Topic Catalog

Topics beginning with "M"
M2M machine to machine communications.
Machine Vision machine interpreted images retrieved using optical sensors.
Magnet Attract iron and are surrounded by a magnetic field.
Magnetic Field an force around magnets, electric current and atomic orbits.
Magnetic Field Meters Measure magnetic flux density/field strength.
Magnetic Field Sensors detect fields of magnetism.
Magnetic Permeability the ability to become magnetized.
Magnetic Stripe stripe of magnetic film bonded to a plastic card holding data.
Magnetic Structurescope measure magnetic intensity of a ferromagnetic material.
Magnetic Susceptibility Determines the maximum amount of Electro Static Discharge or Electrical Over Stress a piece of electronic equipment can withstand before damage is incurred.
Magnetic Test
Magnetometers measure the intensity of a magnetic field.
Mainframes Fully capable housing with power, cooling and emi protection ready to operate with the addition of instruments.
Maintenance is the repair upkeep of a test asset.
Manipulators 1) hold test heads for docking. 2) hold probes for positioning.
Manometers Measure pressure of gas and vapor.
Manual Fixtures Connect a UUT's test nodes to test connections by hand.
Manual Probe Stations use hands on manipulation of viewing and positioning controls.
Manufacturing Defect Analyzers Test for loaded PCB manufacturing defects, analyzing short circuits, open circuits, and some component values.
Mass Interconnect reliably connects modular instrument system's multiple signal type IO (Input Output) with interchangeable test sets.
Matrices Grid array with switches at each circuit crossing connecting multiple inputs to multiple outputs.
Matrix Grid array with switches at each circuit crossing connecting multiple inputs to multiple outputs.
MCU a computer on a chip.
MDA Test for loaded PCB manufacturing defects, analyzing short circuits, open circuits, and some component values.
Measurement an acertained value.
Measurement Microphones measure acoustic frequency, time and noise levels.
Measuring Receivers measure radio signals.
Mechanical Fixtures Use cams or levers to bring UUT to contacting elements.
Mechatronics The field of study involving the analysis, design, synthesis, and selection of systems which combine electronic and mechanical components with modern controls and microprocessors.
Medical having to do with medicine.
Megaco Control protocol used in a network between a Media Gateway and a Media Gateway Controller.
Megohmmeters measure high resistance values
Melt Flow
Membrane Switch test to determine viability of switch on off performance and feel.
Memory data retained.
Memory Device directly accessible computer's internal or main memory.
Memory Testers assure memory device function.
MEMS Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems are a microstructure integration of electronics, sensors, actuators and mechanical components.
Mesh Multi node hopping linking a reconfigurable path of communications.
Metal Detectors detect the presence of metal.
Meteorological having to do with weather and atmospheric phenomena
Meters sense, display, measures; gas, water, electricity, particles, vibration, light or quanta.
Mezzanines Is the stacking of cards into a single card that then plugs into the computer bus or data path.
MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol
Mic Convert sound pressure to an electrical current.
Microbolometers detect IR wavelengths between 7.5–14 μm.
Microcontroller a computer on a chip.
Microcrack hairline material separation flaw.
Micro-CT uses X-rays to cross-section specimen creating 3D image.
Microhmmeters Measure low resistance in µA.
Micromanometers Measure very small pressure.
Micro Ohmmeters measure low resistance in µA.
Microphone Calibration an accurate sound units of measure to facilitate comparison to and adjustment of instruments.
Microphones convert sound pressure to an electrical current.
Micropositioners places a probe on submicron test targets.
Micropositioning places a probe on submicron test targets.
Micro-positioning places a probe on submicron test targets.
Microprobes
Microprocessor an IC processing logic operations to fulfill an end.
Microscopes Enlarge view of minute objects.
Microscopy Microscopic examination.
Microspeaker convert's an electrical signal to sound.
Microwave Electomagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than those of infrared light. Frequencies range from 1 GHz to 300 GHz.
Microwave Amplifiers boost signal power at low microwave frequencies acroos a broad spectrum.
Microwave Analyzers Signal analysis of the radio frequency from 300 MHz to 300 GHz.
Microwave Attenuators Reduce the amplitude of microwaves without distorting waveform.
Microwave Frequency Counters Microwave Counters come in several type: Universal counters and RF counters; Continuous Wave (CW) microwave counters; CW microwave counter/power meters; Pulse and CW microwave counters.
