5 Series MSO Low Profile

Specifications

All specifications are guaranteed and apply to all models unless noted otherwise.

Model overview

Vertical system- analog channels

Bandwidth selections

50 Ω: 20 MHz, 250 MHz, and the full bandwidth value of your model

1 MΩ: 20 MHz, 250 MHz, 500 MHz

Input coupling

DC, AC

Input impedance

50 Ω ± 1%

1 MΩ ± 1% with 13.0 pF ± 1.5 pF

Input sensitivity range

1 MΩ

500 µV/div to 10 V/div in a 1-2-5 sequence

50 Ω

500 µV/div to 1 V/div in a 1-2-5 sequence

500 μV/div is a 2X digital zoom of 1 mV/div

Maximum input voltage

50 Ω: 5 V_RMS, with peaks ≤ ±20 V (DF ≤ 6.25%)

1 MΩ: 300 V_RMS, CAT II

Derate at 20 dB/decade between 4.5 MHz and 45 MHz; derate 14 dB/decade between 45 MHz and 450 MHz. Above 450 MHz, 5.5 VRMS

Effective bits (ENOB), typical

< 1 GHz models, High Res mode, 50 Ω, 10 MHz input with 90% full screen

Bandwidth	ENOB
1 GHz	7.6
500 MHz	7.9
350 MHz	8.2
250 MHz	8.1
20 MHz	8.9

Random noise, RMS, typical

1 GHz, High Res mode (RMS)

1 GHz		50 Ω					1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div 4		254 μV	198 μV	141 μV	118 μV	70.0 μV	189 μV	143 μV	118 μV	64.8 μV
2 mV/div		255 μV	198 μV	143 μV	121 μV	70.4 μV	194 μV	145 μV	121 μV	66.0 μV
5 mV/div		262 μV	202 μV	150 μV	133 μV	72.8 μV	196 μV	152 μV	130 μV	69.6 μV
10 mV/div		283 μV	218 μV	169 μV	158 μV	79.8 μV	212 μV	167 μV	154 μV	78.2 μV
20 mV/div		357 μV	273 μV	222 μV	223 μV	102 μV	269 μV	214 μV	223 μV	104 μV
50 mV/div		677 μV	516 μV	436 μV	460 μV	196 μV	490 μV	410 μV	480 μV	207 μV
100 mV/div		1.61 mV	1.23 mV	1.02 mV	1.04 mV	464 μV	1.16 mV	964 μV	1.05 mV	475 μV
1 V/div		13.0 mV	9.88 mV	8.41 mV	8.94 mV	3.77 mV	13.6 mV	10.6 mV	11.1 mV	5.47 mV

DC gain accuracy

50 Ohm

±2.0%⁵ (±2.0% at 2 mV/div, ±4% at 1 mV/div, typical)

±1.0%⁶ of full scale, (±1.0% of full scale at 2 mV/div, ± 2% at 1 mV/div, typical)

Position range

±5 divisions

Offset ranges, maximum

Input signal cannot exceed maximum input voltage for the 50 Ω input path.

Volts/div Setting	Maximum offset range, 50 Ω Input
1 mV/div - 99 mV/div	±1 V
100 mV/div - 1 V/div	±10 V

Crosstalk (channel isolation), typical

≥ 200:1 up to the rated bandwidth for any two channels having equal Volts/div settings

DC balance

0.1 div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.2 div at 1 mV/div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.4 div at 500 μV/div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.2 div with DC-1 MΩ oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.4 div at 500 µV/div with DC-1 MΩ scope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

Vertical system - digital channels

Number of channels

8 digital inputs (D7-D0) per installed TLP058 (traded off for one analog channel)

Vertical resolution

1 bit

Maximum input toggle rate

500 MHz

Minimum detectable pulse width, typical

300 ps

Thresholds

One threshold per digital channel

Threshold range

±40 V

Threshold resolution

10 mV

Threshold accuracy

± [100 mV + 3% of threshold setting after calibration]

Input hysteresis, typical

100 mV at the probe tip

Input dynamic range, typical

30 V_pp for F_in ≤ 200 MHz, 10 V_pp for F_in > 200 MHz

Absolute maximum input voltage, typical

±42 V peak

Minimum voltage swing, typical

400 mV peak-to-peak

Input impedance, typical

100 kΩ

Probe loading, typical

2 pF

Horizontal system

Time base range

200 ps/div to 1,000 s/div

Sample rate range

1.5625 S/s to 6.25 GS/s (real time)

12.5 GS/s to 500 GS/s (interpolated)

Record length range

Standard

1 kpoints to 125 Mpoints in single sample increments

Optional 5-RL-250M

250 Mpoints

Optional 5-RL-500M

500 Mpoints

Aperture uncertainty

≤ 0.450 ps + (1 * 10^-11 * Measurement Duration)_RMS, for measurements having duration ≤ 100 ms

