Page 1 MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes User Manual *P071281004* 071-2810-04...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents General safety summary ......................Compliance Information ..
Page 8 Table of Contents Act on Event........................Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus .
Page 9 Table of Contents Printing a Hard Copy......................Erasing Oscilloscope Memory ..
Page 10 Table of Contents MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 11: General Safety Summary
General safety summary General safety summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as speciﬁed. Only qualiﬁed personnel should perform service procedures. To avoid ﬁre or personal injury Use proper power cord.
Page 12 General safety summary Terms in this manual These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Symbols and terms on the product These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.
Page 13: Compliance Information
EN 61000-3-2:2006. AC power line harmonic emissions EN 61000-3-3:1995. Voltage changes, ﬂuctuations, and ﬂicker European contact. Tektronix UK, Ltd. Western Peninsula Western Road Bracknell, RG12 1RF United Kingdom This product is intended for use in nonresidential areas only. Use in residential areas may cause electromagnetic interference.
Page 14: Safety Compliance
Compliance Information Australia / New Zealand Declaration of Conformity – EMC Complies with the EMC provision of the Radiocommunications Act per the following standard, in accordance with ACMA: CISPR 11:2003. Radiated and Conducted Emissions, Group 1, Class A, in accordance with EN 61326-1:2006 and EN 61326-2-1:2006.
Page 15: Pollution Degree
Compliance Information Pollution Degree Description A measure of the contaminants that could occur in the environment around and within a product. Typically the internal environment inside a product is considered to be the same as the external. Products should be used only in the environment for which they are rated.
Page 16 This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com).
Page 17: Preface
Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes: Record Record Record Analog Sample Sample Sample Length Length Length Model Bandwidth Channels Rate (1 ch) Rate (2 ch) Rate (4 ch) (1 ch) (2 ch) (4 ch) MSO4104B 1 GHz 5 GS/s...
Page 18: Conventions Used In This Manual
Preface Conventions Used in This Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual. Front panel power Network Sequence Step Connect power MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 19: Installation
Before Installation Unpack the oscilloscope and check that you received all items listed as standard accessories. The following pages list recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information. Standard accessories...
Page 20 India (Option A11) Brazil (Option A12) 161-0356-00 —— No power cord or AC adapter (Option A99) For MSO4000B Series: Logic probe One, 16-channel logic probe, with accessories P6616 Probe and accessory pouch Bag to hold probes and related accessories 016–2030–XX...
Page 21 Installation Optional accessories (cont.) Tektronix part Accessory Description number FlexRay, CAN, and LIN serial triggering and This module enables triggering on packet level DPO4AUTOMAX analysis application module information in FlexRay, CAN, and LIN buses. Also, it provides digital views of the signal, bus...
Page 22 Adapter that routes the channels from a Mictor NEX-HD2HEADER connector to 0.1 inch header pins. TekVPI probes Visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix website at www.tektronix.com. TEK-USB-488 Adapter GPIB to USB Adapter TEK-USB-488 Rackmount kit...
Page 23 DPO4000B oscilloscopes. The MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series oscilloscopes support a multitude of optional probes. (See page 9, Connecting Probes.) Visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix website (www.tektronix.com) for the most up to date information. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 24: Operating Considerations
Mains input voltage range: 100 V - 240 V and 115 V Maximum Power Consumption: 225 W Weight: 5.0 kg (11.0 lbs), standalone instrument, without front cover MSO4000B Series Height, feet folded in, handle folded down: 229 mm (9.0 in) Width, from handle hub to handle hub: 439 mm (17.3 in) Depth, from back of feet to front of knobs: 140 mm (5.5 in)
Page 25 Installation Acquisition System: 1 MΩ The maximum input voltage at the BNC, 300 V . Installation Category II. For <100 mV, derate at 20 dB/decade above 100 kHz to 30 V at 1 MHz, 10 dB/decade above 1 MHz. For >= 100 mV/div, derate at 20 dB/decade above 3 MHz at 30 V to 30 MHz, 10 dB/decade above 30 MHz.
Page 26: Operating Positions
Installation CAUTION. To ensure proper cooling, keep the sides and rear of the instrument clear of obstructions. Ventilation clearance should be at least 51 mm (2 in) on the left side, when looking at the front of the instrument, and on the rear of the instrument. Find more information on MSO/DPO4000B oscilloscope speciﬁcations in Appendix A.
Page 27: Connecting Probes
(on or off state) information. For more information on the many probes available for use with MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series oscilloscopes, visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix website at www.tektronix.com. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 28: Securing The Oscilloscope
Installation Securing the Oscilloscope 1. Use a standard laptop computer style security lock to secure your oscilloscope to your location. 2. You can also use the VESA mounting system to secure your oscilloscope to your location. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 29: Powering On The Oscilloscope
Installation Powering on the Oscilloscope Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself To power on the instrument, connect the power cord that was provided with the instrument to the power connector on the rear panel. Connect the power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet. To power off the instrument, remove the power cord from the instrument.
Page 30: Powering Off The Oscilloscope
Installation Powering off the Oscilloscope To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord: Functional Check Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly. 1. Connect the oscilloscope power cable as described in Powering On the Oscilloscope.
Page 31: Compensating A Tpp0500B Or Tpp1000 Passive Voltage Probe
Installation 3. Connect the probe connector to oscilloscope channel 1 and the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP terminals on the oscilloscope front panel. 4. Push Default Setup. 5. Push Autoset. The screen should now display a square wave, approximately 2.5 V at 1 kHz.
Page 32 Installation 3. Connect the probe connector to the oscilloscope channel and the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP terminals on the oscilloscope front panel. NOTE. Connect only one probe at a time to the probe comp terminals. 4.
Page 33: Compensating A Non-Tpp0500B Or Non-Tpp1000 Passive Voltage Probe
If you are interested in using the automatic probe compensation procedure described above for the TPP0500B and TPP1000 probes (See page 13, Compensating a TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe.) on a non-TPP0500B/TPP1000 Tektronix passive probe, check the instruction manual for your probe to see if it qualiﬁes. Otherwise, to properly compensate your passive probe: 1.
Page 34: Application Module Free Trial
Installation 2. Check the shape of the displayed waveform to determine if your Properly compensated probe is properly compensated. Under compensated Over compensated 3. If necessary, adjust your probe. Repeat as needed. Quick Tips Use the shortest possible ground lead and signal path to minimize probe-induced ringing and distortion on the measured signal.
Page 35: Changing The Language Of The User Interface Or Keyboard
3. After you turn off the power to the oscilloscope, you can remove the physical application module from the oscilloscope. Refer to the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Manual that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module.
Page 36 Installation 4. Push Language on the lower menu. Utility Language Set Date & About Manage Page Modules & Time Options Conﬁg Language 5. Push Menus from the resulting side menu Menus (a) English and turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired language for the user interface.
Page 37: Changing The Date And Time
Installation Changing the Date and Time To set the internal clock with the current date and time: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Conﬁg. Conﬁg 4. Push Set Date & Time. Utility Language About...
Page 38: Self Test
NOTE. If the self test fails a routine, re-run the self test. If it fails on the same test a second time, contact your Tektronix Service Center. 9. Push the Menu off button twice to clear the dialog box.
Page 39: Signal Path Compensation
Installation Signal Path Compensation Signal Path Compensation (SPC) corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and/or long-term drift. Run the compensation whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 °C (18 °F) or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV/division or less (or immediately after running the Self Test routine on the instrument).
Page 40: Upgrading Firmware
Service personnel use the factory calibration functions to calibrate the internal voltage references of the oscilloscope using external sources. Contact your Tektronix ﬁeld ofﬁce or representative for assistance with factory calibration. NOTE. Signal Path Compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip. (See page 15, Compensating a non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe.)
