7 Series DPO

Performance oscilloscope with low noise and high fidelity signal acquisition

With up to 25 GHz analog bandwidth, the 7 Series DPO provides the most accurate real time performance in its class:

• First 8 channel 25 GHz performance oscilloscope

• Low vertical (random) noise with high ENOB

• Fast throughput with 10 Gb Ethernet LAN SFP+ port with TekHSITM technology

• Delightful, yet familiar built-for-touch UI and TekScopeTM software, available with either embedded (Linux) or Windows OS

The 7 Series’ low noise, high fidelity signal acquisition is critical for high bandwidth applications such as:

• Advanced research & investigation of transient phenomena

• Digital design & validation including signal integrity, jitter, and timing analysis

• Memory bus analysis and debug

• Compliance testing and debug of high speed serial interfaces for industry standards

• Analysis of signal integrity and power integrity in artificial intelligence data center development

• Spectral analysis of transient or wide-bandwidth RF

Key performance specifications

Input channels

• 4 TekConnect® each with TCA292D 50 Ω 2.92 mm input adapter (all models); four 50 W 2.92 mm input channels (DPO718AX only)

• 1 Aux In (TekConnect) with TCA292D 50 Ω 2.92 mm input adapter

Bandwidth (all analog channels)

• 8 GHz, 10 GHz, 13 GHz, 16 GHz, 20 GHz, 25 GHz (upgradable)

Sample rate (all analog channels)

• Real-time: 125 GS/s on 4 channels or 62.5 GS/s on 8 channels

• Interpolated: 12.5 TS/s

Record length (all analog channels)

• 500 Mpoints standard with 1 or 2 Gpoints optional

ADC resolution

• 12-bit ADC with high ENOB

Noise Reduction

• QuietChannel™ technology with Active CTLE (Continuous Time Linear Equalization) with 7 boost settings and one-button optimization routine which selects the optimal setting for the input signal to compensate for high-frequency signal channel loss.

Horizontal

• Precision timebase with low intrinsic jitter

Pinpoint® digital triggering to full bandwidth

• Allows selection of virtually all trigger types on both A and B trigger events delivering the full suite of advanced trigger types for finding sequential trigger events

• Edge, Pulse width, Timeout, Runt, Window, Cycle, Rise/Fall Time, Visual Trigger

26.6 Gbps Bit Error Detector

• Supports 1 Gbps to 26.6 Gbps NRZ data rates

• Utilizes digital trigger system to detect and trigger on bit errors in PRBS7-9-11-13-15-16-20-21-23-31 and custom patterns

• Combine with any protocol decoder option to facilitate debug and diagnosis of errors. See Ordering information Step 6 for more information about these options.

Waveform Capture Rate

• FastAcq™ - up to 150,000 waveforms/sec

• FastFrame™ - maximum trigger rate >30,000,000 waveforms/sec

Low-latency Aux In analog triggering

• <20 ns from trigger in on Aux In and Ch1 to Aux Out BNC on rear panel

Probing

• P7700 & P7600 TriMode™ probing system – perfectly matched signal connectivity, with calibration to the probe tip

• TCA292D TekConnect™ Adapter

• For other probe types, see Ordering Information Step 7

Standard analysis

• Cursors: Waveform, V Bars, H Bars, V&H Bars

• Measurements: 36

• FastFrame™: Segmented memory acquisition mode with maximum trigger rate >30,000,000 waveforms per second

• Plots: Time Trend, Histogram, Spectrum, and Phase Noise

• Math: Basic waveform arithmetic, FFT, and advanced equation editor

• Search: Search on any trigger criteria

• Jitter: TIE and Phase Noise

Optional analysis

• Advanced Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis (Opt 7-DJA)

• Signal Integrity Modeling for Embedding/De-embedding and Equalization (Opt 7-SIM, Opt 7-SIMA)

• User-defined filtering (Opt 7-UDFLT)

• Mask/Limit Testing (Opt 7-MTM)

• Time Domain Reflectometry (Opt 7-TDR)

• Advanced Vector Signal Analysis (SignalVu-PC)

Optional compliance, protocol trigger, decode, and search

• PCIe, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, DDR, MIPI and many other supports – refer to Ordering Information Step 5 for complete list of supports

Arbitrary Function Generator (Opt 7-AFG)

• 100 MHz waveform generation

• Waveform Types: Arbitrary, Sine, Square, Pulse, Ramp, Triangle, DC Level, Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise/Decay, Sin(x)/x, Random Noise, Haversine, Cardiac

Trigger frequency counter (free with product registration)

• 11-digit

Display

• 15.6 inch (396 mm) TFT color

• High Definition (1,920 x 1,080) resolution

• Capacitive (multi-touch) touchscreen

Compute and storage

• 12-core processor, 96 GB System RAM

• ≥ 1.6 TB removable NVMe SSD (solid state drive)

• Std SSD: Closed Embedded OS, Opt SSD: Windows 10

Connectivity

• LAN (10G Ethernet on SFP+ and 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet on RJ-45)

• USB 3.0 Host (3 front & 4 rear), USB 3.0 Device (1 port rear)

• DisplayPort, HDMI

• Sample Clock In/Out, Ext Ref In, Ref Clock Out, Sync In/Out, Aux Out

e*Scope®

• Remotely view and control the oscilloscope over a network connection through a standard web browser

Dimensions

• 12.9 in (327 mm) x 22.1 in (560 mm) x 24.4 in (620 mm) (HxWxD with handles)

• 12.9 in (327 mm) x 17.9 in (454 mm) x 24.4 in (620 mm) (HxWxD without handles)

Weight

• DPO714AX and DPO718AX: 84 lbs. (38.1 kg)

Warranty

• 1 year standard

7 Series Investment Protection Program (IPP)

As signals get faster and new standards are developed, your investment in a 7 Series oscilloscope can evolve with your needs. You can upgrade the bandwidth of the oscilloscope you own today. You can take advantage of 7 Series performance improvements by upgrading your existing MSO/DPO70000DX or DPO70000SX oscilloscope to a new 7 Series oscilloscope. Contact your local Tektronix representative to discuss the full range of options available with the 7 Series Investment Protection Program (IPP) to ensure you have the best tools you need for your next project.

First 8 channel 25 GHz performance oscilloscope

The DPO718AX is the first 8 channel oscilloscope with 25 GHz bandwidth in a single instrument which offers unparalleled flexibility especially for rackmount applications where both channel density with highest signal fidelity are paramount. The DPO718AX is based upon the DPO714AX with the addition of 4 additional channels using the 2.92 mm Planar Crown® connector system.

Users now have the choice of selecting either:

• 125 GS/s on just the 4 TekConnect™ channels, which support both P7000 Series probes and 50 Ω connections using TCA292D TekConnect™ adapters

• 62.5 GS/s on all 8 channels using both the 4 TekConnect™ channels and the 4 2.92 mm Planar Crown® 50 Ω only channels

  

Similar to the quick connect/disconnect capability of the TekConnect™ probe interface, the Planar Crown® connector system offers a quick connect/disconnect capability without the use of a torque wrench. It also offers reduced downtime the ability to quickly replace damaged connectors without any tools and without having to send the instrument back for service.

TekConnect™ Probe Interface

The TekConnect probe interface sets the standard for ease of use in probing. In addition to the secure, reliable connection that the interface provides, many TekConnect probes feature status indicators and controls, as well as a probe menu button right on the comp box itself. This button brings up a probe menu on the oscilloscope display with all relevant settings and controls for the probe. The TekConnect interface enables direct attachment of current probes without requiring a separate power supply. TekConnect probes can be controlled remotely through USB or LAN, enabling more versatile solutions in ATE environments. The 7 Series DPO provides plenty of power to the front panel connectors, sufficient to power all connected TekConnect probes without the need for an additional probe power supply.

The P7700 and P7600 TriMode probes allow you to switch among differential, single ended, and common-mode measurements without moving the probe from its connection points. The P7700 Series TriMode probes with low noise provide connectivity innovations such as solder down tips with the probe’s input buffer mounted only a few millimeters from the end of the tip. The P7600 Series combines low noise, 33 GHz bandwidth in a remote head form factor with the convenience of Trimode probing.

The TCA292D allows you to use ≥ 25 GHz 2.92 mm coax cables and connectors.

For other probe types, see Ordering Information Step 7.

Low Noise, High ENOB - Unmatched Measurement Results

Maximize test margins with the low noise and high effective number of bits (ENOB) of the 7 Series DPO. Superior measurement accuracy, sensitivity and precision are enabled with our proprietary Tek85 low noise preamp, Tek79 12-bit ADC and advanced DSP algorithms providing more accurate capture and measurement of the signals of interest.

A practical way to demonstrate the innovation of the 7 Series DPO, especially in the effective number of bits (ENOB) and resultant signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), is to visually show the performance of the new signal path. In this image, the Gray Ref 1 waveform or “Ideal” signal at the top of the display is a sine wave that has been averaged 10,000 times to remove most of the random noise. The blue Ref 2 sine wave shown on the bottom of the display is a single-shot acquisition using a 25 GHz, 8-bit oscilloscope that was previously captured and imported into the 7 Series DPO as a reference waveform. Next, Math 2 was defined to be the Ideal or Ref 1 minus Ref 2 resulting in a residual or difference waveform from the 8-bit scope, indicated by the green Math 2 waveform on the bottom of the display. In a perfectly noiseless system, this would be a flat line. Then we acquire a single shot on Channel 1 of the 7 Series DPO. Performing the same calculation as before on Ref 1 – Ch 1 results in a residual or difference waveform from the 7 Series DPO, shown here as the orange Math 1 waveform in the middle of the display. It is very easy to see that this results in a substantially smaller deviation from the ideal waveform compared to the 8-bit oscilloscope, showing the superior performance of the new front-end design of the 7 Series DPO.

Figure 1. Visually show the performance of the new 7 Series DPO signal path.

Highlights

• Resolve and measure low amplitude signals with low noise

• High Effective Number Of Bits (ENOB) enables high resolution signal digitization

• QuietChannel™ Technology further minimizes the noise from the oscilloscope signal path

• Fully automatic, built-in Signal Path Compensation (SPC) requires no user intervention to ensure optimal measurement accuracy by adjusting internal gain, offset, and frequency response to ensure precise signal capture and high effective number of bits (ENOB)

Minimize test times with 11x throughput

With the built-in 10G SFP+ port and the TekHSI™ technology, the 7 Series DPO allows for up to 11x throughput of large waveform datasets to a PC enabling acquisition and analysis to be performed in parallel for faster workflows.

Figure 1. Up to 11x throughput of large waveform datasets with 10G SFP+ port.

Highlights

• TekHSI technology is based on gRPC low latency framework to enable fetch and streaming data transfer almost as fast as the physical bandwidth of the link; use with available C# and Python libraries

• 10G SFP+ port accepts choice of RJ-45 electrical, fiber optic, or direct attach transceiver modules

• TekScope™ PC natively supports the high-speed interface along with offline and remote oscilloscope-like analysis capabilities

Get to results faster with award-winning, intuitive User Interface

A 15.6-inch display, with full 1080p resolution, and an award-winning, intuitive user interface that works the way you expect and gets you to test results faster.

Figure 1. View multiple jitter measurement summaries on the large 15.6-inch 1080p display.

Highlights

• Delightful user experience with the built for touch UI, and the same TekScope™ user interface found on the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Series MSOs delivers quick insights

• Streamlines complex tasks with well-organized menu structure with minimal layers to quickly navigate settings, setup the instrument, configure measurements, and effortlessly move through acquired data

• Responsive touchscreen, optimized for multi-touch gestures, allows precise control over waveform analysis - quickly zoom into picosecond glitches or adjust measurement parameters for eye diagram analysis, ensuring accurate results

• Easy one button Jitter Measurement Summary provides comprehensive data including key plots, diagrams and measurements quickly on one channel or multiple channels at the same time

• Available with either embedded (Linux) or Windows OS

Advanced Research Applications

The ideal companion tool for high energy physics, particle accelerators, beam diagnostic instrumentation, astrophysics radio detection, plasma/fusion research, and more.

Figure 1. Quickly display fast events using SignalVu-PC's spectrogram display, now available with Dark Mode.

Highlights

• 125 GS/s sampling rates with low noise and high ENOB to ensure capture of fast transient events with high signal fidelity combined with deep record lengths up to 2G for long-duration signal capture

• Precise channel-to-channel timing stability to ensure accurate multi-channel measurements

• Transfer data up to 10x faster to an external computer using the high-speed interface and 10 Gbps SFP+ port. Data is immediately pushed to connected clients ensuring data is off-loaded as quickly as possible

• Tightly synchronize the 7 Series DPO with other equipment using the oscilloscope’s low-latency (<20 ns) trigger in-to-out capability

• SignalVu-PC's spectrograms, spectra and amplitude quickly provide other views of critical experiment data for specific applications such as PDV and others

High Speed Serial Compliance Testing and Debug

Test to current and emerging standards and reduce your time to market.

Automated compliance testing software manages the whole testing process – set-up, making measurements, checking against limits, and generating detailed reports.

Figure 1. Automated compliance testing software for USB4v2 manages the whole testing process.

Highlights

• Save time with fast automated compliance testing software (various options) for PCIe, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, DDR, LPDDR and MIPI

• Gain enhanced insight with comprehensive Jitter and Eye-Diagram Analysis (option DJA) featuring detailed jitter breakdown, unmatched flexibility, and visualization

• Maximize test margins with the low noise and low intrinsic jitter

• Reveal true DUT behavior with de-embedding, embedding, and equalization using Signal Integrity Modeling software (option SIM)

Wideband Radio Frequency Systems

With its low noise and flat frequency response, the 7 Series DPO can perform the measurement and analysis of wideband RF signals in electronic warfare, spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, 5G networks, mmWave RF bands, and Ultra-wideband (UWB) communications applications and more. Gather data faster for wideband RF research with ultra-wide bandwidths, easier signal connectivity and the flexibility to perform online and offline analysis of RF signal behavior.

Figure 1. Simultaneously analyze multiple channels using SignalVu-PC, now available in Dark Mode.

Highlights

• A 4 channel, 25 GHz bandwidth multi-channel, multi-domain Vector Signal Analysis (VSA) solution when paired with SignalVu-PC software

• Enables in-depth transient RF signal analysis, detailed RF pulse characterization, and comprehensive analog and digital RF modulation analysis

• Simultaneously acquire, independently configure settings on each channel and analyze signals on all channels

• Time-correlated measurements between channels can be made across the frequency, phase, amplitude, and modulation domains

Experience the performance difference

With up to 25 GHz analog bandwidth, 125 GS/s sample rates, standard 500 Mpts record length and a low-noise, 12-bit analog to digital converter (ADC) signal path, the 7 Series DPO has the performance you need to capture waveforms with the best possible signal fidelity and resolution for seeing small waveform details.

