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MDO4024C SA3 |
| Analog Channels: |
4 |
| Analog channel bandwidth: |
200 MHz |
| Rise time: |
1.75 ns |
| Sample rate (1 ch): |
2.5 GS/s |
| Sample rate (2 ch): |
2.5 GS/s |
Sample rate (4 ch) Without option SA3 or SA6:
With option SA3 or SA6 |
2.5 GS/s
2.5 GS/s |
| Record length (1 ch): |
20 M |
| Record length |
20 M |
| Digital channels with MDO4MSO option: |
16 |
| Arbitrary Function Generator outputs with MDO4AFG option: |
1 |
| Spectrum analyzer channels with option SA3 or SA6: |
1 |
| Vertical system analog channels |
| Hardware bandwidth limits: |
| ≥350 MHz models |
20 MHz or 250 MHz |
| 200 MHz models |
20 MHz |
| Input coupling |
AC, DC |
| Input impedance |
1 MΩ ±1% (13 pF), 50 Ω ±1% |
| Input sensitivity range |
| 1 MΩ |
1 mV/div to 10 V/div |
| 50 Ω |
1 mV/div to 1 V/div |
| Vertical resolution |
8 bits (11 bits with Hi Res) |
| Maximum input voltage |
| 1 MΩ |
300 VRMS CAT II with peaks ≤ ±425 V |
| 50 Ω |
5 VRMS with peaks ≤ ±20 V |
| DC gain accuracy |
±1.5%, derated at 0.10%/°C above 30 °C
±3.0% for variable gain, derated 0.10%/°C above 30 °C |
| Offset accuracy |
±(0.005 * |offset - position| + DC Balance) |
| DC balance |
0.1 div with DC - 50Ω scope input impedance (50Ω BNC terminated) |
| Channel-to-channel isolation (typical) |
Any two channels at equal vertical scale ≥100:1 at ≤100 MHz and ≥30:1 at >100 MHz up to the rated bandwidth |
| Horizontal system analog channels |
| Time base range |
| 1 GHz models (without option SA3 or SA6) and 1 GHz models (with option SA3 or SA6 with 2 channels enabled) |
400 ps to 1000 s |
| ≤ 500 MHz models and 1 GHz models (with option SA3 or SA6 and 4 channels enabled) |
1 ns to 1000 s |
| Maximum duration at highest sample rate (all/half channels) |
| 1 GHz models (without option SA3 or SA6) and 1 GHz models (with option SA3 or SA6 with 2 channels enabled) |
8/4 ms |
| ≤ 500 MHz models and 1 GHz models (with option SA3 or SA6 and 4 channels enabled) |
8/8 ms |
| Time-base delay time range |
-10 divisions to 5000 s |
| Channel-to-channel deskew range |
±125 ns |
| Time base accuracy |
±5 ppm over any ≥1 ms interval |
| Trigger system |
| Trigger modes |
Auto, Normal, and Single |
| Trigger coupling |
DC, AC, HF reject (attenuates >50 kHz), LF reject (attenuates <50 kHz), noise reject (reduces sensitivity) |
| Trigger holdoff range |
20 ns to 8 s |
| Trigger sensitivity |
Internal DC coupled |
1 mV/div to 4.98 mV/div
5 mV/div to 9.98 mV/div
10 mV/div to 19.98 mV/div
≤20 mV/div |
1.8 div
0.6 div
1.2 div
0.5 div |
| Trigger level ranges |
| Any input channel |
±8 divisions from center of screen, ±8 divisions from 0 V when vertical LF reject trigger coupling is selected |
| Line |
The line trigger level is fixed at about 50% of the line voltage. |
| Trigger frequency readout |
Provides 6-digit frequency readout of triggerable events. |
| Trigger types |
| Edge |
Positive, negative, or either slope on any channel. Coupling includes DC, AC, HF reject, LF reject, and noise reject. |
| Sequence (B-trigger) |
Trigger Delay by Time: 8 ns to 8 s. Or Trigger Delay by Events: 1 to 4,000,000 events. Not available when “Either” edge is selected. |
| Pulse Width |
Trigger on width of positive or negative pulses that are >, <, =, ≠, or inside/outside a specified period of time. |
| Timeout |
Trigger on an event which remains high, low, or either, for a specified time period (4 ns to 8 s). |
| Runt |
Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again. |
| Logic |
Trigger when any logical pattern of channels goes false or stays true for specified period of time. Any input can be used as a clock to look for the pattern on a clock edge. Pattern (AND, OR, NAND, NOR) specified for all input channels defined as High, Low, or Don’t Care. |
| Rise/Fall Time |
Trigger on pulse edge rates that are faster or slower than specified. Slope may be positive, negative, or either and time range is 4.0 ns to 8 s. |
| Video |
Trigger on all lines, odd, even, or all fields on NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video signals.
