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  • Tektronix TBS1202B-EDU Digital Oscilloscope

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Tektronix TBS 1202B-EDU Another CRO Digital Oscilloscope. I need to stop referring to them as CROs. In my defense, the thing that was, until recently, taking up all available space on my desk really was a CRO.The Tektronix TBS 1202B-EDU Digital Oscil...
    • 11 Apr 2014
  • Tektronix - MDO3000 - 6 Instruments in 1 scope

    patkelly
    patkelly
    The MDO3000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope (MDO) SeriesMDO3000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope (MDO) Series, a 6-in-1 integrated oscilloscope from Tektronix reducing cost and maximising workspace. The MDO3000 MDO3000 includes an integrated spectrum analyze...
    • 9 Apr 2014
  • Graphene Light Detector Can ‘See’ into the Infrared Spectrum at Room Temperature

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Graphene... excellent analog material... and sensor (via Nature) Unless you have been meditating in an isolation tank for the last several years, you have probably heard about the wonder material known as graphene. The one-atom thick carbon allotrope...
    • 8 Apr 2014
  • Real-time 3D mapping with Google’s Project Tango

    Catwell
    Catwell
    System concept art, showing a live 3D map in progress (via Google) Innovative powerhouse Google recently announced that it is in the early stages of bringing the world a smart phone with 3D mapping capabilities, opening the door to interactive games ...
    • 12 Mar 2014
  • How do new user interfaces make T&M solutions more productive?

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Click to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFhkGQTXCvg and see a quick video (1 min) about how new user interfaces changed the productivity of T&M solution.
    • 20 Feb 2014
  • Palette Modular and Customizable Controllers nearly ready for production

    Catwell
    Catwell
    "Palette" chain, featuring slides, a dial, and buttons. Looks like a DJ's dream. (via kickstarter)Kickstarter brings us chainable devices that are poised to change the way computers are used - and it is a throwback to simpler ways. Pers...
    • 30 Dec 2013
  • Building a Frequency Synthesiser

    shabaz
    shabaz
    IntroductionThis post is about building a frequency synthesiser for various uses such as for a home lab or as a module for a larger project. The implementation can be useful from a few tens of kHz up to 160MHz; not anywhere near the capabilities of a...
    • 28 Dec 2013
  • Reviewing a Fluke VT04 Visual IR Thermometer

    DaveYoung
    DaveYoung
    www.youtube.com/watchThermal cameras can be a huge help around the electronics lab. With the ability to instantly visualize the many different temperatures of an area, there are applications beyond the obvious heat sink performance characterization. ...
    • 12 Dec 2013
  • Remotely controlling the Agilent 34461A

    6thimage
    6thimage
    The Agilent 34461A provides many different connectivity options, USB, LAN and GPIB (as an optional extra), which means that it should easily fit into a modern lab or test system. For test systems, it is likely that custom software will be written to ...
    • 1 Dec 2013
  • Practical use of the Agilent 34461A

    6thimage
    6thimage
    I was originally planning to show the use of the multimeter in a tutorial style, however, the multimeter is very easy to use and I feel that a tutorial approach is likely to seem, and be, patronising. So this blog post is just going to focus on pract...
    • 29 Nov 2013
  • Agilent 34461A Road Test: (3 of 3) Interfacing with LabVIEW

    tassieengineer
    tassieengineer
    Part 1Part 2Part 3 (you're there)This is the part I was looking forward to the most.Interfacing the device with LabVIEW is simple, and quick. In fact I think it took less time to get it talking to LabVIEW than it did to do the initial set-up (eve...
    • 28 Nov 2013
  • Agilent 34461A Road Test: (2 of 3) Everyday Use

    tassieengineer
    tassieengineer
    Part 1Part 2 (You're there)Part 3So your Agilent 34461A is sitting on your desk all set-up and running. What now?Well, now you use it. Lets go through a few of the most common ways that you might use your new multimeter.Each of the six white...
    • 28 Nov 2013
  • Agilent 34461A Road Test: (1 of 3) Unboxing

    tassieengineer
    tassieengineer
    Part 1 (You're there)Part 2Part 3It was obvious that this kind of post or review was bound to appear at one stage, but my aim is to walk people through my thoughts on the product and so appearance is important (to me at least).On that note, on with t...
    • 28 Nov 2013
  • Agilent 34461A Blog #3 - In pursuit of randomess

