The useable range of an instrument can be measured by turndown ratio, which is defined as the ratio between the full-scale range and the minimum point of measure. It denotes how much of the instrument ...

ISA recently published the third edition of Calibration Handbook of Measuring Instruments by Alessandro Brunelli. In this Q&A feature, Brunelli highlights the focus, importance, and differentiating ...

Source measurement units (SMUs) are instruments that can source current and measure voltage or source voltage and measure current. Since their introduction more than 20 years ago, they have evolved ...

Measuring phase noise with a spectrum analyzer. The primary advantage of dedicated phase-noise analyzers. The cross-correlation method. Using a spectrum analyzer is the oldest, most straightforward, ...

Data recorders have a long history and continue to advance, to keep pace with the applications of today. Data recording instruments have a history that dates back to the 1800s, when Charles Babbage ...