why use an oscilloscope
Question 1. An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment. Most everyone has seen an oscilloscope in use, in the form of a heart-rate monitor (electrocardiogram, or EKG) of the type seen in doctorâs offices and hospitals.
Test probe. Typical passive oscilloscope probe being used to test an integrated circuit. A test probe is a physical device used to connect test equipment to a device under test (DUT). Test probes range from very simple, robust devices to complex probes that are sophisticated, expensive, and fragile. Specific types include test prods, oscilloscope probes and current probes.