The Tektronix TDS6154C is a 12 GHz real-time digital oscilloscope engineered for signal analysis, validation, debug, and compliance testing of high-speed digital designs. With 4 channels, 40 GS/s sample rate on two channels, and up to 64 Megasamples record length, it delivers the acquisition depth and speed required for communications, datacom, computer design, and high-energy physics applications. The instrument achieves 19 ps rise time (20–80%) with channel-matched, user-selectable DSP enhancement, supporting detailed characterization of complex signals across demanding test scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Bandwidth & Sampling
• Real-time bandwidth: 12 GHz
• DSP-enhanced bandwidth: 15 GHz (any two channels)
• Sample rate: 40 GS/s (two channels); 20 GS/s (all four channels)
• Record length: 64 Megasamples (two channels); 32 Megasamples (all four channels)
• Real-time interpolation: 500 fs/pt
Timing Performance
• Rise time: 19 ps (20–80%); 28 ps (10–90%)
• Trigger jitter: 1 psRMS typical
• Glitch capture: 100 ps minimum width
• Timebase range: 25 ps to 40 s/div
Triggering Capabilities
• Pinpoint™ Triggering: Over 1400 combinations
• Trigger sensitivity: Up to 9 GHz
• Serial pattern triggering: Up to 3.125 Gb/s with 8b/10b protocol support
• Protocol triggering: Four consecutive 10-bit words or error conditions at 3.125 Gb/s data rates
Vertical System
• Digitizer resolution: 7 bits at 50 mV full scale
• Offset range: ±5 division position
– Key Features
• Serial data analysis and compliance testing at 6.25 Gb/s and above
• Eye diagrams: 8.5 Gb/s TDSRT-Eye™ capability
• 8b/10b decoding on data rates exceeding 10 Gb/s
• Over 50 parametric measurements across amplitude, time, and statistical domains
• Jitter analysis via TDSJIT3 v2.0
• Compliance testing: 10/100/1000BaseT and Digital Visual Interface standards
• Spectrum analysis and waveform math with equation editor
• Optional mask testing for serial data communications
– Typical Applications
• High-speed digital design validation and debug
• Serial data protocol analysis and compliance verification
• Jitter characterization and measurement
• Eye diagram acquisition for signal integrity assessment
• Communications and datacom signal analysis
– Compatibility & Integration
OpenChoice® Software provides built-in networking and analysis under Microsoft Windows XP OS. Technology-specific software modules extend protocol and compliance capabilities across multiple standards.
