High-definition oscilloscopes optimize vertical resolution
Teledyne LeCroy today introduced its HDO9000 high-definition oscilloscopes, which incorporate the company’s HD1024 high-definition technology to automatically optimize vertical resolution under various measurement conditions. The new oscilloscopes offer 10-bit resolution, bandwidths of 1 GHz to 4 GHz, and sample rates of 40 GS/s, enabling efficient and accurate debug in high definition.
The scopes automatically determine the optimal resolution for each measurement condition, setting the ADC to 8-, 9-, or 10-bit configurations. As an example, the HD1024 technology supports 10-bit resolution at 4 GHz and 40 GS/s, with 10x oversampling enabling interpolation between samples. In addition, optimized filtering extends resolution to 13.8 bits at lower sample rates and bandwidths.
The new scopes combine the next-generation MAUI with OneTouch user interface with a 15.4” capacitive touch screen. The addition of the HD1024 technology to a deep analysis toolbox enables the HDO9000 to uncover difficult to find signal abnormalities.
As with all members of Teledyne LeCroy’s HDO family, the HDO9000 sports a low-noise system architecture.
The HDO9000 and MAUI with OneTouch allows users to perform all common operations with a single touch of the display, optimizing for convenience and efficiency. Users’ instinctive interaction with the oscilloscope reduces measurement setup time. Meanwhile, the 15.4” high-resolution capacitive touch screen’s bright display and quick responsiveness further enhances the efficiency and intuitiveness of MAUI with OneTouch.
In addition to the standard toolset, Teledyne LeCroy offers a variety of optional software packages to equip HDO9000 for validation and debug requirements ranging from automated standards compliance packages to flexible debugging toolkits. A suite of protocol-specific measurement and eye-diagram packages complements intuitive trigger and decode software. The serial data packages augment HDO9000’s toolbox of math, measurement, debug, and documentation tools. Application-specific packages enable streamlined debug for common design and validation scenarios. Options include digital filtering, spectrum analysis, and device and switching-power-supply analysis. Customization options allow users to define their own parameters and math functions for unique analysis capabilities.
The mixed signal (-MS) models have 16 digital lines that can be used for trigger and decode and to support measurements for analyzing timing irregularities or for general-purpose debug of digital designs. In addition, the HDO9000 is compatible with the HDA125 high-speed digital analyzer, with 12.5 GS/s digital sampling rate on 18 input channels, and the QuickLink probing solution for digital acquisitions. These mixed signal options allow analog channels to be reserved for observing physical layer defects.
The HDO9000 is available with bandwidths of 1, 2, 3, or 4 GHz with list prices ranging from $21,250 to $37,400. “-MS” versions of each model are available with 16 digital-channel sampling at 1.25 GS/s for an additional $3,000.
