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Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

With the largest display and highest available channel count in its class, the 4 Series offers unprecedented insight in a bench-friendly package. And its made-for-touch user interface works exactly as you'd expect.

 

 

Biggest display in its class and award-winning user interface

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With the same made-for-touch user interface technology as the award-winning 5 Series and the largest display and highest resolution display in its class, the 4 Series MSO sets a new expectation of how a scope should work.

  • 13.3 inch HD display
  • 15.5 cm deep bench-friendly footprint

 

 

Outstanding details and up to 6 super-flexible channels
  • Any channel can show a waveform, spectrum or both
  • Any input can be used to display 8 digital channels by connecting a logic probe
  • Outstanding detail and accurate measurements on all channels
    • 12 bit vertical resolution (16 bit in hi-res mode)
    • 6.25 GS/s on all analog and digital channels
    • Up to 62.5 Mpoints record length

 

  

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Specs at a glance

Input Channels

  • 4 or 6 FlexChannel inputs
  • Each FlexChannel provides 1 analog signal input or 8 digital logic inputs with TLP058 probe

Bandwidth1

  • 200MHz, 350MHz, 500MHz, 1GHz or 1.5GHz

Sample Rate

  • 6.25 GS/s on analog/digital channels

Record Length

  • 31.25 Mpoints or 62.5 Mpoints

Vertical Resolution

  • 12 bits
  • Up to16 bits in hi-res mode

Signal Generation1

  • Arbitrary, Sine, Square, Pulse, Triangle, DC Level, Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise/Fall, Sin(x)/x, Random Noise, Haversine, Cardiac

Digital Voltmeter2

  • 4-digit AC RMS, DC
  • DC + AC RMS voltage

Trigger Frequency Counter2

  • 8-digit

Advanced Analysis1

  • Automated Power Measurements
  • SpectrumView Mixed Domain Analysis

Protocol Support1

  • 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
  • I2C, SPI
  • I3C
  • RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART
  • CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay
  • MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429
  • SENT
  • SPMI
  • I2S, LJ, RJ, TDM
  • USB 2.0 LS, FS, HS

Display

  • 13.3 inch (338mm)
  • HD colour (1920 x 1080) capacitive touchscreen

Dimensions

  • 280mm x 450mm x 155mm

Weight

  • 7.3 kg
Tek_doc_icon_nobg-1.png Included probes and accessories

1 - Optional and upgradeable
2 - Free with product registration

 

Versatile and upgradeable.

Get all the debug tools you need right away or add them when you need them - without having to sent it back

  • Bandwidth up to 1.5 GHz
  • Record length up to 62.5 Mpoints
  • Digital channels: each TLP058 logic probe provides 8 digtal channels
  • DVM/Freq counter (free with registration)
  • Arbitrary/Function Generator
  • Advanced Analysis
    • Serial bus decoding and triggering
    • SpectrumView mixed domain analysis
    • Automated power measurements
Tek_doc_icon_nobg-1.png Find out more about upgrades with this guide
 

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Models

Model


 Analog
Channels
 Analog
Bandwidth
 Sample Rate
 Vertical Resolution Record Length

MSO44 4-BW-200

 4 200 MHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO46 4-BW-200

 6 200 MHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO44 4-BW-350

 4 350 MHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO46 4-BW-350

 6 350 MHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO44 4-BW-500

 4 500 MHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO46 4-BW-500

 6 500 MHz
 6.25 GS/s 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO44 4-BW-1000

 4 1.0 GHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO46 4-BW-1000

 6 1.0 GHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO44 4-BW-1500

 4 1.5 GHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

MSO46 4-BW-1500

 6 1.5 GHz
 6.25 GS/s
 12 bits (16 bits in hi-res mode)

31.25 Mpoints

(62.5 optional)

 

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Applications

Embedded serial bus analysis

Tektronix 4 Series MSO Embedded serial bus analysis

 

  

Serial bus decode and trigger options transform the 4 Series MSO into an indespensible tool for debugging serial buses and automatic decode, trigger and search.

  • I2C, SPI

  • RS-232/422/485/UART

  • 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX Ethernet

  • USB 2.0 (LS/FS/HS)

  • CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay

 

  • ISENT

  • I2C, SPI

  • I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM

  • MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429

  • I3C

  • SPMI
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Power integrity

Today's boards can have 20 or more power rails, many of which are less than a few volts.

  • Up to 6 analog input channels
  • Compatible low-noise power rail probes
Tek_doc_icon_nobg-1.png Learn more in the Power Rail Measurement application note
 

Tektronix 4 Series MSO power integrity measurements and analysis

 

 

Power supply measurements and analysis

Tektronix 4 Series MSO power supply measurements and analysis

Tek_doc_icon_nobg-1.png Learn about automated measurements in the Power Supply Automated Measurement & Analysis with 4/5/6 PWR application note
 

Even with lower standby power, faster switching and stricter noise limits, the 4 Series can speed up power supply troubleshooting, optimization and validation.

Manual or optional automated

  • AC line and harmonics measurements
  • Switching loss analysis
  • DC rails measurements

Smart power probe solutions

  • Current probes
  • Power rail voltage probes
  • Differential voltage probes
  • Optically-isolated probes

 

Automotive ECU design

Automotive systems demand robust communications between ECUs, sensors and actuators.

  • Mixed signal view to look beyond processors at sensors, actuators, switches and power

  • Combine waveform and spectrum analysis for fast noise hunting with optional SpectrumView

  • Decode and trigger on CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay and SENT traffic

  

Tektronix 4 Series MSO automtive ECU design 
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Tek_doc_icon_nobg-1.png Learn about SENT bus decoding and triggering

 

 A SCOPE FOR EVERY ENGINEER

  Whether you're debugging serial buses or designing to high speed serial standards, we've set a new standard in scope user interface so you can get to your answers faster and easier.  

 

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