Fluke (www.fluke.com) has introduced a four channel oscilloscope with a safety rating of 1000V CAT III / 600V CAT IV. Featuring 100 MHz bandwidth, Fluke 190-104 handheld oscilloscope delivers a maximum real-time sampling rate of 1.25 GS/s. It seamlessly combines ruggedness and performance in the field, while offering the highest safety ratings and portability. Specifically […]
Archives for April 2012
Agilent’s U1610A handheld oscilloscope features three viewing modes
Agilent Technologies (www.agilent.com) takes maintenance and troubleshooting task with the release of the first handheld oscilloscope in the world — the U1610A handheld oscilloscope. Featuring two CAT III 600 V isolated channels, this 100 MHz oscilloscope delivers a maximum real-time sampling rate of one GSa/s and a floating measurement capability. It offers a memory depth […]
Understanding the oscilloscope’s jitter specifications
The digital signal’s unwanted phase modulation, jitter is one of the most important specifications for measuring the quality of a device. In fact, a high jitter measurement can significantly affect a product, forcing it to be redesigned or from being shipped altogether. Jitter can be accurately measured using an oscilloscope. Although most Windows-based oscilloscopes provide […]
Tektronix MDO4000 Oscilloscope Bags ACE Awards
Tektronix (www.tek.com) bagged another accolade as its MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series has won the EE Times and EDN 2012 UBM Electronics ACE Awards, competing in the Test and Measurement Systems and Boards category. The oscilloscope, along with other exemplary products and people in the industry, were honored at an awards program on March 27 […]
100 MHz PicoScope 3205B USB oscilloscope
Pico Technology (www.picotech.com) has introduced a dual channel oscilloscope that feature an impressive sampling rate, high-speed USB 2.0 interface and a very large buffer memory. Featuring 100 MHz bandwidth, the PicoScope 3205B oscilloscope offers a maximum real-time sampling rate of 500 MS/s, which can be boosted to 10 GS/s using its equivalent time sampling mode, […]
HEIDENHAIN Metrology DROs Shine with LED Screens
HEIDENHAIN’s line of metrology digital readouts (DROs) has now received an upgrade. LED screens are now being released on QUADRA-CHEKs (models ND 1100 and ND 1200) and the GAGE-CHEK model ND 2100, previously all with LCD screens. LED screens have been shown to be longer lasting and provide greater brightness, both great benefits to the […]
Keithley’s New Generation Source Meter Unveiled
Keithley Instruments’ newly designed and updated power system source meter is nothing to scoff at. At an exclusive presentation, I was given a first hand opportunity to watch the new power system calculate a testing device within a matter of microseconds. The software output program has the options of viewing the tested device analysis in […]
Rigol’s DSA815 Spectrum Analyzer
The new DSA815 spectrum analyzer from Rigol Technologies, Inc., features all-digital IF technology virtually eliminating errors that occur when using traditional analog IF designs, covers a frequency range of 9kHz to 1.5 GHz, a compact design and easy-to-use interface with a reliable spectrum analyzer for the cost of a digital oscilloscope. The analyzer has a wide range of […]
GW Instek GDS-1022 digital oscilloscope
GW Instek (www.gwinstek.com) has unveiled a dual channel oscilloscope that delivers a real-time sampling rate of up to 250 MSa/s and a maximum equivalent time sampling rate of 25 GSa/s, the GDS-1022 digital oscilloscope. Featuring a vertical resolution of eight bits, this 25 MHz oscilloscope comes with 5.6-inch color TFT LCD display and a memory […]
LeCroy WaveSurfer 62MXs-B features high performance hardware
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) offers powerful waveform processing, high performance hardware and advanced math, debug tools and measurement functions in the WaveSurfer 62MXs-B oscilloscope. Designed with an intuitive user interface and a large 10.4” touch screen display, the dual channel oscilloscope delivers 600 MHz bandwidth, a real-time sampling rate of up to five GS/s and a memory […]