Now Enrolling
  • Start Date
  • End Date
  • Roadtesters Needed 2
  • Applicants 20
Buy now Buy Product

Enrollment closes in

Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs 0

  • Author Author: rscasny
  • Views 26312 views
  • Likes 28 likes
  • Comments 61 comments
Group Actions
Related Products
RoadTests in Progress
Other RoadTest Reviews
RoadTest Product Reviewers

Keysight Smart Bench Essentials

rscasny

Table of contents

Keysight logo

Eligibility

You must be a member of the element14 community to apply for this roadtest. To register go here. Click the green Register button in the upper right corner of your browser.

About

Keysight Smart Bench Essentials is a complete portfolio of lab bench products including the triple-output power supply, an arbitrary function generator, a digital multimeter, and an oscilloscope. The Smart Bench Essentials series harnesses the power of four unique instruments through one powerful graphical interface with integrated data management and analysis, providing the following key benefits:

  • Elegantly integrated, enabling customers to focus on innovation
  • Configure, control, and monitor multiple instruments from a single screen
  • Test, analyze, and share lab instruments and data remotely with peers
  • Automate common tasks from test set up to report generation
  • Centrally manage an entire lab of instruments and configuration

Keysight’s PathWave BenchVue application software complements the Smart Bench Essentials series to configure instruments quickly, while operating on the same PC screen to test device under test. It stores data on a PC and exports it in standard readable formats for post-analysis work and report generation.

What The RoadTester Will Receive

This roadtest will have two roadtesters. Each roadtester will receive the following

EDU33212A Waveform Function Generator
-Up to 20 MHz Frequency Range
-Dual-channel function generators offer six built-in modulation types, 17 popular waveforms to simulate typical applications for testing, and 16-bit arbitrary waveform capability

EDU36311A Triple-Output DC Power Supply
-2 Channels of 30V / 1A and 1 Channel of 6V / 5A
-With three electrically isolated channels with a total of 90 W clean and reliable power, this power supply includes over-voltage protection, over-current protection, and over-temperature protection to prevent damage

EDU34450A Digital Multimeter
-5.5-Digits Resolution
-A dual display 5.5-digit digital multimeter with up to 110 readings/s for speed-critical tests, plus generous internal memory for logging up to 5,000 data points

EDUX1052G InfiniiVision Oscilloscope
-50 MHz Bandwidth
-Proven InfiniiVision technology that gives you professional-level measurements you can trust. It comes with a built-in 20-MHz function generator

PathWave BenchVue software

With PathWave BenchVue software applications, you can configure your test instruments quickly and operate all of them together on the same PC. BenchVue stores all your data on your PC and exports data in standard formats for analysis and reporting. PathWave Remote Lab Access and Lab Management software applications provide complete remote setup of your basic electronic test equipment with web-based lab management and scheduling administration, instrument control, and remote access for measurement and analysis, including:

  • secure cloud-based remote lab scheduling and session booking
  • centralized lab configuration, multi-bench lab setup, and instrument control
  • remotely switch measurement points during a lab session

Who would be an ideal roadtester for the Smart Bench Essentials?

University teaching labs and general test labs need test instruments that are smart and connected to each other, connected to the lab, connected to the cloud and connected to innovation. These differentiated connections enable customers to accelerate connected insights, whether in learning, teaching or troubleshooting.

What are the applications for this product?

The Smart Bench Essentials series instruments are ideal for modern university teaching labs that require an enhanced environment conducive to sharing and maximizing learning. Most universities struggle to adapt to this new environment, seeking a blended learning experience with the right technologies. Keysight’s SBE series, when coupled with the PathWave Remote Access Lab software, enables students to schedule and book access to the lab instruments. Once remotely accessing the lab instruments, they can switch between different training kits or measurement points during a lab session. Access is through the PathWave cloud application, which also provides collaborative chat tools and cloud storage. Keysight’s SBE series instruments, when coupled with the PathWave Lab Manager software, enables educators or lab administrators to simplify centralized lab configuration and asset management, as well as mass firmware updates for instruments. They can manage and configure lab instruments for multibench setup. Keysight’s SBE series instruments are general-purpose instruments that are used for the design and test of products in manufacturing and R&D. The new SBE series provide basic, reliable, and capable bench instruments that are affordable for small manufacturing businesses. Workspace in many labs is valuable, requiring instruments that are compact and stackable.

Video

Additional Information

Important Dates

Enrollment Begins Dec 9 2021
Enrollment Ends Jan 24 2022
Roadtesters Selected Feb 4 2022
Product Shipped Feb 8 2022 (est.)
Roadtest Begins March 1 2022
Roadtester Reminder Email April 1 2022
Post Reviews by May 1 2022

Terms and Conditions

Click here to view

Roadtester Selection

The following applicants have been selected as official roadtesters:

Gough Lui due date April 18 2022

John Porter has not been delivered as of Feb 22 2022

RoadTest Reviews
Comment List
Anonymous

  • Wow very awesome bench set up guy's 

    very impress  

  • I'm a bit confused on how the PathWave software work with remote control. I watched some of the Keysight videos and read their documentation and it seems to say that students in a lab class can not only control the instruments remotely (I understand this part) but also can change probing points in the circuit. Here's a quote from one of their documents: "Once remotely accessing the lab instruments, they can switch between different training kits or measurement points during a lab session."  The idea is that lab students could do their electronics lab testing from home using their laptop or PC.

    This quote sounds to me like they have a way move the probe around in the test circuit, not just the ability to change settings on the scope. Or even to change to a completely different test circuit. I understand how this can be done using analog switches or relays, but I didn't see any accompanying piece of equipment that these test circuits and the scope probes, would need to connect to. Keep in mind the scope is only two channel, so using the scope alone, the user could only switch between two measurement points, not more. I'm not sure if that's what they mean. They're somewhat vague about it.

    The problem with remote testing is that you need someone who's physically close to the scope to move and setup the probe connections for testing. And sometimes, the probes pop-off requiring someone near the scope to reattach them. I just don't see how this remote control for a university lab will work, particularly with a 2-Ch scope. That means only two signals to measure unless someone moves the scope probe(s).

  • Congrats , I hope this is a glimpse into the future and not a bug!

    image

  • The terms and conditions link above (says Click here to view) doesn't work and takes me to a "Page Not Found" page instead. Also,  most recent comment says that instructions for this road test were added on about 12/12 but I can't find a link to any instructions. Or are they in the comments section?

  • in reply to rscasny

    Thank you!  I appreciate the assistance. 

  • in reply to kkazem

    You should see that now. I've replaced it with instruction on how to complete the roadtest entry form.

    Randall

  • in reply to ddip214

    What isn't showing up?

  • in reply to ddip214

    Are you asking is there a way to verify that your application has been included in the application entry form database? No, a member cannot. The new platform is a different kind of system. If you submit your entry form and you received the pop up box then it has been submitted, then it's included. But I just went and checked. I see your application data in the spreadhseet.

  • in reply to rscasny

    Is there a way to see if our application was successful in applying? 

  • in reply to manojroy123

    Thanks for reminding me. Please, in the future, place your comment on the roadtest that it applies to. I just happened to notice this comment. Please re-post to the Infineon trust platform roadtest. Thanks.