Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes

Hardware bandwidth limits

≥350 MHz models

20 MHz or 250 MHz

100 MHz and 200 MHz models

20 MHz

Input coupling

AC, DC

Input impedance

1 MΩ ±1%, 50 Ω ±1%, 75 Ω ±1%; 75 Ω not available on 1 GHz models

Input sensitivity range

1 MΩ

1 mV/div to 10 V/div

50 Ω, 75 Ω

1 mV/div to 1 V/div

Vertical resolution

8 bits (11 bits with Hi Res)

Maximum input voltage

1 MΩ

300 V_RMS CAT II with peaks ≤ ±425 V

50 Ω, 75 Ω

5 V_RMS with peaks ≤ ±20 V

DC gain accuracy

±1.5% for 5 mV/div and above, derated at 0.10%/°C above 30 °C

±2.0% for 2 mV/div, derated at 0.10%/°C above 30 °C

±2.5% for 1 mV/div, derated at 0.10%/°C above 30 °C

±3.0% for variable gain, derated 0.10%/°C above 30 °C

Channel-to-channel isolation (typical)

Any two channels at equal vertical scale ≥100:1 at ≤100 MHz and ≥30:1 at >100 MHz up to the rated bandwidth

Random noise (typical)

Vertical scale setting	50 Ω, RMS
	MDO310x	MDO305x	MDO303x	MDO302x	MDO301x
1 mV/div	0.179 mV	0.178 mV	0.169 mV	0.178 mV	0.162 mV
100 mV/div	2.4 mV	2.05 mV	1.98 mV	1.94 mV	1.88 mV
1 V/div	24.67 mV	20.99 mV	20.03 mV	19.41 mV	18.8 mV

Offset range

Volts/div setting	Offset range
	1 M Ω input	50 Ω, 75 Ω input
1 mV/div to 50 mV/div	±1 V	±1 V
50.5 mV/div to 99.5 mV/div	±0.5 V	±0.5 V
100 mV/div to 500 mV/div	±10 V	±10 V
505 mV/div to 995 mV/div	±5 V	±5 V
1 V/div to 10 V/div	±100 V	±5 V

Time base range

1 GHz models

400 ps/div to 1000 s/div

≤ 500 MHz models

1 ns/div to 1000 s/div

Maximum duration at highest sample rate (all/half channels)

1 GHz models

4/2 ms

≤ 500 MHz models

4/4 ms

Time-base delay time range

-10 divisions to 5000 s

Channel-to-channel deskew range

±125 ns

Time base accuracy

±10 ppm over any ≥1 ms interval

Trigger modes

Auto, Normal, and Single

Trigger coupling

DC, AC, HF reject (attenuates >50 kHz), LF reject (attenuates <50 kHz), noise reject (reduces sensitivity)

Trigger holdoff range

20 ns to 8 s

Trigger sensitivity (typical)

Edge type, DC coupled

Trigger source	Sensitivity
Any analog channel input	For 1 mV/div to 4.98 mV/div; 0.75 div from DC to 50 MHz, increasing to 1.3 div at instrument bandwidth ≥ 5 mV/div: 0.40 div from DC to 50 MHz, increasing to 1 div at instrument bandwidth
Aux In (External); available on two-channel instruments only	200 mV from DC to 50 MHz, increasing to 500 mV at 200 MHz
Line	Fixed

Trigger level ranges

Any input channel

±8 divisions from center of screen, ±8 divisions from 0 V when vertical LF reject trigger coupling is selected

Aux In (External)

±8 V

Line

The line trigger level is fixed at about 50% of the line voltage.

Trigger frequency readout

Provides 6-digit frequency readout of triggerable events.

Trigger types

Edge

Positive, negative, or either slope on any channel. Coupling includes DC, AC, HF reject, LF reject, and noise reject.

Sequence (B-trigger)

Trigger Delay by Time: 8 ns to 8 s. Or Trigger Delay by Events: 1 to 4,000,000 events. Not available when “Either” edge is selected.

Pulse Width

Trigger on width of positive or negative pulses that are >, <, =, ≠, or inside/outside a specified period of time.

Timeout

Trigger on an event which remains high, low, or either, for a specified time period (4 ns to 8 s).

Runt

Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again.

Logic

Trigger when any logical pattern of channels goes false or stays true for specified period of time. Any input can be used as a clock to look for the pattern on a clock edge. Pattern (AND, OR, NAND, NOR) specified for all input channels defined as High, Low, or Don’t Care.

Setup and Hold

Trigger on violations of both setup time and hold time between clock and data present on any of the analog and digital input channels.

Setup and hold trigger type	Description
Setup Time Range	-0.5 ns to 1.024 ms
Hold Time Range	1.0 ns to 1.024 ms
Setup + Hold Time Range	0.5 ns to 2.048 ms

Rise/Fall Time

Trigger on pulse edge rates that are faster or slower than specified. Slope may be positive, negative, or either and time range is 4.0 ns to 8 s.

Video

Trigger on all lines, odd, even, or all fields on NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video signals.

480p/60, 576p/50, 720p/30, 720p/50, 720p/60, 875i/60, 1080i/50, 1080i/60, 1080p/24, 1080p/24sF, 1080p/25, 1080p/30, 1080p/⁠50, 1080p/60

Custom bi-level and tri-level sync video standards.

Parallel (available when option MDO3MSO is installed)

Trigger on a parallel bus data value. Parallel bus can be from 1 to 20 bits (from the digital and analog channels) in size. Binary and Hex radices are supported.

Acquisition modes

Sample

Acquire sampled values.

Peak Detect

Captures glitches as narrow as 1.5 ns (1 GHz models), 2.0 ns (500 MHz models), 3.0 ns (350 MHz models), 5.0 ns (200 MHz models), 7.0 ns (100 MHz models) at all sweep speeds

Averaging

From 2 to 512 waveforms included in average.

Envelope

Min-max envelope reflecting Peak Detect data over multiple acquisitions. Number of waveforms in the envelope selectable between 1 and 2000 and infinity

Hi Res

Real-time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases vertical resolution.

Roll

Scrolls waveforms right to left across the screen at sweep speeds slower than or equal to 40 ms/div.

FastAcq®

FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals and capture of infrequent events, capturing >280,000 wfms/s on 1 GHz models and >235,000 wfms/s on 100 MHz – 500 MHz models.

Cursors

Waveform and Screen

Automatic measurements (time domain)

30, of which up to four can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Measurements include: Period, Frequency, Delay, Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty Cycle, Positive Pulse Width, Negative Pulse Width, Burst Width, Phase, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot, Total Overshoot, Peak to Peak, Amplitude, High, Low, Max, Min, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Positive Pulse Count, Negative Pulse Count, Rising Edge Count, Falling Edge Count, Area and Cycle Area.

Automatic measurements (frequency domain)

3, of which one can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Measurements include Channel Power, Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR), and Occupied Bandwidth (OBW)

Measurement statistics

Mean, Min, Max, Standard Deviation.

Reference levels

User-definable reference levels for automatic measurements can be specified in either percent or units.

Gating

Isolate the specific occurrence within an acquisition to take measurements on, using either the screen or waveform cursors.

Waveform histogram

A waveform histogram provides an array of data values representing the total number of hits inside of a user-defined region of the display. A waveform histogram is both a visual graph of the hit distribution as well as a numeric array of values that can be measured.

Sources

Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Math

Types

Vertical, Horizontal

Waveform histogram measurements

12, of which up to four can be displayed on-screen at any one time. Waveform Count, Hits in Box, Peak Hits, Median, Max, Min, Peak-to-Peak, Mean, Standard Deviation, Sigma 1, Sigma 2, Sigma 3

Arithmetic

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide waveforms.

