Key Features
Four bandwidth models: 2 GHz, 1 GHz, 500 MHz, and 350 MHz
Real-time sampling rate up to 10 GS/s on one or two channels, and up to 5 GS/s on all channels
MultiView zoom? with record length up to 250 M points
FastAcq? acquisition technology, >250

Key Performance Indicators

Four bandwidth models: 2 GHz, 1 GHz, 500 MHz, and 350 MHz

Real-time sampling rate up to 10 GS/s on one or two channels, and up to 5 GS/s on all channels

MultiView zoom? with record length up to 250 M points

FastAcq? acquisition technology, >250,000 wfm/s maximum waveform capture rate

FastFrame? segmented memory acquisition mode, up to 290,000 segments, >310,000 waveforms/second capture rate

Standard 10 MΩ passive voltage probe with <4 pF capacitive load and 500 MHz or 1 GHz analog bandwidth

Vertical resolution >11 bits when using HiRes sampling

User-selectable bandwidth limit and DSP filters to reduce noise and improve low-frequency measurement accuracy

Key Feature Analysis

Wave inspector? controls for easy navigation and automated search of waveform data

Advanced triggering suite with standard visual triggering and search

53 automated measurements with selectable filtering, waveform math, and FFT analysis

Waveform histograms, eye diagrams, TIE (jitter/timing) measurements, and analysis

User-definable math operations with MATLAB, Visual Studio, and Excel

Optional memory analysis, advanced jitter, serial data, power, and wideband RF

Key Protocol Features

Trigger and decode options for medium-speed (100 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s) buses

Trigger and decode options for low-speed (10 Mb/s) buses

Compliance test options for USB2.0, Ethernet, USB Power Delivery, MOST, and Automotive Ethernet

Mask testing standard on communications, computing, and video

Mixed-signal design and analysis (MSO series)

16 digital channels (user-upgradable)

MagniVu? high-speed acquisition technology providing 60.6 ps fine timing resolution on digital channels

Parallel bus automatic triggering, decoding, and search

Per-channel threshold settings

Tektronix MSO5204B Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

Technical Data

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

Oscilloscope Overview