Use the product only as specified. Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. Carefully read all instructions. Retain these instructions for future reference.

This product shall be used in accordance with local and national codes.

For correct and safe operation of the product, it is essential that you follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions specified in this manual.

The product is designed to be used by trained personnel only.

Only qualified personnel who are aware of the hazards involved should remove the cover for repair, maintenance, or adjustment.

Before use, always check the product with a known source to be sure it is operating correctly.

This product is not intended for detection of hazardous voltages.

Use personal protective equipment to prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are exposed.

Before connecting probes or test leads, connect the power cord from the power connector to a properly grounded power outlet.

Keep fingers behind the protective barrier, protective finger guard, or tactile indicator on the probes. Remove all probes, test leads and accessories that are not in use.

Use only correct Measurement Category (CAT), voltage, temperature, altitude, and amperage rated probes, test leads, and adapters for any measurement.

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Protective Ground (Earth) Terminal

Earth Terminal

Chassis Ground

Standby

Number of input channels

MSO54: 4 BNC

MSO56: 6 BNC

MSO58: 8 BNC

MSO58LP: 8 BNC

Input coupling

DC, AC

Input resistance selection

1 MΩ or 50 Ω

✓Input impedance 1 MΩ DC coupled

1 MΩ ±1%

Input capacitance 1 MΩ DC coupled, typical

14.5 pF ±1.5 pF, 2 GHz model

13 pF ±1.5 pF, 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models

14 pF ±1.5 pF, MSO58LP

✓Input impedance 50 Ω, DC coupled

50 Ω ±1% (VSWR ≤1.5:1, typical)

Maximum input voltage, 1 MΩ

300 V_RMS at the BNC. Installation Category II

Derate at 20 dB/decade between 4.5 MHz and 45 MHz; derate 14 dB/decade between 45 MHz and 450 MHz. Above 450 MHz, 5.5 V_RMS

Maximum peak input voltage at the BNC: ±425 V

Maximum input voltage, 50 Ohm

5 V_RMS, with peaks ≤ ±20 V (DF ≤6.25%)

DC balance

✓ 0.1 div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

✓ 0.2 div at 1 mV/div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.4 div at 500 μV/div with DC-50 Ω oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

✓ 0.2 div with DC-1 MΩ oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

0.4 div at 500 µV/div with DC-1 MΩ oscilloscope input impedance (50 Ω BNC terminated)

Note: 500 µV/div is a 2X digital zoom of 1 mV/div. As such, it is guaranteed by testing the 1 mV/div setting.

Number of digitized bits

8 bits at 6.25 GS/s

12 bits at 3.125 GS/s

13 bits at 1.25 GS/s

14 bits at 625 MS/s

15 bits at 312.5 MS/s

16 bits at 125 MS/s

Displayed vertically with 25 digitization levels (DL) for 8-bit and 400 digitization levels for 12-bit per division, 10.24 divisions dynamic range. DL is the abbreviation for digitization level. A DL is the smallest voltage level change that can be resolved by an 8-bit A-D Converter. This value is also known as an LSB (least significant bit).

Sensitivity range, coarse

1 MΩ

500 µV/div to 10 V/div in a 1-2-5 sequence

50 Ω

500 µV/div to 1 V/div in a 1-2-5 sequence

Note: 500 μV/div is a 2X digital zoom of 1 mV/div

Sensitivity range, fine

Allows continuous adjustment from 1 mV/div to 10 V/div, 1 MΩ and from 1 mV/div to 1 V/div, 50 Ω

1 MΩ

500 µV/div to 10 V/div

50 Ω

500 µV/div to 1 V/div

Sensitivity resolution, fine

≤1% of current setting

✓ DC gain accuracy

2 GHz model, Step Gain, 50 Ω

±1.2%, (±2.0% at 1 mV/div and 500 µV/div settings), de-rated at 0.100%/ °C above 30 °C

2 GHz model, Step Gain, 1 MΩ

±1.0%, (±2.0% at 1 mV/div and 500 µV/div settings), de-rated at 0.100%/ °C above 30 °C

1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, MSO58LP, Step Gain

±1.0%, (±2.0% at 1 mV/div and 500 µV/div settings), de-rated at 0.100%/ °C above 30 °C

Variable gain

±1.5%, de-rated at 0.100%/ °C above 30 °C.

Note: 500 µV/div is a 2X digital zoom of 1 mV/div. As such, it is guaranteed by testing the 1 mV/div setting.

Offset ranges, maximum

2 GHz models

Input signal cannot exceed maximum input voltage for the 50 Ω input path.

Volts/div Setting	Maximum offset range, 50 Ω Input
500 µV/div - 50 mV/div	±1 V
51 mV/div - 99 mV/div	± (-10 * (Volts/div Setting) + 1.5 V)
100 mV/div - 500 mV/div	±10 V
501 mV/div - 1 V/div	± (-10 * (Volts/div Setting) + 15 V)

Volts/div Setting	Maximum offset range, 1 MΩ Input
500 µV/div - 63 mV/div	±1 V
64 mV/div - 999 mV/div	±10 V
1 V/div - 10 V/div	±100 V

≤ 1 GHz models (including MSO58LP)

Input signal cannot exceed maximum input voltage for the 50 Ω input path.

Volts/div Setting	Maximum offset range
	50 Ω Input	1 MΩ Input
500 µV/div - 63 mV/div	±1 V	±1 V
64 mV/div - 999 mV/div	±10 V	±10 V
1 V/div - 10 V/div	±10 V	±100 V

Note: 500 µV/div is a 2X digital zoom of 1 mV/div. As such, it is guaranteed by testing the 1 mV/div setting.

Position range

±5 divisions

✓Offset accuracy

±(0.005 X | offset - position | + DC balance )

Number of waveforms for average acquisition mode

2 to 10,240 Waveforms, default 16 waveforms

DC voltage measurement accuracy, Average acquisition mode

Measurement Type	DC Accuracy (In Volts)
Average of ≥ 16 waveforms	±((DC Gain Accuracy) * |reading - (offset - position)| + Offset Accuracy + 0.1 * V/div setting)
Delta volts between any two averages of ≥ 16 waveforms acquired with the same oscilloscope setup and ambient conditions	±(DC Gain Accuracy * |reading| + 0.05 div)

DC voltage measurement accuracy, sample acquisition mode, typical

Measurement Type	DC Accuracy (In Volts)
Any Sample	±(DC Gain Accuracy * |reading - (offset - position)| + Offset Accuracy + 0.15 div + 0.6 mV)
Delta Volts between any two samples acquired with the same oscilloscope setup and ambient conditions	±(DC Gain Accuracy * |reading| + 0.15 div + 1.2 mV)

Bandwidth selections

50 Ω: 20 MHz, 250 MHz, and the full bandwidth value of your model

1 MΩ: 20 MHz, 250 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz. 350 MHz models cannot be configured to 500 MHz in 1 MΩ mode.

