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Tektronix 4000 Series

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes

User Manual

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071-2121-01

Summary of Contents for 4000 Series

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Page 2: ...ations and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc e Scope iView OpenChoice TekSecure and TekVPI are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc MagniVu and Wave Inspector are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Tektronix is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash trademark Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverto...

Page 3: ...ated Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by per...

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Page 5: ...ting Considerations 7 Connecting Probes 12 Securing the Oscilloscope 15 Powering On the Oscilloscope 16 Powering Off the Oscilloscope 18 Functional Check 19 Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe 22 Application Module Free Trial 25 Installing an Application Module 25 Changing the User Interface Language 26 Changing the Date and Time 29 Signal Path Compensation 31 Upgrading Firmware 34 Tektronix 4000...

Page 6: ... 79 Setting Up Analog Channels 79 Using the Default Setup 86 Using Autoset 87 Acquisition Concepts 89 How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work 92 Changing the Acquisition Mode and Record Length 94 Using Roll Mode 97 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus 98 Setting Up Digital Channels 110 When and Why to Turn On MagniVu 114 Using MagniVu 115 Trigger Setup 117 Triggering Concepts 117 Choosing a Trigger T...

Page 7: ...nd Positioning a Waveform 154 Setting Input Parameters 156 Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals 161 Positioning Scaling and Grouping Digital Channels 163 Viewing Digital Channels 167 Analyze Waveform Data 168 Taking Automatic Measurements 168 Selecting Automatic Measurements 171 Customizing an Automatic Measurement 177 Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors 185 Using Math Waveforms 191 Using FFT ...

Page 8: ... Using Application Modules 240 Application Examples 241 Taking Simple Measurements 241 Analyzing Signal Detail 257 Triggering on a Video Signal 266 Capturing a Single Shot Signal 271 Correlating Data with a TLA5000 Logic Analyzer 276 Tracking Down Bus Anomalies 280 Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel Buses 284 Troubleshooting an RS 232 Bus 289 Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifica...

Page 9: ...g or disconnecting the current probe Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Observe All Terminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe a...

Page 10: ...try Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present Do Not Operate in Wet Damp Conditions Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry Provide Proper Ventilation Refer to the manual s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual WARNING W...

Page 11: ... an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product The following symbol s may appear on the product Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual vii ...

Page 12: ... we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately The symbol shown below indicates that this product complies with the European Union s requirements according to Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE For information about recycling options check the Support Service sec...

Page 13: ...ances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment and is outside the scope of the 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive This product is known to contain lead cadmium mercury and hexavalent chromium Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ix ...

Page 14: ... 4 channel models Sample rates up to 5 GS s on all analog channels 10 M points record length on all channels 35 000 waveforms second display rate I2C SPI CAN and RS 232 bus triggering and analysis requires an application module Wave Inspector controls for managing long record lengths with zoom and pan play and pause search and mark 10 4 inch 264 mm XGA color display Small and lightweight at 5 5 in...

Page 15: ...ity and analysis software Remote viewing and control with e Scope Remote control with VISA connectivity TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface supports active differential and current probes for automatic scaling and units MSO4000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes also offer MagniVu 60 6 ps resolution Parallel bus triggering and analysis Per channel threshold settings Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User M...

Page 16: ...126 XX Portuguese 071 2127 XX Simplified Chinese 071 2128 XX Traditional Chinese 071 2129 XX Korean 071 2130 XX Russian 071 2131 XX Specifications and Performance Verification The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference 071 2132 XX PDF only Programmer Commands The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual 071 2133 XX PDF only Analysis and Connectivity Tools The optional...

Page 17: ...ng and testing application modules The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions manual 071 2136 XX 11 languages Conventions Used in This Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network USB Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual xiii ...

Page 18: ...Preface xiv Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 19: ...Standard Accessories Accessory Description Tektronix part number English Option L0 071 2121 XX French Option L1 071 2122 XX Italian Option L2 071 2123 XX German Option L3 071 2124 XX Spanish Option L4 071 2125 XX Japanese Option L5 071 2126 XX Portuguese Option L6 071 2127 XX Simple Chinese Option L7 071 2128 XX Traditional Chinese Option L8 071 2129 XX Korean Option L9 071 2130 XX Tektronix 4000 ...

Page 20: ...dition and OpenChoice Desktop CD Productivity analysis and documentation software 063 3967 XX Calibration certificate documenting traceability to national metrology institute s and ISO9001 quality system registration For DPO4000 and MSO4000 series Probes One 500 MHz 10X passive probe per channel P6139A Front Cover Hard plastic cover to help protect the instrument 200 4908 00 CompactFlash memory ca...

Page 21: ...06 United Kingdom Option A2 161 0104 07 Australia Option A3 161 0104 05 Switzerland Option A5 161 0167 00 Japan Option A6 161 A005 00 China Option A10 161 0306 00 India Option A11 161 0400 00 Power Cord No power cord or AC adapter Option A99 For MSO4000 series Logic probe One 16 channel logic probe P6516 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 ...

Page 22: ...vel information on CAN serial buses as well as digital views of the signal bus views bus decoding search tools and packet decode tables with timestamp information DPO4AUTO DPO4COMP The computer triggering and analysis module enables triggering on RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART serial buses search tools bus views bus decoding in hex binary and ASCII and decode tables with timestamp information DPO4C...

Page 23: ...t work with your oscilloscope 020 2513 XX Rackmount kit Adds rackmount brackets RM4000 Soft transit case Case for carrying instrument AC4000 Hard transit case Traveling case which requires use of the soft transit case AC4000 HCTEK4321 CompactFlash to USB memory card reader Card reader 119 6827 00 USB flash drive Extra storage 119 7276 00 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual Descri...

Page 24: ...nload from www tektronix com manuals 071 2132 XX Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Service manual Service information on DPO4000 and MSO4000 oscilloscopes 071 2137 XX Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Module Installation Instructions Manual 071 2136 XX The DPO4000 and MSO4000 series oscilloscopes work with multiple optional probes See page 12 Connecting Probes Check the Tektronix Web site www ...

Page 25: ... V to 132 V Power Consumption 250 W maximum Weight 5 kg 11 lbs standalone instrument Height including feet but not handle 229 mm 9 0 in Width from handle hub to handle hub 439 mm 17 3 in Depth from feet to front of knobs 137 mm 5 4 in Depth from feet to front of front cover 145 mm 5 7 in Clearance 51 mm 2 in DPO4000 series Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 7 ...

Page 26: ... 60 RH Non operating Low 0 C to 40 C 5 to 90 RH MSO4000 series Altitude Operating 3 000 m about 10 000 ft Nonoperating Altitude 12 192 m 40 000 ft Random Vibration Operating 0 31 GRMS 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 3 axes 30 minutes total Non operating 2 46 GRMS 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 3 axes 30 minutes total Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only 8 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 27: ...conductor and shield is 5 VRMS with peaks 20 V DF 6 25 Acquisition System Digital Inputs The maximum input voltage at the input for the logic probe is 15 V peak Aux In 1 MΩ The maximum input voltage at the BNC between center conductor and shield is 400 Vpk DF 39 2 250 VRMS to 2 MHz derated to 5 VRMS at 500 MHz The maximum transient withstand voltage is 800 Vpk For steady state sinosoidal waveforms...

Page 28: ...50 VRMS at 20 MHz and above Output Voltage terminated into 1 MΩ 40 VRMS or 40 V DC CAT I 2 500 Vpk impulse 30 VRMS or 30 V DC CAT I 250 Vpk impulse 15 VRMS or 15 V DC CAT I 250 Vpk impulse Temperature Operating 15 C to 65 C 5 F to 149 F Nonoperating 62 C to 85 C 80 F to 185 F Altitude 2 000 meters Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Humidity Operating High 40 C to 50 C 10 to 60 RH Operating Low 0 C...

Page 29: ... Minimum signal swing 500 mVpeak to peak Input resistance 20 KΩ Input capacitance 3 0 pF typical Temperature Operating 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Nonoperating 55 C to 75 C 67 F to 167 F Altitude Operating 4 5 km 15 000 ft maximum Nonoperating 15 km 50 000 ft maximum Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 11 ...

Page 30: ...th a lint free cloth Use care to avoid scratching the clear glass display filter 2 Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope Use an aqueous solution of 75 isopropyl alcohol for more efficient cleaning CAUTION To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope or probes do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents Connecting Probes The oscilloscope supports probes with t...

Page 31: ...hrough programmable support The remote control is useful in applications like ATE where you want the system to preset probe parameters 2 TPA BNC Adapter The TPA BNC Adapter allows you to use TEKPROBE II probe capabilities such as providing probe power and passing scaling and unit information to the oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 13 ...

Page 32: ...the waveform signal and scaling to the oscilloscope Some only pass the signal and there is no other communication 4 Digital Probe Interface MSO4000 series only The P6516 probe provides 16 channels of digital on or off state information 14 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 33: ...ailable for use with DPO4000 and MSO4000 series oscilloscopes refer to www tektronix com Securing the Oscilloscope 1 Use a standard laptop computer security lock to secure your oscilloscope to your location Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 15 ...

Page 34: ... to earth ground Grounding the oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements The oscilloscope needs to share the same ground as any circuits that you are testing If you are working with static sensitive components ground yourself Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage static sensitive components Wearing a grounding strap safely sends static charges on yo...

Page 35: ...Installation To connect the power cord and power on the oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 17 ...

Page 36: ...Installation Powering Off the Oscilloscope To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord 18 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 37: ...k functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly 1 Connect the oscilloscope power cable as described in Powering On the Oscilloscope See page 16 2 Power on the oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 19 ...

Page 38: ...Installation 3 Connect the P6139A probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors on the oscilloscope 4 Push Default Setup 20 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 39: ...t the Vertical scale to 500 mV If the signal appears but is misshapen perform the procedures for compensating the probe See page 22 Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe If no signal appears rerun the procedure If this does not remedy the situation have the instrument serviced by qualified service personnel Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 21 ...

Page 40: ...t to the corresponding oscilloscope input channel To properly compensate your passive probe 1 Follow the steps for the functional check See page 19 Functional Check 2 Check the shape of the displayed waveform to determine if your probe is properly compensated Properly compensated Under compensated Over compensated 22 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 41: ...Installation 3 If necessary adjust your probe Repeat as needed Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 23 ...