Math functions

Integrate, differentiate, FFT

FFT

Spectral magnitude. Set FFT Vertical Scale to Linear RMS or dBV RMS, and FFT Window to Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, or Blackman-Harris.

Spectrum math

Add or subtract frequency-domain traces.

Advanced math

Define extensive algebraic expressions including waveforms, reference waveforms, math functions (FFT, Intg, Diff, Log, Exp, Sqrt, Abs, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Rad, Deg), scalars, up to two user-adjustable variables and results of parametric measurements (Period, Freq, Delay, Rise, Fall, PosWidth, NegWidth, BurstWidth, Phase, PosDutyCycle, NegDutyCycle, PosOverShoot, NegOverShoot, TotalOverShoot, PeakPeak, Amplitude, RMS, CycleRMS, High, Low, Max, Min, Mean, CycleMean, Area, CycleArea, and trend plots). For example, (Intg(Ch1 - Mean(Ch1)) × 1.414 × VAR1)

Events

None, when a trigger occurs, or when a defined number of acquisitions complete (1 to 1,000,000)

Actions

Stop acquisition, save waveform to file, save screen image, print, AUX OUT pulse, remote interface SRQ, e-mail notification, and visual notification

Repeat

Repeat the act on event process (1 to 1,000,000 and infinity)

Sources

Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4

Video standards

NTSC, PAL

Contrast and brightness

Manual and automatic

Field selection

Odd, Even, Interlaced

Picture location on screen

Selectable X and Y location, width and height adjustment, start line and pixel and line-to-line offset control.

Power quality measurements

V_RMS, V_{Crest Factor}, Frequency, I_RMS, I_{Crest Factor}, True Power, Apparent Power, Reactive Power, Power Factor, Phase Angle.

Switching loss measurements

Power loss

T_on, T_off, Conduction, Total.

Energy loss

T_on, T_off, Conduction, Total.

Harmonics

THD-F, THD-R, RMS measurements. Graphical and table displays of harmonics. Test to IEC61000-3-2 Class A and MIL- STD-1399, Section 300A.

Ripple measurements

V_Ripple and I_Ripple.

Modulation analysis

Graphical display of +Pulse Width, -Pulse Width, Period, Frequency, +Duty Cycle, and -Duty Cycle modulation types.

Safe operating area

Graphical display and mask testing of switching device safe operating area measurements.

dV/dt and dI/dt measurements

Cursor measurements of slew rate

Test source

Limit test: Any Ch1 - Ch4 or any R1 - R4

Mask test: Any Ch1 - Ch4

Mask creation

Limit test vertical tolerance from 0 to 1 division in 1 m division increments; Limit test horizontal tolerance from 0 to 500 m division in 1 m division increments.

Load custom mask from text file with up to 8 segments.

Mask scaling

Lock to Source ON (mask automatically re-scales with source-channel settings changes)

Lock to Source OFF (mask does not re-scale with source-channel settings changes)

Test criteria run until

Minimum number of waveforms (from 1 to 1,000,000 and Infinity)

Minimum elapsed time (from 1 second to 48 hours and Infinity)

Violation threshold

From 1 to 1,000,000 and Infinity

Actions on test failure

Stop acquisition, save screen image to file, save waveform to file, print screen image, AUX OUT pulse, set remote interface SRQ

Actions on test complete

AUX OUT pulse, set remote interface SRQ

Results display

Test status, total waveforms, number of violations, total tests, failed tests, elapsed time, total hits for each mask segment

Capture bandwidth

MDO3012, MDO3014 models: 100 MHz

MDO3022, MDO3024 models: 200 MHz

MDO3032, MDO3034 models: 350 MHz

MDO3052, MDO3054 models: 500 MHz

MDO3102, MDO3104 models: 1 GHz

All models: 3 GHz with option MDO3SA

Span

MDO3012, MDO3014 models: 9 kHz – 100 MHz

MDO3022, MDO3024 models: 9 kHz – 200 MHz

MDO3032, MDO3034 models: 9 kHz – 350 MHz

MDO3052, MDO3054 models: 9 kHz – 500 MHz

MDO3102, MDO3104 models: 9 kHz – 1 GHz

All models: 9 kHz – 3 GHz with option MDO3SA, in a 1-2-5 sequence

Resolution bandwidth

20 Hz - 150 MHz in a 1-2-3-5 sequence

Reference level

-130 dBm to +20 dBm in steps of 5 dBm

Vertical scale

1 dB/div to 20 dB/div in a 1-2-5 sequence

Vertical position

-100 divs to +100 divs (displayed in dB)

