Abstract :
Test-and-measurement engineers involved in measurement, automation and product test can significantly benefit from rapid developments in the general computer industry. Relevant computer-standard technologies, applied to the test, measurement and automation industry´s solutions, instruments and systems, bring a wealth of vital, new and innovative capabilities to the users of such equipment. Use of computer-standard technologies also results in reduced equipment costs, dramatically improved ease of use, consistency between instruments, simpler and more powerful software solutions, and accelerated equipment time-to-market.
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; computerised instrumentation; field buses; local area networks; peripheral interfaces; standards; COM; DCOM; Ethernet; GPIB; IEEE 488.2; IVI-COM; RS-232; SOAP; Visual Studio; computer industry standards; computer-standard technologies; connectivity; interface technology; measurement equipment; test equipment; Acceleration; Automatic testing; Automation; Computer industry; Costs; Instruments; Measurement standards; Power engineering computing; System testing; Time to market;
