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R&S to launch MXO5
pdenisowski:
--- Quote from: jjoonathan on May 17, 2024, 02:54:30 am ---The real scandal is how many scopes they keep releasing that aren't the MXO6, which is the one I want. At this rate, they are going to release the MXO7 and MXO8, then loop back to do a prequel trilogy with MXO1, 2, and 3, and then they will start into the low profile version of each of those, and then an 8 channel version of each of those, and then a dedicated logic analyzer RF hybrid thing, and by now it's 2050 and we all have flying cars, and the thread is called "Which entry level 16 bit oscilloscope should I buy," and then the MXO6 comes out.
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(laughs) Point taken. Our current "6" series scope is the RTO6, which is no slouch:
https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes/rs-rto6-oscilloscope_63493-1079745.html
I hope you don't mind me using the "prequel trilogy" comment internally - most of our scope team would absolutely love that reference :)
jjoonathan:
Ha, go for it! The RTO6 is a beauty, but I believe it uses the "Ooma" ADCs. These are some of the best 8b converters to ever be put in a scope -- spurious is excellent, they can beat certain 10b converters at high frequency ENOB, and the R&S "HD Mode" does an atypically good job of trading speed for bit depth -- but I already have a RTO scope on my desk, so if I am spending this much on an upgrade I am looking for a new analog front end as well. That's why I am eagerly awaiting the MXO6. Of course, at this price tier my timing and choices are partly driven by external requirements, so who knows how it will actually come down, but I can at least lust over the brochures ;D
ddrl46:
While reading over the specifications of the scopes in the MXO series I noticed that the trigger sensitivity specification seems to be rather optimistic in comparison with other oscilloscopes. Or has Rohde & Schwarz perhaps changed their interpretation of trigger sensitivity since the RTB / RTA series?
nctnico:
I'd say it is very overly optimistic because there will be more noise than 0.0001 division for sure. I think somebody took the minimum hysteresis setting and forgot about noise.
nidlaX:
--- Quote from: pdenisowski on May 15, 2024, 10:21:15 am ---
Just an FYI: the MXO5C (compact) was launched today
https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes/rs-mxo-5c-oscilloscope_334265.html
Same scope, just smaller form factor. Also available in 4 or 8 channel models
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I just got the marketing email today. Can you comment publicly on pricing? This looks like the best headless scope on the market at the moment!
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