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Technical Reference

TDS3SDI
601 Digital Video
Application Module

071-0689-00

This document supports firmware version 2.20
and above.

www.tektronix.com

Summary of Contents for TDS3SDI

Page 1: ...Technical Reference TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Application Module 071 0689 00 This document supports firmware version 2 20 and above www tektronix com...

Page 2: ...s issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Tektronix Inc P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 970...

Page 3: ...or replacement as described in the complete warranty statement To arrange for service or obtain a copy of the complete warranty statement please contact your nearest Tektronix sales and service offic...

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Page 5: ...oting Module Installation 8 Operating Basics The 601 Digital Video Module 9 601 Digital Video Feature Overview 10 Accessing 601 Video Functions 12 Reference 601 Digital Video Application Module Conven...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents ii TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference...

Page 7: ...he system Read the General Safety Summary in other system manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If y...

Page 8: ...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 where you install or remove sensitive components Avoid ha...

Page 9: ...Technical Reference describes the capabilities operation and applications of the 601 Digital Video module The following table shows where to find information in this manual If you are looking for Tur...

Page 10: ...America contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales office Service support Tektronix offers a range of services including Extended Warranty Repair and Calibration services Contact your local Te...

Page 11: ...may not function correctly It is strongly recommended that you install new firmware when the oscilloscope determines an update is necessary To install the application module firmware do these steps 1...

Page 12: ...s procedure 1 Push OK Load New Firmware to begin loading the firmware The oscilloscope shows a clock icon on the screen while loading the firmware If a second firmware floppy disk is required the osci...

Page 13: ...20 minutes or longer in the ambient temperature at which it will be used disconnect all signals and push OK Compensate Signal Paths to run SPC You can also ignore this step for now and run SPC at a la...

Page 14: ...lling the Application Module The following figures show how to install the TDS3SDI application module CAUTION Turn off power before installing or removing a module To avoid damaging the oscilloscope o...

Page 15: ...Getting Started TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference 5 ITU R 601...

Page 16: ...Getting Started 6 TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference CH 2 CH 3 CH 4...

Page 17: ...wer off the oscilloscope and do the steps in the Installing the Application Module Firmware starting at step 2 on page 1 2 Push the QUICKMENU panel button 3 Push the Menu bottom button to select Video...

Page 18: ...D precautions listed on page iv remove the application module 3 Examine the oscilloscope and application module contacts for damage 4 Reinstall the application module into the oscilloscope 5 Reinstall...

Page 19: ...Video module connectors and indicators 1 2 3 4 Item Description 1 15 pin connector for analog component signal output Connect the output to oscilloscope channels 2 through 4 using the supplied cable...

Page 20: ...connected video equipment signals typically up to 250 meters of Belden 8281 or equivalent cable Video QuickMenu Use the video QuickMenu to display bottom and side menus that contain commonly used vide...

Page 21: ...Trigger On Specific Lines Line Select Use the trigger on lines function to trigger the oscilloscope on specific lines in broadcast and non broadcast custom video waveforms Analog HDTV Use the analog H...

Page 22: ...V HDTV and 601 encoded video signals Vectorscope and Video Picture are accessible from the video QuickMenu To display the video QuickMenu do these steps 1 Push the QUICKMENU panel button 2 Push the Me...

Page 23: ...ly sets up the oscilloscope to trigger and display a composite video waveform You can run video Autoset from the Acquire menu or the video QuickMenu NOTE Video Autoset is only available through the AC...

Page 24: ...tom button to display the Vectorscope side menu NOTE The DISPLAY Video Picture menu lets you change the picture contrast and brightness settings These settings are not available in the video QuickMenu...

Page 25: ...her menus while using the video QuickMenu For example you can push the MEASURE button to set up and take waveform measurements and then push the QUICKMENU button to return to the video QuickMenu H You...

Page 26: ...ctions Video QuickMenu bottom and side menu items contain key video related functions to let you quickly acquire display and measure video signals The following tables describe the video QuickMenu The...

Page 27: ...atically displays a video graticule and adjusts the vertical horizontal and video trigger settings to display a video waveform triggered on all lines or all fields YPbPr RGB YC 601 only Automatically...

Page 28: ...ctorscope mode and selects 75 or 100 color bars Select DISPLAY Waveform or DISPLAY Picture to turn off Vectorscope DISPLAY Picture SDTV and 601 only On Off Turns on or off the Video Picture which disp...

Page 29: ...ypes ITU R 601 and SDTV HDTV unless marked otherwise Video QuickMenu side menu Side Menu Item Value Description Format SDTV HDTV only SDTV HDTV Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on standard SDTV or hig...

