Rigol MSO8000A Series

The RIGOL MSO8000A Series Mixed-Signal Digital Oscilloscope is designed for engineers, electronics manufacturers, research laboratories and industrial test teams that need high-bandwidth signal acquisition, deep memory and advanced waveform analysis in one instrument.

Built on RIGOL’s UltraVision II technology platform and proprietary ASIC architecture, the MSO8000A combines four analog channels, an external trigger input and optional 16-channel digital acquisition for time-correlated analog and digital debugging.

The series supports applications including:

• Embedded-system debugging
• Signal-integrity analysis
• High-speed digital design
• Automotive electronics
• Power electronics
• Serial bus analysis
• Eye diagram testing
• Jitter analysis
• FPGA and microcontroller validation
• Communication interface testing
• Production validation
• Research and development
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Available Models

The RIGOL MSO8000A Series includes:

• MSO8074A: 750 MHz analog bandwidth
• MSO8154A: 1.5 GHz analog bandwidth
• MSO8204A: 2 GHz analog bandwidth
• MSO8304A: Up to 3 GHz analog bandwidth

All models provide:

• Four analog channels
• One external trigger input
• Up to 16 digital channels with an optional compatible logic probe
• Up to 10 GSa/s real-time sampling
• 12-bit vertical resolution
• 500 Mpts maximum memory depth
• Up to 600,000 waveform captures per second
• Up to 450,000 hardware waveform recording frames
• 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch display

The available bandwidth and sample rate can depend on the number of active channels. RIGOL specifies that lower-bandwidth models can be upgraded through software, with bandwidth up to 3 GHz available in supported single-channel operation.

High-Bandwidth Signal Acquisition

The series provides analog bandwidth options from 750 MHz to 3 GHz, making it suitable for analysing fast clock signals, high-speed data interfaces, switching waveforms and communication systems.

Higher bandwidth supports detailed evaluation of:

• Signal rise and fall times
• Overshoot and undershoot
• Ringing
• Clock quality
• Timing margins
• Signal attenuation
• High-frequency noise
• Inter-symbol interference
• Transmission-line effects

The MSO8204A provides 2 GHz nominal bandwidth and can be upgraded to 3 GHz using the applicable software bandwidth option. Full 3 GHz operation is available under the supported channel configuration.

Up to 10 GSa/s Real-Time Sampling

The MSO8000A provides a maximum real-time sampling rate of up to 10 GSa/s.

High sampling density helps preserve waveform detail during the acquisition of:

• Fast signal edges
• Short-duration pulses
• High-frequency clocks
• Serial data streams
• Switching transients
• Intermittent glitches

The maximum sampling rate is achieved in supported channel modes. When more analog channels are enabled, the sample rate available to each active channel may decrease.

12-Bit Vertical Resolution

The MSO8000A uses a 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion system, providing 4,096 discrete amplitude levels.

Compared with a conventional 8-bit oscilloscope, the 12-bit architecture provides 16 times more vertical quantisation levels.

This supports:

• Improved small-signal visibility
• More detailed waveform amplitude analysis
• Better observation of low-level ripple
• Greater distinction between closely spaced voltage levels
• Improved power-integrity measurements
• More detailed signal-quality analysis

RIGOL identifies 12-bit resolution as a core capability of the current MSO8000A platform.

500 Mpts Deep Memory

The series provides up to 500 Mpts memory depth.

Deep acquisition memory allows engineers to capture longer signal records while maintaining a useful sample rate.

This is particularly valuable for:

• Long serial bus acquisitions
• Complex startup sequences
• Intermittent fault analysis
• High-speed packet investigation
• Power converter startup testing
• Embedded software debugging
• Multi-cycle waveform measurements
• Communication frame analysis

Full-memory hardware measurement allows the oscilloscope to calculate results using the complete acquired record rather than only the portion currently visible on the screen.

Up to 600,000 wfms/s Capture Rate

The MSO8000A supports waveform capture rates up to 600,000 waveforms per second.

A faster capture rate reduces acquisition dead time and increases the probability of detecting:

• Rare glitches
• Runt pulses
• Timing violations
• Signal dropouts
• Abnormal transitions
• Intermittent noise
• Occasional protocol errors
• Unstable clock behaviour

This capability improves debugging efficiency when the fault does not occur during every acquisition.

Hardware Waveform Recording

The hardware waveform recording function supports up to approximately 450,000 frames.

Segmented recording stores waveform events that meet the configured trigger conditions and records timing information for each captured frame.

Engineers can use waveform recording to:

• Capture intermittent events
• Replay acquired waveforms
• Review individual frames
• Compare normal and abnormal signals
• Locate changes across a test sequence
• Analyse faults after an extended test
• Reduce unnecessary storage of inactive periods

RIGOL states that the MSO8000A combines 500 Mpts memory with up to 450,000 frames of hardware waveform recording.

Mixed-Signal Analysis

The MSO8000A supports up to 16 digital channels with a compatible logic probe.

Mixed-signal acquisition allows engineers to view analog and digital activity on the same time-correlated display.

This is useful for:

• Microcontroller debugging
• FPGA validation
• Parallel bus analysis
• Digital power systems
• ADC and DAC testing
• Embedded control-system analysis
• Logic timing measurements
• Analog and digital event correlation

The digital-channel capability requires the appropriate logic probe and may depend on the instrument configuration.

