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Use an oscilloscope to see analog behavior on your target, such as rail droop, ringing, rise time, pulse width, or the delay between a firmware marker and an electrical event. Embedder configures the scope, waits for the trigger, and shows the waveform with the settings it applied.

Choose your scope

SCPI bench scopes

Rigol, Siglent, Tektronix, Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, Teledyne LeCroy, and GW Instek scopes on your network, with capture controls in the Monitor.

Siglent

Supported Siglent models, plus advanced trigger types on the SDS800X HD.

PicoScope

USB scopes with model-dependent triggers, a signal generator, and MSO digital inputs.

Digilent WaveForms

Analog input recording alongside digital capture, waveform generation, and supplies.
Analog captures from all four appear in the Monitor’s Oscilloscope tab. You can reopen them from capture history without the instrument connected. PicoScope MSO and Digilent digital captures appear in Logic. Check the exact model’s guide for channels, drivers, and supported functions. A LAN scope needs only a network path from the computer that runs Embedder. A USB device depends on the vendor’s software for that computer: see the PicoScope driver limits and Digilent setup.

Connect

Check signal limits, grounding, and probe attenuation before you connect the inputs. Then follow your scope’s setup: For device states, renaming, and forgetting a bench instrument in the Monitor, see Connect a bench instrument.

Take a single capture

Describe the whole measurement so Embedder can set up the scope in one pass:
  1. Name every input, and enable each channel the measurement or the trigger uses.
  2. Give the coupling, volts per division or input range, offset, and timebase.
  3. Choose a trigger the scope supports and a time limit for the wait.
  4. Check the waveform and the applied settings. Confirm that the capture covers the interval you need and isn’t clipped.
To inspect an acquisition that’s already stopped on a bench scope, ask Embedder to read it without rearming. A PicoScope has no stored front-panel frame, so it reads only an acquisition Embedder armed.

Choose a trigger

Trigger support depends on the scope and model: Give the source, level, edge or condition, and the time limit. Embedder reports a trigger the model doesn’t support instead of capturing on a different one. Choose another trigger type, or use a scope that supports it.

Measure and save

Keep the waveform with its applied settings, the firmware revision, and the channel map. Use the achieved sample rate, not the requested one, when you measure delays or pulse widths. In the Oscilloscope tab, the Measurements readout on the chart shows Vpp, RMS, and frequency for each channel of the capture shown. Select All measurements to add Vmax, Vmin, mean, period, and rise time. Bench scopes on your network can also save a front-panel screenshot; PicoScope and Digilent devices can’t.

Troubleshoot

  • No device: check the network or USB connection, the required drivers, and other applications using the scope.
  • Trigger timeout: check that the source channel is enabled, then check the level, polarity, and expected event. On a bench scope, set the trigger Mode to Auto to capture without waiting for an event.
  • Clipped signal: increase volts per division or the input range, or adjust the offset.
  • Amplitude off by a factor of ten: match the configured probe attenuation to the probe’s switch.
  • Old frame: request a fresh acquisition and wait for its trigger.
Use the scope’s own guide for recovery steps. For decoded digital traffic, use a logic analyzer. For frequency-domain measurements, use a spectrum analyzer.
Last modified on November 13, 2026