Custom bi-level and tri-level sync video standards. |
| Extended Video (optional) |
Trigger on 480p/60, 576p/50, 720p/30, 720p/50, 720p/60, 875i/60, 1080i/50, 1080i/60, 1080p/24, 1080p/24sF, 1080p/25, 1080p/ 30, 1080p/50, 1080p/60, and custom bi-level and tri-level sync video standards.
Custom bi-level and tri-level sync video standards. |
| Parallel (requires option MDO4MSO) |
Trigger on a parallel bus data value. Parallel bus can be from 1 to 20 bits (from the digital and analog channels) in size. Binary and Hex radices are supported. |
| Acquisition system |
| Acquisition modes |
| Sample |
Acquire sampled values. |
| Peak Detect |
Captures glitches as narrow as 800 ps (MDO4104C with option SA3 or SA6 and ≤ 2 channels enabled or MDO4104C without SA3 or SA6) or 1.6 ns MDO4104C with option SA3 or SA6 and ≥ 3 channels enabled and all other models) at all sweep speeds |
| Averaging |
From 2 to 512 waveforms included in average. |
| Envelope |
Min-max envelope reflecting Peak Detect data over multiple acquisitions. Number of waveforms in the envelope selectable between 1 and 2000 and infinity |
| Hi Res |
Real-time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases vertical resolution. |
| Roll |
Scrolls waveforms right to left across the screen at sweep speeds slower than or equal to 40 ms/div. |
| FastAcq® |
FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals and capture of infrequent events, capturing >340,000 wfms/s on 1 GHz models and >270,000 wfms/s on 200 MHz - 500 MHz models. |
| Waveform measurements |
| Cursor |
Waveform and Screen |
| DC measurement accuracy |
±((DC Gain Accuracy) * |reading - (Offset - Position)| + Offset Accuracy + 0.15 div + 0.6 mV) |
| Automatic measurements (time domain) |
30, of which up to eight can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Measurements include: Period, Frequency, Delay, Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty Cycle, Positive Pulse Width, Negative Pulse Width, Burst Width, Phase, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot, Total Overshoot, Peak to Peak, Amplitude, High, Low, Max, Min, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Positive Pulse Count, Negative Pulse Count, Rising Edge Count, Falling Edge Count, Area and Cycle Area. |
| Automatic measurements (frequency domain) |
3, of which one can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Measurements include Channel Power, Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR), and Occupied Bandwidth (OBW) |
| Measurement statistics |
Mean, Min, Max, Standard Deviation. |
| Reference levels |
User-definable reference levels for automatic measurements can be specified in either percent or units. |
| Gating |
Isolate the specific occurrence within an acquisition to take measurements on, using either the screen or waveform cursors. |
| Waveform histogram |
A waveform histogram provides an array of data values representing the total number of hits inside of a user-defined region of the display. A waveform histogram is both a visual graph of the hit distribution as well as a numeric array of values that can be measured. |
| Sources |
Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Math |
| Types |
Vertical, Horizontal |
| Waveform histogram measurements |
12, of which up to eight can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Waveform Count, Hits in Box, Peak Hits, Median, Max, Min, Peak-to-Peak, Mean, Standard Deviation, Sigma 1, Sigma 2, Sigma 3 |
| Waveform Math |
| Arithmetic |
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide waveforms. |
| Math functions |
Integrate, differentiate, FFT |
| FFT |
Spectral magnitude. Set FFT Vertical Scale to Linear RMS or dBV RMS, and FFT Window to Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, or Blackman-Harris. |
| Spectrum math |
Add or subtract frequency-domain traces. |
| Advanced math |
