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    Mixed Signal and Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
    Engineers rely on an oscilloscope throughout their design cycle, from prototype turn-on to production testing. The MSO/DPO70000 Series oscilloscopes unique capabilities combined with exceptional signal acquisition performance and analysis accelerate …
    55W-23446-43
    LPDDR5-5X Memory Interface Electrical Verification and Debug
    The DDR (Dual Data Rate) is a dominant and fast-growing memory technology. It offers high data transfer rates required for virtually computing applications, from consumer products to the most powerful servers. The high speed of these signals requires …
    61W-73766-1
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    TekScope PC Waveform Analysis Flyer
    Greater productivity and convenience Analyze data at your desk, at home, or on the road. Nothing to learn. It operates just like your oscilloscope. Analyze waveform data from most oscilloscopes on your PC. Remotely access your …
    Fact Sheet
    Understanding and Performing USB 2.0 Electrical Testing and Debugging
    THIS APPLICATION NOTE WILL Provide a basic understanding of USB 2.0 physical layer measurements and electrical compliance testing (electrical and high-speed tests) Describe automated testing with TekExpress-based USB 2.0 …
    Application Note
    Simplifying Test Automation with tm_devices and Python
    Engineers across many industries use automation to extend the capabilities of their test instruments. Many engineers choose the free programming language Python to accomplish this. There are many significant advantages that make Python a …
    How-to Guide
    Using Controlled Run for Faster Measurements
    Read this Technical Brief to learn about a method that can significantly shorten time when making measurements using Tektronix tools such as DPOJET (Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Jitter and Eye Test) software for Tektronix DPO/MSO70000DX and …
    Technical Brief
    Controlled Run for Jitter Measurement
    Read this Technical Brief to learn about a method that can significantly shorten time when measuring jitter using Tektronix tools such as DPOJET (Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Jitter and Eye Test) software for Tektronix DPO/MSO70000DX and …
    Technical Brief
    Oscilloscope Selection Guide
    From basic signal-checking to high-performance analysis, this selection guide gives an overview of the complete range of oscilloscopes from Tektronix. Comparison tables give high-level specifications and features, and indicate the major differences …
    Product Selector Guide
    Getting Started Controlling Instruments with VISA
    Using the Virtual Instrumentation Software Architecture (VISA) library you can write programs and scripts to control instruments across all of the common physical interfaces available on test instrumentation. This guide shows how to get started using …
    Application Note
    Getting Started with Oscilloscope Automation in C#
    Automating test instrumentation enables consistent test methodology, repeatable measurement results, time savings and reduced risk of human error.  Using easily integrated third-party libraries, C# is an excellent choice for automated test …
    Application Note
    Signal Integrity Backplane Testing
    As High-Speed-Serial (HSS) communication channels scale up to multiple lanes and faster bit rates, ensuring hardware interoperability becomes increasingly more complex. Impairments introduced at the backplane from module loading must be verified at …
    Application Note
    XYZs of Oscilloscopes Primer
    After reading this primer, you will be able to: Describe how oscilloscopes work Describe the differences between analog, digital storage, digital phosphor, and digital sampling oscilloscopes Describe electrical waveform types …
    Primer
    Performance Scope Configuration Guide
    Reference our configuration guide to find standard configurations, options, and other support for planning purposes. This guide will be updated as new configurations are created. For the latest configuration information, contact your local Tektronix …
    Product Selector Guide
    How the Doubling of Interconnect Bandwidth with PCI Express® 6.0 Impacts IP Electrical Validation
    Introduction As a result of the innovations taking place in CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, and switches, the interface in hyperscale datacenters now requires faster data transfers both between compute and memory and onto the network. PCI Express (PCIe®) …
    Whitepaper
    Using Attenuators with Oscilloscopes
    Using attenuators to pre-condition incoming signals before acquisition in an oscilloscope channel is common practice. Tektronix DPO70000SX series oscilloscopes’ high-bandwidth ATI channels rely on external attenuation to provide the best combination …
    Whitepaper
    Applying Pre-Compensation to Flatten Response
