How to use an oscilloscope / What is an oscilloscope / Oscilloscope tutorial

[@bradyjackson3809]

Thank you for your tutorials! its very generous of people like you to volunteer their time and knowledge to help people become more educated. its free to educate yourself with the internet (well almost) but it takes someone putting it online for others!

[@mjlorton]

Brady Jackson My pleasure Brady.

[@Ziggy5003]

+Brady Jackson Indeed Sir very much appreciated

[@garywarburton3180]

Excellent.

[@MrTenyearsafter07]

I know the video's been around for a bit of time now, but still being so helpful; thank you

[@mjlorton]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear the video helped. Cheers, Martin.

[@PowderMill]

👍🏻 Excellent presentation! Thank you. I recently had a CVA (stroke) and lost nearly all of my memory / memories. Hardest hit were tech matters, so I’m try to regain much of that which was lost. This was great and I’m about to head back to your channel to look for dB explanation and spectrum analyzer use. And.. hopefully duplexer and filter tuning with a spectrum analyzer with tracking generator. Thanks again.

[@mjlorton]

Thanks very much for your comments and feedback. I have annotated the video to cover those points. Cheers, Martin.

[@thedukeofmonkland6150]

You turned something that looked so complicated into something useful and that makes perfect sense. The zoom analogy sinched it for me. Brilliant. Thank you so much. I’m buying one

[@cuppen6940]

Thank you very much! This comment section is extremely respectful and beautiful. It's quite refreshing to see this in KZbin! Your oscilloscope tutorial was the best, sir. Please keep making more of them.

[@mjlorton]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback..

[@mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback. I have started looking at older analog scopes and I certainly want to own and play with one in the future. Cheers, Martin.

[@mjlorton]

Thanks for the feedback...hope to get part II together soon. Cheers, Martin.

[@celtichongy]

You are doing a tremendous job to share your knowledge for all of us hobbyists or industry engineers alike. Keep up the great work! .....many thanks.

[@mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback. You pose a very interesting question and challenge. I know there are some very fancy visualizations done on oscilloscopes but not sure about this one. I hope to learn more about such things once my new scope arrives. Cheers, Martin.

[@mjlorton]

Very valid and good feedback. Having a practical example will make it far more interesting so I will do my best to do that in the next video, Thanks for posting and watching. Cheers, Martin.

[@jeffcurrie4885]

Im in auto diagnostics and this helps alot. The firing of plugs, injection of fuel, time between these two things alone is a major factor in finding a problem that normally would be very hard to detect. OBD diagnostics with fuel trims uses alot of these formulas. Fantastic. Thank you

[@soundcog]

The video is an excellent introduction to Oscilloscopes. Thank you for taking the time to enable those of us who are interested in electronics get a footing on why an oscilloscope is a necessary tool to have.

[@mjlorton]

You get probes that allow you to work with higher voltages and that is set on the scope as well to allow you to see that on the vertical scale.

[@T4kehiko]

Very good video. At my university there is no course about how to use oscilloscope. So basically when I ended up in lab, teacher told just told me: "Here is an oscilloscope which all of you already know, so do your work", but I've never worked with those kind of devices. So thx for this video.

[@saam6768]

I'm at work without speakers/headphones and these close captions are hysterical.

[@CurrexIsPro]

The first few minutes of this video is extremely valuable and insightful. I appreciate you putting the time together to make this... for people like me who have a hard time initially grasping concepts but after I learn them is much easier to apply them in practice

[@mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks very much for watching and posting. I would certainly hold on to your dad's old scope as they will be / and are gems. Cheers, Martin.

[@Jjacobs1986]

You have a SOLID understanding of this stuff. I feel like I'm going to learn a truckload of info from this channel. Thanks a ton for such an amazing explanation!

[@kbcbala]

Thanks for the time to post this video. When Superb teachers like you exist, its easier for everyone to understand. You are so humble and you are a good teacher.

