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• Wattmeter
  The '''wattmeter''' is an instrument for measuring the [[electric power]] (or the supply rate of [[electrical energy]]) in [[w ...essentially a wattmeter which accumulates or averages readings; many such instruments measure and can display many parameters and can be used where a wattmeter i
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• Source–measurement unit
  ...st equipment which, as the name indicates, is capable of both sourcing and measuring at the same time. ...sources to a pair of [[terminal (electronics)|terminals]] at the same time measuring the current or voltage across those terminals. Typically when an SMU source
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• Current clamp
  ...by [[Weschler Instruments]], is an example of the iron vane type, used for measuring large AC currents up to 1000 amperes. The iron jaws of the meter direct the [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Q meter
  ...essional laboratories by other types of [[Electrical impedance|impedance]] measuring device, though it is still in use among radio amateurs. It was developed at {{Electrical and electronic measuring equipment}}
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• Frequency counter
  ...strument]], or [[Electronic component|component]] of one, that is used for measuring [[frequency]]. Frequency is defined as the number of events of a particular ...r being used, the resolution of the measurement can be greatly improved by measuring the time required for an entire number of cycles, rather than counting the
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• Ammeter
  ...e Earth's magnetic field for operation. By the late 19th century, improved instruments were designed which could be mounted in any position and allowed accurate m ...struments were called "multipliers".<ref>L. A. Geddes, ''Looking back: how measuring electric current has improved through the ages'', ''IEEE Potentials'', Feb/
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• Galvanometer
  ...'galvanometer''' is a type of [[ammeter]]: an instrument for detecting and measuring [[electric current]]. It is an [[Analogue electronics|analog]] [[electromec ...ter, galvanometers were developed into compact, rugged, sensitive portable instruments that were essential to the development of electrotechnology. A type of galv
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• Automatic test equipment
  ...al multimeter]], or a complicated system containing dozens of complex test instruments (real or simulated [[electronic test equipment]]) capable of automatically ...odel4200-CVU.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Keithley Instruments Series 4200|Keithley Instruments Series 4200 CVU]]
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• Electronic instrumentation
  '''Electronic instrumentation''' refers to [[measuring instrument]]s used to measure the properties of [[Electronics|electrical]] ...Instrumentation is a subject which deals with various types of electrical instruments with their functionality and operation.
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• ESR meter
  An '''ESR meter''' is a two-terminal [[electronics|electronic]] [[measuring instrument]] designed and used primarily to measure the [[equivalent series While there are specialised instruments to detect short-circuits between adjacent PCB tracks, an ESR meter can be u
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• Electronic test equipment
  ...est equipment|Automatic Test Equipment]]. ATE often includes many of these instruments in real and simulated forms. [[Image:Leader LSG-15 signal generator.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Leader Instruments LSG-15 signal generator.]]
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• Spectrometer
  {{about|Spectrometers|the spectral density measuring instrument|Spectrogram}} ...[[wavelength]]s and intensities. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to instruments that operate over a very wide range of wavelengths, from [[gamma ray]]s and
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• Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
  ...such as [[Rohde & Schwarz]], [[Agilent|Agilent Technologies]], [[National Instruments]], [[Tektronix]] and [[Kikusui]]. ...specifications for communication with resources (usually, but not always, instruments) over T&M-specific I/O interfaces such as [[GPIB]] and [[VXI|VXI.]] There
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• Kelvin–Varley divider
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Network analyzer (electrical)
  ...t set, and one or more receivers. In some setups, these units are distinct instruments. ...of measurements can be improved with [[calibration]]. Calibration involves measuring known standards and using those measurements to compensate for systematic e
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• Distortion meter
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Oscilloscope history
  ...an image of a waveform was through a laborious and painstaking process of measuring the voltage or current of a spinning rotor at specific points around the ax ...formance of pulse circuits it was not calibrated so could not be used as a measuring device. It was, however, useful in producing response curves of IF circuits
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• Scanning mobility particle sizer
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Oscilloscope types
  ...in its current form, the [[cathode ray tube]] had already been in use as a measuring device. The cathode ray tube is an evacuated glass envelope, similar to th The response of any oscilloscope is much faster than that of mechanical measuring devices such as the [[multimeter]], where the [[inertia]] of the pointer (a
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• Integrating ADC
  ...plications. Their use is typically limited to digital voltmeters and other instruments requiring highly accurate measurements. ...higher-resolution measurements. For example, assume that we are capable of measuring the charge on the integrator during the run-down phase to a granularity of
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