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Compare RIGOL MSO8000

Specifitacion RIGOL MSO8000 Tektronix 5 Series MSO Tektronix 4 Series MSO Keysight DSOX4000A

Bandwidth

600/1000/2000

350/500/1000/2000

200/350/500/1000/1500

200/350/500/1000/1500

Channels

4 + 16

4,6,8 (Flex Channels)

4,6 (Flex Channels)

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

Max Sample Rate

10GSa/sec

6.25GSa/sec (all channels)

6.25GSa/sec (all channels)

5GSa/sec (1/2 channel)

Memory Depth

500 MPts

62.5 Mpoints/Channel (125M Opt)

31.25 Mpoints/Channel (62.5M Opt)

4MPts

Vertical Sensitivity

1 mV/div

500uV/div

500uV/div

1 mV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

>600,000 wfm/sec

>500,000 FastAcq plus FastFrame

>500,000 FastAcq plus FastFrame

1,000,000 wfms/sec

Automated Measurements

41 (with precision mode)

36

36

33

Measurement Statistics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Logic Analysis

Yes - Upgrade option

Yes - Upgrade option

Yes - Upgrade option

Yes (MSO Models)

Zone Trigger

Yes

Yes - Visual Trigger

Yes - Visual Trigger

Yes

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes

Yes

No

No

Jitter and Real-Time Eye

Yes- up to 450,000 events

Yes - FastFrame

Yes - FastFrame

Yes (Segmented Memory)

FFT Spectrum Display

up to 1 Mpts with color density and peak search

Yes- Spectrum View

Yes- Spectrum View

Yes - 64 kPts

Display

10.1 inch Touch (1024x600)

15.6 inch touch (1,920x1080)

13.3 inch touch (1920x1080)

12.1inch touch (800x600)

Video out

HDMI

VGA, DVI, Display Port

HDMI

SVGA

Trigger Types

13 standard/ 9 optional
Zone, Edge, Pulse, Runt, Window,
Nth Edge, Slope, Video, Pattern, Delay,
Time Out, Duration, Setup/Hold;
RS232/UART, 12C, SPI, CAN, LIN,
FLEXRAY, 12S, MIL-STD-1553

11 Standard/14 Optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt, Timeout,
Window, Logic, Setup & Hold, Rise/Window,
Logic, Setup & Hold, Rise/Fall Time,
Parallel Bus, Sequence, Visual Trigger,
I2C, SPI, RS232/UART, CAN, CAN-FD, LIN,
FlexRay, SENT, USB2.0, Ethernet, Ausdio,
Mil Std 1553, ARINC 429

11 Standard/14 Optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt, Timeout,
Window, Logic, Setup & Hold, Rise/Window,
Logic, Setup & Hold, Rise/Fall Time,
Parallel Bus, Sequence, Visual Trigger,
I2C, SPI, RS232/UART, CAN, CAN-FD, LIN,
FlexRay, SENT, USB2.0, Ethernet, Ausdio, Mil Std 1553, ARINC 429

11 Standard/15 Optional
Zone, Edge, B Trig, Pulse, Pattern,
or,
Rise/Fall,Nth Edge, Runt, su/H, Video, Enhanced Video, Arinc 429, CAN,
FlexRay, 12C, 12S, LIN, CXPI, Mil Std
1553, SPI, UART/RS232, USB, SENT,
User,
Defined, USB PD

Protocol Analysis

Optional
RS232/UART, 12C, SPI, CAN, LIN,
FLEXRAY, 125, MIL-STD-1553

Optional
I2C, SPI, I3C, RS-232/422/485/UART, SPMI, CAN,
CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, SENT, USB LS/FS/HS,
Ethernet 10/10, Audio (I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM), Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429

Optional
I2C, SPI, I3C, RS-232/422/485/UART, SPMI, CAN,
CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, SENT, USB LS/FS/HS,
Ethernet 10/10, Audio (I2S/LJ/RJ/TDM), Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429

