Agilent X-series oscilloscope range

Agilent Technologies continues to expand the capability of its X-series of oscilloscopes by offering 1 GHz models for the growing need for higher-bandwidth bench scopes.

Doubling the available bandwidth addresses the top user-requested enhancement for this family. The 2000 and 3000 X-series have features such as WaveGen, which integrates fixed-function and arbitrary waveform stimulus with oscilloscope response measurements.

The company claims to be the first major test-instrument vendor to integrate a function generator with an oscilloscope. This integration is useful for users who want to simplify stimulus-response testing, R&D engineers who need to simulate missing signals and educators who want a simple tool for teaching students about instrument operation.

With the upgraded AWG software, users can capture waveforms and instantly convert them to stimulus files - and even edit the captured waveforms within the oscilloscope. It’s easy to stress a design by adding noise, changing frequency and amplitude, and adding glitches.

In addition, both the 2000 and 3000 X-series now offer the option to add a 3-digit voltmeter and 5-digit counter that operate through the same probes as the oscilloscope channels.

These measurements are decoupled from the oscilloscope triggering system, allowing engineers to make DVM and triggered oscilloscope measurements with the same connection.

The series has update rates of 1,000,000 waveforms/s and options include a 16-channel MSO, an integrated function generator and hardware-accelerated serial protocol decode.