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Tektronix TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual

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  • Page 1 TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes Quick Start User Manual 071-1355-02 www.tektronix.com...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved. Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97077 TEKTRONIX, TekScope, and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.
  • Page 3 (1) year from the date of shipment. If this product proves defective during its warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 8 ............Correlating Data Between a TDS5000B Series Oscilloscope and a TLA5000 Series Logic Analyzer .

  • Page 9: Safety Summary

    Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep 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. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 10 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. The following symbols may appear on the product: CAUTION WARNING Protective Ground Standby Refer to Manual High Voltage (Earth) Terminal TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 11: Preface

    Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of TDS5000B Series Instruments. Basic operations and concepts are presented in this manual. For more detailed information see the online help on your instrument. The following instruments are supported by this manual:...

  • Page 12: Conventions Used In This Manual

    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 web site for a list of offices. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    This section contains information on key features of your instrument, getting acquainted with, installing, and inspecting your instrument. Key Features TDS5000B Series instruments can help you verify, debug, and characterize electronic designs. Key features include: Up to 1 GHz bandwidth...

  • Page 14: Install Your Instrument

    Install Your Instrument Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories. Recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades are listed in the online help. Check the Tektronix website (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.
  • Page 15 United Kingdom (Option A2) 161-0104-07 Australia (Option A3) 161-0104-05 240V North America (Option 161-0104-08 Switzerland (Option A5) 161-0167-00 Japan (Option A6) 161-A005-00 China (Option A10) 161-0306-00 No power cord or AC adapt- —— er (Option A99) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 16: Operating Requirements

    CAUTION. To ensure proper cooling, keep the bottom and sides of the instrument clear of obstructions. Powering On the Instrument Power Supply Requirements ±10%, 47–63 Hz or 115 V ±10%, 360–440 Hz Source voltage and Frequency 100 –240 V Power Consumption < 220 watts TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 17: Powering Off The Instrument

    Getting Started Powering Off the Instrument Removing the Power TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 18: Creating An Emergency Startup Disk

    You can connect your instrument to a network for printing, file sharing, internet access, and other functions. Consult with your network administra- tor and use the standard Windows utilities to configure the instrument for your network. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 19: Adding A Second Monitor

    You can operate the instrument while using Windows and installed applications on an external monitor. Use the Settings tab in the Windows Display Properties dialog box to set up a dual-monitor configuration. Both the oscilloscope and the second monitor must have the color setting set to True Color. External monitor TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 20 Getting Started 10. Select the second monitor. 11. Select Extend my Windows desk- top onto this monitor. Make sure that both monitors are set to True Color. 12. Click Apply, and then click OK. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 21: Changing The Windows Language

    Before you begin, minimize the TekScope application. 1. Select Settings and then select Control Panel. 2. Select Regional Options. 3. Select your locale, and then select your menus and dialogs lan- guage. 4. Click Set default..5. Select locale. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 22 6. Click Add to add the input locale. 7. Select the Input locale and Key- board layout/IME. 8. Select the Installed input locale, and click Set as Default. 9. Click OK. 10. Click Yes in each dialog box. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 23: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument

    Video (Extended Desktop) USB (Mouse) Audio line in Audio line out Microphone in GPIB Scope VGA Output Rear panel Timebase reference input (EXT REF) CH 3 signal output (SIGNAL OUT) Trigger signal output (AUX OUT) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 24: Interface And Display

    Click the icon to assign the multipurpose knobs to waveform vertical position and Drag icon to change scale the trigger level Drag across the waveform area to create a box for zooming, enabling/disabling histograms, and gating measurements TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 25: Control Panel

    Page 59. Push to turn the optional touch screen on and off. Turn the channel displays on and off. Vertically scale, position, or change the input termination. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 26: Accessing Online Help

    Overview and specific topics. Click Minimize in a help window to move help out of the way so you can operate the instrument. Click Restore Help to see the last help topic again. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 27: Accessing Menus And Control Windows

    Some examples are shown in the figure at right. Right-click Math Right-click Right-click waveform handle Trigger readout Statistics In the toolbar mode (see page 16) click a button to quickly access a setup control window. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 28: Inspect Your Instrument

