Archive : 10 December 2015 год

Tektronix has launched the MDO4000C, which can be configured to include up to six instruments in one unit, including a full spectrum analyser. The company says this allows the instrument to be updated over time, which functionality added as needs change or budgets allow.

The MDO4000C provides a synchronised view of analogue and digital waveforms along with RF spectrum traces. Other features include an arbitrary/function generator, logic analyser and protocol analyser.

“Integrated instruments have proven popular with our customers because they can cover more debugging and analysis tasks with a single instrument, allowing them to keep engineering programs on track and get to market faster,” said Chris Witt, general manager, mainstream oscilloscopes. “The increased performance of the MDO4000C – what we call 6-in-1 plus – makes it the optimal tool for solving tough design problems.”

With a 50% larger display, the oscilloscope has a record length of 20Mpoint and can sample at up to 5Gsample/s on all channels. It can also capture more than 340,000 waveforms per second capture rate.

The spectrum analyser spans to 6GHz, providing the ability to synchronise views across time and frequency domains and to perform vector signal analysis. Meanwhile, the logic analyser boasts a timing resolution as small as 60.6ps and independent logic thresholds per channel. There is also the ability for simultaneous protocol analysis on up to three buses, with triggering up to 500Mbit/s.

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

Solid Sands and Vector Software are to work together to integrate the VectorCAST Change Based Testing approach with Solid Sands’ SuperTest C/C++ compiler test and validation suite. The move is expected to minimise compiler revalidation time by executing only those test cases which are impacted by compiler code changes and by reporting in a standardised format.

“VectorCAST’s Change-Based Testing now supports compiler revalidation through SuperTest, addressing customer demand to reduce or remove the impact of compiler changes on projects,” said William McCaffrey, Vector’s COO. “Additionally, SuperTest users now have access to the power and reporting of VectorCAST’s test automation platform”.

“With this integration, we are able to answer the demand we receive from compiler developers and users,” said Marianne Damstra, Solid Sands’ chief commercial officer. “For the compiler developer, SuperTest uses VectorCAST to examine the internal structure of the compiler to highlight points where unit tests need to be developed. For end users of open source compilers, particularly in safety critical domains, this opens a route to improve compiler quality by tracing the impact of changes in new versions. It significantly reduces the effort required to qualify a compiler update by focusing on the new change through change based testing.”

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk