A general-purpose vector signal analyzer offers a low-cost, flexible option for measuring the frequency settling time of PLLs. By Douglas Olney, Keithley Instruments Inc. The frequency-settling time ...

Oscilloscopes are the workhorse instruments for time domain measurements. Most current digital oscilloscopes include about twenty-five built in measurement parameters as a standard complement. Adding ...

Measure Foundry 5, formerly DT Measure Foundry, has expanded its I/O capabilities beyond Data Translation hardware. The software uses VISA to send commands to instruments such as digital multimeters ...

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