Tektronix LPD64 Low Profile Digitizer

The Tektronix LPD64 Low Profile Digitizer is a 2U rack-mountable high-speed data acquisition system engineered for automated test equipment, scientific research, and embedded systems requiring precision signal capture and analysis. Built on the Tektronix 6 Series platform, it delivers oscilloscopic-level performance in a compact form factor optimized for space-constrained test environments.

Technical Specifications

• Analog Input Channels: 4 SMA inputs


• Sample Rate: 25 GS/s across all channels


• Bandwidth Options: 1 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 6 GHz, or 8 GHz maximum


• Vertical Resolution: 12-bit ADC; High Resolution mode provides up to 16 bits at ≤625 MS/s with 200 MHz bandwidth


• Record Length: 125 Mpts standard; optional 250 Mpts, 500 Mpts, or 1 Gpts configurations


• Input Range: 10 mV to 10 V full scale


• DC Gain Accuracy: ±1.0% at gain settings >1 mV/div


• DC Balance: 0.1 div with 50 Ω input impedance (50 Ω terminated)


• Input Noise: 54.8 µV @ 1 GHz (1 mV/div setting)


• Effective Number of Bits: 8.2 bits @ 1 GHz | 7.6 bits @ 2.5 GHz | 7.25 bits @ 4 GHz | 6.8 bits @ 6 GHz | 6.5 bits @ 8 GHz


• Channel Isolation: channel-to-channel isolation

Key Features

• Analog, Spectral (DDC), or simultaneous dual-mode per channel


• Optional Real-Time 2 GHz Digital Down Converter with patented time and frequency domain controls


• IQ data transfer to PC; Frequency vs. Time, Phase vs. Time, and Magnitude vs. Time plotting capabilities


• RF vs. Time Triggering support


• 36 standard measurements with optional Jitter Measurements and DDR Measurements


• Optional 50 MHz Arbitrary Function Generator


• Serial triggering system with integrated Digital Voltmeter and Trigger Frequency Counter

Typical Applications Automated test equipment for signal validation, high-speed digital and RF signal characterization, real-time spectral analysis, and embedded systems development requiring deterministic data acquisition.

Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), USB 3.0 device port (USBTMC, up to 800 Mb/s), LXI 1.5 Certified (VXI-11), and remote access via e*Scope.