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In 1956 Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced its first oscilloscope, the HP 130A with 300 kHz bandwidth. Read more...
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Comprehensive PCI Express 4.0 Test System
11 October 2017 - Anritsu Company U.S. and Teledyne LeCroy announced a partnership to provide the industry’s most capable PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe Gen4) test solution, integrating the Anritsu Signal Quality Analyzer (SQA) MP1900A BERT with the LabMaster 10Zi-A oscilloscope and QPHY-PCIe4-Tx-Rx software from Teledyne LeCroy. This comprehensive system provides high-speed IC, device, and network engineers with one complete solution to conduct automated transmitter and receiver compliance tests, as well as link equalization verification.
Isolated Current Probe for Oscilloscopes
04 October 2017 - CHAUVIN ARNOUX introduced an isolated AC+DC current probe which works with all oscilloscopes. It features a bandwidth of 1 MHz, multiple filters, 8-hour battery life, etc. The MH60 sensor is designed for use with an oscilloscope in total simplicity. Simply clamp the cable and measure. It can be used for wide-band current measurements up to 100 A (AC+DC).
Wireless 30MHz Scope-in-a-Probe
28 September 2017 - The IkaScope WS200 is a pen-shaped battery-powered wireless oscilloscope that streams captured signals to almost any WiFi-connected screen. The IkaScope WS200 offers a 30MHz bandwidth with its 200MSa/s sampling rate and the maximum input is +/-40Vpp. It provides galvanically-isolated measurements even when a USB connection is charging the internal battery.
Smartphone or Tablet based Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
20 September 2017 - Oscium announced the iMSO-204x, a mixed signal oscilloscope with universal platform support (iOS, Android, PC, Mac). Oscium's oscilloscopes have traditionally worked with iOS only but with this new product Oscium added Android, PC and Mac. iMSO-204x features 2 analog and 4 digital channels with 50 MSPS sample rate.
PAM4 Optical Analysis Solution for Real-time Oscilloscopes
18 September 2017 – Tektronix introduced the new DPO7OE1, a calibrated optical probe and analysis software for use with real-time oscilloscopes. It is optical reference receiver (ORR) compliant for 28-GBaud PAM4 applications and supports IEEE/OIF-CEI standard specific measurements. This new solution complements Tektronix’ optical PAM4 analysis tools for sampling oscilloscopes, giving design teams efficient test solutions for all stages of the optical transmitter workflow.
RIGOL announces new 200 MHz Oscilloscopes
15 September 2017 – RIGOL Technologies introduced its new DS2000E Series Oscilloscope, a 200MHz, 2 channel scope which is available at either 100MHz or 200MHz bandwidths. All models provide 2 analog channels with 50 Ohm input impedance standard. The instruments feature a real-time sample rate of 1GS/Sec (on both channels), memory depth of up to 28Mpts standard, and waveform capture rate up to 50,000 wfms/sec.
Comprehensive PCI Express 4.0 Test System
01 September 2017 – Teledyne LeCroy and Anritsu Company U.S. announced a partnership to provide the industry’s most capable PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe Gen4) test solution, integrating the Anritsu Signal Quality Analyzer (SQA) MP1900A BERT with the LabMaster 10Zi-A oscilloscope and QPHY-PCIe4-Tx-Rx software from Teledyne LeCroy. This comprehensive system provides engineers with one complete solution to conduct automated transmitter and receiver compliance tests, as well as link equalization verification.
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.
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Fast and efficient EMI Debugging with Oscilloscopes
Oscilloscopes featuring high sensitivity and dynamic range combined with powerful FFT capabilities are ideal tools for EMI debugging. Electromagnetic interference from electronic circuits and boards can be detected and analyzed with high speed and accuracy.
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