    2. Select Instrument Diagnostics..3. Click Run. The test results appear in the diagnostics control win- dow. 4. Verify that all tests pass. If diag- nostic failures occur, contact your local Tektronix service personnel. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 29: Signal Path Compensation

    NOTE. Signal Path Compensation is the only calibration that is accessible to you. 4. If after calibration the status indi- cator does not display Pass, re- calibrate the instrument, or have the instrument serviced by quali- fied service personnel. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 30 Getting Started TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 31: Operating Basics

    Use front-panel buttons to set up your instrument to acquire the signal. 1. Connect the probe to the input signal source. 2. Select the input channel and ter- mination by pushing the front- panel buttons. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 32: Using Default Setup

    Quick Tip Right-click the waveform handle to quickly select input coupling, offset, invert the waveform, or make other changes. Using Default Setup 1. To quickly return to the factory default settings, push DEFAULT SETUP. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 33: Using Autoset

    Edit menu. Although the last Autoset is immediately undone, the Autoset Undo control window does not open again. You can stop the Autoset Undo control window from opening automatically by changing the User Preferences in the Utilities menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 34: Probe Compensation

    3. Push AUTOSET. 4. Check the shape of the displayed waveform to determine if your probe is compensated correctly. Properly compensated Under compensated Over compensated 5. If necessary, adjust your probe. Repeat as needed. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 35: Acquisition Concepts

    The instrument makes multiple nth acquisition cycle acquisitions of a repetitive waveform to obtain the sample density required for one complete waveform record. Thus, equivalent time sampling should only be used with repetitive signals. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 36: Waveform Record

    50 percent, then the trigger point is in the middle of the waveform record. When horizontal delay is on, the time from the trigger point to the horizontal reference is the horizontal delay. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 37: Interpolation

    Maximum digitizing rate Maximum record length 5 GS/s 8 M (16 M with Option 3M) 2.5 GS/s 4 M (8 M with Option 3M) Three or Four 1.25 GS/s 2 M (4 M with Option 3M) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 38: How The Acquisition Modes Work

    Detect for each individual acquisition. Envelope Average mode calculates the average value for each record point over many Average acquisitions. Average uses Sample mode for each individual acquisition. Use average mode to reduce random noise. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 39: Changing The Acquisition Mode

    Samples control and then set the number of samples with the multipurpose knob. You can also click the keyboard icon and use the pop-up keypad to set the number of waveforms or samples. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 40: Starting And Stopping An Acquisition

    After you have a waveform displayed and the channels you want to acquire are selected, use the following procedure. 1. Press the front-panel RUN/STOP button to start the acquisition. 2. Press the RUN/STOP button again to stop the acquisition. 3. To take a single acquisition, press the Single button. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 41: Using Roll Mode

    Roll mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 20 ms per division or faster. At record lengths greater than 10,000 points, the time per division to turn off Roll mode is slower. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 42: Using Fast Acquisitions

    (or color) of the pixel is proportional to the number of actual samples that the pixel represents. Analog Real time sweeps Digital Storage acquisitions (DSO) Digital Phosphor acquisitions (DPO) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 43 Use the front-panel INTENSITY knob. Select Display > Appearance..., and then select FastAcq/WfmDB. Use the multipurpose knobs to change the intensity. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 44 FastAcq mode only works with Sample acquisition mode. Turning on FastAcq while in any acquisition mode other than Sample, causes the instrument to switch to Sample acquisition mode. Increase the intensity to make less frequently acquired points brighter in the display. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 45: Using Fastframe Mode

    Record length is the num- ber of samples that will be stored with each trigger event (or frame.) The frame count will be reduced if there is insufficient memory to store all the records. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 46 You can quickly set the Selected Frame and Reference Frame for time stamping by selecting FastFrame Controls... from the Horiz/Acq menu. Use FastFrame when you want to capture multiple events that have long dead times between them that are of no interest to you. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 47: Triggers

    Communication triggers. Video triggers are used to trigger the instrument on specified fields or lines of a video signal. You can use one of several preset video signal formats or set a custom format. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 48: Trigger Modes