Define extensive algebraic expressions including waveforms, reference waveforms, math functions (FFT, Intg, Diff, Log, Exp, Sqrt, Abs, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Rad, Deg), scalars, up to two user-adjustable variables and results of parametric measurements (Period, Freq, Delay, Rise, Fall, PosWidth, NegWidth, BurstWidth, Phase, PosDutyCycle, NegDutyCycle, PosOverShoot, NegOverShoot, TotalOverShoot, PeakPeak, Amplitude, RMS, CycleRMS, High, Low, Max, Min, Mean, CycleMean, Area, CycleArea, and trend plots). For example, (Intg(Ch1 - Mean(Ch1)) × 1.414 × VAR1) |
| Act on Event |
| Events |
None, when a trigger occurs, or when a defined number of acquisitions complete (1 to 1,000,000) |
| Actions |
Stop acquisition, save waveform to file, save screen image, print, AUX OUT pulse, remote interface SRQ, e-mail notification, and visual notification |
| Repeat |
Repeat the act on event process (1 to 1,000,000 and infinity) |
| Video Picture mode (optional, requires DPO4VID) |
| Sources |
Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4 |
| Video standards |
NTSC, PAL |
| Contrast and brightness |
Manual and automatic |
| Field selection |
Odd, Even, Interlaced |
| Picture location on screen |
Selectable X and Y location, width and height adjustment, start line and pixel and line-to-line offset control. |
| Power measurements (optional, requires DPO4PWR) |
| Power quality measurements |
VRMS, VCrest Factor, Frequency, IRMS, ICrest Factor, True Power, Apparent Power, Reactive Power, Power Factor, Phase Angle. |
| Switching loss measurements |
| Power loss |
Ton, Toff, Conduction, Total. |
| Energy loss |
Ton, Toff, Conduction, Total. |
| Harmonics |
THD-F, THD-R, RMS measurements. Graphical and table displays of harmonics. Test to IEC61000-3-2 Class A and MIL- STD-1399, Section 300A. |
| Ripple measurements |
VRipple and IRipple. |
| Modulation analysis |
Graphical display of +Pulse Width, -Pulse Width, Period, Frequency, +Duty Cycle, and -Duty Cycle modulation types. |
| Safe operating area |
Graphical display and mask testing of switching device safe operating area measurements. |
| dV/dt and dI/dt measurements |
Cursor measurements of slew rate |
| Limit-Mask testing (optional, requires DPO4LMT) |
| Included standard masks |
ITU-T, ANSI T1.102, USB |
| Test source |
Limit test: Any Ch1 - Ch4 or any R1 - R4
Mask test: Any Ch1 - Ch4 |
| Mask creation |
Limit test vertical tolerance from 0 to 1 division in 1 m division increments; Limit test horizontal tolerance from 0 to 500 m division in 1 m division increments
Load standard mask from internal memory
Load custom mask from text file with up to 8 segments |
| Mask scaling |
Lock to Source ON (mask automatically re-scales with source-channel settings changes)
Lock to Source OFF (mask does not re-scale with source-channel settings changes) |
| Test criteria run until |
Minimum number of waveforms (from 1 to 1,000,000 and Infinity)
Minimum elapsed time (from 1 second to 48 hours and Infinity) |
| Violation threshold |
From 1 to 1,000,000 |
| Actions on test failure |
Stop acquisition, save screen image to file, save waveform to file, print screen image, trigger out pulse, set remote interface SRQ |
| Actions on test complete |
Trigger out pulse, set remote interface SRQ |
| Results display |
Test status, total waveforms, number of violations, violation rate, total tests, failed tests, test failure rate, elapsed time, total hits for each mask segment |
| 2- Spectrum Analyzer (requires Option SA3 or SA6) |
| Span |
1 kHz - 3 GHz (models with option SA3) or 1 kHz - 6 GHz (models with option SA6)
Span adjustable in a 1-2-5 sequence
Variable resolution = 1% of the next span setting |
| Resolution bandwidth range |
The resolution bandwidth range for windowing functions is as follows:
Kaiser (default): 20 Hz - 200 MHz
Rectangular: 10 Hz - 200 MHz
Hamming: 10 Hz - 200 MHz
Hanning: 10 Hz - 200 MHz
Blackman-Harris: 20 Hz - 200 MHz
Flat-top: 30 Hz - 200 MHz
Adjusted in a 1-2-3-5 sequence |
| RBW shape factor (Kaiser) |
60 dB / 3 dB shape factor: ≥ 4:1 |
| Reference level |
Setting range: -140 dBm to +30 dBm in steps of 1 dB |
| Input vertical range |
Vertical measurement range: +30 dBm to DANL
Vertical setting of 1 dB/div to 20 dB/div in a 1-2-5 sequence |
