The basic test instrument suite — a bench power supply, a good multimeter and perhaps an oscilloscope — is extremely flexible, but not exactly “plug and play” when it comes to diagnosing problems with ...

In the mid-1970s, HP developed a set of three handheld probes; a logic probe (HP 545A), a current pulser (HP 546A), and a current tracer (HP 547A). These were replaced later with the updated HP10525T ...

Probing multiple signals on the fine-pitch pins of high-speed ICs has become a nightmare for logic-analyzer users. The geometries are nearly impossible to deal with, and, as clock rates skyrocket, ...