Page 41 Installation 2. Power off your oscilloscope. 3. Insert the USB ﬂash or hard drive into the front panel USB port on your oscilloscope. 4. Power on the oscilloscope. The instrument automatically recognizes the replacement ﬁrmware and installs it. If the instrument does not install the ﬁrmware, rerun the procedure.
Page 42 Installation 5. Power off the oscilloscope and remove the USB ﬂash or hard drive. 6. Power on the oscilloscope. 7. Push Utility. 8. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 9. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Conﬁg. Conﬁg MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 43: Connecting Your Oscilloscope To A Computer
Web browser. You can also download productivity applications from the Tektronix website. Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop is a standalone acquisition program. Also available for download are toolbars that speed connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word.
Page 44 Installation 2. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable. To communicate between the oscilloscope and a GPIB system, connect the oscilloscope to the TEK-USB-488 GPIB-to-USB Adapter with a USB cable. Then connect the adapter to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable.
Page 45 Installation 7. To use Ethernet, push Ethernet & LXI on the lower menu. Use the side menu buttons to adjust your network settings, as needed. For more information, see the e*Scope setup information below. 8. If you want to change socket server parameters, push Socket Server and enter new values through the resulting side menu.
Page 46 Installation 10. Run your application software on your computer. Quick Tips The rear-panel USB 2.0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity. Use the rear and front panel USB 2.0 host ports to connect your oscilloscope to USB ﬂash drives. Use the USB Device port to connect your oscilloscope to a PC or a PictBridge printer.
Page 47 Installation 4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select I/O. 5. Push Ethernet & LXI. Utility Network Ethernet & Socket GPIB Page Conﬁgura- Server Computer tion Automatic 6. View the top item on the side menu to Ethernet & LXI LAN determine the condition of the LAN.
Page 48: Connecting A Usb Keyboard To Your Oscilloscope
Installation 13. Start your browser on your remote computer. In the browser address line, enter the host name, a dot, and the domain name together. Alternatively, just enter the IP address of the instrument. Either way, you should then see the LXI Welcome page on your Web browser on your computer screen.
Page 49: Get Acquainted With The Instrument
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Get Acquainted with the Instrument Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions. Using the Menu System To use the menu system: 1.
Page 50 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 3. Push a side menu button to choose a menu item. If the menu item contains more than one choice, push the side menu button repeatedly to cycle through the choices. If a pop-out menu appears, turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice.
Page 51 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 5. Certain menu choices require you to set a numeric value to complete the setup. Use the upper and lower multipurpose knobs a and b to adjust values. 6. Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to make smaller adjustments.
Page 52 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 8. Save / Recall Menu. Push to save and recall setups, waveforms, and screen images to internal memory, a USB ﬂash drive, or a mounted network drive. 9. Channel 1,2,3, or 4 Menu. Push to set vertical parameters for input waveforms and to display or remove the corresponding waveform from the display.
Page 53 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 11. R. Push to manage reference waveforms, including the display or removal of each reference waveform from the display. 12. M. Push to manage the math waveform, including the display or removal of the math waveform from the display. Using Other Controls These buttons and knobs control waveforms, cursors, and other data input.
Page 54 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4. Fine. Push to toggle between making coarse and ﬁne adjustments with the vertical and horizontal position knobs, the trigger level knob, and many operations of multipurpose knobs a and b. 5. Waveform Intensity. Push to enable multipurpose knob a to control waveform display intensity and knob b to control graticule intensity.
Page 55 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 14. Horizontal Position. Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms. Push Fine to make smaller adjustments. 15. Horizontal Scale. Turn to adjust the horizontal scale (time/division). 16. Run/Stop. Push to start or stop acquisitions.
Page 56 29. D15 - D0. Push to display or remove the digital channels from the display, and to access the digital channel setup menu (MSO4000B Series only). 30. Menu Off. Push to clear a displayed menu from the screen. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 57: Identifying Items In The Display
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Identifying Items in the Display The items shown to the right may appear in the display. Not all of these items are visible at any given time. Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off.
Page 58 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 2. The trigger position icon shows the trigger position in the acquisition. 3. The expansion point icon (an orange triangle) shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around. To make the expansion point the same as the trigger point, push Acquire and set the lower menu Delay item to Off.
Page 59 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 7. The trigger level icon shows the trigger level on the waveform. The icon color corresponds to the trigger source color. 8. The trigger readout shows the trigger source, slope, and level. The trigger readouts for other trigger types show other parameters.
Page 60 The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors. 16. For digital channels (MSO4000B Series only), the baseline indicators point to the high and low levels. The indicator colors follow the color code used on resistors.
Page 61: Front Panel Connectors
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 18. The bus display shows decoded packet level information for serial buses or for parallel buses (MSO4000B Series only). The bus indicator shows the bus number and bus type. Front Panel Connectors 1. Logic Probe Connector (on MSO4000B models only) 2.
Page 62: Rear-Panel Connectors
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Rear-Panel Connectors 1. Auxiliary Output. Use this output to generate a signal on a main trigger pulse, as a 10 MHz reference signal, or to output a signal when other events happen, such as mask-limit test events. To use this to synchronize other test equipment with your oscilloscope, push Utility on the front panel, then Utility...
Page 63 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 5. Device. Use the USB 2.0 High speed device port to control the oscilloscope through USBTMC or GPIB with a TEK-USB-488 Adapter. The USBTMC protocol allows USB devices to communicate using IEEE488 style messages. This lets you run your GPIB software applications on USB hardware.
Page 64: Acquire The Signal
Acquire the Signal Acquire the Signal This section describes concepts of and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to. Setting Up Analog Channels Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels. 1.
Page 65 Acquire the Signal 4. Push Autoset. Autoset supports signals that are greater than 45 Hz. 5. Push the desired channel button. Then adjust the vertical position and scale. 6. Adjust the horizontal position and scale. The horizontal position determines the number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples.
Page 66 Acquire the Signal 2. Push a lower menu button to create a label, Label such as for channel 1 or B1. 3. Push Select Preset Label to view a list of Select Preset labels. Label 4. Turn multipurpose knob b to scroll through the list to ﬁnd a suitable label.
Page 67: Using The Default Setup
Acquire the Signal 7. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of letters, numbers, and other characters to ﬁnd the character in the name that you want to enter. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~'”\|:,.? 8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use.
Page 68: Using Autoset
Acquire the Signal 2. If you change your mind, push Undo Undo Default Default Setup to undo the last default Setup setup. Using Autoset Autoset adjusts the instrument (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical controls) such that it displays four or ﬁve waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel, and ten cycles for digital channels.
Page 69: Acquisition Concepts
Acquire the Signal 2. Push and hold Menu Off. 3. Release Menu Off, and then release Autoset. 4. Select the desired side menu setting. Autoset Enabled Autoset Disabled Quick Tips To position the waveform appropriately, Autoset may change the vertical position. Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V.
Page 70 Acquire the Signal Real-Time Sampling MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Record points oscilloscopes use real-time sampling. In real-time sampling, the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using a single trigger event. Sampling rate Waveform Record The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters: Sample interval: The time between recorded sample points.
Page 71: Using Fastacq
Acquire the Signal Using FastAcq FastAcq™ provides high-speed waveform capture. It is helpful in ﬁnding elusive signal anomalies. Fast acquisition mode reduces the dead time between waveform acquisitions, enabling the capture and display of transient events such as glitches and runt pulses. Fast acquisition mode can also display waveform phenomena at an intensity that reﬂects their rate of occurrence.
