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RTE

Oscilloscope

Getting Started

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Getting Started

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Page 1: ...S RTE Oscilloscope Getting Started 1326102602 J J2 Getting Started Version 09 Sie haben Fragen oder w nschen eine Beratung Angebotsanfrage unter 07121 51 50 50 oder ber info datatec de Distributed by...

Page 2: ...17 2500K02 R S RTE1104 1 GHz 4 channels 1326 2000K64 and 1317 2500K04 R S RTE1152 1 5 GHz 2 channels 1326 2000K72 R S RTE1154 1 5 GHz 4 channels 1326 2000K74 R S RTE1202 2 GHz 2 channels 1326 2000K82...

Page 3: ...ion cards Videos 9 4 Preparing for Use 10 4 1 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument 10 4 2 Positioning the Instrument 11 4 3 Starting the Instrument 13 4 4 Connecting External Devices 15 5 Instrument...

Page 4: ...raction 72 7 2 Touchscreen Display 73 7 3 App Cockpit 79 7 4 Working with Waveforms 80 7 5 Rohde Schwarz SmartGrid 83 7 6 Using the Signal bar 84 7 7 Toolbar 86 7 8 Displaying Results 94 7 9 Using Dia...

Page 5: ...rt of the product documentation It warns you about the potential dangers and gives instructions how to prevent personal injury or dam age caused by dangerous situations Safety information is provided...

Page 6: ...Safety and Regulatory Information R S RTE 6 Getting Started 1326 1026 02 09 1 1 Korea Certification Class A A Korea Certification Class A...

Page 7: ...ion rate and shortest blind time Access and analyze prior waveforms in the memory using the history function Get fastest results even with maximum data with hardware accelerated pro cessing mathematic...

Page 8: ...to the complete information for the firmware basic functionality and applications User manual Describes all instrument functions in detail It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete...

Page 9: ...rochure pro vides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific characteristics See www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet rte 3 3 Release Notes Open Source Acknowledgment The release no...

Page 10: ...dry and shows no sign of condensation The instrument is positioned as described in the following sections The ambient temperature does not exceed the range specified in the data sheet Signal levels a...

Page 11: ...ng material If the instrument needs to be transpor ted or shipped later you can use the material to protect the control ele ments and connectors 4 2 Positioning the Instrument The instrument is design...

Page 12: ...lded out When the feet are folded out do not work under the instrument or place anything underneath The feet can break if they are overloaded The overall load on the fol ded out feet must not exceed 2...

Page 13: ...low for a longer period can disturb the operation and even cause damage 4 3 Starting the Instrument Risk of injury Connect the oscilloscope to an outlet that has a ground contact If grounding is not e...

Page 14: ...er supplies To power off 1 If the instrument is running and the POWER key is green press the POWER key on the front panel to shut down the instrument 2 Switch the main power switch at the rear of the...

Page 15: ...the instrument The Exit function in the File menu shuts down only the firmware application To shut down the instrument completely also shut down the operating system in the Start menu or use the POWE...

Page 16: ...s for a suitable device driver If the operating system does not find a suitable driver it prompts you to specify a directory that contains the driver software If the driver software is on a storage me...

Page 17: ...cting a printer When printing a file the instrument checks whether a printer is connected and turned on and whether the appropriate printer driver is installed If necessary printer driver installation...

Page 18: ...e System tab 4 Tap Display Monitors 5 To show the instrument s display content only on the external monitor select Projector only To show the instrument s display content on both the oscilloscope and...

Page 19: ...e touchscreen with its control elements 5 1 Front Panel The front panel of the R S RTE is shown in Figure 5 1 The function keys are grouped in functional blocks to the left and the right of the touchs...

Page 20: ...reens for example Never use cleaning agents to clean the outside of the instrument Use a soft dry lint free dust cloth instead 5 1 1 Input Connectors The R S RTE has two or four channel inputs to conn...

Page 21: ...When performing measurements in circuits with transient overvoltages of category II III or IV circuits make sure that no such overvoltages reach the R S RTE input Therefore use only probes that compl...

Page 22: ...ouse printer and USB flash drive Note Electromagnetic interference EMI can affect the measurement results To avoid any impact do not use USB connecting cables exceeding 1 m PROBE COMPENSATION Probe co...

