TSP #178 - Keysight MXR 8-Channel Real-Time Oscilloscope Review, Teardown & Experiments (Part 1)

In this episode Shahriar reviews the long-awaited Keysight MXR-Series 8-Channel 6-GHz 16-GS/s Real-Time Oscilloscope: The Infiniium MXR-Series is the first oscilloscope to offer 6-GHz bandwidth and 16-GSa/s sample rate on every single one of its eight channels. It also offers excellent performance (ENOB up to 9.0, noise as low as 43 µVrms, dedicated ASICs) which exceeds that of the previous S-Series scopes. This review is organized as follows: 00:00 - Introductions 01:02 - Instrument overview, front-panel and rear interfaces 04:09 - Full acquisition board teardown and analysis including analog front-end 19:29 - First power-on and impressions 20:48 - Comparison and experiments with the Digital Sampling FFT, DDC and RTSA modes 34:04 - Time-base accuracy, frequency counter and DVM experiments 38:30 - Real-Time Eye, Jitter analysis and Equalization capabilities 50:00 - Concluding remarks