    Trigger coupling determines what part of the signal is passed to the trigger circuit. Edge triggering can use all available coupling types: AC, DC, Low Frequency Rejection, High Frequency Rejection, and Noise Rejection. All other trigger types use DC coupling only. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 49: Horizontal Position

    (and typically do) have separate sources. The B trigger condition can be based on a time delay or a specified number of events. See Using A (Main) and B (Delayed) Triggers on page 45 to learn how to use the delayed trigger system. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 50: Choosing A Trigger Type

    The controls to set up the trigger vary depending on the trigger type. Quick Tips For preset trigger levels see User Preferences in the Utility menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 51: Trigger Selections

    Trigger when a logic input changes state inside of the setup and hold times relative Hold to the clock. Comm Trigger in conjunction with mask testing on communications codes and standards. The controls work together to define the parameters for the trigger event. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 52: Checking Trigger Status

    Trigger readout at the bottom of the display. The readouts differ for edge and the advanced triggers. Trigger level Trigger slope = rising edge A trigger source = Ch 1 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 53: Using A (Main) And B (Delayed) Triggers

    → tab. 4. Set the trigger delay time or the number of B events, as appropri- ate. 5. Set the B trigger characteristics in the B Event (Delayed) tab. 6. Select Normal Trigger Mode. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 54: Trigger On B Event

    When using the B trigger, the A trigger can be any of the following types: Edge, Glitch, Width, or Timeout. The B trigger type is always Edge type. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 55: Sending E-Mail On Trigger

    Use Zoom and Horizontal Delay together to magnify a delayed acquisition. Toggle Horizontal Delay on and off to quickly compare signal details at two different areas of interest, one near the trigger location and the other centered at the delay time. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 56: Display A Waveform

    Displays waveforms with lines drawn between record points. Displays waveform re- cord points as dots on the screen. Displays the actual sam- ples as intensified dots. Interpolated points are shown in the waveform color. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 57: Setting The Display Persistence

    Persistence > Persistence Con- trols..2. Click Persist Time, and then use the multipurpose knobs to set the persistence time. Quick Tip You can right-click anywhere in the graticule and select Display Persistence from the shortcut menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 58: Using Autobright

    AutoBright is Off. Quick Tips H To simulate the appearance of analog oscilloscope signals turn AutoBright off. H Turn AutoBright on to make waveforms visible even at low trigger repetition rates. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 59: Setting The Display Format

    XY format is particularly useful for studying phase relationships such as Lissajous Patterns. XY format is a dot-only display, although it can have persistence. The Vector style selection has no effect when you select XY format. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 60: Selecting The Waveform Interpolation

    Quick Tips Sin(x)/x interpolation is the default interpolation mode because it requires fewer actual sample points than linear interpolation to accurately represent the waveform. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 61: Adding Screen Text

    5. Click Clear to erase the entire text of the selected line. Quick Tips You can click and drag screen text to reposition it on the screen. To add text, right-click anywhere in the graticule, and then select Add Screen Text..TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 62: Setting The Graticule Style

    Use for NTSC video sig- nals. Use for video signals other than NTSC. Quick Tip To quickly change the graticule style, right-click anywhere in the graticule and then select Graticule Style from the shortcut menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 63: Setting The Trigger Level Marker

    1. Select Display > Objects..2. Click the LCD Backlight Timeout to turn the backlight on and off. 3. Click Delay to set the delay time using the multipurpose knobs. The delay time is in seconds. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 64: Displaying The Date And Time

    SCALE knob. Monochrome Gray displays areas of the waveform with the highest sample density in lighter gray shades. The areas of lowest sample density appear in darker gray shades. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 65 Choose one of the color grading palettes in the Display Colors control window to see different sample densities represented in different colors. There are two color palettes, one for Record View and one for FastAcq/WfmDB. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 66: Setting The Reference Colors

    Inherit uses the same color for the math waveform as the waveform the math function is based on. Quick Tips The default color for math and reference waveforms are different for each waveform. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 67: Using Multiview Zoom

    You can also use the Zoom Setup menu to change the graticule size of the zoomed waveform. Right-click in the zoomed graticule or on the zoom readout for access to a shortcut zoom menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 68: Zooming In Multiple Areas