Page 72: How The Analog Acquisition Modes Work
Acquire the Signal FastACq 3. Toggle the FastAcq side-menu button to Fast Acq select On. 4. Push Waveform Palette. Waveform Palette a Temper- ature 5. Turn the Multipurpose a knob to select the desired display palette. The display palette lets you enhance the visibility of events.
Page 73: Changing The Acquisition Mode, Record Length, And Delay Time
Acquire the Signal Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest of all the samples contained in two consecutive acquisition intervals. This mode only works with real-time, non-interpolated sampling and is useful for catching high frequency glitches. Hi Res mode calculates the average of all the samples for each acquisition interval.
Page 74 Acquire the Signal 3. Then choose the acquisition mode from the Acquisition Mode side menu. You can chose from: Sample, Peak Detect, Hi Res, Envelope, or Average. Sample Peak Detect Hi Res Envelope Average NOTE. Peak Detect and Hi Res modes take advantage of sample points that the oscilloscope would have discarded at lower sweep speeds.
Page 75: Using Roll Mode
Acquire the Signal 7. Push Delay on the lower menu to select On when you want to delay the acquisition relative to the trigger event. With Delay set to On, turn the Horizontal Position knob counterclockwise to increase the delay. The trigger point will move to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform.
Page 76: Act On Event
Acquire the Signal Act on Event Have the oscilloscope perform a deﬁned action after a deﬁned event has occurred. The event can be a trigger or a certain number of acquisitions. The action can be to: Stop acquisitions Save a waveform or a screen image to a ﬁle Print Send a pulse out the AUX OUT port (See page 44, Rear-Panel Connectors.) Generate a remote interface SRQ...
Page 77 Acquire the Signal Event Type None Trigger Acquisi- tions (a) 10 5. Push Actions on the lower menu. This brings up the Actions side menu. Use the menu to select an action to occur on the event. Actions 6. Select the action type from the resulting Select Actions pop-out menu.
Page 78: Setting Up A Serial Or Parallel Bus
FlexRay DPO4AUTOMAX application module I2C and SPI DPO4EMBD application module MIL-STD-1553 DPO4AERO application module Parallel MSO4000B Series oscilloscope RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and DPO4COMP application module UART USB 2.0 DPO4USB application module (See page 16, Application Module Free Trial.) Using Buses in Two Steps To quickly use serial bus triggering: 1.
Page 79 Parallel Display Table Parallel scroll through the list of bus types and select the desired bus: Parallel (MSO4000B Series only), I C, SPI, RS-232, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Audio, USB, Ethernet, or MIL-STD-1553. The actual menu items shown will depend on your model oscilloscope and the application modules installed.
Page 80 Acquire the Signal Use the side menu buttons to deﬁne Deﬁne Inputs parameters for the inputs, such as speciﬁc signals to an analog or digital channel. If you select Parallel, push the side menu Clocked Data button to enable or disable Clocked Data. Yes|No Push Clock Edge on the side menu to select Clock...
Page 81 Acquire the Signal 5. Optionally, push B1 Label to edit the label for Bus B1 Deﬁne Thresholds B1 Label Event Parallel Display Table Inputs Parallel the bus. (See page 47, Labeling Channels and Buses.) 6. Push Bus Display and use the side menu buttons to deﬁne how to display the parallel or serial bus.
Page 82 Acquire the Signal This example of an Event Table is from an RS-232 bus. RS-232 event tables display one line for each 7- or 8-bit byte when Packets are set to Off. RS-232 event tables display one line for each packet when Packets are set to On.
Page 83 Acquire the Signal 9. Push B1, B2, B3, or B4 and turn multipurpose knob a to move the bus display up or down on the screen. C Bus To acquire data from an I C bus, you need to also set up these items: 1.
Page 84 Acquire the Signal 3. Push SCLK to set the edge of the signal to SCLK match the SPI bus being acquired. 4. Set the level of the SS, MOSI, and MISO Active signals to match the SPI bus. High Active Low Active High means that a signal is considered MOSI active when the signal is greater than the...
Page 85 Acquire the Signal 2. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a Bit Rate 9600 bps to select the appropriate bit rate. 3. Push Data Bits and select the number to Data Bits match the bus. 4. Push Parity and turn multipurpose knob a to Parity (a) None match the polarity used by the bus as None,...
Page 86 Acquire the Signal 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the CAN Input channel connected to the CAN bus source. (a) 1 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the type Signal Type of CAN signal: CAN_H, CAN_L, Rx, Tx, or CAN_H Differential.
Page 87 Acquire the Signal 5. Push Conﬁgure and the appropriate side Bus B1 Deﬁne Thresholds Conﬁgure B1 Label Event Display Table Inputs menu choices. 6. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a Bit Rate to select from the list of predeﬁned bit rates. 19.2K bps Alternately, you can set the bit rate to a speciﬁc value.
Page 88 Acquire the Signal 2. Push Type, and turn multipurpose knob Audio Bus Type a to select the type of audio bus data conﬁguration on which to trigger. 3. Select I2S to trigger on the standard Inter-IC Sound, or Integrated Interchip Sound, electrical serial bus interface standard stereo format.
Page 89 Acquire the Signal 1. If you selected Ethernet, push Deﬁne Bus (B1) Deﬁne Thresholds IPv4 (B1) Label Event Display Table Inputs Inputs and the desired side menu choices. Ethernet Ethernet Yes| No 100B- ASE-TX 2. The Thresholds, Bus Display, and Event Table menus operate similarly to the other serial buses.
Page 90: Setting Up Digital Channels
Acquire the Signal For example, an RS-232 signal (after the start bit) might be high, high, high, low, high, low, low, and high. Since the RS-232 protocol uses high for zero and low for one, this value would be 0001 0110. Since the decode displays the MSB ﬁrst, the oscilloscope reverses the order of the bits and displays 0110 1000.
Page 91 Acquire the Signal 6. Push D15 - D0 on the lower menu to access D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels Monitor MagniVu Height On/Off the D15 - D0 On or Off menu. |Off | M L 7. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of digital channels.
Page 92: When And Why To Turn On Magnivu
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu For MSO4000B Series only, MagniVu allows you to have higher resolution to accurately determine edge placement. This helps you to make precise timing measurements on digital edges. You can see up to 32 times more detail than with normal digital channel sampling.
Page 93 Acquire the Signal 2. Push MagniVu and select On. D15 – D0 Thresholds Label MagniVu Height On/Off Quick Tips If you think you need more timing resolution, turn on MagniVu to increase the resolution. MagniVu is always acquired. If the oscilloscope is in a stopped state, you can turn on MagniVu and still get the resolution without taking another acquisition.
Page 94: Trigger Setup
Trigger Setup Trigger Setup This section contains concepts and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to trigger on your signal. Triggering Concepts Trigger Event The trigger event establishes the time-reference point in the waveform record. All waveform record data is located in time with respect to that point.
Page 95: Trigger Holdoff
Trigger Setup Trigger Holdoff Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events. Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering, since the oscilloscope does not recognize new triggers during the holdoff time. When the instrument recognizes a trigger event, it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete.
Page 96: Slope And Level
Trigger Setup 1. Adjust the position (delay) time by rotating the Horizontal Position knob. 2. Turn horizontal SCALE to acquire the detail that you need around the position (delay) expansion point. The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion. The part that occurs after the trigger is the posttrigger portion.
Page 97: Choosing A Trigger Type
Trigger Type menu. Sequence NOTE. The bus trigger in the (B Trigger) MSO4000B Series works on parallel buses Pulse even without an application module. Using Width the bus trigger on other buses requires use of Timeout the DPO4AERO, DPO4AUDIO, DPO4AUTO,...
