Rise Electronics serves the test and measurement market, which spans many applications from telecommunications to military radar systems development. All the subcomponents as well as the overall system must be thoroughly tested and measured to ensure it performs as designed when put into use. We provide components used to test these systems are able to stand up to the rigors of testing while delivering precise and repeatable measurements every time.
Laboratory Test and Measurement The Laboratories are often precisely controlled environments to ensure the highest standard of test accuracy possible. Many labs use RF testing equipment, and some are completely devoted to RF test and measurement. To establish the highest testing precision, precision RF interconnects that exactly meet a given test’s requirements are often needed in these settings. Moreover, RF attenuators, RF couplers, RF dividers/combiners, RF filters, and other RF components and assemblies are needed to test certain RF systems and test configurations.The RF equipment used in these laboratories is a large capital expenditure and repair/troubleshooting of the equipment is also relatively expensive. Hence, it is crucial that only the highest quality RF cabling, RF adapters and RF connectors are used to connect to these expensive pieces of equipment. Our test and measurement grade RF interconnect, components and assemblies are quality tested to ensure they meet the high precision and performance standards of even the most rigorous laboratory testing environment.
Automated Test Equipment (ATE) With billions of electronic and electronically tested devices and parts being produced every year, automated test equipment (ATE) is essential to support this growing global demand. For ATE to be effective, these test systems are typically deployed in manufacturing environments or other harsh industrial environments. Hence, ATE equipment, and all the associated components, devices, and interconnect, must be rugged or at least readily replaced to ensure that downtime is minimized, and the cost-per-test stays below key thresholds.
RISE Electronics offers a wide selection of cost-effective, readily available RF test cable assemblies, RF cables, RF adapters, RF connectors and other RF components/parts as well as high-performance and rugged versions to meet the diverse needs of virtually any RF ATE application.
Field/On-Site Test and Measurement For telecommunications and sensing applications, the RF equipment that keeps the world talking, sending data, and safe must be located where it is needed. This means that sensitive RF systems are deployed anywhere – oil and gas rigs at sea, cell phone towers in rural/metropolitan landscapes, active combat regions providing forward operating communication and information, etc. Hence, these essential RF systems must be tested with field equipment when installed, at regular maintenance intervals, and whenever the system fails. These field test systems might be carried by a technician, located on portable carts, or even vehicle-mounted, and they all require extensive and precision RF interconnect to operate. RISE Electronics offers a diverse array of RF test interconnects and components, including ruggedized RF coaxial connectors and waveguide connectors and adapters, as well as stock waveguide or stock/custom RF coaxial assemblies on-demand. We can ensure your critical telecommunications or radar/sensing systems are running 24/7 without fail.
Anechoic Test Chambers, Over-The-Air (OTA) Test Ranges and Other Test Environments Not all RF testing is done in a laboratory. A lot of it must be done in specialized test chambers and test ranges, such as anechoic chambers and over-the-air (OTA) test ranges. As a critical part of electromagnetic compliance (EMC), many consumer, industrial, government/military, and aerospace systems must undergo some type of EMC or RF testing in these chambers/ranges to ensure proper operation. It is also often desirable to test complex systems in a controlled environment to better capture system performance parameters that are impossible to measure due to noise, interference or lack of access to the necessary equipment.RF test chambers and ranges often make use of vast amounts of RF interconnect, RF adapters,RF couplers, RF power dividers/combiners, RF attenuators, RF loads, RF switches and other RF components and assemblies. Given the diversity of systems tested in these chambers and ranges, having access to same-day shipping of a vast selection of RF products is key to meeting these test facilities’ stringent deadlines. RISE Electronics stocks thousands of high-demand RF products that are ideal for use in RF test chambers/RF ranges.