Document Outline
- Multiple configurations to meet your needs
- Selection Guide
- Affordable and Responsive
- N2758A CAN Trigger Module
- Triggering
- Probes
- Performance Characteristics
- Ordering Information
- Agilent Technologies Test and Measurement Support, Services, and Assistance
Agilent Technologies
54600-Series Oscilloscopes
Data Sheet
Multiple configurations to
meet your needs
If you work with both analog
and digital components, Agilent
Technologies 54600-Series
oscilloscopes can help you easily
see more of what's going on in
your designs. The unique 2 +
16-channel mixed signal oscillo-
scope (MSO) models and the tra-
ditional 2- and 4-channel models
are optimized with just the capa-
bilities you need for verifying and
debugging designs that include
A/Ds, D/As, DSPs, and embedded
8- or 16-bit microcontrollers.
These scopes give you the tools
you need to solve your mixed
analog and digital engineering
challenges more easily.
Ideal for mixed analog and
digital analysis
Ideal for analyzing designs with
both analog and digital com-
ponents, the 54600-Series scopes
combine three critical features:
Up to 8 MB of MegaZoom deep
memory come standard so you
can capture long, non-repeat-
ing signals, maintain high sam-
ple rate, and quickly zoom in
on areas of interest
A revolutionary ultra-respon-
sive, high-definition display
that lets you see more signal
detail than ever before
Flexible triggering that lets you
easily isolate and analyze the
complex signals and fault
conditions common in mixed
analog and digital designs.
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C, CAN, LIN, USB, and SPI
triggering come standard.
N2758A CAN trigger module
option is also available.
This combination of capabilities
is tailored to give you the meas-
urement power you need to get
your mixed analog and digital job
done faster.
At Agilent Technologies, we focus
on developing products that help
you do your job better. That's
why 54600-Series scopes are
optimized for your needs. Choose
the one that's right for your
application and your budget.
Easily see what's happening in your
mixed analog and digital designs
60 to 500 MHz, up to 2 GSa/s
Unique 2 + 16-channel MSO
and 2- or 4-channel models
4 MB to 8 MB MegaZoom deep
memory standard
Patented high-definition
display system
Flexible triggering including CAN,
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C, LIN, SPI, and USB
Deep memory transfer over
the interface bus
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Selection Guide
Figure 1. 2 + 16-channel mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) family shown with 2- and 4-channel models.
Selection Guide
Model
Bandwidth
Maximum Sample Rate
Maximum Memory*
Channels
54621A
60 MHz
200 MSa/s
4 MB
2
54621D
60 MHz
200 MSa/s
4 MB
2+16
54622A
100 MHz
200 MSa/s
4 MB
2
54622D
100 MHz
200 MSa/s
4 MB
2+16
54624A
100 MHz
200 MSa/s
4 MB
4
54641A
350 MHz
2 GSa/s*
8 MB
2
54641D
350 MHz
2 GSa/s*
8 MB
2+16
54642A
500 MHz
2 GSa/s*
8 MB
2
54642D
500 MHz
2 GSa/s*
8 MB
2+16
* Maximum sample rate and memory are interleaved; deep memory is standard, no options needed.
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Figure 2. 2 + 16-channel mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) allows you to view analog and digital content on one instrument.
Mixed-signal scopes
(models 54621D, 54622D,
54641D, and 54642D)
The mixed-signal oscilloscopes
(MSO), with 2 analog channels
and 16 digital channels, uniquely
combine the detailed signal analy-
sis of a scope with the multi-
channel timing measurements of
a logic analyzer. They let you see
the complex interactions among
your signals on up to 18 channels
at the same time. No more guess-
work and no more poking around
to see a few channels at a time.
These scopes can easily conquer
mixed analog and digital debug-
ging problems that a traditional
scope can't begin to address,
because they let you simultane-
ously test and monitor the high-
speed digital control signals and
the slower analog signals in
your design.
4-channel scope
(model 54624A)
If your designs include heavy
analog content, the 100-MHz
54624A will give you the channel
count and measurement power
you need, including MegaZoom
deep memory, high-definition
display, and flexible triggering.
Whether you're testing designs
with four inputs, such as anti-lock
brakes, or monitoring multiple
outputs of a power supply, the
4-channel model helps you get
your debug and verification done
with ease.
