New R&S scope - RTO2000

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It seems there's another new high-end scope on the market, this time from Rohde & Schwarz.

RTO2000



Brochure:
https://cdn.rohde-schwarz.com/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_brochures_and_datasheets/pdf_1/RTO2000_fly_en_3607_2684_32_v0100.pdf

Datasheet:
https://cdn.rohde-schwarz.com/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_brochures_and_datasheets/pdf_1/RTO2000_dat-sw_en_3607-2684-22_v0300.pdf

The basic specs haven't changed much, the analog bandwidths go from 600MHz to 4GHz with 2 or 4 channels, sample rates up to 20Gsa/s (half-channel) or 10GSa/s (quad channel), and standard memory of 100M (2ch variants, 40M on the RTO1000) and 200M (4ch variants, 80M on the RTO100), upgradeable to 2G (the old RTO1000 could be upgraded to 800M). As its predecessor, it claims a waveform update rate of up to 1M wfms/s, and offers 16bit vertical resolution via an optional 'HD' mode (software-based).

Most notably is the larger screen, 12.1" WXGA (1280x800) instead of the 10.4" XGA (1024x768) display in the predecessor. This will certainly a benefit as the RTO UI is very flexible and can display a lot of information, which on the smaller screen sometimes lead to overcrowding.

The RTO is an interesting scope, especially since it's supported by the R&S Vector Signal Explorer (VSE), a vector analysis software similar to Keysight's 86000B VSA. VSE can run on a separate PC or directly on the scope.

I haven't found any prices yet but I guess we're roughly at $18k for the basic 600Mhz 2ch variant.