First of all I would like to thank the Element14 Roadtest team for giving me the opportunity to review the Spartan S7 development board. Introduction I got introduced to the Xilinx 7-series FPGAs back in 2013 and I’ve been wondering for a...
I was excited to be chosen as one of the additional RoadTesters (Beep Beep - or is that the RoadRunner) for the Digilent BASYS3 FPGA Introduction PCB. I proposed to design and implement my own microprocessor based on the Reduced Instruction Set Compu...
Resolving Errors In the previous main review post, feeling relaxed knowing that the bulk of the review had been completed, it was time to stand/sit back and seriously consider my errors in the review. It is no use criticising Texas Instruments as it ...
Part 2: Test the analog features of the TPSM84A21 EVM To be Tested Features of TPSM84A21: Output voltage ripple measurements (with and without external capacitors)Tests at high output current with external loadThe Vin, Vout and PGOOD start up w...
Part 2 : A quick overview of the devices used in the setup. And a short summary of the test setup Devices used in the setup Set of Digital Multimeters 2 sets of Power Supplies Hakko Soldering Station RIGOL Oscilloscope ...
Review Part 3: Dynamically adjust the output voltage using external DAC This part of the review was done together with another community member dhmarinov Aim: To dynamically adjust the Vout of the DC/DC converter by injecting small current ...
Recently, I have been selected to RoadTest the Digilent Arty S7 FPGA board. Since it has been ages since I last worked on digital design, and a lot has changed since then, this RoadTest offered me the opportunity to refresh and update my knowledge an...
I'm reviewing a single component DC converter for the TI SWIFT™︎ Power Module EVM RoadTest.This article is a review of the efficiency of switching device. Efficiency According to Specs and Fellow RoadTesters The datasheet of the TPSM84...
I'm reviewing a single component DC converter for the TI SWIFT™︎ Power Module EVM RoadTest.This blog is a request by genebren to characterise the noise at output. Feel free to comment with the tests you'd like to see done with the module. &n...
I'm reviewing a single component DC converter for the TI SWIFT™︎ Power Module EVM RoadTest.This article is a review of the switching device and the test setup. Feel free to comment with the tests you'd like to see done with the module.  ...
During my review of the Megger MIT420/2MIT420/2 insulation tester in Blog 9, I tested a 120MW Generator rotor winding that actually failed the insulation resistance test. Following this issue, the bedplate heaters for the generator were reconne...
Hi All,Wow. Fast delivery. The email stated ETA Wednesday and already have it. Big Ups to UPS and E14.So excited to have a good play with this thing. I am hoping to eventually link it to my cell phone hotspot and use the OTG to power the device...
IntroductionI love to build stuff using manual and power tools. I’ve not moved up to 3D printing yet, so I still tend to use materials like wood, metals and sheet plastic, hand-marked and cut. For small items, handheld rotary tools are extremely usef...
The Interested Phase
It all started when element14 posted a new road test for a Keysight E3613A power supply.
I thought "that looks interesting", I can always use a good power supply. So I looked up the specs posted in the road test announcement.
Th...
1.0 Review OutlineIn part 1, I will first give a general introduction to the RTE1204 and take a detailed look at the physical and software user interface. I am continually learning and finding little quirks here and there, so I will be sure to edit a...
You will all be thankful to know that I have finally reached my last blog in this road test review of the Megger MIT420/2MIT420/2 Previous blogs have covered bench reviews and tests a teardown and insulation testing from electrical panels on mo...
As a Roadtester for the Raspberry Pi 3 & MathWorks Learn-to-Program Pack, I've encountered some bumps in the road due to the MathWorks documentation and examples being somewhat out of date. I'd intended to blog earlier as I expect the other...
Up to this point the on site tests carried out with the MIT420/2MIT420/2 have been based around motor tests either from a control centre or direct at the motor terminals Unsurprisingly the instrument has performed very well with the only issues...
The bench tests and desktop review have all gone well for the MIT420/2 Insulation Tester. In the next blog, I carried out some phase balance and insulation resistance tests from a low voltage (400V) motor control centre (MCC) for a gas turbine. The m...
Hello and welcome to this tech review of E36312A- A triple output programmable bench power supply from Keysight Technologies. Recently, I won a triple output bench power supply from Keysight Technologies.It’s been more than 3 weeks I’m exp...
This is a new survey from one of our suppliers regarding test and measurement equipment. Its purpose is to learn more about the suppliers you would consider working with. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. All qualified partici...
In the previous blog some motors that had been refitted after maintenance were tested from their respective control panels I found that the MIT420/2MIT420/2 had a few quirks whilst using it but nothing that became a major issue or prevented the...
The last two blogs covered the bench tests applied to the MIT420/2MIT420/2 and found that it performed better than expectations with all values obtained significantly within the manufacturer's specified tolerances However working on high energy...
Hi Road Test Community, I have a fully-featured Rohde and Schwarz RTE1204 oscilloscope on my hands at the moment, and I thought there may be some interest in reviewing it in the style of an official Road Test. I have been a somewhat passive memb...
