lab scope performance
at a
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Get superior insight into your design
challenges with integrated analog,
digital and serial test.
Agilent Technologies
6000 Series Oscilloscopes
Data Sheet
The standard for high-performance portable scopes
A wide selection lets you choose the 6000 Series model that best
matches your needs.
Bring your toughest problems into
focus with the right combination of
features and performance
If you work with analog, digital and
serial circuitry, Agilent Technologies
6000 Series oscilloscopes give you the
tools you need for the fastest debug of
your design.
Mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO)
models and the traditional 2- and
4-channel digital storage oscilloscope
(DSO) models are optimized with the
capabilities you need for verifying
and debugging designs that include
embedded serial, microcontrollers,
DSPs, FPGAs, ADCs and DACs.
Mixed analog and digital channel
triggering and analysis
• See all aspects of your design in
one box – analog, digital and serial
• Trigger across both slow analog and
fast digital signals
Powerful applications suites available
• I2C, SPI and USB standard
triggering and decode
• CAN, LIN and FlexRay triggering
and decode
• Rapid Xilinx and Altera FPGA debug
The performance and problem
solving tools you need to more
quickly debug your analog, digital
and serial design challenges, in a
single instrument.
100 MHz, 300 MHz, 500 MHz and
•
1 GHz bandwidths
2 or 4 analog channels
•
Optional 16 digital channels
•
MegaZoom III memory and
•
display technology
• Up to 8 Mpts acquisition memory
• Up to 100,000 waveforms per
second real-time update rate
• High-definition XGA (1024 x
768) display with 256 levels of
intensity grading
Up to 12 bits of vertical resolution,
•
even in single-shot acquisitions
Complete connectivity – standard
•
• USB (3 ports)
• LAN
• GPIB
• XGA display out
• Full remote control, including
web browser
• LXI Class C compliant
Secure environment option
•
Battery option
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•
Your design has analog, digital and serial signals,
shouldn’t your scope?
Analog: Up to 1 GHz bandwidth
and up to 4 GSa/s sample rate
Digital: 16 digital timing channels
with mixed signal triggering
The 6000 Series analog channels
provide faster identification of the
most elusive problems.
• Revolutionary high-resolution
display. Engineered with a XGA
display and 256 levels of intensity
(color grading), see a precise
representation of the analog
characteristics of the signals
you’re testing. Equipped with the
industry’s fastest update rate at
100,000 waveform/s update rate,
you’ll capture and see infrequent
events.
Capture a mix of analog or digital
signals. Compare multiple cycles of
digital signals with slower analog
signals.
• 16 high-speed timing with up to
2 GSa/s deep memory timing. Use
the timing channels to evaluate
control signal relationship. Or
capture and view data buses up
to 16 bits wide. Display individual
signals or bus waveforms in hex
or binary.
• MegaZoom III technology.
MegaZoom III responsive
deep memory captures long,
non-repeating signals and maintains
high sample rates, allowing you to
quickly zoom in on areas of interest.
Sample rate and memory depth
go hand-in-hand. Deep memory
in oscilloscopes sustains a high
sample rate over longer time spans.
• Mixed signal trigger. Trigger across
any combination of analog and
digital signals simultaneously. See
precise analog measurements timed
with exact digital content, all in one
box.
• Applications for digital channels.
Designing with Altera or Xilinx
FPGAs? Use FPGA dynamic
probe for rapid internal FPGA
measurements. Using I2C or SPI?
Use the digital signals from a
4-channel MSO to acquire and
decode these serial buses.
Serial: Hardware-accelerated
decode and trigger for I
2
C, SPI,
CAN, LIN and FlexRay
Capture long streams of serial data
and gain fast insight into the problem.
The Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes
provide the best serial capabilities in
its class.
• Serial bus triggering and decoding.
Display responsive, on-screen
decode of serial bus traffic. Isolate
specific events with pinpoint
accuracy. Show decode to validate
serial bus activity in real-time.
• Hijack infrequent errors.
Hardware-accelerated decoding
increases your probability of
capturing elusive events. Agilent
oscilloscopes can help you catch
that intermittent problem before it
becomes an intermittent customer
complaint or quality concern.
• Easily capture enough serial data
to see all of the details. Use deep
memory to capture serial data
stream over a long period of time.
