It is a well-known reality of rescuing certain older electronic devices that, at some point, you’re likely going to have to replace a busted capacitor. This is the stage [Kevin] is at in the 3rd ...

A few weeks ago, my father-in-law called to say he found an oscilloscope. His neighbor was apparently going to put it in the trash so he asked if I wanted it. Of course I did. Who wouldn't want to ...

With digitized audio and video showing up everywhere, you need to measure the digitized analog components of a video or audio stream such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, or H.264. These transport streams are found ...

Oscilloscopes (i.e., scopes) are one of the primary tools in a test and measurement toolbox. This TechXchange collects articles and videos about using and selecting scopes. Part of the challenge of ...

Differences between digital and analog triggering. Advantages of digital triggering. How to tell what type of triggering is used by an oscilloscope. An oscilloscope’s trigger function, which ...