A review of IEEE pulse standards 194 and 181

The author presents a brief history of the development of the IEEE pulse standards and outlines their organization and content with emphasis on old terms with new names and new terms. It is noted that these standards (and their International Electrotechnical Commission counterparts) are applicable to a wide range of pulse measurement situations ranging from automatic instruments that digitize, store, and analyze waveforms to the practices of the more casual user who employs visual observation and mental evaluation