| Vertical position |
-100 divs to +100 divs |
| Vertical units |
dBm, dBmV, dBµV, dBµW, dBmA, dBµA |
| Spurious response |
| 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion (>100 MHz) |
< -60 dBc (< -60 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 10 dB below reference level |
| 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion (9 kHz to 100 MHz) |
< -57 dBc (< -65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on, signals 10 dB below reference level, and reference level ≤ -15 dBm |
| 2nd order intermodulation distortion (>200 MHz) |
< -60 dBc (< -65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 10 dB below reference level |
| 2nd order intermodulation distortion (>100 MHz to ≤200 MHz) |
<-57 dBc (<-60 DBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 10 dB below reference level |
| 2nd order intermodulation distortion (10 MHz to 100 MHz) |
< -60 dBc (< -65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on, signals 10 dB below reference level, and reference level ≤ -15 dBm |
| 3rd order intermodulation distortion (>10 MHz) |
< -62 dBc (<-65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 10 dB below reference level, and reference levels < -15 dBm |
| 3rd order intermodulation distortion (9 kHz to 10 MHz) |
< -62 dBc (<-65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 10 dB below reference level, and reference levels < -15 dBm |
| A/D spurs |
< -60 dBc (< -65 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 5 dB below reference level. Excludes A/D aliasing spurs |
| A/D aliasing spurs |
At (5 GHz - Fin) and (8 GHz - Fin): <-55 dBc (<-60 dBc, typical), with auto settings on and signals 5 dB below reference level |
| Specifications that only apply to models with option SA6 |
IF Rejection: (All Input Frequencies except: 1.00 GHz to 1.25 GHz and 2 GHz to 2.4 GHz): < -55 dBc, typical
IF spurs at (5 GHz - Fin ) for input frequencies from 1.00 GHz to 1.25 GHz: < -50 dBc, typical
IF spurs at (6.5 GHz -Fin ) for input frequencies from 2 GHz to 2.4 GHz: < -50 dBc, typical
Image Rejection: < -50 dBc (for input frequencies from 5.5 GHz to 9.5 GHz) |
| Residual response |
< -85 dBm (< -78 dBm at 2.5 GHz, 3.75 GHz, 4.0 GHz, 5.0 GHz, and typical 6.0 GHz) with ≤ -25 dBm reference level and input terminated with 50 Ω |
| Absolute amplitude accuracy |
Accuracy of power level measurements at the center frequency. At frequencies away from center frequency, add Channel Response to the Absolute Amplitude Accuracy. Applies to signal to noise ratios > 40 dB.
< ± 1.0 dB (< ±0.5 dB, typical), 18 °C - 28 °C temperature range, 50 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range, reference levels -25, -20, -15, -10, -5, 0, 5, 10 dBm
< ± 1.0 dB, typical, 50 kHz to 6 GHz, all other reference levels, 18 °C - 28 °C temperature range
< ±1.5 dB, typical, 50 kHz to 6 GHz, all reference levels, 0 ⁰C to 50 ⁰C temperature range
< ± 2.0 dB, typical, 9 kHz to 50 kHz, all reference levels, 18 °C to 28 °C temperature range
< ± 3.0 dB, typical, 9 kHz to 50 kHz, all reference levels, 0 °C to 50 °C temperature range |
| Channel response |
Valid over 18 - 28 °C temperature range
Specification applies to signal-to-noise ratios > 40 dB
| Measurement center frequency range |
Span |
Amplitude flatness, pk-pk |
Amplitude flatness, RMS |
Phase linearity, RMS |
| 15 MHz - 6 GHz |
10 MHz |
0.3 dB |
0.15 dB |
1.5 ° |
| 60 MHz - 6 GHz |
≤ 100 MHz |
0.75 dB |
0.27 dB |
1.5 ° |
| 170 MHz - 6 GHz |
≤ 320 MHz |
0.85 dB |
0.27 dB |
2.5 ° |
| 510 MHz - 6 GHz |
≤ 1,000 MHz |
1.0 dB |
0.3 dB |
3.0 ° |
| Any, (for start frequency > 10 MHz) |
> 1,000 MHz |
1.2 dB |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Absolute amplitude accuracy (AAA) and channel response (CR), with TPA-N-PRE preamp attached |
AAA: ≤ ±0.5 dB (typical), 18 ⁰C - 28 ⁰C temperature range, 50 kHz to 6 GHz, either preamp state.
AAA: ≤ ±2.0 dB (typical), 18 ⁰C - 28 ⁰C temperature range, 9 kHz to 50 kHz, either preamp state.
AAA: ≤ ±2.3 dB (typical), over full operating range, either preamp state.
