Rohde & Schwarz RTO1044/RT-ZD40 oscilloscope range

A 4 GHz model has been added to the Rohde & Schwarz RTO oscilloscope family. Together, the RTO1044 and RT-ZD40 differential probe (4.5 GHz bandwidth) are tools for developing digital, analog and RF designs.

The latest oscilloscope has 20 GS/s sampling rate and addresses a wide variety of applications: The RTO1044 is suitable for analysing fast signals and steep edges.

It can handle different data interfaces up to a data rate of 1.6 Gbps and can also be used to test fast clock signals up to a frequency of 800 MHz.

User benefits of the family include: high sensitivity and measurement accuracy of typically low-amplitude <1 V signals. Due to the extremely low-noise frontend, the full measurement bandwidth of 4 GHz is available at even the smallest scaling (1 mV/div).

The 10 GHz single-core A/D converter provides dynamic range (ENOB >7 bit). Another characteristic is the high acquisition and analysis rate of 1 million waveforms/s.

The digital trigger system can accurately pinpoint narrow glitches (down to 50 ps) and their origin. An adjustable trigger hysteresis allows users to optimise the trigger sensitivity to the signal characteristics.

The combination of fast FFT analysis, high dynamic range and a wide bandwidth makes the 1044 suitable for frequency domain measurements: when verifying circuit designs and during debugging, even sporadic EMI interferers can be detected. The spectra of up to four RF signals can be seen in parallel and phase-coherent.

The company’s oscilloscopes feature touch-screen operation and the screen, with its semitransparent dialog boxes, drag-and-drop measurement windows, configurable toolbar and preview icons with live waveforms allows users to accomplish even complex measurement tasks quickly.