Tougher jobs, tougher instruments: More complex measurement problems are being solved by microprocessors, bussed systems, and software

Electronic test and measurement instruments have been changing dramatically as the basic technologies from which they spring have become more complex, and the problems they must solve more difficult. Today's instruments are being designed to span broader ranges of frequency and amplitude than ever before, and with greater precision. At the same time, instruments are expected to offer improved speed and convenience so that design, production, and maintenance tests can be accomplished more quickly and more efficiently. Users require, and expect, greatly enhanced capabilities from instruments that continue to operate at high levels of reliability.