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 ...

Not all oscilloscopes are created equal. Find out what the differences are and what is important. If you use an oscilloscope, you won't have any trouble imagining an instrument with higher resolution.

Jitter remains one of the most important specifications when measuring the goodness of a device. Compliance packages specify random jitter, deterministic jitter, time interval error, and total jitter.

Electrical noise, like taxes, is always with us. Most of the time noise is small and we can ignore it, but there are some measurement circumstances where noise must be dealt with. What can be done to ...

An oscilloscope is usually the most sensitive, and arguably most versatile, tool on a hacker’s workbench, often taking billions of samples per second to produce an accurate and informative ...