Figure 1. New high-performance signal path utilizing custom ASIC technology.

Industry leading vertical resolution and low noise

The 7 Series DPO provides the performance to capture the signals of interest while minimizing the effects of unwanted noise when you need to capture high-amplitude signals while seeing smaller signal details. At the heart of the instrument are precision 12-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that provide 16 times the vertical resolution of traditional 8-bit ADCs.

QuietChannel™ technology

Active devices in oscilloscopes add noise to the measured signal. The added noise is amplified by compensation for loss in the scope and DUT:

QuietChannel™ technology peaks the high frequency response of the oscilloscope ahead of ADC noise. HW DSP then cancels out the peaking, resulting in a well-shaped noise floor:

The 7 Series DPO has seven QuietChannel™ technology settings. These settings target different center frequencies and amounts of loss.

Using QuietChannel™ technology is straightforward. Connect the 7 Series to your DUT, then press the Autoset button to configure the oscilloscope to acquire and display the signal. From the Vertical Settings menu, press the Optimize For Current Signal button to determine the best settings given the characteristics of the signal.

Figure 1. This eye diagram above of a 20 Gb/s signal at the end of a 24-inch trace shows an eye width of 24.31 ps and eye height of 561.9 mV before applying QuietChannel™ technology.

Figure 2. Applying QuietChannel™ technology now shows an eye width of 31.73 ps (30% improvement) and an eye height of 752.4 mV (34% improvement).

Pinpoint® digital triggering to full bandwidth - Ultimate flexibility with Sequential AB Triggering

Whether you're trying to find a problem signal or need to isolate a section of a complex signal for further analysis, Tektronix Pinpoint® digital triggering to the full bandwidth of the instrument provides the solution.

Discovering a device fault is only the first step. Next, you must capture the event of interest to identify root cause. The 7 Series DPO provides a complete set of advanced triggers, including:

• Edge

• Pulse width

• Timeout

• Runt

• Window

• Cycle

• Rise / Fall Time

• Visual Trigger

With up to a 2 Gpoint record length and up to 25 GHz trigger bandwidth on all trigger types, not just edge triggers, you can capture many events of interest, even thousands of serial packets in a single acquisition, providing high-resolution to zoom in on fine signal details and record reliable measurements.

Figure 1. The wide variety of trigger types and context-sensitive help in the trigger menu make it easier than ever to isolate the event of interest.

Pinpoint® triggering allows selection of virtually all trigger types on both A and B trigger events delivering the full suite of advanced trigger types for finding sequential trigger events. Pinpoint® triggers provide trigger reset capabilities that begin the trigger sequence again after a specified time, state, or transition so that even events in the most complex signals can be captured. Pinpoint® triggering offers over 1400 combinations, all that operate at the full acquisition analog bandwidth. Visual Trigger extends the Pinpoint Triggering's capabilities, adding another level of trigger qualification to find important events in a wide variety of complex signals.

Figure 2. 7 Series DPO has the trigger sensitivity to trigger on pulses as narrow as 32 ps and as low as 1 division, enabling capture of elusive events.

With the 7 Series DPO’s enhanced triggering capability, trigger jitter is reduced to <10 fs. With this stability at the trigger point, the trigger point can be used as a measurement reference.

B scan event trigger

Users who wish to create eye diagrams from data bursts synchronized or initiated by an A event will find the B Event Scan trigger function especially useful. B Event Scan is an A to B trigger sequence that will trigger and capture burst event data of interest defined by the B Event setup menu. Captured bits can be scanned in a sequential or randomized fashion, alternatively the trigger can toggle between two successive B trigger events.

Low-latency trigger mode

While there are many advantages to these advanced or digital triggers that operate at the full acquisition analog bandwidth, one drawback is the latency or time it takes for an event to propagate from the input channel and/or Aux In on the front of the oscilloscope to the Aux Out connector on the rear of the oscilloscope. This latency can often exceed 1 μS. For many applications, this is not an issue, but for certain applications where cross-triggering other instrumentation within tens of nanoseconds of the event appearing at the input channel and/or Aux In on the front is a requirement which digital triggers cannot satisfy. Fortunately, the 7 Series DPO contains a low-latency trigger mode for Channel 1 and/or Aux In which has a delay of < 20 ns.

Figure 3. The low-latency trigger mode for Channel 1

The low-latency trigger mode for Channel 1 and/or Aux In is available in the User Preferences menu with a message in the trigger menu that it is active.

Figure 4. Measuring the latency of a trigger on Channel 1 to Aux Out is <20 ns.

Visual trigger - Finding the signal of interest quickly

Finding the right cycle of a complex bus can require hours of collecting and sorting through thousands of acquisitions for an event of interest. Defining a trigger that isolates the desired event speeds up debug and analysis efforts.

Visual Trigger extends the 7 Series Pinpoint® triggering capabilities by scanning through all waveform acquisitions and comparing them to on-screen areas (geometric shapes). An unlimited number of areas can be created using a mouse or touchscreen, and a variety of shapes (triangles, rectangles, hexagons, or trapezoids) can be used to specify the desired trigger behavior. Once shapes are created, they can be edited interactively to create custom shapes and ideal trigger conditions.

Figure 5. Visual Trigger areas isolate an event of interest, saving time by only capturing the events you want to see.

By triggering only on the most important signal events, Visual Trigger can save hours of capturing and manually searching through acquisitions. In seconds or minutes, you can find the critical events and complete your debug and analysis efforts. Visual Trigger even works across multiple channels, extending its usefulness to complex system troubleshooting and debug tasks.

Figure 6. Multiple channel triggering. Visual Trigger areas can be associated with events spanning multiple channels such as packets transmitted on two bus signals simultaneously.

Figure 7. Boolean logic trigger qualification. Boolean logic using logical OR allows triggering on a specific anomaly in the signal.

26.6 Gbps Error Detector for Bit Error Rate (BER) Testing

Bit Error Rate (BER) testing is a technique used to evaluate the reliability of a digital communication link by measuring how many bits are received incorrectly compared to the total number of bits transmitted.

Figure 1. Captures and places the trigger indicator on a bit error where the signal was expected to be a “O”, but didn’t cross the threshold. A time trend plot also shows the cumulative number of bit errors and their location within the acquisition record.

During a BER test, a known data pattern, often a pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), is transmitted through a device or communication channel and compared against the expected pattern at the receiver. The key component in this process is the Error Detector, which continuously recovers the data clock, aligns itself to the expected pattern, and performs a bit-by-bit comparison of every incoming bit. When a mismatch is detected, the Error Detector records an error and updates statistics such as the total bits tested, error count, and calculated BER. Hardware-based Error Detectors are particularly valuable because they analyze every transmitted bit in real time and can operate for extended periods to measure very low error rates, allowing engineers to verify receiver performance, quantify signal integrity margins, and capture waveforms associated with rare bit errors for root-cause analysis.

The Error Detector feature allows for high-speed serial bit error detection and requires options 7-ERRDET and 7-ST1. The Error Detector allows you to trigger on NRZ bit streams with data rates between 1 Gbps and 26.6 Gbps. This simple detector uses the high-speed serial trigger system hardware to detect bit errors on a repeating pattern being sent by a serial transmitter. A bit pattern file is used to define the expected incoming pattern. Many common PRBS patterns are predefined and available from the Pattern Selection drop-down, but you can also create your own unique bit pattern files.

