Page 1 Tektronix Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes Printable Help *P077006211* 077-0062-11...
Page 3 Tektronix Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes Printable Help www.tektronix.com 077-0062-11...
Page 4 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Support information ..................TekScope Recovery Report Utility ................. Feedback ....................... Analysis and connectivity support ................About Tekscope ....................Working with your Tektronix oscilloscope Windows environment Windows interface guidelines ................Connecting to a network ................Using Tek LXI.................... NIST USGCB compliance ................
Page 6 Table of Contents Creating your own control windows ..............Initialize the instrument ................. Choosing and connecting probes ............... Waveform operations Triggering, timebase, and horizontal delay ............Looking at waveform details ................Using fast acquisition and DPO ................ Using logic waveforms .................. Using waveform math ...................
Page 7 Table of Contents Setting up digital signal inputs ................... Digital channel threshold and position ................Set digital channel threshold................. Set digital channel position .................. Turn on or off the digital channels D15-D8 and D7-D0............Set the display size of logic channels................Set the global threshold for digital channels..............
Page 8 Table of Contents Select the RS-232 bus bit rate .................. Select the SPI bus framing..................Set the SPI bus idle time ..................Set the SPI bus word size ..................Select the SPI bus bit order ..................Set up a parallel bus ..................... Set up a clocked parallel bus ...................
Page 9 Table of Contents Horizontal digital control window ................Horizontal Position/Scale control window..............Horizontal Position/Scale control window: delay mode on..........Horizontal/Acquisition control window (Acquisition tab) ..........Autoset......................Set Autoset preferences ..................Undo an autoset ....................Enable fast acquisitions ..................Start and stop waveform acquisitions ................. Enable Roll mode....................
Page 10 Table of Contents Set up mask test completion notiﬁcation ..............Set mask test parameters ................... Select the sound source ..................Set the mask polarity ..................Set mask test repeat controls ................Fail results setup Mask Testing control window (Pass/Fail Results tab) ..........View the mask test summary ................
Page 11 Table of Contents Math equation editor Math Equation Editor control window ..............Math equation editor (Time tab) ................Math equation editor (Spectral tab) ............... Math equation editor (Var tab) ................Math equation editor (Meas tab) ................Math equation editor (Filter tab) ................Measurement setups Measurement Snapshot control window ..............
Page 12 Table of Contents Set up MIPI search parameters................. Set up PCIe search parameters ................. Set up CAN search parameters................. Set up LIN search parameters .................. Set up FLEXRAY search parameters................Set up MIL-1553 search parameters................Set up Ethernet search parameters ................Set up DDR search parameters.................
Page 13 Table of Contents Set up an Edge trigger ..................Set up a Glitch trigger ..................Set up a Logic pattern trigger (MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C series) ......Set up a Logic pattern trigger................Set up a Runt trigger..................Set up a Serial pattern trigger................Set up a Setup and Hold trigger ................
Page 14 Table of Contents Enable trigger position correction................. MultiScope triggering MultiScope trigger setup overview ............... Vertical Setups Set up Vertical controls ..................Set up input channels.................... Zoom Control Window ..................Waveform Display Control Window ................Set the Position/Offset ..................Waveform Label Control Window................Vertical Offset Control Window ................
Page 15 Table of Contents File Menu Reference Waveform Setups Reference Waveform Controls ................Recall Dialog Box: Waveform ................Instrument Setups Recall Dialog Box: Instrument Setups ..............Delete Setups and Reference Waveforms ..............Action On Event Set up Action On Event ..................Set up Save On Event ..................
Page 16 Table of Contents Install the Floating License ................Install the Fixed License ................... Return the Floating License for the Installed Option(s) ..........How to ? Calibrating and Using Probes Compensate the signal path................Compensate active probes ................. Compensate passive probes................Low frequency compensate a probe ..............
Page 17 Table of Contents Editing MyScope control windows ............... Taking Measurements Select cursor sources ..................Taking cursor measurements ................Taking automatic measurements ................Take automatic measurements................Localize a measurement..................Save measurements ..................Creating and Using Math Waveforms Using math waveforms..................Create a math waveform using predeﬁned expressions..........Create a math waveform with the Equation Editor .............
Page 18 Table of Contents Triggering Checking trigger status ..................Set up triggering from the Front Panel ..............Set up triggering from the Trigger Setup Window ............Trigger on a sequence ..................Trigger on A Event Only................... Trigger on an event after a speciﬁed delay............... Trigger on a B Event ..................
Page 19 Table of Contents Set up a dual display..................Connecting to a Network Enable a network connection ................Exiting or Minimizing the Oscilloscope Application Exit the instrument application ................Minimize the instrument application ..............Shut down the instrument .................. Adjusting Display Contrast Adjust the display contrast.................
Page 20 Table of Contents Advanced triggering ..................Bus trigger ....................Communication trigger..................Communication triggering ................. Glitch trigger ....................Pattern trigger ....................Runt trigger....................Setup and hold trigger ..................State trigger....................Timeout trigger....................Transition time trigger..................Video trigger ....................Width trigger ....................Window trigger....................
Page 21 Table of Contents Offset, position, scale, and math waveforms ............Waveform integration ..................Math Plugins Using math plugins ..................Writing math plugins .................. MATLAB custom functions ................Using the basic Function interface to create MATLAB functions ......Using a Class to create MATLAB functions ........... Spectral math waveforms ..................
Page 22 Table of Contents xviii DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 23: About Tektronix Oscilloscopes
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Introduction Introduction This Tektronix oscilloscope provides the performance, simplicity, and connectivity needed for the ever-changing electronics, computer, and communications industries. The easy-to-use interface includes a large display and a touch-screen interface on a Microsoft Windows platform. Choose the methods of controlling oscilloscope operations that are most convenient for you:...
Page 24 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Product description Bandwidth: DPO73304D, DSA73304D, DPO72504D, and DSA72504D: 33 and 25 GHz models with up to 100 GS/s real-time sampling rate on two channels DPO71254C, DSA71254C, MSO71254C, DPO71604C, DSA71604C, MSO71604C, DPO72004C, DSA72004C, and MSO72004C: 12.5, 16, and 20 GHz models with up to 100 GS/s...
Page 25 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Product description Parallel bus decoding, triggering and analysis Serial bus decoding, triggering and analysis for SPI, RS-232/UART, 8b10B, MIPI, CAN, LIN, FLEXRAY , MIL-1553, USB 2.0 and I C buses are optionally available MSO70000C Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes also offer: 16 digital channels plus 1 clock/qualiﬁer channel...
Page 26 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Product description can also zoom in on multiple areas of a single waveform simultaneously and on multiple waveforms at the same time. Measurement features Cursors. Use Cursors (see page 82) to take simple voltage, time, and frequency measurements.
Page 27: Product Software
System Software. The product software runs on a specially conﬁgured version of Microsoft Windows which is pre-installed and enables you to install other compatible applications. Do not attempt to substitute any version of Windows that is not speciﬁcally provided by Tektronix for use with your instrument.
Page 28: Recommended Accessories
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Recommended accessories Recommended accessories The following accessories are recommended for your instrument. MSO5000 and DPO5000: GPIB-to-USB adapter, order TEK-USB-488 TekVPI-to-TekProbe BNC adapter, order TPA-BNC Hard transit case, HCTEK54 Rackmount kit, order RMD5000 Deskew pulse generator, 067-1686-XX Mini keyboard, 119-7083-XX...
Page 29 1 GHz active differential voltage probe TPP500, TPP1000 10X Passive Probes are compact with 10X attenuation, designed for use with Tektronix MSO/DPO4000B and MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. The bandwidth (–3 dB) for TPP500 is 500 MHz. The bandwidth (–3 dB) for TPP1000 is 1 GHz.
Page 30 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Recommended accessories TekProbe component Description TCP202 Current probe TCP300, TCP400 Series Current measurement system (Requires TCPA300/TCPA400 ampliﬁers) TekVPI TekVPI component Description TAP1500 Active probe, 1.5 GHz TAP2500 Active probe, 2.5 GHz TAP3500 Active probe, 3.5 GHz TCP0030...
Page 31 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Recommended accessories TekConnect TekConnect component Description P7260 Low-capacitance active voltage probe, 6 GHz P7313, P7313SMA Differential probe, 12.5 GHz P7350, P7350SMA Differential probe, 5 GHz P7360 Differential probe, 6 GHz P7380, P7380SMA Differential probe, 8 GHz P7504...
Page 32: Options
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Options TekProbe component Description P6703B Converter, optical-electrical (single-mode) TCP202 Current probe TCP300, TCP400 Series Current measurement system (Requires TCPA300/TCPA400 ampliﬁers) Options The following options are available for your instrument. DPO5000, MSO5000: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 33 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Options Software: Opt. DDRA - DDR Memory Bus Analysis; Available, only on 1 GHz and 2 GHz models (requires DJA) Opt. DJA - Jitter And Eye Analysis Tools - Advanced (DPOJET) Opt. ET3 - Ethernet Compliance Testing Opt.
Page 34 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Options Record Length: Opt. 2RL - 25 MSamples/ch, 50M maximum for 1 GHz and 2 GHz Opt. 5RL - 50 MSamples/ch, 125M maximum for 1 GHz and 2 GHz Opt. 10RL - 125 MSamples/ch, 250M maximum for 1 GHz and 2 GHz...
Page 35 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Options DPO/DSA70000C/D, and MSO70000C: Calibration: Opt. C3 - Calibration service 3 years Opt. C5 - Calibration service 5 years Opt. D1 - Calibration data report Opt. D3 - Calibration data report 3 years (with Opt C3) Opt. D5 - Calibration data report 5 years (with Opt C5) Hardware: Opt.
Page 36 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Options Opt. HT3DS - HDMI Direct Synthesis for HDMI 1.4 Compliance Test Opt. LT - Waveform Limit Test Opt. M - PHY MIPI M-PHY Transmitter Debug, Characterization, and Compliance Test Solution (requires DJA) Opt. MTH - Mask Testing for Serial Standards, 4.25 GB/s Opt.
Page 37: Documentation
PDF ﬁle; it includes procedures to service the instrument to the module level. Other documentation Your instrument includes PDF ﬁles of relevant information on the product software DVD, Tektronix part number 020-3079-XX. For quick access to PDF ﬁles of the user manual, probe manuals, programmer guide, primers and applications, speciﬁcations and performance veriﬁcation manual, service and installation manuals, and a...
Page 38: Tekscope Recovery Report Utility
The TekScope Recovery Report Utility is designed to gather logs and other ﬁles that may contain data useful to Tektronix in the diagnosis of TekScope Errors, and it creates a .zip ﬁle on the desktop to hold all of the gathered data. This compressed ﬁle is easily copied from the desktop to a removable ﬂash drive, or the ﬁle can be sent to Tektronix as an email attachment.
Page 39 About Tektronix oscilloscopes TekScope Recovery Report Utility Running the utility Click on the utility link. If TekScope is running when the utility is invoked, the utility will warn the user that TekScope must be stopped. This is necessary to allow the utility to access some of the ﬁles. The utility will automatically stop TekScope after it queries the serial number of the instrument.
