New-Tech Europe Magazine | Feb 2017

Fig. 5: Automatic measurement functions calculate apparent, active and reactive power as well as the power factor from the measured voltage (channel 1) and current (channel 2). Source: Rohde & Schwarz

Suitable for individual measurement requirements The R&S Scope Rider is available as a two-channel or as a four-channel instrument in five bandwidths from 60 MHz to 500 MHz. All instruments can be configured as a mixed signal oscilloscope with additional digital inputs. Users can activate extra options with a keycode to obtain a measuring instrument tailored exactly to their requirements: a lab instrument with an intuitive operating concept designed for use in rugged environments. The R&S Scope Rider offers much more than other handheld instruments on the market, yet it does not cost more than a commercial handheld oscilloscope with isolated inputs. Fig. 7: In potentially dangerous applications, the R&S Scope Rider can be operated via WLAN directly from a web browser. Source: Rohde & Schwarz

Fig. 6: Decoding of and triggering on CAN protocol messages. Source: Rohde & Schwarz

monitoring Digital voltmeter in the four- channel instrument or digital multimeter in the two-channel instrument Using the blue mode key, the user can quickly switch between the different instrument modes.

Instrument setups are automatically applied when switching between modes. For example, automatic measurement functions can be activated in oscilloscope mode – switching to data logger mode takes over the preset measurements and starts data acquisition.

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