The oscilloscope is one of the most important test equipment devices that engineers use almost everyday. There are times, however, when the measurements taken using this device are not as useful or accurate as they might otherwise be. Thus, it is important to take some simple precautions to ensure that the measurements taken are useful […]
Archives for May 2011
Agilent’s U1602B Handheld Oscilloscope offers 20 MHz
Agilent Technologies (www.agilent.com) has unveiled one of the latest addition to its U1600 series of oscilloscope — the U1602B handheld digital oscilloscope. This dual-channel oscilloscope features an integrated DMM and DMM data logging functions. Featuring a large 4.5” color display, the robust U1602B oscilloscope offers 20 MHz bandwidth, a maximum real-time sampling rate of 200 […]
Cypress powers iPad’s iMSO-104 oscilloscopes
Oscium (www.oscium.com) has announced that it has chosen Cypress Semiconductor’s (www.cypress.com) PSoC 3 programmable system-on-chip for its revolutionary iMSO-104 mixed signal oscilloscope for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. “Our engineers selected the PSoC 3 platform because it delivers the perfect combination of low-power consumption, processing power, and flexible communications interfaces,” explained Bryan Lee, President of […]
GDS-1000A Series Oscilloscope provides solution to memory constraints
GW Instek (www.gwinstek.com) has provided a unique solution to problems associated with memory constraints with the release of the GDS-1000A series of oscilloscopes. These dual channel oscilloscopes maintain high sampling rate over an extended period of time, without compromising performance. Operating at a maximum bandwidth of up to 60 MHz and a maximum real-time sampling […]
WaveMaster 804Zi-A complete with bandwidth upgradeability
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has unveiled a four GHz oscilloscope from its award-winning WaveMaster Series of oscilloscopes — the WaveMaster 804Zi-A. This four channel oscilloscope comes with a large 15.3-inch WXGA color display and delivers a real-time sampling rate of up to 40 GS/s on all channels. Users will find it easy and affordable to keep abreast […]
Tektronix meets design goals with IBM’s SiGe technology
Tektronix (www.tek.com) has announced that its validation of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) based in 8 HP silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS Specialty Foundry technology from IBM (www.ibm.com) has exceeded its target specifications for the development of a new range of performance oscilloscope capable of over 30 GHz bandwidth across multiple channels while reducing noise in older […]
DPO offers new dimension to oscilloscope architecture
The digital phosphor oscilloscope (DPO) provides oscilloscope architecture a whole new approach. This architecture allows a DPO to deliver innovative display and acquisition capabilities to accurately reconstruct signals. Unlike a digital storage oscilloscope (DSO), which employs a serial-processing architecture to capture, analyze and display signals, a DPO uses a parallel-processing architecture to capture, display and […]
PicoScope 6403 combines deep memory with high sampling rate
Pico Technology (www.picotech.com) has packed a comprehensive test and measurement lab in one outstanding oscilloscope, the PicoScope 6403. This 350 MHz oscilloscope comes with a large integrated function memory of up to one GS and an arbitrary waveform generator. While other oscilloscopes in the market features high sampling rates that cannot be sustained on long […]
Agilent’s DSO5052A 5000 Series Oscilloscope
Agilent (www.agilent.com) offers big performance in a compact package with its DSO5052A 5000 series of oscilloscope. This two channel oscilloscope features 500 MHz bandwidth, a real-time sampling rate of up to four GSa/s and a standard acquisition memory of eight Mpts. Integrated with MegaZoom III memory and display technology, the oscilloscope delivers a real-time update […]
Tektronix TDS2000C Oscilloscope Series Wins ACE Award
Tektronix (www.tek.com), one of the leading manufacturers of oscilloscopes in the world, has proudly announced that its TDS2000C Oscilloscope Series has received a 2011 EE Times ACE Award under the “Most Popular Products of the Year” category. Launched last October, the award-winning series offers more performance and features that comes with a lifetime warranty. The […]