Did you know? |
Tektronix introduced its first oscilloscope (Model 511) featuring automatic triggering, calibrated readings and high accuracy in 1947. Read more...
Latest Oscilloscope News |
Rohde & Schwarz adds 200 MHz Oscilloscope for Education Sector
19 December 2014 - Rohde & Schwarz is expanding its R&S RTM bench oscilloscope family by a new model that is ideal for the education sector. The instrument features a 200 MHz bandwidth and an education mode that deactivates special measurement tools to help students quickly learn how to work with an oscilloscope. Also a new digital voltmeter and frequency counter option is offered.
Oscilloscope Probe Adapter for BitScope Micro
17 December 2014 - The new BitScope Micro Port 01 (MP01) is a universal mixed signal I/O adapter for BitScope Micro. It connects standard oscilloscope probes to the BitScope Micro Mixed Signal Oscilloscope. Any passive probe with 1:1, 10:1 or other attenuation ratios can be used. It supports active differential, current or any other type of probe which is BNC terminated and designed for a standard oscilloscope.
Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes support high-speed CAN FD Interface Protocol Analysis
15 December 2014 - Rohde & Schwarz offers an a new protocol analysis solutions for its R&S RTE and R&S RTO oscilloscopes. The new option enables design engineers to analyze CAN interfaces that support the high-speed CAN FD (flexible data) bus protocol. These interfaces are seeing increased use in automotive and industry applications due to rising data rate requirements.
Teledyne LeCroy extends WaveSurfer 3000 Oscilloscopes with 750 MHz Model
11 December 2014 – Teledyne LeCroy introduced the WaveSurfer 3074, extending the bandwidth range of the popular WaveSurfer 3000 series of oscilloscopes to 750 MHz. WaveSurfer 3000 oscilloscopes feature the MAUI advanced user interface, previously available only on higher-end oscilloscopes. Starting at 200 MHz and now reaching 750 MHz, the WaveSurfer 3000 oscilloscopes features a large 10.1” touch screen, 10 Mpts/channel memory and up to 4 GS/s sample rate.
More than just an oridnary Scope
Are you looking for something special? There are some instruments available on the market that offer many additional functions or unique features conventional oscilloscopes do not have. Examples are oscilloscopes with 8 or 80 channels, 16 bit resolution (conventional scopes have only 8 bit), a mini USB scope with function generator, spectrum, logic and protocol analyzer weighing just 12 grams, a combination of oscilloscope and power analyzer or a scope integrating 5 other instruments.
PicoScope breaks the 100,000 waveforms per second barrier!
02 December 2014 - Pico Technology improved its PicoScope 6 software for PC oscilloscopes and increased the continuous update rate to more than 100,000 waveforms per second. This is faster than any other PC oscilloscope, and beats many expensive benchtop oscilloscopes too.
Test, Debug and Analysis Tools for the entire DDR Design Cycle
01 December 2014 — Teledyne LeCroy introduces the DDR Debug Toolkit for complete physical layer analysis of DDR 2/3/4 and LPDDR2/3 signals. Most oscilloscope-based DDR physical layer test tools on the market are targeted exclusively at JEDEC compliance testing, whereas the DDR Debug Toolkit provides test, debug and analysis tools for the entire DDR design cycle, making it the ultimate DDR analysis package. The DDR Debug Toolkit includes numerous, time saving industry firsts to simplify DDR testing.
Oscilloscope Basics |
Oscilloscope History and Milestones
Oscilloscopes have been invented in the 1920s. Up to now this instrument encountered many innovations. In the beginning the most important manufacturers have been General Radio, DuMont, General Electric and Radio Corporation of America. Later Cossor and later Solartron dominated the market. Today the main players are Keysight, Tektronix and Teledyne LeCroy. Below we listed some important oscilloscope milestones.
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.
Follow us on Twitter