Vertical units

dBm, dBmV, dBµV, dBµW, dBmA, dBµA

Displayed average noise level (DANL)

9 kHz - 50 kHz

< -109 dBm/Hz (< -113 dBm/Hz typical)

50 kHz – 5 MHz

< -126 dBm/Hz (< -130 dBm/Hz typical)

5 MHz - 2 GHz

< -136 dBm/Hz (< -140 dBm/Hz typical)

2 GHz – 3 GHz

< -126 dBm/Hz (< -130 dBm/Hz typical)

DANL with TPA-N-PRE preamp attached

Preamp set to "Auto", and Reference Level set to -40 dB

9 kHz - 50 kHz

< -117 dBm/Hz (< -121 dBm/Hz typical)

50 kHz – 5 MHz

< -136 dBm/Hz (< -140 dBm/Hz typical)

5 MHz - 2 GHz

< -146 dBm/Hz (< -150 dBm/Hz typical)

2 GHz – 3 GHz

< -136 dBm/Hz (< -140 dBm/Hz typical)

Spurious response

2^nd harmonic distortion (>100 MHz)

< -55 dBc (< -60 dBc typical)

3^rd harmonic distortion (>100 MHz)

< -53 dBc (< -58 dBc typical)

2^nd order intermodulation distortion (>15 MHz)

< -55 dBc (< -60 dBc typical)

3^rd order intermodulation distortion (>15 MHz)

< -55 dBc (< -60 dBc typical)

Residual response

< -78 dBm (≤ -15 dBm reference level and RF input terminated with 50 Ω)

At 2.5 GHz

<-67 dBm

At 1.25 GHz

<-76 dBm

Crosstalk to spectrum analyzer from oscilloscope channels

≤800 MHz input frequencies

< -60 dB from ref level (typical)

>800 MHz - 2 GHz input frequencies

< -40 dB from ref level (typical)

Phase noise at 1 GHz CW

10 kHz

< -81 dBc/Hz, < -85 dBc/Hz (typical)

100 kHz

< -97 dBc/Hz, < -101 dBc/Hz (typical)

1 MHz

< -118 dBc/Hz, < -122 dBc/Hz (typical)

Level measurement uncertainty

Reference level 10 dBm to -15 dBm. Input level ranging from reference level to 40 dB below reference level. Specifications exclude mismatch error.

18 °C - 28 °C

< ±1.2 dBm (< ±0.6 dBm typical)

Over operating range

< ±2.0 dBm

Level measurement uncertainty with TPA-N-PRE preamp attached

Preamp mode set to “Auto”. Reference level 10 dBm set to -40dBm. Input level ranging from reference level to 30 dB below reference level. Specifications exclude mismatch error.

18 °C - 28 °C

< ±1.5 dBm (typical) either preamp state

Over operating range

< ±2.3 dBm either preamp state

Frequency measurement accuracy

±(([Reference Frequency Error] x [Marker Frequency]) + (span/750 + 2)) Hz; Reference Frequency Error = 10ppm (10 Hz / MHz)

Maximum operating input level

Average continuous power

+20 dBm (0.1 W)

DC maximum before damage

±40 V DC

Maximum power before damage (CW)

+33 dBm (2 W)

Maximum power before damage (pulse)

+45 dBm (32 W) (<10 µs pulse width, <1% duty cycle, and reference level of ≥ +10 dBm)

