Tektronix, Inc.has expanded its oscilloscope offerings with the introduction of a new mixed signal oscilloscope platform, the MSO/DPO5000 Series.
The company has also unveiled new TPP1000 and TPP0500 high-bandwidth and low capacitance passive voltage probes.
“With ongoing economic challenges, our customers have even less time to design products than before and they must work with a growing range of applications, requiring ever more capable testing solutions,” Roy Siegel, general manager, Mid-range Oscilloscopes, Tektronix, said.
“With our new oscilloscope platform we are giving engineers the analysis functionality and performance they need for many applications in one instrument, available at a low breakthrough price point.
“Our goal is to help our customers save time by simplifying test.”
The new MSO/DPO5000 Series incorporates many of the features from Tektronix oscilloscopes and makes them available for the first time at a starting price of $11,400.
Features include FastAcq with a >250,000 wfm/s maximum waveform capture rate, FastFrame segmented memory acquisition and long record length to capture long time periods at high resolution, extensive built-in tools for in-depth analysis of complex designs, and a Windows-based user interface for easy networking and intuitive operation.
The series features eight models ranging from 350 MHz of analog bandwidth and 5 GS/s sample rates to 2 GHz and 10 GS/s for higher-end applications.
Record length ranges from 12.5M up to 250M for in-depth analysis and debug.
Each model has 4 analogue channels.
The MSO models also offer 16 digital channels and built-in parallel bus trigger and decode functionality.
In addition, the DPO models are field upgradeable to MSO models should customers need that capability in the future.
To help troubleshoot system-level interactions in complex embedded systems, all 16 digital channels of the MSO5000 Series, are fully integrated into the oscilloscope, allowing engineers to trigger across all input channels, automatically time correlating all analogue, digital, and serial/parallel bus signals.
MagniVu ultra high resolution acquisition mode acquires up to 10,000 points at up to 16.5 GS/s (60.6ps resolution).
MagniVu is essential for making accurate timing measurements for setup and hold, clock delay, signal skew, and glitch characterisation.
Optional analysis support for jitter and eye pattern analysis, limit and mask testing, serial compliance tests, power measurements, and DDR memory, among others, enable engineers to use one instrument for a wide range of applications.
The portable package means the instruments can be used anywhere from the bench to the factory floor as needed, and the height of 5 rack units makes it suitable for ATE environments.
The TPP1000 and TPP0500 passive voltage probes deliver the benefits of passive probes – high input dynamic range, robust mechanical design and lower cost – with performance similar to an active probe.
These high-impedance (10 M? input resistance) passive voltage probes limit the effect on circuits with capacitive loading of just 3.9 pF at the probe tip.
This represents a significant improvement compared to competitive passive voltage probes that have at least 9.5 pF input capacitance.
The TPP1000 passive probes also deliver 1 GHz of bandwidth.
With twice the bandwidth and half the capacitive loading, the TPP Series probes deliver more accurate signal capture.
The TPP probes are included standard with every MSO/DPO5000 and MSO/DPO4000B Series model.
Tektronix is also announcing significant enhancements to the MSO/DPO4000 Series with the new “B” Series to provide more performance at the same price point.
The MSO/DPO4000B Series now offers twice the standard record length to capture more time with more resolution and improved digital acquisition specifications to address higher voltage applications, faster signals, and low-power circuits.
The series includes six models ranging from 350 MHz and 2.5 GS/s to 1 GHz and 5 GS/s, along with standard 20M record lengths.
Suitable for low-speed and mid-speed serial debug, the MSO/DPO4000B Series now adds support for Ethernet (10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX) and MIL-STD-1553 buses along with the added analysis capability of Limit and Mask Testing.
The MSO/DPO4000B Series is the industry’s first oscilloscope-based trigger, decode and search solution for Ethernet buses.
The series also features customer-driven improvements such as mounting to network drives and LXI Class C compliance.
Tektronix is represented locally by TekMark Australia.