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Page 1: ...5 Series MSO and 6 Series MSO MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Printable Help P076040303 076040303 Supports Product Firmware V1 8 x ...

Page 2: ...ll previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc FlexChannel TekVPI FastAcq and e Scope are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc FastFrame and TekSecure are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14150 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product informat...

Page 3: ...erator AFG optional 13 Enhanced instrument security factory option 14 Serial bus and trigger options 14 Compliance testing options 15 Advanced Jitter Analysis option 16 Advanced Power Analysis option 16 Power cord options 17 Service options 17 How to install an option license 18 How to uninstall return an option license 20 Install your instrument Check shipped accessories 23 Safely rotate the hand...

Page 4: ...rm and measurement badges 58 Configuration menus 59 The Zoom user interface elements 60 Using the touch screen interface for common tasks 61 Accessing application help 63 Configure the instrument Set the time zone and clock readout format 65 Functional check 65 Download and install the latest firmware 66 Run Signal Path Compensation SPC 67 TriMode probe DC compensation 67 Compensate the probe 68 C...

Page 5: ...ment 94 Configure a measurement 97 Delete a Measurement or Search badge 98 Add a plot of a measurement 98 Display a Histogram plot 100 Display a Time Trend plot 100 Display a Spectrum plot 101 Display an XY or XYZ plot 101 Display an FFT math waveform 101 Display a BH curve plot for Magnetic Property measurement optional 102 Display an I vs integral of V plot for I vs V measurement optional 102 Di...

Page 6: ... bus 120 Trigger using the AUX input 121 Create Visual Trigger areas 121 Edit visual trigger areas on the screen 122 Edit visual trigger areas using the Area menu 125 Setting waveform display parameters Set waveform display mode Stacked or Overlay 129 Set the Waveform Interpolation mode 129 Set the waveform persistence style and intensity 130 Set the graticule style and intensity 130 Zooming on wa...

Page 7: ...ming Measurements panel 154 Jitter Measurements panel 156 The Jitter tab Advanced Jitter and Eye Analysis optional 157 The Power tab optional 161 Measurement configuration menu overview 164 Measurement Name panel Measurement configuration menu 165 Configure panel Measurement configuration menu 165 Reference Levels panel Measurement configuration menu 166 Clock Recovery panel Measurement configurat...

Page 8: ...u 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu 215 USB serial bus configuration menu 217 Add Plot configuration menu 219 Add Results Table configuration menu 220 Results Tables operations overview 221 Measurement Table configuration menu 221 Save As configuration menu Measurement Results Table 223 Search Results table menu 224 Bus Decode Results table configuration ...

Page 9: ...t Search configuration menu 257 Setup and Hold Search configuration menu 258 Setup and Hold Search Define Inputs configuration menu 260 Timeout Search configuration menu 260 Window Search configuration menu 262 Analog Channel configuration menu 264 Probe Setup panel Channel configuration menu 265 Unsupported Probe dialog 267 Probe Compensation configuration menu analog channels Probe Setup panel 2...

Page 10: ...t Help menu 303 Location to Save Exit Key configuration menu 304 Browse License Files menu Help About 306 Horizontal configuration menu 308 Math configuration menu overview 310 Math configuration menu 310 Equation Editor Math configuration menu 312 Add Filter menu math Equation Editor 313 Add Variable menu math Equation Editor 314 Add Functions math Equation Editor 315 Font Color menu Text Setting...

Page 11: ... settings panel 343 Audio serial bus trigger settings panel 346 CAN serial bus trigger settings panel 348 Ethernet serial bus trigger settings panel 350 FlexRay serial bus trigger settings panel 353 I2C serial bus trigger settings panel 356 LIN serial bus trigger settings panel 358 MIL STD 1553 serial bus trigger settings panel 360 Parallel serial bus trigger settings panel 363 RS 232 serial bus t...

Page 12: ... configuration menu 409 Waveform acquisition concepts Acquisition concepts 411 Acquisition hardware 411 Sampling process 411 Real Time sampling 411 Interpolated Real Time sampling 411 Waveform record 412 Interpolation 412 Acquisition modes 413 How the acquisition modes work 413 FastFrame concepts 414 Waveform sample interpolation 415 Coupling 415 Scaling and positioning 416 Vertical acquisition co...

Page 13: ...7 Horizontal position and the horizontal reference point 427 Measurement concepts Measurement variables 429 Missing or out of range samples 432 Math waveforms 432 Math waveform elements 434 Math waveform sources 434 Guidelines for working with math waveforms 435 Math waveform editor syntax 435 Math waveform differentiation 436 Math waveform offset position and scale 436 Waveform integration 437 FF...

Page 14: ... algorithms 448 Burst Width measurement algorithm 448 Data Rate measurement algorithm 448 Delay measurement algorithm 448 Falling slew rate 448 Fall Time measurement algorithm 448 Frequency measurement algorithm 449 High Time measurement algorithm 449 Hold Time measurement algorithm 450 Low Time measurement algorithm 450 N Periods Duration measurement algorithm 450 Negative Duty Cycle measurement ...

Page 15: ...n Rate measurement algorithm 455 TIE 455 T nT Ratio measurement algorithm 456 DCD 456 DDJ 456 DJ 456 Dual Dirac deterministic jitter 456 F 2 measurement algorithm 457 F 4 measurement algorithm 457 F 8 measurement algorithm 457 J2 457 J9 457 Jitter Summary measurement 457 NPJ 457 Phase noise 457 PJ 458 RJ 458 RJ 66 measurement algorithm 458 SRJ 458 TJ BER 458 Eye measurement algorithms 458 Eye Heig...

Page 16: ...surement algorithms 466 Timing analysis measurement algorithms 467 Switching analysis algorithms 467 Magnetic Analysis algorithms 472 Output analysis algorithms 475 References Power badge error and warning messages optional 477 Table of Contents xiv MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 17: ...the programs are encoded or incorporated 3 Export or re export directly or indirectly the program any associated documentation or the direct product thereof to any country to which such export or re export is restricted by law or regulation of the United States or any foreign government having jurisdiction without the prior authorization if required of the Office of Export Administration Departmen...

Page 18: ...tation together with all copies in any form LIMITED WARRANTY The Program is provided as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied Tektronix does not warrant that the functions contained in the Program will meet Customer s requirements or that the operation of the Program will be uninterrupted or error free TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY...

Page 19: ...r of waveforms depends on available system memory Integrated options include a 50 MHz arbitrary function generator AFG and a Digital Voltmeter DVM and trigger frequency counter Automated compliance testing solutions add compliance measurement features See the Compliance Testing options Help topic Advanced serial bus triggering and analysis options let you decode and trigger on industry standard bu...

Page 20: ...ith TekVPI probes Large 15 6 HD 1920 x 1080 pixel capacitive touch screen display User interface designed to optimize touch screen use and quickly access key settings Stacked mode places each channel or waveform in its own horizontal slice on the screen allowing for cleaner signal viewing and measuring Maximum 25 GS s sample rate 62 5 M points record length on all channels optional 125 M and 250 M...

Page 21: ...itive descriptions of all instrument functions available at www tek com downloads How to remotely control the instrument 5 Series and 6 Series MSO Programmer Manual Tektronix part number 077 1305 xx available at www tek com downloads Instrument specifications and procedures to verify the instrument meets specifications 5 Series MSO MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP Specifications and Performance Verificat...

Page 22: ...ads 6 Series MSO documents To learn about Use this document How to use instrument functions 5 Series and 6 Series MSO Help Tektronix part number 077 1303 xx Printable version of the instrument Help available at www tek com downloads 6 Series MSO Installation and Safety Manual this document Tektronix part number 071 3579 xx standard accessory with the instrument Single document with English Japanes...

Page 23: ...ation All instrument model numbers Hardware options if any Probes used Your name company mailing address phone number FAX number Please indicate if you would like to be contacted by Tektronix about your suggestion or comments Application specific information Software version number Description of the problem such that technical support can duplicate the problem If possible save and send the setup ...

Page 24: ...Product documents and support 4 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 25: ...ion Calibration certificate 1 N A Report of factory installed licenses 1 N A MSO58LP standard accessories Item Quantity Tektronix part number 5 Series MSO MSO58LP Installation and Safety Manual 1 071 3568 xx Power cord 1 Depends on region Calibration certificate 1 N A Report of factory installed licenses 1 N A MSO64 standard accessories Item Quantity Tektronix part number Installation and Safety M...

Page 26: ...ical Reference as a PDF file download from the Tektronix Web site 077 1306 xx MSO58LP recommended accessories Accessory Tektronix part number 8 channel general purpose logic probe with accessory kit TLP058 Mini keyboard 119 7275 xx TekVPI to TekProbe BNC adapter TPA BNC Deskew pulse generator TEK DPG Hard transit case 016 2139 xx 5 Series MSO MSO58LP Benchtop Conversion kit Tektronix part number T...

Page 27: ...d Active FET probe TCP0020A 50 MHz TekVPI 20 Ampere AC DC current probe TCP0030A 120 MHz TekVPI 30 Ampere AC DC current probe TCP0150 DC to 20 MHz TekVPI 150 A AC DC current probe TDP0500 500 MHz TekVPI differential voltage probe with 42 V differential input voltage TDP1000 1 GHz TekVPI differential voltage probe with 42 V differential input voltage TDP1500 1 5 GHz TekVPI differential voltage prob...

Page 28: ...P3000 Rogowski current probe 500 mA to 3000 A peak NOTE The TRCP0300 TRCP0600 and TRCP3000 current probes are non TekVPI probes These probes do not automatically set their probe attenuation factor when connected to the oscilloscope Double tap the Channel badge and use the configuration menu to set the probe attenuation and other parameters as needed The Attenuation factor for TRCP0300 TRCP0600 and...

Page 29: ...5 BW3T58 Bandwidth upgrade from 350 MHz to 500 MHz on 8 channel models SUP5 BW3T104 Bandwidth upgrade from 350 MHz to 1 GHz on 4 channel models plus 4 TPP1000 probes A license file to upgrade your oscilloscope will be placed in your Tektronix AMS account An email notification will be sent to your registered mail account Install the license file to enable the option features Includes shipment of ca...

Page 30: ...z to 2 GHz on 6 channel models plus 6 TPP1000 probes SUP5 BW10T208 Bandwidth upgrade from 1 GHz to 2 GHz on 8 channel models plus 8 TPP1000 probes Table 2 6 Series bandwidth upgrades Option name Description Notes SUP6 BW10T254 Bandwidth upgrade from 1 GHz to 2 5GHz on 4 channel models A license file to upgrade your oscilloscope will be placed in your Tektronix AMS account An email notification wil...

Page 31: ...e file to enable the option features Includes shipment of calibration data and new front panel bandwidth label Record length options These options let you upgrade a purchased oscilloscope to increase the record length memory Increased record length memory lets you capture and analyze more waveform data points NOTE Record length options are not available for the 5 Series MSO Low Profile MSO58LP Tab...

Page 32: ...for which it was purchased SUP6 RL 1T2 Upgrade from 125 million record points per channel to 250 million record points per channel maximum A license file to upgrade your oscilloscope will be placed in your Tektronix AMS account An email notification will be sent to your registered mail account Install the license file to enable the option features The option license can only be installed on the os...

Page 33: ...types Arbitrary Sine Square Pulse Ramp Triangle DC Level Gaussian Lorentz Exponential Rise Fall Sin x x Random Noise Haversine Cardiac Maximum frequency 50 MHz Sine Maximum output amplitude 5 Vp p Maximum sample rate 250 MS s Arbitrary function record length 128K samples AFG upgrade option This option is ordered after purchasing the oscilloscope to enable the AFG feature Upgrade option name Descri...

Page 34: ...ected to the instrument or through the programmable interface No hard drive connection bracket on the bottom of the instrument prevents installing the optional Windows OS solid state drive Password protection to enable disable external USB Host USB Device and Ethernet communication ports Password protection to enable disable firmware upgrades or downgrades Advanced instrument security upgrade opti...

Page 35: ...alysis 10BASE T 100BASE T SUP5 SREMBD or SUP6 SREMBD Embedded serial triggering and analysis I2C SPI SUP5 SRPM or SUP6 SRPM Mobile device SPMI System Power Management Interface serial triggering and analysis SUP5 SRUSB2 or SUP6 SRUSB2 USB serial triggering and analysis USB 2 0 LS FS HS Compliance testing options Compliance testing options provide compliance testing and analysis of industry standar...

Page 36: ...he instrument specific option license can only be installed on the oscilloscope for which it was purchased Advanced Power Analysis option This option adds industry standard power measurements as well as a summary table that displays the most common measurements You can upgrade an oscilloscope to add this option Power upgrade option Order this option to upgrade your oscilloscope with power measurem...

Page 37: ... replacement coverage from wear and tear accidental damage and ESD or EOS damage Includes a five day turnaround time and priority access to customer support T5 Five year Total Protection Plan Includes preventative maintenance and repair or replacement coverage from wear and tear accidental damage and ESD or EOS damage Includes a five day turnaround time and priority access to customer support R5 S...

Page 38: ...only be checked out to one instrument at a time License lic files are downloaded from the Tektronix AMS tool at www tek com products product license There is a how to video on this site to help you with your license file install To access the user interface on the MSO58LP connect a monitor to a video port on the rear of the instrument and connect a mouse to any USB Host port You do not need to con...

Page 39: ... right Rear panel H USB 2 0 top I USB 2 0 bottom J USB 3 0 top K USB 3 0 bottom MSO58LP without Windows OS Root drive C User accessible memory on the oscilloscope Front panel E USB 3 0 left F USB 2 0 right Rear panel G USB 2 0 top H USB 2 0 bottom I USB 3 0 top J USB 3 0 bottom Instruments with Windows OS and USB port labels Root drive C User accessible memory on the oscilloscope USB ports Dynamic...

Page 40: ...th Windows OS installed or performs a warm reboot base instrument You should uninstall return the license key file before the expiration date to prevent a power cycle and possible disruption of measurements NOTE If you uninstall a Node Locked option license you cannot reinstall the license using the same file used to install it If you need to reinstall an uninstalled Node Locked option contact Tek...

Page 41: ...on the oscilloscope Front panel E USB 3 0 left F USB 2 0 center G USB 2 0 right Rear panel H USB 2 0 top I USB 2 0 bottom J USB 3 0 top K USB 3 0 bottom MSO58LP without Windows OS Root drive C User accessible memory on the oscilloscope Front panel E USB 3 0 left F USB 2 0 right Rear panel G USB 2 0 top H USB 2 0 bottom I USB 3 0 top J USB 3 0 bottom Instruments with Windows OS and USB port labels ...

Page 42: ...Options 22 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 43: ...m Quantity Tektronix part number 5 Series MSO MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 Installation and Safety Manual 1 071 3514 xx TPP0500B Passive Voltage Probe 500 MHz bandwidth Shipped with 350 MHz and 500 MHz models One per channel TPP0500B TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe 1 GHz bandwidth Shipped with 1 GHz and 2 GHz models One per channel TPP1000 Front cover 1 200 5406 xx Accessory pouch attached to front cover 1 016...

Page 44: ...ctory installed licenses 1 N A Safely rotate the handle Use the correct process to eliminate the chance of pinching your thumb or rear panel connected cables while rotating the handle CAUTION Hold the top of the handle to rotate the handle on the instrument Do not hold the handle from the sides and rotate as this can pinch the base of your thumb between the handle and the case If you have routed a...

Page 45: ...ption Power source voltage 100 V 240 VAC RMS 10 single phase Power source frequency 50 60 Hz 100 240 V 400 Hz 115 V Power consumption All models 400 W maximum Input signal requirements Keep the input signals within allowed limits to ensure the most accurate measurements and prevent damage to the analog and digital probes or instrument Make sure that input signals are within the following requireme...

Page 46: ...AC power cord that shipped with your oscilloscope 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the oscilloscope power connector Figure 1 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 power cord connector and power standby switch Figure 2 MSO6 Series power cord connector and power standby switch Figure 3 MSO58LP power cord connector and power standby switch 2 Connect the power cord to an appropriate AC mains source Install your instr...

Page 47: ... the oscilloscope screen appears 2 Select Utility Self Test from the top edge Menu bar to open the Self Test configuration menu 3 Check that the status of all power on self tests are Passed If one or more power on self tests shows Failed a Power cycle the oscilloscope b Tap Utility Self Test If one or more power on self tests still shows Failed contact Tektronix Customer Support Installing and act...

Page 48: ...the drive in the connector 5 Push down on and tighten the thumb screw to attach the SSD drive to the chassis 6 Reinstall the SSD drive cover on the bottom of the instrument 7 Restore the instrument to its normal operating position 8 Go to the Powering on Windows for the first time on page 29 procedure Install your instrument 28 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 49: ...r action is required See Verifying Windows activation on page 30 to check the activation status of the instrument The instrument is connected to a network without access to the Microsoft web site The instrument may attempt to activate and fail You may see a screen message saying that Windows is not activated and the Windows user settings may be disabled See Verifying Windows activation on page 30 ...

Page 50: ...lication does not automatically update when newer versions are released You will need to manually download and install the newer software The oscilloscope application cannot be running when installing the software To update the Windows version of the oscilloscope application software Instrument is connected to a network 1 Display the Windows desktop and open a browser 2 Go to www tek com product s...

Page 51: ...ent property loss Attach a standard laptop security lock to the rear panel of the oscilloscope to secure the oscilloscope to a workbench rack or other location Connecting Probes Probes and cables connect the oscilloscope to your device under test DUT Use a probe that best matches your signal measurement needs Figure 4 Connecting probes to the MSO54 MSO56 or MSO58 Install your instrument MSO54 MSO5...

Page 52: ...Figure 5 Connecting probes to the MSO58LP Figure 6 Connecting probes to the MSO6 Series Install your instrument 32 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 53: ...Connecting a probe does not automatically enable that channel make it active Use the instrument controls or programmatic interface to turn on a channel and open its configuration menu to verify or change probe or cable settings bandwidth attenuation termination and so on Rackmount information The optional RM5 Rackmount Kit lets you install the oscilloscope in standard equipment racks The rack moun...

Page 54: ...Install your instrument 34 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 55: ...r interface Front panel controls and connectors The front panel controls provide direct access to key instrument settings such as vertical horizontal trigger cursors and zoom The connectors are where you input signals with probes or cables or insert USB devices Figure 7 5 Series MSO controls MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 35 ...

Page 56: ...t acquisition mode FastAcq provides high speed waveform capture that reduces the dead time between waveform acquisitions enabling the capture and display of transient events such as glitches and runt pulses It is helpful in finding elusive signal anomalies Fast acquisition mode can also display waveform phenomena at an intensity that reflects their rate of occurrence Single Seq enables making a si...

Page 57: ... in the Acquisition badge at the bottom of the screen The Horizontal badge also updates to show the sample rate and record length settings while in High Res mode Clear deletes the current acquisitions and measurement values from memory 2 Multipurpose knobs Multipurpose knobs A B The Multipurpose knobs A and B move cursors and set parameter values in configuration menu input fields Selecting an men...

Page 58: ...on to cycle through the selections The Slope button is disabled when the trigger type requires other slope qualifiers set from the Trigger configuration menu Mode sets how the instrument behaves in the absence or presence of a trigger event Auto trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire and display a waveform whether or not a trigger event occurs If a trigger event occurs the instrument displ...