    Instructorman
    Instructorman
    Randomness doesn't always come easilyAs described in my  previous blog entries, I have set up a PIC18F4520 to drive the data in line on a string of WS2811 RGB LEDs.  There are 240 LEDs in the 4m long string.  Previously I wrote a funct...
    • 25 Nov 2013
  • Agilent 34461A Blog #2 - Histograms

    Instructorman
    Instructorman
    This blog entry describes my experience with the histogram function on the Agilent 34461A 6 1/2 digit multimeter.Note:  the symbol table function in the e14 blog editor is not working for me tonight, so I've compromised by using the word &qu...
    • 20 Nov 2013
  • Introduction and unboxing of the Agilent 34461A

    6thimage
    6thimage
    The Agilent 34461A is a 6.5 digit multimeter designed as a replacement for the 34401A. It improves on the specifications of the 34401A and, most noticeably, includes a 4.3 inch display instead of the 34401A’s vacuum fluorescent display (VFD).Specific...
    • 17 Nov 2013
  • First blog on Agilent 34461A - Trend analysis of oscillators

    Instructorman
    Instructorman
    I first posted this blog entry in my personal blog.  It was meant to be posted in Test and Measurement.  It is now posted in both places. In this post I compare the trend analysis feature on three instrument:  The Agilent 34461A, ...
    • 30 Oct 2013
  • Pseudo-Random Noise; Using it and How to Create it

    shabaz
    shabaz
    IntroductionThis post shows the result of some experiments with noise generation. The first stage was covered here, and the circuit is now extended to become a useful test tool.If you’re a beginner in Engineering, don’t let the graphs below scare you...
    • 18 Oct 2013
  • Controlling Oscilloscopes from your PC

    shabaz
    shabaz
    This post provides information on how to configure and collect data from oscilloscopes (or other test equipment) via your PC. The example here shows how to configure, collect, process and plot data all from a single free open source application; GNU ...
    • 6 Oct 2013
  • Building an Event Counter / Rotary Measurement device for $15

    shabaz
    shabaz
    I recently needed a quick device to count pulses and measure distance/rotation and I thought it worth documenting in case others have similar requirements. If you’re building something mechanical (e.g. a robot) then this could become a standard ...
    • 13 Sep 2013
  • Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity

    Former Member
    Former Member
     Closed circuit TV (CCTV) is a common necessity in public places, like airports, casinos or even supermarkets.  Generally speaking they are inconspicuous.  Often they are covered by an opaque dome. But, they are also hard to reach, by ...
    • 25 Jul 2013
  • Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Today’s vehicles, whether a concept car or your commuter, are choke full of sensors and controls.  In the idealized world of the car designers these sensors and controls totally and completely monitor and control all the functions of the vehicle...
    • 11 Jul 2013
  • Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity

    Former Member
    Former Member
    If you ever flown at night, you would have seen these bright lights and signs on the runway, directing the pilots to their correct paths and destinations.  Unlike the lights in our homes and offices, these lights are wired in series, not in para...
    • 21 Jun 2013
  • Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity

    Former Member
    Former Member
     Nowadays, very few of us get to see the controls of a wide body jet.  But for one of Agilent’s customers working in the aerospace industry as a design engineer, this is a common work space.  He would make changes at the control here a...
    • 15 May 2013
  • Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Agilent Wireless Remote Connectivity These communication boxes are popping up in a neighborhood near you, just like this one in a suburban parking lot.  In the battle to shorten the “last mile” of copper wiring to your wire line phone, tele...
    • 29 Apr 2013
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