Keysight Launches 14-Bit XR3 Oscilloscope for High-Density Test Systems

Keysight Technologies has announced the introduction of the XR3, a 14-bit, 1U oscilloscope. It is made for space-constrained test systems. The four-channel instrument targets aerospace, defence, manufacturing and research applications. It focuses on synchronized measurements across large-scale test setups. 

Key Highlights

• Resolution: 14-bit ADC with selectable bandwidths.
• Form factor: Compact 1U rack design
• Synchronization: Supports more than 100 time-correlated channels across multiple units.
• Performance: 1.3 million waveforms per second and 100 Mpts memory per channel.

What Has Been Announced

The XR3 integrates Keysight’s MegaZoom 5 ASIC and 14-bit digitization with a rack-mounted technology created to minimize the footprint of apparatus and cables. Here, engineers can customize bandwidth as required and monitor minute signals and rarely occurring events.

Different XR3s can synchronize to one another with the help of a 10 MHz reference connection, thus making it possible to create systems with a high number of channels. There are also auto-synchronization, finding and deskew capabilities made in hardware use in order to facilitate the setup of equipment. That would be possible with such aspects as decoding protocols, testing power supplies and analyzing jitter.

Why It Matters

Aerospace, electronics, and research activities are using automated measurement at more and more points at the same time. The XR3 tackles the challenge of space, wiring, and timing when developing larger test systems.

For electronic manufacturers and integrators in India, the compact system may offer a way to build high-channel-count systems for validation and production testing. The relevance of the system will depend on application and integration costs as well as availability in the local market.