Page 98: Selecting Triggers
Trigger Setup Selecting Triggers Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Edge Trigger on a rising edge, a falling edge, or both edges as deﬁned by the slope control. Coupling choices are DC, LF Reject, HF Reject, and Noise Reject. Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly used trigger type, with both analog and digital signals.
Page 99 You can use up to 20 channels for a Setup and Hold trigger (4 analog and 16 digital) with MSO4000B Series oscilloscopes. Push Clock on the side menu to select the clock channel.
Page 100: Triggering On Buses
You can use your oscilloscope to trigger on multiple data buses, if you have the appropriate application module installed. The MSO4000B Series can trigger on parallel buses without an application module. The oscilloscope can display both physical layer (as analog waveforms) and protocol level information (as digital and symbolic waveforms).
Page 101 Trigger Setup 2. Push Trigger Menu. 3. Push Type. Type Source Trigger On Address Direction Mode Address Write Auto B1 (I2C) & Holdoff 4. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the trigger type side menu until you select Bus. 5.
Page 102 Trigger Setup If you are setting up an SPI trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of MOSI or MISO, push Data on the lower menu, push MOSI or MISO on the side menu, and enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b. Then push Number of Bytes on the lower menu and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a.
Page 103 Trigger Setup USB Bus Trigger You can trigger on Sync, Reset, Suspend, Resume, End of Packet, Token (Address) Packet, Data Packet, Handshake Packet, Special Packet, or Error. Ethernet Bus Trigger You can trigger on Start Frame Delimiter, MAC Addresses, MAC Length/Type, TCP/IPv4 Client Data, End of Packet, Idle, or an FCS (CRC) Error.
Page 104: Checking Trigger Settings
You can also trigger on a speciﬁc data value for other buses. Parallel Bus Trigger Data Matching Optimum parallel bus trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels (MSO4000B Series only). Checking Trigger Settings To quickly determine the settings of some key trigger parameters, check the Trigger readout at the bottom of the display.
Page 105: Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) And B (Delayed))
Trigger Setup Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed)) Combine an edge A Event (Main) trigger with the B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex signals. After the A Event occurs, the trigger system looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform. A and B triggers can (and typically do) have separate sources.
Page 106 Trigger Setup Select the method for sequencing the B Time (a) 8 ns trigger after the A by pushing a side menu button. B Events Set to Minimum 5. Set the other Sequence Trigger parameters in the related side and lower menus. B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument.
Page 107: Starting And Stopping An Acquisition
Trigger Setup Starting and Stopping an Acquisition After you have deﬁned the acquisition and trigger parameters, start the acquisition with Run/Stop or Single. Push Run/Stop to start acquisitions. The oscilloscope acquires repeatedly until you push the button again to stop the acquisition.
Page 108: Display Waveform Data
Display Waveform Data Display Waveform Data This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying the acquired waveform. Adding and Removing a Waveform 1. To add or remove a waveform from the display, push the corresponding channel button or the D15-D0 button on the front panel.
Page 109 Display Waveform Data 3. Push Dots Only On Off on the Waveform Display side menu. Dots on will display the waveform record points as dots on the screen. Dots off connects the dots with vectors. Dots Only |Off 4. Push Persist Time, and turn Persist Time multipurpose knob a to have...
Page 110: Setting The Graticule Style
Display Waveform Data 7. To display the amplitude from one waveform against the amplitude from another, push XY Display. Then push Triggered XY from the side menu. A data point from the ﬁrst waveform speciﬁes the horizontal location while the corresponding data point from the second waveform speciﬁes the vertical location for each displayed point.
Page 111: Setting The Lcd Backlight
Display Waveform Data 4. Push Graticule on the lower menu. Utility Backlight Graticule Screen Trigger Page Intensity Frequency Annotation Full Readout Display High 5. Select the desired style from the resulting side menu. The Frame graticule provides a clean screen on which you can most easily read automatic measurement results and other screen text.
Page 112: Setting Waveform Intensity
Display Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Display. 4. Push Backlight Intensity. Utility Backlight Graticule Screen Page Intensity Annotation Full Display High 5. Select the intensity level from the resulting Backlight Intensity side menu. Choices are: High, Medium, and Low.
Page 113: Scaling And Positioning A Waveform
Display Waveform Data 4. Push Intensity again to clear the intensity readout from the display. Scaling and Positioning a Waveform Use the horizontal controls to adjust the time base, adjust the trigger point, and to examine waveform details more closely. You can also use the Wave Inspector Pan and Zoom controls to adjust the display of waveforms.
Page 114: Setting Input Parameters
Display Waveform Data Quick Tips Preview. If you change the Position or Scale controls when the acquisition is stopped or when it is waiting for the next trigger, the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the relevant waveforms in response to the new control settings. It simulates what you will see when you next push the RUN button.
Page 115 Display Waveform Data 5. Push Bandwidth, and select the desired bandwidth from the resulting side menu. The set choices are: Full, 250 MHz, and 20 MHz. Additional choices may appear, depending on the probe that you use. Select Full to set the bandwidth to the full oscilloscope bandwidth.
Page 116 This is especially important when using a current probe in conjunction with a voltage probe. For best results, use a deskew ﬁxture, such as the Tektronix 067-1686-xx. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 117 Display Waveform Data If you do not have a deskew ﬁxture, you can use the controls in the Deskew menu to set the oscilloscope's deskew parameters to recommended values, based on the nominal propagation delay of each probe. The oscilloscope automatically loads the nominal propagation delay values of TekVPI and TekProbe II (requires use of a TPA-BNC adaptor) probes.
Page 118: Positioning And Labeling Bus Signals
Display Waveform Data Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals Positioning bus signals. Push the appropriate bus button on the front panel, and turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus. (See page 60, Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus.) 1.
Page 119 Display Waveform Data 2. Push D15–D0 on the lower menu. D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu Height On/Off |Off | M L 3. Push Select on the side menu. Select (a) D0 (b) 1.04 div Display On| Off Turn on D7–D0 Turn on D15–D8...
Page 120: Viewing Digital Channels
Display Waveform Data 8. To group some or all of the digital channels together, move the channels right next to each other. All the channels that are next to each other automatically form a group. You can see the groups by pushing Select on the side menu and turning multipurpose knob a.
Page 121: Viewing The Trigger Frequency
Display Waveform Data 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Display. 4. Push Screen Annotation from the resulting Utility Backlight Graticule Screen Trigger Page Intensity Annotation Frequency Full lower menu. Readout Display High 5.
Page 122 Display Waveform Data 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Display. 4. Push Trigger Frequency Readout from the Utility Backlight Graticule Screen Trigger Page Intensity Annotation Frequency Full resulting lower menu. Readout Display High 5.
Page 123: Analyze Waveform Data
Analyze Waveform Data Analyze Waveform Data After having properly set up the acquisition, triggering, and display of your desired waveform, you can then analyze the results. Select from features such as cursors, automatic measurements, statistics, waveform histograms, math, and FFT. Taking Automatic Measurements To take an automatic measurement: 1.
Page 124: Selecting Automatic Measurements
Analyze Waveform Data Selecting Automatic Measurements The following tables list each automatic measurement by category: time or amplitude. (See page 105, Taking Automatic Measurements.) Time measurements Measurement Description Period The time required to complete the ﬁrst cycle in a waveform or gated region. Period is the reciprocal of frequency and is measured in seconds.
Page 125 Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude measurements Measurement Description Positive This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as: Overshoot Positive Overshoot = (Maximum – High) / Amplitude x 100%. Negative This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as: Overshoot Negative Overshoot = (Low –...