Page 59: ...e Math button adds a Math waveform to the Waveform view and opens the Math configuration menu If only one Math waveform is displayed pushing the button turns off the Math waveform removes it from Waveform view Push the button again to display the waveform If two or more Math waveforms are displayed pushing the button cycles through selecting each math waveform The Ref button adds or selects a Refe...

Page 60: ... Zoom Waveform Overview which in turn controls the zoom amount of the waveforms shown in the main Zoom view Pan knob outer knob moves the Zoom box left or right in the Zoom Waveform Overview which in turn controls the part of the waveform shown in the main Zoom view Navigate left and right arrow buttons puts the oscilloscope in Zoom mode and positions the previous or next search point in the wavef...

Page 61: ...luding most displayed configuration menus and dialog boxes Default Setup restores the oscilloscope settings horizontal vertical scale position and so on to the factory default settings Autoset automatically displays a stable waveform See Quickly display a waveform Autoset on page 83 7 Ground and Probe Compensation connectors The Ground and Probe Compensation connectors are located at the lower rig...

Page 62: ...el and on the rear panel Connect USB flash drives to which you can save or recall data such as instrument software updates waveforms settings and screen captures or connect peripheral devices such as a mouse or keyboard Getting acquainted with your instrument 42 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 63: ...9 FlexChannel probe connectors Getting acquainted with your instrument MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 43 ...

Page 64: ...nput connector An SMA connector to which you can connect an external trigger input signal Use the AUX In trigger signal with the Edge trigger mode MSO58LP front panel controls and connections The front panel is where you power on or off the instrument connect signals with probes or cables connect an external trigger input signal insert USB devices and access a probe compensation signal 1 FlexChann...

Page 65: ...mpensation The oscilloscope uses this signal to automatically compensate supported probes See Compensate the TPP0500B or TPP1000 probes on page 71 You can also use the ground connector to attach an anti static wrist strap to reduce the chance of electrostatic damage ESD while you handle or probe the DUT 4 USB Host ports USB ports are located at the lower right corner of the front panel Connect USB...

Page 66: ...loscope for more accurate measurements 3 AUX Out generates a signal transition on a trigger event outputs a 10 MHz reference signal or outputs a synchronization signal from the AFG 4 AFG Out is the signal output for the optional Arbitrary Function Generator AFG feature 5 Video outputs Display Port VGA and DVI D let you connect an external monitor or projector to show the oscilloscope screen 6 USB ...

Page 67: ...l math reference bus and trend waveforms The waveforms include waveform handles identifiers individual vertical graticule scale labels and trigger position and level s indicators You can set the Waveform View to stack each waveform vertically in separate graticules called slices the default mode as shown in the previous image or overlay all the waveforms on the screen traditional waveform view See...

Page 68: ...waveforms Search badges are added to the Results Bar The Plot button adds an XY XYZ or Eye Diagram plot to the display These plots are contained within their own window and can be moved within the overall display area The Measurement and Search badges show measurement and search results and are displayed in the Results Bar See Badges on page 52 See Add a measurement on page 94 See Add a Search on ...

Page 69: ...that is shorter than the current acquisition record length or you are changing the horizontal time scale while the oscilloscope acquisition is stopped the brackets change position to show the part of the waveform record that is being viewed relative to the current acquisition total record length If cursors are active on a waveform the Waveform Record View shows the relative cursor positions as sma...

Page 70: ...gs Horizontal Trigger Acquisition Run Stop status and Date Time See Badges on page 52 9 The Inactive Channel buttons add channel waveforms to the Waveform view and add an associated Channel badge to the Settings bar The Add New Math Add New Ref and Add New Bus buttons add the corresponding signal to the Waveform view and add an associated Waveform badge to the Settings bar You can add any number o...

Page 71: ...e swaps those two signals on the waveform 12 The probe Dynamic Range Limit Markers are displayed just within the left hand graticule edge based at the channel vertical trace handle position and extending up and down to the dynamic range limits of the probe The markers are only displayed if compatible probes are used Signals must be within the probe dynamic range for the oscilloscope to correctly d...

Page 72: ...drag Channel and Waveform badges to change their position in the Settings bar or drag them into the Trash Can icon to turn them off Channel badges are listed in the channel order unless you have moved them Channel badges may also display short error or warning messages For more information double tap the badge to open its configuration menu or search the instrument Help Waveform badges Math Ref Bu...

Page 73: ...alled To add statistical readouts to individual measurement badges double tap a measurement badge to open its configuration menu and select Show Statistics in Badge Some Measurement badges also have Navigation buttons shown by single tapping the badge The Previous and Next buttons center the waveform in the display at the position of the previous or next measurement point in the record for measure...

Page 74: ...ur with small down pointing triangles along the top of the waveform graticule Double tap a search badge to open its configuration menu to change or refine search settings Search badges are created by tapping the Add New Search button Use the displayed configuration menu to set the search criteria Search badges have Previous and Next Navigation buttons that open the Zoom mode and center the wavefor...

Page 75: ...s inaccurate amplitude related measurement results Clipping also causes inaccurate amplitude values in saved waveform files If a math waveform is clipped it will not affect amplitude measurements on that math waveform Error Messages and Badges This instrument shows a warning triangle symbol and an error message abbreviation in a Channel badge when an error occurs To remove the message from the bad...

Page 76: ...ntact Tektronix Service System badges System badges in the Settings bar display the main Horizontal Trigger and Acquisition settings You cannot delete System badges Double tap a System badge to open its configuration menu The Horizontal badge also has Scale buttons shown by single tapping the badge Use the Horizontal Scale buttons to increase or decrease the horizontal time setting Getting acquain...

Page 77: ...tap Configuration menu with access to all settings for the badge Touch and hold Right click menu with single tap access to common actions Typical actions include turning off a channel and deleting a measurement or search badge Getting acquainted with your instrument MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 57 ...

Page 78: ...dges that are off screen shift onscreen one at a time until you move the badge off of the scroll button and position it in the displayed badges Changing the order of waveform badges also changes the order of displayed waveforms in the Waveform view Left to right in the Settings bar is the same order as top to bottom in the Waveform view Once you have moved any waveform badge Channel Math Ref Bus T...

Page 79: ...surement badges in the Results Bar changes the order of measurements shown in a Results table Configuration menus Configuration menus let you quickly set the parameters for channels system settings Horizontal Trigger Acquisition measurements cursor readouts Waveform and Plot views note text and so on Double tap an item badge Waveform View or Plot View cursor readouts note text and so on to open it...

Page 80: ...ntent for a configuration menu tap the question mark icon in the upper right corner of the menu The Zoom user interface elements Use the zoom tools to magnify waveforms to view signal details Getting acquainted with your instrument 60 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 81: ...aveform to draw a box waveform You can continue to draw zoom boxes until you single tap anywhere on the screen or open a menu To toggle between zoom mode and Visual Trigger mode double tap the Draw a Box button and select Visual Trigger Search for the Visual Trigger topics in the oscilloscope embedded Help for more information on Visual Trigger 5 The Zoom View shows the zoomed waveforms as marked ...

Page 82: ...nu then drag the menu to new position Click and hold the right mouse button on title or blank area drag to new position Move a note 4 Touch and hold on a note and quickly 5 start to drag then move to new position Click and hold the right mouse button on the note and quickly start to drag then move to the new position Change horizontal or vertical settings directly on a waveform Vertical changes on...

Page 83: ...ou can also remotely access the user interface of a network connected instrument by entering the instrument s IP address in a web browser Using context sensitive help To open help on a particular menu or item tap the Help button question mark symbol in the title bar The browser opens with content relevant to the menu or item Navigating the online help Select Help Help The Help Browser is similar i...

Page 84: ...Getting acquainted with your instrument 64 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 85: ...tion menu and set the Display button to On 3 Select a time format 12 Hour or 24 Hour 4 Tap the Time Zone field and select the time zone that applies to your location 5 Tap anywhere outside of the menu to close it Functional check Use this procedure to quickly verify that the oscilloscope can display a waveform and take a measurement To access the user interface on the MSO58LP connect a monitor to ...

Page 86: ... 1 Open up a Web browser on a PC and go to www tek com product support 2 Enter the oscilloscope model number in the search field and click Go 3 Scroll down the screen and click the Software tab 4 If the listed available firmware version Windows or non Windows is newer than what is on your oscilloscope select and download that file to your PC 5 Follow the installation instructions that came with th...

Page 87: ...p the oscilloscope for at least 20 minutes 2 Tap Utility Calibration 3 Tap Run SPC The SPC Status readout shows Running while SPC is running SPC can take several minutes per channel to run so wait until the SPC Status message changes to Pass before reconnecting probes and using the oscilloscope CAUTION You can abort the SPC calibration by tapping Abort SPC This may leave some channels uncompensate...

Page 88: ...s field is Pass 3 If the status is not pass disconnect all probes and signal sources from the oscilloscope and run the Signal Path Compensation routine When the Signal Path Compensation test status is Pass continue compensating the probe See Compensate the probe on page 68 Compensate the probe Compensating the probe maximizes the amplitude accuracy of measurements made with the probe you should ru...

Page 89: ... should be pressed into the array of vias on the accessory NOTE A set of green LEDs will light up under the probe tip clamp when the solder down probe tip is properly inserted into the clamp Attach a P77C292MM Adapter to the TekFlex connector of the probe Connect the A and B cables from the adapter to the A and B connectors on the compensation and deskew accessory Configure the instrument MSO54 MS...

Page 90: ...e Probe button The probe compensation routine runs optimizing the probe to the oscilloscope for both probe attenuation settings NOTE A switching relay on the fixture emits a clicking sound when the calibration runs this is normal 9 When the compensation routine completes Pass appears in the Probe Compensation Status box NOTE If the Probe Compensation routine fails check the connection of the tip t...

Page 91: ...the probe is compensated and ready for use If the Probe Compensation Status field displays Default the attached probe has not been compensated and needs to have this probe compensation procedure run If the Probe Compensation Status field displays Fail the attached probe has failed the probe compensation procedure Reconnect the probe and run probe compensation again If there is no probe compensatio...

Page 92: ... You can move the probe to another channel and start again from step 1 or connect a different probe to this channel and start from step 1 If the Probe Compensation Status says Default continue with this procedure 8 Tap Compensate Probe to open the Probe Compensation dialog 9 Tap Compensate Probe to run the probe compensation 10 The probe compensation is finished when the Probe Compensation Status ...

Page 93: ...ected Turn off all other channels 3 Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the probe compensation connectors 4 Push the Autoset button to display a square wave 5 Adjust the vertical Scale and Position knobs to display as large a waveform as possible 6 Use the adjustment tool provided with the probe to adjust the probe until the square wave has as flat a top as possible See your probe manual fo...

Page 94: ... To mount a Windows network drive on the oscilloscope the network Windows directory location that you want to mount must be set to shared If the Windows directory is not shared work with your organization s IT resource to get that location shared and accessible to your network To mount a network drive on your standard oscilloscope 1 Tap File File Utilities 2 Tap Mount to open the Mount Network Dri...

Page 95: ...irst step here 2 Tap File File Utilities to open the standard Windows Explorer window on the current directory 3 Tap This PC in the path field to move to the This PC directory 4 Tap and hold on the This PC text on the left side of pane to open the context menu 5 Tap Map Network Drive to open the Map Network Drive menu 6 Rest of steps TBD working with Spike Ayotte to finalize this procedure Unmount...

Page 96: ...he oscilloscope 3 Select Instrument Control e Scope The browser displays the instrument screen 4 Use a mouse to select and interact with the oscilloscope controls shown in the Web browser If your remote PC or laptop has a touch screen monitor you can use that to access the oscilloscope controls NOTE When you access the instrument from an e Scope browser you cannot directly paste text such as path ...

Page 97: ...word was set in the oscilloscope TightVNC Server enter that password and click OK The TightVNC Viewer opens and displays the oscilloscope screen 4 To close the TightVNC viewer click the X button in the upper right corner of the application Install TightVNC on the Windows 10 instrument The TightVNC Server application enables a PC to connect to and display the Windows 10 oscilloscope UI on the PC Yo...

Page 98: ...pe that has TightVNC software installed on it See Remote access to a Windows 10 instrument on page 77 Deskew analog input channels quick visual method Use the following procedure to visually align waveform edges to compensate for timing differences between probes To access the user interface on the MSO58LP connect a monitor to a video port on the rear of the instrument and connect a mouse to any U...

Page 99: ...on an MSO58LP see the oscilloscope Programmer Manual Tektronix part number 077 1305 xx for the correct command or commands to use Critical timing measurements on multiple channels require that all probes be adjusted or deskewed to compensate for signal timing differences between probes This procedure uses a Delay measurement to adjust a probe s deskew setting NOTE Once probes have been deskewed fo...

Page 100: ...r or to a flat panel LCD monitor 1 Power on the oscilloscope 2 Connect the appropriate video cable to the projector or monitor Connect the other end to the correct DVI Display Port or VGA connector on the oscilloscope 3 Power on the projector or monitor 4 Follow the projector or monitor instructions to set up and adjust the image Prevent ESD Guidelines Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage oscill...

Page 101: ...ary to ensure safety and to take accurate measurements If you are working with static sensitive components ground yourself Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage static sensitive components Wear a wrist strap to safely send static charges on your body to earth ground The oscilloscope must share the same ground as any circuits that you plan to test Configure the instrument MSO54 ...

Page 102: ...Configure the instrument 82 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 103: ...so positions the waveform 6 Use the Vertical Settings menu to change the offset Tap Offset and then use a multipurpose knob to adjust the offset 7 Use the Horizontal knobs to scale and position the waveform horizontally on the screen and to set the record length Dragging the reference icon also positions the waveform 8 Use the Horizontal menu to set the record length and sample rate when in Manual...

Page 104: ...selection in the Autoset panel of the User Preferences menu If the selection is Visibility Autoset vertically scales and positions all active channel waveforms such that they are uniformly spaced on screen If the selection is Resolution Autoset vertically scales and positions all active channel waveforms such that they each use as much of the ADC s range as possible NOTE You can set which paramete...

Page 105: ...ameters 3 Tap the Help icon on the menu title for more information on these settings How to trigger on a signal Use this procedure to open the Trigger menu to select and configure the trigger event type and conditions 1 Double tap the Trigger badge on the Settings bar to open the Trigger configuration menu 2 Select a trigger from the Trigger Type list The trigger type sets what fields are availabl...

Page 106: ...s purchasing and installing serial trigger and analysis options See the Tektronix Web site for available serial trigger and analysis options 3 Select the other fields and panels to refine the trigger conditions The menu fields and trigger graphic update as you make changes to the trigger settings Displayed fields depend on the selected trigger type Selection changes take effect immediately Analog ...

Page 107: ... the method the instrument uses to acquire and display the signal 1 Double tap the Acquisition badge on the Settings bar to open the Acquisition configuration menu 2 Select the acquisition method from the Acquisition Mode list Set any other parameters associated with the selected acquisition type Analog channel operating basics MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 87 ...

Page 108: ...nu or push the Single Seq button on the front panel 4 The color of the Run Stop and Single Seq buttons on the front panel indicate the acquisition status green acquiring red stopped The Trigger 5 To clear the current acquisition data from waveform memory double tap the Acquisition badge and tap Clear in the Acquisition configuration menu or push the Clear button on the front panel Add a channel wa...

Page 109: ...Configure channel and waveform settings on page 89 Configure channel and waveform settings Use the channel and waveform configuration menus to set parameters such as vertical scale and offset coupling bandwidth probe settings deskew values external attenuation values and other settings Use this procedure to set up analog signal input Prerequisites An analog probe or cable is connected to the chann...

Page 110: ... Set to 0 Tap to set the offset to 0 Position Double tap the field to set the vertical position using the virtual keypad Set to 0 Tap to set the waveform zero volt level to the center of the slice or waveform view Label Double tap the field to add a label to the channel display using the virtual keypad Coupling Tap to set the input coupling to DC or AC Termination Tap to set the input termination ...

Page 111: ... To set up your probe tap the PROBE SETUP panel The fields and controls in the Probe Setup panel vary with the type of probe connected to the channel A TPP probe is shown in this example for other probes see the probe user documentation Field or control Description Probe Information Displays the probe type serial number and attenuation if it is available Probe Compensation Status Displays the comp...

Page 112: ... to 0 0 dB Alternate Units Toggles alternate units on or off Units Sets the ratio units This field is disabled when the Alternate Units switch is off Ratio Sets the desired ratio value As one field is edited the other field changes to reflect the corresponding value This button is disabled when the Alternate Units switch is off Set to Unity Sets the ratio to 1 This button is disabled when the Alte...

Page 113: ... A reference waveform is a static waveform record displayed for comparison Bus waveforms let you view and analyze serial or parallel data There is no set limit to the number of Math Reference or Bus waveforms you can add to the Waveform View other than system physical memory constraints 1 Tap the Add New Math Add New Ref or Add New Bus button in the Settings bar 2 The instrument adds the waveform ...

Page 114: ...uration menu title for more information on math reference and bus waveform settings 7 Tap outside the menu to close the menu Add a measurement Use this procedure to select and add measurements 1 Acquire the channel s and or waveform s on which you want to take measurements NOTE Waveforms do not need to be displayed to be used for measurements as long as the channel or waveform badge is on the Sett...

Page 115: ...t source The list shows all available sources that are valid for the measurement 4 Select from the configuration menu panels such as Amplitude Timing and Jitter to display measurements for those categories 5 Select a measurement and tap Add to add the measurement to the Results bar You can also double tap a measurement to add it to the Results bar Analog channel operating basics MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 ...

Page 116: ...select a measurement and add the measurement 8 Tap outside the Add Measurements menu to close the menu 9 To further adjust a measurement s settings double tap a measurement badge to open a configuration menu for that measurement See Configure a measurement on page 97 10 Tap the Help icon on the menu title for more information on settings Analog channel operating basics 96 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP...

Page 117: ...stics in Badge to add statistical readouts to the measurement badge 3 Tap available panel titles to make changes for those categories 4 Use the available fields to refine the measurement conditions Displayed fields depend on the measurement Selection changes take effect immediately Selection changes can also change fields in other panels 5 Tap the Help button on the menu title for more information...

Page 118: ...d lift your finger to delete the badge You can use the mouse to drag and delete a badge NOTE You can undo a measurement delete Add a plot of a measurement Measurement plots let you graph the distribution of waveform data point occurrences histogram plot the frequency components spectrum of a waveform show the time trend of a measurement display an eye diagram and other supported plots depending on...

Page 119: ...display the X Axis with a Linear scale 3 You can move plot windows by dragging the Plot view title bar to a new position The blue background area moves to show where the plot will be located when you remove your finger from the title bar You can also resize plot windows by selecting and dragging the Plot view border You should use a mouse to do these operations as it is easier to select and drag p...

Page 120: ...on menu is displayed 2 Tap the Histogram plot button The Histogram plot is displayed in a separate Plot view 3 Double tap in the plot view to open a configuration menu for that plot Display a Time Trend plot Use this procedure to display a time trend plot To display a time trend plot you must be taking a measurement 1 Double tap a measurement badge The Measurement configuration menu is displayed 2...

Page 121: ...e plot is displayed in a separate Plot view 8 Double tap in the Plot view to open a configuration menu for that plot Display an FFT math waveform Use this procedure to display an FFT math waveform The FFT process mathematically converts the standard time domain signal repetitive or single shot acquisition into its frequency components The FFT function processes the waveform record and displays the...

Page 122: ... I vs V Plot view to the screen 3 Double tap in the Plot view to open a configuration menu for that plot Display an Inductance Curve plot for Inductance measurement optional Use this procedure to display an inductance curve plot To display an inductance curve plot you must be taking an Inductance measurement Add New Measurement Power tab Magnetic Analysis panel Inductance measurement 1 Double tap ...

Page 123: ... must be taking the Power Quality measurement 1 Tap the Add New Measurement button 2 Tap the Power tab 3 Set the Voltage and Current sources for the measurement 4 Tap the Input Analysis panel 5 Select the Power Quality measurement and tap Add The measurement is added to the Results bar and automatically adds PQ Power and PQ Energy math waveforms plots to the Waveform view Math plots are shown in t...

Page 124: ...must be displayed to create a search for it 2 Tap the Add New Search button to open the Search configuration menu 3 Use the configuration menu fields to set the search criteria in the same way that you would set for a trigger condition select the Search Type Source and conditions on which to search NOTE You cannot search for sequential events there is no Sequence search type 4 The searched wavefor...

Page 125: ... search events in the waveform record 8 To return the instrument to normal acquisition mode tap the Zoom icon in the upper right corner of the Waveform View to turn off Zoom mode and push the Run Stop front panel button to set it to Run mode Change waveform view settings Use this procedure to change the waveform display mode Stacked or Overlay waveform trace interpolation algorithm waveform persis...

Page 126: ...different waveforms Cursor readouts show both current position values and the difference delta between cursors 1 Tap the waveform slice in Stacked mode or the channel or waveform badge in Overlay mode to which you want to add cursors 2 Tap the Add New Cursors button or push the front panel Cursors button The cursors are added to the display 3 Use Multipurpose Knobs A and B to move the cursors or t...

Page 127: ...veforms tap the Source field and select Split and select the source for each cursor The cursors are moved to the specified waveforms 7 Tap the Help icon on the menu title for more information on the menu settings 8 To stop showing cursors push the front panel Cursor button press and hold to open the right click menu and turn cursors off or open the Cursors configuration menu and set Display to Off...

Page 128: ...the capture and display of transient events such as glitches or runt pulses Fast acquisition mode can also display waveform occurrences at intensity levels that reflect their rate of occurrence 1 To use Fast Acquisition mode double tap the Horizontal badge and tap Fast Acq to toggle Fast Acq to On You can also push the Fast Acq front panel button 2 To display waveform phenomena at an intensity tha...

Page 129: ...astAcq mode if it was enabled Add a note to a view Tap the Add New Note button to add text labels to your waveform and plot views Use a mouse and keyboard to more easily edit and position a note 1 Tap the Add New Note button The oscilloscope adds a text placeholder object called Edit text to the Waveform view NOTE The default note field wraps text at about 15 characters and does not autowrap note ...

Page 130: ...oard and show the note on the screen 5 Use the other Text Settings configuration menu controls to set font type size color and other characteristics 6 Tap outside the Text Settings menu to close it 7 To move a note touch and drag the note text to a new position Delete a Note Tap and hold on a note text to open a menu to delete that note 1 Touch and hold on the note text you want to delete or right...

Page 131: ...ion menus are available only if a FlexChannel supported digital logic probe is attached to the oscilloscope CAUTION To prevent damage to the instrument always wear an antistatic wrist strap when making connections to the instrument and DUT Always observe the maximum input voltage ratings for input connectors 1 Connect the FlexChannel logic probe to the instrument The digital signal waveforms are o...

Page 132: ...ouble tap on the field and use the virtual keyboard to enter label text Or tap the field and use an attached keyboard to enter label text 10 Tap Turn All Off to turn all digital bits Off Doing this closes the menu and removes the associated channel badge from the Settings bar 11 To set all bit thresholds to the same value enter a threshold value in the lower threshold field and tap Set All Thresho...

Page 133: ... and the output format The following example shows the settings for an Audio I2C serial bus The decoded bus is updated on the screen as you make changes to the settings 4 Tap outside of the Bus configuration menu to close it Acquiring digital signals MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 113 ...

Page 134: ...view When you acquire data from a Parallel bus you can set up the bus to be clocked or unclocked If the bus is not clocked the instrument acquires all data from the parallel bus at the sample rate of the instrument 1 Tap the Add New Bus button on the Settings bar This adds a Bus badge bus to the Settings bar adds a bus waveform to the screen and opens the Bus configuration menu The default bus typ...

Page 135: ...ces can be analog digital math or reference Tap a signal in the Sources list to add it to the bus list on the left The bus waveform updates as you make changes on the configuration menu Tap the symbol next to the waveform handle to turn on and off showing the signals associated with the bus waveform 4 Use the rest of the fields and controls in the configuration menu to set up the parallel bus para...

Page 136: ...ge set the Trigger Type to Bus select the bus Source to the parallel bus you just set up and enter the data condition on which to trigger in the Data field 7 For information on parallel bus menu settings tap the Help button on the Bus configuration menu Acquiring digital signals 116 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 137: ...n page 119 Trigger on sequential events A and B triggers on page 119 Set up trigger on a parallel bus on page 120 Set up trigger on a serial bus on page 120 Triggering concepts Overview User selected trigger conditions are used to capture waveforms for measurement and analysis The next figure shows how triggers fit into the overall instrument operation Triggers help you capture meaningful waveform...

Page 138: ...set a pulse width trigger 1 Double tap the Trigger badge to open the Trigger configuration menu 2 Tap Trigger Type and select Pulse Width 3 Tap Source and select the trigger source 4 Tap Trigger When and select the pulse width condition on which to trigger Limit Limit Limit Limit Outside Range Inside Range 5 Set the pulse width time constraints a For all trigger when conditions except Outside Rang...

Page 139: ...n triggers tap Random Trigger on sequential events A and B triggers Use the A and B Trigger Events to trigger on a second event after a first event occurs Set up sequential triggering 1 Double tap the Trigger badge to open the Trigger configuration menu 2 Tap Trigger Type and select Sequence 3 Set up the A Trigger Event a Tap the A Trigger Event button to open the A Trigger Event menu b Tap Trigge...

Page 140: ...to enter a delay time Set up trigger on a parallel bus Use this procedure to set up triggering on a parallel bus Use this procedure if you have already created a parallel bus 1 Double tap the Trigger badge 2 Tap the Trigger Type field and select Bus from the list 3 Tap the Source field and select the parallel bus on which to trigger 4 Tap either the Binary or Hex Data boxes to enter the parallel b...

Page 141: ...eforms to which you want to add visual trigger areas 2 Double tap the Draw a Box icon near the Garbage Can icon 3 Tap the Visual Trigger button This sets the Draw a Box icon to Visual Trigger mode 4 Tap outside the menu to close the Draw A Box menu 5 Tap the Draw A Box icon to enable area draw mode 6 Draw a rectangle on the screen for the first area to define The area created is associated with th...

Page 142: ...ual trigger area a Single tap an area to enable resize area mode Resize mode draws resize points on all four sides and the corners of a boundary area that contains the area b Touch and drag a top bottom left or right resize point to resize the area vertically or horizontally c Touch and drag a corner resize point to resize both the length and height of the area in the dragged direction NOTE You ca...

Page 143: ...y cannot be deleted only the midway plus symbols are shown to let you add vertices to a triangle b Tap a vertex crosshair to delete that vertex c Tap a plus symbol to add a new vertex at that location The area is redrawn to show the new vertex You can continue to add vertices there is no limit to the number of vertices in an area NOTE You cannot move vertices while in add delete vertex mode Advanc...

Page 144: ...otate area mode b Touch and drag the dot in the area to rotate the area NOTE Once you are touching and dragging the rotate dot you can move your finger outside of the area to get finer control over the rotation increments c To exit rotate area mode tap outside the visual trigger area The instrument returns to normal operation Advanced triggering 124 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 145: ...any part of a waveform intersects any part of the area Out means that the area is true if a waveform never intersects any part of the area Don t Care ignores any waveform intersections This creates a placeholder area to let you experiment with area definitions while developing your visual trigger a Double tap on the area to edit b Tap the Waveform Must Be button of the logic true condition to assi...

Page 146: ...a Double tap on the area to edit b Tap the Rotate field and use the A knob to change the value The area immediately rotates when you enter a value or change the value with the A knob Or double tap on the field and enter the number of degrees to rotate the area where zero 0 degrees is the position when the area was created You can rotate an area from 0 to 360 c Tap outside the menu to exit 11 To ad...

Page 147: ...Y Ampl field in the list and use the A and B knobs to change the position values Or double tap on each field and enter the new positional values for that vertex e Tap outside the menu to exit 14 To reset the shape using the Area menu a Double tap on the area to edit b Tap the Edit Vertices panel c Tap Reset Points The shape changes to a triangle centered in the display or slice d Tap outside the m...

Page 148: ...Advanced triggering 128 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 149: ...y display mode all waveforms are displayed in a single graticule traditional waveform view Set the Waveform Interpolation mode Use this procedure to set the waveform interpolation mode which sets how waveform data points are calculated between record data points 1 Double tap on an open graticule area to open the Waveform View configuration menu 2 Tap the buttons under Interpolation to select eithe...

Page 150: ...orm with the waveform sample values connected using the selected interpolation method Dots displays the individual waveform sample values with no interpolation 4 Tap the Waveform Intensity field and use the multipurpose knob to set the brightness of all waveforms Set the graticule style and intensity Use this procedure to set the graticule display grid style and intensity 1 Double tap on an open g...

Page 151: ... Double tap the Draw a Box button and select the Zoom button Tap outside of the menu to close it Tap the Draw a Box button then touch and drag in the Waveform view to draw a box on the area of interest The Draw a Box Zoom mode stays enabled so that you can draw boxes to zoom in different areas of the Zoom Overview or draw boxes to further zoom in on the same area 2 Push the front panel Zoom button...

Page 152: ... button again to exit zoom mode 2 Turn the Zoom knob center knob to increase or decrease the horizontal area of the zoom box in the Zoom Waveform Overview which in turn controls the amount of the waveforms shown in the main Zoom view 3 Turn the Pan knob outer knob to move the Zoom box left or right in the Zoom Waveform Overview which in turn controls the part of the waveform shown in the main Zoom...

Page 153: ...For information on creating a Search see Add a Search on page 104 Zooming on waveforms MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 133 ...

Page 154: ...Zooming on waveforms 134 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 155: ...o Results tables Labels are set in the Measurement panel of the Measurements configuration menu See Measurement configuration menu overview on page 164 Prerequisite To set measurement reference levels you must be taking a measurement See Add a measurement on page 94 1 Double tap a Measurement badge in the Results bar to open the Measurement configuration menu 2 Tap the Configure panel 3 Use one of...

Page 156: ...ectively for both rising and falling edges 20 80 sets the Low Mid and High Ref values to 20 50 and 80 respectively for both rising and falling edges Custom opens the Rising and Falling Edge numeric entry fields to set High Mid and Low Ref levels to different values for the rising and falling edges of a waveform Tap the Rising Edge and Falling Edge High Mid or Low fields and set the level using the...

Page 157: ...own in the display When Zoom is on the display is the zoom window Cursors takes measurements on that portion of the waveform between the cursors Selecting Cursors opens cursors on the measurement source Set the cursors so that the waveform area of interest is between the cursors Logic takes measurements only when the logical state of a specified waveform is true If Logic gating is selected continu...

Page 158: ...es from a measurement Measurement limits are set in the Filter Limit Results panel of the Measurements configuration menu See Measurement configuration menu overview on page 164 To set measurement limits you must be taking a measurement See Add Measurements configuration menu overview on page 151 1 Double tap a Measurement badge in the Results bar to open the Measurements configuration menu 2 Tap ...

Page 159: ...omatic incrementing of a file name Auto Increment File Name lets you save sequential files without needing to manually rename them each time The count number is added to the end of the file name If Auto Increment File Name is enabled the Count defaults to 000 if there are no files at the specified location and file name that already use incremented file names If there are files at the save locatio...

Page 160: ... at the save location that already use the specified file name and have already been saved using count increments the Count field shows the next count value that will be added to the file name when the file is saved To change the starting count value tap the Count field and use the assigned knob to change the value or double tap the field and use the virtual keypad to change the value 6 Tap Save A...

Page 161: ...to save the file a Tap the Save Location drop down arrow and select the location to save the file from a list of recent save locations Or double tap the field and use the virtual keyboard to enter a path to the save location b Tap Browse to open the Browse Save As Location configuration menu to navigate to and select a location at which to save the file 4 File Name shows the name last used to save...

Page 162: ...default name is Tek000 To change the file name double tap the file name and enter a new file name using the virtual keyboard 5 Tap Auto Increment File Name to enable or disable automatic incrementing of a file name Auto Increment File Name lets you save sequential files without needing to manually rename them each time The count number is added to the end of the file name If Auto Increment File Na...

Page 163: ...e drop down arrow in the File Name field and select from a drop down list of recently recalled files Select a file name in the main files list The File Name field updates to show the selected file name NOTE You can double tap on a file name to immediately recall the file and close the menu 5 Tap Recall The reference waveform is loaded and displayed and a Ref badge is added to the Settings bar Reca...

Page 164: ...to show any files that match the selected file type 4 Navigate to the folder that contains the file to recall using one of the following methods To recall files from recently accessed file locations tap the drop down arrow in the Look in field and select from the list of recently accessed locations Tap in the Drive column and use the displayed contents to navigate to locations on the internal stor...

Page 165: ...es High Res applies unique finite impulse response FIR filters based on the current sample rate This FIR filter maintains the maximum bandwidth possible for that sample rate while rejecting aliasing The filter removes noise from the oscilloscope amplifiers and ADC above the usable bandwidth for the selected sample rate Implementation of the filter in hardware ahead of the trigger and storage reduc...

Page 166: ... waveform file screen capture or both when a trigger event occurs This menu is accessed from the Acquisition badge To open the Save on Trigger menu 1 Double tap the Acquisition badge 2 Tap the Save on Trigger Configure button 3 Set the location type of files and waveform source to save To save Files when a trigger event occurs select the Save on Trigger box in the Acquisition configuration menu Sa...

Page 167: ... multipurpose knob set the number of frames to acquire or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter a frame count The maximum number of frames you can capture is displayed in the frame information readout area frame information readout area Displays frame acquisition information The information changes depending on instrument settings primarily the timebase sampling rate and reco...

Page 168: ...keep acquiring frames and keep statistics on all of them When the acquisition is stopped the last frames acquisition is still in memory and the instrument has accrued statistical data for a large number of frames Search works across all frames not just the currently selected frame In search mode the Navigation buttons Prev Next arrow buttons move from frame to frame as needed based on where the ev...

Page 169: ...ay use the Reference Frame field in the FastFrame configuration menu Only available when Include Reference Frame in Badge is selected in the FastFrame configuration menu Time stamps Shows the time difference between frame one and the Selected frame If Include Reference Frame in Badge is enabled each frame readout area Selected and Reference in the badge shows the time difference between frame one ...

Page 170: ... further displays frame 1 To enter a specific frame number double tap on the Selected Frame field and use the virtual keypad to enter a frame number Include Reference Frame in Badge Enables or disables providing a Reference frame readout in the FastFrame badge A Reference frame readout shows a difference timestamp between Frame one and the Reference frame and also the delta between the Selected fr...

Page 171: ...asurement description graphic and text Shows a graphic and short description of the selected measurement Use this information to verify that the selected measurement is correct for what you want to measure Source Selects the measurement source If the measurement requires more than one source for example Skew Phase or many Power measurements the menu shows two source fields from which to select Add...

Page 172: ... 152 Timing Measurements panel on page 154 Jitter Measurements panel on page 156 3 Select a measurement If a measurement requires two signal sources select the sources in the Source 1 and Source 2 fields 4 Tap Add You can also double tap a measurement to add it immediately to the Results bar NOTE If you have installed Advanced Jitter and Eye Analysis option all jitter measurements are in the Jitte...

Page 173: ...h cycle in the waveform record or on the entire waveform record Negative Overshoot1 The difference between the Minimum and Base values divided by the Amplitude and multiplied by 100 to express the measurement as a percentage of amplitude You can take this measurement on each cycle in the waveform record or on the entire waveform record Peak To Peak The absolute difference between the Maximum and M...

Page 174: ...l signals To open the Timing Measurements panel 1 Tap the Add New Measure button 2 Tap the Timing Measurements panel To add a measurement to the Results bar 1 Select the signal source 2 Select a measurement If a measurement requires two signal sources select the sources in the Source 1 and Source 2 fields 3 Tap Add You can also double tap a measurement to add it immediately to the Results bar Menu...

Page 175: ... reference level The measurement is taken on each cycle in the waveform record Hold Time2 The time between the specified Mid reference level crossing on the clock signal to the closest Mid reference level crossing on the specified data signal The measurement is taken on each specified clock edge in the waveform record Low Time The time the signal remains below the Base reference level The measurem...

Page 176: ...signal The measurement is made on each cycle in the waveform record Time Outside Level The time the specified signal remains above the Top reference level and or below the Base reference level The measurement is made on each occurrence in the waveform record Unit Interval2 The time difference between two successive bits The measurement is taken on each bit of the waveform record See also Measureme...

Page 177: ...ab lists advanced jitter eye amplitude and timing measurements that you can add to the Results bar The Jitter tab is only shown if you have purchased and installed Advanced Jitter and Eye Analysis optional To open the Jitter measurements tab 1 Tap Add New Measure button 2 Tap the Jitter tab To add a measurement to the Results bar 1 Select the signal source 2 Select a measurement panel 3 Select a m...

Page 178: ...n the entire record J2 The total jitter at a bit error rate of 2 5e 3 TJ 2 5e 3 The measurement is taken on the entire record J9 The total jitter at a bit error rate of 2 5e 3 TJ 2 5e 3 The measurement is taken on the entire record Jitter Summary Adds multiple jitter measurements to the measurement badge and displays Bathtub TIE Spectrum trend plot TIE Histogram Eye Diagram plots on the screen NPJ...

Page 179: ... is taken on each high bit in the waveform record Eye Low The amplitude of a low zero bit measured at a specified location within the recovered unit interval The measurement is taken on each low bit in the waveform record Eye Width The minimum horizontal eye opening at the center of the recovered unit interval The measurement is taken on the entire waveform record EyeHeight BER The predicted verti...

Page 180: ...The arithmetic mean of the common mode voltage of two sources The measurement is taken on the entire record Differential Crossover The voltage level of a differential signal pair at the crossover point s The measurement is taken at each crossover point in the record T nT Ratio The ratio of a nontransition bit voltage second and subsequent bit voltage after a transition to its nearest preceding tra...

Page 181: ...asurement to add it to the Results bar Input Analysis Measurements panel optional Measurement Description Power Quality Measures the Frequency RMS values of the voltage and current Crest Factors of the voltage and current Real Power Reactive Power Apparent Power Power Factor and Phase Angle of the AC signal Harmonics Plots the signal amplitudes at the fundamental line frequency and its harmonics M...

Page 182: ...nts panel optional Measurement Description Period The time between two adjacent crossings of the Mid reference level one cycle of the waveform This measurement is taken on each cycle of the waveform record or measurement region Frequency Frequency is the reciprocal of Period Frequency 1 Period This measurement is made on each cycle in the record Positive Duty Cycle The ratio of the positive pulse ...

Page 183: ... inductor This represents the total loss of the magnetic device and consists of resistive and eddy current losses during circuit operation I vs V The integral of voltage against current Output Analysis Measurements panel optional Measurement Description Line Ripple The RMS and peak to peak values of the line frequency portion of the AC signal Switching Ripple The RMS and peak to peak values of the...