CR: 0.0 dB |
| Crosstalk to spectrum analyzer from oscilloscope channels |
| ≤1 GHz input frequencies |
< -68 dB from ref level |
| >1 GHz - 2 GHz input frequencies |
< -48 dB from ref level |
| Phase noise at 1 GHz CW |
| 1 kHz |
< -104 dBc/Hz,(typical) |
| 10 kHz |
< -108 dBc/Hz, < -111 dBc/Hz (typical) |
| 100 kHz |
< -110 dBc/Hz, < -113 dBc/Hz (typical) |
| 1 MHz |
< -120 dBc/Hz, < -123 dBc/Hz (typical) |
| Reference frequency error (cumulative) |
Cumulative error: 1.6 x 10-6
Includes allowances for aging per year, reference frequency calibration accuracy, and temperature stability
Valid over the recommended one-year calibration interval, from 0 °C to +50 °C |
| Frequency measurement resoultion |
1 Hz |
| Maximum operating input level |
| Average continuous power |
+30 dBm (1 W) for reference levels ≥ -20 dBm
+24 dBm (0.25 W) for reference levels < -20 dBm |
| DC maximum before damage |
±40 VDC |
| Maximum power before damage (CW) |
+32 dBm (1.6 W) for reference levels ≥ -20 dBm
+25 dBm (0.32 W) for reference levels of < -20 dBm |
| Maximum power before damage (pulse) |
Peak Pulse Power: +45 dBm (32 W)
Peak Pulse Power defined as <10 μs pulse width, <1% duty cycle, and reference level of ≥ +10 dBm |
| Maximum operating input level with TPA-N-PRE preamp attached |
| Average continuous power |
+30 dBm (1 W) |
| DC maximum before damage |
±20 VDC |
| Maximum power before damage (CW) |
+30 dBm (1 W) |
| Maximum power before damage (pulse) |
+45 dBm (32 W) (<10 μs pulse width, <1% duty cycle, and reference level of ≥ +10 dBm) |
| RF Power level trigger |
| Frequency range |
Models with option SA3: 1 MHz to 3 GHz
Models with option SA6: 1 MHz to 3.75 GHz; 2.75 GHz to 4.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz to 6.0 GHz |
| Amplitude operating level |
0 dB to -30 dB from Reference Level |
| Amplitude range |
+10 dB to -40 dB from Reference Level and within the range of -65 dBm to +30 dBm |
| Minumum pulse generation |
10 µs On Time with a minimum settling Off Time of 10 µs |
| Spectrum analyzer to analog channel skew |
<5 ns |
| 3- Arbitrary Function Generator (requires Option MDO4AFG) |
| Waveforms |
Sine, Square, Pulse, Ramp/Triangle, DC, Noise, Sin(x)/x (Sinc), Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise, Exponential Decay, Haversine, Cardiac, and Arbitrary. |
| Sine |
| Frequency range |
0.1 Hz to 50 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Amplitude flatness (typical) |
±0.5 dB at 1 kHz (±1.5 dB for <20 mVp-p amplitudes) |
| Total harmonic distortion (typical) |
1% into 50 Ω
2% for amplitude < 50 mV and frequencies > 10 MHz
3% for amplitude < 20 mV and frequencies > 10 MHz |
| Spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) (typical) |
-40 dBc (Vp-p ≥ 0.1 V); -30dBc (Vp-p ≤ 0.1 V), 50 Ω load |
| Square / Pulse |
| Frequency range |
0.1 Hz to 25 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Duty cycle |
10% to 90% or 10 ns minimum pulse, whichever is larger cycle |
| Duty cycle resolution |
0.1% |
| Pulse width minimum (typical) |
10 ns |
| Rise/fall time (typical) |
5 ns (10% - 90%) |
| Pulse width resolution |
100 ps |
| Overshoot (typical) |
< 2% for signal steps greater than 100 mV |
| Asymmetry |
±1% ±5 ns, at 50% duty cycle |
| Jitter (TIE RMS) (typical) |
< 500 ps |
| Ramp / Triangle |
| Frequency range |
0.1 Hz to 500 kHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Variable symmetry |
0% to 100% |
| Symmetry resolution |
0.1% |
| DC |
| Level range (typical) |
±2.5 V into Hi-Z; ±1.25 V into 50 Ω |
| Noise |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p in to Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Amplitude resolution |
0% to 100% in 1% increments |
| Sin(x)/x (Sinc) |
| Frequency range (typical) |
0.1 Hz to 2 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 3.0 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 1.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Gaussian |
| Frequency range (typical) |
0.1 Hz to 5 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 1.25 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Lorentz |
| Frequency range (typical) |
0.1 Hz to 5 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 2.4 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 1.2 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Exponential Rise / Decay |
| Frequency range (typical) |
0.1 Hz to 5 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 1.25 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Haversine |
| Frequency range (typical) |
0.1 Hz to 5 MHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 1.25 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Cardiac (typical) |