    Window 6. To adjust the zoomed area verti- cally, select Vertical > Zoom Set- up... and then use the multipur- pose knobs to adjust the Vertical Position and Factor. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 69: Lock And Scroll Zoomed Waveforms

    Quick Tips When multiple zoom areas are selected but not locked, the zoom area with the highest number will autoscroll, while the other zoom areas remain stationary. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 70: Analyzing Waveforms

    Clear. You can also choose a measurement for the selected waveform directly in the Measure menu. The available measurements are listed beginning on page 63. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 71: Amplitude Measurements

    The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire waveform or gated region. Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 72: Time Measurements

    - Duty Cyc The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage. The duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 73: More Measurements

    The amount of time that one waveform leads or lags another waveform, expressed in degrees where 360° comprises one waveform cycle. Burst Wid The duration of a burst (a series of transient events) and is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 74: Histogram Measurements

    Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within two standard deviations Std Dev of the histogram mean. Mean ±3 Std Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within three standard deviations of the histogram mean. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 75: Communication Measurements

    The ratio of the signal amplitude to the noise of the top or base of the signal as specified by you. Cyc Distortion The peak-to-peak time variation of the first eye crossing measured at the Mid Ref as a percent of the eye period. Q-Factor The ratio of eye size to noise. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 76: Customizing An Automatic Measurement

    2. Position the gates by doing one of the following: Click Cursor to set the gated area to the area between the cursors. Click Zoom (1-4) to set the gated area to the Zoom(1-4) graticule. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 77: Statistics

    In FastFrame mode when doing a single sequence acquisition, statistics represent measurements over the entire frameset. Snapshot To see a one-time view of all valid measurements, select Measure > Snapshot. Quick Tip To access a shortcut measurement menu, right-click the measurement readouts. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 78: Reference Levels

    Mid reference is primarily used for measurements between edges such as pulse widths. The default level is 50%. Mid2 reference is used on the second waveform specified in delay or phase measurements. The default level is 50%. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 79: Taking Cursor Measurements

    4. If you want to take measurements Cursors between two waveforms, select Waveform, and then select the waveform source for each cursor. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 80 Any cursor type can be used for YT display format. XY and XYZ display format can only use Screen or Waveform cursors. If FastAcq is on, XYZ display format can only use Screen cursors. To quickly select cursor functionality, right-click on a cursor or cursor readout for a shortcut menu. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 81: Setting Up A Histogram

    Measure > Waveform Histo- grams..., and then use the Histo- gram Setup control window. 5. To take automated measurements on histogram data see page 62 for information. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 82: Using Math Waveforms

    1. Select Math > Math Setup..2. Click Editor. 3. Build your advanced math wave- form expression using sources, operators, constants, measure- ments, variables, and functions. 4. When you have defined the ex- pression to your satisfaction, click Apply. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 83: Spectral Analysis Concepts

    Math3 and Math4 may be locked. When controls are locked, turning a control on one analyzer changes the control on the other analyzer to the same value. Other combinations of locking, including all four analyzers, are available using GPIB commands. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 84: Using The Time Controls

    Center, which is the frequency at the center of the spectral waveform. Center is equal to the start frequency plus one half of the span. Resolution bandwidth, which is the 3 dB down bandwidth of the spectral analyzer frequency response to a sine wave input. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 85: Using The Magnitude Controls

    Group delay measures how well a system passes a signal in terms of phase distortion. Group delay is the derivative of the phase with respect to frequency. This feature is not useful for analysis of harmonic content of signals where the phase response is not continuous. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 86: Using Spectral Analysis

    Use the controls in the Spectral Setup control window. Click Controls, and then use Adjust FFT center frequency the multipurpose knobs to adjust the spectral waveform. Adjust FFT span TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 87 You can display the linear magnitude of the real data or the imaginary data in the spectrum. This is useful if you process the spectrum off line and transform it back into a time domain trace. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 88: Using Limit Testing

    4. Select the Source waveform to compare to the template. 5. Select the Template to compare to the Source waveform. (Usually, this is the one that you just created in step 3.) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 89 You can use active or saved waveforms to create a limit test template. Using Average acquisition mode will create a smoother template waveform. Using Envelope acquisition mode will create a template that allows for occasional overshoots. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 90: Using Mask Testing

