TEKTRONIX MSO5000 and DPO5000 series mixed signal oscilloscope

TEKTRONIX MSO/DPO5000 Series: High Performance Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

In today's highly complex electronic design field, especially in industries such as embedded systems, automotive electronics, and power electronics, single nature signal analysis tools are no longer sufficient to meet the growing debugging needs. Engineers often need to simultaneously observe the physical characteristics of analog signals and the logical state of digital buses to ensure the stability and reliability of system collaboration. In response to this pain point, Tektronix MSO/DPO5000 series mixed signal oscilloscopes have emerged. As a high-performance instrument that integrates analog and digital channels, this series not only provides excellent bandwidth and storage depth, but also offers a comprehensive fault diagnosis and analysis solution for modern electronic engineers through innovative data capture technology, intelligent triggering functions, and deep bus decoding capabilities.

Core Architecture: Perfect Integration of Simulation and Digital

The design concept of Tektronix MSO/DPO5000 series is "mixed signal". This series offers a variety of bandwidth models, from entry-level models at 350 MHz to high-performance models at 500 MHz, 1 GHz, and even top of the line 2 GHz. This multi-level bandwidth configuration ensures that users can choose the most suitable measurement tool based on specific signal frequency characteristics and budget.

In addition to bandwidth, this series of oscilloscopes adopts a vertical system architecture, providing 4 analog channels and 16 digital channels in standard configuration. The core advantage of this architecture is that it allows engineers to accurately observe the waveform changes of analog signals on the same timeline, while monitoring the communication status of the related digital buses. For example, when analyzing the dynamic characteristics of a switch mode power supply (SMPS), engineers can simultaneously observe the gate voltage changes of MOSFETs (analog) and PWM control signals (digital) to intuitively determine whether the control loop is working properly or if there are potential timing risks.

Excellent data collection capability: FastAcq and MagniVu technology

In capturing rare or transient fault signals, sampling rate and storage depth are the lifeline of oscilloscopes. The Tektronix MSO/DPO5000 series has demonstrated groundbreaking performance in this field.

All four channels support real-time sampling rates of up to 5 GS/s (gigasamples per second), ensuring high fidelity reconstruction of bandwidth signals. And in specific single channel or dual channel modes, through FastAcq ™ Capture mode, oscilloscope can achieve a waveform capture rate of over 250000 wfms/s (waveform points per second). This ultra high speed capture capability enables engineers to capture extremely narrow spikes or sudden pulses that conventional oscilloscopes may miss, greatly improving the accuracy of fault diagnosis.

In terms of storage depth, the standard configuration already supports a record length of up to 250 Megasoints (250 million sampling points). For applications that require longer observation windows, such as the complete handshake process of communication protocols, this series also provides MagniVu ™ High speed capture function. In MagniVu mode, the instrument is capable of sampling with an extremely high temporal resolution of 60.6 ps and allows for the extension of recording length to an astonishing 10 million points (10 Mpts). The combination of deep storage and high temporal resolution allows engineers to simultaneously observe macro protocol interaction details and micro signal timing jitter in a single capture, providing unparalleled advantages for timing verification of complex digital systems.

Intelligent waveform triggering and search: Wave Inspector ® Innovative Applications

Facing data streams that often last for seconds or even minutes, how to quickly locate abnormal events is a key bottleneck in debugging efficiency. Tektronix MSO/DPO5000 series introduces revolutionary Wave Inspector ® The waveform viewer control function has completely changed the workflow of waveform search.

Traditional oscilloscopes require users to manually drag the scroll wheel and search for anomalies in long waveforms, which is not only time-consuming but also prone to fatigue and missed readings. The Wave Inspector feature provides an intelligent search and tagging tool. Users can automatically search and mark specific events in long waveform records, such as spikes, short waves, pulse width changes, or specific timing violations, through simple mouse operations or front panel buttons. This feature supports up to 8 different search types and allows users to set custom "user tags" or "step" conditions. Once the instrument locates the first event, simply press the "Next" button to instantly jump to the next eligible event. This process of "search step 1 (defining the content to be searched)" and "search step 2 (Wave Inspector will automatically search for records back and forth)" greatly shortens debugging time, allowing engineers to focus on solving problems rather than searching for data.