The RIGOL MSO5102 is the 100 MHz, two-analogue-channel model in the RIGOL MSO5000 Series. It combines oscilloscope, mixed-signal, protocol-analysis, frequency-domain and signal-generation capabilities within one compact benchtop platform.

Built on RIGOL’s UltraVision II architecture and proprietary Phoenix chipset, the MSO5102 provides responsive waveform processing, deep acquisition memory and advanced hardware-based analysis. The standard two-channel configuration is suitable for routine electronics testing, while optional upgrades allow laboratories to activate four analogue channels, increase bandwidth, extend memory and add signal-generation or protocol-analysis functions.

The MSO5102 provides:

• 100 MHz analogue bandwidth
• Two analogue channels as standard
• Optional expansion to four analogue channels
• Sixteen digital channels with the PLA2216 logic probe
• Up to 8 GSa/s real-time sampling
• 100 Mpts standard acquisition memory
• Optional expansion to 200 Mpts
• Up to 500,000 waveform captures per second
• Up to approximately 450,000 hardware-recording frames
• 9-inch capacitive multi-touch display
• Optional dual-channel 25 MHz arbitrary waveform generator
• Optional serial-bus trigger and decode
• Parallel-bus analysis
• Bode-plot capability
• Enhanced FFT analysis
• Full-memory measurements
• Digital voltmeter
• Frequency counter and totaliser
• Browser-based Web Control

RIGOL describes the MSO5000 platform as an UltraVision II oscilloscope series with up to 8 GSa/s sampling, 200 Mpts memory, a 500,000-waveforms-per-second capture rate and support for seven measurement functions in one instrument.

100 MHz Analogue Bandwidth

The MSO5102 provides 100 MHz analogue bandwidth as standard. It offers greater measurement capability than the 70 MHz MSO5072 while retaining the economical two-channel configuration.

The 100 MHz bandwidth is suitable for testing:

• Microcontroller clock signals
• Embedded control circuits
• Digital pulse trains
• PWM signals
• Sensor interfaces
• General-purpose power supplies
• Industrial control boards
• Audio and consumer electronics
• Communication control lines
• IoT hardware
• Automotive control modules
• Switching-regulator circuits
• Educational electronics projects

Bandwidth determines more than the highest sine-wave frequency that can be displayed. Digital and switching waveforms contain harmonic content above their fundamental frequency. Sufficient bandwidth is therefore important for evaluating:

• Rise and fall time
• Overshoot
• Undershoot
• Ringing
• Settling behaviour
• Pulse distortion
• Switching transitions
• Clock integrity
• Timing skew
• Transient noise

The MSO5102 typically suits applications involving moderate-speed embedded signals and power-electronic circuits. Faster projects can be supported through bandwidth-upgrade licences.

Upgradeable to 200 MHz or 350 MHz

The standard 100 MHz bandwidth can be electronically upgraded without replacing the oscilloscope.

Bandwidth upgrades protect the initial investment when future projects require:

• Faster digital edges
• Higher processor or FPGA clock rates
• Higher-frequency switching converters
• More detailed signal-integrity analysis
• Faster PWM transitions
• Wider-bandwidth sensor interfaces
• Improved visibility of ringing and transients

The MSO5102 cannot be upgraded beyond the 350 MHz maximum bandwidth of the MSO5000 Series.

Two Analogue Channels as Standard

The standard MSO5102 includes two analogue input channels.

Two channels are suitable for many common measurement tasks, such as:

• Comparing circuit input and output
• Viewing clock and data
• Measuring voltage and current
• Monitoring PWM command and feedback
• Comparing sensor excitation and response
• Observing transmit and receive lines
• Measuring power-supply input and output
• Comparing reference and control signals
• Examining primary and secondary waveform behaviour

The two-channel configuration provides a cost-effective choice for engineers who do not initially require simultaneous observation of four analogue signals.

Optional Four-Channel Upgrade

The MSO5000-4CH licence expands the MSO5102 from two analogue channels to four analogue channels.

After the upgrade, the additional front-panel input connectors become active, enabling measurements such as:

• Clock, data, enable and reset
• Input voltage, switching node, output voltage and feedback
• Gate signal, drain voltage, current and control signal
• Multiple supply rails during start-up
• PWM command, current sense, feedback and fault output
• Three motor phases and one control signal
• Sensor output, reference, excitation and supply voltage

The channel upgrade is especially useful when debugging systems in which several signals interact during the same event.

The MSO5000-4CH option is applicable only to two-channel MSO5000 models, including the MSO5102 and MSO5072.

