The Tektronix TDS7054 is a 500 MHz, 4-channel digital phosphor oscilloscope engineered for signal integrity, jitter, and timing analysis in high-speed electronics design and manufacturing. Its DPX acquisition technology captures waveforms at >400,000 waveforms/s, enabling rapid discovery of intermittent faults and dynamic signal behavior. The instrument analyzes serial data streams up to 4.25 Gb/s and supports clock recovery from signals up to 3.125 Gb/s, making it essential for telecom, datacom, storage area network, and high-speed backplane verification.
Technical Specifications
• Bandwidth: 500 MHz
• Channels: 4
• Real-time Sample Rate: 20 GS/s maximum
• Acquisition Memory: 2 to 32 MSamples configurable (2 MSamples/CH, 4 MSamples/CH, or 8 MSamples/CH depending on option)
• Waveform Capture Rate: >400,000 wfms/s (DPX technology)
• Vertical Resolution: 8-bit (>11-bit with averaging)
• Input Impedance: 1 MΩ ± 0.5% or 50 Ω ± 1%
• Rise Time (Calculated): 800 ps (10 mV/div to 1 V/div)
• Serial Data Analysis: Up to 4.25 Gb/s for communications mask testing
• Clock Recovery: Up to 3.125 Gb/s
• Analog Output Bandwidth: 100 MHz into 50 Ω load
• Input Coupling: AC, DC, GND
– Key Features
• High-speed jitter and timing analysis with exceptional delta-time accuracy
• Digital phosphor technology for high waveform capture rates
• Deep memory configurations for extended capture windows
• Advanced FFT window functions: Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel, Blackman-Harris, Gaussian, Flattop2, and Tek Exponential
• TekConnect® interface for high-fidelity signal coupling
– Typical Applications
Signal integrity verification, serial data debugging, telecom/datacom equipment design validation, storage area network testing, high-speed backplane characterization, and intermittent fault detection in complex electronic designs.
– Compatibility & Integration
OpenChoice® architecture with integrated networking. Interfaces include GPIB (IEEE 488.2), LAN (10Base-T/100Base-T), serial (DB-9), parallel (IEEE 1284), USB, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, and SVGA video output. External time base reference input via rear-panel BNC connector. Power: 100–240 VRMS ±10% (50/60 Hz) or 115 VRMS ±10% (400 Hz), CAT II.