Page 126 Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude measurements (cont.) Measurement Description The true Root Mean Square voltage over 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. Miscellaneous measurements Measurement Description...
Page 127: Customizing An Automatic Measurement
Analyze Waveform Data Histogram measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Peak-to-peak Displays the peak-to-peak value of the histogram. Vertical histograms display the voltage of the highest nonzero bin minus the voltage of the lowest nonzero bin. Horizontal histograms display the time of the rightmost nonzero bin minus the time of the leftmost nonzero bin.
Page 128 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Position the gates from the side menu Gating options. (Full Record) Screen Between Cursors Statistics Measurement values are on each new waveform acquisition. Measurement statistics are based on measurement values over multiple waveform acquisitions. Statistics characterize the stability of measurements. To adjust statistics: 1.
Page 129 Analyze Waveform Data Snapshot To see all the single-sourced measurements at one moment in time: 1. Push Measure. 2. Push Add Measurement. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Waveform surement Measure- Cursors His- More ment On Screen tograms 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired Source channel.
Page 130 Analyze Waveform Data 6. View results. Snapshot on 1 Period : 312.2μs Freq : 3.203 kHz +Width : 103.7μs –Width : 208.5μs Burst W : 936.5μs Rise : 1.452μs Fall : 1.144μs +Duty : 33.23% –Duty : 66.77 % +Over : 7.143% –Over : 7.143 %...
Page 131: Taking Manual Measurements With Cursors
Analyze Waveform Data 3. Set the levels from the side menu. Reference Levels Set Levels |Units Use High and Low reference to calculate High Ref (a) 90.0 % rise and fall times. Use Mid reference primarily for Mid Ref 50.0 % measurements between edges such 50.0 % as pulse widths.
Page 132 Analyze Waveform Data 2. With cursors on, push Select. This turns the cursor linking on and off. If linking is on, turning multipurpose knob a moves the two cursors together. Turning multipurpose knob b adjusts the time between the cursors. 3.
Page 133 Analyze Waveform Data 8. View the cursor and the cursor readout. NOTE. On digital channels, you can take timing measurements with cursors, but not amplitude measurements. 9. Display multiple waveforms on the screen by pushing one or more of the channel 1 through 4 buttons or, if you are using an MSO4000B, by pushing the D15 –...
Page 134 Analyze Waveform Data 15. Push Cursors again. This turns off the cursors. The screen no longer displays the cursors and the cursor readout. Using Cursor Readouts Cursor readouts supply textual and numeric information relating to the current cursor positions. Readouts appear in the upper right corner of the graticule. If Zoom is on, the readout appears in the upper right corner of the zoom window.
Page 135: Setting Up A Histogram
Analyze Waveform Data The vertical cursor lines on the display measure horizontal parameters, typically time. The square and circle shapes in the readout map to the multipurpose knobs when both vertical and horizontal cursors are present. Using XY Cursors When the XY Display mode is on, the cursor readouts will appear to the right of the lower graticule (XY). They will include rectangular, polar, product, and ratio readouts.
Page 136 Analyze Waveform Data 4. Push the top button on the side menu to select the waveform axis for which you want Vertical Horizontal to show the histogram values: Vertical or Horizontal. 5. Push Source on the side menu and use Source (a) 1 multipurpose knob a to select the channel for...
Page 137 Analyze Waveform Data 4. Push OK Add Measurement on the side menu to add the measurement to the Add Mea- surement measurement readout list. To Reset Histogram Measurements and Statistics To reset the histogram measurements and statistics, follow these steps: 1.
Page 138: Using Math Waveforms
Analyze Waveform Data 5. Push Reset Statistics on the side menu. Reset Statistics You can view the histogram at the top (for horizontal histograms) or the left edge (for vertical histograms) of the graticule. Quick Tips Use horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter. Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise.
Page 139: Using Fft
Analyze Waveform Data 2. Push Dual Wfm Math. Dual Wfm Advanced (M) Label Math Math 3. On the side menu, set the sources to either channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or reference waveforms R1, 2, 3, or 4. Choose the +, –, x, or ÷ operators.
Page 140 Analyze Waveform Data 2. Push FFT. Dual Wfm Advanced (M) Label Math Math 3. Push FFT Source on the side menu, if Source needed, and turn multipurpose knob a to select the source to use. Choices are: channels 1, 2, 3, 4, reference waveforms 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Page 141 Analyze Waveform Data 7. The FFT will appear on the display. Quick Tips Use short record lengths for faster instrument response. Use long record lengths to lower the noise relative to the signal and increase the frequency resolution. If desired, use the zoom feature along with the horizontal Position and Scale controls to magnify and position the FFT waveform.
Page 142: Using Advanced Math
Analyze Waveform Data Description Window Hanning The frequency resolution when using the Hanning (a.k.a. Hann) window is good, the spectral leakage is low and amplitude accuracy is fair. Use the Hanning window for measuring sine, periodic, and narrow band random noise. This window works well on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are signiﬁcantly different.
Page 143: Using Reference Waveforms
Analyze Waveform Data 4. Push Edit Expression and use the multipurpose knobs and the resulting lower menu buttons to create an expression. When done, push OK Accept on the side menu. For example, to use Edit Expression to take the integral of a square wave: 1.
Page 144 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Use the side menu and the multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical and horizontal settings of the reference waveform. Vertical 0.00 div 100 mV/div Horizontal 0.00 s 4.00 μs/div Quick Tips Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms. You can display all the reference waveforms at the same time. Push the appropriate screen button to select a particular reference waveform.
Page 145: Using Wave Inspector To Manage Long Record Length Waveforms
Analyze Waveform Data Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms The Wave Inspector controls (zoom/pan, play/pause, marks, search) help you to efﬁciently work with long record length waveforms. To magnify a waveform horizontally, turn the Zoom knob. To scroll through a zoomed waveform, turn the Pan knob.
Page 146 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Examine the zoomed view of the waveform that appears on the larger, lower portion of the display. The upper portion of the display will show the position and size of the zoomed portion in the waveform, within the context of the overall record.
Page 147 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Change the play direction by reversing the direction that you are turning the pan knob. 4. During play, up to a point, the more you turn the ring, the faster the waveform accelerates. If you rotate the ring as far as it can go, the play speed does not change, but the zoom box quickly moves in that direction.
Page 148 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark. Use the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow button to jump from one marked location to another, without adjusting any other controls. 4. Delete a mark. Push the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow button to jump to the mark you want to clear.
Page 149 Analyze Waveform Data 4. On the screen, hollow triangles show the location of automatic marks and solid triangles show the custom (user-deﬁned) locations. These appear on both normal and zoomed waveform views. 5. You can quickly investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark with the next ( →) and previous (←) arrow buttons.
Page 150 Search for rising and/or falling edges that are >, <, =, or ≠ a user speciﬁed time. Parallel: Search for a binary or hex value (MSO4000B Series only). C: Search for Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, or Address and Data.
Page 151: Limit And Mask Testing
Analyze Waveform Data Limit and Mask Testing Monitor an active input signal against a mask and output pass or fail results by judging whether the input signal is within the bounds of the mask. To set up and run a limit or mask test, do the following: 1.
Page 152 Analyze Waveform Data 7. Push Create Limit Mask on the lower menu. 8. On the resulting side menu, push Source Source Channel Channel and turn multipurpose knob a to choose the waveform to use as the template for the limit test. 9.
Page 153 Analyze Waveform Data 4. Push Select Standard on the lower menu. 5. Use the resulting side menu to select the desired standard to use. 6. Push OK Apply Standard on the side menu. 7. Push Set Up Mask on the lower menu. 8.
