The Tektronix TDS6124C is a 12 GHz digital oscilloscope purpose-built for high-speed serial data, RF, and microwave characterization. Four channels capture complex signals at up to 40 GS/s on two channels or 20 GS/s across all four, with record lengths reaching 64 Megasamples. Exceptional timing resolution—24 ps typical rise time (20-80%)—combined with 1 psRMS trigger jitter enables precise signal integrity, jitter, and compliance measurements on data rates exceeding 10 Gb/s.
Technical Specifications
• Bandwidth: 12 GHz
• Channels: 4
• Sample Rate: 40 GS/s real-time (two channels); 20 GS/s (all four channels); 500 fs/sample interpolated
• Record Length: 64 Megasamples (two channels); 32 Megasamples (all four channels)
• Rise Time: 24 ps (20-80%); 35 ps (10-90%)
• Trigger Jitter: 1 psRMS typical
• Glitch Capture: 100 ps minimum width
• Trigger Sensitivity: Up to 9 GHz
– Key Features
• Pinpoint™ Triggering with over 1400 configurable combinations
• Serial Pattern Triggering: Up to 3.125 Gb/s with 8b/10b protocol support
• User-selectable DSP filter for magnitude and phase correction; true 12 GHz analog bandwidth with DSP off
• 8b/10b decoding on data rates over 10 Gb/s
• TDSRT-Eye™ software for eye diagram analysis to 6.25 Gb/s
• Over 50 parametric measurements across amplitude, time, and statistical domains
• Dual-processor architecture: 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 and 583 MHz PowerPC
• XGA display with MyScope® Custom Control Windows
• Front-panel CD-R/W and USB 2.0; four rear USB 2.0 ports
• 1000BaseT Ethernet, parallel port (IEEE 1284), auxiliary trigger input
• OpenChoice® Software with Windows XP OS
– Typical Applications
• Signal integrity and timing analysis
• Jitter characterization and compliance testing
• High-speed serial data validation and debug
• Device characterization
– Compatibility & Integration
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