Bogatin E. Bogatin's Practical Guide...Practices for Digital Oscilloscopes 2025

Textbook in PDF format

The book is a hands-on learning resource designed to teach you how to use digital oscilloscopes the right way. It focuses on real-world techniques and best practices that every engineer, technician, and student should know. This book includes 15 easy-to-follow chapters, each paired with video tutorials created by Eric Bogatin, demonstrating how to make accurate and reliable measurements using modern digital scopes.
You’ll learn how to:
-Avoid common mistakes that lead to bad measurements - like incorrect probe use, poor cable setups, and scope bandwidth issues,
-Understand what you’re really measuring and why it matters.
The book starts with the basics - like signal measurements, 10x probes, and transmission lines - and builds up to more advanced topics like debugging, working with differential signals, measuring noise and emissions, and even connecting your measurements to circuit simulations. To help you practice, the book comes with a free virtual oscilloscope and waveform emulator. This means you can run simulations on your computer and try out what you’re learning, even without physical lab equipment. While the main focus is on 10x probes and scopes up to 200 MHz, there’s also guidance for higher-frequency applications over 200 MHz.
Whether you’re a student just starting out, a new engineer, or a technician looking to improve your measurement skills, this guide will help you build a strong foundation in oscilloscope use.

Textbook in PDF format

The book is a hands-on learning resource designed to teach you how to use digital oscilloscopes the right way. It focuses on real-world techniques and best practices that every engineer, technician, and student should know. This book includes 15 easy-to-follow chapters, each paired with video tutorials created by Eric Bogatin, demonstrating how to make accurate and reliable measurements using modern digital scopes.
You’ll learn how to:
-Avoid common mistakes that lead to bad measurements - like incorrect probe use, poor cable setups, and scope bandwidth issues,
-Understand what you’re really measuring and why it matters.
The book starts with the basics - like signal measurements, 10x probes, and transmission lines - and builds up to more advanced topics like debugging, working with differential signals, measuring noise and emissions, and even connecting your measurements to circuit simulations. To help you practice, the book comes with a free virtual oscilloscope and waveform emulator. This means you can run simulations on your computer and try out what you’re learning, even without physical lab equipment. While the main focus is on 10x probes and scopes up to 200 MHz, there’s also guidance for higher-frequency applications over 200 MHz.
Whether you’re a student just starting out, a new engineer, or a technician looking to improve your measurement skills, this guide will help you build a strong foundation in oscilloscope use