How Rohde & Schwarz Built 99% Capture in a 3000 Class Oscilloscope

Welcome to another episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today's guests are Noha Ibrahim, Product Manager Oscilloscopes, and Dr. Ernst Flemming, Director Product Management Oscilloscopes, at Rohde & Schwarz. This conversation dives into the new MXO 3 and how an in-house digital ASIC enables dual-path acquisition so the scope can capture and process at the same time, delivering up to 99% capture of signal activity. We discuss why this matters for catching infrequent glitches, how deep memory (125 Mpts standard, upgradeable to 500 Mpts) preserves sample rate over long captures, and how 12-bit vertical resolution with HD mode up to 18-bit and a digital trigger help resolve small signals beside large ones. We also cover the full HD 11.6 inch display, the eight channel option in the 3000 class, quieter bench operation, and pricing that makes higher performance more accessible.