Page 40 About Tektronix oscilloscopes TekScope Recovery Report Utility Data contained in the report When the utility is ﬁnished running, if these ﬁles exist on the instrument, the report will contain copies of these speciﬁc ﬁles: C:\Windows\Sysnative\winevt\logs\Application.evtx C:\programdata\tektronix\ISD.XML C:\programdata\Tektronix\TekScope\Calibration\console.log C:\programdata\Tektronix\TekScope\Calibration\console.logOld C:\programdata\Tektronix\TekScope\Calibration\calSPCConst.dat C:\programdata\Tektronix\TekScope\Calibration\caldiag.log C:\programdata\Tektronix\TekScope\Calibration\caldiag.logOld...
Page 41: Feedback
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Feedback Feedback Tektronix values your feedback on our products. To help us serve you better, please send any suggestions, ideas, or other comments you may have regarding your instrument. Direct your feedback to us via e-mail at www.tektronix.com/home/mytek/survey.
Page 42 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Analysis and connectivity support TekVISA ActiveX Control (TVC) (see page 21) TekVISA Excel Toolbar (see page 21) VXI 11.2 LAN Server (see page 21) Report Generator (see page 21) IVI Drivers (see page 21) Tek LXI (see page 22) For more information, see the Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Manual.
Page 43 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Analysis and connectivity support TekVISA ActiveX Control (TVC) The TekVISA Control (TVC) uses Microsoft Windows ActiveX control technology to simplify access from Microsoft Ofﬁce and Visual BASIC applications to TekVISA and the underlying instrument. This is accomplished by providing support for key TekVISA features within an ActiveX control object that is compatible with Excel’s Visual BASIC for Applications, Visual BASIC 6.0, and other...
Page 44: About Tekscope
About Tektronix oscilloscopes About Tekscope Tek LXI Tek LXI conforms to the LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) standard. The LXI standard deﬁnes the communications protocols that allow communication with the instrument over a local area network (LAN). About Tekscope From the Help menu, select About TekScope.
Page 45: Windows Interface Guidelines
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Windows interface guidelines Windows interface guidelines Because the instrument uses the Microsoft Windows interface, you have open access to the Windows operating system. You can access the Windows desktop to load and run other Windows-based applications such as Microsoft Excel, WordPad, and Paint.
Page 46: Connecting To A Network
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Connecting to a network If you think that your Windows interface may cause problems with the instrument, contact your local Tektronix support center (see page 15) for assistance. Connecting to a network The instrument is built on a PC-based platform that runs Microsoft Windows as its operating system. Like any other Windows computer, you can connect the instrument to a network to enable printing, ﬁle sharing,...
Page 47 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using Tek LXI Right click on the icon and select Show LAN Status Indicator. LAN status is indicated in red or green with an appropriate message. NOTE. Pushing the LAN Reset button does a LAN conﬁguration initialization: enables DHCP, enables Auto-IP, enables ICMP ping responder, sets the Web password to default (No password), and updates the LXI XML identiﬁcation.
Page 48 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using Tek LXI To display network conﬁguration information, click on Network Conﬁguration. The Web page displays the network conﬁguration, and allows you to submit changes to some of the instrument conﬁguration. Click on the Help SUPPORT link to see help on the conﬁguration information.
Page 49 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using Tek LXI Click on Datasheets, Manuals, or Driver Download to go to the Tektronix Oscilloscopes Web page to access the information. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 50: Nist Usgcb Compliance
About Tektronix oscilloscopes NIST USGCB compliance NIST USGCB compliance Tektronix oscilloscopes are compatible with the security conﬁguration for Information Technology products speciﬁed in the United States Government Conﬁguration Baseline (USGCB) settings for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) USGCB baseline operating system security requirements (Version 1.1.x) were implemented and tested on our oscilloscopes.
Page 51: Hard Copy Printing
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Hard copy printing Hard copy printing To make hard copies, use a printer attached to one of the rear-panel ports or connect to a network printer, if your instrument is on a network. You can print the full screen or just the graticule area.
Page 52: Second Monitor Use
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Second monitor use Second monitor use To optimize your access to the PC that is built into the oscilloscope, connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the instrument, and then conﬁgure Windows for dual-display mode. In this conﬁguration, the oscilloscope retains full dynamic oscilloscope performance while Windows and other applications such as publishing, analysis, or Web browsing tools reside on the external monitor.
Page 53: Menu Bar Mode
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Menu bar mode The toolbar at the top of the screen is optimized for touch screen operation. Touching (or clicking) a button on the toolbar opens a control window that you can use to select the instrument settings.
Page 54: Toolbar Mode
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Toolbar mode Display help on the Mask menu. (see page 857) Display help on the Analyze menu. (see page 933) Display help on the Utilities menu. (see page 933) Display help on the Help menu. (see page 36)
Page 55 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Toolbar mode What do you want to do next? Display help on the Vertical Setup control window. (see page 481) Display help on the Digital Setup control menu. (see page 87) Display help on the Horizontal/Acquisition Setup control window. (see page 177) Display help on the Trigger Setup control window.
Page 56: Toolbar Customizing
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Toolbar customizing Toolbar customizing The Customize option of toolbar mode gives you access to add or remove menu buttons, conﬁgure the order of the menu buttons, and set the toolbar back to its default conﬁguration. You can customize the toolbar to view the menu buttons that you use more frequently.
Page 57: User Interface Map
About Tektronix oscilloscopes User interface map User interface map See the next ﬁgure for a description of the elements of the user interface. These elements provide complete control of the instrument. 1. Menu bar: Access to data I/O, printing, online help, and instrument functions.
Page 58: Online Help
Learn how to navigate the online help. (see page 36) Find out what other documents are available. (see page 15) Learn how to contact Tektronix Support. (see page 15) Provide feedback on this Tektronix product. (see page 19) Provide information about Tekscope (see page 22) Navigating the online help To open the online help select Help, and then select Contents and Index.
Page 59: Esd Precautions
About Tektronix oscilloscopes ESD precautions What do you want to do next? Find out what other documents are available. (see page 15) ESD precautions To avoid damage to the instrument, observe the following ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions: Before you apply power, connect the instrument to an electrically-neutral reference point, such as earth ground.
Page 60 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Changing control settings Some parameters with discrete values have increment/decrement buttons (see page 39). Touch or click them to change to the next available value. Some parameters supply a pop-up keypad (see page 40) or keyboard that you can use to enter a new value.
Page 61 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Changing control settings Graphic indicator Increment/Decrement buttons DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 62 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Changing control settings Pop-up keypad 1. Double click in a data entry box, or: Click in a data entry box. Click on the keypad icon. 2. Use the pop-up keypad to enter data. Sample Rate Keypad. 3. Click the Enter Button.
Page 63: Moving And Docking Control Windows
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Moving and docking control windows Other keypads 1. 8b10b Character Keypad. 8b10b Symbol Keypad. Moving and docking control windows Control windows that open on the lower half of the screen can be moved to any location. To do this, move the cursor to the upper left-most corner of the window until the hand appears.
Page 64: Controlling From Within The Graticule Area
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Controlling from within the graticule area NOTE. The window cannot be resized. Control window handle Controlling from within the graticule area Use the mouse or your ﬁnger in the graticule area to click and drag (or touch and drag) the following: An on-screen cursor to another position on the waveform.
Page 65: Accessing Shortcut Menus By Right-Clicking
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Accessing shortcut menus by right-clicking Waveform handle Waveform label Horizontal reference marker Trigger level marker Accessing shortcut menus by right-clicking You can right-click to gain quick access to most common commands. Right-click on a graticule, an object, or a readout to access their shortcut menus. The menus are dynamic;...
Page 66: Creating Your Own Control Windows
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Creating your own control windows Trigger level marker Visual trigger area Readouts (the menu varies with the type of readout) Graticule Control window Entry boxes Regions (Menu bar, Toolbar, Multipurpose Knobs) Creating your own control windows For quick access to the controls that you use most often, you can create your own...
Page 67: Choosing And Connecting Probes
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Choosing and connecting probes Choosing and connecting probes CAUTION. To avoid damage to the instrument, observe ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions (see page 37). Choose from a wide variety of passive, active, and specialty probes to use with your instrument. The instrument automatically conﬁgures the input impedance when you attach a probe that is compatible...
Page 68: Looking At Waveform Details
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Looking at waveform details Pretrigger data The data points of the waveform acquired and displayed before the trigger event. You can set the amount of pretrigger data with the Horizontal Position control. Looking at waveform details Use the instrument Zoom function to magnify an acquisition vertically, horizontally, or in both dimensions to let you see the ﬁne detail in your signals.
Page 69 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Looking at waveform details On-screen MultiView Zoom menu item Front-panel MultiView Zoom button Triggering, timebase, and horizontal delay The architecture of an analog oscilloscope requires its time bases and triggering to be linked. The main trigger triggers the main time base, and then you can use a delayed trigger to trigger a delayed time base.
Page 70: Using Fast Acquisition And Dpo
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using fast acquisition and DPO Using fast acquisition and DPO When you turn on FastAcq (see page 48), you can acquire up to 250,000 waveforms per second. In fast acquisition mode, the dead time (see page 49) between acquisitions can be very short, approaching that of the ﬁnest analog oscilloscopes.
Page 71 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using fast acquisition and DPO “Dead time” between acquisitions Typical DSO acquisitions DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 72: Using Logic Waveforms
Using logic waveforms Using logic waveforms NOTE. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. The instrument can display logic waveforms of analog or digital signals in bus views with bus decoding.
Page 73: Using Waveform Math
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Using waveform math Using waveform math Waveform math in the instrument can be as simple as basic arithmetic or as powerful as building a complicated math expression. Equation editor You can build a complicated math waveform expression using multiple waveform sources, constants, variables, operators, and functions.
Page 74: Characterizing A Signal
About Tektronix oscilloscopes Characterizing a signal Characterizing a signal Signal characterization begins with taking measurements. To gain even more insight into your measurements, you can add measurement statistics to calculate the average measurement value, the standard deviation, and the maximum range of the measurement value.
Page 75: Application-Speciﬁc Measurements
LIN messages, with the protocol leveraging the trigger capabilities. 8b10b Serial Triggering and Analysis. Use the 8b10b software to trigger on and analyze 8b10b serial bus signals. Additional packages may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative for more information. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 76 About Tektronix oscilloscopes Application-Speciﬁc measurements DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 77: Controls And Connectors
Controls and connectors Front panel overview Front panel overview The instrument features the following front-panel controls and connectors. For all DPO7000C, MSO/DSA/DPO70000C, and DSA/DPO70000D models: 1. DVD/CD-RW drive 2. Front-panel controls 3. USB port Ground terminal (see page 58) 5. Recovered data output 6.
Page 78 Controls and connectors Front panel overview For DPO70000C and DSA70000C models: 11. Fast Edge output used for probe compensation (see page 56) 12. DC Probe Cal output For DPO70000D and DSA70000D models: For MSO70000C models: Logic probe input (see page 57) On / Standby switch (see page 57) For MSO70000D models:...