Page 42: ... shortest possible ground lead and signal path to minimize probe induced ringing and distortion on the measured signal Signal with a short ground lead Signal with a long ground lead 24 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 43: ...trial period expires push the front panel Utility button push the lower bezel Utility Page button use multipurpose knob a to select Config and push the lower bezel Version button Installing an Application Module CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or application module observe ESD electrostatic discharge precautions See page 16 Powering On the Oscilloscope Turn off the oscilloscope power w...

Page 44: ...es Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module NOTE If you remove an application module the features provided by the application module become unavailable To restore the features turn off the oscilloscope power reinstall the module and turn on the oscilloscope power Changing the User Interface ...

Page 45: ...y Page Config Language English Set Date Time TekSecure Erase Memory Version 5 Turn multipurpose knob a and select the desired language Choose among English French German Italian Spanish Brazilian Portuguese Russian Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 27 ...

Page 46: ...at the plastic front panel overlay is removed If you choose a language other than English place the plastic overlay for the language that you desire over the front panel to display labels in that language 28 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 47: ...the current date and time 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility Page Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config Config 4 Push Set Date Time System Config Language English Set Date Time TekSecure Erase Memory Version Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 29 ...

Page 48: ...On Off 5 Push the side bezel buttons and turn both multipurpose knobs a and b to set the time and date values Hour 4 Minute 1 Month May Day 3 Year 2007 6 Push OK Enter Date Time OK Enter Date Time 30 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 49: ... C or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV division or less Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts div settings To compensate the signal path 1 Warm up the oscilloscope for at least 20 minutes Remove all input signals probes and cables from channel inputs Input signals with AC components adversely affect SPC Tektronix 4000 ...

Page 50: ...tility Page Utility Page 4 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Calibration Calibration 5 Push Signal Path from the lower bezel menu Utility Page Calibration Signal Path Pass Factory Pass 32 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 51: ...t does not then recalibrate the instrument or have the instrument serviced by qualified service personnel G 8 Service personnel use the factory calibration functions to calibrate the internal voltage references of the oscilloscope using external sources Refer to your Tektronix field office or representative for assistance with factory calibration NOTE Signal Path Compensation does not include cali...

Page 52: ...p a Web browser and go to www tektronix com software Proceed to the software finder Download the latest firmware for your oscilloscope on your PC Unzip the files and copy the firmware img file into the root folder of a USB flash drive 34 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 53: ...Installation 2 Power off your oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 35 ...

Page 54: ...Installation 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel USB port on your oscilloscope 36 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 55: ...stalls it If the instrument does not install the firmware rerun the procedure If the problem continues contact qualified service personnel NOTE Do not power off the oscilloscope or remove the USB flash drive until the oscilloscope finishes installing the firmware Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 37 ...

Page 56: ...Installation 5 Power off the oscilloscope and remove the USB flash drive 38 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 57: ...Installation 6 Power on the oscilloscope 7 Push Utility Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 39 ...

Page 58: ... Config Config 10 Push Version The oscilloscope displays the firmware version number Utility Page Config Language English Set Date Time TekSecure Erase Memory Version 11 Confirm that the version number matches that of the new firmware 40 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 59: ...ISA to communicate with your oscilloscope from your computer through a software application Use e Scope to communicate with your oscilloscope through a Web browser Using VISA VISA lets you use your MS Windows computer to acquire data from your oscilloscope for use in an analysis package that runs on your PC such as Microsoft Excel National Instruments LabVIEW or a program of your own creation You ...

Page 60: ...te USB or Ethernet cable To communicate between the oscilloscope and a GPIB system connect the oscilloscope to the TEK USB 488 GPIB to USB Adapter with a USB cable Then connect the adapter to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable 42 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 61: ...sing USB the system sets itself up automatically for you if USB is enabled Utility Page I O USB Enabled Ethernet Network Settings GPIB 1 Check USB on the lower bezel menu to be sure that USB is enabled If it is not enabled push USB Then push Enabled on the side bezel menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 43 ...

Page 62: ... to On If you are using a cross over cable set it to Off and set a hard coded TCPIP address Test Connection 8 If you are using GPIB push GPIB Enter the GPIB address on the side bezel menu using multipurpose knob a Talk Listen Address a 1 This will set the GPIB address on an attached TEK USB 488 Adapter 9 Run your application software on your computer 44 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Man...

Page 63: ...e toolbars that speed connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word There is also a standalone acquisition program called the OpenChoice Desktop The rear panel USB 2 0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity Use the rear and front panel USB 2 0 host ports to connect your oscilloscope to USB flash drives and printers USB Host port USB Device port Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscop...

Page 64: ... browser To set up e Scope communications between your oscilloscope and a Web browser running on a remote computer 1 Connect the oscilloscope to your computer network with the appropriate Ethernet cable If you are connecting directly to your computer you need a Crossover Ethernet Cable If you are connecting to a network or a hub you need a Straight Through Ethernet Cable 2 Push Utility 46 Tektroni...

Page 65: ...h Utility Page Utility Page 4 Turn multipurpose knob a and select I O I O 5 Push Ethernet Network Settings Utility Page I O USB Enabled Ethernet Network Settings GPIB 1 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 47 ...

Page 66: ...HCP note the Ethernet address and instrument name If you are using Static addressing enter the Ethernet address you will be using DHCP BOOTP On Off Test Connection NOTE Depending on the type and speed of network to which your 4000 series oscilloscope is connected you may not see the DHCP BOOTP field update instantaneously after pressing the DHCP BOOTP button It may take a few seconds to update 48 ...

Page 67: ...d to Your Oscilloscope You can connect a USB keyboard to a USB Host port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope The oscilloscope will detect the keyboard even if it is plugged in while the oscilloscope is powered on You can use the keyboard to quickly create names or labels You can bring up the Label menu through the lower bezel label button of the Channel or Bus menus Use the arrow keys o...

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Page 69: ...nted with the Instrument Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 51 ...

Page 70: ... menu system 1 Push a front panel menu button to display the menu that you want to use You can use the B1 through B4 buttons on the MSO4000 series oscilloscopes to support up to four different serial or parallel buses 52 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 71: ...a to select the desired choice 3 Push a side bezel button to choose a side bezel menu item If the menu item contains more than one choice push the side bezel button repeatedly to cycle through the choices If a pop up menu appears turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 53 ...

Page 72: ...n again or push Menu Off 5 Certain menu choices require you to set a numeric value to complete the setup Use the upper and lower multipurpose knobs a and b to adjust values 6 Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to make smaller adjustments 54 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 73: ... cursors 2 Search Push to search through an acquisition for user defined events criteria 3 Test Push to activate advanced or application specific testing features 4 Acquire Push to set the acquisition mode and adjust the record length 5 Autoset Push to perform an automatic setup of oscilloscope settings 6 Trigger Menu Push to specify trigger settings Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...

Page 74: ... time 8 Save Recall Menu Push to save and recall setups waveforms and screen images to internal memory a CompactFlash card or a USB flash drive 9 Channel 1 2 3 or 4 Menu Push to set vertical parameters for input waveforms and to display or remove the corresponding waveform from the display 56 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 75: ...2 button to display or remove the corresponding bus from the display On the MSO4000 series you can use the B3 and B4 buttons to support up to four different serial buses and parallel buses 11 R Push to manage reference waveforms including the display or removal of each reference waveform from the display 12 M Push to manage the math waveform including the display or removal of the math waveform fr...

Page 76: ...to select from a pop up list of choices Push the nearby Fine button to toggle between coarse and fine adjustment Screen icons tell you when a or b are active 2 Cursors Push once to activate the two vertical cursors Push again to turn on the two vertical and two horizontal cursors Push again to turn off all cursors When the cursors are on you can turn the multipurpose knobs to control their positio...

Page 77: ... visible you can push this button to make either the vertical cursors or the horizontal cursors active 4 Fine Push to toggle between making coarse and fine adjustments with the vertical and horizontal position knobs the trigger level knob and many operations of multipurpose knobs a and b 5 Waveform Intensity Push to enable multipurpose knob a to control waveform display intensity and knob b to con...

Page 78: ...de 8 Pan outer knob Turn to scroll the zoom window through the acquired waveform 9 Zoom inner knob Turn to control the zoom factor Turning it clockwise zooms in further Turning it counterclockwise zooms out 10 Play pause button Push to start or stop the automatic panning of a waveform Control the speed and direction with the pan knob 11 Prev Push to jump to the previous waveform mark 60 Tektronix ...

Page 79: ...Next Push to jump to the next waveform mark 14 Horizontal Position Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms Push Fine to make smaller adjustments 15 Horizontal Scale Turn to adjust the horizontal scale time division Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 61 ...

Page 80: ...oset Push to automatically set the vertical horizontal and trigger controls for a usable stable display 19 Trigger Level Turn to adjust the trigger level 20 Set to 50 Push to set the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform 21 Force Trig Push to force an immediate trigger event 62 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 81: ...splay or remove the corresponding waveform from the display and access the vertical menu 24 Vertical Scale Turn to adjust the vertical scale factor of the corresponding waveform volts division 25 Print Push to print a screen image using the printer selected in the Utility menu 26 Power switch Push to power on or off the instrument Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 63 ...

Page 82: ...el 28 CompactFlash Drive Insert a CompactFlash card here 29 CompactFlash Eject Pops the CompactFlash card out of the CompactFlash drive 30 Save Push to perform an immediate save operation The save operation uses the current save parameters as defined in the Save Recall menu 31 Default Setup Push to perform an immediate restore of the oscilloscope to the default settings 64 Tektronix 4000 Series Os...

Page 83: ... D0 Push to display or remove the digital channels from the display and to access the digital channel setup menu MSO4000 series only 33 Menu Off Push to clear a displayed menu from the screen Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 65 ...

Page 84: ...tems in the Display The items shown to the right may appear in the display Not all of these items are visible at any given time Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off 66 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 85: ...ct Icons are Run Acquisitions enabled Stop Acquisitions not enabled Roll In roll mode 40 ms div or slower PreVu In this state the oscilloscope is stopped or between triggers You can change the horizontal or vertical position or scale to see approximately what the next acquisition will look like Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 67 ...

Page 86: ... The expansion point icon an orange triangle shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around 4 The waveform record view shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record The line color corresponds to the selected waveform color 68 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 87: ...Auto Acquiring untriggered data PrTrig Acquiring pretrigger data Trig Waiting for trigger 6 The cursor readout shows time amplitude and delta Δ values for each cursor For FFT measurements it shows frequency and magnitude For serial buses the readout shows the decoded values Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 69 ...

Page 88: ...trigger readout shows the trigger source slope and level The trigger readouts for other trigger types show other parameters 9 The top line of the record length sampling rate readout shows the sampling rate adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob The bottom line shows the record length adjust with the Acquire menu 70 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 89: ...nob Use horizontal position to insert added delay between when the trigger occurs and when you actually capture the data Insert a negative time to capture more pretrigger information 11 The Timing Resolution readout shows the timing resolution of the digital channels Timing resolution is the time between samples It is the reciprocal of the digital sample rate When the MagniVu control is on MagniVu...

Page 90: ...elow the display To obtain a proper numerical measurement turn the vertical scale and position knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display 13 The auxiliary waveform readouts show the vertical and horizontal scale factors of the math or reference waveforms 14 The channel readout shows the channel scale factor per division coupling invert and bandwidth status Adjust with the Vertical Sca...

Page 91: ...offset The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors 16 For digital channels MSO4000 series only the baseline indicators point to the high and low levels The indicator colors follow the color code used on resistors The D0 indicator is black the D1 indicator is brown the D2 indicator is red and so on Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 73 ...

Page 92: ... digital channels are grouped MSO4000 series only 18 The bus display shows decoded packet level information for serial buses or for parallel buses MSO4000 series only The bus indicator shows the bus number and bus type 74 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 93: ...Trigger level range is adjustable from 8 V to 8 V The maximum input voltage is 400V peak 250V RMS Input resistance is 1 MΩ 1 in parallel with 13 pF 2 pF 4 PROBE COMP Square wave signal source to compensate probes Output voltage 0 2 5V amplitude 1 behind 1 kΩ 2 Frequency 1 kHz 5 Ground 6 Application Module Slots Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 75 ...

Page 94: ...Get Acquainted with the Instrument Side Panel Connector 1 Ground strap connector This is a receptacle for a grounding strap 76 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 95: ... Vout HI is 2 5V open circuit 1 0 V into a 50Ω load to ground The logic level for Vout LO is 0 7 V into a load of 4 mA 0 25 V into a 50Ω load to ground 2 XGA Out Use the XGA Video port DB 15 female connector to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector 3 LAN Use the LAN Ethernet port RJ 45 connector to connect the oscilloscope to a 10 100 Base T local area network Tektronix...

Page 96: ...ces to communicate using IEEE488 style messages This lets you run your GPIB software applications on USB hardware 5 Host Use the USB 2 0 Full speed host ports three to take advantage of USB flash drives and printers 6 Power input Attach to an AC power line with integral safety ground See page 7 Operating Considerations 7 Connector for future use 78 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 97: ...p the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to Setting Up Analog Channels Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels 1 Connect the P6139A or VPI probe to the input signal source Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 79 ...

Page 98: ...panel buttons NOTE If you are using a probe that does not supply probe encoding set the attenuation probe factor on the oscilloscope vertical menu for the channel to match the probe 3 Push Default Setup 4 Push Autoset 80 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 99: ...nd scale The horizontal position determines the number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples The horizontal scale determines the size of the acquisition window relative to the waveform You can scale the window to contain a waveform edge a cycle several cycles or thousands of cycles Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 81 ...

Page 100: ...ling Channels and Buses You can add a label to the channels and buses shown on the display for easy identification The label is placed on the waveform baseline indicator in the left side of the screen The label can have up to 32 characters To label a channel push a channel input button for an analog channel to label a channel 1 Push a front panel button for an input channel or a bus 82 Tektronix 4...

Page 101: ...ect Preset Label to view a list of labels Select Preset Label 4 Turn multipurpose knob b to scroll through the list to find a suitable label You can edit the label after you insert it if necessary 5 Push Insert Preset Label to add the label Insert Preset Label Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 83 ...

Page 102: ...rtion point and edit the inserted label or type in a new label See page 49 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope 6 If you do not have a USB keyboard connected push the side and lower bezel arrow keys to position the insertion point 84 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 103: ...t you want to enter ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_ 8 Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use You can use the lower bezel buttons to edit the label as needed Enter Character Back Space Delete Clear Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 85 ...

Page 104: ...r another label push the side and lower bezel arrow keys to reposition the insertion point 10 Push Display Labels and select On to see the label Display Labels On Off Using the Default Setup To return the oscilloscope to its default settings 1 Push Default Setup 86 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 105: ...displays four or five waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel and ten cycles for digital channels Autoset works with both the analog and digital channels 1 Connect the analog probe and then select the input channel See page 79 Setting Up Analog Channels Connect the digital probe and select the input channel See page 110 Setting Up Digital Channels Tektronix 4000 Seri...

Page 106: ...vertical position Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V If you use Autoset when no channels are displayed the instrument turns on channel one 1 and scales it If you use Autoset and the oscilloscope detects a video signal the oscilloscope automatically sets the trigger type to video and makes other adjustments to display a stable video signal 88 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 107: ...d digitizer Each channel produces a stream of digital data from which the instrument extracts waveform records Sampling Process Acquisition is the process of sampling an analog signal converting it into digital data and assembling it into a waveform record which is then stored in acquisition memory Input signal Sampled points Digital values Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 89 ...

Page 108: ...rd points DPO4000 and MSO4000 series oscilloscopes use real time sampling In real time sampling the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using a single trigger event Sampling rate 90 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 109: ...ing the Horizontal Scale knob or changing the record length with the bezel buttons Record length The number of samples required to fill a waveform record Set this by pushing the Acquire button and using the resulting lower and side bezel menus Trigger point The zero time reference in a waveform record It is shown on the screen by an orange T Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 91 ...

Page 110: ... after the trigger point Use a negative time to acquire it before the trigger point Expansion point The point that the horizontal scale expands and contracts around It is shown by an orange triangle How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work Sample mode retains the first sampled point from each acquisition interval Sample is the default mode 92 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 111: ...erval This mode also only works with real time noninterpolated sampling Hi Res provides a higher resolution lower bandwidth waveform Envelope mode finds the highest and lowest record points over all acquisitions Envelope uses Peak Detect for each individual acquisition Average mode calculates the average value for each record point over a user specified number of acquisitions Average uses Sample m...

Page 112: ...ion Mode and Record Length Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode 1 Push Acquire 2 Push Mode Mode Sample Record Length 10k Reset Horizontal Position Waveform Display XY Display Off 94 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 113: ...nts that the oscilloscope would have discarded at lower sweep speeds Therefore these modes only work when the current sample rate is less than the maximum possible sample rate As soon as the oscilloscope starts to acquire at the maximum sample rate then the Peak Detect Hi Res and Sample modes all look the same You can control the sample rate by setting the Horizontal scale and the Record Length Av...

Page 114: ... multipurpose knob a to set the number of waveforms to average over 5 Push Record Length 6 Push the side bezel menu record length button 10k points Choose among 1000 10 k 100 k 1 M and 10 M points 96 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 115: ...is enabled when the trigger mode is auto and the horizontal scale is set to 40 ms div or slower Quick Tips Switching to Envelope or Average acquisition mode using digital channels using math waveforms turning on a bus or switching to Normal trigger will disable Roll mode Roll mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 20 ms per division or faster Push Run Stop to halt Roll mode Tektroni...

Page 116: ...he DPO4COMP application module is installed Parallel buses if you are using an MSO4000 series oscilloscope See page 25 Application Module Free Trial Using Buses in Two Steps To quickly use serial bus triggering 1 Push B1 or B2 and enter parameters of the bus to trigger on You can separately use B1 and B2 to view two different buses NOTE On the MSO4000 series you can also use the B3 and B4 buttons ...

Page 117: ...ormation without triggering on the bus signal Setting Up Bus Parameters NOTE For all serial bus sources use channels 1 through 4 or D15 through D0 To set up bus parameters 1 Push B1 or B2 to bring up the lower bezel bus menu NOTE You can also push B3 or B4 on the MSO4000 series Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 99 ...

Page 118: ... 232 3 Push Define Inputs B1 Parallel Define Inputs Thresholds B1 Label Parallel Bus Display Event Table 4 If you select Parallel push Define Inputs and the desired side bezel menu choices Define Inputs Use the side bezel buttons to define parameters for the inputs such as specific signals to an analog or digital channel Clocked Data Yes No Clock Edge 100 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User M...

Page 119: ...l as the source for the bit Define Bits a Bit 15 b D15 5 Push Thresholds Bus Parallel Define Inputs Thresholds B1 Label Parallel Bus Display Event Table For each signal that makes up the parallel or serial bus push the appropriate side bezel menu button Then turn the appropriate multipurpose knob to define the voltage level above which the oscilloscope treats the signal as high and below which as ...

Page 120: ...efine Inputs Thresholds Include R W in Address No B1 Label I2C Bus Display Event Table 7 For I2C push Include R W in Address and then push the desired side bezel button for Yes or No This control determines how the oscilloscope shows the I2C addresses in bus decode traces cursor readouts Event Table listings and trigger settings 102 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 121: ... never includes these five bits in address readouts If you select No then 7 bit addresses are displayed as seven bits and 10 bit addresses are displayed as ten bits 8 If you selected SPI above push Polarity and the desired side bezel menu choice Bus SPI Define Inputs Thresholds Polarity B1 Label SPI Bus Display Event Table You can set the polarity for the SCLK SS MOSI or MISO signals Active High m...

Page 122: ...l CAN Bus Display Event Table 10 If you selected RS 232 above push Configure Bus RS 232 Define Inputs Thresholds Configure 9600 8 N B1 Label RS 232 Bus Display Event Table Use the side bezel menu to configure the bus Use Normal polarity to trigger on RS 232 signals and Inverted polarity to trigger on RS 422 485 and UART signals 104 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 123: ...0 bps Data Bits 7 8 Parity None Odd Even RS 232 decoding displays a stream of bytes You can organize the stream into packets with an end of packet character Packets On Off Turn multipurpose knob a to select an end of packet character End of Packet 0A Linefeed Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 105 ...

Page 124: ...evel information decoded for easy visual inspection much like what you would see on a logic analyzer Bus and Waveforms Push Bus and Waveforms to display both views of the signal Hex Push the desired side bezel menu choice to display the bus data in hex binary or ASCII RS 232 only format Binary ASCII 106 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 125: ... edge For an unclocked parallel bus the table lists the value of the bus whenever any one of its bits changes Save Event Table For an RS 232 bus the table lists decoded bytes or packets Push Save Event Table to save the event table data in a csv spreadsheet formatted file on the currently selected storage device Bus information example Bus and waveforms example Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes ...

