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User Manual

TDS3LIM
Limit Test
Application Module

071-0934-00

*P071093400*

071093400

Summary of Contents for TDS3LIM

Page 1: ...User Manual TDS3LIM Limit Test Application Module 071 0934 00 P071093400 071093400...

Page 2: ...defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment from an authorized Tektronix distributor If a product proves defective within the respective period Tektronix...

Page 3: ...c Department or name if known 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA Web site www tektronix com Sales support 1 800 833 9200 select option 1 Service support 1 800 833 9200 select...

Page 4: ...e the static voltage from your body while installing or removing sensitive components Use a Safe Work Area Do not use any devices capable of generating or holding a static charge in the work area wher...

Page 5: ...ule Installation Manual for information on installing the application module Limit Testing Concepts Limit testing is the ability to compare an active signal with a template waveform The following figu...

Page 6: ...aveforms created from10K point waveforms contain 5000 min max pairs 7 The following figure represents how the oscilloscope creates the template waveform limit test envelope from user entered vertical...

Page 7: ...and describes how to access the limit test functions You can do the following limit test tasks with the TDS3LIM application module H Create and save up to four template waveforms in reference memory...

Page 8: ...nown good waveform active or reference using the vertical and horizontal division units to graphically define the template wave form envelope and saving the template to reference waveform memory Ref1...

Page 9: ...nge the template waveform envelope 12 3 Push the QUICKMENU panel button 4 Push the Menu bottom button to select Limit Test The oscilloscope displays the limit test bottom and side menu items 5 Push th...

Page 10: ...st Responses When the active waveform exceeds the template wave form s envelope the oscilloscope can do one or more of the following actions H Send a hard copy of the screen to a printer or file H Sav...

Page 11: ...o seconds to always on infinity The Waveform Intensity knob does not affect active signal display intensity while Limit Testing is on 16 Starting Limit Testing After setting up a template waveform sel...

Page 12: ...g waveform data in your preferred format H Turning limit testing on sets the signal acquisition mode to Sample 19 Menus The following sections list the limit test menus and describe each menu function...

Page 13: ...and the H Limit menu fields Use the general purpose knob to select the value for each field The minimum increment value is 20 mdiv or one pixel Refer to page 6 for an explanation of the template enve...

Page 14: ...olation On Off When On the oscilloscope sends an image of the screen to the hard copy device or floppy file for each occurrence of a limit test violation 23 UTILITY System Apps Module Menu cont Bottom...

Page 15: ...cts which signal source to use to create the limit test template Valid sources are channels 1 through 4 and reference waveform memory Ref1 through Ref4 Template Destination Selects which reference mem...

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