Check Bluetooth Signals With A Scope

Dec. 6, 2010

Oscilloscopes are not commonly associated with Bluetooth measurements. But a digital scope's long memory records and multiple screen views make it an ideal tool for analyzing the packetized bursts that comprise Bluetooth baseband data. An oscilloscope's triggering capabilities can make the instrument quite useful in capturing and navigating through packets in A Bluetooth signal's serial data stream. To learn more, follow the link below.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.