Electronic Instrument Handbook, Third Edition
by: Clyde F.Coombs Jr.
Abstract: Design, select and operate the latest electronic instruments. Now in an up-to-the-minute third edition, the bestselling Electronic Instrument Handbook, by top technical author Clyde F. Coombs, Jr. and over 30 leading experts, helps you design, select and operate conventional, virtual, and network-based electronic instruments. From calibration, traceability standards, data acquisition, transducers, analog-to-digital conversion, signal sources, processors and microprocessors, power supplies and more, you move on to current and voltage measurement, signal- and waveform-generation, frequency and time measurement and circuit element measurement instruments, microwave passive devices and digital domain instruments. You learn what every instrument type does.. how it works...and how to get the most out of it. You’ll also zero in on: *Instrument systems *Software and connectivity for instrumentation - including network connections...instrument drivers...graphical user interfaces...virtual instruments and software defined instruments *Distributed and networked instrumentation, including smart sensors and the Internet *Much, much more!
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Table of Contents
- A. Other McGraw-Hill Books of Interest
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface
- 1. Introduction to Electronic Instruments and Measurements
- 2. Calibration, Traceability, and Standards
- 3. Basic Electronic Standards
- 4. Data-Acquisition Systems
- 5. Transducers
- 6. Analog-to-Digital Converters
- 7. Signal Sources
- 8. Microwave Signal Sources
- 9. Digital Signal Processing
- 10. Embedded Computers in Electronic Instruments
- 11. Power Supplies
- 12. Instrument Hardware User Interfaces
- 13. Voltage, Current, and Resistance Measuring Instruments
- 14. Oscilloscopes
- 15. Power Measurements
- 16. Oscillators, Function Generators, Frequency and Waveform Synthesizers
- 17. Pulse Generators
- 18. Microwave Signal Generators
- 19. Electronic Counters and Frequency and Time Interval Analyzers
- 20. Precision Time and Frequency Sources
- 21. Spectrum Analyzers
- 22. Lightwave Signal Sources
- 23. Lightwave Signal Analysis
- 24. Lightwave Component Analyzers
- 25. Optical Time Domain Reflectometers
- 26. Impedance Measurement Instruments
- 27. Semiconductor Test Instrumentation
- 28. Network Analyzers
- 29. Logic Analyzers
- 30. Protocol Analyzers
- 31. Bit Error Rate Measuring Instruments: Pattern Generators and Error Detectors
- 32. Microwave Passive Devices
- 33. Impedance Considerations
- 34. Electrical Interference
- 35. Electrical Grounding
- 36. Distributed Parameters and Component Considerations
- 37. Digital Interface Issues
- 38. Instrument Systems
- 39. Switches in Automated Test Systems
- 40. Standards-Based Modular Instruments
- 41. Software and Instrumentation
- 42. Networked Connectivity for Instruments
- 43. Computer Connectivity for Instruments
- 44. Graphical User Interfaces for Instruments
- 45. Virtual Instruments
- 46. Distributed Measurement Systems
- 47. Smart Transducers (Sensors or Actuators), Interfaces, and Networks
- D. ABOUT THE EDITOR
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. Other McGraw-Hill Books of Interest
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface
- 1. Introduction to Electronic Instruments and Measurements
- 2. Calibration, Traceability, and Standards
- 3. Basic Electronic Standards
- 4. Data-Acquisition Systems
- 5. Transducers
- Introduction
- Transduction Mechanisms and Measurands
- Classification of Transducers
- Selection of Transducers
- Capacitive Transducers
- Inductive Transducers
- Electromagnetic Transduce
- Resistive Transduce
- Hall-Effect Transducers
- Chemfet Transducers
- Piezoelectric Wave-Propagation Transducers
- Tunneling Displacement Transducers
- Thermodynamic Transducers
- Ionization Transducers
- Photonic Transducers
- Fiber-Optic Transducers
- 6. Analog-to-Digital Converters
- 7. Signal Sources
- 8. Microwave Signal Sources
- 9. Digital Signal Processing
- Introduction
- Signal Characterization
- Signal Representations
- Signal Processing
- Digital Signal Processing
- Digitizing Process
- Linear Filters
- Changing Sample Rate
- Frequency Translation
- Other Nonlinear Processing
- Fourier Transform
- Digital Signal Processing Hardware
- Software Implementations
- Design of Signal-Processing Algorithms
- 10. Embedded Computers in Electronic Instruments
- Introduction
- Embedded Computers
- Embedded Computer System Hardware
- Elements of an Embedded Computer
- Physical Form of the Embedded Computer