Timebase accuracy

±2.5 x 10^-6 over any ≥1 ms time interval

Description	Specification
Factory Tolerance	±5.0 x10-7 ; at calibration, 23 °C ambient, over any ≥1 ms interval
Temperature stability	±5.0 x10-7 ; tested at operating temperatures
Crystal aging	±1.5 x 10-6 ; frequency tolerance change at 25 °C over a period of 1 year

Delta-time measurement accuracy, nominal

(assume edge shape that results from Gaussian filter response)

The formula to calculate delta-time measurement accuracy (DTA) for a given instrument setting and input signal assumes insignificant signal content above Nyquist frequency, where:

SR ₁ = Slew Rate (1^st Edge) around 1^st point in measurement

SR ₂ = Slew Rate (2^nd Edge) around 2^nd point in measurement

N = input-referred guaranteed noise limit (V_RMS)

TBA = time base accuracy or reference frequency error

t _p = delta-time measurement duration (sec)

Maximum duration at highest sample rate

20 ms (std.) or 80 ms (optional)

Time base delay time range

-10 divisions to 5,000 s

Deskew range

-125 ns to +125 ns with a resolution of 40 ps

Delay between analog channels, full bandwidth, typical

≤ 100 ps for any two channels with input impedance set to 50 Ω, DC coupling with equal Volts/div or above 10 mV/div

Delay between analog and digital FlexChannels, typical

< 1 ns when using a TLP058 and a passive probe matching the bandwidth of the scope, with no bandwidth limits applied

Delay between any two digital FlexChannels, typical

320 ps

Delay between any two bits of a digital FlexChannel, typical

200 ps

Trigger system

Trigger modes

Auto, Normal, and Single

Trigger coupling

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

Trigger holdoff range

0 ns to 10 seconds

Edge-type trigger sensitivity, DC coupled, typical

Path	Range	Specification
1 MΩ path (all models)	0.5 mV/div to 0.99 mV/div	4.5 div from DC to instrument bandwidth
	≥ 1 mV/div	The greater of 5 mV or 0.7 div from DC to lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 6 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
50 Ω path		The greater of 5.6 mV or 0.7 div from DC to the lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 7 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
Line		Fixed
AUX Trigger in		200 mVPP, DC to 250 MHz

Trigger jitter, typical

≤ 5 ps_RMS for sample mode and edge-type trigger

≤ 7 ps_RMS for edge-type trigger and FastAcq mode

≤ 40 ps_RMS for non edge-type trigger modes

≤ 40 ps_RMS for AUX trigger in, Sample acquisition mode, edge trigger (MSO58LP only)

≤ 200 ps_RMS for AUX trigger in, Sample acquisition mode, edge trigger (MSO58LP only)

≤ 220 ps_RMS for AUX trigger in, FastAcq acquisition mode, edge trigger (MSO58LP only)

AUX In trigger skew between instruments, typical

±100 ps jitter on each instrument with 150 ps skew; ≤350 ps total between instruments. With manual deskewing of individual channels, total instrument skew can reach 200 ps between different instrument channels.

Skew improves for sinusoidal input voltages ≥500 mV

Trigger level ranges

This specification applies to logic and pulse thresholds.

Source	Range
Any Channel	±5 divs from center of screen
Aux In Trigger	±5 V
Line	Fixed at about 50% of line voltage

Trigger types

Edge:

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

Pulse Width:

Trigger on width of positive or negative pulses. Event can be time- or logic-qualified

Timeout:

Trigger on an event which remains high, low, or either, for a specified time period. Event can be logic-qualified

Runt:

Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again. Event can be time- or logic-qualified

Window:

Trigger on an event that enters, exits, stays inside or stays outside of a window defined by two user-adjustable thresholds. Event can be time- or logic-qualified

Logic:

Trigger when logic pattern goes true, goes false, or occurs coincident with a clock edge. Pattern (AND, OR, NAND, NOR) specified for all input channels defined as high, low, or don't care. Logic pattern going true can be time-qualified

Setup & Hold:

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

Rise / Fall Time:

Trigger on pulse edge rates that are faster or slower than specified. Slope may be positive, negative, or either. Event can be logic-qualified

Video (option 5-VID):

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

Sequence:

Trigger on B event X time or N events after A trigger with a reset on C event. In general, A and B trigger events can be set to any trigger type with a few exceptions: logic qualification is not supported, if A event or B event is set to Setup & Hold, then the other must be set to Edge, and Ethernet and High Speed USB (480 Mbps) are not supported

Visual trigger

Qualifies standard triggers by scanning all waveform acquisitions and comparing them to on-screen areas (geometric shapes). An unlimited number of areas can be defined with In, Out, or Don't Care as the qualifier for each area. A boolean expression can be defined using any combination of visual trigger areas to further qualify the events that get stored into acquisition memory. Shapes include rectangle, triangle, trapezoid, hexagon and user-defined.

