Keysight (Agilent) 16803A 102-Channel Portable Logic Analyzer

The Keysight 16803A is a portable logic analyzer delivering 102 channels of digital signal acquisition for debugging and verification of embedded systems, FPGAs, and complex digital circuits. The instrument combines state and timing analysis capabilities with a 15-inch color touchscreen display, offering engineers flexible acquisition depths up to 32 M samples and timing resolution to 250 ps for precise signal characterization across high-speed digital designs.

Technical Specifications

• 102 logic analyzer channels


• 48 pattern generator channels (on equipped models)


• Acquisition memory: 1 M, 4 M, 16 M, or 32 M samples selectable


• Timing zoom memory: 64 K samples State Analysis (Synchronous Sampling)


• Maximum state clock rate: 450 MHz


• Data rates: up to 500 Mb/s


• Automated threshold and sample position setup for high-speed bus measurements


• Eye diagrams simultaneously displayed across all channels


• Upgradeable state speed Timing Analysis (Asynchronous Sampling)


• Conventional timing: 1.0 GHz (half-channel) / 500 MHz (full-channel) with deep memory


• Transitional timing: 500 MHz


• Timing zoom: 4 GHz with 250 ps resolution and 64 K memory depth


• Precise timing relationship measurement capability


• Upgradeable memory depth Signal Conditioning


• Single-ended signal support


• Threshold adjustment: −5 V to +5 V in 10 mV increments


• Capacitive loading: 0.7 pF minimum Power & Physical


• Power requirement: 115/230 Vac ±20%, 48–66 Hz, 615 W maximum


• 15-inch color display with touch screen option

Key Features

• Compatible with 40-pin logic analyzer probes (ordered separately)


• Keysight Soft Touch Connectorless probes available


• Selectable acquisition memory depths for flexible capture scenarios


• Simultaneous multi-channel eye diagram analysis

Typical Applications Embedded system debugging, FPGA verification, high-speed digital circuit analysis, bus protocol analysis, timing characterization.

Compatibility & Integration Supports Keysight Soft Touch Connectorless Logic Analyzer Probes. Includes logic analyzer probing solutions card and software version 5.90.1104.