Optional
Arinc 429, CAN, FlexRay, I2C, 125, LIN, CXPI,
Mil Std 1553, SPI, UART/RS232,
USB, SENT, User Defined, USB PD

Integrated ARB

2cH/25mhZ Option

1ch 50MHz option

1ch 50MHz option

2ch/25MHz option

Starting Price (USD)

$7,999

$13,700

$7,550

$5,381

Compare Rigol DS7000

Specifitacion RIGOL DS7000 Tektronix MDO3000 Keysight DSOX3000T

Bandwidth

100/200/350/500 MHZ

100/200/350/500/1000 MHZ

100/200/350/500/1000 MHZ

Channels

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

Max Sample Rate

10 GSa/sec

2.5GSa/sec up to 500MHZ
5 GSa/sec at 1GHz

5 GSa/sec

Memory Depth

100 MPts (std) / 500 MPts (opt)

40 MPts (10 MPts per channel)

4 MPts

Vertical Sensitivity

1 mV/div

1 mV/div

1 mV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

>600,000 wfm/sec

>280,000 wfm/sec (fast acq)

1,000,000 wfm/sec

Automated Measurements

41 (with precision mode)

30

37

Measurement Statistics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Logic Analysis

Yes (MSO Models)

Yes (MSO Option)

Yes (MSO Models)

Zone Trigger

Yes

Yes - Visual Trigger

Yes

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes - up to 450,000 events

No

Yes (Segmented Memory)

FFT Spectrum Display

up to 1 MPts with color density and

Yes

Yes - 60 KPts

Display

10.1 inch Touch (1024x600)

9 inch (800 x 480)

8.5 inch Touch (800/480)

Video out

HDMI

Yes - VGA

VGA (optional)

Trigger Types

13 standard/ 9 optional
Zone, Edge, Pulse, Runt, Window, Nth Edge,
Slope, Video, Pattern, Delay,
Time Out, Duration, Setup/Hold;
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN,
FLEXRAY, I2S, MIL-STD-1553

9 Standard/11 Optional
Edge, Sequence, Pulse width,
Timeout, Runt, Logic, Setup and Hold;
Rise/Fall, Video, Parallel,
12C, SPI, RS232/UART, USB 2.0,
CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Mil-
std 1553, Arinc-429, Audio Buses

13 Standard/14 Optional
Zone, Edge, Edge then B, Pulse width,
Runt, Setup/Hold, Rise/Fall,
Nth Edge, Pattern, OR,
Video, Enhanced Video, USB, I2C,
SPI, RS232/UART, 125, CAN, LIN,
CXPI, FlexRay, Mil-Std 1553,
ARINC 429, SENT, User Defined

Protiyol Analysis

Optional

Optional

Optional

Integrated ARB

2ch/25MHz option (MSO Only)

1ch/50MHz option

1ch/20MHz option

Starting Price (USD)

$2,699

$3,550

$3,557

Compare RIGOL MSO5000

Specifitacion RIGOL MSO5000 Tektronix DPO2000B Tektronix TBS2000 Keysight DSOX2000A R&S RTB2000

Bandwidth

70/100/200/350 MHz

70/100E MHz

70/100 MHz

70/100/200 MHz

70/100/200/300 MHz

Channels

2 or 4 analog+ 16 digital

2 or 4 analog +16 digital

2 or 4 analog

2 or 4 analog + 8 digital

2 or 4 analog+ 16 digital

Max Sample Rate

8 GSa/sec

1 GSa/sec

1 GSa/sec

2 GSa/sec

2.5 GSa/sec

Memory Depth

100 MPts (std) / 200 MPts (opt)

1 MPts per channel

20 MPts

1 MPts per channel

20 MPts per channel

Vertical Sensitivity

500uV/div

2mV/div

2mV/div

1 mV/div

1 mV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

500,000 wf/sec

5,000 wf/sec

>10,000 wf/sec

200,000 wf/sec

>50,000 wfm/sec

Automated Measurements

41 (with precision mode)

