By Dan Romanchik, on June 28th, 2005%
The IEC has just released IEC 61967-3 Ed. 1.0 (2005-06), Integrated circuits – Measurement of electromagnetic emissions, 150 KHz to 1 GHz – Part 3: Measurement of radiated emissions – Surface scan method. You can preview the standard here and purchase it here. The price of the standard is . . . → Read More: New EMC Standard
By Dan Romanchik, on June 23rd, 2005%
From Monitor #83, a publication of Windmill Software, Ltd.
You’ve plugged your instrument into your computer’s COM port, installed your data acquisition software, but no data appears. You suspect it is a problem with your RS232 communications. What do you do?
1. Obtain RS232 Troubleshooting Software
Download comDebug, our free RS232 troubleshooting software.
2. Find Communication Details: Baud Rate . . . → Read More: Troubleshooting RS232 Connections
By Dan Romanchik, on June 20th, 2005%
The International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA) runs a very nice website at www.sensorsportal.com. They recently added a bulletin board to allow users to discuss topics of interest. According to Sergey Y. Yurish, Editor-in-Chief,
Topics of discussion on the forum are not limited. It is intended to meet the individual needs of . . . → Read More: www.sensorsportal.com now sports a user forum
By Dan Romanchik, on June 13th, 2005%
On July 26, 2005 The Southeastern Michigan IEEE EMC Society Chapter will present a free, half-day course, “Practical Automotive EMC Test and Design” . . . → Read More: IEEE SEM EMC Society to Host Seminar
By Dan Romanchik, on June 13th, 2005%
When you’re designing test equipment, packaging is often an afterthought. Part of the problem is that few test engineering departments have a mechanical designer to do the work, so they have to beg the design engineering departments to help them out. And working with test engineering is usually at the bottom of their priority list. . . . → Read More: Packaging Help