Page 79 Controls and connectors Front panel overview Probe Calibration output Use the Probe Calibration output to calibrate or deskew passive or active voltage probes. Channel 1–4 inputs You can connect up to four probes to the inputs of the instrument. Each vertical input channel has its own vertical control settings.
Page 80: Touch Screen
Controls and connectors Touch screen Ground terminals Use these terminals to connect the instrument to the same ground as the unit under test, and if you are working with static sensitive components, ground yourself. Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage static-sensitive components.
Page 81: Wave Inspector Controls
Controls and connectors Wave Inspector controls Wave Inspector controls NOTE. Wave Inspector Controls are available only on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. The Wave Inspector controls (zoom/pan, play/pause, mark, and search) help you to efﬁciently work with long record length waveforms. Use Measure to perform automated measurements, Search to search through an acquisition for user-deﬁned events/criteria, or DPX/FastAcq to start or stop fast acquisitions.
Page 82: Vertical Controls
Controls and connectors Vertical controls Vertical controls Use the Vertical controls to adjust the vertical display parameters of live data channels connected to the vertical inputs. Each input channel has identical controls. Use the dedicated channel (Ch <1–4>) buttons to turn channel displays on and off.
Page 83: Horizontal Controls
Controls and connectors Horizontal controls Horizontal controls Use the Horizontal controls to adjust the horizontal parameters of waveforms. The horizontal controls globally affect all displayed waveforms. Use the dedicated Position knob to adjust the horizontal position of all waveforms. Use this knob to adjust the trigger point so that you can select the amount of pretrigger data or posttrigger data.
Page 84 Controls and connectors Trigger controls Select Trig in the menu bar to open the Trigger control window. Use the Coupling drop-down menu to select trigger coupling (see page 62) for an A event or B event Edge trigger. To open the Trigger control window, push the Menu button (Available only on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments only).
Page 85 Controls and connectors Trigger controls Trigger slope The trigger slope determines whether the instrument ﬁnds the trigger point on the rising edge, falling edge, or both edges of the signal. Normal trigger mode Normal trigger mode causes the instrument to wait for a valid trigger event before displaying waveform data.
Page 86: Run Controls
Controls and connectors Run controls Run controls Use the Run controls to start, stop, and to monitor the status of acquisitions. Push the Run/Stop button to start and stop acquisitions. Push the Run/Stop button once to stop the acquisition. Push the Run/Stop button a second time to begin acquisitions again. Push the Single button to exit Run mode and start a single sequence of acquisitions.
Page 87: General Purpose Controls
Controls and connectors General purpose controls General purpose controls Use the following front-panel controls to perform general-purpose tasks such as to Autoset the instrument, to send items to the printer, or to enable cursors. Push the Autoset button to automatically set up the instrument to obtain and display a stable waveform of usable size.
Page 88: Multiview Zoom Controls
Controls and connectors MultiView Zoom controls MultiView Zoom controls Push the front panel MultiView Zoom button to do the following: Open a magniﬁed window or windows in the upper half of the screen. Open the Zoom control window (see page 483) to set the position and factor of the selected waveform in the Zoom window, select the Zoom Area and Source, and lock and scroll the zoomed areas.
Page 89 Controls and connectors Rear and side panel connectors Use the COM 1 serial port to connect to other devices through the serial port. NOTE. The COM1 port is available on all instruments except MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. Use the COM 2 serial port to connect to other devices through the serial port.
Page 90 Controls and connectors Rear and side panel connectors Use the AUX TRIG OUT / REF OUT connector to obtain a TTL-compatible, negative polarity pulse when the instrument triggers. Use the CH 3 OUT connector to connect to a buffered version of the signal that is attached to the Channel 3 input.
Page 91 Controls and connectors Rear and side panel connectors Use the DVI-I Video port to send the instrument display to a projector or to a ﬂat-panel LCD monitor. NOTE. This port is available only on DPO7000C, DPO70000C/D, DSA70000C/D, and MSO70000C Series instruments. Use the eSATA port as an external interface for SATA support devices.
Page 92 Controls and connectors Rear and side panel connectors DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 93: Cursor Setups
Alternatively, to take a measurement of a digital channel, you can ﬁrst send the waveform acquired on the digital channel to an analog channel using iCapture. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models.
Page 94: Track Mode
Cursor setups Cursor setup control window (YT display format) TIP. If are using H Bar or V Bar Cursors and want the cursor source to be the same for both cursors, set the source for Cursor 1. Cursor 2 will have the same value as Cursor 1, unless you change it. 5.
Page 95: Cursor Type Control Window
Cursor setups Cursor type control window Learn about Cursor Readouts in XY display format. (see page 75) Cursor type control window From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button. Overview Use the Cursor Type control window to select the source for each cursor and the type of cursors used for waveform measurements.
Page 96: Cursor Sources (Yt Display)
Cursor setups Cursor sources (YT display) Cursor sources (YT display) From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Setup. Overview Use these controls to deﬁne the source for both Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 for any cursor type. To use 1. Click the Source drop-down list to select the measurement source for the cursor. 2.
Page 97: Cursor Style
Cursor setups Cursor style Cursor style From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Setup. Overview Use these controls to change the appearance of the cursors. To use 1. Select a Line style from the drop-down list: Solid, Dashed, or Solid and Dashed. 2.
Page 98 Cursor setups Cursor style XY cursor readout Cursor type Display format Cursor position Rectangular Waveform and Screen Shown as rectangular coordinate positions. There are nine readouts for Waveform cursors and six for Screen cursors. Polar Waveform and Screen Shown as polar coordinate positions.
Page 99: Cursor Position Control Window
Cursor setups Cursor position control window Cursor position control window From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Position. Overview Use the Cursor Position control window to position the cursors with the multipurpose knobs. To use 1. Click the Source drop-down list to select the measurement source for the cursor. 2.
Page 100: Horizontal Bar Cursors
Cursor setups Horizontal bar cursors Horizontal bar cursors From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button. To use 1. To use the horizontal bar cursors, click H Bars in one of the cursor control windows, or from the Cursors menu, highlight Cursor Type, and then select H-bars from the submenu.
Page 101: Vertical Bar Cursors
Cursor setups Vertical bar cursors Vertical bar cursors From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button. To use 1. To use the vertical bar cursors, click V Bars in one of the cursor control windows or highlight Cursor Type from the Cursors menu, and then select V-bars from the submenu.
Page 102: Waveform Cursors
Cursor setups Waveform cursors Waveform cursors From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button. To use 1. To use the waveform cursors, click Waveform in one of the cursor control windows or from the Cursors menu, highlight Cursor Type, and then select Waveform from the submenu.
Page 103: Screen Cursors
Cursor setups Screen cursors Screen cursors From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button. To use 1. To use the screen cursors, click Screen in one of the cursor control windows or from the Cursors menu highlight Cursor Type, and then select Screen from the submenu.
Page 104: Cursor Track Mode
Cursor setups Cursor track mode Cursor track mode From the Cursor Setup control window, click the Indep or Tracking button. From the Cursor menu highlight Cursor Mode; then select Indep or Tracking in the submenu. Overview Use this control to deﬁne the tracking relationship between cursors. To use To select a cursor tracking mode, click either the Indep or Track button.
Page 105 Alternatively, to take a measurement of a digital channel, you can ﬁrst send the waveform acquired on the digital channel to an analog channel using iCapture. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models.
Page 106 Cursor setups Cursor measurements A vertical cursor readout includes and varies directly with the Delay time, which varies directly with the horizontal position set for the time base. To see the amount of time to the ﬁrst point, set horizontal delay to 0.0 and set the horizontal reference point to 0%.
Page 107: Cursor Setup Control Window (Xy Display Format)
Cursor setups Cursor setup control window (XY display format) What do you want to do next? Learn about cursor types. (see page 742) Go to a step-by-step procedure for taking automatic measurements. (see page 602) Cursor setup control window (XY display format) From the Cursors menu, select Cursor Setup.
Page 108 Cursor setups Cursor setup control window (XY display format) These cursor Readouts only appear when you are using XY display format. Rectangular XY readouts are the default. Rectangular Shows the cursor readouts as rectangular coordinate positions. Waveform cursors display nine rectangular readouts (ΔX, ΔY, Δt, X1, X2, Y1, Y2, t1, and t2).
Page 109: Digital Setups
Digital setups Digital setup control window Digital setup control window From the Digital menu, select Digital Setup. NOTE. The Digital Setup is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. Overview Use the Digital Setup control windows to set parameters for the D15-D0 digital channels. Use the D15-D8 tab to set up the upper eight bits and the D7-D0 tab to set up the lower eight bits.
Page 110: Setting Up Digital Signal Inputs
Digital setups Setting up digital signal inputs Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn how to set up a bus. (see page 580) Learn how to set up digital waveforms. (see page 579) Learn how to view analog characteristics of a digital waveform.
Page 111: Digital Channel Threshold And Position
Digital setups Digital channel threshold and position What do you want to do next? Learn about setting up the digital channels. (see page 87) Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Digital channel threshold and position NOTE.
Page 112: Set Digital Channel Position
Digital setups Digital channel threshold and position To use Click in the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level. Behavior The voltage threshold level determines when a voltage level on a digital channel is considered to be a logic high and a logic low.
Page 113: Turn On Or Off The Digital Channels D15-D8 And D7-D0
Digital setups Turn on or off the digital channels D15-D8 and D7-D0 Turn on or off the digital channels D15-D8 and D7-D0 NOTE. The Turn On or Off the Digital Channels D15-D8 and D7-D0 option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed.
Page 114: Set The Display Size Of Logic Channels
Digital setups Set the display size of logic channels Set the display size of logic channels NOTE. The Display Size of Logic Channels option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. From the Digital menu, select Digital Setup and use the Size selection box to deﬁne the height of the digital channel in the display.
Page 115: Set The Global Threshold For Digital Channels
Digital setups Set the global threshold for digital channels Set the global threshold for digital channels NOTE. The Global Threshold for Digital Channels option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. From the Digital menu, select Digital Setup and use the Global Threshold entry box to deﬁne the same voltage threshold level for all digital channels.
Page 116: Set Up Digital Channels
Digital setups Set up digital channels Set up digital channels NOTE. The Digital Channels D15-D8 and D7-D0 Tabs option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. From the Digital Setup menu, select the D15-D8 or the D7-D0 tab to set up digital channels. To use Click a digital channel to turn on or turn off the display of the channel.
Page 117: Bus Setups
Bus setups Bus setup control window (Conﬁg tab) Bus setup control window (Conﬁg tab) From the Digital menu (or the Vertical menu), select Bus Setup. The instrument supports serial data standards: SPI, I C, USB, RS232, 8b10b, and MIPI. When you select a serial bus, the instrument assigns speciﬁc bus signals (called components) to default digital channels, sets the threshold to an appropriate voltage level.
Page 118: Bus Selection List
Bus setups Bus selection list For Parallel buses, click the Add Sources button and build your bus with any combination of D15-D0, Ch1-Ch4, and M1-M4 channels For Serial buses, select one of the available options from the drop-down list; the instrument provides additional parameters to set up for each standard Behavior Click the Clear Bus button to clear all the channels from the selected bus and remove the bus from the...
