Keithley releases new edition of ATE switching handbook
-- Test & Measurement World, 5/13/2008 3:00:00 PM
The sixth edition of Keithley Instruments’ Switching Handbook: A Guide to Signal Switching in Automated Test Systems covers the fundamentals of the switching function in test and measurement applications, providing useful tutorial information on how to optimize switching test systems.
The publication, which contains more than 180 pages divided into seven sections, discusses topics such as the switching function and switching components, issues in switch system design, switch configurations by signal type, and applications. It also features three appendices, including a glossary of commonly used switching terms, switch card and switch module selector guides, and a discussion of safety considerations.
This edition also provides information on the Series 3700 system switch/multimeter and plug-in card family, Keithley’s next-generation platform of switching and integrated digital multimeter test solutions. The Series 3700 offers instrument-grade switching for a wide variety of applications, including those with high channel counts, with its ability to control up to 576 multiplexer channels in a six-slot, 2U form factor.
To request a free copy of the Switching Handbook, visit http://ggcomm.com/Keithley/May08PR_SwitchingHandbook6.html or call 1-888-KEITHLEY.
Keithley Instruments, www.keithley.com.