Page 184: ...the measurement badge readout Plots Measurement name panel Buttons that open Plot views of the measurement Available plots depend on the measurement Plot types include Time Trend Histogram Spectrum and Eye Diagram for jitter measurements To add a plot to the screen tap the plot button See Add Plot configuration menu on page 219 Configure panel Sets the source label text and other fields that are s...

Page 185: ...asurement configuration menu on page 168 Gating panel Measurement configuration menu on page 173 Filter Limit Results panel Measurement Settings menu on page 174 Configure panel Measurement configuration menu Use the Configure panel to set the measurement source s add a custom name label for the measurement and other parameters To open the Configure panel 1 Double tap a Measurement badge to open t...

Page 186: ...t Name panel Measurement configuration menu on page 165 Reference Levels panel Measurement configuration menu on page 166 Clock Recovery panel Measurement configuration menu on page 168 Clock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu on page 172 Gating panel Measurement configuration menu on page 173 Filter Limit Results panel Measurement Settings menu on page 174 Reference Levels panel Measur...

Page 187: ...hod and automatically determines the best Base Top method to use Most commonly sets the Top Base method to Histogram Mode MinMax Uses the minimum and maximum values in the waveform record to determine the base and top amplitude Useful on a waveform with low noise and free from excessive overshoot Histogram Mean uses histogram analysis to calculate the mean or average value using all values above a...

Page 188: ...lock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu on page 172 Gating panel Measurement configuration menu on page 173 Filter Limit Results panel Measurement Settings menu on page 174 Clock Recovery panel Measurement configuration menu Clock recovery refers to the process of establishing a reference clock the edges of which can be used as a basis for timing comparisons Use the Clock Recovery panel...

Page 189: ...available when Method Constant Clock Fixed uses the specified frequency but chooses the phase so that the median error between the recovered and measured edges is zero Only available when Method Constant Clock Select Explicit Clock Edge method if you want to use the edges found in the selected clock source possibly multiplied up by an integral number If the Clock Multiplier is set to 1 the default...

Page 190: ...hod PLL Clock Source Sets the source for the explicit clock Only available when Method Explicit Clock Clock Edge Set whether the rising falling or both edges of the clock source should be considered Only available when Method Explicit Clock Clock Multiplier Set the number of edges to be used If the Clock Multiplier is set to 1 the default only these edges will be used If the Clock Multiplier is se...

Page 191: ...ed loop Only available when Method Explicit Clock and Mode Explicit Clock PLL and PLL Model Type II Advanced Opens the Clock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu to refine the recovered clock signal See Clock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu on page 172 Only available when Method PLL About constant clock recovery In Constant Clock Recovery the clock is assumed to be of the fo...

Page 192: ...nown data pattern To open the Clock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu 1 Double tap a measurement that requires clock recovery information such as jitter measurements 2 Tap the Clock Recovery panel 3 Tap the Advanced button Clock Recovery Advanced Settings configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description Advanced Clock Recovery Method Sets the method used to recover a...

Page 193: ...sors Measurements are taken on the portion of the waveform between the cursors Logic Measurements are taken only when the logical state of a specified waveform is true Source Sets the source to use for Logic or Search gates If Gating Type Logic the Source field lists all analog channels math waveforms and reference waveforms If Gating Type Search the Source field lists all defined searches Thresho...

Page 194: ...ly the high frequency band of the waveform Select a Butterworth filter order No Filter default 1st 2nd or 3rd and enter the roll off frequency in the field FP Freq F1 High Pass filter cut off frequency at which the filter magnitude falls by 3 dB Low Pass Filter Blocks the high frequency band and passes only the low frequency band of the waveform Select a Butterworth filter order No Filter default ...

Page 195: ...me panel Buttons that open Plot views of the measurement Available plots depend on the measurement Plot types include Time Trend Histogram Harmonic bar graph SOA Switching Loss Trajectory BH Curve I vs V Inductance and Instantaneous Math To add a plot to the screen tap the plot button See Add Plot configuration menu on page 219 Configure panel Sets the source label text and other fields that are s...

Page 196: ...L Trajectory Bar Graph Time Trend Histogram and SOA Trend adds the trend plot to the Waveform view See also Configure panel Measurement configuration menu on page 165 Reference Levels panel Measurement configuration menu on page 166 Gating panel Measurement configuration menu on page 173 Configure panel Power measurement configuration menu Use the configure panel to set the measurements source s a...

Page 197: ...uired power level High or Low It is used to compute limit values for MIL STD 1399 Current MIL STD 1399 Selects either rated or measured Specify the value for rated or measure the Input current signal Start Frequency Specify the fundamental frequency to be measured for each standard None The values are Auto 50 60 400 or Custom specify the start Frequency IEC 61000 3 2 The values are Auto 50 60 or C...

Page 198: ...urrent Source Selects the current source used to take the measurement Tap the field to show the list of available sources Label Sets the name of the measurement You can use the default name or double tap in the field and change the label using a connected keyboard or the virtual keyboard Peak Current Sets the peak current value of the DUT Power seq setup uses the specified peak current value to co...

Page 199: ...ot the internally computed REF values used for measurement calculations Gate Voltage Vg Sets the Vg input source which is a clean signal Available when Type SMPS or PFC Vg Level Ton Start Selects the source of computation of the harmonic In the voltage source standard is always None Available when Gate Voltage Vg None PWM Type Select Fixed or Variable based on the varying pulse width of the switch...

Page 200: ...rce used to take the measurement Tap the field to show the list of available sources Current Source Selects the current source used to take the measurement Tap the field to show the list of available sources Label Sets the name of the measurement You can use the default name or double tap in the field and change the label using a connected keyboard or the virtual keyboard Efficiency measurement Co...

Page 201: ...om the initial state to a steady state in the range of 1 μs to 500 s with a resolution of 0 1 μs Number of Outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 Sets the number of outputs to measure on the DUT maximum of seven Output Source Selects the channel source to use for the listed output Output Voltage Sets the expected maximum voltage for each listed output in the range of 6 kV to 6 kV with a resolution of 0 001 V Th...

Page 202: ...e for the listed output Output Voltage Sets the expected maximum voltage for each listed output in the range of 6 kV to 6 kV with a resolution of 0 001 V The measurement uses this value to set the vertical scale units for each output waveform The instrument measures the actual maximum voltage on each output and uses this value to determine the output On Off state where 90 of the measured value On ...

Page 203: ...urce used to detect the edge Select either Voltage or Current Default is Voltage NOTE For a variable switching operation connect the gated drive signal to the edge source as in variable mode the amplitude of the voltage acquired across the inductor varies with time It is recommended to use gate drive signal as it is clean with no variations Units Sets the measurement units SI sets the dimensions o...

Page 204: ... dot as shown in the following figure The voltage probe should be connected such that the voltage is read as positive when the current rises WARNING When connecting to a circuit with hazardous voltages see the warnings for the individual products and verify that the probes and other components used are within their ratings For more information refer to the topic General safety summary Winding 1 6 ...

Page 205: ...y Specify the operating frequency of the switching device Power Autoset uses the selected frequency to set the oscilloscope acquisition parameters Frequency range is 50 Hz to 1 MHz Only available when the power measurement Switching Ripple Other measurement configuration panels Reference Levels panel Measurement configuration menu on page 166 Power Measurement Name panel Measurement configuration ...

Page 206: ...e acquisition system for optimal measurement results for Turn On Time Turn Off Time Input Capacitance and Inrush Current power measurements NOTE The Power seq setup button is available only for Input Capacitance Inrush Current Turn On Time and Turn Off Time power measurements Use the following steps to run a Power seq setup on applicable power measurements 1 Add the supported power measurements to...

Page 207: ...cted point data row Save Mask Opens the Save As menu to navigate to and select the location at which to save the SOA mask data as a pwrmsk file Recall Mask Opens the Open menu to navigate to and select the location from which to recall load the SOA mask data pwrmsk file NOTE Mask files created with oscilloscope firmware version 1 4 x cannot be used in firmware version 1 6 x Use version 1 6 x and l...

Page 208: ... file name assigned to the file The default value is either the user entered name used to last save this file type or the default value of Tek000 Tap the down arrow on the right edge of the field to display and select from a list of recently saved file names Tap on the file name and use a keyboard to enter a new file name Or double tap on the file name to open the virtual keyboard and enter a file...

Page 209: ...d of the field to open a list of recent file save locations up to a maximum of 20 locations The Drive column lists the directory structure opening at the root level Use to quickly navigate to a location Tap to list the contents of the directory in the Name pane Double tap an item to display the directory and any subdirectories under it Double tap again to close that directory structure Drag the li...

Page 210: ... letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device is plugged into The next plugged in USB device is assigned the next available drive letter such as F and so on for other installed devices Use standard Windows procedures to mount and access network drives Reference Levels panel Power measurement configuration Menu Use the Reference Lev...

Page 211: ...ield The default label is the name of the bus type Position Sets the vertical position of the bus waveform Default is 0 center of graticule Set to 0 Sets the vertical position of the bus waveform to 0 center graticule Bus Type Select a bus from the drop down list The Parallel bus type comes standard on the instrument Serial buses require purchase and installation of serial bus triggering and analy...

Page 212: ...ion menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 ARINC 429 serial bus menu Use the ARINC 429 bus menu optional to set up and decode a ARINC 429 avionics network serial data bus waveform To set up the ARINC 429 avionics serial data bus Tap the Add New Bus button on the Settings bar Open th...

Page 213: ...NC 429 bus being acquired Source Select the ARINC 429 signal source High Threshold Low Threshold Sets the valid high and low threshold values for the signal source Bit Rate Sets the bit rate to 12 500 100 000 or Custom Custom Rate Sets a custom data bit rate To set the value tap the field and use the Multipurpose knob double tap the field and use the Custom Rate virtual keypad or double tap the fi...

Page 214: ...9 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 Audio serial bus configuration menu Use the Audio bus menu optional to set up and display Audio Type I2S Left Justified LJ...

Page 215: ... Set the signal source logic level threshold and polarity for the Bit Clock signal Word Select Set the signal source logic level threshold and normal or invert signal setting for the Word signal Data Set the signal source logic level threshold and logic definition active high or low for the Data signal Word Size Audio Type I2S LJ or RJ Set the number of bits used in a Word for the selected audio t...

Page 216: ...207 RS232 serial bus menu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 CAN serial bus configuration menu Use the CAN bus menu optional to set up and display ...

Page 217: ...te Select the bit rate of your CAN bus serial data To enter a custom bit rate select Custom and enter the custom bit rate in the Custom Rate input box Only available when CAN Standard CAN 2 0 SD Bit Rate Select the SD bit rate of your CAN FD serial bus data To enter a custom bit rate select Custom and enter the custom bit rate in the Custom Rate input box Only available when CAN Standard CAN FD IS...

Page 218: ... on page 205 Parallel Bus configuration menu on page 207 RS232 serial bus menu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 Ethernet serial bus menu Use the ...

Page 219: ...to Single Ended or Differential Source Sets the signal source for Differential Only available when Signal Type Diff D Input D Input Defines the signal sources and threshold values for the Single Ended data and signals Only available when Signal Type Single Ended High Threshold Sets the threshold value for a logic 1 value Only available when Signal Type Diff Low Threshold Sets the threshold value f...

Page 220: ...2 serial bus menu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 FlexRay serial bus configuration menu Use the Flexray bus menu optional to set up and display ...

Page 221: ... divisions centered vertically in a slice or on the screen Bus Type Set to FlexRay Signal Type Select the FlexRay signal type being measured Channel Type Set to A or B channel Source Select the FlexRay signal source Threshold Sets the threshold value for the TX or RX signal type High Threshold Low Threshold Sets the high and low threshold values for the BM Inverted and Bdiff BP signal types Bit Ra...

Page 222: ...nu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 I2C serial bus configuration menu Use the I2C bus menu optional to set up and display an I2C Inter Integrated...

Page 223: ...No to display 7 bit addresses as seven bits and 10 bit addresses as ten bits Display Format Sets the waveform view to show just the decoded bus information or the decoded bus plus the source signal waveforms Decode Format Sets the decode format used to display the bus information Formats are Hex and Binary Other bus types Other serial bus types such as CAN LIN SPI FlexRay and so on are available a...

Page 224: ...aveform The default position is vertically centered in a slice in Stacked mode or center screen in Overlay mode The unit of position is screen divisions Set to 0 Sets the vertical position to 0 divisions centered vertically in a slice or on the screen Bus Type Set to LIN Source Set the signal source from available analog or digital channels Threshold Set the threshold level to define a logic high ...

Page 225: ...u on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 MIL STD 1553 serial bus menu Use the MIL STD 1553 bus menu optional to set up and decode a MIL STD 1553 aerona...

Page 226: ...um Sets the minimum valid response time RT for a command Display Format Sets the waveform view to show just the decoded bus information or the decoded bus plus the source signal waveforms Decode Format Sets the decode format used to display the bus information Formats are Hex Binary Mixed ASCII and Mixed Hex Other bus types Other serial bus types such as CAN LIN Ethernet and so on are available as...

Page 227: ...t position is vertically centered in a slice in Stacked mode or center screen in Overlay mode The unit of position is screen divisions Set to 0 Sets the vertical position to 0 divisions centered vertically in a slice or on the screen Bus Type Set to Parallel to define a parallel bus Clocked Data Toggles Yes or No to use a clock signal to recover the data bits from the bus inputs Clock Source Sets ...

Page 228: ... on page 202 LIN serial bus configuration menu on page 204 MIL STD 1553 serial bus menu on page 205 RS232 serial bus menu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on...

Page 229: ... tap the field to open the keypad and enter values Sources Lists all available sources to use for a parallel bus To add a source to the Parallel bus definition list tap a source button The button moves from the Sources list to the bottom of the bus list Set All Thresholds Sets all thresholds in the Parallel bus definition list to the specified value Enter a value and tap Apply to set the values RS...

Page 230: ...te in the Custom Rate input box Source Set the signal source from available analog or digital channels Threshold Set the threshold level to define a logic high level Polarity Select the polarity to match the RS232 bus being acquired Use Normal polarity for RS 232 signals and Inverted polarity for RS 422 RS 485 and UART buses Data Bits Set the number of bits that define a data packet for your RS232...

Page 231: ...erial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 SENT serial bus configuration menu Use the SENT bus menu optional to set up and display a SENT Single Edge Nibble Transmission ser...

Page 232: ...the clock tick The valid range is from 1 µs to 300 µs The default is 3 µs Tick Tolerance Sets the tolerance as a percent that is acceptable for the clock tick signal to be recognized The valid tolerance range is from 1 to 30 The default tolerance is 20 Fast Data Channels Sets the number of fast data channels The default is 2 Data Nibbles Sets the number of data nibbles to detect in the serial sign...

Page 233: ...07 RS232 serial bus menu on page 209 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 SPI serial bus configuration menu Use the SPI bus menu optional to set up and display an SPI Serial Peripheral Interface synchronous s...

Page 234: ... the Polarity to rising or falling edge of the clock signal used by the master device to start transferring bits SS Input Select the channel source and threshold level for the Slave Select signal to start communications with the slave device Set the Polarity to use Active High or Active Low logic for the SS signal Available when Framing SS SDA Input Select the channel source and threshold level fo...

Page 235: ...s configuration menu on page 207 RS232 serial bus menu on page 209 SENT serial bus configuration menu on page 211 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 USB serial bus configuration menu on page 217 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 SPMI serial bus configuration menu Use the SPMI bus menu optional to set up and display an SPMI System ...

Page 236: ...Bus and Waveforms sets the waveform view to show both the decoded bus and the source signal waveforms You can also tap on the symbol on the bus waveform to toggle between showing the bus only or showing bus and source waveforms Decode Format Sets the decode format used to display the bus information Formats are Hex Binary and Mixed Hex Other bus types Other serial bus types such as RS232 LIN I2C F...

Page 237: ...up a USB serial bus To create a new USB bus waveform tap the Add New Bus button on the Settings bar Open the bus configuration menu by double clicking on the badge Set the Bus Type to USB To change the settings on an existing USB serial bus waveform double tap the Bus waveform badge on the Settings bar to open the configuration menu and make necessary changes Menus and dialog boxes MSO54 MSO56 MSO...

Page 238: ...ngle Ended or Differential Use a differential probe to acquire the differential USB signal Selecting High Speed 480 Mbps sets the Signal Type to Differential Both Single Ended and Diff can be used to measure Full 12 Mbps and Low 1 2 Mbps speed USB signals Source Select the channel source for the signal from a differential probe Only available when Signal Type Diff High Threshold Set the high thres...

Page 239: ...us configuration menu on page 211 SPI serial bus configuration menu on page 213 SPMI serial bus configuration menu on page 215 See also Bus Trigger configuration on page 342 Bus Search configuration menus on page 230 Add Plot configuration menu Use this configuration menu to select and plot the amplitude and time relationship of two XY or three XYZ signals which can be sourced from channel math or...

Page 240: ... Table configuration menu Use this configuration menu to add a table of all active measurements searches or bus decode values Results tables show values in a spreadsheet like format To open the Add Results Table configuration menu tap the Add New Results Table button To add a result table to the screen 1 Tap Add New Results Table 2 Select a table type 3 Tap Add You can also double tap a table type...

Page 241: ... mouse to position the cursor on the column name border to change then click and drag the column border to resize that column To configure or delete a single measurement in a Measurement Results table touch and hold on a table row to open a right click menu that lets you configure or delete that measurement You cannot sort the contents of a column See also Measurement Table configuration menu on p...

Page 242: ...t to display for each measurement Both shows both the accumulated results and the current acquisition results All Acquisitions shows statistics for all acquisitions from the last action that cleared acquisition memory Current Acquisition shows the statistics for just the current acquisition Cycle to Cycle Variation For measurements where this applies this function allows you to see the mean or ave...

Page 243: ...separated value csv format file To open the Save As configuration menu to save a results table to a file 1 Double tap anywhere in the Measurement Results table to open the Measurement Table configuration menu 2 Tap the Other panel 3 Tap Save Table Save As menu Measurement Results table fields and controls Field or control Description Save Location Sets the location to which to save the file The de...

Page 244: ...data NOTE The actual timestamp data is not truncated by the Short setting and is retained in the acquisition data Precision adds additional columns to the table to display the full timestamp value by individual time units seconds milliseconds microseconds and so on Delta resolution Sets the timestamp resolution to display for mark deltas Delta shows the time difference between each search mark Sho...

Page 245: ...its limitations on numeric entries You cannot sort the contents of a column You cannot change the order of rows Bus Decode Results table configuration menu Use this configuration menu to select which information to show in each Bus Decode Results table or save a Bus Decode Results table to a file To open the Bus Decode Table configuration menu double tap anywhere in the Bus Decode Results table If...

Page 246: ...open the Save As configuration menu 1 Double tap anywhere in the Bus Decode Results table to open the Bus Decode Results configuration menu 2 Tap the Other panel 3 Tap Save Table Save As menu Bus Decode Results table fields and controls Field or control Description Save Location Sets the location to which to save the file The default value is the last location to which a file of this type was save...

Page 247: ...surement data Select Log or Linear Harmonics Select All to show all harmonics Odd to show just odd harmonics or Even to show just even harmonics in the table NOTE Changing this field also changes the harmonics bars shown in the Harmonics bar plot Save panel Save Table Opens a menu with which to save the Harmonics Results table data to a comma separated value format file See Save As configuration m...