| Frequency range |
0.1 Hz to 500 kHz |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Arbitrary |
| Memory depth |
1 to 128 k |
| Amplitude range |
20 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p into Hi-Z; 10 mVp-p to 2.5 Vp-p into 50 Ω |
| Repetition rate |
0.1 Hz to 25 MHz |
| Sample rate |
250 MS/s |
| Frequency accuracy |
| Sine wave and ramp |
130 ppm (frequency < 10 kHz)
50 ppm (frequency ≥ 10 kHz) |
| Square wave and pulse |
130 ppm (frequency < 10 kHz)
50 ppm (frequency ≥ 10 kHz) |
| Resolution |
0.1 Hz or 4 digits, whichever is larger |
| Amplitude accuracy |
±[ (1.5% of peak-to-peak amplitude setting) + (1.5% of DC offset setting) + 1 mV ] (frequency = 1 kHz) |
| DC offset |
| DC offset range |
±2.5 V into Hi-Z; ±1.25 V into 50 Ω |
| DC offset resolution |
1 mV into Hi-Z; 500 uV into 50 Ω |
| Offset accuracy |
±[(1.5% of absolute offset voltage setting) + 1 mV]; derated 3 mV for every 10 °C away from 25 °C |
| ArbExpress® |
The MDO4000C is compatible with ArbExpress ® PC-based signal generator waveform creation and editing software. Capture waveforms on the MDO4000C oscilloscope and transfer them to ArbExpress for editing. Create complex waveforms in ArbExpress and transfer them to the arbitrary function generator in the MDO4000C for output. To download ArbExpress software, go to |
| 4- Logic Analyzer (requires Option MDO4MSO) |
| Input channels |
16 digital (D15 to D0) |
| Thresholds |
Threshold per set of 8 channels |
| Threshold selections |
TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, User-defined |
| User-defined threshold range |
±40 V |
| Threshold accuracy |
±[100 mV + 3% of threshold setting] |
| Maximum input voltage |
±42 Vpeak (typical) |
| Input dynamic range |
30 Vp-p ≤200 MHz
10 Vp-p >200 MHz |
| Minimum voltage swing |
400 mVp-p |
| Probe loading |
| Input impedance |
100 kΩ |
| Input capacitance |
3 pF |
| Vertical resolution |
1 bit |
| Horizontal system digital channels |
| Maximum sample rate (Main) |
500 MS/s (2 ns resolution) |
| Maximum record length (Main) |
20 M |
| Maximum sample rate (MagniVu) |
16.5 GS/s (60.6 ps resolution) |
| Maximum record length (MagniVu |
10k centered on the trigger |
| Minimum detectable pulse width |
1 ns |
| Channel-to-channel skew (typical) |
200 ps (typical) |
| Maximum input toggle rate |
500 MHz (Maximum frequency sine wave that can accurately be reproduced as a logic square wave. Requires the use of a short ground extender on each channel. This is the maximum frequency at the minimum swing amplitude. Higher toggle rates can be achieved with higher amplitudes.) |
| 5- Serial Protocol Analyzer (optional) |
| Automated Serial Triggering, Decode, and Search options for I2C, SPI, RS-232/422/485/UART, USB2.0, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MIL-STD-1553, and Audio buses. |
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| I2C |
Trigger on Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing ACK, Address (7 or 10 bit), Data, or Address and Data on I2C buses up to 10 Mb/s. |
| SPI |
Trigger on SS active, Start of Frame, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI and MISO on SPI buses up to 50.0 Mb/s. |
| RS-232/422/485/UART |
Trigger on Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx End of Packet, Rx End of Packet, Tx Data, Rx Data, Tx Parity Error, and Rx Parity Error up to 10 Mb/s. |
| USB: Low speed |
Trigger on Sync Active, Start of Frame, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error.
Token packet trigger - Any token type, SOF, OUT, IN, SETUP; Address can be specified for Any Token, OUT, IN, and SETUP token types. Address can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. Frame number can be specified for SOF token using binary, hex, unsigned decimal and don't care digits.
Data packet trigger - Any data type, DATA0, DATA1; Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range.
Handshake packet trigger - Any handshake type, ACK, NAK, STALL.
Special packet trigger - Any special type, Reserved
Error trigger - PID Check, CRC5 or CRC16, Bit Stuffing. |
| USB: Full speed |
Trigger on Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error.
Token packet trigger - Any token type, SOF, OUT, IN, SETUP; Address can be specified for Any Token, OUT, IN, and SETUP token types. Address can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. Frame number can be specified for SOF token using binary, hex, unsigned decimal and don't care digits.
Data packet trigger - Any data type, DATA0, DATA1; Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range.
