Early analog oscilloscopes had a vast number of front panel controls, mostly knobs that had to be endlessly twirled and tweaked to obtain and maintain stable waveforms on the screen. In the modern digital instrument with a flat screen, there is no focus knob, as required for the CRT with its beam of electrons traveling […]
Oscilloscope Descriptions
Interactive debugging on a budget
The cost of undertaking multi-domain debugging has come down. New instrumentation can time-correlate RF and embedded signals to let designers quickly uncover the root causes of knotty problems. CHRIS ARMSTRONG, RIGOL TECHNOLOGIES INC. Examine a typical device that is part of the Internet of Things and you’ll likely find a product that combines RF, digital, […]
Tips on buying a new oscilloscope
Answers to a few basic questions can help clarify what kind of scope makes sense for your workbench. JAMES MCGREGOR, NEWARK ELEMENT14 For many engineers, the oscilloscope is the most useful and versatile tool on the bench. So when it’s time to buy a new one, it’s important to make sure the scope meets your […]
High-end scopes get support for serial bus standards testing
Tektronix, a global provider of measurement solutions, is bringing support for serial bus standards testing to the new DPO70000SX family of ultra-high performance oscilloscopes. Featuring patented Asynchronous Time Interleaving (ATI) signal acquisition technology, the DPO70000SX platform offers industry-best signal fidelity and performance coupled with a scalable architecture that offers “room to grow” as signal speeds continue […]
Scope probes for high-voltage signals
Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduced 200-, 300- and 500-MHz, high-voltage probing solutions with a wider input range, higher common-mode rejection ratio and optimized accessories. The probes are ideal for testing todays switching power supplies or power devices and for measuring motor drives and vehicle buses. The Keysight N2804A differential probe offers up to 300-MHz bandwidth and ±300-Vdc + […]
Video: Tektronix MDO 3104 Oscilloscope Overview
A look at the Tektronix MDO 3104 oscilloscope including some of its basic functions.
Tektronix Significantly Enhances Spectrum Analyzer Performance
Tektronix, Inc., a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, introduced the MDO4000B series of mixed domain oscilloscopes that features significantly enhanced spectrum analyzer performance and, when used with Tektronix SignalVu-PC, the industry’s widest bandwidth vector signal analysis capability and deep support for WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/j/n/p/ac testing. Introduced in August 2011, the Tektronix mixed […]
Tektronix Delivers Advanced 802.11 WLAN Test Solutions
Tektronix, Inc., a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced numerous new capabilities and upgrades to its mixed domain oscilloscope, performance oscilloscope, and spectrum analyzer families that give electrical engineers powerful – and affordable – tools for integrating 802.11 a/b/g/j/n/p/ac WLAN connectivity into their product designs. The new WLAN solutions address the growing […]
Tektronix Introduces New Short-Reach and Long Haul
Tektronix, Inc. announced expanded testing support for both short range and long haul 100G optical network testing. Debuting at the European Conference on Optical Communications Sept. 23-26 in London are the 80C15 32GHz Multi-Mode Optical Sampling Module and the OM5110 46GBaud Multi-format Optical Transmitter, giving customers enhanced capability to test silicon photonic components, network elements […]
Rigol’s New 4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
Rigol Technologies, Inc. introduces the DS1000Z Series digital oscilloscope, the latest addition to the Rigol scope family, featuring their UltraVision technology. As another testing instrument from Rigol, the new DS1000Z is available in 70 or 100 MHz bandwidths and provides the performance expected from a modern 4 channel oscilloscope, but at the cost of a […]