3 Series MDO Mixed Domain Oscilloscope

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About

The 3 Series MDO minimizes rack or bench space by integrating multiple instrument, which combines analog, digital, and RF measurements with a signal source in a single, small (5.9 in., 149 mm deep) instrument. The combination of a small instrument and high level of integration aids in the teaching of various electronics principles as well as in its usage for more sophisticated lab experiments. Fully upgradable bandwidths and options enable adding functionality over time.

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Installed Options

  • 1GHz bandwidth for analog channels
  • Arbitrary Function Generator
  • 16-digital channels
  • Spectrum analyzer, input frequency range 9khz to 3 Ghz and capture bandwidth 3 Ghz
  • Embedded serial triggering and analysis (I2C and SPI)

 

Main Features

  • 4 analog channel model
  • Large 11.6" (1920 x 1080 HD resolution) capacitive touch display, highly intuitive user interface
  • 1 GHz bandwidth version installed
  • Up to 5 GS/s sample rate
  • 10 M record length on all channels
  • >280,000 wfm/s maximum waveform capture rate
  • Standard passive voltage probes with 3.9 pF capacitive loading and 250 MHz or 500 MHz analog bandwidth
  • A DVM/frequency counter added at no cost following product registration
  • Option to add spectrum analyzer hardware at 1GHz or 3GHz
  • Debug complicated embedded designs with a wide range of serial decodes
  • 6-in-1 instrument integration

 

Applications

  • Aerospace, Defence, Military, Electronics Design, Embedded Design & Development, Lighting, Motor Drive & Control, Power Management, Power Supplies, Research & Development, Sensing & Instrumentation, Wireless

 

Contents

  • MDO34, One TPP0500 500 MHz passive probe per analog channel, Power cord, Calibration certificate documenting traceability to National Metrology Institute(s) and ISO9001/ISO17025 quality system registration, 3-year warranty covering all parts and labor on the instrument. 1-year warranty, parts and labor, on included probes.

 

Additional Information

Important Dates

Enrollment Begin: Sept 24 2019

Enrollment Ends: Oct 30 2019

RoadTesters Selected: Nov 21 2019

Product Shipped: Nov 21 2019

RoadTesting Begins: Nov 29 2019

Reminder/Update Email: Dec 29 2019

Submit Reviews By: Jan 29 2020

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

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Terms and Conditions

 

Roadtest

Terms and Conditions

Tektronix 3 Series MDO Mixed Domain Oscilloscope

 

These are the terms and conditions which govern the Tektronix 3 Series MDO

Mixed Domain Oscilloscope contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

 

The Principal terms of the Competition:

The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on Oct 30 2019

Announcement of Winner (estimated): Nov 10 2019

Prize:

3 Series MDO Mixed Domain Oscilloscope

 

Additional Prizes: none

Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest

Site or element14 Community: www.element14.com/community

Judges: members of the element14 community team chosen at the Organiser’s discretion.

Judging Criteria, All of the following which will have equal weighting:

· Demonstrated competence with the technologies including links or descriptions of past projects

· Qualifications as indicated by current job role and/or schooling/vocational training;

· A thorough description of how the prize would be tested;

· Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com;

· Originality;

· Innovation.

Organiser: Premier Farnell plc (registered in England and Wales under company number 876412) whose registered office is at Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds, UK

Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must:

· Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications

Terms: these terms and conditions which govern the Competition and to which the Organiser reserves the right to make changes from time to time and the latest version of these Terms from time to time will be posted to the Site.

  1. Eligibility
  2. Applications:
  3. Selecting Winners:
  4. Liability:
  5. General:

1.1 Save as set out in these Terms, the Contest is open to any natural or legal person, firm or company or group of natural persons or unincorporated body.

