Don't Fall Into This Output Impedance Trap!
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5 жыл бұрынFunction Gen says 1V, Scope says 2V. Which one's right?
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The function generator is set to have a 1 V output, but the oscilloscope measures a 2 Volt signal. Why? When set to 50 ohm mode, the function generator actually outputs double the specified input voltage. It does this because it expects to see a 50 ohm load on the output, creating a 50/50 voltage divider circuit.
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@JimGriffOne 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. A "trap for young players", as Dave from EEVBlog would say!
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@alienozi 5 жыл бұрын
That scope is a Bobby Dazzler! As Dave would say. :)
@Elozt 5 жыл бұрын
I fell into the same trap when I was starting out too, kinda learnt about this the hard way. Glad someone finally points this out to all the new players in the field :)
@AndreasSpiess 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this quick tip. I thought my function generator is weird. Because I trusted my Keysight oscilloscope, of course ;-)
@SusiBiker 5 жыл бұрын
I got caught by this effect on a Nicolet function generator - many many years ago. Wrecked some kit I was working on at the time. Hope others learn from this - the easy way! Nicely done.
@hubercats 2 жыл бұрын
A very nice presentation (clear and concise). Thank you!
@Matthias051 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much again for this helpful explanation...
@bblod4896 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect explanation. Thanks.
@HiEveryoneChannel 2 жыл бұрын
very clear and useful,thanks!
@javierpallalorden 5 жыл бұрын
A very nice video, thanks!
@silvestrenet 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting info. Thanks.
@mikeoliver3254 5 жыл бұрын
Great explanation.
@SCKentrol 5 жыл бұрын
I fell into this trap a couple of months ago when I was working on a filter for signal capturing. For the first 20 minutes or so, when the scope was showing the signal hitting the rails of the amplifier output, i was worried it populated the wrong gain resistors. Panicking, rechecking under a magnifying glass, all the resistor look right... then my partner tap me on the shoulder and pointed to the signal generator. Good (heart racing) times.
@ZsoltPinters 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always, love your channel
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rubenespada8117 3 жыл бұрын
very very clear explanation...tnks for the info. very usefull
@KeysightLabs 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@LousyPainter 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I learned something that I misunderstood. 👍
@bfx8185 5 жыл бұрын
It's good to say rest of story ... cheap oscilloscope's doesn't have possibility to switch to 50ohm impedance. Expensive ones yes . In this case you have to use T-BNC with 50ohm terminator. Also because not all of function generator's have possibility to switch to high impedance mode, which is mostly also not so precise way for measurement. Therefore is suggested use of T-BNC and 50ohm terminator and do all measurement at 50ohm which is standard or switch osciloskope to 50ohm if there is this feature.
@hafo821 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@HerrHeisenheim 4 жыл бұрын
Just to make sure I get this right : changing the 50Ohm/HiZ setting on the function generator only applies a x2 scale on the voltage amplitude, it doesn't change anything in the actual circuit? I've not used a signal generator yet but I assumed this setting electrically added or removed (shorted) a 50Ohm resistor in series with the output.
@dabdoube92 7 ай бұрын
You got me out of a trap I didn't know I was in. Nice ( :
@vaseemmehrancp9372 3 жыл бұрын
Very informative
@MissionFitnessCTC 7 ай бұрын
Good video!
@raymondzhao9557 2 жыл бұрын
good to know ! thanks!
@RoGeorgeRoGeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Almost correct. Should have write the red 2V on the left side of the internal resistor, at the node between the internal voltage source and the internal resistor.
@athulyaskumar2995 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information.Well Explained sir! This was really a doubt.Can I know how this changes when we change our probe ratio?
@KeysightLabs 4 жыл бұрын
The probe ratio basically just divides down and provides a smaller level input to the scope (providing more isolation)
@user-gk1ls8wi8f Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video it helps a lot. One question: in the illustration at 3:26, is the 2V setup supposed to be at the left of the 50Ohm internal resistance(instead of on the right side)?
@phuang3 Жыл бұрын
Yes. He just want to emphasize that the internal circuit is ouputing 2V peak-to-peak waves.
@gusel9 8 ай бұрын
Before I watch this video, I just kind of new that if I got twice the voltage it was OK. Thanks to this video I finally got it.
@Caenem_ Жыл бұрын
At my job I've got a function generator controlled by a test program and there is a "output impedance" parameter set to 50 ohm. I tried to measure a basic signal from it with an oscilloscope but the amplitude measured on the scope was twice as much as the output amplitude of the function generator. Then I saw a parameter on my oscilloscope represented by an Omega letter and there were 2 choices : 50 or 1M. The parameter was set to 1M. I tried to switch to 50 ohm and boom, the amplitude matched the amplitude of the function generator.
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
What other weird test gear quirks have you found?
@UFObuilder 5 жыл бұрын
Good information thumbs up
@Jim_Bo 5 жыл бұрын
I got this mutlimeter which sometimes has the nasty habbit of showing me double the voltage I'm measuring... it's kinda crazy when you're measuring for 240v and the meter indicates 480. I traced it back to a problem with the mode dial on the multimeter, a faulty/dusty contact and a little bit of wear on the dial, causing one of the contacts to not fully engage. Luckily for me, first time I noticed, it was when I was measuring a used 9v battery, which magicaly showed it still had 14v on it.
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
Jim Bouche That's crazy!
@JimGriffOne 5 жыл бұрын
When I connect my oscilloscope probes to the mains supply, it tends to spark a lot inside the scope and not work any more. Probably not a quirk, though.
