KIPiS articles

Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #3
May 20, the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875, is the day on which the world metrology community celebrates World Metrology Day. As Directors of the two world metrology Organizations (the BIPM and the BIML), our aim in marking the anniversary is to join together and work with you to raise awareness of the important, if often unnoticed, role that metrology plays in all of our lives.

Author(s):  Afonskaya, Tatiana , Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
Pittcon, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, was held on March 11-15 in Florida, the USA. Pittcon 2012 offered the latest technology and instrumentation from over 941 exhibitors at more than 1,850 booths, a diverse Technical Program of more than 2,000 technical presentations, 90 plus Short Courses to enhance your educational experience, and networking sessions that provided the chance to exchange innovative ideas with scientists from around the world. More details about this unique exhibition and innovations introduced there can be found in our detailed review.

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
The present article is devoted to the history of Russian metrology starting from the times of the first regulations by Prince Vladimir to the foundation of All- Russia D.I. Mendeleyev Scientific and Research Institute for Metrology (VNIIM). You will get to know about the place and time when the first specialized metrological institute in the world was founded, how the metric system was introduced in Russia and who made a valuable contribution to the development of metrology.

Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
On October 4-5 in Prague Agilent Technologies held its annual press-tour. About 33 editors of specialized technical editions from 15 different countries visited this event. Our latest magazine issue contained an interview with Benoit Neel, VP & General Manager EMEA Field Operations, and Jim Armentrout, EMEA Marketing Manager. In this issue you will have an opportunity to read an interview with one more representative of Agilent Technologies, Soon Chai Gooi, VP & General Manager, Electronic Instruments Business Unit, who kindly agreed to answer our question, thus about the demand for portable devices, the development of modular USB-devices etc.

Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
This year MDO4000 Mixed Domain oscilloscope by Tektronix won in the annual Best-in-Test content twice, it was awarded as the best in Oscilloscopes category and also called The 2012 Test Product Of The Year. To find out more about this unique device our editorial board decided to talk to Emanuela Speranza, Tektronix VP, Sales & Marketing, who kindly agreed to give an interview and tell more about the advantages of MDO. Also you’ll get to know more about the plans of Tektronix concerning the development of combined equipment, the distribution and marketing policy of the company.

Author(s):  Hayes, Maryjane
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
This article discusses an application for your oscilloscope that can allow you to more efficiently use the memory while speeding up your debug time by targeting only the areas of interest in the signal. With segmented memory, the scope’s acquisition memory is divided into multiple smaller memory segments. This enables your scope to capture up to thousands of successive single-shot waveforms with a very fast re-arm time - without missing any important signal information.

Author(s):  Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #2
In 2010 we published various articles about a new generation of programmable power supplies. In 2012 this group of devices has updated. There have come three groups of laboratory programmable power supplies. You may divide them in those which belong to the class of multi-functional professional laboratory power supplies with very low setting error level of current and voltage, and also budget devices based on new technical principles. All of these AKTAKOM APS7xxx series laboratory programmable power supplies have the same function, they are capable of being controlled via PC remotely with the help of AKTAKOM Power Manager software. Read about the functions of devices and this software in the present article in more detail.

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
Usually measurement methodology is associated with State System for Ensuring Uniform Measurement, which in very details describes what is measured and which methods and steps should be taken to get the exact results. But it’s quite wrong to suppose that such methodology has recently appeared. Generally speaking, it throws back to ancientry when people had their own ways to measure things. The present interesting and detailed article includes examples of measurement methodologies of the centuries B.C. up to nowadays.

Author(s):  Buklin N.P.
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
Nowadays many enterprises of dangerously explosive industries are intensively working on control systems modernization. Such a procedure requires rather high financial expenses, therefore a projector should make an optimal choice of some compromise variants between the system reliability and its cost. The following article will explain the way to create a low budget modernization solution of control equipment basing on «PECont» pneuelectric digital governor.

Author(s):  Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
Tektronix company has introduced new successful solutions. With the addition of bandwidth upgrades for the MSO/DPO3000 series oscilloscopes, customers can purchase the bandwidth they need now and simply upgrade it without purchasing a whole new instrument. At the same time DPO3AERO MIL-STD-1553 and DPO3FLEX FlexRay serial triggering and analysis application modules have been introduced for this oscilloscope series providing debug solutions to designers working with MIL-STD-1553 and FlexRay serial buses.

