The new Rigol Technologies MSO8000 Series of digital oscilloscopes combine best-in-class sampling (10 GSa/sec) and memory depth (500 Mpts) with a modern, flexible user interface enabled by Rigol’s new UltraVision II architecture and innovative Phoenix chipset. Three models are available with input bandwidths from 600 MHz to 2GHz, each with 4 analog channels. The series is MSO ready: an optional 16-channel logic analyzer interface is provided to provide digital debug capabilities with the addition of 16 channel probes and software.

The advanced MSO8000 Series features a 10.1-in 1024×600 capacitive multi-touch color LCD screen with 256-level intensity grading and a waveform refresh rate of up to 600,000 wfm/sec. The enhanced FFT capability offers real-time spectrum analysis of up to 1 Mpts of waveform data. The MSO8000 Series user interface provides five distinct ways to interact with the instrument: LCD Touch, traditional button and knob, mouse/monitor, PC control, and remote web operation. A two-channel 25-MHz arbitrary waveform generator is also available.

The MSO8000 series utilizes Rigol’s proprietary Phoenix chipset, which allows sampling at a remarkable 10GSa/s, and integrates all of the front-end analog processing. All three models in the scope series provide non-stop recording and playback for a maximum of 450,000 frames of real-time waveforms using a segmented storage technique. Trigger conditions can be set to make a selective choice in capturing and saving the signals of interest.

With a total of seven integrated instruments (digital oscilloscope, 16-channel logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, optional arbitrary waveform generator, digital voltmeter, six-digit frequency counter and totalizer, and optional protocol analyzer, the MSO8000 Series allows customers to quickly identify and resolve complex design and debug challenges. The optional Protocol Analyzer supports RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN, I²S, FlexRay, and MIL-STD-1553 serial bus. The protocol trigger and decoding operate on both the analog and the digital channels: RS232/UART, I²C, and SPI protocols. The Jitter firmware option supports real-time eye diagram and jitter analysis.

The MSO8000 series is field-upgradeable to higher bandwidths and is equipped with hardware pass/fail test function in the standard configuration, which can be useful for long length signal monitoring during design, and production test. Setting the test mask on a known “standard” waveform allows an automatic comparison with the signal under test to show a successful or failed test.

The MSO8000 series external interfaces include USB HOST&DEVICE, LAN(LXI), HDMI, TRIG OUT, and USB-GPIB (option). The series brings innovative analysis and visualization capabilities to embedded design, power analysis, serial decode, and RF applications.

Made by Rigol Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision electronic instrumentation for test and measurement, the MSO8000 Series digital oscilloscopes are available now from Saelig Company, Inc., the USA technical distributor. For detailed specifications, free technical assistance, or additional information, contact Saelig 888-7SAELIG, via email: info@saelig.com, or www.saelig.com.