Up to 8 GSa/s Real-Time Sampling

The RIGOL MSO5102 supports a maximum real-time sample rate of 8 GSa/s.

Acquisition resources are shared according to the active analogue-channel arrangement.

Channels 1 and 2 belong to one acquisition group, while channels 3 and 4 form another group after the four-channel licence is activated.

In the standard two-channel configuration, activating one analogue channel provides the maximum 8 GSa/s rate. When both standard channels are active, the available sample rate is shared.

A high sampling rate improves the representation of:

• Fast edges
• Narrow pulses
• Short glitches
• Overshoot and undershoot
• Ringing
• Switching transients
• Pulse-width variation
• Clock instability
• Communication disturbances
• Intermittent noise

RIGOL officially specifies up to 8 GSa/s real-time sampling for the MSO5000 Series.

100 Mpts Standard Acquisition Memory

The MSO5102 includes 100 Mpts of acquisition memory as standard.

Deep memory allows the oscilloscope to record a long time interval while retaining a high sample rate. This is important when a measurement contains both a lengthy system sequence and short-duration events that require detailed examination.

Applications include:

• Complete system power-up
• Power-supply shutdown
• Long serial communication transactions
• Intermittent circuit failures
• Random system resets
• Motor start-up cycles
• Long PWM modulation sequences
• Burst-mode converter operation
• Protection trips
• Extended sensor activity
• Production-test sequences
• Thermal or load-dependent faults

After capturing the complete record, the user can zoom into a selected area without losing the surrounding context.

Optional 200 Mpts Memory

The MSO5000-2RL licence expands the maximum analogue acquisition memory to 200 Mpts.

Maximum memory is allocated according to the enabled channels.

The 200 Mpts value is the maximum available in single-channel operation. It is not independently available on every active channel.

RIGOL highlights 200 Mpts as the maximum memory depth of the MSO5000 platform.

Up to 500,000 Waveforms per Second

The MSO5102 supports waveform capture rates of up to 500,000 waveforms per second under specified acquisition conditions.

The waveform capture rate indicates how quickly the oscilloscope can acquire, process and display successive waveform records. A higher update rate reduces the dead time between acquisitions and improves the probability of observing infrequent signal abnormalities.

This capability helps engineers locate:

• Random glitches
• Missing pulses
• Noise bursts
• Signal dropouts
• Timing violations
• Intermittent resets
• Metastable transitions
• Unstable switching behaviour
• Occasional communication errors
• Irregular clock edges
• Rare amplitude changes

RIGOL specifies a maximum capture rate of 500,000 waveforms per second for the MSO5000 platform.

Intensity-Graded Waveform Display

The oscilloscope uses intensity grading to display how frequently different waveform paths occur.

Repeated waveform activity is shown with greater intensity, while rare events appear differently. This provides a visual indication of signal probability and helps distinguish normal repetitive behaviour from intermittent faults.

Intensity grading is useful for detecting:

• Timing jitter
• Changing edge positions
• Unstable amplitude
• Sporadic glitches
• Multiple operating states
• Intermittent ringing
• Modulated signals
• Rare noise events
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Up to Approximately 450,000 Recording Frames

The hardware waveform-recording function supports up to approximately 450,000 frames under applicable single-channel conditions.

Segmented recording stores selected trigger events instead of filling the acquisition memory with inactive time between those events.

This is useful for:

• Serial-bus error capture
• Power-supply protection events
• Random circuit failures
• Automotive ECU troubleshooting
• Motor-drive shutdowns
• Oscillator instability
• Repeated production faults
• Unexpected resets
• Long-duration reliability testing
• Intermittent noise investigation

Recorded frames can be reviewed individually or played back sequentially. Time tags help users determine the spacing and order of captured events.

RIGOL states that the MSO5000 platform supports up to 450,000 frames of hardware waveform recording through segmented storage.

500 ps Peak Detection

Peak-detection mode can capture narrow glitches that may occur between normal acquisition samples.

The MSO5000 acquisition system can detect glitches as short as approximately 500 ps under supported operating conditions.

Peak detection is useful for:

• Digital glitch investigation
• Switching-noise analysis
• Contact-bounce measurement
• Power-supply transient detection
• Clock-line disturbance testing
• Protection-circuit troubleshooting
• Locating narrow interference pulses
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Sixteen Digital Channels with PLA2216

The MSO5102 supports sixteen digital input channels when used with the optional PLA2216 logic analyser probe.

