Specifications

All specifications are typical unless noted otherwise. All specifications apply to all models unless noted otherwise.

Model overview

	MSO22	MSO24
Analog channels	2	4
Analog channel bandwidth1	70 MHz, 100 MHz, 200 MHz, 350 MHz, and 500 MHz
Sample rate	1.25 GS/s All channel, 2.5 GS/s half channels Interleaved
Record length	10 M
Digital channels	16
AFG outputs	1 (multiplexed with Aux Out)

Vertical system analog channels

Input impedance

BNC

1 MΩ ± 1%, 14 pF ± 3 pF

TPP0200 probe tip

10 MΩ, < 12 pF

P6139B probe tip

10 MΩ, < 8 pF

Input sensitivity range

1 mV/div to 10 V/div

Vertical resolution

8 Bit

Maximum input voltage

300 V_rms CAT II with peaks < ±425 V

Derate at 20 dB/decade between 4.5 MHz to 45 MHz

Derate at 14 dB between 45 MHz to 450 MHz; above 450 MHz, 5 V_rms

DC gain accuracy²

±3% derated at 0.10%/°C above 30 °C

Channel to channel isolation

100:1 <= 100 MHz, 30:1 > 100 MHz

Offset range

1 mV/div to 63.8 mV/div : +/-1 V

63.9 mV/div to 999.5 mV/div : +/-10 V

1 V/div to 10 V/div : +/-100 V

Vertical system digital channels

Input Channels

16 [D0:D15]

Thresholds

Thresholds per set of 8 channels

Threshold Selections

TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, User-Defined

User Defined Range

-15 V to +25 V

Minimum detectable pulse

5 ns

Threshold Accuracy

±180 mV + 2 % of threshold setting

Minimum Input Signal Swing

500 mVp-p

Maximum Input Signal Swing

+30 V, -20 V

Input Impedance

100 kΩ || 8 pF

Vertical Resolution

1 bit

Horizontal system analog channels

Timebase range

2 ns/div to 1000 s/div (all channel)

1 ns/div to 1000 s/div (half channel)

Timebase delay range

-10 divisions to 5000s

Channel to channel deskew range

-95 ns to +95 ns

Timebase accuracy1

± 25 ppm over any ≥1 ms interval

Trigger system

Trigger modes

Auto, normal, and single

Trigger coupling

DC, HF Reject (attenuates > 50 kHz), LF Reject (attenuates < 50 kHz), noise reject (reduces sensitivity)

Trigger holdoff range

0 s to 10 s

Trigger sensitivity

Edge type, DC coupled

Any analog input channel: the greater of 6 mV or 0.8 div

Aux In: 500 mVpp to 250 MHz

Trigger level ranges

Any input channel

±5 divisions from center of screen

Aux In

±8 V

Trigger frequency counter ³

Provides frequency readout of triggerable events.

Trigger types

Edge

Positive, negative, or either slope on any channel.

Pulse Width

Trigger on width of positive or negative pulses. Event can be time- or logic-qualified

Timeout

Trigger on an event which remains high, low, or either, for a specified time period. Event can be logic-qualified

Runt

Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again. Event can be time- or logic-qualified

Logic

Trigger when logic pattern goes true, goes false, or occurs coincident with a clock edge. Pattern (AND, OR, NAND, NOR) specified for all input channels defined as high, low, or don't care. Logic pattern going true can be time-qualified

Setup/Hold

Trigger on violations of both setup time and hold time between clock and data present on any input channels

Rise/Fall

Trigger on pulse edge rates that are faster or slower than specified. Slope may be positive, negative, or either. Event can be logic-qualified

Parallel (with MSO option)

Trigger on a parallel bus data value. Parallel bus can be from 1 to 20 bits (from the digital and analog channels) in size. Supports binary and hex radices

I2C (option)

Trigger on start, repeated start, stop, missing ack, address (7 or 10 bit), data, or address and data on I2C buses up to 10 Mb/s

SPI (option)

Trigger on slave select, idle time, or data (1-16 words) on SPI buses up to 20 Mb/s

RS-232/422/485/UART (option)

Trigger on start bit, end of packet, data, and parity error up to 15 Mb/s

CAN (option)

Trigger on start of frame, type of frame (data, remote, error, or overload), identifier, data, identifier and data, end of frame, missing ack, and bit stuff error on CAN buses up to 1 Mb/s

LIN (option)

