Specifications
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Subject to change without notice
HMO2524
250 MHz 4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
HMO2524
All data valid at 23 °C after 30 minute warm-up
Display
Display: 6,5” VGA Color TFT
Resolution: 640 x 480 Pixel
Backlight: LED 400cd/m
2
Display area for curves:
without menu 400x 600 Pixel (8 x 12 div.)
with menu 400 x 500 Pixel (8 x 10 div.)
Color depth: 256 colors
Intensity steps per channel: 0…31
Vertical System
Channels:
DSO mode CH1...CH4
MSO mode CH1…CH3 LCH0...7 (with 1 x Option HO3508)
CH1, CH2, LCH0...15 (with 2 x Option HO3508)
Auxiliary input: Rear side
Function Ext. Trigger
Impedance 1MΩ || 13pF ± 2pF
Coupling DC, AC
Max. input voltage 100V (DC + peak AC)
XYZ-mode: All analog channels on individual choise
Invert: CH1...CH4
Y-bandwidth (-3dB): 250MHz (5mV...5V)/div.
100MHz (1mV, 2mV)/ div.
Lower AC bandwidth: 2Hz
Bandwidth limiter
(switchable): approx. 20MHz
Rise time (calculated): ‹ 1,5 ns
DC gain accuracy 2%
Input sensitivity: 12 calibrated steps
CH1...CH4 1mV/div.…5V/div. (1-2-5 Sequence)
Variable Between calibrated steps
Inputs CH1…CH4:
Impedance 1MΩ II 13pF ± 2pF (50Ω switchable)
Coupling DC, AC, GND
Max. input voltage 200V (DC + peak AC), 50Ω ‹ 5V
rms
Measuring circuits: Measuring Category I (CAT I)
Position range ± 10Divs
Offset control:
1mV, 2mV ± 0,2V
5…50mV ±1V
100mV…5V ± 20V
Logic channels With Option HO3508
Select. switching thresholds TTL, CMOS, ECL, 2 x User -2…+8V
Impedance 100kΩ || ‹ 4pF
Coupling DC
Max. input voltage 40V (DC + peak AC)
Triggering
Analog channels:
Automatic: Linking of peakdetection and triggerlevel
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 5Hz…300MHz
Level control range From peak- to peak+
Normal (without peak):
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 0…300MHz
Level control range -10....+10div.
Operating modes: Slope/ Video/Logic/Pulse/Busses (optional)
Slope: Rising, falling, both
Sources: CH1...CH4, Line, Ext., LCH0…15
Coupling: AC: 5Hz...300MHz
DC: 0...300MHz
HF: 30kHz...300MHz
LF: 0...5kHz
Noise rejection: 100MHz LPF switchable
Video: Pos./neg. sync. impulse
Standards 525 Line/ 60Hz systems
625 Line/50Hz systems
Fields Field 1, field 2, both
Line All, selectable line number
Source CH1...CH4
Logic: AND, OR, TRUE, FALSE
Source LCH0…15
State LCH0…15 X, H, L
Indicator for trigger action: LED
Ext. Trigger via: Auxiliary input [Aux. input at rear side]
0,3V…10V
ss
2nd Trigger:
Slope Rising, falling, both
Min. signal height 0.8 div.; 0.5 div. typ.
Frequency range 0…300 MHz
Level control range -10....+10 div.
Operating modes:
after time 20 ns…0.1 s
after incidence 1…2
16
Busses (Opt. HOO10): I
2
C/SPI/UART/RS-232
Source LCH0...LCH15
Format hexadecimal, binary
I
2
C Trigger on Start, Stop, Restart, ACK, NACK,
Adress (7 or 10 Bit), Data, Adress and Data,
up to 10 Mb/s
SPI up to 32 Bit Data, Chip select (CS) pos. or
neg., without CS, up to 25 Mb/s
UART/RS-232 up to 8 Bit Data, up to 1Mb/s
Horizontal System
Domain representation: Time, Frequency (FFT), Voltage (XY)
Representation Time Base: Main-window, main- and zoom-window
Memory Zoom: Up to 100.000:1
Accuracy: 15ppm
Time Base:
Refresh operating modes 2ns /div.…20ms/div.
Roll operating modes 50ms/div.…50s/div.
Digital Storage
Sampling rate (real time): 4 x 1,25 GSa/s, 2 x 2,5 GSa/s
Logic channels: 16 x 1,25GSa/s
Sampling rate (random): 25GSa/s (n/a to logic channels)
Memory: 4 x 2 MPts, 2 x 4 MPts
Operation modes: Refresh, Average, Envelope, Peak-Detect
Roll: free run/triggered, Smooth
Resolution (vertical) 8Bit
Resolution (horizontal)
Yt Mode 50 Pts./div.
XY Mode 8 Bit
Interpolation: Sinx/x (CH1...CH4), Pulse (LCH0...15)
Persistence: Off, 50ms...∞
Delay pretrigger: 0...2 Million x (1/samplerate)
posttrigger: 0...8 Million x (1/samplerate)
Display refresh rate: Up to 2500 waveforms/s
Display: Dots, vectors (interpolation), ‘persistence’
Reference memories: typ. 10 Traces
Operation/Measuring/Interfaces
Operation: Menu-driven (multilingual), Autoset,
help functions (multilingual)
Save/Recall memories: typ. 10 complete instrument parameter set-
tings
Frequency counter:
0.5Hz...300MHz 6 Digit resolution
Accuracy 15ppm
Auto measurements: Frequency, Period, pulse count, V
pp
, V
p+
, V
p-
,
V
RMS
, V
Avg
, V
top
, V
base
, t
width+
, t
width-
, t
dutycycle+
,
t
dutycycle
, t
Rise
, t
Fall
Cursor measurements: ΔV, Δt, 1/Δt (f), V to Gnd, V
t
related to Trigger
point, ratio X and Y, pulse count, peak to
peak, peak+, peak-
Interface: Dual-Interface USB/RS-232 (HO720)
USB-Stick (frontside)
USB-Printer (rear side) for Postscript Printer
DVI-D for ext. monitor
Optional: IEEE-488, Ethernet/USB
Display functions
Marker: up to 8 user definable marker for easy navi-
gation
VirtualScreen: virtual Display with 20 Div vertical for all
Math-, Logic-, Bus- and Reference Signals
Busdisplay: up to 2 busses, user definable, parallel or
serial busses (option), decode of the bus
value in ASCII, binary,decimal or hexadeci-
mal, up to 4 lines
Parallel analog channels can also be used as source
for bus definition
I
2
C color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, missing acknowledge, Errors
and Trigger condition
SPI color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
UART/RS-232 color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
250 MHz 4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
HMO2524
All data valid at 23 °C after 30 minute warm-up
Display
Display: 6,5” VGA Color TFT
Resolution: 640 x 480 Pixel
Backlight: LED 400cd/m
2
Display area for curves:
without menu 400 x 600 Pixel (8 x 12 div.)
with menu 400 x 500 Pixel (8 x 10 div.)
Color depth: 256 colors
Intensity steps per channel: 0…31
Vertical System
Channels:
DSO mode CH1...CH4
MSO mode CH1…CH3 LCH0...7 (with 1 x Option HO3508)
CH1, CH2, LCH0...15 (with 2 x Option HO3508)
Auxiliary input: Rear side
Function Ext. Trigger
Impedance 1MΩ || 13pF ± 2pF
Coupling DC, AC
Max. input voltage 100V (DC + peak AC)
XYZ-mode: All analog channels on individual choise
Invert: CH1...CH4
Y-bandwidth (-3dB): 250MHz (5mV...5V)/div.
100MHz (1mV, 2mV)/ div.