    Mask Setup control window. 5. Click Lock Mask to Wfm On so that the mask tracks changes in the horizontal or vertical settings. 6. Click Hit Count On to highlight violations during a mask test. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 91 0% make the mask test harder to pass, settings less than 0% make the test easier to pass. Use 0% if you want the mask as specified in the standard. Chang- ing the percentage allows you to do margin testing. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 92 Use the right-click shortcut menu to quickly make changes to the mask setup, such as Autoset and Autofit. If the signal is not within the mask, enable Autoset to center the waveform in the mask. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 93: Setting Up E-Mail On Event

    4. Select the event(s) for which you want to send an e-mail. 5. To include attachments, select the type of attachment, and then click Settings to specify the for- mat. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 94 To save attachments to your instrument hard drive, set the maximum message size to zero. The attach- ments will be saved to the default location C:\TekScope\Images, Waveforms, or Data depending on the type of attachment. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 95: Myscope

    Controls that can be added to your MyScope control window are contained within each cate- gory. The categories match the menu bar to aid you in finding the controls you normally use. 3. Click a control to preview it. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 96 MyScope control window. The control will snap to the nearest grid location when you release the mouse. You can change the placement of the control in your MyScope control window by clicking and dragging. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 97 10. To delete controls do one of the following: Select a tab, and then click Delete. The tab and all of the controls are deleted. Select a control, and then click Delete. Just the selected control is deleted. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 98: Using Myscope Control Windows

    To open a previously defined MyScope control window do the following: 1. Select MyScope > Open Control Window... or one of the five most recently used MyScope win- dows. 2. Select the MyScope control win- dow you want to use, and then click Open. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 99 Some controls function differently in a MyScope control window than they do in the standard control window. For details, see the online help. You can copy MyScope control windows (.tcw files) to other TDS5000B Series instruments. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 100: Saving And Recalling Information

    Quick Tips To quickly save multiple screen captures, select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save, and then click Save. You can now save a screen capture by pushing the front panel Print button. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 101: Saving Waveforms

    Select Auto-increment file name to save numerous similar waveforms without having to retype the entire name. To quickly save multiple waveforms, select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save and then click Save. You can now save a waveform by pushing the front panel Print button. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 102: Recalling Waveforms

    Reference Waveform control window by selecting File > Reference Waveform Con- trols..Quick Tips You can save a number of different file types but you can only recall setup (*.set) files and waveform (*.wfm) files. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 103: Saving Instrument Setups

    Use Auto-increment file name to save numerous similar files without having to retype the entire file name. To quickly save multiple setups, select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save, and then click Save. You can now save a setup by pushing the front panel Print button. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 104: Recalling Instrument Setups

    Windows directory. 4. Click Recall. Quick Tips You can recall any setup stored on disk and then save it in an internal setup storage location for quicker access. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 105: Saving Measurements

    Measurement Snapshot other- wise; skip to step 4. 4. Select the location to save the measurement. 5. Type in a name for the measure- ment, and then select a file type. 6. Click Save. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 106: Copying Your Results To The Clipboard

    1. Select the item that you want to copy. That item is now available to copy to the clipboard. 2. Select Edit > Copy or press Ctrl + 3. Press Ctrl + V to paste the item into a Windows application. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 107: Printing A Hard Copy

    1P). Your Print and Page Setup dialog boxes will depend on the printer you are using. 2. Click Page Setup..3. Select either Screen-copy or Ban- ner. 4. Select the printing parameters depending on the type of printing. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 108: Run Application Software

    The Optional Application Software CD contains free five-time trials of optional application software that you can install on your instrument. These applications provide application-specific measurement solutions. Some examples are described below. Additional packages may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our website at www.tektronix.com for more information. (See Contacting Tektronix on page 4.) Use TDSJIT3 or TDSJIT3E Jitter Analysis Software to characterize timing performance.

