KIPiS articles

This article has described the techniques, goals and trends in signal monitoring and frequency management of RF spectrum. New technologies based on distributed low-cost RF sensors have been shown to improve the detection capabilities of monitoring systems and a method for determining the geolocation of wireless emitters has been introduced.

Communication between the remote device and AKTAKOM remote control software is based on the AULNet technology. TCP/IP socket subset, familiar to UNIX and Windows users, forms network communication endpoints.

The following interesting article written by professor Levin is devoted to the problems of Hubble diagram analysis under uncertainty conditions in respect to the research of red shift in the emission spectrum of extragalaxy source.

Nowadays Computer mathematics system (CMS) is intensively penetrating into the measuring technology. Matrix CMS MATLAB has become the world standard of the software for the solution, programming and mathematical modeling of serious scientific and technical tasks. The following companies, Tektronix, Agilent Technologies etc., are planning to include options CMS MATLAB into the rest of their devices options. The attachment technique of modern digital oscilloscopes with CMS MATLAB system is described in the present article as well as the mathematical and spectrum analyses which are described with this option help introduced by a number of methods.

At the end of 2009 President of Tektronix Amir Aghdaei visited Russia for the first time. Mr. Aghdaei and new head of Moscow representation of Tektronix company Patrice Jaunasse were invited for the interview by the editorial office of our magazine “Test & Measuring Instruments and systems”. Tektronix President informed about a new sphere of Tektronix activity – multimeters which are of very high interest for the company since being a promising market with high opportunity of growth. Of course there were questions concerning the financial crises asked and its influence on the company and Russian market, which according to the opinion of Tektronix representatives tends to change for the better judging from the business results of Textronix. These are just brief issues of the interview. To get acquainted with Tektronix strategy of work with dealership network and clients and get to know about the plans of Tektronix products promotion on Russian market you are welcome to read the interview.

LAN (eXtensions for Instrumentation) is an open, accessible standard identifying specifications and solutions relating to the functional test, measurement, and data acquisition industry. LXI Standard was developed by the LXI Consortium - a not-for-profit corporation made up of industry-leading test and measurement companies. The LXI standard defines the communications protocols for instrumentation and data acquisition systems using open-standard LAN (Ethernet) - accessible and versatile interface, that must be implemented for instrumentation to communicate effectively. LXI is the next generation of test systems combining state-of-the-art measurements in a small package at a cost-effective price.

 

In high-tech fields the problem of measuring was always at the first place and the measurement of dynamic processes can be considered the leader in this direction. MIC-300M device adoption and its modifications let experts provide the register of dynamic processes. With frequency 216 kHz/channel, wide dynamic range up to 120 dB and high metrological performance this device has been used almost for all types of measurement. Its use has enabled the development of new measuring methods. Thus MIC-300M let the measurements of dynamic parameters make a step to a new more qualified level and led to the progress in the field of the learning methods upgrade of dynamic processes and also the creation of new equipment with universal functional opportunities for these aims.

This paper will discuss how this new Synthetic Instrument (SI) signal generator, comprising of an Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) combined with a Vector Up-Converter can be used in all these applications without compromising performance or flexibility.

During development of its RF T&M equipment, Rohde & Schwarz takes great care to ensure that the displayed measurands are perfectly traceable to recognized national standards. This article discusses the calibration of the measurand referred to as RF power.

High performance mixed analog and digital systems continue to evolve with increasing performance and complexity. Designers need to quickly find and analyze a wide range of problems from signal integrity issues to bus faults. This article explores time-saving techniques for design validation and debug in mixed signal environments.

The article is devoted to the first Russian frequency counters with OLED display AKTAKOM ACH-8322, ACH-8324 and ACH-8326. The specification, features and innovative developments used in these frequency counters are analyzed in a very detail. The article includes a wide range of screenshots, visually showing different operating modes. The management of frequency counters from external PC through LAN and USB by special software is also described in detail.

Specialists of Fluke company Henk Koppelmans, Fluke oscilloscopes development manager, and his college Wim Nederhoff visited Russia for the first time and showed their presentation named “The oscilloscopes of Fluke company and their use” during the seminar of “KIPiS” magazine. Here is the interview of Fluke representatives for the magazine in which they share their opinion concerning the oscilloscope market development within the terms of economic recession, questions of certification and their new products.

In 1978 the necessity to develop a cardinally new measuring technology appeared in order to be used for the creation of the newest devices. The coordinate measuring machine “Lapic” could be considered such a new measuring technology. The work on the development of this machine has been performed for 30 years by the leading specialists and still the work is on. The following article is devoted to this coordinate measuring machine “Lapic” and its advantages and capacity to raise the production level of Russian Federation, independence from the manufacturers of the west and ability to provide economic security.

In this article requirements to characteristics of means of the measurements used for certification of rooms with high shielding properties, and ways of achievement of a necessary dynamic range of measurements are considered.