Digital Storage Oscilloscope-Tektronix TBS1052B Oscilloscope
This page of equipments section of Test and Measurement World covers Tektronix TBS1052B Oscilloscope. It mentions features and specifications of Tektronix TBS1052B and 1000 series of digital oscilloscopes. Other vendors of digital storage oscilloscopes are also mentioned.
Modern digital oscilloscope is a complex electronic device used to measure signal in time domain. It consists of various software and hardware modules. It captures, processes and displays the waveform as per user settings. It also provides facilities to store time domain waveform for future comparison and analysis purpose.
Following are the factors considered for selection of digital oscilloscope:
• Frequency of operation
• Sampling rate
• Record length
• Waveform capture rate
• External Trigger
Technical Specifications of Tektronix TBS1052B digital oscilloscope
Following table mentions technical specifications of Tektronix TBS1052B digital oscilloscope.
| Specifications | Tektronix TBS1052B |
|---|---|
| sampling rate | 1GS/Sec |
| Bandwdith | 50 MHz |
| Number of Channels | 2 |
| Record length | 2.5K |
| External trigger | Yes |
| Automated measurements | Yes, about 34 can be done |
| Waveform Math | Yes, FFT |
| I/O interfaces | USB, GPIB |
| Display size | 7 inches WVGA, active TFT color display |
| Dimensions | 326 mm X 158 mm X 124 mm |
Benefits of using Tektronix TBS1000B Series of Digital Storage Oscilloscope
Following are the benefits of using Tektronix TBS1000B Series of Digital Storage Oscilloscopes:
• Advanced triggers including pulseand line selectable video triggers.
• Dual Channel Frequency Counter
• Data logging feature
• Autoset, auto ranging
• Multi-language user interface
Other Vendors of Low Budget Oscilloscopes
There are various types of oscilloscopes developed based on application requirements.
Low budget oscilloscope vendors with their respective models are listed below:
• Keysight (Model-DSO1052B)
• Gwinstek (Model-GDS-1052-U)
• Rigol (Model-DS1074Z)
• Teledyne LeCroy (940-WAVEACE1001)
Other than digital oscilloscopes as mentioned above following are other types of oscilloscopes:
• PC based oscilloscopes (Small Hardware attached with PC)
• Pocket size oscilloscopes
• DIY type oscilloscopes (Microcontroller based hardware attached with PC or
having its own LCD display)
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