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TDS3000B Series User Manual

Utility

The following are examples of what you can do with each of the six
branches in the Utility menu:

H

Use Config to select a language or set the time and date.

H

Use Apps if an installed application module places items in this
menu. See the documentation provided with your application
packages for more information.

H

Use I/O to set up the communication ports.

H

Use Hard Copy to set up hard copy parameters. Refer to

Hard

Copy

on page 3--27 for information about setting up and printing

a hard copy.

H

Use Cal to compensate the signal path.

H

Use Diags to run internal diagnostic routines.

Push the UTILITY button to show the utility menu. Then, push the
System screen button to choose the branch. The remaining items in
the utility menu change depending on the branch you choose.

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Страница 1: ...User Manual TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes 071 0957 03 This document supports firmware version 3 00 and above www tektronix com ...

Страница 2: ...rmation in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Tektronix Inc P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 TEKTRONIX TEK TEKPROBE and Tek Secure are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc DPX WaveAlert OpenChoice and e Scope are trademarks of Tektronix Inc ...

Страница 3: ...ated Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by per...

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Страница 5: ...iption 1 5 Acquisition Features 1 5 Signal Processing Features 1 6 Display Features 1 7 Measurement Features 1 7 Trigger Features 1 8 Convenience Features 1 8 Optional Features 1 9 Transporting the Oscilloscope 1 10 Operating Positions 1 11 Connecting Power 1 11 Using Battery Power 1 12 Operating Safely with Battery Power 1 13 Installing the Battery 1 14 Maximizing Operating Time 1 15 Charging the...

Страница 6: ...Taking Simple Measurements 2 2 Using Autoset 2 2 Selecting Automatic Measurements 2 3 Measuring Two Signals 2 4 Customizing Your Measurements 2 6 Analyzing Signal Detail 2 9 Looking at a Noisy Signal 2 10 Separating the Signal from Noise 2 11 Taking Cursor Measurements 2 12 Using Delay 2 13 Measuring Jitter 2 15 Triggering on a Video Signal 2 16 Capturing a Single Shot Signal 2 20 Optimizing the A...

Страница 7: ...pecifications A 1 Appendix B Factory Setup B 1 Appendix C Accessories C 1 Appendix D Probe Basics D 1 Probe Descriptions D 1 Probe Compensation D 2 TekProbe Interface D 2 Probe Guard D 3 Ground Leads D 3 P3010 High Frequency Compensation D 4 P3010 Replaceable Parts and Accessories D 6 P6139A Replaceable Parts and Accessories D 8 Using Other Probes D 10 Supported Active Probes and Adapters D 11 Uns...

Страница 8: ... Entering the Network Printer Settings G 4 Testing Your Ethernet Connection G 5 Testing the Oscilloscope Connection G 5 Testing Network Printing G 5 Testing e Scope G 6 Troubleshooting Your Ethernet Connection G 7 The Instrument Setup Screen G 8 The Printer Configuration Screen G 10 The Add Printer Screen G 11 Other Network Printer Settings G 13 Testing Network Printers G 13 Ethernet Error Message...

Страница 9: ...he probe from the measure ment instrument Ground the Product When operating with AC power this product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded When operating with battery power ...

Страница 10: ... Product Surfaces Clean and Dry Provide Proper Ventilation Refer to the manual s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation Transportation and Lithium Ion Batteries Each TDS3BATB lithium ion battery pack contains less than 8 grams of lithium with individual cells each containing less than 1 5 grams of lithium as measured by International Civil Avia...

Страница 11: ... in damage to this product or other property Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product These symbols may appear on the product Prote...

Страница 12: ...ndling sensitive components in areas that have a floor or benchtop surface capable of generating a static charge Handle Components Carefully Do not slide sensitive components over any surface Do 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 Battery Recy...

Страница 13: ...operating instructions Front Panel Controls on page 1 19 Details about a product feature Reference on page 3 1 Look up the front panel button for the feature Application examples Application Examples on page 2 1 Information about selecting a language Configure System on page 3 71 Information about battery operation Using Battery Power on page 1 12 Information about making a hard copy Hard Copy on ...

Страница 14: ...port 1 800 833 9200 select option 1 Service support 1 800 833 9200 select option 2 Technical support Email techsupport tektronix com 1 800 833 9200 select option 3 1 503 627 2400 6 00 a m 5 00 p m Pacific time This phone number is toll free in North America After office hours please leave a voice mail message Outside North America contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor see the Tektronix w...

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Страница 17: ...entify the oscilloscope controls and connectors Initial Setup The following procedures describe how to quickly verify that the oscilloscope is powering up and functioning correctly compensate passive probes using the built in compensation signal run the signal path compensation SPC routine for maximum signal accuracy and set the time and date H You should perform all initial setup procedures the f...

Страница 18: ...lloscope power cable refer to page 1 11 2 Turn on the oscilloscope Wait for the confirmation that all self tests have passed PASSED On Standby button 3 Connect the oscilloscope probe to channel 1 Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors CH 1 PROBE COMP 4 Push the AUTOSET button You should see a square wave in the display approximately 5 V at 1 kHz ...

Страница 19: ...ch the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors then push AUTOSET If using the probe hook tip ensure a proper connection by firmly twisting the tip onto the probe CH 1 PROBE COMP AUTOSET button 2 Check the shape of the displayed waveform Overcompensated Compensated correctly Undercompensated 3 If necessary adjust your probe Repeat as necessary L P3010 P6139A NOTE See Appendix D Pr...

Страница 20: ...2 Push the UTILITY button 3 Push the System screen button to select Cal 4 Push the Signal Path screen button 5 Push OK Compensate Signal Path This procedure takes several minutes to complete NOTE The signal path compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip Adjusting the Oscilloscope Time and Date To set your oscilloscope to the current date and time do the following steps 1 Push the ...

Страница 21: ...h 600 MHz 5 GS s Acquisition Features WaveAlertt Waveform Anomaly Detection Automatically detects anomalous waveforms by comparing the current waveform to the previous waveform Sets how the oscilloscope responds stop on anomaly beep on anomaly and save anomalous waveform to disk Useful for capturing signal glitches and intermittent waveform errors See page 3 13 Separate Digitizers Ensure accurate ...

Страница 22: ...ee page 3 31 Delay You can also delay the acquisition so that it starts after the trigger point Use delay when you want to acquire the signal at a specific time after the trigger point See page 3 33 Peak Detect See pulses as narrow as 1 ns even at the slower time base settings Peak Detect helps you see noise and glitches in your signal See page 3 9 Signal Processing Features Average Apply averagin...

Страница 23: ... an intensity graded waveform display that shows the information contained in the intensity modulation See page 3 5 Signal Preview Use the preview feature to optimize the control settings when setting up a single shot acquisition As you adjust the controls the adjustments modify the current acquisition to show a preview of how the next acquisition should appear See page 3 8 Measurement Features Cu...

Страница 24: ...r Channel Instruments All models have an external trigger input Four channel models have the external trigger connector on the back of the instrument Two channel models have the external trigger conenctor on the front panel Convenience Features e Scope Web based Remote Control Access your TDS3000B through the Internet from across a room to across the world See page 3 88 Built in Ethernet Connect y...

Страница 25: ...ion and limitations Multilingual User Interface On screen menus and messages are in 11 languages See page 3 71 Optional Features Application Modules Install powerful application modules to add new test and measurement features See page C 2 Communication Modules Install a communication module to add RS 232 GPIB or VGA ports for remote programmability or displaying the oscilloscope screen on a monit...

Страница 26: ...cord retainer if the power plug does not have a molded in retainer The oscilloscope front cover has a convenient place to store the Reference Manual If you are not using a battery use the accessory tray in the battery compartment to store probes and other accessories CAUTION To avoid damage to the disk drive do not transport the oscilloscope with a floppy disk in the disk drive ...

Страница 27: ...ain relief and slip it over the power cord 2 Snap the strain relief into its hole in the rear panel of the oscilloscope 3 Connect the power cord to the power input connector You can operate the oscilloscope from a grounded mains supply with line voltage between 90 VAC and 250 VAC and frequency between 47 Hz and 440 Hz The oscilloscope is grounded through the power cord The line fuse is internal an...

Страница 28: ...pack A triangle icon in the display shows when the battery is in use a power plug icon shows when line power is connected and a gauge icon shows the charge level in the battery The oscilloscope turns off automatically when the battery runs low the screen may turn white a few minutes before the automatic shutdown Refer to the General Safety Summary for information about proper battery disposal ...

Страница 29: ...when you attach the Tektronix supplied grounding wire from the terminal on the rear panel to earth ground If you use a different grounding wire it must be at least 18 gauge If you choose not to attach the grounding wire you are not protected against electric shock if you connect the oscilloscope to a hazardous voltage You can still use the oscilloscope if you do not connect a signal greater than 3...

Страница 30: ...ry pack do these steps 1 Open the battery compartment door on the rear panel 2 Remove the accessory tray Battery door Opened 3 Slide the battery into the compartment and press it in from both sides until you hear the latches click 4 Press on both sides of the battery compartment door to snap it closed ...

Страница 31: ...les on each side of the battery and use them to pull the battery out of the oscilloscope Maximizing Operating Time To maximize the time that the oscilloscope can operate from a full battery charge consider doing these things H Reduce the display backlight intensity see page 3 23 H Disconnect unused active probes H Only use passive probes ...

Страница 32: ...o line power You can also charge the battery with the optional external charger TDS3CHG Configuration Typical charging time Battery charging in oscilloscope with oscilloscope turned on or off 30 hours Battery charging with TDS3CHG external charger 5 hours NOTE Charge the battery before using it for the first time or after prolonged storage ...

Страница 33: ...odules at one time Application modules can go into the two slots with windows in the upper right corner of the front panel Two additional slots are directly behind the two you can see Refer to the TDS3000 TDS3000B Series Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module NOTE If you remove an applicat...

Страница 34: ...seated and the latching tab locks 4 Turn power on The communication module is now ready for your use To remove a communication module do these steps 1 Turn the oscilloscope power off 2 Press down on the latching tab and then use a small screwdriver to alternately pry out the sides of the communication module 3 Slide out the communication module and store it in an ESD shielded bag Install the blank...