The digital channels are identified as D0 to D15 and divided into two threshold groups:

• D0 to D7
• D8 to D15

The logic analyser is useful for monitoring:

• Microcontroller GPIO lines
• FPGA logic signals
• Parallel address buses
• Parallel data buses
• Enable and reset lines
• State-machine outputs
• Digital control signals
• Memory interfaces
• Communication lines
• Timing relationships

The PLA2216 is required to make the physical connection between the oscilloscope and the digital signals. RIGOL lists the PLA2216 as the compatible sixteen-channel logic analyser probe for the MSO5000 platform.

Digital-Input Specifications

Mixed Analogue and Digital Debugging

Mixed-signal analysis allows analogue waveforms and digital logic activity to be viewed on the same time-aligned display.

Examples include:

• Supply-voltage reduction alongside reset activation
• Analogue sensor output alongside digital controller states
• PWM switching waveform alongside logic commands
• Motor current alongside commutation control
• Bus voltage alongside decoded protocol data
• Start-up rails alongside enable signals
• Oscillator behaviour alongside state transitions
• Power-converter response alongside protection logic

This correlation helps engineers determine whether a fault originates in the analogue circuitry, digital control system or interaction between the two.

Parallel-Bus Analysis

When the PLA2216 probe is connected, digital lines can be grouped and displayed as a parallel bus.

Parallel-bus analysis is useful for:

• Processor interfaces
• Address buses
• Data buses
• Memory systems
• FPGA designs
• State machines
• Industrial digital controls
• Proprietary communication interfaces

The oscilloscope can display individual logic traces and grouped bus values together with analogue waveforms.

Optional Dual-Channel 25 MHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator

The MSO5000-AWG option enables two arbitrary waveform-generator channels with a maximum output frequency of 25 MHz.

Supported waveforms include:

• Sine
• Square
• Ramp
• Pulse
• Noise
• DC
• Arbitrary waveforms

The optional generator can be used for:

• Circuit stimulation
• Sensor simulation
• Amplifier testing
• Filter evaluation
• Frequency-response testing
• Control-loop analysis
• Educational demonstrations
• Troubleshooting signal paths
• Testing circuit response to known inputs

Combining signal generation and waveform acquisition in one instrument can reduce the requirement for a separate function generator during routine testing.

Seven-in-One Measurement Platform

Depending on installed options and accessories, the MSO5102 can combine:

1. Digital oscilloscope
2. Sixteen-channel logic analyser
3. Protocol analyser
4. Frequency-domain analyser
5. Dual-channel arbitrary waveform generator
6. Digital voltmeter
7. Frequency counter and totaliser

Optional licences or accessories are required for several of these functions. RIGOL presents the MSO5000 as a seven-in-one measurement platform.

9-Inch Capacitive Multi-Touch Display

The MSO5102 includes a 9-inch capacitive colour touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 × 600 pixels.

The display provides sufficient space for viewing:

• Analogue channels
• Digital logic channels
• Automatic measurements
• Serial-bus decoding
• FFT traces
• Histograms
• Cursors
• Trigger settings
• Search markers
• Analysis menus

Touch gestures can be used to:

• Move waveforms
• Adjust vertical sensitivity
• Change horizontal time base
• Set trigger level
• Position cursors
• Zoom into a waveform
• Navigate long records
• Configure measurements
• Select analysis functions

Physical knobs and buttons remain available for traditional oscilloscope operation. Mouse operation is also supported.

RIGOL specifies a 9-inch capacitive multi-touch display for the MSO5000 Series.

Full-Memory Hardware Measurements

The MSO5102 supports measurements over the complete acquired waveform record rather than only the waveform section visible on the screen.

Full-memory measurements are useful for:

• Long acquisition records
• Burst signals
• Modulated waveforms
• Start-up sequences
• Changing duty cycles
• Communication packets
• Intermittent pulses
• Motor-control events
• Power-conversion cycles
• Signals with widely different frequencies

The platform supports 41 automatic waveform parameters and measurement statistics for multiple selected items.

RIGOL highlights full-memory hardware measurement as a major MSO5000 function.

Automatic Waveform Measurements

Typical automatic measurements include:

Voltage Measurements

• Maximum
• Minimum
• Peak-to-peak
• Amplitude
• Top
• Base
• Average
• RMS
• Overshoot
• Preshoot

Timing Measurements

• Frequency
• Period
• Rise time
• Fall time
• Positive pulse width
• Negative pulse width
• Positive duty cycle
• Negative duty cycle
• Delay
• Phase

Pulse and Statistical Measurements

• Positive pulse count
• Negative pulse count
• Rising-edge count
• Falling-edge count
• Area
• Cycle area
• Standard deviation

Measurement statistics help users examine minimum, maximum, average and variation over repeated acquisitions.

