Experts and novices alike can use a helping hand when making measurements. Many test-and-measurement companies offer software tools with their instruments, helping to speed instrument setup and avoid ...

A version of this article also appeared in the May 2012 issue of Test & Measurement World. See the PDF. Test engineers have used open standard interfaces since1975, when the IEEE approved IEEE 488, ...

Unlike box instruments, modular instruments connect directly to I/O buses such as PCIe. Thus, they don't use SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands the way ...

Instruments come in a variety of formfactors, letting you trade off the performance you need that fits in the space you have available. Typical configurations include benchtop (such as the Rohde & ...

Developed by the International Society of Automation (ISA), the ISA-5 series of standards are essential for industries that rely on complex instrumentation and control systems, including chemical ...