Page 154 Analyze Waveform Data :REM "Mask Points are Defined in Volts and Seconds" :REM "Points in a segment must be defined in counter clockwise order" :REM "A single point at 0,0 indicates an empty segment" :MASK:USER:SEG1:POINTS -7.5000E-9,1.5000,-7.5000E-9,100.0000E-3,-5.1656E- 9,100.0000E-3,-1.3536E-9,500.0000E-3,-1.3536E-9,1.2000,7.2750E-9,1.1000,15.9036E- 9,1.2000,15.9036E-9,500.0000E-3,19.7156E-9,100.0000E-3,22.0500E-9,100.0000E- 3,22.0500E-9,1.5000 :MASK:USER:SEG2:POINTS -7.5000E-9,-500.0000E-3,22.0500E-9,-500.0000E-3,22.0500E-9,- 100.0000E-3,13.4214E-9,-200.0000E-3,13.4214E-9,500.0000E-3,11.6780E-9,800.0000E- 3,7.2750E-9,900.0000E-3,2.8720E-9,800.0000E-3,1.1286E-9,500.0000E-3,1.1286E-9,- 200.0000E-3,-7.5000E-9,-100.0000E-3...
Page 155: Making Video Tests
Analyze Waveform Data Setting Description Repeat Test Set On for the test to repeat when it has run the minimum number of waveforms or the minimum amount of time. Set Off tor the test to run a single time and not repeat. Mask Polarity Set the mask polarity to use during the test.
Page 156: Analyzing Power
Analyze Waveform Data 3. Use the bottom menu buttons to set up the Applica- Display Standard Contrast Source Location tion desired video test. NTSC Automatic Even Video Interlaced Picture Choose among: - Display on/off - Standard: NTSC or PAL - Contrast/update rate - Odd/Even/Interlaced - Source channel - Location on the screen to display the results...
Page 157 Analyze Waveform Data 3. Push Analysis. Applica- Analysis tion None 4. Use the side menu buttons to select the desired analysis function. Choose among power quality, switching loss, harmonics, ripple, modulation, and safe operating area, and deskew. See the DPO3PWR and DPO4PWR Power Analysis Modules User Manual for more information.
Page 158: Save And Recall Information
Save and Recall Information Save and Recall Information The oscilloscope provides permanent storage for setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the internal storage of the oscilloscope to save setup ﬁles and reference waveform data. Use external storage, such as USB drives or network drives, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the external storage to carry data to remote computers for further analysis and for archiving.
Page 159 Save and Recall Information Editing ﬁle, directory, reference waveform, or instrument setup names. Give ﬁles descriptive names that you can recognize at a later date. To edit ﬁle names, directory names, reference waveform and instrument setup labels: 1. Push Save / Recall Menu. 2.
Page 160: Saving A Screen Image
Save and Recall Information OK Save Saving a Screen Image A screen image consists of a graphical image of the oscilloscope screen. This is different from waveform data, which consists of numeric values for each point in the waveform. To save a screen image: 1.
Page 161: Saving And Recalling Waveform Data
Save and Recall Information Saving and Recalling Waveform Data Waveform data consists of the numeric values for each point in the waveform. It copies the data, as opposed to a graphical image of the screen. To save the current waveform data or to recall previously stored waveform data: 1.
Page 162 Save and Recall Information 5. Push File Details to save to a USB or File Details network drive. This brings up the ﬁle manager screen. Use it to navigate to the desired drive and folder, and optionally to specify the ﬁle name. Skip this step to use the default name and location.
Page 163: Saving And Recalling Setups
Save and Recall Information 2. Push R1, R2, R3, or R4. (R1) |(On) (R2) |(Off) (R3) |(Off) (R4) |(Off) Removing a reference waveform from the display. To remove a reference waveform from the display: 1. Push Ref R. 2. Push R1, R2, R3, or R4 on the lower menu (R1) |(On) (R2)
Page 164 Save and Recall Information 3. From the resulting side menu, select the Save Setup location to save the setup to or to recall it from. To File To save setup information to one of the ten internal setup memories in the oscilloscope, Edit Labels push the appropriate side button.
Page 165: Saving With One Button Push
Save and Recall Information 5. Save the ﬁle. Save to Selected File Quick Tips Recalling the Default Setup. Push Default Setup on the front panel to initialize the oscilloscope to a known setup. (See page 49, Using the Default Setup.) Saving with One Button Push After you have deﬁned the save/recall parameters with the Save/Recall Menu button and menu, you can save ﬁles with a single push of the Save button.
Page 166: Managing Drives, Directories, And Files
Save and Recall Information 4. From now on, when you push Save the oscilloscope will perform the action that you just speciﬁed rather than requiring you to navigate through the menus each time. Managing Drives, Directories, and Files You can manage drives, directories, and ﬁles from the oscilloscope user interface. 1.
Page 167: Mounting A Network Drive
Save and Recall Information Mounting a Network Drive Mount a network storage device, such as a PC or a ﬁle server, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images directly to the drive or to recall waveforms or setups from the drive. To save to or recall ﬁles from a network drive, you must ﬁrst: Ensure the time set on the oscilloscope is accurate within 5 minutes of nist.gov for your time zone.
Page 168 Save and Recall Information Mounting a drive on an Apple computer Use this procedure to mount a drive on your Apple computer. 1. Ensure that the folder on the computer is set up for sharing: a. On the Mac, go to System Preferences and select the Sharing icon. b.
Page 169: Printing A Hard Copy
Connect a PictBridge printer to the USB device port on the rear panel, or connect to a networked printer using the Ethernet port. NOTE. Refer to the www.tektronix.com/printer_setup Web page for a list of compatible printers. Set Up Print Parameters To set up the oscilloscope to print hard copies: 1.
Page 170 Save and Recall Information 4. Push Select Printer if you are changing the Utility Select Orientation Ink Saver PictBridge Page Printer Printer default printer. Landscape Settings Print Setup PictBridge Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of available printers. Push Select to choose the desired printer.
Page 171 Save and Recall Information 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select I/O. 4. Push USB. Utility Ethernet & Network Socket GPIB Page Conﬁgura- Server Printer tion Automatic Device Port Connect to Computer 5. Push Connect to PictBridge Printer. Connect to PictBridge Printer...
Page 172 Save and Recall Information 2. Push Utility. 3. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Print Setup Setup. 5. Push Select Printer. Utility Select Orientation Ink Saver Page Printer Landscape Print Setup 6. Push Add Network Printer. Network Printer Rename...
Page 173 Save and Recall Information 8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use. You can use the lower menu buttons to edit Enter Back Delete Clear Character Space the name, as needed. 9.
Page 174 Save and Recall Information NOTE. If you have multiple printers connected to the oscilloscope at the same time, the oscilloscope will print to the printer listed in the Utility> Utility Page> Print Setup> Select Printer menu item. E-mail Printing To set up the oscilloscope to print via e-mail to e-mail enabled printers: 1.
Page 175 Save and Recall Information 6. Push Add E-Mail Printer. Select Printer Network Printer Add E-mail printer Rename Printer Delete Printer 7. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of letters, numbers, and other characters to ﬁnd the ﬁrst character in the name that you want to enter.
Page 176 Save and Recall Information 10. Push the down arrow key to move the Printer character cursor down to more rows to ﬁll out. 11. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name. 12.
Page 177: Erasing Oscilloscope Memory
Save and Recall Information Erasing Oscilloscope Memory You can erase all setup and waveform information saved in the nonvolatile oscilloscope memory with the TekSecure function. If you have acquired conﬁdential data on your oscilloscope, you may want to execute the TekSecure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use.
