MS Series
Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
Complete Embedded System Test
Analog. Digital. Serial.
The Ultimate Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
A mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) is the ideal tool for the design
and debug of today’s embedded systems providing the only way
to see analog, digital and serial data signals simultaneously on
one instrument as they occur in real time. Embedded system
designers need to view signals into and out of devices such as
microcontrollers, DSPs, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, and transducers
while ensuring proper timing and bus traffic.
Unmatched Digital Performance
The MS Series offers unmatched digital
performance and is available in two
models, the MS-500 and MS-250.
Designed to capture long records of
the fastest digital signals the MS-500
has a maximum input frequency of
500 MHz, while other MSOs are
limited to only 250 MHz. The long
memory of 50 Mpts/Ch means that
these fast signals can be captured for
up to 25 ms at up to 2 GS/s sampling
rate. On top of this raw performance,
the MS-500 supports up to 36 channels
—enough for all the ADDR, DATA,
control lines and serial data busses.
This makes it the perfect tool for
embedded systems with 16-bit or
32-bit microcontrollers.
The MS-250 is the ideal tool for testing
embedded systems with 8-bit micro-
controllers or slower digital signals.
With 250 MHz max. input frequency,
18 channels and 10 Mpts/Ch memory
the MS-250 is an outstanding value
and provides a complete set of tools
for embedded system testing.
Analog Performance Reimagined
A great MSO must be built on a great
oscilloscope and the WaveRunner
®
MXi
and WaveSurfer
®
MXs are two of the
best. With bandwidths from 200 MHz
to 2 GHz, sampling rates up to 10 GS/s,
12.5 Mpts/Ch available memory, and a
wide range of math, measurement and
triggering capabilities the WaveRunner MXi
and WaveSurfer MXs platforms are power-
ful and versatile. Both models feature a big,
bright 10.4" color touch screen for easy
viewing of all your analog and digital
signals and both are only 6" deep.
The Best Serial Data Bus Testing
Monitoring serial data busses is a
major part of embedded system
design and test. The ability to
quickly locate and isolate
specific messages
on these busses is
important for efficient
testing. With LeCroy’s
unique color-coded overlay for
decoded bus data and powerful,
flexible conditional triggering, the
MS Series captures all important bus
traffic in your system and easily shows
important data messages from I
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C, SPI,
UART, RS-232, and LIN busses.
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The Complete Mixed Signal Toolset
Analog, Digital and
Cross-pattern Triggering
The WaveRunner MXi and
WaveSurfer MXs oscilloscopes
come with an extensive set of
triggering capabilities aimed at
capturing a wide range of analog
signals. With the MS Series this
triggering is enhanced, adding
analog/digital cross-pattern
trigger, analog/digital event
triggering and the capability to
select any digital channel as the
source for an analog trigger.
Use the oscilloscope triggers with digital
channels.
Set up a simple or complex cross-pattern
trigger with any combination of up to 4 analog
and 36 digital channels. Set pattern with a
choice of 1, 0, Rising Edge, Falling Edge,
Either Edge or Don’t Care conditions.
Easy-to-use Measurement Tools
Cursors and measurement parameters
are an important part of any oscillo-
scope. When using the MS Series
these tools measure digital chan-
nels as well analog channels.
Cursors read out hexadecimal bus values
while parameters make timing meas-
urements on a single digital channel,
between two digital channels or even
between an analog and a digital channel.
Frequency
Delay
Width
Period
Δ
Delay
Duty Cycle
Use oscilloscope tools like horizontal and
vertical cursors along with automatic meas-
urements and statistics to measure analog
and digital signals.
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Insight into Your Embedded System
The display of a mixed signal oscilloscope is your view into the
analog, digital and serial data signals that drive your embedded
system. The big 10.4" color touch screen of the WaveRunner MXi
and WaveSurfer MXs simplifies how you use your MSO and
makes seeing signal details easier especially when viewing
a combination of up to 4 analog and 36 digital channels.
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Trigger and decode serial data
signals such as I
2
C, SPI, UART,
RS-232, and LIN. The decoded
data is presented with a unique
color-coded overlay for easy identi-
fication. Zoom in closer to see
even more data as each individual
bit is decoded. Built-in search
capability will quickly scan for
specific messages on the bus.
4.
Analog bandwidths from
200 MHz to 2 GHz with
sampling rates up to 10 GS/s.
5.
Up to 50 Mpts/Ch digital memory
provides very long capture times
of all your digital signals, with
sampling rates up to 2 GS/s.
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6.
Long oscilloscope memory
enables capturing long records of
analog signals while maintaining
high sample rate for fast edges.
2.
Use cursors to read hexadecimal
bus values or make manual timing
measurements.
7.
Complete analog/digital cross
triggering. Set up a simple or
complex pattern using any
combination of up to 4 analog
and 36 digital channels.
3.
Automatic measurement parame-
ters like period, frequency and duty
cycle work on digital lines just
as they would on oscilloscope
channels. Statistics and Histicons
provide detailed measurement
information.
8.
Sampling rate of 2 GS/s on
digital lines.
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