The Agilent Technologies DSO5052A is a 2-channel digital oscilloscope delivering 500 MHz bandwidth and 4 GSa/s sample rate for high-speed signal acquisition and analysis. MegaZoom III technology provides 8 Mpts of deep acquisition memory with responsive scaling, panning, and zooming at waveform update rates up to 100,000 per second. The instrument combines real-time capture with advanced triggering, serial protocol decode, and comprehensive measurement capabilities to support embedded systems development, signal integrity validation, and protocol analysis.
Technical Specifications
• Bandwidth: 500 MHz
• Channels: 2 analog
• Sample Rate: Up to 4 GSa/s
• Acquisition Memory: 8 Mpts standard
• Real-Time Update Rate: Up to 100,000 waveforms per second
• Peak Detect: 250 ps for narrow glitch identification
• Vertical Resolution: Up to 12 bits in real-time single-shot mode (at time base >10 µs/div)
• Display: High-definition XGA (1024 × 768) with 256 levels intensity grading
• Hardware Counter: 5-digit frequency measurement up to 500 MHz
– Key Features
• MegaZoom III Technology — Enables instant display response to scaling, panning, and zooming operations with continuous memory access
• Serial Protocol Decode — Hardware-accelerated decoding for I2C, SPI, I2S, FlexRay, MIL-STD 1553, CAN, LIN, and RS-232/UART with serial listing display
• Video Triggering — Analog HDTV/EDTV standards support (1080p, 1080i, 480p, 720p); NTSC, SECAM, PAL, and PAL-M field and line triggering
• Analysis Functions — Subtract, multiply, integrate, differentiate, and FFT transformations
• Autoscale — Automatic signal detection and control optimization
• Offline Analysis — USB and network drive data export; PC-based offline viewer compatibility
– Interfaces and Connectivity
• USB: 2 host ports (front/rear), 1 device port for PC connectivity
• LAN: 10/100 Mbit Ethernet
• GPIB: Standard interface
• XGA Display Output
• LXI Class C Compliance
• Remote Control: Full remote operation including web browser access
– Integration
Optional E2690B Oscilloscope Tools package extends captured signal analysis capabilities. Segmented Memory option (SGM) compatible for enhanced serial packet viewing.
