Preface
This manual provides product safety and compliance, how to connect and power on the oscilloscope, and an introduction to the
instrument features, controls and basic operations. See the product Help file for more detailed information.
Key features
Welcome to the 5 Series MSO Low Profile. The 5 Series MSO Low Profile (MSO58LP) is an 8-channel oscilloscope with the
world's first FlexChannel
®
-based inputs, enabling you to efficiently and cost-effectively perform mixed signal debugging on
virtually any design.
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1 GHz Bandwidth
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8-channel model with FlexChannel inputs
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Each FlexChannel
®
input supports one analog channel or eight digital channels, in any combination
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FlexChannel
®
inputs are compatible with TekVPI
®
probes
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User interface designed to optimize touch screen use and quickly access key settings
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Stacked mode places each channel or waveform in its own horizontal 'slice' on the screen, allowing for cleaner signal
viewing and measuring
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Maximum 6.25 GS/s sample rate
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125 M points record length on all channels
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500,000 waveforms/second maximum waveform capture rate
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No set limit on the number of math, reference, and bus waveforms you can display
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Integrated optional features include a 50 MHz arbitrary function generator (AFG), and a DVM and trigger frequency counter
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Optional advanced triggering features let you trigger and take measurements on industry serial bus data standards including
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C, SPI, USB 2.0, CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, RS-232/422/485/UART, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Audio (I
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S, LJ, RJ,
TDM), and Ethernet
Related documents
Use the related documents to access information on how to remotely program or operate the instrument, understand theory of
operation, replace suspected modules, and do other tasks.
To learn about Use this document
How to use instrument
functions
5 Series MSO MSO54, MSO56, MSO58, MSO58LP Help (Tektronix part number 077-1303-xx;
Printable version of the instrument Help; available at www.tektronix.com/downloads)
5 Series MSO MSO58LP Installation and Safety Manual (Tektronix part number 071-3568-xx);
standard accessory with the instrument. Single document with English, Japanese, and
Simplified Chinese languages. A Russian language version is available to download from the
Tektronix web site (Tektronix part number 077-1404-xx)
How to remotely control the
instrument
5 Series MSO MSO54, MSO56, MSO58, MSO58LP Programmer Manual (Tektronix part
number 077-1305-xx; available at www.tek.com/downloads)
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The actual number of waveforms depends on available system memory.
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