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- Compare Key Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Features and Specifications See the Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope compared against the Agilent MSO6000A in this insightful side-by-side video.
300k/DSL or faster | 100k/ISDN | 56k/Modem - Also view product comparison briefs of the Tektronix MSO4000 against the Agilent MSO6000A, LeCroy WaveSurfer and more below.
Available Presentations (sorted by date)
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| The Tektronix TDS3000B Series oscilloscope goes head-to-head with the Agilent DSO5000A in this insightful product comparison brief. Find out the real story behind record length, sample rates and more. You'll discover the conditions under which the DSO5000 really shows 1M samples. Learn More | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO5000A |
| The Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope with P6516 digital probe, go head-to-head with the LeCroy MS-500 probe in this insightful product comparison brief. See side-by-side comparisons on size, flexible probing, and other key specifications. Learn More | MSO4000, P6516 | LeCroy - MS-500 |
| The Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope and Agilent MSO6000A go head-to-head in this insightful video. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | MSO4000 | Agilent - MSO6000A |
| The Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope and Agilent MSO6000A go head-to-head in this insightful product comparison brief. See side-by-side comparisons on product size, waveform display area, and other key specifications. Learn More | MSO4000 | Agilent - MSO6000A |
| The Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope and Agilent MSO8000A go head-to-head in this insightful product comparison brief. See side-by-side comparisons on product size, waveform display area, and other key specifications. Learn More | MSO4000 | Agilent - MSO8000A |
| The Tektronix MSO4000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope and Yokogawa DL7400 go head-to-head in this insightful product comparison brief. See side-by-side comparisons on product size, waveform display area, and other key specifications. Learn More | MSO4000 | Yokogawa - DL7400 |
| The Tektronix DPO4000 Series speeds your troubleshooting with features that no other platform can match. See how the DPO4104 compares against other manufacturer solutions when debugging I2C serial and synchronous devices. | DPO4000 | Agilent DSO6000A, Yokogawa DL9000 |
| Timing violations can cause system instability problems. Compared to other industry manufacturers, see how only the Tektronix DPO4000 has all the tools necessary for debugging issues in embedded system design. DPO4000 vs. Agilent - DSO6000 DPO4000 vs. LeCroy - WaveSurfer 454 DPO4000 vs. LeCroy - WaveRunner 6000 DPO4000 vs. Yokogawa - DL9000 | DPO4000 | Agilent - DSO6000, LeCroy - WaveSurfer 454, Agilent - WaveRunner 6000, Yokogawa - DL9000 |
| See how the Tektronix DPO4000's I2C triggering, decode and analysis capabilities can help you solve real-world system design problems more efficiently compared to the difficult, time-consuming and manual process offered by other industry manufacturers. DPO4000 vs. Agilent - DSO6000 DPO4000 vs. LeCroy - WaveSurfer 454 DPO4000 vs. LeCroy - WaveRunner 6000 DPO4000 vs. Yokogawa - DL9000 | DPO4000 | Agilent - DSO6000, LeCroy - WaveSurfer 454, Agilent - WaveRunner 6000, Yokogawa - DL9000 |
| See how the Tektronix DPO4000 compares to Agilent, Lecroy and Yokogowa models based upon ease-of-use, screen display, form factor, connectivity, portability and other important usability factors. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | DPO4000 | Agilent - DSO6000, LeCroy - WaveSurfer 454, Agilent - WaveRunner 6000, Yokogawa - DL9000 |
| This video compares the Tektronix DPO7000 series with the LeCroy SDA 6020 and Agilent 54855A to see their capabilities to observe infrequent signal details and then to trigger on specific attributes of the signal. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | DPO7000 | Agilent - 54885A, LeCroy - SDA 6020 |
| This video compares the ability of the Tektronix DPO7000, LeCroy SDA 6020 and Agilent 54855A to use glitch triggering to isolate narrow metastable signal pulses that may exist in a design. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | DPO7000 | Agilent - 54885A, LeCroy - SDA 6020 |
| Capture Time Interval  (84 kB) Capture Time Interval on 4 channels simultaneously at full bandwidth. Learn More | DPO/DSA70000 | Agilent - DSO8000B, LeCroy - SDA6020 |
| The Pinpoint® Triggering system in the DPO7000 and DPO70000 series oscilloscopes gives you the ability to handle high speed signals and the flexibility to set the combination of events you need to find. Learn More | DPO/DSA70000 | Agilent - DSO8000B, LeCroy - SDA6020 |
| DPO shortens the time required to find circuit faults. The proprietary DPX hardware speeds waveform images to the screen at rates far higher than any other oscilloscope, showing a much more complete picture of your circuit's behavior. Learn More | DPO/DSA70000 | Agilent - 54855A, LeCroy - SDA6020 |