  • Page 109: Application Examples

    Application Examples This section contains ways to use your instrument in common troubleshooting tasks, procedures for using your instrument with a Tektronix logic analyzer and extending the use of your instrument. Capturing Intermittent Anomalies One of the most difficult tasks that design engineers face is tracking down the cause of intermittent failures. If you know what type of anomaly you are looking for, then it is easy to configure the oscilloscope’s advanced...
  • Page 110 Polarity, and Trig if Width values. 8. Click Level, and then set the level based on what you found in step 9. Click Width, and then set the width based on what you found in step 5. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 111: Correlating Data Between A Tds5000B Series Oscilloscope And A Tla5000 Series Logic Analyzer

    The iView External Oscilloscope Cable allows you to connect your logic analyzer to a Tektronix oscilloscope, enabling communication between the two instruments. The Add External Oscilloscope wizard, which is available from the TLA application System menu, will guide you through the process of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope.

  • Page 112: Using The Extended Desktop And Openchoice Architecture For Efficient Documentation

    To make your instrument the center of your design and documentation process, use the following procedure. 1. Load Microsoft Word or Excel on your instrument. 2. Connect a second monitor. (Fol- low the procedure on page 11.) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 113 Ctrl+V. Quick Tips The TDS5000B comes with a variety of OpenChoice software tools designed to ensure maximum efficiency and connectivity to the rest of your design environment. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 114: Measuring Switching Loss In A Switch Mode Power Supply (Smps)

    To use your TDS5000B Series oscilloscope to measure switching loss, perform the following steps: 1. Connect a P5205 (or other high...
  • Page 115 10. Select Math > Ch1 * Ch2 to cal- culate a power waveform based on the voltage and current wave- forms. The peaks in the math wa- veform represent switching losses as the component switches on and off. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 116 Quick Tips Tektronix offers a sophisticated power loss analysis package called TDSPWR3 that automates this and many other power measurements. Contact your local Tektronix representative for details. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 117: Using Acquisition Memory To Efficiently Capture Multiple High Resolution Events

    We want to capture 50 consecutive pulses and compare the wave shape of all 50 pulses. 1. Acquire the desired signal on CH 1. 2. Push Autoset. 3. Use the horizontal and vertical controls to display one occur- rence of the event of interest. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 118 11. Click # of Frames, and then click the keypad icon. 12. Click Set to Max, and then Enter. All the frames are overlaid with the currently selected frame shown in blue. (See following il- lustration.) TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 119 Application Examples 13. To continue comparing frames, click Frame, and then use the multi-purpose knobs to scroll as in steps 8 and 9. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 120: Using Limit Test To Verify Performance

    6. Click Save. You have created a template that is a snapshot of the known good reference with the specified tolerances built into it. Notice that the template is auto- matically activated after you click Save. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 121 11. For this example, click Stop Acq On, and then click Close to return to the setup control window. 12. Click Lock Template to Waveform On and Highlight Hits On. 13. Click On to start the test. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 122 The instrument compares every waveform it acquires against the template until it finds one that fails. When a failure occurs, acquisitions stop and the violation appears in a different color on the display. The following example shows that we captured a signal that had significantly rolled off rising and falling edges. TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 123 Default setup, 24 Gating controls, 75 Delayed trigger, 41, 45 Glitch trigger, defined, 43 Diagnostics, 20 Digitizing rate, maximum, 29 Glitches, capturing, 102 Graticule styles, 54 Grid graticule style, 54 Group delay, defined, 77 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 124 Main trigger, 41, 45 Phase data, displaying, 75 Mask Phase unwrap, 77 Posttrigger, 39, 41 autofit, 82 Power measurement, example, 106 autoset, 82, 84 Power supply, 8 margin tolerance, 83 pass/fail testing, 84 Predefined math expressions, 74 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 125 Scroll zoomed waveforms, 61 Trigger level markers, 55 Segmented memory, 37 Trigger types, defined, 43 Sequential triggering, 45 Serial mask testing, 82 Service support, contact information, 4 Setup/Hold trigger, defined, 43 Side panel map, 15 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 126 XYZ display format, 51 Vertical position, 24 Vertical position and autoset, 25 Vertical units, 77 Video trigger, 39 defined, 43 Y-T display format, 51 Waveform Zoom, 59 display style, 48 Zoom graticule size, 59 recalling, 94 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual...

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