The HP/Agilent 54610B is a 2-channel, 500 MHz digital oscilloscope delivering real-time signal analysis for electronics testing, troubleshooting, and design verification. It combines familiar analog controls with digital signal processing to provide bright, stable waveform display with fast screen update rates and pre-trigger viewing capability. The instrument captures events at 20 MSa/s single-shot sampling with a 4,000-point record length and displays up to 1,500,000 points per second. Autoscale automatically configures voltage, time, and trigger parameters, while Autostore displays the current waveform at full brightness alongside previous acquisitions at half brightness for direct comparison. Horizontal accuracy of ±0.01% and ±2% DC gain accuracy ensure measurement confidence across production line test and general-purpose troubleshooting applications.
## Technical Specifications
**Acquisition**
• Bandwidth: 500 MHz
• Channels: 2
• Sample Rate (single shot): 20 MSa/s
• Maximum Display Update Rate: 1,500,000 points/sec
• Record Length: 4,000 points
• Horizontal Accuracy: ±0.01%
• Horizontal Resolution: 100 ps
**Vertical System**
• Sensitivity Range: 2 mV/div to 5 V/div
• DC Gain Accuracy: ±2%
• Input Coupling: DC, AC, or Ground
• Bandwidth Limit: Approximately 30 MHz
• Inversion: CH 1 and CH 2
• Dynamic Range: ±12 div from center screen
• Maximum Input: 250 V (DC + peak AC)
**Horizontal System**
• Timebase Range: 5 s/div to 1 ns/div
• Delayed Sweep: Available (up to 200X magnification)
**Trigger System**
• Sources: CH 1, CH 2, Line, or External
• Trigger Sensitivity (DC to 100 MHz): 0.5 div or 5 mV
• TV Triggering: TV line and field, non-interlaced video support
• Viewable External Trigger: Yes
**Input Impedance**
• Selectable: 1 MΩ (~9 pF) or 50Ω
• 50Ω Input Protection: Active when powered on
## Key Features
• Pre-trigger viewing for event capture before trigger point
• Autoscale function for automatic parameter configuration
• Autostore waveform comparison capability
• Peak detect with 50 ns glitch capture
• Selectable input impedance matching
## Typical Applications
• Production line test and quality assurance
• General-purpose electronics troubleshooting
• Design verification and signal analysis
• Video signal characterization with TV triggering support
## Compatibility & Integration
External trigger input supports measurement integration with external signal sources and test automation systems.
