Tektronix has handheld scope with 200MHz bandwidth

Tektronix has introduced its highest specification handheld oscilloscope, which has a maxium bandwidth of 200MHz and 5GS/s sample rate.

The four-channel oscilloscopes in the THS3000 range weigh 4.8lbs and have a seven hour of battery life.

“As electrical systems have become more complex and pervasive, there is a growing need for engineers to correlate field and lab measurements and to perform advanced debugging and analysis in the field,” said Roy Siegel, general manager for oscilloscopes at Tektronix.

“As the first true high-performance handheld oscilloscope, the THS3000 Series has the technical performance for analysis of low voltage analog and digital control signals,” said Siegel.

Models are available with either 100MHz and 2.5GS/s maximum sampling rate or 200MHz and 5GS/s sample rate performance. There is a 10,000 point record length per each of four channels.

Each channel on a THS3000 oscilloscope is isolated from the chassis ground and from each other.

As well as this the external USB inputs for data storage, instrument setups and PC communication are also isolated. This enables the user to safely make floating measurements for voltages up to 300V(rms) CAT III when using the included 10X probes or 1000V(rms) CAT II with optional probes.

The instrument has 600V(rms) CAT III rated inputs (BNC to earth ground) for safe high voltage measurements.

“The isolated inputs allow users to safely make high voltage floating or differential measurements,” said Siegel.

There is also a built-in Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) function provides insight into to the frequency spectrum of a signal, revealing signal interference, crosstalk, or switching noise

The THS3000 handheld oscilloscope series has a starting price of €3,750 and £3,180.

All models will include four 10X passive probes, 7 hour battery, a three-year warranty and OpenChoice desktop software. A travel kit with a hard-sided carrying case is optional.