Страница 35: ... Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions you use most often The front panel has menus to access more specialized functions Using the Menu System To use the menu system follow the steps shown on the next two pages ...

Страница 36: ...enu button to display the menu you want to use UTILITY DISPLAY CURSOR MEASURE SAVE RECALL QUICKMENU VERTICAL HORIZONTAL TRIGGER ACQUIRE 2 Push a bottom screen button to select a menu item If a pop up menu appears continue to push the screen button to select an item from the pop up menu ...

Страница 37: ... item contains more than one choice push the side screen button again to make the choice 4 Certain menu choices require you to set a numerical value to complete the setup Use the general purpose knob to adjust the parameter value Push the COARSE button to make larger adjustments POSITION COARSE SELECT VERTICAL ...

Страница 38: ...UICKMENU SELECT COARSE 1 MEASURE Performs automated measurements of waveforms 2 CURSOR Activates the cursors 3 SAVE RECALL Saves and recalls setups and waveforms to memory or a floppy disk 4 DISPLAY Changes the appearance of waveforms and the display screen 5 QUICKMENU Activates QuickMenus such as the built in Scope QuickMenu 6 UTILITY Activates the system utility functions such as selecting a lan...

Страница 39: ... POSITION LEVEL VERTICAL HORIZONTAL TRIGGER ACQUIRE 9 8 7 7 Vertical MENU Adjusts the scale position and offset of waveforms Sets the input parameters 8 Trigger MENU Adjusts the trigger functions 9 Acquire MENU Sets the acquisition modes and horizontal resolution and resets the delay time ...

Страница 40: ...d buttons and controls generally control waveforms and cursors without the use of menus WAVEFORM INTENSITY SCALE SCALE POSITION POSITION LEVEL COARSE UTILITY DISPLAY CURSOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 10 12 11 9 14 15 16 18 17 19 SELECT MEASURE SAVE RECALL QUICKMENU VERTICAL HORIZONTAL TRIGGER ACQUIRE ...

Страница 41: ...ve to the acquired waveforms Push COARSE to make adjustments quickly 6 Trigger LEVEL Adjusts the trigger level 7 RUN STOP Stops and restarts acquisition 8 SINGLE SEQ Sets acquisition display and trigger parameters for a single shot single sequence acquisition 9 SET TO 50 Sets the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform 10 AUTOSET Automatically sets the vertical horizontal and trigger control...

Страница 42: ... CH2 CH3 CH4 MATH Displays a waveform and chooses the selected waveform REF shows the reference waveform menu 20 23 21 22 20 Hard copy Initiates a hard copy using the port selected in the Utility menu 21 Power switch Turns power to on or standby Power up time varies from about 15 seconds to 45 seconds depending on the oscilloscope internal calibration process 22 Wrist strap ground Connect a wrist ...

Страница 43: ...1 8 7 11 2 3 4 5 9 10 13 12 6 1 Waveform baseline icons show the zero volt level of the waveforms ignoring the effect of offset The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors 2 Acquisition readout shows when acquisition is running stopped or when acquisition preview is in effect 3 Trigger position icon shows the trigger location in the wave forms 4 Expansion point icon shows the point that the ...

Страница 44: ...ing or the trigger location within the record 11 Horizontal readout shows the main or zoom time division 12 Auxiliary waveform readouts show the vertical and horizontal scale factors of the math or reference waveforms 13 Channel readouts show the channel scale factor coupling input resistance bandwidth limit and invert status 14 15 14 Triangle icon with the battery icon indicates a battery is inst...

Страница 45: ...Menus Using the Scope QuickMenu Scope is one type of QuickMenu that you can use to control the basic oscilloscope functions You can perform many tasks without using the regular menu system If you need to use a function that is not contained in the Scope QuickMenu push the button you would normally push to access that function For example if you want to add an automatic measurement push the MEASURE...

Страница 46: ...uisition parameters 5 Channel vertical controls Push these screen buttons to set vertical controls for the selected channel Use the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MATH and REF buttons to select the channel you want to control 6 Vertical controls if either the math waveform or a reference waveform is selected 7 Menu Push this screen button to select a specific QuickMenu display if more than one is available NOTE ...

Страница 47: ...ROBE COMP 5V 2 1 EXT TRIG 50Ω 5VRMS 50Ω 5VRMS 1MΩ 13pF 150 VRMS CATl 1MΩ 13pF 150 VRMS CATl CH 2 CH 1 50Ω 5VRMS 1MΩ 17pF 150 VRMS CATl 1 PROBE COMP Square wave signal source to compensate probes 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Channel inputs with TekProbe interface 3 EXT TRIG External trigger input with TekProbe interface two channel models only ...

Страница 48: ...Getting Started 1 32 TDS3000B Series User Manual Rear Panel Connectors 1 5 4 2 6 14 2 V DC 400 mA 3 7 8 ...

Страница 49: ...rmal printer 4 Ethernet port Connects the oscilloscope to a 10Base T local area network Available on all models 5 External Trigger input four channel models only See page A 6 for input specifications 6 DC power output Provides 15 V DC power to accessories or to the plug in TDS3PRT thermal printer 7 Ground terminal Connect to earth ground when using battery power See page 1 13 for important safety ...

Страница 50: ...nication Module Connectors 1 2 TDS3GV 3 1 GPIB port Connect to a controller for remote programmability 2 RS 232 port Connect to a controller or terminal for remote programmability or printing 3 VGA port Connect to a VGA monitor to display the screen image ...

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Страница 53: ...applications H Taking simple measurements H Analyzing signal detail H Triggering on a video signal H Capturing a single shot signal H Using the disk drive Each application example highlights different features of the oscilloscope and gives you ideas about using the oscilloscope to solve test problems ...

Страница 54: ...sing Autoset To quickly display a signal do these steps 1 Connect the channel 1 probe to the signal 2 Push the AUTOSET button The oscilloscope sets vertical horizontal and trigger controls automatically You can manually adjust any of these controls if you need to optimize the display of the waveform When you are using more than one channel the autoset function sets the vertical controls for each c...

Страница 55: ...ency and peak to peak amplitude do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button to see the measurement menu 2 Push the CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Ch1 screen button 3 Select the Frequency measurement 4 Push the more screen button until you can select the Pk Pk measurement 5 Push the MENU OFF button The measurements show on the screen and update as the signal changes ...

Страница 56: ...io generator that can inject a test signal at the amplifier input Connect two oscilloscope channels to the amplifier input and output as shown Measure both signal levels and use these measurements to calculate the gain Ch 1 Ch 2 To display the signals connected to channels 1 and 2 do these steps 1 Push the CH 1 and CH 2 buttons to activate both channels 2 Push the AUTOSET button ...

Страница 57: ...he CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Ch1 screen button 3 Select the Amplitude measurement 4 Push the CH 2 button and then push the Select Measurement for Ch2 screen button 5 Select the Amplitude measurement 6 Calculate the amplifier gain using the following equations Gain output amplitude input amplitude 3 155 V 130 0 mV 24 27 Gain dB 20 log 24 27 27 7 dB ...

Страница 58: ...1 button and then the Select Measurement for Ch1 screen button 3 Select the Rise Time measurement Rise time is typically measured between the 10 and 90 amplitude levels of a signal these are the default reference levels the oscilloscope uses for rise time measurements However in this example you need to measure the time the signal takes to pass between the 0 8 V and 2 0 V levels You can customize ...

Страница 59: ... general purpose knob to select 2 0 V 5 Push the Low Ref screen button 6 Use the general purpose knob to select 800 mV The measurement verifies that the transition time 3 842 ns meets the specification 10 ns Measuring Specific Events Next you want to see the pulses in the incoming digital signal but the pulse widths vary so it is hard to establish a stable trigger To look at a snapshot of the digi...

Страница 60: ...do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button 2 Push the CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Ch1 screen button 3 Select the Positive Width measurement 4 Push the Gating screen button 5 Select Gate With V Bar Cursors to choose measurement gating using cursors 6 Place one cursor to the left and one cursor to the right of the second pulse The oscilloscope shows the width measurement 160 n...

Страница 61: ...0B Series User Manual 2 9 Analyzing Signal Detail You have a noisy signal displayed on the oscilloscope and you need to know more about it You suspect that the signal contains much more detail than you can now see in the display ...

Страница 62: ...the noise do these steps 1 Push the acquire MENU button 2 Select the Peak Detect acquisition mode 3 Increase the WAVEFORM INTENSITY control to see the noise more easily Peak detect emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in your signal as narrow as 1 ns even when the time base is set to a slow setting Refer to page 3 9 for more information about peak detect and the other acquisition modes ...

Страница 63: ...e To reduce random noise in the oscilloscope display do these steps 1 Push the acquire MENU button 2 Push the Mode bottom button 3 Select the Average acquisition mode Averaging reduces random noise and makes it easier to see detail in a signal In the example below a ring shows on the rising and falling edges of the signal when the noise is removed ...

Страница 64: ...e of the signal do these steps 1 Push the CURSOR button 2 Push the Function screen button 3 Select V Bars cursors 4 Push the V Bar Units screen button 5 Select 1 seconds Hz 6 Place one cursor on the first peak of the ring using the general purpose knob 7 Push the SELECT button 8 Place the other cursor on the next peak of the ring The cursor readout shows the measured ring frequency is 227 kHz ...

Страница 65: ...h To use delay to see the jitter do these steps 1 Push the DELAY button 2 Adjust the horizontal POSITION control to set the delay close to to the nominal pulse width 210 s Push the COARSE button to make delay adjustments more quickly Push COARSE again to fine tune the delay time The falling edge of the pulse is now near the center of the screen When delay is on the horizontal expansion point separ...

Страница 66: ... Manual 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to a faster time base setting and increase the WAVEFORM INTENSITY to see the jitter in the pulse width NOTE You can toggle the delay function on and off to view signal details at two different areas of interest ...

Страница 67: ...sors On Screen screen button to quickly locate the cursors 5 Place one cursor at the first falling edge and place the other cursor at the last falling edge 6 Read the peak to peak jitter in the readout 1 40 s You can also measure the minimum and maximum pulse widths When you select the first cursor the readout displays the minimum pulse width 210 s When you select the second cursor the readout dis...

