Taking Measurements with Oscilloscopes Course Overview

At the end of this course, the user should be able to select an appropriate NI oscilloscope and probes for their measurement needs. They should then be able to set up their oscilloscope device and perform both interactive and programmatic measurements of their DUT. In addition, they will be able to ensure the accuracy of their measurements and operate with other instruments in the system.

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Course Objectives

Select PXI oscilloscopes and oscilloscope probes that meet your measurement needs
Set up your oscilloscope to take a measurement while accounting for aliasing, DC offsets, and noise
Take interactive measurements in InstrumentStudio
Use the NI-SCOPE API to programmatically acquire measurements
Calibrate and maintain your oscilloscope
Synchronize oscilloscope measurements using NI-TClk
Optimize oscilloscope measurements

Course Details

Duration

On-Demand: 3 hours

Audience

V&V and Test Engineers need to take high accuracy time‐ and frequency‐domain measurements

Prerequisites

Basic LabVIEW or .NET/C# programming experience

NI Products Used

If you take the course On-Demand:

PXI Oscilloscopes
InstrumentStudio 2023 Q3
NI-Scope Driver 2023 Q4
LabVIEW 2023 Q3

Training Materials

On-demand training includes digital course materials delivered through the NI Learning Center, available for the access duration of your subscription

Cost in Credits

On-Demand: Included with software subscription and enterprise agreements, or 5 Education Services Credits, or 2 Training Credits

Taking Measurements with Oscilloscopes Course Outline

Lesson	Overview	Topics
Exploring NI Oscilloscopes	Explore the purpose and benefits of NI oscilloscope instruments.	What Is an Oscilloscope? Comparing Box Oscilloscopes and PXI Oscilloscopes Exploring NI Oscilloscopes
Selecting an Appropriate Oscilloscope	Explore the important factors for choosing the best oscilloscope for your application.	Factors to Consider When Choosing an Oscilloscope Choosing an Oscilloscope Example
Selecting Appropriate Oscilloscope Probes	Learn how to use the available resources to inform your decisions on oscilloscope probe selection.	Exploring Oscilloscope Probes PXI Oscilloscope + Probe Compatibility
Setting Up Your Oscilloscope	Learn how to install your oscilloscope instrument into a PXI chassis, identify the instrument in NI MAX, and perform a self-test.	Installing Oscilloscopes into a Chassis Identifying the Instrument and Performing a Self-Test
Taking Interactive Oscilloscope Measurements in InstrumentStudio	Learn how to create an InstrumentStudio panel for your oscilloscope and measure a signal waveform.	What Is InstrumentStudio? Getting Started with InstrumentStudio Aliasing and Noise Configuring Triggers Saving/Exporting Measurement Information
Controlling Oscilloscopes with the NI-SCOPE API	Learn about the programming flow used by the NI-SCOPE API and configure a single-shot measurement.	What Is the NI-SCOPE Driver? NI-SCOPE Software Flow Programming Steps Building a Single-Shot Acquisition Module
Sequencing Device Operations	Learn about the use of triggers and events to handshake operations between devices.	Triggers and Events Overview Using Events Configuring Triggers Sequencing Operations with Triggers and Events
Setting Up Multi-Record or Continuous Acquisitions	Learn how to configure a single-shot, multi-record, continuous, or streaming acquisition.	Performing Single-Shot Acquisition Performing Multi-Record Acquisition Performing Continuous Acquisition Exploring Additional Acquisition Considerations Streaming Data
Processing Acquired Data	Learn how to process and display acquired data using the Measurement Library.	What is the Measurement Library? Fetching Scalar Measurements Fetching Array Measurements
Calibrating Oscilloscopes and Probes	Learn how to calibrate your Oscilloscope, and explore the .NET function for self-calibration.	Calibrating Your Oscilloscope Compensating Oscilloscope Probes
Synchronizing Oscilloscopes using NI-TClk	Learn how to synchronize measurements between two oscilloscope devices or between oscilloscopes and other PXI devices using NI-TClk technology.	Introduction to Oscilloscope Synchronization Exploring NI-TClk TClk Optimizations
Optimizing Oscilloscope Measurements	Learn about possible measurement optimizations and evaluate potential tradeoffs.	Accounting for DC Offsets Programmatically Avoiding Aliasing and Reducing Noise in Programmatically Evaluating Measurement Tradeoffs Optimizing Sampling Choosing Impedances

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