TAP1500 and TAP1500L Single-ended Active FET Probe provides excellent high-speed electrical and mechanical performance required for today's digital system designs.

Key features

Outstanding electrical performance

• =1.5 GHz probe bandwidth
• <267 ps rise time
• =1 pF input capacitance
• 1 MO input resistance
• -8 V to +8 V input dynamic range
• -10 V to +10 VDC input offset range

Versatile mechanical performance

• Small compact probe head for probing small geometry circuit elements
• DUT attachment accessories enable connection to SMDs as small as 0.5 mm pitch
• Robust design for reliability

Easy to use

• Connects directly to oscilloscopes with the TekVPI™ probe interface
• Provides automatic units scaling and readout on the oscilloscope display
• Easy access to oscilloscope probe menu display for probe status/diagnostic information, and to control probe DC offset
• Remote GPIB/USB probe control through the oscilloscope

Applications

• High-speed Digital Systems Design
• Component Design and Characterization
• Manufacturing Engineering and Test
• Educational Research
• Signals with Voltage Swings up to 16 V

1.5 GHz active probes for TekVPI™ probe interface

Specifically designed for use and direct connection to oscilloscopes with the TekVPI™ probe interface, the TAP1500 Active FET probe  achieves high-speed signal acquisition and measurement fidelity by solving three traditional problems: