Adapters display eight channels on one display

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 21, 2007

A wired trigger bus adapter allows oscilloscopes to display the logical state and analogue representations of all eight LXI WTB channels on a single display.

Agilent Technologies and Pickering Interfaces have introduced a wired trigger bus (WTB) adapter that allows Agilent 6000 and 8000 Series mixed signal oscilloscopes (MSOs) to show the logical state and analogue representations of all eight LXI WTB channels on a single display.

The LXI WTB adapter provides a simple and elegant method of exchanging trigger signals between LXI devices that use the WTB.

It replaces ad hoc trigger systems commonly seen in GPIB-based automated test systems where instruments can exchange proprietary triggers between devices using coaxial cables and other digital I/O connections.

The LXI WTB provides a way of exchanging these trigger signals with a standardised interface that eliminates the makeshift wiring, signal routing, switching and level buffering over distances exceeding 10 m with low latency and high speed.

"This is a great example of how companies are collaborating to provide the best experience for users of the new LXI standard", says Scott Sampl, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent's System Products Division.

"This adapter is one more tool that will help engineers develop test systems quickly".

"Our 60-981 and 60-990 adapters are valuable debugging tools for LXI test systems that support the WTB system", says David Owen, Business Development Manager for Pickering Interfaces.

"They make it easy for integrators and users to see what is happening on all the WTB channels simultaneously using a simple interface that exploits the powerful digital features of the Agilent 6000 and 8000 Series MSOs".