Tektronix DPO714AX 16 GHz Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope

The DPO714AX 16 GHz Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope is a part of the 7 Series DPO which delivers unparalleled signal fidelity, high ENOB, low noise, low jitter, fast measurement throughput, and an award-winning TekScope® user interface making it ideal for meeting the evolving needs of high-speed serial, high-energy physics, and key RF applications.

Bandwidth ranging from 8-25 GHz and compatible with TekConnect™ probes.

Low Noise, High ENOB - Unmatched Measurement Results

Maximize test margins with the low noise and high effective number of bits (ENOB) of the 7 Series DPO.  Superior measurement accuracy, sensitivity and precision are enabled with our proprietary Tek85 low noise preamp, Tek79 10-bit ADC and advanced DSP algorithms providing more accurate capture and measurement of the signals of interest.

Highlights

• Resolve and measure low amplitude signals with low noise (523 µV at 8 GHz (0.10% FS) to 1.13 mV at 25 GHz (0.23% FS), 500 mV full scale)
• High Effective Number of Bits (ENOB) enables high resolution signal digitization (7.5 bits at 8 GHz to 6.5 bits at 25 GHz, 125 GS/s, 500 mV full scale, signal 90% of full scale)
• QuietChannel™ Technology further minimizes the noise from the oscilloscope signal path utilizing active CTLE (Continuous Time Linear Equalization) to compensate for channel loss
• Fully automatic, built-in Signal Path Compensation (SPC) requires no user intervention to ensure optimal measurement accuracy by adjusting internal gain, offset, and frequency response to ensure precise signal capture and high effective number of bits (ENOB)

Minimize Test Times with 10x Throughput

With the built-in 10 Gbps SFP+ port and the TekHSI™ technology, the 7 Series DPO allows for up to 10x throughput of large waveform datasets to a PC enabling acquisition and analysis to be performed in parallel for faster workflows.

Highlights

• TekHSI technology is based on gRPC low latency framework to enable fetch and streaming data transfer almost as fast as the physical bandwidth of the link. Use with available C# and Python libraries.
• 10 Gbps SFP+ port accepts choice of RJ-45 electrical, fiber optic, or direct attach transceiver modules
• TekScope PC software natively supports the high-speed interface along with offline and remote oscilloscope-like analysis capabilities

Get to Results Faster with Award-winning, Intuitive User Interface

A 15.6-inch display, with full 1080p resolution, and an award-winning, intuitive user interface that works the way you expect gets you to test results faster.

Highlights

• Delightful user experience, with the built-for-touch UI and the same TekScope™ software found on the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Series oscilloscopes delivers quick insights
• Streamlines complex tasks with well-organized menu structure with minimal layers to quickly navigate settings, setup the instrument, configure measurements, and effortlessly move through acquired data
• Responsive touchscreen, optimized for multi-touch gestures, allows precise control over waveform analysis - quickly zoom into picosecond glitches or adjust measurement parameters for eye diagram analysis, ensuring accurate results
• Easy one button Jitter Measurement Summary provides comprehensive data including key plots, diagrams and measurements quickly on one channel or multiple channels at the same time
• Available with either embedded or Windows OS on a removable SSD

Advanced Research Applications

The ideal companion tool for high energy physics, particle accelerators, beam diagnostic instrumentation, astrophysics radio detection, plasma/fusion research and more.

Highlights

• 125 GS/s sampling rates with low noise and high ENOB to ensure capture of fast transient events with highest signal fidelity combined with deep record lengths up to 2G for long-duration signal capture
• Precise channel-to-channel timing stability to ensure accurate multi-channel measurements
• Transfer data up to 10x faster to an external computer using the TekHSI™ capability and 10 Gbps SFP+ port. Data is immediately pushed to connected clients ensuring data is off-loaded as quickly as possible
• Tightly synchronize the 7 Series DPO with other equipment using the oscilloscope’s low-latency (<20 ns) trigger in-to-out capability
• SignalVu-PC’s spectrograms, spectra and amplitude quickly provide other views of critical experiment data for specific applications such as PDV and others

High Speed Serial Compliance Testing and Debug

Test to current and emerging standards and reduce your time to market.  Automated compliance testing software manages the whole testing process – set-up, making measurements, checking against limits, and generating detailed reports.

Highlights

• Save time with fast automated compliance testing software (various options) for technologies like PCIe, USB, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, HDMI, DDR, LPDDR and MIPI
• Gain enhanced insight with comprehensive jitter and eye-diagram analysis (option DJA) featuring detailed jitter breakdown, unmatched flexibility, and visualization. Easily compare results by conducting analysis on multiple signals simultaneously
• Maximize test margins with the low noise and low intrinsic jitter
• Transfer data up to 10x faster to an external computer using the TekHSI capability and 10 Gbps SFP+ port. Data is immediately pushed to connected clients ensuring data is off-loaded as quickly as possible

Wideband Radio Frequency Systems

With its low noise and flat frequency response, the 7 Series DPO can perform the measurement and analysis of wideband RF signals in electronic warfare, spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, 5G networks, mmWave RF bands, and Ultra-Wideband(UWB) communications applications and more.  Gather data faster for wideband RF research with ultra-wide bandwidths, easier signal connectivity and the flexibility to perform online and offline analysis of RF signal behavior.

Highlights

• A 4 channel, 25 GHz bandwidth multi-channel, multi-domain Vector Signal Analysis (VSA) solution when paired with SignalVu-PC software
• Enables in-depth transient RF signal analysis, detailed RF pulse characterization, and comprehensive analog and digital RF modulation analysis
• Simultaneously acquire, independently configure settings on each channel and analyze signals on all channels
• Time-correlated measurements between channels can be made across the frequency, phase, amplitude, and modulation domains

Fact Sheet:

Tektronix 7 Series DPO Fact Sheet

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Comparison Sheet

7 Series DPO Highlights

Discover the new Tektronix 7 Series DPO oscilloscope - built for breakthroughs. Custom ASICs and 10-bit ADC deliver exceptional signal fidelity and measurement accuracy. Analyze faster with a high-speed signal path, intuitive touchscreen UI, and rapid data offloading via the 10 Gbps SFP+ ethernet port.

7 Series DPO - Full Product Overview

This video explores some of the most impactful features and capabilities of the 7 Series DPO.

• Learn about the award-winning user interface and just how easy it is to configure and use.
• Visually see the ENOB performance of the 7 Series DPO versus a traditional 8-bit oscilloscope.
• Discover much of what the powerful measurement system can do, from the multiple views of data to the ease of configuration.
• Learn how to quickly make jitter measurements on multiple signals simultaneously to improve your efficiency in debugging high speed serial systems.
• And see in action the combination of the fast built-in TekHSI™ server and 10 Gbps SFP+ Ethernet port to quickly move data off the instrument and to your external PC or network drive.

7 Series DPO - Intuitive User Interface, Award-winning Experience

This video showcases the 7 Series DPO's built-for-touch user interface, integrating a full HD touchscreen display that enables you to effortlessly build the view you desire.  See how easy it is to navigate long records and quickly move to areas of interest.  You will also see how simple Math waveforms can be created easily.  All this plus more to kick start your ability to get to answers quickly.

7 Series DPO - Maximize Test Margins with Lowest Noise and Highest Effective Numbers of Bits (ENOB)

This video demonstrates how good the noise performance and effective number of bits is on the 7 Series DPO. You will visually see the difference between the 7 Series DPO with it's 10-bit analog-to-digital convertor and a traditional 8-bit oscilloscope.

7 Series DPO - Powerful Measurement System

This video highlights of few of the many powerful measurement capabilities within 7 Series DPO. Learn about the flexible options for displaying measurement results and how to configure the layout to suit your needs. Discover how to efficiently navigate between previous and next measurements, and locate minimum and maximum values within a record. Also covered is an array of methods for gating measurements - whether applied globally across the entire set of measurements, locally to individual ones, or as a hybrid of both approaches.

7 Series DPO - Jitter Measurements Made Fast and Accurate

In this video learn how the 7 Series DPO makes jitter measurements quick and easy. See how fast it is to create a Jitter Summary measurement along with helpful views of the measurements like an eye diagram, bathtub curve, and jitter histogram and spectrum. Conduct jitter measurements on multiple signals at the same time making it easy to compare values on multiple signals of interest.

7 Series DPO - 10x Faster Data Transfers Saves Time

This video demonstrates several tools for transferring data from the 7 Series DPO to an external PC up to 10x faster than previous generations.

• See how the built-in TekHSI™ server pushes data as fast as possible to externally connected clients.  
• Get a glimpse of how to simplify your test automation by leveraging Python libraries available on Tektronix’s GitHub.
• Discover how easy it is to offload data utilizing the configurable 10 Gbps SFP+ Ethernet port.

De-Embedding PCB Cable & Fixture Effects for Accurate Eye Diagram Measurements with an Oscilloscope

Accurate validation of high-speed designs requires removing signal-path impairments to reveal true performance, particularly for jitter and eye-diagram analysis.

This video demonstrates how you can easily de embed cables, connectors, and PCB traces, add virtual test points, and explore what if scenarios—all directly on an oscilloscope with the new Signal Integrity Modeling software.

You will see:

• How to easily build de-embed models
• Adding virtual test points anywhere in the signal path
• Validate configurations using built-in S-parameter plots
• The capability to compare multiple models in parallel for complex signal path exploration