The Tektronix TDS7104 is a 1 GHz digital phosphor oscilloscope delivering 1.5 GHz true analog bandwidth and 20 GS/s real-time sampling for demanding signal analysis and complex electronic design verification. Its exclusive DPX acquisition technology captures over 400,000 waveforms per second, enabling fast detection of transient faults and signal anomalies across multiple channels.
Technical Specifications
Acquisition Performance
• Analog bandwidth: 1.5 GHz
• Maximum real-time sample rate: 20 GS/s
• Record length: Up to 64 MB with MultiView Zoom; configurable from 2M (1-ch.) to 32M (1-ch.) with optional memory upgrades
• Vertical resolution: 8-bit; over 11-bit achievable with averaging
• Rise time: 43 ps (20%–80%)
• Waveform capture rate: >400,000 wfms/s (DPX technology)
Display
• 10.4-inch active-matrix color LCD
• 640 × 480 pixel resolution
• Waveform rendering: Vectors, Dots, Intensified Samples, Variable Persistence, Infinite Persistence
Triggering and Measurement
• Glitch triggering: 1.0 ns minimum width, 200 ps resolution
• Pulse width triggering: 1 ns to 1 s selectable limits
• Edge/level triggering with optional time qualification
• 20+ automated measurements: amplitude, rise/fall time, pulse width, duty cycle, period, frequency, area, phase, overshoot
• Math functions: arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide), calculus (integrate, differentiate), frequency domain (spectral magnitude/phase, real/imaginary spectra)
• FFT window functions: Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel, Blackman-Harris, Gaussian, Flattop2, Tek Exponential
Serial Data Analysis
• Communications mask testing up to 4.25 Gb/s
• Clock recovery for serial streams up to 3.125 Gb/s
• Optional jitter analysis via TDSJIT3 software
– Key Features
• TekConnect interface for high-fidelity signal connection
• Delta-time accuracy for critical timing measurements
• Signal integrity analysis for sophisticated electronic designs
– Interfaces and Integration
• OpenChoice with Windows: networking and custom program integration
• LAN: RJ-45, 10Base-T and 100Base-T
• USB: keyboard and mouse connectivity
• IEEE 1284 parallel port (DB-25)