Страница 68: ...edical equipment and need to display the video output signal The video output is an NTSC standard signal Use the video trigger to obtain a stable display Ch 1 To trigger on the video fields do these steps 1 Push the trigger MENU button 2 Push the Type screen button to select Video 3 Push the Standard screen button to select 525 NTSC ...

Страница 69: ...field across the screen 7 Push the acquire MENU button 8 Push the Resolution screen button 9 Select Normal acquisition resolution Normal acquisition resolution is the best choice to acquire a video field signal because the signal contains a great amount of horizontal detail If the signal had been noninterlaced you could choose to trigger on All Fields ...

Страница 70: ... Lines 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to see a complete video line across the screen NOTE The optional TDS3VID and TDS3SDI application modules add new video functions such as a video QuickMenu video Autoset trigger on custom scan rates trigger on specific video lines vectorscope vectorscope supports component video only video picture trigger on analog HDTV signals and view 601 digital video signals...

Страница 71: ...eo lines 2 Push the acquire MENU button 3 Push the Resolution screen button 4 Select Fast Trigger acquisition resolution 5 Adjust the WAVEFORM INTENSITY control for the amount of modulation you want to see The oscilloscope now shows signal modulation in shades of intensity and appears similar to the display of a video waveform monitor or an analog oscilloscope Fast trigger acquisition resolution i...

Страница 72: ...ut once per minute so you need to capture the voltage across the relay as a single shot acquisition To set up for a single shot acquisition do these steps 1 Adjust the vertical SCALE and horizontal SCALE to appropriate ranges for the signal you expect to see 2 Push the acquire MENU button 3 Push the Resolution screen button 4 Select Normal acquisition resolution 5 Push the SINGLE SEQ single sequen...

Страница 73: ...re you take the next acquisition you can adjust the vertical and horizontal controls to give you a preview of how the next acquisition might appear As you adjust these controls the current acquisition is repositioned expanded or compressed This preview is useful to optimize the settings before the next single shot event is captured When next acquisition is captured with the new vertical and horizo...

Страница 74: ...1 Push the zoom button 2 Use the horizontal POSITION to place the expansion point close to where the relay contact begins to open 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to magnify the waveform around the expansion point The ragged waveform and the inductive load in the circuit suggest that the relay contact may be arcing as it opens The zoom function works equally well when acquisition is running or is sto...

Страница 75: ...n the disk you can load the screen images into a PC print hard copies with a printer attached to the oscilloscope or your PC or import the screen images into desktop publishing software to produce a report You can also save waveform data on the disk From the disk you can recall waveforms to the oscilloscope display or you can import the data into spreadsheet and Mathcad software to perform additio...

Страница 76: ...Insert a floppy disk into the disk drive 2 Push the UTILITY button 3 Push the System screen button to select Hard Copy 4 Push the Format screen button 5 Select BMP Windows mono image file format you may need to push the more screen button several times before you see this choice 6 Push the Port screen button 7 Select File to send hard copies to disk The oscilloscope reads the disk directory and di...

Страница 77: ...e and automatic sequence do these steps 1 Push the File Utilities screen button 2 Use the general purpose knob to highlight the file TEK BMP 3 Select the Rename screen button 4 Use the screen buttons to clear the existing file name and enter the new file name CNTRL BMP The question marks are placeholders for an automatic number sequence from 000 to 999 5 Push the OK Accept screen button to setup t...

Страница 78: ... minutes until you are finished with the test 4 When you are finished push UTILITY to see the list of sequential files that have been saved The files are labeled with their sequential names as well as the time and date each was created You can save up to four BMP images or approximately 35 TIFF images on a single 1 44 MB floppy disk You can also enable file compression UTILITY System Hard Copy Opt...

Страница 79: ...hese steps 1 Display the signal on the oscilloscope screen 2 Push the SAVE RECALL button 3 Push the Save Wfm screen button 4 Select To File 5 Select Spreadsheet File Format The default target file TEK CSV is now automatically highlighted 6 Push the Save To Selected File screen button to save the waveform 7 Push the File Utilities screen button to see the saved waveform file TEK00000 CSV in the dis...

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Страница 83: ...on of the oscilloscope The topics in this chapter are arranged by front panel button or control group name Reference topic Page Acquire 3 2 Cursor 3 16 Display 3 23 Hard copy 3 27 Horizontal controls 3 31 Measure 3 39 QuickMenu 3 47 Save Recall 3 48 Trigger controls 3 58 Utility 3 70 Vertical controls 3 80 e Scope 3 88 ...

Страница 84: ...reVu Previewing waiting for trigger While acquisition is running or stopped you can use these controls to examine the waveforms H Channel buttons to select a channel H Zoom button with horizontal POSITION and SCALE to magnify waveforms does not affect the actual time base or trigger position settings H WAVEFORM INTENSITY to adjust gray scale level H CURSOR button to activate cursors to measure wav...

Страница 85: ...Average N N acquisitions of each displayed channel are acquired N is user adjustable with the general purpose knob When you push the SINGLE SEQ button the oscilloscope does the following things H The trigger mode is set to Normal H The trigger system arms and the light next to the SINGLE SEQ button turns on After the single sequence acquisition is complete acquisition stops and the light next to t...

Страница 86: ...hannel in use and then uses that channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls The autoset function also changes the following oscilloscope settings H Acquisition mode is set to Sample H Bandwidth limits are set to Full H Zoom is turned off H Trigger is set to Auto mode and minimum holdoff H Trigger is set to Edge type DC coupling and rising slope H B trigger is turned off H XY display format...

Страница 87: ...ly acquired points All points decay in intensity over time unless the display persistence is set to infinite Use a medium intensity setting to get an analog oscilloscope view of time varying signals and those containing modulation Use the maximum intensity setting to view the signals the way most digital oscilloscopes display them You can turn on display persistence to slow or prevent the decay of...

Страница 88: ...erage N Reduces random or uncorrelated noise in the signal display Adjust N with the general purpose knob Horizontal Resolution Fast Trigger 500 points Acquires 500 point waveforms at a fast repetition rate Normal 10k points Acquires 10 000 point waveforms with more horizontal detail Reset Horizontal Delay Set to 0 s Resets the horizontal delay time to zero Autoset Normal Autoset Executes the auto...

Страница 89: ...on any active channel Stop On Anomaly On Off When On the oscilloscope stops waveform acquisition when there is a waveform anomaly on any channel The input waveforms and anomalies remain displayed on the screen Hard Copy On Anomaly On Off When On the oscilloscope sends an image of the screen to the hard copy device or floppy file when there is a waveform anomaly on any channel Wfms to Disk On Anoma...

Страница 90: ...out vertical preview see page 3 83 H For more information about horizontal preview see page 3 36 While acquisition is stopped you can make changes to other controls but those changes will only take affect with the next acquisition There is no preview for control changes other than the vertical and horizontal controls The preview functions also do not affect automatic measurements cursor measuremen...

Страница 91: ...from two consecutive intervals Sample Sample Use Sample acquisition mode for the fastest acquisition at any SEC DIV setting Sample mode is the default mode Peak Detect Use Peak Detect acquisition mode to limit the possibility of aliasing Also use Peak Detect for glitch detection You can see glitches as narrow as 1 ns Peak Detect is only functional for sample rates up to 125 MS s For 250 MS s and f...

Страница 92: ... and maximum extremes of a signal over a specified number of acquisitions N The enveloped waveform data acquisition clears and then starts over after each N acquisitions If you push the SINGLE SEQ button envelope acquisition stops after N acquisi tions Use the general purpose knob to set the number of acquisi tions Average Use Average acquisition mode to reduce random or uncorrelated noise in the ...

Страница 93: ...3000B Series User Manual 3 11 If you probe a noisy square wave signal that contains intermittent narrow glitches the waveform displayed will vary depending on the acquisition mode you choose Sample Peak Detect Envelope Average ...

Страница 94: ...sition rate 300 MHz 600 MHz models 100 MHz 200 MHz models 700 waveforms s 400 waveforms s 3 600 waveforms s 2 600 waveforms s Maximum horizontal zoom factor 200X 10X Choose Normal or Fast Trigger acquisition resolution based on the characteristics of the signal you want to acquire Signal characteristic Better choice Large amount of horizontal detail Normal Shape is stable or changes relatively slo...

Страница 95: ...itivity value to adjust the comparision tolerance If the current acquisition exceeds the comparison tolerance the oscilloscope considers the current acquisition as an anomaly Anomaly The oscilloscope can respond to an anomalous waveform by stopping acquisitions emitting a beep saving the anomalous waveform to a disk file printing the screen image to a hard copy device or any combination of the abo...

Страница 96: ...arison sensitivity value As signal noise and intensity levels affect the displayed waveform you will need to experiment with the sensitivity setting to reduce the number of false anomalies due to signal noise 7 Use the WAVEFORM INTENSITY front panel button to adjust the persistance of the anomaly waveform 8 Once you have set the sensitivity value to reduce or eliminate false anomalies push one or ...

Страница 97: ...TY knob controls the persistance of the anomalous waveform instead of waveform intensity H To capture a very random event minutes to hours enable the Wfms to Disk on Anomaly function to write anomalous waveform data to a disk file in isf format The number of files you can save depends on the waveform record length You can determine when the anomaly occured by checking the file create date and time...

Страница 98: ...hile you are in YT display mode DISPLAY XY Display Off YT Push the CURSOR button to show the cursor menu Bottom Side Description Function Off Turns cursors off H Bars Use to make vertical measurements V Bars Use to make both vertical and horizontal measurements Bring Selected Cursor to Center Screen Moves the active cursor to center screen Bring Both Cur sors On Screen Moves any off screen cursor ...

Страница 99: ... measurement units to degrees Use Cursor Posi tions as Sets the V Bar measurement scale so that 0 or 0 is the current position of the left V Bar cursor and 100 or 360 is the current position of the right V Bar cursor Use 5 divs as Sets the V Bar measurement scale so that 5 screen major divisions is 100 or 360 where 0 or 0 is 2 5 divisions and 100 or 360 is 2 5 divisions from center vertical gratic...