Page 248: ...armonics Results table to a comma separated value csv format file Annotation and navigation on waveform plots data and results table optional Annotation and Navigation are applicable for all the cycle based measurements such as Switching Loss di dt dv dt Timing Analysis and Amplitude Analysis To navigate on the results table follow the steps 1 Tap Add New Measurement 2 Select the appropriate signa...

Page 249: ...the previous and next button 7 Tap the navigation button to navigate on the next previous bar on the Bar Graph and to the respective row in the Harmonic table This navigation is also vice versa and can be navigated by a single tap on a column or row or using the navigation button NOTE When all the displays are synchronized Results table row will be highlighted and the selected Bar will be displaye...

Page 250: ...ch double tap the search badge to open its configuration menu and make necessary changes Select a link to view the configuration menu settings for a specific bus ARINC 429 serial bus search configuration menu on page 231 Audio serial bus search configuration menu on page 233 CAN serial bus search configuration menu on page 234 Ethernet serial bus search configuration menu on page 235 FlexRay seria...

Page 251: ...rmation for which to search Trigger When Label Sets the label condition for which to search Label Sets the label pattern for which to search Tap the Binary Hex or Octal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark When Label or Label Data Label Low Sets the low value of the label pattern ra...

Page 252: ...pad to enter values Available when Mark When Data and Mark When Data Inside Range or Outside Range SSM Sets the Sign Status Matrix SSM bit condition for which to search Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark When Data or Label Data SDI Sets the Source Destination...

Page 253: ... field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available when Mark On Data Word Sets the audio word channel for which to search Only available when Mark On Data Mark When Sets the mark when condition for the specified data pattern When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set a high and low boundary pattern for the specified search range Tap the Binary Hex or Decima...

Page 254: ... Format Sets the identifier for Standard 11 bit or Extended 29 bit for CAN 2 0B length Only available when Mark On Identifier or ID Data Identifier Sets the identifier pattern for which to search The number of bits shown depends on the Identifier Format setting Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypa...

Page 255: ... Select the Ethernet bus that you want to search Mark On Select the type of information for which to search MAC Address Destination MAC Address Source Sets the MAC destination and or source address pattern for which to search Tap a Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available when ...

Page 256: ... B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available when Mark On TCP Header Ack Number Sets the TCP header ack number pattern for which to search Tap a Binary Hex or Decimal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available whe...

Page 257: ...multiple searches on the same bus NOTE Requires option SRAUTO Field or control Description Display Enables or disables displaying search marks on this search Stop Acquisition if Event Found Stops input acquisition when the search event occurs Default is not enabled Source Select the FlexRay bus for which to search Mark On Select the type of information for which to search Indicator Bits Select the...

Page 258: ...Bytes Enter the number of data bytes for which to search one to sixteen bytes Use the A knob to change the value Only available when Mark On Data or Identifier Data Data Enter the data pattern for which to search The number of bits shown depends on the Data Bytes setting Use in conjunction with the Mark When field to specify the exact search condition Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and ...

Page 259: ...Direction Sets the transfer direction for which to search Only available when Mark When Address or Address Data Addressing Mode Sets the slave device address length 7 bits or 10 bits long Only available when Mark When Address or Address Data Address Sets the address pattern for which to search The number of bits shown depends on the Address Mode setting Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A an...

Page 260: ...n for which to search Tap the Binary Hex or Decimal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available when Mark On Identifier or Identifier Data Data Bytes Sets the number of data bytes for which to search one to four bytes Use the A knob to change the value Only available when Mark On Data or Identi...

Page 261: ... Sets the transmit or receive bit state for which to search Only available when Mark On Command Mark when RT Address Sets the RT address condition for which to search When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set a low and high address for the specified search range Only available when Mark On Command Parity Sets the parity state for which to search Only available when Mark...

Page 262: ...uble tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Only available when Mark On Command and Mark When RT Address Inside Range or Outside Range Status Word Bits Sets the status word pattern for which to search Tap the field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Selecting a bit shows a short description of that bit s function Only available when Mark On Status and Ma...

Page 263: ...cope trigger settings Copy Search Settings to Trigger Sets the current oscilloscope trigger settings to match the search criteria RS 232 serial bus search configuration menu Use the RS 232 Search configuration menu to define conditions to search for and mark on an RS 232 bus waveform You can have multiple searches on the same bus NOTE Requires option SRCOMP Field or control Description Display Ena...

Page 264: ...el type for which to search Available when Mark On Start of Packet Status Communications Sets the value of the status communications nibble for which to search Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark On Fast Channel Fast Channel 1 Sets the condition and value of t...

Page 265: ... and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark On Slow Channel Mark When Sets the mark when condition Tap the down arrow and select the condition for which to search Inside Range Outside Range The default is When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set high and low boundary values for t...

Page 266: ...Source Select the SPI bus that you want to search Mark On Select the type of information for which to search Data Words Sets the number of data words 1 word 8 bits for which to search one to sixteen words Use the A knob to change the value Only available when Mark On Data Data Sets the data pattern for which to search The number of bits shown depends on the Data Words setting Tap the Binary or Hex...

Page 267: ...double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark On Master Read Master Write or DD Block Master Read Register Address Sets the register address value for which to search Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Mark On Master Read M...

Page 268: ...Acquisition if Event Found Stops input acquisition when the search event occurs Default is not enabled Source Select the USB bus that you want to search Mark On Select the type of information for which to search Handshake Type Sets the handshake packet type for which to search Only available when Mark On Handshake Packet Packet Type Sets the special packet type for which to search Only available w...

Page 269: ...Don t Care or the number of bytes Tap the field and use the A knob to change the value Only available when Mark On Data Packet Data Sets the data packet pattern for which to search The number of bits shown depends on the Data Bytes setting Use in conjunction with the Mark When field to specify the exact search condition Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the...

Page 270: ...e multiple inputs will replace this control with a different source definition control Level Sets the amplitude level that the signal must pass through to be considered a valid transition Set to 50 Sets the threshold at 50 of the measured signal transition range 50 is calculated as Top Bottom 2 Slope Sets the signal transition direction to detect rising falling or either direction Copy Trigger Set...

Page 271: ...math or reference waveform To create a new logic search 1 Tap Add New Search 2 Set the Search Type to Logic 3 Use the menu fields to set the search parameters To change the settings on an existing search double tap the search badge and make necessary changes Menus and dialog boxes MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 251 ...

Page 272: ...to a false state Is True Limit Condition remains true longer than a specified time Is True Limit Condition remains true for less than a specified time Is True Limit Condition remains true for a specified time within 5 Is True Limit Condition does not remain true for a specified time within 5 Clock Source Sets the signal to use as the clock The clock source can be an analog digital math or referenc...

Page 273: ...Channels Use to select the signal sources logic condition on which to perform the logic search High Low Don t Care If a channel is a digital channel tap the symbol to open the list of digital inputs D0 D7 from which to select individual logic conditions for the digital signals To set the threshold levels for digital channels double tap the digital Channel badge to open its configuration menu Use t...

Page 274: ...specified time range 5 Outside Range A pulse width is outside of the specified time range 5 Level Sets the amplitude level that the signal must pass through to be considered a valid transition Set to 50 Sets the threshold at 50 of the measured signal transition range 50 is calculated as Top Bottom 2 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met High Time Limit Sets the longest acceptable pul...

Page 275: ...nfiguration menu on page 262 Rise Fall Time Search configuration menu Use the Rise Fall Time search to mark occurrences where the rise or fall time is less than greater than equal to or not equal to a specified time limit To create a new rise fall time search 1 Tap Add New Search 2 Set the Search Type to Rise Fall Time 3 Select the search Source 4 Use the menu fields to set the search parameters T...

Page 276: ... time limit 5 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met Slope Sets the signal transition direction to detect rising falling or either direction Upper Threshold Sets the upper threshold amplitude level through which the signal must pass to be considered a valid transition Lower Threshold Sets the lower threshold amplitude level through which the signal must pass to be considered a valid t...

Page 277: ... signal event occurs Limit A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width less than the specified time limit Limit A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width greater than the specified time limit Limit A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width that is equal to the specified time limit 5 Limit A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width that does not equal is greater than or...

Page 278: ...ration menu on page 262 Setup and Hold Search configuration menu Use the Setup and Hold search type to mark a waveform when a data signal changes state inside of a specified setup and hold time relative to a specified clock signal To create a new setup and hold search 1 Tap Add New Search 2 Set the Search Type to Setup Hold 3 Select the search Clock Source 4 Use the menu fields to set the search p...

Page 279: ...urces Sets the data signal source s All selected sources must meet the specified setup and hold times See Setup and Hold Search Define Inputs configuration menu on page 260 Setup Time Sets the length of time that data signal should be stable and not change before a clock edge occurs Hold Time Sets the length of time that data signal should be stable and not change after a clock edge occurs Copy Tr...

Page 280: ... To set the threshold levels for digital channels double tap the digital Channel badge to open its configuration menu For analog channels use the threshold field to set the data signal level that must be exceeded for the signal transition to be true Set All Use to Include or Don t Include all available channels and waveforms as data signals Timeout Search configuration menu Use the Timeout search ...

Page 281: ... threshold level longer than the specified time Threshold Sets the amplitude level that the signal must pass through to be considered a valid transition Set to 50 Sets the threshold at 50 of the measured signal transition range 50 is calculated as Top Bottom 2 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met Copy Trigger Settings to Search Sets the search criteria to match the current oscillosc...

Page 282: ...window with or without a time limit constraint To create a new window search 1 Tap Add New Search 2 Set the Search Type to Window 3 Select the search Source 4 Use the menu fields to set the search parameters To change the settings on an existing search double tap the search badge and make necessary changes Menus and dialog boxes 262 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 283: ...Trigger When Outside Limit Upper A signal remains above the upper threshold level for longer than the specified time limit before crossing the upper threshold level to a lower level Lower A signal remains below the lower threshold level for longer than the specified time limit before crossing the lower threshold level to a higher level Either A signal remains outside above or below the two thresho...

Page 284: ...el configuration menu on page 274 Vertical Settings panel fields and controls Field or control Description Display Tap to toggle display of the channel On and Off Vertical Scale Tap to set the scale using the multipurpose knob double tap to bring up the virtual keypad or tap the up and down arrows to change the scale Offset Double tap the field to set the offset using the virtual keypad Set to 0 T...

Page 285: ...heck the probe compensation status compensate the probe or restore the factory defaults See Probe Setup panel Channel configuration menu on page 265 See Probe Compensation configuration menu analog channels Probe Setup panel on page 267 See Unsupported Probe dialog on page 267 Other Use to adjust signal delay to align signal arrival at the oscilloscope between probes and or cables See Other panel ...

Page 286: ...n Mode Offset Tracking is Manual VTerm Tracking When checked the VTerm mode is Tracking When unchecked the VTerm is Manual VTermA When in manual mode enter the VTermA value VTermB When in manual mode enter the VTermB value Output Tap to toggle on and off the output of the optional TEK CDA accessory Voltage Select the operating mode of the optional TEK CDA accessory Use Mode 1 to deskew low to mid ...

Page 287: ...o open the Probe Compensation dialog 1 Double tap the Channel badge on the Settings bar to open the channel configuration menu 2 Tap the Probe Setup panel 3 Tap Compensate Probe Probe Compensation dialog Available fields and controls vary with the type of probe that is attached For more information consult the probe documentation Read the information on the menu before starting the probe compensat...

Page 288: ...ore the probe compensation factory defaults and remove the previous compensation results Compensate Probe Tap to compensate the attached probe Before compensating the probe read the instructions in the dialog Probe Compensation Status Probe compensation status can be Running Passed Failed or Default See also Unsupported Probe dialog on page 267 Other panel Channel configuration menu on page 268 De...

Page 289: ...ion menu Other panel Channel configuration menu Use the Deskew configuration menu to make display and measurement adjustments for analog probes that have differing propagation delays This is especially important when using a current probe in conjunction with a voltage probe To open the Deskew configuration menu 1 Double tap an analog Channel badge on the Settings bar to open the Channel configurat...

Page 290: ...in the list select Custom at the bottom of the list and enter the probe propagation delay in the Prop Delay field Prop Delay Field in which you can enter the probe delay for an unsupported probe Double tap in the field and use the keypad to enter the propagation delay value This field is available when Probe Custom Propagation Delay This field lists the default propagation delay of the attached pr...

Page 291: ...ol Description Output Tap to toggle the output On or Off Waveform Type Tap to select an available waveform from the list Load Tap to open the Directory configuration menu Navigate to and select a waveform file to load into the AFG memory Only shown when Waveform Type Arbitrary Waveform File Shows the loaded waveform file path and name Tap to select a waveform file to load into the AFG waveform mem...

Page 292: ... mV to 1 25 V 20 mV to 2 5 V Lorentz 10 mV to 1 2 V 20 mV to 2 4 V Exponential Rise 10 mV to 1 25 V 20 mV to 2 5 V Exponential Decay 10 mV to 1 25 V 20 mV to 2 5 V Haversine 10 mV to 1 25 V 20 mV to 2 5 V Cardiac 10 mV to 2 5 V 20 mV to 5 V Arbitrary 10 mV to 2 5 V 20 mV to 5 V Cursor configuration menu Cursors are on screen lines bars that you position in a Waveform or Plot views to take manual m...

Page 293: ...e source waveform the waveform on which to display the cursors Same places both cursors on the same waveform Split allows each cursor to be on a different waveform Only available when Cursor Type Waveform Source Tap to select the source waveform from the drop down list Selected Waveform automatically moves the waveform cursors to the selected source Or select a specific source from the drop down l...

Page 294: ... channel menu to enable individual digital channels set their thresholds individually or as a group and add labels To open the Digital channel configuration menu double tap a Digital channel badge You can also double tap on the digital channel handles to open the menu Digital channel settings fields and controls Field or control Description Display Tap to toggle display of the channel On and Off L...

Page 295: ...er areas on the screen Draw a Box mode stays in Visual Trigger mode until changed 4 Tap outside the menu The Draw a Box icon changes to reflect the function available when you next select the Draw a Box icon See also Turn on Zoom mode on page 131 Visual Trigger concepts on page 425 Create Visual Trigger areas on page 121 Edit visual trigger areas on the screen on page 122 Edit visual trigger areas...

Page 296: ...illoscope is triggering on the same channel that is being measured Source Tap to select the channel to measure from the drop down list The DVM can only measure analog channels Mode Tap to select measuring DC AC RMS or DC AC RMS measurement modes Show Basic Statistics in Badge Tap to toggle showing DVM measurement statistics in the DVM badge Menus and dialog boxes 276 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO6...

Page 297: ...nfigure input output and network settings run self tests verify calibration status and run signal path compensation and erase nonvolatile memory See User Preferences Utility menu on page 289 See I O Utility menu on page 293 See Self Test configuration menu Utility menu on page 297 See Calibration configuration menu Utility menu on page 298 See Security configuration menu for standard instruments U...

Page 298: ...ard Windows file tools to navigate to and select files and folders The Windows operating system assigns the first available drive letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device is plugged into The next plugged in USB device is assigned the next available drive letter such as F and so on for other installed devices This is different f...

Page 299: ...at directory structure Drag the list up and down to show more entries Use the arrow buttons to navigate the file directory The left arrow navigates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder The Up arrow navigates up one level from the current folder Use to create a new directory folder at the current location Opens the new directory af...

Page 300: ...ns the first available drive letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device is plugged into The next plugged in USB device is assigned the next available drive letter such as F and so on for other installed devices Use standard Windows procedures to mount and access network drives Save As configuration menu File menu Use this menu to...

Page 301: ...elected in the Save As configuration menu File operations and Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System SSD Instruments with Windows 10 SSD will display the standard Windows file tools to navigate to and select files and folders The Windows operating system assigns the first available drive letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device ...

Page 302: ... select from a list of recently saved file names Tap on the file name and use a keyboard to enter a new file name Or double tap on the file name to open the virtual keyboard and enter a file name Auto Increment File Name Select to enable auto incrementing of the file name Auto increment adds a number count to the end of the file name and increments it on each subsequent saving of the same file nam...

Page 303: ...f the waveform data None saves the full waveform data default Cursors saves the waveform data located between the vertical cursors If cursors aren t on when selecting cursor gating the cursors are activated Screen saves the waveform data that is on the screen Gating notes Default Setup restores Gated Save to its default setting None The state of Gated Save gets saved in Setup and Session files Gat...

Page 304: ...nstrument session A session is a zipped file that contains an instrument setup file and all acquired waveform data Use session file contents to move analysis activities to a PC and free up the instrument for others to use Field or control Description File save type Tap the Session tab to enable saving a session file Selecting Session sets the file extensions in the Save As Type field to tss Save A...

Page 305: ...display the subdirectories under it Double tap again to close that directory structure Drag the list up and down to show more entries Use the arrow buttons to navigate the file directory The left arrow navigates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder The Up arrow navigates up one level from the current folder Use to create a new dir...

Page 306: ... tools to navigate to and select files and folders The Windows operating system assigns the first available drive letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device is plugged into The next plugged in USB device is assigned the next available drive letter such as F and so on for other installed devices This is different from standard ins...

Page 307: ...entries Use the arrow buttons to navigate the file directory The left arrow navigates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder The Up arrow navigates up one level from the current folder Use to create a new directory folder at the current location Opens the new directory after it is created Copy Copies the selected file in the filenam...

Page 308: ...t labels Root drive C User accessible memory on the oscilloscope USB ports Dynamic port letter assignment If Windows operating system is installed the Windows operating system assigns the first available drive letter typically E to the first USB device attached to the oscilloscope regardless of which port the USB device is plugged into The next plugged in USB device is assigned the next available ...

Page 309: ...rive server If successful the menu is dismissed a confirmation message is displayed and the drive is added to the Drive column of file menus that access drives If not successful the menu remains on screen and an error message is displayed Use the error message to resolve the login problem Undo Redo Edit menu The Edit menu lets you Undo or Redo recent actions Tap Undo or Redo Not all oscilloscope a...

Page 310: ...rms and plots in the colors as shown on the screen Inverted makes the waveform background white with graticule marking in black just for screen saves Inverted does not change the Menu bar Results bar or Settings bar colors Also if Displayed Colors is set to Inverted selecting Inverted for screen saves does not invert the colors back to normal for the screen save to save normal colors for a screen ...

Page 311: ...verlap each other Visibility scales and positions waveforms so they are visually separated from each other at the expense of vertical resolution and measurement accuracy Autoset guidelines Autoset uses the current trigger source as its reference for various operations such as setting horizontal scale If the current trigger type is Bus or Sequence or if trigger type is Edge and the trigger source i...

Page 312: ...ion Measurement Interpolation Interpolation defines how the waveform is drawn between waveform record data points Tap and select the measurement interpolation method Auto selects the best interpolation method Sin x x interpolation computes record points using a curve fit between the actual samples acquired Linear interpolation computes record points between actual acquired samples by using a strai...

Page 313: ...een items Time Sets the time it takes to respond to a touch and hold before opening a right click menu I O Utility menu Use this configuration menu to set up a LAN USB Device Port Socket Server and AUX OUT signal parameters To open the I O menu 1 Tap the Utility menu 2 Tap I O Entering and applying LAN network changes When first opening the I O menu LAN panel the Network Address is set to Auto def...

Page 314: ...elect the digit and the B knob to change the value Only available to edit when Network Address Manual DNS IP Address Tap and use the multipurpose knobs to enter the address Use the A knob to select the digit and the B knob to change the value Only available to edit when Network Address Manual MAC Address A readout of the instrument MAC Address This field is not editable e Scope HTTP Port A readout...

Page 315: ...purpose knob or virtual keypad AUX Out panel fields and controls Use the following settings to select the signal that is output on the rear panel AUX Out signal connector Field or control Description AUX Out Signal Tap to select the signal type to send to the AUX Out connector Trigger sends a pulse for each trigger occurrence Reference Clock outputs the instrument s reference signal whether genera...

Page 316: ...pe will send a help screen to the computer when it has finished connecting 3 You can now type in a standard query such as idn The Telnet session window will respond by displaying a character string describing your instrument You can type in more queries and view more results using this Telnet session window You can find the syntax for relevant commands queries and related status codes in the Progr...

Page 317: ...king with Tektronix Customer Support to troubleshoot a problem or report an issue NOTE The Export Log Files button and function is not available on instruments with option 5 SEC Enhanced Security installed Power on Self test Results Displays the power on self test status Passed or Failed Extended Self Test Results Lists the status of each Extended self tests Passed or Failed If one or more tests f...

Page 318: ...bles and adapters from the input connectors before running SPC Tap Run SPC to run signal path compensation The compensation can take up to five minutes per channel Security configuration menu for standard instruments Utility menu If you have acquired confidential data use TekSecure to erase the oscilloscope memory before you return the oscilloscope to general use This menu applies to all standard ...

Page 319: ...y configuration menu optional Use this menu to enable or disable USB ports LAN port Firmware updates and securely erase the oscilloscope nonvolatile memory TekSecure Access to the functions on this menu are password protected This menu is only shown on instruments with optional Enhanced Security installed To open the Security configuration menu 1 Tap Utility in the Menu bar 2 Tap Security 3 Tap On...

Page 320: ...efore running TekSecure NOTE TekSecure does not erase calibration constants or instrument firmware Passwords and sending the instrument for service If you need to send the instrument for service or repair make sure to use the Clear Password function in the Change Password menu before sending to the Tektronix Service Center Failure to do so may impede servicing the instrument Enter Password configu...

Page 321: ...s This menu is only shown on instruments with optional security functions installed To access the Set Password configuration menu 1 Tap Utility in the Menu bar 2 Tap Security 3 Tap Set Password Set Password menu fields and controls1 Field or control Description New Password Enter the new password in this field 2 Repeat New Password Re enter the new password in this field Set New Password Sets the ...

Page 322: ...word you must set a new password before you can change the security access functions Set New Password Sets the new password and closes the menu if the current password is correct the new password matches in both new password fields and the new password fields are not empty Any other conditions result in an error message Cancel Closes the menu without taking any action Passwords and sending the ins...

Page 323: ...menu to show the relevant content and image if available for the selected demonstration Help Help menu Tap this item to open the Help viewer This Help viewer is similar in operation to a traditional Microsoft Windows help viewer User Interface Tutorial Help menu Tap this menu item to run a screen tutorial to learn the basics of the touch screen user interface To start the tutorial animation tap He...

Page 324: ...s Lists details of the option selected in the list including license type when the license was checked out when it was installed on the instrument and the date the license expires Remove License Opens the Location to Save the Exit Key dialog Use this to uninstall a floating license option for use by others See Location to Save Exit Key configuration menu on page 304 Install License Tap this button...

Page 325: ...ve the file Use the arrow buttons to navigate the directory structure The left arrow navigates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder The Up arrow navigates up one level from the current folder Use to create a new directory folder at the current location Opens the new directory after it is created File Name Lists the selected licens...

Page 326: ...tall an option license file to enable new functions To access the Browse License Files menu 1 Tap Help About on the menu bar 2 Tap Install License button to open the Browse License Files configuration menu Menus and dialog boxes 306 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 327: ...igates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder Use to create a new directory folder at the current location Opens the new directory after it is created File Name Lists the selected file name Tap on the file name and use a keyboard to enter a new file name Or double tap on the file name to open the on screen keyboard and enter the new...

Page 328: ...cating rarely occurring data points Spectral uses color grading to indicate frequency of occurrence with colder colors like blue indicating frequently occurring waveform data points and hot colors like red indicating rarely occurring data points Normal uses the default channel color like yellow for channel one along with gray scale to indicate frequency of occurrence where frequently occurring eve...

Page 329: ...o the waveform You can scale the window to contain a single waveform edge a single cycle several cycles or thousands of cycles Delay Delay positions the trigger event to a specified time relative to the center of the waveform record Use delay to focus on events that occur before pretrigger or after the trigger point posttrigger Position Tap to set the trigger Position using the assigned multipurpo...

Page 330: ...is Use this menu to create math waveforms basic or advanced or add an FFT Fast Fourier Transform waveform to the screen To access a Math configuration menu double tap a Math waveform badge on the Settings bar If no Math badge is present tap the Add New Math button to add a Math waveform and open the configuration menu Use the following links to access information on the Math waveform menus and set...

Page 331: ...the waveform On and Off Use averaging to reduce noise on the waveform Number of Averages Sets the number of waveform acquisitions to average Tap and use the assigned multipurpose knob to set the value Available when Average On Math Type Sets the type of math waveform to display Basic creates a math waveform by adding subtracting multiplying or dividing two analog waveforms FFT opens an FFT view of...

Page 332: ...h configuration menu on page 312 Available when Math Type Advanced Math waveform guidelines Digital channels are not valid in math waveforms You can take measurements on math waveforms in the same way as on channel waveforms Math waveforms derive their horizontal scale and position from the sources in their math expressions Adjusting these controls for the source waveforms also adjusts the math wa...

Page 333: ...es the character to the left of the cursor Apply Tap to apply the math expression to create the waveform The math expression will populate to the Math x input box in the Math configuration menu and also appears in the Math badge on the Settings bar Cancel Closes the editor menu does not update the equation list if you made any changes from the last time you Apply d or OK d an equation OK Applies t...

Page 334: ...menu 1 Double tap a Math waveform badge on the Settings bar If no Math badge is present tap the Add New Math button to add a Math waveform and open the configuration menu 2 Set Math Type to Advanced 3 Tap Edit to open the Equation Editor menu 4 Tap Add Variable to open the Add Variable menu Add Variable menu fields and controls Field or control Description Variable Type Selects a predefined variab...

Page 335: ...ent within the parentheses FFT Magnitude Inserts the text FftMag into the math expression Select one of the waveforms as an argument to the function This function creates an FFT waveform that shows the magnitude components of the source signal FFT Phase Inserts the text FftPhase into the math expression Select one of the waveforms as an argument to the function This function creates an FFT math wa...

Page 336: ...creates an FFT math waveform that displays only the imaginary part of the source signal Inserts the text SIN into the math expression Inserts the text COS into the math expression Inserts the text TAN into the math expression Arc sine Inserts the text ASIN into the math expression Arc cosine Inserts the text ACOS into the math expression Arc tangent Inserts the text ATAN into the math expression D...

Page 337: ...esired font from the drop down list Size Tap and select the desired font size from the drop down list Color Tap and select the desired font color from the color palette B Tap to toggle text bolding On or Off I Tap to toggle text italics On or Off U Tap to toggle text underlining On or Off Plot configuration menus Use plot configuration menus to change settings of a displayed plot Double tap a plot...

Page 338: ... plot for the Y Axis scales Only available when AutoScale is off unchecked Gridlines Selects which gridlines to show in the plot Select the grid style that meets your measurement needs Save panel fields and controls Use the Save panel controls to save the plot image or date to a file for inclusion in reports or further analysis in other applications Field or control Description Save Plot Image Tap...

Page 339: ...alues also define the horizontal area shown in the small Zoom window Available when AutoScale is Off Y Axis From To Sets the beginning and end scale range to display in the plot for the Y Axis scales These values also define the vertical area shown in the small Zoom window Available when AutoScale is Off Save panel fields and controls Use the Save panel controls to save the plot image or date to a...

Page 340: ...ting you show both lesser and greater magnitude frequency components on the same display A Linear scale is useful when the frequency component magnitudes are all close in value allowing direct comparison of their magnitudes Y Axis Scale Sets the vertical amplitude scale to either Log dBm or Linear A Log dB scale is useful when the frequency component magnitudes cover a wide dynamic range letting y...

Page 341: ...n the Plot Settings panel Only available when FTT Type set to Phase Phase Wrap When checked the phase trace is unwrapped where the trace jumps more than the number of degrees set in the adjacent field Only available when FTT Type set to Phase Squelch When checked the phase trace excludes points that have a voltage smaller than the specified voltage The squelch voltage should be set to the expected...

Page 342: ...ingle frequency signals to look for higher order harmonics Gaussian The time domain shape of an exponential Gaussian function transforms into a Gaussian exponential shape in the frequency domain Optimal localization in both the time and frequency domain Flattop2 Wider resolution bandwidth but lower side lobe attenuation Also it is unique because the time domain shape has negative values Useful for...

Page 343: ...Y Axis From To Sets the beginning and end scale range to display in the plot for the Y Axis scales These values also define the vertical area shown in the small Zoom window Available when AutoScale is off Y Axis Scale Sets the Y axis scale to Linear or Log A Log scale is useful when the component magnitudes cover a wide dynamic range letting you show both lesser and greater magnitude components on...

Page 344: ...ge the zoom area and horizontal position Gridlines Sets which gridlines to show in the plot Available gridlines are Horizontal Vertical and Both X Axis Units Sets the X axis units to be unit intervals or seconds X Axis From To Sets the beginning and end scale range to display in the plot for the X Axis scales in unit intervals These values also define the horizontal area shown in the small Zoom wi...

Page 345: ...lot Data Tap to open the Save As menu Navigate to the location where you want to save the plot data Enter a file name in the File Name field Tap OK to save the plot data as a comma separated values csv file Closing a plot view To close delete a Plot view tap the X in the upper right corner of the view Deleting the Measurement badge that enabled the plot also closes the plot Spectrum plot configura...

Page 346: ...n the component magnitudes are all close in value allowing direct comparison of their magnitudes Y Axis Scale Sets the Y axis scale to Linear or Log A Log scale is useful when the component magnitudes cover a wide dynamic range letting you show both lesser and greater magnitude components on the same display A Linear scale is useful when the component magnitudes are all close in value allowing dir...

Page 347: ...can also double tap the Trend Plot handle NOTE Measurements that can use the trend plot as a source will list the plot in the Source menu list Trend configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description Display Toggles displaying the Trend plot On or Off Vertical Scale Shows the vertical scale setting when Auto Scale is on or sets the vertical scale when Auto Scale is off Use the up ...

Page 348: ...e name in the File Name field Select the image file format PNG BMP or JPG Tap OK to save the plot image Save Plot Data Tap to open the Save As menu Navigate to the location where you want to save the plot data Enter a file name in the File Name field Tap OK to save the plot data as a comma separated values csv file Closing a plot view To close delete a Plot view tap the X in the upper right corner...

Page 349: ... Power Harmonics measurement To open the Bar Graph plot configuration menu double tap anywhere in a harmonics Plot view Settings panel Harmonics Bar Graph configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description AutoScale Toggles AutoScaleOn or Off Turn AutoScale off to manually set the X and Y axis range to view an area of interest When AutoScale is Off a small Zoom window appears in t...

Page 350: ... displayed Inductance curve plot Inductance measurement To open the Inductance Curve plot configuration menu double tap anywhere in an Inductance Curve Plot view Settings panel Inductance Curve configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description AutoScale Toggles AutoScale On or Off Turn AutoScale off to manually set the X and Y axis range to view an area of interest When AutoScale...

Page 351: ...you want to save the plot data Enter a file name in the File Name field Tap OK to save the plot data as a comma separated values csv file It saves the selected standard limits and computed Harmonic values Closing a plot view To close delete a Plot view tap the X in the upper right corner of the view Deleting the Measurement badge that opened the plot also closes the plot BH Curve configuration men...

Page 352: ...iew with precision you need to enable zoom scale on the Waveform view and increase the zoom scale if you need higher resolution and then move the waveform cursors using MPH knob in fine mode When you configure a BH plot to Bpeak from All cycles the waveform cursors does not get placed automatically on the peak cycle in the time domain waveform You have to manually move the waveform cursors until y...

Page 353: ...to display in the plot for the X Axis scales It is displayed only when AutoScale is off deselected Y Axis Sets the beginning and end scale range to display in the plot for the Y Axis scales It is displayed only when AutoScale is off deselected Save panel fields and controls Use the Save panel controls to save the plot image or date to a file for inclusion in reports or further analysis in other ap...

Page 354: ...t view 3 Use Multipurpose Knobs A and B to move the cursors on the waveform or touch and drag a cursor NOTE Moving the waveform cursor in the Waveform View moves the respective cursors in the plot view Cursors readouts show the position with B and H coordinates the difference of B and H between the cursors and the permeability value 4 To further configure cursors double tap on either cursor line o...

Page 355: ...or log This scale applies on the plot data as well as on the mask data Y Axis Current Scale To change the scale from linear to log or vice versa click on the button linear or log This scale applies on the plot data as well as on the mask data Save panel fields and controls Use the Save panel controls to save the plot image or date to a file for inclusion in reports or further analysis in other app...

Page 356: ...splay in the plot for the X Axis scales It is displayed only when AutoScale is off unchecked Y Axis Voltage From To Sets the beginning and end scale range to display in the plot for the Y Axis scales It is displayed only when AutoScale is off unchecked Save panel fields and controls Use the Save panel controls to save the plot image or date to a file for inclusion in reports or further analysis in...

Page 357: ...d to the file The default value is either the user entered name used to last save this file type or a numeric value calculated by the instrument if this file type has not previously been saved with a custom file name The default value is Tek000 Tap the down arrow on the right edge of the field to display and select from a list of recently saved file names Tap on the file name and use a keyboard to...

Page 358: ... the virtual keyboard and enter a file name Cancel Cancels the file save action and closes the configuration menu OK Saves the file to the specified location closes the Save As menu and displays a confirmation message Reference waveform configuration menu Use this menu to configure display settings for a reference waveform To open a reference waveform configuration menu double tap a Ref badge on t...

Page 359: ...stFrame waveform file This control is only available if the recalled waveform includes FastFrame acquisitions NOTE This control has nothing to do with the selected frame of current acquired data Adjusting this field does not change the selected frame in acquisition data Conversely adjusting the selected frame in the acquisition data does not change the selected frame of the reference waveform Navi...

Page 360: ...rrow navigates back to the previously visited folder The Right arrow navigates forward to the previously visited folder The Up arrow navigates up one level from the current folder Use to create a new directory folder at the current location Opens the new directory after it is created File Name Lists the selected file name Tap on the file path and use a keyboard to enter a new path Or double tap on...

Page 361: ...onfiguration menu on page 258 Timeout Search configuration menu on page 260 Window Search configuration menu on page 262 Trigger configuration menu overview Use the Trigger menu to define the channel or waveform signal conditions on which to trigger the oscilloscope The trigger event establishes the time reference point in the waveform record All waveform record data is located in time with respec...

Page 362: ...thernet serial bus trigger settings panel on page 350 FlexRay serial bus trigger settings panel on page 353 I2C serial bus trigger settings panel on page 356 LIN serial bus trigger settings panel on page 358 MIL STD 1553 serial bus trigger settings panel on page 360 Parallel serial bus trigger settings panel on page 363 RS 232 serial bus trigger settings panel on page 365 SENT serial bus trigger s...

Page 363: ...y Hex or Octal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Label and Trigger When Label Inside Range or Outside Range Data Sets to trigger when the specified data bits condition occurs Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap...

Page 364: ...ination Identifier SDI bit condition occurs Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Data Error Type Sets the error condition on which to trigger Available when Trigger On Error A B knob controls Use the A knob to select highlight the digit s to change in dat...

Page 365: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 366: ... when Trigger On Data Word Sets the audio word channel on which to trigger Either Left Right Available when Trigger On Data Trigger When Sets the trigger when condition for the specified data pattern When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set a high and low boundary pattern for the specified trigger type Tap the Binary Hex or Decimal field and use the A and B knobs to se...

Page 367: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 368: ...pad to enter values Available when Trigger On Identifier or ID Data Data Bytes Sets the number of data bytes on which to trigger one to eight bytes Use the A knob to change the value Available when Trigger On Data or ID Data Data Sets the data pattern on which to trigger The number of bits shown depends on the Data Bytes setting Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and c...

Page 369: ...ord acquired remains on the display If no last waveform exists no waveform is displayed Force Trigger Forces a trigger event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of ti...

Page 370: ...e Range IP Protocol Sets the IP protocol pattern on which to trigger Tap a Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On IP Header Source Destination Address Sets the source and or destination IP address pattern on which to trigger Tap a Hex or Decimal field and use the A...

Page 371: ...nd B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Client Data Client Data Low Client Data High Sets the boundary data values when testing for in range or out of range conditions The number of bits shown depends on the Data Bytes setting Use in conjunction with the Trigger When field to specify the exact trigge...

Page 372: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 373: ...Cycle Count or Header Fields Payload Length Tap the Binary Hex or Decimal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Header Fields Header CRC Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad t...

Page 374: ... and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Frame ID Cycle Count Data or Identifier Data Frame Type Sets the end of frame type on which to trigger Static Dynamic DTS ALL Available when Trigger On End of Frame A B knob controls Use the A knob to select highlight the digit s to change Use the B knob to change the value of the...

Page 375: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 376: ...ouble tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Address or Address Data Data Bytes Sets the number of data bytes on which to trigger one to five bytes Use the A knob to change the value Available when Trigger On Data or Address Data Data Sets the data pattern on which to trigger The number of bits shown depends on the Data Bytes setting Tap the Binary or...

Page 377: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 378: ...e values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Data or Identifier Data Trigger When Sets the trigger when condition When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set a high and low boundary pattern for the specified trigger type Available when Trigger On Data or Identifier Data Data Bytes Sets the number of data bytes on...

Page 379: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 380: ... virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Command or Status Low Address Sets the low value of the address pattern range on which to trigger Tap the Binary Hex or Decimal field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger When RT Address Inside Range or Outside Range High Addres...

Page 381: ...er when the specified RT IMG signal time condition occurs Available when Trigger On Time RT IMG Minimum Time Sets the minimum time for a valid RT IMG signal Available when Trigger On Time RT IMG Maximum Time Sets the maximum time for a valid RT IMG signal Available when Trigger On Time RT IMG Error Type Sets the error condition on which to trigger Available when Trigger On Error A B knob controls ...

Page 382: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 383: ...h to trigger The number of bits shown depends on how the parallel bus is defined Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values A B knob controls Use the A knob to select highlight the digit s to change Use the B knob to change the value of the digit s Menus and dialog boxes MSO54 MSO56 MSO...

Page 384: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 385: ...he value Available when Trigger On Data Data Sets the data pattern on which to trigger The number of bits shown depends on the Data Words setting Tap the Binary Hex or ASCII field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Data A B knob controls Use the A knob to select highlight the digi...

Page 386: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 387: ...e of the fast channel 2 data on which to trigger Tap the down arrow and select the condition on which to trigger The default is Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Fast Channel Counter Sets the condition and value of the counter data on which to trigger ...

Page 388: ... to trigger Available when Trigger On Pause Pulse Number of Ticks Sets the number of Pause Pulse ticks on which to trigger Tap the Ticks High or Tick Low field and use the A and B knobs to set the values Available when Trigger On Pause Pulse and Trigger When is set to or Ticks High Ticks Low Sets the highest and lowest range of the number of Pause Pulse ticks on which to trigger Tap the Ticks High...