MSO58LP Bandwidth selections

20 MHz, 250 MHz, and 1 GHz

✓Analog bandwidth 50 Ω DC coupled

2 GHz models

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
10 mV/div - 1 V/div	DC - 2.00 GHz
5 mV/div - 9.98 mV/div	DC - 1.50 GHz
2 mV/div - 4.98 mV/div	DC - 350 MHz
1 mV/div - 1.99 mV/div	DC - 175 MHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 175 MHz

1 GHz models

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
1 mV/div - 1 V/div	DC - 1.00 GHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 250 MHz

500 MHz models

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
1 mV/div - 1 V/div	DC - 500 MHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 250 MHz

350 MHz models

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
1 mV/div - 1 V/div	DC - 350 MHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 250 MHz

Analog bandwidth, 1 MΩ, typical

All model bandwidths except 350 MHz

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
1 mV/div - 10 V/div	DC - 500 MHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 250 MHz

350 MHz models

Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
1 mV/div - 10 V/div	DC - 350 MHz
500 µV/div - 995 µV/div	DC - 250 MHz

Analog bandwidth with TPP0500, TPP1000 probes, typical

The limits are for ambient temperature of ≤30 °C and the bandwidth selection set to FULL. Reduce the upper bandwidth frequency by 1% for each °C above 30 °C.

Instrument	Volts/Div Setting	Bandwidth
2 GHz, 1 GHz	5 mV/div - 100 V/div	DC - 1 GHz (TPP1000 Probe)
500 MHz	5 mV/div - 100 V/div	DC - 500 MHz (TPP0500 Probe)
350 MHz	5 mV/div - 100 V/div	DC - 350 MHz (TPP0500 Probe)

Lower frequency limit, AC coupled, typical

<10 Hz when AC 1 MΩ coupled. The AC coupled lower frequency limits are reduced by a factor of 10 (<1 Hz) when 10X passive probes are used.

Upper frequency limit, 250 MHz bandwidth limited, typical

250 MHz, ± 25%

Upper frequency limit, 20 MHz bandwidth limited, typical

20 MHz, ± 20%

Calculated rise time, typical

Model	50 Ω	TPP0500 Probe	TP1000 Probe
Vertical	500 µV-1 V	5 mV-10 V	5 mV-10 V
2 GHz	225 ps	800 ps	400 ps
1 GHz	400 ps	800 ps	400 ps
500 MHz	800 ps	800 ps	800 ps
350 MHz	1.15 ns	1.15 ns	1.15 ns

Peak Detect or Envelope mode pulse response, typical

Minimum pulse width is >640 ps (6.25 GS/s)

Effective bits (ENOB), typical

Typical effective bits for a 9-division p-p sine-wave input, 50 mV/div, 50 Ω

2 GHz models, Sample mode, 50 Ω

Bandwidth	Input frequency	6.25 GS/s
2 GHz	10 MHz	6.20
2 GHz	600 MHz	6.20
250 MHz	10 MHz	7.30
250 MHz	200 MHz	7.30
20 MHz	10 MHz	7.60

2 GHz models, High Res mode, 50 Ω

Bandwidth	Input frequency	6.25 GS/s
1 GHz	10 MHz	7.00
1 GHz	300 MHz	7.00
250 MHz	10 MHz	7.80
250 MHz	100 MHz	7.80
20 MHz	10 MHz	8.70

1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, Sample mode, 50 Ω

Bandwidth	Input Frequency	6.25 GS/s
1 GHz	10 MHz	7.10
1 GHz	300 MHz	7.10
500 MHz	10 MHz	7.40
500 MHz	150 MHz	7.40
350 MHz	10 MHz	7.60
350 MHz	100 MHz	7.60
250 MHz	10 MHz	7.50
250 MHz	100 MHz	7.50
20 MHz	10 MHz	7.70

1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, High Res mode, 50 Ω

Bandwidth	Input frequency	6.25 GS/s
1 GHz	10 MHz	7.60
1 GHz	300 MHz	7.50
500 MHz	10 MHz	7.90
500 MHz	150 MHz	7.80
350 MHz	10 MHz	8.20
350 MHz	100 MHz	8.20
250 MHz	10 MHz	8.10
250 MHz	100 MHz	8.10
20 MHz	10 MHz	8.90

Random noise, sample acquisition mode

Bandwidth at 1 mV/div is limited to 175 MHz in 50 Ω. Bandwidth at 2 mV/div is limited to 350 MHz in 50 Ω. Bandwidth at 5 mV/div is limited to 1.5 GHz in 50 Ω.

✓2 GHz models, Sample mode (RMS)

2 GHz models		50 Ω			1 MΩ
V/div		2 GHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		89.8 μV	89.8 μV	39.6 μV	270 μV	158 μV	85.5 μV
2 mV/div		152 μV	114 μV	50.6 μV	291 μV	158 μV	90.1 μV
5 mV/div		456 μV	155 μV	88.9 μV	315 μV	185 μV	121 μV
10 mV/div		643 μV	244 μV	174 μV	377 μV	271 μV	201 μV
20 mV/div		1.06 mV	436 μV	347 μV	572 μV	462 μV	373 μV
50 mV/div		2.51 mV	1.06 mV	869 μV	1.32 mV	1.11 mV	922 μV
100 mV/div		6.15 mV	2.38 mV	1.74 mV	2.75 mV	2.24 mV	1.88 mV
1 V/div		39.6 mV	21.1 mV	17.4 mV	28.6 mV	23.5 mV	18.7 mV

2 GHz models, Sample mode (RMS), typical

2 GHz models		50 Ω			1 MΩ
V/div		2 GHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		69.4 μV	69.4 μV	30.6 μV	208 μV	122 μV	66 μV
2 mV/div		117 μV	88.0 μV	39.1 μV	225 μV	122 μV	69.7 μV
5 mV/div		353 μV	120 μV	68.7 μV	243 μV	143 μV	93.8 μV
10 mV/div		497 μV	188 μV	125 μV	291 μV	209 μV	156 μV
20 mV/div		816 μV	337 μV	251 μV	442 μV	357 μV	288 μV
50 mV/div		1.94 mV	822 μV	627 μV	1.02 mV	857 μV	712 μV
100 mV/div		4.75 mV	1.84 mV	1.25 mV	2.13 mV	1.73 mV	1.45 mV
1 V/div		30.6 mV	16.3 mV	12.5 mV	22.1 mV	18.2 mV	14.5 mV