Trigger on sync, identifier, data, identifier and data, wakeup frame, sleep frame, and error on lin buses up to 1 Mb/s

SENT (option)

Trigger on start of packet, fast channel status and data, slow channel message ID and data, and CRC errors

Acquisition system modes

Sample

Acquired sample values

Peak Detect

Highest and the lowest sample within the decimation interval

Averaging

Average of a series of acquired waveforms up to 10,240 acquisitions

Envelope

Min-Max envelope over multiple acquisitions

Hi-Res

Applies a unique bandwidth filter for each sample rate that maintains the maximum bandwidth possible for that sample rate while preventing aliasing and removing noise from the oscilloscope amplifiers and ADC above the usable bandwidth for the selected sample rate.

Waveform measurements

Cursors

Waveform, V bars, H bars, and V&H bars

Automatic measurements

36, of which an unlimited number can be displayed as either individual measurement badges or collectively in a measurement results table

Amplitude measurements

Amplitude, maximum, minimum, peak-to-peak, positive overshoot, negative overshoot, mean, RMS, AC RMS, top, base, and area

Time measurements

Period, frequency, unit interval, data rate, positive pulse width, negative pulse width, skew, delay, rise time, fall time, phase, rising slew rate, falling slew rate, burst width, positive duty cycle, negative duty cycle, time outside level, setup time, hold time, duration n-periods, high time, and low time, time to max, and time to min

Measurement statistics

Mean, standard deviation, maximum, minimum, and population. Statistics are available on both the current acquisition and all acquisitions

Reference levels

User-definable reference levels for automatic measurements can be specified in either percent or units. Reference levels can be set to global for all measurements, per source channel or signal, or unique for each measurement

Gating

Screen, cursors, logic, search, or time. specifies the region of an acquisition in which to take measurements. Gating can be set to global (affects all measurements set to global) or local (all measurements can have a unique time gate setting; only one local gate is available for screen, cursors, logic, and search actions).

Waveform math

Arithmetic

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide

Math Functions

Integrate, differentiate, log 10, log e, square root, exponential, and abs

Relational

Boolean result of comparison >, <, ≥, ≤, =, and ≠

Logic

AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, and EQV

FFT

Spectral magnitude and phase, and real and imaginary spectra

FFT units

Magnitude: linear and log (dBm)

Phase: degrees, radians, and group delay

FFT window functions

Hanning, rectangular, hamming, blackman-harris, flattop2, gaussian, kaiser-bessel, and tekexp

Search

Search Types

Search through long records to find all occurrences of user specified criteria including edges, pulse widths, timeouts, runt pulses, logic patterns, setup & hold violations, rise/fall times, and bus protocol events.

Search results

Waveform view, results table.

Arbitrary function generator

Number of channels

1 (Multiplexed with Aux Out)

Operating modes

Continuous, burst

Waveforms

Sine, square, pulse, ramp, triangle, dc, noise, sin(x)/x(sinc), gaussian, lorentz, exponential rise, exponential decay, haversine, cardiac, and arbitrary

Amplitude and frequency range

Signal type	Amplitude range 50 Ω	Amplitude range 1 MΩ	Frequency range
Sine	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 50 MHz
Square	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 20 MHz
Pulse	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 20 MHz
Ramp	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 500 KHz
DC Level		20 mV to 5V
Gaussian	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V	0.1 Hz to 5 MHz
Lorentz	10 mV to 1.2 V	20 mV to 2.4 V	0.1 Hz to 5 MHz
Haversine	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V	0.1 Hz to 5 MHz
Exponential	10 mV to 1.25 V	20 mV to 2.5 V	0.1 Hz to 5 MHz
Sin(X)/X	10 mV to 1.5 V	20 mV to 3 V	0.1 Hz to 2 MHz
Random noise	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V
Cardiac	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 500 KHz
Arbitrary	10 mV to 2.5 V	20 mV to 5 V	0.1 Hz to 25 MHz

DC offset

DC offset range

±2.5 V into Hi-Z, ±1.25 V into 50 Ω

DC offset resolution

1 mV into Hi-Z, 500 uV into 50 Ω

DC offset accuracy1

±[(1.5% of absolute offset voltage setting) + 1 mV]

Digital pattern generator

Number of channels

4

Pattern memory length

4 K bits

Output amplitude

2.5 V, 3.3 V, 5 V (Continuous Mode)

5 V ( Burst Mode)

Bit Rate

1 bps to 25 Mbps

Digital voltmeter and frequency counter

Available in a future release.

