Supported Scopes

M1™ Oscilloscope Tools is reliant on the quality and precision of the platforms on which it operates. The high-precision real-time oscilloscopes that are used to perform the test will determine the asymptotic repeatability of the subsequent M1™ measurements (first-order determinants of this are front-end noise, quantization error and sample clock jitter). The memory depth, in conjunction with sample rate, determines how many consecutive cycles can be  captured. Other aspects of the operation or design of the scopes will drive other convenience and performance parameters. We are happy to provide some best practices on how to make the most accurate measurements possible.

ASA's family of M1™ Oscilloscope Tools can be used exterior to a select group of real-time oscilloscopes, as well as inside most currently available Windows^®-based real-time oscilloscopes. The instruments that ASA has chosen to use with M1™ are the best.

M1 Oscilloscope Tools is priced according to the speed of the scope. To see which version of M1 you need, go to our M1 Companion Level Selector page, or by using the applet below.

M1™ now supports the following companies' platforms:

Because the above scopes have different design characteristics, they each perform at different levels of precision relative to jitter measurement.

** RMS Repeatability is measured by inserting a very precise (timing specifications) logic signal source running at 2.5 GBPS data rate running in clock mode and measuring the clock period with the M1/scope system and its standard deviation. The standard deviation of this actual measurement is the RMS repeatability.