Oscilloscopes with PCIe and USB protocol analysis

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Agilent Technologies has expanded its mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio with six new models that comprise its next-generation Infiniium 9000 Series. These scopes offer broad measurement capability with true analog bandwidths up to 4 GHz and built-in logic and protocol analysis.

Each model, equipped with a 15-inch (38.1 cm) XGA LCD display, comes in a highly portable package that is 9 inches (22.86 cm) deep and weighs 25 pounds (11.3 kg).

The oscilloscopes claim to be the first scopes with integrated logic analysis channels and a protocol analyser viewer for buses such as PCIeTM and USB.

Benefits of the oscilloscopes include:

• Three instruments in one. In addition to analog specifications, it boasts the fastest integrated digital channels running at 2 GSa/s. This provides the richest set of MSO (mixed signal oscilloscope) trigger conditions for more accurate analysis of timing relationships between control signals and data buses. The industry’s first in-scope protocol viewer for PCIe and USB enables engineers to extend their debug and testing capabilities without finding and hooking up additional test equipment.
• Broadest suite of debug and compliance application software. Supported application packages give engineers meaningful insight into common serial buses, FPGAs and RF measurements, and allow for rapid compliance testing to industry standards. Twenty-five optional applications are available: 
  – Protocol triggering and viewing for PCIe and USB, serial decode and trigger for I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232 buses and other UART microcontrollers, rapid core-assisted debug of designs with Xilinx or Altera FPGAs, InfiniiScan for triggering on infrequent signals that meet visual criteria, and many more. 
  – Compliance testing applications include communication mask testing, DDR1, DDR2, DDR3, ethernet and USB 2.0.