Unlock the Power of Automotive Ethernet with Rohde & Schwarz’s Advanced Trigger and Decode Option

Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new feature for their RTO and RTP oscilloscopes, designed specifically for the 1000baseT1 Automotive Ethernet standard.

Building on their successful 100baseT1 and Can bus analysis capabilities, the new K58 option helps car manufacturers and suppliers to analyze and decode the latest automotive digital designs. Automotive Ethernet’s versatility makes it ideal for a variety of in-vehicle networks, and having the right tool to measure, verify, and troubleshoot these networks is crucial.

The K58 option is perfect for this, allowing users to debug and verify their in-vehicle networks and Electronic Control Unit (ECU) implementations. It presents decoded data in an easy-to-read table and honeycomb diagram, using color codes to identify parameters like idle time, mac frames, or error frames.

With the RT-ZF7 probing fixtures, you can decode both forward and reverse data streams at the same time. These oscilloscopes can handle up to four serial buses simultaneously. Long signal sequences are easier to analyze too, thanks to search functions that quickly isolate specific messages, errors, or content. All detected events are listed in a table with timestamps for detailed examination, and you can zoom in to see individual events in context and navigate between them seamlessly.

Pairing the K58 with the K35 bus measurements option provides deeper insights into link stability by measuring things like error frame rates and the number of consecutive frame errors. It also assesses bus timing, noting delays between frames or triggers and subsequent frames. These capabilities are essential for applications like autonomous driving where reliability is critical.

The oscilloscopes’ ability to decode protocol-specific triggers makes debugging fast and reliable. By combining bus measurements with detailed statistics, engineers gain valuable insights into bus capacity, error rates, and latency issues, ultimately speeding up the development process and boosting confidence in product performance. All of this can be achieved without needing additional instruments.