/products/manufacturers/tektronix/b/blog/posts/3-things-to-consider-when-synchronizing-oscilloscopes-for-higher-channel-count*This blog post first appeared on the Tektronix website on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. When constructing a test system, there might be a need to measure more signals than a single oscilloscope can capture with its available channels. To increas.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/tektronix/b/blog/posts/3-things-to-consider-when-synchronizing-oscilloscopes-for-higher-channel-countFri, 09 Feb 2024 16:09:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ab783489-2804-4239-9ae8-56d1d01c8631shabaz0<p>It shouldn&#39;t be this hard if the manufacturers&nbsp;dedicated some time to this (if there is a market for this feature).</p> <p>There should be a proprietary (for now!) multi-conductor connector on the back of the instrument, for connecting up two (or more) instruments not just for synchronization purposes, but also for control+data transfer. Then, the instruments could recognize they are attached, and you could control everything from one screen, and be assured that everything is working as if it were one big single instrument.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=27623&AppID=44&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">