Analog Discovery Pro 3000 Series: 3250 Portable High Resolution Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
Analog Discovery Pro 3000 Series: ADP3250: Add BNC probes
Portable High Resolution Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
What is the Analog Discovery Pro 3000 Series?
What you see is what you need. No misleading specs. No hidden costs.
Devices in the Analog Discovery Pro 3000 series provide the utility of professional benchtop equipment with the flexibility of a portable instrument. With myriad choices available for test and measurement devices, adding to your benchtop can be a daunting task, especially sorting through which features on your new instrument are included versus what you'll need to pay extra for. With the ADP3450, every listed feature is an included feature, making it an investment that will last - at a price without surprises.
High Resolution Meets Mixed Signals
The ADP3450 and ADP3250 are the first in the line of Analog Discovery Pro devices and take the analog and digital instruments from the internationally popular Analog Discovery and turn up key functionalities to meet the growing need for professional-level home electronics test benches. At the heart of each device is a four or two channel high-resolution oscilloscope, offering 14-bit resolution at up to 0.5 GS/s. Additionally, to meet the needs of an increasingly digital world, 16 dedicated digital channels make the Analog Discovery Pro a true mixed signal oscilloscope. With the included digital power supply, digital outputs, two channel arbitrary waveform generator, and two dedicated external triggers, the Analog Discovery Pro comes with up to 13 instruments ready to analyze mixed signal systems through our free software, WaveForms.
Introducing Linux Mode
Whether at home or in the lab, engineers are routinely asked to design and validate increasingly complex systems and decrease design cycle time. Using flexible test equipment that can research, validate, and test is one of the ways engineers can expedite this process. In addition to the up to 13 built-in instruments enabled by WaveForms, the Analog Discovery Pro introduces Linux Mode. Linux Mode provides an on-device terminal-based operating system that, when combined with WaveForms SDK, is a flexible starting point for all kinds of custom tests and applications. Running embedded on the device itself or via WaveForms, engineers and measurement enthusiasts alike can take advantage of data streaming via ethernet, and the on-device storage to capture buffers of millions of samples.
Advanced Trigger Modes
Whether in Linux Mode using WaveForms SDK, or in Standard Mode connected via WaveForms, the Analog Discovery Pro features a variety of advanced triggering options. Instruments within WaveForms can be cross-triggered, for example, activating an oscilloscope capture based on a received and decoded digital protocol. And external signals can trigger events using the two dedicated external trigger inputs on the back of the device. WaveForms provides these features configurable in the instruments themselves, or for more control or automation in one of the available scripting interfaces.
TL;DR: high-res, giga-sample speed, mega sample memory depth, mixed signal analysis, advanced triggers, and customizability - all included in a device smaller than a laptop.
Features
Analog Inputs:
- Used in the Oscilloscope, Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Voltmeter, Impedance Analyzer, and Data Logger
- ADP3450: Four analog input channels accessible via front panel BNC connectors
- ADP3250: Two analog input channels accessible via front panel BNC connectors
- Channel type: single ended
- Analog bandwidth: 55+ MHz @ -3 dB
- Noise limiting hardware bandwidth filter: 20 MHz
- Can be enabled or disabled
- 14-bit resolution (16-bit resolution with oversampling)
- Input range ±25 V (±50 V diff)
- Input protected to ±50 V
- Max sampling rate:
- 0.5 GS/s (with oversampling enabled)
- 100 MS/s default
- AC or DC coupling
- Input buffer Size:
- 128 MS total in record mode
- 32 k + samples per channel in repeated/shift/screen modes
- Channel type: single-ended
Analog Outputs:
- Used in the Waveform Generator, Impedance Analyzer, and Network Analyzer
- Two arbitrary waveform generator channels, accessible via front panel BNC connectors
- 14-bit Resolution
- AC amplitude (max): ±5 V
- Analog bandwidth: 15 MHz @ -3 dB
- Maximum Sampling Rate: 125 MS/s
Digital Power Supply:
- One Power supply with two access points
- Voltage Range: 1.2 V to 3.3 V
- Output Current: 300 mA
Digital Inputs and Outputs:
- Used in the Logic Analyzer, Pattern Generator, Protocol Analyzer, and Digital I/O
- Channels: 16
- Input logic standard: LVCMOS (adjustable 1.2 V to 3.3 V, 5 V tolerant)
- Output logic standard: LVCMOS (adjustable 1.2 V to 3.3 V, 8 mA)
- Max sampling rate: 125 MS/s
- Logic analyzer buffer memory:
- 64 MS total in Record Mode
- 32 k+ per channel in Repeated/Shift/Screen modes
Advanced Triggering:
- Trigger sources: oscilloscope analog channels, function generator start, digital I/O lines, external triggers, manual trigger button
- Trigger Modes
- None, auto, manual (forced trigger), single
- Analog Trigger
- Edge, pulse, transition, condition, level, hysteresis, hold-off
- Digital Trigger
- Edge, level, pattern, glitch, protocol
Connectivity:
- Device to computer: USB or Ethernet connection (in Linux or Standard Modes)
- 4 High-speed USB 2.0 ports for peripheral connection (enabled in Linux mode)
- Enabled for set and tested WiFi dongles (in Linux Mode)
Other:
- Auxiliary Powered
- Dimensions: 23.40 cm x 19.40 cm x 3.81 cm (9.2 in x 7.6 in x 1.5 in)
- Weight: 450 g
What's Included
ADP3450 (Add BNC Probes):
- 1 ADP3450
- 1 USB A to B cable
- 1 19V 3.4 A power supply brick
- 1 US IEC cable
- 1 EU IEC cable
- 1 2x12 MTE cable
- 4 BNC to mini-grabber cables
- 4 P2150 oscilloscope probes
ADP3250 (Add BNC Probes):
- 1 ADP3250
- 1 USB A to B cable
- 1 19V 3.4 A power supply cable
- 1 US IEC cable
- 1 EU IEC cable
- 1 2x12 MTE cable
- 4 BNC to mini-grabber cables
- 2 P2150 oscilloscope probes
What is WaveForms?
WaveForms is the free software application for the Analog Discovery Studio and enables use of the available analog and digital instruments. The software has been refined by customer feedback for over 10 years and features a computer and laptop friendly user interface that has the feel of traditional benchtop software. The Analog Discovery Studio communicates with WaveForms via a USB connection to your computer, allowing users to capture, record, analyze, and generate mixed signal and mixed domain waveforms. WaveForms can be downloaded and installed in under 60 seconds and can be tested without hardware using its demo mode feature. In addition to the use of instruments in the application, the WaveForms application has a script editor tool, which allows custom scripting of the instrument in JavaScript. WaveForms is designed to be run on a laptop or desktop computer and is Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible.
The following instruments are available in the WaveForms application for the ADP3450 and ADP3250:
- Oscilloscope
- Waveform Generator
- Power Supplies
- Voltmeter
- Data Logger
- Logic Analyzer
- Pattern Generator
- Static I/O
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Network Analyzer
- Impedance Analyzer
- Curve Tracer
- Protocol Analyzer
For even more customization potential, the WaveForms Software Development Kit (SDK) can be used to create custom applications and scripts in Python, C, and additional languages. The Analog Discovery Studio is also compatible with LabVIEW and the Digilent Toolbox for compatibility with MathWorks' MATLAB Data Acquisition Toolbox.
Learn More
