The way electronic instruments are built ischanging in a deeply fundamental way. It is making an evolutionary leap to a new method of design that is being called synthetic instruments. This new method promises to be the most significant advance in electronic test and instrumentation since the introduction of automated test equipment (ATE). The switch to synthetic instruments is beginning now, and it will profoundly affect all test and measurement equipment that will be developed in the future.Synthetic instruments are like ordinary instruments in that they are specific to a particularmeasurement or test. They might be a voltmeter that measures voltage, or a spectrum analyzerthat measures spectra. The key, defining difference is this: synthetic instruments are implementedpurely in software that runs on general purpose, non-specific measurement hardware with a highspeed A/D and D/A at its core. In a synthetic instrument, the software is specific; the hardware is generic. Therefore, the "personality" of a synthetic instrument can be changed in an instant. Avoltmeter may be a spectrum analyzer a few seconds later, and then become a power meter, or network analyzer, or oscilloscope. Totally differentinstruments are implemented on the same hardware and can be switched back and forth in the blink of an eye.This book explains the basics of synthetic instrumentation for the many people that will needto quickly learn about this revolutionary way to design test equipment. This book attempts todemystify the topic, cutting through, commercial hype, and obscure, vague jargon, to get to theheart of the technique. It reveals the important basic underlying concepts, showing people how the synthetic instrument design approach, properly executed, is so effective in creatinginstrumentation that out performs traditional approaches to T&M and ATE being used today.* provides an overview and complete introduction to this revolutionary new technology* enables equipment designers and manufacturers to produce vastly more functional and flexible instrumentation; it's not your father's multimeter!* accompanying CD-ROM includes demo software from major vendors and data sheets for specialist ATE manufacturers

Synthetic Instruments Concepts and Applications PDF

The list of books you might like