New technology in digital instruments for design and test of disk drives

Recent advances in Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSO) make it possible for engineers to find, diagnose and solve problems faster when dealing with disk drive signals. The combination of LeCroy´s new High-End LC model performance with powerful tools provides better insight at the design level, in test or for failure analysis. The appropriate solutions allow a quick and accurate measurement of the disk drive waveforms. Many issues are critical when choosing the proper test instrument to fit your measurements. When choosing a DSO for analyzing disk drive signals, you should make sure that the instrument has the capabilities required to: capture the disk drive signal without distortion; visualize the signal with the appropriate tools; analyze the signal with dedicated features; easily archive and document the measurements in optimal formats