Pendulum Instruments CNT-102 dual-channel frequency analyser

Pendulum Instruments has launched the CNT-102 dual-channel frequency analyser. Expanding Pendulum’s multi-channel frequency analyser (MFA) family, the CNT-102 supports parallel and independent time/frequency measurements in a bench-top format. The frequency analyser features several key capabilities, including simultaneous and gap-free Frequency, Period, Time Interval Error, Pulse Width, Rise/Fall time, Slew Rate, Totalise and Voltage measurements. The standard frequency range is up to 400 MHz and an optional RF input extends bandwidth up to 24 GHz.

The multi-channel design enables a multitude of new test applications, most notably parallel frequency measurements of two different test objects, or the comparison of pulse parameters between two parallel test points, without having to swap over test leads.

The frequency analyser also features 14ps time resolution and up to 13 digits/s frequency resolution. A large colour touch screen and intuitive graphic user interface display results in both numeric and graphic formats, along with modulation/trend and value distribution graphs. Advanced analysis enables smoothing of data and zooming functions with cursor read-outs of individual samples.

Multi-channel frequency analysers are suitable for many test systems requiring multiple frequency counters such as oscillator manufacturing, since a single CNT-102 can replace two traditional counters in a test rack, resulting in both space- and cost-saving.