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What Is a Test Bench (or Tester) in Industrial Production?

A test bench, also known as a tester, is a specialized system designed to verify the functionality, performance, and quality of products during the manufacturing process. It ensures that each unit meets predefined specifications before reaching the customer. In industrial environments, test benches are crucial for: Collecting data for process

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RS-485

The RS-485 is a serial bus standard. It is an evolution of the RS-422 and like it, the RS-485 cable is composed of a twisted pair. We can form a point to point network linking up to 64 devices (32 transmitters and 32 receivers, this is the diference with the RS-422), and up to 1200 meters in

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RS-422

The RS-422 is a standard for serial bus. It is newer than the RS-232 and more efficient. The RS-422 cable contains a twisted pair. We can form a point to point network linking up to 10 devices (1 driver and 10 receivers) and up to 1200 meters in length. It operates in differential mode on levels

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RS-232

The RS-232 is a standard for serial bus. It operates in point to point mode with one transmitter and one receiver, up to 15 meters in length. It operates with voltages of -15V to -3V for logic 1 and +3V to +15V for logic 0 (typically -12V to +12 V) and can

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Fieldpoint and Compact Fieldpoint

Fieldpoint (cFP) and Compact Fieldpoint (cFP) are PAC (programmable automation controller) for command and control industrial applications. They come in the form of a backplane hardened, 4 to 8 slots, to connect modules: DIO, DAQ, relays, voltage or current outputs, Ethernet, serial and other protocols, blocks connections and programmable controllers. You can use Compact Fieldpoint with a

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VXI bus

VXI, for VME eXtensions for Instrumentation, is a communication bus originally designed for applications in test and measurement. It is most commonly used in 3U height (10 cm) 6U (23 cm) chassis to connect switch cards, DAQ, DIO, multimeters, controller, GPIB, MXI, USB...

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VAN bus

VAN, for Vehicle Area Network, is a communication bus between ECUs developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault.

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PXI bus

PXI, for PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, is a bus designed for instrumentation, test and measurement. It derives from the Compact PCI bus, with which it remains compatible, while adding some signals such as clocks and triggers to synchronize multiple cards.

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MXI bus

MXI bus is a specification for high speed communications to connect the PC to VXI or PXI chassis, or between two chassis. MXI-1, MXI-2 MXI-3, MXI-4 are developments that offer higher and higher speeds  to measurement applications increasingly demanding data flow in industrial environments; for example, MXI-4 allows a flow of 1.5 Gbit/s.

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I2C bus

I2C, for Inter Integrated Circuit Bus, is a serial bus used in general for communication between various electronic components. In current usage, the data rate is 10 to 100Kbits/s but can reach speeds up to 3.4 Mbps for latest versions of the I2C. It is a synchronous bus on 3 wires: