Rohde & Schwarz RTO1012 Digital Oscilloscope 1 GHz, and 10 GS/s

The Rohde & Schwarz RTO1012 is a 1 GHz, 2-channel digital oscilloscope delivering 10 GS/s sampling rate and up to 1,000,000 waveforms per second acquisition. This instrument combines high vertical resolution up to 16-bit in high definition mode with exceptionally low noise - 100 µV at 1 mV/div - enabling precise signal capture across demanding applications. The real-time digital trigger system includes 12 trigger types: Edge, Glitch, Width, Runt, Window, Time-out, Interval, Slew Rate, Data2Clock, Pattern, State, and Serial.

Hardware-based serial protocol triggering and decoding support I2C and SPI natively, with optional UART/RS-232, LIN, CAN, and FlexRay. Trigger jitter remains below 1 ps RMS on full-scale sine waves, while glitch detection resolves events as narrow as 100 ps.

Technical Specifications

• Bandwidth: 1 GHz


• Channels: 2


• Sampling Rate: 10 GS/s


• Memory Depth: 20/40 Msample


• Acquisition Rate: Up to 1,000,000 wfms/sec


• Vertical Resolution: Up to 16-bit high definition mode


• Input Sensitivity: 0.08 mV typical at 1 mV/div


• Noise Floor: 100 µV at 1 mV/div and 1 GHz; 0.08 mV RMS at 50 Ω


• A/D Converter: Single-core with >7 effective bits dynamic range


• Input Impedance: 50 Ω ± 1.5% or 1 MΩ ± 1% || 20 pF Temporal Characteristics


• Time Base Range: 25 ps/div to 50 s/div


• Time Base Accuracy: 2.5 ppm (standard); 0.02 ppm with R&S RTO-B4 option


• Channel Deskew: ±100 ns real-time


• Trigger Jitter: <1 ps RMS


• Glitch Detection: 100 ps minimum Hardware Acceleration


• Measurement and Analysis


• Spectrum Analysis, Histogram, Mask Testing


• Mathematics: +, –, *, 1/x, |x|, derivative, log10, ln, log2, scaling, FIR, FFT magnitude


• Waveform Math: Algebraic, logical operations, comparison, frequency domain, digital filter

Key Features

• Serial protocol triggering: I2C, SPI (hardware-based)


• Optional serial support: UART/RS-232, LIN, CAN, FlexRay


• Adjustable trigger hysteresis: 0.1 div to 5 div


• Digital trigger filter for noise rejection


• Interpolation modes: Linear, Sin(x)/x, Sample & Hold


• Windows 7 operating system


• Dimensions: 427 × 249 × 204 mm; Weight: 9.6 kg

Typical Applications Signal integrity verification, protocol analysis, high-speed digital design debug, and general-purpose analog and mixed-signal characterization.

Compatibility & Integration Supports selectable channel coupling modes with optional RF suppression.