[@monteefrazee2301]

Thank you Thank you for explaining so thoroughly an instrument I thought I would never understand. This video should be included with all beginner electronics class courses....By far the best trainer i have ever listened to.

[@rayhenderson9661]

It's great when someone can show you how to do something without getting too technical and using words a lot would not understand, I've watched every second of your video and really enjoyed it. I have bought an oscilloscope very similar to yours (Hantek DS02D15) and thanks to you I now have a good idea how to use it. Keep up the good work and once again Thank You.

[@mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback and support. Cheers, Marin.

[@mjlorton]

Thanks for the feedback...and yes...it is cheap...I plan to explain the merits of cheap vs better scopes soon. Cheers, Martin.

[@simeonmeshackimologie506]

Thank you for this Tutorial! I love the way you slowly made your presentation such that anyone could understand you.

[@allastairlee8797]

This is an extremely dry topic that you've explained so simply that even I now understand it. Yours is the best oscilloscope explanation video on KZbin. Thank you.

[@beathiswon]

Brilliant!! I'm taking an electronics class in school and this is so much more helpful and clear than my instructors. Learned more in 32 mins. than what has taken 6 hours of instruction and practice to learn there. Thank you.

[@JohnClulow]

Thank you for this wonderful introductory tutorial; it is exactly what I needed. I look forward to viewing the more advanced one to which you alluded. What makes it especially nice is that the scope I bought appears to be virtually identical to the one you are using in the video. Your well thought out presentation made it effortless and enjoyable to follow and I'm now looking forward to the new vistas having a scope will enable me to explore in electronics. Thanks so much !

[@mjlorton]

Interesting question...I stand to be corrected but I don't think it's possible because it's all mechanical. There is the hot shoe that could act as a trigger but I don't see how that would indicate shutter speed....

[@stewedapple]

I was shocked to see how many videos that you have uploaded, looks like hundreds or even thousands of hours of recording and editing!! Love your tutorials, extremely clear, very well explained and great camera usage!! Thank you!

[@LunaticPhysics]

A great thanks. Helps me to learn in such unusual covid condition.

[@programmingelectronics]

Awesome Video! Thanks Martin - just at the pace I needed. Look forward to watching the rest of the playlist.

[@SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing this video and your insights. Appreciate your help in understanding oscilloscope basics and perspectives.

[@centaur1a]

I am glad that you have taken the time to show us (the beginners) how to use the oscilloscope. My father left me an very old one which uses vacuum tube and it is just gathering dust because I did not know how to use it. Thanks.

[@rfbase]

You have a skill, that being how well you can explain something to novices. I've watched several "beginner" videos as I'm getting my first scope later today and this is the first one I watched where I actually was able to follow along very well. Thank you very much. I definitely subscribed and definitely hit the thumbs up.

[@AirandEnergy]

Outstanding lesson. I feel much more comfortable around this machine and now am comfortable using it. I also saved your store which has alot of good equipment. Thanks for the lesson

[@tonygardner9896]

This video was nine years ago, but it still gave me a great insight into oscilloscope usage. Some of the subtitles were amusing as well. Looking forward to the next video.

[@mikejames8192]

Thank you Martin, found this very helpful clear and easy to follow Mike

[@davidcrawford6505]

I had no idea what an oscilloscope was used for, now I do. Thank you for taking the time to create this video.

[@Sixstrings63]

Great Tutorial, Thanks. It's guys like you that demonstrate the true usefulness of things like KZbin. Thanks for your hard work.

[@vaughnburrows]

The Best on KZbin. Added to my favorites, liked, clicked on the ad and subscribed again.

[@geoffreyrawlings9736]

Excellent video I now can understand oscilloscope much better .Thanks for your time.

[@SP330Y]

What a great video, easy to understand and educational. You have refreshed my rusty old knowledge

[@basheerkhan6040]

thanks i now have a much better understanding and with your simple explaination it could not be better thanks again keep it up.

