Teledyne LeCroy debuts WaveSurfer 3000 scopes
July 1, 2014. Teledyne LeCroy today introduced the 200-MHz to 500-MHz WaveSurfer 3000 series of oscilloscopes, featuring the company's MAUI advanced user interface. This interface, previously available only on higher end oscilloscopes, seamlessly integrates a deep measurement toolset and multi-instrument capabilities into a cutting edge user experience centered on a large 10.1” touch screen. Christopher Busso, senior product marketing manager at Teledyne LeCroy, said the display is the largest—and only touch screen—in this class of oscilloscope.
Busso placed the WaveSurfer 3000 in the “premium economy” class, representing a significant improvement over economy scopes with basic viewing and measurement capabilities but no analysis capabilities or advanced debug tools. The new scope's MAUI interface, he said, extends beyond an economy scope's basic user interface but remains very approachable—it's easy to navigate and there's no learning curve. “It looks and works like an oscilloscope,” he said, yet affords access to advanced features. Users can use the touch screen to access important controls, position and zoom waveforms, and move cursors, configure measurements, and interact with results.
With MAUI, he said, basic features and advanced tools are seamlessly integrated to simplify operation. Time-saving shortcuts and intuitive dialogs simplify setup, and the intelligent display resizes waveforms and measurements to simplify debug. MAUI enables users to quickly measure all aspects of waveforms and identify and solve problems using the scope's deep set of debug and analysis tools.
WaveSurfer 3000 oscilloscopes are available in bandwidths from 200 MHz to 500 MHz, with 10 Mpoints/channel memory and up to 4 GS/s sample rate. All bandwidths are available with four channels; a two-channel 200-MHz version is also available.
Beyond traditional oscilloscope functionality the WaveSurfer 3000 has a variety of multi-instrument capabilities, including waveform generation with a built-in function generator, protocol analysis with serial data trigger and decode, and logic analysis with a 16-channel mixed signal option.
Combining a fast waveform update rate of 130,000 waveforms/second with History mode waveform playback and WaveScan search and find, the WaveSurfer 3000 can perform waveform anomaly detection. The advanced active probe interface gives flexibility for measuring high voltages, high frequencies, currents, or differential signals. The toolset with math and measurement capabilities, sequence-mode segmented memory, and LabNotebook ensure that problems can be debugged, analyzed, and documented for a faster solution.
LabNotebook, Busso said, can save all waveforms and settings with a single button press. A flashback function recalls all settings, waveforms, math functions, and measurements to allow users to measure and analyze recorded waveforms as if they were just captured.
The scope also features a sequence mode, which segments memory and creates a single waveform, with each segment triggered, captured, and stored when a predetermined number of triggers is reached. Busso said the mode is “ideal for capturing fast pulses in quick succession or events spaced over long periods.” Triggers are time-stamped and displayed.
The WaveSurfer 3000 is available in four different models ranging from 200 MHz and 2 channels to 500 MHz and 4 channels. List prices range from $3,200 to $6,950.