Page 119 Bus setups Bus selection list Behavior Click the Bus button to display the bus (On) or to remove it from the display (Off). What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn about digital setups.
Page 120: Bus Search Selection List
Bus setups Bus search selection list Bus search selection list From the Search Conﬁgure window, select a bus source to set up from the list of Source selections <B1-B16>. To use Select the Search Slot from the drop-down list. Click and turn (drag) the scroll wheel or click the up/down arrows until the desired Bus number or name is visible.
Page 121: Display Or Clear A Bus
Bus setups Display or clear a bus Display or clear a bus From the Bus Setup window, select the Bus number <B1-B16> or name that you want to display or clear from the display. To use Select the bus number or name from the list. Click the Bus button to select On and display the bus.
Page 122 Bus setups Label a bus Here is an example of a setup for an SPI bus with a label. Behavior The bus label appears in the list of bus setups in the Conﬁg and Display tabs. The instrument also displays the label adjacent to the bus number on the screen for easy identiﬁcation.
Page 123: Change The Bus Position
Bus setups Change the bus position Change the bus position From the Bus Setup window, select the Bus number <B1-B16> or name to position on the display from the Bus list. To use To change the vertical position of the bus on the display, click the Bus Position entry box and use the keypad or the multipurpose knob to enter a new position.
Page 124 Bus setups Set up an I2C serial bus To use To change the input for a component, click the Input arrow and select a channel from the cascading list. To change the voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 125: Set Up An Spi Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up an SPI serial bus Learn how to track down serial bus anomalies. (see page 590) Learn how to view analog characteristics of a digital waveform. (see page 579) Learn how to trigger on a bus. (see page 658) Set up an SPI serial bus NOTE.
Page 126: Set Up An Rs-232 Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up an RS-232 serial bus Behavior The instrument changes the components, voltage threshold levels, polarity, word size, and bit order, and uses those to decode the selected SPI bus. What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration.
Page 127 Bus setups Set up an RS-232 serial bus To use To change the input for a component, click the Input and select a channel from the cascading lists. To change the voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 128: Set Up A Usb Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a USB serial bus Learn how to set up a MIL-1553 Bus (see page 120) Learn how to set up an Ethernet Bus (see page 121) Learn how to set up a CAN Bus (see page 115) Learn how to set up an Custom serial bus.
Page 129: Set Up A Mipi Dsi-1 Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a MIPI DSI-1 serial bus To set the speed, click the Speed entry box and select from the drop-down list. To set the signal type, click the Signal Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. Behavior The instrument changes the components, voltage threshold levels, speed, and signal type, and uses those to decode the selected USB bus.
Page 130 Bus setups Set up a MIPI DSI-1 serial bus NOTE. The Components for the MIPI DSI-1 bus standard are set by the instrument. For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use To set the channel type, click the Channel Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. To change the input for a component, click the Input and select a channel from the cascading lists.
Page 131: Set Up A Mipi Csi-2 Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a MIPI CSI-2 serial bus Learn how to set up an 8B10B Serial Bus (see page 111) Learn how to set up a CAN Bus (see page 115) Learn how to set up a MIL-1553 Bus (see page 120) Learn how to set up an Ethernet Bus (see page 121) Learn how to set up an Custom serial bus.
Page 132 Bus setups Set up a MIPI CSI-2 serial bus To use To set the channel type, click the Channel Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. To change the input for a component, click the Input and select a channel from the cascading lists. To change the voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 133: Set Up An 8B10B Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up an 8B10B serial bus Set up an 8B10B serial bus NOTE. 8B10B serial bus setup is available only on instruments with the SR-810B or ST6G options. From the Bus Setup window in the Conﬁg tab, select a bus from the Bus list and then select the 8B10B Serial bus type.
Page 134: Set Up A Custom Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a Custom serial bus Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn about digital setups. (see page 87) Learn how to set up an I2C serial bus. (see page 582) Learn how to set up an SPI serial bus. (see page 582) Learn how to set up a USB serial bus.
Page 135 Bus setups Set up a Custom serial bus To use To change the custom decoder, click the Custom Decoder arrow and select the decoder from the cascading list. To change the input for a component, click the Input arrow and select a channel from the cascading list. To change the voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 136: Set Up A Pcie Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a PCIe serial bus Learn how to set up an Ethernet Bus (see page 121) Learn how to set up a Custom serial bus. (see page 586) Learn how to track down serial bus anomalies. (see page 590) Learn how to view analog characteristics of a digital waveform.
Page 137: Set Up A Can Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a CAN serial bus What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn about digital setups. (see page 87) Learn how to set up an I2C serial bus. (see page 582) Learn how to set up an I2C serial bus.
Page 138 Bus setups Set up a CAN serial bus To use To change the input for a component, click the Input and select a channel from the cascading lists. To set the serial bus type, click the Serial Bus Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. To change the voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 139: Set Up A Lin Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a LIN serial bus Learn how to set up a LIN Serial Bus (see page 587) Learn how to set up a FLEXRAY Serial Bus (see page 588) Learn how to set up a MIL-1553 Bus (see page 120) Learn how to set up an Ethernet Bus (see page 121) Learn how to track down serial bus anomalies.
Page 140: Set Up A Flexray Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a FLEXRAY serial bus Behavior The instrument changes the components and voltage threshold levels, and uses those to decode the selected bus. What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration.
Page 141 Bus setups Set up a FLEXRAY serial bus To use To change the input for a component, click the Input and select a channel from the cascading lists. To set the signal type, click the Signal Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. To change a voltage threshold level, click the Threshold entry box and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to select a voltage level.
Page 142: Set Up A Mil-1553 Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up a MIL-1553 serial bus Learn how to set up a PCIe Serial Bus (see page 586) Learn how to set up a CAN Bus (see page 115) Learn how to set up a LIN Serial Bus (see page 587) Learn how to set up a MIL-1553 Bus (see page 120) Learn how to set up an Ethernet Bus (see page 121) Learn how to track down serial bus anomalies.
Page 143: Set Up An Ethernet Serial Bus
Bus setups Set up an Ethernet serial bus Behavior The instrument changes the components and voltage threshold levels, and uses those to decode the selected bus. What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration.
Page 144 Bus setups Set up an Ethernet serial bus For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use To set the serial bus type, click the Serial Bus Type entry box and select from the drop-down list. To select the standard, click the Standard and select the standard from the drop-down list. To select the signal type, click the Signal Type and select the signal type from the drop-down list.
Page 145: Select The Serial Bus Channel Type
Bus setups Select the serial bus channel type Learn how to set up a PCIe Serial Bus (see page 586) Learn how to set up a LIN Serial Bus (see page 587) Learn how to set up a FLEXRAY Serial Bus (see page 588) Learn how to set up a MIL-1553 Bus (see page 120) Learn how to set up a CAN Bus (see page 115) Learn how to track down serial bus anomalies.
Page 146: Select The Serial Bus Channel Input
Bus setups Select the serial bus channel input Select the serial bus channel input From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select one of the bus types. To use To change the input for the displayed components of the bus, click the Input and select from the cascading list.
Page 147: Select The Usb Serial Bus Speed
Bus setups Select the USB serial bus speed Select the USB serial bus speed NOTE. USB serial bus Speed selection is available only on instruments with option SR-USB. From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select the USB Serial bus type. To use To change the speed for the displayed component of the bus, click Speed and select from the cascading list.
Page 148: Select The Usb Bus Signal Type
Bus setups Select the USB bus signal type Select the USB bus signal type NOTE. The USB bus Signal Type is available only on instruments with option SR-USB. From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select the USB Serial bus type. To use To change the signal type for the displayed components of the bus, click Signal Type and select from the cascading list.
Page 149: Select The Data Rate
Bus setups Select the data rate Select the data rate From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select the Serial bus type. To use To change the data rate for the displayed component of the bus, click Data Rate and select from the cascading list.
Page 150: Select The Serial Bus Input
Bus setups Select the serial bus input Select the serial bus input From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select from the cascading list. To use To change the input for the displayed components of the bus, click the Input and select from the cascading list.
Page 151: Select The Usb Bus Threshold
Bus setups Select the USB bus threshold Select the USB bus threshold From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select USB Serial bus type. NOTE. USB bus threshold high and low are available only on instruments with option SR-USB. To use To change the voltage high or low threshold level of the component Input, click entry box respectively and use the keypad to enter a value or use the multipurpose knobs to...
Page 152: Select The Serial Bus Channel Threshold
Bus setups Select the serial bus channel threshold Select the serial bus channel threshold From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select from the cascading list. NOTE. The serial bus channel Threshold option is available only on instruments with one or more of the SR- options.
Page 153: Select The Spi Bus Channel Polarity
Bus setups Select the SPI bus channel polarity Select the SPI bus channel polarity NOTE. The SPI Bus Channel Polarity option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the SPI Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the SPI bus to conﬁgure.
Page 154: Select The Rs-232 Bus Channel Polarity
Bus setups Select the RS-232 bus channel polarity Select the RS-232 bus channel polarity NOTE. The RS-232 Bus Channel Polarity option is available on instruments with option SR-COMP. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the RS-232 Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the RS-232 bus to conﬁgure.
Page 155: Select The Rs-232 Bus Data Bits
Bus setups Select the RS-232 bus data bits Select the RS-232 bus data bits NOTE. The RS-232 Bus Data Bits option is available only on instruments with option SR-COMP. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the RS-232 Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the RS-232 bus to conﬁgure.
Page 156: Select The Rs-232 Bus Parity
Bus setups Select the RS-232 bus parity Select the RS-232 bus parity NOTE. The RS-232 Bus Parity option is available on instruments with option SR-COMP. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the RS-232 Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the RS-232 bus to conﬁgure.
Page 157: Select The Rs-232 Bus Bit Rate
Bus setups Select the RS-232 bus bit rate Select the RS-232 bus bit rate NOTE. The RS-232 Bus Bit Rate option is available on instruments with option SR-COMP. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the RS-232 Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the RS-232 bus to conﬁgure.
Page 158: Select The Spi Bus Framing
Bus setups Select the SPI bus framing Select the SPI bus framing NOTE. The SPI bus Framing option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the SPI Serial bus type. To use Select the framing from the drop-down list.
Page 159: Set The Spi Bus Idle Time
Bus setups Set the SPI bus idle time Set the SPI bus idle time NOTE. The SPI bus Idle Time option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the SPI Serial bus type. To use Select the Idle framing from the drop-down list.
Page 160: Set The Spi Bus Word Size
Bus setups Set the SPI bus word size Set the SPI bus word size NOTE. The SPI Bus Word Size option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the SPI Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the SPI bus to conﬁgure.
Page 161: Select The Spi Bus Bit Order
Bus setups Select the SPI bus bit order Select the SPI bus bit order NOTE. The SPI Bus Bit Order option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Bus Setup window, select the Select tab and the SPI Serial bus type. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the SPI bus to conﬁgure.
