New-Tech Europe Magazine | Feb 2017

Rohde & Schwarz Scope Rider is the only handheld oscilloscope on the market with powerful triggering and decoding capabilities and symbolic labels. Simple operation In daily service and maintenance, it is crucial to identify and solve root causes of problems. Each additional hour of work costs money and system downtime can be costly. Equipment for service and maintenance tasks must therefore be especially easy to use since there is no time for long learning phases. This is why particular attention was given to the operating concept when developing the handheld oscilloscope. The touchscreen makes operation simple, similar to a smartphone. Deep menu levels were avoided and settings for the most important functions can be accessed directly via the keypad. The extra-large keypad layout makes the instrument easy to operate even when wearing gloves. For especially unpleasant or dangerous measurement situations, the oscilloscope can be controlled directly from a web browser on a PC, tablet or notebook via the integrated WLAN module. The oscilloscope can then be conveniently and safely operated from afar. Five instruments integrated into a single handheld oscilloscope Troubleshooting in the field often requires a variety of measurement functions. This is why the R&S Scope Rider integrates four essential measuring instruments in addition to the oscilloscope function: Logic analyzer with eight additional digital channels Protocol analyzer with trigger and decoder functionality for debugging serial protocols Data logger for long-term

Fig. 3: The isolated input channels prevent short circuits caused by inadvertent swapping of ground and signal wires at two oscilloscope inputs. Power electronics measurements can be safely performed. Source: Rohde & Schwarz

Fig. 4: Powerful trigger functions make it possible to specifically detect power quality problems. Brief power supply interruptions due to poor contacts are quickly detected with the pulse width trigger. Source: Rohde & Schwarz

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