Страница 100: ...00 where 0 is 2 5 divisions and 100 is 2 5 divisions from the center horizontal graticule Key Points Cursor Movement Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor Push the SELECT button to change which cursor is active The active cursor is the solid line Faster Cursor Movement Push COARSE to set the general purpose knob to make faster cursor movement Finding Cursors When using zoom delay ...

Страница 101: ...rsor relative to the trigger point Cursor Interaction with Preview If you change a vertical or horizontal control setting while acquisition is stopped or it is waiting for trigger the cursors move with the waveforms and cursor measurements remain valid Taking Gray Scale Measurements Using cursors is often the best way to take simple measurements on waveforms that contain significant gray scale inf...

Страница 102: ... one pixel width away from the cursor position V Bars and FFT When the selected waveform is an FFT waveform selecting V Bars and Phase sets the measurement to percent Tracking Mode In cursor tracking mode both cursors move together when cursor 1 is selected Enabling tracking mode automatically selects cursor 1 as the active cursor If cursor 2 is selected while in tracking mode only cursor 2 will m...

Страница 103: ...s Use the front panel SELECT button to select which cursor to move the active cursor Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor Mode Independent Sets cursors to move independently Tracking Sets cursors to move together when the reference cursor is selected NOTE The Advanced Analysis application module TDS3AAM adds more XY cursor features including graticule cursors and polar readouts K...

Страница 104: ... than the reference cursor All absolute measurements are referenced to the XY waveform s 0 0 origin and show the value of the active cursor 0 0 Origin The XY waveform origin is the 0 volt point of each source waveform Positioning both source waveform 0 volt points on the vertical center graticule places the origin in the center of the screen Switching Between XY and YT You can switch between XY an...

Страница 105: ...to see dots and vectors Persist Time Sets persist time Set to Auto Sets the WAVEFORM INTENSITY knob to control the persistence time Clear Persistence Clears any displayed persistence Backlight Intensity High Use for bright ambient conditions Medium Use for dim ambient conditions Low Use to extend battery operation time Graticule Full Grid Cross Hair Frame Sets the graticule type DISPLAY ...

Страница 106: ...as the Y channel versus Ref1 as X Gated By Sets Ch2 Ch3 or Ch4 as the Z chan nel gate source and sets the gating channel threshold level Color Palette Normal Selects the color display Monochrome Sets all waveforms to high contrast black and white Key Points Waveform Dots and Vectors With Dots Only set to off the vectors between samples can be filled increase the WAVEFORM INTENSI TY control to incr...

Страница 107: ...ze periodic input signals to the XY waveform This feature is useful when only one part of the period contains valid information that you want to see in the XY format Set the time base and trigger location to acquire just that part of the period When you want to see the complete period of the signals regardless of the time base setting set the trigger source to an unused channel and the trigger mod...

Страница 108: ...l is either on or off there is no intensity modulation Gated XYZ is useful for showing constellation diagrams Push the Gated By screen button to select the Z gate source channel The general purpose knob sets the Z channel threshold level Z channel signals above the set threshold are true and open the XY signal gate Z channel signals below the set threshold are false and close the XY signal gate Th...

Страница 109: ...illoscope to print a hard copy 1 Push the UTILITY menu button 2 Push the System screen button to select Hard Copy 3 Push the Format screen button and then choose the printer format appropriate for your application 4 Push the Options screen button to select the image orientation portrait or landscape as well as turn on or off hard copy file compression 5 Push the Ink Saver screen button and select ...

Страница 110: ...ot matrix printers C60 and C80 inkjet printers Interleaf img Interleaf image object file format TIFF tif Tag image file format RLE color Windows color image file format PCX mono PC Paintbrush monochrome image file format PCX color PC Paintbrush color image file format BMP mono Windows monochrome image file format BMP color Windows color image file format EPS mono Encapsulated PostScript monochrome...

Страница 111: ...rmation is printed as a dithered image Ink Saver and Preview As an alternative to printing the display colors turn on the Ink Saver function to print a hard copy with a white background This function saves printer ink while it preserves the color coding of the waveforms and readouts except for channel 1 Because yellow ink is hard to see on white paper Ink Saver prints channel 1 using a dark blue i...

Страница 112: ...ton 6 Push the hard copy button Printer Error Message To avoid printer errors always power on the printer and allow it to complete its initialization process before powering on the oscilloscope If you see a Hard copy device not responding error message power the oscilloscope off and then back on and then try printing again If the printer still does not work check that the printer is online you hav...

Страница 113: ...record to acquire waveforms leading up to a trigger event For example if you can trigger on an error condition the waveforms leading up to the error condition might tell you why the error occurred Use a posttrigger setting trigger position near 0 of the record when you want to acquire waveforms that follow a trigger event Use a mid screen setting when you are interested in information both before ...

Страница 114: ...veform record icon at the top of the screen Trigger marker and horizontal expansion point Waveform record icon The small inverted triangle is the horizontal expansion point When you change the horizontal SCALE setting the waveforms contract or expand about this point When delay is off the horizontal expansion point is the same as the trigger point ...

Страница 115: ...n delay is on the trigger point separates from the horizontal expansion point The horizontal expansion point stays at the center of the screen The trigger point can move off the screen when this happens the trigger marker turns to point in the direction of the trigger point Delay time Trigger point Acquired waveform Expansion point T Use the delay feature when you want to acquire waveform detail t...

Страница 116: ...ansion point center screen Delay time readout The interaction between delay and other functions is summarized in the table below Function Delay off Delay on Trigger point Any point within the acquired waveform Can occur prior to the acquired waveform Expansion point Same as the trigger point Always center screen Horizontal SCALE Sets time base Sets time base Horizontal POSITION Sets trigger positi...

Страница 117: ...mains unchanged The magnified waveforms always expand or contract around the center of the screen Zoom Button Push the zoom button to magnify the current acquisition along the horizontal axis so you can see more detail Use the horizontal SCALE control to adjust the amount of magnification Use the horizontal POSITION control to select the portion of the waveform you want to magnify When zoom is on ...

Страница 118: ...unction Horizontal zoom Horizontal preview Horizontal SCALE Sets magnification factor Changes time base for the next acquisition Horizontal POSITION Selects portion of wave form to magnify Changes trigger position or delay time for the next acquisition DELAY button Turns delay on and off Turns delay on and off Math waveform Remains valid magnifies and positions with other waveforms Remains fixed d...

Страница 119: ...y and vector fill returns to the display Using Zoom and Delay Together You can use both zoom and delay at the same time to magnify a delayed acquisition Fast Time Base Settings At the fastest time base settings only a portion of the waveform shows in the display The waveform record icon indicates that portion with brackets Push the zoom button and then use the horizontal POSITION control to scroll...

Страница 120: ...mal acquisition resolution If the delay reduction occurs it may cause the waveform horizontal position to shift Negative Delay You can select up to ten divisions of negative delay At the fastest time base settings you can use negative delay to see more of the waveform that occurs before the trigger point Roll Mode Display To obtain a rolling display similar to a strip chart recorder turn off zoom ...

Страница 121: ...Measurement 4 Removes a specific measurement All Measurements Removes all measurements Gating Off Use to take measurements on the full waveform record Screen Use to take measurements on the portion of the waveform on screen Cursors Use to take measurements on the portion of the waveform between the V Bar cursors Bring Selected Cursor to Center Screen Moves the active cursor to center screen Bring ...

Страница 122: ... in relative or absolute units High Reference Sets custom high reference level Mid Reference Sets custom mid reference level Mid 2 Ref Sets the custom mid reference level for the Delay and Phase measurement second waveform Low Reference Sets custom low reference level Set to Defaults Sets reference levels to default values Indicators Measurement 1 Measurement 4 Selects the measurement for which to...

Страница 123: ...easurement The table beginning on page 3 44 describes the measurements in detail Measurement Interaction with Preview If you change a vertical or horizontal control setting while acquisition is stopped or is waiting for trigger measurements track the changes and remain valid Taking Gray Scale Measurements Using cursors is often the best way to take simple measurements on waveforms that contain sig...

Страница 124: ...t have no large flat portions at a common value such as sine waves and triangle waves H Auto Select chooses one of the above methods automatically depending on the signal characteristics Auto Select chooses the histogram method if the histogram contains prominent peaks If not Auto Select chooses the min max method Measurement Gating You can use the gating feature to limit measurements to the porti...

Страница 125: ...scilloscope takes measurements over the entire waveform record Using Measurement Gating with Cursors If V Bar cursors are already on when you select Cursor gating the cursors do both functions at the same time The cursor readouts are displayed at the same time that the cursors gate the automatic measurements If H Bar cursors are on when you select cursor gating the H Bar cursors are turned off ...

Страница 126: ...quare voltage over the first cycle in the waveform Delay Timing measurement The time between the MidRef crossings of two different waveforms or the gated region of the waveforms Fall Time Time that the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to fall from 90 to 10 of its amplitude Freq uency Reciprocal of the period of the first cycle in the waveform Measured in Hertz Hz High The valu...

Страница 127: ...egative Duty Cycle Measurement of the first cycle in the waveform Negative Duty Cycle Negative Width Period 100 Negative Overshoot Measured over the entire waveform Negative Overshoot Low Min Amplitude 100 Negative Width Measurement of the first negative pulse in the waveform The time between the 50 amplitude points Pk Pk Measured over the entire waveform Peak to peak Max Min Period Time it takes ...

Страница 128: ...the waveform The time between the 50 amplitude points Rise Time Time that the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to rise from 10 to 90 of its amplitude RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform Snapshot All Measurements Displays all measurement values except two chan nel measurements at the time you pushed the Snapshot All Measurements button for the selecte...

Страница 129: ...icates that there are additional settings available that are not shown You can use most of the front panel controls at the same time you are using a QuickMenu For example if you push a channel button to select a different channel the QuickMenu changes to show information about that channel Using Other Menus You can still use the regular menus For example if you push the MEASURE button you can set ...

