All items tagged with test and measurement (386)
New Klippel SCN Near Field Add-On (SCN-NF) Now Available
March 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

New Klippel SCN Near Field Add-On (SCN-NF) Now Available

Announced earlier in 2020, Klippel now confirmed availability of its new SCN Near-Field Add On (SCN-NF), a new solution that accurately enables all the most relevant transducer measurements using a single hardware setup in a non-anechoic room. This new powerful addition to the Klippel Scanning Vibrometer is a smart alternative to using an anechoic chamber, and the fastest way to get full directivity holographic measurements, extrapolate SPL to any point in 3D half-space and obtain balloon, contour, polar and sound power plots.
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audioXpress March 2021 Brings Increased Focus on Audio Test & Measurement
February 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress March 2021 Brings Increased Focus on Audio Test & Measurement

For this edition of audioXpress, start with our valuable Market Update on Audio Test and Measurement, followed by an interview and guided tour of QuantAsylum. From a practical perspective, Stuart Yaniger shares his experience with the latest version of Virtins Multi Instrument Measurement Software, Michael Steffes explains how to explore an interesting composite amplifier structure for great results, Mike Meechan continues his series on microphone preamplifier design, and Ethan Winer explains how to avoid too much wiring in large designs. Another great edition of audioXpress, now available to read in print and online.
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HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on ANC Headset Testing
February 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on ANC Headset Testing

HEAD acoustics is hosting another online seminar, this time focused on ANC headset testing. The event is free to register and will repeat over three different time zones on February 23 and 24. During the seminar, HEAD acoustics will recap how the company's systems have helped the popular forum for headphone enthusiasts, Head-Fi.org, to properly evaluate ANC headphones at a time where new technologies and designs keep being introduced.
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New 12BA and 12BB Microphone Power Modules From GRAS
January 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

New 12BA and 12BB Microphone Power Modules From GRAS

GRAS Sound and Vibration introduced two new microphone power modules: GRAS 12BA and 12BB. These power modules are designed for users who need to power CCP measurement microphones and would like seamless integration of microphone sensitivity data via TEDS. The single-channel (12BA) and four-channel (12BB) USB-powered modules provide integrated TEDS support and are competitively priced for production test applications, saving time during setup and configuration.
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Pico Technology Introduces New PicoScope 4000A Series PC-Based Oscilloscopes
January 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Pico Technology Introduces New PicoScope 4000A Series PC-Based Oscilloscopes

Pico Technology announced availability of the new PicoScope 4000A Series PC-based oscilloscopes, a second-generation upgrade and expansion of the company's high-resolution, deep-memory product portfolio. With 2-, 4- and 8-channel models available, the PicoScope 4000A Series boasts 12-bit hardware resolution (to 16 bits with Resolution Enhancement), 256 MS deep capture memory, 20 MHz bandwidth with 80 MS/s sampling speed, up to 70 dB SFDR and a built-in 14-bit triggerable signal generator and 80 MS/s AWG. A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface powers the instrument and delivers up to 160 MS/s communications to the host PC.
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Fresh From the Bench: QuantAsylum QA401 and QA451 Compact and Modular Audio Measurement System
January 7, 2021 by David Logvin

Fresh From the Bench: QuantAsylum QA401 and QA451 Compact and Modular Audio Measurement System

On the cover of audioXpress December 2020, many of our readers instantly recognized the familiar look of the increasingly popular QuantAsylum QA401 audio analyzer. What many readers didn't recognize by then was the second module, the completely new QA451 programmable load, so new that audioXpress tested a pre-production version. In this review article, David Logvin shares his valuable perspective on this modular solution for audio measurements from QuantAsylum.
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Cal Test Electronics Introduces New Insulated BNC to 4mm Banana Jack Attenuators
January 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Cal Test Electronics Introduces New Insulated BNC to 4mm Banana Jack Attenuators

Test and measurement accessories specialist, Cal Test introduced three new unique BNC to banana jack attenuating adapters, bridging oscilloscope functionality with DMM test lead durability. What is unique is that in addition to being fully insulated BNC male to 4 mm sheathed banana jack adapters, they are attenuating adapters providing 1,000V CAT II and 600V CAT III protection. Providing a 1MΩ impedance and accepting 4mm sheathed banana plugs, the adapters allow for work in higher voltages and CAT environments such as electrical panel mains.
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Practical Test & Measurement: Mastering Wireless Multi-Tone Testing
December 29, 2020 by Andrew Taylor

Practical Test & Measurement: Mastering Wireless Multi-Tone Testing

This article explains the issues resulting from measuring a wireless audio connection and how wireless multi-tone testing can help us to overcome those obstacles. The article is particularly focused on the needs of manufacturers and designers of modern wireless audio devices and offers valuable insights on multi-tone testing, a technique that has been around for many years, and which Klippel perfected in its own multi-tone measurement module (MTON). This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2020.
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Rohde & Schwarz Demystifying EMC conference goes virtual in 2021
December 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Rohde & Schwarz Demystifying EMC conference goes virtual in 2021

Rohde & Schwarz today announced that the seventh edition of its Demystifying EMC conference will go virtual, offering participants the opportunity to engage with industry experts through Europe and beyond. The renowned industry event, hosted by Rohde & Schwarz, will be open to participants globally for the first time in 2021. From the virtual floors of a digitized Rohde & Schwarz headquarters, the event will cover topics including design, test and the regulatory compliance.
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Tektronix Releases TekDrive, Native Oscilloscope-to-Cloud Data Collaboration Software
December 14, 2020 by Cristina Costa

Tektronix Releases TekDrive, Native Oscilloscope-to-Cloud Data Collaboration Software

Tektronix announced the availability of TekDrive, the first native oscilloscope-to-cloud software solution to facilitate global data collaboration directly on an oscilloscope, PC, phone or tablet. Created to enable ultimate ease and accuracy in data accessibility and collaboration at a time when people have to work remotely, TekDrive provides engineers the ability to instantaneously share and recall data directly on an oscilloscope, eliminating the need for cumbersome data-sharing practices.
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