Agilent Technologies 8000 Series User manual

Agilent
Infiniium 8000 Series Oscilloscopes
Superior mixed-signal analysis and debug
Data Sheet

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If you’re like most engineers, you never know what your next project will
demand from you. You need an oscilloscope that can adapt to a wide variety of
debug and test challenges.
We built in the powerful features you’d expect in any Infiniium scope. Then we
engineered the scope for superior mixed-signal debug and analysis, so it would
be a flexible tool in your arsenal.
There is no better way to experience the superiority of the Infiniium 8000 Series
scopes than to see it. Contact Agilent today to request an evaluation. Or visit:
www.agilent.com/find/8000
If you haven’t purchased an Agilent scope lately, why should you consider
one now?
The Infiniium 8000 Series offers bandwidths of 600 MHz and 1 GHz. Equipped with an XGA LCD display, scopes can be ordered as either
a DSO or MSO. With built-in GPIB and low 5U high profile, it's ideal for rackmount applications.
Infiniium 8000 Series oscilloscopes
Model Bandwidth Sample rate
4-ch/2-ch
Standard memory
4-ch/2-ch
Scope channel Logic channel
DSO8064A 600 MHz 2 GSa/s/4 GSa/s 4 Mpts/8 Mpts 4 –
MSO8064A 600 HHz 2 GSa/s/4 GSa/s 4 Mpts/8 Mpts 4 16
DSO8104A 1 GHz 2 GSa/s/4 GSa/s 4 Mpts/8 Mpts 4 –
MSO8104A 1 GHz 2 GSa/s/4 GSa/s 4 Mpts/8 Mpts 4 16

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What makes the Infiniium 8000 Series flexible enough for a whole range of
test and debug challenges?
Great measurement capability
Oscilloscope:
The powerful features of our Infiniium Series oscilloscopes, coupled with good
scope specifications give you excellent signal representation on both DSO and
MSO models.
Logic analyzer:
16 digital channels let you see critical data values and timing relationships on
MSO models.
Wide range of debug and compliance application software
Need accurate answers to your measurement questions?
The Infiniium 8000 Series offers a wide range of application-specific software for
debug, analysis and compliance testing. Which application is right for you? Take
a look at the possibilities on pages 15 to 19.
Sized to fit your environment
Need to stack other instruments on top? Need to rackmount your scope?
The Infiniium 8000 Series retains a traditional form factor with just a 5U high
hight.

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Oscilloscope Capabilities
Scope channels ensure superior viewing of signals under test. All models incorporate a powerful,
feature-packed Infiniium oscilloscope with responsive deep memory.
Up to 1 GHz bandwidth and 4 GSa/s high
sample rates guarantee you’ll see a good
representation of the analog
characteristics of signals you’re testing
Mask tests, histograms and a wide variety
of functions provide deep signal analysis.

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Responsive deep memory
With standard 4 Mpts, and up to 128 Mpts of memory, you can capture long
time periods while retaining fast sample rates. Fast update rates mean your
scope stays responsive with deep memory on, ensuring precise representation of
analog signals.
Advanced triggering
Advanced triggers are essential when you are investigating suspected problems.
Infiniium offers a full range of advanced triggers to help you isolate and capture
the condition you need to characterize.
Drag and drop measurements
It’s simple: drag an icon from the measurement bar and drop it on the cycle you
want to measure. You can make up to five measurements on your waveforms, on
up to five different cycles. All of the measurements appear at the bottom of the
display with statistics and are color-coded to the channel you are measuring.
Oscilloscope Capabilities (continued)

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MSO Capabilities
MSO models add 16 high-speed timing channels
Designing with Altera or Xilinx FPGAs? Use the FPGA dynamic
probe for rapid internal FPGA measurements. Using I²C, SPI,
or CAN? Use the digital channels to acquire and decode these
buses, preserving analog channels for other time-correlated
measurements.
Digital and mixed-signal trigger
Trigger on and display individual signals or buses. With precise time-correlation
between analog and digital signals, confidently trigger across any combination of
analog and digital signals simultaneously.
Industry’s only segmented memory for both analog and digital channels
Capture short bursts without consuming memory during periods when the trigger con-
dition is not met. Agilent is the only vendor that supports segmented memory capture
on both analog and digital channels.
Waveform and Listing Windows
View buses as waveforms or easily follow events in the listing window expandable
to the entire display. A blue tracking marker provides time-correlation between wave-
form and listing displays.
Use the timing channels to evaluate control signal relationships
and data buses up to 16 bits wide. Use symbols to more quickly
interpret waveforms.

