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  • Temperature – Thermocouple,RTD and Thermistor

    Need to Measure Temperature?   Learn about different ways to measure temperature using Thermocouple,RTD and Thermistor.   IOTECH has and excellent discussion on these components for measuring temperature, check out the following web site:   WebSite:  http://www.iotech.com/catalog/techtip/TechTip_60601.pdf   IOTech website : Read more

  • Interface Test Adapter

    Do you have to test many different UUT Cards which use similar Test equipment to perform the test in a production area?   Consider a Common TestStation with a receiver panel routing to the various equipment required in the station.   Then Read more

  • Real Time Computer

    RT Computer typically will have   Time Critical Loop(deterministic response)   Non Critical loop (Monitoring info to and from the  Host Gui) Recommendations(to reduce Jitter)Minimize the use of interrupts(COM Port type cards are interrupt driven devices), Disable Dedugging tools on on RT Read more

  • EMC – Radiated Susceptibility Testing

    Equipment Signal Generator Amplifiers Antennas Power Meter Attenuator as need To Automate Controller Development Program Equipment must be programmable. Specification for Frequency and Power Level Signal Generator (basic function)  Set Output ON/OFF  Set dB level  Set Frequency Amplifier (basic function) Set Enable/Disable output Get Status –Check for overload (from Drive or Read more

  • NI FPGA (Reconfigurable Input Output)RIO

    Need to create hardware and you know the customer requirement my change then consider (NI FPGA solutions)   If you know LabVIEW already you can be programming NI FPGA quickly with the LabVIEW FPGA module   What great is that Read more

  • Test Executive — TestStand(r)

    TestStand(TS) is a Test Management Executive()   It uses your LabVIEW Test(s) code to connect to TestStand which will then preform limit,reporting,sequence of executing your LabVIEW code.It has a Built-in LabVIEW adapter(TestStand will pick up on LabVIEW’s input and output) Read more