Transmission line losses—driven by skin effect and dielectric properties—play a critical role in degrading high-speed signal integrity and eye performance.
Transmission line loss directly affects eye diagram quality, with around −12 dB at Nyquist marking the limit before signal integrity rapidly degrades without equalization.
Practical guidance on getting the most out of digital oscilloscopes, from setup and triggering to advanced analysis features. Designed to help engineers improve measurement accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in real-world scenarios.
Oscilloscope tools like measurement parameter tracking and histograms reveal how PWM pulse width, duty cycle, and modulation behavior change over time.
Following key measurement best practices—anticipating results, understanding instrument limits, defining objectives, and validating consistency—helps ensure accurate oscilloscope measurements.
FFT analysis converts time-domain oscilloscope data into a frequency-domain spectrum, revealing the signal’s underlying sine-wave components and interference sources.
While built-in isolated inputs offer convenience and safety, high-quality isolated probes deliver superior noise immunity and performance in fast-switching, high-voltage environments.
Fast-rising signals can introduce transmission line reflections that appear as ringing on an oscilloscope, but proper 50-ohm termination can eliminate these artifacts.
