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User Manual

TDS3TMT
Telecom Mask Test
Application Module

071-0648-02

*P071064802*

071064802

Summary of Contents for TDS3TMT

Page 1: ...User Manual TDS3TMT Telecom Mask Test Application Module 071 0648 02 P071064802 071064802...

Page 2: ...ation supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX TEK TEKPROBE and TekSecure are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc DPX WaveA...

Page 3: ...y Summary 2 Installing the TDS3TMT Application Module 5 Telecom Mask Test Features 5 Accessing TDS3TMT QuickMenu 6 Accessing TDS3TMT Utility Menu 7 Conventions 8 TDS3TMT Menu 9 Telecom Pass Fail Mask...

Page 4: ...mponents in the oscilloscope and its accessories To prevent ESD observe these precautions when directed to do so Use a Ground Strap Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap to discharge the static volta...

Page 5: ...o not touch exposed connector pins Handle sensitive components as little as possible Transport and Store Carefully Transport and store sensitive components in a static protected bag or container Manua...

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Page 7: ...erview of these additional features Telecom Mask Test QuickMenu Use the telecom mask test QuickMenu function to display bottom and side menus that provide access to all key mask test functions from on...

Page 8: ...cation ports Accessing TDS3TMT QuickMenu 1 Push the QuickMenu front panel button to display the quick menu items 2 Push the Menu bottom screen button to select and display the Telecom bottom and side...

Page 9: ...menu items 2 Push the System bottom screen button to display Apps 3 Push the Module bottom screen button to select Telecom The screen displays the telecom bottom and side menu items 4 Push bottom and...

Page 10: ...illoscope input channels H While in Telecom Mask test mode the AUTOSET front panel button automatically sets the oscilloscope horizontal vertical and trigger parameters and positions the waveform in t...

Page 11: ...metric Pair 2 048 Mb s Clk Interface Coaxial Pair 2 048 Mb s DS2 Rate Symetric Pair 6 312 Mb s DS2 Rate Coaxial Pair 6 312 Mb s E2 8 448 Mb s 32 064 Mb s E3 34 368 Mb s Old DS3 Rate 44 736 Mb s G 703...

Page 12: ...d masks Each mask sets the oscilloscope vertical hori zontal and trigger controls to acquire that standard s waveform Mask None Off Turns off user mask Mask Type Custom User Mask Sets the oscilloscope...

Page 13: ...k that are the color of the failing waveform Stop On Violation On Off When set to On the oscillo scope stops mask testing on the first occurrence of a waveform violation This function overrules pass f...

Page 14: ...rd Pass Fail Mask Pass Fail Mask Test On Off When set to On resets the status information and starts mask testing Mask Test Status Displays pass fail test status information the number of waveforms th...

Page 15: ...cont area Failures Test values show how many times the test has repeated and how many of those tests failed Number Of Waveforms Sets the number of wave forms to acquire for each pass fail test cycle U...

Page 16: ...value Polarity Sets the polarity of all active waveform channels Values are positive negative or both If set to Both the oscilloscope tests the first half of all active channel acquired waveforms in...

Page 17: ...en the pass fail test status changes from Passing to Failing Save Failed Wfm To Disk On Off When On saves the failing signal waveform s data to the oscilloscope media drive when the mask test fails Sh...

Page 18: ...gment 8 Hits Status area that displays the number of hits for each channel on each mask seg ment Mask Testing and Pass Fail Testing Mask testing means the detection and highlighting of mask segment vi...

Page 19: ...you of mask violations using highlighting or the Stop On Violation command and hits counting will not count Also turning on pass fail testing Count Hits or Stop on Violation automatically turns on Hig...

Page 20: ...Series Programmer Manual for isf file format information Proper Signal Termination Make sure to correctly terminate communication test signals Tektronix offers optional AMT75 adapters for correct com...

Page 21: ...electing the mask standard to use for triggering The oscilloscope assigns the selected standard s trigger parameters to the current mask Testing For Infrequent Errors To automatically capture and save...

Page 22: ...quisitions have stopped to examine a mask violation more closely To use Lock Mask to Waveform to make the mask fill more of the screen increase the acquisition record length by pushing ACQUIRE Horizon...

Page 23: ...dius value of 2 where the number represents the order of the waveform moves and the position of the number represents the position the waveform is offset relative to the starting point s A radius of t...

Page 24: ...are such that the entire acquired waveform is displayed on screen This is acceptable because those points are typically outside the mask region H If the waveform is a significant distance from the mas...

Page 25: ...DISPLAY Graticule menu 3 Select the mask standard 4 Turn off all waveforms not being tested 5 Connect the appropriate input signals 6 Push the Autoset button 7 Set Autofit to a reasonably small value...

Page 26: ...stop Use the Telecom QuickMenu to set the TDS3TMT mask parameters as listed in the table Connect the signal to CH 1 on the oscilloscope then press the AUTOSET front panel button After Autoset complet...

Page 27: ...Off unchecked Beep on failure On checked Beep on completion On checked Repeat test Off unchecked Waveforms 500 Threshold 1 Polarity Positive Use the upper menu button to select a response and then us...

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