Page 389: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 390: ...hange the value Available when Trigger On Data Data Sets the data pattern on which to trigger The number of bits shown depends on the Data Words setting Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Data A B knob controls Use the A knob to select highlight the dig...

Page 391: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 392: ...nd change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Master Read Master Write or DD Block Master Read Register Address Sets the register address value on which to trigger Tap the Binary or Hex field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available...

Page 393: ... Register Read Extended Register Write Ext Register Read Long or Ext Register Write Long No Response Sets to trigger on data that is all zeros no response All values in the Data field are set to zero and cannot be edited Available when Trigger On Master Read Register Read Extended Register Read Ext Register Read Long DD Block Master Read DD Block Slave Read or Transfer Bus Ownership Menus and dial...

Page 394: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 395: ...vailable when Trigger On Token Packet and Trigger When Inside Range or Outside Range Data Low Data High Sets the boundary data conditions when testing for in range or out of range conditions Available when Trigger On Data Packet and Trigger When Inside Range or Outside Range Token Type Sets the token packet type on which to trigger Available when Trigger On Token Packet Endpoint Sets the token pac...

Page 396: ... condition Tap the Binary Hex or ASCII field and use the A and B knobs to select and change the values Or double tap on the field and use the virtual keypad to enter values Available when Trigger On Data Packet and Trigger When anything but Inside Range or Outside Range Trigger When Sets the trigger when condition When set to Inside Range or Outside Range fields are displayed to set a high and low...

Page 397: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 398: ...the conditioning to apply to the source signal trigger circuit from the source signal DC coupling passes all input signals directly to the trigger circuitry HF Reject coupling attenuates signals above 50 kHz before passing the signal to the trigger circuitry LF Reject coupling attenuates signals below 50 kHz before passing the signal to the trigger circuitry Noise Reject coupling provides stable t...

Page 399: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 400: ... trigger to trigger the oscilloscope when the specified logic conditions occur on any combination of analog and digital inputs The logic conditions include the state of each input the condition to test inputs go true false or are within a time limit and the Boolean function of the inputs To open the Logic Trigger menu 1 Double tap the Trigger badge on the Settings bar 2 Set the Trigger Type to Log...

Page 401: ...ss than a specified time Is True Limit Condition remains true for a specified time within 5 Is True Limit Condition does not remain true for a specified time within 5 Clock Source Use Clock Edge Yes Sets the signal to use as the clock The clock signal can be a digital analog or math waveform Clock Edge Use Clock Edge Yes Sets the signal transition edge rising falling or either for evaluating the l...

Page 402: ... event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trig...

Page 403: ...o select the signal sources logic condition on which to perform the logic search High Low Don t Care Tap to select If a channel is a digital channel tap the symbol to open the list of digital inputs D0 D7 from which to select individual logic conditions for the digital signals Use the Threshold field to set the signal level that must be exceeded for that signal to be true logical 1 Set All Sets al...

Page 404: ... measured signal transition range 50 is calculated as Top Bottom 2 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met High Time Limit Trigger When Inside Range or Outside Range Sets the longest acceptable pulse width time period for the range condition Low Time Limit Trigger When Inside Range or Outside Range Sets the shortest acceptable pulse width time period for the range condition Polarity Se...

Page 405: ...ger event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous t...

Page 406: ...eater than the specified time limit Limit A signal has a rise time that is equal to the specified time limit 5 Limit A signal has a rise time that does not equal is greater than or less than the specified time limit 5 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met Slope Sets the signal transition direction to detect rising falling or either direction Upper Threshold Sets the upper threshold a...

Page 407: ...gger event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous ...

Page 408: ...ndow Trigger menu Runt Trigger configuration menu Use the Runt trigger to trigger on waveforms where a short pulse crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before recrossing the first To open the Runt trigger configuration menu 1 Double tap the Trigger badge on the Settings bar 2 Set the Trigger Type to Runt Menus and dialog boxes 388 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 409: ... the polarity of the pulse to detect positive pulse only negative pulse only or a positive or negative pulse Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met Upper Threshold Sets the upper threshold amplitude level through which the signal must pass to be considered a valid transition Lower Threshold Sets the lower threshold amplitude level through which the signal must pass to be considered a ...

Page 410: ...event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trigg...

Page 411: ...figuration menu Use Sequence triggers to trigger on a second B event after a first A event occurs You can specify to trigger on the first occurrence of event B with or without a time delay or trigger after a specified number of B events occur To open the Sequence trigger configuration menu 1 Double tap the Trigger badge on the Settings bar 2 Set the Trigger Type to Sequence Menus and dialog boxes ...

Page 412: ...e B Trigger Event menu After the A Trigger Event is found Trigger on the 1st B event Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the first occurrence of the B event trigger conditions After a Delay of Sets a time delay condition for the Trigger on 1st B event condition The oscilloscope waits the specified time period after the A event before detecting and triggering on the B event condition Available when...

Page 413: ... enables the instrument to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered If no trigger occurs the last waveform record acquired remains on the display If no last waveform exists no waveform is displayed Force Trigger Forces a trigger event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Holdoff is not compatible with Sequence triggering Trigger Frequency Counter Turn On to d...

Page 414: ...ype Use the following links to access setting information on a specific trigger Bus Trigger Menu Edge Trigger menu Logic Trigger Pulse Width Trigger menu Rise Fall Time Trigger menu Runt Trigger menu Sequence Trigger menu Setup Hold Trigger menu Timeout Trigger menu Window Trigger menu NOTE The Sequence Trigger type is not available in the A Trigger Event menu B Trigger Event configuration menu Us...

Page 415: ...et the Trigger Type to Setup Hold Settings panel Setup Hold Trigger configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description Clock Source Sets the signal to use as the clock The clock source can be an analog digital math or reference waveform Clock Level Sets the threshold level that the clock signal must pass through to be considered a valid transition The clock threshold value is inde...

Page 416: ...er event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous tr...

Page 417: ...channels or Dx digital channels Use to select the signal sources to test for the setup and hold condition Tap to select for each input source If a channel is a digital channel tap the symbol to open the list of digital inputs D0 D7 from which to select individual digital signals Use the Threshold field to set the signal level that must be exceeded for that signal to be true Set All Sets all signal...

Page 418: ...ets the amplitude level that the signal must pass through to be considered a valid transition Set to 50 Sets the threshold at 50 of the measured signal transition range 50 is calculated as Top Bottom 2 Time Limit Sets the time period condition to be met Logic Qualification When set to On enables logic qualification to further refine the trigger condition by setting the required logic conditions on...

Page 419: ...r event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous tri...

Page 420: ...ogic Qualification Define Inputs Trigger configuration menu fields and controls Field or control Description Chx analog channels or Dx digital channels Use to select the signal source logic condition on which to perform the logic trigger High Low Don t Care Tap to select for each input source If a channel is a digital channel tap the symbol to open the list of digital inputs D0 D7 from which to se...

Page 421: ... an upper threshold level or falls below a lower threshold level the window with or without a time limit constraint To open the Window trigger menu 1 Double tap the Trigger badge on the Settings bar 2 Set the Trigger Type to Window Menus and dialog boxes MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 401 ...

Page 422: ... specified time limit before crossing the lower threshold level to a higher level Either A signal remains outside above or below the two threshold levels for longer than the specified time limit before crossing either threshold level None A signal remains outside the two specified threshold levels for longer than a specified time limit Threshold Crossing Trigger When Inside Limit Upper A signal re...

Page 423: ... event regardless of whether the waveform meets any trigger conditions Holdoff Trigger holdoff sets the amount of time the oscilloscope waits after a trigger event before detecting and triggering on the next trigger event Random sets the instrument to wait for a random amount of time before recognizing another trigger event This means that successive acquisitions are unrelated to the previous trig...

Page 424: ... is checked draws the visual trigger areas in the Waveform View Criteria When this is checked the text associated with areas is displayed for example the area name A1 the criteria symbol in out don t care and the source in overlay Logic Equation When this is checked the Area Combinatorial Logic equation is displayed in white text in the upper left of the Waveform View You can move the equation by ...

Page 425: ... Logic keypad double tap inside a bus trigger field that requires logic values Which field you select Binary Hex and so on sets which Logic keypad is displayed Virtual Keypad fields and controls Field or control Description Clear Sets all digits to X don t care for binary hex octal and ASCII formats Decimal gets set to 0 Moves the insertion point left and highlights the character that can be edite...

Page 426: ... Visual Trigger areas on page 121 Area Settings panel fields and controls Field or control Description Source Lists the available source signals for which to create an area The default value is the signal source of the selected area Shape Lists the current shape type and also lets you change the current shape to a specified shape Changing a shape defines the minimum rectangle that includes all ver...

Page 427: ...Edit Vertices panel fields and controls Field or control Description Define Area A table that lists the X time and Y amplitude values for each vertex point of the area Use the scroll bar to show points if there are more than nine points in the area Selecting a row in the table highlights the associated vertex on the area Use the Multipurpose knobs to change the value of the X or Y settings or doub...

Page 428: ...bination logic or double tap the field and enter the logic expression directly You must tap the Enter button to check and save the logic expression to make it valid Clear Deletes all text in the logic expression field Move insertion point Moves the insertion point left or right in the logic expression field Logic action buttons Inserts the selected logic function or grouping parenthesis at the ins...

Page 429: ... all waveforms on the screen overlaid on each other This is the traditional way that oscilloscopes displayed waveforms and lets you overlay waveforms to do direct comparisons of waveform shape The grid vertical position and scale values change for each selected waveform Stacked mode draws each waveform in an individual section or slice of the screen stacked one on top of the other This lets you vi...

Page 430: ...field and use the A knob to adjust or double tap and use the keypad to set a time Waveform Style Sets how waveforms are drawn on the screen Vectors draws waveforms with lines between record points Dots draws waveform record points as dots on the screen and adds crosshair markers to real sampled points Waveform Intensity Sets the brightness of the waveform Tap the field and use the A knob to set th...

Page 431: ...rting it into digital data and assembling it into a waveform record which is then stored in acquisition memory Real Time sampling In real time sampling the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using one trigger event Use real time sampling to capture single shot or transient events Interpolated Real Time sampling In interpolated real time sampling the instrument digitizes all of the ...

Page 432: ...trigger point is in the middle of the waveform record When horizontal delay is on the time from the trigger point to the horizontal reference is the horizontal delay Interpolation Your instrument can interpolate between the samples it acquires when it does not have all of the actual samples it needs to fill the waveform record Linear interpolation computes record points between actual acquired sam...

Page 433: ...imum bandwidth possible for that sample rate while rejecting aliasing The filter removes noise from the oscilloscope amplifiers and ADC above the usable bandwidth for the selected sample rate Implementation of the filter in hardware ahead of the trigger and storage reduces trigger jitter and enables Fast Acq while in High Res mode Envelope mode finds the highest and lowest record points over many ...

Page 434: ...il To quickly see anomalies that stand out from the common shape of the waveform multiple frames can be overlaid to show common and outlying points Enabling Overlay Frames in the FastFrame configuration menu overlays all frames in the current acquisition using color to highlight how frequently the points are overlaid on each other You can also view multiple signal input frames simultaneously by us...

Page 435: ... input channel or probe may be damaged Use external attenuators if necessary to prevent exceeding the limits Coupling determines whether an input signal is directly connected to the input channel DC coupling connected through a DC blocking capacitor AC coupling or not connected at all GND coupling The input resistance of each input channel can be 1 MΩ or 50 Ω To properly terminate signals when usi...

Page 436: ... to any display windows on screen Vertical acquisition considerations You can set the vertical scale position and offset of each channel independently of other channels Vertical scale and offset specify the vertical parameters of the waveform display for each channel The oscilloscope only acquires signals that fall within these parameters The offset control subtracts a constant DC level from the i...

Page 437: ...e up Horizontal acquisition considerations The instrument lets you define the horizontal waveform display parameters that determine which segment of an incoming signal becomes the waveform record following acquisition These common parameters specify a horizontal scale and position that is applied to all channels simultaneously These parameters are shown in the next figure horizontal window with de...

Page 438: ...Waveform acquisition concepts 418 MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help ...

Page 439: ... All waveform record data are located in time with respect to that point The instrument continuously acquires and retains enough sample points to fill the pretrigger portion of the waveform record that 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...

Page 440: ...or negative runts or only those wider than a specified width These pulses can also be qualified by the logical state of other channels Window Use the Window trigger to trigger when the input signal rises above an upper threshold level or falls below a lower threshold level Trigger the instrument as the signal is entering or leaving the threshold window Qualify the trigger event in terms of time by...

Page 441: ... of valid triggering events does not synchronize the waveform on the display In other words successive acquisitions are not triggered at the same point on the waveform therefore the waveform will appear to roll across the screen If valid triggers occur the display will become stable Trigger holdoff Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering When the instrument recognizes a trigger event it disa...

Page 442: ... trigger hysteresis Increased hysteresis reduces the trigger sensitivity to noise but may require greater signal amplitude 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 determines where on that edge the trigger point occurs See the next figure Trigger position in waveform record Tr...

Page 443: ...e or Data You can set the instrument to trigger on an I2C bus when the instrument detects a Start Stop Repeated Start Missing Ack Address Data or Addr Data bus cycle or activity You can set the instrument to trigger on a USB bus when the instrument detects a Sync Reset Suspend Resume End of Packet Token Address Packet Data Packet Handshake Packet Special Packet or Error bus cycle or activity You c...

Page 444: ... levels you can specify whether you want to trigger the instrument as the signal is entering or leaving the threshold window You can further qualify the trigger event in terms of time or by the logical state of other channels Logic trigger concepts For various trigger types touch Logic Qualification to toggle logic qualification On to trigger the instrument when the logic patterns are true You can...

Page 445: ...et the number of B events with the keypad or a multipurpose knob NOTE The traditional delayed trigger mode called Runs After is controlled by the Horizontal Delay feature You can use horizontal delay to delay acquisition from any trigger event whether from the A trigger alone or from a sequential trigger that uses both the A and B triggers Visual Trigger concepts Visual Trigger makes the identific...

Page 446: ...ted When zoom is active areas are drawn in both the overview and zoomed view Area vertices all have specific time and amplitude values associated with them These values are maintained as you change other controls This means that the size of the areas change to when you change horizontal or vertical scale settings The areas will also move up or down with vertical position changes Any text that is d...

Page 447: ...lots for individual measurements These plot views are contained within their own view window and can be moved within the overall view area Waveform preview mode The waveform preview attempts to show what the next acquisition will look like when the acquisition is delayed due to slow triggers or long acquisition duration or when the acquisitions have stopped Waveform preview recalculates math wavef...

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Page 449: ...ference Levels panel of a Measurement configuration menu Auto is the default method and automatically determines the best Base Top method to use Most commonly sets the Base Top method to Histogram Mode MinMax defines the 0 and the 100 waveform levels as the lowest value and the highest value samples of the waveform record This setting is best for examining waveforms that have no large flat portion...

Page 450: ...can set it from 0 to 100 or to a voltage level Low is the waveform low reference level also LowRef Used in all measurements Typically set to 10 You can set it from 0 to 100 or to a voltage level High mid and low reference levels can be set uniquely for each measurement source Reference levels can also be set differently for rising edge detection and falling edge detection Other variables The instr...

Page 451: ...This is Edge2 3 Continuing from Edge2 find the next Mid reference edge in the waveform record or the gated region of the same direction as Edge1 This is Edge3 Cycle cycle measurements are made on each cycle of the waveform In the diagram above a cycle starts at Edge1 and ends at Edge3 TPOS is the location of the sample just before the trigger point the time reference zero sample In other terms it ...

Page 452: ...if the Mid reference level is set directly then Mid would not change even if samples were out of range However if Mid was chosen using the choice from the Set Levels in selection of the Measure menu Reference Levels tab then Mid could give a CLIPPING warning Math waveforms Once you have acquired waveforms or taken measurements on waveforms the instrument can mathematically combine them to create a...

Page 453: ...veforms that result from Mathematical operations on one or several waveforms add subtract multiply and divide Functional transformations of waveforms such as integration differentiation and so on Spectral analysis of waveforms such as testing impulse response Measurement scalars can be used in math expressions For example you can measure the average of a waveform using the measurement capabilities...

Page 454: ...math waveform that includes that source until the source receives new data Math waveform sources You can create Math waveforms from the following Channel waveforms Reference waveforms Measurement scalars automated measurements that measure channel reference or math waveforms or histograms Other math waveforms Variables Dependencies In general math waveforms that include sources as operands are aff...

Page 455: ...ent that would create an invalid entry in the math waveform expression Predefined expressions are accessible using the FFT or Basic Math Types The following syntax describes the valid math expressions you can use with the Equation Editor for the Advanced Math Type A math expression is composed of settings functions scalars and sources Settings have the syntax settingName settingValue and are gener...

Page 456: ...samples Since the resultant math waveform is a derivative waveform see the next figure its vertical scale is in volts second its horizontal scale is in seconds The source signal is differentiated over its entire record length therefore the math waveform record length equals that of the source waveform Math waveform offset position and scale The settings that you make for offset scale and position ...

Page 457: ...over its entire record length therefore the math waveform record length equals that of the source waveform Offset and position When creating integrated math waveforms from live channel waveforms consider the following You should scale and position the source waveform so that it is contained on screen Off screen waveforms may be clipped which will result in errors in the integral waveform You can u...

Page 458: ... their correct frequency as opposed to a lower aliased frequency value Also complex signal shapes that have many harmonics in them such as a triangle or square wave can appear to be OK in the time domain when in fact many of the harmonics in that signal are aliased One way to check for aliasing is to increase the sample rate and observe whether any of the harmonics unwrap to different frequency lo...

Page 459: ...versa Blackman Harris FFT window concepts FFT windows have various resolution bandwidths and scallop losses see the figure below Choose the one that best allows you to view the signal characteristics you are interested in The Blackman Harris window has a low amount of energy leakage compared to the other windows Its best use is for single frequency signals to look for higher order harmonics Blackm...

Page 460: ...igh accuracy magnitude measurements for signals that do not require very narrow bandwidth Gaussian window This is the default window function see the next figure It is unique in that the time domain shape of an exponential Gaussian function transforms into a Gaussian exponential shape in the frequency domain NOTE This window provides optimal localization in both the time and the frequency domain M...

Page 461: ...in The Hanning window has the narrowest resolution bandwidth but higher side lobes Hanning has slightly poorer frequency resolution than Hamming Hanning is best for measuring sine periodic and narrow band random noise and transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different Hanning window Measurement concepts MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 441 ...

Page 462: ...ffect of the window function from the result Kaiser Bessel FFT window A Kaiser Bessel window balances amplitude accuracy side lobe distance and side lobe height Although similar to the Blackman Harris window the near side lobes in a Kaiser Bessel window tend to be higher for the same main lobe width while the further out side lobes are lower This window can reveal signals close to the noise floor ...

Page 463: ...ral analyzer Rectangular windows are best for measuring transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are nearly equal NOTE This window has the narrowest resolution bandwidth of any of the windows but it also has the most spectral leakage and the highest side lobes Measurement concepts MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 443 ...

Page 464: ...ar NOTE Use this window for impulse response testing where the 20 position is the zero phase reference point More of the acquired data record length is used to capture the impulse response Exact details of how to compute its values were published in the article Impulse Response Testing Lets a Single Test Do the Work of Thousands by John Pickerd EDN magazine April 27 1995 Measurement concepts 444 M...