Parallel Bus:

Trigger on a parallel bus data value. Parallel bus can be from 1 to 64 bits (from the digital and analog channels) in size. Supports Binary and Hex radices

I²C Bus (option 5-SREMBD):

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

I³C Bus (option 5-SRI3C)

Trigger on Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Address, Data, I³C SDR Direct, I³C SDR Broadcast, Missing ACK, T-Bit Error, Broadcast Address Error, Hot-Join, HDR Restart, HDR Exit on I³C buses up to 10 Mb/s

SPI Bus (option 5-SREMBD):

Trigger on Slave Select, Idle Time, or Data (1-16 words) on SPI buses up to 20 Mb/s

RS-232/422/485/UART Bus (option 5-SRCOMP):

Trigger on Start Bit, End of Packet, Data, and Parity Error up to 15 Mb/s

CAN Bus (option 5-SRAUTO):

Trigger on Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Data, Remote, Error, or Overload), Identifier, Data, Identifier and Data, End Of Frame, Missing Ack, and Bit Stuff Error on CAN buses up to 1 Mb/s

CAN FD Bus (option 5-SRAUTO):

Trigger on Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Data, Remote, Error, or Overload), Identifier (Standard or Extended), Data (1-8 bytes), Identifier and Data, End Of Frame, Error (Missing Ack, Bit Stuffing Error, FD Form Error, Any Error) on CAN FD buses up to 16 Mb/s

LIN Bus (option 5-SRAUTO):

Trigger on Sync, Identifier, Data, Identifier and Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, and Error on LIN buses up to 1 Mb/s

FlexRay Bus (option 5-SRAUTO):

Trigger on Start of Frame, Indicator Bits (Normal, Payload, Null, Sync, Startup), Frame ID, Cycle Count, Header Fields (Indicator Bits, Identifier, Payload Length, Header CRC, and Cycle Count), Identifier, Data, Identifier and Data, End Of Frame, and Errors on FlexRay buses up to 10 Mb/s

SENT Bus (option 5-SRAUTOSEN)

Trigger on Start of Packet, Fast Channel Status and Data, Slow Channel Message ID and Data, and CRC Errors

SPMI Bus (option 5-SRPM):

Trigger on Sequence Start Condition, Reset, Sleep, Shutdown, Wakeup, Authenticate, Master Read, Master Write, Register Read, Register Write, Extended Register Read, Extended Register Write, Extended Register Read Long, Extended Register Write Long, Device Descriptor Block Master Read, Device Descriptor Block Slave Read, Register 0 Write, Transfer Bus Ownership, and Parity Error

USB 2.0 LS/FS/HS Bus (option 5-SRUSB2):

Trigger on Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error on USB buses up to 480 Mb/s

Ethernet Bus (option 5-SRENET):

Trigger on Start of Frame, MAC Addresses, MAC Q-tag, MAC Length/Type, MAC Data, IP Header, TCP Header, TCP/IPV4 Data, End of Packet, and FCS (CRC) Error on 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX buses

Audio (I²S, LJ, RJ, TDM) Bus (option 5-SRAUDIO):

Trigger on Word Select, Frame Sync, or Data. Maximum data rate for I²S/LJ/RJ is 12.5 Mb/s. Maximum data rate for TDM is 25 Mb/s

MIL-STD-1553 Bus (option 5-SRAERO):

Trigger on Sync, Command (Transmit/Receive Bit, Parity, Subaddress / Mode, Word Count / Mode Count, RT Address), Status (Parity, Message Error, Instrumentation, Service Request, Broadcast Command Received, Busy, Subsystem Flag, Dynamic Bus Control Acceptance, Terminal Flag), Data, Time (RT/IMG), and Error (Parity Error, Sync Error, Manchester Error, Non-contiguous Data) on MIL-STD-1553 buses

ARINC 429 Bus (option 5-SRAERO):

Trigger on Word Start, Label, Data, Label and Data, Word End, and Error (Any Error, Parity Error, Word Error, Gap Error) on ARINC 429 buses up to 1 Mb/s

RF Magnitude vs. Time and RF Frequency vs. Time (option 5-SV-RFVT):

Trigger on edge, pulse width and timeout events

Acquisition system

Sample

Acquires sampled values

Peak Detect

Captures glitches as narrow as 640 ps at all sweep speeds

Averaging

From 2 to 10,240 waveforms

Maximum averaging speed = 180 waveforms/s

Fast Hardware Averaging

An acquisition mode for acquiring a large number of averages in a short amount of time. Fast hardware averaging optimizes the acquisition path, reducing storage truncation error and smoothing out fine scale non-linearity imperfections via an optional offset dithering technique. This feature is available through programmatic interface commands.