Lower AC bandwidth: 2Hz
Bandwidth limiter
(switchable): approx. 20MHz
Rise time (calculated): ‹ 1,5 ns
DC gain accuracy 2%
Input sensitivity: 12 calibrated steps
CH1...CH4 1mV/div.…5V/div. (1-2-5 Sequence)
Variable Between calibrated steps
Inputs CH1…CH4:
Impedance 1MΩ II 13pF ± 2pF (50Ω switchable)
Coupling DC, AC, GND
Max. input voltage 200V (DC + peak AC), 50Ω ‹ 5V
rms
Measuring circuits: Measuring Category I (CAT I)
Position range ± 10Divs
Offset control:
1mV, 2mV ± 0,2V
5…50mV ±1V
100mV…5V ± 20V
Logic channels With Option HO3508
Select. switching thresholds TTL, CMOS, ECL, 2 x User -2…+8V
Impedance 100kΩ || ‹ 4pF
Coupling DC
Max. input voltage 40V (DC + peak AC)
Triggering
Analog channels:
Automatic: Linking of peakdetection and triggerlevel
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 5Hz…300MHz
Level control range From peak- to peak+
Normal (without peak):
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 0…300MHz
Level control range -10....+10div.
Operating modes: Slope/ Video/Logic/Pulse/Busses (optional)
Slope: Rising, falling, both
Sources: CH1...CH4, Line, Ext., LCH0…15
Coupling: AC: 5Hz...300MHz
DC: 0...300MHz
HF: 30kHz...300MHz
LF: 0...5kHz
Noise rejection: 100MHz LPF switchable
Video: Pos./neg. sync. impulse
Standards 525 Line/ 60Hz systems
625 Line/50Hz systems
Fields Field 1, field 2, both
Line All, selectable line number
Source CH1...CH4
Logic: AND, OR, TRUE, FALSE
Source LCH0…15
State LCH0…15 X, H, L
Indicator for trigger action: LED
Ext. Trigger via: Auxiliary input [Aux. input at rear side]
0,3V…10V
ss
2nd Trigger:
Slope Rising, falling, both
Min. signal height 0.8 div.; 0.5 div. typ.
Frequency range 0…300 MHz
Level control range -10....+10 div.
Operating modes:
after time 20 ns…0.1 s
after incidence 1…2
16
Busses (Opt. HOO10): I
2
C/SPI/UART/RS-232
Source LCH0...LCH15
Format hexadecimal, binary
I
2
C Trigger on Start, Stop, Restart, ACK, NACK,
Adress (7 or 10 Bit), Data, Adress and Data,
up to 10 Mb/s
SPI up to 32 Bit Data, Chip select (CS) pos. or
neg., without CS, up to 25 Mb/s
UART/RS-232 up to 8 Bit Data, up to 1Mb/s
Horizontal System
Domain representation: Time, Frequency (FFT), Voltage (XY)
Representation Time Base: Main-window, main- and zoom-window
Memory Zoom: Up to 100.000:1
Accuracy: 15ppm
Time Base:
Refresh operating modes 2ns /div.…20ms/div.
Roll operating modes 50ms/div.…50s/div.
Digital Storage
Sampling rate (real time): 4 x 1,25 GSa/s, 2 x 2,5 GSa/s
Logic channels: 16 x 1,25GSa/s
Sampling rate (random): 25GSa/s (n/a to logic channels)
Memory: 4 x 2 MPts, 2 x 4 MPts
Operation modes: Refresh, Average, Envelope, Peak-Detect
Roll: free run/triggered, Smooth
Resolution (vertical) 8Bit
Resolution (horizontal)
Yt Mode 50 Pts./div.
