
Getting Started
The 80C12B Series Optical Sampling Module is a high-performance optical
module that supports high bandwidth telecom and datacom standards from
155 Mb/s to 11.7 Gb/s in a single optical sampling module. The module is
compatible with the following main instruments (mainframes):
DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer
DSA8200 Digital Serial Analyzer
CSA8000, CSA8000B, and CSA8200 Communications Signal Analyzers
TDS8000, TDS8000B, and TDS8200 Digital Sampling Oscilloscopes
Instrument Requirements
DSA8300
TekScope application software version 6.0.3.X or greater.
Select
Help > About
from the TekScope application Help menu to show
your current version.
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit) operating system.
DSA8200, CSA8200,
CSA8000B, CSA8000,
TDS8200, TDS8000B, and
TDS8000
TekScope application software version 5.1 or greater.
Select
Help > About
from the TekScope application Help menu to show
your current version.
Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
Contact Tektronix Customer Support (www.tek.com) for information on how to
upgrade your instrument to meet these requirements.
Module Features
Table 1 lists the 80C12B optical module features. (See Table 1 on page 2.)
The
Operating Basics
section has information on the module controls, connectors,
and indicators. (See Figure 3 on page 11.)
80C12B Optical Sampling Module User Manual
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