    When generating wideband signals, minor impedance discontinuities in the interconnect cables can affect the amplitude and phase flatness. At the same time, as signal frequencies increase, they can be subject to the analog bandwidth and sinx/x rolloff …
    Whitepaper
    PCIe Lane-to-Lane Skew White Paper
    Introduction The PCI Express® (PCIe®) serial communication standard supports up to 16 lanes of full-duplex data transfer. The standard requires receivers to tolerate some lane-to-lane skew, but exceeding this limit can be detrimental …
    Whitepaper
    PCIe Gen5 Flyer
    Get an overview of Tektronix’s PCIe Gen5 solution for  transmitter testing across x1, x4, x8, or x16 links with flexible test configurations and comprehensive reporting. For full detail see the datasheet on our compliance/debug solution.  Or view the …
    Fact Sheet
    Analyzing 26 to 53 GBd PAM4 Optical and Electrical Signals
    1. Introduction PAM4 (4-level pulse amplitude modulation) is being adopted in many applications at data rates of 50 Gb/s and higher. By encoding two bits in each symbol, PAM4 signals use half the bandwidth of the logic-emulating NRZ …
    Application Note
    Efficient Verification and Debugging for DDR5 Memory Interfaces
    Get an overview of the Tektronix TekExpress DDR5 Transmitter Solution, an automated system-level test application that lets you quickly, efficiently and reliably validate and debug DDR5 designs to meet more than 50 electrical and timing measurements …
    Fact Sheet
    MIPI Debug and Conformance Testing Challenges and Solutions
    Technical Brief
    Thunderbolt-Configuration
    Our flyer describes the components of a Tektronix-based solution for Thunderbolt 3/4 generation 2/3 transmitter or receiver compliance testing.
    Technical Brief
    A Creative Solution for MIPI D-PHY Rx Validation
    In this case study, Narender Singh, Staff Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, describes an innovative method using a DPO70000C Series oscilloscope and MIPI D-PHY transmitter (Tx) compliance test software to efficiently and accurately calibrate a pattern …
    Case Study
    Tektronix Probe Selection Guide
    Please note:  For the newest version of the Probe Selection Guide download the PDF file from the button above.  The PDF includes two new probes - the TAP1500L (page 5) and an industry-first RF isolated current shunt probe the TICP Series (page 22) …
    Product Selector Guide
    Advanced Radar Analysis: Tools for Measuring Modern Radar Application Note
    Introduction In designing modern electronic warfare and radar systems, you face significant challenges. You must develop solutions with the flexibility and adaptability required for next-generation threat detection and avoidance. To succeed, you …
    Application Note
    Working Remotely with Tektronix Oscilloscopes Running the Windows Operating System
    There are several approaches you can take to work remotely with Tektronix oscilloscopes. The available techniques differ somewhat between instruments that run the Windows operating system and instruments that do not. This guide will …
    Technical Brief
    Serial Support Using Tektronix Oscilloscopes and Optional Software
    Tektronix oscilloscopes offer a portfolio of optional analysis capabilities to simplify serial bus debug or compliance verification. This selection matrix shows which serial standards are supported by each of the oscilloscope series.
    Product Selector Guide
    Automated Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) Measurements
    Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) is a popular signaling system for applications requiring high speed data transfers using low power. This application note explains the basic elements of LVDS signaling, details measurements based on an …
    Application Note
    Comparison of New versus Legacy Ethernet Compliance Test Automation
    New test automation software is available for Ethernet 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T compliance testing.  The new "CMENET3" solution is based on the TekExpress framework and provides significant test time and workflow improvements over the …
    Fact Sheet
    In-circuit Measurement of Inductors and Transformers with an Oscilloscope
    THIS APPLICATION NOTE Reviews the basic theory of inductors and transformers, especially as it relates to in-circuit measurements Explains how to use an oscilloscope and appropriate probes to measure inductor and transformer …
    Application Note
    Troubleshooting Ethernet Problems with your Oscilloscope
    This Application Note: •     Gives a brief orientation on the physical layer and packet structure of Ethernet, with a goal of providing just enough detail to help with troubleshooting •     Explains how to set up decoding on an oscilloscope …
    Application Note
    Optical Bandwidth Requirements for NRZ and PAM4 Signaling
    There is confusion about Optical Bandwidth and Electrical Bandwidth of optical channels and how these terms relate to Optical Reference Receivers (ORRs). PAM4 signaling has further complicated minimum bandwidth requirements in order for …
    Whitepaper
    Debugging Serial Buses in Embedded System Designs
