Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 6000 Series - Manual (Page 5)

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Industry-leading performance
MegaZoom III deep memory
With many of today’s designs
containing a mix of signal
types and speeds, it’s often
critical to capture and compare
multiple cycles of digital signals
along with slower analog signals.
But doing so often requires an
instrument that can deliver more
resolution and memory than a
traditional DSO can provide.
Agilent pioneered the patented
MegaZoom approach beginning
with products introduced in 1996
and continued to improve it with
the 54600 Series introduced in
2000 and 2002. MegaZoom III as
implemented in the new 6000
Series products presents the most
advanced use of deep memory
and precision displays ever.
With up to 8 Mpts of MegaZoom
III deep memory, now you can
correlate high-speed digital
control signals with slower analog
signals, capture infrequent events
and then quickly zoom in on the
details to narrow in on problems.
Unlike deep-memory options
on alternative scopes, Agilent
MegaZoom III is not a special
mode with sluggish response.
It’s always on, always fast, and
always there to help you capture
the most critical signals with
maximized sample rates. The
6000 Series scopes are the only
deep-memory scopes in their
class that respond instantly to
your control inputs with a fast,
high-definition display. Compare
them to other scopes in this price
range – only the 6000 Series
provides deep memory at an
affordable price.
I. Most responsive deep memory
II. Highest definition color display
III. Fastest waveform update rate,
uncompromised
Five ways deep memory gives you
better insight into your design
1. Deep memory allows the scope
to maintain faster sample rates
(or shorter sampling intervals
between digitized points), even
at slow time base settings.
2. At a given time base setting,
deeper memory makes it
possible to capture signals with
finer resolution. And at a given
sample rate, it lets you capture
more time on your signals.
3. Deep memory helps you
find details buried in
complex signals.
4. Deep memory helps you
discover anomalies in
the absence of precise
triggering events.
5. Deep memory is particularly
valuable when you are dealing
with mixed analog and digital
designs where slow analog
events require long time spans
and fast digital control signals
require the ability to maintain
high sample rate.
Figure 3. Motor drive signal start-up sequence with digital control signal triggering and various levels of zoom reveal “runt” pulse
using Agilent’s MSO6000A Series MSOs.