Page 162: Set Up A Parallel Bus
Bus setups Set up a parallel bus Set up a parallel bus From the Bus Setup window, select a bus from the Bus list, select the Parallel bus type, and then click the Add Sources button. Overview When you acquire data from a Parallel bus, you can set up the bus to be clocked or unclocked. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 163: Set Up A Clocked Parallel Bus
Bus setups Set up a clocked parallel bus Set up a clocked parallel bus From the Bus Setup window, select a bus from the Bus list and then select the Parallel bus type. Overview The instrument can trigger parallel bus data only when the Clock Source is Channel 4. For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 164: Add Sources To A Parallel Bus
Bus setups Add sources to a parallel bus Learn how to trigger on a bus. (see page 658) Add sources to a parallel bus From the Bus Setup window, click the Add Sources Select button. To use Click the button for each channel to add to the bus. Click the OK button.
Page 165: Set Up Bus Channel Thresholds
Bus setups Set up bus channel thresholds What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn about digital setups. (see page 87) Set up bus channel thresholds NOTE.
Page 166 Bus setups Set up bus channel thresholds What do you want to do next? Learn more about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Learn about digital setups. (see page 87) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 167: Change The Bit Order Of A Channel In A Parallel Bus
Bus setups Change the bit order of a channel in a parallel bus Change the bit order of a channel in a parallel bus NOTE. Serial Bus Channel Type is only available on instruments with an SR-xxxx option. From the Bus Setup window, select a channel to move to a different bit order position within a parallel bus. To use Select a parallel bus from the Bus list.
Page 168: Remove A Channel From A Parallel Bus
Bus setups Remove a channel from a parallel bus Remove a channel from a parallel bus From the Bus Setup window, select a channel to remove from a parallel bus. To use Select a parallel bus from the Bus list. Click the channel you want to remove from the Bus Contains list.
Page 169: Select The Bus Clock Source Channel
Bus setups Select the bus clock source channel Select the bus clock source channel From the Bus Setup window, select a bus, select the Parallel bus type, and click Clocked. To use Connect a probe between the instrument and the clock signal in your system under test. Click the Clock Source selection box and select the appropriate channel from the cascading list.
Page 170: Select The Bus Clock Channel Polarity
Bus setups Select the Bus clock channel polarity Select the Bus clock channel polarity From the Bus Setup window, select a bus, select the Parallel bus type, and click Clocked. To use Connect a probe between the instrument and the clock signal in your system under test. Click the Clock Polarity selection box and select from Rising, Falling, or Either.
Page 171 Bus setups Bus setup control window (Display tab) To use Behavior The instrument displays data from the bus based on the selected Bus Components, Busform Decode option, and the symbol ﬁle. For the RS232 serial bus, you can also display the decode packet view of the bus. For the USB serial bus, you can also display the decode of the bus in mixed method.
Page 172 Bus setups Bus setup control window (Display tab) For the PCie serial bus, you can display the decode of the bus in Symbol, Character Symbol, Character KCode, Data Hex Data Binary, Descrambled Hex, and Descrambled Binary. Select the decode from the drop down list.
Page 173: Select The Bus Display Components
Bus setups Select the bus display components Select the bus display components From the Bus Setup window, select the Display tab. To use Scroll through the Bus list and select the bus to conﬁgure. Click a component to depict the data from logic waveforms as a waveform, as a busform, or as both. Behavior Waveform causes the instrument to display only the digital traces of the channels in the bus.
Page 174 Bus setups Select the bus decode method Behavior The instrument displays the busform based on the selected decode method. Hex causes the instrument to decode and display the bus as a hexadecimal value. NOTE. Hex decode is available for parallel and all the supported serial bus types. Binary causes the instrument to decode and display the bus as a binary value.
Page 175: View Bus Packet
Bus setups View bus packet View bus packet NOTE. Serial Bus Channel Type is only available on instruments with option SR-COMP. From the Bus Setup window, select Serial from the Bus Type list and then select the RS-232 in the Conﬁg tab.
Page 176: Symbol File Format
The instrument requires a speciﬁc format to be compatible with the instrument reader. The instrument uses a format called TSF, which is the TLA Symbol Format used with Tektronix logic analyzers. The ﬁle extension is .tsf. You can use any text editor to create the ﬁle.
Page 177 Bus setups Symbol ﬁle format All lines in the ﬁle that begin with a number sign (#) character are treated as comments, unless the very next character is a plus sign (+). The plus sign signiﬁes a reader directive. The number sign character can also initiate a comment on the end of a symbol deﬁnition.
Page 178: Opening A Bus Symbol Table File
Opening a bus symbol table ﬁle To use Create a TSF ﬁle with symbols and numeric values. Copy the ﬁle to the C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\BusDecodeTables directory on the instrument. From the Bus Setup window, select the Conﬁg tab and select a bus to decode.
Page 179 . If you saved the ﬁle in another directory, you need to copy the ﬁle to the DecodeTables C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\BusDecodeTables directory, where the instrument expects to ﬁnd it. When you open a symbol table ﬁle, the instrument uses the values to decode and display bus values to be easier to recognize.
Page 180 Bus setups Opening a bus symbol table ﬁle DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 181: Magnivu Setup
MagniVu setup Using MagniVu Using MagniVu NOTE. The MagniVu feature is available on MSO5000 models and on DPO5000 models with option MSOE.. Select MagniVu in one of the following ways: Digital menu. Horiz/Acq menu. Horiz/Acq > Horizontal/Acquisition Setup and click Acquisition tab. Overview Turn on or turn off MagniVu.
Page 182 MagniVu setup Using MagniVu With MagniVu option disabled: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 183 MagniVu setup Using MagniVu With MagniVu option enabled (the Sample Rate and Resolution values set): NOTE. The MagniVu record must always contain the trigger. If the trigger point is moved prior to the display region using Horizontal Delay, then the MagniVu record will not be available. In most of these cases, you can ﬁnd the digital record by looking for the digital signal in the upper overview and panning accordingly.
Page 184 MagniVu setup Using MagniVu DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 185: Display Setups
Display setups Display control window (Appearance tab) Display control window (Appearance tab) From the Display menu, select Display Setup. Overview Use the Display General tab controls to change the display style, persistence, intensity, format, and interpolation. For information on the controls, click the buttons. NOTE.
Page 186: Display Control Window (Screen Text Tab)
Display setups Display control window (Screen Text tab) Learn about changing the display colors. (see page 168) Display control window (Screen Text tab) From the Display menu, select Screen Text, or open the Screen Text tab in the Display control window. Overview Use the controls on the Screen Text tab to deﬁne text captions that you can add to the instrument display.
Page 187 Display setups Display control window (Screen Text tab) Click Clear to clear the entire text of the selected line. The screen text that you enter is not related to any waveform labels that you may have created. The waveform labels help you identify waveforms on the screen, while the screen text is intended to provide information or notes for screen shots or printouts.
Page 188: Text Properties Control Window
Display setups Text properties control window Text properties control window From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Screen Text tab and click the Controls button. Overview Use the Text Properties control window to position text to speciﬁc locations on the graticule. To use Select the line of text from the Screen Text drop-down list;...
Page 189: Display Control Window (Objects Tab)
Display setups Display control window (Objects tab) Display control window (Objects tab) From the Display menu, select Objects, or open the Objects tab in the Display control window. Overview Use the Objects tab controls to change the appearance of objects on the oscilloscope display. For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 190: Display Control Window (Colors Tab)
Display setups Display control window (Colors tab) Trigger T marker Display control window (Colors tab) From the Display menu, select Colors, or open the Colors tab in the Display control window. Overview Use the controls on the Colors tab to change waveform color palettes. You can deﬁne colors for the live, math, and reference waveforms.
Page 191: Display Persistence
Display setups Display persistence Learn about using text with screen displays. (see page 164) Display persistence From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab. To use Click one of the buttons to select the display persistence. Click Inﬁnite (persistence) to continuously accumulate record points on the waveform until you change one of the acquisition display settings.
Page 192: Select The Display Format
Display setups Select the display format Learn about using text with screen displays. (see page 164) Learn about changing the appearance of objects in the display. (see page 167) Select the display format From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab. To use Click one of the buttons to select the display format.
Page 193 Display setups Select the display format XYZ format compares the voltage levels of the X and Y channel waveform records point-by-point, as in XY format. The displayed waveform intensity is modulated by the Z channel waveform record. Refer to the table below for channel assignments. X-Axis input Y-Axis input Z-Axis input...
Page 194: Set The Waveform Intensity
Display setups Set the waveform intensity Set the waveform intensity From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab. To use Click in the Record View entry box and use a multipurpose knob to adjust the intensity of live waveforms, except when using Fast Acquisition or Waveform Database acquisition mode.
Page 195 Display setups Select the waveform interpolation To use Click one of the buttons to select the interpolation that best displays the waveforms. Interpolation globally affects all displayed waveforms. Behavior The instrument interpolates waveforms in Zoom mode when there is less than one sample for each pixel column.
Page 196: Select The Graticule Style
Display setups Select the graticule style Select the graticule style From the Display menu, select Objects, or open the Objects tab in the Display control window. To use Click one of the buttons to select the graticule (display grid) style. Behavior Full provides a grid, cross hairs, and frame on the instrument display.
Page 197: Deﬁne The Color Palette
Display setups Deﬁne the color palette Learn about changing the display colors. (see page 168) Learn about using text with screen displays. (see page 164) Deﬁne the color palette From the Display menu, select Colors, or open the Colors tab in the Display control window. To use Click the buttons to deﬁne the color for displayed waveforms.
Page 198: Remote Operation
Display setups Remote operation Click Gray (Monochrome Gray) to deﬁne waveforms in shades of gray. Areas of the waveform with the highest sample density appear in lighter gray shades while the areas of lowest sample density appear in darker gray shades. Click Green (Monochrome Green) to deﬁne waveforms in shades of green.
Page 199: Horizontal And Acquisition Setups
Horizontal and acquisition setups Horizontal/Acquisition control window (Horizontal tab) Horizontal/Acquisition control window (Horizontal tab) From the Horiz/Acq menu, select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup; then open the Horizontal tab. Overview The Horizontal control window manages the horizontal parameters of waveforms. The controls in the Horizontal tab are common to all channels.
Page 200: Set Record Length Limit
Horizontal and acquisition setups Set Record Length Limit Learn about the Acquisition Setup controls (see page 181) Set Record Length Limit From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup; then click Record Length Limit. To use Use the Record Length Limit entry box to set the maximum record length. Use the Max button to set the record length limit to its maximum value.
Page 201: Horizontal Digital Control Window
Horizontal and acquisition setups Horizontal digital control window Horizontal digital control window NOTE. The Horizontal Digital control window is only available when a parallel bus is selected on MSO models and on DPO5000 models with option MSOE. From the Horiz /Acq menu, you can view the Digital Sample Rate and Digital Resolution of logic waveforms.
Page 202: Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window
Horizontal and acquisition setups Horizontal Position/Scale control window Horizontal Position/Scale control window From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Position/Scale. Overview Use the Horizontal control window to set the horizontal position and scale of displayed waveforms. For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use Click the Delay Mode button to toggle the horizontal delay on (see page...
Page 203: Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Delay Mode On
Horizontal and acquisition setups Horizontal Position/Scale control window: delay mode on Horizontal Position/Scale control window: delay mode on From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Position/Scale. Overview Use the Horizontal control window to set the horizontal delay and the horizontal scale of the displayed waveforms when the horizontal delay is on.