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Infiniium Features
DSO8064A/MSO8064A, DSO8104A/MSO8104A
Chart mode feature
Chart mode applies trend analysis techniques to see how the digital output
(ADC, counter, address lines, etc.) vary over time. This method is effective to
quickly find anomalies of the digital signals. You can also apply math operators
such as “FFT” to view the frequency domain of the analog values.
Serial, parallel and wideband
signal decode
Whether you are working on serial,
parallel or wideband signals, you can
use the 8000 Series to decode your
waveforms. When you are working on
parallel waveforms, you can even cus-
tomize the bus states to be displayed
on the decode table.
Powerful frequency and modulation analysis
The 8000 Series provides superior frequency domain analysis, RF-signal
demodulation and extensive standard-specific analysis coverage including
WiMAX™, WLAN, 3GPP, RFID and UWB with the optional 89601A Series VSA
software. With digital and wireless applications merging, you can use the 8000
Series one-box solution to validate the time and frequency domains.
Extensive application software suite
The 8000 Series provides wide application coverage for you to quickly and easily
verify your designs. Application packages include jitter, DDR, USB, Ethernet,
FlexRay, CAN, SPI, I2C, and FPGA.

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Infiniium Features (continued)
DSO8064A/MSO8064A, DSO8104A/MSO8104A
Dialog boxes for easy setup
With Infiniium, you don’t need to navigate through annoying softkey menus.
Dialog boxes display all the choices you need for measurement setups, all in
one place. Help is available for each field, guiding you through each step.
Bus mode display
Bus mode display on MSOs allows quick and easy read-out of hexadecimal
representation of logic signals. Bus state mode display allows the bus readout
to be updated only upon the edge of the clock source you select. Available only
with Infiniium MSO models.
Simple zooming
Zooming with Infiniium’s graphical user interface is simple and convenient. Just
use the mouse to draw a box around the area of interest and click inside. Zoom
uses the full display so you get meaningful vertical as well as horizontal resolu-
tion gains. Use multiple zoom boxes to see deep inside your signal. Zooming
couldn’t be simpler or faster.
E-mail on trigger
Infiniium can automatically send an e-mail with a screen image of the display
when the scope triggers. You can have your Infiniium send an e-mail to you or
a message to your cell phone then control your scope from any Java™-enabled
Web browser with Infiniium’s Web-enabled feature.

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Web-enabled control
For distributed teams, simply set up Infiniium on your LAN, and up to three
users can access it from any Java-enabled Web browser. No special software is
required. You can easily grab screen shots for a report, or troubleshoot designs
from a remote location.
Infiniium Features (continued)
DSO8064A/MSO8064A, DSO8104A/MSO8104A
AutoMask and mask test
Mask testing is simplified with AutoMask. Acquire a waveform, define tolerance
limits, and create a test envelope. Mask testing provides a pass/fail comparison
of an incoming signal to the test envelope. Easily test your design’s confor-
mance to industry standards with the communication mask test kit option.
Advanced triggering
Advanced triggers are essential when you are investigating known problems.
Infiniium offers a full range of advanced triggers to help you isolate and capture
the condition you need to characterize. Advanced trigger setups are simplified
by using intuitive dialog boxes with descriptive graphics.
Color-graded persistence with histograms
By providing seven levels of color grades for a visual representation of wave-
form distribution, color-graded persistence makes it easy to pick out signal
anomalies and see how often they occur. Histograms quantify both noise and
jitter in your target system.

