Oscilloscope question

[Lyle Bickley]

On Friday 08 April 2005 06:44, Ashley Carder wrote:
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> What kind of scope would I need and how much does
> one cost?  Are there any good web sites that
> would give some basic info on "scopes for dummies"
> or "scopes for beginners"?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice.  This is
> a never-ending learning experience.

Tektronix has a simple tutorial about oscilloscopes and how to make basic 
measurements:

http://www.tek.com/Measurement/cgi-bin/framed.pl?Document=/Measurement/
programs/xyz_scopes/&FrameSet=oscilloscopes

You do have to give them your email address (registration), but IIRC it's a 
pretty good XYZs of 'scopes tutorial.

Table of Contents
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Signal Integrity
The Oscilloscope
Types of Oscilloscopes
Systems and Controls
Complete Measurement System
Performance Terms and Considerations
Operating the Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope Measurement Techniques
Written Exercises
Glossary

Cheers,
Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http://bickleywest.com
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