Page 204 Horizontal and acquisition setups Horizontal/Acquisition control window (Acquisition tab) Overview Use the Acquisition tab to set the acquisition parameters for all live waveforms. The Acquisition controls are common to all channels. This means that you cannot acquire in Sample mode on channel 1 while channel 2 acquires in Envelope mode.
Page 205: Autoset
Horizontal and acquisition setups Autoset On MSO5000 models and DPO5000 models with option MSOE, you can turn on or turn off MagniVu. What do you want to do next? Learn about Acquisition modes. (see page 836) Learn about MagniVu. (see page 159) Autoset From the Horiz/Acq menu, select Autoset or push the front panel Autoset button.
Page 206 Horizontal and acquisition setups Autoset The following table lists the Autoset default settings. Control Changed by Autoset to Selected Channel Last channel selected Acquisition Mode Sample Run/Stop Unchanged Deskew, Channel/Probe Display Style Vectors Display Intensity–Record View If less than 50%, set to 75% Display Format Horizontal Position Centered within the graticule window...
Page 207: Set Autoset Preferences
Horizontal and acquisition setups Set Autoset preferences Set Autoset preferences From the Utilities menu, select User Preferences and the Prompts tab. Overview You can set the instrument to display a prompt asking you to conﬁrm the requested action before applying the Autoset function.
Page 208: Enable Fast Acquisitions
Horizontal and acquisition setups Enable fast acquisitions Behavior The Autoset Undo window remains open until you click Undo or OK. After the Autoset Undo window closes, you can still undo the last autoset by selecting Undo Last Autoset from the Edit or Horiz/Acq menus;...
Page 209: Start And Stop Waveform Acquisitions
Horizontal and acquisition setups Start and stop waveform acquisitions NOTE. The options Capturing Details with higher sample rate and Capturing rare events with more acquisitions are not available on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. Behavior Fast Acquisitions mode keeps the dead time (see page 187) between acquisitions very short.
Page 210: Enable Roll Mode
Horizontal and acquisition setups Enable Roll mode To use Click Run/Stop to toggle waveform acquisition. (You can also press the front panel Run/Stop button.) Click Single Sequence to complete a single acquisition sequence. Click Force Trigger to immediately start acquiring waveform data without a valid trigger event. Behavior These controls operate identically to the front-panel controls.
Page 211: Select A Sampling Mode
Horizontal and acquisition setups Select a sampling mode Roll mode lets you see acquired data without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record. It gives you immediate feedback. For slow time base settings, Roll mode provides a rolling display similar to a strip-chart recorder.
Page 212 Horizontal and acquisition setups Select a sampling mode To use To enable a sampling mode, click one of the Sampling Modes button. In Real Time, the instrument acquires all the points in a waveform record after one trigger event. In Interpolated time, the instrument interpolates between the samples it acquires when it cannot acquire all the real samples it needs to ﬁll up its waveform record.
Page 213 Horizontal and acquisition setups Select a sampling mode The sampling speeds and the number of channels you choose affect the mode the instrument uses to sample waveforms. The instrument always uses real-time sampling at slower time base settings; faster time settings force the instrument to switch from real-time sampling to equivalent-time sampling. The following tables show the time base setting(s) at which the switch from real-time sampling (RT) to equivalent-time sampling (ET) occurs for your instrument.
Page 214 Horizontal and acquisition setups Select a sampling mode Sampling Mode Selection MSO/DPO5054 and MSO/DPO5034 Channels on 3 or 4 Time base ≥20 ns/div ETIT 10 ns/div ET/IT ET/IT Sampling Mode Selection MSO/DPO5204 and MSO/DPO5104 Channels on 3 or 4 Time base ≥20 ns/div 10 ns/div ≤5 ns/div ET/IT...
Page 215: Set The Resolution
Horizontal and acquisition setups Set the resolution Set the resolution From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Resolution. Overview Use the Resolution control window to select the number of samples per division for all acquired waveforms. To use Click in the Record Length control box and use the multipurpose knob or keypad to change the setting. Behavior The Duration, Sample Rate, and Resolution controls are readouts only.
Page 216 Horizontal and acquisition setups Select the acquisition mode Overview The acquisition mode determines how the waveform data points are produced from the sampled data. To use Select the acquisition mode by clicking the appropriate button. If you use Average or Envelope mode, select the number of waveforms for that mode using the multipurpose knob.
Page 217: Fastframe Control Windows
Horizontal and acquisition setups FastFrame control windows Sample mode. It then determines the location of each sample point and accumulates it with shared data from previous acquisitions. This is the only mode that can be used when doing mask testing with a optical standard.
Page 218 Horizontal and acquisition setups FastFrame control windows FastFrame mode lets you jump to and view the desired frame. Time Stamps can display the absolute trigger time for a speciﬁc frame and the relative time between triggers of two speciﬁed frames. FastFrame lets you compare different waveforms.
Page 219: Set Up Zoom
Horizontal and acquisition setups Set up zoom Time stamps Time stamps are a convenient way of measuring the time between triggers when using FastFrame. Set up zoom From the Vertical or Horiz/Acq menu, select Zoom Setup. Overview Use these control windows to deﬁne the overall settings of the Zoom controls. To use Click the Zoom <1–4>...
Page 220 Horizontal and acquisition setups Set up zoom Click the Graticule Size down arrow and select the size of the Acquisition and Zoom windows from the drop-down list. Select 80-20 to allocate 80% of the available display for the zoomed graticule and 20% for the acquisition window.
Page 221: Use The Serial Error Detector
Error detector setups Use the Serial Error Detector Use the Serial Error Detector From the Analyze menu, select Serial Error Detector. Overview The Serial Error Detector requires option ERRDT. The oscilloscope Error Detector conducts Bit, Frame, Symbol, and Character tests much like a BERT. It has the advantage that it not only counts the errors and computes the error rates, but it also shows you where the error occurs in the signal and it allows you to connect probes to other channels to debug the source of the errors, such as crosstalk.
Page 222: Set Up The Serial Error Detector
AWG to induce an error in the signal to verify the operation of the Error Detector. These AWG setup ﬁles are located in Win7 in the directory C:\User\Public\Tektronix\Tekscope\ErrorDetector\AWG Alternatively, you can verify operation by disconnecting and reconnecting the signal. There will be massive errors when the signal is disconnected, but after the signal is reconnected the Error Detector will resynchronize to the signal, clear the error counts and rates, and resume testing.
Page 223 Save button to actually save the setup into the ﬁle. To recall a setup ﬁle, just browse to the ﬁle you want and select Open. The default location for Error Detector setup ﬁles in Win7 is C:\Users\Public\Tektronix\TekScope\ErrorDetector. From the Source Setup tab, select the Serial Bus, Data Rate and signal Source from the drop-down lists.
Page 224 Error detector setups Set up the serial error detector Table 1: (Category) speciﬁcations (cont.) Test type PCI Express 8b/10b DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 225: Set Error Detector Advanced Settings
To use Click On or Off to turn Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC Tracking) on or off. SSC is ON by default and Tektronix recommends that it should always be ON, even if there is no SSC on the signal. To ignore align primitives, select the Ignore Align Primitives option button and specify the primitives using the keypad or keyboard.
Page 226: Specify The Error Detector Test Pattern
Error detector setups Specify the error detector test pattern Specify the error detector test pattern From the Analyze menu, select Serial Error Detector, press Setup, and then select the Test Pattern tab. Overview The Test Pattern Setup provides control of the signal test pattern length and the Sync Pattern description. These are often the most difﬁcult settings, because they require knowledge of the signal.
Page 227: Set The Error Detector Stop Condition
Error detector setups Set the error detector stop condition Set the error detector stop condition From the Analyze menu, select Serial Error Detector, press Setup, and then select the Stop Condition tab. Overview Use this control window to specify the action performed when the error detector detects an error. To use From the Stop Condition tab, select the Stop When condition.
Page 228 Error detector setups Error detector overview Press Learn (if visible) Press Run The Sync operations gets the oscilloscope synchronized to the signal, the Learn operation acquires the signal pattern into oscilloscope memory, and the Run operation starts the Error Detector testing for errors. Note that the Learn operation only applies to some Bit error tests.
Page 229 Error detector setups Error detector overview When the Error Detector is driven from the user interface, bus triggers are used whenever possible, so that bus decoding is automatically enabled. The Decoding indicates the location of the error in the signal by highlighting the decoded value in red, as shown in the screen capture below.
Page 230 Error detector setups Error detector overview DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 231: Mask Testing Setups
Mask testing setups Mask testing control window (Masks tab) Mask testing control window (Masks tab) From the Mask menu, select Mask Setup. Overview Use these controls to set up a mask test. You can set the type of mask, polarity, display, and alignment. NOTE.
Page 232 Mask testing setups Select a mask type Overview Use the Type controls to choose a mask. Use the standard drop-down list to select a standard for the mask test. The Mask Polarity control will appear, depending on the standard selected. Use the Mask Polarity controls to choose whether to test the positive pulse, negative pulse, or both.
Page 233: Mask Types And Standards
Mask testing setups Mask types and standards Learn more about mask alignment. (see page 217) Go to the Mask Setup control window. (see page 209) Mask types and standards The following tables list the Mask Types and Standards available with Mask Testing. The standards available for your instrument depend on the bandwidth and conﬁguration of your instrument.
Page 234 Mask testing setups Mask types and standards Fibre channel electrical masks FC1063E Abs, Delta, Recv FC1063E Abs, Gamma, FC2125E Norm, Beta, FC2125E Norm, Delta, Recv Transm Transm FC2125E Norm, Gamma, FC2125E Abs, Beta, FC2125E Abs, Delta, FC2125E Abs, Gamma, Trans Transm Transm Transm...
Page 235: Use Mask Display Controls
Mask testing setups Use mask display controls Use mask display controls From the Mask menu, select Mask Setup; then open the Masks tab. To use Click the On/Off control to turn the mask display on or off. Click the Conﬁg control to activate the Mask Conﬁguration Display (see page 213) control window.
Page 236: Conﬁgure Mask Autoset
Mask testing setups Conﬁgure mask autoset To use Click the Lock Mask to Waveform button to turn it on and off. Click the Masks button to go to the Mask Testing control window. Behavior When the Lock Mask to Waveform button is turned on, any changes you make to the scale, vertical position or horizontal position will be reﬂected in the mask.
Page 237: Conﬁgure Mask Autoﬁt
Mask testing setups Conﬁgure mask autoﬁt To use Click Autoset to align the signal within the mask. This operates the same as the Autoset button on the front panel. Click Defaults to return the instrument to the default autoset conﬁguration. Click Masks to replace this control window with the Mask Testing control window.
Page 238 Mask testing setups Conﬁgure mask autoﬁt To use Set the vertical and horizontal maximum levels of adjustment by clicking in the entry boxes and use the multipurpose knobs or double-clicking in the control and use the pop-up keypad. Click Autoﬁt to align the signal within the mask. Click Defaults to reset the autoﬁt conﬁguration to the default values.
