Take the Agilent Economy Scope Challenge – 2 Easy Steps
When you’re in the market for an economy class scope, it may seem easiest to buy another one like
you’ve used in the past. But with more recent innovations in this product space, you may be missing out
on some time-saving functionality that just wasn’t available in prior generations of scopes. Take the
Agilent economy scope challenge and see whether your current scope measures up.
Just follow these easy steps:
Step 1: View a 5-minute Web Tutorial
Step 2: Tell us what you think (Please note: this step is optional. You do not have to host the
survey)
Ready to get started? Click here to complete Step 1: View a 5 minute web tutorial.
Economy Challenge Step 1: View a 5-minute Web tutorial
Agilent 1000 Series oscilloscope
Tektronix TDS2000 Series Oscilloscope
We’ve chosen the TDS2000B series scopes for our comparison as they’ve been around for quite some
time and many people are familiar with them. While the two scopes have roughly the same physical
dimensions, and are priced comparably, that’s where the similarity ends. When you’re number two in
the market and you don’t intend to stay there, it’s not enough to make a product that’s “as good as” a
competitor’s – you have to give your customers more.
We start with more signal viewing so you can see more of your signal more of the time.
You can see more of your signal with 8 times more memory standard on the Agilent scope. And you can
see your signal better with almost 5 times the brightness– plus the wider viewing angle lets you see the
display clearly even if you’re not right in front of it. As an added bonus, you can see both your entire
captured signal AND your zoomed in display on screen at the same time with Agilent’s True Zoom
mode.
We add more capabilities so you'll feel like you're using a much higher-priced scope.
With more triggering capability and 23 automatic measurements (versus 11 from Tek) you can more
quickly zero in on exactly what you need to see. And with sequence mode, unique to the Agilent scopes,
you can record up to 1000 occurrences of a trigger event and play them back to easily spot glitches or
other anomalies for further examination. Easily store the waveforms to internal or external (USB)
memory.
And we finish with more productivity so you can master the scope and get more answers in less time.
The first hint you'll get that we've focused on productivity comes when your new Agilent scope boots up
in under ten seconds (versus 30 for Tek). Pushable knobs will speed your setup and viewing tasks as
you use the box. And if your team includes non-English speaking members, the graphical interface can
be set to Japanese, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Russian,
Portuguese, or Italian.
You can configure the scope for fast go/no-go decisions with the mask test feature. Simply acquire a
"golden" waveform and define tolerance limits around it to create a test envelope. Incoming signals will
be compared to the allowable range and instantly flagged as pass or fail.
Congratulations! You've finished the web tutorial. Click here to tell us what you think.
Economy Challenge Step 2: Feedback form (Please note: this step is optional. You do not have
to host the survey)
Thank you for taking the Agilent economy scope challenge.
1.
Which of the following features not available on the Tektronix TDS2000 series scopes would
you find most useful on your next scope?
o 8 times more memory for more time capture
o True Zoom mode to see both the main signal and a zoomed in detailed view on the same
screen
o Sequence mode to capture and play back multiple occurrences of the trigger event to spot
problems
o Pushable knobs for faster, more intuitive setup and operation
o Go/no-go mask test capability to quickly complete pass/fail testing
What brand of scope do you use most often today? *
Agilent
LeCroy
Tektronix
Other
If other, please specify
Will you consider an Agilent scope for your next purchase? *
I would have considered Agilent prior to taking the scope challenge
This scope challenge experience has convinced me to consider Agilent next time
These capabilities give me no reason to add Agilent to my consideration list
Tell us what you think.
Do you have a need for any of Agilent’s 1000 Series Scopes?
Yes
No
What is your timeframe for purchasing any of the products selected above?
0 to 3 months
4 to 12 months
13 to 24 months
> 24 months
Unknown
What is your budget status?
Approved
In process
Plan to request
None
Unknown