By Dan Romanchik, on August 3rd, 2009%
Agilent has published three new DMM application notes that you may find useful:
On Improving Digital Multimeter Throughput
This application note describeson how to make a modern digital multimeter operate at its absolute fastest transaction speed. It includes tips on reducing range and function changes, proper auto-zero operation, selecting optimal integration times and using best data formats. . . . → Read More: App Notes Explain DMM Use
By Dan Romanchik, on July 26th, 2009%
HBM has just released new SoMat eDAQ and eDAQ-lite data acquisition systems. The HBM SoMat eDAQ and eDAQ-lite are sealed stand-alone data acquisition systems for testing in the harshest of environments.
eDAQ systems utilize standard Ethernet communications, and host their own web servers with configurable IP addresses. No software is required to start/stop test or upload data. . . . → Read More: HBM Launches Rugged, Mobile Data Acquisition Systems
By Dan Romanchik, on December 3rd, 2008%
The LXI Consortium (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) announced today that it has approved and released Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard.
Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard allows a manufacturer of Class C compliant instruments to customize their offerings by adding selected features from Class B or Class A categories. Users benefit from an expanding selection of . . . → Read More: LXI Consortium Releases Revision 1.3
By Dan Romanchik, on November 21st, 2008%
Here’s an article I wrote for Test&Measuerment World after attending the latest Auto Test Expo. It really amazed me that there were so many data-acquisition vendors there. It has to be awfully difficult for any one of them to really stand out. Even the smallest of them has their . . . → Read More: Choosing a DAQ Vendor
By Dan Romanchik, on November 20th, 2008%
The Agilent Technologies L4532A 2-channel and L4534A 4-channel digitizers are high-performance, stand-alone LXI digitizers that offer simultaneous sampling at up to 20 MS/s, and with 16-bit resolution. Agilent claims that these products represent a new category of digitizers with their robust input channel and high performance analog-to-digital (A/D) design, and on-board measurements. The isolated input . . . → Read More: High-Resolution LXI Digitizers Stand Alone