Trends in test: A vision for the 1990s

摘要

The IEEE-488.2, SCPI, and VXI standards and plug-in data acquisition boards are examined. It is shown that the main options for building high-quality, reliable test systems can be categorized into three distinct types of instruments: IEEE-488 instruments, VXIbus instruments, and plug-in data acquisition boards. IEEE-488.2 and SCPI provide a new level of growth for the tried and true IEEE-488 systems, making them much easier to program and maintain. VXI should be as important to the industry as IEEE-488, and offers the advantages of smaller, more reliable, and higher performance test systems.