Category Archives: Blog

8.24.10 Blog Post: All About ARBS (Waveform Generators)

The editors at Evaluation Engineering approached us and asked to give them some content and feedback on a few questions on all-things Arbitrary Waveform Generators (also referred to sometimes as Function Generators). So we talked over the questions, and came … Continue reading →

8.4.10 Blog: Proving the Applicability and Performance of an Adaptive Algorithm

Proving the Applicability and Performance of an Adaptive Algorithm By Dr. Matthew Hunter, Chief Technical Officer

7.5.10 Blog: Fun With Sequencing on an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Fun With Sequencing on an Arbitrary Waveform Generator By Candy Martinez, Lead Software Engineer After developing ZTEC’s latest Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG), the ZT5210, it seemed clear that the waveform library sequencing capabilities were extremely powerful.  To put this to … Continue reading →

6.13.10 Blog: Optimizing Workflow: A ZTEC PLD Developer’s View

Posted By Ian Carlson, Hardware Engineer Introduction As ZTEC’s lead programmable logic device (PLD) developer, I have different tools and skills to solve different problems than my co-workers, but we all have the same goal from a scheduling perspective: to … Continue reading →

5.11.10 Blog: Evaluating Test Instrumentation in Less Time and With Less Hassle

Posted by Boyd Shaw, Director of Business Development Evaluating new test and measurement instrumentation is typically fun for us engineers as we get to see what the latest products have to offer and hopefully find a solution to our test … Continue reading →

12.1.09 Blog: Automating a Test Without Programming

Posted by Candy Martinez, Lead Software Engineer One of the strengths of using modular instruments is the ability to write programs to perform an automated set of tasks. Generally this is done though a programming environment and a standard programming … Continue reading →

10.7.09 Blog: Control System for Radar Simulation

Posted by Aaron Joos, Lead Applications Engineer In today’s electronic battlefield, the radar support system is crucial for success. In order to ensure that these systems are prepared for real-world encounters, the system must be thoroughly tested. Threat simulation and … Continue reading →

9.22.09 Blog: High-Resolution Oscilloscope Applications

Posted by Chris Ziomek, President Most conventional digital storage oscilloscopes (DSO) offer 8 bit ADC resolution.  The 8-bit resolution may be sufficient for a visual waveform display, but will not be adequate for many applications that need to detect small … Continue reading →

9.8.09 Blog: Agilent E1429B Differential VXI Oscilloscope Replacement

Posted by Chris Ziomek, President The Agilent / HP E1429B VXIbus oscilloscope is a differential oscilloscope that has been used for years in many ATE systems. Differential inputs are especially useful when input signals have undesirable common-mode components that must … Continue reading →

8.28.09 Blog: Digital Oscilloscope Measurements

Posted by Candy Martinez, Lead Software Engineer Sometimes it seems that the problem with modern digital storage oscilloscopes is that they have too much information. With our latest M-class DSOs we provide a whopping 40 on-board measurements that can be … Continue reading →