From 2 to 1,000,000 waveforms

Maximum averaging speed = 32,000 waveforms/s

Envelope

Min-max envelope reflecting Peak Detect data over multiple acquisitions

High Res

Applies a unique Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filter for each sample rate that maintains the maximum bandwidth possible for that sample rate while preventing aliasing and removing noise from the oscilloscope amplifiers and ADC above the usable bandwidth for the selected sample rate.

High Res mode always provides at least 12 bits of vertical resolution and extends all the way to 16 bits of vertical resolution at ≤ 125 MS/s sample rates.

FastAcq®

FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals and capture of infrequent events by capturing >500,000 wfms/s (one channel active; >100K wfms/s with all channels active).

Roll mode

Scrolls sequential waveform points across the display in a right-to-left rolling motion, at timebase speeds of 40 ms/div and slower, when in Auto trigger mode.

History mode

Makes use of the maximum record length, allowing you to capture many triggered acquisitions, stop when you see something of interest, and quickly review all stored triggered acquisitions.

The number of available acquisitions stored in history is (Maximum record length) / (Current record length setting).

FastFrame™

Acquisition memory divided into segments.

Maximum trigger rate >5,000,000 waveforms per second

Minimum frame size = 50 points

Maximum Number of Frames: For frame size ≥ 1,000 points, maximum number of frames = record length / frame size.

For 50 point frames, maximum number of frames = 1,000,000

Waveform measurements

Cursor types

Waveform, V Bars, H Bars, V&H Bars, and Polar (XY/XYZ plots only)

DC voltage measurement accuracy, Average acquisition mode

Measurement Type	DC Accuracy (In Volts)
Average of ≥ 16 waveforms	±((DC Gain Accuracy) * |reading - (offset - position)| + Offset Accuracy + 0.1 * V/div setting)
Delta volts between any two averages of ≥ 16 waveforms acquired with the same oscilloscope setup and ambient conditions	±(DC Gain Accuracy * |reading| + 0.05 div)

Automatic measurements

36, of which an unlimited number can be displayed as either individual measurement badges or collectively in a measurement results table

Amplitude measurements

Amplitude, Maximum, Minimum, Peak-to-Peak, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot, Mean, RMS, AC RMS, Top, Base, and Area

Timing measurements

Period, Frequency, Unit Interval, Data Rate, Positive Pulse Width, Negative Pulse Width, Skew, Delay, Rise Time, Fall Time, Phase, Rising Slew Rate, Falling Slew Rate, Burst Width, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty Cycle, Time Outside Level, Setup Time, Hold Time, Duration N-Periods, High Time, Low Time, Time to Minimum, and Time to Maximum

Jitter measurements (standard)

TIE and Phase Noise

Measurement statistics

Mean, Standard Deviation, Maximum, Minimum, and Population. Statistics are available on both the current acquisition and all acquisitions

Reference levels

User-definable reference levels for automatic measurements can be specified in either percent or units. Reference levels can be set to global for all measurements, per source channel or signal, or unique for each measurement

Gating

Screen, Cursors, Logic, Search, or Time. Specifies the region of an acquisition in which to take measurements. Gating can be set to Global (affects all measurements set to Global) or Local (all measurements can have a unique Time gate setting; only one Local gate is available for Screen, Cursors, Logic, and Search actions).

Measurement plots

Time Trend, Histogram, Spectrum, Eye Diagram (TIE measurement only), and Phase Noise (Phase Noise measurement only) plots are available for all standard measurements

Measurement limits

Pass/fail testing for user-definable limits on measurement values. Act on event for measurement value failures include Save Screen Capture, Save Waveform, System Request (SRQ), and Stop Acquisitions

Jitter analysis (option 5-DJA) adds the following:

Measurements

Jitter Summary, TJ@BER, RJ- δδ, DJ- δδ, PJ, RJ, DJ, DDJ, DCD, SRJ, J2, J9, NPJ, F/2, F/4, F/8, Eye Height, Eye Height@BER, Eye Width, Eye Width@BER, Eye High, Eye Low, Q-Factor, Bit High, Bit Low, Bit Amplitude, DC Common Mode, AC Common Mode (Pk-Pk), Differential Crossover, T/nT Ratio, SSC Freq Dev, SSC Modulation Rate