Page 126: ...one line for each 7 or 8 bit byte when Packets are set to Off RS 232 event tables display one line for each packet when Packets are set to On 13 Push B1 or B2 and turn multipurpose knob a to move the bus display up or down on the screen You can also push B3 or B4 on the MSO4000 series 108 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 127: ...channel that display uses the full analog sample rate Physical Layer Bus Activity Oscilloscope waveform traces from channels 1 to 4 channels D15 to D0 and the traces you see when you choose to display a bus as Bus and Waveforms always show the physical layer bus activity In the physical layer display bits that were transmitted earlier are to the left and bits that were transmitted later are to the...

Page 128: ... set to hex the value displays as 68 If the bus display is set to ASCII the value displays as h RS 232 If you defined an end of packet character to use for RS 232 decoding the stream of bytes will be displayed as packets When decoding an RS 232 bus in ASCII mode a large dot indicates that the value represents a character outside the printable ASCII range Setting Up Digital Channels Use front panel...

Page 129: ...Acquire the Signal 1 Connect the P6516 16 channel logic probe to the input signal source Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 111 ...

Page 130: ...If needed connect the appropriate grabber for each probe to the probe tip 4 Connect the each probe to the desired circuit test point 5 Push the D15 D0 front panel button to display the menu 6 Push the lower bezel D15 D0 button to access the D15 D0 On or Off menu D15 D0 On Off Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu On Off Height S M L 112 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 131: ...h the lower bezel Thresholds button You can assign a different threshold value to each channel 9 Push the lower bezel Edit Labels button and create the label You can create labels through the front panel or with an optional USB keyboard See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses 10 Push the lower bezel MagniVu button to increase the timing resolution See page 114 When and Why to Turn On MagniVu 11 Pu...

Page 132: ...n MagniVu For MSO4000 series only MagniVu allows you to have higher resolution to accurately determine edge placement This helps you to make precise timing measurements on digital edges You can see up to 32 times more detail than with normal digital channel sampling The MagniVu record is acquired in parallel to the main digital acquisition and is available at any time running or stopped MagniVu pr...

Page 133: ...e uncertainty of the edge position If the shading is not displayed you do not need to use MagniVu See page 167 Viewing Digital Channels Using MagniVu 1 Push D15 D0 2 Push MagniVu and select On D15 D0 On Off Thresholds Label MagniVu On Off Height S M L Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 115 ...

Page 134: ...ncrease the resolution MagniVu is always acquired If the oscilloscope is in a stopped state you can turn on MagniVu and still get the resolution without taking another acquisition The serial bus features do not use data acquired in MagniVu mode 116 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 135: ...ugh sample points to fill the pretrigger portion of the waveform record That is the part of the waveform that is displayed before or to the left of the triggering event on screen When a trigger event occurs the instrument starts acquiring samples to build the posttrigger portion of the waveform record that is the part displayed after or to the right of the trigger event After a trigger is recogniz...

Page 136: ...mains on the display If no last waveform exists no waveform is displayed Auto trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform even if a trigger does not occur Auto mode uses a timer that starts when the acquisition is started and the pretrigger information is obtained If a trigger event is not detected before the timer times out the instrument forces a trigger The length of time it waits...

Page 137: ... button Trigger Holdoff Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering since the oscilloscope does not recognize new triggers during the holdoff time When the instrument recognizes a trigger event it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete In addition the trigger system remains...

Page 138: ...lable coupling types DC Low Frequency Rejection High Frequency Rejection and Noise Rejection All other trigger types use DC coupling only Horizontal Position Use horizontal position to acquire waveform detail in a region that is separated from the trigger location by a significant interval of time 120 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 139: ...st the position delay time by rotating the Horizontal Position knob 2 Turn horizontal SCALE to acquire the detail that you need around the position delay expansion point Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 121 ...

Page 140: ... glitch you may uncover information that helps you find the source of the glitch Alternatively to see what is happening in your system as a result of the trigger event make the posttrigger period large enough to capture data after the trigger Slope and Level The slope control determines whether the instrument finds the trigger point on the rising or the falling edge of a signal The level control d...

Page 141: ...panel Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level without going to a menu 2 Push the front panel Set to 50 button to quickly set the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 123 ...

Page 142: ...Trigger Setup Choosing a Trigger Type To select a trigger 1 Push Trigger Menu 124 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 143: ...e bezel menu NOTE The bus trigger in the MSO4000 series works on parallel buses even without an application module Using the bus trigger on other buses requires use of the DPO4EMBD the DPO4AUTO or the DPO4COMP application module Bus 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired trigger type Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 125 ...

Page 144: ...ing Triggers Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Edge Trigger on a rising or falling edge as defined by the slope control Coupling choices are DC LF Reject HF Reject and Noise Reject Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly used trigger type with both analog and digital signals An edge trigger event occurs when the trigger source passes through a specified voltage level in the specified direct...

Page 145: ...d amount of time and then looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform Events After the A Event occurs the trigger system looks for a specified number of B Events before triggering and displaying the waveform Pulse Width Trigger on pulses that are less than greater than equal to or not equal to a specified time You can trigger on positive or negative pulses Pulse width trigg...

Page 146: ...ttern triggering or to select a clock channel state triggering Use the Select control and the State control side bezel buttons to set each channel to High Low or Don t Care X If you have selected Clock triggering you can set the clock edge to rising or falling For unclocked triggering by default triggering occurs when the selected condition goes true You can also select triggering when the conditi...

Page 147: ...p and Hold triggering and can monitor the state of an entire bus for setup and hold violations You can use up to 20 channels for a Setup and Hold trigger 4 analog and 16 digital with MSO4000 series oscilloscopes Use the Clock control side bezel button to select the clock channel Use the Select control and the Function control MSO4000 series only side bezel buttons to select one or more channels yo...

Page 148: ...ll Time Trigger on rise and fall times Trigger on pulse edges that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower rates than the specified time Specify pulse edges as positive or negative or either 130 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 149: ...trigger on a variety of HDTV video standard signals as well as custom non standard bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4 000 lines Bus Trigger on various bus conditions I2C requires a DPO4EMBD module SPI requires a DPO4EMBD module CAN requires a DPO4AUTO module RS 232 requires a DPO4COMP module Parallel requires an MSO4000 series oscilloscope See page 25 Application Module Free Trial Tekt...

Page 150: ...hout an application module The oscilloscope can display both physical layer as analog waveforms and protocol level information as digital and symbolic waveforms To set up the bus trigger 1 If you have not already defined your bus using the front panel B1 and B2 buttons and B3 and B4 on the MSO4000 series do so now See page 98 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus 2 Push Trigger Menu 132 Tektronix 40...

Page 151: ...oldoff 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the trigger type side menu until you select Bus B1 I2C 5 Push Source Bus and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the source bus side menu until you select the bus that you want to trigger on B2 Parallel Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 133 ...

Page 152: ...If you are using the I2C bus trigger you can trigger on Start Repeated Start Stop Missing Ack Address Data or Address Data If you are using the SPI bus trigger you can trigger on SS Active MOSI MISO or MOSI MISO If you are using the CAN bus trigger you can trigger on Start of Frame Type of Frame Identifier Data Id Data End of Frame and Missing Ack If you are using the RS 232 bus trigger you can tr...

Page 153: ...2C Address side bezel menu Push the side bezel Addressing Mode button and select 7 bit or 10 bit Push the side bezel Address button Enter the address parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b Then push the lower bezel menu Direction button and select the direction of interest Read Write or Read or Write Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 135 ...

Page 154: ...tton and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a Push the side bezel Addressing Mode button and select 7 bit or 10 bit Push the side bezel Data button Enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b For more information on the I2C address formats refer to item 7 under Setting Up Bus Parameters 136 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 155: ...el MOSI or MISO button and enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b Then push the Number of Bytes button and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a If you select MOSI MISO push the lower bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest in the side bezel menus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 137 ...

Page 156: ...the lower bezel Identifier button and select a Format Then push the Identifier side bezel button and enter a binary or hex value with multipurpose knobs a and b Push the lower bezel menu Direction button and select the direction of interest Read Write or Read or Write If you have made a Trigger On selection of Data Push the lower bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest with multipur...

Page 157: ...packet with the window rolling one byte at a time For example if the number of bytes is one the oscilloscope will attempt to match the first byte second byte third and so on within the packet If the number of bytes is two the oscilloscope will try to match any two consecutive bytes such as one and two two and three three and four and so on If the oscilloscope finds a match it will trigger Specific...

Page 158: ...yte without using a rolling window For CAN triggering occurs when the user selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at the first byte Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest Use the data qualifier to perform and operations Triggering on identifier and data always matches the identifier and data selected by the user with the data starting at...

Page 159: ...as the Trigger On selection Parallel Bus Trigger Data Matching Optimum parallel bus trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels MSO4000 series only Checking Trigger Settings To quickly determine the settings of some key trigger parameters check the Trigger readout at the bottom of the display The readouts differ for edge and the advanced triggers 1 Trigge...

Page 160: ... A and B triggers can and typically do have separate sources Use the Edge trigger menu to set up the A trigger first Then to use the B trigger 1 Push Trigger Menu 2 Push Type 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select a trigger type of Sequence B Trigger This brings up the Sequence B Trigger menu 4 Push B Trigger After A Type Sequence B Trigger Source 1 Coupling DC Slope Level 0 00 V B Trigger After A T...

Page 161: ... a 8 ns B Events 1 Set to Minimum 5 Set the other Sequence Trigger parameters in the related side and lower bezel menus B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument Posttrigger acquisition starts on the first B edge after the trigger delay time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 143 ...

Page 162: ...ntal position are independent functions When you establish a trigger condition using either the A trigger alone or the A and B triggers together you can also use the horizontal position control to delay the acquisition by an additional amount When using the B trigger the A and B trigger types can only be Edge 144 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 163: ... acquisition with Run Stop or Single Push Run Stop to start acquisitions The oscilloscope acquires repeatedly until you push the button again to stop the acquisition Push Single to take a single acquisition Single sets the trigger mode to Normal for the single acquisition Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 145 ...

Page 164: ...ying the acquired waveform Adding and Removing a Waveform 1 To add or remove a waveform from the display push the corresponding front panel channel button or the D15 D0 button You can use the channel as a trigger source whether or not it is displayed 146 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 165: ...e Display Style and Persistence 1 To set the display style push Acquire 2 Push Waveform Display Mode Sample Record Length 10k Reset Horizontal Position Waveform Display XY Display On Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 147 ...

