End instrument

(electronics) A pickup used in telemetering to convert a physical quantity to an inductance, resistance, voltage, or other electrical quantity that can be transmitted over wires or by radio.

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In telecommunications an end instrument is an equipment connected to the wires at the end of a telecommunications link. In most cases, this is a telephone. End instruments that relate to DTE include Printers, Computers, barcode readers, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and the console ports of routers.

See also

• Adaptive communications
• Channel use

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