Test & Measurement


Earth ground leakage tester ideal for testing equipment in hard-to-reach spaces

Available from RS Components, there Fluke 1630-2 FC clamp measures earth ground loop resistances for multi-grounded systems using the dual-clamp jaw. This test technique eliminates the dangerous and time-consuming activity of disconnecting

RS Components | 27-04-2017

Temperature elements suitable for a wide range of applications

Now available through TTI Europe is a series of TDK NTC temperature elements for a wide range of applications. The design is covering NTC elements with standard lead spacing, minisensor NTCs with flexible wires, glass encapsulated NTC eleme

TTI Europe | 27-04-2017

New family of low voltage precision Hall-effect latch ICs

Allegro MicroSystems has announced a low voltage family of AEC-Q100 qualified three-wire Hall-effect latches. The APS12205, APS12215, and APS12235 are produced on the Allegro advanced BiCMOS wafer fabrication process, which implements a pat

Allegro | 26-04-2017

New accelerometer with high performance and class-leading resolution

With the LIS2DW12, distributor Rutronik offers the new member of STMicroelectronics’ low-power, high-performance MEMS product family. Taking context sensing in IoT and wearable devices to the next level, the three-axis accelerometer deliver

Rutronik | 21-04-2017

New oscilloscope has fast refresh rate, advanced triggering and deep memory at an affordable price

Saelig has introduced the Siglent SDS1202X-E 200MHz Digital Oscilloscope with improved Super Phosphor Technology at a remarkably affordable price. With a real-time sampling rate of 1GSa/s, this new 200MHz scope features waveform capture rat

Saelig | 21-04-2017

Oscilloscopes offer accurate waveform resolution and capture longer signal lengths

The RS Components RS Pro RSDS100CML+/DL+ Series is a dual-channel universal digital oscilloscope available in 50MHz, 70MHz, 100MHz and 150 MHz bandwidth models. All models have a 7 inch (177.8 mm) TFT LCD (800 x 480) screen which provides t

RS Components | 13-04-2017

Custom-made photodetectors specifically designed and optimized to meet customer specifications

Marktech Optoelectronics has teamed up with Digi-Key to offer the ability to obtain custom-made photodetectors specifically designed and optimized to meet customer specifications.   The custom detectors can be made from any of th

Digikey | 13-04-2017

Proximity and ambient light sensor has I2C interface and interrupt function for gesture applications

Vishay’s VCNL4035X01 integrates a proximity sensor (PS), ambient light sensor (ALS), a muxx, and a driver for up to 3 external IREDs / LEDs into one small package. The device is available now from TTI Europe. It incorporates photodiodes, am

TTI Europe | 11-04-2017

Differential pressure sensor evaluation kit allows testing under realistic conditions

The EK-P5 evaluation kit from Sensirion is a great cost-effective and simple way to test the SDP800 series of sensors. The kit is available now from RS Components. The kit consists of a USB stick connected to the sensor by an adapter cable,

RS Components | 10-04-2017

Highly integrated CMOS-based differential air pressure sensors for building automation applications

RS Components has announced availability of the SPD800 series of CMOS technology digital and analogue differential pressure sensors from Sensirion. Targeting high-volume applications, the sensors have been designed to measure the pressure o

RS Components | 07-04-2017

Expanded test and measurement range gives customers more choice and performance

RS Components and Allied Electronics have announced the addition of more than 500 professional, affordable products for the test and measurement market to the RS Pro range. The products, which previously formed the ISO-TECH range, have been

RS Components | 04-04-2017

Battery run-times can be maximised with new high accuracy, low quiescent current fuel gauge

Developers of portable devices can now easily design in the most accurate and low power host-side battery gauges with the MAX17055 ModelGauge™ m5 from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). Traditionally, fuel gauges required e

Maxim | 04-04-2017

Automotive grade sensor provides design flexibility for gesture applications

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new fully integrated automotive grade proximity and ambient light sensor for gesture recognition. Featuring Filtron technology, the VCNL4035X01 combines photo detectors fo

Vishay | 31-03-2017

Wireless test set offers efficient and economical solution to measurement of IoT devices

Anritsu Corporation has announced the availability of the new Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A, an integrated one-box test set specifically for testing 802.11 WLAN devices. The MT8862 has advanced features, including built-in communic

Anritsu | 30-03-2017

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