Tektronix (www.tek.com) has announced the release of the world’s first mixed domain oscilloscope that combines the function of a spectrum analyzer and an oscilloscope in one instrument — the MDO4000 Series. “More than 60 percent of oscilloscope users also use a spectrum analyzer to troubleshoot embedded system designs with integrated wireless functionality,” said the company. […]
Archives for August 2011
Bourns launches two industrial panel control models
Bourns, Inc. (www.bourns.com), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of electronic components, has revealed its two latest industrial-grade panel control models that are equipped with a rotary switch and push-pull switch. Dubbed the Bourns Model 54, the half inched panel control is an addition to Bourns Model 51/53 Series with an extra double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) […]
GW Instek introduces GDS-810S Digital Storage Oscilloscope
GW Instek (www.gwinstek.com) has unveiled a 100 MHz oscilloscope from the GDS-800 family that has been specifically designed to deliver a maximum sampling rate of 25 GSa/s and a deep memory of 125 k points — the GDS-810S Digital Storage Oscilloscope. The GDS-810S features color or monochrome LCD displays, while providing a seamless balance between […]
Fluke Wins TED Magazine 2011 Best of the Best Award
Fluke Corporation was named a winner in the Digital Campaign category of the TED Magazine 2011 Best of the Best Awards. The awards recognize the best marketing practices in the electrical industry. Fluke won for the “It’s a Tight, Tight World” online promotion for the iFlex Clamp Meter. The program featured a humorous video featuring […]
Types of sampling methods
Sampling refers to the process of converting a part of an input signal into various discrete electrical values for purposes of storage, processing and/or display. The extent of every sampled point is similar to the input signal’s amplitude at the exact time the signal is sampled. Sampling is just like taking snapshots. A single snapshot […]
R&S RTO1024 Oscilloscope
Rohde & Schwarz (www.rohde-schwarz.com) has launched a four channel oscilloscope from the R&S RTO Series that seamlessly combines high acquisition rate, excellent signal fidelity and the first real-time digital trigger system with a two GHz compact device. The R&S RTO1024 oscilloscope features a well though-out interface that is friendlier to users than before. It can […]
Agilent DSO1022A Economy Oscilloscope
Agilent Technologies (www.agilent.com) has introduced a two channel oscilloscope that provides the features and performance usually found in bigger oscilloscope, the DSO1022A Oscilloscope. This 200 MHz oscilloscope has redefined economy oscilloscope by providing more capabilities, signal viewing and productivity. It offers a maximum sampling rate of two GSa/S and a record length of 20 kpts. […]
LeCroy WaveRunner 625Zi Oscilloscope
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has unveiled a member of its WaveRunner 6 Zi family that offers 2.5 GHz bandwidth and a maximum sampling rate of 40 GS/s. This four channel oscilloscope defines superiority with a powerful feature set that includes advanced triggering capabilities, a vast array of application packages, numerous probing options, a user interface designed for […]
Tektronix MSO4034B Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Tektronix (www.tek.com) has unveiled a 350 MHz oscilloscope from the MSO/DPO4000B Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Series, the MSO4034B oscilloscope. Offering four analog and 16 digital channels, the oscilloscope delivers a deep record length of 20 M points and a maximum sample rate of five GS/s. These features not only ensure the performance needed to view fast-changing […]
The oscilloscope’s acquisition modes
The acquisition modes of an oscilloscope control how waveform points are generated from sample points, which refer to the digital values taken directly from the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The difference in time between the sample points is known as the sample interval. The stored digital values in the oscilloscope’s memory, waveform points are displayed to […]