5968-4632E Datasheet, PDF (10/77 Pages) Keysight Technologies – Probing Solutions for Logic Analyzers

10 | Keysight | Probing Solutions for Logic Analyzers - Data Sheet
Selecting the Optimum Probing Strategy (Continued)
What is the best way to probe your signals, given their unique characteristics?
Available probing options for all Keysight logic analyzers
Connector Mictor
Flying leads
Connection to the
target system
Advantages
Disadvantages
Requires 38-pin Mictor connector designed into the target
system
– Reliable and cost-effective solution for lower data rates
(600 Mb/s)
– Supports single-ended signaling
– 3.0 pF capacitive loading
– Added cost to include connector
– Combination of through-hole and surface-mount
technology can make signal routing and board component
loading difficult
– Requires up-front design of connector on PCB
Connects to individual, widely dispersed signals at IC pins,
traces, pads, vias
– High-performance accessories are based on award
winning, InfiniiMax scope probes
– Compatible with a wide variety of accessories to connect
to IC pins, traces, pads, vias
– Maintains a one-to-one signal-to-ground ratio
– Doesn’t require up-front design effort
– More time-consuming to connect