The Keysight (Agilent) 54542A is a 4-channel monochrome digitizing oscilloscope delivering 500 MHz analog bandwidth with 2 GSa/s simultaneous sampling per channel. Built for signal acquisition in analog and digital design, R&D, and manufacturing test environments, this instrument captures elusive signal activity through advanced logic triggering sensitive to glitches as narrow as 1 ns. The 54542A combines 32K points of acquisition memory per channel with 1 ns peak detect capability, enabling precise characterization of fast transients and anomalies.
Technical Specifications
• Bandwidth: 500 MHz
• Channels: 4 analog channels
• Sampling Rate: 2 GSa/s per channel (simultaneous)
• Acquisition Memory: 32K points per channel
• Peak Detect Resolution: 1 ns
• Vertical Sensitivity: 1 mV to 5 V/div (±1.25% accuracy)
• Timebase Range: 500 ps to 5 s/div
• Display: Monochrome CRT
• Waveform Storage: 4 non-volatile, 2 pixel volatile, and segmentable memory
• Sequential Single Shot Acquisition: Captures successive single-shot events without dead time, storing up to 400 Kbytes total waveform data
– Key Features
• Advanced Triggering: Logic triggering with glitch detection down to 1 ns
• FFT Capability: Built-in Fast Fourier Transform for spectral analysis
• Automatic Measurements: 23 waveform parameter tests with user-defined pass/fail limits
• Mask Testing: Template-based pass/fail testing; supports ANSI, CCITT, and ISDN telecom standards (Option 001)
• Setup Storage: 9 non-volatile memory locations for instrument configurations
• Data Output: Internal 3.5″, 1.44 MB MS-DOS compatible floppy disk drive for setup, waveform, and screen image storage (TIFF, PCX, EPS formats); supports software upgrades
– Typical Applications
Analog and digital circuit design validation, R&D signal characterization, manufacturing test and quality assurance, transient capture, and high-speed protocol analysis.
– Compatibility & Integration
• Programmability: Full HP-IB (IEEE 488) remote control and automation
• Standard Probes: Four HP 10441A 10:1, 1 MΩ probes
• Optional Probes: HP 1145A two-channel active probe (750 MHz bandwidth, 2 pF input capacitance); HP 1144A active probe (800 MHz bandwidth, 2 pF input capacitance)
• Software: Compatible with software revisions 3.10 and T3.33
