Oscilloscopes

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The oscilloscope is a fundamental tool for any engineer. Whether you design, debug, or perform compliance tests, you need accurate and reliable tools to measure and analyze signals to be successful. Keysight courses cover the basics and advanced applications to help you develop a deeper understanding of oscilloscopes.

Learn the essentials of using an oscilloscope

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Introduction to Oscilloscopes

Explore the most important tips every oscilloscope user needs to know and a couple of common mistakes to avoid.

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Oscilloscope Probes 101

Learn the essentials of oscilloscope probing. Discover which probe you should use and how to minimize a probe's effect on your measurements.

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Oscilloscope Probes 201

Explore the technical complexities of oscilloscope probes in this course, focusing on optimizing measurements for the best results.

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Oscilloscope Triggering Fundamentals

Take a deep dive into oscilloscope triggers. Knowing which trigger to use in your application will save you hours in the lab.

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Deep Dive on Oscilloscopes Boot Camp

Sit down with oscilloscope guru, Johnnie Hancock, to dig into the essential capabilities of benchtop oscilloscopes.

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Jitter Analysis Using Oscilloscopes

Learn everything you need to know about analyzing and characterizing jitter in high-speed digital systems.

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Fundamental Problem-Solving Using a Modern Oscilloscope

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This course covers how to make the most of the advanced measurement capabilities available in today's modern oscilloscopes.

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High-Speed Oscilloscope Basics

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This course teaches the essential capabilities and limitations of oscilloscopes. It is an essential course for anyone testing high-speed data signals in their lab.

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Oscilloscope Front-End Design Basics

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This course demystifies the inner workings of an oscilloscope in a sit-down session with our oscilloscope designer, Mike Lujan. From oscilloscope basics to attenuator implementation, he covers it all.

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Advanced Debugging with High-Performance Oscilloscopes

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Learn to analyze high-speed digital, RF, and other applications.

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Finding and Solving Signal Integrity Issues

Learn how to identify signal integrity issues and get techniques that will help you open up your digital channel's eyes.

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High-Performance Digital Products

See how today’s enterprise and consumer products are driving the need for faster processing at lower power consumption and pushing your design margins to the extreme.

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Jitter Fundamentals: Sources, Types, and Characteristics

Jitter on a signal will exhibit different characteristics depending on its causes — categorizing the sources of jitter is important.

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Finding Sources of Jitter with Real-Time Jitter Analysis

Examine how to optimize instruments such as real-time oscilloscopes and bit error ratio testers (BERTs) to determine the total amount of jitter.

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How to Test Switch Mode Power Supplies

Read the step-by-step process of running tests on the input, switching phases, and achieving the output.

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Triggering on Infrequent Anomalies and Complex Signals Using Zone Trigger

Understand what an oscilloscope's zone trigger can do for you by examining real-world examples.

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Conformance Testing of 800G Ethernet Links for the Data Center

Understand the changes in requirements between 400G and 800G electrical interfaces and how the Keysight Transmitter and Receiver Conformance Test Solutions enable you to easily perform design validation testing and explore design margins.

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Infiniium Real-Time Oscilloscopes Power Integrity Bundle

Discover the Keysight Infiniium MXR-Series oscilloscope power integrity bundle, which provides all necessary software applications, probing and hardware options for testing the power conversion, distribution, and consumption in your device.

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10 Tips for Making Your Best Power Integrity Measurements

Learn the fundamental techniques for measuring and analyzing DC power supplies using the Keysight MXR-Series oscilloscopes, Keysight D9010POWA power integrity analysis software, and Keysight N7020A power rail probes.

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Using Oscilloscopes with Serial Protocols Boot Camp

Learn the basics of using oscilloscopes with common serial protocols.

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Mastering PCIe® Measurement Techniques

Discover everything you need to know about PCIe® measurements and their evolution with the introduction of the latest standards.

USB 4.0 Compliance and Testing

Join Keysight USB expert Jit Lim in a course exploring key USB4 test setups, pitfalls, and tips for passing the USB4 specifications.

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Switch-Mode Power Supply Testing Basics Using Oscilloscopes

Use an oscilloscope to make 11 essential switch-mode power supply measurements that will help you characterize and optimize your switch-mode power supply (SMPS).

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Introduction to DDR4 and DDR5 Memory

This course delves into essential DDR4 measurements and provides valuable advice for designers transitioning from DDR4 to DDR5.

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400GE is Revolutionary, Not Evolutionary

Recognize three crucial challenges to address to ensure a smooth transition from 100GE to 400GE.

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Solving Power Integrity Challenges in IoT Testing Using Oscilloscopes

This course teaches key signal integrity measurements that every engineer needs to consider — everything from switch-mode power supply (SMPS) measurements to power rail testing.

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