What are the types of oscilloscopes?
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Oscilloscopes
What is an oscilloscope?
The oscilloscope is basically a graph-displaying device – it draws a graph of an electrical signal. In most applications, the graph shows how signals change over time. Oscilloscopes can be classified in two major categories – analog and digital types. Digital oscilloscopes can be classified into digital storage oscilloscopes (DSOs), digital phosphor oscilloscopes (DPOs), mixed domain oscilloscopes (MDOs), mixed signal oscilloscopes (MSOs), and digital sampling oscilloscopes.
- What can an oscilloscope measure?
- How can an oscilloscope measure current?
- How does an oscilloscope measure frequency?
What are the types of oscilloscopes?
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Oscilloscope Selection Guide (PDF)
High-level specification matrix for the range of Tektronix oscilloscopes.
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| Compare | Model | Bandwidth | Analog Channels | Digital Channels | Sample Rate | Record Length | Spectrum Analyzer | Starting Price |
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100 MHz - 1 GHz |
2 or 4 |
16 (optional) |
Up to 5 GS/s |
10 M |
Up to 3 GHz (optional) |
US $3,850
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200 MHz to 1.5 GHz |
4 or 6 |
Up to 48 (optional) |
6.25 GS/s |
31.25 M to 62.5 Mpts |
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US $7,550
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30 MHz - 200 MHz | 2-4 | - | 1 GS/s - 2 GS/s | 2.5k points | - |
US $863
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50 MHz - 200 MHz | 2-4 | - | 500 MS/s - 2 GS/s | 2.5k points | - |
US $2,250
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70 MHz - 100 MHz | 2-4 | - | 1 GS/s | 20 Mpoints | - |
US $1,240
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70 MHz - 200 MHz | 2-4 | 16 (optional) | 1 GS/s | 1M points | - |
US $1,490
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100 MHz - 1 GHz | 2-4 | 16 (optional) | 2.5 GS/s - 5 GS/s | 10M points | Up to 3 GHz |
US $3,770
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100 MHz - 200 MHz | 2-4 | - | 1 GS/s - 2 GS/s | 2.5k points | - |
US $4,210
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100 MHz - 500 MHz | 2-4 | - | 1.25 GS/s - 5 GS/s | 10k points | - |
US $8,750
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200 MHz - 1 GHz | 4 | 16 (optional) | 2.5 GS/s - 5 GS/s | 20M points | Up to 6 GHz |
US $7,430
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350 MHz - 2 GHz | 4 | 16 (optional) | 5 GS/s - 10 GS/s | 25M - 125M points | - |
US $16,100
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350 MHz - 2 GHz | 4 - 8 | Up to 64 (optional) | 6.25 GS/s | 62.5 - 125 Mpoints | - |
US $14,500
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1 GHz - 1 GHz |
8 |
Up to 64 (optional) |
6.25 GS/s |
125 Mpoints |
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1 GHz - 8 GHz |
4 |
Up to 32 (optional) |
25 GS/s |
62.5 - 250 Mpoints |
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US $26,500
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1 GHz - 8 GHz |
4 (SMA) |
25 GS/s |
125 - 250 Mpts |
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500 MHz - 3.5 GHz | 4 | - | 5 GS/s - 40 GS/s | 25M - 500M points | - |
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DC - 80 GHz | Up to 8 | - | Up to 300 kS/s | 50 - 16,000 points (1M points with IConnect® , 10M points for 80SJNB) | - |
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4 GHz - 33 GHz | 4 | 16 (optional) | 25 GS/s - 100 GS/s | 31.25M - 1G points | - |
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13 GHz - 70 GHz |
1-4 | - | 50 GS/s - 200 GS/s | 62.5M - 1G point | - |
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