Data Sheet
Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Models 2530B and 2532B
Features and Benefits
■ 25/40
■ 500
MHz bandwidth (2530B / 2532B)
MSa/s sample rate
■ Bright
■ Long
5.7” color display
waveform memory up to 32,000 pts/Ch
(when time base is 50 ns or 25 ns and
maximum data depth mode is enabled)
■ For
educators - ability to disable the Auto Set
button
■ Five
different math functions – Add, Subtract,
Multiply, Divide, and FFT
■ Versatile
triggering capabilities including pulse
width, line-selectable video, slope, and
alternating trigger
■ 32
automatic measurements
■ Advanced
tools include digital filter with
adjustable limits, pass/fail testing, and wave
The 2530B and 2532B combine performance
and value all in one portable solution. With
advanced triggering capabilities, long waveform
memory up to 32,000 pts/Ch, and extensive features such as pass/fail limit testing, digital filtering, waveform recorder, and automatic measurements, these oscilloscopes offer powerful tools in
a small affordable package.
Maximize productivity with the included
EasyScope PC software that lets you easily
capture, save, and analyze measurement results.
All oscilloscope parameters can be controlled via
a PC without the need for programming.
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Educators will appreciate the ability to disable
the Auto button that would automatically setup
the scope to display a signal circumventing the
need to know how to set up scope parameters.
This is key for teaching waveform measurement
fundamentals as if it was an analog oscilloscope.
The 2530B and 2532B are ideal oscilloscopes
for applications in education, troubleshooting
and debug, service and repair.
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form recorder mode
■ 12
different language user interfaces and
context sensitive help
■ USB
device port connectivity for remote
PC control through EasyScope PC software
■ USB
host port for convenient storing and
recalling of waveform data, setups, and
screenshots on a USB flash drive
Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Models 2530B and 2532B
Front panel features
Display
5.7” color display.
M enu On/Off butto n
Configure the menu parameters
and hide the menu with the
push of a button to view your
signal in full screen.
Wavefo rm analysis wi th math an d FFT
Analyze your signals with add, subtract,
multiply, and divide functions. View the
signal’s frequency spectrum and perform
harmonic distortion analysis.
Co nte xt sens itiv e he lp feature
While in help mode, push any button
and a help window will pop up
describing the functionality.
Auto s etup
Vertical, horizontal, and
trigger controls are
automatically adjusted for
fast signal display.
Advanced t ri ggerin g
Isolate the signal with
advanced triggering
including pulse width and
selectable video trigger.
USB h ost port
Connect your USB flash drive to
conveniently update firmware and
store/recall waveform data, setups,
and screenshots.
Prin t butto n
Simply press the Print button
to save a screenshot in bitmap
format to a USB flash drive.
Rear panel
Security l oop
Use the built-in security loop to secure your
instrument to your location.
Co mmunicatio n
RS232 and USB ports enable remote PC control
via EasyScope PC software.
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Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Models 2530B and 2532B
The tools you need
PC Connectivity
Powe rful Measurement Functions
The included EasyScope software provides
seamless integration between the oscilloscope
and PC. Capture and transfer waveforms, screen
images, setups and measurement results to a
Windows PC via the USB device port on the
back of the instrument. A USB host port on the
front allows for quick and easy screen saving.
Display and measure the input signal’s frequency
spectrum. Select one of the 4 FFT windows:
Rectangular, Hanning, Hamming, and Blackman.
Use cursors to measure the spectral
component’s magnitude and frequency.
Large Internal S torage
Multi-Lang uage Interface
Minimize debug time by saving and recalling
setups and waveforms from internal memory.
Save and recall up to 20 different oscilloscope
setups and 10 different waveforms.
Operate the oscilloscope in a language you
understand best with the built-in multi-language
interface. Choose from English, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, French,
German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese,
Korean, and Italian.
Waveform Record er
Monitor and analyze long-term signal behavior
by recording data continuously over an extensive
period of time and playing them back for post
acquisition analysis. Data is recorded in a
sequence of up to 2500 frames.
Digital Filtering
Noisy signal
Pass/Fail Testing
Noisy signal with filter applied
Filter out unwanted signal components such as
various types of noise with built-in digital filters.
Choose from Low-Pass, High-Pass, Band-Pass,
and Band-Stop filters.
Generate user-defined pass/fail limits to quickly
identify go/no go test results.
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Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Models 2530B and 2532B
Specifications
M ode l
2530B
2532B
25 MHz
40 MHz
Pe rformance Characteris tics
Bandwidth
Reading Resolution
Real Time Sampling Rate
Single Channel: 500 MSa/s
Dual Channel: 250 MSa/s (for timebase faster
than 250 ns/div)
Channels
2
Rise time
Record Length