- Architecture of the Embedded Computer Instrument
- Embedded Computer System Software
- How embedded computers are programmed
- User Interfaces
- External Interfaces
- Numerical Issues
- Integers
- Instrumentation Calibration and Correction Using Embedded Computers
- 11. Power Supplies
- 12. Instrument Hardware User Interfaces
- 13. Voltage, Current, and Resistance Measuring Instruments
- 14. Oscilloscopes
- 15. Power Measurements
- 16. Oscillators, Function Generators, Frequency and Waveform Synthesizers
- 17. Pulse Generators
- 18. Microwave Signal Generators
- 19. Electronic Counters and Frequency and Time Interval Analyzers
- 20. Precision Time and Frequency Sources
- 21. Spectrum Analyzers
- 22. Lightwave Signal Sources
- 23. Lightwave Signal Analysis
- 24. Lightwave Component Analyzers
- 25. Optical Time Domain Reflectometers
- 26. Impedance Measurement Instruments
- 27. Semiconductor Test Instrumentation
- 28. Network Analyzers
- 29. Logic Analyzers
- 30. Protocol Analyzers
- 31. Bit Error Rate Measuring Instruments: Pattern Generators and Error Detectors
- 32. Microwave Passive Devices
- 33. Impedance Considerations
- 34. Electrical Interference
- 35. Electrical Grounding
- 36. Distributed Parameters and Component Considerations
- 37. Digital Interface Issues
- 38. Instrument Systems
- Introduction
- Instrument System Hardware Architecture
- Instruments
- Switching System
- Computer Controller
- Device Under Test
- Instrument-To-Controller Interconnect
- Power Conditioning/Distribution Unit
- System Resource Interface
- Signal Cabling
- Putting It All Together: The Rack Layout
- Software
- Applications of Instrument Systems
- References
- 39. Switches in Automated Test Systems
- 40. Standards-Based Modular Instruments
- 41. Software and Instrumentation
- 42. Networked Connectivity for Instruments
- 43. Computer Connectivity for Instruments
- 44. Graphical User Interfaces for Instruments
- 45. Virtual Instruments
- 46. Distributed Measurement Systems
- Introduction to Distributed Measurement Systems
- Distributed Computation System Characteristics
- Distributed Measurement Systems
- Instrument/Computer Communication Standards
- System Planning and Development
- Typical Distributed Measurement System Topology
- Distributable Functions
- DUT
- Reasons for Distribution
- Software for Distributed Measurement Systems
- Software Issues Inherent in Distributed Measurement Systems
- Developing Distributed Measurement Systems
- 47. Smart Transducers (Sensors or Actuators), Interfaces, and Networks
- Introduction
- Transducers, smart transducers, and instruments compared
- Desirable capabilities and features of smart transducers
- The Evolution of Smart Transducers
- Capabilities of a Smart Transducer
- Interfaces and Networks for Smart Transducers
- Software for Networked Smart Transducers
- A Smart Transducer Interface Standard: IEEE 1451
- Advantages of Networking Smart Transducers
- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- D. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Book Details
Title: Electronic Instrument Handbook, Third Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Auckland, Bogotá, Caracas, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Montreal, New Delhi, San Juan, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2000, 1995, 1972 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
ISBN: 9780070126183
Authors:
Clyde F.Coombs Jr. is the author of this McGraw-Hill Professional publication.
Description: Design, select and operate the latest electronic instruments. Now in an up-to-the-minute third edition, the bestselling Electronic Instrument Handbook, by top technical author Clyde F. Coombs, Jr. and over 30 leading experts, helps you design, select and operate conventional, virtual, and network-based electronic instruments. From calibration, traceability standards, data acquisition, transducers, analog-to-digital conversion, signal sources, processors and microprocessors, power supplies and more, you move on to current and voltage measurement, signal- and waveform-generation, frequency and time measurement and circuit element measurement instruments, microwave passive devices and digital domain instruments. You learn what every instrument type does.. how it works...and how to get the most out of it. You’ll also zero in on: *Instrument systems *Software and connectivity for instrumentation - including network connections...instrument drivers...graphical user interfaces...virtual instruments and software defined instruments *Distributed and networked instrumentation, including smart sensors and the Internet *Much, much more!
