One of the most basic tools for tinkering with electronics is a multimeter. Today, even a cheap meter has capabilities that would have been either very expensive or unobtainable back in the 1970s.

Tektronix recently launched the TAP1500L, an active, single-ended probe that comes with a seven-meter probe cable. With a cable 5.7 meters longer than the original TAP1500 active single-ended probe, ...

When combined with today's high-bandwidth scopes, active test probes can make a world of difference in capturing serial data streams. This Engineering Essentials article covers the basics of active ...