Page 23: ...re or waveform generator R S RTE B6 or GPIB connector R S RTE B10 9 Kensington lock slot to secure the instrument against theft 10 Lugs to attach the accessory bag AC power supply connector and main p...

Page 24: ...s used to provide the internal trig ger signal of the oscilloscope to trigger other instruments for synchronized mea surements When a trigger occurs the R S RTE creates a pulse of 5 V with a source im...

Page 25: ...maxi mum input frequency for a signal with the minimum input voltage swing of 500 mV Vpp is 400 MHz For detailed specifications refer to the data sheet Waveform generator option R S RTE B6 The wavefo...

Page 26: ...figurations and save them to a file The PRESET key can be configured to set either factory defaults or a user defined preset configuration FILE Opens and closes the File dialog box where you can Save...

Page 27: ...een is off the key is illuminated Press again to unlock the touchscreen INTENSITY Adjusts the intensity of the waveforms on the screen or the background transpar ency of dialog boxes or the transparen...

Page 28: ...toggle the setting The controlled parameter and its value are shown in the input box in the upper left corner of the screen For resolution turn clockwise to increase the resolution the time between t...

Page 29: ...s of the reference point SCALE The rotary knob adjusts the time scale for all signals The time scale is also known as timebase Turn clockwise to stretch the waveforms Doing so the scale value time div...

Page 30: ...are illuminated in brown default color the brightness of the color depends on the selected waveform POSITION OFFSET upper knob The upper rotary knob changes the vertical position or the offset of the...

Page 31: ...LEVELS The rotary knob sets the trigger level for all trigger types Turn clockwise to move up the trigger level If the selected trigger type requires two trigger levels upper and lower level press the...

Page 32: ...ck provide direct access to measure ment and analyzing functions If you press CURSOR ZOOM or MEAS the action starts on first keypress and a second keypress opens the corresponding dialog box If you pr...

Page 33: ...m dialog box opens where you can configure several zoom areas for detailed signal observation PROTOCOL Opens the Protocol dialog box which contains the configuration of serial buses and the settings f...

Page 34: ...nd information The key is illuminated as long as a history acquisition or replay is displayed 5 3 7 NAVIGATION Controls The rotary knob and the navigation keys provide an alternative way to navigate i...

Page 35: ...the next cell Field left Field right In dialog boxes and tables the keys move the focus In diagrams they switch the focus between zoom areas cursor lines and gates Checkmark The checkmark key has diff...

Page 36: ...elect an option In an open selection list the keys scroll the list Left arrow Right arrow The left and right arrow keys have the following effects In edit fields move the cursor In tables scroll horiz...

Page 37: ...Try out the following Displaying a Basic Signal 37 Acquiring Data 39 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 40 Zooming into the Display 46 Displaying the Waveform History 48 Showing Basic Measure...

Page 38: ...4 If necessary compensate the passive probe as described in Chapter 8 4 Adjusting Passive Probes on page 107 5 In the TRIGGER area of the front panel press the SOURCE key Press the key again to switc...

Page 39: ...r aver age waveforms If you need to change only one setting during analysis and you need to change it often you can reduce the dialog box to a small box that only contains the required setting Thus yo...

Page 40: ...Tap the Maximize icon in the mini dialog box The complete Acquisition dialog box is restored 8 Close the dialog box by tapping 6 3 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position As you can see on the y ax...

Page 41: ...quickly find the new trigger level and try out the scaling functions 1 Press the Ch1 key on the front panel in the VERTICAL area to display the Vertical dialog box 2 Change the Coupling to AC Close th...

Page 42: ...ress the Ch1 key again b Enter 0 V in the Offset field The waveform is now displayed in the center of the display with the x axis crossing at 0 V The waveform can be unstable if the trigger level is a...

Page 43: ...Instrument R S RTE 43 Getting Started 1326 1026 02 09 5 Tap the Find level icon on the toolbar The instrument adjusts the trigger level and a stable waveform is displayed Changing the Waveform Scalin...

Page 44: ...ore detail turn the horizontal Scale rotary knob The current scale factor per division is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the display while you turn the knob You can switch between a small...

Page 45: ...you perform a different action Tip Instead of using the UNDO and REDO keys you can tap the corre sponding icons on the toolbar If you use a Rohde Schwarz active single ended probe you can measure the...