✓2 GHz models, High Res mode (RMS)

2 GHz models		50 Ω			1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		86.5 μV	86.5 μV	35.2 μV	269 μV	152 μV	83.6 μV
2 mV/div		125 μV	100 μV	36.9 μV	290 μV	152 μV	86.3 μV
5 mV/div		261 μV	140 μV	48.4 μV	308 μV	172 μV	88.9 μV
10 mV/div		356 μV	191 μV	72.6 μV	359 μV	224 μV	108 μV
20 mV/div		607 μV	325 μV	137 μV	538 μV	360 μV	162 μV
50 mV/div		1.43 mV	763 μV	327 μV	1.19 mV	803 μV	351 μV
100 mV/div		3.56 mV	1.91 mV	779 μV	2.45 mV	1.76 mV	780 μV
1 V/div		23.8 mV	14 mV	6.05 mV	26.3 mV	18.9 mV	8.46 mV

2 GHz models, High Res mode (RMS), typical

2 GHz models		50 Ω			1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		66.8 μV	66.8 μV	27.2 μV	208 μV	117 μV	64.6 μV
2 mV/div		96.9 μV	77.5 μV	28.5 μV	224 μV	117 μV	66.7 μV
5 mV/div		202 μV	108 μV	37.4 μV	238 μV	133 μV	68.7 μV
10 mV/div		275 μV	147 μV	56.1 μV	277 μV	173 μV	83.6 μV
20 mV/div		469 μV	251 μV	106 μV	416 μV	278 μV	125 μV
50 mV/div		1.10 mV	589 μV	253 μV	916 μV	620 μV	271 μV
100 mV/div		2.75 mV	1.47 mV	602 μV	1.90 mV	1.36 mV	603 μV
1 V/div		18.4 mV	10.8 mV	4.68 mV	20.3 mV	14.6 mV	6.54 mV

✓1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, Sample mode (RMS)

< 2 GHz models		50 Ω					1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 Mhz	20 MHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		372 μV	253 μV	181 μV	153 μV	91.4 μV	258 μV	188 μV	158 μV	87.9 μV
2 mV/div		376 μV	262 μV	190 μV	164 μV	102 μV	254 μV	193 μV	158 μV	92.0 μV
5 mV/div		395 μV	292 μV	222 μV	201 μV	136 μV	272 μV	207 μV	185 μV	116 μV
10 mV/div		449 μV	359 μV	284 μV	272 μV	197 μV	319 μV	264 μV	251 μV	188 μV
20 mV/div		614 μV	529 μV	436 μV	435 μV	347 μV	455 μV	422 μV	422 μV	347 μV
50 mV/div		1.26 mV	1.14 mV	962 μV	982 μV	869 μV	1.03 mV	898 μV	1.00 mV	869 μV
100 mV/div		2.85 mV	2.50 mV	2.08 mV	2.09 mV	1.74 mV	2.18 mV	1.91 mV	2.06 mV	1.74 mV
1 V/div		24.6 mV	22.4 mV	18.9 mV	19.4 mV	17.4 mV	23.1 mV	21.1 mV	21.6 mV	17.4 mV

1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, Sample mode (RMS), typical

< 2 GHz models		50 Ω					1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		287 μV	196 μV	140 μV	118 μV	70.6 μV	199 μV	145 μV	122 μV	67.9 μV
2 mV/div		290 μV	202 μV	147 μV	127 μV	78.9 μV	196 μV	149 μV	122 μV	71.1 μV
5 mV/div		305 μV	226 μV	171 μV	156 μV	105 μV	210 μV	160 μV	143 μV	89.8 μV
10 mV/div		347 μV	277 μV	219 μV	210 μV	153 μV	246 μV	204 μV	194 μV	146 μV
20 mV/div		475 μV	409 μV	337 μV	336 μV	257 μV	352 μV	326 μV	326 μV	251 μV
50 mV/div		977 μV	883 μV	743 μV	758 μV	627 μV	796 μV	694 μV	775 μV	627 μV
100 mV/div		2.20 mV	1.93 mV	1.60 mV	1.61 mV	1.25 mV	1.68 mV	1.48 mV	1.59 mV	1.25 mV
1 V/div		19.0 mV	17.3 mV	14.6 mV	15.0 mV	12.5 mV	17.9 mV	16.3 mV	16.7 mV	12.5 mV

✓1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, High Res mode (RMS)

< 2 GHz models		50 Ω					1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		329 μV	256 μV	183 μV	152 μV	90.6 μV	245 μV	184 μV	153 μV	83.8 μV
2 mV/div		330 μV	256 μV	185 μV	157 μV	91.2 μV	251 μV	188 μV	156 μV	85.4 μV
5 mV/div		339 μV	262 μV	195 μV	172 μV	94.3 μV	254 μV	197 μV	169 μV	90.1 μV
10 mV/div		367 μV	282 μV	218 μV	205 μV	103 μV	274 μV	216 μV	200 μV	101 μV
20 mV/div		462 μV	354 μV	287 μV	288 μV	132 μV	348 μV	277 μV	289 μV	135 μV
50 mV/div		876 μV	667 μV	564 μV	595 μV	254 μV	634 μV	530 μV	621 μV	268 μV
100 mV/div		2.09 mV	1.60 mV	1.31 mV	1.34 mV	601 μV	1.51 mV	1.25 mV	1.36 mV	615 μV
1 V/div		16.8 mV	12.8 mV	10.9 mV	11.6 mV	4.88 mV	17.6 mV	13.7 mV	14.4 mV	7.08 mV

1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models, High Res mode (RMS), typical

< 2 GHz models		50 Ω					1 MΩ
V/div		1 GHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz	500 MHz	350 MHz	250 MHz	20 MHz
1 mV/div		254 μV	198 μV	141 μV	118 μV	70.0 μV	189 μV	143 μV	118 μV	64.8 μV
2 mV/div		255 μV	198 μV	143 μV	121 μV	70.4 μV	194 μV	145 μV	121 μV	66.0 μV
5 mV/div		262 μV	202 μV	150 μV	133 μV	72.8 μV	196 μV	152 μV	130 μV	69.6 μV
10 mV/div		283 μV	218 μV	169 μV	158 μV	79.8 μV	212 μV	167 μV	154 μV	78.2 μV
20 mV/div		357 μV	273 μV	222 μV	223 μV	102 μV	269 μV	214 μV	223 μV	104 μV
50 mV/div		677 μV	516 μV	436 μV	460 μV	196 μV	490 μV	410 μV	480 μV	207 μV
100 mV/div		1.61 mV	1.23 mV	1.02 mV	1.04 mV	464 μV	1.16 mV	964 μV	1.05 mV	475 μV
1 V/div		13.0 mV	9.88 mV	8.41 mV	8.94 mV	3.77 mV	13.6 mV	10.6 mV	11.1 mV	5.47 mV