Page 465: ...on algorithm are given later Integration algorithm on page 445 Amplitude measurement algorithm Amplitude is the difference between the Top value and the Base value Amplitude Top Base Base measurement algorithm Base is calculated using the selected Base Top method Base is the most common data value below the midpoint of the waveform when the default Base Top method Histogram Mode is selected This m...

Page 466: ...ment algorithm Maximum is the maximum data point Typically the most positive peak voltage Mean measurement algorithm Mean is the arithmetic mean of the data points Remember that one waveform is not necessarily equal to one cycle For cyclical data you may prefer to use the cycle mean rather than the arithmetic mean Details of the integration algorithm are given in Integration algorithm on page 445 ...

Page 467: ...y the amplitude It is the percent that the waveform goes above top Note that this value should never be negative Peak To Peak measurement algorithm Peak to peak is the difference between Maximum and Minimum PeaktoPeak Max Min RMS measurement algorithm RMS is the true root mean square of the data points RMS data1 2 data2 2 end start Top measurement algorithm Top is calculated using the selected Bas...

Page 468: ...econd source The direction of each edge can be configured by the user Falling slew rate Falling Slew Rate is the rate of change in value as an edge transitions from the high or mid reference level to the mid or low reference level The levels are configurable In the diagram below the Falling Slew Rate from mid ref to low ref is calculated using the following equation Falling Slew Rate VREF VREFLO Δ...

Page 469: ... a crossing of LowRef Update THF if subsequent HighRef crossings are found When a LowRef crossing is found it becomes TLF Use interpolation if necessary 4 FallTime TLF THF Frequency measurement algorithm Frequency is the reciprocal of the period Frequency is typically measured in Hertz Hz where 1 Hz 1 cycle per second Frequency 1 Period High Time measurement algorithm High Time is the amount of ti...

Page 470: ...ulates this measurement using the following equation Where T Low is the low time T Lo is the Low reference crossing on the rising edge T Lo is the Low reference crossing on the falling edge N Periods Duration measurement algorithm Duration N Periods is the time required to complete N cycles The source can be configured to be treated as either a clock or data waveform Given a voltage waveform the N...

Page 471: ...nal remains below the mid reference level It is the distance from a falling edge to the next rising edge Period is measured in horizontal units typically seconds Period Edge3 Edge1 Phase measurement algorithm Phase is the ratio of the Skew between two sources to the Period of the first source It is the amount of phase shift between edges of the two waveforms The phase shift is expressed in degrees...

Page 472: ...ted using the following equation VREFHI VREF ΔTR Rise Time measurement algorithm Rise Time is the time required for an edge to rise from the low reference level to the high reference level By default the measurement is from reference level 10 amplitude to 90 amplitude The following figure shows a rising edge with the two crossings necessary to calculate a Rise Time measurement 1 Searching from Sta...

Page 473: ...tup is the setup time T Main is the Main input clock Mid reference crossing time in the specified direction T 2nd is the 2nd input data Mid2 reference crossing time in the specified direction Skew Skew is the time between the mid reference level crossing on Source1 to the mid reference level crossing on Source2 The direction of the edge crossing is configurable The application calculates this meas...

Page 474: ...rd The bits are calculated using clock recovery method constant mean Jitter measurement algorithms AC Common Mode AC Common Mode Pk Pk is the peak to peak amplitude of the common mode of the sources Voltage sources are typically filtered to include only the frequency components above the cutoff frequency 30 kHz The filter can be disabled in the measurement configuration The measurement can be conf...

Page 475: ...ifferential signal pair at the crossover point s This measurement is made at each crossover point in the record SSC Freq Dev measurement algorithm SSC Freq Dev is the spread spectrum clock frequency deviation from the nominal frequency in ppm parts per million Clock recovery is used on the measurement The method is constant clock mean SSC Modulation Rate measurement algorithm SSC Modulating Rate i...

Page 476: ...cement versus that on negative edges A single DCD value is determined for each acquisition by means of RJ DJ separation analysis DDJ Data Dependent Jitter DDJ is the peak to peak amplitude for that portion of the deterministic jitter directly correlated with the data pattern in the waveform A single DDJ value is determined for each acquisition by means of RJ DJ separation analysis DJ Deterministic...

Page 477: ...ts include TIE TJ BER Eye Width BER RJ 66 DJ 66 PJ DDJ and DCD This measurement also adds Eye Diagram TIE Histogram Tie Spectrum and Bathtub plots to the screen NPJ Non Periodic Jitter NPJ is the dual dirac magnitude of that portion of Bounded Uncorrelated Jitter BUJ that is not periodic Since it is not periodic and is not correlated with the data pattern NPJ is frequently difficult to distinguish...

Page 478: ...rent F N components are correlated with each other the peak to peak SRJ depends on relative phases and is not simply the sum of the individual F N components The SRJ measurement always tracks and accounts for N 2 4 and 8 regardless of whether the corresponding F N measurements have been selected TJ BER Total Jitter at a specified Bit Error Rate BER This extrapolated value predicts a peak to peak j...

Page 479: ...tal position across the unit interval for all Low bits in the waveform A histogram of the Eye Low measurement corresponds to a vertical slice through the lower half of a three dimensional eye diagram NOTE This illustration shows how the measurement is made and does not represent how the oscilloscope actually displays an eye diagram or histograms on an eye diagram plot Measurement algorithms MSO54 ...

Page 480: ... ratio of eye size to noise The final measurement value would be computed according to the equation below Q factor mean EyeHigh mean EyeLow stddev EyeHigh stddev EyeLow Where Eye High the sample values of positive UI at x Eye Low the sample values of negative UI at x For more details refer Eye Height Width BER Width BER is the Eye Width at a specified Bit Error Rate BER This extrapolated value pre...

Page 481: ... all the time domain cycles in the acquisition RMS Current The application calculates the RMS current using the following equation Where IRMs is the RMS current in Amps N is the number of samples n is the data point i n is the absolute value of the current at the particular data point Apparent Power ApPwr It is the product of the RMS voltage and current mathematically the absolute value of the vec...

Page 482: ...S value of the signal Use the following equation to calculate the crest factor for the voltage and current Where VCF is the Voltage Crest Factor VPK is the peak value of the voltage VRMS is the Root Mean Square of the voltage Where ICF is the Current Crest Factor IRMS is the Root Mean Square of the current Phase Angle σ It is the angle 90 to 90 whose cosine is the true power factor Unit of Phase A...

Page 483: ...Where σ is the Phase Angle Degree Measurement algorithms MSO54 MSO56 MSO58 MSO58LP MSO64 Help 463 ...

Page 484: ...ut data value k is the Index of the harmonics k index is calculated using the harmonics number x i is the discrete set of acquire time samples Harmonics Fk is calculated using the following equation Where F k is the kth harmonic in Amp Volt Unit of F k for voltage signal is Volt and for current signal is Ampere Harmonics is converted into dB using the following equation F k dB is the kth harmonic ...

Page 485: ... calculation The frequency domain can be expressed in polar form In this notation real Re imaginary Im component in frequency domain are replaced with two other arrays called the Magnitude is Mag i and the Phase is written as σ The magnitude and phase are a pair for pair replacement for the real and imaginary parts Where i is the Index of harmonics Rel i is the Real component of the harmonics Cos ...

Page 486: ...cle Base measurement algorithm Cycle Base is calculated using the selected Base Top method Cycle Base is the most common data value below the midpoint of the waveform when the default Base Top method Histogram Mode is selected This measurement is made across each cycle in the record Cycle Maximum measurement algorithm Cycle Maximum is the maximum data point Typically the most positive peak voltage...

Page 487: ...h is the time the signal remains below the mid reference level This measurement is made on each cycle in the record Period measurement algorithm Period is the time required to complete a cycle This measurement is made on each cycle in the record Positive Duty Cycle measurement algorithm Positive Duty Cycle is the ratio of the positive pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage Posi...

Page 488: ...le to meet the design of SMPS Regions of Ton Toff and Conduction loss Cond with voltage source Vds and current source Ids are shown in Switching Loss Ton Toff and Conduction loss regions All the switching losses are measured on Power signal based on Vds and Ids transition Ton Loss region When Vds starts rolling towards zero the Ids starts to roll upward Toff Loss region When Vds starts rolling upw...

Page 489: ...loss computation for Ton and Toff are calculated using the following equation Where TEoni is the ith switching cycle turn on energy loss in joule TEoffi is the ith switching cycle turn off energy loss in joule Computation of Conduction Conduction is computed as RDS on value for the MOSFET is used to calculate total loss in the application To measure conduction loss and energy in a MOSFET using the...

Page 490: ...is 10 To find the start of Ton The start of the Ton is 5 or 1 5 V whichever is lower on the rise slope of the gate voltage To find the stop of Ton The start index on the switch voltage is 5 or 1 5 V of the rise slope gate voltage Move forward on the switch voltage from the start index until 5 or the configured level is met To find the start of Toff The start index is 80 of the gate voltage From th...

Page 491: ...ering the default levels as 10 and 90 and displays the results Select a specific section of the waveform on the live signal by providing inputs for high and low levels in terms of percentage and absolute value of voltage and current Select the edge of interest by viewing it visually on the oscilloscope You can also enter the edge number on the results panel The application displays the results for...

Page 492: ...ircuit has electromotive force created by a change of current in the same circuit known as self inductance or in a neighboring circuit as mutual inductance Inductance displays the Inductance plot The unit of Inductance is Henry The Inductance provides a view of the core behavior while it is under operation I vs integral of V algorithm The XY plot of integral of voltage against current The integral...

Page 493: ...x value of H decreases and then increases again M N O P Magnetic Field Strength H The previous figure shows the hysteresis in a typical magnetic material The magnetic field induces a magnetic flux in the DUT The units of measurement are Ampere per meter in SI unit and Oersted in CGS unit Saturation Flux Density Bs The Saturation Flux Density represents maximum magnetic flux density that can be ind...

Page 494: ...aximum flux density occurs in the entire acquired waveform Finding the index at zero B value on the B waveform Let q be the index at zero value of B on B waveform Let q1 and q2 be the indices on the B waveform where B is zero Coercivity is the maximum magnitude of the H data at the indices of q1 and q2 is the coercivity Permeability The ratio of B and H calculated on the Bk cycle Select the points...

Page 495: ...r waveform using V I equation Computation happens over an exact integer number of cycles to get an accurate result that is from the first zero crossing to the last zero crossing Math calculates the Input Power using Similarly another math calculates the Output Power using V I at the output side Power Efficiency Output Power Input Power NOTE If more cycles are captured then the power solution will ...

Page 496: ...ltage level value sets the waveform vertical settings to approximately one fourth of the specified level The Maximum Time field sets the horizontal units so as to display the entire time in which the output is supposed to reach zero The Input Trigger level is set based on the 50 level of the input channel Turn Off Time sets the trigger slope to rising edge Measurement algorithms 476 MSO54 MSO56 MS...

Page 497: ...equency measurement Not able to measure frequency value on the input waveform due to noisy waveform Adjust the measurement Hysteresis band to compute edges properly so that frequency can be measured The Hysteresis values are set in the measurement configuration menu Reference Levels panel Error from RMS measurement Not able to measure RMS value on the input waveform due to noisy waveform Adjust th...

Page 498: ...ength and have been acquired with the same timebase setting Acquire two waveforms of the same type active or ref Reacquire the Ref waveforms with the same time base and record length Insufficient horizontal resolution Not enough sampling rate used to capture signal Increase the sample rate proportional to input signal frequency Use Power Autoset to optimize the oscilloscope settings for power meas...

Page 499: ...re set in the measurement configuration menu Reference Levels panel Warning from RMS measurement Not able to measure RMS value on the input waveform due to noisy waveform Adjust Hysteresis band to compute edges properly so that RMS can be measured The Hysteresis values are set in the measurement configuration menu Reference Levels panel Warning from MaxElement measurement Not able to measure MIN M...

Page 500: ...ed on before the input or there is a spike in the output voltage Make sure that the input and output voltage are not interchanged output is dependent on the input and run the measurement again Information messages displayed on the Power measurement badges Information messages Description Actual Input Level used in calculation is n V In Turn On Time and Turn Off Time measurements if the input level...

Page 501: ...ot 98 add a new bus 191 192 add a note to the screen 109 add a plot 219 220 add a search badge 104 add a vertex visual trigger 122 add filter math waveform 312 Add Filter dialog 313 add function to math equation 315 add measurement statistical readouts to badge 53 Add New Bus waveform button 48 Math waveform button 48 Ref waveform button 48 add results table menu 220 add statistic readouts to meas...

Page 502: ...browse save as location menu 284 Burst Width 154 Bus badge 191 192 Bus button 35 Bus Decode Results table 221 Bus Decode Table menu 225 bus inputs parallel 208 bus menu parallel 207 bus search 230 bus setup 112 bus setup menus 191 192 Bus trigger defined 423 bus waveforms 93 Butterworth filter 174 C cable lock 46 calculate reference levels 289 calibration probe 67 TriMode 67 Calibration certificat...

Page 503: ...settings 272 273 cursors H Bar 272 273 linked 272 273 split 272 273 V Bar 272 273 V H Bar 272 273 waveform 272 273 Cursors button 35 Cursors button touchscreen 47 cursors menu 106 customizing measurements 135 D Damping 168 Data Rate 154 date 274 DC offset 437 DCD 456 DDJ 456 decimal virtual logic keypad 405 declassification 14 Default setup 108 Default Setup button 35 define inputs Setup and Hold ...

Page 504: ...e an area s width 125 flip an area horizontally 125 flip an area vertically 125 rotate an area 125 edit menu 277 Edit Vertices panel Visual Trigger 406 408 edit visual trigger area add a vertex 122 move a vertex 122 remove a vertex 122 resize 122 rotate 122 eject USB devices 286 electrostatic damage preventing 80 elements math waveforms 434 energy plot 103 enter password Opt 5 SEC 300 enter passwo...

Page 505: ... color 317 Force button 35 Frequency 154 front cover 23 24 Front cover 5 front panel Acquisition 35 Autoset button 35 Aux In 35 Aux Trig 35 Bus button front panel 35 Channel buttons front panel 35 Clear button 35 Cursors button 35 Default Setup 35 description 35 Fast Acq button 35 FlexChannel connectors 35 Force button 35 High Res button 35 Horizontal 35 Level knob 35 Math button front panel 35 Mi...

Page 506: ...armonics results table to the screen 227 add a measurement 94 add a measurement plot 98 add a measurement results table to the screen 221 add a note to screen 109 Add bus waveform 93 add label to a measurement 165 176 Add math waveform 93 Add reference waveform 93 add waveform to screen 88 change display settings 105 change graticule intensity 105 change graticule style 105 change measurement sett...

Page 507: ...ce 102 Inductance Curve plot menu 330 ink saver mode 282 289 Input resistance 415 termination 415 Input Capacitance algorithms Input Capacitance algorithm Input channel trigger sources 420 input signal level requirements 25 Inrush Current algorithms Inrush Current algorithm install license 303 install option license how to 27 31 61 65 67 71 73 75 76 83 85 87 88 93 94 97 98 105 106 109 118 119 139 ...

Page 508: ... logic trigger 380 Logic trigger input settings 383 Loop BW 168 low pas filter 137 low pass filter 174 Low time 450 Low Time 154 LXI 76 M MAC address 293 Magnetic property BH Curve 102 marking waveform events 104 Math button 35 math editor 435 Math equation 432 math syntax 435 math waveform 312 Math waveform differentiation 436 elements 434 guidelines 435 interactions 432 offset 436 position 436 s...

Page 509: ...easurement badge delete 98 Measurement configuration menu 164 measurement filters 137 measurement gates setting 137 measurement interpolation mode 289 measurement label 165 176 measurement limits 138 Measurement Name panel 165 Measurement Results table 221 Measurement Results table menu 221 measurement units horizontal 289 measurements AC RMS 152 Amplitude 152 Base 152 Burst Width 154 Data Rate 15...

Page 510: ... color mode 289 note 109 Note button 47 notes 317 NPJ measurement 457 numeric keypad 406 Nyquist point 438 O octal virtual keypad 405 Offset math offset and position 437 on screen keyboard 405 open acquisition menu 87 open horizontal menu 85 opening files 278 operating altitude range 25 humidity range 25 temperature range 25 operating power requirements 25 option details 303 option license 303 opt...

Page 511: ...ory 103 XY 101 XYZ 101 Plot bar graph 103 energy 103 histogram 100 inductance 102 power 103 plot a measurement 98 Plot button 47 plot data file 337 plot image file 337 plot menu Histogram 323 plot menu Trend 327 plot view configuration menus 317 Plot XY menu 328 plot XYZ menu 328 plots adding 219 220 Position 436 Position control 416 Position knob 35 Position knob horizontal 35 Positive Duty Cycle...

Page 512: ...I video output 46 Ethernet port RJ 45 46 LAN port RJ 45 46 power cord 46 security cable lock 46 USB Device port 46 USB Host ports 46 VGA video output 46 video outputs 46 rear panel connections 46 recall instrument setup 143 waveform 143 recall mask SOA plot 188 recall reference file menu 339 recalling 139 record length 308 Record length 417 Record length memory options 11 record view waveform 48 R...

Page 513: ... plot image to a file 337 Save As dialog 226 280 save bus decode results table to file 226 Save button 35 save files on trigger event 146 148 save harmonics results table to file how to 27 31 61 65 67 71 73 75 76 83 85 87 88 93 94 97 98 105 106 109 118 119 139 144 165 176 187 221 223 227 274 304 306 337 save mask SOA plot 188 save measurement results table to file how to 27 31 61 65 67 71 73 75 76...

Page 514: ... recall 144 sessions saving 142 set clock format 12 24 hr 65 Date Time badge display on off 65 GPIB talk listen address 75 time zone 65 set measurement gates 137 set password Opt 5 SEC 301 set password Opt 6 SEC 301 set security password Opt 5 SEC 301 set security password Opt 6 SEC 301 set trigger logic qualification inputs 400 setting up a bus 191 192 Settings bar 47 settings Edge trigger 378 se...

Page 515: ...5 time 274 Time outside level 454 Time Outside Level 154 time trend plot 100 time zone 274 time zone how to set 65 Timebase Reference Source Acquisition menu 145 Timeout search menu 260 timeout trigger 397 Timeout trigger 424 timing measurements Burst Width 154 Data Rate 154 Delay 154 Duration N Periods 154 Fall Time 154 Falling Slew Rate 154 Frequency 154 High Time 154 Hold Time 154 Low Time 154 ...

Page 516: ...2 USB cable connect to PC 75 USB Device port rear panel 46 USB Host ports rear panel 46 USB ports front panel 35 USB serial bus menu 217 use cursors 106 user button 280 user interface tutorial 303 user preferences display settings 289 using mouse with the touchscreen 61 utility menu 277 V V Bar cursors 272 273 V H Bar cursors 272 273 variables math equation editor 314 Vertical acquisition 416 Vert...

Page 517: ...m persistence setting 409 waveform preview 427 waveform style setting 409 waveform vectors style setting 409 Waveform View 47 Waveform View settings 409 Waveforms math 435 waveforms saving 280 Width BER 460 Window search menu 262 window trigger 401 424 Windows 10 operating system option 5 WIN SUP5 WIN 12 13 Windows 10 operating system option 6 WIN SUP6 WIN 12 13 X XY plot 101 XY plot menu 328 XYZ ...

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