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QuickMeasure and statistics
Instantly make five common measurements on your signal, with easy-to-read
statistics, by pressing the QuickMeas+ button on the front of your Infiniium. The
measurements displayed can be easily customized.
Pseudo state
Convert digital timing waveforms into state waveforms, specifying the clock
edge when your data is valid. The MSO filters out all invalid states leaving
exclusively valid states in the waveform display.
Infiniium Features (continued)
DSO8064A/MSO8064A, DSO8104A/MSO8104A
High/low pass filter
This function applies a real-time digital filter to the source waveform that you
choose. This filtering feature enhances your ability to examine important signal
components by filtering out unwanted frequency components.

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Connectivity and Probing
Connectivity
Industry compatibility
Export screen shots and waveforms in numerous industry-standard formats. In addi-
tion, the 8000 Series supports compatibility with the following
• IVI COM driver for application development environments such as Visual
Studio, Agilent VEE, NI LabView and MATLAB instrument control toolbox.
www.agilent.com/find/adn
• IntuiLink tool bars and data capture.www.agilent.com/find/intuilink
• LXI Class C including built-in Web control
Probing
The Infiniium 8000 Series oscilloscopes ship with four 10073C 10:1 divider passive
probes per scopeand probe accessory pouch.
With both 50 Ω and 1 MΩ inputs, Infiniium 8000 Series scopes support a wide range
of probes, including Agilent’s InfiniiMax Series probes.
Agilent offers an innovative family of probes that are engineered for signal access
and measurement accuracy. Whether you’re looking for simple passive probes, the
high bandwidth and low loading of an active probe, or specialty probes for current
or high voltage, we can meet your needs. Our innovative accessories allow reliable
connection to challenging components like small pitch devices, surface mount ICs,
and DDR BGA packages – even hands free!To see our entire award-winning portfolio
of passive, single-ended active, differential active, and current probesas well as an
oscilloscope compatibility chart, please view the Agilent Probes and Accessories
Selection Guide. publication number 5989-6162EN.
View Scope logic analyzer and
oscilloscope correlation
Use simple time-correlated measure-
ments between your scope and Agilent
16900, 16800, 1680, or 1690 Series
logic analyzer at no charge. Scope and
logic waveforms are integrated into a
single logic analyzer 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.

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Get fast answers to your questions with
the comprehensive built-in information
system. The task-oriented setup guide
provides step-by-step instructions for
several measurement procedures.
QuickMeas+ key gives you any five
automated measurements with the push of
a button. You can also configure this key
to print/save screen images among other
functions.
Up to 128 Mpts of MegaZoom fast deep
memory sustains maximum sample rates
for long time captures.
Remote access via Web browser or
programming environment with GPIB
commands over LAN allows you to access
your oscilloscope from any networked PC.
E-mail-on-trigger allows you to leave your
oscilloscope, and when that intermittent
event is captured, Infiniium sends you
an e-mail that tells you exactly when it
happened with an attached screen image.
10/100/1000 BaseT LAN interface lets
you easily print to network printers, save
files to network drives, and control the
oscilloscope remotely.
Label waveforms and add comments
to Infiniium’s display for thorough
documentation before saving
screen images.
Context-sensitive right-click menus allow
quick access to oscilloscope settings,
controls, and display properties.
High-definition XGA color display with
256 levels of intensity uncovers subtle
signal details that most oscilloscopes
won’t show you…enabled by next-
generation MegaZoom technology.
Measurement markers can be easily
controlled via front-panel arrow keys
or dragging and dropping them with
the pointer.
Drag-and-drop measurements from the
measurement bar provide an intuitive way
to make a measurement on a particular
cycle of your waveform.
Touch screen display comes
standard for mouse-free
operation.

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USB 2.0 port directly on front panel makes
it easy to save files to a USB mass storage
device.
MegaZoom technology enables you
to quickly pan and zoom through the
deepest waveforms for detailed analysis.
Mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO)
models seamlessly integrate four analog
scope channels with 16 digital channels
that provide full-width viewing and
triggering across many embedded signal
interactions.
AutoProbe interface completely
configures your oscilloscope and
provides power to various current and
active probes, including InfiniiMax active
probes.
Hands-free operation is available with
Infiniium’s VoiceControl option.
Open Windows XP Pro platform enables
you to install third-party applications
such as Excel, LabVIEW, and MATLAB to
perform custom analysis and processing,
all inside the oscilloscope.
XGA video monitor out provides the ability
to run third-party applications on a large
external display while the internal display
continues to display acquired waveforms.
Award-winning ease-of-use is made
possible by attention to details like
Infiniium’s analog-like front panel controls,
color-coded to correspond to displayed
waveforms.

