Appendix B. Instrument Sources
This appendix contains a listing of test equipment and data acquisition instrument manufacturers and used equipment outlets. It is provided as a convenient reference for you to use when looking for equipment; it is not an endorsement of any of them.
Bear in mind that capabilities and cost will vary considerably, and the two aren’t always correlated. It pays to do some research before paying out hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars for a piece of hardware, only to discover that it doesn’t quite do what you need it to do.
Another reason for this appendix is to help you locate technical documentation for older instruments. There are many older DMMs, controllers, switches, and data acquisition units available that are still perfectly functional, provided you have the user documentation to go with them. You may even have a few such items languishing on a shelf in your lab, or tucked away in a storage closet.
Manufacturers
The following is a short list of instrument and test equipment manufacturers. The list of product types for each manufacturer is only representative, and in some cases it’s a small fraction of what they produce.
- Agilent
Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital meters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, data acquisition units, etc.
- AMETEK
Power supplies and electronic loads
- Anritsu
RF, microwave, optical, and data communications test equipment
- Bitscope ...
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