Deembedding, often a necessary and complex task, is made easier with an integrated hardware and software solution. Whether you are debugging a high-speed interface such as DDR or PCIe, characterising a fast clock or analysing a complex RF signal, you want to see the real signal and not artifacts of the test setup such...
In the evolution to advanced 3G and 4G services, wireless service providers are taking fiber to the top of the tower. Next-generation, fiber-fed architectures are quickly becoming the new norm for tower builds and retrofits.
These new fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) architectures leverage tower-mounted radios to deliver...
This paper describes the different sterilization methods and technologies currently available in today’s medical equipment sterilization market. Each method is reviewed in detail and major differences amongst each are highlighted.
Focus is given to the more common sterilization methods used and/or available...
The reliability of communications equipment depends primarily upon the reliability of the power supply. The most cost-effective approach to power system design is to employ power supplies designed for the application.
Power supplies that dissipate heat from the sensitive electronics via large, flat baseplates to heatsinks...
Analog Devices’ new RF and microwave (MW) switch and attenuator products implemented in advanced silicon process benefit inherent advantages of silicon technology compared to legacy counterparts using gallium-arsenide (GaAs). This paper provides highlights on features and key performance parameters of the new switch...
The latest trend in modern industrial environments is the fast deployment and flexibility of a networking topology. Upgrading firmware and setting the configuration of a large number of devices is a challenging job for both IT and system integrator professionals.
B+B SmartWorx powered by Advantech has introduced the...
This webinar is intended for engineers who work on the design and testing of high-speed interfaces. We will start with typical design challenges and methods in order to approach the signal integrity analysis. Eye measurements will be the focus of this webinar.
After a quick introduction to the basics, we will explore...
Published: Mar 22, 2021
In traditional networking management, it can take a lot of time to configure each network device with duplicate settings, as well as perform firmware synchronization. If, after deployment, an issue appears without an obvious method of solving, it can quickly affect the efficiency of the network.
B+B SmartWorx IXM...
The ongoing, rapid proliferation of wireless devices and accelerating demand for bandwidth-intensive data services is putting increasing strain on point-to-point radio backhaul radio networks and cellular base stations, particularly in densely populated metro environments.
To mitigate this strain, mobile operators...
For those following the development of 5G, it might be easy to say 5G development is over. For those following the marketing of various telecom companies, it might be easy to say 5G is already here. In reality, that is partially true. Yes, 3GPP Release 15 is complete. And yes, this release contains pieces...
For wireless communications systems, user device testing was originally based on conducted measurements. Even on component level, RF connectors were available for measuring metrics and characterizing RF performance. Such metrics can be divided into TX performance parameters such as power level, EVM quality or spectral...
Published: May 04, 2021
In addition to voice connectivity, digital cellular wireless networks such as GSM and its enhancement, GSM-EDGE, can now provide increased data speeds up to a (theoretical) limit of 384Kbps. Third generation mobile networks, such as CDMA2000 and WCDMA or UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Standards) and TDSCDMA...
Vector Network Analysers (VNA) are gaining popularity in the Signal Integrity community as Time Domain Measurement and Analysis tools.
VNAs with 8 ports or more can provide significant decreases in test time by migrating from a 4-port measurement system to an 8-port measurement system. For tight tolerance DUTs...
Stepper motors are mostly driven in open loop mode. Timing of the step pulses is defined by the controller, the motor is supposed to follow without loosing synchronism. Stepper motors are in fact natural positioning devices which do not require position feedback. The drawback of their design are important iron losses when...
