Portability and Work Environment
Key Specifications Comparison
Ease of Use
Tektronix TBS1000 Series
TBS1000 Series vs. GW In ste k GD S-1000(A)-U Series
Competitive Fact Sheet
No menu has more than two pages.
Indexed, context-sensi ti ve help syst em with
hyperlinks works like a built-in manual
Shortcut buttons for Reference Waveform,
Default S et up, Horizontal Set to Zero,
Trigger Set t o 50%
Probe Check button to quick ly verify that
the voltage probe is operating properly
Trig View button to see how the tri gger
settings affect the trigger signal
AutoRange button adjusts controls to
produce a usable displ ay of the input signal
Menus can have up to three pages.
For example, t he utili ty menu
includes 9 di fferent s ettings .
No help index and no hyperlinks
make it difficult to jump between
topics
No shortcut buttons for Reference
Wavef orm, Default Setup, Hori zont al
Set to Z ero, T ri gger S et to 50%
No probe check function
No trig view func t i on
No autorange function
Tektronix
TBS1000 Seri es
GW Instek
GDS-1000(A)-U Series
Channels
2
2
Bandwidth
25, 40, 60, 100, 150
MHz
1000-U: 50, 70, 100MHz
1000A-U: 70, 100,150MHz
Max. Sample Rate
(All channels on)
BW <= 40MHz: 500 MS/s
BW> 40MHz: 1 GS/s
1000-U: 250 MS/s
1000A-U: 500 MS/s
Max. Record Length
(All channels on)
2.5k point s
1000-U: 4k poi nts
1000A-U: 1M points
Persist Time
OFF, 1sec, 2sec, 5 sec,
infinite
OFF, On
Included software
OpenChoice
Freewave
Interfaces
USB, Optional GPIB
USB
300V
RMS
CAT II. Ra te d for
measurements on circuits
directly connected to mains
2.0 kg weight
Silent operation
Operating alti tude: <3000
meters
30 W m ax power c ons umpt i on
GW Instek GDS-1000(A)-U Series
Tektronix
TBS1000 Series
GW Instek
GDS-1000(A)-U Series
300V
pk
(DC+AC peak ) CAT II.
Rated for measurements on
circuits directly connected to
mains
2.5 kg weight
Contains a cooling fan
Operating alti tude: <2000
meters
40 W m ax power c ons umpt i on
Warranty Duration
Competitive Fact Sheet
5 year warranty on all models
Tektronix
TBS1000 Series
GW Instek
GDS-1000(A)-U Series
Limited lifetime warranty with 5-year
minimum
LCD display warranty i s 1 year
A dvanced Features for Embedded Design
Wave Inspector® Navigation and Search for efficient evaluation of
records up to 1 m i l l ion points
7-inch TFT Display
Decode, search and trigger on serial buses li ke I
2
C, SPI, RS-232 and
others
16 digital channels (MSO Series )
Tektronix MSO2000B and DPO2000B Ser ies
Higher bandwidth m odel s up to 200 MHz
4 channels available on 70 MHz, 100 MHz, 200 MHz models
Higher sample rate available up to 2 GS/s
Limited lifetime warranty (at least 10 years)
Supports NI LabVIEW SignalExpress
Tektronix TDS2000C Series
Higher Sample Rate/Bandw idth Ratio
The TBS1000 series offers higher sample rate/bandwidth ratio, reconstruct w aveforms more accurately and reduce the
possibility of aliasing
Tektronix
TBS1000 Bandwidth
Sample
rate(all
CHs on)
Sample rate/
Bandwidth
GW Instek
GDS-1000A-U Bandwidth
Sample
rate(all
CHs on)
Sample
rate/
Bandwidth
GW Instek
GDS-1000-U Bandwidth
Sample
rate(all
CHs on)
Sample rate/
Bandwidth
TBS1022 25MHz 500MS/s 20 tim es
TBS1042 40MHz 500MS/s 12.5 tim es GDS-1052-U 50MHz 250MS/s 5 times
TBS1062 60MHz 1GS/s 16.7 tim es GDS-1072A-U 70MHz 500MS/s 7.1 times GDS-1072-U 70MHz 250MS/s 3.6 times
TBS1102 100MHz 1GS/s 10 tim es GDS-1102A-U 100MHz 500MS/s 5 times GDS-1102-U 100MHz 250MS/s 2.5 times
TBS1152 150MHz 1GS/s 6.7 times GDS-1152A-U 150MHz 500MS/s 3.3 times
TBS1000 Series vs. GW Instek GDS-1000(A)-U Series
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