Planning resource

Oscilloscope Selection Checklist

A practical checklist for defining bandwidth, channels, sampling, memory, probes, triggering, protocol decoding and connectivity before requesting an oscilloscope quotation.

Information to define before product selection

  • Signal rise time and highest frequency component
  • Required analogue and digital channel count
  • Bandwidth target and bandwidth headroom
  • Sample rate per active channel
  • Acquisition memory and long-record requirements
  • Trigger types and serial-bus decoding
  • Probe type, voltage range and loading
  • Isolation and differential measurement needs
  • Connectivity, remote control and data export
  • Application, quantity, budget stage and required date