Have you ever wondered why all those accessories were included with your oscilloscope probe or what some of them were for? Maybe you inherited your oscilloscope probes from someone else and it didn’t ...

—WaveLink ST Probe Module, and TF-DSQ Probe Calibration and Deskew Fixture Create Best Solution for Preserving True Shape and Timing of High-speed Signals— Chestnut Ridge, NY—LeCroy Corporation ...

[IMSAI Guy] wants you to build a non-contact scope probe. The cost? Assuming you have a bit of wire and a regular scope probe, it won’t cost you anything. Why do you want such a thing? You can see ...

For decades, the venerable 10:1 passive scope probe has connected innumerable signals and scopes to each other. And, when neither the probe’s nor the scope’s performance limitations are exceeded, the ...

In a pair of columns recently, Probing pointers and Probing Pointers: Take 2, I discussed some of the issues that arise in using scope probes as frequencies increase. Alas, too few engineers do a real ...

Be it known that the Fifty Ohm Party (FOP) has mandated all voltage signals to have 50-Ω source impedances. Direct connections to test instruments are to be made via coax cables. Scope probes have ...

If you want to measure AC or DC current with an oscilloscope, a current clamp is a great way to do it. The clamp surrounds the wire, so you don’t need to break the connection to take your measurements ...