Delay between analog channels, full bandwidth, typical

≤ 100 ps for any two channels with input impedance set to 50 Ω, DC coupling with equal Volts/div or above 10 mV/div

Deskew range

-125 ns to +125 ns with a resolution of 40 ps

Crosstalk (channel isolation), typical

≥ 200:1 up to the rated bandwidth for any two channels having equal Volts/div settings

Overdrive recovery time, typical

50 Ω, no probe, 1 GHz bandwidth

Vertical scale	500% overdrive			5000% overdrive
	5%	1%	0.2%	5%	1%	0.2%
1 mV/div	<1 μs	2.0 ms	2.0 ms	---	---	---
10 mV/div	<1 μs	3.0 ms	33 μs	<1.2 μs	<4.7 μs	---
100 mV/div	<1 μs	<1 μs	5.8 μs	---		---

50 Ω, no probe, 2 GHz bandwidth

Vertical scale	500% overdrive			5000% overdrive
	5%	1%	0.2%	5%	1%	0.2%
1 mV/div	<1 μs	110 μs	2.0 ms	---	---	---
10 mV/div	<1 μs	<1 μs	2.0 ms	<1 μs	<1 μs	---
100 mV/div	<1 μs	<1 μs	2.3 ms	---		---

TPP1000 Probe

Vertical scale	500% overdrive			5000% overdrive
	5%	1%	0.2%	5%	1%	0.2%
10 mV/div	20 μs	2.0 ms	2.0 ms	30 μs	50 μs	2.2 ms
20 mV/div	14 μs	2.0 ms	2.0 ms	30 μs	50 μs	110 μs
50 mV/div	12 μs	60 μs	2.0 ms	---	---	---
100 mV/div	12 μs	60 μs	2.0 ms	---	---	---

Total probe power

TekVPI Compliant probe interfaces (8 per MSO58, 6 per MSO56, 4 per MSO54)

MSO58 and MSO56: 80 W maximum, (40 W maximum for channels 1 through 4, 40 W maximum for channels 5 through 8)

MSO54: 40 W maximum

Probe power per channel

Voltage	Max Amperage	Voltage Tolerance
5 V	60 mA	±10%
12 V	2 A (20 W maximum software limit)	±10%

TekVPI interconnect

All analog channel inputs on the front panel conform to the TEKVPI specification.

Sample rate

Max HW Capability	Number of Channels
6.25 GS/s	1- 8

Interpolated waveform rate range

500 GS/sec, 250 GS/sec, 125 GS/sec, 62.5 GS/sec, 25 GS/sec, and 12.5 GS/sec

Record length range

Standard

1 kpoints to 125 Mpoints in single sample increments

Standard

1 kpoints to 62.5 Mpoints in single sample increments

Optional 5-RL-125M

125 Mpoints

Seconds/Division range

Model	1 K	10 K	100 K	1 M	10 M	62.5 M	125 M
MSO5X Standard 62.5 M	200 ps - 64 s	200 ps - 640 s	200 ps - 1000 s
MSO5X Option 5-RL-125M	200 ps - 64 s	200 ps - 640 s	200 ps - 1000 s

Maximum triggered acquisition rate, typical

Analog or digital channels: single channel [Analog or Digital 8-bit channel] on screen, measurements and math turned off. >40 wfm/sec

FastAcq Update Rate (analog only): >500 K/second with one channel active and >100 K/second with all eight active.

FastAcq Update Rate (analog and analog/digital): >400 K/second with two channels active and >100 K/second with all eight analog channels active.

Digital channel: >40/second with one channel (8-bits) active. There is no FastAcq for digital channels, but they do not slow down FastAcq for active analog channels.

Aperture uncertainty

≤ 0.450 ps + (1 * 10^-11 * Measurement Duration)_RMS, for measurements having duration ≤ 100 ms

✓Timebase accuracy

±2.5 x 10^-6 over any ≥1 ms time interval

Description	Specification
Factory Tolerance	±5.0 x10-7 At calibration, 23 °C ambient, over any ≥1 ms interval
Temperature stability	±5.0 x10-7 Tested at operating temperatures
Crystal aging	±1.5 x 10-6 Frequency tolerance change at 25 °C over a period of 1 year

✓Delta-time measurement accuracy, typical

The formula to calculate delta-time measurement accuracy (DTA) for a given instrument setting and input signal is given below (assumes insignificant signal content above Nyquist)

SR₁ = Slew Rate (1^st Edge) around 1^st point in measurement

SR₂ = Slew Rate (2^nd Edge) around 2^nd point in measurement

N = input-referred guaranteed noise limit. If Ntyp is what's specified, then N is computed by multiplying Ntyp by some scale factor (e.g., 1.5)

TBA = timebase accuracy or Reference Frequency Error +/-5 ppm

t_p = delta-time measurement duration (sec)

The term under the square root sign is the stability and is due to TIE (Time Interval Error). The errors due to this term occur throughout a single-shot measurement. The second term is due to both the absolute center-frequency accuracy and the center-frequency stability of the timebase and varies between multiple single-shot measurements over the observation interval (the amount of time from the first single-shot measurement to the final single-shot measurement).

Note:The formulas assume negligible errors due to measurement interpolation, and apply only when the interpolated sample rate is 25 GS/s or higher.