| Performance, quality and design (179 kB) The Tektronix TDS1000/2000 and Agilent DSO3000 go head-to-head in this insightful 1-page brief comparing key areas of performance, quality and design. Learn More | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| This video provides an introductory overview of the Agilent DSO3000 versus the TDS1000/2000 digital storage oscilloscopes. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| When an oscilloscope has a specified bandwidth of 200 MHz, you would expect that bandwidth under all possible conditions. See what the bandwidth response of the Agilent DSO3202A is, with only a single channel on. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| Following on from the "Bandwidth (single channel)" video, see how the Agilent DSO3202A becomes a 100 MHz oscilloscope as soon as 2 channels are turned on. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| See how the ET mode in the Agilent DSO3202A can have problems displaying sine waves and how the TDS1000/2000 does not need ET mode to achieve full bandwidth on all channels, all the time. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| Making all measurements at one time and on one screen enables you to speed up testing time and simplify documentation. See which oscilloscope will provide you with clear, rapid and accurate measurements. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| Record length is a key banner spec for digital storage oscilloscopes. But discover how the published 4000-point record length of the Agilent DSO3202A is present only at 100 MS/s sample rate and slower. 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| See the difference between an oscilloscope with true variable persistence (with several selections as to time of persistence), and an instrument that either has no persistence or infinite persistence and nothing in between. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| View a clear side-by-side form factor comparison of the Tektronix TDS1000/2000 against the Agilent DSO3000, which takes up over twice the valuable bench space of the Tektronix oscilloscope. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS1000/2000 | Agilent - DSO3000 |
| DPO vs. Mega-zoom (75 kB) In this visual 1-page brief, you will discover the narrow conditions of Agilent's 1 million point record length compared to Tektronix Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPOs) which provide consistently accurate measurement results. Learn More | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Measurement system performance (123 kB) The Tektronix TDS3000B and the Agilent DSO6000A go head-to-head in this visual 1-page brief comparing measurement system performance on both simple and complex measurements, and in gating and reference waveforms. Learn More | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Discover the complete story behind record length and measurement fidelity in this visual 2-page brief showing side-by-side comparisons of the Tektronix TDS3000B and the Agilent DSO6000A. Learn More | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Waveform capture rate is critical in helping you capture and identify infrequent events. Find out how DPOs can provide you with a full insight into complex signal behavior, and how to debug and characterize your designs with speed and confidence, compared with other manufacturer oscilloscopes. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| See how 1 GHz real-time bandwidth on the Agilent 6104A only occurs on 1 or 2 channels at a time, and only in specific channel combinations. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Compare the measurement accuracy of the TDS3000B, which uses acquired waveform data, to the Agilent 6000A measurements which are based only on screen display. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Many manufacturers do not offer the advanced triggering capabilities of Tektronix oscilloscopes. Find out how the Tektronix TDS5000B and TDS3000B can help you to easily isolate and capture specific events within complex signals. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| When you want to zoom in on waveform details, you can expect good overdrive recovery to let you to see accurate details - or can you? See how the overdrive recovery performance of the Agilent 6000A may not provide an accurate representation of the signal. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| Limit testing is a simple, yet powerful feature that enables you to capture signal anomalies. Find out how some manufacturer's mid-range oscilloscopes don't even offer this capability. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| See how the B triggering capabilities of the TDS3000B can make you more productive when examining details in sequential signals, compared to the Agilent DSO6000A triggering system. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| For some manufacturer oscilloscopes the answer is questionable. Find out why you can be confident in the answers you get from Tektronix oscilloscopes, whether applied to acquired data, math or reference waveforms. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
| See how the FFT analysis on the TDS3000B (based on 10,000 points of acquired waveform data), compares to the Agilent 6000A's 1,000 displayed points. View Video: 56k/Modem | 100k/ISDN | 300k/DSL or faster | TDS3000B | Agilent - DSO6000 |
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