Scope Revolution - Tektronix

New Models Introduced on 10.2.2012

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:59:23 +0000

Last year, we introduced the Tektronix MDO4000 Series Mixed Domain Oscilloscope to critical acclaim. This year, we’re introducing two new models to the MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series. The new models offer lower analog bandwidth of 100 MHz or 350 MHz, providing sufficient bandwidth for many designs incorporating RF. Now, the MDO4000 is more accessible than ever – new model pricing starts at $12,200. Learn more about the new models.

Take the MDO4000 for a Free Test Drive

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:28:29 +0000

For one entire week, use the MDO4000 in your own workspace. It’s your opportunity to experience the revolutionary oscilloscope with a built-in spectrum analyzer. Use the MDO4000 to test your current designs, or use the included Test Drive Kit to try the powerful capabilities of this new scope. The Kit includes a demonstration board, probes and a 20-page reference guide. Six demos are included in the reference guide:

Time-correlated Analog, Digital and RF Acquisition
Automated Peak Markers
Wide Capture Bandwidth (≥1 GHz)
RF Amplitude vs. Time Trace
RF Frequency vs. Time Trace
Spectrogram

Tektronix has partnered with two authorized distributors – Test Equity and Continental Resources – to make the Test Drive program free. Reserve your MDO4000 today and see how it can transform the way you test.

See what T&M World Says about the MDO4000

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:55:50 +0000

Editor-in-Chief of T&M World Magazine, Rick Nelson, posted a blog entry on the MDO4000 and provides interesting insight from Ward Ramsdell, an early customer of the new oscilloscope.Blog Highlight: Tektronix mixes domains– He [Ward Ramsdell] said the MDO4000 is a valuable complement to his lab bench, minimizing the time from power-on to useful data. He added that the integration of domains eases visualization of system-level issues and allows him to focus on the product, not the test. Read more.

Spotlight in Electronic Design

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:55:58 +0000

Check out today’s coverage from Electronic Design on the MDO4000 Series. What do you think about their headline? Can An Oscilloscope Be A Disruptive Technology? We like it and say YES!

Highlights from the article.

Designers often find themselves with the need to acquire and analyze analog, digital, and RF signals when troubleshooting wireless system designs. This typically requires access to both a scope and a spectrum analyzer. In fact, a recent survey by Tektronix of its customers found that 64% of scope users also frequently use a spectrum analyzer.

What is potentially disruptive about the MDO4000 is that it is both a scope and a spectrum analyzer, all in a package that is just 5.8 inches deep. Claimed by Tektronix as the world’s first mixed-domain oscilloscope, the MDO4000 can capture time-correlated analog, digital, and RF signals, allowing users to see how the RF spectrum changes over time. Read the complete article.

Reviews of the MDO4000

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:15:15 +0000

Hear the reviews from customers who have been using the MDO4000 Series for over four months to solve their everyday design challenges.

See how Ward Ramsdell from Prototype Engineering uses the MDO4000 Series and how it’s impacted his work on a daily basis. Watch this 2-minute video.
Hear from David Saar from David SAAR Associates on why the MDO4000 is a “break-through”. Watch this 2-minute video.

60-Page “Fundamentals of a MDO” Application Note

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:45:34 +0000

Today’s design engineers often must debug complex devices, with integrated analog and digital signals, serial buses, and now RF signals for wireless communication. In this 60-page application note, learn how a Mixed Domain Oscilloscope (MDO) offers time-correlated analog, digital, and RF signal acquisition for a complete system view. Discover the benefits of seeing both the time and frequency domains in one glance, and the advantages of viewing the RF spectrum changes over time. Learn about the powerful capabilities of the Tektronix MDO Series to debug today’s complex designs, and the unique architecture that enables it all. View this application note.

Go Behind the Scenes

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:00:47 +0000

Go behind the scenes with Tektronix and meet the engineers who invented the Mixed Domain Oscilloscope. Learn how the concept of the MDO came to be, challenges the design team faced, break-through moments and how it all came together. Learn more.

View the Virtual Product Demo

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:15:57 +0000

Watch a 7-minute demonstration of the product highlighting the core features and unique capabilities. See the product up-close and explore the product functionality. Take it for a spin now.

Win Great Prizes

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:26:05 +0000

To celebrate the launch of the Mixed Domain Oscilloscope, Tektronix is giving away a top-of-the-line MDO4104-6 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope valued over $30,000.

The winner has been selected! The winner of the new scope is being notified. Additional information about the winner will be published soon. Thank you to everyone who entered.

Tektronix Product Experts Now Online

Gina Bonini, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:43:38 +0000

Join us now as Tektronix product experts and your peers discuss the challenges of system-level troubleshooting of wireless-enabled designs. See how others are solving this issue, and hear tips from Tektronix.