oscilloscopes
Signal visualization instruments
Oscilloscopes is the plural of oscilloscope, an electronic instrument that displays electrical signals as waveforms on a screen.
Engineers and technicians use oscilloscopes to visualize voltage changes over time, diagnose circuit problems, and analyze signal behavior: The oscilloscopes in the lab showed the frequency was off.
Essential equipment in electronics work.
Graphed oscillation pattern
- probeThorough examination or tool
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- triggerWhat initiates action
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
voltage · channel · display · sweep · coupling · attenuation · calibration · graticule
Closed electrical pathway
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
noise · distortion · ripple · transient · pulse · square wave · sine wave · sawtooth
Of discrete data
- analogComparable equivalent
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- benchtopFlat work surface
USB · portable · sampling · real-time · phosphor · CRT · LCD · touchscreen
Relating to motor vehicles
- audioTransmitted sound content
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- power supplyElectrical energy delivery device
- embeddedSet firmly within something
medical · telecommunications · research · education · repair · laboratory · engineering · prototyping
waveform
Graphed oscillation pattern
bandwidth · voltage · channel · display · sweep · coupling · attenuation · calibration · graticule · vertical
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
phase · noise · distortion · ripple · transient · pulse · square wave · sine wave · sawtooth · modulation
digital
Of discrete data
benchtop · USB · portable · sampling · real-time · phosphor · CRT · LCD · touchscreen · standalone
automotive
Relating to motor vehicles
- audioTransmitted sound content
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- power supplyElectrical energy delivery device
embedded · medical · telecommunications · research · education · repair · laboratory · engineering · prototyping · quality control
- Laboratoriesflasks, lab notebook, beakers, science lab, lab technician
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- specialized equipmentmedical devices, lab equipment, surgical tools, scalpels, MRI machines
- electrical engineeringelectrical engineer, current, circuit design, circuits, voltage
- hobby electronicscircuits, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, wires
- makerspaces3D printer, 3D printers, laser cutter, laser cutters, CNC machine