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Author | ZeR0
Editor | Mo Ying
Zhidx reported on November 11 that today, at the 2026 Tektronix Innovation Forum (TIF), American oscilloscope leader Tektronix unveiled the newest member of its oscilloscope portfolio—the all-new 1 Series DPO oscilloscope.
The all-new 1 Series DPO oscilloscope is a “high-value, high-quality choice,” featuring a compact design, weighing just 4.8 pounds, and purpose-built for entry-level applications. It integrates all the essential measurements needed for everyday work into a portable, compact enclosure and is designed to grow with the Tektronix software ecosystem.
This is an ideal learning oscilloscope, offering up to four analog channels, 100 MHz–200 MHz bandwidth, 12-bit vertical resolution, a 7-inch touchscreen, serial protocol analysis, and integrated signal generation on select models. It gives students room to go beyond basic measurements while providing experienced engineers with the performance and tools required for everyday design, debugging, and testing.
The oscilloscope features an intuitive touch interface and large display, with an operating experience consistent across the entire Tektronix oscilloscope family. Whether users previously worked with an entry-level product or a flagship model, they can switch over seamlessly and immediately.
The new product became available on JD.com at the same time, priced at RMB 3,757 during the “11.11” shopping festival.
The combination of features, compact design, and affordable price makes this measurement instrument useful across education, embedded design and debugging, electronic testing and repair, automated testing, and general engineering.
I. 1 Series DPO Oscilloscopes: Portable and Easy to Use, with Agent Control Support
“Engineering is a continuous learning curve. The sooner engineers get access to the right tools, the sooner they can connect theory with what they actually see and measure, and the better prepared they will be to solve practical problems,” said Daryl Ellis, vice president and general manager of Tektronix’s Signal Acquisition and Analysis product portfolio. “We designed the 1 Series so students and educators can gain access to powerful measurement capabilities early, while also giving engineers at every level a powerful, easy-to-use, and flexible instrument they can take with them.”
Oscilloscopes transform invisible phenomena into visible signals. For university students, observing electrical signals and measuring their responses can connect concepts learned in textbooks or simulations with how signals behave in the real world. For experienced engineers, the same capabilities help reveal why a design is not performing as expected and where to look next.
The 1 Series brings these experiences together in one easy-to-use instrument, whose key features include:
- More Signals, More Detail: Up to four analog channels, 12-bit vertical resolution, bandwidth up to 200 MHz, a 1.25 GS/s sampling rate, and a 10 Mpts record length per channel provide the acquisition performance needed to study more complex designs.
- Deeper Insights into Embedded Systems: Serial protocol decoding for I2C, SPI, and UART, along with FFT, limit testing, and automated measurements, helps engineers move from observing signals to understanding their behavior.
- One Instrument, More Functionality: Select models add an integrated 25 MHz arbitrary function generator (AFG) and Bode plot analysis, enabling engineers to generate signals, measure circuit responses, and analyze behavior without adding another instrument to their workbench.
- An Intuitive Experience: A 7-inch multi-touch screen brings the common TekScope™ user interface from the Tektronix oscilloscope portfolio to the 1 Series. The common interface shortens the time it takes engineers to learn to use the instrument and make useful measurements, while providing experienced engineers with a familiar way of working.
Its 4-inch depth makes it well suited to space-constrained environments. VESA mounting and an optional rack-mount kit provide additional flexibility in how and where the instrument is deployed. Combined with its measurement capabilities and affordable price, this compact design makes the Series 1 a practical complementary oscilloscope for everyday work or expanding measurement capabilities.
The Series 1 is also well suited to remote and automated workflows. Ethernet and USB connectivity support remote and programmatic control, while Python-based automation enables engineers to integrate the oscilloscope into larger test systems and software workflows.
For educators, the Series 1 brings hands-on learning into the instrument itself. Instructors can disable autoset and measurements so that students can focus on foundational signal concepts, while e*Scope extends access beyond the lab, allowing instructors to view students’ work remotely.
A comprehensive help system provides direct access to video demonstrations and measurement procedures, supporting students as they learn to perform and interpret measurements and then apply those skills to more complex project work.
The familiar TekScope interface also maintains continuity across the Tektronix oscilloscope portfolio. Skills and workflows learned on the Series 1 can be transferred to higher-performance Tektronix oscilloscopes, reducing the need to relearn how to interact with instruments as measurement requirements increase.
For experienced engineers, this continuity works just as effectively in the other direction, bringing a familiar workflow to a smaller, easier-to-use instrument.
Tektronix is committed to putting powerful measurement tools in the hands of more engineers while also exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can make the expertise behind those tools easier to access and apply.
Starting today, customers can gain early access to the Tek Intelligence Connector, a new way to connect their chosen agentic AI with trusted Tektronix measurement expertise, tools, and supported instruments across the product portfolio.
With the Series 1, engineers can use plain language to tell their agentic AI what tasks they want to accomplish. The agent can then use the connector to translate their intent into validated instrument commands, enabling it to control the instrument directly or build effective automation.