[@mjlorton]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback. Probably one of the most reasonable decent scopes is the Rigol DS1052E. Dave Jones of EEVBlog does review on it. Hope that helps.

[@traeht]

Great tutorial. I just bought my first oscilloscope, put it from the box on my table. Didn't have a clue how to use it. Watched this video, now I know how to present a signal on a screen in a meaningful form. Thank you.

[@rbd104]

Thank you for explaining. Great video, nice and simple to follow.

[@run1492]

A really great basics tutorial; You explain things in a very clear way, thanks !

[@grojasalf]

Martin, your teaching and dialogue converts electronics easy and lovely....thanks

[@sammirison7755]

excellent step by step presentation and illustration. Thank you Sir!

[@Ronnie9710]

You are a awesome teacher.I learned more from yours then any I have watched.thumbs up!

[@sujatnalokananta234]

this the most easy tutorial to understand I ever seen as the explanation not so fast and really detail. please make the complete tutorial in more video as it will be very help full for all beginner. thousands thumb for this video

[@COFFEE-e3p]

SIR ,thank-you very much for your generous time and effort, i have gained a bit of understanding but will stay with it to increase my understanding .

[@maxsnts]

cool video. keep them coming. Two point on the content: 1, the zero line is very important. -12v to 12v has an amplitude of 24v, if you ignore the zero line and just count you will not now if it is -12 to 12 or 0v to 24v 2, i think that the down arrow represents the trigger point, not that the signal is out of the screen

[@victoriagooner9907]

Another well explain electronic/electricity video done. Very well explained oscilloscope video. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@kellyward7090]

Huge help 25yrs since I've had reason to use this equipment thank you

[@PCSolutions94]

Great tutorial! I've been watching your channel for some time now, and just got my first oscilloscope. Your knowledge of electronics has been invaluable. Thanks so much!

[@mohammadaminrami1226]

a neat and simple explanation. was great. thank you!

[@truveo]

Did many variations on taylor, fourier, and maclaurin series in first year calculus lab and had no idea of their practical application until i saw this video. I also recall engineering grad students discussing my models and didn't understand why. Now I know. Thanks for your videos.

[@DonalLeader]

Excellent video. Best I've seen on oscilloscopes. Thanks for a great instruction resources. Donal, Middleton, County Cork, Ireland

[@alieusecka4609]

learnt a lot from your easy to understand tutorials

[@billrimmer5596]

I am in Sylmar California. Always enjoy your material. I have three SnapOn automotive oscilloscopes. Vantage, Vantage Pro and a Verus. I’m just learning. Wrapping my mind around time base is a little challenging. Your first visual aid with the post it notes was very nice.

[@kc2del12]

I learned so much from watching your videos thank you very much keep up the good work pS You have the best KZbin channel

[@pauludrea4082]

Thank you Martin, very clear explanation. Thank you for your efforts.

[@carlos.rberto]

Very good explanation. I'm a beginner in electronics and I learned a lot with your video. Thanks!

[@lashaungreenlee5297]

Needed this to get refreshed for an interview tomorrow, calibration technician. Thanks!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

very good speaker, with concise speaking skills and elaboration...thx.

[@khamoshpanchi]

help me a lot to understand the basics of Oscilloscope, thank you

[@mjlorton]

Excellent, glad you (both!) enjoyed it and gained some value. Thanks very much for your support. Martin.

[@MrLeftfootlouie]

Thank you for this excellent instructional video .I for one am very appreciative for your effort.Which in turn will enhance my efforts in electronics

[@ShoaibAli-qi1bw]

Thanks for enhancing my knowledge

[@glennyee5607]

It's been decades since I've used an oscilloscope....when they were analog. What a great video for refresh and transition. Thank you so much!

[@mjlorton]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@MrBogs88]

Nothing to say but THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge. Your one of a kind.

[@KenArtGee]

excellent video. good mix of theory and application. good teaching skills.

[@maykelfarronay]

Thank you so much, I am a computer engineering student and taking Science of Electronics, where I am very lost, this definitely helped me understand it better, thank you, I am sure I will be watching more of your videos.

[@mjlorton]

Thanks...just subscribe...I will be posting more on scopes in the future. Cheers, Martin.

[@coincidentalrvadventures2081]

Thank you for taking the time to emplane the intricacies of how the Ascope functions. I hope, in the other videos that you provided which I have not viewed yet, that you show us which controls to set to be able to allow us to understand the function of the oscilloscope. Again thank you>

[@bambam144]

great job martin! have learnt here in 30 min much more then at the university during the electronic practical training. big thumbs up!

[@ceilingwalker1]

You are a very good teacher! Thank you for selflessly giving of your time.

[@elurommafred3945]

Thank you very much for refreshing my memory about the use of oscilloscope

[@wilfredralphgomez8325]

Thank you sir. You help sharing wisdom to the younger generations.

[@philldexter1804]

Thanks for the video. Just bought a Fluke124 to use on repairing SCR dimmers and the scope didn't come with much of a manual. I'll watch the rest to hopefully learn some more. Cheers

[@emrearslan1797]

I don't know how to thank you sir. You are amazing ! so clean and quite informative I appreciate for this effort

[@DavidConnollyvolthaus]

This video is my very first exposure to what an o-scope is and its capabilities. After watching your video I would have to say I now know what it is and what it does. And I'm happy to see the 2nd installment has been made and is ready for viewing. Thank you very much for taking the time to put these videos together. Great job sir. I've given it a thumbs up and also I have subscribed. Keep up the good work, please.

[@nisri1567]

Great! You lesson was just a nice surprise in my life. You brighten my knowledge scope on Osc. with in a short time. Thank you sooo much.

[@BOBANDERSON5150]

Again, Thank you for sharing this tutorial. Learning something new every day from your channel.

[@themonohub5455]

Thank you!!! I have an inherited analogue scope and have never been able to understand it, but I'm hoping your videos will help. You are a star for sharing this knowledge.

[@dylansmith8131]

Im going to school For Electronics engineering, this video was awesome and summed everything up i needed to know. Cheers my friend

[@jachrist]

I was certain I wasn't going to understand much because it seemed so complicated. But Wow to my surprise every few mins watching I thought "Ok that made sense" "Yes i get what he means"...until finally omg I understood the entire video and comprehend the purpose and basic operation of this device 😆 So thank you for sharing☺

[@utkf16]

Same here

[@transplatin]

Very very useful... I hope you find the time to make some more advance videos showing other features and applications.

[@johnchill]

Very very very nicely explained sir, and I thank you !!!!!!

[@MrAppleimac01]

I have to say I really enjoyed this video, very helpful especially for me a beginner in using an oscilloscope. One thing I know id find extremely helpful, if you've not already done a video on this. Is showing us oscilloscope beginners a live testing. I mean by that how to correcting use the probe, where exactly to ground it. For me that would be a great help.

[@CsrxRacer]

I depend entirely on your videos for learning Electronics! Many thanks,

[@leybraith3561]

For those confused on how to display slow moving voltages such as charging capacitors as discussed here, I eventually discovered you need to switch the instrument to 'ROLL' mode or in the case of XYTRON oscilloscopes- "SCAN" mode.

[@Areenpink1]

its very useful devise....I love it....thanks sir :)....I wish to watch more video about this topics

[@markusws]

Interesting introduction to oscilloscopes. I have never used one. This was easy to understand. Thank you.

[@noahmckinnon]

I'm a new electronics engineering student and our instruments lab guy is horrible at explaining to students new to the field. He talks way above beginner level. You explain well. Looking forward to next video. btw, I did a search for a xytron oscilloscope and your KZbin review was right at the top. And like you suggested in the review, I can't find anything on the internet about it. Considering your current troubles with it, sounds like you indeed have a cheap chinese scope :)

[@rasjua]

great explanation!! it helped me a lot. we learn everyday because of people like you.