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If you haven’t purchased an Agilent oscilloscope lately,
why should you consider one now?
Leading-edge technology
The 6000 Series oscilloscopes
incorporate third generation
MegaZoom III technology blocks –
responsive deep memory, fast update
rates with minimal “dead time” and
analog-like display systems – and
deliver them in a compact package.
Industry-leading customer support
As the world’s leading Test and
Measurement vendor, Agilent
maintains the largest network of sales
engineers, application engineers,
support engineers and technicians.
From pre-sales collaboration, to
calibration, to training and consulting,
to repair and servicing, Agilent stands
Don’t take our word for it
Compare the 6000 Series with your
current bench scope. Or compare it
to one of our competitors’ newest
scopes. You’ll see why Agilent has
been the fastest-growing oscilloscope
supplier since 2001 (source: Prime
Data 2005 Test Instrument Industry
Service Market Share Analysis).
with you throughout the life of your
product. It’s no accident that Agilent
has such loyal customers.
Model Bandwidth Maximum sample rate Memory depth Scope channels Logic channels
DSO6012A 100 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2
MSO6012A 100 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2 16
DSO6014A 100 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4
MSO6014A 100 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4 16
DSO6032A 300 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2
MSO6032A 300 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2 16
DSO6034A 300 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4
MSO6034A 300 MHz 2 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4 16
DSO6052A 500 MHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2
MSO6052A 500 MHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2 16
DSO6054A 500 MHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4
MSO6054A 500 MHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4 16
DSO6102A 1 GHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2
MSO6102A 1 GHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 2 16
DSO6104A 1 GHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4
MSO6104A 1 GHz 4 GSa/s 2 Mpts, 8 Mpts optional 4 16
Start with:
Upgrade to:
User installable
• DSO
• 2 Mpts standard
memory depth
Upgrade in 10 minutes
• MSO
• 8 Mpts deep
memory
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Other nice features
High resolution mode
Offers up to 12 bits of vertical
resolution in real-time, single-shot
mode. This is accomplished by serially
filtering sequential data points and
mapping the filtered results to the
display when operating at base
settings greater than 10-µs/div.
Help is at your fingertips
An embedded help system – available
in six languages – gives you quick
answers if you don’t understand a
feature. Simply press and hold the
corresponding front-panel key, and a
screen pops up to explain its function.
Waveform math with FFT
Analysis functions include subtract,
multiply, integrate, and differentiate, as
well as Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT).
Peak detect
250 ps on 500-MHz models, 500 ps on
300-MHz models and 1 ns on 100-MHz
models helps you find narrow glitches.
AutoProbe interface
Automatically sets probe attenuation
factors and provides power for
selected Infiniium active probes,
including the award-winning 1130A
1.5-GHz InfiniiMax differential active
probe and 1156A 1.5-GHz single-ended
active probe systems.
5-digit hardware counter
Measures frequency up to the
bandwidth of the scope.
Trig Out
Provides an easy way to synchronize
your scope to other instruments.
Use the Trig Out port to connect your
scope to a frequency counter for more
accurate frequency measurements or
to cross trigger other instruments.
Autoscale
Displays all active signals, and
automatically sets the vertical,
horizontal and trigger controls.
23 automatic measurements
with QuickMeas
Pressing [QuickMeas] brings up the
last four measurements selected.
Cursors automatically track the most
recently selected measurement.
HDTV trigger
The 6000 Series supports analog
HDTV/EDTV triggering for standards
like 1080i, 1080p, 720p and 480p as
well as standard video triggering on
any line within a field, all lines, all
fields, odd or even fields for NTSC,
SECAM, PAL and PAL-M video signals.
Serial triggering
Set up a serial bus trigger for I2C, SPI
and USB.
Easy software upgrades
System software is stored in Flash
ROM that can be upgraded from the
scope’s built-in USB port or LAN.
You can find the latest system and
IntuiLink Data Capture software at
www.agilent.com/find/MSO6000sw.
Press and hold a key for instant help. FFT allows you to view the spectral
content of this unfiltered sine wave.
Display signals can be displayed
individually or as overlayed bus values.
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Why does deep memory matter?