1.2 All Applicants must be aged at least 18 at the time of their application.

1.3 Applicants must not enter the RoadTest if doing so or taking part may:

1.3.1 cause the Organiser and/or themselves to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which they are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which the Organiser or the Applicant may be subject or any policy of the Organiser or the Sponsor;

1.3.2 Require the Organiser to obtain any licence, authorisation or permission to deal with the Applicant; or

1.3.3 Be in breach of any policy or practice of their employer. Some employers prohibit or restrict their employees from taking part in competitions such as these or receiving prizes under them and the Organiser respects those policies and practices.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Application made in breach of these Terms and to reject any Application which it reasonably believes may be or become in breach. The Organiser reserves the right to require evidence in such form as the Organiser may reasonably require of any Applicant’s compliance with any of these Terms and to disqualify any Applicant or Participant who cannot provide such evidence reasonably promptly.

1.4 Multiple applications are not permitted.

1.5 Applications may not be submitted by an agent whether acting on behalf of an undisclosed principal or otherwise.

1.6 The Contest is NOT open to:

1.6.1 Any person or entity who is a resident or national of any country which is subject to sanctions, embargoes or national trade restrictions of the United States of America, the European Union or the United Kingdom;

1.6.2 Any employee, director, member, shareholder (as appropriate) or any of their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, children) (“Direct Families”) of the Organiser and Sponsors; or

2.1 Each Applicant must fully complete and submit a RoadTest Application by the Application Close.

2.2 By submitting a Registration Form, each Applicant:

2.2.1 Authorises the Organiser to use his or her personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) for the purposes of running and promoting the RoadTest;

2.2.2 Authorises the Organizer to copy, reproduce and publish their application should they be accepted as a Participant;

2.2.3 Will be deemed to have read, accepted and agree to be bound by these Terms. Applicants are advised to print and keep safe these Terms;

2.2.4 Authorises the Organiser to copy, reproduce and use the Application and/or Review for the purposes of the RoadTest and as otherwise contemplated by these Terms. The Organiser will not be responsible for any inaccuracy, error or omission contained in any reproduction or use of the Project Blogs.

2.2.5 Licenses the Organiser to use the intellectual property in the Project (IP) for the purposes of this Contest. As between the Applicant and the Organiser the IP remains owned by the Applicant.

2.2.6 Grants the Organiser the right to use his or her likeness, photographs, logos, trademarks, audio or video recordings without restriction for the purposes of Contest or the promotion of it or the Site;

2.2.7 Agrees to participate positively in all publicity surrounding the Contest;

2.2.8 Agrees to be responsible for all expenses and costs incurred by him or her in preparing for, entering and participating in the Contest (save for any expenses expressly agreed by the Organiser to be borne by it in these Terms);

2.2.9 Confirms that he or she owns all IP used in his or her application or Project or Blogs and indemnifies the Organiser from any claim by a third party that use of any material provided by an Applicant to the Organiser infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party;

2.2.10 Agrees not to act in any way or fail to act in any way or be associated with any cause or group which would have a negative impact on the reputation of the Organiser and/or the RoadTest.

2.3 All applications submitted to this RoadTest must meet the following criteria:

2.3.1 Applicants must be the author, creator and owner of the proposed review idea. Applicants must not submit someone else’s idea;

2.3.2 The proposed application must be reasonably achievable by the within the time constraints of the Contest;

2.3.3 Applications must not include or propose any of the following, the inclusion of which shall render any proposed application ineligible:

(a) Applications which relate to socially taboo topics, such as illicit drug use or sexual gratification;

(b) Applications that are or could reasonably be considered to be illegal, immoral, discriminatory or offensive as determined by the Organiser;

(c) Applications in relation to them which if accepted would infringe or breach any of the policies or terms of access or use of the Site.

2.4 No Application may contain any of the hazardous substances identified by Article 4 of Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament on the Restrictions on the Use of Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment ("the Directive") or the use of such hazardous substances in the in any such Project must not exceed the maximum concentration values set out in the Directive.

3.1 Winners will be selected by the Organiser on the basis of the quality of his or her application and its adherence to these Terms.

3.2 The total number of Winners selected will be at least the minimum number set out above but the actual number is at the sole discretion of the Organizer and/or the Sponsor, if applicable.