Page 166: ...Push Set to Auto to have the oscilloscope automatically determine a persistence time for you Set to Auto 6 Push Clear Persistence to reset the persistence information Clear Per sistence 7 To display the amplitude from one waveform against the amplitude from another push XY Display Then push Triggered XY from the side menu A data point from the first waveform specifies the horizontal location while...

Page 167: ...of the acquisition display settings Use infinite persistence for displaying unique signal anomalies such as glitches The XY Display mode graphs the data in fixed pairs of waveforms against one another You can use CH1 versus CH2 and REF1 versus REF2 On four channel models you can also use CH3 versus CH4 and REF3 versus REF4 When the XY Display is on an upper window appears that displays data versus...

Page 168: ...ticule for quick estimates of waveform parameters Use the Grid graticule for full screen measurements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed Use the Cross Hair graticule for making quick estimates of waveforms while leaving more room for automatic readouts and other data Use the Frame graticule with automatic readouts and other screen text when display features are not...

Page 169: ...rse vertical scale settings for the channel when you set the trigger type to video The oscilloscope will automatically display the IRE graticule for NTSC signals and the mV graticule for other video signals PAL SECAM HDTV and custom Setting the LCD Backlight 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility Page Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Use...

Page 170: ... Intensity High Graticule Full Backlight Intensity High Medium 5 Select the intensity level from the resulting side bezel menu Choices are High Medium and Low Low Setting Waveform Intensity 1 Push the front panel Intensity button 152 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 171: ...lay 2 Rotate multipurpose knob a to select the desired waveform intensity 3 Rotate multipurpose knob b to select the desired intensity for the graticule 4 Push Intensity again to clear the intensity readout from the display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 153 ...

Page 172: ...point and to examine waveform details more closely You can also use the Wave Inspector Pan and Zoom controls to adjust the display of waveforms See page 203 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms Original waveform Scaled horizontally Positioned horizontally 154 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 173: ... the Position or Scale controls when the acquisition is stopped or when it is waiting for the next trigger the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the relevant waveforms in response to the new control settings It simulates what you will see when you next push the RUN button The oscilloscope uses the new settings for the next acquisition You may see a clipped waveform if the original acquisition ...

Page 174: ...ical menu only affects the selected waveform Pushing a channel button will also select or cancel that waveform selection 2 Push Coupling repeatedly to select the coupling to use Use DC coupling to pass both AC and DC components Coupling DC AC Impedance 1MΩ 50Ω Invert On Off Bandwidth Full 1 Label More Use AC coupling to block the DC component and show only the AC signal Use Ground GND to display t...

Page 175: ...rt to invert the signal Select Off for normal operation and On to invert the polarity of the signal in the preamplifier 5 Push Bandwidth and select the desired bandwidth from the resulting side bezel menu The set choices are Full 250 MHz and 20 MHz Additional choices may appear depending on the probe that you use Select Full to set the bandwidth to the full oscilloscope bandwidth Select 250 MHz to...

Page 176: ... page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses 7 Push More to access additional side bezel menus 8 Select Fine Scale to enable multipurpose knob a to make fine vertical scale adjustments Fine Scale Offset Position Probe Setup Deskew 158 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 177: ...rent to set the probe type for probes that do not have the TekProbe II or TekVPI interface Use multipurpose knob a to set the attenuation to match the probe 11 Select Deskew to set the time skew correction for the channel Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the time skew deskew correction for the probe attached to the selected channel This shifts acquisition and display of the waveform left or righ...

Page 178: ...ilar effect but it is actually quite different Vertical offset is applied before the oscilloscope preamplifier and can be used to increase the effective dynamic range of the inputs For example you can use vertical offset to look at small variations in a large DC voltage Set the vertical offset to match the nominal DC voltage and the signal appears in the center of the screen 50 Ω Protection If you...

Page 179: ...n and turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus See page 98 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus 1 Push the appropriate front panel bus button to select that bus 2 Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 161 ...

Page 180: ...s do the following steps 1 Push the appropriate front panel bus button 2 Push Label See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses Bus B1 Parallel Define Inputs Thresholds B1 Label Parallel Bus Display Event Table 162 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 181: ...g Scaling and Grouping Digital Channels 1 Push the front panel D15 D0 button 2 Push the lower bezel D15 D0 menu item D15 D0 On Off Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu On Off Height S M L Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 163 ...

Page 182: ... Data 3 Push the side bezel Select button Select a D0 b 1 04 div Display On Off Turn on D7 D0 Turn on D15 D8 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel to move 164 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 183: ... will display each waveform at 0 2 divisions tall The M Medium selection will display each waveform at 0 5 divisions tall The L Large selection will display each waveform at 1 division tall L only works if there is enough room in the display to display the waveforms You can display up to 10 L waveforms at one time 7 You can label individual digital channels for easier identification See page 82 La...

Page 184: ...t to each other All the channels that are next to each other automatically form a group You can see the groups by pressing the side bezel Select item and turning multipurpose knob a When a group is selected turn multipurpose knob b to move the whole group 166 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 185: ...umn the transition edge is displayed in gray When multiple transitions occur during the time represented by one pixel column the transition edge is displayed in white When the display shows a white edge indicating multiple transitions you may be able to zoom in and see the individual edges When you are zoomed in so far that there is more than one pixel column per sample the uncertainty of the edge...

Page 186: ...red waveform you can then analyze the results Select from features such as cursors automatic measurements statistics math and FFT NOTE Automatic measurements are not available for digital channels Taking Automatic Measurements To take an automatic measurement 1 Push Measure 168 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 187: ...pose knob a to select the channel from which you want to measure This step is only needed if you are acquiring data on more than one channel 4 Select the specific measurement or measurements from the side bezel menu 5 To remove a measurement push Remove Measurement and the specific measurement from the resulting side bezel menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 169 ...

Page 188: ...e expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists Part of the waveform is above or below the display To obtain a proper numerical measurement turn the vertical scale and position knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display 170 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 189: ...ime between the mid reference default 50 amplitude point of two different waveforms See also Phase Rise Time The time required for the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region to rise from the low reference value default 10 to the high reference value default 90 of the final value Fall Time The time required for the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated re...

Page 190: ...rement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated region Negative Pulse Width The distance time between the mid reference default 50 amplitude points of a negative pulse The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated region Burst Width The duration of a burst a series of transient events and is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Phase The amount of time...

Page 191: ... over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as Positive Overshoot Maximum High Amplitude x 100 Negative Overshoot This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as Negative Overshoot Low Minimum Amplitude x 100 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 173 ...

Page 192: ... method uses the most common value found above the midpoint This value is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Low This value is used as 0 whenever high reference mid reference or low reference values are needed such as in fall time or rise time measurements Calculate using either the min max or histogram method The min max method uses the minimum value found The histogram method uses...

Page 193: ...an The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 175 ...

Page 194: ...a measured above ground is positive area measured below ground is negative Cycle Area A voltage over time measurement The measurement is the area over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region expressed in volt seconds The area above the common reference point is positive and the area below the common reference point is negative 176 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes ...

Page 195: ...tics adjusting the measurement reference levels or taking a snapshot Gating Gating confines the measurement to a certain portion of a waveform To use 1 Push Measure 2 Push Gating Select Measure ment 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 177 ...

Page 196: ...Analyze Waveform Data 3 Position the gates from the side bezel menu options Gating Off Full Record Screen Between Cursors Bring Cursors on Screen 178 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 197: ...ize the stability of measurements To adjust statistics 1 Push Measure 2 Push Statistics Select Measure ment 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 179 ...

Page 198: ...ezel menu options These include whether to turn statistics on or off and how many samples to use for mean and standard deviation calculations Reset Statistics Snapshot To see all the single sourced measurements at one moment in time 1 Push Measure 180 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 199: ...ent Select Measure ment 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors 3 Push Snapshot All Measurements Snapshot All Mea surements 4 View results Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 181 ...

Page 200: ... 312 2μs 103 7μs 936 5μs 1 452μs 33 23 7 143 9 200 V 10 40 V 16 80 V 5 396 V 7 769 V 21 58mVs Freq Width Fall Duty Over Low Min Pk Pk CycleMean CycleRMS CycleArea 3 203kHz 208 5μs 1 144μs 66 77 7 143 7 600 V 8 800 V 19 20 V 5 396 V 8 206 V 654 6μVs 182 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 201: ...surements are taken For example they are used in calculating rise and fall times 1 Push Measure 2 Push Reference Levels Select Measure ment 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 183 ...

Page 202: ...evels Set Levels in Units Use High and Low reference to calculate rise and fall times High Ref a 90 0 Use Mid reference primarily for measurements between edges such as pulse widths Mid Ref 50 0 50 0 Low Ref 10 0 more 1 of 2 184 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 203: ...gital channels 1 Push Cursors This changes the cursor state The three states are No cursors appear on the screen Two vertical waveform cursors appear They are attached to the selected analog waveform or digital waveforms Four screen cursors appear Two are vertical and two are horizontal They are no longer specifically attached to a waveform For example the first time you push Cursors the state mig...

Page 204: ...you move the other cursor If you change the selected waveform by pushing the front panel 1 2 3 4 M R or D15 D0 button both cursors jump to the new selected waveform 3 Push Select This turns the cursor linking on and off If linking is on turning multipurpose knob a moves the two cursors together Turning multipurpose knob b adjusts the time between the cursors 186 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes...

Page 205: ... Pushing Fine also changes the sensitivity of other knobs as well 5 Push Cursors again This will put the cursors into screen mode Two horizontal bars and two vertical bars span the graticule 6 Turn multipurpose knobs a and b to move the pair of horizontal cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 187 ...

Page 206: ... you turn the multipurpose knobs the vertical cursors will move Push Select again to make the horizontal cursors active again 8 View the cursor and the cursor readout You can take timing measurements with cursors on digital channels but not amplitude measurements 188 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 207: ...in the upper right corner of the graticule If Zoom is on the readout appears in the upper right corner of the zoom window When a bus is selected the readout shows the decoded bus data in the format you have selected hexadecimal binary or ASCII RS 232 only When a digital channel is selected the cursors show the values of all displayed digital channels NOTE When serial buses are selected the data va...