Page 178 Save and Recall Information 6. Power off the oscilloscope, and then power it back on to complete the process. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 179: Using Application Modules
Some modules are described in the following list. Additional modules may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our Web site at www.tektronix.com for more information. Also, refer to Contacting Tektronix at the beginning of the manual.
Page 180 Using Application Modules The DPO4USB USB 2.0 Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering and analysis on USB low-speed, full-speed, and high-speed buses. NOTE. 1 GHz bandwidth models are required for high-speed (HS) USB. The DPO4VID Extended Video Module adds triggering on a variety of standard HDTV signals, and on custom (non-standard) bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4,000 lines.
Page 181: Application Examples
Application Examples Application Examples This section contains ways to use your instrument in both common and advanced troubleshooting tasks. Taking Simple Measurements If you need to see a signal in a circuit, but you do not know the signal amplitude or frequency, connect the probe from channel 1 of the oscilloscope to the signal.
Page 182 Application Examples Selecting Automatic Measurements The oscilloscope can take automatic measurements of most displayed signals. To measure signal frequency and peak-to-peak amplitude: 1. Push Measure. 2. Push Add Measurement. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Waveform Bring surement Measure- Cursors Histograms More ment On Screen 3.
Page 183: Measuring Two Signals
Application Examples 5. Observe that the measurements appear on the screen and update as the signal changes. Measuring Two Signals In this example, you are testing a piece of equipment and need to measure the gain of its audio ampliﬁer. You have an audio generator that can inject a test signal at the ampliﬁer input.
Page 184 Application Examples 2. Push Autoset. To select measurements for the two channels: 1. Push Measure to see the measurement menu. 2. Push Add Measurement. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Waveform Bring surement Measure- Cursors His- More ment On Screen tograms 3. If needed, from the side menu, push Source and turn multipurpose knob a to select channel 1.
Page 185: Customizing Your Measurements
Application Examples 4. Calculate the ampliﬁer gain using the following equations: Gain = (output amplitude ÷ input amplitude) = (3.155 V ÷ 130.0 mV) = 24.27 Gain (dB) = 20 x log(24.27) = 27.7 dB Customizing Your Measurements In this example, you want to verify that the incoming signal to digital equipment meets its speciﬁcations.
Page 186 Application Examples 4. Push More repeatedly until you select Reference Levels from the popup menu. Reference Levels 5. Push Set Levels in to select units. Set Levels |Units 6. Push High Ref and turn multipurpose knob High Ref a to enter 2.00 V. If needed, push Fine to (a) 2.00 V change the sensitivity of the multipurpose knob.
Page 187 Application Examples 3. Push Add Measurement. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Waveform Bring surement Measure- Cursors His- More ment On Screen tograms 4. If needed, from the side menu, push Source and turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel from which you want to measure. Turn multipurpose knob b to select the Positive Pulse Width measurement.
Page 188: Analyzing Signal Detail
Application Examples Analyzing Signal Detail In this example, 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 currently see in the display. Looking at a Noisy Signal The signal appears noisy.
Page 189: Separating The Signal From Noise
Application Examples 3. Push Peak Detect on the side menu. Sample Peak Detect Hi Res Envelope Average 4. Push Intensity and turn multipurpose knob a to see the noise more easily. 5. View the results on the display. 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.
Page 190: Taking Cursor Measurements
Application Examples 2. Push Mode. Mode Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display Length Position to Display Sample |Off 3. Push Average on the side menu. Average Averaging reduces random noise and makes it easier to see detail in a signal. In the example to the right, a ring shows on the rising and falling edges of the signal when the noise is removed.
Page 191 Application Examples 3. Push Linked to set Linked to Off. Cursors Bars Linked Bring Cursor Cursors Units Horizontal Waveform On Screen 4. Push Bring Cursors On Screen. Screen Vertical 5. Push Cursor Units. 6. Push Vertical Bar Units from the side menu, if this choice is not already selected.
Page 192: Triggering On A Video Signal
Application Examples Triggering on a Video Signal The oscilloscope supports triggering on NTSC, SECAM, and PAL signals. In this example, you are testing the video circuit in a piece of medical equipment and need to display the video output signal. The video output is an NTSC standard signal.
Page 193 Application Examples 7. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to see a complete ﬁeld across the screen. 8. View results. Triggering on Lines Triggering on Lines. To look at the video lines in the ﬁeld: 1. Push Trigger Menu. 2. Push Type. Type 3.
Page 194: Capturing A Single-Shot Signal
Application Examples 5. Select All Lines. All Lines To trigger on a speciﬁc line, select Line Number, and use multipurpose knob a to select the line number. 6. Adjust Horizontal Scale to see a complete video line across the screen. 7.
Page 195 Application Examples 5. Push Trigger Menu. 6. Push Slope and 7. Turn the Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level to a voltage midway between the open and closed voltages of the replay. 8. Push Single (single sequence). MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 196: Optimizing The Acquisition
Application Examples When the relay opens, the oscilloscope triggers and captures the event. The Single sequence button disables auto triggering so that only a valid triggered signal is acquired. Optimizing the Acquisition The initial acquisition shows the relay contact beginning to open at the trigger point. This is followed by large spikes that indicate contact bounce and inductance in the circuit.
Page 197 Application Examples 2. Turn the Pan knob to place the center of the zoom box close to where the relay contact begins to open. 3. Turn the Zoom knob to magnify the waveform in the zoom window. The ragged waveform and the inductive load in the circuit suggest that the relay contact may be arcing as it opens.
Page 198: Correlating Data With A Tla Logic Analyzer
Digital waveforms from 4000B Series oscilloscopes cannot be transferred to the logic analyzer display. The USB-iView External Oscilloscope Cable Kit allows you to connect your logic analyzer to a Tektronix oscilloscope. This enables communication between the two instruments. The Add External Oscilloscope wizard, which is available from the TLA application System menu, guides you through the process of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope.
Page 199: Tracking Down Bus Anomalies
TDM, MIL-STD-1553, and Ethernet bus signals requires use of an appropriate DPO4EMBD, DPO4USB, DPO4AUTO, DPO4AUTOMAX, DPO4COMP, DPO4AUDIO, DPO4AERO, and DPO4ENET Serial Triggering and Analysis Module. Triggering on Parallel bus signals requires an MSO4000B Series oscilloscope. 1. Connect the channel 1 probe to the clock line.
Page 200 Application Examples 5. Push Trigger Menu. 6. Push Type to select Bus. Enter trigger Type Source Trigger On Address Direction Mode Address Read Auto parameters in the resulting screen menus. B1 (I2C) & Holdoff 7. Analyze the physical layer. For example, you can use the cursors for manual measurements.
Page 201: Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel Buses
In this example, you are monitoring a parallel bus with your oscilloscope. You can use your MSO4000B Series oscilloscope with its 16 digital channels to analyze the bus. The MSO4000B Series will not only let you see the on-off status of the signals, but will also decode the parallel bus signals for you.
Page 202 Application Examples 5. Push Autoset. 6. Push the B1 button, select Parallel as the bus type. Push Deﬁne Inputs on the lower menu and enter the parameters for your bus for Clocked Data, Clock Edge, the Number of Bits, and Deﬁne Bits. 7.
Page 203: Troubleshooting An Rs-232 Bus
For example, you might be testing RS-232 bus signals. You can use your MSO4000B Series oscilloscope, with its up to 4 analog channels and 16 digital channels to track down the problem. It will even decode your RS-232 signals into ASCII characters.
Page 204 Application Examples 4. Push B1. 5. Push Bus B1 on the lower menu, use multipurpose knob a to select RS-232, and enter the parameters of the bus in the resulting screen menus. 6. Push Bus Display on the lower menu, push Bus and Waveforms on the side menu, and push ASCII on the side menul.
