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New PicoScope drivers for MATLAB
15 May 2015 - Pico Technology updated the MATLAB Instrument Driver package for the PicoScope 3000 Series to support the new PicoScope 3000D and 3000D MSO oscilloscopes. The MATLAB Generic Instrument Driver allows to acquire data from the PicoScope 3000 Series High-Performance Oscilloscopes and control the signal generator. The data could be processed in MATLAB using functions from Toolboxes such as the Signal Processing Toolbox.
Rohde & Schwarz received 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award
12 May 2015 - Based on its recent analysis of the oscilloscopes market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Rohde & Schwarz with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership. Within just five years of entering the oscilloscope market, Rohde & Schwarz developed an impressive product portfolio that helped it expand its footprint globally. Recognising early on that penetrating this market would be a challenge, Rohde & Schwarz focused on making value additions to its solutions by offering new capabilities and/or enhancing existing solutions.
TiePie updates its Multi Channel Oscilloscope Software
11 May 2015 - TiePie engineeing offers the newversion 1.32.1 of the Multi Channel oscilloscope software for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments. Many changes have been made to add new functionality and to improve basic operations in the software.
Yokogawa releases new Firmware for its ScopeCorder Instruments
08 May 2015 - Yokogawa has released firmware Version 3.20 for the DL850 ScopeCorder series of instruments, which combine the features of a high-speed oscilloscope and those of a traditional data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument. A key feature of the new firmware is direct file saving into the Mathworks MATLAB(R) data analysis and visualisation environment, offering users quicker and easier import of measurement data.
Digitizer and Oscilloscope - Equal Alternatives?
Can a digitizer be used as an oscilloscope? What is the difference between an oscilloscope and a digitizer? Should I better use a digitizer or an oscilloscope in my next application? These are interesting questions and the best way to start to answer these is the look up the dictionary definition of an oscilloscope: "An electronic instrument used to measure changing electric voltages. It displays the waveforms of electric oscillations on a screen."
Pico introduces Program for refurbished Products
24 April 2015 - PicoAssured is the new range of high-quality refurbished products from Pico Technology. Ex-demonstration and recently discontinued USB oscilloscopes can be bought at less than their original prices and still enjoy these benefits such as five-year warranty, free software updates and free technical support.
Comprehensive 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet Protocol Decoders
20 April 2015 – Keysight Technologies introduced comprehensive 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet protocol decoders. The Keysight N8825A (for 90000A, 90000 X-, 90000 Q-, Z- and V-Series oscilloscopes) and N8825B (for S-Series oscilloscopes) 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet protocol decoders help network design engineers accelerate turn-on and debug of 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet networking systems by decoding 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet packets on compatible oscilloscopes with a minimum of 500-MHz bandwidth.
- New In-Vehicle Serial Bus Options for Yokogawa Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes
- Teledyne LeCroy introduces High Sensitivity Current Probes
- In-line BNC adapter for BitScope Micro Oscilloscopes
- Teledyne LeCroy announced PAM4 Signal Analysis Software
- Teledyne LeCroy introduces new LabMaster and WaveMaster Oscilloscopes
- Coupling up to 10 Oscilloscopes with up to 40 Channels
- Handheld Oscilloscopes - Product Overview
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Oscilloscope Probes – Vital Link in the Measurement Chain
Signal measurement results can only be as accurate as the test and measurement tools in use. As clock rates and edge speeds of today’s electronic circuits increase, probing becomes a critical piece of the measurement system – the component that comes in direct contact with your circuit. This article looks at voltage probing considerations for embedded system and digital design debugging applications.
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A simple method to verify the bandwidth of your probe
In oscilloscopes or oscilloscope probes, bandwidth is a measure of the width of a range of frequencies measured in Hertz. Specifically, bandwidth is specified as the frequency at which a sinusoidal input signal is attenuated to 70.7 percent of its original amplitude, also known as the -3 dB point. Most oscilloscope companies design the scope/probe response to be as flat as possible throughout its specified frequency range, and most customers simply rely on the specified bandwidth of the oscilloscope or oscilloscope probes, wondering if they are indeed getting the bandwidth performance at the probe tip. Now you can use these step-by-step instructions to simply measure and verify the bandwidth of your probe with an oscilloscope you may already have.