A simple and cheap adapter has been designed for the purpose of converting any oscilloscope into a component tester. A simple and cheap adapter has been designed for the purpose of converting any ...

The first oscilloscope I ever used professionally was an old synchronized sweep instrument. Obtaining a stable display on that old oscilloscope was an art. Now I appreciate all the triggering tools ...

Get to really know the fundamentals behind your test equipment. Not only do you reap the most out of your scopes, etc. as well as avoid debugging traps—it can also facilitate a “spec hack.” Everyone ...

USB-based oscilloscopes are becoming increasingly popular. Performance enhancements and new levels of functionality mean these instruments are becoming more attractive to test engineers. They can be ...

It used to be any good electronics experimenter had a bag full of crystals because you never knew what frequency you might need. These days, you are likely to have far fewer because you usually just ...

When developing oscilloscopes, test and measurement trends drive innovation and new designs, says Lee Morgan of Tektronix Time Domain. Talking to end-users of oscilloscopes has proved that the only ...

The modern oscilloscope is no longer just a time-domain measurement tool, as test equipment vendors integrate logic, protocol, and spectrum analysis functions. (Image courtesy of Thinkstock). As ...

The SDS7000A provides 4 analogue channels and 16 digital channels, with bandwidths of 3GHz and 4GHz, expanding design applications to new test requirements. The maximum sampling rate is 20GSa/s, the ...

Test and measurement supplier Tektronix has upgraded its touchscreen oscilloscope. The recently introduced 4 Series B Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) features state-of-the-art measurement performance ...