29

32

25

34

Measurement Statistics

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Logic Analysis

Yes - Upgrade option

Yes (MSO Models)

No

Upgrade option

Yes- Upgrade option

Zone Trigger

Yes

No

-

No

No

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes- up to 450,000 events

No

No

Yes- up to 250 events

Yes - option; 160,000,000; samples

FFT Spectrum Display

up to 1 Mpts with color density
and peak search

Yes- up to 5,000 points

Yes- up to 20,000 points

Yes - up to 64 kPts

Yes - up to 100 kPts

Display

9 inch Touch (1024x600)

7 inch

9 inch

8.5 inch

10.1 inch Touch

Video out

HDMI

Optional (VGA)

No

Optional (VGA)

No

Trigger Types

12 standard / 9 optional
Edge, Pulse, Runt, Window, Nth Edge, Slope, Video,
Pattern, Delay, Time Out, Duration,
Setup/Hold; RS232, UART, 12C, SRI,CAN, LIN, FLEXRAY,
12S, MIL-STD-1553

7 Standard / 6 optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt,Runt, Logic, SetupEnd
Hold, Rise/Fall,
Video, RS232/422/485,
UART, l2C, SPI, CAN, LIN

3 Standard
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt

8 standard / 6 optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Rise/Fall,
Edge then Edge,
Nth Edge,
Video, Pattern;
RS232/422/485, UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN

4 standard / 3 optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Video, Pattern;
RS232/422/485, UART,
I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN

Protocol Analysis

Optional
Rs232, uart, 12c, spi, can lin, flexray,
12s, mil-std-1553

Optional
I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN,
RS-232/422/485, UART

No

Optional
I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN
RS-232/422/485, UART
(*not digital Channels)

Optional
I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN
RS-232/422/485

Integrated ARB

2cH/25mhZ Option

No

No

1Ch 20 MHz option

1Ch/25MHz

Starting Price (USD)

$909

$1,390

$1,220

$1,406

$1,370

Compare RIGOL DS4000

Specifitacion RIGOL DS4000 Tektronix MDO3000 Keysight DSOX3000T

Bandwidth

100/200/350/500 MHZ

100/200/350/500/1000 MHZ

100/200/350/500/1000 MHZ

Channels

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

Max Sample Rate

4 GSa/sec

2.5GSa/sec up to 500MHZ
5 GSa/sec at 1GHz

5 GSa/sec

Memory Depth

140 MPts

40 MPts (10 MPts per channel)

4 MPts

Vertical Sensitivity

1 mV/div

1 mV/div

1 mV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

110,000 wfm/sec

>280,000 wfm/sec (fast acq)

1,000,000 wfm/sec

Automated Measurements

29

30

37

Measurement Statistics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Logic Analysis

Yes (MSO Models)

Yes (MSO Option)

Yes (MSO Models)

Zone Trigger

No

Yes - Visual Trigger

Yes

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes - up to 200,000 frames

No

Yes (Segmented Memory)

FFT Spectrum Display

Yes - 2048 Pts

Yes

Yes - 60 KPts

Display

9 inch (800 x 480)

9 inch (800 x 480)

8.5 inch Touch (800/480)

Video out

VGA

Yes - VGA

VGA (optional)

Trigger Types

7 standard/6 optional
Edge, Pulse, Runt, Nth Edge,
Slope, Video, Pattern,
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN,
FLEXRAY, USB

9 Standard/11 Optional
Edge, Sequence, Pulse width,
Timeout, Runt, Logic, Setup and Hold;
Rise/Fall, Video, Parallel,
12C, SPI, RS232/UART, USB 2.0,
CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Mil-
std 1553, Arinc-429, Audio Buses