Advanced Trigger System

The MSO5102 includes numerous trigger modes for isolating particular waveform conditions.

Standard trigger categories include:

• Edge
• Pulse
• Slope
• Video
• Pattern
• Duration
• Timeout
• Runt
• Window
• Delay
• Setup and hold
• Nth edge
• Zone

These modes allow acquisition based on:

• Signal level
• Edge direction
• Pulse width
• Rise or fall rate
• Logic pattern
• Signal duration
• Timing relationship
• Abnormal pulse shape
• Waveform position

Optional protocol triggers add support for commonly used communication buses.

Zone Triggering

Zone triggering provides a graphical method for capturing visually identifiable signal abnormalities.

The user can draw rectangular regions on the touchscreen and configure the oscilloscope to trigger when a waveform:

• Enters the selected zone
• Avoids the selected zone

Zone triggering can help isolate:

• Excessive overshoot
• Ringing
• Missing transitions
• Abnormal pulse shapes
• Amplitude instability
• Timing jitter
• Unexpected waveform paths
• Incomplete settling
• Intermittent modulation
• Signal excursions
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Optional Serial-Protocol Trigger and Decode

The MSO5102 supports optional protocol-analysis packages for embedded, automotive, industrial, audio and avionics applications.

Decoded information can be displayed alongside the physical electrical waveform. This helps engineers correlate data-level errors with signal problems such as:

• Noise
• Incorrect voltage levels
• Slow rise and fall times
• Ringing
• Timing errors
• Missing acknowledgements
• Invalid data
• Bus contention
• Communication dropouts

I²S Compatibility Note

I²S trigger and analysis require sufficient measurement channels. On the two-channel MSO5102, the four-channel upgrade may be required before using the complete I²S analysis configuration.

Enhanced FFT Analysis

The MSO5102 includes enhanced Fast Fourier Transform analysis for examining signals in the frequency domain.

FFT analysis can help identify:

• Harmonic distortion
• Switching noise
• Power-supply ripple
• Clock feed-through
• Oscillator spurs
• Modulation components
• Resonance
• Unwanted frequency content
• Potential EMI sources

The platform supports:

• FFT records up to 1 Mpts
• Automatic peak search
• Up to fifteen identified peaks
• Frequency and amplitude listings
• Centre-frequency and span configuration
• Start- and stop-frequency controls
• Frequency-domain cursor measurements
• Multiple selectable window functions
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Mathematical Waveform Operations

Available waveform-math functions include:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Integration
• Differentiation
• Base-10 logarithm
• Natural logarithm
• Exponential
• Square root
• Absolute value
• Linear transformation
• AND
• OR
• XOR
• NOT

These operations can support:

• Input-versus-output comparison
• Differential waveform calculation
• Instantaneous power calculation
• Control-loop analysis
• Phase comparison
• Common-signal removal
• Derived waveform generation
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Digital Filtering

Built-in digital filtering includes:

• Low-pass
• High-pass
• Band-pass
• Band-stop

Filtering helps isolate the frequency range relevant to a measurement and suppress unwanted components.

Waveform Histogram Analysis

Histogram analysis displays the statistical distribution of waveform positions or measured values over repeated acquisitions.

It is useful for evaluating:

• Timing jitter
• Amplitude variation
• Noise distribution
• Frequency stability
• Pulse-width consistency
• Duty-cycle variation
• Production tolerances
• Long-term drift
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Hardware Pass/Fail Testing

Pass/fail testing compares each acquired waveform with a user-defined reference mask.

The oscilloscope can be configured to:

• Count passed and failed acquisitions
• Stop after a failure
• Save abnormal waveforms
• Activate an output
• Continue long-duration monitoring
• Capture a screen image

Applications include:

• PCB production testing
• Component screening
• Power-supply verification
• Signal-quality inspection
• Reliability monitoring
• End-of-line testing
• Educational laboratory assessment
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Optional Power Analysis

The MSO5000-PWR option adds dedicated power-quality and ripple-analysis functions.

Applications include:

• AC-DC power supplies
• DC-DC converters
• Inverters
• Motor drives
• Power-factor-correction circuits
• Industrial power systems
• Battery-powered electronics

The RPA246 phase-difference correction fixture can be used to compensate for delay between voltage and current probes.