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
Jim Griffiths haha, yes. Not recommended :)
@tarunverma2887 2 жыл бұрын
what output impedance we shall use. 50 ohm or High Z pls clarify. Or selection of output impedance depends upon? pls clarify
@KeysightLabs 2 жыл бұрын
Use 50ohm if you need to impedance match to 50ohms on your device under test, high impedance if you aren't. As you get to higher frequencies, designs will shift to a 50 ohm system.
@tarunverma2887 2 жыл бұрын
@@KeysightLabs thanks for your prompt response. So we can say that use high Z always excepts a load having an input impedance of 50Ohm.
@cj691 Жыл бұрын
I put my Agilent MSO7035A in 50 ohm mode and nothing appears to have changed between it and an Aim/TTi TG5011A while also in 50 ohm mode.
@douglasghiorso5978 2 жыл бұрын
Can you match the rf wave to a 12 volt wave and try to power a electric motor with it.
@BaldurNorddahl 2 жыл бұрын
a very small motor sure. The maximum current will only be 12/50 = .24A and the max power .24*12 = 2.9 watt. Signal generators do not generate a lot of power. You will need to amplify the signal to do any real work.
@Zhaymoor 5 жыл бұрын
Can you please suggest me a low budget oscilloscope?
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
From our lineup, the 1000 X-Series is a great scope! You can find more about it here: www.keysight.com/en/pcx-2759552/infiniivision-1000-x-series-oscilloscopes?cc=US&lc=eng
@AHMEDRAZA-yb8qm Жыл бұрын
Sir, twice the output of the function generator is visible in the oscilloscope. Whereas the output impedance of the function generator and the impedance of CRO form a voltage divider circuit, so half of the input of the function generator should be visible in the oscilloscope. But it shows twice of FG input in CRO .Why so ? please explain
@KeysightLabs Жыл бұрын
Good question! The scope compensates for it's internal 1M resistance so it's not really a factor. It's eventually the opposite of the 50ohm phenomena I show in this video
@nk-yj3ev 3 жыл бұрын
*uses a 1,5 GHz oscilloscope*: "For the sake of time we avoid using 50 Ohm mode." Take care about reflections before switching to High-Z ;) ...from the first trap to the next one.
@KeysightLabs 3 жыл бұрын
It is definitely a trap, but worth a video all by itself!
@marekf5 5 жыл бұрын
You could have also put 50 ohm resistor in parallel to the oscilloscope to show that peak to peak is 1V as expected.
@alienozi 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's the idea, impedance is basically resistance in this case
@UFCWarriorZone Ай бұрын
How to change input impedance of 2000 series Dsox2014a input impedance from 1mohm to 50 ohm
@alienozi 5 жыл бұрын
The first time I used my scope to scope an analog circuit, the probe wasn't calibrated so the output just baffled me!
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
I bet!
@muhamadsherko8801 2 жыл бұрын
so we should use a hight output impedence to get exact result from device
@CLGilbert 5 ай бұрын
I'd love to know why I would ever use 50ohm mode. Why does this trap exist?
@DoctorThe113 4 жыл бұрын
Why the hell there is Korean auto-gen closed caption? Nevertheless the video is very good. Great explanation.
@KeysightLabs 4 жыл бұрын
It was translated by our team in Korea so they could use it over there, too :)
@ElizatronicWarfare 7 ай бұрын
I have worked with university professors who do not (and refuse to) understand this principle, and just tell their students that the function generators are broken.
@KeysightLabs 6 ай бұрын
It's a tricky one if you aren't aware of it!
@blackturbine 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info only bad thing is I don't have the function generator I don't have oscilloscope nether But I will win one day damnit
@gsenes53 5 жыл бұрын
But why you would need such a mode
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
50 ohm mode is very common with higher speed signals and systems. It allows for impedance matching schemes to get faster edges and cleaner signals.
@beneemoon7431 5 жыл бұрын
Useful for lots of RF applications. Transmission line and input impedance for lots of devices is 50Ω.
@glasslinger 3 жыл бұрын
"I have my $5000 function generator and my $25,000 oscilloscope but the readings are all wrong!
@bobbob-uv1oi 3 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, connected oscilloscope to a un isolated test device. I no longer have a oscilloscope or test device. Ps dont do this this is a joke
@KeysightLabs 3 жыл бұрын
rip bob bob
@NiamorH 2 ай бұрын
Well, you don't explain what HighZ mode is and why it behaves differently, so there is still half of the explanation missing.
@uwezimmermann5427 5 жыл бұрын
"for the sake of time"? - how difficult and time consuming is it to set your scope to 50 ohms? Give your audience another minute of your precious time and demonstrate this!
@samtzam3774 5 жыл бұрын
RTFM
@cdrive5757 3 жыл бұрын
If I were you I'd be more concerned about all that noise on your signal! What the hell is that?
@ademch3580 5 жыл бұрын
ok
@fasulia67 5 жыл бұрын
I actually understood that. The last 3 years at uni weren't a total waste I guess
@RobeenaShepherd 5 жыл бұрын
I know this isn't the best place to moan about this, but I just got a load of junk mail from RCRWireless News... did Keysight give them my email accidentally or on purpose? :(
@Meiestrix 5 жыл бұрын
Same here. They have apologized for the emails, but i am not sure how they got my email address.
@KeysightLabs 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know, I'll look into it! We sometimes do joint events (webcasts, etc.), so it's possibly related to that. I apologize for any annoyance!
@BiecherBender 5 жыл бұрын
I wondered about it too. I got 4 mails in the last few hours.
@RobeenaShepherd 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you nice people at Keysight!
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