Trigger bandwidth (edge, pulse, and logic), typical

2 GHz models, Edge	2 GHz
2 GHz models, Pulse and Logic	1 GHz
1 GHz models including MSO58LP	1 GHz
500 MHz models	500 MHz
350 MHz models	350 MHz

Edge-type trigger sensitivity, DC coupled, typical

Table 1. 5 Series MSO

Path	Range	Specification
1 MΩ path (all models)	0.5 mV/div to 0.99 mV/div	5 mV from DC to instrument bandwidth
	≥ 1 mV/div	The greater of 5 mV or 0.7 div from DC to lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 6 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
50 Ω path, 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models		The greater of 5.6 mV or 0.7 div from DC to the lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 7 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
50 Ω path, 2 GHz models	0.5 mV/div to 0.99 mV/div	3.0 div from DC to instrument bandwidth
	1 mV/div to 9.98 mV/div	1.5 divisions from DC to instrument bandwidth
	≥ 10 mV/div	< 1.0 division from DC to instrument bandwidth
Line		Fixed

Table 2. MSO58LP

Path	Range	Specification
1 MΩ path (all models)	0.5 mV/div to 0.99 mV/div	4.5 div from DC to instrument bandwidth
	≥ 1 mV/div	The greater of 5 mV or 0.7 div from DC to lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 6 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
50 Ω path		The greater of 5.6 mV or 0.7 div from DC to the lesser of 500 MHz or instrument BW, & 7 mV or 0.8 div from > 500 MHz to instrument bandwidth
Line		Fixed
AUX Trigger in		200 mVPP, DC to 250 MHz

Trigger jitter, typical

≤ 5 ps_RMS for sample mode and edge-type trigger

≤ 7 ps_RMS for edge-type trigger and FastAcq mode

≤ 40 ps_RMS for non edge-type trigger modes

≤ 200 ps_RMS for AUX trigger in, Sample acquisition mode, edge trigger (MSO58LP only)

≤ 220 ps_RMS for AUX trigger in, FastAcq acquisition mode, edge trigger (MSO58LP only)

AUX In trigger skew between instruments, typical

±100 ps jitter on each instrument with 150 ps skew; ≤350 ps total between instruments.

Skew improves for sinusoidal input voltages ≥500 mV

Edge-type trigger sensitivity, not DC coupled, typical

Trigger Coupling	Typical Sensitivity
NOISE REJ	2.5 times the DC Coupled limits
HF REJ	1.0 times the DC Coupled limits from DC to 50 kHz. Attenuates signals above 50 kHz.
LF REJ	1.5 times the DC Coupled limits for frequencies above 50 kHz. Attenuates signals below 50 kHz.

Lowest frequency for successful operation of Set Level to 50% function, typical

45 Hz

Logic-type, logic qualified trigger, or events-delay sensitivities, DC coupled, typical

2.0 divisions, at vertical settings ≥5 mV/div.

Pulse-type runt trigger sensitivities, typical

2.0 division at vertical settings ≥5 mV/div.

Pulse-type trigger width and glitch sensitivities, typical

2.0 divisions at vertical settings ≥5 mV/div.

Logic-type triggering, minimum logic or rearm time, typical

For Logic, time between channels refers to the length of time a logic state derived from more than one channel must exist to be recognized. For Events, the time is the minimum time between a main and delayed event that will be recognized if more than one channel is used.

Triggering type	Pulse width	Rearm time	Time skew needed for 100% and no triggering
Logic	160 ps + trise	160 ps + trise	>360 ps / <150 ps
Time qualified logic	320 ps + trise	320 ps + trise	>360 ps / <150 ps

t_rise is rise time of the instrument.

Minimum clock pulse widths for setup/hold time violation trigger, typical

Active pulsewidth is the width of the clock pulse from its active edge (as defined in the Clock Edge menu item) to its inactive edge. Inactive pulsewidth is the width of the pulse from its inactive edge to its active edge.

Minimum pulsewidth, clock active	Minimum pulsewidth, clock inactive
320 ps + trise	320 ps +trise

t_rise is rise time of the instrument.

Setup/hold violation trigger, setup and hold time ranges, typical

Feature	Min	Max
Setup Time	0 ns	20 s
Hold Time	0 ns	20 s
Setup + Hold Time	320 ps	22 s

Input coupling on clock and data channels must be the same.

For Setup Time, positive numbers mean a data transition before the clock.

For Hold Time, positive numbers mean a data transition after the clock edge.

Setup + Hold Time is the algebraic sum of the Setup Time and the Hold Time programmed by the user.

Pulse type trigger, minimum pulse, rearm time, transition time

Pulse class	Minimum pulse width	Minimum rearm time
Runt	160 ps + trise	160 ps + trise
Time-Qualified Runt	160 ps + trise	160 ps + trise
Width	160 ps + trise	160 ps + trise
Slew Rate (minimum transition time)	160 ps + trise	160 ps + trise

For trigger class width, pulse width refers to the width of the pulse being measured. Rearm time refers to the time between pulses.

For trigger class runt, pulse width refers to the width of the pulse being measured. Rearm time refers to the time between pulses.

For trigger class slew rate, pulse width refers to the delta time being measured. Rearm time refers to the time it takes the signal to cross the two trigger thresholds again.

t_rise is rise time of the instrument.

Active pulsewidth is the width of the clock pulse from its active edge (as defined in the Clock Edge menu item) to its inactive edge

Inactive pulsewidth is the width of the pulse from its inactive edge to its active edge.

Transition time trigger, delta time range

160 ps to 20 s.

Time range for glitch, pulse width, timeout, time-qualified runt, or time-qualified window triggering

160 ps to 20 s.

Time accuracy for pulse, glitch, timeout, or width triggering

Time Range	Accuracy
1 ns to 500 ns	±(160 ps +Time Base Error * Setting).
520 ns to 1 s	±(160 ps +Time Base Error * Setting).

B trigger after events, minimum pulse width and maximum event frequency, typical

Minimum pulse width: 160 ps + t_rise

Maximum event frequency: Instrument bandwidth.

t_rise is rise time of the instrument.

B trigger, minimum time between arm and trigger, typical

320 ps

For trigger after time, this is the time between the end of the time period and the B trigger event.

For trigger after events, this is the time between the last A trigger event and the first B trigger event.

B trigger after time, time range

160 ps to 20 seconds

B trigger after events, event range

1 to 65,471

Trigger level ranges

Source	Range
Any Channel	±5 divs from center of screen
Line	Fixed at about 50% of line voltage

Source	Range
Any Channel	±5 divs from center of screen
Aux In Trigger	±5 V
Line	Fixed at about 50% of line voltage

This specification applies to logic and pulse thresholds.