Measurement plots

Eye Diagram and Jitter Bathtub

Fast eye rendering: Shows the Unit Intervals (UIs) that define the boundaries of the eye along with a user specified number of surrounding UIs for added visual context

Complete eye rendering: Shows all valid Unit Intervals (UIs)

Measurement limits

Pass/fail testing for user-definable limits on measurement values. Act on event for measurement value failures include Save Screen Capture, Save Waveform, System Request (SRQ), and Stop Acquisitions

Eye diagram mask testing

Automated mask pass/fail testing

Power analysis (option 5-PWR) adds the following:

Measurements

Input Analysis (Frequency, V_RMS, I_RMS, voltage and current Crest Factors, True Power, Apparent Power, Reactive Power, Power Factor, Phase Angle, Harmonics, Inrush Current, Input Capacitance )

Amplitude Analysis (Cycle Amplitude, Cycle Top, Cycle Base, Cycle Maximum, Cycle Minimum, Cycle Peak-to-Peak)

Timing Analysis (Period, Frequency, Negative Duty Cycle, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Pulse Width, Positive Pulse Width)

Switching Analysis (Switching Loss, dv/dt, di/dt, Safe Operating Area, R_DSon)

Output Analysis (Line Ripple, Switching Ripple, Efficiency, Turn-on Time, Turn-off Time)

Magnetic Analysis (Inductance, I vs. Intg(V), Magnetic Loss, Magnetic Property)

Frequency Response Analysis (Control Loop Response Bode Plot, Power Supply Rejection Ratio, Impedance)

Measurement Plots

Harmonics Bar Graph, Switching Loss Trajectory Plot, and Safe Operating Area

Measurement limits

Pass/fail testing for user-definable limits on measurement values. Act on event for measurement value failures include Save Screen Capture, Save Waveform, System Request (SRQ), and Stop Acquisitions

Digital power management (option 5-DPM) adds the following:

Measurements

Ripple Analysis (Ripple)

Transient Analysis (Overshoot, Undershoot, Turn On Overshoot, DC Rail Voltage)

Power Sequence Analysis (Turn-on, Turn-off)

Jitter Analysis (TIE, PJ, RJ, DJ, Eye Height, Eye Width, Eye High, Eye Low)

PI/SI Analysis (PSIJ)

Digital Power Management Basic (option 5-DPMBAS) adds the following:

Measurements

Ripple Analysis (Ripple)

Transient Analysis (Overshoot, Undershoot)

Power Sequence Analysis (Turn-on, Turn-off)

LVDS debug and analysis option (option 5-DBLVDS) adds the following:

Data Lane Measurements

Generic Test (Unit Interval, Rise Time, Fall Time, Data Width, Data Intra Skew (PN), Data Inter Skew (Lane-to-Lane), Data Peak-to-Peak)

Jitter Test (AC Timing, Clock Data Setup Time, Clock Data Hold Time, Eye Diagram (TIE), TJ@BER, DJ Delta, RJ Delta, DDJ, De-Emphasis Level)

Clock Lane Measurements

Generic Test (Frequency, Period, Duty Cycle, Rise Time, Fall Time, Clock Intra Skew (PN), Clock Peak-to-Peak)

Jitter Test (TIE, DJ, RJ)

SSC On (Mod Rate, Frequency Deviation Mean)

Inverter Motor Drive Analysis (option 5-IMDA) adds the following:

Measurements

Input Analysis (Power Quality, Harmonics, Input Voltage, Input Current, and Input Power), Ripple analysis (Line Ripple and Switching Ripple), Output analysis (Phasor Diagram and Efficiency), DQ0 analysis (DQ0) Requires option 5-IMDA-DQ0

Measurement plots

Harmonics Bar Graph and Phasor Diagram

Invertor Motor Drive Analysis Mechanical Measurements (option 5-IMDA-MECH: requires option 5-IMDA) adds the following:

Sensors supported

Hall sensors, QEI (Quadrature Encoder Interface)

Measurements

Electrical Analysis (Power Quality, Harmonics, Ripple, DQ0, and Efficiency), Mechanical Analysis (Speed, Acceleration, Angle (QEI method), Direction, and Torque)

Measurement plots

Time Trend, Acquisition Trend, Phasor Diagram, Harmonics Bar Graph, DQ0, and Histogram (speed distribution)

Waveform math

Number of math waveforms

Unlimited

Arithmetic

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide waveforms and scalars

Algebraic expressions

Define extensive algebraic expressions including waveforms, scalars, user-adjustable variables, and results of parametric measurements. Perform math on math using complex equations. For example (Integral (CH1 - Mean(CH1)) X 1.414 X VAR1)

Math functions

Invert, Integrate, Differentiate, Square Root, Exponential, Log 10, Log e, Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Min, Max, Degrees, Radians, Sin, Cos, Tan, ASin, ACos, and ATan

Relational

Boolean result of comparison >, <, ≥, ≤, =, and ≠

Logic

AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, and EQV

Filtering function (standard)

Loading of user-definable filters. Users specify a file containing the coefficients of the filter.

