Agilent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the M9181A digital multimeter to complement its growing family of PXI DMMs. This new 61/2 digit PXI DMM offers
basic measurement features, without compromising resolution and reliability, at
a competitive price point. With the M9181A, test engineers in
aerospace/defense, electronic manufacturing, and automotive industries now have
an economical PXI DMM alternative.
The M9181A 61/2 digit PXI DMM measures common parameters such as DCV, DCI, ACV,
ACI, and two- and four-wire resistance. The DMM offers 90-parts-per-million
basic DCV and 800-parts-per-million basic ACV one-year accuracies and inputs up
to 200 volts.
The
M9181A DMM is compatible with PXI, PXI Hybrid and CompactPCI(r) instrument
mainframes, including Agilent's PXI chassis & accessories.
"The
M9181A PXI DMM is a complementary member to our high-speed family of PXI DMMs
providing a lower cost solution for basic measurements," said Gary
Whitman, vice president and general manager of Agilent's System Products
Division. "Like our market-leading family of bench and system DMMs, this
new PXI DMM delivers trustworthy results that today's test industry
demands."
Each
PXI DMM ships with a full suite of software to enable easy system integration
regardless of what software environment end-users have on their PCs. An
intuitive software front panel enables DMM setup, measurement and system
troubleshooting without programming. The DMMs include IVI-COM, IVI-C and
LabVIEW G-drivers that are compatible with C++, Visual Basic, LabVIEW, and many
other PC software environments.
U.S. Pricing and
Availability
Pricing
for the Agilent M9181A 61/2 digit, basic features DMM starts at $995. The
instrument can be ordered now, with shipments beginning in October.
Additional Information
- For more
information on Agilent's new M9181A PXI DMM, go to www.agilent.com/find/M9181A.
- For more
information on Agilent's family of PXI DMMs, go to www.agilent.com/find/PXI-DMM.
- For more
information on Agilent's entire family of PXI products, go to www.agilent.com/find/PXI.
- For
high-resolution product images, go to www.agilent.com/find/PXI-DMM_images.
Agilent
offers a complete lineup of PXI and AXIe products,
including digitizers, arbitrary waveform generators, digitizing oscilloscopes,
digital multimeters and a range of switches.
Additional
information about Agilent's modular test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/modular.
About PXI
PCI
eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) is a modular instrumentation platform
designed for test, measurement and automation applications that require high
performance in a small, rugged, industrial form-factor. With PXI, users may
select over 1,500 modules from over 70 vendors and easily integrate them into a
single PXI system. An industry standard, PXI is managed by the PXI System
Alliance, an open consortium. Information about the PXI System Alliance is
available at www.pxisa.org.
About Agilent
Technologies
Agilent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a
technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and
communications. The company's 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 100
countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2010. Information
about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.