DS Instruments – RF Signal Sources, Attenuators, Switches, Phase Shifters, Mixers & Test Systems
DS Instruments design and manufacture unique RF Test Equipment including Signal Generators, Digital Attenuators, Mixers, RF Switches, Tracking Generators, Phase Shifters and Frequency Counters. The products are compact, affordable and reliable, making them attractive to engineers and technicians in aerospace, education, military, communications, and laboratories. The instruments are completely powered by and controllable via USB with a PC GUI, automated SCPI COM port commands, and front panel push-buttons making them some of the most flexible devices on the market. Custom applications can also be written using the Windows .NET environment. All the products are designed and made in Nevada, USA.
SG600L RF Signal Generator

Digital Attenuators DAT64L & DAT64H

MX6000L Hybrid Mixer & Local Oscillator

MX6000L Rear Panel

TT7000 RF Power Meter, Counter & Signal Generator

TT7000 Rear Panel

The Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI; often pronounced “skippy”) defines a standard for syntax and commands to use in controlling programmable test and measurement devices. DS Instruments products make use of SCPI commands OR front panel push buttons to control their functions.
Each of the DS Instruments products has a software application that can be freely downloaded. The software is based on the Microsoft .NET environment for running on Windows platforms. Many users ‘roll their own’ software using Microsoft Visual Basic from an Office application such as Excel.
By using SCPI commands over USB it possible to control the instruments from virtually any USB enabled computer.
DS Instruments has a number of instructive videos on their YouTube channel. DS Instruments Channel