The new 5 Series MSO mixed-signal oscilloscope is said to be the first to allow 4, 6 or 8 analog channels and up to 64 digital channels, integrated protocol analysis and signal generator, a new 12-bit signal acquisition system, a massive high-definition capacitive touch display, and a highly intuitive Direct Access user interface. Developed by […]
Mixed-signal Oscilloscope
Minimizing noise in oscilloscope measurements
As with many medium to high-end scopes, the Tektronix MDO 3000 Series Oscilloscope has an internal built-in arbitrary function generator. It is capable of producing 13 different waveforms – sine wave, square wave, pulse, ramp, dc, noise, sin(x/x), Gaussian, Lorentz, exponential rise, exponential decay, Haversine and cardiac. Any of these waveforms can be displayed on […]
H-P, Agilent, Keysight: New name, same reputation
Those of us who have been around electronic instrumentation for a while can remember the days when Hewlett-Packard instruments were considered the cream of the crop. Where I worked, we always tried to get to the lab early on the days we had tests to run so we could get our hands on the highly […]
Tektronix Adds to Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Family
Tektronix introduced the new MSO/DPO70000DX Series of performance oscilloscopes that feature models with 23GHz, 25GHz, and 33GHz bandwidth and enhanced tools for debugging digital and analog circuits. The company also announced the world’s fastest and lowest noise oscilloscope probe with 33GHz bandwidth and industry leading sensitivity for low-voltage, high-speed serial and RF signals. With the new MSO70000DX […]
Digital Design Tips and Tricks with a Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
by Faride Akretch, Technical Marketing Manager, Tektronix Use an MSO to efficiently implement digital designs while verifying and debugging signals. As electronic products become faster and more complex, they are harder to design, verify and debug. Extensive verification of these designs must be performed to ensure reliable product operation. When problems occur, it is critical […]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the expansion of its Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope family to include the mixed-signal oscilloscope, or MSO. The expansion adds six new MSO models, as well as 13-GHz DSO and DSA models, to the X-Series. Engineers and developers use MSOs to accelerate testing by employing the additional trigger flexibility for debugging and validating their […]
Pico Technology’s mixed–signal oscilloscopes
The new range of mixed–signal oscilloscopes (MSOs) from Pico Technology combines the deep memory and high performance of the PicoScope 3000 Series with a powerful 16–channel logic analyzer. With a built–in function generator and arbitrary waveform generator also included, these oscilloscopes offer a complete test bench in one compact, USB–powered device. The new MSOs have […]
Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series oscilloscopes
Newark element14 announced the availability of Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series digital-storage and mixed signal oscilloscopes for same-day shipping. The only fully upgradable family of five-in-one oscilloscopes in its category, this series offers unprecedented levels of flexibility, integration and ease of use among units that use an embedded operating system. With the industry’s fastest 1,000,000 […]
Triggering on mixed signal oscilloscopes
In purchasing a Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO), users will have to carefully consider its triggering capabilities. MSOs with more acquisition channels offer more triggering capabilities that will enable users to zero-in on specific digital/analog I/O signal interaction. Although its triggering capabilities still cannot compare with that of high-performance logic analyzer, triggering using MSO goes far […]
Typical measurement applications of Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
Aside from capturing digital and analog signals on mixed signal devices, the primary measurement application of mixed-signal oscilloscopes (MSO) involve verifying and debugging microcontrollers (MCU)/digital signal processors (DSP)-based mixed-signal with data buses and embedded address. Generally, today’s MSOs offer 16 channels of digital acquisition, leading to the mistaken assumption by engineers that MSOs are limited […]
