How to use an oscilloscope - The Byte Sized Engineer | DigiKey

One of the most frustrating aspects of being an electrical engineer is wrestling with invisible problems. These can be incredibly difficult to pinpoint and resolve. Imagine trying to read a push button with your microcontroller, and every time you press it, your microcontroller registers five presses instead of one. Why? That’s precisely the kind of invisible problem an oscilloscope helps you identify and fix.