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More MDO3000 Series scope menus and front panel controls

December 9, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

RF Spectrogram

A previous article covered many of the Tektronix MDO3000 Series Oscilloscope menus and front panel controls. Now we bring the survey closer to completion. Rather than memorizing all the details, you can refer to the user manual, connect to the internal or external AFG for sample waveforms, and start pushing buttons. Don’t worry, the oscilloscope […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, New Articles, oscilloscope measurements Tagged With: Tektronix

The system of menus in the Tektronix MDO3000 Series oscilloscope

November 27, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

mdo3000 menu

New users are invariably challenged by the large number of front-panel controls and extensive menu trees found on modern scopes. Many menu items have single-word designations, which only begin to describe their extensive functions. In on-screen menus, specific display modes are not always where you expect to find them. Learning the layout of this architecture […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, oscilloscope measurements Tagged With: FAQ, Tektronix

Displaying waveforms and trace data in the Tektronix MDO3000 Series oscilloscope

November 18, 2019 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

mdo3000

When you are trying to get an accurate idea of waveform qualities from a scope display, the display settings are quite important. So it can be helpful to review the setup process in widely used scopes such as a Tektronix MDO3000. Display style and persistence in this instrument can be accessed by pressing the Acquire […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, New Articles, oscilloscope measurements, Test Equipment Tagged With: FAQ, Tektronix

Basic and advanced modes in the Tektronix AFG31000 Series arbitrary function generator

November 15, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

AFG31000

Early signal generators, dependent upon vacuum-tube technology and subject to failure, were ancestors of today’s far more precise and durable arbitrary function generators. These instruments have advanced modes and functions that figure prominently in research and product development as well as troubleshooting and repair. Here the word “arbitrary” means the instrument is capable of generating […]

Filed Under: arbitrary waveform generators, FAQ, Featured, New Articles, signal generators, Test Equipment Tagged With: Tektronix

Bandwidth basics and fundamentals

November 7, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

bandwidth definitions

Bandwidth has a variety of meanings in different contexts. In signal processing, it is the difference in frequency (Hertz) between the upper and lower limits in a continuous frequency band. In instrumentation, such as an oscilloscope, it is the range of frequencies above 0 Hz in which the instrument exhibits a specified level of performance. […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, Test and Measurement News Tagged With: FAQ

Tektronix signal separation software earns 2019 Leap Award

November 6, 2019 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

The votes are in. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced the winners of the second-year Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards, a design engineering product competition honoring the most exciting new products in a host of technology areas: Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Analog Electronics, Connectivity, Embedded Computing, Fastener Technology, Hydraulics, Industrial Automation, Mechanical, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Test and Measurement News, Test Equipment Tagged With: Tektronix

Rigol MSO8000 oscilloscope earns 2019 Leap Award

November 6, 2019 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

The votes are in. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced the winners of the 2019 Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards, a design engineering product competition honoring the most exciting new products in a host of technology areas: Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Analog Electronics, Connectivity, Embedded Computing, Fastener Technology, Hydraulics, Industrial Automation, Mechanical, […]

Filed Under: Digital Sampling Oscilloscope, Featured, New Articles, Oscilloscope Descriptions Tagged With: rigoltechnologies

R&S FPC1500 spectrum analyzer earns 2019 Leap Award

November 6, 2019 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

The votes are in. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced the winners of the 2019 Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards, a design engineering product competition honoring the most exciting new products in a host of technology areas: Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Analog Electronics, Connectivity, Embedded Computing, Fastener Technology, Hydraulics, Industrial Automation, Mechanical, […]

Filed Under: Featured, New Articles, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer Tagged With: rohdeschwarz

Differences between stand-alone and scope-based spectrum analyzers

October 28, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

Square Span 20

Most oscilloscope manufacturers also offer an extensive line of spectrum analyzers. There are similarities as well as differences between these two distinct instruments. The oscilloscope is optimized to display signals in the time domain, its default mode. Additionally, pressing Math>FFT, the same signal appears in the frequency domain. In the Tektronix MDO (mixed domain oscilloscope), […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, New Articles, oscilloscope measurements, spectrum analyzer Tagged With: FAQ

The ups and downs of oscillators in test equipment

October 25, 2019 By David Herres Leave a Comment

function generator

Examine the low-frequency signal source in many kinds of test equipment and you are likely to find a harmonic oscillator. A harmonic oscillator typically consists of an amplifier that gets its input from its own output. A part of the output feeds back to input while the rest is an output signal. To support oscillations, […]

Filed Under: arbitrary waveform generators, FAQ, Featured, New Articles Tagged With: FAQ

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