M1 OT v6.01 PLL Toolkit and ScopeMatch
Newsletter 05-01-2007
News from the Leading Innovator in Oscilloscope Usefulness
August 26, 2008 www.M1OT.com Volume 11 Issue 4
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PLL Toolkit
M1 OT Rental
ScopeMatch™
M1 Cirrus

M1 Cirrus Program
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M1 OT v6.01: PLL Toolkit

When designing or using PLLs with intentional modulation (e.g. SSC), there are a number of important parameters that you need to understand to get the design right.  If that PLL will be used in parallel with another PLL, additional parameters related to the separation between the signals become important as well.
 
M1 OT's PLL Toolkit was designed to quickly bring together in one place all of the most important values that you need to know about, and present them in a highly graphical manner that allows you to easily understand where each value comes from.  Of course, if you need to dig deeper, at the click of a button any of the parameters can be plotted vs time so that you can explore the data with all the power that M1 OT has to offer.

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An important innovation in the PLL Toolkit is the inclusion of Constructed Separation values along with the measured values.  Trying to find true worst-case separation values by direct measurement is not advisable, as you are hoping to catch the simultaneous occurrence of several rare events at once.  A better method is to measure only the mean separation between the signals, and then use parameters calculated individually from each signal to construct the theoretical worst-case separation values.
 
When you get down to basics, there are only three pathological mechanisms that will cause a device to fail:  a short cycle, a large displacement (cycle-cycle) failure, or an accumulated error failure.  The Standard Critical Path Analysis (SCPA) screen of the PLL Toolkit brings these three values together in one place for easy reference, together with diagrams that show how each of the pathologies causes a failure.

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ASA Launches new M1 OT Rental Alliance 

Several North American Distributors have signed on to a Rental Alliance with ASA.  This alliance provides our partners with a flexible program that enables you to rent the scope you need, regardless of make or model, and know that your software requirements are being met with M1 OT.  Compliance testing, automation support and start-of-the-art exploration and debug are just some of the tools available through this program.  Every rental also includes our revolutionary Hidden Anomaly Location capability which helps to ensure that there will be nothing overlooked when working with your waveforms. No need to compromise when renting a scope…ASA and your Rental Company can ensure that your work will be completed in a cost-effective way.  

Please contact ASA to find out how to get M1 Rental today or ask your favorite Rental Company if they are planning to offer M1 with their rental scopes.

ASA Launches ScopeMatch™ Service

 

Adding new scope capability doesn't have to leave you wondering if you're spending your lab budget wisely. ScopeMatch is a low-cost consulting service that will help you match your actual needs to the most appropriate scope type, and then find the best deal. And it’s offered by ASA, a company that's worked in the scope industry every day for almost 20 years.

ScopeMatch is designed to prevent over- and under-buying oscilloscopes by advising the buyer on what scope is appropriate for his needs, possibly saving the customer upwards of $200,000.

M1 Cirrus Program

If you are purchasing a new high-end oscilloscope in the near future, don't forget about the M1 Cirrus Program.  Eliminate the need to buy any of the expensive and proprietary manufacturer's software by signing up for a Cirrus license.  M1 covers many of the popular software packages, and adds a lot more beyond them. 

Need proof? Look at our side by side comparison.

Remember, M1 Cirrus is completely free, and can do anything you would need to do in your day to day work.  If you are looking for the advanced analysis and intelligence of Hidden Anomaly Location (HAL), Isolated Subpopulation Analysis, and advanced serial data decoding capabilities, you can upgrade to the full M1 OT v6.00 at 50% of list price. 

Contact sales@amherst-systems.com to inquire further about M1 Cirrus or M1 OT. 

Employment Opportunities at ASA

ASA Corp. is currently seeking imaginative electrical or computer engineering programmers to join our team. These individuals should have solid programming and test equipment experience, but more importantly, be willing to bring energy and the passion to dominate the industry to ASA.

ASA is also looking to fill the position of Marketing and Public Relations. Qualified candidates will have a degree in Communications, Marketing or related field.

If you're interested in employment at ASA click here for more information or send an e-mail with your resume to: jobs@Amherst-Systems.com.