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Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced in 1969 the HP 1200A an all solid-state oscilloscope with 500 MHz bandwidth. Read more...
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USB4 Test Solutions to optimize Design Performance and ensure Standard Compliance
15 July 2020 - Keysight Technologies announced new USB4 solutions that maximize the performance of USB designs and ensure compliance with the USB standard to deliver accuracy and high signal fidelity. The solutions include transceiver and receiver test software, USB Type-C Active Link Fixture and protocol trigger and decode.
Don’t forget the Oscilloscope Probes
23 June 2020 - Oscilloscope probes are a key part of the measurement chain. Some measurements would not even be possible without probes e.g. current measurements or high voltage measurements. So don’t forget to have a special look on the probes when you setup a measurement. On OScopes.info we published over the years a large variety of information on oscilloscope probes and probing in different forms: news, whitepapers, application notes, videos and webinars. Following we have compiled an overview for you.
Oscopes KnowledgeBase is growing and includes now also Videos
19 June 2020 - The new OScilloscope KnowledeBase of OScopes.info, a whitepaper and application note library focusing on oscilloscopes, is growing and includes meanwhile more than 50 whitepapers and application notes. In addition it was enhanced to include also YouTube videos and webinars.
Pico Technology extends range of PC-based Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
26 May 2020 - Pico Technology announced three new 4-channel models of its PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes, each of which can be configured with 16 optional digital channels. With bandwidths of 300 or 500 MHz, 8-bit or 8/10/12-bit flexible resolution and up to 4 GS deep capture memory, these products enhance the existing PicoScope 6000E portfolio, adding to the 8-channel models that were introduced earlier in the year.
Keysight launched 6 GHz Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes with up to 8 Channels
14 May 2020 - Keysight Technologies announced the first oscilloscope with 8 analog channels at 6 GHz and 16 simultaneous digital channels, enabling customers to reduce test bench and workflow complexity to achieve higher performance as well as accurate and repeatable multi-channel measurements in a single instrument.
New: OScopes now includes an Application Note and Whitepaper Library
13 May 2020 - To provide our readers additional information about how to use oscilloscopes and how to solve their measurement challenges we enhanced OScopes with the new "KnowledgeBase" Application Note and Whitepaper Library. It includes a full text search and selection functions to fast and easy identify articles containing the information our readers are looking for.
Multi-Channel Probe Positioning System
12 May 2020 - Oscilloscopes with more than two channels present humans with a common problem: none of us have enough hands to hold more than two oscilloscope probes in place. This is especially an issue when using an 8-channel oscilloscope such as the new PicoScope 6800E devices, so it was particularly important for Pico Technology to address it.
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."
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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.
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