Page 46: ...the default signal channel settings by pressing the PRESET and AUTOSET keys 2 On the toolbar tap the Zoom icon 3 Tap the position in the diagram that you want to define as one corner of the zoom area...

Page 47: ...om window and make room on the display for other results tap the Delete icon and then the zoom window 6 4 2 Using the Fingertip Zoom 1 Touch the Zoom icon on the toolbar and drag it down until the Zoo...

Page 48: ...ip zoom into a standard zoom diagram 6 5 Displaying the Waveform History During a continuous acquisition the instrument stores the acquired data in the memory and shows the current acquisition on the...

Page 49: ...ess History dialog box appears and the history mode is on 6 Tap Play The 10 stored waveforms are displayed one after the other but very fast 7 In the Current acq field enter 4 to display the sixth wav...

Page 50: ...sult table corresponds with the source waveform color 6 6 1 Performing a Cursor Measurement 1 Restore the default signal channel settings Press the PRESET and AUTOSET keys 2 Tap the Cursor icon on the...

Page 51: ...oss on the icon label 6 6 2 Performing Automatic Amplitude Measurements You can start up to 8 automatic measurements to run in parallel The Automatic measurment icon starts the measurements one after...

Page 52: ...t of the low signal level is started 4 Tap the Automatic measurement icon again Then tap the waveform By default the amplitude measurement is started 5 Double tap the results to open the Measurements...

Page 53: ...Measurement A set of up to eight different measurements on one source can be performed at once simply by tapping the Quick measurement toolbar icon The results are displayed in a result box You can co...

Page 54: ...uick measurement 4 Tap the icon to open the Measurements dialog box 5 Select the Quick Meas Setup 6 Scroll down in the table and disable the Mean and RMS measurements 7 Tap Activate and select Period...

Page 55: ...default quick measurement and can be repeated until you save another configuration 10 Close the dialog box 11 To save space in the display minimize the result box The most important results are displ...

Page 56: ...ment values statisti cally 1 Tap the Histogram icon on the toolbar 2 Tap the diagram in which you want to generate the histogram You can also draw a rectangle on the screen to define the area on which...

Page 57: ...histogram is displayed 5 To get more measurement results for the histogram double tap the results Alternatively you can press the MEAS key on the front panel 6 For Meas 2 select Category Hist and the...

Page 58: ...nal in the time domain is converted to a spectrum of frequencies A basic spectrum waveform can be displayed quickly 1 Restore the default signal channel settings by pressing the AUTOSET key 2 Tap the...

Page 59: ...easurement icon on the toolbar 4 Tap the spectrum waveform The channel power is displayed below the FFT diagram 5 Double tap the spectrum waveform The FFT Setup dialog box opens 6 Set the Center frequ...

Page 60: ...s 6 8 Performing Mathematical Calculations In addition to the measured waveforms you can display calculated data to com pare the current measurement result with For example you can rescale the wavefor...

Page 61: ...the dialog box and note that the instrument adjusts the Vertical scale and Vertical offset of the math waveform automatically 8 Tap Enable to display the first math waveform The original and the resca...

Page 62: ...age 53 1 Press the SEARCH key on the front panel ANALYSIS area 2 Select C1 as Source 3 Select the search criteria Enable Window 4 In the Window tab below define the search conditions a In the Upper le...

Page 63: ...tical lines indicate the time values for which a result was found 8 In the results table tap the row of the search result that you want to display in the search zoom diagram 6 10 Performing a Mask Tes...

Page 64: ...Definition tab 5 If necessary correct the mask segment points you defined graphically in the Mask Definition tab In the Region column of the mask segment Inner is selected That means a mask hit is det...

Page 65: ...est has failed if the number of sample hits exceeds the limit of Violation tolerance hits 10 Select the Event Action Reset tab 11 For the Stop acquisition action select On violation If the violation t...

Page 66: ...your results In the following examples you print the current display as a black and white graphic with inverted colors i e a black waveform is printed on a white background Then you save some screensh...

Page 67: ...ap the upper left button and select the printer 5 Tap Print The result is a monochrome image 6 Close the dialog box To configure the PRINT key 1 Open the File menu and tap Frontpanel Setup 2 Select th...

Page 68: ...the PRINT key The files are saved to the following directory C Users Public Public Documents Rohde Schwarz RTx ScreenShots The default file name is Screenshot_ date _ index _ time png 4 To access the...