Trigger level accuracy, DC coupled, typical

For signals having rise and fall times ≥10 ns:

Source	Range
Any Input Channel	±0.20 div
AUX IN	N/A
Line	N/A

Trigger holdoff range

0 ns to 10 seconds

Maximum serial trigger bits

128 bits

Optional serial bus interface triggering

I²C

Address Triggering: 7 & 10 bits of user-specified addresses supported

Data Trigger: 1 - 5 Bytes of user-specified data

Trigger on: Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Data, Address, or Address & Data

Maximum Data Rate: 10 Mb/s

SPI

Data Trigger: 1 - 16 Bytes of user-specified data

Trigger on: SS Active, Data

Maximum Data Rate: 20 Mb/s

CAN

Data Trigger: 1 - 8 Bytes of user-specified data, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=)

Trigger on: Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Data, Identifier & Data, End of Frame, Missing Ack, or Bit Stuffing Errors

Frame Type: Data, Remote, Error, Overload

Identifier: Standard (11 bit) and Extended (29 bit) identifiers

Maximum Data Rate: 1 Mb/s

LIN

Identifier Trigger: 6 bits of user-specified data, equal to (=)

Data Trigger: 1 - 8 Bytes of user-specified data, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), inside range, outside range

Error Trigger: Sync, Identifier Parity, Checksum

Trigger on: Sync, Identifier, Data, Identifier & Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, or Error

Maximum Data Rate: 100 kb/s

Flexray

Indicator Bits: Normal (01XX), Payload (11XX), Null (00XX), Sync (XX10), Startup (XX11)

Frame ID Trigger: 11 bits of user-specified data, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=)

Cycle Count Trigger: 6 bits of user-specified data , including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=)

Header Fields Trigger: 40 bits of user-specified data comprising Indicator Bits, Identifier, Payload Length, Header CRC, and Cycle Count, equal to (=)

Data Trigger: 1 - 16 Bytes of user-specified data, with 0 to 253, or "don't care" bytes of data offset,including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), Inside Range, Outside Range

End Of Frame: User-chosen types Static, Dynamic (DTS), and All

Error Trigger: Header CRC, Trailer CRC, Null Frame-static, Null Frame-dynamic, Sync Frame, Startup frame (No Sync)

Trigger on: Start of Frame, Frame ID, Indicator Bits, Cycle Count, Header Fields, Data, Identifier & Data, End of Frame, or Error

Maximum Data Rate: 40 Mb/s

Audio (I²S)

Data Trigger: 32 bits of user-specified data in a left word, right word, or either, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), inside range, outside range

Trigger on: Word Select, Data

Maximum Data Rate: 12.5 Mb/s

Left Justified (LJ)

Data Trigger: 32 bits of user-specified data in a left word, right word, or either, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), inside range, outside range

Trigger on: Word Select, Data

Maximum Data Rate: 12.5 Mb/s

Right Justified (RJ)

Data Trigger: 32 bits of user-specified data in a left word, right word, or either, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), inside range, outside range

Trigger on: Word Select, Data

Maximum Data Rate: 12.5 Mb/s

TDM

Data Trigger: 32 bits of user-specified data in a channel 1-64, including qualifiers of equal to (=), not equal to (≠), less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=), greater than or equal to (>=), inside range, outside range

Trigger on: Frame Sync, Data

Maximum Data Rate: 25 Mb/s

RS232

Bit Rate: 50 bps - 10 Mbps

Data Bits: 7, 8, or 9

Parity: None, Odd, or Even

Trigger on: Start, End of Packet, Data, Parity Error

MIL-STD-1553

Bit Rate: 1 Mb/s

Trigger on:

Sync

Word Type (Command, Status, Data)

Command Word (set RT Address (=, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥, inside range, outside range), T/R, Sub-address/ Mode, Data Word Count/Mode Code, and Parity individually)

Status Word (set RT Address ((=, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥, inside range, outside range), Message Error, Instrumentation, Service Request Bit, Broadcast Command Received, Busy, Subsystem Flag, Dynamic Bus Control Acceptance (DBCA), Terminal Flag, and Parity individually)

Data Word (user-specified 16-bit data value)

Error (Sync, Parity, Manchester, Non-contiguous data)

Idle Time (minimum time selectable from 4 μs to 100 μs; maximum time selectable from 12 μs to 100 μs; trigger on < minimum, > maximum, inside range, outside range)

For MIL-STD-1553, Trigger selection of Command Word will trigger on Command and ambiguous Command/Status words. Trigger selection of Status Word will trigger on Status and ambiguous Command/Status words

USB

Data Rates Supported: High: 480 Mbs, Full: 12 Mbs, Low: 1.5Mbs

Trigger On: Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, Error

Ethernet

Bit Rate: 10 BASE-T, 10 Mbps; 100 BASE-TX, 100 Mbps

Trigger On: Start of Frame, MAC Address, MAC Length/Type, IP Header, TCP Header, Client Data, End of Packet, Idle, FCS (CRC) Error, MAC Q-Tag control Information

Digital channel maximum sample rate

6.25 GS/s

Transition detect (digital peak detect)

Displayed data at sample rates less than 6.25 GS/s (decimated data), that contains multiple transitions between sample points will be displayed with a bright white colored edge.

Digital-To-Analog trigger skew

1 ns

Digital to digital skew

320 ps from bit 0 of any TekVPI channel to bit 0 of any TekVPI channel.

Digital skew within a FlexChannel

160 ps within any TekVPI channel

Measurement types

DC, AC_RMS+DC, AC_RMS

Voltage resolution

4 digits

✓ Voltage accuracy

DC:

±((1.5% * |reading - offset - position|) + (0.5% * |(offset - position)|) + (0.1 * Volts/div))

De-rated at 0.100%/°C of |reading - offset - position| above 30 °C

Signal ± 5 divisions from screen center

AC:

± 2% (40 Hz to 1 kHz) with no harmonic content outside 40 Hz to 1 kHz range

AC, typical: ± 2% (20 Hz to 10 kHz)

For AC measurements, the input channel vertical settings must allow the V_PP input signal to cover between 4 and 10 divisions and must be fully visible on the screen

Resolution

8-digits

✓Accuracy

±(1 count + time base accuracy * input frequency)

The signal must be at least 8 mV_pp or 2 div, whichever is greater.

✓Maximum input frequency

10 Hz to maximum bandwidth of the analog channel

The signal must be at least 8 mV_pp or 2 div, whichever is greater.

Function types

Arbitrary, sine, square, pulse, ramp, triangle, DC level, Gaussian, Lorentz, exponential rise/fall, sin(x)/x, random noise, Haversine, Cardiac

Amplitude range

Values are peak-to-peak voltages

Waveform	50 Ω	1 MΩ
Arbitrary	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Sine	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Square	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Pulse	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Ramp	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Triangle	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Gaussian	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V
Lorentz	10 mV to 1.2 V	20 mV to 2.4 V
Exponential Rise	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V
Exponential Fall	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V
Sine(x)/x	10 mV to 1.5 V	20 mV to 3.0 V
Random Noise	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Haversine	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V
Cardiac	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V

Maximum sample rate

250 MS/s

Arbitrary function record length

128 K Samples

Sine waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 50 MHz

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Frequency accuracy

130 ppm (frequency ≤ 10 kHz), 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz)

This is for Sine, Ramp, Square and Pulse waveforms only.

Amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z; 10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

Amplitude flatness, typical

±0.5 dB at 1 kHz

±1.5 dB at 1 kHz for < 20 mV_pp amplitudes

Total harmonic distortion, typical

1% for amplitude ≥ 200 mV_pp into 50 Ω load

2.5% for amplitude > 50 mV AND < 200 mV_pp into 50 Ω load

This is for Sine wave only.

Spurious free dynamic range, typical

40 dB (V_pp ≥ 0.1 V); 30 dB (V_pp ≥ 0.02 V), 50 Ω load

Square and pulse waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 25 MHz

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Duty cycle range

10% - 90% or 10 ns minimum pulse, whichever is larger

Minimum pulse time applies to both on and off time, so maximum duty cycle will reduce at higher frequencies to maintain 10 ns off time

Duty cycle resolution

0.1%

Minimum pulse width, typical

10 ns. This is the minimum time for either on or off duration.

Rise/Fall time, typical

5 ns, 10% - 90%

Pulse width resolution

100 ps

Overshoot, typical

< 6% for signal steps greater than 100 mV_pp

This applies to overshoot of the positive-going transition (+overshoot) and of the negative-going (-overshoot) transition

Asymmetry, typical

±1% ±5 ns, at 50% duty cycle

Jitter, typical

< 60 ps TIE_RMS, ≥ 100 mV_pp amplitude, 40%-60% duty cycle

Cardiac maximum frequency

1 MHz

Ramp and triangle waveform

Frequency range

0.1 Hz to 500 kHz

Frequency setting resolution

0.1 Hz

Variable symmetry

0% - 100%

Symmetry resolution

0.1%

DC level range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z

±1.25 V into 50 Ω

Gaussian pulse, Haversine, and Lorentz pulse

Maximum frequency

5 MHz

Exponential rise fall maximum frequency

5 MHz

Sin(x)/x

Maximum frequency

2 MHz

Random noise amplitude range

20 mV_pp to 5 V_pp into Hi-Z

10 mV_pp to 2.5 V_pp into 50 Ω

For both isolated noise signal and additive noise signal.

✓Sine and ramp frequency accuracy

1.3 x 10^-4 (frequency ≤10 kHz)

5.0 x 10^-5 (frequency >10 kHz)

✓Square and pulse frequency accuracy

1.3 x 10^-4 (frequency ≤10 KHz);

5.0 x 10^-5 (frequency >10 KHz)

Signal amplitude resolution

1 mV (Hi-Z)

500 μV (50 Ω)

✓Signal amplitude accuracy

±[ (1.5% of peak-to-peak amplitude setting) + (1.5% of absolute DC offset setting) + 1 mV ] (frequency = 1 kHz)

DC offset range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z

±1.25 V into 50 Ω

DC offset resolution

1 mV (Hi-Z)

500 μV (50 Ω)

✓DC offset accuracy

±[ (1.5% of absolute offset voltage setting) + 1 mV ]

Add 3 mV of uncertainty per 10 °C change from 25 °C ambient. Refer to the DC Offset Accuracy test record.

Display type

Display area - 13.55 inches (344.16 mm) (H) x 7.62 inches (193.59 mm) (V), 15.55 inches (395 mm) diagonal, 6-bit RGB color, (1920 X 1080) TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with capacitive touch

Display resolution

1,920 horizontal × 1,080 vertical pixels (High Definition)

Luminance, typical

250 cd/m², (Minimum: 200 cd/m² )

Display luminance is specified for a new display set at full brightness.

Color support

262K (6-bit RGB) colors.

Host processor

Intel i5-4400E, 2.7 GHz, 64-bit, dual core processor

Operating system

Default instrument: Closed Linux

Instrument with option 5-WIN installed: Microsoft Windows 10. Option 5-WIN is not available for MSO58LP instrument.

Internal storage

≥ 80 GB. Form factor is an 80 mm m.2 card with a SATA-3 interface

Solid State Drive (SSD) with Microsoft Windows 10 OS (option 5-WIN )

≥ 512 GB SSD. Form factor is a 2.5-inch SSD with a SATA-3 interface. This drive is customer installable and includes the Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise IoT 2016 LTSB (64-bit) operating system

Ethernet interface

An 8-pin RJ-45 connector that supports 10/100/1000 Mb/s

Video signal output

A 15-pin, 3-row, D-sub VGA connector.

Recommended resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz.

DVI connector

A 29-pin DVI-D connector; connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

Maximum supported resolution, Windows: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

Maximum supported resolution, Linux: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

Only a single TMDS link is provided

Analog VGA signaling is not provided

DisplayPort connector

A 20-pin DisplayPort connector; connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

Maximum supported resolution, Windows: 2560 x 1440 @ 60Hz

Maximum supported resolution, Linux: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

DP++ adapter: Maximum supported resolution: 2560 x1440 @ 60 Hz

Simultaneous displays

Up to 3 displays (including the internal display) with a maximum of 1 display per port.

USB interface (Host, Device ports)

5 Series MSO Front panel USB Host ports: Two USB 2.0 Hi-Speed ports, one USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port

MSO58LP Front panel USB Host ports: One USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port, one USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port

All instruments, Rear panel USB Host ports: Two USB 2.0 Hi-Speed ports, two USB 3.0 SuperSpeed ports

All instruments, Rear panel USB Device port: One USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Device port providing USBTMC support

Probe compensator signal output voltage and frequency, typical

Characteristic	Value
Output Voltage	Default: 0-2.5 V amplitude
Impedance	1 kΩ
Frequency	1 kHz

✓Auxiliary output, AUX OUT, Trigger Out, Event, or Reference Clock Out

Selectable output

Acquisition Trigger Out

Reference Clock Out

AFG Trigger Out

Acquisition Trigger Out

User selectable transition from HIGH to LOW, or LOW to HIGH, indicates the trigger occurred. The signal returns to its previous state after approximately 100 ns

Acquisition trigger jitter

300 ps (peak-to-peak)

Reference Clock Out

Reference clock output tracks the acquisition system and can be referenced from either the internal clock reference or the external clock reference

AFG Trigger Out

The output frequency is dependent on the frequency of the AFG signal as shown in the following table:

AFG signal frequency	AFT trigger frequency
≤ 4.9 MHz	Signal frequency
> 4.9 MHz to 14.7 MHz	Signal frequency / 3
> 14.7 MHz to 24.5 MHz	Signal frequency / 5
> 24.5 MHz to 34.3 MHz	Signal frequency / 7
> 34.3 MHz to 44.1 MHz	Signal frequency / 9
> 44.1 MHz to 50 MHz	Signal frequency / 11

AUX OUT Output Voltage

Characteristic	Limits
Vout (HI)	≥ 2.5 V open circuit; ≥ 1.0 V into a 50 Ω load to ground
Vout (LO)	≤ 0.7 V into a load of ≤ 4 mA; ≤0.25 V into a 50 Ω load to ground

External reference input

Nominal input frequency

10 MHz

Frequency Variation Tolerance

9.99996 MHz to 10.00004 MHz (±4.0 x 10^-6)

Sensitivity, typical

V_in 1.5 V_p-p using a 50 Ω termination

Maximum input signal

7 V_pp

Impedance

1.2 K Ohms ±20% in parallel with 18 pf ±5 pf at 10 MHz

Nonvolatile memory retention time, typical

No time limit for front panel settings, saved waveforms, setups, product licensing, and calibration constants.