13 Standard/14 Optional
Zone, Edge, Edge then B, Pulse width,
Runt, Setup/Hold, Rise/Fall,
Nth Edge, Pattern, OR,
Video, Enhanced Video, USB, I2C,
SPI, RS232/UART, 125, CAN, LIN,
CXPI, FlexRay, Mil-Std 1553,
ARINC 429, SENT, User Defined

Protiyol Analysis

Optional

Optional

Optional

Integrated ARB

2ch/25MHz option (MSO Only)

1ch/50MHz option

1ch/20MHz option

Starting Price (USD)

$2,199

$3,550

$3,557

Compare RIGOL DS2000A

Specifitacion RIGOL DS2000A Tektronix DPO2000B Tektronix TBS2000 Keysight DSOX2000A

Bandwidth

100/200/300 MHZ

70/100/200 MHZ

70/100 MHz

70/100/200 MHZ

Channels

2 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

2 or 4 analog

2 or 4 analog + 8 digital

Max Sample Rate

2 GSa/sec

1 GSa/sec

1 GSa/sec

2 GSa/sec

Memory Depth

56 MPts (upgrade currently free)

1 MPts per channel

20 MPts

1 MPts per channel

Vertical Sensitivity

500 uv/div

2 mV/div

2 mV/div

1 mV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

50,000 wfm/sec

5,000 wfm/sec

>10,000 wfm/sec

200,000 wfm/sec

Automated Measurements

28

29

32

25

Measurement Statistics

Yes

No

No

No

Logic Analysis

Yes (MSO Models)

Yes (MSO Models)

No

Yes - Upgrade option

Zone Trigger

No

No

No

No

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes - up to 65,000 frames

No

No

Yes - up to 250 events

FFT Spectrum Display

Yes - 2048 Pts

Yes - up to 5 kPts

Yes - up to 20 kPts

Yes - up to 64 kPts

Display

8 inch (800x480)

7 inch

9 inch

8.5 inch

Video out

No

Optional (VGA)

No

Optional (VGA)

Trigger Types

17 Standard (promotion)
Edge, Pulse, Runt, Window, Nth
Edge, Slope, Video, Pattern, Delay,
Time Out, Duration, Setup/Hold,
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB

7 Standard / 6 optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt, Logic, Setup
and Hold, Rise/Fall, Video;
RS232/422/485,UART, I2C,
SPI, CAN, LIN

3 Standard
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt

8 standard / 6 optional
Edge, Pulse Width, Runt, Rise/Fall,Nth
Edge then Edge, Nth Edge, Video,
Pattern,
I
2C, LIN, CAN, LIN,
SPI, UART, RS232/422/485

Protocol Analysis

Standard
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN

Optional
I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN
RS-232/422/485, UART

No

Opitional

Integrated ARB

2ch/25MHz option

No

No

1Ch/20MHz option

Starting Price (USD)

$529

$1,390

$1,220

$1,406

Compare RIGOL DS1000Z

Specifitacion RIGOL DS1000Z Tektronix TBS1000B Keysight EDUX1000 Keysight DSOX1000A Siglent SDS1000X-E

Bandwidth

50/70/100/200 MHZ

30/50/70/100/150/200 MHz

50 MHZ

70/100/200 MHZ

100/200 MHZ

Channels

2 analog or 4 analog and 16 Digital

2 or 4 analog

2 analog

2 or 4 analog

2 or 4 analog + 16 digital

Max Sample Rate

1 GSa/sec

0.5GSa/sec @50MHz to
2GSa/sec @200MHz

1 GSa/sec

2 GSa/sec

1 GSa/sec

Memory Depth

24 MPts

2.5 KPts

100 KPts

1M Pts

14M Pts

Vertical Sensitivity

1 mV/div

2 mV/div

500 uV/div

500 uV/div

500 uV/div

Waveform Capture Rate

30,000 wfm/sec

<1000 wfm/sec

50,000 wfm/sec

50,000 wfm/sec

100000 wfs/sec

Automated Measurements

37

16

24

24

38

Measurement Statistics

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Logic Analysis

Yes (Option on PLUS Models)

