For nearly 10 years, there’s been only one spacecraft able to keep its cool above the hellish landscape of Venus. The Japanese Akatsuki probe was sent to Earth’s neighboring planet to observe its ...

When you think of a scope probe, you usually think of what is basically a wire with a spring hook and an attenuator. Those are passive probes. [Kerry Wong] shows off a pre-release active probe that ...

When you buy a low- to mid-range oscilloscope, it usually comes standard with a high-impedance passive probe per oscilloscope channel. Compared to active probes, passive probes are more rugged and ...

Agilent Technologies has introduced two active differentialprobes for its RF and microwave instruments. The U1818A and U1818B feature highdifferential input impedance from 100 kHz to 7 GHz and 100 kHz ...

Designed for use with the Infiniium 54800 series of oscilloscopes, the 1156A, 1157A and 1158A active probes boast of a compact size, promising easier access to hard-to-reach areas. Basic features of ...