Real-time clock

A programmable clock providing time in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Nonvolatile memory capacity

Instrument S/N

A 2 kbit EEPROM on the main board that stores the instrument serial number, instrument start up count, total uptime and administration passwords.

Companion CvP

A pair of 16 Mbit flash memory devices that stores a portion of the Companion FPGA image data. One device serves as a backup for the other device.

AFG S/N

A 2 kbit EEPROM on the AFG riser card that stores a copy of the instrument serial number which is used to validate the AFG calibration.

Front Panel ID

A 64 kbit EEPROM on the LED board that stores the USB vendor ID and device ID for the internal front panel controller.

BIOS

A 128 Mbit flash memory device that stores the firmware image and device configuration for the host processor and chipset sub-processors. This includes the Basic Input Output System (BIOS), Management Engine (ME), Embedded Controller (EC) and Network Interface Controller (NIC). The Ethernet MAC address is stored in this device.

CMOS Memory

The host processor chipset includes an integrated memory device, powered by the real-time clock (RTC) battery, which stores BIOS configuration settings. A customer accessible switch disconnects the RTC battery from the chipset which clears the contents of the integrated CMOS memory device.

Memory SPD

Each SODIMM (memory module) contains a serial presence detect (SPD) memory device implemented using an unspecified memory technology. Each SPD device contains the parameter data specific to its memory module. All SPD devices are treated by the instrument as read only. The size of a given SPD is unspecified. The 4 channel instrument includes 4 SPD devices. The 6 channel and 8 channel instruments include 6 SPD devices.

UCD9248

The instrument includes 3 UCD9248 power supply controllers. Each controller contains an unspecified quantity of nonvolatile memory that stores various power supply configuration settings.

PMU

A power management unit (PMU) microcontroller is used to manage instrument power supplies and hardware initialization. The PMU includes 32 KB of nonvolatile memory for storage of its own binary executable and redundant storage of UCD9248 device settings.

Analog Board Controller

A microcontroller is used to manage analog board operation. The PMU includes 64 KB of nonvolatile memory for storage of its own binary executable.

Carrier FPGA

The carrier FPGA stores its own configuration in its own internal 0.33 Mbit nonvolatile memory. The carrier FPGA implements simple "glue logic" for the instrument.

Mass storage device capacity

Linux

≥ 250 GB. Form factor is a 2.5 inch SSD with a SATA-3 interface. Waveforms and setups are stored on the solid state drive. Provides storage for saved customer data and the Linux operating system.

Windows (optional)

≥ 500 GB. Form factor is a 2.5 inch SSD with a SATA-3 interface. This drive is customer installable and provides storage for the Windows operating system option, and saved customer data.

Power

Power consumption

400 Watts maximum

Source voltage

100 - 240 V ±10% (50 Hz to 60 Hz)

Source frequency

50 Hz to 60 Hz ±10%, at 100 - 240 V ±10%

400 Hz ±10% at 115 V ±10%

Fuse Rating

12.5 A, 250 V_ac

Safety certification

US NRTL Listed - UL61010-1 and UL61010-2-030

Canadian Certification - CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010.1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 61010.2.030

EU Compliance - Low Voltage Directive 2014-35-EU and EN61010-1.

International Compliance - IEC 61010-1 and IEC61010-2-030

Pollution degree

Pollution degree 2, indoor, dry location use only

Temperature

Operating

+0 °C to +50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)

Non-operating

-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)

Humidity

Operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 55% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Non-operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 39% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Altitude

Operating

Up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet)

Non-operating

Up to 12,000 meters (39,370 feet)

Random vibration

Operating

0.31 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Non-operating

2.46 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Temperature

Operating

+0 °C to +50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)

Non-operating

-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)

Humidity

Operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 55% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Non-operating

5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40 °C

5% to 39% RH above +40 °C up to +50 °C, noncondensing, and as limited by a maximum wet-bulb temperature of +39 °C

Altitude

Operating

Up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet)

Non-operating

Up to 12,000 meters (39,370 feet)

Random vibration, MSO58LP

Operating

0.31 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Non-operating

2.46 GRMS, 5-500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)

Dimensions, 5 Series MSO

Height: 12.2 in (309 mm), feet folded in, handle to back

Height: 14.6 in (371 mm) feet folded in, handle up

Width: 17.9 in (454 mm) from handle hub to handle hub

Depth: 8.0 in (205 mm) from back of feet to front of knobs, handle up

Depth: 11.7 in (297.2 mm) feet folded in, handle to the back

Dimensions, MSO58LP

Height: 3.44 in (87.3 mm)

Width: 17.01 in (432 mm)

Depth: 23.85 in (605.7 mm)

Fits rack depths from 24 inches to 32 inches

Weight, 5 Series MSO

MSO54 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models: 22.7 lbs (10.3 kg)

MSO54 2 GHz models: 23.6 lbs (10.7 kg)

MSO56 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models: 23.5 lbs (10.7 kg)

MSO56 2 GHz models: 24.3 lbs (11 kg)

MSO58 1 GHz, 500 MHz, 350 MHz models: 23.8 lbs (10.8 kg)

MSO58 2 GHz models: 24.7 lbs (11.2 kg)

Front cover without pouch: 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)

Front cover with pouch: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)

Weight, MSO58LP

25.5 lbs (11.6 kg)

Cooling , 5 Series MSO

The clearance requirement for adequate cooling is 2.0 in (50.8 mm) on the right side of the instrument (when viewed from the front) and on the rear of the instrument

Cooling, MSO58LP

The clearance requirement for adequate cooling is 2.0 in (50.8 mm) on the left and right sides of the instrument (when viewed from the front). Air flows through the instrument from left to right