tektronix DPO3000 series digital phosphor oscilloscopes Why Buy

The Performance and Feature Set You Expect

The DPO3000 Series digital phosphor oscilloscopes (DPO) deliver the performance you need to visualize even your most demanding signals.

Bandwidths range from 100 MHz to 500 MHz, and with all models offering a minimum of 5x over- sampling on all channels and sin(x)/x interpolation standard, you can be confident that even the fastest transient events will be captured and displayed accurately.

The standard 5 M record length on all channels enables you to capture long windows of signal activity while maintaining fine timing resolution.

The DPO3000 Series offers a variety of analytical solutions including cursors, 25 automatic measurements, statistics and waveform math.

Despite a tiny footprint (only 5.4" deep) and lightweight (11 lbs.), the DPO3000 Series offers exceptional performance, a large 9" WVGA display and knob per channel vertical controls.

The new TekVPI™ probe interface sets the standard for ease of use in probing.

TekVPI 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 TekVPI interface utilizes a new probe power management architecture enabling direct attachment of current probes without requiring a separate, bulky power supply. Finally, TekVPI probes can be controlled remotely via USB, GPIB or Ethernet, enabling more versatile solutions in ATE environments.

The DPO3000 Series delivers an unprecedented new level of USB plug‘n’ play operation and PC connectivity. Acquiring data and measurements from PC.

Provided applications include National Instruments SignalExpress Tektronix Edition, OpenChoice® Desktop, and Microsoft Excel and Word toolbars enabling fast and easy direct communication- with your Windows PC. USB and CompactFlash ports on the front panel enable simple transfer of screenshots, instrument settings, and waveform data in the palm of your hand.

The unprecedented Wave Inspector controls, coupled with the DPO3000’s exceptional performance, comprehensive feature set, and innovative package design provide exceptional value.

Key Reasons To Buy
Feature / Capability	Benefit
Digital real-time (DRT) Sampling Technology	Delivers sample rate of ≥5 times the bandwidth on all channels, allowing the user to accurately characterize a wide range of signal types on all channels simultaneously. Sample rate up to 2.5 GS/s provide full rated bandwidth performance on single-shot or non-repetitive signals.
5M standard record length	Enables capture of a signal over a long time at high timing resolution, often without complex trigger setup. Whether driven by technical need or user preference., the DPO3000 provides the longest and easiest -to-use standard record length of any mid-range oscilloscope available.
Wave Inspector	Empowers efficient searches of long records and easy navigation between points of interest, just as you use the internet search engines and web links to efficiently navigate the web. Front panel zoom/pan, play/pause, set/mark, and previous/next controls provide convenient manual navigation.
Signal Triggering and Analysis	Provides integrated digital and bus views, bus decoding serial triggering and search based on packet content for the most popular low-speed serial standards. I2C, SPI, and CAN. I2C and SPI support is provided with the DPO3EMBD application module, and CAN support is provided with the DPO3AUTO application module.
9 in. WVGA Display Small footprint on bench	Provides large, hi-resolution display in a shallow package
Knob / Channel Vertical Controls	Provides fastest access to most-commonly-used controls. Especially important for multi-channel debug applications.
USB Printer Support	USB Printer support for most HP and Epson USB printers.
USB and CompactFlash mass storage on front panel	Easily and quickly grab a screen shot or waveform data. Allows easy transfer of data, settings, etc. between units and desktop computer.
TekVPI Probing	Provides power for probing accessories such as current probes, and smarter communication between the scope and probe. TekVPI is compatible with TekProbe Level 1 probes and may be used with TekProbe BNC Level 2 probes wit the TPA-BNC adapter.
National Instruments SignalExpress Tektronix Edition (TE)	SignalExpress (TE) provides a USB plug-and-play experience for the test engineer who needs to quickly acquire and analyze measurement signals. SignalExpress (TE) combines the optimal balance of measurement functionality and ease of use to assist you in streamlining your design and test processes.
OpenChoice Desktop	OpenChoice Desktop enables fast and easy transfer of settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images over USB or LAN. TekXL and TekW toolbars enable integration of the scope into Microsoft Office.
Interoperability with Tek Function Generators	The DPO3000 and AFG3000 are designed to be used together for stimulus / response testing in engineering, manufacturing and education.
Interoperability with Tek Logic Analyzers	Displays time-correlated analog and digital signals side-by-side to solve signal integrity challenges and effectively debug and verify complex digital systems more quickly and easily.
11- Language user interface and documentation	Easier to use in the language you prefer. The DPO3000 Series provides localization of the user interface, front panel overlays, and user manual in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Russian.
Performance	Delivers banner specification (bandwidth, sample rate, record length) performance to suit the needs of most high-speed design projects.

Other Applications

Video Design and Development

Many video engineers have remained loyal to analog oscilloscopes, believing the intensity gradations on an analog display are the only way to see certain video waveform details. The DPO3000 Series’ fast waveform capture rate coupled with its intensity graded view of the signal provides the same information- rich display as an analog oscilloscope, but with much more detail and all the benefits of digital scopes.

With up to 500 MHz band- width and four inputs, the DPO3000 family provides ample performance for analog and digital video use.

Digital Design and Debug

The interoperability of the DPO3000 Series oscilloscope with the Tektronix TLA5000 Series logic analyzer made possible by Tektronix’ Integrated View (iView™) feature enables digital designers to solve signal integrity challenges and effectively debug and verify their systems more quickly and easily.