My Square Wave Edges Show Ringing, Overshoot, or Undershoot

My Square Wave Edges Show Ringing, Overshoot, or Undershoot

Make sure the mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) probe is compensated. Connect the probe to the compensation tabs. Adjust the variable capacitor on the scope probe with the plastic adjustment tool (included with the scope probe) until the square wave edges are clean with no overshoot or undershoot.

The higher the frequency measured the more important it is to make a good ground connection. The scope probes come with two grounding options, the snap-on alligator clip or the slide-on spring clip. The spring clip creates a very small ground loop and is ideal for high frequency measurements (such as square waves with fast edges).

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