Page 69: ...FILE key on the front panel in the SETUP area on the left 2 Select Waveform 3 Check the Source 4 Set Scope to Full Waveform Tip If a cursor zoom or measurement gate is defined you can use these set ti...

Page 70: ...ogging to enable export all waveforms of a running acquisition d Enter Acq count 10 the number of subsequent waveforms that the instrument acquires and saves 4 Tap Start Export to save the waveforms t...

Page 71: ...ving and restoring device settings 1 Press the FILE key on the front panel 2 Select Savesets 3 Tap Save As Enter the path and filename C Users Public Public Documents Rohde Schwarz RTx SaveSets Settin...

Page 72: ...computers with non Windows operating systems a remote desktop connection is possible using RDP applications For details refer to the user manual chapter Remote Desktop Connection Remote monitoring an...

Page 73: ...tion keys and rotary knobs The front panel provides nearly all functions and controls to operate the instru ment in the classic ways without touchscreen As an exception the signal bar cannot be used w...

Page 74: ...waveform 3c 4 Trigger level 5 Trigger position 6 Reference point distance from trigger position to reference point horizontal position 7 Zoom area 8 Zoom diagram 9 Histogram area 10 Histogram 11 Mess...

Page 75: ...ws the vertical and horizontal divisions The division lines are labeled with the correspondent values The grid labels have the color of the waveform to which they belong If several waveforms are shown...

Page 76: ...ition 3 Offset 4 Coupling 5 Clipping indication is shown if the signal is clipped at the top and or bottom You can also adjust the behavior of the signal bar in various ways see Chap ter 7 6 Using the...

Page 77: ...ilities are described in detail in the User Manual chapter Zoom Histogram and histogram area 9 10 A histogram shows the frequency of occurrence of voltage or time values in a bar chart directly in the...

Page 78: ...dialog box Not shown Input box Toolbar 1 The icons on the toolbar provide quick and easy access to the most important functionality For a detailed description refer to Chapter 7 7 Toolbar on page 86...

Page 79: ...The usage of dialog boxes is described in Chapter 7 9 Using Dialog Boxes on page 96 Input box The input box appears if you adjust a value using one of the rotary knobs or if you drag an element on th...

Page 80: ...comparison and analysis Math waveforms Eight mathematic waveforms can be created with mathematic operations per formed on channel reference and other math waveforms Zoom waveforms Show the details of...

Page 81: ...e the other To change the diagram name double tap the tab name The Rohde Schwarz SmartGrid function helps to arrange the diagrams Waveform states Depending on its place on the screen and the effect of...

Page 82: ...erence or math waveform press the correspond ing key Tap the signal icon Note Zoom waveforms in zoom diagrams cannot be selected To minimize a waveform Choose on of the following ways Tap the Minimize...

Page 83: ...to create and arrange the diagrams on the screen with drag drop The diagram layout depends on the position where you drop the signal icon in relation to an existing diagram Figure 7 5 SmartGrid positi...

Page 84: ...in an existing or in a new diagram and it is selected for further actions 3 To change the size of the new diagram drag its edge to the required position 7 6 Using the Signal bar The signal bar can ho...

Page 85: ...p of the signal bar and drag it to the opposite side of the screen To configure auto hide The signal bar can be hidden if the displayed information has not changed for a defined time and is displayed...

Page 86: ...Colors Define the new color settings To see the effect of a setting change in the Preview area enter the value and press the ENTER key 6 Tap OK The signal bar is displayed in the new colors 7 7 Toolb...

Page 87: ...required diagram Drag a rectangle on the diagram To select a function on a toolbar menu Icons with a little triangle in the lower right corner show the last selected function A short tap on the icon a...

Page 88: ...ctions that you want to add to the toolbar To display all available toolbar icons tap Show All To hide all toolbar icons tap Hide All 3 To hide the current date and time on the toolbar disable Show da...

Page 89: ...pectrogram option R S RTE K18 You can configure the content of the toolbar and hide the date time display see Chapter 7 7 2 Configuring the Toolbar on page 87 The following list describes at first the...

Page 90: ...e last selected zoom type A short tap on the icon activates the selected zoom If you touch the icon and drag your finger down a menu opens where you can select another zoom type Standard zoom Zoom Dis...