Page 208: ...s controlled by multipurpose knob a b Readout Indicates that the value is controlled by multipurpose knob b The horizontal cursor lines on the display measure the vertical parameters typically voltage The vertical cursor lines on the display measure horizontal parameters typically time 190 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 209: ...scilloscope will display vertical bar waveform cursors in the upper graticule YT Using Math Waveforms Create math waveforms to support the analysis of your channel and reference waveforms By combining and transforming source waveforms and other data into math waveforms you can derive the data view that your application requires NOTE Math waveforms are not available for use with serial buses Use th...

Page 210: ...bel 3 On the side bezel menu set the sources to either channel 1 2 3 4 or reference waveforms R1 2 3 or 4 Choose the x or operators 4 For example you might calculate power by multiplying a voltage waveform and a current waveform 192 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 211: ...s derive their horizontal scale and position from the sources in their math expressions Adjusting these controls for the source waveforms also adjusts the math waveform You can zoom in on math waveforms using the inner knob of the Pan Zoom control Use the outer knob for positioning the zoomed area See page 203 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms Tektronix 4000 Series Oscill...

Page 212: ...raph of the frequency domain of a signal as opposed to the oscilloscope s standard time domain graph You can match these frequencies with known system frequencies such as system clocks oscillators or power supplies 1 Push Math 2 Push FFT Dual Wfm Math FFT Advanced Math M Label 194 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 213: ...n repeatedly to select either Linear RMS or dBV RMS Vertical Units Linear RMS 5 Push the side bezel Window button repeatedly to select the desired window Window choices are Rectangular Hamming Hanning and Blackman Harris Window Hanning 6 Push the side bezel Horizontal button to activate multipurpose knobs a and b to pan and zoom the FFT display Horizontal 625kHz 1 25kHz div Tektronix 4000 Series O...

Page 214: ...ear on the display Quick Tips Use short record lengths for faster instrument response Use long record lengths to lower the noise relative to the signal and increase the frequency resolution 196 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 215: ...alue but worst for accurately measuring the amplitude of those frequencies It is the best type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring frequency components near DC Use Rectangular for measuring transients or bursts where the signal level before and after the event are nearly equal Also use this window for equal amplitude sine waves with frequencies that are very...

Page 216: ...nificantly different Blackman Harris This is the best window for measuring the amplitude of frequencies but worst at resolving frequencies Use Blackman Harris for measuring predominantly single frequency waveforms to look for higher order harmonics Using Advanced Math The advanced math feature lets you create a custom math waveform expression that can incorporate active and reference waveforms mea...

Page 217: ...se the side bezel menu buttons to create custom expressions 4 Push Edit Expression and use the multipurpose knobs and the resulting lower bezel buttons to create an expression When done push the side bezel menu OK Accept button Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 199 ...

Page 218: ...ction 6 Turn multipurpose knob a to select 7 Push OK Accept Using Reference Waveforms Create a reference waveform to store a waveform For example you might do this to set up a standard against which to compare other waveforms To use the reference waveforms NOTE 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power is turned off To keep these waveforms save them to externa...

Page 219: ...ctions to display or select a reference waveform R1 On 3 May 07 R2 Off R3 Off R4 Off 3 Use the side bezel menu and the multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical and horizontal settings of the reference waveform R1 Vertical 0 00 div 100 mV div Horizontal 0 00 s 4 00 μs div Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 201 ...

Page 220: ... Scaling and Positioning a Reference Waveform You can position and scale a reference waveform independently from all other displayed waveforms Select the reference waveform and then adjust it with a multipurpose knob You can do this whether acquisition is running or not If a reference waveform is selected scaling and repositioning of the reference waveform operates the same way whether zoom is tur...

Page 221: ...play pause marks search help you to efficiently work with long record length waveforms To magnify a waveform horizontally turn the Zoom knob To scroll through a zoomed waveform turn the Pan knob The Pan Zoom Control consists of 1 An outer pan knob 2 An inner zoom knob Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 203 ...

Page 222: ...nner knob on the Pan Zoom control clockwise to zoom in on a selected portion of the waveform Rotate the knob counterclockwise to zoom back out 2 Alternatively enable or disable the zoom mode by pushing the zoom button 204 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 223: ...veform that appears on the larger lower portion of the display The upper portion of the display will show the position and size of the zoomed portion in the waveform within the context of the overall record Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 205 ...

Page 224: ...y scroll through the waveform To use pan 1 Rotate the pan outer knob of the pan zoom controls to pan the waveform Turn the knob clockwise to pan forward Turn it counterclockwise to pan backwards The further you turn the knob the faster the zoom window pans 206 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 225: ...re to automatically pan through a waveform record To use it 1 Enable the play pause mode by pushing the play pause button 2 Adjust the play speed by turning the pan outer knob further The further you turn it the faster it goes Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 207 ...

Page 226: ...the waveform accelerates If you rotate the ring as far as it can go the play speed does not change but the zoom box quickly moves in that direction Use this maximum rotation feature to replay a portion of the waveform that you just saw and want to see again 5 Pause the play pause feature by pushing the play pause button again 208 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 227: ...parameters that you can trigger on Search marks provide a way to mark a waveform region for reference You can set marks automatically with search criteria You can search for and mark regions with particular edges pulse widths runts logic states rise fall times setup and hold and bus search types To manually set and clear delete marks 1 Move the zoom box to the area on the waveform where you want t...

Page 228: ...other without adjusting any other controls 4 Delete a mark Push the next or previous arrow button to jump to the mark you want to clear To remove the current center positioned mark push Set Clear It works on both manually and automatically created marks To automatically set and clear delete search marks 1 Push Search 210 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 229: ...u turn on the search 4 On the screen hollow triangles show the location of automatic marks and solid triangles show the custom user defined locations These appear on both normal and zoomed waveform views 5 You can quickly investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark with the next and previous arrow buttons No other adjustments are needed Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes U...

Page 230: ... or falling with a user specified threshold level Pulse Width Searches for positive or negative pulse widths that are or a user specified pulse width Runt Searches for positive or negative pulses that cross one amplitude threshold but fail to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again Search for all runt pulses or only those with a duration or a user specified time Logic Search for a...

Page 231: ...Repeated Start Stop Missing Ack Address Data or Address and Data SPI Search for SS Active MOSI MISO or MOSI MISO CAN Search for Start of Frame Type of Frame Data Remote Error Overload Identifier standard or extended Data Identifier and Data End of Frame or Missing Ack RS 232 Search for Tx Start Bit Rx Start Bit Tx End of Packet Rx End of Packet Tx Data or Rx Data Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscope...

Page 232: ...lash card E is the USB flash drive plugged into the USB port on the front of the oscilloscope F and G are the USB flash drives plugged into the USB ports on the rear of the oscilloscope Use multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of files Use the Select front panel button to open and close folders Naming Your File The oscilloscope gives all files it creates a default name in the following f...

Page 233: ...ch will have the same value for XXXX but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms was performed For example the first time you save a file that file is named tek00000 The next time you save the same type of file the file will be named tek00001 Editing File Directory Reference Waveform or Instrument Setup Names Give files descriptive names...

Page 234: ...p Recall Waveform Recall Setup Assign Save to Setup File Utilities 3 For waveform or setup files enter the file manager by pushing the side bezel menu To File item To File 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the file structure See page 214 External File Structure 216 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 235: ...e Name Edit the file name the same way you edit labels for channels See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses 7 Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation or push a side bezel menu OK Save item to complete the operation OK Save Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 217 ...

Page 236: ...rm To save a screen image 1 Push Save Recall Menu Do not yet push the Save button 2 Push Save Screen Image from the lower bezel menu Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Waveform Recall Setup Assign Save to Setup File Utilities Save Screen Image 3 From the side bezel menu push File Format repeatedly to select among tif bmp and png formats File Format png 218 Tektronix 4000 Series Osci...

Page 237: ...aver to turn the Ink Saver mode on or off When on this mode provides a white background Ink Saver On Off 6 Push Edit File Name to create a custom name for the screen image file Skip this step to use a default name Edit File Name 7 Push OK Save Screen Image to write the image to the selected media OK Save Screen Image Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 219 ...

Page 238: ...e screen To save the current waveform data or to recall previously stored waveform data 1 Push Save Recall Menu 2 Push Save Waveform or Recall Waveform from the lower bezel menu NOTE The oscilloscope can save digital waveforms to csv files not reference memories The oscilloscope cannot recall digital waveforms Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Waveform Recall Setup Assign Save to W...

Page 239: ...ive Alternatively save the information internally to one of the two reference memory files in the oscilloscope or one of the four reference files on 4 channel models 5 Push To File to save to a CompactFlash card or USB flash drive To File This brings up the file manager screen Use it to define a custom file name Skip this step to use the default name and location Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscope...

Page 240: ...l waveforms in an isf file format Spreadsheet File Format CSV Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data as a comma separated data file compatible with popular spreadsheet programs This file cannot be recalled to reference memory Saving an Analog Waveform to Reference Memory To save an analog waveform to nonvolatile memory inside the oscilloscope select the waveform that you want to save push the...

Page 241: ...splay a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory 1 Push Ref R 2 Push R1 R2 R3 or R4 R1 On R2 Off R3 Off R4 Off Removing a Reference Waveform from the Display To remove a reference waveform from the display 1 Push Ref R Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 223 ...

Page 242: ...and can be displayed again R1 On R2 Off R3 Off R4 Off Saving and Recalling Setups Setup information includes acquisition information such as vertical horizontal trigger cursor and measurement information It does not include communications information such as GPIB addresses To save the setup information 1 Push Save Recall Menu 224 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 243: ...up To File To Setup 1 3 From the resulting side bezel menu select the location to save the setup to or to recall it from To save setup information to one of the ten internal setup memories in the oscilloscope push the appropriate side bezel button To save setup information to a CompactFlash or USB file push the To File button To Setup 2 To Setup 3 more Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manu...

Page 244: ...roll through the file structure See page 214 External File Structure Push Select to open or close file folders Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation or push a side bezel menu Save to Selected File item to complete the operation 5 Save the file Save to Selected File 226 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 245: ...button and menu you can save files with a single push of the Save button For example if you have defined the save operation to save waveform data to a USB drive then each push of the Save button will save current waveform data to the defined USB drive 1 To define the Save button behavior push Save Recall Menu 2 Push Assign Save to button Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Waveform R...

