Oscilloscope

Published:2010/7/18 19:23:00 Author:Michelle From:SeekIC

During some electrical parts production procedures, the voltage and current are usually tested to decide their performances in a short time. As a result, an oscilloscope will meet the demands.

An oscilloscope is a electronic test equipment which measures voltages between the two terminals of an electronic component like a resistance, and shows on a form of dimensional picture with voltage as a vertical axis and the time as a horizontal axis. Therefore, the property of some kind of electronic component can be viewed clearly and directly. In a word, the oscilloscope is most useful and versatile device in electronic industries.

Not only for the voltage view, the oscilloscope is also be used to see the wave shape of a certain signal. In addition to the amplitude of a signal, the wave also shows the frequency and the distortion, which making operators to compare the real one with the theoretical one clearly. The oscilloscope are widely used in science, medicine, engineering, telecommunications and industries as the parameters are badly needed today in some new fields.

There are mainly two types of showing in an oscilloscope. The common mode and the X-Y mode. Some oscilloscopes have the function of cursors, which can be moved on the screen to measure the time interval between the two points. Besides, the using of the device is also convenient for both the workers and the engineers with hours of study of the introduction.

As the development of the electronic industry, the use of the oscilloscope will be enlarged to various fields. The functions are increasingly added and the operational method is becoming much easier. Related IC for the oscilloscope is :74AHC04D .

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