The other day, I received a request for information on digital oscilloscope fundamentals. A very nice gentleman, Ed, had just purchased his first digital scope and was looking for help in learning its ...

The estimated shipping date for successful Kickstarters can often prove to be a bit ambitious, but backers of the Oscilloscope Watch project are finally being rewarded for their patience – almost 10 ...

It’s likely that Hackaday has a readership with the highest percentage of oscilloscope ownership among any in the world, and ...

The FNIRSI-1014D oscilloscope is housed in a plastic enclosure designed for handheld or bench operation. The front panel contains the display, input connectors, and control knobs. The rear panel ...

If you thought your handheld digital oscilloscope was the most transportable of your signal analyzing tools, then you’re in for a surprise. This oscilloscope made by [Mark Omo] measures only one ...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it broke the one-billion acquisition samples (1 Gpt) barrier for the first time in a high-performance oscilloscope. The new Agilent Infiniium 90000A Series not ...

The first oscilloscope I ever used professionally was an old synchronized sweep instrument. Obtaining a stable display on that old oscilloscope was an art. Now I appreciate all the triggering tools ...

Dedicated differential probes are carefully designed with matched inputs, shielding, and circuitry that reject common-mode ...

The term oscilloscope covers a lot of ground. They have different characteristics and can be used to test and observe a host of electronic applications. Knowing the difference between these ...

Newman-Kees Principal Consulting Engineer Frank Hertel says a friend recently brought him an old LPB 30-Watt AM transmitter for repair. It’s a good low-power transmitter, but this one had been abused.

Here’s some advice from an oscilloscope expert: Don’t hit your oscilloscope while making measurements (and preferably not ever). It seems like this should go without saying, right? But in late March, ...