Tektronix Oscilloscopes Reviews

We use it for testing. Usually, for testing equipment, we define the test frequency in the range of 50 gigahertz.

The user interface is good.

I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures. It's very difficult for us to find test fixtures, so it would be helpful if they were to develop them.

If we need technical help we contact technical support from the company. It's very easy. They have good service.

We needed a new generation product for testing equipment.

The pricing is very expensive.

We looked at HP, but Tektronix is famous in the area of products for equipment testing.

It's a good product. I would recommend it to colleagues at other companies.

Regarding a learning curve for the equipment, when we purchase this testing equipment from the company, they provide training for us, so if we have any issues we can contact them with the details and they help us to resolve the problem.

I would rate the product at nine out of ten. I'm satisfied with it.

We use many models of oscilloscopes for lab tests. We use it for high-speed systems, mostly for PCIe Gen4. We utilize the full bandwidth of the product.

It helps our design-verification cycle.

It has very fast response with deep memory and gets the job done. The user interface is also very intuitive with a fast response.

I would like to see more integration into machine learning because that's what we try to apply it to.

They have great technical support.

The company was already using it when I started with them.

It's a very reliable product.

I would rate the product a ten out of ten. They provide a great partnership with us. We have certain projects going on with together with Tektronix and they're great partners.

We're using the Tektronix 8300 for measurements. It's a very good machine. We typically run with a serial DSLR application. The signals we measure are pulse and we are utilizing the full bandwidth.

Typically, our customers ask us about the full set of signal integrated characteristics, including TDR measurements and VNA measurements. Tektronix gives us manual measurements and we also do automatic measurements with a robot. We provide 100 percent coverage of PCBs. It helps to make sure our customers are happy.

Tektronix is robust and reliable. It's a hammer-resistant machine, a fact which is most important on our manufacturing floor.

The user interface is also good. I'm not in love with it, but it's really good. It's easy to control with our applications.

They need to add more memory to this machine because at this time the machine can support random simulation to the power of 15 but realistically, in requests from our customers, we need it to the power of 31. It's typically memory which is the issue.

Technical support is okay. I'm happy with it.

I would recommend this product.

Regarding a learning curve, there isn't one. It's a very good machine with very good support. If we need the support, they're there every time.

In terms of upgradability, again, I would like to see more memory. Right now, the machine has up to 50 gigahertz variance which, in most cases, is okay.

I would rate the product at eight out of ten because it's not too small and works in most cases. The two missing points are for the upgrades I mentioned. And if I give it a ten, they'll sleep quietly.

The application space that we are using the solution to target is 5G and WiFi. We are using this solution to measure WiFi signals.

We are using this product to support connected devices for IoT development.

Its transferring function: I can check transfers and responses for checking if a signal is back up and posting a response.

The learning curve is fast. It takes about a day.

The user interface is good, not very complicated. It is very intuitive.

I want the system to have a wider bandwidth because high-speed continues to move faster, so there is more bandwidth to cover. 

The solution is field upgradable, which will be cost-effective for us in the future.

We have contacted them about demos and new features.

The cost has room for improvement. Though compared to other companies, it's okay.

The primary use case is for signaling to every waveform measurement and doing some post analysis of the waveform.

I trust Tektronix for its accuracy. The probes of solution fit my application. E.g., the speed of probes, the way that it is using probes with designs, and the probes' size. I like that.

• Accuracy
• High speed

I mainly use the basic version, as I am working with signaling 30 minute measurements, and just need the origin waveform. I and taking that waveform out from the scope and do further analysis with the other tool I have. Therefore, I don't use too many features of the scope.

I would like if they could have more customer support engagement.

Going forward, they should keep up with the industry's speed for oscilloscopes.

We have direct contact with technical support. We are always calling the person that we know there. That is the way it works.

I did not experience a learning curve because of contact person who we work together with at Tektronix.

We mainly use it for TDR measurement. Sometimes, we convert them into a frequency domain. I'm working on a standard. They have a frequency requirements and time domain requirements. Sometimes, we will mix our equipment, but it's easier to do everything at the same time, so we measure in the time domain and convert it to the frequency domain.

I'm measuring high speed differential lines.

It is easy to use, which is why I'm mainly using it. I found with its measurement and simulations with its results are very similar. There is value in its accuracy. 

When you use same model with the same test point fixtures and do a comparison with other measurements, it seems to provide the most stable results in the time domain state. Therefore, I trust it. 

Time domain measurement is very accurate compared to other devices.

We demoed the product before purchasing it.

The functionality between devices is almost the same.

If you are dealing with time domain measurement, I strongly recommend using a vendor other than this company.

The application space that we are using the solution to target is high-speed serial, like USB or HDMI. 

We used to connect this product to supported devices, but anymore because we don't need to, though we should.

Debugging is our primary use case for the product. We use it around 500 megahertz, maybe one gigahertz, but we're not implementing any serial links. The signals we measure are clocks and data. For the most part we're measuring between FPGAs and memory chips and looking at their data buses. We're not usually utilizing the full bandwidth.

It helps to reduce my testing time.

• It's multi-channel, four-channel
• The frequency range that I can run it over
• It has bandwidth filtering
• The user interface is good, I don't have any complaints with it

I know you can get the Bit Masks but it's generally really expensive to get the eye diagrams and Bit Masks with it. I wish they were included or cheaper.

I have not needed technical support. I had a broken fan once and I just sent it back and it came back.

It's pretty intuitive after you've used any scope. It's relatively easy. I like to use it and it does what I need it to do.

For what I use it for, it works perfectly well for me. Our solution is field-upgradable, but it's good the way it is for us.

I would rate the product at eight out of ten. I don't usually find that the scope is holding me back from finding out what I need to.