• DocumentCode
    880650
  • Title

    Two ways to catch a wave (oscilloscopes)

  • Author

    Rush, Ken ; Lucero-Hall, Teri

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett-Packard Co., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    41
  • Abstract
    Digital and analog oscilloscopes are compared. It is shown that digital oscilloscopes can compete with the best analog types when they are used with analog-to-digital converters that run at 4 Gsamples/s. The advantages of the digital instruments are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    analogue-digital conversion; cathode-ray oscilloscopes; computerised instrumentation; digital storage oscilloscopes; CRO; analog oscilloscopes; analog-to-digital converters; computerised instrumentation; digital instruments; digital oscilloscopes; Analog-digital conversion; Art; Bandwidth; Circuit testing; Delay; Displays; Image coding; Oscilloscopes; Signal resolution; X-rays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.208362
  • Filename
    208362