Unique built-in Spectrum Analyzer (optional)
Special offer: When you buy an MDO34, you pay the price of the model with the next smaller bandwidth plus you get the 3-BND, 3-MSO, 3-AFG and 3-SA1 options for free
The Tektronix MDO series is the only oscilloscope to offer an integrated, hardware-based spectrum analyzer. The spectrum analyzer frequency range of the 3 Series MDO can be from 9 kHz to 1 GHz or 3 GHz (option 3-
SA1 or 3-SA3), enabling spectral analysis on IoT and most consumer wireless standards.
Fast and accurate spectral analysis
When using
the spectrum analyzer standard N-connector input, the 3 Series MDO display becomes a full-screen Spectrum Analyzer view. Key spectral parameters such as Center Frequency, Span, Reference
Level, and Resolution Bandwidth are all adjusted quickly and easily using on-screen touch controls.
Intelligent efficient markers
In a traditional spectrum analyzer, it can be a very tedious task to turn on and place enough markers to identify all your peaks of interest. The 3 Series MDO makes this process far more efficient by automatically
placing markers on peaks that indicate both the frequency and the amplitude of each peak. You can adjust the criteria that the oscilloscope uses to automatically find the peaks. The highest amplitude peak is referred to as the reference marker and is shown in red. Marker readouts can be switched between Absolute and
Delta readouts. When Delta is selected, marker readouts show each peak's delta frequency and delta amplitude from the reference marker. Two manual cursors are also available for measuring non-peak portions of the spectrum. When enabled, the reference marker is attached to one of the cursors, enabling delta measurements from anywhere in the spectrum. In addition to frequency and amplitude, cursor readouts also include noise density and phase noise readouts depending on whether Absolute or Delta readouts are selected. A "Reference Marker to Center" function instantly moves the frequency indicated by the reference marker to center
frequency.
