Active Probes

TAP2500 • TAP3500

Features & Benefits

• Outstanding Electrical Performance
• High Probe Bandwidth
• Fast Probe Rise Time
• Excellent Signal Fidelity
• ≤0.8 pF Input Capacitance
• 40 kΩ Input Resistance
• –4 V to +4 V Input Dynamic Range
• –10 V to +10 V DC Input Offset Range
• ±30V (DC + pkAC) Max
• Input Voltage (Non-Destruct)
• Versatile Mechanical Performance
• Small Compact Probe Head for Probing Small Geometry Circuit Elements
• DUT Attachment Accessories Enable Connection to SMDs as Small as 0.5 mm Pitch
• Robust Design for Reliability

• Easy-to-Use
• Connects Directly to DPO7000 and DPO4000 Series Oscilloscopes Using the New TekVPI™ Probe Interface
• Provides Automatic Units Scaling and Readout on the Oscilloscopes Display
• Easy Access to Oscilloscope Probe Menu Display for Probe Status/Diagnostic Information and to Control Probe DC Offset

Applications

• Verification, Debug and Characterization of High-speed Designs
• Signal integrity, Jitter, and Timing Analysis
• Manufacturing Engineering and Test
• Signals with Voltage Swings up to 8 V_p-p

Selecting the right probe for your application is key to attaining the best signal fidelity in your measurements. Active probes provide truer signal reproduction and fidelity for high frequency measurements. With our ultra-low input capacitance and unique interface, the TAP2500 and TAP3500 Single-ended Active FET probes provide excellent high-speed electrical and mechanical performance required for today’s digital system designs.

Specifically designed for use and direct connection to the TekVPI™ probe interface used on the DPO7000 and DPO4000 Series oscilloscopes, the TAP2500 and TAP3500 Active FET probes achieve high-speed signal acquisition and measurement fidelity by solving three traditional problems:

• Lower DUT loading effects with ≤0.8 pF input capacitance and 40 kΩ input resistance
• Versatile DUT connectivity for attaching to small SMDs
• Preserves oscilloscope bandwidth at the probe tip for DPO7000 and DPO4000 Series Oscilloscope models up to 3.5 GHz