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Decoding of 8b/10b Buses with Oscilloscope
26 May 2015 - 
added a new option to its R&S RTO oscilloscope. The new R&S RTO-K52 decoding option helps developers design, verify and debug modules with 8b/10b encoded buses up to 6.25 Gbit/s. At the push of a button, the R&S RTO uses the option's full autoset function to determine the channel, decision level and bit rate settings, allowing developers to quickly start measuring. All of these settings can be readjusted manually.
TiePie releases new Version of Cross-platform SDK
18 May 2015 - TiePie released the new Version 0.5 of the LibTiePie library for its USB oscilloscopes. LibTiePie is available for Windows and various Linux platforms, including Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone Black, RIoTboard and Wandboard Dual. LibTiePie supports the USB oscilloscopes Handyscope HS5, Handyprobe HP3, Handyscope HS4 and Handyscope HS4 DIFF.
New PicoScope drivers for MATLAB
15 May 2015 - Pico Technology updated the MATLAB Instrument Driver package for the PicoScope 3000 Series to support the new PicoScope 3000D and 3000D MSO oscilloscopes. The MATLAB Generic Instrument Driver allows to acquire data from the PicoScope 3000 Series High-Performance Oscilloscopes and control the signal generator. The data could be processed in MATLAB using functions from Toolboxes such as the Signal Processing Toolbox.
Rohde & Schwarz received 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award
12 May 2015 - Based on its recent analysis of the oscilloscopes market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Rohde & Schwarz with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership. Within just five years of entering the oscilloscope market, Rohde & Schwarz developed an impressive product portfolio that helped it expand its footprint globally. Recognising early on that penetrating this market would be a challenge, Rohde & Schwarz focused on making value additions to its solutions by offering new capabilities and/or enhancing existing solutions.
TiePie updates its Multi Channel Oscilloscope Software
11 May 2015 - TiePie engineeing offers the newversion 1.32.1 of the Multi Channel oscilloscope software for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments. Many changes have been made to add new functionality and to improve basic operations in the software.
Yokogawa releases new Firmware for its ScopeCorder Instruments
08 May 2015 - Yokogawa has released firmware Version 3.20 for the DL850 ScopeCorder series of instruments, which combine the features of a high-speed oscilloscope and those of a traditional data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument. A key feature of the new firmware is direct file saving into the Mathworks MATLAB(R) data analysis and visualisation environment, offering users quicker and easier import of measurement data.
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 Basics |
10 Tips for selecting an Oscilloscope
The oscilloscope is one of the most important tools used in the design, repair and maintenance of electronics. Nevertheless the selection of the right type and configuration for your application is not an easy task. We listed some important points to consider.
Oscilloscope Background |
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.
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