Page 30: ...Triggers the oscilloscope on all even video fields Odd Triggers the oscilloscope on all odd video fields All Fields All Lines Triggers the oscilloscope on all fields or all lines O E Line n Triggers...

Page 31: ...th meter directly above the side menus The meter shows relative strength of the 601 digital signal The 601 module equalizes weak input signals No signal Weak signal Strong signal No Signal Video Subme...

Page 32: ...function is available in all oscilloscope edge type trigger menus video or normal oscilloscope modes excluding logic triggers whether or not the 601 Digital Video module is installed Alternating trig...

Page 33: ...the alternating trigger source function HDTV new Custom new Trigger On Line Number and Odd Even fields Refer to page 25 for a description Mode Holdoff Holdoff Fields Refer to page 24 for a description...

Page 34: ...d field 1 Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 1 T T T Default trigger on an odd field triggers on all odd fields example NTSC signal Trigger points T You can use the Holdoff Field function to trigge...

Page 35: ...Q button to retrigger the oscilloscope on a particular field Trigger On Odd Even Line Number Sets the specific video field Odd or Even and line number on which to trigger Use the general purpose knob...

Page 36: ...1080 active lines 1125 lines 1920 x 1080 pixel progressive segmented frame 24 fps 1080p 25 1080 active lines 1125 lines 1920 x 1080 pixel progressive 25 fps 720p 60 720 active lines 750 lines 1280 x...

Page 37: ...eater than 65 kHz New Apps 601 Module Menu The 601 Digital Video module adds a new selection ITU R 601 to the Utility System Apps Module menu The following table describes the new menu functions Most...

Page 38: ...ted Status readout that indicates if an error detection handling EDH signal is present in the 601 encoded data Errors Status readout that lists the total number of EDH errors Set to 0 Resets the error...

Page 39: ...ightness menu items are not selectable when Auto Contrast is On Contrast Adjusts the video picture contrast from 0 minimum to 100 maximum The default value is 54 Brightness Adjusts the video picture b...

Page 40: ...ed graticule marks that are useful for measuring component signals Also Hbar cursor values are shown in IRE units when the IRE graticule is active NOTE Changing from the IRE or mV graticule to any oth...

Page 41: ...n Video Picture is turned on Changes to the field line trigger settings do not change the video picture until the next time Video Picture is turned on The following table lists which fields are used t...

Page 42: ...o quickly identify an ITU R 601 video signal To do this you need to display a picture of the signal Do these steps 1 Connect the 601 video signal to the input of the module 2 Push the QuickMenu button...

Page 43: ...Reference TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference 33...

Page 44: ...in an area of interest on the Video Picture Do these steps while in Video Picture mode 1 Push the Field Line side menu button to select Line 2 Use the general purpose knob to position the horizontal...

Page 45: ...Reference TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference 35 4 Push the AUTOSET bottom menu button to select the compo nent format YPbPr RGB or YC The oscilloscope displays the component signals...

Page 46: ...y the color relationship for a 75 color bar signal Do these steps 1 Push the DISPLAY Vectorscope button to enable the Vector scope The oscilloscope displays the vectorscope screen 2 If necessary push...

Page 47: ...ps 1 Connect the composite video signal to oscilloscope channel 1 using proper adapters and a 75 ohm terminator 2 Push the Acquire MENU button 3 Push the Autoset bottom button 4 Push the Video Autoset...

Page 48: ...ttom button to display the video QuickMenu 5 Push the SUBMENU bottom button to select SDTV HDTV 6 Push the Format side button to select SDTV 7 Push the AUTOSET bottom button to select Lines 8 Push the...

Page 49: ...select Custom 5 Push the Source bottom button to display the A Trigger Source side menu 6 Push the CH 1 side button 7 Push the Trigger On bottom button and side menu to set the video trigger condition...

Page 50: ...t ITU R 601 4 Push the INPUT side button to select 525 5 Push the AUTOSET Video bottom button to select Lines 6 Set the horizontal scale to 1 00 s 7 Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to position the co...

Page 51: ...ry use the Zoom button to magnify the colorburst signal Field 1 or 4 Field 2 or 3 Sync 13 If the oscilloscope is triggering on field 2 repeatedly push the SINGLE SEQ button until the colorburst wavefo...

Page 52: ...Reference 42 TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video Technical Reference...

Page 53: ...ience but are not guaranteed Table 1 Specifications Characteristic Description Input signal 270 Mb s complies with ITU R BT 601 5 and SMPTE 259M Input impedance 75 Ohms 3 DC single ended terminated Ou...

Page 54: ...nals 3 Target box size 3 from center to any edge Cable equalization range typical Up to 250 meters of Belden 8281 cable or equivalent Picture mode Monochrome compressed video image in 4 3 format Video...

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