Measurement Fundamentals Main Page

The National Instruments Measurement Fundamentals Series, your FREE resource for technical test and measurement knowledge on the Web, presents technical content through theory, real-world examples, and interactive audiovisual tutorials. This series, organized into five general categories, is designed for a broad range of audiences, from experts who want to review a specific topic to students who need easy-to-understand documentation for their projects. Select one of the categories below to begin mastering measurement fundamentals. View the in-depth Next-Generation Test System Developers Guide to learn how to incorporate these measurements into an automated test system.

	Analog Fundamentals Obtain an overview of analog circuits, ground loops, noise, sampling, windowing, isolation, and proper connection schemes for measurements. Learn More >>
	Digital Fundamentals Learn about digital measurements, the nature of digital signals, and the devices you can use to generate and analyze these signals. Learn More >>
	RF and Microwave Fundamentals Learn about RF and microwave measurements, signals, specifications as well as concepts such as modulation, I & Q and spectral measurements. Learn More >>
	DAQ and Instrument Fundamentals Explore high-speed data acquisition, RF, switching, high-precision measurements, motion and vision control, digital I/O, counter operations, virtual instrumentation, and more. Learn More >>
	Sensor Fundamentals See how to use a variety of sensors to acquire data. Learn More >>

 

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If this file can be downloaded, that will be better.
- reymoo@hotmail.com - Apr 22, 2008

weak documentation
None of the examples seem to use the write file data recommended in 8.2 & 8.5. I need to store multiple performance parameters for each unit measured. Sounds like something everyone needs to do except users of LabView
- Oct 16, 2007

great page. Thanks for all the info.
- Andrew Rivera, National Instruments. andrew.rivera@ni.com - Jul 27, 2005

About Missing Topics
Thanks for taking the time to provide us feedback. Check back for ground loops and more...
- Serges Lemo, National Instruments. serges.lemo@ni.com - Feb 3, 2005

Missing topic from tutorial
There is great stuff in this page. However, the one topic that I think would be of immense value would be ground loops - what they are, how they are formed, and what to do about them.
- Dec 17, 2004