Maximum operating input level with TPA-N-PRE preamp attached

Average continuous power

+20 dBm (0.1 W)

DC maximum before damage

±20 V DC

Maximum power before damage (CW)

+30 dBm (1 W)

Maximum power before damage (pulse)

+45 dBm (32 W) (<10 μs pulse width, <1% duty cycle, and reference level of ≥ +10 dBm)

Frequency domain trace types

Normal, Average, Max Hold, Min Hold

Detection methods

+Peak, -Peak, Average, Sample

Automatic markers

One to eleven peaks identified based on user-adjustable threshold and excursion values

Manual markers

Two manual markers indicating frequency, amplitude, noise density, and phase noise

Marker readouts

Absolute or Delta

FFT windows

FFT window	Factor
Kaiser	2.23
Rectangular	0.89
Hamming	1.30
Hanning	1.44
Blackman-Harris	1.90
Flat-Top	3.77

Waveforms

Sine, Square, Pulse, Ramp/Triangle, DC, Noise, Sin(x)/x (Sinc), Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise, Exponential Decay, Haversine, Cardiac, and Arbitrary.

Sine

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 50 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Amplitude flatness (typical)

±0.5 dB at 1 kHz (±1.5 dB for <20 mV_p-p amplitudes)

Total harmonic distortion (typical)

1% into 50 Ω

2% for amplitude < 50 mV and frequencies > 10 MHz

3% for amplitude < 20 mV and frequencies > 10 MHz

Spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) (typical)

-40 dBc (V_p-p ≥ 0.1 V); -30dBc (V_p-p ≤ 0.1 V), 50 Ω load

Square / Pulse

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 25 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Duty cycle

10% to 90% or 10 ns minimum pulse, whichever is larger cycle

Duty cycle resolution

0.1%

Pulse width minimum (typical)

10 ns

Rise/fall time (typical)

5 ns (10% - 90%)

Pulse width resolution

100 ps

Overshoot (typical)

< 2% for signal steps greater than 100 mV

Asymmetry

±1% ±5 ns, at 50% duty cycle

Jitter (TIE RMS) (typical)

< 500 ps

Ramp / Triangle

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 500 kHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Variable symmetry

0% to 100%

Symmetry resolution

0.1%

DC

Level range (typical)

±2.5 V into Hi-Z; ±1.25 V into 50 Ω

Noise

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p in to Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Amplitude resolution

0% to 100% in 1% increments

Sin(x)/x (Sinc)

Frequency range (typical)

0.1 Hz to 2 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 3.0 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 1.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Gaussian

Frequency range (typical)

0.1 Hz to 5 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 1.25 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Lorentz

Frequency range (typical)

0.1 Hz to 5 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 2.4 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 1.2 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Exponential Rise / Decay

Frequency range (typical)

0.1 Hz to 5 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 1.25 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Haversine

Frequency range (typical)

0.1 Hz to 5 MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 1.25 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Cardiac (typical)

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 500 kHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Arbitrary

Memory depth

1 to 128 k

Amplitude range

20 mV_p-p to 5 V_p-p into Hi-Z; 10 mV_p-p to 2.5 V_p-p into 50 Ω

Repetition rate

0.1 Hz to 25 MHz

Sample rate

250 MS/s

Frequency accuracy

Sine wave and ramp

130 ppm (frequency < 10 kHz)

50 ppm (frequency ≥ 10 kHz)

Square wave and pulse

130 ppm (frequency < 10 kHz)

50 ppm (frequency ≥ 10 kHz)

Resolution

0.1 Hz or 4 digits; whichever is larger

Amplitude accuracy

±[ (1.5% of peak-to-peak amplitude setting) + (1.5% of DC offset setting) + 1 mV ] (frequency = 1 kHz)

DC offset

DC offset range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z; ±1.25 V into 50 Ω

DC offset resolution

1 mV into Hi-Z; 500 uV into 50 Ω

Offset accuracy

±[(1.5% of absolute offset voltage setting) + 1 mV]; derated 3 mV for every 10 °C away from 25 °C

ArbExpress®

The MDO3000 is compatible with ArbExpress® PC-based signal generator waveform creation and editing software. Capture waveforms on the MDO3000 oscilloscope and transfer them to ArbExpress for editing. Create complex waveforms in ArbExpress and transfer them to the arbitrary function generator in the MDO3000 for output. To download ArbExpress software, go to tek.com/downloads.