    Introduction Embedded systems are literally everywhere in our society today. A simple definition of an embedded system is a specialpurpose computer system that is part of a larger system or machine with the intended purpose of …
    Application Note
    Inside the MSO/DPO70000DX Series
    Tektronix MSO/DPO70000DX Series oscilloscopes feature a custom, highly advanced, front-end (Multi-Chip Module or MCM), that ensures that the integrity of high-speed signals are maintained before they are sampled. This delivers an industry leading …
    Application Note
    iCapture™ Analog MUX
    View an electrical signal in digital and analog forms simultaneously using a single voltage probe with iCapture™ Analog MUX.This white paper discusses the need for probing a circuit as well as the challenges of minimizing probe loading. In addition …
    Whitepaper
    High Speed Interface Standards
    How-to Guide
    Power Supply Measurement and Analysis Primer
    A power supply is a component, subsystem, or system that converts electrical power from one form to another; commonly from alternating current (AC) utility power to direct current (DC) power. The proper operation of electronic devices ranging from …
    Primer
    DesignCon 2015 Paper – Hybrid Modeled Measured Characterization of a 320 Gbit/s Backplane System
    This paper explores a case study of a multilane Ethernet backplane 320 Gbit/s system that is difficult to fully measure and deembed, implements a hybrid method of modeling, deembedding, and measurement, explores improvements to the metrology and …
    Whitepaper
    SDRAM Memory Systems: Embedded Test & Measurement Challenges
    Introduction DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) is attractive to designers because it provides a broad range of performance and is used in a wide variety of memory system designs for computers and embedded systems. This DRAM memory …
    Primer
    Project 25 Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Solution
    Quick overview of the complete Tektronix solution for Project 25 Land Mobile Radio (LMR).
    Fact Sheet
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit SP1 Operating System Recovery
    This document instructs how to restore the instrument operating system.
    Primer
    OS Restore Process for MSO/DPO70000/DPO7000 Series oscilloscopes
    This document identifies the OS Restore Process for MSO/DPO70000/DPO7000 Series oscilloscopes.
    Primer
    Electrical Verification of DDR Memory
    With the ever increasing DDR SDRAM Clock Frequencies and Signal Edge Rates, signal integrity and bus state verification techniques are increasingly important for DDR Memory design success. This application note focuses on techniques for triggering …
    Application Note
    Remote Head Acquisition Improves High Speed Serial Measurement
    With serial data rates continuing to climb, it's more important than ever to minimize the impact of the measurement system's internal noise on the measured signal. As output voltages shrink in order to boost speeds, the margin between …
    Application Note
    Debugging High-Performance Designs with Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
    These are real world functional examples of how engineers have used the Tektronix MSO70000 Series Performance Mixed Signal Oscilloscope in the following three areas of electronic design: Memory High Speed Serial (PCI Express and HDMI Video) RF
    Whitepaper
    Best Practices for MSO/DPO70000/DPO7000 Series oscilloscopes
    This document summarizes the Best Practices for using Tektronix MSO70000/C, DPO7000/C, DPO70000/B/C/D and DSA70000/B/C/D Series products.
    Primer
    Dual Scope Synchronization
    The Tektronix DPO/DSA/MSO70000 models above 12 GHz in bandwidth provide 50 GS/s sampling rate on each of 4 channels simultaneously, or 100 GS/s sampling rate on 2 channels in interleaved mode. With interleaved operation comes the opportunity for …
    Application Note
    Analyzing 8b/10b Encoded Signals with a Real-time Oscilloscope
    Modern standards are moving away from parallel data links to serial data links. Although a serial link needs a much higher data rate compared to a parallel link to achieve the same throughput, designers prefer serial links because of …
    Application Note
    Using FastFrame™ Segmented Memory
    Introduction Although high-speed digital technologies have opened up new technological possibilities and enabled widespread innovation, they have also created several problems for the design engineers who must …
    Application Note
    Physical Layer Compliance Testing for 100BASE-TX
    This application note describes various physical layer tests including amplitude domain, return loss, jitter and duty cycle-distortion and compliance testing using TDSET3 software.
    Application Note
    Measurement System Signal Integrity: Important Factors to Consider
    Sufficient bandwidth is a key oscilloscope requirement for making accurate measurements. However, there are a number of other factors and specifications that can help you properly perform signal integrity characterization.