Figure 2. Quickly configure the pattern source (both PRBS and custom patterns) and bit rate in the Trigger dialog menu.

When a bit error is detected, the oscilloscope triggers a waveform acquisition, resulting in a capture of the waveform containing the bit error. The bit error that triggered the acquisitions will be aligned with the trigger position indicator within the waveform graticule. If the oscilloscope also has an optional serial decoder for the serial data stream being tested (for example, 8b10b), the acquired waveform can include decoded data, making analysis and debug of bit errors easier. You can view statistics on bits counted and number of errors detected, as well as see waveform data upon detection of a bit error.

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope (DPO) technology with FastAcq™— Expedites debugging by displaying elusive events that threaten stable system operation

FastAcq™ captures signals at up to 150,000 waveforms per second on all TekConnect® channels simultaneously, dramatically increasing the probability of discovering infrequent fault events. And with a simple turn of the intensity knob you can clearly "see a world others don't see", displaying the complete picture of your circuit's operation. Once you can see the elusive event, you can construct a trigger to capture and analyze the characteristics.

Figure 1. FastAcq™ provides high waveform capture of elusive events

FastFrame™ captures widely spaced events at maximum resolution plus fast averaging to increase SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio)

When the key events you are interested in are widely spaced in time, such as bursts of activity on a bus, the FastFrame segmented memory feature on the 7 Series enables you to capture the events of interest while conserving acquisition memory. Using multiple trigger events, FastFrame captures and stores short bursts of signals and saves them as frames for later viewing and analysis. Capturing thousands of frames is possible, so long-term trends and changes in the bursting signal can be analyzed. FastFrame also minimizes trigger re-arm time, allowing for acquisition of events that are very closely spaced in time. Using this feature, it is possible to reliably trigger on and acquire signals that are spaced as tightly as 33 ns, providing a maximum trigger rate >30 million waveforms per second.

Figure 1. FastFrame™ provides both high timing resolution around the signal(s) of interest and efficient acquisition memory usage by not capturing the dead time between events

Extended features that are part of FastFrame include the ability to very efficiently calculate a point-point average of all frames to a single waveform (summary frame average). In addition, it is possible to perform an orthogonal average, whereby multiple sets of frames can be acquired. In this mode, each #1 frame is averaged on a point-by-point basis with all other #1 frames, each #2 frame is averaged on a point-by-point basis with all other #2 frames, and so on up to the total number of frames specified (orthogonal frame average). This feature provides a very efficient way to extend the dynamic range of the oscilloscope while acquiring repeatable sequences of events.

FastFrameTM can also be used to quickly acquire large sets of waveforms and create highly averaged waveform data in two different configurations:

• Average Summary Frame: Frames will be averaged together horizontally from Frame 1 through Frame N to produce a Summary Frame at the end of the Frame Set.

• Orthogonal FastFrame Averaging: Frame averaging is performed vertically with Frame 1 of the Frame Set being averaged with Frame 1 of the next Frame set, Frame 2 with Frame 2 continuing all the way to Frame N. As each Frame Set is acquired, the acquisition count that makes up the average waveform contained within each frame increases by one. This results in a final Frame Set where each frame contains averaged waveform data. This differs from the Average Summary Frame, where only the Summary Frame contains average waveform data. Orthogonal Fast Frame Averaging is useful for acquiring repeatable, multi-step processes where averaging is required to get a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

  

  Figure 2. FastFrame™ with Summary Frame Averaging

  

  Figure 3. FastFrame™ with Orthogonal Frame Averaging

Unprecedented signal viewing capability

Leveraging the same user interface from our 2 Series through 6 Series B, the stunning 15.6 inch (396 mm) display with full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080), enables you to see many signals at once with ample room for critical readouts and analysis.

The viewing area is optimized to ensure that the maximum vertical space is available for waveforms. The Results Bar on the right can be hidden, enabling the waveform view to use the full width of the display.

Figure 1. Stacked display mode enables easy visibility of all waveforms while maintaining maximum ADC resolution on each input for the most accurate measurements.

The 7 Series DPO offers a revolutionary Stacked display mode. Historically, scopes have overlaid all waveforms in the same graticule, forcing difficult tradeoffs:

• To make each waveform visible, you vertically scale and position each waveform so that they don't overlap. Each waveform uses a small percentage of the available ADC range, leading to less accurate measurements.

• For measurement accuracy, you vertically scale and position each waveform to cover the entire display. The waveforms overlap each other, making it hard to distinguish signal details on individual waveforms.

The Stacked display eliminates this tradeoff. It automatically adds and removes additional horizontal waveform 'slices' (additional graticules) as waveforms are created and removed. Each slice helps you get the most out of the newly developed custom 12-bit analog-to-digital converters by allocating separate full-resolution graticules for each waveform. Each graticule represents the full dynamic range of the ADC while maintaining the often-preferred view where the waveforms are separated and compared.

And it is all done automatically as waveforms are added or removed. Channels can easily be reordered in stacked display mode by dragging and dropping the channel and waveform badges in the Settings bar at the bottom of the display. Groups of channels can also be overlaid within a slice to simplify visual comparison of signals.

Figure 2. View all aspects of your signal simultaneously!

The massive 15.6 inch display provides plenty of viewing area not only for signals, but also for plots, measurement results tables, bus decode tables and more. By bringing every perspective together in one place, it simplifies analysis, speeds up debug, and gives engineers a clearer picture of overall system behavior.

Exceptionally easy-to-use user interface lets you focus on the task at hand

The Settings Bar - key parameters and waveform management

Waveform and scope operating parameters are displayed in a series of “badges” in the Settings Bar that runs along the bottom of the display. The Settings Bar provides Immediate access for the most common waveform management tasks. With a single tap, you can:

• Turn on channels

• Add math waveforms

• Add reference waveforms

• Add bus waveforms

• Enable the optional integrated Arbitrary Function generator (AFG)

The Results Bar - analysis and measurements

The Results Bar on the right side of the display includes immediate, one-tap access to the most common analytical tools such as cursors, measurements, searches, measurement and bus decode results tables, plots, and callouts.

Measurement and search results badges are displayed in the Results Bar without sacrificing any waveform viewing area. For additional waveform viewing area, the Results Bar can be dismissed and brought back at any time.

Figure 1. Configuration menus are accessed by simply double-tapping on the item of interest on the display. In this case, the Trigger badge was double-tapped to open the Trigger configuration menu.

Touch interaction finally done right

Oscilloscopes have included touch screens for years, but the touch interface has been an afterthought. The 7 Series DPO 15.6" display includes a capacitive touchscreen and provides the industry's first oscilloscope user interface truly designed for touch.

The touch interactions that you use with phones and tablets, and expect in a touch enabled device, are supported.

• Drag waveforms left/right or up/down to adjust horizontal and vertical position or to pan a zoomed view

• Pinch and expand to change scale or zoom in/out in either horizontal or vertical directions

• Flick items off the edge of the screen to delete them

• Swipe in from the right to reveal the Results Bar or down from the top to access the menus in the upper left corner of the display

Smooth, responsive front panel controls allow you to make adjustments with familiar knobs and buttons, and you can add a mouse or keyboard as a third interaction method.

Figure 1. Interact with the capacitive touch display in the same way you do on your phones and tablets.

