This guide offers insights into the fundamentals of building a test system, focusing on instrument selection. It stresses the importance of aligning instrumentation with technical requirements, covering analog, RF, and digital instruments. Detailed discussions delve into instrument types, performance principles like noise and bandwidth, and considerations for form factor and environment. The guide compares bus technologies and emphasizes timing and synchronization's role, especially in modular platforms like PXI. Overall, it serves as a comprehensive resource for professionals designing automated test systems, providing guidance on critical factors from instrument selection to technical nuances.

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