An oscilloscope is useless without the probes necessary to get signals from a device under test (DUT) to the instrument. And probes themselves are far more complicated than simple, ideal conductors ...

Some high-speed oscilloscope probes come with tips so pointy and sharp that you can set them down onto a PCB (printed-circuit-board) trace just as gently as a phonograph needle and still pick up a ...

Probing is critical to making quality oscilloscope measurements, and often the probe is the first link in the oscilloscope measurement chain. If probe performance is not adequate for your application, ...

The oscilloscope is probably the most versatile piece of test equipment you can have on your electronics bench, offering a multitude of possibilities for measuring timing, frequency and voltage as ...

Test probes go a long way toward ensuring accurate, repeatable test results. Here's a look at how both active and passive test probes are evolving to match today's broadening oscilloscope bandwidths.

In a pair of columns recently, Probing pointers and Probing Pointers: Take 2, I discussed some of the issues that arise in using scope probes as frequencies increase. Alas, too few engineers do a real ...