diff --git a/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage/measurement.py b/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage/measurement.py
index 884223487..b169921fd 100644
--- a/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage/measurement.py
+++ b/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage/measurement.py
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
 
 
 @measurement_service.register_measurement
-@measurement_service.configuration("pin_name", nims.DataType.Pin, "Pin1")
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "pin_name",
+    nims.DataType.Pin,
+    "Pin1",
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_DCPOWER,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("voltage_level", nims.DataType.Double, 6.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("voltage_level_range", nims.DataType.Double, 6.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("current_limit", nims.DataType.Double, 0.01)
diff --git a/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage_with_labview_ui/measurement.py b/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage_with_labview_ui/measurement.py
index c4a5666d2..2b85e5cf6 100644
--- a/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage_with_labview_ui/measurement.py
+++ b/examples/nidcpower_source_dc_voltage_with_labview_ui/measurement.py
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
 
 
 @measurement_service.register_measurement
-@measurement_service.configuration("pin_names", nims.DataType.PinArray1D, ["Pin1"])
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "pin_names",
+    nims.DataType.PinArray1D,
+    ["Pin1"],
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_DCPOWER,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("voltage_level", nims.DataType.Double, 6.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("voltage_level_range", nims.DataType.Double, 6.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("current_limit", nims.DataType.Double, 0.01)
diff --git a/examples/nidmm_measurement/measurement.py b/examples/nidmm_measurement/measurement.py
index 0b2d4aad6..e8abbad33 100644
--- a/examples/nidmm_measurement/measurement.py
+++ b/examples/nidmm_measurement/measurement.py
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@
 
 
 @measurement_service.register_measurement
-@measurement_service.configuration("pin_name", nims.DataType.Pin, "Pin1")
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "pin_name",
+    nims.DataType.Pin,
+    "Pin1",
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_DMM,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("measurement_type", nims.DataType.String, "DC Volts")
 @measurement_service.configuration("range", nims.DataType.Double, 10.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("resolution_digits", nims.DataType.Double, 5.5)
diff --git a/examples/nifgen_standard_function/measurement.py b/examples/nifgen_standard_function/measurement.py
index 1f2bb88d2..b049c89ae 100644
--- a/examples/nifgen_standard_function/measurement.py
+++ b/examples/nifgen_standard_function/measurement.py
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@
 
 @measurement_service.register_measurement
 # TODO: Rename pin_name to pin_names and make it PinArray1D
-@measurement_service.configuration("pin_name", nims.DataType.Pin, "Pin1")
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "pin_name",
+    nims.DataType.Pin,
+    "Pin1",
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_FGEN,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("waveform_type", nims.DataType.String, "Sine")
 @measurement_service.configuration("frequency", nims.DataType.Double, 1.0e6)
 @measurement_service.configuration("amplitude", nims.DataType.Double, 2.0)
diff --git a/examples/niscope_acquire_waveform/measurement.py b/examples/niscope_acquire_waveform/measurement.py
index 4371d8be3..9e40bdb4d 100644
--- a/examples/niscope_acquire_waveform/measurement.py
+++ b/examples/niscope_acquire_waveform/measurement.py
@@ -50,13 +50,23 @@
 
 @measurement_service.register_measurement
 # TODO: Make pin_names PinArray1D
-@measurement_service.configuration("pin_names", nims.DataType.Pin, "Pin1,Pin2,Pin3,Pin4")
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "pin_names",
+    nims.DataType.Pin,
+    "Pin1,Pin2,Pin3,Pin4",
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_SCOPE,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("vertical_range", nims.DataType.Double, 5.0)
 @measurement_service.configuration("vertical_coupling", nims.DataType.String, "DC")
 @measurement_service.configuration("input_impedance", nims.DataType.Double, 1e6)
 @measurement_service.configuration("min_sample_rate", nims.DataType.Double, 10e6)
 @measurement_service.configuration("min_record_length", nims.DataType.Int32, 40000)
-@measurement_service.configuration("trigger_source", nims.DataType.Pin, "Pin1")
+@measurement_service.configuration(
+    "trigger_source",
+    nims.DataType.Pin,
+    "Pin1",
+    instrument_type=nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_SCOPE,
+)
 @measurement_service.configuration("trigger_level", nims.DataType.Double, 0.5)
 @measurement_service.configuration("trigger_slope", nims.DataType.String, "Positive")
 @measurement_service.configuration("auto_trigger", nims.DataType.Boolean, False)
diff --git a/ni_measurement_service/measurement/service.py b/ni_measurement_service/measurement/service.py
index 88a57ac9f..fec78c996 100644
--- a/ni_measurement_service/measurement/service.py
+++ b/ni_measurement_service/measurement/service.py
@@ -184,8 +184,13 @@ def configuration(
             default_value (Any): Default value of the configuration.
 
             instrument_type (str): Optional.
-            Instrument type to be used to show instrument specific values to the configurations.
-            This is only supported when configuration type is DataType.Pin.
+            Filter pins by instrument type. This is only supported when configuration type
+            is DataType.Pin. Pin maps have built in instrument definitions using the
+            NI driver based instrument type ids. These can be found as constants
+            in `nims.session_management`. For example, for an NI DCPower instrument
+            the instrument type is `nims.session_management.INSTRUMENT_TYPE_NI_DCPOWER`.
+            For custom instruments the user defined instrument type id is defined in the
+            pin map file.
 
         Returns
         -------