In the case of an oscilloscope with a
5 GSa/s acquisition rate and 10 k of
memory, those 10,000 points can only
fill 2 Ms of time. Since scopes have 10
See more time
This is the most easily understood
use of deep memory. The more
samples that you acquire, the more
time that you can see at a particular
sample rate.
Long capture times give you better
visibility into cause-effect relationships
in your design, which greatly simplifies
root-cause debugging. It also allows
you to capture start-up events (like the
start-up sequence below) in a single
acquisition.
You don’t have to stitch together
multiple acquisitions or set precise
triggering conditions. Spend less
time finding events, and more time
analyzing them.
See more details
The relationship between memory
depth and acquisition rate isn’t as
obvious. All scopes have a “banner”
maximum sample rate specification,
but many can only sustain these rates
at a few timebase settings.
time divisions, the sample rate drops
at any time setting below 200 ns/div.
As a result, if you look at “slow/fast”
events like a modulated signal, you
run the risk of aliasing your signal. Or
you may simply miss out on important
signal details when you zoom in on it.
Deep memory oscilloscopes let you
sustain a high sample rate over longer
periods of time.
Always fast, always on
MegaZoom III is the third generation of
the fast and deep memory architecture
that Agilent introduced in 1996. It’s
not a special mode, unlike other
deep-memory oscilloscopes. You have
access to your MegaZoom memory
at all times. And the display will
respond instantly to your commands
as you scale the t/div settings or pan
and zoom in the Delayed (or “zoom”)
window.
You can learn more about
MegaZoom III deep memory in
Application Note 1446 - Deep Memory
Oscilloscopes: The New Tools
of Choice.
There is no better way to
experience the superiority
of the new Agilent 6000
Series scopes than seeing
one in action on your bench
to measure your signals
yourself. We can arrange
for you to try out a new
MSO6000A MSO. Contact
your nearest Agilent sales
office or visit the MSO6000A
home page at www.agilent.
com/find/MSO6000.
Contact Agilent today to
request an evaluation.
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Why does a fast update rate matter?
This is a question that we hear
frequently. If the human eye has
trouble discerning above 30-50
frames per second, is there really a
difference between 3,600 and 100,000
waveforms per second? If you know
what you’re looking for the answer
is probably “no”. However, if you are
hunting for unknown signal anomalies
or characterizing jitter, the answer
is “yes”.
If you know that there is a glitch in
your system, it’s easy to capture it
using a pulse-width trigger. However,
if you are just browsing through your
design, your chances of finding a glitch
increase as the update rate increases.
If a glitch occurs during the “dead
time” between sample, you miss it.
With MegaZoom III technology, the
dead time is much smaller. A scope
with a slower update rate will capture
the glitch eventually (if it recurs), but
most engineers and technicians don’t
have the time or patience to wait for
their tools to catch up.
If you are characterizing signal jitter,
a fast update rate gives you accurate
results sooner. And when the fast
update rate is combined with the 6000
Series’ XGA high-definition display
(1024 x 768, 256 intensity levels),
subtle differences in these acquisitions
become obvious.
And like all other aspects of
MegaZoom III technology, this is
a real-time acquisition mode. It’s
always fast, always on.
Learn more about the benefits
of a fast update rate by reading
Application Note 1551 - Improve Your
Ability to Capture Elusive Events: Why
Oscilloscope Waveform Update Rates
are Important.
Acquisition time Dead time Acquisition time Dead time
Reducing the dead time between
acquisitions …
… improves your chances of finding
random events like glitches.
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100
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Update Rate (Waveforms/Sec)
1 ns/div
5 ns/div
20 ns/div
100 ns/div
500 ns/div
2 µs/div
10 µs/div
50 µs/div
Time base
MSO6000
Comparison of waveform update rates using each scope’s default real-time acquisition
mode.
TDS3000 WaveSurfer TDS5000
Catch problems sooner and cover more of your debug checklist – our 100,000
waveform per second update rate helps you find intermittent problems faster
than comparable scopes.
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Connectivity
Our customers tell us that oscilloscope
connectivity is an increasingly
important feature of their test
instruments. That’s why the 6000
Series scopes come with the most
comprehensive hardware and software
connectivity tools in their class.
