Tektronix

The TDS784D Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes deliver a level of insight that makes dealing with complex signals elementary.

DPOs capture, store, display and analyze, in real time, three dimensions of signal information: amplitude, time and distribution of amplitude over time. The benefit of this third dimension of information is an interpretation of the signal dynamics, including instantaneous changes and the frequency of occurrence displayed in the form of quantitative intensity information.

The resulting information-rich display enables the user's eye to integrate the subtle patterns and variations of actual signal behavior.
Easy to Learn and Easy to Use

Extensive user interface design has made the TDS784D truly intuitive to operate. Its familiar front panel layout offers dedicated vertical, horizontal and trigger controls. A graphical user interface with over 200 icons helps facilitate understanding and use of the advanced features. A color monitor helps rapidly distinguish between multiple waveforms and measurements. Online help provides a convenient built-in reference manual.
High Fidelity Signal Acquisition

The high waveform capture rate of the TDS784D DPO, together with its high bandwidth and sample rate, delivers instantaneous signal feedback to show the true signals that other scopes may be missing. The DPO acquisition acquires over 1,000 times more data than traditional DSOs, allowing the capture of complex signals, reducing debugging times from hours to seconds.

Channels can be transparently combined to achieve higher sample rates and longer record lengths. The record length can be optionally increased to 8 M points, providing a high-resolution representation of the signal over a long period of time.

The TDS784D also provides wide dynamic range, flat response, fast overdrive recovery, calibrated DC offset, 1 mV/div sensitivity, 1 ns peak detect and internal calibration.

Features & Benefits

1 GHz Bandwidth
Sample Rate to 4 GS/s
200,000 Maximum Waveform Capture Rate
4 Channels
1% Vertical Accuracy
8-Bit Vertical Resolution, Over 11 Bits with Averaging and Over 13 Bits with Hi-res
1 ns Peak Detect
1 mV/div to 10 V/div Sensitivity
Channel Deskew
Record Lengths to 8 M Points
Floppy Disk Storage
Iomega Zip and Zip Plus Drive Compatible
Advanced Triggering
29 Automatic Measurements and Measurement Statistics
FFT and Advanced Math
Histograms
Histogram Statistics
Limit Test
FastFrame™ Time Stamp
Communication Signal Analysis Including Mask Testing and SONET/SDH and Fibre Channel Optical Reference Receivers
Full GPIB Programmability
3 Year Warranty
CE Marking

Applications

Communication Compliance Testing
Digital Design and Debug
Jitter and Timing Analysis
Fast Edge Characterization
Video Design and Debug
Disk Drive Measurements
Power Measurements