Instrumentation 2.0's data bus.(Editorial)

From: Test & Measurement World | Date: April 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Rick Nelson, Chief Editor

In your automated instrument system, do you want a "data bus" or a "results bus"? My initial thought was, take the "results bus." But a "results bus" locks you into the answer your test-equipment vendor thinks you want; the "data bus" lets you derive the answer best suited to your application.

The "data bus" is a component of what Eric Starkloff, National Instruments' director of product marketing, describes as Instrumentation 2.0, which is tailored to the test of such products as the Apple iPhone. In a discussion with editors at Test & ...

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