Electronics are shrinking. Capabilities are expanding. Ease of use is improving. When it comes to computer interfaces designed for the test, measurement and inspection market, these ideas have never been truer.
More and more gage interfaces are designed for applications including automated test and measurement, data logging, temperature measurement and portable data acquisition. And, these interfaces are user friendly; they do not require taking apart the computer cabinet and installing additional circuit cards. They are more like power strips or extension cords that plug into an outlet and expand the number of electronic components that can be run at one time. Simply connecting a module through a plug-in connection into the back of a computer allows a host of peripherals to be plugged into the module and used.