Filtering function (option 5-UDFLT)

Filter types

Low pass, High pass, Band pass, Band stop, All pass, Hilbert, Differentiator, and Custom

Filter response types

Butterworth, Chebyshev I, Chebyshev II, Elliptical, Gaussian, and Bessel-Thomson

FFT functions

Spectral Magnitude and Phase, and Real and Imaginary Spectra

FFT vertical units

Magnitude: Linear and Log (dBm)

Phase: Degrees, Radians, and Group Delay

FFT window functions

Hanning, Rectangular, Hamming, Blackman-Harris, Flattop2, Gaussian, Kaiser-Bessel, and TekExp

Spectrum View

Center Frequency

Limited by instrument analog bandwidth

Span

18.6 Hz to 312.5 MHz

18.6 Hz to 500 MHz (with option 5-SV-BW-1)

Coarse adjustment in a 1-2-5 sequence

RF Measurements

Channel Power (CHP), Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR), and Occupied Bandwidth (OBW) measurements on Spectrum View trace data and display

RF vs. Time Traces

Magnitude vs. time, Frequency vs. time, Phase vs. time (with option 5-SV-RFVT)

RF vs. Time Trigger

Edge, pulse width, and timeout trigger on RF Magnitude vs. Time and RF Frequency vs. Time (with option 5-SV-RFVT)

Spectrograms

RF Frequency vs. Time vs. Amplitude display with frequency on x-axis, time on y-axis, and power level indicated by variations in color (with option 5-SV-RFVT)

Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)

93 μHz to 62.5 MHz

93 μHz to 100 MHz (with option 5-SV-BW-1)

IQ capture

The data is stored as in-phase and quadrature (I&Q) samples and precise synchronization is maintained between the time domain data and the I&Q data.

When RF vs. Time traces are activated (with option 5-SV-RFVT), IQ data can be captured and exported to file for more analysis within 3^rd party applications.

The max acquisition time varies with span and sample rate. At 6.25 GS/s and 500 MHz span, the max acquisition time is 0.086 seconds. For 312.5 MHz span, the max acquisition time is 0.172 seconds. For 40 MHz span, the max acquisition time is 0.687 seconds. For 1 MHz span, the max acquisition time is 43.980 seconds.

Window types and factors

Window type	Factor
Blackman-Harris	1.90
Flat-Top 2	3.77
Hamming	1.30
Hanning	1.44
Kaiser-Bessel	2.23
Rectangular	0.89

Spectrum Time

FFT Window Factor / RBW

Reference level

Reference level is automatically set by the analog channel Volts/div setting

Setting range: -42 dBm to +44 dBm

Vertical Position

-100 divs to +100 divs

Vertical units

dBm, dBµW, dBmV, dBµV, dBmA, dBµA

Vertical scaling

Linear, Log

Horizontal scaling

Linear, Log

Multi-channel spectrum analysis

Each FlexChannel input can be configured with Spectrum View, RF vs. Time traces (with option RFVT), and Spectrogram (with option RFVT).

Multiple RF measurements can be performed simultaneously across channels.

Spectrum Time and Center Frequency settings can be unlocked and moved independently from each other across channels. All Spectrum View channels must share the same Span, Resolution Bandwidth and Window Type.

Search

Number of searches

Unlimited

Search types

Search through long records to find all occurrences of user specified criteria including edges, pulse widths, timeouts, runt pulses, window violations, logic patterns, setup & hold violations, rise/fall times, and bus protocol events. Search results can be viewed in the Waveform View or in the Results table.

Save

Waveform type

Tektronix Waveform Data (.wfm), Comma Separated Values (.csv), MATLAB (.mat)

Waveform gating

Cursors, Screen, Resample (save every nth sample)

Screen capture type

Portable Network Graphic (*.png), 24-bit Bitmap (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg)

Setup type

Tektronix Setup (.set)

Report type

Adobe Portable Documents (.pdf), Single File web Pages (.mht)

Session type

Tektronix Session Setup (.tss)

Display (available only through the video out ports or e*Scope)

Display type

External monitor

Display resolution

1,920 horizontal × 1,080 vertical pixels (High Definition)

Display modes

Overlay: traditional oscilloscope display where traces overlay each other

Stacked: display mode where each waveform is placed in its own slice and can take advantage of the full ADC range while still being visually separated from other waveforms. Groups of channels can also be overlaid within a slice to simplify visual comparison of signals.

