Tektronix 3 Series MDO and 4 Series MSO Next Generation Oscilloscopes

These next-generation oscilloscopes feature the industry's first oscilloscope user interface truly designed for touch. The same intuitive gestures you use with your hone or tablet, work on the big HD displays and the gestures are common among the 3, 4, 5 and 6 Series.

• Control inputs, triggers and acquisitions by tapping badges in the settings bar at the bottom of the display
• Drag waveforms to adjust position or to pan
• Pinch to change horizontal or vertical scale

Even with their bench-friendly footprints, the 3 and 4 Series offer the largest displays in their classes - 11.6 in. and 13.3 in., respecitively - with full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution. Even larger, 1280 x 800 pixels do not provide the same level of detail.

You can see many signals at once, along with critical readouts and plots for an extensive view of your system.

Digital phosphor technology provides you with fast insight into the real operation of your device. Its fast waveform capture rate - greater than 280,000 wfms/s (3 Series) to 500,000 wfms/s (4 Series) with FastAcq - gives you a high probability of quickly seeing the infrequent problems common in digital systems: runt pulses, glitches, timing issues, and more.

A complete set of basic and advanced triggers and search criteria for the 3 and 4 Series:

• Runt
• Logic
• Pulse width
• Timeout
• Rise/Fall time
• Setup and hold violations
• Serial and parallel bus activity
• Sequence
• Visual triggers (4 Series)
• Windows (4 Series)

The Results Bar on the right side of the display includes immediate, one tap access to the most common analytical tools such as:

• Cursors
• Automated measurements
• Searches
• Bus decode tables

These scopes deliver rich insights by providing easy access measurement statistics. Turn on statistics in the Results Bar to get a quick overview.

The 3 Series MDO offers 16 digital channels through a dedicated logic probe, included with the MSO option.

The 4 Series MSO lets you see more signals by going beyond the traditional 4-channel limit, offering up to 8 analog input channels. FlexChannel® inputs expand your visibility even further. Whenever you need to see more signals, just plug the optional TLP058 logic probe into any input. The single analog channel converts to 8 digital channels. FlexChannel inputs are backwardcompatible with TekVPI probes.

An integrated function generator is perfect for testing frequency response, simulating sensor signals, and adding noise to signals for stress testing.

• 13 standard waveform functions
• 50 MHz Sine / 25 MHz Square and Pulse
• 128k, 250 MS/s arbitrary waveforms

Every instrument includes a USB port and LXI-compliant Ethernet port for remote control. A thoroughly documented programming interface supports custom programming.

With e*Scope built-in, you can control the oscilloscope over a network through a standard web browser.

Built-in features, available probes, and optional analysis packages support a wide range of applications.

Bandwidth: 100 MHz, 200 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz, 1 GHz
Max channels, analog: 16
Inputs: TekVPI inputs
Max sample rate: 2.5 GS/s or 5 GS/s, all channels
Record length: 10 Mpoints
Vertical resolution: 8 bits
Advanced analysis (optional): Serial bus Power
Spectrum analysis (optional): Hardware Spectrum Analyzer
Operating system: Embedded
Display: 11.6 in. HD, capacitive touch, 1920 x 1080

Bandwidth: 200 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.5 GHz
Max channels, analog: 48
Inputs: FlexChannel inputs
Max sample rate: 6.25 GS/s, all channels
Record length: Up to 62.5 Mpoints
Vertical resolution: 12 bits
Advanced analysis (optional): Serial bus Power
Spectrum analysis (optional): Spectrum View
Operating system: Embedded
Display: 13.3 in. HD, capacitive touch, 1920 x 1080

Download Next Generation Oscilloscopes (pdf)

Download Using FastFrame™ Segmented Memory on the 4/5/6 Series MSO (pdf)

Download Power Supply Measurement and Analysis with 3-PWR (pdf)

Download Power Supply Measurement and Analysis with 4/5/6-PWR Application Software (pdf)

Download Spectrum View: A New Approach to Frequency Domain Analysis on Oscilloscopes (pdf)

Download Probing Techniques for Accurate Voltage Measurements on Power Supplies/Oscilloscopes (pdf)