Tips on measuring with oscilloscopes, multimeters, LCR meters

Aimee Kalnoskas
2.5W, 5W and 10W programmable resistor modules targeting ECU testing
David Herres
User review: Connecting the Tektronix AFG 31000 AWG to the MDO3000 oscilloscope
Lee Teschler
AWGs offer fast PCIe x4 interface and up to 125 MS/sec

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Measuring Ethernet and WiFi transmissions

The Ethernet computer networking protocol is used in local area networks, metropolitan area networks and wide area networks. While the term is often used to distinguish wired data transmissions from Wi-Fi, both use parallel protocol details, notably 48-bit MAC address and Ethernet frame format. … [Read More...]

Cathode ray tube vs. flat screen displays in oscilloscopes

Prior to the digital revolution in electronic instrumentation, oscilloscopes displayed waveforms on cathode ray tube screens. Modern digital oscilloscopes universally have flat screens. The flat screen is light, thin, consumes far less energy, and is less expensive to manufacture. All agree that it … [Read More...]

Economical scope offers 1 GHz bandwidth, 5 GS/sec sample rate

The SIGLENT SDS5000X is available with bandwidths of 350, 500, and 1 GHz, and features a maximum sample rate of 5 GS/sec. It also features 250 Mpts of acquisition memory and a waveform-update rate of up-to 110,000 wfm/sec. To help maintain high test speeds, many of its waveform analysis features are … [Read More...]

High-def scopes handle three-phase power analysis

A three-phase power analysis software package brings single-phase and three-phase static and dynamic power analysis to the HDO8000A, HDO6000A and WavePro HD 12-bit High Definition oscilloscopes from Teledyne LeCroy. With the 3-Phase Power Analysis software package, research and development engineers … [Read More...]

Economical scope samples at 5 GSa/sec, sports 250 Mpts/channel record length

The SDS5000X series of advanced digital storage oscilloscopes are available in 2 or 4-channel versions with bandwidths of 350 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz. With a maximum sample rate of 5 GSa/sec, these premium scopes offer a maximum record length of 250 Mpts to allow for deep memory investigation of … [Read More...]

Economical scopes sample at 2 GSa/sec with standard record length of 28 Mpts/channel

New economical, high-performance Siglent SDS2000X-E Series Super Phosphor Oscilloscopes are available in 200 MHz and 350 MHz bandwidths. They feature a maximum sampling rate of 2 GSa/sec and a standard record length of 28 Mpts/ch (interleaved mode). With an impressive waveform capture rate of up to … [Read More...]

Isolated high-voltage 4-channel 200-MHz oscilloscope handles SiC MOSFET apps

Improvements to the Cleverscope CS448 -- an isolated high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) four-channel 200MHz 14-bit oscilloscope -- let it measure high voltages - now up to 1,600 V - for fast slew-rate signals such as those in a full or three-phase power electronics switching bridge. Examples of … [Read More...]