Attention to detail in the front-panel controls

Traditionally, the front face of a scope has been roughly 50% display and 50% controls. The 7 Series DPO display fills about 85% of the face of the instrument. To achieve this, it has a streamlined front panel that retains critical controls for simple intuitive operation, but with a reduced number of menu buttons for functions directly accessed via objects on the display.

Color-coded LED light rings indicate trigger source and vertical scale/ position knob assignments. Large, dedicated Run/ Stop and Single Sequence buttons are placed prominently in the upper right, and other functions like Force Trigger, Trigger Slope, Trigger Mode, Default Setup, Auto-set and Quick-save functions are all available using dedicated front panel buttons.

With increasing acquisition durations, the 7 Series DPO helps with navigating through your deep record to quickly move to areas of interest. You can simply zoom in on the waveform with the integrated Wave Inspector controls, then either use the spring-loaded panning control of Wave Inspector or grab the zoom window and move it forward or backward in the record quickly and easily.

Figure 1. Efficient and intuitive front panel (DPO714AX shown) provides critical controls while still leaving room for the massive 15.6" high definition display.

Windows or not - you choose

The 7 Series DPO offers you the choice of whether to include a Microsoft Windows™ operating system.

The 7 Series DPO comes with a standard removable SSD that contains a closed embedded operating system (Linux) that will boot as a dedicated scope with no ability to run or install other programs. An optional SSD with Windows 10 operating system is available that will boot to an open Windows 10 configuration, so you can minimize the oscilloscope application and access a Windows desktop where you can install and run additional applications on the oscilloscope or you can connect additional monitors and extend your desktop. Simply swap the drives as needed on the rear of the instrument.

Whether you run Windows or not, the oscilloscope operates in exactly the same way with the same look and feel and UI interaction.

Comprehensive analysis for fast insight

Basic waveform analysis

Verifying that your prototype's performance matches simulations and meets the project's design goals requires careful analysis, ranging from simple checks of rise times and pulse widths to sophisticated power loss analysis, characterization of system clocks, and investigation of noise sources.

The 7 Series DPO offers a comprehensive set of standard analysis tools including:

• Waveform- and screen-based cursors

• 36 automated measurements. Measurement results include all instances in the record, the ability to navigate from one occurrence to the next, and immediate viewing of the minimum or maximum result found in the record

• Basic waveform math

• Basic FFT analysis

• Advanced waveform math including arbitrary equation editing with filters and variables

Standard amplitude and time measurements annotate the waveform display with visual bars and markers to indicate relative information. Measurement results tables provide comprehensive statistical views of measurement results with statistics across both the current acquisition and all acquisitions.

Figure 1. Using measurements to characterize burst width and Frequency.

Callouts

1. Note: Write and position a text box on the screen.

2. Arrow: Write and position a text box, then add an arrow to a specific location on the screen.

3. Rectangle: Write text and outline a specific region on the screen indicated by a resizable box.

4. Bookmark: Create a dynamic readout at a specific time relevant to a trigger point. This readout includes text, magnitude of the signal, signal units, as well as a line and target indicating the bookmark reference point.

Documenting test results and methods is critical when sharing data across a team, recreating a measurement at a later date, or delivering a customer report. With a few taps on the screen, you can create as many custom callouts as needed; enabling you to document the specific details of your test results. With each callout, you can customize the text, location, color, font size, and font.

Figure 2. Easy to use callouts (Note, Arrow, Rectangle, Bookmark) that are detailing the specifics of this test setup and corresponding results.

Navigation and search

Finding your event of interest in a long waveform record can be time consuming without the right search tools. With today's record lengths of many millions of data points, locating your event can mean scrolling through literally thousands of screens of signal activity.

The 7 Series DPO offers the industry's most comprehensive search and waveform navigation with its innovative Wave Inspector® controls. These controls speed panning and zooming through your record. With a unique force-feedback system, you can move from one end of your record to the other in just seconds. Or, use intuitive drag and pinch/ expand gestures on the display itself to investigate areas of interest in a long record.

The Search feature allows you to automatically search through your long acquisition looking for user-defined events. All occurrences of the event are highlighted with search marks and are easily navigated to, using the Previous ( ← ) and Next ( → ) buttons found on the front panel or on the Search badge on the display. Search types include edge, pulse width, timeout, runt, window, logic, setup and hold, rise/fall time and parallel/serial bus packet content. You can define as many unique searches as you like.

You can also quickly jump to the minimum and maximum value of search results by using the Min and Max buttons on the Search badge.

Figure 1. Earlier, Pinpoint Digital Triggering revealed the presence of a runt pulse in a digital data stream prompting further investigation.

Mask and limit testing (optional)

Whether you are focused on signal integrity or setting up pass/ fail conditions for production, mask testing is an efficient tool to characterize the behavior of certain signals in a system. Quickly create custom masks by drawing mask segments on the screen. Tailor a test to your specific requirements and set actions to take when a mask hit is registered, or when a complete test passes or fails.

Limit testing is an insightful way to monitor the long-term behavior of signals, helping you characterize a new design or confirm hardware performance during production line testing. Limit tests compare your live signal to an ideal, or golden version of the same signal with user-defined vertical and horizontal tolerances.

You can easily tailor a mask or limit test to your specific requirements by:

• Defining test duration in number of waveforms

• Setting a violation threshold that must be met before considering a test a failure

• Counting violations/failures and reporting statistical information

• Setting actions upon violations, test failure, and test complete

  

  Figure 1. Custom, multiple segment mask capturing the presence of a signal glitch and runt pulse in a waveform.

User-defined filtering (optional)

In the broad sense, any system that processes a signal can be thought of as a filter. For example, an oscilloscope channel operates as a low pass filter where its 3 dB down point is referred to as its bandwidth. Given a waveform of any shape, a filter can be designed that can transform it into a defined shape within the context of some basic rules, assumptions, and limitations.

Digital filters have some significant advantages over analog filters. For example, the tolerance values of analog filter circuit components are high enough that high order filters are difficult or even impossible to implement. High order filters are easily implemented as digital filters. Digital filters can be implemented as Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) or Finite Impulse Response (FIR). The choice of IIR or FIR filters are based upon design requirements and application.

The 7 Series DPO has the ability to apply designated filters to math waveforms through a MATH arbitrary function. Option 7-UDFLT takes this functionality a level deeper, providing more than MATH arbitrary basic functions and adds flexibility to support standard filters and can be used for application centric filter designs.

Figure 1. Filters can be created through the Math dialog. Once a filter is edited, it can be easily applied, saved, and recalled for use or modification later.

Filter types supported on the 7 Series DPO include:

• Low pass

• High pass

• Band pass

• Band stop

• All pass

• Hilbert

• Differentiator

Figure 2. Filter creation dialog showing selection for Filter Type, Filter Response, Cutoff Frequency, Filter Order, and a graphical representation of Magnitude/Phase, Impulse Response, and Step Response.

Filter response types supported on the 7 Series DPO include:

• Butterworth

• Chebyshev I

• Chebyshev II

• Elliptical

• Gaussian

• Bessel-Thomson

• Custom

The Filter Response control is available for all Filter Types except All-pass, Hilbert, or Differentiator.

Filter designs can be saved, recalled, and applied once any editing has been completed.

Protocol decode and analysis (optional)

During debugging, it can be invaluable to trace the flow of activity through a system by observing the traffic on one or more serial buses. It could take many minutes to manually decode a single serial packet, much less the thousands of packets that may be present in a long acquisition.

