{"id":177,"date":"2016-02-23T01:33:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T01:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2022-11-18T17:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:26:44","slug":"oscilloscopes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/oscilloscopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscilloscopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/LargeTestOscilloscopes400.jpg\" alt=\"Large Test Oscilloscope\" width=\"281\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/LargeTestOscilloscopes400.jpg 281w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/LargeTestOscilloscopes400-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large classic oscilloscope at the Edison Tech Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A voltmeter will tell you a static measurement of a circuit at one point in time. These instruments can display the change of voltage over time on a screen. The device can also record the data over time, modern oscilloscopes can drop the data into a PC for further analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Further reading:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.sparkfun.com\/tutorials\/how-to-use-an-oscilloscope\">How to use an oscilloscope<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/shop\/Oscilloscopes-for-Radio-Amateurs\">Oscilloscopes for radio amateurs ARRL<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-209 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/Oscilloscopes40s-500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Old oscilloscopes\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/Oscilloscopes40s-500-1.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/Oscilloscopes40s-500-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940s oscilloscopes on display at the Edison Tech Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See our videos below to understand first how the screen works in an oscilloscope, and secondly where time measurement is found in the amplifier circuits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How CRTs in Oscilloscopes Work\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EmQlgd85P4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscilloscope VS Television - the CRT\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cD0cwwvQ4Tk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscilloscopes - Analogue and Digital 50s vs 80s\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DnE_5C_tIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscilloscope Cameras - Documenting Work\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrFQAfAwKfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: left; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/time-interval-counter\/\">Back<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: right; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/spectrum-analyzers\/\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A voltmeter will tell you a static measurement of a circuit at one point in time. These instruments can display the change of voltage over time on a screen. The device can also record the data over time, modern oscilloscopes can drop the data into a PC for further analysis. Further reading: How to use &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/oscilloscopes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Oscilloscopes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":617,"parent":163,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-177","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oscilloscopes - Universe of Instrumentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/oscilloscopes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oscilloscopes - Universe of Instrumentation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A voltmeter will tell you a static measurement of a circuit at one point in time. 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