RIGOL DS9204 DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE

Overview

The RIGOL DS9204 Digital Oscilloscope is expertly engineered to meet professional application needs across advanced high-speed design, debugging, and testing workflows. Utilizing RIGOL's brand-new hardware platform, this 2.5 GHz instrument delivers an exceptional test and measurement experience tailored for complex signal analysis without compromising on speed or precision.

Built for high-speed testing and demanding signal integrity tasks, the DS9204 combines its 2.5 GHz analog bandwidth with a maximum 20 GSa/s real-time sampling rate and a massive 500 Mpts standard memory depth. Equipped with a fast recording mode that achieves a waveform capture rate of up to 1,000,000 wfms/s, the oscilloscope enables engineers to capture transient signals faster, isolate intermittent anomalies, and perform reliable, deep analysis with high efficiency.

Highly integrated and weighing only 5.3 kg, the compact form factor makes it equally suitable for efficient laboratory testing and portable field deployment. By replacing traditional mechanical attenuators with a Solid Electronic Attenuator, the DS9204 is truly built to last—delivering vastly improved operating lifetime and rugged reliability in high-frequency, high-duty-cycle range switching applications. Combined with a flexible vertical resolution, an excellent noise floor, and superb vertical accuracy, the DS9204 ensures your critical measurements remain accurate, clean, and dependable.

Product Features

Deep Standard Memory & Fast Capture

With a generous 500 Mpts standard memory depth (upgradeable to 2 Gpts) combined with a waveform capture rate of up to 1,000,000 wfms/s in fast recording mode, the DS9204 ensures you capture extended time windows without missing transient or intermittent events, drastically improving overall debugging efficiency.

High Vertical Resolution

The system features an 8-bit vertical resolution, scalable from 9 to 16 bits in high-resolution mode. Combined with an excellent low noise floor and high vertical accuracy, the DS9204 satisfies strict requirements for clean, precise, low-signal measurements.

Solid Electronic Attenuator

The DS9204 replaces traditional mechanical attenuators with a robust solid-state design. This significantly extends the operating lifetime of the front-end and delivers unmatched reliability in high-frequency, high-duty-cycle range switching environments.

Advanced Analysis & Optional Compliance Testing

Built-in capabilities move you quickly from simple waveform observation to deeper, actionable insight. The platform supports automated measurements of 41 waveform parameters , hardware mask testing , and advanced optional analysis functions like real-time eye diagrams and jitter decomposition. For specialized verification, it offers optional protocol compliance analysis functions supporting Ethernet, Automotive Ethernet, USB 2.0, MIPI D-PHY, and other standards.

Technical Specifications

• Model Configuration: DS9204 (4 analog channels + 1 EXT channel)

• Analog Bandwidth (50 Ohm, -3 dB): 2.5 GHz

• Calculated Rise Time (50 Ohm): Less than or equal to 210 ps

• Max. Real-Time Sampling Rate: 20 GSa/s (half-channel mode) / 10 GSa/s (all-channel mode)

• Max. Memory Depth: Standard: 500 Mpts (half-channel) / 200 Mpts (all-channel). Optional upgrade up to 2 Gpts

• Max. Waveform Capture Rate: More than 1,000,000 wfms/s (in fast recording mode)

• Vertical Resolution: 8 bits (9 to 16 bits scalable in high-resolution mode)

• Vertical Sensitivity Range: 1 mV/div to 10 V/div (1 MOhm), 1 mV/div to 1 V/div (50 Ohm)

• Time Base Range: 50 ps/div to 500 s/div

• Hardware Waveform Recording: Up to 2,000,000 real-time frames continuously recording and playing

• Built-in Instruments: Integrates a digital oscilloscope, 3-bit digital voltmeter, 8-digit hardware frequency counter + totalizer, and optional protocol analyzer

• Trigger Types: Edge, Pulse, Slope, Video, Pattern, Duration, Timeout, Runt, Window, Delay, Setup/Hold, Nth edge, and various serial buses

• Standard Protocol Decoding: Parallel, RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, and CAN

• Optional Compliance Analysis: Supports Ethernet (100Base-T/1000Base-T), Automotive Ethernet, USB 2.0, and MIPI D-PHY consistency testing

• Display Size and Type: 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch HD display (1280x800 resolution)

• Connectivity Interfaces: USB 3.0 Host, USB 3.0 Device, LAN (supporting LXI-C), HDMI, EXT TRIG, AUX OUT (TrigOut / PassFail), 10 MHz Reference Clock In/Out 

• Processor & Memory: Six-core processor (Cortex-A72 1.8 GHz + Cortex-A53 1.4 GHz), 4 GB RAM, 128 GB internal non-volatile memory. 

• Environmental Operating Temperature: -10°C to +50°C

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 358 mm x 215 mm x 125 mm

• Weight: 5.3 kg (package excluded)

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