Страница 130: ... a setup from disk up Recall Setup 1 Recall Setup 10 Recalls a setup from nonvolatile memory Recall Factory Setup OK Confirm Factory Init Initializes the setup Save Wfm To File Saves one or more waveforms to a file Selecting this menu item changes the side menu contents See page 3 50 To Ref1 To Ref4 Saves the selected waveform to nonvolatile memory See page 3 51 Recall Wfm From File Recall Ref1 Re...

Страница 131: ...creen button and then select one of the ten storage locations Then push the OK Overwrite Saved Setup screen button to complete the operation or the MENU OFF button to cancel the operation Recalling Setups To recall a setup from nonvolatile memory push the Recall Setup screen button and then select one of the ten storage locations Recalling the Factory Setup Recall the factory setup to initialize t...

Страница 132: ...orm data to disk as a comma separated data file compatible with most spreadsheet programs Mathcad File Format Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data to disk in Mathcad format Use this format if you intend to import the waveform data into Mathcad software Save Active Waveforms to Consecutive Files Immediately saves all active waveforms to consecutively numbered files in internal save file isf ...

Страница 133: ...ge 3 86 for an alternate method you can use to save waveforms Saved waveforms contain only the most current acquisition gray scale information if any is not saved Displaying a Reference Waveform To display a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory push the REF button and then push the Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 or Ref4 screen button When a reference waveform is selected it appears brighter than other reference ...

Страница 134: ...uctions on how to erase all setups and waveforms saved in nonvolatile memory Using the Floppy Disk Drive This section describes how to use the disk drive The File Utilities submenu is shown below Bottom Side Description File Utilities Delete Deletes a file Rename Renames a file Copy Copies a file to another directory Print Prints a file to a printer connected to one of the hard copy ports Create D...

Страница 135: ... push the SELECT button To move up one directory level select and then push the SELECT button Automatic File Numbering The oscilloscope gives all files created by the oscilloscope the default name TEK where the question marks are placeholders for an automatic number sequence from 00000 to 99999 You can change the TEK file to a new name with up to eight characters If you use fewer than eight charac...

Страница 136: ...racter Use the screen buttons described below to edit and enter the new name Screen button Function Enter Char Enters the selected character into the field and Moves the cursor to a different character in the field Back Space Deletes the character before the cursor location Delete Deletes the character at the cursor location Clear Erases the current field value and Selects the field that you want ...

Страница 137: ... file or directory with the general purpose knob and push the Copy screen button Now use the general purpose knob and SELECT button to select a destination directory Push the copy confirmation screen button to complete the operation Printing Files You can print files through any installed printer port to your printer This function is especially useful if you want to print hard copy files that you ...

Страница 138: ...id loss of data do not format disks that already contain important data When you format a disk all files and directories will be erased and can never be recovered Setting Protections The oscilloscope provides two protections to help you prevent accidental loss of data H Confirm Delete shows a confirmation message each time you try to delete a file You can turn Confirm Delete off if you do not want...

Страница 139: ...DJ Hard copy file Deskjet format LJ Hard copy file Laserjet format IBM Hard copy file Epson format IMG Hard copy file Interleaf format TIF Hard copy file TIFF format RLE Hard copy file RLE format PCX Hard copy file PCX format BMP Hard copy file BMP format EPS Hard copy file EPS format BJC Hard copy file Bubble Jet format DPU Hard copy file Seiko DPU 3445 format GZ Gnuzip compressed hard copy file ...

Страница 140: ...f installed the TDS3VID Extended Video application module user manual for more information Trigger Level Use the trigger LEVEL control to adjust the trigger level When you change the trigger level a horizontal line temporarily appears to show you the level on screen After the line disappears the trigger level is marked with a small arrow Trigger level marker Trigger level readout Set to 50 Push th...

Страница 141: ...to verify that it is on the screen H After you push the SINGLE SEQ button to set up for a single shot acquisition you can push the FORCE TRIG button to do a practice acquisition to verify the control settings B Trigger To use the B trigger the A trigger type must be Edge Push the trigger MENU and B TRIG buttons to show the B trigger menu and to activate triggering using both the A and B triggers T...

Страница 142: ... trigger on the nth B trigger event after the A trigger Use the general purpose knob to set the event value Set to Min Sets the B events count to 1 Source Sets Source coupling slope and level for the B trigger These settings Coupling level for the B trigger These settings are independent of similar settings for Slope are independent of similar settings for the A trigger See page 3 64 for descripti...

Страница 143: ... time Pretrigger record Posttrigger record Trigger source A Trigger source B acquired waveform record Trigger point A trigger wait time delay time Trigger point B Wait for time T waiting for nth event where n 5 Pretrigger record Posttrigger record Wait for events Trigger source A Trigger source B acquired waveform record delay time Trigger point A Trigger point B T ...

Страница 144: ...at is counted The opposite polarity edge must occur 5 ns after the A trigger arming event If this condition is not met the oscilloscope does not count the first event which results in a trigger on the n 1st event Refer to the following figure where n 3 and A and B trigger slopes are set to rising edge Arming event A Trigger event B for n 3 1 2 3 Arming event A Trigger event B for n 3 Trigger point...

Страница 145: ...ts if any are infrequent Trig d The oscilloscope is acquiring using valid trigger events that are frequent enough to avoid auto triggering PrTrig The oscilloscope is acquiring the pretrigger part of the waveforms This status is shown only at the slowest time division settings Trig The oscilloscope has acquired the pretrigger part of the waveforms and is waiting for a valid trigger event BTrig The ...

Страница 146: ...e oscilloscope to trigger on the external trigger source Ext 10 attenuates Ext 10 e e a gge sou ce 0 a e ua es the external trigger signal by a factor of 10 See page 3 67 Ext Probe nnX Voltage Current 4 channel only Set this value to match the attenuation factor and the type of probe voltage or current that is attached to the external trigger connector Push the menu button to select the probe type...

Страница 147: ...n the trigger signal LF Reject Rejects frequencies below 1 kHz in the trigger signal Noise Reject DC coupling with low sensitivity to reject noise in the trigger signal Slope rising edge Triggers on the rising edge of a signal falling edge Triggers on the falling edge of a signal Level Level Use to set the trigger level with the general purpose knob Set to TTL Sets the trigger level to 1 4 V for T...

Страница 148: ...duration Set to Min Sets holdoff to the minimum value Key Points Displaying the Trigger Source You do not have to display a channel to use it as a trigger source Normal and Auto Mode Use Normal trigger mode when you want to trigger only on a valid event Use Auto trigger mode when you want the acquisition to occur even when there is not a valid trigger event Also choose Auto when you want a rolling...

Страница 149: ...able in all trigger menus except for logic triggers Alternating trigger uses the current trigger settings to trigger on all active channels there is not a separate trigger setup for each channel Therefore the trigger settings must be able to trigger on all active signals in order to produce a stable triggered display If one or more of the source signals do not meet the trigger settings the oscillo...

Страница 150: ...of the record duration Holdoff begins when the oscilloscope recognizes a trigger event and disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete The trigger system remains disabled during the holdoff time Holdoff Holdoff Indicates trigger points Trigger level Holdoff Acquisition interval Acquisition interval New triggers are not recognized during the holdoff time NOTE For best results choose N...

Страница 151: ...Source See page 3 64 for descriptions of these menu items Trigger On Odd Triggers on odd or even fields in an interlaced signal Even interlaced signal All Fields Triggers on any field in an interlaced or noninterlaced signal All Lines Triggers on all lines Mode Holdoff See page 3 66 for descriptions of these menu items Key Points Displaying the Trigger Source You do not have to display a channel t...

Страница 152: ... with your application packages for more information H Use I O to set up the communication ports H Use Hard Copy to set up hard copy parameters Refer to Hard Copy on page 3 27 for information about setting up and printing a hard copy H Use Cal to compensate the signal path H Use Diags to run internal diagnostic routines Push the UTILITY button to show the utility menu Then push the System screen b...

Страница 153: ...anguage you choose Deutsch language you choose Italiano Español Português Russian Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Set Date Time Display Date Time Use to turn the date time display On or Off Hour Min Use to set the internal clock with the current hour and minute Month Day Use to set the internal clock with the current month and day Year Use to set the internal clock with the ...

Страница 154: ... with the current date and time push the Set Date Time screen button Use the general purpose knob to set the values after you push the screen buttons for the year day and month hour and minute Push the OK Enter Date Time screen button to complete the operation Power Off Time Out Use this feature to automatically turn the oscilloscope to standby if it is not being used Use the general purpose knob ...

Страница 155: ...a on your oscillo scope you may want to execute the Tek Secure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use The Tek Secure function does the following tasks H Replaces all waveforms in all reference memories with null sample values H Replaces the current front panel setup and all stored setups with the factory setup H Calculates the checksums of all waveform memory and setup memory l...

Страница 156: ... copies Off Bus Disables the GPIB port Debug Enables and disables a message window to help you debug GPIB problems RS 232 TDS3GV Baud Rate Sets the baud rate in steps from 1200 to 38400 Flagging Use to enable hard flagging RTS CTS or turn flagging off EOL Selects end of line terminator Debug Enables and disables a message window to help you debug RS 232 problems Set RS 232 Pa rameters to De fault ...

Страница 157: ...n Tests the oscilloscope s Ethernet connection Ethernet Printer Settings Add Printer Adds renames or deletes an Ethernet network printer from the oscilloscope Settings Rename Printer network printer from the oscilloscope printer list See Appendix G Ethernet Setup for information on setting the ill Eth t t k i t Delete Printer p g oscilloscope Ethernet network printer parameters Confirm Delete Enab...

Страница 158: ...the RS 232 parameters to defaults and then set the baud rate to match the computer or hard copy device The default settings except baud rate are standard on most computers and hard copy devices H Enable the debug window to see the RS 232 status errors data transmitted and data received GPIB Guidelines Follow these guidelines when you connect your oscilloscope to a GPIB network H Turn off the oscil...

Страница 159: ...ibration is due Notify After Years of Elapsed Time Sets the number of years before notifying you that a calibration is due Key Points Signal Path Compensation For maximum accuracy at any time run the signal path compensation routine just before taking critical measurements To meet accuracy specifications run the routine if the ambient temperature changes by 10 C or more Before running the routine ...

