It has all the functionality and performance of a bench top instrument, and a lot more. The SM2042 adds frequency, timing capacitance, temperature, event counting, external triggering and programmable level trigger. It can measure Inductance, it has a 6-wire guarding with force and sense lines, for measuring resistance networks and resistors in circuit.
Leakage is measured with a programmable voltage level.
Practically a built in calibrator. The PC plug in design provides the convenience of automated measurement cost effectively in the smallest possible footprint with no compromise in performance. There is no dealing with unnecessary interconnecting data or power cables. Signal leads go straight from the SM2040 in your PC to the device under test or scanner. It couldn't be more straight forward.