1.5 GHz Active Probe TAP1500

Features & Benefits Outstanding Electrical Performance ≥1.5 GHz Probe Bandwidth <267 ps Rise Time ≤1 pF Input Capacitance 1 MΩ Input Resistance –8 V to +8 V Input Dynamic Range –10 V to +10 V DC Input Offset Range Versatile Mechanical Performance Small Compact Probe Head for Probing Small Geometry Circuit Elements DUT Attachment Accessories Enable Connection to SMDs As Small As 0.5 mm Pitch Robust Design for Reliability Easy-to-Use Connects Directly to DPO7000 and DPO/MSO4000 Series Oscilloscopes Using the TekVPI™ Probe Interface Provides Automatic Units Scaling and Readout on the Oscilloscope Display Easy Access to Oscilloscope Probe Menu Display for Probe Status/Diagnostic Information, and to Control Probe DC Offset Applications High-speed Digital Systems Design Component Design and Characterization Manufacturing Engineering and Test Educational Research Signals with Voltage Swings up to 16 Vp-p TAP1500 Single-ended Active FET Probe provides excellent high-speed electrical and mechanical performance required for today’s digital system designs. Specifically designed for use and direct connection to the TekVPI™ probe interface used on Tektronix' new DPO7000 and DPO/MSO4000 Series Oscilloscopes, the TAP1500 Active FET probe achieves high-speed signal acquisition and measurement fidelity by solving three traditional problems: Lower DUT loading effects with ≤1 pF input capacitance and 1 MΩ input resistance Versatile DUT connectivity for attaching to small SMDs Preserves oscilloscope bandwidth at the probe tip for DPO7000 and DPO/MSO4000 Series Oscilloscope models, up to 1 GHz