R&S®MXO 4 Oscilloscope

Next generation oscilloscope for accelerated insight

Key facts

Bandwidth: 200 MHz - 1.5 GHz
World’s first oscilloscope with an update rate > 4.5 million waveforms per second and industry leading spectrum acquisition rate of 45,000 FFT/s, with up to 4 spectra
Industry-leading system architecture: 18-bit vertical resolution/12-bit ADC, 10-bit ENOB
Zone trigger on analog, spectrum and math
Deepest in class standard memory: 400 Mpoints

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NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY

The R&S®MXO 4 series is the first of a new generation of oscilloscopes that excels in both performance and value. The instruments deliver a once-in-a-decade engineering breakthrough for accelerated insight.

They have the world’s fastest real-time update rate of 4.5 million waveforms/s, meaning engineers can see more infrequent events than with any other instrument. The 12-bit ADC in the R&S®MXO 4 series has 16 times the resolution of traditional 8-bit oscilloscopes at all sample rates for more precise measurements without any compromises. A standard 400 Mpoint acquisition memory on all four channels and an optional 800 Mpoint interleaved memory provide the instrument with up to 100 times the standard memory of comparable instruments.

A class above similar oscilloscopes, R&S®MXO 4 series oscilloscopes sport an impressive 13.3" Full HD capacitive touchscreen and an intuitive user interface with a learning curve of less than 15 minutes.

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Features & benefits

Find signal anomalies quickly

... with unparalleled update rate

> 4.5 million waveforms/s.
Up to 90 % real-time signal capture
Fast performance with active automatic measurements, FFT or cursor measurements
Quickly and reliably detect sporadic signal faults

**Typical update rate (left) vs. 4.5 million waveforms/s (right)**

See your signals accurately

… with lowest measurement noise and highest vertical resolution

12 bit ADC vertical resolution at all sample rates without compromise
18 bit architecture with HD mode
Vertical scaling down to 500 μV/div at full bandwidth
Industry’s highest available offset range of ±5 V at 500 μV/div

**Typical vertical resolution (left) vs. 18 bit resolution HD Mode (right)**

Capture more time

… with the deepest standard memory

Industry’s deepest memory of 400 Mpoints per channel
Standard segmented memory with 10,000 segments
Standard history mode with 10,000 acquisitions

**Slow (left) vs. fast sample rate (right) with a long capture window**

Isolate events

… with high-precision digital trigger

Industry's most sensitive trigger: 1/10,000 vertical division
Best in class trigger jitter of just 1 ps
World’s fastest trigger rearm time of < 21 ns
Adjustable digital trigger filters and hysteresis
Zone trigger capability on analog, spectrum and math waveforms

**Flexible triggering with digital trigger and HD mode**

Superior user experience

… with advanced usability designed for touch

Quick access to important tools and menu settings
R&S®SmartGrid for individual waveform layouts with drag and drop
Enhanced touch sensitivity when changing important parameter values
Find features and functions faster with the new search menu
Remote control access wherever and whenever you need it

**15-Minute learning curve, superior touch, intuitive navigation**

Powerful spectrum analysis

... with dedicated RF controls

Obtain RF insights into your measurements with up to 45,000 FFT/s
Pristine RF characteristics for great spectrum performance
Setup and analysis made easy with dedicated RF controls
Spectrum and time domain views, all time-correlated with independent controls
Automatic measurements such as peak lists, max./min. hold

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Specifications

Vertical system
Analog channels		4
Digital channels (opt.)		16
Analog bandwidth (–3 dB)	R&S®MXO 4 with (R&S®MXO 4 -B24x options)	200 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.5 GHz
Rise time	R&S®MXO 4 (with R&S®MXO 4 -B24x options)	1.75 ns, 1 ns, 700 ps, 350 ps, 234 ps
Input impedance		50 Ω ± 1.5 %, 1 MΩ ± 1 % \|\| 12 pF (meas.)
Input sensitivity	at 50 Ω	0.5 mV/div to 1 V/div, entire analog bandwidth supported for all input sensitivities
	at 1 MΩ	0.5 mV/div to 10 V/div, entire analog bandwidth supported for all input sensitivities
Vertical resolution		up to 18 bit with HD mode (high definition)
DC gain accuracy	offset and position set to 0 V, after self-alignment
	input sensitivity > 5 mV/div	±1 % full scale
	input sensitivity ≤ 5 mV/div to ≥ 1 mV/div	±1.5 % full scale
	input sensitivity < 1 mV/div	±2.5 % full scale
Acquisition system
Sampling rate	analog channels (real time)	max. 5 Gsample/s on 2 channels, max. 2.5 Gsample/s on 4 channels
	analog channels (interpolated)	max. 5 Tsample/s
	digital channels	max. 5 Gsample/s on each channel
Acquisition memory	standard	400 Mpoints with 4 active channel (single), 400 Mpoints with 2 active channel (run)
	R&S®MXO4-B108 option	800 Mpoints with 2 active channel (single), 800 Mpoints with 1 active channel (run)
Max. acquisition rate		> 4 500 000 waveforms/s
Acquisition modes		sample, peak detect, average, envelope
Interpolation modes		linear, sin(x)/x, sample & hold
Horizontal system
Timebase range		Selectable between 200 ps/div and 10 000 s/div
Timebase accuracy	after delivery/calibration, at +23 °C	±0.2 ppm
	During calibration interval	±1 ppm
Channel-to-channel skew	between analog channels	< 100 ps (meas.)
	between digital channels	< 500 ps (meas.)
Trigger system
Standard trigger types		Edge, glitch, width, runt, window, timeout, interval, slew rate, setup and hold, pattern, state, zone trigger
Advanced trigger modes		A/B/R, serial bus, trigger in and out
Trigger sensitivity		0.0001 div, from DC to instrument bandwidth for all vertical scales
Analysis and measurement
Automatic measurements		39
Cursor measurements		4
Waveform mathematics		Up to 5 equations math on math (add, subtract, multiply, divide, absolute value, square, square root, integrate, differentiate, log10, loge, log2, reciprocal, invert, low pass, high pass, rescale (a*x+b))
Logic analyzer (MSO) functionality
Digital input channels		16
MSO Bandwidth		400 MHz
MSO sampling rate		5 Gsamples/s per channel
General data
Dimensions	W × H × D	414 mm × 279 mm × 162 mm (16.3 in × 10.99 in × 6.38 in)
Weight	without options, nominal	6.0 kg (13.23 lb)
Interfaces		1 x USB 3.0 super speed port 2 x USB 2.0 high speed port 2 x USB 3.1 gen1 ports 1 x USB 3.1 gen1, type B plug 1 Gbps LAN HDMI for external monitor External trigger, trigger output Ref In, ref out VESA mount
Display	type	13.3" LC TFT color display with capacitive touchscreen

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