Yokogawa Releases New ScopeCorder

By DE Editors

The new Yokogawa DL850 is the next generation of the company’s family of ScopeCorders, which combine an oscilloscope and a data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument.

The DL850 ScopeCorder is useful for measuring physical and electrical parameters. A dedicated version for the automotive industry—the DL850V Vehicle Edition—includes a module for monitoring the CAN in-vehicle serial bus.

Compared to earlier ScopeCorder units, the DL850 features higher-speed acquisition over a larger number of channels, the ability to carry out real-time recording, a new user interface, and a range of PC interfacing capabilities for wider functionality. With acquisition speeds up to 100 megasamples per second (MS/s), it achieves 10 times the sample rate, display,  and memory handling speeds as its predecessor, according to the company.

A key feature for electrical measurements is the isoPRO 1 kV isolated input module, which, when combined with the 100 MS/s acquisition speed and the 12-bit resolution, makes the DL850 suited to measurements on high-speed switching inverters.

The DL850 ScopeCorder can accommodate up to 128 channels of assorted types including isolated, simultaneously sampled modules. For users who do not require the highest sample rates, a new 16-channel multiplexed module or a choice of three universal voltage input modules allow speed to be traded off against higher voltage resolution.

The DL850 incorporates a 10.4-in. LCD, an internal hard drive, and a thermal printer. Three USB ports, an Ethernet port, an e-SATA port, a video port, a GPIB port, and a SD-card slot populate the unit’s left side panel. On the right side, the DL850 has room for eight input modules.

As a diagnostic tool, the DL850 ScopeCorder offers cursors,  waveform parameter calculations, mathematics, and DSP channels, Fourier transforms and more.

Prices start from $6,995 for the main unit and $950 for each two-channel module.

For more information, visit Yokogawa.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.