The Hackaday Superconference is all about showcasing the hardware heroics of the Hackaday community. We also have a peer-reviewed journal with the same goal, and for the 2018 Hackaday Superconference ...

Boston, MA. ESC Boston, held April 18-19, provided vendors an opportunity to exhibit recently introduced instruments. Highlights included an entry-level spectrum analyzer that incorporates a 1-port ...

With the increasing implementation of wireless (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee) and many other wireless protocols, it’s increasingly important for product designers to feel competent in using spectrum ...

Back in the 1960s, when I started working in radio broadcast engineering, an oscilloscope was my “eye” on what was happening with equipment. That tool served me well and is still in daily use in my ...

We all love our wireless devices. We want more features, higher data rates, and improved range. These demands, in turn, require advanced digital protocols. Meanwhile, the number of signal sources is ...

The crowded RF spectrum, compounded by the explosion in application spaces joining the cloud, demands advanced development tools able to provide deeper insights into signals and their measurement. Our ...

Nokia and the test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz have created and successfully tested a 6G radio receiver that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to overcome one of the biggest ...

Instrumentation has progressed by leaps and bounds in the last few years, however, the fundamental analysis techniques that are the foundation of modern-day equipment remain the same. A network ...

Using a spectrum analyzer to measure noise signals requires several additional factors, such as sensitivity or how well the instrument can measure small signals. The analyzer’s noise floor specifies ...

A hardware device or software used to examine the frequency and power components of a signal. It provides more information than an oscilloscope, because it can display the signals over a range of ...