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EPDT June 2020 issue (inc. ElectroMech & Comms features + Distribution supplement) now available online

LIVE & updated! All the latest EPDT COVID-19 electronics industry news & stories...

How Digi-Key is innovating to strengthen customer support through the COVID-19 pandemic

Designing rugged enclosures for PIM testing in complex multi-band 4G & 5G networks

Developing functional electronic textiles with UV curing

Intelligent road-radar system to detect wild animals enabled by digitizers

- EPDT's 2020 PXI for Test & Measurement supplement now available online (04/05/2020)
  
  Included in this month’s EPDT May issue, this year's annual EPDT PXI for T&M supplement is now available in print or digital editions.
- EPDT May 2020 issue (inc. Lighting & Rail features + PXI for T&M supplement) now available online (04/05/2020)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Lighting technologies & Rail applications, plus EPDT's annual PXI for Test & Measurement supplement.
- Editor's comment: Not all heroes wear masks... (03/05/2020)
  
  I hope you & your families are staying safe in these strange times. As I write this column in mid-April, this last month or so of coronavirus & life under lockdown certainly shows how quickly things can change in just a few short weeks...
- STEM Matters: Guest column – The changing landscape for women in engineering (03/05/2020)
  
  Growth in the engineering industry has seen the UK workplace become more diverse – it’s clear that attitudes in industry are changing, as more and more women opt for a career in engineering.
- Round table: Thermal challenges & 2020 trends in LEDs (01/05/2020)
  
  Thermal analysis is constantly evolving. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and thermal design, modelling & simulation expert, Future Facilities prides itself on staying at the cutting edge of the trends & technologies that will drive the future of its sector.
- Moving rapidly from design to test of automated parking systems with maximum reuse & minimal system changes (01/05/2020)
  
  Vehicle safety systems are becoming increasingly complex, due to the growth of software components, while development timelines are ever shorter. French automotive supplier, Valeo needed to develop a system that reuses employee skillsets, software & hardware to more efficiently design & test automated parking systems.
- The evolving PXI standard: expanding the capabilities of the PXI architecture (01/05/2020)
  
  The PXI standard, now over 20 years old, has evolved over time, driven by advancements in card module technology & end-users’ requirements. In late 2018, the PXISA’s (PXI Systems Alliance) technical committee completed an update of the various technical specifications associated with the standard.
- Using signal routing software to safely program interconnected PXI switch modules (01/05/2020)
  
  Programmable switching systems are routinely used in automated test equipment (ATE) to allow the flexible connection of devices-under-test (DUTs) to measurement & stimulus instrumentation, power supplies, loads & other devices, such as sensor simulators. The increasing functionality of electronic products & the common practice of testing multiple DUTs simultaneously are driving the complexity of switching systems ever higher.
- How to select your instrument: oscilloscope, digitizer or DMM... (01/05/2020)
  
  The task of testing electronic assemblies is becoming increasingly complex. Once the appropriate measurement procedure has been selected and the test setup determined, the next step is to select the appropriate instrument: oscilloscope, digitizer or DMM.

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