And if you know the event of interest that you are attempting to capture occurs when a particular command is sent across a serial bus, wouldn't it be nice if you could trigger on that event? Unfortunately, it's not as easy as simply specifying an edge or a pulse width trigger.

Figure 1. Triggering on a PCIe Gen4 high-speed serial bus with decoded packet display.

The 7 Series DPO offers a robust set of tools for working with the most common buses such as PCIe, USB, DisplayPort, DDR and dozens of others supports – refer to Ordering Information for complete list of supports.

Protocol search enables you to search through a long acquisition of serial packets and find the ones that contain the specific packet content you specify. Each occurrence is highlighted by a search mark. Rapid navigation between marks is as simple as pressing the Previous ( ← ) and Next ( → ) buttons on the front panel or in the Search badge that appears in the Results Bar.

The tools described for serial buses also work on parallel buses. Support for parallel buses is standard in the instrument. Parallel buses can be up to 64 bits wide and can include a combination of analog and digital channels.

• Serial protocol triggering lets you trigger on specific packet content including start of packet, specific addresses, specific data content, unique identifiers, and errors.

• Bus waveforms provide a higher-level, combined view of the individual signals (clock, data, chip enable, and so on) that make up your bus, making it easy to identify where packets begin and end, and identifying sub-packet components such as address, data, identifier, CRC, and so on.

• The bus waveform is time aligned with all other displayed signals, making it easy to measure timing relationships across various parts of the system under test.

• Bus decode tables provide a tabular view of all decoded packets in an acquisition much like you would see in a software listing. Packets are time stamped and listed consecutively with columns for each component (Address, Data, and so on).

Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis (standard)

The 7 Series DPO comes with integrated jitter and eye diagram analysis, leveraging Tektronix’ proven DPOJET engine. With just a few clicks, engineers can measure and view key parameters such as Time Interval Error and Phase Noise. Analysis tools including histograms, time-trend plots, and spectrum views provide quick visibility into how timing varies over time and where jitter or modulation sources originate.

Advanced Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis (optional)

Option 7-DJA adds more than 30 additional measurements and advanced decomposition algorithms. It separates random, deterministic, periodic, and data-dependent jitter components with precision, giving engineers clear visibility into root causes.

Real-time eye diagram rendering, combined with advanced visualization tools such as composite jitter histograms, bathtub curves, SSC profiles, and spectrum plots, provides immediate feedback and deeper insight into signal behavior. Automated eye diagram mask testing with margin analysis not only delivers clear pass/fail results but also quantifies design robustness.

These capabilities make DJA an essential tool for uncovering hidden jitter sources, accelerating debug, and ensuring confidence in today’s high-speed serial, digital, and communication designs.

Figure 1. The Jitter Summary along with a spread spectrum clock (SSC) measurement provides a comprehensive view of your device's performance in a matter of seconds.

Figure 2. View multiple jitter measurement summaries on the large 15.6-inch 1080p display.

Tektronix uniquely supports virtually unlimited parallel measurements and plots—each with independent clock recovery settings—for rapid side-by-side comparisons of equalization strategies, margin sensitivity, or configuration changes. With DJA, engineers can extend this capability to jitter summaries and eye diagrams across two or more signals from a system. Full jitter measurements, plots, and eye diagrams can be displayed simultaneously for direct comparison, and windows can be easily rearranged to customize the workflow.

Signal Integrity Modeling (Base) (optional)

Modern high-speed designs all face the same challenge: measurement and interconnect impairments that obscure the true performance of the device. Cables, probes, fixtures, and channel elements introduce reflections, loss, and delay that can dominate over the DUT’s actual behavior. This creates two traps in validation: false failures, where the device appears broken but the issue is the measurement path, and false confidence, where the device looks fine in the lab but collapses in the real system. Addressing these impairments is essential for accurate measurement, meaningful simulation, and reliable system validation.

Figure 1. The new SIM tool provides an intuitive, interactive modeling environment for on-scope de-embedding and embedding of signals.

SIM addresses these challenges by enabling precise de-embedding of the measurement circuit—including probes, fixtures, and cables—while accurately accounting for source and load impedances at the transmitter and receiver. SIM allows users to define a variety of models, such as S-parameter, transmission line, and RLC models, to remove loss and delay from the setup. This level of correction improves measurement fidelity and can be the difference between passing and failing compliance tests.

Once the measurement circuit is de-embedded, engineers can explore “what-if” scenarios by embedding a simulation circuit. This may range from a simple 50 Ω termination for transmitter characterization, to a worst-case cable added at the end of a signal path, to a complete backplane or interconnect modeled using S-parameters. These simulations provide valuable insight into system behavior under real-world conditions – helping teams validate design robustness and avoid costly hardware iterations.

Signal Integrity Modeling (Advanced) (optional)

Designers increasingly rely on advanced equalization techniques at the receiver to compensate for loss and distortion in high-speed channels. In many cases, channel loss can cause eye diagrams to close, masking the true performance of the system.

Figure 1. Compare signals before and after de-embedding, or across multiple modeling scenarios, in a single view. Example shown using a 7 Series DPO; UI and workflows are representative.

SIM Advanced (SIMA) helps overcome this by providing receiver equalization tools including CTLE, FFE, and DFE that reduce inter-symbol interference (ISI), open closed eyes, and deliver a more accurate view of receiver performance under realistic operating conditions.

Finally, as transmitter waveforms evolve beyond simple NRZ signaling—toward higher-order schemes and tighter margins—evaluating the impact of transmitter equalization becomes critical. SIMA enables users to apply pre-emphasis or de-emphasis to simulate real-world behavior and optimize system performance across challenging channels.

SIMA builds on SIM capabilities, providing a complete signal integrity modeling environment that supports de-embedding, embedding, and advanced equalization for high-speed serial links. Whether validating digital interfaces like DDR, PCIe, or Ethernet, or modeling RF, analog, or fast-switching power systems, SIM and SIMA help ensure robust performance and reduces costly hardware iterations.

TekExpress® Compliance test (optional)

A key focus area for embedded designers is testing various embedded and interface technologies for compliance. This ensures the device passes the logo certification at plugfests and achieves successful interoperability when working with other compliant devices.

The compliance test specifications for high speed serial standards like USB, Ethernet, Memory, Display and MIPI are developed by the respective consortiums, or governing bodies. Working closely with these consortiums, Tektronix has developed oscilloscope-based compliance applications that not only focus on providing pass/fail results but also provide deeper insight into any failures by providing relevant measurement tools such as jitter and timing analysis to debug failing designs.

These automated compliance applications are built on a framework that provides:

• Complete test coverage per the specification.

• Fast test times with optimized acquisitions and test sequencing based on customized settings.

• Analysis based on previously-acquired signals, allowing the device under test (DUT) to be disconnected from the setup once all acquisitions are completed. This also allows analysis of waveforms acquired on a different oscilloscope or captured at a remote lab, facilitating a very collaborative test environment.

• Signal validation during acquisition to ensure the right signals are being captured.

• Additional parametric measurements for design debug.

• Custom eye diagram mask testing for insight into design margin.

• Detailed reports in multiple formats with setup information, results, margins, waveform screenshots and plot images.

TekExpress A-PHY (Option 7-CMAPHY) - TekExpress® A-PHY application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test A-PHY transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the A-PHY Conformance Test Specification version 1.X.

TekExpress C-PHY 2.0 (Option 7-CMCPHY20) - TekExpress® C-PHY application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test A-PHY transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the MIPI C-PHY v2.0, v1.1 and v1.0 specifications.