Input channels

16 digital (D15 to D0)

Thresholds

Threshold per set of 8 channels

Threshold selections

TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, User-defined

User-defined threshold range

-15 V to +25 V

Maximum input voltage

-20 V to +30 V

Threshold accuracy

±[100 mV + 3% of threshold setting]

Input dynamic range

50 V_p-p (threshold setting dependent)

Minimum voltage swing

500 mV

Input resistance

101 kΩ

Probe loading

8 pF

Vertical resolution

1 bit

Maximum sample rate (Main)

500 MS/s (2 ns resolution)

Maximum record length (Main)

10 M

Maximum sample rate (MagniVu)

8.25 GS/s (121.2 ps resolution)

Maximum record length (MagniVu

10k centered on the trigger

Minimum detectable pulse width (typical)

2 ns

Channel-to-channel skew (typical)

500 ps

Maximum input toggle rate

250 MHz (Maximum frequency sine wave that can accurately be reproduced as a logic square wave. Requires the use of a short ground extender on each channel. This is the maximum frequency at the minimum swing amplitude. Higher toggle rates can be achieved with higher amplitudes.)

Trigger types

I²C (optional)

Trigger on Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing ACK, Address (7 or 10 bit), Data, or Address and Data on I²C buses up to 10 Mb/s.

SPI (optional)

Trigger on SS active, Start of Frame, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI and MISO on SPI buses up to 50.0 Mb/s.

RS-232/422/485/UART (optional)

Trigger on Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx End of Packet, Rx End of Packet, Tx Data, Rx Data, Tx Parity Error, and Rx Parity Error up to 10 Mb/s.

USB: Low speed (optional)

Trigger on Sync Active, Start of Frame, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error.

Token packet trigger - Any token type, SOF, OUT, IN, SETUP; Address can be specified for Any Token, OUT, IN, and SETUP token types. Address can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. Frame number can be specified for SOF token using binary, hex, unsigned decimal and don't care digits.

Data packet trigger - Any data type, DATA0, DATA1; Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range.

Handshake packet trigger - Any handshake type, ACK, NAK, STALL.

Special packet trigger - Any special type, Reserved

Error trigger - PID Check, CRC5 or CRC16, Bit Stuffing.

USB: Full speed (optional)

Trigger on Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error.

Token packet trigger - Any token type, SOF, OUT, IN, SETUP; Address can be specified for Any Token, OUT, IN, and SETUP token types. Address can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range. Frame number can be specified for SOF token using binary, hex, unsigned decimal and don't care digits.

Data packet trigger - Any data type, DATA0, DATA1; Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a particular data value, or inside or outside of a range.

Handshake packet trigger - Any handshake type, ACK, NAK, STALL.

Special packet trigger - Any special type, PRE, Reserved.

Error trigger - PID Check, CRC5 or CRC16, Bit Stuffing.

CAN, CAN FD

Trigger on Start of Frame, Frame Type (data, remote, error, overload), Identifier (standard or extended), Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame, Missing ACK, or Bit Stuffing Error on CAN signals up to 1 Mb/s and on CAN FD signals up to 7 Mb/s (ISO and non ISO).

Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, or ≠ a specific data value. User-adjustable sample point is set to 50% by default.

LIN (optional)

Trigger on Sync, Identifier, Data, Identifier and Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, Errors such as Sync, Parity, or Checksum Errors up to 100 kb/s (by LIN definition, 20 kb/s).