Page 239: Set Up Mask Alignment
Mask testing setups Set up mask alignment Set up mask alignment From the Mask menu, select Mask Setup; then open the Masks tab. To use Click the Autoset control to perform an autoset on the signal. Click the Autoﬁt control to turn the minimize hits function on or off. Click the Conﬁg control to access the Autoset (see page 214) Autoﬁt (see page 215)
Page 240: Edit A Mask
Mask testing setups Edit a mask Learn about mask display setup. (see page 213) Learn about mask types. (see page 209) Go to the Mask Setup control window. (see page 209) Edit a mask From the Mask menu, select Mask Edit Setup, or click the Edit User Mask button in the Mask Testing control window.
Page 241: Set Up Mask Testing Source/Tolerance
Mask testing setups Set up mask testing source/tolerance Behavior The Segment up and down arrows increase or decrease the segment number by one. The Vertex up and down arrows increase or decrease the vertex by 1. To set a speciﬁc number, click in the Vertex entry box to activate the pop-up calculator.
Page 242: Set Up Mask Margins
Mask testing setups Set up mask margins To use 1. Click the Ch, Math, or Ref tab to select the source for mask testing. 2. Click the number (1–4) of the channel, math expression, or reference you want to use. Behavior When you click the Ch tab and select a channel number, it is used as the source for mask testing.
Page 243: Set Up Pass/Fail Mask Testing
Mask testing setups Set up pass/fail mask testing Behavior When the mask margin tolerance is on, you can control the percentage of margin used in the mask test. Use the up and down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the percentage in 1% increments. A tolerance that is >...
Page 244: Set Up Mask Test Fail Notiﬁcation
Mask testing setups Set up mask test fail notiﬁcation Go to the Mask Setup control window. (see page 209) Set up mask test fail notiﬁcation From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Setup. Overview Use the Test Fail Notiﬁcation controls to set the mode of notiﬁcation when a waveform fails a mask test. To use Click a button to switch the control on or off.
Page 245 Mask testing setups Set up mask test fail notiﬁcation SRQ. When SRQ is turned on, the instrument sends a GPIB SRQ command when a mask test fails. AUX Out. When AUX Out is turned on, the instrument sends a trigger to the Auxiliary Out connector when a mask test fails.
Page 246: Set Up Mask Test Completion Notiﬁcation
Mask testing setups Set up mask test completion notiﬁcation Set up mask test completion notiﬁcation From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Setup. Overview Use the Test Completion Notiﬁcation controls to beep, execute a command, or send an external trigger when a waveform passes a mask test. To use Click a button to switch a control on or off.
Page 247 Mask testing setups Set mask test parameters Overview Use the Number of Waveforms (Samples), Fail Threshold, and Pre-Test Delay controls to set the parameters for the mask test. NOTE. If you are using Waveform Database mode, the Number of Waveforms entry box changes to a Samples entry box.
Page 248: Select The Sound Source
Mask testing setups Select the sound source Go to the Test Setup control window. (see page 221) Select the sound source NOTE. This feature is not available on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. Your instrument is shipped with an internal speaker that some of the software features use to send an audible alert to the user.
Page 249: Set The Mask Polarity
Mask testing setups Set the mask polarity Set the mask polarity From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Setup. Overview Use the Mask Polarity control to select whether to test the positive or negative pulse or both. To use Click Positive to set the pulse polarity to positive. Click Negative to set the pulse polarity to negative.
Page 250: Set Mask Test Repeat Controls
Mask testing setups Set mask test repeat controls Set mask test repeat controls From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Setup. Overview Use the Pass/Fail Test controls to start the test or to run the test continuously. To use Click the On/Off button to start the test. Click the Repeat button to run the test continuously.
Page 251: View The Mask Test Summary
Mask testing setups View the mask test summary Overview Use this control window to view real time test results, start the test, reset the test at the beginning, activate the waveform failure log ﬁle, and open the Mask Test Controls control window. For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 252 Mask testing setups View the mask test summary To use The Pass/Fail Test Summary is a read only ﬁeld. Behavior The Pass/Fail Test Summary ﬁelds provide a real time summary of the test results. Waveforms or samples tested shows how many waveforms or samples have been tested in relation to how many were speciﬁed in the test setup.
Page 253: View The Mask Hits Per Segment
Mask testing setups View the mask hits per segment View the mask hits per segment From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Results. Overview Use this window to view the hits for each mask segment of the test. To use The Hits per segment is a read only ﬁeld. Behavior Each mask test can have up to 16 segments.
Page 254: Start Or Reset A Mask Test
Mask testing setups Start or reset a mask test Start or reset a mask test From the Mask menu, select Pass/Fail Results. Overview Use these controls to start a test or reset the test to the starting point. To use Click the On/Off control to start the test.
Page 255 Mask testing setups Set the user mask controls Overview Use this control window to access the Edit User Mask control window or to copy a standard mask as a user mask. You can also select the standard you want to copy or edit from the standard drop-down list. NOTE.
Page 256: Set User Mask Edit Controls
Mask testing setups Set user mask edit controls Learn more about mask setups. (see page 209) Set user mask edit controls From the Mask menu, select Mask Edit Controls. Overview Use this control window to select the segment and vertex for editing and set the Vertical and Horizontal Mask Values.
Page 257: Recall User Mask
Mask testing setups Recall user mask Recall user mask From the File menu, select Recall, or from the Reference Waveform controls (see page 523), click the Recall button. Overview Use this dialog box to recall a saved user mask. To use Under Recall What, click User Mask.
Page 258: Set Up Limit Testing
The Recall dialog box displays when you click Recall in the Mask Edit control window. Clicking Recall replaces the current mask with the mask that you selected in the Recall dialog box. Masks are saved in unless you choose another C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Masks directory. What do you want to do next? Learn about saving masks. (see page 536) Learn more about mask types.
Page 259: Save A Template
Mask testing setups Save a template 1. Create a template: a. Select the signal Source and template Destination in the drop-down list boxes. b. Click in the Vertical and Horizontal Tolerances entry boxes and use the multipurpose knobs to specify the test limit tolerances. The Tolerances specify the margins allowed before a limit test fails.
Page 260 This dialog box opens when you select File from the Limit Test Setup control window. The default ﬁle type is a waveform (.WFM). The default folder is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\waveforms NOTE. Any characters that you enter in the ﬁle name box become part of the ﬁle name. The instrument does not use any user-deﬁned ﬁle extensions.
Page 261: Set Up Limit Test Failure Notiﬁcation
Mask testing setups Set up limit test failure notiﬁcation Set up limit test failure notiﬁcation From the Mask menu, select Limit Test Setup; then open the Failure Notiﬁcation tab. Overview Use the Limit Test controls to set the mode of failure notiﬁcation when a mask limit test fails. To use Click a button to switch the control on or off.
Page 262 Mask testing setups Set up limit test failure notiﬁcation DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 263: Math Setups
Math setups From the Math menu, select Math Setup. Overview Use the Math Setup control window to set up and deﬁne math waveforms (see page 743). NOTE. Math calculations are not available on digital channels. For information on the controls, click the buttons. You can deﬁne up to four math waveforms.
Page 264: Set Math Variables
Math setups Set math variables Overview Use this control window to specify the number of times the selected math waveform (see page 744) is averaged. To use 1. Click in a Math <1–4> n = entry box to map it to one of the multipurpose knobs. 2.
Page 265: Use Custom Analysis Functions
Math setups Use custom analysis functions To use Use the 1 – 4 or 5 – 8 tabs to access the variables you want. Click in a Var <1–4> = or Var <5–8> = entry box and use the multipurpose knobs to set the value for the variable.
Page 266: Custom Analysis Functions
Math setups Custom analysis functions Custom analysis functions This window provides information on MATLAB and .NET plugin functions you can use in math equations. What do you want to do next? Learn about using Math Plugins (see page 751) Learn about writing Math Plugins (see page 752) Learn about writing MATLAB custom function plugins (see page 757) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 267: Matlab Custom Analysis Interface
Math setups MATLAB custom analysis interface MATLAB custom analysis interface This window provides information on MATLAB plugin functions you can use in math equations. Behavior Clicking on the link takes you to the MathWorks Web site. Use the drop down list to select a MATLAB plugin to insert in your math equation. If MATLAB or the instrument toolbox is not installed, the drop down list is replaced with a instructions to install MATLAB and the toolbox.
Page 268: Set Up Advanced Spectral Analysis
Math setups Use front panel spectral controls To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Changing the Horizontal Mode to Manual activates the Frequency Span and Resolution BW controls. Use front panel spectral controls From the Math menu, select Basic or Advanced Spectral; in the Spectral Setup window, click the ? mark. To use To map the spectral controls to the instrument front panel, do the following: 1.
Page 269: Set Up The Frequency Spectral Controls
Math setups Set up the frequency spectral controls Overview Use the controls in this window to set up advanced math waveforms for spectral analysis. Using the tabs, you can create a spectral waveform, deﬁne the vertical units, and adjust the measurement parameters. You can also lock waveforms together.
Page 270 Math setups Set up the frequency spectral controls Behavior The maximum frequency span is equal to half of the sample rate. If you need a higher frequency span, set the sample rate to a larger value. The Resolution Bandwidth determines how small of a frequency difference can be resolved in the frequency domain output data.
Page 271: Set Up Spectral Gating Controls
Math setups Set up spectral gating controls Resolution bandwidth The resolution bandwidth controls the bandwidth of the spectral analyzer ﬁlters. You can adjust the resolution bandwidth in units of hertz. The resolution bandwidth is measured at the –3 dB points on each side of the peak spectral lobe of the ﬁlter.
Page 272: Spectral Analysis Overview
Math setups Spectral analysis overview windows provide better amplitude accuracy over frequency resolution. The choice of window also affects the resolution bandwidth. Gate Position moves the gate that selects the data for the spectral waveform. The gate position is the center point in the gate measured in seconds with respect to the trigger point.
Page 273 Math setups Spectral analysis features FFT windows The instrument allows you to match the optimum window to the signal you are analyzing. The Rectangular window is best for nonperiodic events such as transients, pulses, and single-sequence acquisitions. The Hamming, Hanning, and Blackman-Harris windows are better for periodic signals. The Kaiser Bessel window has less spectral leakage than the Hanning, Hamming, or Rectangular windows.
Page 274: Fft Process
Math setups FFT process FFT process The FFT process mathematically converts the standard time-domain signal (repetitive or single-shot acquisition) into its frequency components. The FFT function processes the waveform record and displays the FFT frequency domain record, which contains the input signal frequency components from DC (0 Hz) to ½ the sample frequency (also called Nyquist frequency (see page 173)).
Page 275: Fft Windows
Math setups FFT windows FFT windows The FFT process assumes that the part of the waveform record used for FFT analysis represents a repeating waveform that starts and ends at or near the same voltage of a cycle. In other words, it is an integer number of cycles. When a waveform starts and ends at the same amplitude, there are no artiﬁcial discontinuities in the signal shape, and both the frequency and amplitude information is accurate.
