MSO4000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Series

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Feature-rich tools for debugging mixed signal designs.

Offering up to 1 GHz bandwidth and 5 GS/s sample rate, the MSO4000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Series delivers the performance you need to see fast-changing signal details. With as many as 20 channels, you can visualize and analyze analog, digital and serial signals on one instrument for troubleshooting complex designs. Combine that with innovative Wave Inspector® controls, fast waveform capture rate, deep record length, automated power measurements and automated serial bus analysis, and the MSO4000 Series delivers the feature-rich tools you need to simplify and speed debug of your design.

Features & Benefits

• Key Performance Specifications
• 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz Bandwidth Models
• 2 and 4 Channel Models
• 16 Digital Channels (MSO4000)
• Sample Rates Up to 5 GS/s on All Channels
• 10 Megasample Record Length on All Channels
• 50,000 wfm/s Maximum Waveform Capture Rate
• Suite of Advanced Triggers
• Ease of Use Features
• Wave Inspector® Controls Provide Unprecedented Efficiency in Waveform Analysis
• 10.4 in. (264 mm) XGA Color Display
• USB and CompactFlash on Front Panel for Quick and Easy Storage
• USB Plug-and-Play PC Connectivity
• Small Footprint and Lightweight – Only 5.4 in. (137 mm) deep and 11 lb. (5 kg)
• TekVPI® Probe Interface Supports Active, Differential, and Current Probes for Automatic Scaling and Units
• Serial Triggering and Analysis
• Serial Triggering, Decode, and Analysis Options for I2C, SPI, RS-232/422/485/UART, I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM, CAN, LIN, and FlexRay
• Additional Application Support
• Power Analysis Option
• HDTV and Custom Video Analysis Option
• Mixed Signal Design and Analysis (MSO4000)
• Parallel Bus Trigger and Analysis
• MagniVu™ 60.6 ps Technology Provides Finer Timing Resolution
• Per-channel Threshold Settings
• Multichannel Setup and Hold Triggering
• Next-generation Digital Waveform Display

Applications

1. Embedded Design and Debug
2. Mixed Signal Design and Debug
3. Investigation of Transient Phenomena
4. Power Measurements
5. Video Design and Debug
6. Automotive Electronics Design and Debug

MSO/DPO4000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
The DPO4000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPOs) are the first oscilloscopes to offer usable deep memory on all channels, excellent performance, serial trigger and analysis options, and all in the most compact form factor in their class. The MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes (MSOs) provide all the features and benefits of the DPO4000, but add 16 integrated digital channels, enabling you to visualize and correlate analog and digital signals on a single instrument. This integration extends triggering functionality across all 20 channels providing pattern and state triggering ideal for debugging mixed analog and digital designs.

Designed to Make Your Work Easier
As design complexity increases, you need tools that help you find problems quickly.

Easy to Setup and Use
The MSO/DPO4000 Series has a large 10.4 inch XGA display, a clean front panel with familiar knobs - all in a package that is only 5.4 in. deep and weighs only 11 lb. With USB plug-and-play operation and PC connectivity, acquiring data and measurements from the instrument is as simple as connecting a USB cable from the oscilloscope to the PC. Provided applications include NI LabVIEW SignalExpress™ Tektronix Edition LE, OpenChoice® Desktop and Microsoft Excel and Word toolbars enabling fast and easy direct communication with your Windows PC. USB and CompactFlash ports on the front panel enable simple transfer of screenshots, instrument settings, and waveform data in the palm of your hand.

When it comes to mixed signal design and debug, you want your instrument to be intuitive so you can start solving problems quickly. The MSO4000 Series drives like an oscilloscope, the tool you already know how to use. You do not have to relearn how to use the instrument every time you turn it on.

Wave Inspector® Navigation

Imagine trying to efficiently use the Internet if search engines such as Google and Yahoo didn’t exist, web browser features such as Favorites and Links didn’t exist, or Internet Service Providers like AOL or MSN weren’t around. Now you know how most modern oscilloscope users feel when trying to actually use the long record length in their digital oscilloscope. Record length, one of the key specifications of an oscilloscope, is the number of samples it can digitize and store in a single acquisition. The longer the record length, the longer the time window you can capture with high timing resolution (high sample rate).

Wave Inspector® controls.

The first digital oscilloscopes could capture and store only 500 points, which made it very difficult to acquire all relevant information around the event being investigated. Over the years, oscilloscope manufacturers have provided longer and longer record lengths to meet market demands for long capture windows with high resolution, to the point that most mid-range oscilloscopes either come standard with, or can be optionally upgraded to, multi-megapoint record lengths. These megapoint record lengths often represent thousands of screens worth of signal activity. While standard record lengths have increased greatly over the years and can now satisfy the vast majority of applications in the marketplace, tools for effectively and efficiently viewing, navigating, and analyzing long record length acquisitions have been sorely neglected until now.

 
Wave Inspector® controls provide unprecedented efficiency in viewing, navigating, and analysing waveform data.

The MSO/DPO4000 Series redefines expectations for working with long record lengths with the following innovative Wave Inspector controls:

Zoom/Pan - A dedicated, two-tier front-panel knob provides intuitive control of both zooming and panning. The inner knob adjusts the zoom factor (or zoom scale); turning it clockwise activates zoom and goes to progressively higher zoom factors, while turning it counterclockwise results in lower zoom factors and eventually turning zoom off. The outer knob pans the zoom box across the waveform to quickly get to the portion of the waveform you are interested in. The outer knob also utilizes force-feedback to determine how fast to pan on the waveform. The farther you turn the outer knob, the faster the zoom box moves. Pan direction is changed by simply turning the knob the other way. No longer do you need to navigate through multiple menus to adjust your zoom view.

Play/Pause - A dedicated play/pause button on the front panel scrolls the waveform across the display automatically while you look for anomalies or an event of interest. Playback speed and direction are controlled using the intuitive pan knob. Once again, turning the knob further makes the waveform scroll faster and changing direction is as simple as turning the knob the other way.

User Marks - See something interesting on your waveform? Press the Set Mark button on the front panel to leave one or more “bookmarks” on the waveform. Navigating between marks is as simple as pressing the Previous (←) and Next (→) buttons on the front panel.

Search Marks - Don’t want to take the time to inspect the entire acquisition to find the event you’re looking for? The MSO/DPO4000 Series features a robust waveform search feature that allows you to search through your long acquisition based on user-defined criteria. All occurrences of the event are highlighted with search marks and are easily navigated to, using the front panel Previous (←) and Next (→) buttons. Search types include edge, pulse width, runt, logic, setup and hold, rise/fall time and parallel, I2C, SPI, RS-232/422/485/UART, I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM, CAN, LIN, and FlexRay packet content.

 
P6516 Mixed-signal Oscilloscope probe.

P6516 MSO Probe
This unique probe design offers two eight-channel pods. Each channel ends with a new probe tip design that includes a recessed ground for simplified connection to the device-under-test. This sleek new probe simplifies the process of connecting to the device-under-test. The coax on the first channel of each pod is colored blue making it easy to identify. The common ground uses an automotive style connector making it easy to create custom grounds for connecting to the device-under-test. When connecting to square pins, the P6516 has an adapter that attaches to the probe head extending the probe ground flush with the probe tip so you can attach to a header. The P6516 offers outstanding electrical characteristics applying only 3 pF of loading.