LeCroy Moves Large Screen to the Next Scopes

-- Test & Measurement World, 1/11/2006 6:19:00 AM

LeCroy, which introduced a large screen/small footprint oscilloscope in 2004, has moved that form factor to the next level. The WaveRunner Xi series takes the form factor from the Wavesurfer line, but with increased specifications and features. The WaveRunner Xi comes in three models, 400 MHz and 600 MHz with two or four channels (see table). It's 6-in. depth and 10.4-in. touch-screen display consumes little bench space. It even comes with a screen pointer and a place to store it.

Among the features now available in the upright form factor is fast viewing with color-gradient displays. The scope operates at up to 10 GS/s and updates the screen 8000 times per second. The triggers now operate at the scope's full bandwidth. I/O buses include USB and Ethernet, with IEEE 488 optional.

Other options include a 32-channel logic probe, CAN bus triggering and decoding, power measurements, jitter measurements, digital filtering, disk-drive measurements, and up to 24 Msamples of waveform memory. LeCroy now offers an EMC software package that lets you make ESD, burst, surge, and transient measurements.

LeCroy, www.lecroy.com.