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Agilent’s Infiniium lineup includes 8000, 9000 and 90000A Series oscilloscopes. These share a number of advanced hard-
ware and software technology blocks. Use the following selection guide to determine which best matches your specific
needs.
Agilent Infiniium Portfolio
Lowest noise, highest
bandwidth
Widest range of applications.
Biggest display plus thin depth
Lowest cost, ideal for
rackmount
8000 Series 9000 Series 90000 Series
600 MHz bandwidth √
1 GHz bandwidth √ √
2.5 GHz and 4 GHz bandwidth √ √
> 4 GHz bandwidth √
Bandwidth upgradability √ √
50 Ω & 1 MΩ inputs √ √
MSO models √ √
Max 2-channel (4-channel) 4 GSa/s (2 GSa/s) 20 GSa/s (10 GSa/s) 40 GSa/s (40 GSa/s)
Built-in GPIB available √ √
Rackmount height 5U 8U 7U
Display size 8” 15” 12.1”
Footprint (H x W x D) 8.5 “ x 17.2” x 17.3”
22 cm x 44 cm x 44 cm
12.9 “ x 16.8” x 9”
33 cm x 43 cm x 23 cm
11.1 “ x 17” x 19.9”
28 cm x 43 cm x 51 cm

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Infiniium Advanced Application Software
Xilinx and Altera FPGA dynamic probe for Infiniium MSO (N5397A and N5433A)
Agilent’s MSO FPGA dynamic probe provides rapid internal FPGA visibility
and quick instrument setup using an innovative core-assisted approach.
Measurement tasks that previously took hours can be done in a few mouse
clicks.
In a few seconds you can easily measure a different set of internal signals with-
out changing your FPGA design. The FPGA dynamic probe also imports signal
names from your FPGA design to the MSO digital channel labels.
Low-speed serial data analysis software (Option 007 or N5391A)
The N5391A low-speed serial data analysis software provides a fast and easy
way to debug inter-integrated circuit (I2C) and 2-, 3- or 4-wire serial peripheral
interface (SPI) serial communication buses. The low-speed SDA software
provides the ability to capture and automatically display decoded serial data
in numerical format synchronized with the analog or digital waveform, display
decoded packets in a sortable listing window view with automatic click and
zoom capability, and perform search functions for a particular packet with
navigator controls.
The Agilent 8000 Series Infiniium oscilloscope offers a broad portfolio of add-on applications that
enables you to customize your oscilloscope. These applications are available as add-on options at
your initial scope purchase or as user-installed options at a later time. For more information about
these options and to see if new applications have been added to our portfolio, please visit
www.agilent.com/find/8000scope-apps.
Power measurement application (U1882A)
Agilent's power application provides a full suite of power measurements that
run directly on the Infiniium 8000 Series oscilloscope. The power measurement
application offers seven modules to help you characterize your devices (power
device analysis, input line analysis, output analysis, turn on/off analysis, tran-
sient analysis, modulation analysis and deskew analysis) in addition to report
generation. Make more accurate power supply efficiency measurements by us-
ing a U1880A deskew fixture to deskew your voltage and current probes.