TekExpress® DDR5/LPDDR5 (Options 7-CMDDR5SYS, 7-CMLPDDR5SYS) – The DDR (Dual DataRate) is a dominant and fast-growing memory technology. It offers high data transfer rates required for virtually computing applications, from consumer products to the most powerful servers. The high speed of these signals requires high-performance measurement tools. The Tektronix TekExpress DDR Tx is an automated test application used to validate and debug the DDR5 designs of the DUT as per the JEDEC specifications. The solution enables you to achieve new levels of productivity, efficiency, and measurement reliability.

TekExpress DisplayPort 2.1 (Option 7-CMDP21) - TekExpress® DisplayPort 2.1 application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test DisplayPort transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the DisplayPort 2.1 Compliance Test Specification.

TekExpress D-PHY (Option 7-CMDPHY21) - TekExpress® D-PHY application offers a complete physical layer test solution for transmitter conformance and characterization as defined in the MIPI D-PHY version 1.2 and version 2.1 specifications. The automated test solution provides an easy way to test, debug and characterize the electrical and timing measurements of D-PHY data links.

TekExpress HDMI 2.1 (Option 7-CMHD21) - TekExpress® HDMI 2.1 application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test HDMI transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the HDMI 2.1 Compliance Test Specification.

TekExpress HDMI 2.2 (Option 7-CMHD22) - TekExpress® HDMI 2.2 application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test HDMI transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the HDMI 2.2 Compliance Test Specification.

TekExpress® PCI Express Gen 1/2/3/4 Automated Test Software (Option 7-CMPCIE1234) - Provides the most comprehensive solution for PCI Express transmitter compliance testing from Gen1 to Gen4. Covering troubleshooting and validation of PCI Express devices corresponding to the PCI-SIG specifications. The application automates selection of appropriate fixture de-embed, reference channel emulation filters, and measurement selections based on test type, device data rate, transmitter equalization, link width, and selected probes. TekExpress includes compliance automation solution that integrates the PCI-SIG's SigTest test software with Tektronix DPOJET-based PCI Express Jitter and Eye Diagram, SIM/SIMA Signal Integrity Modeling analysis tools. Results are presented in a comprehensive HTML format for engineering test documentation.

TekExpress USB3.2 (Option 7-CMUSB3) - TekExpress® USB3.2 application offers a complete physical layer test solution to test USB transmitter interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the USB 3.2 Electrical Compliance Test Specification.

TekExpress USB4v1 Automated Test Software (Option 7-CMUSB4V1) - The TekExpress® USB4 Compliance and Debug solutions provide an easy way to validate and characterize the emerging USB4 Router-Host, USB4 Router-Device, and USB4 Hubs as per the USB4 Electrical Compliance Test Specification (CTS).

SignalVu-PC® vector signal analysis (optional)

The 7 Series DPO offers a high-performance hardware platform designed for demanding RF signal analysis. With a low noise floor, high SFDR, and wide bandwidth supporting multi-channel phase synchronous acquisition, the 7 Series DPO is ideal for capturing and analyzing complex RF environments across broad frequency ranges.

Integrated with the SignalVu-PC vector signal analysis software, the 7 Series DPO becomes a complete solution for advanced RF diagnostics. SignalVu-PC enables rich, synchronized insights across time, frequency, and modulation domains. All measurements in SignalVu-PC are fully time-correlated, allowing users to view how modulation events align with frequency content and time-domain changes. Linked markers across domains provide interactive, synchronized navigation—ideal for analyzing frequency hopping, modulation switching, bandwidth shifts, and transient anomalies.

A key advantage of this solution is the tight integration between software and hardware. SignalVu-PC can directly control scope parameters such as vertical, horizontal scale and triggering. This seamless interaction simplifies setup and ensures consistent signal acquisition and analysis.

The 7 Series DPO supports acquisition of RF, IQ, and differential IQ signals. This allows engineers to examine baseband, IF, and RF signals at various stages of the signal chain.

Data transfer between the 7 Series DPO and SignalVu-PC uses a high-speed serial interface, significantly faster than traditional VISA communication. This results in faster throughput, lower latency, and a more responsive analysis experience, especially when handling large datasets.

Multi-Channel RF Analysis

The 7 Series DPO with SignalVu-PC supports multi-channel acquisition and analysis, enabling simultaneous, phase-synchronous signal analysis across all available channels. Each channel can capture and process wide-bandwidth signals in real time, making the solution ideal for advanced applications such as multi-emitter radar testing, phased-array systems, and electronic warfare analysis.

SignalVu-PC’s general purpose analysis functions—such as spectrum, spectrogram, phase versus time, and amplitude versus time, Pulse radar analysis and General-purpose modulation analysis—are fully available on all channels. This allows not only parallel measurement across multiple channels, but also precise correlation between them. Engineers can analyze amplitude and phase differences between channels to characterize beamforming behavior, signal alignment, or channel-specific anomalies.

For example, SignalVu-PC’s spectrograms, spectra and amplitude quickly provide other views of critical experiment data for specific applications such as Photon Doppler Velocimetry (PDV).

Figure 1. Quickly display fast events using SignalVu-PC's spectrogram display, now available with Dark Mode.

Figure 2. Simultaneously view multiple RF channels with SignalVu-PC.

Each channel can be configured independently with its own center frequency, span, resolution bandwidth (RBW), reference level, and time gating. At the same time, global settings allow users to quickly apply the same configuration across all channels when uniformity is required. This flexible setup ensures the system can adapt to both synchronized and independent channel analysis scenarios.

For example as shown above, engineers can simultaneously analyze three different signals—each at a distinct frequency, span, and RBW with different modulation schemes. Each signal can be demodulated at different points in the analysis time, demonstrating the full control and independence available per channel. This capability makes the system an ideal tool for evaluating signal environments with varying modulation formats and time-domain behaviors.

Shared acquisition multi-signal support

The 7 Series DPO with SignalVu-PC enables advanced analysis of multiple signals captured on a same input channel, an essential capability for environments such as wireless coexistence testing, satcom monitoring and electronic warfare, where emitters of varying types and behaviors may overlap in time or frequency. Each signal within the channel can be isolated, time-gated, and analyzed with its own unique settings—just as in a multi channel configuration.

In the example below, both Source 1 and Source 2 are connected to the same channel. Within Source 1, the spectrum reveals two signals: a modulated communication signal centered at 2.4000 GHz, and a radar pulse centered at 3.5000 GHz. Despite sharing the same acquisition channel, these signals are independently channelized and analyzed. This enables investigation of the phase relationships, timing offsets, or interaction patterns between signals in the same channel—critical in applications involving multi-emitter detection, signal deconfliction.

Figure 1. Simultaneously view multiple RF signal sources on the same channel with SignalVu-PC

Advanced pulse analysis (optional)

The Advanced Pulse Analysis package (Opt. SVP) provides 31 individual measurements to automatically characterize long pulse trains.

Designed with your needs in mind

LXI Class C Version 1.6

Using the LXI Web Interface, you can connect to the 7 Series through a standard web browser by simply entering the oscilloscope’s IP address in the address bar of the browser. The web interface enables viewing of instrument status and configuration, as well as status and modification of network settings. All web interaction conforms to the LXI Class C Version 1.6 specification for Windows OS or LXI Class C Version 1.5 specification for Embedded (Linux) OS.

Figure 1. 7 Series LXI web page.