    Technical Brief
    Debug and Validation of High Performance Mixed Signal Designs
    High performance mixed analog and digital systems continue to evolve with increasing performance and complexity. Designers need to quickly find and analyze a wide range of problems from signal integrity issues such as crosstalk or jitter to bus …
    Application Note
    The Basics of Serial Data Compliance and Validation Measurements
    Serial Buses - An Established Design Standard High-speed serial bus architectures are the new norm in today's high-performance designs. While parallel bus standards are undergoing some changes, serial buses are established across …
    Primer
    Mixed Signal Design Guide
    Modern embedded system design and computing systems have become progressively more powerful by incorporating high-speed buses, industry standard subsystems, and more integrated functionality in chips. They have also become more complex, more …
    Application Note
    Maintain Signal Integrity From Bus To Oscilloscope At 30 GHz And Beyond
    With serial data rates continuing to climb, the margin between pass and fail has shrunk to the point where noise from the signal and the measurement system can combine to close the eye. This technical article will provide guidance on signal integrity …
    Product Article
    Tektronix Named Finalist For EDN Innovation Award
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  • TekScope v2.12 includes a built-in screenshot capture feature, HSI enhancements supporting 2.5Gbps USB to ethernet adapters, digital power management, protocol decodes and more.  Watch this short …
    Duration: 2m 22s
    View our USB4 Compliance and Characterization Test webinar to learn how you can address the measurement challenges associated with the new USB4 standard.
    Duration: 22m 14s
    Watch the webinar, How to Solve Key LPDDR5 DRAM Test Challenges, for test tips and techniques to meet the design challenges posed by this mobile memory standard.
    Duration: 45:30
    Watch this video to learn what's new in V1.4 of tm_devices - the Tektronix device management package that enables better control and usage of test & measurement devices in Python scripts.
    Duration: 3m 47s
    Combining the power of Python and Tektronix oscilloscopes makes complex testing procedures more efficient, accurate and customizable. This short video shows how to use tm_devices, the Tektronix …
    Duration: 2m 5s
    See how oscilloscopes such as the 6 Series B MSO Mixed Signal oscilloscope are enabled by advanced features of Tektronix SignalVu-PC software to provide RF spectral and modulation analysis across …
    Duration: 5:08
    See how SignalVu VSA software offers insight into MIMO and Phased Array RADAR systems at frequencies and bandwidths up to 70 GHz on up to 4 channels. SignalVu VSA software enables a multi-channel …
    Duration: 9:41
    See how SignalVu VSA software version 5.3 paired with a Tektronix DPO70000SX or MSO/DPO70000DX Series oscilloscope makes an excellent choice for validating a MIMO phased array RADAR because of the …
    Duration: 5:28
    Customers across all industries and applications are using automation to extend the capabilities of their oscilloscopes.  Here we cover what you need to get started programming scopes in Python.  …
    Duration: 31:09
    Watch this short video to learn about the new features in TekScope version 2.4, including TekScope Basic – a new free tier license, maintenance licenses, fast frames with improved support, a new …
    Duration: 4m 39s
    Explore testing LPDDR5X, the latest low power memory specification from JEDEC. See what's new and what's the same in the latest spec.  You'll also see how Tektronix is addressing LPDDR5X test …
    Duration: 23:49
    Hear an overview of SignalVu, Tektronix's RF and vector signal analysis platform. Tektronix' spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes combined with SignalVu uniquely allows you to view live spectral …
    Duration: 00:12:51
    Learn about the latest best practices for PCI Express 6.0 electrical design and validation. Hear experts from Tektronix, Synopsys, and Anritsu discuss key considerations in designing for the …
    Duration: 28:37
    Autonomous driving and connected vehicle are driving higher speed in-vehicle networks, such as Automotive Ethernet. This webinar offers insights into the new measurement requirements for the …
    Duration: 55:37
    The DisplayPort v2.1 (DP2.1) specification and compliance test requires a new approach to testing to reduce increasing test times. Learn about DP2.1, the challenges it brings, and a new solution …
    Duration: 15:23
    The USB4V2 standard offers higher data transfer speeds, better power delivery, and increased security measures. Learn about testing PAM-3 signals and new measurement methods and tests (both Tx and …
    Duration: 30:13
    Join Pavel Zivny and David Bouse, Tektronix' Principal Technology Leads for Ethernet and PCI Express respectively, as they discuss developments in 112 Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express Gen6, PAM4 …
    Duration: 6:56
    Cloud-based computing power, storage capacity, and network bandwidth have led to the development of the PCI Express 5.0 specification for 32.0 GT/s. This webinar starts with an overview of 5.0 …
    Duration: 44:47
    Learn about changes to the official USB4 compliance test fixtures available from Wilder Technologies and the impact those changes will have on how tests are physically configured and what …
    Duration: 4:04
    Learn about our USB4 receiver testing solution which offers comprehensive coverage for compliance requirements outlined by the USB Implementers Forum or USB-IF to give you confidence that your …
    Duration: 6m 24s
    For performing jitter analysis, typically the oscilloscope should acquire wave forms at the maximum sample rate.  Learn about the ramifications of having the horizontal acquisition setup for …
    Duration: 04:10
    Get a high level look at TekExpress DDR Automation Testing Solution for system level testing of DDR5/LPDDR5. We show how to enter device definition, electrical and timing parameters to measure …
    Duration: 5:39
    MIPI alliance standards have been driving the adoption of newer features and higher data rates for emerging mobile applications.  Oscilloscope-based protocol layer validation enables isolating …
    Duration: 31:33
    A demonstration of TekExpress Automotive Ethernet, an automated application, for Automotive Multigigabit Ethernet (IEEE802.3ch) Compliance Testing.