3.3 The Organiser will use all reasonable efforts to announce the Winners via an update to the RoadTest page by the date listed above.

3.4 Winners agree to take part in all publicity which the Organiser or the Sponsor wishes to use to promote the RoadTest, the Products featured or other Contests with which the Organiser may be connected from time to time.

3.5 Details of the Winners may also be published in the media.

3.6 Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize.

3.7

4.1 The Organiser hereby excludes all and any Liability arising out of the Contest or the acceptance, use, quality, condition, suitability or performance of any Prize, even where that Liability may arise from the Organiser’s negligence.

4.2 Nothing in these Terms will affect any Liability of the Organiser for death or personal injury arising from its negligence, for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (in the event that any entrant is entitled to claim rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or to attempt to exclude its Liability.

4.3 Subject to 4.2, neither the Organiser, any parent company nor any subsidiary of the Organiser or such parent company or any of their directors, officers and employees (together referred to in these terms and the ‘Associates’) makes any guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this Competition or the Prizes potentially available under it. Neither the Organiser nor any of its Associates shall be responsible for any Liability that may arise out of or in connection with person’s participation in this Competition, the claiming, redemption or value of any prizes under it, the use or enjoyment of such prizes or any events or circumstances arising out of or in connection with any of them. Any implied warranties of condition, merchantability or suitability or fitness for purpose of any of them are hereby expressly excluded. Wherever used in these Terms, ‘Liability’ shall mean any and all costs, expenses, claims, damages, actions, proceedings, demands, losses and other liabilities (including legal fees and costs on a full indemnity basis) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the matter concerned.

5.1 The RoadTest is organised and sponsored by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to delegate all or any of its powers, rights and obligations arising in relation to the RoadTest to any Associate and certain such rights and powers are assumed by the Organiser on behalf of itself and each Associate. Reference to “Organiser” shall be deemed to include reference to each Associate.

5.2 The RoadTest may be terminated at any time if there are, in the sole opinion of the Organiser, an insufficient number of entries, or if the Applications are not of an appropriate standard for a competition of this nature. The Organiser has the right to cancel or suspend the RoadTest at any time due to circumstances outside its reasonable control.

5.3 The Organiser shall have the sole discretion to disqualify (without correspondence or right of appeal) any Applicant it considers to be adversely affecting the process or the operation of the RoadTest or to be in breach of these Terms or to be acting in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Applicant or Participant.

5.4 The Organiser has the right to amend or add to these Terms from time to time. Revised Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Contest Site and it is a condition of entry to the RoadTest that Applicants agree to comply with these Terms and, if appropriate, such Terms as amended from time to time.

5.5 Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

5.6 These Terms and the operation of the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and any claim or matter arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Tax IssuesIf you are a U.S. taxpayer, you will be required to complete a W-9 form and we will issue you a 1099 form. If you are not a U.S. tax payer, you need to follow the tax laws in your country as per the terms & conditions of this contest.
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  • It's great that you have a good set of applications. I hope that means there will be two good road tests from this.

  • The suspense ... but also rather interesting to see that applicant effort seems to correlate well with the value of the product. Even after the second round, about 24% of the applications have survived - that might be a record.

     

    - Gough

  • ... reads like a thriller image. Good luck to the candidates - and looking forward to the reviews.

  • To all applicants....

     

    I went through the 2nd read of all eligible applications. I brought it down to 27 applicants.

     

    I think these 27 made the 2nd cut because they wrote a superior application that provided an interesting measurement need or overall test procedure AND I came away with feeling they knew enough to write a review on a complex piece of equipment.

     

    Randall Scasny

    RoadTest Program Manager

  • To all applicants....

     

    I went through my first round of reading the 112 applications. (One of the applications I created as a test.)

     

    I am IMPRESSED!!!

     

    I could eliminate only 1 application in the first round. This person submitted an incomplete application.

     

    Something about an o'scope roadtest that makes people read the instructions and follow them!

     

    I downloaded the applications into MS Word--148 pages long. Many long applications. So, thanks for all the effort.

