Dear Readers,
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V
iewpoint
August 2014
As you all know the August issue of
Boards
&
Solutions and ECE, the
combined print magazine for the
European Embedded Market, always
features the
Yellow Pages 2014 -The Embedded
Companies Directory
This year’s edition of our Embedded
Companies Directory is split into 2
sections. The fist part provides you
with more than 100 short company
profiles, including a QR code which
leads you to the full company
profile (including overview about
products & services, contact information, product news,… ) on
the embedded-control-europe.com portal. The second part of the
YellowPages is a reference list showing inwhich product categories the
companies are active.
But beside the Yellow Pages 2014 this issue, contains much more
information about actual trends in this market place. Despite the fact
that simulation plays a more and more important role in the design of
embedded systems – at the end you have to measure whether the final
design behave like it should. But what instrument is the best for fast
and reliable test & measurement tasks? There is a multitude of var-
ious test & measurement instruments in the embedded market but
our cover story shows that the “good old” oscilloscope as an universal
instrument is still alive. But nowadays it contains much more func-
tionality and touch screen operation makes it – despite its complexity
- easy to use. The R&S RTE described in the cover story include many
integrated measurement tools for detailed signal analysis. They range
from simple cursor functions to mask tests to complex mathematical
operations. Many measurement functions such as histograms, spec-
trum display and mask tests are hardware-implemented. This ensures
a very responsive scope and a high acquisition rate. And statistically
conclusive measurement results are available fast. In addition to the
automatic measurements that are customary for digital oscilloscopes,
the oscilloscope offers the QuickMeas function, which simultane-
ously displays the results of several measurement functions, which
users select according to their needs. Mask tests reveal whether a spe-
cific signal lies within defined tolerance limits and use statistical pass/
fail evaluation to assess the quality and stability of a device under test.
The FFT function of the oscilloscope makes spectral analysis easy.
The high acquisition and post processing rate conveys the impression
of a live spectrum, and operation is as simple as entering the centre
frequency, span and resolution bandwidth. And this list continues.
Another article describes how to measure the energy consumption in
embedded systems.
But we did also not forget to inform you about the actual hot topics in
the embedded market – wearable devices and the Internet of Things.
You´ll find articles containing information about these trends. Enjoy
reading!
Yours Sincerely
Wolfgang Patelay
Editor