Source

Ch1, Ch2, Ch3, Ch4

Measurement types

AC_rms, DC_rms, and AC+DC_rms

Resolution

Voltage: 4 digits

Frequency: 5 digits

Vertical settings auto range

Automatic adjustment of vertical settings to maximize measurement dynamic range

Display

Display type

10.1 Inch LCD capacitive touch display

Display resolution

1280 x 800

Display modes

Overlay

Stacked

Zoom

Horizontal and vertical zooming is supported in all waveform and plot views.

Interpolation

Sin(x)/x and linear

Waveform styles

Vectors, dots, variable persistence, and infinite persistence

Graticules

Movable and fixed graticules, selectable between grid, time, full, and none

Color palettes

Normal and inverted for screen captures

Individual waveform colors are user-selectable

Format

YT, XY

Language support

English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean

Input/Output ports

USB interface

Two USB 2.0 host ports

One USB device port (providing USBTMC support)

Ethernet interface

One ethernet port, 10/100 Mb/s, and 1000 Mbps ethernet (in full duplex mode only)

Probe compensation signal

Amplitude

0 to 2.5 V

Frequency

1 kHz

Source impedance

1 kΩ

Aux out

Front panel BNC connector multiplexed with AFG out. Output can be configured to provide a positive or negative pulse when oscilloscope triggers.

Characteristics	Limits
Vout (HI)	≥ 2.5 V open circuit; ≥ 1.0 V into a 50 Ω load to ground.
Vout (LO)	≤ 0.7 V into a load of ≤ 4 mA; ≤ 0.25 V into a 50 Ω load to ground.

Aux input

300 V_rms CAT II with peaks ≤ ±425 V

Security lock

Rear-panel security slot connects to standard Kensington-style lock.

VESA mount

Standard (VESA MIS-D 100) 100 mm x 100 mm VESA mounting points on rear of instrument

Ground lug

Provides a safe ground return path when the instrument is operating on battery.

Software

VNC

Remotely control and view the screen on the instrument

IVI Driver

Provides a standard instrument programming interface for common applications such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Microsoft .NET, and MATLAB. Compatible with python, C/C++/C# and many other languages through VISA.

TekScope

TekScope brings the power of the oscilloscope analysis environment to the PC. You can have the flexibility to perform analysis tasks including serial decode, power analysis, timing, eye, and jitter analysis outside the lab. Visit https://www.tek.com/software/tekscope-pc-analysis-software to learn more.

TekDrive

Upload, store, organize, search, download, and share any file type from any connected device. TekDrive is natively integrated into the 2 Series MSO for seamless sharing and recalling of files - no USB stick is required. Visit http://www.tek.com/software/tekdrive to learn more.

Programming examples

Programming with the 2/4/5/6 Series platforms has never been easier. With a programmers manual and a GitHub site you have many commands and examples to help you get started remotely automating your instrument. See https://github.com/TEKTRONIX/PROGRAMMATIC-CONTROL-EXAMPLES

Power

Line power

100 - 240 V ± 10% at 50 Hz to 60 Hz

AC Adapter output

24 V DC, 2.71 A

Power consumption

60 W (max)

Battery

Battery power

Requires Opt 2-BATPK or 2-BP battery pack, with 2 slots for batteries

Supports up to 2 TEKBAT-01 Li-Ion rechargeable batteries

Cell chemistry

Li-lon

Nominal capacity

6700 mAh

Voltage

14.52 VDC

Weight

450 g/1lb

Operating time, typical

Up to 4 hours single battery

Up to 8 hours dual batteries

Hot swappable

Physical characteristics

Dimensions

Instrument only

Height

210 mm (8.26 in)

Width

344 mm (13.54 in)

Depth

40.4 mm (1.59 in)

Instrument with battery pack

Height

210 mm (8.26 in)

Width

344 mm (13.54 in)

Depth

78 mm (3.07 in)

Weight

Instrument only

1.8 kg (4 lbs)

Instrument with battery pack

3.2 kg (7 lbs) – one battery

3.6 kg (8 lbs) – two batteries

Rackmount configuration

5U

Cooling clearance

2 in required on left side, right side and rear of the instrument

EMC, environmental, and safety

Temperature

Humidity

Altitude