METRIX MTX 3252, MTX 3352, MTX 3354, MTX 3240, MTX 3250 User Manual

MTX 3252
MTX 3352
MTX 3354
MTX 3240
MTX 3250

MTX COMPACT

They’re so intelligent you can choose them just for their good looks

G An innovative design for unrivalled comfort and efficiency; the analyzer-oscilloscopes have a Windows-like

environment and mouse piloting

G A lightweight, compact case, equipped with functional zones that are at least twice as large as those of classic

instruments

G Display with unprecedented dimensions and legibility; for analyzer-oscilloscopes: multi-directional colour LCD screen
G Technological innovations that for the first time ever combine all the vital functions necessary to the user in a single

instrument

G 100% digital calibration for accuracy and reduction of operation costs
G Versions that are entirely programmable in accordance with the SCPI protocol
G Advantages that will appeal to the worlds of industry and technical education alike

Analyzers-Oscilloscopes MTX 3252 - MTX 3352 - MTX 3354
Meter-Generator MTX 3240
Analyzer-Multimeter MTX 3250

Oscilloscopes

that are communications experts…

Once the screen of the oscilloscope is up,
communications are operative between the
unit and the user, who chooses both its mode
and its control style.

Mode:

The complex functions may be “hidden”.
Easily accessed using “Advanced Mode”,
they do not disrupt navigation or analysis in
standard mode.

Style:

1 - In “keyboard” use, you achieve record effi­ciency with twenty keys and the encoder ena­bling direct access and adjustments on a very
simplified front panel.
Furthermore, on-line help is available at all
times, for each function, and in five languages
using the key.
2 - Using the mouse, you pull down menus in
a windows-like users-friendly environment.
Oscilloscopes are high-performance instru­ments, are reputed as hard to access for

beginners or occasional users. Thanks to
“Windows-like” ergonomics and its universal
operationnal mode, unique for this category
of instrument, use of the MTX 3252, MTX
3352 & MTX 3354 is particularly accessible.
The mouse is used to pull down the menus
and navigate with ease; it is also used for
direct and effective action on the graphic ele­ments (cursors, trigger, trace position...).
Cursors may be placed at any time on the
signals to make measurements that are as
accurate as they are varied, such as, for

example, the phase shift between two
signals. “Magnetised” to the curve, the enco­der or the mouse moves them in one horizon­tal movement.

Veritable lists of available functions, the
menus are also used as learning tools and the
“Pop-Up” windows present all of the adjust­ments at a glance.

The MTX 3252 and 3352 come with a 230
kbaud RS232 connection and Centronics
interface as standard. Both of these features
are necessary for communication with a PC
or printer. The standard MTX 3354 has a

115.2 kbaud RS232 connection, Centronics
interface and USB connection.

The Ethernet communication interface
ensures rapid, smooth communication via a
network. The entire range comes with integra­ted HTML server, while only the MTX 3354
has an Ethernet interface as standard (optio­nal for the other models).

The files generated use the Windows environ­ment with their standard formats: .gif, .pcl,
.txt, .bmp, .eps, .prn etc. It is possible to save
in the files system of the instrument, to print
them or export them directly to a PC for ana­lysis using Windows applications (reports,
spreadsheet, printable files, images, etc).

A state--the-art device, the Ethernet net­work interface and the HTML server can be
used for further enhancements (options):
Using only the Ethernet address of the unit,
with no additional software, the user can take
charge of the oscilloscope(s) installed in the
network. This can solve certain remote mana­gement problems in industrial environments,
but also in teaching. Displaying these signals,
controlling the instrument, sending messages
to the different users, downloading curves,
results or configurations. All operations and
manipulations are accessible remotely, still
with 100% “Windows” compatibility.

Lightweight, compact and fitted with a
handle, the instruments can also accompany
professionals who need to move around as
part of their jobs. A “field
pack” can even be used
for measurements and
handling of the oscillo­scope without remo­ving it from its car­rying bag.

MTX 3252, MTX 3352 MTX 3354:
60, 100 and 150 MHz analyzers-oscilloscopes

Windows Like environment:

guaranteed compatibility

and distance abolished!

The exceptional vertical dynamic, ranging
from 2.5 mV to 100 V per division is combined
with scaling on channels with reading and
physical unity of the signal, and an effective
“Autoset” function that can be selected per
channel.

The mathematics editor is used display for
real-time on screen of the result of 4 customi-

sed functions using acquired signals or in
complete simulation.

Thanks to a 50,000 count memory

depth, a reference in this category,

and to a unique horizontal and ver-

tical trace zoom, with factor enlar-

gement up to 200, what we see on

display are always real acquisition

points. The Full Trace function

enables the screen to be divided

in 2 and legibility of curves to be

optimised. The user can obtain
display of multiple traces without

overwriting.

The MTX 3252 & MTX 3352, equipped with a
memory depth that is 20 times’ superior to
that of any other oscilloscope, recording time
is 20 times’ longer than ever before and sam­pling frequency is 20 times higher, in other
words, these instruments provide greater
resolution that fully exploits the time base
(1 ns to 200 s per division and up to 50 Ge/s).

The MTX 3354 goes even further to provide
100Ge/s repetitive sampling, and up to
200 Me/s in single-shot (2 channels). This
model also stands out thanks to more accu­rate vertical resolution (10 bits).

The window of automatic measurements
displays simultaneously the 19 parameters of
the signal. For accurate and unambiguous
analysis, 2 markers display the portion of the
signal on which the first automatic measure­ment selected was performed; you can then
select another zone by framing it with the
manual cursors.

The fast comparison of two signals could
not be simpler: after pressing the key
you compare directly the 2 traces and by
checking “reference difference” you measure
the differences of all the new signal's 19 para­meters.

MTX 3252, MTX 3352 MTX 3354:
60, 100 and 150 MHz analyzers-oscilloscopes

Performance accessible to everyone

For greater simplicity and considerable time­saving, the user can define 2 automatic mea­surements (to be chosen from among 19).