Page 205: Appendix A: Mso/Dpo4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations
Appendix A: MSO/DPO4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations Appendix A: MSO/DPO4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations You can ﬁnd a more complete list of MSO4000B and DPO4000B product speciﬁcations in the MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference. Table 2: Analog channel input and vertical speciﬁcations Characteristic Description 1 MΩ...
Page 206 Appendix A: MSO/DPO4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations Table 2: Analog channel input and vertical speciﬁcations (cont.) Characteristic Description Offset accuracy ±[0.005 × | offset – position | + DC Balance] Both the position and constant offset term must be converted to volts by multiplying by the appropriate volts/div term.
Page 207 Appendix A: MSO/DPO4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations Table 2: Analog channel input and vertical speciﬁcations (cont.) Characteristic Description Instrument Bandwidth selection Random Noise, RMS noise (mV) Sample Acquisition 1 MΩ 50 Ω Mode MSO4104B, Full Bandwidth ≤ (150 μV + 8.0% of ≤...
Page 208 (the amount of time from the ﬁrst single-shot measurement to the ﬁnal single-shot measurement). The observation interval may not exceed 1 year. Table 4: Digital acquisition speciﬁcations, MSO4000B series Characteristic Description ±(100 mV + 3% of threshold setting after calibration) Logic threshold accuracy Requires valid SPC.
Page 209 Appendix A: MSO/DPO4000B Warranted Speciﬁcations Table 5: Input/Output port speciﬁcations Characteristic Description You can set the Auxiliary output to Trigger Out or Reference Clock Out. Auxiliary output (AUX OUT) Trigger Out or Reference Clock Out: Supplies the reference clock. Trigger Out: A HIGH to LOW transition indicates that the trigger occurred. Reference Clock Out Trigger output logic levels Characteristic...
Page 210: Appendix B: Tpp0500B And Tpp1000 500 Mhz And 1 Ghz 10X Passive Probes Information
The TPP0500B and TPP1000 10X Passive Probes are compact passive probes with 10X attenuation that are designed for use with Tektronix MSO/DPO4000B Series oscilloscopes. The probes have no user- or Tektronix-serviceable parts. Connecting the Probe to the Oscilloscope Connect the probe as shown in the illustrations below.
Page 211 Hook tip Press the hook tip onto the probe tip and then clamp the hook onto the circuit Reorder Tektronix part number 013-0362-XX Micro Hook tip Use this tip to access test points in tight spaces. Press the hook tip onto the probe tip and then...
Page 212: Optional Accessories
Compact Probe Tip Ckt Board Test Point 131-4210-xx Wire, spool, 32 AWG 020-3045-xx Replacing the Probe Tip Order Tektronix part number 206-0610-xx for rigid tip replacement, or order part number 206-0611–xx for pogo pin replacement. MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 213: Speciﬁcations
Appendix B: TPP0500B and TPP1000 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Speciﬁcations Table 6: Electrical and mechanical speciﬁcations Characteristic TPP0500B TPP1000 Bandwidth (–3 dB) 500 MHz 1 GHz <350 ps <700 ps System rise time (typical) System input capacitance Rigid tip: 3.9 pF ±0.3 pf Pogo pin tip: 5.1 pf ±0.5 pf System attenuation accuracy...
Page 214 Equipment Recycling. This product complies with the European Union’s requirements according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For more information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 215: Safety Summary
Appendix B: TPP0500B and TPP1000 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as speciﬁed. Using the probe or accessories in a manner not speciﬁed could result in a shock or ﬁre hazard.
Page 216 Appendix B: TPP0500B and TPP1000 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the product: MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 217: Appendix C: P6616 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information
Appendix C: P6616 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Product Description The P6616 general-purpose logic probe connects the Tektronix MSO4000B Series of mixed-signal oscilloscopes to digital buses and signals on your target system. The probe contains 16 data channels split between two lead sets (GROUP 1 and GROUP 2).
Page 218: Connecting The Probe To Your Circuit
3. Select the channel that you are setting up as the source. 4. On MSO4000B Series instruments, push the Autoset button. If you do not see an active signal, try another probe channel (or analog probe) to verify circuit activity at the test point.
Page 219: Typical Application
Instructions 1 ea 071-2831-XX Instructions are included with the probe, but not in the accessory kit. The instructions can be downloaded at www.tektronix.com/manuals. These optional accessories can be ordered for your probe: Description Part number P6960 Probe D-MAX Footprint to Square Pin Header Adapter...
Page 220: Speciﬁcations
Equipment Recycling. This product complies with the European Union’s requirements according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For more information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 221: Safety Summary
Appendix C: P6616 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Safety Summary To avoid potential hazards, use this probe only as speciﬁed. Connect and Disconnect Properly. Connect the probe output to the measurement instrument before connecting the probe to the circuit under test. Disconnect the probe input and the probe ground from the circuit under test before disconnecting the probe from the measurement instrument.
Page 222 Appendix C: P6616 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Page 223 Index Index Symbols and Numbers Aux In connector, 43 Button Auxiliary Output (AUX OUT), 44 Acquire, 33, 53, 55, 90, 170, 50 Ω protection, 99 Auxiliary readout, 42 Average acquisition mode, 55 Autoset, 13, 33, 37, 47, 50, 163 B1 / B2 / B3 / B4, 34, 60, 61, 82 bus, 60, 61, 82 About, 25 Channel, 34...
Page 224 Index Channel Deskew, 98 Fall Time measurement, 106 button, 34 dI/dt, 3 Falling Edge Count readout, 42 Digital channels, 102 measurement, 108 vertical menu, 96 Baseline indicators, 42 FastAcq, 53 Cleaning, 8 Group icon, 42 Clearance, 8 scaling, positioning, grouping, Blackman-Harris, 124 Communications, 25, 28 and labeling, 100...
Page 225 Index Ground, 11 How to I2S, 34, 60, 82 lead, 16 calibrate a TPP0500B Icon strap, 11 or TPP1000 voltage Expansion point, 40 strap connector, 43 probe, 13 Trigger level, 41 Ground yourself to discharge Trigger position, 40 compensate a non-TPP0500B static, 11 or non-TPP1000 voltage Image orientation, 142, 152...
Page 226 Index Logic probe interface, 9 Microsoft Parallel bus, 60, 82 Logic trigger, deﬁned, 81 Excel, 25 anomalies, 183 Long record length, 181 Word, 25 trigger, 82, 83 management, 127 MIL-STD-1553, 34, 60, 82 Pause, 128 Low measurement, 107 Peak detect acquisition mode, 55 bus trigger, 85 LXI, 29 data value matching, 86...
Page 227 Index Print button, 38 Reference waveforms, 125 Screen annotations, 102 Probe Comp, 13, 14 displaying, 144 Search, 129 PROBE COMP connector, 43 removing, 126, 145 Search button, 33, 130 Probe compensation saving, 144 Search marks, 182 non-TPP0500B or saving 10 M and 20 M Securing memory, 159 non-TPP1000, 15 waveforms, 126...
Page 228 Index TekSecure, 159 readout, 41, 86 Vertical TekVPI, 9 Rise/Fall, deﬁned, 81 button, 34 TekVPI probes RS-232 bus, 84 menu, 34, 96 TekVPI, 4 RS-232 data value Menu knob, 37 Temperature, 6 matching, 86 offset, 99 Termination, 96 Runt, deﬁned, 80 Offset, 97 Test button, 33 Sequence (B Trigger),...
Page 229 Index Zoom, 127 cursors, 117 button, 36 display, 92 graticule size, 128 Horizontal, 178 knob, 36, 127 MSO4000B and DPO4000B Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...

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