Handshake packet trigger - Any handshake type, ACK, NAK, STALL.
Special packet trigger - Any special type, PRE, Reserved.
Error trigger - PID Check, CRC5 or CRC16, Bit Stuffing. |
| USB: High speed |
Trigger on Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error.
Token packet trigger - Any token type, SOF, OUT, IN, SETUP; Address can be specified for Any Token, OUT, IN, and SETUP token types. Address can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. Frame number can be specified for SOF token using binary, hex, unsigned decimal and don't care digits.
Data packet trigger - Any data type, DATA0, DATA1, DATA2, MDATA; Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range.
Handshake packet trigger - Any handshake type, ACK, NAK, STALL, NYET.
Special packet trigger - Any special type, ERR, SPLIT, PING, Reserved. SPLIT packet components that can be specified include:
Hub Address
Start/Complete - Don't Care, Start (SSPLIT), Complete (CSPLIT)
Port Address
Start and End bits - Don't Care, Control/Bulk/Interrupt (Full-speed Device, Low-speed Device), Isochronous (Data is Middle, Data is End, Data is Start, Data is All)
Endpoint Type - Don't Care, Control, Isochronous, Bulk, Interrupt
Error trigger - PID Check, CRC5 or CRC16 |
| Ethernet |
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX: Trigger on Start Frame Delimiter, MAC Addresses, MAC Q-Tag Control Information, MAC Length/Type, IP Header, TCP Header, TCP/IPv4/MAC Client Data, End of Packet, and FCS (CRC) Error.
100BASE-TX: Idle.
MAC Addresses - Trigger on Source and Destination 48-bit address values.
MAC Q-Tag Control Information - Trigger on Q-Tag 32-bit value.
MAC Length/Type - Trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular 16-bit value, or inside or outside of a range.
IP Header - Trigger on IP Protocol 8-bit value, Source Address, Destination Address.
TCP Header - Trigger on Source Port, Destination Port, Sequence Number, and Ack Number.
TCP/IPv4/MAC Client Data - Trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range. Selectable number of bytes to trigger on from 1-16. Byte offset options of Don't Care, 0-1499. |
| CAN |
Trigger on Start of Frame, Frame Type (data, remote, error, overload), Identifier (standard or extended), Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame, Missing ACK, or Bit Stuffing Error on CAN signals up to 1 Mb/s. Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, or ≠ a specific data value. User-adjustable sample point is set to 50% by default. |
| LIN |
Trigger on Sync, Identifier, Data, Identifier and Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, Errors such as Sync, Parity, or Checksum Errors up to 100 kb/s (by LIN definition, 20 kb/s). |
| FlexRay |
Trigger on Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Normal, Payload, Null, Sync, Startup), Identifier, Cycle Count, Complete Header Field, Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame or Errors such as Header CRC, Trailer CRC, Null Frame, Sync Frame, or Startup Frame Errors up to 100 Mb/s. |
| MIL-STD-1553 |
Trigger on Sync, Word Type 2 (Command, Status, Data), Command Word (set RT Address, T/R, Sub-address/Mode, Data Word Count/Mode Code, and Parity individually), Status Word (set RT Address, Message Error, Instrumentation, Service Request Bit, Broadcast Command Received, Busy, Subsystem Flag, Dynamic Bus Control Acceptance (DBCA), Terminal Flag, and Parity individually), Data Word (user-specified 16-bit data value), Error (Sync, Parity, Manchester, Non-contiguous data), Idle Time (minimum time selectable from 2 µs to 100 µs; maximum time selectable from 2 µs to 100 µs; trigger on < minimum, > maximum, inside range, outside range). RT Address can be further specified to trigger on =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. |
| I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM |
Trigger on Word Select, Frame Sync, or Data. Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a specific data value, or inside or outside of a range. Maximum data rate for I2S/LJ/RJ is 12.5 Mb/s. Maximum data rate for TDM is 25 Mb/s. |
| 6- Digital Voltmeter and Frequency Counter |
| Source |
Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4 |
| Measurement types |
AC RMS, DC, AC+DC RMS (reads out in volts or amps); Frequency |
| Voltage accuracy |
±(1.5% |reading - offset - position|) + (0.5% |(offset - position)|) + (0.1 * Volts/div)) |
| Resolution |
ACV, DCV: 4 digits
Frequency: 5 digits |
| Frequency accuracy |
±(10 µHz/Hz + 1 count) |
| Measuring rate |
100 times/second; measurements updated on the display 4 times/second |
| Vertical settings autorange |