2-channel scopes
(models 54621A, 54622A,
54641A, and 54642A)
The 2-channel models bring all
the benefits of MegaZoom deep
memory, high-definition display,
and flexible triggering to those
value-minded designers with
lower channel requirements. They
give you an affordable way to see
long time periods while maintain-
ing high sample rate so you can
see details in your designs.
Selection Guide
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Affordable and Responsive
MegaZoom deep memory
With 4 MB to 8 MB of MegaZoom
deep memory, 54600-Series
scopes give you deep-memory
capture without the sluggish
response and complex operation
you've had to tolerate with other
deep-memory scopes. And unlike
the alternatives, MegaZoom deep
memory is not a special mode.
That means it's always available
to help you find details buried
in complex signals, discover
anomalies, correlate high-speed
digital control signals with slower
analog signals and capture
infrequent events.
The dilemma of having to trigger
twice to get a long time capture
or to see detailed resolution is
solved with MegaZoom deep
memory as you can have both
with a single measurement. Deep
memory means that the sample
rate stays high even when captur-
ing long time periods.
The 54600-Series scopes are the
only deep-memory scopes that
respond instantly to your control
inputs with a fast, responsive
display. Compare them to other
scopes in this price range only
the 54600-Series provides deep
memory at an affordable price.
Figure 3. The bright dot on the high-definition display is a distortion in 1 of the 1,500
pulses captured in this single-shot measurement. Simply dial in for a closer look using
MegaZoom pan and zoom, and you'll see the details that would have escaped other
scopes, such as the distortion in this square wave. This deep memory and display system
is not a special mode; it is available on every measurement pass at full speed.
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Affordable and Responsive
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Revolutionary high-definition dis-
play helps you see details
Combine MegaZoom deep memory
with a patented high-definition
display system, and you will see
subtle details that most scopes
won't show you. The MegaZoom
deep memory is mapped into 32
levels of intensity on a display
that has twice the horizontal
resolution and update rates of up
to 25 million vectors per second
so you see a more realistic
representation of your signals.
There is less chance to miss a
narrow occasional transient, less
chance to miss a glitch or distort-
ed edge that impacts circuit
operation, and less chance to
miss all those subtle details that
can take weeks to find with a
traditional digital scope.
Standard features
Agilent 54600-Series scopes
include the standard features you
need to get your job done easier
and faster.
Connectivity made easier
Parallel and RS-232 interfaces
make connection to printers
and PCs a snap. And the
54600-Series scopes come with
standard parallel and RS-232
interfaces on the rear panel.
For faster data transfers, an
optional GPIB interface
module is also available.
IntuiLink, a free software applica-
tion, simplifies PC connectivity
when you need to transfer
images and waveform data to
your PC. IntuiLink lets you
focus more time on design
issues rather than on program-
ming. With the click of a but-
ton on IntuiLink's toolbar, you
can download data or insert a
snapshot of an oscilloscope
screen directly into your
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
or Word documents, or save
the image as a bitmap file.
Once the data is in an Excel
spreadsheet, you can leverage
Excel's extensive analysis
functions to create custom
graphs and views.
For more information on
IntuiLink, please see the
IntuiLink datasheet with
Agilent publication number
5980-3115EN or visit the URL
www.agilent.com/find/intuilink
Built-in floppy drive
A built-in 1.44 MB floppy drive
makes it easy for you to store
waveform data, screen images,
and scope setups. You can store
your waveform images as TIF or
BMP files and your waveform
data as ASCII files for easy
import into other PC applica-
tions. If you share your lab equip-
ment with others, you can save
your measurement setups and
traces to diskette, making it sim-
ple to reproduce your every-day
setups as well as your advanced
configurations.
Built-in help at your fingertips
An innovative built-in help
system in 11 different languages
(English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, Russian, and
Portuguese) gives you quick
access to the help you need. If
you have a question about a par-
ticular feature, simply press and
hold the corresponding front-
panel key for a few seconds, and
a help screen pops up to explain
its function. You'll no longer have
to look for the manual when you
need assistance setting up scope
functions or making complex
measurements.
Figure 4. Press and hold any key for built-in Help, such as this
description of the frequency measurement.
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