Page 246: ...e button Assign Save to Screen Image Waveform Setup 4 From now on when you push Save the oscilloscope will perform the action that you just specified rather than requiring you to navigate through the menus each time 228 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 247: ...e Connect a Printer to Your Oscilloscope Connect your printer to a USB port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope Alternatively you can print to networked printers through the Ethernet port Set Up Print Parameters To set up the oscilloscope to print hard copies 1 Push Utility Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 229 ...

Page 248: ...rientation Landscape Ink Saver On Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of available printers Push Select to choose the desired printer To add a USB printer to the list plug the printer into the USB port The oscilloscope will automatically recognize most printers To add an Ethernet printer to the list refer to the next topic See page 232 Printing Over Ethernet 230 Tektronix 4000 Seri...

Page 249: ...the image orientation portrait or landscape Landscape Portrait 6 Choose Ink Saver On or Off The On selection will print out a copy with a clear white background Ink Saver on Ink Saver off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 231 ...

Page 250: ...ll Information Printing Over Ethernet To set up the oscilloscope to print over Ethernet 1 Connect an Ethernet cable to the rear panel Ethernet port 2 Push Utility 232 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 251: ...Utility Page Utility Page 4 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Setup Print Setup 5 Push Select Printer Utility Page Print Setup Select Printer Orientation Landscape Ink Saver Off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 233 ...

Page 252: ...ers and other characters to find the first character in the printer name that you want to enter If you are using a USB keyboard use the arrow keys to position the insertion point and type in the printer name See page 49 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_ 234 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 253: ... scrolling and pushing Select until you have entered all the desired characters 10 Push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server Name field Add Printer 11 Turn multipurpose knob a and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name 12 If desired push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server IP Address field OK Acce...

Page 254: ...same time the oscilloscope will print to the printer listed in the Utility Utility Page Print Setup Select Printer menu item Printing with One Button Push Once you have connected a printer to your oscilloscope and set up print parameters you can print current screen images with a single push of a button Push the printer icon button in the lower left corner of the front panel 236 Tektronix 4000 Ser...

Page 255: ...ekSecure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use The TekSecure function Replaces all waveforms in all reference memories with null values Replaces the current front panel setup and all stored setups with the default setup Displays a confirmation or warning message depending on whether the verification is successful or unsuccessful To use TekSecure 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility P...

Page 256: ...sh TekSecure Erase Memory Utility Page Config Language English Set Date Time TekSecure Erase Memory Version 5 Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory from the side bezel menu OK Erase Setup Ref Memory To cancel the procedure push Menu Off 238 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 257: ...Save and Recall Information 6 Power off the oscilloscope and then power it back on to complete the process Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 239 ...

Page 258: ...ical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus These include digital views of the signal bus views packet decoding search tools and event tables with timestamp information The DPO4AUTO Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information in serial buses used in automotive designs CAN as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bu...

Page 259: ...ooting tasks Taking Simple Measurements If you need to see a signal in a circuit but you do not know the signal amplitude or frequency connect the probe from channel 1 of the oscilloscope to the signal Then display the signal and measure its frequency and peak to peak amplitude Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 241 ...

Page 260: ...Application Examples Using Autoset To quickly display a signal 1 Push Autoset 242 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 261: ...rols for each channel and uses the lowest numbered active channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls Selecting Automatic Measurements The oscilloscope can take automatic measurements of most displayed signals To measure signal frequency and peak to peak amplitude 1 Push Measure 2 Push Select Measurement Select Measure ment a 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Level...

Page 262: ...For example select channel 1 This step is only needed if you are acquiring data on more than one channel 4 Select the Frequency measurement from the side bezel menu Frequency 5 Push more until you can select the Pk Pk measurement more 6 Push Menu Off 244 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 263: ...Application Examples 7 Observe that the measurements appear on the screen and update as the signal changes Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 245 ...

Page 264: ...the gain of its audio amplifier You have an audio generator that can inject a test signal at the amplifier input Connect two oscilloscope channels to the amplifier input and output as shown Measure both signal levels and use these measurements to calculate the gain 246 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 265: ...ls connected to channels 1 and 2 1 Push channel 1 and channel 2 to activate both channels 2 Push Autoset To select measurements for the two channels 1 Push Measure to see the measurement menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 247 ...

Page 266: ...ve Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select channel 1 4 Page through the measurement menus until you find Amplitude Select Amplitude Amplitude 248 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 267: ... select channel 2 6 Select Amplitude Amplitude 7 Calculate the amplifier gain using the following equations Gain output amplitude input amplitude 3 155 V 130 0 mV 24 27 Gain dB 20 x log 24 27 27 7 dB Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 249 ...

Page 268: ... that the incoming signal to digital equipment meets its specifications Specifically the transition time from a low logic level 0 8 V to a high logic level 2 0 V must be 10 ns or less To select the Rise Time measurement 1 Push Measure 250 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 269: ...stics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select channel 1 This step is only needed if you are acquiring data on more channels than just channel 1 4 Select the Rise Time measurement from the side bezel menu Rise Time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 251 ...

Page 270: ...d turn multipurpose knob a to enter 2 00 V If needed push Fine to change the sensitivity of the multipurpose knob High Ref a 2 00 V Mid Ref 8 Push Low Ref and turn multipurpose knob a to enter 800 mV If needed push Fine to change the sensitivity of the multipurpose knob Low Ref a 800 mV 252 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 271: ...ls to a specific percent of the signal amplitude or to a specific level in vertical units such as volts or amperes Measuring Specific Events Next you want to see the pulses in the incoming digital signal but the pulse widths vary so it is hard to establish a stable trigger To look at a snapshot of the digital signal do this step 1 Push Single to capture a single acquisition This assumes that the o...

Page 272: ...ment a 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to select channel 1 5 Select Positive Pulse Width measurement Positive Pulse Width 254 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 273: ...tistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors 7 Select Between Cursors from the side bezel menu to choose measurement gating using cursors Between Cursors 8 Place one cursor to the left and one cursor to the right of the second pulse Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 255 ...

Page 274: ...Application Examples 9 View the resulting width measurement 160 ms for the second pulse 256 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 275: ...this example you have a noisy signal displayed on the oscilloscope and you need to know more about it You suspect that the signal contains much more detail than you can currently see in the display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 257 ...

Page 276: ...u suspect that noise is causing problems in your circuit To better analyze the noise 1 Push Acquire 2 Push Mode on the lower bezel menu Mode Sample Record Length 10k Reset Horizontal Position Waveform Display XY Display Off 258 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 277: ...mples 3 Push Peak Detect on the side bezel menu Sample Peak Detect Hi Res Envelope Average 4 Push Intensity and turn multipurpose knob a to see the noise more easily Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 259 ...

Page 278: ...es 5 View the results on the display Peak detect emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in your signal as narrow as 1 ns even when the time base is set to a slow setting 260 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 279: ...the Signal from Noise Now you want to analyze the signal shape and ignore the noise To reduce random noise in the oscilloscope display 1 Push Acquire 2 Push Mode Mode Sample Record Length 10K Reset Horizontal Position Waveform Display XY Display Off 3 Push Average on the side bezel menu Average Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 261 ...

Page 280: ... reduces random noise and makes it easier to see detail in a signal In the example to the right a ring shows on the rising and falling edges of the signal when the noise is removed 262 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 281: ... measure the ring frequency at the rising edge of the signal 1 Push channel 1 to select the channel 1 signal 2 Push Measure 3 Push Configure Cursors Select Measure ment 1 Remove Measure ment Gating Screen Statistics On Reference Levels Indicators Configure Cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 263 ...

Page 282: ...5 Push Cursors repeatedly until the two vertical bar cursors appear on the selected waveform 6 Place one cursor on the first peak of the ring using multipurpose knob a 7 If the cursor readout says that the cursors are linked push Select to unlink them 264 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 283: ...on Examples 8 Place the other cursor on the next peak of the ring using multipurpose knob b 9 The cursor Δ readout shows the measured ring frequency is 227 kHz Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 265 ...

Page 284: ...n this example you are testing the video circuit in a piece of medical equipment and need to display the video output signal The video output is an NTSC standard signal Use the video signal to obtain a stable display To trigger on the video fields 1 Push Trigger Menu 266 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 285: ...andard and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the standards until you select 525 NTSC Type Video Video Standard 525 NTSC Source 1 Trigger On All Lines Mode Auto Holdoff 5 Push Trigger On 6 Select Odd Fields Odd Fields If the signal had been noninterlaced you could choose to trigger on All Fields Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 267 ...

Page 286: ...Application Examples 7 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to see a complete field across the screen 8 View results 268 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 287: ...ggering on Lines To look at the video lines in the field 1 Push Trigger Menu 2 Push Type Type 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the trigger type side menu until you select Video Video Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 269 ...

Page 288: ...de Auto Holdoff 4 Push Trigger On 5 Select All Lines To trigger on a specific line select Line Number and use multipurpose knob a to select the line number All Lines 6 Adjust Horizontal Scale to see a complete video line across the screen 270 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 289: ... suspect that the relay contacts arc when the relay opens The fastest you can open and close the relay is about once per minute so you need to capture the voltage across the relay as a single shot acquisition To set up for a single shot acquisition 1 Adjust the Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale to appropriate ranges for the signal you expect to see Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...

Page 290: ...sh Mode 4 Select Sample 5 Push Trigger Menu 6 Push Slope and 7 Turn the Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level to a voltage midway between the open and closed voltages of the replay 272 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 291: ...ingle sequence When the relay opens the oscilloscope triggers and captures the event The Single sequence button disables auto triggering so that only a valid triggered signal is acquired Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 273 ...

Page 292: ...t the vertical and horizontal controls to give you a preview of how the next acquisition might appear As you adjust these controls the current acquisition is repositioned expanded or compressed This preview is useful to optimize the settings before the next single shot event is captured When the next acquisition is captured with the new vertical and horizontal settings you can see more detail abou...

Page 293: ...izontal zoom function To look closely at the point where the relay contact first begins to open 1 Turn the Zoom knob 2 Turn the Pan knob to place the center of the zoom box close to where the relay contact begins to open 3 Turn the Zoom knob to magnify the waveform in the zoom window Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 275 ...

Page 294: ...f digital signals in relation to complex digital events in the circuit You can do that with iView which lets you transfer analog waveforms from the oscilloscope to the logic analyzer display You can then view time correlated analog and digital signals side by side and use this to pinpoint sources of glitches and other problems NOTE Digital waveforms from 4000 series oscilloscopes cannot be transfe...

