Lab classes become much more meaningful when students can operate their own test instruments rather than watch an instructor turn knobs and push buttons. Paul Cracknell, Liquid Instruments Consider the typical EE lab in the average university. Labs must be outfitted with costly equipment to give students exposure to the breadth of measurements that characterize […]
Oscilloscopes
Debugging digital and analog signals with cross-domain analysis
Multi-domain signal analysis is blurring the line between real-time oscilloscopes and real-time spectrum and signal analyzers. Fernando Gomez, Tektronix Inc. Multi-domain signal analysis is enabled by advanced oscilloscope features such as 12-bit ADC, digital down conversion (DDC), and flexible channel inputs where each can be either analog or digital. As Signal Integrity (SI) and Power […]
Protocol analyzer, multi-Instrument mode and FPGA programmability added to Moku:Go
An array of new features have been added to Moku:Go, Liquid Instruments’ complete engineering lab solution for engineers and students, and updates to features on Moku:Pro, the company’s integrated platform for the most demanding research and engineering applications. The enhancements broaden the capabilities of Liquid Instruments’ flagship software-defined products, making high-performance features more accessible to […]
Battery portable 4-channel scopes feature 70-Mpt memory, 1 GSa/sec sampling, 130,000 wfm/sec refresh rate
The Micsig STO1004 four-channel battery-powered portable oscilloscope offers 100 MHz bandwidth, 70 Mpts memory, 1 GSa/sec sampling (single channel), 130,000 wfm/sec refresh rate, and a 7.5-Ah lithium battery for extended field use. Improvements over previous Micsig models include an intelligent bidirectional Universal Probe Interface for accommodating and powering smart probes such as those with differential […]
Embedded real-time scopes sport I3C protocol-based hardware triggers
I3C PurVue Analyzer is a full-fledged, embedded, protocol-triggered real-time oscilloscope for measuring and characterizing sensor and processor interfaces based on the MIPI Alliance I3CSM and I3C Basic Specifications. This ground-breaking product provides exact time correlation between analog and digital, complete protocol-based control on when to capture a real-time oscilloscope waveform, and leverages the Python libraries […]
Review: Working with the Tektronix MDO3104
The model number on the Tektronix MDO3104 oscilloscope denotes that it is a 3000-Series Mixed-Domain Oscilloscope. The mixed domain moniker means it is capable of displaying a waveform simultaneously in the time domain and in the frequency domain. The time domain is more familiar, the way we envision a sine wave when amplitude is plotted […]
Hi-rez 350-MHz DSOs sport 12-bit resolution
The new SIGLENT SDS2000X HD Series High-Resolution Digital Storage Oscilloscopes feature 2GSa/sec 12-bit A/D converters with an extremely low 70 μVrms noise floor front end to provide a signal analysis tool with over 16 times the resolution of ordinary 8-bit oscilloscopes. This is ideal for examining small variations on large signals. The SDS2000X HD series […]
Better UI, larger display for high-performance oscilloscopes
The new generation of R&S RTP high-performance oscilloscopes combine high-class signal integrity measurements with the fastest possible acquisition for real-time analysis. The new models come with a bigger and brighter 13.3-in full HD touchscreen and a fully redesigned front panel. Users can take advantage of the crisp 16:9 screen format, which displays waveforms while allowing […]
Back-packable MSO offers benchtop-level performance
The 2 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) can go seamlessly from the bench to the field and back, enabling workflows previously unimagined on a scope. It is the first portable oscilloscope to offer benchtop performance and the award-winning Tektronix user interface. Weighing less than four pounds and 1.5 inches thin, the 2 Series MSO can […]
USB Type-C test coupon fixtures speed scope debug tasks
New USB Type-C High-speed and Sideband Test Coupon Fixtures provide the industry’s first oscilloscope solution for high-speed probing and analysis of an active data link at the USB Type-C connector. Additional connection to a Teledyne LeCroy protocol analyzer provides complete debug capability of any USB Type-C link negotiation failure. USB Type-C devices undergo negotiation when […]