Author(s):  Afonskaya, Tatiana , Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
With more than four decades of success, every year the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) attracts more and more exhibitors, journalists and visitors. Actually The 2012 International CES, held on January 10-13, was the largest in the event’s history, with a record number of exhibitors across the largest show floor in CES history. In the following article you can read about the most impressive booths and innovative technologies demonstrated at the show.

Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
Looking back we may notice that in 1990 the integration of analog and digital analysis methods changed the diagnosis technology of embedded systems. In 2000 the addition of serial protocols led to a new revolutionary breakthrough that means protocol-aware hardware test. The current decade has demonstrated the following achievement — the simplification of waveform generation and response measurement. Therefore it’s possible to suggest that physical integration of oscilloscopes and standard/arbitrary waveform generators can become the basis of new testing methodology. Find more details in the present article.

Author(s):  Afonskiy, Alexander
Issue:  KIPiS 2012 #1
2011 has become one of the most dynamic in the expansion of AKTAKOM test and measurement devices models. Old models have been replaced with new ones with functions and capabilities which the previous budget models couldn’t have. At the end of the year a new series of AKTAKOM AWG-41xx generators appeared, it’s better to say — a universal one, of very high performance and at a very reasonable price. The combination of such a price, high technical features, functionality and unique capabilities makes all three models of AKTAKOM AWG-41xx generators series one of the most promising devices in the measurement technology market for the nearest future. The present article introduces the main capabilities of the new generators series, their differences between each other and opportunities that they can give

Author(s):  Bryanskiy L.
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
What put the beginning of the development of such exact sciences like mathematics, geometry, astronomy, chemistry etc.? And why are they so connected with metrology? All exact sciences are based on different concepts and suppositions that were put forward centuries ago and after that taken as so-called standards, the basis. Considering the definition of metrology term - it is a science about measurements compared to standards. May this be evidence of the connection between metrology and such sciences? The author of this article shares various facts which can prove such connection.

Author(s):  Levin S.
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #5, KIPiS 2011 #6
The Catastrophic Phenomenon of 1985-1986. The time when in different countries simultaneously mass failures of aviation, aerospace, nuclear and other complex equipment occurred. Catastrophes happened before, but just then at the minimum of solar activity were set tragic records of man-made disasters, and the reaction of the international community to them was proportional to the number of measuring instruments in cars, airplanes, spacecraft, and nuclear power plants. The article tells about the circumstances of these events and their background.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
18 November 2011. productronica, international trade fair for innovative electronics production, closed its doors after four days having posted a substantial rise in the number of visitors. 38,500 visitors from more than 80 countries represent an increase of around 34 per cent compared with the previous show. Read the detailed report about this show in this article.

Author(s):  Annikova Anna
Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
Starting from October 4 till 6, 2011, there was the 8th International exhibition held - Aerospace Testing Russia 2011. The exhibition unified leading specialists from different spheres: test and measuring equipment, systems and technologies of aerospace industry. At present time this is the only specialized exhibition of test equipment and technologies of aerospace industry in Russia. There were also brand new devices introduced as well as the equipment for quality assurance, security, service ability of devices and materials from different countries: Russia, Germany, Finland, France, Czech Republic and the United States. Companiesexhibitors held variable seminars, conferences, round tables and presentations devoted to innovative technologies of aerospace industry which were aimed not only at mutual cooperation but also let the specialists exchange their experience with each other. Manufactures, customers and all visitors concerned had a unique chance to meet at one place, communicate with each other as well as to participate in the organized events.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
During the development of next-generation satellite and radar systems, the use of advanced signal-simulation can help shorten development time and reducing the cost of testing. For system developers, typical test scenarios include the emulation of transmissions between a ground station and airborne receiver or the simulation of low-observable radar signals mixed with ground clutter. In demanding scenarios such as these, one key to success is greater bandwidth in the arbitrary waveform generator (AWG).

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
This summer National Instruments announced about its merger with AWR company, one of the leading CAD developers. The companies’ merger will contribute the strengthening of LabVIEW and AWR Microwave Office key products position as unique and at the same time due to the integration those customers who use LabVIEW and AWR Suite platforms in their production cycle will receive more advanced technical support. The present article informs about all advantages and new capabilities that users will receive after these two companies unify their forces.

Issue:  KIPiS 2011 #6
In the middle of October 2011 being kindly invited by Tektronix Vice-president of marketing we had a significant chance to visit Tektronix factory in Shanghai, China.