Страница 160: ...otified when calibration is due Diagnostic System Use the System Diag branch to access these functions Bottom Side Description System Diags Execute Starts diagnostics Loop Once Executes the diagnostic loop once Always Executes the diagnostic loop continu ously Until Fail Executes until a failure occurs Error Log Page Up Use to see the previous error log page Page Down Use to see the next error log...

Страница 161: ...e diagnostic routines until the oscilloscope fails a test or until you cycle the power Error Log The error log contains summary data gathered over the life of the oscilloscope The error log lists the last 100 errors encoun tered The last error in the list is the most recent Under normal circumstances the error log should be empty Any entry in the error log may indicate a hardware failure or firmwa...

Страница 162: ...erence level on the screen After the line disappears the ground reference level is marked at the left of the graticule If acquisition is stopped you can still reposition waveforms for analysis The new position setting is used when acquisition resumes Waveform Off Push the waveform OFF button to remove the selected waveform from the display You can still use the channel as a trigger source Vertical...

Страница 163: ...lso displays the channel if it is not already displayed Push the vertical MENU button to show the vertical menu of the selected channel All vertical operations below affect only the selected waveform Bottom Side Description Coupling DC Sets input coupling to DC AC Sets input coupling to AC GND Provides a 0 V signal reference The preamplifier disconnects from the input BNC Input termination remains...

Страница 164: ...enter screen Offset Vertical Offset Enables vertical offset adjustment with the general purpose knob Set to 0 V Sets vertical offset to 0 V Probe Setup Voltage Probe Use to set probe gain or attenuation for probes that do not have the Current Probe for probes that do not have the TekProbe II interface Deskew Use to adjust the time skew correction for each probe Set to 0 Use to set probe skew corre...

Страница 165: ...ctive and valid when using vertical preview The Difference Between Vertical Position and Offset Vertical position is a display function Adjust the vertical position to place the waveforms where you want to see them The waveform baseline locations track adjustments made to their positions When you adjust vertical offset you see a similar effect but it is actually quite different Vertical offset is ...

Страница 166: ...sh the MATH button to display or select the math waveform The bottom menu may show other menu items depending on which application module you have installed Bottom Side Description Dual Wfm Math Set 1st Source to Selects the first source waveform Set Operator to Selects the math operator or Set 2nd Source to Selects the second source waveform Key Points Dual Waveform Math For the dual waveform mat...

Страница 167: ...on is stopped the math waveform remains fixed It does not track the changes you see to the channel waveform The same is true if you adjust the horizontal POSITION or SCALE control under these conditions Gray Scale Restriction Math waveforms are always based on the most current acquisitions and do not contain any gray scale information Source Waveform Screen Position When displaying dual waveform m...

Страница 168: ...es channel 4 to Ref 1 Save Math to Ref1 Saves the math waveform to Ref 1 Ref 2 Ref 3 Ref 4 Identical settings for the reference waveforms Ref 2 Ref 3 and Ref 4 Key Points Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms You can display all four reference waveforms at the same time Push the submenu button to select a particular reference waveform The selected waveform appears brighter than other displa...

Страница 169: ...u can do this whether acquisition is running or is stopped If a reference waveform is selected scaling and repositioning of the reference waveform operates the same way whether zoom is turned on or off Gray Scale Restriction Reference waveforms are always saved from the most current acquisition and do not contain any gray scale information NOTE The TDS3AAM Advanced Analysis application module adds...

Страница 170: ...mage of the current acquisition save or load waveform and setup files and send textual control and query commands to the oscillo scope The advanced level which is hosted on your system provides a graphical user interface to view automatically updated screen images and remotely control the oscilloscope To obtain the advanced level software go to the Tektronix TDS3000B website and download the free ...

Страница 171: ...preferred browser program 2 In the Location or Address field where you normally enter a URL type in the IP address of the TDS3000B instrument to which you want to connect For example 188 121 212 107 Do not precede the IP address with any characters Then press the Return key 3 The browser program loads the instrument s e Scope home page which is an image of the screen contents when your browser acc...

Страница 172: ...ction side menu button in the Ethernet Network Settings menu to verify that the instrument is electronically connected to the network Basic e Scope Menu Functions The menu at the top of the page provides the following functions Home Home displays the oscilloscope screen Applications Applications takes you to the application URL specified in the Configure tab Configure Configure lets you specify UR...

Страница 173: ...on modules Control Control displays the advanced e Scope Web based Remote Control screen that lets you remotely control the oscilloscope using a graphical user interface that includes on screen interactive menus and selectable controls for all front panel buttons and knobs You must download the free advanced e Scope software from the tektronix web site Help Help takes you to the TDS3000B frequentl...

Страница 174: ...mpany s central engineering department needs to support many field service technicians who maintain and repair installed systems located throughout the world The field technicians can connect their TDS3000B series oscilloscopes to the systems and the engineers can then use e Scope to help the field technicians diagnose difficult problems Remote Line Down Troubleshooting A production line is down i...

Страница 175: ...o the station s LAN and then connect the oscilloscope to the appropriate test points The television station engineer can then use e Scope to remotely monitor the voltages and waveforms Remote Development Several engineers on a project need to access waveform and measurement data from a number of remote sites Using e Scope the engineers can capture screen hard copies and waveform data from these re...

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Страница 179: ...s two conditions must first be met H The oscilloscope must have been operating continuously for twenty minutes within the operating temperature range specified H You must perform the Compensate Signal Path operation described on page 1 4 If the operating temperature changes by more than 10 C you must perform the Compensate Signal Path operation again Specifications Acquisition Acquisition modes Sa...

Страница 180: ... VRMS 400 Vpk For steady state sinusoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vpk at 3 MHz and above Maximum voltage at input BNC 50 Ω 5 VRMS with peaks 30 V Maximum floating voltage 0 V from chassis BNC ground to earth ground or 30 VRMS 42 Vpk only under these conditions no signal voltages 30 VRMS 42 Vpk all common leads connected to the same voltage no grounded peripherals attac...

Страница 181: ...ALE Adjustable with 1 resolution Polarity Normal and Invert Position range 5 divisions n Analog bandwidth 50 Ω Bandwidth limit set to Full operating ambient 30 C derate 1 C above 30 C also typical at 1 MΩ with standard probe Scale range 5 mV div to 1 V div 2 mV div to 4 98 mV div 1 mV div to 1 99 mV div TDS301xB 100 MHz 100 MHz 90 MHz TDS302xB 200 MHz 100 MHz 90 MHz TDS303xB 300 MHz 250 MHz 150 MH...

Страница 182: ...ates 250 MS s 1 ns 1 sample rate DC gain accuracy 2 derated at 0 025 C for temperatures below 18 C and above 30 C in Sample or Average acquisition mode DC measurement accuracy Measurement type DC Accuracy in volts Sample acquisition mode typical Absolute measurement of any waveform point 0 022 reading offset position offset accuracy 0 15 div 0 6 mV Delta voltage between any two points on a wavefor...

Страница 183: ...by multiplying by the volts div setting Horizontal Acquisition horizontal resolution Normal 10 000 point record Fast trigger 500 point record Maximum acq rate typical TDS301xB TDS302xB TDS303xB TDS306xB TDS301xB TDS302xB TDS303xB TDS306xB 400 wfms s 700 wfms s 2 600 wfms s 3 600 wfms s Sample rate range TDS301xB TDS302xB TDS303xB TDS304xB TDS306xB Normal 100 S s to 1 25 GS s 100 S s to 2 5 GS s 10...

Страница 184: ...usoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vpk at 3 MHz and above External trigger maxi mum floating voltage 0 V from chassis BNC ground to earth ground or 30 VRMS 42 Vpk only under these conditions no signal voltages 30 VRMS 42 Vpk all common leads connected to the same voltage no grounded peripherals attached n Edge trigger i i i Source Sensitivity g gg sensitivity Any channel ...

Страница 185: ...e 80 kHz attenuates signals below 80 kHz Trigger level range Source Sensitivity gg g Any channel 8 divisions from center of screen 8 divisions from 0 V if LF REJ trigger coupled External trigger 800 mV External 10 trigger 8 V Line Fixed at the midlevel of the AC line SET LEVEL TO 50 typical Operates with input signals 45 Hz Trigger level accuracy i l Source Sensitivity gg y typical Any channel 0 2...

Страница 186: ...rigger 150 mV to 625 mV of video sync tip External 10 trigger 1 5 V to 6 25 V of video sync tip B Trigger Trigger After Time Trigger After B Events Range 13 2 ns to 50 s 1 event to 9 999 999 events Minimum time between arm and trigger typical 5ns from the end of the time period and the B trigger event 5 ns between the A trigger event and the first B trigger event Minimum Pulse Width typical B even...

Страница 187: ...e DB 25 female connector GPIB interface Available in optional accessory TDS3GV RS 232 interface DB 9 male connector available in optional accessory TDS3GV VGA signal output DB 15 female connector 31 6 kHz sync rate EIA RS 343A compliant available in optional accessory TDS3GV Probe compensator output typical 5 0 V into 1 MΩ load frequency 1 kHz Miscellaneous Nonvolatile memory Typical retention tim...

Страница 188: ...30 hours in the oscilloscope 5 hours in the optional external charger TDS3CHG Line fuse Internal not user replaceable Environmental Temperature Operating range no disk installed 5 C to 50 C Nonoperating range no disk installed 20 C to 60 C Typical operating range for floppy disks 10 C to 50 C Humidity Operating range no disk installed 20 to 80 RH below 32 C derate upper limit to 21 RH at 50 C Nono...

Страница 189: ...ing 2 46 gRMS from 5 Hz to 500 Hz 10 minutes on each axis Drop resistance typical Survives a 152 mm 6 in drop onto concrete with only cosmetic damage Mechanical Size Height 176 mm 6 9 in 229 mm 9 0 in including handle Width 375 mm 14 75 in Depth 149 mm 5 9 in Weight Oscilloscope only 3 2 kg 7 0 lbs With accessories and carry case 4 1 kg 9 0 lbs When packaged for domestic shipment 5 5 kg 12 0 lbs O...