For students and educators, this creates a more intuitive way to configure and control instruments. For experienced engineers, it can reduce the steps between identifying a problem and obtaining the measurements needed to understand it.
II. A Unified Showcase of Tektronix Oscilloscopes and Innovative Products, with Consistent Operating Logic from Entry-Level to Flagship
As shared by Tektronix product manager Ted Coleman, 80 years ago, Tektronix invented the world’s first commercial oscilloscope, enabling engineers to “see” electrical signals for the first time. Eighty years later, Tektronix hopes to give every engineer easy access to that ability to “see.”
Since pioneering the industry with the world’s first commercial oscilloscope in 1946, Tektronix has focused on decoding waveforms and defining standards—from analog measurement to digitalization, and from capturing faint signals to deconstructing complex systems—supporting the growth of generations of engineers.
In the “Heritage” exhibition area, Tektronix is presenting its complete oscilloscope product line from the Series 1 through the Series 7 for the first time. For 80 years, Tektronix has upheld “One Family, One Experience,” maintaining consistent operating logic and a seamless user experience across products from entry-level to flagship.
With every measurement, users can gain more: remotely viewing waveforms at any time, implementing automation and secondary development through open interfaces, and using compatible software such as TekScope to view and analyze captured data on a computer through a unified interface.
With more than 40 years of experience in China, Tektronix combines 80 years of global technical expertise with a deep understanding of the local market, translating both into the agile responsiveness of local manufacturing and R&D and bringing global intelligence into the local innovation ecosystem.
In the “Cultivating the Future” exhibition area, Tektronix is showcasing its teaching laboratory solution: centered on the new Series 1 DPO and complemented by Tektronix bench instruments such as a function generator (AFG), digital multimeter (DMM), power supply (PWS), and probes, it provides colleges and universities’ electrical and electronics laboratory centers with a classic, complete, economical, and easy-to-manage experimental teaching solution.
The 1 Series DPO features built-in integrated help for instant answers; for teaching scenarios, teachers can also disable AutoSet, cursors and automated measurements, allowing students to begin by manually adjusting waveforms and build a solid foundation in measurement; dedicated teaching labs built around key engineering concepts closely connect classroom content with real-world engineering scenarios.
Tektronix is also introducing an education program for universities, working with them to prepare the next generation of engineers through education-exclusive discounts, course resources and teaching solution support. Students can learn measurement hands-on using real instruments, progressing from the teaching lab to engineering innovation.
The “Toward the Future” showcase provides a comprehensive preview of Tektronix’s 2026 innovative products and advanced probes, spanning ultrahigh-performance oscilloscopes, precision source measurement and AI data center power testing.
The 7 Series DPO offers up to 25 GHz bandwidth and a 125 GS/s sampling rate. Combined with the ultra-low noise and excellent effective number of bits (ENOB) delivered by a custom ASIC, it takes high-speed serial, wideband RF and high-energy physics measurements to new levels. The all-new 8-channel model delivers 25 GHz per channel and exceptional channel density, enabling synchronized observation of complex multichannel systems without having to combine multiple instruments.
The all-new TriMode P7725 probe raises bandwidth to 25 GHz. A single probe setup supports differential, single-ended and common-mode measurements, delivering greater signal fidelity for validating next-generation memory and high-speed interfaces such as DDR5/DDR6, LPDDR5/5X, HDMI, DisplayPort and MIPI.
For wide-bandgap semiconductors and high-voltage power electronics, the THDP0400 (400 MHz, ±2 kV) and TIVP (1 GHz, ±2500 V) isolated voltage probes handle SiC/GaN switching transients and kilovolt-level common-mode interference. The TICP isolated current probe can take stable measurements at temperatures from -40°C to 125°C, supporting reliability validation for automotive and aerospace applications.
In source measurement and power testing, the MP5000 adds a 200 V dual-channel SMU module to accelerate semiconductor and optoelectronic device validation. The EA-ELR 21000, with up to 1.92 MW and 95% energy regeneration efficiency, provides a high-dynamic validation platform for ±400 V/800 V AI data center power architectures.
Conclusion: 80 Years of Advancing Electronic Test Technology and Connecting the Entire Oscilloscope Learning Journey
From the advent of the world’s first commercial oscilloscope to the Internet reshaping the world, humans landing on the Moon and probes landing on Mars; from vacuum tubes, transistors and integrated circuits to the era of AI computing—over the past 80 years, Tektronix has recorded not only the electrical signals on the screen, but also every pulse and heartbeat of humanity’s exploration of computing, communications and future industries.
The newly released 1 Series DPO aims to make advanced testing accessible to beginners and simplify complex testing. Continuing the tradition of “every engineer’s first Tektronix oscilloscope,” it connects the entire growth path from introductory learning and sample bring-up to high-end R&D, enabling users to get started faster and measure more intelligently.
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