XY Mode 8 Bit
Interpolation: Sinx/x (CH1...CH4), Pulse (LCH0...15)
Persistence: Off, 50ms...∞
Delay pretrigger: 0...2 Million x (1/samplerate)
posttrigger: 0...8 Million x (1/samplerate)
Display refresh rate: Up to 2500 waveforms/s
Display: Dots, vectors (interpolation), ‘persistence’
Reference memories: typ. 10 Traces
Operation/Measuring/Interfaces
Operation: Menu-driven (multilingual), Autoset,
help functions (multilingual)
Save/Recall memories: typ. 10 complete instrument parameter set-
tings
Frequency counter:
0.5Hz...300MHz 6 Digit resolution
Accuracy 15ppm
Auto measurements: Frequency, Period, pulse count, V
pp
, V
p+
, V
p-
,
V
RMS
, V
Avg
, V
top
, V
base
, t
width+
, t
width-
, t
dutycycle+
,
t
dutycycle
, t
Rise
, t
Fall
Cursor measurements: ΔV, Δt, 1/Δt (f), V to Gnd, V
t
related to Trigger
point, ratio X and Y, pulse count, peak to
peak, peak+, peak-
Interface: Dual-Interface USB/RS-232 (HO720)
USB-Stick (frontside)
USB-Printer (rear side) for Postscript Printer
DVI-D for ext. monitor
Optional: IEEE-488, Ethernet/USB
Display functions
Marker: up to 8 user definable marker for easy navi-
gation
VirtualScreen: virtual Display with 20 Div vertical for all
Math-, Logic-, Bus- and Reference Signals
Busdisplay: up to 2 busses, user definable, parallel or
serial busses (option), decode of the bus
value in ASCII, binary,decimal or hexadeci-
mal, up to 4 lines
Parallel analog channels can also be used as source
for bus definition
I
2
C color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, missing acknowledge, Errors
and Trigger condition
SPI color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
UART/RS-232 color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
250 MHz 4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
HMO2524
All data valid at 23 °C after 30 minute warm-up
Display
Display: 6,5” VGA Color TFT
Resolution: 640 x 480 Pixel
Backlight: LED 400cd/m
2
Display area for curves:
without menu 400 x 600 Pixel (8 x 12 div.)
with menu 400 x 500 Pixel (8 x 10 div.)
Color depth: 256 colors
Intensity steps per channel: 0…31
Vertical System
Channels:
DSO mode CH1...CH4
MSO mode CH1…CH3 LCH0...7 (with 1 x Option HO3508)
CH1, CH2, LCH0...15 (with 2 x Option HO3508)
Auxiliary input: Rear side
Function Ext. Trigger
Impedance 1MΩ || 13pF ± 2pF
Coupling DC, AC
Max. input voltage 100V (DC + peak AC)
XYZ-mode: All analog channels on individual choise
Invert: CH1...CH4
Y-bandwidth (-3dB): 250MHz (5mV...5V)/div.
100MHz (1mV, 2mV)/ div.
Lower AC bandwidth: 2Hz
Bandwidth limiter
(switchable): approx. 20MHz
Rise time (calculated): ‹ 1,5 ns
DC gain accuracy 2%
Input sensitivity: 12 calibrated steps
CH1...CH4 1mV/div.…5V/div. (1-2-5 Sequence)
Variable Between calibrated steps
Inputs CH1…CH4:
Impedance 1MΩ II 13pF ± 2pF (50Ω switchable)
Coupling DC, AC, GND
Max. input voltage 200V (DC + peak AC), 50Ω ‹ 5V
rms
Measuring circuits: Measuring Category I (CAT I)
Position range ± 10Divs
Offset control:
1mV, 2mV ± 0,2V
5…50mV ±1V
100mV…5V ± 20V
Logic channels With Option HO3508
Select. switching thresholds TTL, CMOS, ECL, 2 x User -2…+8V
Impedance 100kΩ || ‹ 4pF
Coupling DC
Max. input voltage 40V (DC + peak AC)
Triggering
Analog channels:
Automatic: Linking of peakdetection and triggerlevel
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 5Hz…300MHz
Level control range From peak- to peak+
Normal (without peak):
Min. signal height 0.8div; 0.5div typ.
Frequency range 0…300MHz
Level control range -10....+10div.
