Agilent introduces world’s fastest real-time oscilloscope
Agilent Technologies (www.agilent.com) is proud to launch its DSOX93204A high-performance oscilloscope – industry’s best 32GHz true analog bandwidth with 80GSa/s sample rate for two channels and...
View ArticleDifferent types of oscilloscopes
Analog oscilloscopes, which employ cathoderay tubes to display a waveform, were the first oscilloscopes that were used by engineers. The screen’s photoluminescent phosphor illuminates every time an...
View ArticleDigitizing Oscilloscopes
One of the important signal integrity measurement solutions is the digitizing oscilloscope. Digitizing oscilloscopes have different forms — the sampling oscilloscope, the digital phosphor oscilloscope...
View ArticleTektronix Introduces the 30 GHz Probing System
Tektronix, Inc. announced the 30 GHz probing system with coaxial connectors. The new P7600 Series Probing System features probe-specific DSP filters that enhance performance and minimize noise levels....
View ArticleAgilent Technologies and SiSoft Introduce Pre-Standard IBIS-AMI Modeling Guide
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Signal Integrity Software, Inc. announced guidelines that enable system designers to use advanced jitter and broadband analog capabilities when modeling high-speed serial...
View ArticleVideo: Tektronix MSO2024 Oscilloscope Product Review
For the sake of this demonstration, I will be looking at the frequency anomalies, using a DPO circuit board and MSO2024 Oscilloscope courtesy of Tektronix. Previously, I wrote a blog on Frequent...
View ArticleH-P, Agilent, Keysight: New name, same reputation
Those of us who have been around electronic instrumentation for a while can remember the days when Hewlett-Packard instruments were considered the cream of the crop. Where I worked, we always tried to...
View ArticleHow to select an oscilloscope
by David Herres, Contributing Editor Here’s a quick review of what’s important to know about the wide assortment of scopes and scope features available today. Other than the multimeter, by far the most...
View ArticleCathode ray tube testing using an oscilloscope
The cathode ray tube (CRT) is what made possible TVs, computer monitors, and oscilloscopes as we know them. CRTs have largely been replaced by flat-screen technologies but CRTs still serve in niche...
View ArticleThe rise, fall, and modern uses of CRT technology
A few decades ago, virtually all computer monitors, radar installations, TVs and oscilloscopes employed cathode ray tubes for the user’s visual interface. Today, except for a few educational models and...
View ArticleFunction, arb generators and multimeters enhance test equipment lines
RIGOL Technologies is expanding its family of ultra-portable instruments with the introduction of the DG800 Pro and DG900 Pro Series Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generators, along with the DM858...
View ArticleFlea market vintage test equipment, September 2024
The monthly “Flea at MIT” featured an abundance of vintage test equipment. We even bought some. Cambridge, Mass. — The monthly Flea at MIT swapfest took place on September 15 in the Albany St. garage,...
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