Страница 190: ...al equipment for measurement control and laboratory use 1 2 IEC 61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 3 RF electromagnetic field immunity Performance criterion B 3 IEC 61000 4 4 Electrical fast transient burst immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 5 Power line surge immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 6 Conducted RF immunity Performance crit...

Страница 191: ...listed above attach only high quality shielded cables to this instrument High quality shielded cables typically are braid and foil types that have low impedance connections to shielded connectors at both ends 3 The increase in trace noise while subjected to a test field 3 V m over the frequency range 80 MHz to 1 GHz with 80 amplitude modulation at 1 kHz is not to exceed 8 major divisions peak to p...

Страница 192: ...P3010 and P6139A UL3111 1 Standard for electrical measuring and test equipment CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use P3010 and P6139A EN 61010 2 031 1995 Particular requirements for hand held probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test equipment Installation Category Descriptions Terminals on this product may have d...

Страница 193: ...erages 16 Acquire number of envelopes 16 Acquire run stop Run Acquire single sequence Off Acquire WaveAlert actionsall Off Acquire WaveAlert sensitivity 50 Acquire WaveAlert state Off Acquire WaveAlert type Highlight entire waveform Channel selection Channel 1 on all others off Coarse No change Confirm delete No change Cursor function Off Cursor H Bar 1 position 3 2 divisions from the center Curso...

Страница 194: ...Delay measure to edge occurrence First Delay measure to waveform Ch 1 Delay measure to waveform edge Rising Display graticule type Full Display backlight High Display color palette Normal Display dots only Off Display persist time Auto Dual waveform math function Ch 1 Ch 2 Edge trigger coupling DC Edge trigger level 0 0 V Edge trigger slope Rising Edge trigger source Channel 1 External trigger pro...

Страница 195: ...me div 400 s div Math type Dual waveform Measure gating Off Full Record Measure high low setup Auto Measure high reference 90 and 0 V Measure indicators Off Measure low reference 10 and 0 V Measure mid reference 50 and 0 V Measure mid2 reference 50 and 0 V Measure statistics Off Overwrite lock No change Phase measure to waveform Ch 1 Reference waveforms No change Saved setups No change Trigger hol...

Страница 196: ...ty I O No change Utility hard copy No change Vertical bandwidth Full Vertical coupling DC 1 MΩ Vertical invert Off Vertical offset 0 V Vertical position 0 div Vertical probe setup Voltage 1 X unless non 1 X probe attached Vertical volts div 100 mV div Video trigger standard 525 NTSC Video trigger on All lines Waveform file format No change XY display Off ...

Страница 197: ... 10X passive probes have 300 MHz or 500 MHz bandwidth and a CAT II voltage rating of 300 VRMS Front cover The front cover 200 4416 00 snaps onto the front of the oscilloscope to protect it during transit The front cover contains a convenient location to store the Reference manual Accessory tray The accessory tray 436 0371 00 fits in the battery compartment when you do not have a battery installed ...

Страница 198: ...xtended Video application package The extended video application package adds video trigger video picture vectorscope vectorscope supports component video only analog HDTV triggering and measurement capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user TDS3TMT Telecom Mask Test application package The telecom mask test application package adds ITU T G 703 ANSI T1 102 ...

Страница 199: ...lication packages can be installed by the user TDS3LIM Limit Test application package The Limit Test application module adds custom waveform limit testing capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user TDS3GV GPIB RS 232 VGA communication module This communication module adds GPIB RS 232 and VGA video ports to your oscilloscope You can attach a printer to the G...

Страница 200: ...ger recharges the oscilloscope battery pack in approximately 5 hours TDS3BATB rechargeable battery pack A rechargeable battery pack that provides up to three hours of portable operation TDS3PRT Thermal Printer The TDS3PRT Thermal Printer is a plug in oscilloscope powered monochrome thermal printer that lets you print screen images ...

Страница 201: ...e in the rack WSTRO WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes WaveStar is a Microsoft Office 97 compatible application that connects your oscilloscope to your PC You can upload and download waveforms and setups You can drag and drop acquired data into spreadsheets for further analysis into word processors to integrate with your documentation or to printers and plotters to make hard copies TDSPCS1 OpenCh...

Страница 202: ... Manual Optional Accessories cont Manuals The service manual 071 0972 XX provides information about maintenence and module level repair The programmer manual 071 0381 XX provides information and a list of the oscilloscope control and query commands ...

Страница 203: ...3010 and P6139A are high impedance passive probes with the following general characteristics Characteristic P3010 P6139A Cable length 2 m 1 3 m Compatibility 100 MHz oscilloscope models 200 MHz 600 MHz oscilloscope models Bandwidth 100 MHz 500 MHz Attenuation 10X 10X Nominal input impedance 10 MΩ in parallel with 13 3 pF 10 MΩ in parallel with 8 pF Maximum working voltage 300 V CAT II derated at 2...

Страница 204: ...page 1 3 for instructions to compensate probes When compensating the P3010 only adjust the trimmer marked L L TekProbe Interface Probes with the TekProbe interface automatically communicate with the oscilloscope to set the probe type and attenuation factor If you use a probe without the TekProbe interface you can set these parameters in the Vertical menu for the channel that the probe is connected...

Страница 205: ...do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while connected to a voltage source Ground Leads Always use a ground lead when you probe a circuit to minimize noise pickup and signal aberrations Connecting the ground lead to a point near the signal source usually provides the best results Long ground leads can cause false ringing and aberrations in the acquired waveform that are not in the actual...

Страница 206: ... adjustment if either of the following are true H the probe has high frequency aberrations H the probe does not perform at the rated bandwidth To perform the high frequency compensation adjustment you will need a signal source that has all of the following characteristics 1 MHz tr 1 ns 90 10 1 Vp p H square wave output at 1 MHz H fast rise output with rise time less than 1 ns H output properly ter...

Страница 207: ...MHz test signal on your oscilloscope Use the BNC to probe tip adapter 013 0277 00 to make the connection The display should be similar to that shown below a Area Of Waveform Affected By Adjustment b Location of Adjustment 10 ns H H Adjust trimmer H until the waveform is flat on top and has a square leading edge ...

Страница 208: ...Appendix D Probe Basics D 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual P3010 Replaceable Parts and Accessories Optional Accessories Standard Accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Страница 209: ... Part number 1 Retractable hook tip 013 0107 08 2 Probe tip 131 4997 01 3 Ground lead 6 in 196 3120 01 4 Marker set four colors two each 016 0633 00 5 Adjustment tool 003 1433 01 6 BNC to probe tip adapter 013 0277 00 7 Ground lead 28 in 196 3120 21 8 Ground lead 12 in 196 3121 01 9 IC test tip package of 10 015 0201 07 ...

Страница 210: ...Appendix D Probe Basics D 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual P6139A Replaceable Parts and Accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Optional Accessories Standard Accessories 14 15 16 17 18 19 ...

Страница 211: ... 2 3 in 195 4240 00 8 Marker set four colors two each 016 0633 00 9 IC Klipchip grabber package of 20 206 0364 00 01 Adjustment tool 003 1433 01 11 Ground lead with clip 6 in 196 3305 00 12 Probe tip assembly 206 0441 00 13 Probe tip cover 204 1049 00 14 Retractable hook tip 013 0107 06 15 Ground lead 3 in 196 3113 03 16 Probe to connector pin adapter 015 0325 00 17 50 Ω BNC to probe tip terminati...

Страница 212: ...e Probes You can use the following passive probes without any limitations Passive probe Recommended usage P6561A SMT probe 200 MHz 10X P6562A SMT probe 350 MHz 10X P6563A SMT probe 500 MHz 20X P5100 High voltage probe 2500 Vpk CAT II 250 MHz 100X P6015A High voltage probe 20 kV DC 75 MHz 1000X P6021 Current probe 15 A 120 Hz to 60 MHz P6022 Current probe 6 A 935 Hz to 120 MHz ...

Страница 213: ...ve a load factor of zero Active probe Recommended usage Load factor P6205 FET probe 750 MHz 10X 0 P6243 SMT probe 1 GHz 10X 0 P5205 High voltage differential probe 1300 V 100 MHz 50X or 500X 6 P5210 High voltage differential probe 5600 V 50 MHz 100X or 1000X 6 ADA400A Differential preamplifier 10 V sensitiv ity DC to 10 kHz 5 AFTDS Telecom differential 50 Ω adapter 0 AMT75 Telecom 75 Ω adapter 0 T...

Страница 214: ...ual Unsupported Probes The TDS3000B Series only supports the probes listed in this section of the manual The oscilloscope may not display a message when you connect an unsupported probe so make sure that any probe you connect to the TDS3000B is supported ...

Страница 215: ...erformance Verification Please refer to the TDS3000B Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Service Manual Tektronix part number 071 0972 XX for performance verification procedures You can download this manual from the Tektronix web site www tektronix com ...

Страница 216: ...Appendix E Performance Verification E 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual ...

Страница 217: ...to sprays liquids or solvents Cleaning Inspect the oscillosope as often as operating conditions require To clean the oscilloscope exterior perform the following steps 1 Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope with a lint free cloth Use care to avoid scratching the glass display filter 2 Use a soft cloth or paper towel dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope You can use a 75 isop...

Страница 218: ...Appendix F General Care and Cleaning F 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual ...

Страница 219: ... convenience use the form on page G 15 Make two photocopies of the form and send them to your network administrator to fill in If you require remote access to the oscillo scope for programming or e Scope access then have the network administrator fill in section 1 If you require your oscilloscope to print screen hard copies to a network printer then have the network administrator fill in sections ...

Страница 220: ...r network supports DHCP or BOOTP then use the following procedure If your network does not support DHCP or BOOTP then use the procedure on page G 3 Networks That Support DHCP and BOOTP If your network supports DHCP BOOTP do these steps 1 Push the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System menu button to select I O 3 Push the Ethernet Network Settings screen button 4 Push the DHCP BOOTP side butt...

Страница 221: ...eed to manually enter the oscilloscope network settings To enter the Ethernet network settings information from section 1 of the form do the following steps 1 Push the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System bottom button to select I O 3 Push the Ethernet Network Settings bottom button 4 Push the Change Instrument Settings side button The oscilloscope displays the Instrument Setup screen 5 Us...

Страница 222: ... 5 Use the Add Printer screen menu items and controls to enter the network printer information from section 2 of the form See page G 11 for a description of the Add Printer screen NOTE If you have set the domain name and DNS IP address in the Ethernet Network Settings menu then all you need to enter is the network printer s server name or the printer s server IP address in the Add Printer screen T...

Страница 223: ...sh the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System bottom button to select I O 3 Push the Ethernet Network Settings bottom button to display the Network Configuration side menu 4 Push the Test Connection side button If the connection is good the side menu displays OK If you do not see OK go to page G 7 for troubleshooting suggestions Testing Network Printing To test sending screen hard copy image...

Страница 224: ...estions Testing e Scope To use the e Scope feature to test your oscilloscope s Ethernet connection do the following steps 1 On a PC or work station open your preferred browser program 2 In the Location or Address field where you normally enter a URL type in the IP address of the TDS3000B Series instrument to which you want to connect For example http 188 121 212 107 Do not precede the IP address w...

Страница 225: ...tor can ping the oscilloscope to verify that the instrument is electronically connected to the network If you are not able to send a hard copy to a network printer work with your system administrator to verify that H You have set the oscilloscope to send hard copy output to the Ethernet port H You have set the hard copy file format to the correct format for your network printer H You have selected...

Страница 226: ...u items and controls for entering Ethernet network settings HTTP Port The HTTP Port field sets the network http socket value for the oscilloscope This field lets you set up the oscilloscope as an e Scope web server on a port other than the default port 80 This is useful for avoiding conflicts with existing web servers that use the same IP address through a router The default value is 80 ...

Страница 227: ...LECT button The list of available characters changes depending on which field is selected and Moves the cursor left or right in the current field Back Space Erases the character to the left of the cursor Delete Erases the character at the cursor position Clear Clears erases the current field and Selects a field to edit OK Accept Closes the Instrument Setup screen and applies the network settings M...

Страница 228: ...lloscope uses the selected printer until you select a different printer To add a new printer push the Add Printer side button The oscilloscope displays the Add Printer screen which is described on page G 11 To rename an existing printer select a printer and push the Rename Printer side button To delete a printer select a printer and push the Delete Printer side button If the Confirm Delete button ...

Страница 229: ...Setup TDS3000B Series User Manual G 11 The Add Printer Screen The following figure shows the Add Printer screen The text that follows describes the screen menu items and controls for entering printer configuration settings ...

Страница 230: ...st of available characters changes depending on which field is selected and Moves the cursor left or right in the current field Back Space Erases the character to the left of the cursor Delete Erases the character at the cursor position Clear Clears erases the current field and Selects a field to edit OK Accept Closes the Add Printer screen and applies the printer settings You can use the new prin...

Страница 231: ... Hard Copy 4 Push the Format bottom button and select the side button that is correct for your network printer 5 Push the Port bottom button and select the Ethernet side button 6 Set Inksaver to ON to print the oscilloscope screen as a black on white background image 7 Push the MENU OFF button to exit from the System Hard Copy menus Testing Network Printers To test that your oscilloscope is set to...

Страница 232: ...me and either but not both the print server name or the IP address The DNS protocol will fill in the missing data if the user supplied data is correct If DNS is not available then contact your network administrator for help Printer Not Responding This notifier displays when the oscilloscope attempts to send data to the selected network printer but the print server is unable to forward the data to ...

Страница 233: ... ______ ______ Domain Name __________________________ DNS IP Address ______ ______ ______ ______ Gateway IP Address ______ ______ ______ ______ Subnet mask ______ ______ ______ ______ HTTP Port ________ User Enter these values on the UTILITY I O Ethernet Network Settings Change Instrument Settings screen 2 Network Administrator Please provide network information about the following printer Printer...

Страница 234: ...Appendix G Ethernet Setup G 16 TDS3000B Series User Manual ...

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Страница 237: ... The readout on the display shows the position of the active cursor Aliasing A false representation of a signal due to insufficient sampling of high frequencies or fast transitions A condition that occurs when an oscilloscope digitizes at an effective sampling rate that is too slow to reproduce the input signal The waveform displayed on the oscilloscope may have a lower frequency than the actual i...

Страница 238: ...ode A mode in which the oscilloscope acquires and displays a waveform that is the averaged result of several acquisitions The oscilloscope acquires data as in the sample mode and then averages it according to a specified number of averages Averaging reduces uncorrelated noise in the displayed signal Backlight The illumination behind the liquid crystal display B Trigger A second trigger system that...

Страница 239: ...igitizing oscilloscope can simulate the acquisition behavior of an analog oscilloscope Displayed points vary in intensity depending on the frequency of their acquisition and then decay as if the oscilloscope had an analog CRT cathode ray tube Digital Real Time Digitizing A digitizing technique that samples the input signal with a sample frequency of four to five times the oscilloscope bandwidth Co...

Страница 240: ...al acquisitions External Trigger Triggering that occurs when the oscilloscope detects the external input signal passing through a specified voltage level in a specified direction the trigger slope Floating Measurements Voltage measurements where the reference voltage is not earth ground General Purpose Knob A knob on the front panel that you can use to set parameters for example cursor position Th...

Страница 241: ...ble by a printer or plotter Holdoff A specified amount of time that must elapse after a trigger signal before the trigger circuit will accept another trigger signal Holdoff helps ensure a stable display Horizontal Bar Cursors The two horizontal bars that you position to measure the voltage parameters of a waveform The oscilloscope displays the value of the active moveable cursor with respect to gr...

Страница 242: ...ide by 480 pixels high Pretrigger The specified portion of the waveform record that contains data acquired before the trigger event Preview The oscilloscope capability to show you what the next acquisition might look like if you change control settings while acquisition is stopped or waiting for the next trigger The new control settings take effect for the next acquisition Both horizontal and vert...

Страница 243: ...t by saving the first sample during each acquisition interval This is the default mode of the acquisition system Sample Interval The time interval between successive samples in a time base For real time digitizers the sample interval is the reciprocal of the sample rate Sampling The process of capturing an analog input such as a voltage at a discrete point in time and holding it constant so that i...

Страница 244: ...ng You should run SPC when the ambient temperature varies more than 5_ C from the last SPC or before performing critical measurements Single Sequence A single shot acquisition if Sample or Peak detect acquisition mode is selected A series of N acquisitions if Average or Envelope acquisition mode is selected N is the number of averages or envelopes Standby STBY The off like state when the instrumen...

Страница 245: ... The time base determines when and how long to acquire record points Vertical Bar Cursors The two vertical bars you position to measure the time parameter of a waveform record The oscilloscope displays the value of the active moveable cursor with respect to trigger and the time value between the bars Video Trigger Triggering on the sync pulse of a composite video signal WaveAlert Waveform Anomaly ...

Страница 246: ...or studying phase relationships between two waveforms YT Format The conventional oscilloscope display format It shows the voltage of a waveform record on the vertical axis as it varies over time on the horizontal axis Zoom The horizontal magnification capability of the oscilloscope Zoom is a display function adjusting zoom does not affect the acquired waveform ...

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Страница 249: ...2 12 custom measurements 2 6 delay 2 13 examples 2 1 gray scale 2 19 measurements 2 3 2 5 measuring jitter 2 15 peak detect 2 10 video 2 16 zoom 2 22 AUTOSET button 3 4 undo 3 4 averaging 3 8 B B TRIG button 3 59 B trigger how to use 3 59 backlight intensity 3 23 timeout 3 73 bandwidth selection 3 82 battery charging 1 16 C 4 installation 1 14 power 1 12 recycling viii safety 1 13 burst width meas...

Страница 250: ... deskew probe 3 82 diagnostics 3 78 digital phosphor 3 5 disk drive application example 2 23 how to use 3 52 display colors 3 25 identifying items in 1 27 menu 3 23 overview 1 7 persistence 3 25 roll mode 3 38 slow horiz settings 3 37 E e Scope 3 88 edge trigger 3 64 envelope 3 8 error log 3 79 ESD handling precautions viii Ethernet setup G 1 external trigger 3 67 F factory calibration 3 78 factor...

Страница 251: ...xpansion marker 3 32 position 3 31 resolution 3 12 scale 3 35 horizontal preview application example 2 21 interactions 3 36 horizontal zoom application example 2 22 how to use 3 35 interactions 3 36 maximum 3 36 I I O ports 3 74 initial setup 1 1 ink saver 3 29 L language how to select 3 71 limit test application module C 3 M magnify See zoom math preview 3 85 source waveform screen position 3 85 ...

Страница 252: ...2 21 horizontal 3 36 vertical 3 83 printing color 3 29 connections 3 27 date time stamp 3 30 error message 3 30 hard copy file compression 3 29 ink saver 3 29 preview 3 29 printer compatibility 3 28 spooler 3 29 probe compensation 1 3 probe deskew 3 82 probes compensating 1 3 general information D 1 power limitations D 11 safety information D 3 product description accessories C 1 models 1 5 overvi...

Страница 253: ...path compensation 1 4 3 77 signal processing overview 1 6 SINGLE SEQ button 3 3 single shot 3 3 application example 2 20 slow roll mode 3 37 snapshot all measurements 3 46 specifications A 1 status acquisition 3 2 trigger 3 63 stopped acquisition 3 2 T Technical support contact informa tion xi Tek Secure how to use 3 73 TekProbe interface 3 82 D 2 Tektronix contacting xi time base controlling 3 35...

Страница 254: ...69 W WaveAlert 3 13 waveform record icon 1 28 WAVEFORM INTENSITY 3 5 waveform off 3 80 waveforms file formats 3 57 saving to file 3 50 saving to reference memory 3 50 Web site address Tektronix xi web based remote control 3 88 X XY waveform controlling 3 25 gated xyz 3 26 restrictions 3 26 triggering 3 25 XY XYZ cursors 3 21 Y YT cursors 3 16 Z zoom application example 2 22 how to use 3 35 interac...

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