±[DC vertical gain accuracy + DC vertical offset accuracy + 0.25% full scale] **
DC vertical gain accuracy*
±3% full scale (= 10 mV/div); ±4% full scale (< 10 mV/div) **
DC vertical offset accuracy
±0.1div ± 2mV ± 1% of offset setting
Vertical zoom
Ability to scale and position a live or stopped waveform vertically. When the acquisition is stopped, turning the vertical scale and offset (position) knobs will scale and move the signal. Pan and zoom redraws the waveform in < 100 ms.
Maximum input voltage
CAT I 300 Vrms, 400 Vpk; transient overvoltage 1.6 kVpkCAT II 300 Vrms, 400 Vpk with N2862A or N2863A 10:1 probe: 300 Vrms
Position range/offset
2 mV to 200 mV/div: ±2 V >200 mV to 5 V/div: ± 50V
Horizontally expand or compress a live or stopped waveform
* Denotes warranted specifications, all others are typical. Specifications are valid after a 30-minute warm-up period and from ±10 °C firmware calibration temperature.
** 2 mV/div is a magnification of 4 mV/div setting. For vertical accuracy calculations, use full scale of 32 mV for 2 mV/div sensitivity setting.
Acquisition modes
Normal
Peak detect
Capture glitch as narrow as 500 ps at all timebase settings.
Averaging
Select from 2,4,8,16, 64... to 65,536
High resolution mode
12 bits of resolution when ≥ 20 μs/div
Segmented
Re-arm time= 19 μs (minimum time between trigger events)
Pulse width (or glitch)–Trigger on a pulse width less than, greater than, or within a time range, with a selectable time limit ranging from 17 ns to 10 s.
Pattern-trigger on a logical AND combination of the channels. Each channel can have a value of zero, one, don’t care (X), or a rising or falling edge (one channel only).
Video–Trigger on all lines or individual lines, odd/even or all fields from composite video or broadcast standards (NTSC, PAL, PAL-M, SECAM).
Trigger source
Each analog channel, each digital channel (MSO models or DSOX2MSO upgrade, Ext, WaveGen, line)
Trigger sensitivity (internal)*
< 10 mV/div: greater of 1 div or 5 mV; ≥ 10 mV/div: 0.6 div
Amplitude, time , frequency (FFT), manual, tracking, binary, HEX
Measurements
ΔT, 1/ΔT, ΔV/X, 1/ΔX, ΔY
Cursors**
Single cursor accuracy: ±[DC vertical gain accuracy + DC vertical offset accuracy + 0.25% full scale]
Dual cursor accuracy: ±[DC vertical gain accuracy + 0.5% full scale]*
Automatic waveforms measurements
Voltage
Snapshot all, maximum, minimum, peak-to-peak, top, base, amplitude, overshoot, preshoot, average- N cycles, average-full screen, DC RMS- N cycles, DC RMS- full screen, AC RMS- N cycles
Time
Period, frequency, rise time, fall time, + width, – width, duty cycle, delay A→B (rising edge), delay A→B (falling edge), phase A→B (rising edge,) and phase A→B (falling edge)
* Denotes warranted specifications, all others are typical. Specifications are valid after a 30-minute warm-up period and from ±10 °C firmware calibration temperature
** 2 mV/div is a magnification of 4 mV/div setting. For vertical accuracy calculations, use full scale of 32 mV for 2 mV/div sensitivity setting.
Waveform math
Operators
Add, subtract, multiply, FFT
FFT Windows
Hanning, flat top, rectangular; Blackman-Harris
Sources
Analog channels 1 and 2, analog channels 3 and 4
Display characteristics
Display
8.5-inch WVGA
Resolution
800 (H) x 480 (V) pixel format (screen area)
Interpolation
Sin(x)/x interpolation (using FIR filter; used when there is less than one sample per column of the display)
Persistence
Off, infinite, variable persistence (100ms-60s)
Intensity gradation
64 intensity levels
MSO (digital channels)
Upgradable from DSO
Yes
MSO channels
8 channels (D0 to D7)
MSO sample rate
1 GSa/s
Threshold selections
TTL (+1.4 V), CMOS (+2.5 V), ECL (-1.3 V), User-definable (±8.0 V in 10 mV stops)
Threshold accuracy*
± (100 mV + 3% of threshold settings)
Maximum input dynamic range
±10 V about threshold
Minimum voltage swing
500 mVpp
Input impedance
100 kΩ ± 2% at probe tip, ~8 pF
Minimum detectable pulse width
5ns
Channel-to-channel skew
2 ns (typical), 3 ns (maximum)
Environmental and safety
Temperature
Operating: 0 to +55 °C Non-operating: -40 to +71 °C
Humidity
Operating: Up to 80% RH at or below +40 °C; up to 45% RH up to +50 °C Non-operating: Up to 95% RH up to 40 °C; up to 45% RH up to 50 °C
* Denotes warranted specifications, all others are typical. Specifications are valid after a 30-minute warm-up period and from ±10 °C firmware calibration temperature.
Waveforms
Sine, square, pulse, triangle, ramp, noise, DC
Sine
Frequency range: 0.1 Hz to 20 MHz
Amplitude flatness: ±0.5 dB (relative to 1 kHz)
Harmonic distortion: –40 dBc
Spurious (non harmonics): –40 dBc
Total harmonic distortion: 1%
SNR (50 ohm load, 500 MHz BW) : 40 dB (Vpp = 0.1 V); 30 dB (Vpp <0.1 V)
Square wave/pulse
Frequency range: 0.1 Hz to 10 MHz
Duty cycle: 20 to 80%
Duty cycle resolution: Larger of 1% or 10 ns
Pulse width: 20 ns minimum
Pulse width resolution: 10 ns or 5 digits, whichever is larger
Rise/fall time: 18 ns (10 to 90%)
Overshoot: < 2%
Asymmetry (at 50% DC): ±1% ± 5 ns
Jitter (TIE RMS): 500 ps
Ramp/triangle wave
Frequency range: 0.1 Hz to 100 kHz
Linearity: 1%
Variable symmetry: 0 to 100%
Symmetry resolution: 1%
Noise
Bandwidth: 20 MHz typical
Frequency
Sine wave and ramp accuracy:
130 ppm (frequency < 10 kHz)
50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz)
Square wave and pulse accuracy:
[50+frequency/200] ppm (frequency < 25 kHz)
50 ppm (frequency = 25 kHz)
Resolution: 0.1 Hz or 4 digits, whichever is larger
Amplitude
Range:
20 mVpp to 5 Vpp into Hi-Z
10 mVpp to 2.5 Vpp into 50 ohms
Resolution: 100 µV or 3 digits, whichever is larger
Accuracy: 2% (frequency = 1 kHz)
DC offset
Range:
±2.5 V into Hi-Z
±1.25 V into 50 ohms
Resolution: 100 µV or 3 digits, whichever is larger
Accuracy: ±1.5% of offset setting ±1.5% of amplitude ±1 mV
Trigger output
Trigger output available on Trig out BNC
Instrument
Dimensions
mm
Inches
Width
380.6
14.98
Height
204.4
8.05
Depth
141.5
5.57
Weight
kg
lb
Instrument only
3.85
8.5
With accessories
4.08
9.0
Instrument shipping – package dimensions
mm
Inches
Width
450
17.7
Height
250
9.84
Depth
360
14.17
Rack mount
mm
Inches
Width
481.6
18.961
Height
221.5
8.72
Depth
189.34
7.454
Connectivity
Standard ports
One USB 2.0 high-speed device port on rear panel Two USB 2.0 high-speed host ports, front and rear panel Supports memory devices and printers