Keysight Modular Sampling Oscilloscopes

This video introduces the Keysight DCA-X Modular Sampling Oscilloscope portfolio, designed for high‑precision analysis of periodic waveforms across optical and electrical domains. These oscilloscopes provide a flexible platform for next‑generation data communication testing by combining high bandwidth, modularity, and advanced standards‑based analysis capabilities. 
 
The modular architecture allows users to configure the mainframe with a range of plug‑in modules for optical, electrical, time‑domain reflectometry (TDR), and time‑domain transmission (TDT) measurements. This flexible approach supports multiple bandwidth, filtering, and channel configurations, enabling precise eye‑diagram characterization and signal integrity analysis. 
 
With optical and electrical bandwidths from 33 GHz up to 120 GHz, these sampling oscilloscopes capture high‑speed digital communication signals used in advanced Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and OIF‑CEI standards. Automated compliance software—powered by Keysight’s decades of expertise—simplifies complex test requirements, ensuring devices meet standards and interoperability expectations. 
 
Time‑domain capabilities enable users to locate impedance mismatches, discontinuities, and other signal‑integrity issues in cables, traces, and optical fibers. Engineers can mix and match modules across the four available mainframe slots, supporting up to eight optical channels at 120 GHz or up to sixteen electrical channels at 100 GHz. TDR/TDT modules expand analysis into full time‑domain characterization workflows. 
 
For manufacturing environments, Keysight DCA-M fixed‑configuration sampling oscilloscopes offer cost‑effective alternatives, while optional clock recovery modules support compliance testing for 802.3 Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and OIF‑CEI standards. Together, Keysight DCA-X modular sampling oscilloscopes provide a scalable, future‑proof platform for validating high‑speed communication systems in modern data‑center and infrastructure designs.