Did you know? |
In 1998 the T&M company Rigol was founded in Beijing/China. In 1999 Rigol launched its first product, a digital storage oscilloscope. Read more...
Latest Oscilloscope News |
New Approach for Signal Integrity Debugging
27 January 2020 - A new approach helps development engineers gain more insight into the individual jitter components of their transmission interface. Now they can separate jitter into its random and deterministic components and view results flexibly for effective debugging. The Rohde & Schwarz decomposition algorithm uses a parametric signal model for accurate measurements and additional result representations.
Siglent launched new 2/4-channel 100-350Hz Oscilloscopes
16 January 2020 - Siglent introduced the new SDS2000X Plus Digital Oscilloscope Series consisting of four models: one 2-channel 100MHz bandwidth (software upgradeable to 350MHz) and three 4-channel models (100/200/350MHz.) The 350MHz models can be upgraded to 500MHz on two independent channels. A large 10.1" capacitive touch-screen supports multi-touch gestures.
Differential Probing Solution for DDR5/LPDDR5
20 December 2019 - Keysight Technologies announced the MX0023A InfiniiMax RC, a new high speed differential probing solution for Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) and Low Power Double Data Rate 5 (LPDDR5). The MX0023A InfiniiMax RC probe features a bandwidth of up to 25 GHz and an RC input impedance profile for extremely low mid-band loading.
Testing and Debugging of Automotive Ethernet
25 November 2019 - Pico Technology released a new BroadReach decoder/analyzer package that simplifies Automotive Ethernet integration testing and debugging. The package includes a novel non-intrusive Software Directional Coupler to separate up- and downstream traffic on full-duplex communication lines.
200 MHz to 1 GHz Oscilloscopes with 12-bit Resolution
06 November 2019 – Teledyne LeCroy launched the WaveSurfer 4000HD High Definition Oscilloscope (HDO), the first in its class to feature 12-bit vertical resolution at all times, showing clean, crisp waveforms on a bright, 12.1” touch screen display. WaveSurfer 4000HD is available in bandwidths from 200 MHz to 1 GHz, with sample rates of up to 5 GS/s and up to 12.5 Mpts of acquisition memory on each channel (25 Mpts interleaved). It offers versatile built-in capabilities for embedded systems debug and is compatible with Teledyne LeCroy’s comprehensive probe offerings.
Portable Oscilloscope with USB, LAN or WiFi Connection
04 November 2019 - TiePie engineering introduced the WiFiScope series oscilloscopes. The new range WiFi oscilloscopes can be used via an ethernet connection (LAN, WiFi or WAN) but also still with a USB 2.0 / 3.0 connection. The built-in battery gives the WiFiScope the possibility to perform fully wireless measurements. Measurements can then be performed completely galvanically isolated, and over long distances.
200 MHz 2-Channel Oscilloscope with 24MPts Memory
30 October 2019 - RIGOL Technologies expands its oscilloscope portfolio with the new DS1202Z-E 200MHz Oscilloscope. The DS1202Z-E comes standard with 2 analog channels, 24MPts of deep memory, a 60,000 frame segmented record mode, standard serial decode and triggering, high resolution FFT, 15 trigger types and 37 integrated measurements making the DS1202Z-E a powerful and capable debug tool for design engineers.
Oscilloscope Basics |
A Comparison between Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers
Whether it is for a land survey searching for minerals on Earth, or for a space exploration in search of alien life forms, the analysis of any signal boils down to looking at its time and frequency information. While an oscilloscope displays a signal with respect to time, a spectrum analyzer shows it with respect to frequency. Both of these tools are very important in any signal analysis application. This article explains the difference between oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer using examples.
Read more ...
Oscilloscope Background |
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.
Read more ...