As every regular reader of Electronics360 content knows, device and component designs are becoming more complex, using signals that are increasingly smaller. To ensure product quality and maximize product yields, engineers must employ simultaneous tracing of multiple signals in their troubleshooting to identify the tiny signal errors that indicate design flaws and hardware defects. This fact underscores the need for oscilloscope technology capable of measuring even the smallest and most infrequent signal glitches.
The InfiniiVision HD3 Series is newly designed and built from the ground up with a custom ASIC and deep memory architecture. Source: Keysight Technologies Enter the InfiniiVision HD3 Series from Keysight Technologies. According to the company, the 14-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) oscilloscope delivers four times the signal resolution and half the noise floor of other general-purpose oscilloscopes. The device is also newly designed and built from the ground up with a custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and deep memory architecture to ensure quick detection and fixing of signal issues in a variety of applications.
Features include:
- High precision. The device delivers 14-bit ADC resolution and low noise floor in combination with 1.3 M waveforms/second update rate for all measurements to enable quick and accurate debugging.
- New technology. A custom-built ASIC gives engineers higher sample rates and memory under typical testing conditions, an uncompromised waveform update rate, high vertical resolution, and hardware-based functions such as mask, zone and serial decode.
- Deep memory. The HD3 Series captures longer time spans at full sample rate for better measurement/analysis results.
- All-new interface. According to Keysight, the interface of the HD3 Series enables versatile functionality, including full ADC and vertical resolution on every channel, several bandwidth limiting options, HD mode support and custom measurement thresholds.
- Full test automation. General debugging can be performed with automatic fault hunter software, which analyzes glitches, slow edges and runts while engineers complete other tasks. Engineers can also automate measurements with a large selection of serial bus protocols and application software.
- Instant software upgrades. Software licensing enables designers to purchase options they need now and upgrade as their designs evolve in the future without having to return the instrument to the factory. These include upgrades to bandwidth, memory and features.
“Recognizing the need of engineers for quick and precise measurements for a variety of applications, we built the InfiniiVision HD3 from the ground up to deliver an exceptionally precise general use oscilloscope,” said Robert Saponas, vice president and general manager, Keysight Digital Photonics Center of Excellence. “With a custom ASIC, 14-bit ADC and half the noise floor, the HD3 Series oscilloscope delivers the precision and accuracy needed to identify the smallest and most infrequent signal glitches during design debugging to accelerate time to market.”
