The 8558A 8.5 digit multimeter offers 5 mega-samples-per-second high resolution digitizing for system automation in labs and manufacturing test environments. Fluke’s new high-speed system design and the industry’s fastest direct digitizing capability enable significant throughput increases for many automated system applications that require a combination of highest speed and best accuracy. The superb accuracy is delivered over a wide measurement range, over nine functions, with an intuitive user interface on a color display.
The 8558A shares the same platform as the fully loaded 8588A Reference Multimeter. The platform features a common intuitive user interface with easy-to-navigate menu structure for all configuration and matching SCPI-compliant commands for automated environment. The 8588A platform guarantees a minimum of 100,000 readings per second at 4.5 digits across GPIB, USBTMC or Ethernet, and an onboard data memory that can hold up to 15 million readings.
| 8558A | 8588A | |
|---|---|---|
| DC voltage | 100 mV – 1000 V | 100 mV – 1000 V |
| AC voltage | 10 mV – 1000 V, 1 Hz – 10 MHz | 10 mV – 1000 V, 1 Hz – 10 MHz |
| Resistance, LoI, HV | 1 Ω – 10 GΩ | 1 Ω – 10 GΩ |
| DC current | 10 uA – 2 A | 10 uA – 30 A |
| AC current | 10 uA – 2A, 1 Hz to 100 kHz | 10 uA – 30 A, 1 Hz to 100 kHz |
| Digitize V | 100 mV – 1000 V, 5 MSamples/s, up to 20 MHz BW | 100 mV – 1000 V, 5 MSamples/s, up to 20 MHz BW |
| Digitize I |
10 uA – 2 A, 5 MSamples/s,
up to 4 MHz BW
|
10 uA – 30 A, 5 MSamples/s, up to 4 MHz BW |
| Frequency (V, I, BNC) | 1 Hz to 10 MHz, 1 Hz to 100 kHz, 10 Hz to 100 MHz | 1 Hz to 10 MHz, 1 Hz to 100 kHz, 10 Hz to 100 MHz |
| Temperature | PRT / Thermocouple (ext CJC) | PRT / Thermocouple (ext CJC) |
| Capacitance | No | 1 nF – 100 mF |
| RF power | No | R&S NRP Series |
| Ext. dc current and ac current | No | A40B current shunt and other shunts |
| Graphical display | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Connection Management ® | Yes | Yes |
| Programmable front/rear input switching | Yes | Yes |
| Ratio difference, deviation – ohms, voltage | Yes | Yes |
| External 10 MHz ref clock, 50 Ω/Hi-Z | Yes | Yes |
| A40B and other shunt asset management | No | Yes |
| GPIB 488.2, Ethernet, USB TMC | Yes | Yes |
| SCPI command compatibility | Yes | Yes |
| 3458A emulation, 8508A emulation | Yes | Yes |
| Memory | 15 million | 15 million |
| Level and other trigger | Yes | Yes |
| FFT onboard | No | Yes |
| Reading rates: 5 MS/s into memory, bus: 100 kS/s at 4.5 digits, 1 rdg/s at 8.5 digits | Yes | Yes |