Hardware connectivity
Standard ports include:
• 2 x USB host ports (for external
storage and printing devices), one
on the front and one on the rear
• 1 x USB device port for high-speed
PC connectivity
• 10/100 Mbit LAN for Internet/
Intranet connectivity
• GPIB to allow easy migration into
existing test systems
• XGA Out for external monitors and
projectors
Agilent Remote Front Panel running in a
web browser
LXI Class C
LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation
(LXI) is a standards-based architecture
for test systems. By specifying the
interaction of system components,
LXI enables fast and efficient test
system creation and reconfiguration.
The 6000 Series oscilloscopes follow
specified LAN protocols, and adhere
to LXI requirements such as a built-in
Web control server, IVI-COM driver,
and easy-to-use SCPI commands.
The standard Agilent I/O Library
Suite makes it easy to configure and
integrate instruments in your system.
IntuiLink toolbars
IntuilLink gives you a quick way to
move screen shots and data into
Microsoft® Word and Excel. These
toolbars can be installed from
www.agilent.com/find/intuilink.
Scope View logic analyzer and
oscilloscope correlation
Scope View enables simple
time-correlated measurements
between a 6000 Series oscilloscope
and an Agilent 1680/90 or 16800/900
logic analyzer. Scope and logic
waveforms are integrated into a single
logic analyzer waveform display for
easy viewing analysis – all with a
simple point-to-point LAN connection.
You can also cross-trigger the
instruments, automatically de-skew
the waveforms, and maintain marker
tracking between the instruments.
An XGA video output port allows you
to connect to a large external monitor.
Built-in 10-MHz reference in/out port lets you synchronize
multiple measurement instruments in a system.
Trig Out port provides an easy way to
synchronize your scope to other instruments.
Rear panel inputs/outputs.
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Standard USB, LAN and GPIB ports
provide PC and printer connectivity.
Make time-correlated measurements
between an Agilent logic analyzer
and 6000 Series oscilloscope.
Probes and accessories
Agilent offers a complete family of
innovative passive and active probes for
the 6000 Series scopes to get your job
done easily. For more comprehensive
information, refer to the Agilent
6000 Series Oscilloscopes Probes
and Accessories Data Sheet and
Selection Guide (Agilent publication
number 5968-8153EN/ENUS and/or
5989-6162EN. Or for more information
please visit our web site at
www.agilent.com/find/scopes_probes
Selection guide
10073C
10074C (shipped with
(shipped with 300 MHz to 10076A N2771A
10070C 100 MHz models) 1 GHz models) high-voltage probe high-voltage probe
Probe bandwidth 20 MHz 150 MHz 500 MHz 250 MHz 50 MHz
Probe rise time (calculated) < 17.5 ns < 2.33 ns < 700 ps < 1.4 ns < 7 ns
Attenuation ratio 1:1 10:1 10:1 100:1 1000:1
Input resistance (when 1 MΩ 10 MΩ 2.2 MΩ 66.7 MΩ 100 MΩ
terminated into 1 MΩ)
Input capacitance Approx. 70 pF Approx. 15 pF Approx. 12 pF Approx. 3 pF Approx. 1 pF
Maximum input 400 Vpk CAT I 500 Vpk CAT I 500 Vpk CAT I 4000 Vpk 15 kV dc, 10 kVrms,
(dc+peak ac) (mains isolated) (mains isolated) (mains isolated) 30 kV dc + peak ac
400 Vpk CAT II 400 Vpk CAT II 400 Vpk CAT II
(post receptacle (post receptacle (post receptacle
mains) mains) mains)
Compensation range None 9-17 pF 6-15 pF 6-20 pF 7-25 pF
Probe sense No Yes Yes Yes No
Note: These Infiniium active probes are not supported by 6000 Series 300 MHz to 1 GHz models – 1152A, 11 53A, 1 154A, 1 155A, 11 59A, 11 68A, and 11 69A. The 6000 Series
100 MHz models do not support any Agilent Infiniium active probes with AutoProbe interface.
Accessories
Options Description
N2916A Rackmount Kit
1180CZ Testmobile scope cart
N2917A Transit case
N2919A Testmobile bracket for 1180CZ and 6000
10833A GPIB cable, 1 m long
ABA Printed users guide in English
ABJ Printed users guide in Japanese
AB2 Printed users guide in simplified Chinese
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