The Tektronix TDS3014B is a 100 MHz, four-channel Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope engineered for signal analysis and fault diagnosis across multiple engineering disciplines. Its Digital Phosphor technology delivers a three-dimensional view of signal behavior—displaying amplitude, time, and the statistical distribution of amplitude over time through intensity-graded color LCD visualization. This approach captures infrequent events and subtle waveform anomalies that conventional oscilloscopes miss. The instrument samples at 1.25 GS/s per channel maximum in real-time, with sin(x)/x interpolation enabling accurate waveform reconstruction. Its continuous waveform capture rate of 3,600 wfms/s excels at detecting glitches and transient phenomena.

Technical Specifications

• Bandwidth: 100 MHz
• Channels: 4 analog
• Sample Rate: 1.25 GS/s per channel (maximum real-time); 5 GS/s maximum real-time across all channels with sin(x)/x interpolation
• Record Length: 10,000 points per channel
• Vertical Resolution: 9-bit
• Vertical Sensitivity: 1 mV/div to 10 V/div
• Waveform Capture Rate: 3,600 wfms/s continuous
• Acquisition Modes: Sample, Envelope, Average, Single Sequence
• External Trigger Input Impedance: >1 MΩ in parallel with 17 pF; maximum input 150 VRMS
• Trigger After Time Range: 13.2 ns to 50 s
• Trigger After Events Range: 1 to 9,999,999 events
• Display: Full VGA Color LCD with dots, vectors, and variable persistence modes
• Automatic Measurements: 24 parameters including rise/fall time, duty cycle, overshoot, RMS, phase, and area
• FFT: Standard
• Wavealert™: Automatic waveform anomaly detection

– Key Features

• Edge trigger with DC, noise reject, HF reject, and LF reject coupling
• Video trigger supporting HDTV formats (1080i, 1080p, 720p, 480p)
• Logic, Pulse, and Communication trigger types
• B trigger capability for delayed triggering by time or event count
• Measurement statistics package
• Multiple graticule options and display formats (YT, XY, Gated XYZ)

– Typical Applications

Digital circuit debugging, power supply analysis, embedded system development, video signal validation, and characterization of transient phenomena in analog and mixed-signal systems.

– Compatibility & Integration

Hard copy port standard for documentation and data export.