Performance
ReimaginedThe LeCroy WaveRunner 104MXi with its advanced triggers, fast viewing modes,
measurement parameters, and serial decodes makes validation and debug simple and
easy. Advanced debug, multi-domain analysis, and WaveShape Analysis are possible
with tools unique to WaveRunner Xi, Building on the features and capabilities of
the WaveRunner Xi the WaveRunner 104MXi provides a higher level of analysis,
measurement and customization tools, making it the most powerful and capable
oscilloscope in its class.
The collection of tools, features and functions packed into this small 6"
deep instrument with large 10.4" touch screen make the WaveRunner 104MXi a truly
unique oscilloscope. With a maximum sampling rate of 10 GS/s (5 GS/s per
channel) you can be confident in all your measurements knowing that even the
fastest signals in your device are being captured. High sample rate is important
for fast signals and edges but without long memory this rate cannot be
maintained for long captures. The 25 Mpts (12.5 Mpts/Ch) fast memory guarantees
maximum sample rate for 2.5 ms.
Debug,
Analyze, Document
Beyond the impressive specifications, the WaveRunner 104MXi provides a set of
tools like no other oscilloscope. Use WaveScan to search through a single
capture for a rare event, or scan through live data acquisitions. The
LabNotebook report generator lets you quickly share findings with others and
even allows you to make hand written notes directly on top of the signals. With
the advanced math and measure tools you can look at every aspect of your
waveforms and understand the distribution of measurements with histograms of up
to 2 billion events, trends of up to 1 million measurements and a track function
that shows variations in signals over time. Adding to the flexibility of the
WaveRunner MXi is the ability to create your very own customer or proprietary
measurements, math functions, filters or scripts and run them directly in the
oscilloscope having results displayed in real time.
WaveRunner MXi Fast Memory Architecture
LeCroy¡¯s proprietary method of data transfer and processing permits wave
shapes to be captured and processed 10–100x faster than other oscilloscopes. The
result is better capability to perform advanced WaveShape Analysis, and faster
debug.
With WaveRunner MXi, you¡¯ll notice the difference when capturing long records
and making measurements, calculating math or FFTs, or performing non-time domain
analysis using statistically-based Histograms or parameter-based Tracks.
For instance, in a long 12.5 Mpts capture where it is desired to measure the
periodicity of a signal, WaveRunner MXi will quickly capture and display
thousands of signal periods, measure each period, calculate statistics, and
display a Histogram of the measurement values. Other oscilloscopes struggle to
calculate a single period value (instead of thousands) and cannot provide a
Histogram view of the statistical data.
Similar speed is achieved during simple operations, such as subtracting two
channels (when a differential probe isn¡¯t available), or computing FFTs with
high-frequency resolution (and, hence, long memory).
LabNotebook¢â – A Unique Tool for
Documentation and Report Generation
The LabNotebook feature provides a report generation tool to save and
document all your work. Saving all displayed waveforms, relevant settings, and
screen images is all done with a single button press, eliminating the need to
navigatemultiplemenus to save all these files independently.
Easy report generation helps you share your findings and communicate
important results. All screen images saved can be annotated with freehand notes
using the stylus and touch screen, and then included in your report. Reports can
be saved to the hard drive for later use, saved to a USB memory device or even
emailed directly from the oscilloscope to you inbox. With the built-in Flashback
functionality LabNotebook lets you recall your settings fromany report and use
them to reproduce previous measurements.
Advanced Math Characterization
Most oscilloscopes contain only a few simple math functions to subtract
waveforms or to perform coarse resolution FFTs on short record length
acquisitions. Or, they provide long memory, but limited ability to process the
memory and perform WaveShape Analysis that leads to detailed understanding and
faster debug.
WaveRunner MXi oscilloscopes contain dozens of standard math functions, and
powerful capabilities, such as long memory FFTs, Trending, Tracking, Sparsing,
Interpolation, a variety of Persistence Views, user customized math and
measurements (MATLAB, Mathcad, or Visual Basic formats), and numerous other
specialized capabilities (optional Application Packages). The toolset is rich
and deep, and sure to solve any complex problem.
SMART Triggers Isolate Events
The WaveRunner MXi oscilloscope provides a multitude of basic and advanced
(SMART) triggers to meet any need. Advanced triggers isolate specific events of
interest, and (when combined with long memory) provide a complete view of the
signal activity around that event. WaveRunner MXi excels in this regard.
Trigger on what you expect (widths, glitches, video, logic patterns, etc.)
and also trigger on unusual signals (dropouts, intervals, runts, slew rates).
LeCroy¡¯s exclusion triggering can exclude normal signals and capture only the
abnormal ones, speeding up the debug of your circuits and systems. Trigger on
signals down to 1 ns in width (500 ps for width and glitch trigger), or use an
"A" condition to qualify a "B" trigger.
WaveScan¢â Advanced Search
The best trigger won¡¯t find all unusual events—a more powerful capability is
sometimes needed. WaveScan provides the ability to locate unusual events in a
single capture (i.e., capture and search), or "scan" for an event in many
acquisitions over a long period of time. Select from more than 20 search modes
(frequency, rise time, runt, duty cycle, etc.), apply a search condition and
begin scanning. Since the scanning "modes" are not simply copies of the hardware
triggers, the utility and capability is much higher. For instance, there is no
"frequency" trigger in any oscilloscope, yet WaveScan allows "frequency" to be
quickly "scanned" for. This allows the user to accumulate a data set of unusual
events that are separated by hours or days, enabling faster debugging.
When used in multiple acquisitions, WaveScan builds on the traditional LeCroy
strength of fast processing of data. A LeCroy X-Stream oscilloscope will quickly
"scan" millions of events, looking for unusual occurrences, and do it much
faster and more efficiently than other oscilloscopes can.
WaveScan in WaveRunner 104MXi also contains ScanHisto and ScanOverlay
capability. Found events can be overlaid in a ScanOverlay view to provide a
quick and simple comparison of events. In addition, measurement-based scanning
modes (like the frequency example given above), permit ScanHistograms to show
the statistical distribution of the found events. These analysis tools simplify
understanding and enable faster debug.
Add high-performance mixed signal capability to any WaveRunner MXi with the
MS-500 or MS-250. These solutions can capture digital signals with speeds up to
500 MHz. Available in 18 or 36 digital channel models and with long 50 Mpts/Ch
memory the MS Series are the ideal tools for efficient testing 16 bit embedded
systems where all 16 ADDR and DATA lines can be viewed simultaneously.
Complete I2C, SPI, UART,
RS-232, CAN, and LIN Serial Triggering
Complete I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, LIN, FlexRay, and CAN serial
triggering, including powerful conditional data triggering, allows quick and
easy isolation of specific events on your embedded controller. Trigger on DATA
in specific locations of long I2C EEPROM reads, or trigger on sensor
values outside of a certain range. Intuitive, color-coded decode overlay helps
you understand your serial data signals quickly. Search for data patterns, or
view the protocol data in a table. Export table data to Excel.
ZS Series High Impedance Active Probes
(Accessories)
LeCroy¡¯s ZS Series of high impedance active probes provide full bandwidth at
the probe tip, and the high impedance (0.9 pF, 1 M¥Ø) you want.
A variety of standard and available probe tip and grounding accessories are
offered to meet any requirement. What¡¯s more, ZS Series probes are available for
a very affordable price. The ZS1500, 1.5 GHz probe gives full 1 GHz system
bandwidth at the probe tip when used with the WaveRunner 104MXi.