Upgrade Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems quickly and smoothly

Anyone working closely with automated test systems knows that moving to a new model or platform can be painful. Modifying an existing codebase for a new product can be prohibitively expensive and complicated. Now there's a solution.

All 7 Series DPO’s include a Programmatic Interface (PI) Translator. When enabled, the PI Translator acts as an intermediate layer between your test application and the oscilloscope. It recognizes a subset of legacy commands from the popular DPO70000C/DX/SX platforms and translates them on the fly into supported commands for the 7 Series DPO. The Translator interface is designed to be human- readable and easily extensible, which means that you can customize its behavior to minimize the amount of effort required when transitioning to your new oscilloscope.

Figure 2. 7 Series Programmatic Interface (PI) Translator.

Remote operation to improve collaboration

Want to collaborate with a design team on the other side of the world?

The included e*Scope® capability enables fast control of an oscilloscope running the Embedded Operating System over a network connection. This can be viewed from any PC or device through a standard web browser.

Simply enter the IP address or network name of the oscilloscope and a web page will be served to the browser. Control the oscilloscope remotely in the exact same way that you do in-person using the built-in touchscreen. Alternatively for oscilloscopes with the Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System, you can use Windows Remote Desktop™ to connect directly to the instrument and control it remotely.

The TekVISA™ I/O library is included for using and enhancing Windows applications for data analysis and documentation. IVI-COM instrument drivers are included to enable easy communication with the oscilloscope using LAN or USBTMC connections from an external PC.

Utilize TekHSI(tm) framework to dramatically speed up data transfer from the 7 Series DPO to an external PC.

With a programmer's manual and a GitHub site, you have many commands and examples to help you get started.

Figure 3. e*Scope provides simple remote viewing and control using common web browsers.

Get the analysis capability of an award-winning oscilloscope on your PC. Analyze waveforms anywhere, anytime. The basic license lets you view and analyze waveforms, perform many types of measurements and decode the most common serial buses - all while remotely accessing your oscilloscope. Advanced license options add capabilities such as jitter analysis and more serial bus decoding options.

Figure 4. TekScope PC analysis software runs on a Windows computer with the same award-winning user experience as the 4, 5, and 6 Series MSOs.

Key features of the TekScope PC analysis software for the 7 Series DPO include:

• Recall Tektronix oscilloscope sessions and waveform files from the equipment made by Tektronix and other vendors

• Waveform file formats supported include .wfm, .isf, .csv, .h5, .tr0, .trc, and .bin

• Remotely connect to the Tektronix 4/5/6/7 Series to acquire data in real-time

• Share data remotely with your colleagues so that they can perform analysis and make measurements as if they were sitting in front of the oscilloscope

• Synchronize waveforms from the multiple oscilloscopes in real-time

• Perform advanced analysis even if your oscilloscope isn't equipped with TekScope PC analysis software

TekDrive collaborative test and measurement workspace

Using TekDrive, you can upload, store, organize, search, download, and share any file type from any connected device. TekDrive is natively integrated into the instrument for seamless sharing and recalling of files - no USB stick is required. Analyze and explore standard files like .wfm, .isf, .tss, and .csv, directly in a browser with smooth interactive waveform viewers. TekDrive is purpose built for integration, automation, and security.

Figure 5. TekDrive collaborative workspace - save files directly from your instrument and share across your team.

Arbitrary Function Generator (AFG)

The instrument contains an optional integrated arbitrary function generator, perfect for simulating sensor signals within a design or adding noise to signals to perform margin testing. The integrated function generator provides output of predefined waveforms for sine, square, pulse, ramp/triangle, DC, noise, sin(x)/x (Sinc), Gaussian, Lorentz, exponential rise/decay, Haversine and cardiac. The AFG can load waveform records up to 128 k points in size from an internal file location or a USB mass storage device.

The AFG feature is compatible with Tektronix' ArbExpress PC-based waveform creation and editing software, making creation of complex waveforms fast and easy.

Trigger Frequency Counter

The instrument contains an integrated 11-digit trigger frequency counter. The trigger frequency counter provides a very precise readout of the frequency of the trigger event on which you’re triggering.

The trigger frequency counter is available for free and is activated when you register your 7 Series oscilloscope.

Figure 6. Free 11-digit trigger frequency counter when registering your 7 Series oscilloscope.

Enhanced security

The 7 Series DPO provides you with the option to protect company data through the Security menu. This includes the option to restrict access to the instrument by password-protecting remote network access, I/O ports, and firmware updates to ensure the security of the data. By default, the oscilloscope disables remote access on initial use and gives you the option to enable remote access with or without a password.

To clear user data, run TekSecure from the menu. Sanitize the oscilloscope by removing the SSD from the rear of the instrument and removing power to the instrument for 30 seconds.

Option Asset Management

Option asset management: floating or node-locked (fixed).

Many Tektronix application solutions and hardware options are enabled with an encrypted license key that is entered through the oscilloscope's Utilities menu. You now have two options:

• The first option is a node-locked license applied to a specific scope serial number and is permanently enabled. A node-locked license cannot be moved from one oscilloscope to another.

• The second option is a floating license. Floating licenses provide the capability to move a license-key enabled option from one oscilloscope to another. This capability helps users with distributed teams and several Tektronix 7 Series oscilloscopes to better manage their assets and deploy applications or other options such as extended memory to the oscilloscope where it is needed.

  Managing and deploying floating licenses uses an easy online licensing management system. All floating license management functions are maintained on Tektronix secure servers and no infrastructure or your company IT department involvement is necessary. Simply utilize your tek.com account to access, track, and deploy your oscilloscope floating- license enabled options.

Help when you need it

Several helpful resources are included so you can get your questions answered rapidly without having to find a manual or go to a website:

• Graphical images and explanatory text are used in numerous menus to provide quick feature overviews.

• All menus include a question mark icon in the upper right that takes you directly to the portion of the integrated help system that applies to that menu.

  

  Figure 7. Integrated help answers your questions rapidly without having to find a manual or go to the internet.

RM7 Custom rackmount kit for your 7 Series

Tektronix has developed the RM7, a custom-engineered, 1U rack mount that enables installation of any 7 Series DPO instrument into a standard 19-inch wide equipment rack.

• Slides fit racks of 20-36 inch depth

• Draws air from front grill (behind rack handle) and exhausts to rear in 7 Series DPO instrument

• Only need to remove and store 4 handles (provision to store all 4 handles on bottom of rack tray) – no need to remove instrument covers

• Rack slides enable pulling 7 Series DPO from rack to access rear of instrument (e.g., access removable SSD or install/remove cables)

• Comes with M5 screws and rack nuts

HC7B custom transit case to safely transport and protect your 7 Series

Tektronix has developed the HC7B, a custom transit case, to safely transport and protect the 7 Series DPO instrument from shock, vibration, and moisture. Based on the Pelican 1690 case, Tektronix developed a custom-engineered, multi-layer, foam insert to ensure maximum protection.

A separate Accessory Case was also designed to hold all of the standard accessories. This case fits between either of the handles on the sides of instrument to securely hold the accessories when transporting the instrument in the HC7B.

Other features include a retractable carrying handle, wheels, automatic air pressure equalization control valve for use during air transport, and security rings for use with lock (lock not included).

The HC7B is now a standard accessory – all new 7 Series DPO instruments ship with an HC7B. This makes it easy for you to transport your 7 Series DPO including any return to Tektronix for annual calibration.