Python is powerful, extendable, intuitive programming language that you can use to automate test equipment. PyVISA is one of Python’s many libraries that extend its power to communicate with ...

The power generation industry is constantly evolving, with advanced technologies becoming more ubiquitous in power plants. Along with this evolution, instrumentation and control equipment continues to ...

High-tech instrumentation and state-of-the-art modeling tools are helping power plant operators achieve best-in-class performance, meet pollution targets, and better predict failures. Calibration ...

Experts and novices alike can use a helping hand when making measurements. Many test-and-measurement companies offer software tools with their instruments, helping to speed instrument setup and avoid ...

prevent single failures or anticipated events from escalating into plant shutdowns, trips, or accidents endangering plant equipment, personnel, and the public. Typical examples include feedwater and ...

The ISA-67 series offers a comprehensive framework, providing facility operators with essential information to enhance the safety, reliability and performance of instrumentation and control systems ...

The International Society of Automation (ISA) — the leading professional society for automation — has published a new update of its most widely used standard, the internationally recognized ANSI/ISA-5 ...

GPIB or Ethernet? Some early testing results and recommendations can help you focus on the realities of each technology. Ethernet, with its higher bandwidth and ubiquitous usage, seems a natural ...

This publication is intended to present a basic overview of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems in nuclear power plants and to serve as a reference guide on the subject. Furthermore, it provides ...

switches are used to manage relatively large currents and voltages as found in operator panels at electrical utility substations. Typical ratings are 600 V at 20 A. The switch design was originally ...

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body of the World Health Organization (WHO) just concluded a one-week “honeymoon” consultation with member states during July 2022. The objective of this consultative ...

Review Plan is currently in progress to fully adapt it and the associated regulatory guides, branch technical positions, and USNRC endorsements of industry standards to digital I&C systems. Note that ...