Operating modes: Slope/ Video/Logic/Pulse/Busses (optional)
Slope: Rising, falling, both
Sources: CH1...CH4, Line, Ext., LCH0…15
Coupling: AC: 5Hz...300MHz
DC: 0...300MHz
HF: 30kHz...300MHz
LF: 0...5kHz
Noise rejection: 100MHz LPF switchable
Video: Pos./neg. sync. impulse
Standards 525 Line/ 60Hz systems
625 Line/50Hz systems
Fields Field 1, field 2, both
Line All, selectable line number
Source CH1...CH4
Logic: AND, OR, TRUE, FALSE
Source LCH0…15
State LCH0…15 X, H, L
Indicator for trigger action: LED
Ext. Trigger via: Auxiliary input [Aux. input at rear side]
0,3V…10V
ss
2nd Trigger:
Slope Rising, falling, both
Min. signal height 0.8 div.; 0.5 div. typ.
Frequency range 0…300 MHz
Level control range -10....+10 div.
Operating modes:
after time 20 ns…0.1 s
after incidence 1…2
16
Busses (Opt. HOO10): I
2
C/SPI/UART/RS-232
Source LCH0...LCH15
Format hexadecimal, binary
I
2
C Trigger on Start, Stop, Restart, ACK, NACK,
Adress (7 or 10 Bit), Data, Adress and Data,
up to 10 Mb/s
SPI up to 32 Bit Data, Chip select (CS) pos. or
neg., without CS, up to 25 Mb/s
UART/RS-232 up to 8 Bit Data, up to 1Mb/s
Horizontal System
Domain representation: Time, Frequency (FFT), Voltage (XY)
Representation Time Base: Main-window, main- and zoom-window
Memory Zoom: Up to 100.000:1
Accuracy: 15ppm
Time Base:
Refresh operating modes 2ns /div.…20ms/div.
Roll operating modes 50ms/div.…50s/div.
Digital Storage
Sampling rate (real time): 4 x 1,25 GSa/s, 2 x 2,5 GSa/s
Logic channels: 16 x 1,25GSa/s
Sampling rate (random): 25GSa/s (n/a to logic channels)
Memory: 4 x 2 MPts, 2 x 4 MPts
Operation modes: Refresh, Average, Envelope, Peak-Detect
Roll: free run/triggered, Smooth
Resolution (vertical) 8Bit
Resolution (horizontal)
Yt Mode 50 Pts./div.
XY Mode 8 Bit
Interpolation: Sinx/x (CH1...CH4), Pulse (LCH0...15)
Persistence: Off, 50ms...∞
Delay pretrigger: 0...2 Million x (1/samplerate)
posttrigger: 0...8 Million x (1/samplerate)
Display refresh rate: Up to 2500 waveforms/s
Display: Dots, vectors (interpolation), ‘persistence’
Reference memories: typ. 10 Traces
Operation/Measuring/Interfaces
Operation: Menu-driven (multilingual), Autoset,
help functions (multilingual)
Save/Recall memories: typ. 10 complete instrument parameter set-
tings
Frequency counter:
0.5Hz...300MHz 6 Digit resolution
Accuracy 15ppm
Auto measurements: Frequency, Period, pulse count, V
pp
, V
p+
, V
p-
,
V
RMS
, V
Avg
, V
top
, V
base
, t
width+
, t
width-
, t
dutycycle+
,
t
dutycycle
, t
Rise
, t
Fall
Cursor measurements: ΔV, Δt, 1/Δt (f), V to Gnd, V
t
related to Trigger
point, ratio X and Y, pulse count, peak to
peak, peak+, peak-
Interface: Dual-Interface USB/RS-232 (HO720)
USB-Stick (frontside)
USB-Printer (rear side) for Postscript Printer
DVI-D for ext. monitor
Optional: IEEE-488, Ethernet/USB
Display functions
Marker: up to 8 user definable marker for easy navi-
gation
VirtualScreen: virtual Display with 20 Div vertical for all
Math-, Logic-, Bus- and Reference Signals
Busdisplay: up to 2 busses, user definable, parallel or
serial busses (option), decode of the bus
value in ASCII, binary,decimal or hexadeci-
mal, up to 4 lines
Parallel analog channels can also be used as source
for bus definition
I
2
C color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, missing acknowledge, Errors
and Trigger condition
SPI color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
UART/RS-232 color coded Read- , Write Adress, Data,
(Opt. HOO10) Start, Stop, Errors and Trigger condition
Specifications