Tektronix IsoVu TIVM Series, User Manual

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Table of Contents
Important safety information ...................................................................................... v
General safety summary ...................................................................................... v
Service safety summary ..................................................................................... vii
Terms in this manual ........................................................................................ viii
Symbols and terms on the product ......................................................................... viii
Preface .............................................................................................................. ix
Key features ................................................................................................... ix
Laser certi fi cation............................................................................................. ix
Product description ............................................................................................ x
Models ......................................................................................................... xi
Supported oscilloscopes...................................................................................... xi
Operating information.............................................................................................. 1
Accessories ..................................................................................................... 1
Operating considerations...................................................................................... 2
Controls and indicators........................................................................................ 7
Connecting to a circuit ....................................................................................... 10
Self calibration ................................................................................................ 12
AutoZero....................................................................................................... 14
Menu button ................................................................................................... 14
Offset correction .............................................................................................. 15
1X/2X Range .................................................................................................. 17
Auto Range .................................................................................................... 18
Selecting a sensor tip cable .................................................................................. 19
Output clamping .............................................................................................. 20
Sensor tip loading............................................................................................. 20
Probe compensation .......................................................................................... 21
Deskew......................................................................................................... 21
Input offset .................................................................................................... 21
Application examples ............................................................................................. 23
Example 1: High-side V
GS
measurement................................................................... 23
Example 2: High-side drain current measurement ........................................................ 25
Example 3: ESD troubleshooting ........................................................................... 26
Reference information ............................................................................................ 29
Speci fi cations.................................................................................................. 29
Dimensional drawings........................................................................................ 33
IsoVu measurement system block diagram ................................................................ 36
Tripods ......................................................................................................... 37
Installing the probe tip adapters ............................................................................. 39
Installing the square pins on the circuit board ............................................................. 42
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