Today’s oscilloscopes have far more functionality than their old cathode-ray tube (CRT) analog counterparts. At first glance, the proliferation of all of those knobs and buttons may seem overwhelming, ...

Engineers often spend considerable time locating and isolating intermittent signals. You may find that a design works most of the time, but an occasional unwanted condition causes the product to fail.

Many common problems can be solved easily using the edge trigger of an oscilloscope. But sometimes a more complicated trigger mode such as pulse triggering can shorten the troubleshooting cycle. This ...

When I worked in a manufacturing facility as an electrical engineer, I can’t recall a day where I did not use an oscilloscope or a multimeter to design or troubleshoot an electrical problem. Using ...

Download this article in PDF format. An oscilloscope is used to measure the voltage change of a signal over time. After a digital multimeter, an oscilloscope is typically the second most common piece ...