Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a series of four portable, digital-storage oscilloscopes (DSOs) for about 20% less than equivalent products. With bandwidths of 60, 100, 150 and 200 MHz, the Agilent DSO3000 Series offers two channels and a color display with almost 20% more waveform viewing area. The oscilloscopes are designed for engineers and technicians in communications, computing, industrial, government, aerospace and defense, and consumer industries as well as for educators teaching electronics principles.

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The new value oscilloscopes offer a 1 Gsps maximum sample rate, 4k memory per channel and a 5.7-inch display. The front-panel design looks and operates like a typical Agilent portable scope with dedicated knobs for each channel, easy control of the main and delayed time bases, and menu keys grouped by function. An optional software connect package simplifies printing and controlling the oscilloscopes via USB.

Several factors led to the introduction of the DSO3000 Series. Low cost, off-the-shelf technology is now available that enables key performance specifications and makes possible the addition of important extra features such as color. Agilent has been able to leverage its significant contribution to oscilloscope usability, which was originally developed for the Infiniium and DSO6000 Series oscilloscopes, into the new series.

The Agilent DSO3000 Series two-channel oscilloscopes are available now at the following prices: DSO3062A (60 MHz) at $995.
DSO3102A (100 MHz) at $1295.
DSO3152A (150 MHz) at $1595.
DSO3202A (200 MHz) at $1895.