Instrument can improve, extend or supplement the human faculties. People with sensory organs to visual, listen, taste, touch the external things, and microscope, telescope, sound level meter, pH meter, thermometer, vacuum centrifugal concentrator and other instruments, can be improved and extended one of these functionalized; in addition, some instruments such as the magnetometer, X-ray counting meter can feel and measurement of physical quantity to the human sensory organs cannot feel, some instruments can surpass the ability to record, calculate and counting, such as high-speed camera, computer etc..
The instrument is an important tool for the development of science and technology "". The famous scientist Mr. Wang Daheng pointed out, "a machine is transforming the world of tools, instrument is a tool for understanding world". The instrument is the industrial production of the "multiplier", is the scientific study of the "vanguard", is a military "combat", "the judge is materialized modern social activities". It is self-evident, instrument in today's era of promoting the development of science and technology and national economy has a very important position.
The instrument is an important prerequisite and the basic guarantee of the development of science and technology. The history of human development on any major leaps are based on driving huge innovation tools and radical change, as the development and innovation of "tool" scientific instruments often is an important element in the birth of science and technology innovation.
The instrument is an important guarantee for economic development and national defense security. The instrument is an important basic conditions to guarantee economic development, national security indispensable. First of all, the famous scientist Mr. Tsien Hsueshen pointed out: "the key technology of the new technological revolution is information technology. Information technology from the measurement technology, computer technology, communication technology of three parts. Measurement technology is the key and foundation".
The instrument is an important force in promoting the building of a harmonious society. Global resource depletion and environmental pollution problems have become the bottleneck of the healthy development of society; the issue of food safety, public emergencies, disease diagnosis, inflammable and explosive dangerous chemical goods has brought serious influence to people's life, to solve the major problems are inseparable from the first into the detection technology and method.
Digital, intelligent
Because of microelectronics technology improved, instrumentation products further with the microprocessor, PC skills to blend, digital and intelligent instruments continue to make progress. Proposed by American TI company's concept of "DSPS" as an example, using DSP chip as the core, the common progress of the front part of the mixed signal circuit, ASIC circuit, and develop the element things such as supply used whole system solutions. Instrument adopts large planning integrated many (VLSI) of the new device, surface mount skills (SMT), multi-layer circuit board printing, wafer planning integration (WSI) and multi chip module (MCM) and other new technology, CAD, CAM, CAPP, CAT and other accounting machine accessory, make multi media skills trance, human-computer interaction, control, artificial neurons collecting new skills gained widespread use in the modern instruments.
Network
Various kinds of intelligent instruments have been facing the market instruments are experiencing the intelligent innovation deeply. System integration test also to collect, between the instrument through the GPIB bus, VXI bus connected.
Miniaturization
MEMS products include car speed meter, pressure, chemical, flow sensor, micro spectrometer and other products, widely used in science, aerospace, Bio Medical, automotive industry, military, industrial control fields.