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Infiniium Advanced Application Software (continued)
High-speed serial data analysis software (Option 003 or N5384A)
The N5384A high-speed serial data analysis (SDA) software provides an effec-
tive way to validate signal integrity for designs employing high-speed serial
interfaces with embedded clocks. The high-speed SDA software, when used
with Infiniium oscilloscopes, allows you to:
• Recover embedded clocks with first-order PLL, second-order PLL, or constant
frequency algorithms
• Choose an external reference clock input
• Display the recovered clock synchronized with the analog waveform view of
the serial data stream
• Build real-time eye diagrams
• Unfold real-time eye diagrams to easily locate failures versus time
• Perform custom mask testing
• Make TIE jitter measurements relative to the recovered clock or external
reference clock
InfiniiScan event identification software (Option 009 or N5415A)
The Agilent InfiniiScan event identification software quickly and easily identifies
signal integrity issues. This innovative software scans through thousands of
acquired waveforms per second to help isolate anomalous signal behavior.
InfiniiScan can scan for multiple events simultaneously with resolution down to
70-ps events plus automated navigation to failure events. InfiniiScan software
finders consist of: measurement, zone qualify, generic serial, non-monotonic
edge and runt. InfiniiScan goes beyond the classic limitations of hardware trig-
gering and deep memory.
Automotive serial data analysis software (Option 008 or N5402A)
The N5402A automotive serial data analysis software allows engineers to
view both protocol layer information and physical layer signal characteristics for
CAN and FlexRay buses inside a single instrument, the Infiniium oscilloscope.
Numerical decode values are automatically displayed and synchronized below
the captured signal’s waveform. They can also be viewed in a sortable listing
window which allows automatic click and zoom capability to the signal of inter-
est as well as performs search functions for a particular packet. The option also
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N5392A Ethernet electrical performance validation and compliance software
The Agilent N5392A Ethernet electrical performance validation and compliance
software performs a wide range of electrical tests to meet the Ethernet electrical
specifications for 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX and 10Base-T systems as docu-
mented in the IEEE 802.3-2005 and ANSIX3.263-1995 standards.
Features:
• Test setup wizard guides you through test selection, configuration, connec-
tion, execution and results reporting
• Fixtures available: N5395B or N5395C or N5395C Ethernet test fixtures and
N5396A jitter test cable
• Supports 1000Base-T disturbing signal measurements with the use of 33250A
arbitrary waveform generators
• Supports return loss measurements with most HP/Agilent vector network
analyzers
Infiniium Advanced Application Software (continued)
EZJIT jitter analysis software (Option 002 or E2681A)
The E2681A jitter analysis option provides the most commonly needed jitter
measurements, including cycle-cycle jitter, N-cycle jitter, period jitter, time inter-
val error, setup and hold time, measurement histograms, measurement trending
and jitter spectrum. EZJIT provides a setup wizard that guides you through the
setup of the jitter measurement, explains how each jitter measurement works,
and tells you when to use it.

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Infiniium Advanced Application Software (continued)
Vector signal analysis software for Infiniium (89601A)
The 89601A vector signal analyzer (VSA) software, used with the Infiniium 8000
Series, enables flexible signal analysis and demodulation up to 1-GHz bandwidth
for troubleshooting wideband modulated signals in radar and communications
applications. The solution provides:
• Flexible demodulation for measuring constellation diagrams, carrier offset,
and frequency error for QPSK signals, 256-QAM signals and much more
• Display formats including spectrogram, phase vs. time, and frequency vs. time
for rapid insight into complex signal behavior
• Error vector magnitude measurements (with 89601A Option AYA)
• Markers to facilitate frequency, amplitude, offset, power, phase, other mea-
surements
• Time gating that allows you to select specific portion of signals for signal
analysis
• Variable frequency resolution
DDR1 compliance test application (U7233A)
The Agilent U7231A DDR1 compliance test application provides you with a fast
and easy way to characterize and evaluate the electrical and timing parameters
of your DDR1 design. The tests performed by U7231A are based on the JEDEC
JESD79E DDR SDRAM Specification.
Features:
• Setup wizard for quick setup and testing
• Automated measurement and analysis to save you time and effort
• Margin analysis to indicate how close your device comes to passing or failing
the test
• Automatic HTML report generation for easy documentation
USB 2.0 performance validation and compliance software (N5416A)
The Infiniium USB 2.0 electrical performance validation and compliance option
provides a fast and reliable way to verify USB electrical specification compliance
for USB 2.0 devices, hosts, and hubs. The Infiniium USB 2.0 test option executes
the official USB-IF MATLAB scripts with MATLAB’s runtime engine embedded
in the oscilloscope. Results are displayed in a flexible report format with margin
analysis. The Infiniium 8000 Series with bandwidths of 600-MHz and 1 GHz can
appropriately test USB 2.0 low- and full-speed buses. The E2646A SQiDD test
fixture is available for making the physical connection between the Infiniium
oscilloscope and the device under test.

