One of the most useful test equipment for troubleshooting is the oscilloscope. It is very useful in the design and repair of electronic equipments. In the very distant past, before the 1980s when digital oscilloscopes came into popular use, there were just oscillograms, where the galvanometer is used to take measurements, and then the corresponding graphs are inputted as hand drawn drawings. Afterwards came the automatic paper-drawn oscillograph, which later on was developed into an oscillograph. It was in 1940s that the two geniuses, Howard Vollum and Jack Murdock designed the first triggered oscilloscope. Ever since then the technology advanced until today, where oscilloscopes may now have extra features.
The oscilloscope is utilized to analyze and describe the frequency of the oscillating electric signal and also to determine the time and voltage values of signals. That is because the oscilloscope is designed to be an electronic device that is able to show graphical illustrations on its screen and make further breakdown analysis out of these electric signals.
There are actually a vast variety of oscilloscopes. Some of them are the CRO (Cathode Ray Oscilloscope), the dual-beam, and analog type. Oscilloscopes such as spectrum analyzers are especially designed to have sensitive inputs, and can display spectra well into the GHz range. The most sophisticated type are the digital ones, and by its name you can tell that it does its reading digitally. Under the digital types there are more innovations such as the digital storage oscilloscopes which are preferred more in industrial applications.
Oscilloscopes can be used for scientific researches and technical investigations, and even for medical purposes. It can also be used by some repair technicians.
The oscilloscope is utilized to analyze and describe the frequency of the oscillating electric signal and also to determine the time and voltage values of signals. That is because the oscilloscope is designed to be an electronic device that is able to show graphical illustrations on its screen and make further breakdown analysis out of these electric signals.
There are actually a vast variety of oscilloscopes. Some of them are the CRO (Cathode Ray Oscilloscope), the dual-beam, and analog type. Oscilloscopes such as spectrum analyzers are especially designed to have sensitive inputs, and can display spectra well into the GHz range. The most sophisticated type are the digital ones, and by its name you can tell that it does its reading digitally. Under the digital types there are more innovations such as the digital storage oscilloscopes which are preferred more in industrial applications.
Oscilloscopes can be used for scientific researches and technical investigations, and even for medical purposes. It can also be used by some repair technicians.
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