No

No

No

Yes - Upgrade option

Zone Trigger

No

No

No

No

No

Jitter and Real-Time Eye

No

No

No

No

No

Hardware Record and Playback

Yes - up to 60,000 frames

No

No

No

Yes - up to 80,000 events

FFT Spectrum Display

Yes - up to 16384 pts

Yes - 2048 Pts

Yes - up to 64 kPts

Yes - up to 64 kPts

Yes - 1MPts

Display

7 inch (800x480)

7 inch (800x480)

7 inch (800x480)

7 inch (800x480)

7 inch (800x480)

Video out

No

No

No

No

No

Trigger Types

15
Edge, Pulse, Runt, Window, Nth
Edge, Slope, Video, Pattern, Delay,
Time Out, Duration, Setup/Hold,
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI

3
Edge, Pulse Width, Video

6
Edge, Pulse Width, Video,
Pattern, I2C, RS232

9
Edge, Pulse Width, Video,
Pattern, I2C, CAN, LIN,
SPI, RS232

14
Edge, Slpoe, Pulse Width, Runt,
Interval, Dropout, Pattern, Video,
I2C, CAN, LIN, SPI, RS232/UART

Protocol Analysis

Standard
RS232/UART, I2C, SPI

No

Option
I2C, RS232

Opitional
I2C, RS232, SPI, CAN, LIN

Standard
I2C, CAN, LIN, SPI, RS232/UART

Integrated ARB

2ch/25MHz option

No

1Ch/20MHz G models

1Ch/20MHz G models

No

Starting Price (USD)

$279

$470

$459

$663

$379

Compare RIGOL Spectrum Analyzers

Compare RIGOL RSA5000

Specifitacion RIGOL RSA5032 Keysight CXA N9000B-503 R&S FPL1003

Max. Frequency

100/200/350/500 MHZ

3 GHz

3 GHz

Real Time Bandwidth

25 MHz std
(40 MHz option)

10 MHz (25 MHz opt)
*Analysis BW only

10 MHz std
(40 MHz option)

Full Span Sweep

1 ms

1 ms

1 ms

100% POI

7.45 usec

Not Specified

Not Specified

Typ Phase Noise dBc/Hz@10kHz

-108

-110

-108

Spectrogram

Standard

Option

Standard

Starting Price

$8498 with 40 MHz RTBW

$18863 with 25 MHz RTBW

$15940 with 40 MHz RTBW

Compare RIGOL RSA3000

Specifitacion RIGOL RSA3030 Keysight CXA N9000B-503 R&S FPL1003

Max. Frequency

3 GHz

3 GHz

3 GHz

Real Time Bandwidth

10 MHz std

10 MHz std

10 MHz std

Full Span Sweep

1 ms

1 ms

1 ms

100% POI

7.45 usec

Not Specified

Not Specified

Typ Phase Noise dBc/Hz@10kHz

-102

-110

-108

Spectrogram

Standard

Option

Standard

Starting Price

$4899

$13954

$12040

Compare RIGOL DSA800

Specifitacion RIGOL DSA875 R&S FSL6 Keysight N9322C

Max. Frequency

7.5 GHz

6 GHz

7 GHz

DANL

-144dBm

-140dBm

-152dBm

Minimum RBW

10Hz

300Hz

10Hz

Phase Noise

-100dBc/

-105dBc/Hz

-90dBc/Hz

6 - 7.5GHz

$7,999 (7.5GHz)

$15,345 (6GHz)

$12,673 (7GHz)

With competitive performance, an all digital IF Design for speed and precision, and as much as a 42% price advantage over traditional instruments Rigol brings unprecedented value to your bench, test stand, or design project.

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