    Duration: 6:56
    Flex Long Reach Solder Down (FLR) Probe Tips from Tektronix have an increased length to provide a longer reach to the target from the probe connection.  A primary use case for these FLR tips is …
    Duration: 3:20
    Watch this video learn about the new features in TekScope version 1.44, including RF analysis capabilities, added support for the MSO2000 and MSO2000B oscilloscopes, user interface improvements …
    Duration: 8m 8s
    Learn how to install a license, either fixed or floating, on DPO/MSO70000C, DPO/MSO70000DX and DPO70000SX oscilloscopes.     
    Duration: 2:38
    Learn how to open closed eyes using equalization techniques and how to de-embed reflections and loss caused by the measurement setup using SDLA Visualizer for Tektronix Real-Time Oscilloscopes.
    Duration: 30m 56s
    Watch as experts from Anritsu, Synopsys, and Tektronix participate in a panel discussion on the evolution of SerDes validation. They also offer an overview of the new tools and measurement …
    Duration: 51m 23s
    This webinar will explain how to prepare for next generation DDR-based memory testing. Learn about the changes these new standards bring to electrical verification and how to prepare for proper …
    Duration: 15m 38s
    This Tektronix webinar will teach engineers how to use modeling tools to correlate simulations with high-speed physical layer measurements on Serial Bus Standards using the DPO/MSO70000 Series …
    Duration: 27m 39s
    As design margins shrink, accurate and standard-specific measurement is key to debugging, verifying design and performing interoperability testing when designing PCIe devices. Having confidence in …
    Duration: 53m 34s
    Get a view into next generation datacenter technology. After an overview, we dive into the signal analysis of coherent links.
    Duration: 24m 53s
    Learn how to dramatically cut down test time on required compliance interop tests for USB3 using an automated test suite from Tektronix. 
    Duration: 4m 5s
    Watch as we demonstrate the  “User Defined Acquisition Mode” feature included as part of Tektronix's TekExpress DDR5 and LPDDR5 testing solution. With the User-Defined Acquisition Mode, or UDA, a …
    Duration: 04:46
    TekScope PC software, combined with Tektronix oscilloscopes, makes it easy to log waveform data, waveform images and measurements on your PC.  Simply set the logging interval, count, and hit Start …
    Duration: 5m 29s
    The MSO/DPO70000 Series oscilloscope delivers exceptional signal acquisition performance and analysis capability. Discover your real signals and capture more signal details with the industry's …
    Duration: 5m 50s
    DDR5 memory pushes the limits of high-speed signaling and tackles the bandwidth challenge imposed by the exponential growth of data generation. See the latest characterization and debug techniques …
    Duration: 2:46
    The NEW P7700 Series TriMode Probe provides the highest probe fidelity available for real-time oscilloscopes. Watch our 60-second video to see how this new probe can help minimize noise and easily …
    Duration: 55s
    Watch this video to learn about the new features in TekScope version 1.40, including continuous acquisition, license expiration notification, and IMDA-MECH and WBG-DPT in the pro automotive and …
    Duration: 7m 19s