Probing Techniques and Tradeoffs (Part XI): Non-Ideal Situations

Figure 1: VP@Rcvr builds a transmission-line model
to virtually move less-than-ideal probing points

In using an oscilloscope to investigate transmission-line performance, we often encounter situations in which we don't have the luxury of probing at the ideal location. Fortunately, there are software tools that enable us to virtually move our probing point close to the receiver.