This video provides a short technical introduction to single-ended active probes as well as explains why they are commonly used in certain oscilloscope applications.
Understanding Passive Probes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1o2CQEVwU
Learn more about R&S Oscilloscopes: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes_63663.html?mid=13874&midx=yt-tmfundamentals-oscilloscopes_____
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Suggested viewing
00:31 Review of passive probes
01:25 What do we mean by an “active” probe
02:06 Active probes
03:15 Characteristics of active probes
03:37 About probe loading
04:25 Active probes and loading
05:18 About (probe) bandwidth
06:16 Active probes and bandwidth
07:04 About offset range
08:20 Active probes and offset range
09:04 Summary
