LeCroy WavePro 960 Digital Storage Oscilloscope

The LeCroy WavePro 960 Digital Storage Oscilloscope is engineered for signal integrity analysis, high-speed embedded design, and telecommunications validation. Offering a 2 GHz bandwidth across four independent analog channels, it delivers the sampling fidelity and memory depth necessary to capture transient glitches and complex waveforms without distortion.

Key Technical Specifications of the LeCroy WavePro 960

• Analog Bandwidth: 2 GHz on all 4 input channels
• Sampling Rate: Up to 16 GS/s (interleaved) and 8 GS/s on all channels simultaneously
• Channel Architecture: 4 fully isolated input channels with calibrated vertical scaling
• Memory Depth: Deep acquisition memory supporting long capture windows at high sample rates
• Display System: High-resolution color display with multi-grid waveform layout options
• Connectivity & I/O: GPIB, Ethernet LAN, RS-232, and external trigger inputs for automated test bench integration

Architecture and Measurement Capabilities

• High-Speed Signal Acquisition: With a real-time sampling rate reaching up to 16 GS/s, the WavePro 960 reconstructs fast-rising edges accurately. As a result, engineers can evaluate high-frequency clock signals, serial bus data, and jitter anomalies with minimal interpolation error.
• Deep Memory Architecture: Standard oscilloscopes often sacrifice sampling resolution when viewing long timeframes. In contrast, the deep capture memory in the WavePro 960 maintains high sampling rates across extended acquisition periods. Therefore, infrequent bus errors, dropouts, and intermittent runt pulses remain visible during continuous testing cycles.
• Comprehensive Parameter Analysis: Furthermore, the instrument integrates an extensive suite of automated measurement parameters. Users can execute multi-parameter statistical evaluations, histogram analysis, and FFT spectral conversions directly from the front panel interface.
• Advanced Triggering Modes: Dedicated edge, pulse width, interval, qualified, and pattern triggers ensure rapid isolation of rare circuit faults. Consequently, debugging complex mixed-signal systems requires fewer capture iterations.

Common Engineering Applications

• High-Speed Serial Buses: Specifically, it validates timing margins, eye diagrams, and rise/fall times for USB, Ethernet, and PCIe architectures.
• Power Electronics & Inverters: Moreover, it measures fast switching transitions and parasitic ringing across silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power stages.
• Telecommunications Testing: Additionally, the 2 GHz analog front end facilitates RF carrier modulation verification and radar pulse analysis.
• Embedded System Validation: Consequently, design teams gain an accurate verification platform for debugging high-speed microcontrollers, memory buses, and FPGA interfaces.

By pairing 2 GHz bandwidth with a 16 GS/s sampling engine, the LeCroy WavePro 960 provides the reliability and precision required for demanding R&D benches and automated validation lines.