Understanding Oscilloscopes – XY Mode

This video explains the fundamentals of XY mode on oscilloscopes and the four most important applications of XY mode.

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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 “Normal” oscilloscope operation
00:51 XY mode
01:41 Main applications of XY mode
02:03 About Lissajous patterns
02:44 Lissajous pattern setup
03:19 Lissajous pattern examples
03:54 About I-V curves
04:46 I-V curve setup (for a diode)
05:52 I-V curve measurement results
06:23 About constellation diagrams
07:16 Constellation diagram setup
08:07 Constellation diagram results
08:37 Effect of timebase: points vs. vectors
09:14 About AM modulation depth
10:24 Calculating AM modulation depth
11:04 AM Modulation depth measurement setup
11:38 AM Modulation depth measurement results
12:07 Summary