Post by thread:[EE]: Re: Any comments on Tek 1000 / 2000 series o

Russell, We (Applied MEMS) bought one of the TDS2002's to replace a TDS210 that we had that went bad. The 2002 was only a few hundred dollars more than the 210, plus it was in color. Ans as an added bonus, it has built in FFT capabilities. This is a plus for us. We use a Stanford Research Systems spectrum analyzer for the high accuracy production stuff, but if we want a quick look at the spectrum, this scope gives us a good idea of what is happening with our systems. I can't remember exactly what the cost was right off hand, but it wasn't too bad. Bottom line, I believe the TDS2002 is a good scope for the money and would buy more if the funding were available. It's only bad point, if you want to consider it a bad point, is the bandwidth is 60 Mhz with a 1GS/s rate. From our point of view, this is not a problem because in seismic work, that's way more BW than actually necessary. Of course that's why we chose that particular model in the first place. I would say you wouldn't be wrong in choosing any of the models from this lineup. They're small, light, and work beautifully. And not too expensive compared to other alternative units in the same class. I'd say go for it. You won't regret it. Regards, Jim P.S. Do you think my endorsement subtle? {Quote hidden}> I'm considering buying a bottom end Tektronix oscilloscope. > Probably a 2102 (60 MHz (1 GS/s), 2 channel, colour). > (The entry level to this range is 2 channel, 60 MHz mono and top end is > 200 MHz 4 channel colour) > (These supersede the old 100 / 200 series models) > > Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, with these that they would > like to rave about? > > I'm annoyed that they have succumbed to marketing driven greed and want > to charge about 25% extra over the price of the entry level model for > the add on RS232 / GPIB / Centronix printer port module when I (and > probably most users) would be entirely happy with a simple serial port > which is well within the capability of the basic design. (A smarter > move would be to include a simple serial port in ALL models in the > range and charge a bit more overall). > > > > Russell McMahon > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > spam_OUTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu