DSOX3054A Agilent Digital Oscilloscope 500 MHz, 4 Ch.

Overview and Features

The Keysight DSOX3054A is a four-channel model in the InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series. Engineered with breakthrough technology this upgradable oscilloscope provides superior performance and functionality. Its unique 5-instruments-in-one design delivers more scope for the same budget.

 

Features of the Agilent DSOX3054A include:

● One million waveforms per second update rate

● MegaZoom IV smart memory technology

● Large 8.5-inch WVGA display

● Optional segmented memory

● Industry's first 5-instruments-in-1:

o Oscilloscope  

o Digital channels

o Built-in 20 MHz function/arbitrary waveform generator with modulation

o Integrated digital voltmeter

o Protocol analyzer

● Investment protection with Industry's only fully-upgradable oscilloscope, including bandwidth up to 1 GHz

● Industry's leading applications solution

 

Specifications of the Agilent DSOX3054A include:

● Bandwidth (-3 dB):  500 MHz

● Calculated rise time (10 - 90%):  ≤ 700 ps

● Input channels:  4 analog channels

● Maximum sample rate:

o 4 GSa/s half channel

o 2 GSa/s all channel

● Maximum memory depth:

o Standard 2 Mpts

o Optional 4 Mpts

o Optional segment memory

● Display size and type:  8.5 WVGA display

● Waveform update rate:  > 1 million waveforms per second

● Number of active probes supported:  In general, one for 2-channel models

● Vertical system analog channels:

o Hardware bandwidth limits:  Approximately 20 MHz (selectable)

o Input coupling:  AC, DC

o Input impedance:  Selectable:  

● 1 MΩ ± 1% (14 pF)

● 50 Ω ± 1.5%

o Input sensitivity range:  1mV/div to 5 V/div (1 MΩ and 50 Ω)

o Vertical resolution:  8 bits (measurement resolution is 12 bits with averaging)

o Maximum input voltage:

● 300 Vrms, 400 Vpk

● Transient overvoltage 1.6 kVpk

● With N2862A, N2863A, N2890A 10:1 probe: 300 Vrms

● Frequency de-rating (assumes sine wave input): 400 Vpk until 40 kHz, then de-rates at 20 dB/dec until 6 Vpk

o DC vertical accuracy:  ±[DC vertical gain accuracy + DC vertical offset accuracy + 0.25% full scale]

o DC vertical gain accuracy: ± 2.0% full scale

o DC vertical offset accuracy:  ± 0.1 div ± 2 mV ± 1% of offset setting

o Channel-to-channel isolation:  > 100:1 from DC to maximum specified bandwidth of each model (measured with same V/div and coupling on channels)

o Offset range:

● ± 2 V (1 mV/div to 200 mV/div)

● ± 50 V (> 200 mV/div to 5 mV/div)

● Vertical system digital channels:

o Digital input channels:  16 digital (D0 to D15. pod 1:D7 ~ D0, Pod 2: D15 ~ D8)

o Thresholds: Threshold per pod

o Threshold selections:  TTL (+1.4 V), 5V CMOS (+2.5 V), ECL (-1.3 V), user-defined (selectable by pod)

o User-defined threshold range:  ± 8.0 V in 10 mV steps

o Maximum input voltage:  ± 40 V peak CAT l; transient overvoltage 800 Vpk

o Threshold accuracy:  ± (100 mV + 3% of threshold setting)

o Maximum input dynamic range:  ± 10 V about threshold

o Minimum voltage swing:  5 mVpp

o Input impedance:  100 kΩ ± 2% at probe tip

o Input capacitance:  ~8 pF

o Vertical resolution: 1 bit

● Horizontal system analog channels:  

o Time base range:  1 Ns/div to 50 s/div

o Time base accuracy:  25 ppm ± 5 ppm per year (aging)

o Time base delay time range:

● Pre-trigger:  Greater of 1 screen width or 250 μs  

● Post-trigger:  1 s to 500 s

o Channel-to-channel deskew range:  ± 100 ns

o Δ Time accuracy (using cursors):  ± (time base acc. x reading) ± (0.0016 x screen width) ± 100 ps

o Modes:  Main, zoom, roll, XY

o XY:

● On channels 1 and 2 only, Z Blanking on ext trigger input, 1.4 V threshold  

● Bandwidth:  Maximum bandwidth

● Phase error at 1 MHz: < 0.5 degree

● Horizontal system digital channels:  

o Minimum detectable pulse width:  5 ns

o Channel-to-channel skew:

● 2 ns (typical)

● 3 ns (maximum)

● Aquisition system:

o Maximum analog channels sample rate:  

● 4 GSa/s half channel interleaved

● 2 GSa/s all channel

o Maximum analog channels record length:

● 2 Mpts half channel interleaved, 1 Mpts all channel (standard)

● 4 Mpts half channel interleaved, 2 Mpts all channel (optional with DSOX3MEMUP (-040))

o Maximum duration of time captured at highest sampling rate (all analog channels):  500 us with 4M memory upgrade

o Maximum digital channels sample rate:  1 GSa/s

o Maximum digital channels record length:  

● 1 Mpts (standard with digital channels only)

● 2 Mpts (optional with DSOX3MEMUP - with digital channels only)

o Modes:

● Normal:  Default mode

● Peak detect:  Capture glitches as narrow as 250 ps at all time base settings

● Averaging:  Selectable from 2, 4, 8, 16, 64, ... to 65,536

● High resolution:

● Real time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and effectively increases vertical resolution

● 12 bits of resolution when ≥ 10 μs/div at 4 GSa/s

● or ≥ 20-μs/div at 2 GSa/s

● Segmented:

● Segmented memory optimizes available memory for data streams that have long dead times between activity

● Maximum segments = 1000

● Re-arm time = 1 μs (minimum time between trigger events)

● Trigger system:

o Trigger sources:  Analog channel  (1~4), digital channel (D0~D15), line, external, WaveGen (1 or mod) (FM/FSK)

o Trigger modes:

● Normal (triggered): requires trigger event for scope to trigger

● Auto : triggers automatically in absence of trigger event

● Single: triggers only once on a trigger event, press [Single] again for scope to find another trigger event, or press [Run] to trigger continuously in either Auto or Normal mode

● Force:  front panel button that forces a trigger

o Trigger coupling:  

● DC: DC coupled trigger

● AC: AC coupled trigger, cutoff frequency: < 10 Hz (internal);

● High frequency reject:  cutoff frequency ~ 50 kHz

● Low frequency reject:  cutoff frequncy ~ 50 kHz 

● Noise reject:

● Selectable OFF or ON

● Decreases sensitivity 2x

o Trigger holdoff range: 40 ns to 10.00 s  

o Trigger sensitivity:

● Internal: < 10 mV/div: greater of 1 div or 5 mV; ≥ 10 mV/div: 0.6 div

● External:

● 200 mVpp from DC to 100 MHz

● 350 mVpp 100 MHz to 200 MHz

o Trigger level range:

● Any channel:  ± 6 div from center screen

● External:  ± 8 V