Test & Measurement: Adjustable-Threshold Cable Tester Suits Low-CCost Resistance Tests

Feb. 17, 2005

Low-cost resistor and diode testing is possible with the Signature 1000RX self-programming cable tester. It comes standard with 138 test points and an optional add-on box. Cables, harnesses, and other wired devices can be tested for shorts, open circuits, and miswiring with settable connection resistance thresholds of 0.1 V to 10 kV. Low-voltage insulation resistance thresholds are settable from 100 kV to 5 MV. It displays point-to-point wire lists in plain English on its two-line by 16-character LCD. Also, it can identify a wire by touch for the purposes of guided assembly. A parallel interface is standard, while a serial interface is optional. Price is $955

Cirrus Systems Corp.www.cirrus.com; (801) 973-4600

About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.