Tektronix unveils Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Series

BANGALORE, INDIA: Tektronix Inc, a global provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, has unveiled its new MSO3000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Series, which provides the embedded system designer with the ability to visualize and analyze analog, digital and serial signals on a single instrument.

A Tektronix statement said the new series come with up to four analog and 16 digital channels, 100 to 500 MHz bandwidth, 5M record length and 2.5 GS/s analog sample rate for system debug.

The performance and high channel count attributed to the new series is seen as helping it emerge as the tool of choice for design and debug of these advanced embedded systems.

According to Bob Bluhm, vice president, Value Scopes Product Line, Tektronix, “With this latest addition to the Tektronix MSO/DPO Series of bench oscilloscopes, we now provide a full range of performance options combined with a great price point for the majority of engineers who need powerful and easy-to-use instruments to simplify debug of embedded system designs.”

For mixed signal design and analysis, the MSO3000 Series provides 16 digital channels. These channels are tightly integrated into the oscilloscope's user interface, simplifying operation and making it possible to solve mixed signal issues easily.

The color-coded waveform display simplifies viewing of digital waveforms, displaying ones in green and zeros in blue. This makes it easy to recognize the logic state of a signal without having to scroll to a transition, the company said.

The MSO3000 Series provides a set of features to speed up different stages of debugging a new design, it added. Tektronix has attached a price tag ranging from $6,350 for a two-channel 100MHz MSO3012 to $14,700 for a four-channel 500MHz MSO3054 with an included P6316 digital probe.