Agilent Technologies Inc. (www.agilent.com) has announced a comprehensive MIPI M-PHY test solution that consists of protocol analyzers and exercisers, oscilloscopes, and bit error-rate testers (BERTs) that uses custom M-PHY stimulus software. Specifically designed for mobile computing customers, the company’s new solution suite aims to help design engineers turn on, validate and debug all layers of […]
Oscilloscopes
The oscilloscope’s vertical system and controls
A basic oscilloscope is comprised of four systems — the display, trigger, horizontal and vertical system. Each of these systems contributes to the ability of the oscilloscope to reconstruct a signal accurately. Thus, understanding each system will help users effectively use the oscilloscope in facing specific measurement challenges. The vertical setting of an oscilloscope is […]
GW Instek GDS-3000 Series with VPO waveform display
Good Will Instek (www.gwinstek.com), has unveiled its latest platform of four-input channel 350 MHz oscilloscope, the GDS-3000 Series. Offering a maximum real-time sampling rate of five GSa/s, the new series also features a VPO waveform display. With an eight-inch high resolution 800 x 600 LCD display, the oscilloscope’s innovative split screen feature enables each channel […]
GAO Tek’s A0110001 portable digital oscilloscope feature FFT
GAO Tek Inc. (www.GAOTek.com), a world leader in development, research and manufacturing of high performance embedded development tools, electronic measurement instruments, telecommunication testers and other electronic products, has unveiled a portable digital oscilloscope that features FFT and 20 kind of automatic measurements, the A0110001 oscilloscope. Offered in three different bandwidths of 100 MHz, 60 MHz […]
Fluke introduces additions to 190 Series II ScopeMeter
Fluke (www.fluke.com) has announced the three new additions to its portfolio of portable, rugged, handheld 190 Series II ScopeMeter — the Fluke 190-202, 190-062 and 190-102. These two channel oscilloscopes deliver 200 MHz, 60 MHz and 100 MHz respectively, maximum real-time sampling rate of 2.5 GS/s and 400 pico seconds resolution. These features complement the […]
How to achieve accurate oscilloscope measurements?
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 […]
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 […]