T&M Newsletter June 2020

Test and Measurement News

June 2020

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June newsletter

This month we're taking a close look at the TA369 MSO Pods for the PicoScope 6000E Series. There's a new white paper explaining how to get the most out of spectrum analysis. PicoLog users can get the lowdown on HDF5 files, and also learn about measuring current with our voltage data loggers. Enjoy!

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Nine photographs arranged in a grid showing different ways of connecting a TA369 MSO pod to a circuit board.

With 500 MHz bandwidth, the TA369 MSO Pod is the accessory you need to exploit the mixed-signal capability of the PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes.

Each pod features eight flying leads terminating in MSO probes, and each of these makes its own ground connection. If you need to arrange four or eight in a row, you can simplify the process using the ground clips supplied, suitable for 2.54 mm-pitch headers, or you can use the individual ground leads that are also included in the kit.

The 16 digital inputs on Pico MSOs enable you to carry out serial decoding of multiple protocols at the same time. The PicoScope 6 software also has dedicated trigger settings for the digital channels.

Find out more about the TA369 MSO pods and their use in circuit analysis in this new video.

New white paper: fast Fourier transforms explained

FFT spectrum plot of a square wave in PicoScope 6, showing declining harmonics.

This new white paper offers a deep dive into the world of spectrum analysis, from the fundamental differences between the frequency domain and the time domain to help selecting a frequency window to use for signal characterization and analysis.

PicoLog 6.1.16 and HDF5 format: Compressible data to share with other apps

When you're collecting data over any significant length of time, files exported from PicoLog 6 can easily run into the gigabytes.

HDF5 format is specifically designed to handle big data sets and leave you with manageable file sizes. It's ideal for use with MATLAB and other third-party applications, and is an export option from PicoLog 6.1.16 onwards.

PicoLog 1000 Series data logger with screw terminal board connected.

...that with a voltage data logger such as the PicoLog 1000 Series, you can also measure current?

This forum post gives advice on the correct circuit configuration for measuring supply current in a low-voltage device. You need to choose the series resistor carefully so as not to disrupt the function of the device under test!

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