KIPiS articles

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #3
As there are two similar words for term «verification» in Russian they are often confused in meaning. One of them «poverka» stands for determination of measurement error value of measuring instruments to verify their compliance with the metrological standards. The other one simply means «checking» — it is just sort of a control operation which aims to verify the availability, working condition, serviceability, etc. The article tells about the history of the term «poverka» and related concepts in Russia.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #3
Traditional Message from Stephen Patoray, Director of the BIML, dedicated to the World Metrology Day (WMD) 2011. Stephen gives his thoughts on the WMD theme of this year «Chemical measurements for our life, our future».

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #3
The annual message from the Director of the BIPM dedicated to the World Day of Metrology. This year’s event theme «Chemical Measurements — for our life, our future».

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
In this interview Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Keithley Instruments Inc. Linda Rae says about the acquaintance of Keithley by Tektronix, about the background for this event. From this interview you can get to know about the work of the distribution network of the company as well as about the questions connected with the State Register of Russia. Read about the above mentioned facts and also about the plans for further Keithley work in the interview.

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
The article tells about the first methods used to determine the meter and kilogram, and the first standards of length and weight, today they are known as «archive meter» and «archive kilogram». Reader will also learn about global events that occurred between the appearance of the metric system and the adoption of the Metre Convention, and had a significant impact on metrology in general.

Author(s):  Levin S.
Issue:  KIPiS 2010 #6, KIPiS 2011 #1, KIPiS 2011 #2
Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP n.a. P. Neporozhny — a unique facility of XX century. Its construction began in 1963 and on December 13, 2000, RAO UES of Russia put this hydroelectric power station in the constant exploitation. The sadly notorious disaster occurred on August 17, 2009. The author in his article considers the background and details of the accident.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
The article provides a comparative analysis of the opportunities that can provide the Internet and congress & exhibition events for establishing new contacts and strengthening the existing business relations in the B2B segment.

Author(s):  Weller, Dennis
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
This article describes methods for testing components with an oscilloscope and signal generator. The technique is shown for the capacitors, inductors, diodes, bipolar transistors and wires testing. Furthermore, the described methods can be used to find faulty components or to determine nominal parameters of the unmarked components.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
Twenty years ago oscilloscopes found a wide use not only in laboratories but also in the field. From that time portable devises became more lightweight, sturdy and comfortable to use in a difficult operating conditions, for example on a crane portal or in production plant environments. This article tells about new 4-channel portable oscilloscope by Fluke.

Author(s):  Ramian, Florian
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
Measurements speed available today in the spectrum analyzers is the result of the long-term development of measurement technologies. This article describes capabilities of the R&S FSVR signal analyzer for the real-time signal analysis. Applications and peculiar technical details are described.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
The article describes the new vector signal analyzer in PXIe format from National, its capabilities and benefits for RF signal analysis. The examples of configuration for RF signal analysis are given.

Author(s):  Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
Rapid development of digital technologies has given an impulse to design and production of high-speed electronic components. The use of advanced DAC, increasing speed and resolution, and also reduction of the cost made digital generators increasingly popular against analog generators. After analyzing the changing trends in the T&M market, AKTAKOM introduced four new series of digital DDS generator in the fall of 2010. Their capabilities and characteristics are described in this article.

Author(s):  Miles, Dean
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #2
RF signals are currently becoming more and more complex. For their study there are measuring instruments required capable of monitoring in real time and in a wide range of frequencies. The real-time signal analyzers technology described in this article provides the ability to analyze signals with sweeping frequency, pulse characteristics, modulation switching, etc., as well as non-stationary signals.

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #1
Are the basic units independent? At first sight, they are and this question don’t even require discussion. But the authors of regulatory documents and reference books do not mention the independence of the basic units from each other or from other derived units. The author of this article examines in details the definition of the basic SI units and shows that almost all units are defined in terms of other quantities.

Author(s):  Assay, Brig
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #1
The manufacturers’ opinion on what features are the most important when choosing an oscilloscope often differs. This article focuses on three of the hardware specifications of the oscilloscope: noise, jitter and bandwidth. These characteristics may affect the design margins of products under development and must be considered before buying an oscilloscope.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #1
Increasing production, complexity and functionality of different types of mobile wireless devices demands the expanding of traditional RF measuring instruments bandwidth. A clear understanding of the principles of traditional radio measuring instruments, as well as many limitations associated with their use, allows the majority of engineers to turn to an open software-defined modular architecture for the creation of the RF automated test systems. National Instruments has been developing T&M equipment in the PXI format for RF industry and offering complete measuring systems based on them for more than eight years.

Author(s):  Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #1
AKTAKOM programmable electronic loads combine precision parameters setup and measurement with high functionality and remote control possibility that provides high efficiency of power supplies tests.

Author(s):  Ireland, Dave
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #1
The third and final article of the series of three articles on the basics of the oscillography is dedicated to the main controls and basic systems of the oscilloscope. This series provides an overview of oscilloscopes and is aimed at students and other professionals who get acquainted with this topic for the first time.

Author(s):  Levin S.
Issue:  KIPiS 2010 #6
Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP n.a. P.Neporozhny — a unique facility of XX century. Its construction began in 1963 and on December 13, 2000, RAO UES of Russia put this hydroelectric power station in the constant ex-ploitation. The sadly notorious disaster occurred on August 17, 2009. The author in his article considers the background and details of the accident.

Author(s):  Barnett, Bob , Guido Schulze
Issue:  KIPiS 2010 #6, KIPiS 2011 #1
All digital oscilloscopes are temporarily blind. During this blind time the user will miss critical signal events at his device under test. Thus, it is necessary to understand the impact of blind time to the measurement. This article explains the background of blind time and points out why a high acquisition rate is important. It furthermore explains the R&S RTO oscilloscope capabilities and how they help for faster debugging, measurement and analysis.