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Tektronix DSA71604C Digital Serial Analyzer Oscilloscope

Advanced 16 GHz 4-Channel Oscilloscope for Signal Analysis

The Tektronix DSA71604C is a high-performance Digital Serial Analyzer Oscilloscope designed to tackle the most challenging signal integrity, debugging, and verification tasks in modern electronics. With an impressive 16 GHz bandwidth and 4 high-speed channels, the DSA71604C is ideal for capturing and analyzing complex signals, from high-speed digital communications to RF applications, providing deep insights into system performance.

Key Features and Benefits

• 16 GHz Bandwidth
  The DSA71604C offers an exceptionally wide 16 GHz bandwidth, allowing it to capture and analyze signals with incredibly fine time resolution. This high bandwidth is critical for evaluating next-generation high-speed digital devices, such as DDR, PCIe, USB, and serial communications.
• 4 High-Speed Channels
  With 4 independent channels, this oscilloscope is capable of multi-channel analysis, providing simultaneous measurements on multiple signals. This feature is particularly useful when analyzing multi-lane buses or complex systems where interactions between several signals need to be captured at once.
• Real-Time Sample Rate
  The oscilloscope delivers a real-time sample rate of 50 GS/s (gigasamples per second), enabling precise capture of fast transients and high-frequency events. This is essential for analyzing fast-edge transitions and detecting timing anomalies that could be missed with lower sample rates.
• Deep Memory and Long Capture Time
  The DSA71604C offers up to 100 Mpoints of memory per channel, which enables long-duration signal captures without losing critical details. This large memory is ideal for capturing complex signals over extended periods, helping to identify intermittent issues and transient events.
• Advanced Triggering and Analysis
  Equipped with advanced triggering capabilities, the DSA71604C allows for precise capture of specific events within high-speed data streams. It supports serial bus decoding for protocols like I2C, SPI, CAN, and USB, helping users to easily correlate time-domain data with protocol-level activity.
• Integrated Serial Data Analysis
  The oscilloscope integrates a Digital Serial Analyzer for automated serial bus analysis, enabling protocol decoding and error detection on high-speed communication standards. This built-in feature accelerates debug by isolating errors in digital communication buses, making it ideal for validating designs in embedded systems, networking, and data communications.
• Comprehensive Signal Integrity Analysis
  Designed for engineers working with high-speed signals, the DSA71604C includes sophisticated signal integrity analysis features like eye diagrams, jitter analysis, and advanced math functions. This functionality allows for in-depth signal quality assessment and the diagnosis of subtle signal integrity issues.
• Intuitive Touchscreen Interface
  Featuring a large 12.1-inch color touchscreen with an intuitive graphical interface, the DSA71604C allows engineers to interact with waveforms easily. Users can zoom in on waveforms, adjust settings on the fly, and quickly navigate through results.
• Wide Connectivity Options
  The DSA71604C includes multiple connectivity options, including USB, LAN, and HDMI outputs for easy data export, remote control, and integration into automated test environments.

Ideal Applications

• High-Speed Digital Design: Ideal for debugging complex designs with high-speed serial interfaces.
• Signal Integrity Testing: Perfect for diagnosing signal quality issues and optimizing performance in high-speed circuits.
• Protocol Analysis: Decoding protocols like PCIe, USB, DDR, Ethernet, and others.
• RF Applications: Suitable for testing wideband and RF signals in applications like communications and radar systems.
• Embedded System Debugging: Ideal for engineers working on embedded systems and SoCs, offering insights into both analog and digital behaviors.

Conclusion

The Tektronix DSA71604C Digital Serial Analyzer Oscilloscope combines cutting-edge 16 GHz bandwidth, high-speed sampling, and advanced serial data analysis into one powerful tool. Whether you’re validating high-speed interfaces, analyzing signal integrity, or debugging complex embedded systems, the DSA71604C provides unmatched performance, flexibility, and ease of use for today’s most demanding electronic design challenges.

Specifications

General Specifications:

• Bandwidth:
  • 16 GHz (for all channels, providing the ability to analyze the most high-speed signals with precision).
• Channels:
  • 4 Analog Channels (simultaneous multi-channel analysis for complex systems).
  • Input Impedance: 50 Ω (standard) or 1 MΩ (for high-voltage applications).
• Sample Rate:
  • 50 GS/s (gigasamples per second) real-time sample rate per channel, ensuring high-fidelity capture of fast signals and transients.
• Memory Depth:
  • Up to 100 Mpoints per channel of memory depth, enabling long-duration captures while maintaining high-resolution analysis.
• Vertical Resolution:
  • 12-bit vertical resolution for precise signal measurements and accurate waveform capture.
• Record Length:
  • Up to 200 Mpoints per channel for deep memory captures, allowing long-duration signal recording without sacrificing detail.

Triggering and Analysis:

• Advanced Triggering:
  • Supports complex triggers such as edge, pulse width, runt, interval, pattern, video, serial bus, and more.
  • Serial Triggering for digital protocols like I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Protocol Decoding:
  • I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, PCIe, and other serial protocols.
  • Ability to trigger on specific protocol events for efficient debugging of embedded systems.
• Serial Data Analysis:
  • Built-in Digital Serial Analyzer for quick and easy decoding and analysis of high-speed serial communication protocols.

Display:

• Display Size: 12.1-inch Color Touchscreen (wide, high-resolution display for easy waveform navigation and analysis).
• Display Resolution: 1280 x 800 pixels.
• Touchscreen: Multi-touch support for intuitive zooming, panning, and data manipulation.

Signal Integrity and Analysis:

• Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis: Built-in features for signal quality assessment.
• Math Functions: Support for advanced math operations including FFT, integration, differentiation, and custom waveform processing.
• Amplitude and Timing Analysis: Automatic measurements of key parameters such as rise time, fall time, overshoot, propagation delay, etc.

Connectivity and Data Export:

• USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports for data export and remote control.
• LAN (Ethernet) for remote access, control, and data transfer.
• HDMI Output: Enables external display or presentation of waveforms.
• External Trigger and Control: External connectors for advanced control and synchronization.

Power Supply:

• Power Input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
• Power Consumption: 350 W (typical).

Physical Dimensions:

• Height: 10.5 in (267 mm).
• Width: 16.5 in (419 mm).
• Depth: 13.5 in (343 mm).
• Weight: 27 lbs (12.25 kg).

Environmental Specifications:

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C.
• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C.
• Humidity: 90% relative humidity, non-condensing at 35°C.

Safety and Compliance:

• Safety Standards: Complies with IEC 61010-1, UL 61010-1.
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Meets EN 61326-1 for EMC requirements.

Additional Features:

• Onboard Help System: Provides instant access to user manuals, context-sensitive help, and troubleshooting tips.
• Auto-Measurement: Automatic measurement of key waveform characteristics such as peak-to-peak, RMS, frequency, and more.
• Remote Access Software: Compatible with Tektronix TDS/DSA Series PC-based software for remote control, data capture, and analysis.