Jason Be carefull with some of the older digital scopes, some them only sampled at a low rate, yet boasting front ends of hundreds of MHz. You need to look for sampling rate in hundreds of mega-samples per second to get real time performance. This particular scope is 1G/S but only 8K memory depth. Also, this scope is huge! This is the full size rack mount size, 9.22"H, x 17"W by 25.25"D and 59 lbs. Not something you lug around from room to room.
I purchased a 54520A, a black and white scope 2ch, 1GS 500MHz scope on Ebay for $300. It's the same width and height, but only 15" deep. The to of the line in that series is the 54542C, which is the 2GS, 500MHz, 4ch scope in color (active matrix I think). If you are patient, one can be had for $1200. Bob Agilent HP 54111D. The 54111D Digitizing Oscilloscope is a 1 GS/s, two-channel digitizing oscilloscope with a memory depth of 8 k samples per channel. The 54111D retains all of the key features and user friendliness of the 54100/110 Oscilloscopes...such as automatic measurements, auto-scaling, cursors, and a functional color display. Plus, the 54111D adds features necessary for controlling and managing the added memory depth, such as scroll, zoom, and memory bar. Other features include 500MHz repetitive bandwidth (250MHz single-shot), up to 8-bits of vertical resolution, pre-trigger information, and complex triggering capabilities. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Rabel To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6:10 PM Subject: [time-nuts] Advise on HP/Agilent 54111D Is anyone familiar with the HP/Agilent 54111D O-scope? Good / bad / indifferent? I found a guy selling one locally for $250, and includes the 54114A test set. Seems like a good deal (is it?), right now I just have an old Tek 2215 (60MHz) which is somewhat limited (to say the least). _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
