High Speed Digitizers

What is a High Speed Digitizer?

High speed digitizers are instruments that capture fast-changing electrical signals using analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and store digitized waveform data in fast memory. They are often multi-channel instruments to enable comparison of signals. In these respects they are similar to digital oscilloscopes, however digitizers may measure over a narrow range or include adjustable amplifiers to support wide signal ranges. They include high speed communications interfaces, enabled with TekHSI, to transfer digitized measurements to an external computer for analysis.

High speed digitizers are often combined to form larger systems. Form factors include rack-mounted instruments as well as PXI, AXI or other mainframe acquisition systems.

Typical applications include automated testing and research, especially high energy physics. In these applications signal fidelity and reliability are critical.

Compare Tektronix High Speed Digitizers

These low profile digitizers are essentially full-featured oscilloscopes in a compact 2U "rack ready" form factor. They offer the same graphical user interface and performance as bench instruments but in a much smaller package.

5 Series MSO Low Profile

8 analog/spectral channels or 64 digital
6.25 GS/s sample rate
500 MHz – 1 GHz bandwidth
Closed Embedded OS only
Supports probes
50 Ohm and 1 MOhm inputs

6 Series Low Profile Digitizer

4 analog/spectral channels
25 GS/s sample rate
1 GHz to 8 GHz bandwidth (upgradable)
Opt. 2 GHz RF HW Digital-Down-Converter
Closed Embedded OS or Windows 10 OS
Up to 1 Gpts record length

High Performance Specifications on ALL channels

5 Series and 6 Series provides 12-bit ADCs, non-interleaved sample rate (up to 25GS/s), high effective number of bits (ENOB), and low noise across all input channels.

There is now an alternative from traditional PXI & AXI form factors that doesn’t require compromise in sample rate, bandwidth, user interface and easy to use remote capability.

Achieve Higher Vertical Resolution for More Precise Measurements

Easy Programmatic Integration with Fast Data Transfers

Easy Automation with Fast Data Transfers

Programmatically control and automate your test rack with familiar languages like Python, LabVIEW, CVI, MATLAB® , C, C#, .NET, and more. Additional integration to VOSS Scientific DAAAC software can be provided via custom drivers.

Tektronix high speed digitizers are TekHSI-enabled. Tektronix High Speed Interface, or TekHSI, provides much faster data transfer from your instrument to your PC. TekHSI leverages Google’s Remote Procedure Call’s (gRPC) asynchronous capabilities allowing you to use your scope, and change scope configurations, even while it is transferring data to your PC.

Multi-Channel Synchronization and Remote Control

Synchronize, view and analyze up to 4 instruments, using a remote PC and TekScope’s Multi-Scope software. View and analyze data from multiple instruments on the same computer. The TekHSI high speed interface provides fast data transfers for lively waveform updates.

e*Scope; type your IP address into a browser and LIVE control the instrument. Traditional control via a monitor, keyboard & mouse is supported as well.