Keysight N1000A DCA-X Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope

The Keysight N1000A DCA-X Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope is a high-performance sampling oscilloscope platform designed for analyzing ultra-high-speed electrical and optical signals. It supports signal measurements from 50 Mb/s up to 224 Gb/s, making it suitable for next-generation communication systems.
The N1000A serves as the mainframe of the DCA-X platform, allowing engineers to configure the system with a wide range of plug-in modules for optical, electrical, and TDR/TDT measurements. This modular design ensures flexibility and long-term scalability for advanced measurement environments.
With measurement bandwidths exceeding 100 GHz, extremely low jitter, and high timing accuracy, the N1000A enables precise analysis of high-speed digital and optical communication signals.
Key Features
- Ultra-wide measurement bandwidth
Supports bandwidths greater than 100 GHz, enabling analysis of PAM4, high-speed serial links, and next-generation optical communication systems. - Modular architecture
The DCA-X system uses a mainframe and plug-in modules, allowing users to configure optical, electrical, and TDR measurement capabilities. - Extremely low jitter performance
Intrinsic jitter as low as 90 fs rms, enabling precise jitter and signal integrity measurements. - High channel scalability
Supports up to 16 electrical or optical channels for high-throughput testing environments. - Advanced FlexDCA software
Provides powerful analysis, measurement automation, and remote control capabilities for high-speed signal testing.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Instrument Type | Sampling Oscilloscope (Equivalent-Time) |
| Maximum Bandwidth | >100 GHz |
| Maximum Sample Rate | Up to 250 kSa/s |
| Number of Channels | Up to 16 electrical or optical channels |
| Intrinsic Jitter | ≤ 90 fs rms |
| Minimum Jitter (best performance) | As low as 50 fs |
| Supported Data Rates | 50 Mb/s to 224 Gb/s |
| Supported Filter Range | Up to 130 GHz / 195 GBd |
| Input Connector Type | 2.92 mm |
| Form Factor | Benchtop |
| Module Architecture | Mainframe with plug-in electrical, optical, and TDR modules |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Software | FlexDCA Measurement Software |
Applications
Typical applications include:
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High-speed optical communication research
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Optical transceiver design and production testing
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High-speed ASIC and FPGA characterization
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Signal integrity and jitter analysis
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High-speed serial bus validation
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TDR/TDT and channel analysis of PCBs and cables






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