FlexRay (optional)

Trigger on Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Normal, Payload, Null, Sync, Startup), Identifier, Cycle Count, Complete Header Field, Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame or Errors such as Header CRC, Trailer CRC, Null Frame, Sync Frame, or Startup Frame Errors up to 10 Mb/s.

MIL-STD-1553 (optional)

Trigger on Sync, Word Type (Command, Status, Data), Command Word (set RT Address, T/R, Sub-address/Mode, Data Word Count/Mode Code, and Parity individually), Status Word (set RT Address, Message Error, Instrumentation, Service Request Bit, Broadcast Command Received, Busy, Subsystem Flag, Dynamic Bus Control Acceptance (DBCA), Terminal Flag, and Parity individually), Data Word (user-specified 16-bit data value), Error (Sync, Parity, Manchester, Non-contiguous data), Idle Time (minimum time selectable from 2 μs to 100 μs; maximum time selectable from 2 μs to 100 μs; trigger on < minimum, > maximum, inside range, outside range). RT Address can be further specified to trigger on =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥ a particular value, or inside or outside of a range.

ARINC-429 (optional)

Trigger on Word Start/End, Label, SDI, Data, Label and Data, Error conditions (any, parity, word, gap).

I²S/LJ/RJ/TDM (optional)

Trigger on Word Select, Frame Sync, or Data. Data can be further specified to trigger on ≤, <, =, >, ≥, ≠ a specific data value, or inside or outside of a range. Maximum data rate for I²S/LJ/RJ is 12.5 Mb/s. Maximum data rate for TDM is 25 Mb/s.

Source

Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, Channel 4

Measurement types

AC RMS, DC, AC+DC RMS (reads out in volts or amps); Frequency

Resolution

ACV, DCV: 4 digits

Frequency: 5 digits

Frequency accuracy

±(10 µHz/Hz + 1 count)

Measuring rate

100 times/second; measurements updated on the display 4 times/second

Vertical settings autorange

Automatic adjustment of vertical settings to maximize measurement dynamic range; available for any non-trigger source

Graphical measurement

Graphical indication of minimum, maximum, current value, and five second rolling range

Display type

9 in. (229 mm) color display

Display resolution

800 horizontal × 480 vertical pixels (WVGA)

Interpolation

Sin(x)/x

Waveform styles

Vectors, Dots, Variable Persistence, Infinite Persistence

FastAcq. palettes

Temperature, Spectral, Normal, Inverted

Graticules

Full, Grid, Solid, Cross Hair, Frame, IRE and mV

Format

YT, XY, and simultaneous XY/YT

Maximum waveform capture rate

>280,000 wfms/s in FastAcq acquisition mode on 1 GHz models

>235,000 wfms/s in FastAcq acquisition mode on 100 MHz – 500 MHz models

>50,000 wfms/s in DPO acquisition mode on all models

USB 2.0 high-speed host port

Supports USB mass storage devices, printers and keyboard. One port on front and one port on rear of instrument.

USB 2.0 device port

Rear-panel connector allows for communication/control of oscilloscope through USBTMC or GPIB (with a TEK-USB-488), and direct printing to PictBridge-compatible printers.

Printing

Print to network printer, PictBridge printer, or to a printer that supports e-mail printing. Note: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. www.openssl.org/

LAN port

RJ-45 connector, supports 10/100 Mb/s

Video out port

DB-15 female connector, connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector. SVGA resolution.

Auxilliary input (typical)

(Available on two-channel models only)

Front-panel BNC connector

Input impedance, 1 MΩ

Maximum input

300 V_RMS CAT II with peaks ≤ ±425 V

Probe compenstor output voltage and frequency

Front-panel pins

Amplitude

0 to 2.5 V

Frequency

1 kHz

Auxiliary out

Rear-panel BNC connector

V_OUT (Hi): ≥2.25 V open circuit, ≥0.9 V 50 Ω to ground

V_OUT (Lo): ≤0.7 V into a load of ≤4 mA; ≤0.25 V 50 Ω to ground

Output can be configured to provide a pulse out signal when the oscilloscope triggers, a trigger signal from the internal arbitrary function generator, or an event out for limit/mask testing.

Kensington-style lock

Rear-panel security slot connects to standard Kensington-style lock.

VESA mount

Standard (MIS-D 75) 75 mm VESA mounting points on rear of instrument.

Class

LXI Core 2011

Version

V1.4

OpenChoice® Desktop

Enables fast and easy communication between a Windows PC and your oscilloscope using USB or LAN. Transfer and save settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images. Word and Excel toolbars automate the transfer of acquisition data and screen images from the oscilloscope into Word and Excel for quick reporting or further analysis.

IVI driver

Provides a standard instrument programming interface for common applications such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, MicrosoftNET, and MATLAB.

e*Scope® Web-based interface

Enables control of the oscilloscope over a network connection through a standard web browser. Simply enter the IP address or network name of the oscilloscope and a web page will be served to the browser. Transfer and save settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images or make live control changes to settings on the oscilloscope directly from the web browser.

LXI Core 2011 Web interface

Connect to the oscilloscope through a standard Web browser by simply entering the oscilloscope IP address or network name in the address bar of the browser. The Web interface enables viewing of instrument status and configuration, status and modification of network settings, and instrument control through e*Scope Web-based remote control. All Web interaction conforms to LXI Core 2011 specification, version 1.4.

Power source voltage

100 to 240 V ±10%

Power source frequency

50 to 60 Hz at 100 to 240 V

400 Hz ±10% at 115 V

Power consumption

120 W maximum

Dimensions

Height

203.2 mm (8 in.)

Width

416.6 mm (16.4 in.)

Depth

147.4 mm (5.8 in.)

Weight

Net

4.2 kg (9.2 lb.)

Shipping

8.6 kg (19 lb.)

Rackmount configuration

5U

Cooling clearance

2 in. (51 mm) required on left side and rear of instrument

Temperature

Operating

-10 ºC to +55 ºC (+14 ºF to 131 ºF)

Nonoperating

-40 ºC to +71 ºC (-40 ºF to 160 ºF)

Humidity

Operating

Up to +40 ºC, 5% to 90% relative humidity

+40 ºC to +55 ºC, 5% to 60% relative humidity

Nonoperating

Up to +40 ºC, 5% to 90% relative humidity

Above +40 ºC up to +55 ºC, 5% to 60% relative humidity

Above +55 ºC up to +71 ºC, 5% to 40% relative humidity, non-condensing

Altitude

Operating

3,000 meters (9,843 feet)

Nonoperating

12,000 meters (39,370 feet)

Regulatory

Electromagnetic compatibility

EC Council Directive 2004/108/EC

Safety

UL61010-1:2004, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010.1: 2004, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and EN61010-1:2001, IEC 61010-1:2001, ANSI 61010-1-2004, ISA 82.02.01

Random vibration

Non-operating:

2.46 G_RMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes, 30 minutes total

Operating:

0.31 G_RMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes, 30 minutes total

Meets IEC60068 2-64 and MIL-PRF-28800 Class 3

Shock

Operating:

50 G, 1/2 sine, 11 ms duration, 3 drops in each direction of each axis, total of 18 shocks

Meets IEC 60068 2-27 and MIL-PRF-28800 Class 3

Acoustic noise emission

Sound power level

32.0 dBA in accordance with ISO 9296

MDO3000 family

Standard accessories

Probes

Accessories

Warranty

Step 2: Configure your MDO3000 by adding instrument options

Instrument options

All MDO3000 Series instruments can be preconfigured from the factory with the following options:

Power cord and plug options

Language options

Service options

Step 3: Select application modules and accessories

Recommended accessories

Probes

Accessories

Other RF probes

Step 4: Add instrument upgrades in the future

Instrument upgrades

The MDO3000 Series products offer a number of ways to add functionality after the initial purchase. Listed below are the various product upgrades available and the method of upgrade used for each product.