Page 295: ...h is available from the TLA application System menu guides you through the process of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope The TLA also provides a setup window to assist you in verifying changing and testing the oscilloscope settings Before acquiring and displaying a waveform you must establish a connection between your Tektronix logic analyzer and oscilloscope u...

Page 296: ...Application Examples To do this 1 Select Add iView External Oscilloscope from the logic analyzer System menu 278 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 297: ...pe 3 Follow the on screen instructions and then click Next 4 See your Tektronix Logic Analyzer documentation for more information on correlating data between your Tektronix oscilloscope and logic analyzer Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 279 ...

Page 298: ... your oscilloscope with its serial triggering and long record length management features to track down the problem in both the physical layer and in the protocol layer of the bus Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the bus signal by setting up the bus parameters and trigger Then you will search through each packet with the search mark functions NOTE Triggering on I2C SPI CAN and RS 2...

Page 299: ...Application Examples 1 Connect the channel 1 probe to the clock line 2 Connect the channel 2 probe to the data line 3 Push Autoset Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 281 ...

Page 300: ...C bus in the resulting screen menus 5 Push Trigger Menu 6 Push Type to select Bus Enter trigger parameters in the resulting screen menus Type Bus Source Bus B1 I2C Trigger On Address Address 07F Direction Read Mode Auto Holdoff 282 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 301: ...e source and other parameters as relevant on the lower bezel menu and associated side bezel menus See page 203 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms 9 Jump ahead to the next search point by pushing the right arrow key Push it again and again until you see all the events Jump back with the left arrow key Do you have all the packets that you expected to have If not at least you...

Page 302: ...MSO4000 series oscilloscope with its 16 digital channels to analyze the bus The MSO4000 series will not only let you see the on off status of the signals but will also decode the parallel bus signals for you Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the digital signals Then you will search through the data with the search mark functions NOTE The MSO4000 series oscilloscopes support trigger...

Page 303: ... logic probe tips to the desired test points For simplicity this example connects to a 7 bit counter 2 Push Default Setup Then push the channel 1 button to remove the waveform from the display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 285 ...

Page 304: ...o turn off a channel use multipurpose knob a to select the channel and push the Display side bezel to select Off 5 Push Autoset 6 Push the B1 button select Parallel as the bus type Push the lower bezel Define Inputs and enter the parameters for your bus for Clocked Data Clock Edge the Number of Bits and Define Bits 286 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 305: ...lect Bus and enter the parameters of the trigger such as the Source Bus and Data Define the Mode and Holdoff as desired 9 Push Search push the Search lower bezel button and select On in the side bezel menu 10 Push Search Type Use the multipurpose knob a to select Bus and then push Data Use the multipurpose knobs a and b to define the data value Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 287 ...

Page 306: ...tion Examples 11 Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to navigate through the record 12 Push Zoom and Pan to the areas of interest to analyze the results 288 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 307: ...s and 16 digital channels to track down the problem It will even decode your RS 232 signals into ASCII characters Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the digital signal Then you will look at both the analog and digital representations of the signal Finally you will search through each RS 232 byte with the search mark functions NOTE Triggering on RS 232 bus signals requires use of the...

Page 308: ...Application Examples 1 Connect the desired analog probe tip to the desired test point 2 Push Default Setup 290 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 309: ...f the bus in the resulting screen menus 6 Push the Bus Display lower bezel button push the Bus and Waveforms side bezel button and push the ASCII side bezel 7 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the timebase As you increase the time per division you will see more data appear in the Bus display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 291 ...

Page 310: ...rigger on such as the Tx Start Bit 9 Push Search push the Search lower bezel button and select On in the side bezel menu 10 Push Search Type Use multipurpose knob a to select Bus Push Search For and select the desired search such as for the Tx Start Bit 292 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 311: ...on Examples 11 Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to navigate through the record 12 Push Zoom and Pan to see the areas of interest and analyze the results Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 293 ...

Page 312: ...Application Examples 294 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 313: ...v to 4 98 mV div 1 mV div to 1 99 mV div DPO MSO4104 DC to 1 GHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz DPO MSO4054 DC to 500 MHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz Instrument 2 mV div to 1 V div 1 mV div to 1 99 V div DPO MSO4034 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz Analog bandwidth 50 Ω DPO MSO4032 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz Input impedance DC coupled 1 MΩ 1 in parallel with 13 pF 2 pF 50 Ω 1 DPO MSO4101 VSWR 1 5 1 from ...

Page 314: ... 1 mV div with the input DC 1 MΩ coupled and 50 Ω terminated DC gain accuracy For 1 MΩ path 1 5 derated at 0 100 C above 30 C 3 0 Variable Gain derated at 0 100 C above 30 C For 50 Ω path 1 5 derated at 0 050 C above 30 C 3 0 Variable Gain derated at 0 050 C above 30 C Offset accuracy 0 005 offset position DC Balance NOTE Both the position and constant offset term must be converted to volts by mul...

Page 315: ...50 Ω load to ground Auxiliary output AUX OUT Vout LO 0 7 V into a load of 4 mA 0 25 V into a 50 Ω load to ground Digital Channel Threshold Accuracy MSO4000 series 100 mV 3 of the threshold setting after calibration Safety Certification Listed UL61010 1 2004 CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 2004 Complies with EN61010 1 2001 Complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 ECC for Product Safety Electromagneti...

Page 316: ...evels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object 2 Use Low EMI Shielded cables to maintain compliance 3 The increase in trace noise while subjected to the test field 3 V m over the frequency range 80 MHz to 1 GHz with 80 amplitude modulation at 1 kHz is not to exceed 2 major divisions peak to peak Ambient fields may induce triggering when the trigger thre...

Page 317: ...ideo 88 Autoset button 21 55 62 80 87 242 Autoset undo 88 Aux In connector 75 Auxiliary readout 72 Average acquisition mode 93 B B trigger 144 B1 B2 B3 B4 button 57 98 99 132 Backlight intensity 152 Bandwidth x 157 Baseline indicators 73 Before Installation 1 Blackman Harris FFT window 198 Blue lines 167 BNC interface 14 Burst Width measurement 172 Bus button 98 99 132 display 74 106 107 menu 57 1...

Page 318: ...2 CAN trigger 138 Channel button 56 Channel readout 72 Channel vertical menu 156 Cleaning 12 Clearance DPO4000 and MSO4000 7 Communications 41 46 CompactFlash x 2 5 56 64 214 Compensate probe 22 Compensate signal path 31 Confidential data 237 Connecting a USB keyboard 49 Connecting to a PC 41 Connectivity 2 41 46 Connectors front panel 75 rear panel 77 side panel 76 Controls 51 Coupling 156 Coupli...

Page 319: ...ernet xi 44 46 47 port 77 printing 232 Event Table 107 108 Excel 41 Expansion point 92 Expansion point icon 68 F Factory calibration 33 Fall Time measurement 171 FFT Blackman Harris 198 controls 194 Hamming 197 Hanning 198 Rectangular 197 File format 218 Internal File Format ISF 222 Spreadsheet file format CSV 222 File names 214 File system 214 222 Fine 59 Fine button 54 58 60 61 63 Firmware upgra...

Page 320: ... 193 defined 81 readout 71 How to compensate a voltage probe 22 compensate the signal path 31 connect probes and adapters 12 connect to a computer 41 erase memory 237 label channels and buses 82 manage long record length waveforms 203 perform a functional check 19 power off the oscilloscope 18 power on the oscilloscope 16 print a hard copy 229 recall setups 224 recall waveforms 218 save screen ima...

Page 321: ...59 60 94 222 264 265 outer 60 pan 60 206 209 Trigger level 123 Vertical menu 63 Vertical position 63 81 Vertical scale 63 81 zoom 60 193 204 L Label bus 161 LabView 41 LAN port 77 Landscape 219 231 Language change 26 overlay 28 Level trigger 122 Lock standard laptop 15 Logic trigger defined 128 Long record length 280 management 203 Low measurement 174 M M button 57 191 194 MagniVu xi 114 115 Magni...

Page 322: ...ton 61 NI SignalExpress Tektronix Edition software xi Normal trigger mode 118 O Offset and position 160 Offset vertical 159 OpenChoice xi 2 Operating specifications 7 Orientation of the image 219 231 Outer knob 60 Overlay 28 P P6139A probe 2 P6516 probe 3 114 P6516 probe ground leads 111 Pan 204 206 knob 60 206 209 Parallel bus xi 98 132 Parallel bus anomalies 284 Parallel bus trigger 132 134 Paus...

Page 323: ...ital 14 ground lead 24 P6139A 2 P6516 3 TEK USB 488 Adapter 5 TekVPI 13 TPA BNC Adapter 5 13 Programmer Commands xii Pulse Width trigger defined 127 R Rackmount 5 Readout Acquisition 67 Auxiliary 72 Bus Display 106 Channel 72 Cursor 69 189 Horizontal position scale 71 MagniVu 71 Record length sampling rate 70 Timing resolution 71 Trigger 70 141 Trigger status 69 Real time sampling 90 Rear panel co...

Page 324: ...l 61 154 197 268 270 271 275 Vertical 155 271 Search 209 Search Mark 280 Search button 55 210 Securing memory 237 Security lock 15 Select button 59 264 Sequence B Trigger defined 127 Sequential triggering 142 Serial bus 98 280 Serial bus trigger 132 Service information xiii Set Clear Mark button 61 209 Set to 50 button 62 123 Setup default 64 80 86 227 Setup and Hold trigger defined 129 Side panel...

Page 325: ... 98 134 point 91 position icon 68 posttrigger 117 122 pretrigger 117 122 Pulse Width defined 127 readout 70 141 Rise Fall defined 130 RS 232 bus 139 RS 232 byte matching 141 Runt defined 128 Sequence B Trigger defined 127 sequential 142 serial buses 98 134 280 Setup and Hold defined 129 slope 122 SPI bus 137 status readout 69 Trigger on B events 144 video lines 269 Video defined 131 Trigger menu 5...

Page 326: ...form record 68 VISA 41 Voltage Input DPO4000 and MSO4000 7 P6139A 10 Voltage Output P6139A 10 W Wave Inspector x 203 Waveform adding 146 display style 147 intensity 152 pan 204 206 pause 206 play 206 play pause 207 record defined 91 removing 146 search and mark 209 user marks 209 zoom 204 Waveform baseline indicator 73 Waveform record 91 Waveform record view 68 Weight DPO4000 and MSO4000 7 White e...

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