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ZS4000 High-Impedance Active Probe User Manual 
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zs4000-probe-manual_07may21.pdf 

933654-00 Rev A 

May, 2021 
 

Summary of Contents for Everywhereyoulook ZS4000

Page 1: ...User Manual ZS4000 High Impedance Active Probe...

Page 2: ...thorized duplication of Teledyne LeCroy documentation materials is strictly prohibited Teledyne LeCroy is a registered trademark of Teledyne LeCroy Inc Other product or brand names are trademarks or r...

Page 3: ...t Circuit 11 Connecting the Probe to an Oscilloscope 11 Operation with a Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscope 12 High Frequency Measurements 12 Performance Verification 16 Required Test Equipment 16 Test Setu...

Page 4: ...ptible to damage if anti static measures are not taken Precautions Connect and disconnect properly Connect probe to the measurement instrument before connecting the test leads to a circuit signal bein...

Page 5: ...oscilloscopes with MAUI firmware version 7 1 1 2 or later see the product page at teledynelecroy com oscilloscope for compatibility With the ProBus interface the probe becomes an integral part of the...

Page 6: ...1 PK ZS 021 Copper Tape Pad 2 PK ZS 009 Ground Blade Wide 2 PK ZS 015 Pogo Ground Lead 1 PK ZS 020 2 54 mm PCB Adaptor 5 PK ZS 024 Straight Pin Lead Short 1 PK ZS 022 Straight Pin Lead Long 1 PK ZS 02...

Page 7: ...fits all and will work with any IC lead pitch Fits in either probe socket Bent Tip The Bent Tip is made out of titanium this tip is ideal for situations that require you to hold the probe parallel to...

Page 8: ...gnal and ground that are extremely close together The short length provides the highest quality grounding for high frequency applications Narrow Ground Blade and Copper Pad The Narrow Ground Blade and...

Page 9: ...ads provide greater flexibility when connecting the probe to a circuit the added inductance may degrade the fidelity of high frequency signals Short and Long Straight Pin Lead These leads have a socke...

Page 10: ...obing Clips and Grabbers Channel ID Clips The Channel ID Clips can be attached to the probe cable to quickly identify to which channel the probe is currently connected CH1 yellow CH2 red CH3 green and...

Page 11: ...lloscope screen instead of on maintaining contact to multiple test points It allows you to concentrate on what is really important the waveform It is designed to keep most of the weight on the probe t...

Page 12: ...00 High Impedance Active Probe 10 ZS4000 Probe Impedance ZS4000 Probe Loading Equivalent Circuit 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000 10000000 1000Hz 10kHz 100kHz 1MHz 10MHz 100MHz 1000MHz 10000MHz 0 6p...

Page 13: ...connecting the probe to the test circuit Increasing the parasitic capacitance or inductance in the input paths may introduce a ring or slow the rise time of fast signals Input leads which form a larg...

Page 14: ...e Input Loading When you touch a probe to the circuit under test the probe will affect your measurement because of the probe s input impedance introduced into the circuit All probes present resistive...

Page 15: ...ignals attach a small piece of copper clad material to the top of the IC package and connect this to the package grounding wires Using the shortest ground lead and input lead available makes probing s...

Page 16: ...cuit capacitance and Rtotal is combined circuit and probe resistance For a setup where Ct 0 6 pF and a source resistance is 250 the measured rise time will be 330 ps which will correspond to a bandwid...

Page 17: ...s the probe s input impedance and Zsource is the source impedance For example At 750 MHz where the probe input impedance has reduced to 354 and a source resistance of 250 the probe output amplitude is...

Page 18: ...ze the number of calibrated test instruments required Only equipment listed in boldface must be calibrated to the accuracy indicated Because the input and output connector types may vary on different...

Page 19: ...table to 14 14 Vp p 5 Vrms into 1 M at 70 Hz Keysight 33120A Stanford Research DS340 Power Supply 0 12 V settable to 10 mV HP E3611A BNC Coaxial Cable 2 ea Male to Male 50 36 Cable Pomona 2249 C 36 Po...

Page 20: ...he manufacturer s recommended timeframe 4 While the instruments are reaching operating temperature make a photocopy of the Performance Verification Test Record and fill in the necessary data Functiona...

Page 21: ...to the input of the DMM Make sure that the plug corresponding to the BNC shield marked Ground is connected to the LOW or COMMON input of the DMM 3 Set the OFFSET on the oscilloscope to zero 4 Set the...

Page 22: ...the mini grabber to the signal input and the black lead to the ground input of the probe head 3 Connect the BNC tee to the output of the function generator Use a 50 termination if the function genera...

Page 23: ...late the error by dividing the measured top range output voltage recorded in step B10 by the expected top range output voltage recorded in step B 8 Subtract 1 from this ratio and multiply by 100 to ge...

Page 24: ...r by dividing the measured mid range output voltage recorded in step B 21 by the expected mid range output voltage recorded in step B 19 Subtract 1 from this ratio and multiply by 100 to get the error...

Page 25: ...ACCURACY Step Description Results B 7 Generator Output Voltage V B 8 Expected Output Voltage top range V B 10 Measured Output Voltage top range V B 12 Gain Error top range Test Limit 1 0 B 17 Generato...

Page 26: ...ure should be performed as the first step of annual calibration Service Strategy The ZS4000 probes utilize fine pitch surface mount devices It is therefore impractical to attempt to repair in the fiel...

Page 27: ...its original shipping box or an equivalent carton with adequate padding to avoid damage in transit 4 Mark the outside of the box with the shipping address given to you by Teledyne LeCroy Be sure to a...

Page 28: ...uthorized service centers within this period However in order to do this we must first examine the product and find that it is defective due to workmanship or materials and not due to misuse neglect a...

Page 29: ...cable European Union requirements to Directives 2012 19 EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE For more information about proper disposal and recycling of your Teledyne LeCroy product vi...

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