Microwave Generators
Microwave Leakage safety check to assure free from leaks.
Microwave Matrix Grid array routing microwave signals.
Microwave Meters Measure microwaves - electromagnetic waves having a wavelength from 300 mm to 10 mm (1 GHz to 30 GHz).
Microwave Oven safety check to assure free from leaks.
Microwave Power Meters measure electrical power in the range 30 MHz to 50 GHz.
Microwave Power Sensors
Microwave Probes
Microwave Spectrum Analyzers Examine the spectral composition of waves with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz.
Microwave Switching The routing of a microwave signal.
Microwave Synthesizers
Mil Abreviation standing for military standard or grade.
Military Abreviation standing for military standard or grade.
Milk
Millimeter Wave extremely High Frequency in the range of 30 to 300 gigahertz.
Millimeter Wave Sources
Millimetre Band extremely High Frequency in the range of 30 to 300 gigahertz.
Milliohmmeters Measure low resistance in mA.
Milli-Ohmmeters Measure low resistance in mA.
Mil-Std-1553 Interface Standard for Digital Time Division Command/Response Multiplex Data Bus
MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output multiplexes WLAN throughput to 100Mbs.
Mineral
Mixed Signal Integrated circuit that handles both analog and digital signals.
Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes Analyze both digital and analog signals.
MMIC IC running at microwave frequencies.
M-Modules Mezzanine-Module
Mobile App Testing
Mobile Network Wireless net with service to a wide geography.
Mobile Phone A mobile telophone which uses short range trasmitters in overlapping cells, arranged in a network with a common central unit making connections to regular telephone lines.
Mobile Radio Portable rf communication between moving transceivers.
Mobile WiMAX Wireless Metropolitan Area Network.
Mobility
Modbus communications protocol for sharing data between controllers.
Model construction of a concept.
Modelers construction of a concept.
Modeling construction of a concept.
Modelling construction of a concept.
Modem Modulate and demodulate analog signal.
Modular Instruments
Modulation the varying of amplitude, frequency, or phase.
Modulation Analysis Measure and analyze radio transmitters and communication systems.
Modulation Analyzers Measure and analyze radio transmitters and communication systems.
Modulators Are devices which varies a characteristic of a repetitious electrical or electromagnetic wave of less than infrared frequency in accordance with a characteristic of an arbitrarily varying information carrying signal.
Module Carriers Carrier Modules are highly-integrated small footprint board-to-board connectible packages.
Moisture Meters Measure impedance to determine average moisture content.
Monitors Continually examine for quality.
Monochromators spatially separate colors of light to transmit a tunable narrow band..
Monoculars One eyepiece distant magnification.
MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MOST Media Oriented Systems Transport
Motherboards A computers central PCB handling processing, power and interfacing to rest of system.
Motion Control The direction of velocity and/or position.
Motion Controllers Coordinate motion and timing.
Motor propels movement.
Motorcycle 2 and 3 wheeled transportation.
Moving Probe Testers multiple probes move robotically to contact integrated circuits, printed circuit and SMT boards.
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 format.
MPEG Moving Pictures Experts Group coding of audio-visual signals in a compressed format.
MPEG1 Digital 1.5 Mbit/s audio video compression standard.
MPEG-1 Digital 1.5 Mbit/s audio video compression standard.
MPEG2 Coding standard of moving pictures and thier audio information.
MPEG4 AVC advanced video codec standard that delivers mix media streams over a broad range of bandwidths.
MPEG-4 Part 10 advanced video codec standard that delivers mix media streams over a broad range of bandwidths.
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport
MSO Analyze both digital and analog signals.
Multibus An open architecture backplane computer bus.
Multichannel Analyzers
Multifunction Calibrators An accurate temperature, pressure, frequency, voltage, current and other units of measure to facilitate their comparison to and adjustment of instruments.
Multifunction DAQ
Multifunction I/O
Multifunction Meters
Multimedia Combines the use of several forms of media.
Multimeters multi function measurement instrument.
Multimode Fiber Optical fiber capable of supporting more than one mode of light propagation.
Multiplexers Combine multiple signals into one signal.
Murray Loop Use time domain reflectometry to locate signal loss or a Murray loop bridge.
MUX Combine multiple signals into one signal.
MW Electomagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than those of infrared light. Frequencies range from 1 GHz to 300 GHz.
MXI Multisystem eXtension Interface
Mycotoxin Toxic spore produced by aerobic fungi.