Zoom

Horizontal and vertical zooming is supported in all waveform and plot views.

Interpolation

Sin(x)/x and Linear

Waveform styles

Vectors, dots, variable persistence, and infinite persistence

Graticules

Movable and fixed graticules, selectable between Grid, Time, Full, and None

Color palettes

Normal and inverted for screen captures

Individual waveform colors are user-selectable

Format

YT, XY, and XYZ

Local Language User Interface

English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean

Local Language Help

English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Arbitrary-Function Generator (optional)

Function types

Arbitrary, sine, square, pulse, ramp, triangle, DC level, Gaussian, Lorentz, exponential rise/fall, sin(x)/x, random noise, Haversine, Cardiac

Sine waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to MHz

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Frequency accuracy

130 ppm (frequency ≤ 10 kHz), 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz)

This is for Sine, Ramp, Square and Pulse waveforms only.

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z; 10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Amplitude flatness, typical

±0.5 dB at 1 kHz

±1.5 dB at 1 kHz for < 20 mV_pp amplitudes

Total harmonic distortion, typical

1% for amplitude ≥ 200 mV_pp into 50 Ω load

2.5% for amplitude > 50 mV AND < 200 mV_pp into 50 Ω load

This is for Sine wave only.

Spurious free dynamic range, typical

40 dB (V_pp ≥ 0.1 V); 30 dB (V_pp ≥ 0.02 V), 50 Ω load

Square and pulse waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to MHz

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Frequency accuracy

130 ppm (frequency ≤ 10 kHz), 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz)

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z; 10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Duty cycle range

10% - 90% or 10 ns minimum pulse, whichever is larger

Minimum pulse time applies to both on and off time, so maximum duty cycle will reduce at higher frequencies to maintain 10 ns off time

Duty cycle resolution

0.1%

Minimum pulse width, typical

10 ns. This is the minimum time for either on or off duration.

Rise/Fall time, typical

5 ns, 10% - 90%

Pulse width resolution

100 ps

Overshoot, typical

< 6% for signal steps greater than 100 mV_pp

This applies to overshoot of the positive-going transition (+overshoot) and of the negative-going (-overshoot) transition

Asymmetry, typical

±1% ±5 ns, at 50% duty cycle

Jitter, typical

< 60 ps TIE_RMS, ≥ 100 mV_pp amplitude, 40%-60% duty cycle

Ramp and triangle waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Frequency accuracy

130 ppm (frequency ≤ 10 kHz), 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz)

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z; 10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Variable symmetry

0% - 100%

Symmetry resolution

0.1%

DC level range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z

±1.25 V into 50 Ω

Random noise amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z

10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Sin(x)/x

Maximum frequency

MHz

Gaussian pulse, Haversine, and Lorentz pulse

Maximum frequency

MHz

Lorentz pulse

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to MHz

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 2.4 V_pp into Hi-Z

10 mV_pp to 1.2 V_pp into 50 Ω

Cardiac

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z

10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Arbitrary

Memory depth

1 to 128 k

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z

10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Repetition rate

0.1 Hz to MHz

Sample rate

250 MS/s

Signal amplitude accuracy

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

Signal amplitude resolution

1 mV (Hi-Z)

500 μV (50 Ω)

Sine and ramp frequency accuracy

1.3 x 10^-4 (frequency ≤10 kHz)

5.0 x 10^-5 (frequency >10 kHz)

DC offset range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z

±1.25 V into 50 Ω

DC offset resolution

1 mV (Hi-Z)

500 μV (50 Ω)

DC offset accuracy

±[ (1.5% of absolute offset voltage setting) + 1 mV ]

Add 3 mV of uncertainty per 10 °C change from 25 °C ambient

Digital volt meter (DVM)

Measurement types

DC, AC_RMS+DC, AC_RMS

Voltage resolution

4 digits

Voltage accuracy

DC:

±((1.5% * |reading - offset - position|) + (0.5% * |(offset - position)|) + (0.1 * Volts/div))

De-rated at 0.100%/°C of |reading - offset - position| above 30 °C

Signal ± 5 divisions from screen center

AC:

± 2% (40 Hz to 1 kHz) with no harmonic content outside 40 Hz to 1 kHz range

AC, typical: ± 2% (20 Hz to 10 kHz)

For AC measurements, the input channel vertical settings must allow the V_PP input signal to cover between 4 and 10 divisions and must be fully visible on the screen

Trigger frequency counter

Resolution

8-digits

Accuracy

±(1 count + time base accuracy * input frequency)

The signal must be at least 8 mV_pp or 2 div, whichever is greater.

