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How Oscilloscopes Will Evolve Over the Next 5 Years
Signal Integrity Journal Webinar Series Title: How Oscilloscopes Will Evolve Over the Next 5 Years Available on demand Length: 1 hour, 1...
Picotest
May 4, 20222 min read
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Tektronix App Note: Measuring the Control Loop Response of a Power Supply Using an Oscilloscope
Most power supplies and regulators are designed to maintain a constant voltage over a specified current range. They are essentially...
Picotest
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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The 5-Minute Method for Stabilizing Any Control Loop
By Steve Sandler | January 28, 2020 One method of designing stable control loops is to create an accurate broadband simulation model and...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Siglent App Note: Measuring Power Supply Control Loop Response with Bode Plot II
In this application note, we will show you the basic principles for making this stability measurement and how to use these instruments to...
Picotest
Jun 28, 20191 min read
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Bode Plots are Overrated
Control loop stability is critically important. But whether your focus is on power supply design, power integrity, or mixed-signal power...
Picotest
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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Characterizing and Modeling Switch Mode Power Supplies (Mar 15)
Original air date: March 15, 2017 Why this Webcast is Important: Whether your power supply designs are based on switch mode or linear...
Picotest
Apr 26, 20171 min read
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Convert Voltage to dBm and dBm to Voltage (peak-peak and RMS)
dBm is power referenced to 1mW, where Rref is the system impedance Since most systems, including the Bode 100 are 50Ohms, this can be...
Picotest
May 11, 20161 min read
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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
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Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Why Stability Matters (Part 1 of the ongoing video series
In this 5-minute video presentation, Steve Sandler discusses how stability impacts circuit performance, offering examples that...
Picotest
May 15, 20131 min read
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Assessing Point-Of-Load Regulators Using Non-Invasive Techniques
Evaluating the stability of a Point-Of-Load (“POL”) regulator can be performed using both traditional Bode plot and output impedance...
Picotest
Sep 28, 20121 min read
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Essential Test Adapters for Your Network / Impedance Analyzer
The network analyzer, sometimes referred to as a Frequency Response Analyzer (FRA) is a common piece of equipment in most of our labs...
Picotest
Jul 9, 20121 min read
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Selecting Test Signal Injectors
A number of test signal injectors are used when evaluating the performance of power supplies and other low-frequency components with a...
Picotest
Jun 9, 20111 min read
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Signal Injection Transformers – What makes them special?
In this article we’ll take a look at what makes the signal injection transformer special, why an audio or video transformer is not a...
Picotest
Nov 16, 20102 min read
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Broad Injector Product Line Eases Power Supply Stability Analysis
Developed to aid power supply designers in control-loop stability analysis, Picotest’s line of signal injectors are being introduced as...
Picotest
Jul 15, 20101 min read
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FAQ #13: Which measurements (Output impedance Vout/Iout, audio susceptibility Vout/Vin, input admitt
Which measurements (Output impedance Vout/Iout, audio susceptibility Vout/Vin, input admittance Iint/Vin and reverse transfer Iin/Iout,...
Picotest
Jan 1, 20101 min read
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FAQ #10: What are the main differences between J2100A injection transformer, J2110A solid state inje
What are the main differences between J2100A injection transformer, J2110A solid state injector and the J2111A current injector? The...
Picotest
Jan 1, 20101 min read
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FAQ #7: How do I choose between the J2100A, J2101A and J2110A?
How do I choose between the J2100A, J2101A and J2110A? If you plan to measure PFC’s, then the J2100A is a good choice, whereas the J2110A...
Picotest
Jan 1, 20101 min read
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FAQ #3: What is so special about an injection transformer and why should I buy one, it is pretty exp
What is so special about an injection transformer and why should I buy one, it is pretty expensive? A good injection transformer has high...
Picotest
Dec 31, 20091 min read
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