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My Infiniium integration package (Option 006 or E2699A)
The E2699A My Infiniium integration package option allows you to extend the
power of your Infiniium oscilloscope by letting you launch your application
directly from the oscilloscope’s front panel or graphical user interface. Any
program that can be run under Windows XP can be launched from the Infiniium
scope user interface or front panel, including applications such as Agilent VEE,
Microsoft Excel, or MATLAB.
Communication mask test kit (E2625A)
Take the frustration out of communications testing and prove your designs
conform to industry standards with the communication mask test kit option.
Infiniium’s familiar Windows interface makes it easy for you to access the
masks you need and configure your tests.
In addition, the communication mask test kit comes with a set of electrical com-
munication adapters to ensure convenient, reliable, and accurate connections to
your device under test. Includes more than 20 industry-standard ANSI T1.102,
ITU-T G.703, and IEEE 802.3 communication signal mask templates.
Infiniium user-defined function (Option 010 or N5430A)
The Agilent N5430A Infiniium user-defined function opens up new possibili-
ties for mathematical analysis features of Infiniium by creating a gateway to
MATLAB from MathWorks (www.mathworks.com/). You can now add your
favorite MATLAB .m scripts as “math function operators,” and use them just
like any other standard functions provided with the Infiniium. The scope passes
data to MATLAB and then displays the result back on the screen in real time.
Requires MATLAB software separately.
Features:
• Seamless gateway to powerful MATLAB analysis functionality
• Real-time analysis, real-time update
• Requires XML programming and .m script file
• Supports 2 control variables, and 2 sources
• Supports MATLAB version R14 SP1 and later
Infiniium Advanced Application Software (continued)

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Infiniium Active Probing
Probing importance
If you are concerned about accurate reproduction of your signals as they
appear on your device under test, you need the best end-to-end measurement
system starting at the probe tip. To ensure that you achieve the full bandwidth
of your oscilloscope, you need to ensure you are using a probe that shows
you the details of the signal. For example, the 1 GHz models (DSO8104A and
MSO8104A) will need an active probe with the bandwidth of at least 1 GHz. The
1156A or the 1130A active probes are recommended to achieve the full system
bandwidth of your scope. In addition, a selection of probes that specifically
enhances or utilizes Infiniium 8000 Series are also listed.
For more complete information on Agilent probing solutions please see the
Oscilloscope Probes and Accessories Selection Guide (Agilent publication
number 5989-6162EN).
Recommended probes
Model Probe bandwidth System bandwidth
1156A 1.5 GHz active probe 1 GHz with MSO8104A and DSO8104A
600 MHz with MSO8064A and DSO8064A
1130A 1.5 GHz InfiniiMax probe amplifier (No probe heads included 1)1 GHz with MSO8104A and DSO8104A
600 MHz with MSO8064A and DSO8064
Other probe choices
Model Description
10070C 1:1, 1 MΩ passive probe 2
1165A 10:1, 10 MΩ 600-MHz passive probe
1147B 50 MHz, 15 A AC/DC current probe
N2780A 2 MHz/500 A AC/DC current probe 3
N2781A 10 MHz/150 A AC/DC current probe 3
N2782A 50 MHz/30 A AC/DC current probe 3
N2783A 100 MHz/30 A AC/DC current probe 3
1153A 200 MHz differential probe
E5396A Half-size (17 channel) soft touch connectorless logic probe for MSO models
N5450A InfiniiMax extreme temperature extension cable for temperature chamber testing
1. For a complete probing solution, also order a connectivity kit or individual probe head(s) (E2675A, E2668A, E2669A).
2. Fine-pitch and IC probing kits available (10072, 10075A).
3. Order N2779A 3-channel power supply for N2780A series current probe.