[geeks] o-scope

[Bertrand_Hutin at notes.amdahl.com]

Basically it displays the electrical signal at its inputs during a
specified time (time base)
there are knobs to set the input sensivity (how many volts per screen
division) and the time base and another to select the sweep mode (trigerred
_ most useful or permanent, very difficult to sync to signal)
 The triggered sweep allow the trace to begin at a selected voltage level.
for monitoring serial lines, a 5V/division and a 10ms/div sweep rate should
allow you to see something.
there are also knobs to set the trace position on the screen and sometimes
a push button named spot finder.
I do not have any english bookmarks for this kind of subject, only in
french, but you may certainly find useful documents
at the vendor site.
Try Hewlett Packard, Tektronix, Beckman
and also Electronic hobbyist sites.



                                                                                                          
                    Jeff Borisch                                                                          
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Hi all,

I just picked up a used dual-trace 15 MHz oscilloscope from one of my
friendly neighborhood geeks. He sells them to raise money for the high
school electronics lab he teaches at.

What is the best starter reference for learning how to use this? I am
mostly
interested in using it for troubleshooting my serial port issues. and
measuring audio signals.

Thanks,
jeffrey