A PCO or a PC-based oscilloscope is a form of an oscilloscope based on a special printed circuit board that could be an ISA card, a USB or a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card. In this setting, a personal computer supplies the control interface, the display, network capability, hard disk capacity and the actual power […]
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Analog Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope is a device used to measure voltage against time in an electronic instrument. Generally used for various applications, oscilloscopes are especially utilized in testing the circuitry of new electronic equipment, the voltage and working condition of an electronic device or the new software of an electronic instrument. There are several types of oscilloscopes: […]
Digital Oscilloscope or (DSO): What is it and how is it used?
A digital oscilloscope is a complex electronic device composed of various software and electronic hardware modules that work together to capture, process, display and store data that represents the signals of interest of an operator. Digital oscilloscopes are often referred to as digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) or digital sampling oscilloscopes (DSO). In its simplest form, […]
Tektronix Introduces New Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Platform
BEAVERTON, OR – Tektronix, Inc. announced a significant expansion of its oscilloscope offerings with the introduction of a new mixed signal oscilloscope platform, the MSO/DPO5000 Series. Tektronix also unveiled revolutionary new TPP1000 and TPP0500 high-bandwidth and low capacitance passive voltage probes with breakthrough performance. Taken together, the new instruments and probes give embedded systems design […]
LeCroy redefines serial data decode and debugging for oscilloscopes
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has added six new serial data decoders to its portfolio of decode options: USB 2.0, ARINC 429, MIPI D-PHY (including DSI and CSI-2) and DigRF 3G decoders. Moreover, a new PROTObus MAG (Measure, Analysis, Graph) Serial Debug Tool Kit is also offered. PROTObus MAG augments the SPI, I2C, RS-232, UART, LIN, CAN, DigRF […]
National Instrument’s new Modular Instruments for measurement and test
Technologies from National Instruments (www.ni.com) have revolutionized the way scientists and engineers in academia, government and industry approach measurement, test and automation, with the introduction of its new PXI – a PC-based platform for measurement, test and control. The PXI delivers the industry’s lowest latency and highest bandwidth with modular I/O for high-resolution DC to […]
Danaher to Acquire Keithley Instruments
Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) and Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI) announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Danaher will acquire all of the outstanding Common Shares and Class B Common Shares of Keithley at a purchase price of $21.60 per share in cash for an enterprise value of approximately $300 million […]
Wilder Technologies Launches Line of Test Adaptor Products
Vancouver, WA — Wilder Technologies has released a new family of test adaptor products for the test & measurement industry that allow users to test and validate their designs for compliancy based on individual high speed serial protocol standards and to assist in finding out deficiencies in their products. Designed to deliver the highest electrical […]
