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, ...

One other tool you may want to consider when troubleshooting and EMI issue is a high frequency differential probe. We’ll use the Rohde & Schwarz RT-ZD10 1 GHz bandwidth probe, but similar probes from ...

Few serial technologies have become more widely adopted than 8b/10b coding, which is now used in standards like PCI-Express, Serial ATA, SAS, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, FireWire, MIPI M-PHY, HDMI, ...

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 ...

What if a variable-frequency drive (VFD) on a critical system has a fault indication, the “error” LED on a DC power supply has turned on, or a conveyor belt has started behaving erratically — most ...