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Mixed-signal oscilloscopes
in-vehicle serial bus options
Trigger and analysis options have been added to Yokogawa’s DLM2000 (4-channel) and
DLM4000 (8-channel) mixed-signal oscilloscopes (MSOs) for testing the latest generation of
in-vehicle serial buses. The new options are specifically designed to address the measure-
ment challenges posed by the CAN FD (CAN with Flexible Data Rate) and SENT (Single Edge
NibbleTransmission) bus systems.
CAN FD is a higher-speed version (up to 8 Mbit/s) of the original CAN Bus designed to
provide a faster, more reliable and cost-effective solution to the challenge of the increased
amount of data traffic in automotive applications such as firmware updating for ECUs (elec-
tronic control units).
Enquiries: Email or visit
Simultaneous ICP-OES Elemental Analysis
for Cost-Effective Condition Monitoring
Spectrometer-based elemental analysis has become a fundamental technique for condition
monitoring (CM) in most service laboratories. A new white paper, Cost-Effective Condition
Monitoring, details why a simultaneous ICP-OES instrument is a serious economic alternative
to sequential ICP and atomic absorption spectrometry for elemental analysis in condition
monitoring.
The paper includes a complete explanation of basic ICP-OES principles and processes —
from sample preparation to plasma generator to the optical system and detectors through to
the software developed to interpret measurement data. Using the SPECTRO GENESIS simul-
taneous ICP-OES spectrometer as a test instrument, the paper references the typical limits of
detection for related elements in condition monitoring.The paper also describes advantages
of the SPECTRO GENESIS’ suitability for elemental analysis in condition monitoring and de-
tails its cost advantages
versus sequential ICP
and AAS analysers.
Enquiries: Download
New precision pressure
calibrators
Fluke’s new 721 precision pressure cali-
brator with dual isolated sensors for gas
custody transfer applications for pressure
calibration and temperaturemeasurement,
allows for simultaneous static and differen-
tial pressuremeasurements within a single
tool. The Fluke 700G31 precision pressure
gauge calibrator - a rugged, high-quality
pressure gauge calibrator - delivers fast
and accurate test results. Its easy-to-use
and reliable construction allows for preci-
sion pressure measurement from 15 psi/ 1
bar to 10 000 psi/690 bar with an impres-
sive 0,05% accuracy. It is compatible with
most hydraulic and pneumatic test pumps
and can be combined with one of the Fluke
test pump kits (700PTPK or 700HTPK) for
a complete pressure testing and calibra-
tion solution. The 700G/TRACK Software
allows for the upload over 8 000 pressure
measurements which are logged in the
field to a table or PC.The Comtest Group is
Fluke’s authorisedTest and Measurement
Distributor for South and southern Africa.
Enquiries:Tel: 010 595 1821
email:
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