Real-Time Eye Diagram Analysis

The optional eye diagram function provides a visual representation of digital signal quality.

Eye diagram measurements can help engineers evaluate:

• Eye height
• Eye width
• Eye amplitude
• Crossing percentage
• Signal noise
• Timing margin
• Inter-symbol interference
• Transmission quality

Eye diagrams are useful during high-speed digital development and preliminary signal-integrity evaluation.

The eye diagram and advanced jitter functions require the applicable MSO8000-JITTER software option or an option bundle that includes these capabilities.

Jitter Analysis

The optional jitter-analysis function can measure and statistically analyse multiple consecutive bits.

Available jitter workflows can include:

• Time interval error
• Period jitter
• Cycle-to-cycle jitter
• Jitter trend
• Jitter histogram
• Jitter spectrum
• Statistical measurement
• Timing variation analysis

This functionality supports:

• Clock validation
• Serial interface development
• Timing-system analysis
• Signal-integrity testing
• Communication-system debugging

RIGOL identifies multi-bit statistical jitter analysis as a principal MSO8000A capability.

Advanced Trigger Functions

The series provides multiple trigger types for isolating specific waveform and protocol conditions.

Trigger functions include:

• Edge
• Pulse width
• Slope
• Video
• Pattern
• Duration
• Timeout
• Runt
• Window
• Delay
• Setup and hold
• Nth edge
• Serial bus trigger

Advanced triggering allows engineers to capture specific faults instead of reviewing large numbers of normal waveform acquisitions.

Serial Bus Triggering and Decoding

The MSO8000A supports serial bus triggering and decoding for embedded, automotive, audio and aerospace applications.

Available protocol options include:

• RS232/UART
• I2C
• SPI
• CAN
• LIN
• FlexRay
• I2S
• MIL-STD-1553

Protocol support depends on the installed software licence.

Decoded information is displayed alongside the electrical waveform, helping users identify:

• Invalid data
• Incorrect addresses
• Communication timing errors
• Missing acknowledgements
• Bus faults
• Intermittent protocol failures
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Waveform Measurement and Analysis

The oscilloscope supports a broad range of waveform-analysis functions, including:

• Automatic waveform measurements
• Cursor measurements
• Measurement statistics
• Full-memory measurements
• FFT frequency analysis
• Waveform mathematics
• Histogram analysis
• Mask testing
• Pass/fail analysis
• Search and navigation
• Waveform recording and playback
• Eye diagram analysis
• Jitter analysis
• Power analysis
• Protocol decoding

These tools allow engineers to move from waveform capture to fault identification without transferring every record to external analysis software.

Optional Power Analysis

The optional power-analysis package supports measurement of power electronic systems and switching devices.

Typical applications include:

• Power quality
• Switching loss
• Conduction loss
• Harmonic analysis
• Safe operating area
• Inrush current
• Ripple analysis
• Modulation analysis
• Output analysis
• Power-device testing

Suitable high-voltage differential probes and current probes must be selected according to the voltage, current, bandwidth and common-mode requirements of the application.

Optional Dual-Channel Waveform Generator

The MSO8000A supports an optional built-in dual-channel arbitrary waveform generator.

The MSO8000-AWG option provides:

• Two waveform-generator channels
• Output frequencies up to 25 MHz
• Standard waveform generation
• Arbitrary waveform generation
• Circuit stimulation
• Frequency-response testing
• Embedded-system debugging

The generator can reduce the need for a separate function generator during routine laboratory testing.

Display and User Interface

The MSO8000A uses a 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch display.

The touchscreen supports:

• Waveform zooming
• Horizontal and vertical adjustment
• Cursor positioning
• Menu navigation
• Measurement-table control
• Protocol decode viewing
• Eye diagram display
• Jitter analysis display
• Multi-window operation

Physical knobs and buttons remain available for conventional oscilloscope operation.

Connectivity and Remote Control

Available connectivity includes:

• USB Host
• USB Device
• LAN
• HDMI
• AUX output
• Web Control
• Optional GPIB connectivity

These interfaces support:

• PC control
• Remote browser operation
• Automated test integration
• External display connection
• Screenshot and waveform storage
• Data transfer
• Production-line control

SCPI command support allows the oscilloscope to be integrated into custom automated test systems.

Applications:

• Embedded-system debugging
• FPGA and microcontroller testing
• High-speed digital design
• Signal-integrity testing
• Eye diagram analysis
• Jitter measurement
• Clock and timing analysis
• Serial bus decoding
• Automotive electronics
• CAN and LIN bus analysis
• Power electronics testing
• Semiconductor validation
• Communication interface testing
• Industrial control-system testing
• Research and development
• Production testing
• Quality validation
• Educational and engineering laboratories
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Why Buy from Revine Tech:

Revine Tech supplies professional oscilloscopes, probes, software options and electronic test equipment for laboratory, industrial and research applications.

Our technical team can help customers select the appropriate configuration based on:

• Required analog bandwidth
• Channel utilisation
• Sampling requirements
• Mixed-signal debugging needs
• Logic probe requirements
• Memory depth
• Eye diagram and jitter analysis
• Serial protocol options
• Power-analysis requirements
• Passive or active probe selection
• Differential probe requirements
• Current probe requirements
• Built-in waveform generator
• Automated test-system integration
• Calibration and documentation

The final RIGOL MSO8000A price depends on the selected model, bandwidth upgrades, probes, software licences, accessories and calibration requirements.