Tektronix TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Tektronix has announced the TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope, designed to meet the needs of educational institutions, embedded design engineers and the maker community. The series features a sample rate of up to 1 GS/s and bandwidths from 50 to 200 MHz. It also includes Tektronix’s HelpEverywhere system, which provides useful tips and hints throughout the user interface.

The oscilloscope is designed for quick hands-on learning and easy operation. In addition to a 7″ WVGA colour display, the graticule with 10 vertical divisions and 15 horizontal divisions is said to enable users to see more signals per screen. The series has dedicated front panel controls to provide easy access to important settings and large menus with clearly labelled on-screen information allowing users to easily find data of interest. The product also provides an innovative courseware system that integrates lab exercises with step-by-step instructions for student use.

The unit offers several features that enable the educator to devote more time to teach fundamental concepts, with the Scope Intro handbook embedded directly into the TBS1000C help system. Features such as Autoset, Cursors and automated measurements can be disabled on the instruments. This allows students to learn basic concepts and understand how to use the horizontal and vertical controls to get the waveform, and how to use the graticule to measure time and voltage and manually plot/calculate the signal characteristics. The integrated Courseware function allows teachers to load lab exercises on the instrument to give guidance and provides a structured framework into which students can capture data to incorporate into their reports.