Maximum input frequency

10 Hz to maximum bandwidth of the analog channel

The signal must be at least 8 mV_pp or 2 div, whichever is greater.

Processor system

Host processor

Intel i5-4400E, 2.7 GHz, 64-bit, dual core processor

Operating system

Default instrument: Closed Linux

Internal storage

≥ 80 GB. Form factor is an 80 mm m.2 card with a SATA-3 interface

Input-Output ports

DisplayPort connector

A 20-pin DisplayPort connector; connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

DVI connector

A 29-pin DVI-D connector; connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

VGA

DB-15 female connector; connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

Probe compensator signal, typical

Connection:

Connectors are located on the lower right front panel of the instrument

Amplitude:

0 to 2.5 V

Frequency:

1 kHz

Source impedance:

1 kΩ

External reference input

The time-base system can phase lock to an external 10 MHz reference signal (±4 ppm).

USB interface (Host, Device ports)

Front panel USB Host ports: One USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port, one USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port

Rear panel USB Device port: One Device port providing USBTMC support

Ethernet interface

10/100/1000 Mb/s

Auxiliary output

Rear-panel BNC connector. Output can be configured to provide a positive or negative pulse out when the oscilloscope triggers, the internal oscilloscope reference clock out, or an AFG sync pulse

Characteristic	Limits
Vout (HI)	≥ 2.5 V open circuit; ≥ 1.0 V into a 50 Ω load to ground
Vout (LO)	≤ 0.7 V into a load of ≤ 4 mA; ≤0.25 V into a 50 Ω load to ground

Aux Trigger In

Connection

Front-panel SMA connector

Input impedance

50 Ω

Maximum input

≤5 V_RMS

Kensington-style lock

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

Power source

Power

Power consumption

400 Watts maximum

Source voltage

100 - 240 V ±10% at 50 Hz to 60 Hz

115 V ±10% at 400 Hz ±10%

Physical characteristics

Dimensions

Height: 3.44 in (87.3 mm)

Width: 17.01 in (432 mm)

Depth: 23.85 in (605.7 mm)

Fits rack depths from 24 inches to 32 inches

Weight

25.5 lbs (11.6 kg)

Cooling

The clearance requirement for adequate cooling is 2.0 in (50.8 mm) on the left and right sides of the instrument (when viewed from the front). Air flows through the instrument from left to right

Rackmount configuration

2U (rack mounts and screws come standard)

Environmental specifications

Temperature

Operating

+0 °C to +50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)

Non-operating

-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)

Humidity

Operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 55% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Non-operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 39% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Altitude

Operating

Up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet)

Non-operating

Up to 12,000 meters (39,370 feet)

Random vibration

Operating

0.31 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Non-operating

2.46 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Temperature

Operating

+0 °C to +50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)

Non-operating

-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)

Humidity

Operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 55% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Non-operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 39% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Altitude

Operating

Up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet)

Non-operating

Up to 12,000 meters (39,370 feet)

Random vibration, MSO58LP

Operating

0.31 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Non-operating

2.46 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

EMC, Environmental, and Safety

Safety certification

US NRTL Listed - UL61010-1 and UL61010-2-030

Canadian Certification - CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010.1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 61010.2.030

EU Compliance - Low Voltage Directive 2014-35-EU and EN61010-1.

International Compliance - IEC 61010-1 and IEC61010-2-030

Regulatory

CE marked for the European Union and UL approved for the USA and Canada

RoHS compliant

Software

IVI driver

Provides a standard instrument programming interface for common applications such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Microsoft .NET, and MATLAB. Compatible with Python, C/C++/C# and many other languages through VISA.

e*Scope®

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. Optionally configure e*Scope authentication to password protect access to control and view the oscilloscope.

LXI Web interface

Connect to the oscilloscope through a standard Web browser by simply entering the oscilloscope's 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 the e*Scope web-based remote control.

Programming Examples

Programming with the 4/5/6 Series platforms has never been easier. With a programmers manual and a GitHub site you have many commands and examples to help you get started remotely automating your instrument. See https://github.com/tektronix/programmatic-control-examples.

Ordering information

Use the following information to select the appropriate instrument and options for your measurement needs.

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Feature upgrades after purchase