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Oscilloscopes normally have 2 or 4 analog channels. Some scopes can be configured with up to 8 or even 16 channels. Other products support a coupling of several instruments to achieve up to 80 channels. Read more...
Latest Oscilloscope News |
Insulated BNC to 4mm Banana Jack Attenuators
11 January 2021 - Cal Test introduced three new unique BNC to banana jack attenuating adapters. What is unique is that in addition to being Fully Insulated BNC male to 4 mm Sheathed Banana Jack Adapters, they are ATTENUATING adapters providing 1,000 V CAT II and 600 V CAT III protection.
First 100Gb/s Transmitter and Receiver Pre-Conformance Test Solution
21 December 2020 - Keysight Technologies launched new 800G test solutions for validating electrical and optical interfaces to speed development of next generation data center technologies, including the first 100Gb/s transmitter and receiver pre-conformance test solution.
Data Collaboration Software allows instant Data Sharing
10 December 2020 - Tektronix announced the availability of TekDrive, the first native oscilloscope-to-cloud software solution to facilitate global data collaboration directly on an oscilloscope, PC, phone or tablet. Created to enable ultimate ease and accuracy in data accessibility and collaboration, TekDrive provides engineers the ability to instantaneously share and recall data directly on an oscilloscope, eliminating the need for cumbersome data-sharing practices. TekDrive allows for data to automatically become accessible, usable and shareable across teams and partners, making remote work easier—all with industry-leading security practices built in.
Oscilloscopes of Acute Technology support SENT Protocol Test
07 December 2020 - Acute Technology upgrades its digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) to support the SAE J2716 SENT (Single Edge Nibble Transmission) communication protocol with bus decode and trigger.
SIGLENT announced new 100 MHz Oscilloscope
30 November 2020 - SIGLENT’s new SDS1104X-U 4 channel 100MHz bandwidth Super Phosphor Oscilloscope has a maximum sample rate of 1 GSa/s and a standard record length of 14 Mpts. For ease-of-use, the most commonly used functions can be accessed with its user-friendly front panel design. Serial bus decoding for IIC, SPI, UART, CAN, and LIN bus types are included.
Oscilloscope Probes for high Frequency, high Voltage and low Current Analysis
26 November 2020 - Yokogawa launched a new range of high frequency, high voltage differential oscilloscope probes, combining proven features of its existing probes with new capabilities. The new range replaces six probes with three, offering a simpler choice for development engineers looking to test high performance systems. Recent trends for higher voltages in electric vehicles, railway inverters, new energy sources such as renewable solar and high-voltage commercial power lines such as 400 Vrms have shown the need for oscilloscope probes that can handle these high voltages.
Keysight Technologies launched new 8 Channel Oscilloscopes
12 November 2020 - Keysight Technologies announced the new Infiniium 8-channel oscilloscope technology, which is now available via both distribution and direct channels. The new Infiniium EXR-Series extends the power of Keysight's Infiniium MXR oscilloscope family to customers that want to buy through the company's global network of distributors. The Infiniium MXR-Series and EXR-Series feature multiple instruments integrated into a single platform for higher engineering productivity and ease-of-use. Both platforms offer advanced software applications and features that simplify debugging, power measurements and remote collaboration.
Oscilloscope Basics |
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."
Oscilloscope Background |
Digital Debugging - better using a Mixed-Signal-Oscilloscope or a Logic Analyzer?
Today’s technology is fundamentally balanced on an increasingly fine line between the analogue and digital domains; as data speeds increase — both within and between devices — the ‘ideal world’ of fast, clean digital transitions becomes evermore difficult to achieve. This presents new and escalating challenges when verifying faster digital signals that exhibit more and more analogue-like features. As a result it is becoming necessary to remove the hard line between digital and analogue.