Bode Plot and Control-Loop Analysis

The MSO5000 platform includes Bode-plot capability for frequency-response and control-loop analysis. RIGOL states that this function displays gain and phase data to help engineers evaluate system stability, including phase margin and gain margin.

A swept signal is applied to the circuit, and the oscilloscope measures response over frequency.

Typical applications include:

• Power-supply feedback loops
• Filter response
• Amplifier response
• Control-system stability
• Gain-margin measurement
• Phase-margin measurement
• Frequency-dependent circuit behaviour

The optional AWG and an appropriate measurement connection are required for automated sweep generation.

Digital Voltmeter

The built-in digital voltmeter provides convenient voltage readings through the analogue input channels.

It can be used for:

• DC rail verification
• Bias-voltage measurement
• RMS voltage checks
• Average voltage monitoring
• Slowly varying signal analysis
• Comparison between circuit stages
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Frequency Counter and Totaliser

The integrated frequency counter and totaliser support:

• Clock-frequency verification
• Oscillator testing
• Pulse counting
• Sensor-output evaluation
• Repetition-rate measurement
• Timing-system testing
• Production inspection

The totaliser counts input events over a selected observation interval.

Search and Navigation

Deep waveform records may contain millions of acquisition points and numerous signal events.

Search and navigation functions help locate:

• Specific edges
• Pulse-width conditions
• Runt pulses
• Logic patterns
• Serial-protocol events
• Timing abnormalities
• Intermittent signal faults

Matching events can be marked and reviewed individually.

Browser-Based Web Control

The MSO5102 supports remote operation through a standard web browser.

After connecting the oscilloscope to a network, authorised users can:

• View the instrument display
• Operate controls
• Configure channels
• Adjust the time base
• Set trigger conditions
• Start and stop acquisition
• Perform measurements
• Transfer files
• Send SCPI commands

Web Control is suitable for:

• Automated test systems
• Production lines
• Environmental chambers
• Restricted-access laboratories
• Shared engineering facilities
• Classroom demonstrations
• Long-duration monitoring

RIGOL confirms browser-based Web Control as a standard feature of the MSO5000 Series.

Applications

Embedded-System Development

The MSO5102 can be used to examine:

• Processor and microcontroller clocks
• Reset and enable lines
• PWM outputs
• Sensor signals
• Power sequencing
• Communication buses
• Analogue front ends
• Digital control logic
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Mixed-Signal Debugging

With the PLA2216 connected, engineers can correlate analogue and digital events, such as:

• Power-rail disturbances and reset logic
• Sensor voltage and controller states
• PWM waveform quality and command signals
• Communication voltage and decoded data
• Motor current and commutation logic
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Power-Supply Testing

The instrument is suitable for evaluating:

• Input voltage
• Output voltage
• Ripple
• Switching frequency
• Start-up behaviour
• Shutdown behaviour
• Feedback response
• Gate-drive signals
• Protection events
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Automotive Electronics

Optional CAN and LIN analysis supports:

• ECU troubleshooting
• Sensor and actuator evaluation
• Vehicle communication buses
• Battery-management systems
• Motor-drive electronics
• Automotive power conversion
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Industrial Electronics

Applications include:

• Industrial control boards
• PLC-associated electronics
• Variable-frequency drives
• Servo systems
• Robotics
• Factory automation
• Machine monitoring
• Sensor interfaces
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IoT and Consumer Electronics

The MSO5102 can be used to test:

• Sensor nodes
• Smart appliances
• Battery-powered products
• Charging systems
• Audio circuits
• Display controls
• Wireless-module interfaces
• Embedded consumer hardware
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Education and Research

The oscilloscope is suitable for:

• Engineering colleges
• Universities
• Electronics training centres
• Technical institutes
• Research laboratories
• Student-project laboratories
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Manufacturing and Quality Control

Pass/fail testing, waveform recording and remote control support:

• Repetitive production inspection
• PCB verification
• Component screening
• Failure analysis
• End-of-line testing
• Long-term reliability monitoring
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Why Buy the RIGOL MSO5102 from Revine Technologies?

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• Selecting the correct oscilloscope bandwidth
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• Planning the optional four-channel upgrade
• Selecting 200 MHz or 350 MHz bandwidth upgrades
• Choosing the 200 Mpts memory option
• Selecting the PLA2216 logic probe
• Configuring the dual-channel AWG
• Selecting serial-protocol analysis licences
• Choosing differential and current probes
• Configuring power-analysis measurements
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Buying through Revine Technologies helps ensure that the oscilloscope, licences, probes and accessories are properly matched to the intended measurement task.