Automatic adjustment of vertical settings to maximize measurement dynamic range; available for any non-trigger source |
| Graphical measurement |
Graphical indication of minimum, maximum, current value, and five second rolling range |
| General Product Specifications |
| Display type |
10.4 in. (264 mm) liquid-crystal TFT color display |
| Display resolution |
1,024 horizontal × 768 vertical pixels (XGA) |
| Interpolation |
Sin(x)/x |
| Waveform styles |
Vectors, Dots, Variable Persistence, Infinite Persistence |
| Graticules |
Full, Grid, Solid, Cross Hair, Frame, IRE and mV |
| Format |
YT, XY, and simultaneous XY/YT |
| Maximum waveform capture |
>340,000 wfms/s in FastAcq acquisition mode on 1 GHz models
>270,000 wfms/s in FastAcq acquisition mode on 200 MHz - 500 MHz models
>50,000 wfms/s in DPO acquisition mode on all models. |
| Input-output ports |
| USB 2.0 high-speed host port |
Supports USB mass storage devices and keyboard. Two ports on front and two ports on rear of instrument. |
| USB 2.0 device port |
Rear-panel connector allows for communication/control of oscilloscope through USBTMC or GPIB (with a TEK-USB-488), and direct printing to all PictBridge-compatible printers. |
| Printing |
Print PictBridge printer or to a printer that supports e-mail printing. Note: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. |
| LAN port |
RJ-45 connector, supports 10/100/1000 Mb/s |
| Video out port |
DB-15 female connector, connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector. XGA resolution. |
| Probe compenstor output voltage and frequency |
Front-panel pins |
| Amplitude |
0 to 2.5 V |
| Frequency |
1 kHz |
| Auxiliary out |
| Rear-panel BNC connector |
VOUT (Hi): ≥2.5 V open circuit, ≥1.0 V 50 Ω to ground
VOUT (Lo): ≤0.7 V into a load of ≤4 mA; ≤0.25 V 50 Ω to ground
Output can be configured to provide a pulse out signal when the oscilloscope triggers, the internal oscilloscope reference clock out, or an event out for limit/mask testing. |
| External reference input |
Time-base system can phase lock to an external 10 MHz reference (10 MHz ±1%) |
| Kensington-style lock |
Rear-panel security slot connects to standard Kensington-style lock. |
| VESA mount |
Standard (MIS-D 100) 100 mm VESA mounting points on rear of instrument. |
| LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) |
| Class |
LXI Core 2011 |
| Version |
V1.4 |
| Software |
| OpenChoice® Desktop |
Enables fast and easy communication between a Windows PC and your oscilloscope using USB or LAN. Transfer and save settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images. Included Word and Excel toolbars automate the transfer of acquisition data and screen images from the oscilloscope into Word and Excel for quick reporting or further analysis. |
| IVI driver |
Provides a standard instrument programming interface for common applications such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, MicrosoftNET, and MATLAB. |
| e*Scope® Web-based interface |
Enables control of the oscilloscope over a network connection through a standard web browser. Simply enter the IP address or network name of the oscilloscope and a web page will be served to the browser. Transfer and save settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images or make live control changes to settings on the oscilloscope directly from the web browser. |
| LXI Web interface |
Connect to the oscilloscope through a standard Web browser by simply entering the oscilloscope's IP address or network name in the address bar of the browser. The Web interface enables viewing of instrument status and configuration, status and modification of network settings, and instrument control through the e*Scope Web-based remote control. All Web interaction conforms to LXI Core specification, version 1.4. |
| Power source voltage |
100 to 240 V ±10% |
| Power source frequency |
50 to 60 Hz ±10% at 100 to 240 V ±10%
400 Hz ±10% at 115 V ±13% |
| Power consumption |
250 W maximum |
| Rackmount configuration |
5U |
| Cooling clearance |
2 in. (51 mm) required on left side and rear of instrument |
| EMC environment and safety |
| Temperature |
| Operating |
0 ºC to +50 ºC (+32 ºF to +122 ºF) |
| Nonoperating |
-30 ºC to +70 ºC (-22 ºF to +158 ºF) |
| Humidity |
| Operating |
High: 40 ºC to 50 ºC, 10% to 60% relative humidity,
Low: 0 ºC to 40 ºC, 10% to 90% relative humidity |
| Nonoperating |
High: 40 ºC to 60 ºC, 5% to 55% relative humidity,
Low: 0 ºC to 40 ºC, 5% to 90% relative humidity |
| Altitude |
| Operating |
3,000 meters (9,843 feet) |
| Nonoperating |
12,000 meters (39,370 feet) |
| Regulatory |
CE marked for the European Union and UL approved for the US and Canada |