a ferry rammed a dock in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada The British Columbian ferry operator is seeking at least $4 million in damages from SAM Electronics GmbH for the Dec. 20, 2011 crash at Duke Point, which injured seven passengers and nine crew members and … [Read more...]
ESD Protectors Guard Sensitive Automotive Electronics
Electronic component manufacturer Bourns, Inc. has announced the release of new ChipGuard ESD protectors designed to guard sensitive automotive electronics from electrostatic discharge. Qualified to meet up to IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 standards, the Bourns CGA-MLC Series of ESD protectors are available in industry-standard 0402 and 0603 packages and feature low capacitance, … [Read more...]
Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes Enable Rapid Debugging of WLAN Module Designs
Tektronix, a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, has announced the release of its new MDO4000B series of mixed domain oscilloscopes featuring enhanced spectrum analyzer performance and support for WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/j/n/p/ac testing when used with the company’s SignalVu-PC vector signal analysis software. "Incorporating WLAN into designs introduces a … [Read more...]
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