Teledyne LeCroy launches T3 brand
T3SP10D, T3SP15D offer high performance at reasonable cost
Complements Teledyne oscilloscope technology leadership

Teledyne LeCroy announced on the 16th the launch of the Teledyne Test Tools (T3) brand, which will expand the scope of Teledyne LeCroy test equipment. Supported by Teledyne LeCroy's sales and customer management divisions, T3 will complement and advance Teledyne LeCroy's oscilloscope technology leadership.

Coinciding with the launch, T3 released two ultra-compact portable time-domain reflectometers (TDRs) that are affordable yet reliable and accurate, establishing an integrated platform for test engineers, developers, and educational institutions.
The T3SP10D (10 GHz) and T3SP15D (15 GHz) provide customers with portability, reliability, and high functionality at a reasonable price.

Before the launch of T3's 10 GHz and 15 GHz TDRs, portable equipment was expensive with limited functionality and consisted of single-ended devices. Therefore, this single-ended approach, which characterizes the device under test (DUT) through mathematical calculations of frequency and time domain characteristics, is not sufficiently accurate to meet today's demands for understanding and managing faults across the entire channel.

Additionally, modern serial data standards such as Ethernet and USB require measuring impedance matching in the frequency domain using S parameters (S11), which necessitates the use of cumbersome vector network analyzers.

The T3SP10D and T3SP15D TDRs can inject pulses into the DUT with true differential and common mode signals. This enables high-speed data channel developers, test engineers, and field technicians to precisely locate impedance mismatches that can affect signal rise time, pulse width, timing jitter, and noise.

T3's TDRs provide the following advantages.

First, accuracy. Using the same OSL (open-short-load) calibration standard as vector network analyzers, the impedance plot offers high accuracy.

Second, excellent portability. With compact form factor, lightweight design, and optional built-in battery, the equipment can be used anywhere in the test lab or field. Therefore, impedance discontinuities can be measured across various industries including automotive ECUs, automotive Ethernet and cable testing, automotive, aerospace, defense, IC manufacturing, and telecommunications.

Finally, precision. T3's TDRs accurately identify and diagnose signal integrity issues in interconnections, transmission lines, serial data channels, and cables.

T3's TDRs provide fast rise times of 50 ps (T3SP10D) and 35 ps (T3SP15D). They have resolution of 4.2 mm and 3 mm respectively based on FR4 media and can measure DUTs up to 40 m in length.

The maximum TDR pulse repetition rate of 10 MHz matches that of expensive TDRs. Additionally, the equipment features an ESD protection module based on a high-performance coaxial RF switch that protects the TDR's RF signal detector from the input connector when the instrument is not in use.

Roberto Petrillo, T3's worldwide vice president, stated, "T3 brand test equipment complements our oscilloscope technology and leverages our decades of market knowledge and strong customer relationships to build a one-stop shop for customers' test solution needs."

He added, "T3 is making an exciting start by introducing two state-of-the-art true differential TDRs. By providing the portability, reliability, and high functionality of 10 and 15 GHz TDRs at an affordable cost, T3 delivers unique value that other products in the market do not address."