top of page
Search


DC-Biased Inductance Measurement with Steve Sandler
#j2120a #bode100 #DCBias #picotest #videos
Picotest
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Â
Â
Â
2-port Dembed with Picotest 2-Port Probe Video
This video shows how to measure low impedance components and voltage regulator impedance using the Bode 100 and the Picotest P2101A...
Picotest
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Â
Â
Â
Killing the Bode Plot
Many new linear devices, including voltage references, voltage regulators and opamps have internal feedback loops, prohibiting...
Picotest
Jan 29, 20161 min read
Â
Â
Â


Reducing Noise in Power Distribution Networks on Time and in Budget
View the full slideshow now #comb #vrm #plane #flatimpedance #noise #powerintegrity #presentations #vrts3 #capacitors #psrr #bode100...
Picotest
Jan 28, 20161 min read
Â
Â
Â
Flat Impedance in Voltage Regulator Modules
Today’s high speed systems require clean power under challenging conditions. Extremely fast current transients and high voltage stability...
Picotest
Nov 19, 20151 min read
Â
Â
Â


Essential 1-Port PDN PROBE: Applications Abound
BROWSER-CLASS PROBE Several companies manufacture and distribute high-frequency TDR probes. These probes are typically designed for very...
Picotest
Nov 14, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â
Techniques for accurate PSRR measurements
By John Rice, System Engineer, Texas Instruments and Steve Sandler, Managing Director, Picotest Introduction In theory, measuring the...
Picotest
Oct 3, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â


Software Enables Accurate Stability Test, Improves Non-Invasive Phase Margin Measurement Accuracy
The mathematics behind the non-invasive measurement was incorporated into the OMICRON Lab Bode 100 VNA software, sold by Picotest.com,...
Picotest
Apr 23, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â


Measure PDN on a budget
There are many good analyzers available for measuring PDN High performance VNAs are available from all of the major test equipment...
Picotest
Mar 19, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â


Inside the 21st Century Power Test Lab
In this 5-minute video, Steve Sandler of AEi Systems (www.aeng.com) and Picotest (www.picotest.com) takes you on a tour of an advanced...
Picotest
Feb 5, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â


Five Things Every Engineer Should Know About Bode Plots
In 1938 Hendrik Wade Bode, who worked at Bell Labs, published his asymptotic assessment of phase margin and gain margin, bearing his name...
Picotest
Jan 22, 20142 min read
Â
Â
Â


Non-Invasively Assess Your Multiple-Loop LDO’s Stability
Some low-dropout regulators (LDOs) use multiple feedback loops to improve output voltage transient response. In many of these cases, some...
Picotest
Jan 6, 20141 min read
Â
Â
Â


PDN Basics – Paralleling Tantalum and Ceramic Capacitors Can Be Risky
Because of their high ESL compared to ceramic, tantalum capacitors are not the optimum choice for high frequency decoupling. Paralleling...
Picotest
Nov 26, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â
Combination VNA/FRAs Offer More Capability And Lower Cost
A frequency response analyzer (‘FRA’) is often used to measure gain and phase plots of control loops (Bode plots), filter responses and...
Picotest
Nov 7, 20132 min read
Â
Â
Â
How To Verify Control Loop Design
The non-invasive stability assessment is a method that uses an output impedance measurement to accurately determine stability without...
Picotest
Oct 30, 20132 min read
Â
Â
Â


Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Using Current Injectors (Part 5 of the ongoing video seri
Although not quite as accurate as the two-port VNA impedance measurement, the current injection technique has advantages including wide...
Picotest
Oct 7, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â
FAQ #30: Can the Bode 100 measure complex permeability of Inductors/Chokes with some additional adap
It can measure impedance and that can get you there. We measure permeability by relating the inductance and physical core parameters such...
Picotest
Sep 13, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â
FAQ #29: How do you calibrate probes using the Bode 100 and the J2120A line injector?
The simple method of calibrating the probes is to connect them both to the same signal and perform a thru calibration. Details on this...
Picotest
Sep 13, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â
FAQ #28: Who uses the Bode 100 network analyzer?
The Bode is used in many industries including Military, Space, Medical and commercial. NASA, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed and ESA...
Picotest
Sep 13, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â


Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Impedance Using VNAs (2-Port) (Part 4 of the on
Shunt through, wideband measurements can be made from approximately 100 microohms to a few ohms. This is the measurement performed by...
Picotest
Sep 8, 20131 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page


