As with previous generations of the MDO4000 series, the MDO4000C provides a synchronized view of analog and digital waveforms, along with RF spectrum footprints, making it the ideal debugging tool for the Internet of Things (IoT) and many other embedded engineering applications. Similar to last year's "6-in-1" oscilloscope, the MDO3000, the MDO4000C expands its oscilloscope functionality with options to add a spectrum analyzer, arbitrary function generator, logic analyzer, and protocol analyzer. A digital voltmeter (DVM) is available free of charge with product registration.
As an oscilloscope, the MDO4000C features a large recording length, fast sampling rate, and rapid waveform capture speed to help pinpoint elusive problems. Performance improvements compared to the integrated MDO3000 oscilloscope include:
• Increased range performance – 20 Mpoint recording length, up to 5 Gigasamples across all channels, capture rate of over 340,000 waveforms, and a 50% larger display
• Spectrum analyzer up to 6 GHz with improved spectrum analyzer performance, ability to synchronize views across time and frequency domains, and the ability to perform vector signal analysis
• Logic analyzer frequency resolution up to 60.6 ps and independent logic thresholds per channel enabling the capture of multiple logic families simultaneously
• Protocol analysis for up to three buses simultaneously, with up to 500 Mb/s triggering
Compared to standalone instruments, the MDO4000C saves the time wasted searching for and setting up instruments, and offers exceptional value without compromising performance. It also improves ease of use through integration. For example, the built-in arbitrary waveform generator makes it easy to capture signals over the scope, modify them, and then play them back through the generator, enabling margin testing and allowing users to easily add noise to any signal.
While space-saving and improved usability are part of the MDO4000C's DNA, it's also easy to acquire. The MDO4000C can be configured as a basic oscilloscope with an entry price of just €6,900. A 3 or 6 GHz spectrum analyzer, function/arbitrary generator, 16 logic channels, or protocol support can be added at the time of purchase or later as an upgrade, allowing it to be precisely tailored to the needs and budget of each lab. The oscilloscope's bandwidth ranges from 200 MHz to 1 GHz and can also be upgraded at any time.