     

    I have some reading to do.

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Randall Scasny

    RoadTest Program Manager

  • If you had ever seen Wave Keysight campaign earlier this year they gave away their new 6.0GHz BW OSC full options including logic probes. Imagine how much it cost.

  • This is nearly 25k oscilloscope if it comes with these options.

    Installed Options

    • 1GHz bandwidth for analog channels
    • Arbitrary Function Generator
    • 16-digital channels
    • Spectrum analyzer, input frequency range 9khz to 3 Ghz and capture bandwidth 3 Ghz
    • Embedded serial triggering and analysis (I2C and SPI)
  • Hopefully it includes the 3-MSO license because it is 1890$ and it come with the digital probe

  • For people that is still curious, I think Randall   (the campaign author) and   has already made this issues clear as it is include the logic analyzer option comes with 16 Ch logic probes as this is how every scope manufacturer sell there products, so no worries whatsoever.

     

    In our case we did not participate because we need USB decoder, trigger option (with active FET differential probe) which is far beyond any ordinary OSC Roadtest can provide and we are so busy with Azure Sphere campaigns. So I have to ask Randall just in case for the future Tektronix OSC Roadtest if we are lucky enough to try one, is it possible to buy the USB option later after we get the scope? Then perform the test reviews best on that USB option including the default options that provide by OSC giveaway.

    Sorry to say we could not effort the scope spec at this price point, but its options are effort able.

     

    10 days countdown good luck everyone.

  • Hi Mahmood,

     

    It's highly likely that the logic probe will be automatically included, because when license codes are added to the BoM, if the digital license is added, then the physical logic probes will be automatically added to the manufactured product (i.e. the product in the box), since the few order codes expand to a larger BoM set of order codes (including installation CDs, paper notes, etc - these are all part of the BoM). At least, that's how it works for many other products. In other places where I've worked, it's not possible to build up a product order with pieces missing, the system doesn't allow it (unless the order is comfigured as spares - which would be unusual for a single product order for a customer, since it's more effort to configure like that).

    That doesn't apply to SA license, since (as Hendrik mentions) SA's don't usually come with a probe, since they are designed to attach to plain coax (since it is 50 ohm).

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    Are you referring to this part of datasheet?

    Logic analyzer is the option 3-MSO.

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    Its datasheet is telling P6316 16 channel probe and accessories are included iff its configuration option is 3-MSO and the configuration code of this oscilloscope is MDO34 3-BW-1000 only. So how can it contain logic analyzer probe.

  • The logic analyzer option, which is installed, comes with the probe (look the data sheet: '3-MSO: 16 digital channels; includes P6316 digital probe and accessories.'). The Spectrum Analyzer option comes without probe, though (but I think you need something application specific anyway for it).

  • Usually MSO from any manufacturer doesnt come with digital and RF probes. (unless you customize the order)

    It will be awesome if both of these will be included with it.

  • Yes this oscilloscope has logic analyzer functionality but you will need a digital probe to send data to the logic analyzer connector of oscilloscope.

    And its looks like it will not be included with the oscilloscope similar to RF probe.

  • Look at the 'installed options' section of the road test description - it mentions the 16 digital channels explicitly. The other parts are just copied from the general product description.

  • Oscilloscope contents.

     

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    These are the contents of MDO available at buy now link not the road test MDO.

  • Yes this oscilloscope has logic analyzer input (MDO34) but you will need digital probe.

    The configuration code of this oscilloscope is 3-BW-1000 only this mean 1Ghz analog bandwidth.

    I cant find the 3-MSO configuration option to confirm that.

     

    The above oscilloscope details and buy now page is also showing

    Contents

    • MDO34, One TPP0500 500 MHz passive probe per analog channel, Power cord, Calibration certificate documenting traceability to National Metrology Institute(s) and ISO9001/ISO17025 quality system registration, 3-year warranty covering all parts and labor on the instrument. 1-year warranty, parts and labor, on included probes.
  • The digital probe is part of the '16-digital channels' option (SUP 3 MSO).