Page 91: ...h is performed on the selected waveform Cursor The cursor icon shows the last selected cursor type A short tap on the icon activates the selected cursor If you touch the icon and drag your finger down...

Page 92: ...be measured To define a measurement gate draw a rectangle on the screen To modify the measurement tap the icon in the Measurement result box Quick meas Performs a set of measurements on the selected w...

Page 93: ...ng term measurement and statistics all waveforms and the history Autoset and Preset Performs an autoset or a preset to a default state The icons have the same functionality as the corresponding keys o...

Page 94: ...e waveform data to file using the settings defined in FILE Waveforms Results Waveforms The filename is created according to the autonaming pattern Tap the icon and then tap the waveform to be exported...

Page 95: ...n the screen If the results are docked touch a result line and drag it The SmartGrid indicates where the result box will be placed If you drop the box on one of the buttons the results are shown in a...

Page 96: ...nu Label Display Result position Note Once you undock the measurement results you cannot move the result box back to the docked position To define the default position of other results mask test searc...

Page 97: ...actions Tap the required menu and then the menu entry Press the function key on the front panel If a results box is open tap the icon to open the corresponding dialog box To open the Vertical dialog...

Page 98: ...e available for example for the trigger type the options are provided in a list The current selection is shown on the list button Tap the list button Then tap the required option Or Use the front pane...

Page 99: ...ovides an on screen keypad to enter numeric values and units For text input the on screen keyboard with Eng lish key layout is used To enter values with the on screen keypad 1 Double tap the entry fie...

Page 100: ...ard 1 Double tap the entry field to open the on screen keyboard If available you can also tap the keyboard icon on the right of the entry field 2 Enter the text as you would on a normal keyboard To en...

Page 101: ...them To open and close the message box tap the Info button If no messages are available the Info button is hidden Important messages are indicated by a red Info button These messages cannot be deleted...

Page 102: ...prehensive description and the corresponding remote command You can browse the help for further information Note The tooltip icon disables automatically when you tap a parameter To show another toolti...

Page 103: ...keyword you are interested in The entries containing these characters are displayed 4 Double tap the suitable index entry The View tab with the corresponding help topic is displayed To search topics...

Page 104: ...ting the Instrument R S RTE 104 Getting Started 1326 1026 02 09 To close the Help window Select the Close icon in the upper right corner of the help window Or Press the ESC key Getting Information and...

Page 105: ...sic hardware check Recommendation on performing the self alignment When putting the instrument into operation for the first time After a firmware update Once a week When major temperature changes occu...

Page 106: ...s useful At first use If the position of the instrument has been changed and you cannot look straight on the screen If another person operates the instrument If you notice that touching a specific poi...

Page 107: ...bandwidth limit frequencies A poorly compensated probe reduces the performance of the probe oscilloscope system and introduces measurement errors resulting in distorted waveforms and inaccurate resul...

Page 108: ...ct contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation program ming or applicat...

Page 109: ...ear panel 22 USB 22 Coupled zoom quick access 90 CURSOR key 32 Cursors Minimizing results 50 Quick access 91 Trying out 50 Customer support 108 D Data entry 98 Data sheet 9 Decimation 39 Delete 92 Dia...

Page 110: ...ad 98 L LAN Connector 24 Language Changing 106 LEVELS knob 31 Lock touchscreen 27 LOGIC key 34 Logic probe connector 25 M Markers Example 46 Mask test Quick access 91 Trying out 63 MASKS key 33 MATH k...

Page 111: ...otes 9 Remote control 72 Find command using help 102 Remote Desktop 72 Remote operation 72 RES REC LEN key 28 Resolution Rotary knob 28 Result boxes 77 Background transparency 27 Displaying 94 Results...

Page 112: ...ment 92 Redo 89 Search 91 Select 92 Show signal bar 90 Show tooltips 89 Undo 89 Zoom 90 Tooltips 89 Show 102 Touchscreen Adjusting 106 Compared with mouse 72 Control elements 77 Lock unlock 27 Usage 7...

Page 113: ...ccess 16 X XY waveforms 80 Z Zoom Area 77 Diagram 77 Fingertip 47 Quick access 90 Standard 46 Trying out 46 Waveforms 80 ZOOM Key 33 Sie haben Fragen oder w nschen eine Beratung Angebotsanfrage unter...

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