Tektronix TDS6124C Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Overview

The Tektronix TDS6124C is a 12 GHz, 4-channel digital storage oscilloscope delivering unprecedented performance for design validation, debug, and compliance challenges. With 40 GS/s sample rate and up to 4 MB record length on two channels, the TDS6124C provides the acquisition power needed for the fastest signals in computer, datacom, and communications equipment. The combination of high bandwidth, high sample rate, and deep memory makes it an ideal solution for both measurement analysis and data acquisition applications.

Key Features

• 12 GHz bandwidth across 4 channels
• 40 GS/s maximum sample rate
• 4 MB record length on two channels; 2 MB on all four channels simultaneously
• MyScope custom control windows for enhanced productivity
• Pinpoint triggering with over 1400 trigger combinations at full performance
• Serial pattern triggering up to 3.125 Gb/s with 8b/10b protocol triggering
• Serial data analysis and compliance at rates of 6.25 Gb/s and above
• Dual processor system (2.8 GHz Pentium 4 and 583 MHz PowerPC)
• High resolution XGA display with touch-screen capability
• Front panel CD-R/W and USB 2.0 port
• 1000BaseT network connection
• OpenChoice software with Microsoft Windows XP for networking and analysis
• Technology-specific software for serial data, jitter, ethernet, DVI, USB 2.0, and power measurements

Applications

• Signal integrity, jitter, and timing analysis
• Validation, debug, characterization, and compliance of next-generation digital designs
• Computer, datacom, and storage area network equipment design
• High-speed backplane characterization
• High-energy physics measurements and data acquisition