Page 276: Fft Window Characteristics
Math setups FFT window characteristics FFT window characteristics Each FFT window is a trade-off between frequency resolution and magnitude accuracy. What you want to measure and your source signal characteristics help determine which window to use. Use the following guidelines to select the best window. FFT window Characteristics Best for measuring...
Page 277: Time Domain Gating
Math setups Time domain gating Time domain gating You can use time domain gating to select a speciﬁc segment of your signal for spectral analysis. Two controls, gate position and gate duration, determine the location and size of the gate. The resulting spectrum corresponds to the frequency components of the signal in the gated segment.
Page 278: Aliasing
Math setups Aliasing Aliasing Problems occur when the instrument acquires a signal containing frequency components that are higher in frequency than the Nyquist frequency (see page 173). The frequency components that are above the Nyquist frequency are under sampled and appear to "fold back" around the Nyquist frequency, showing as lower frequency components.
Page 279: Math Equation Editor Control Window
Math setups Math Equation Editor control window Math Equation Editor control window From the Math menu, select Equation Editor, or click the Editor button in the Math Setup or Spectral Setup control windows. Overview Use the Math Equation Editor control window to deﬁne or edit math waveforms. The readout shows the math expression as you construct it.
Page 280 Math setups Math Equation Editor control window To edit another math waveform, select the waveform from the Math (n) drop-down list in the Equation Editor control window. To open a Math Averaging (see page 241) control window, where you can specify the number of times the math waveform is to be averaged, click Avgs.
Page 281: Math Equation Editor (Time Tab)
Math setups Math equation editor (Time tab) Text edit controls Use the following controls to edit the Math expression. Moves the text insertion point to the left of the ﬁrst character in the expression. Moves the text insertion point one character to the left. Moves the text insertion point one character to the right.
Page 282 Math setups Math equation editor (Time tab) Derivative (see Log e (see Floor (see Sinh (see Cosh (see Tanh (see page 260) page 261) page 261) page 262) page 262) page 262) Invert (see Exp (see Min (see Max (see WfmDB (see page 261) page 261)
Page 283 Math setups Math equation editor (Time tab) Base 10 logarithm Inserts the text LOG( into the math expression. Enter an argument to the function. The log function produces the base 10 logarithm of the argument. Smallest integer Inserts the text CEIL( into the math expression. The CEIL function takes the largest integer > the expression.
Page 284: Math Equation Editor (Spectral Tab)
Math setups Math equation editor (Spectral tab) Tangent Inserts the text TAN( into the math expression. Arc sine Inserts the text ASIN( into the math expression. Arc cosine Inserts the text ACOS( into the math expression. Arc tangent Inserts the text ATAN( into the math expression. Hyperbolic sine Inserts the text SINH( into the math expression.
Page 285 Math setups Math equation editor (Spectral tab) Mag (see page 263) Real (see page 263) Phase (see page 284) Imaginary (see page 263) 2. Select one of the deﬁned waveforms as an argument using the Channels Selector (see page 258). Behavior You can use any of the channels as arguments for the function.
Page 286: Math Equation Editor (Var Tab)
Math setups Math equation editor (Var tab) Math equation editor (Var tab) From the Math menu, select Equation Editor; then open the Var tab. To use 1. Click in a Var <1-8> = entry box and use the multipurpose knobs to enter a value for the variable. 2.
Page 287: Math Equation Editor (Filter Tab)
Math setups Math equation editor (Filter tab) To use 1. Use the list to enter one of the predeﬁned measurements into the math expression. 2. Click the button adjacent to an item to insert the measurement into the expression. Behavior The list contains the measurements deﬁned in the Measurement control window.
Page 288 Math setups Math equation editor (Filter tab) 6. Edit the math expression using the Operands and edit controls if needed. 7. When you ﬁnish building the expression, click Apply. Behavior You can use any of the channels as arguments for the function. Create nested functions by inserting a function into the argument portion of another.
Page 289: Measurement Setups
Measurement setups Measurement Snapshot control window Measurement Snapshot control window From the Measure menu, select Measurement Snapshot. Overview Measurement Snapshot lists all of the automated measurements that are available for a selected waveform. To use 1. Select the waveform for which you want to take a snapshot. 2.
Page 290: Measurement Setup Control Window (Amplitude Tab)
TIP. For information on measurement algorithms, refer to the Automatic Measurement Algorithms and Methods for High-Performance Communications Applications application note, 85w_15763.pdf. This application note is available from the www.tektronix.com Web site. What do you want to do next? Return to the Measurement control window overview. (see page 268) Measurement Setup control window (Amplitude tab) From the Measure menu, select Measurement Setup;...
Page 291: Measurement Readouts
When an error icon displays, the instrument also displays an error code. For a list of instrument error codes, messages, and deﬁnitions, refer to the Programmer guide available on the product software DVD or from www.tektronix.com/manuals. The next table shows some of the icons with examples of their meaning.
Page 292: Select An Amplitude Measurement
Measurement setups Select an amplitude measurement Icon Meaning example The instrument cannot locate the speciﬁed edge of the signal. The instrument cannot measure a waveform that is “clipped” on the screen. The instrument cannot locate the speciﬁed signal. Null waveform data that is seen during measurements is usually seen when using ET mode, when the instrument is still ﬁlling the waveform record.
Page 293 Measurement setups Select an amplitude measurement 3. Click Display On in the upper-right corner of the Measurement Setup Control Window (see page 268) to turn the measurement display on and off. Behavior Measurements are updated approximately three times a second, or less for long record lengths. Measurements are calculated after each acquisition.
Page 294 Measurement setups Select an amplitude measurement Peak to Peak This voltage measurement is the absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire waveform or gated region. This voltage measurement is the true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region.
Page 295: Measurement Setup Control Window (Time Tab)
Measurement setups Measurement Setup control window (Time tab) Positive Overshoot This voltage measurement is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. Positive Overshoot = (Maximum – High) × Amplitude 100% Negative Overshoot This voltage measurement is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as: Negative Overshoot = (Low –...
Page 296: Select A Time Measurement
Measurement setups Select a time measurement Behavior From this control window, you can do the following: Deﬁne time measurements for the selected waveforms. Select a waveform source using the Channels Selector (see page 258). You can measure live waveforms, math waveforms, or reference waveforms. Create a list of measurements to appear in the main graticule or in a separate measurement window.
Page 297 Measurement setups Select a time measurement Rise Time (see page 275) Pos Width (see page 276) Period (see page 276) Fall Time (see page 275) Neg Width (see page 276) Freq (see page 276) +Duty Cycle (see page 276) -Duty Cycle (see page 276) Delay (see page 276) 3.
Page 298 Measurement setups Select a time measurement Positive Duty Cycle This timing measurement is the ratio of the positive 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. Positive Duty Cycle = (Positive Width) ×...
Page 299: Measurement Setup Control Window: (Communications Tab)
Measurement setups Measurement Setup control window: (Communications tab) Measurement Setup control window: (Communications tab) From the Measure menu, select Measurement Setup; then open the Comm tab. Overview Use this control window to set up the instrument for taking automatic communications measurements. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 300: Select A Communications Measurement
Measurement setups Select a communications measurement TIP. Turn on Fast Acquisitions to enhance your measurements. In Fast Acquisitions mode, measurements are calculated on an array of acquired waveforms. As the waveforms accumulate (with persistence on), your measurement accuracy may increase. However, only one or two channels can be displayed when you take automatic measurements using Fast Acquisitions mode.
Page 301 Measurement setups Select a communications measurement Behavior Measurements are updated approximately three times a second (or less for long record lengths). Measurements are calculated after each acquisition. You can display up to eight automatic measurements. TIP. Most Comm measurements require either WfmDB or FastAcq mode. You may need to select Inﬁnite Persistence display mode (see page 169) to accumulate enough data...
Page 302 Measurement setups Select a communications measurement Extinction Ratio Decibel Extinction ratio decibel is the ratio of eye top to base expressed in decibels. This measurement is only valid when the acquisition mode is set to WfmDB, FastAcq is enabled, or the measurement is taken on a reference waveform saved in FastAcq mode.
Page 303 Measurement setups Select a communications measurement Jitter Root Mean Square Jitter RMS is the RMS value of the edge jitter in the current horizontal units. Jitter RMS = TCross 1sigma Jitter 6 Sigma Jitter 6 sigma is six times the RMS value of the edge jitter in the current horizontal units. Jitter 6 sigma = 6 ×...
Page 304: Measurement Setup Control Window (More Tab)
Measurement setups Measurement Setup control window (More tab) Measurement Setup control window (More tab) From the Measure menu, select Measurement Setup; then open the More tab. Overview Use this control window to set up the instrument for taking miscellaneous measurements. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 305: Select A Miscellaneous Measurement
Measurement setups Select a miscellaneous measurement TIP. Turn on Fast Acquisitions to enhance your measurements. In Fast Acquisitions mode, measurements are calculated on an array of acquired waveforms. As the waveforms accumulate (with persistence on), your measurement accuracy may increase. However, only one or two channels can be displayed when you take automatic measurements using Fast Acquisitions mode.
Page 306 Measurement setups Select a miscellaneous measurement Behavior Measurements are updated approximately three times a second, or less for long record lengths. Measurements are calculated after each acquisition. You can display up to eight automatic measurements. A new control window opens when you click Phase (see page 888).
Page 307: Set Up Measurement Statistics
Measurement setups Set up measurement statistics Set up measurement statistics From the Measure menu, highlight Statistics; then select Statistics Controls from the submenu, or click the Statistics button in the Measurement Setup window. Overview Use the Measurement Statistics control window to display statistical calculations on measurements. The control window contains controls that determine which statistics are displayed in the measurement window.
Page 308: Set Up Reference Levels
Measurement setups Set up reference levels All statistics (mean, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, and population) are always gathered even though the mean may be the only statistic shown. When measurements are turned on, the acquisitions take longer because measurements and statistic calculations are done on each acquisition. What do you want to do next? Return to the Measurement Setup control window overview.
Page 309 Measurement setups Set up reference levels If you want the reference levels to be measured by volts, click the Absolute button under Units. To measure the reference levels as a percentage, click the Percentage button. Click either Eye or Pulse to select the signal type. Behavior The following reference levels are included: High Reference (see page...
Page 310 Measurement setups Set up reference levels Min-max uses the highest and lowest values of the waveform record. This setting is best for examining waveforms that have no large, ﬂat portions at a common value, such as sine waves and triangle waves - almost any waveform except for pulses.
Page 311: Set Up Measurement Gating
Measurement setups Set up measurement gating Low reference The Low Reference deﬁnes the low reference level of a waveform; the default level is 10%. This reference level is used with the High Reference level in the calculation of rise and fall times. To change this level, click the control and then, set the level with the multipurpose knob.
Page 312: Set Up Histogram Measurements
Measurement setups Set up histogram measurements When you click Cursor, measurements are taken within the boundaries of the vertical cursors. Use the multipurpose knobs to move the cursors. When you use vertical cursors to control the gating, you can also specify the cursor mode (see page 82).
Page 313 Measurement setups Set up histogram measurements Behavior From this control window, you can do the following: Deﬁne histogram measurements for the selected waveforms. Select a waveform source using the Channels Selector (see page 258). You can measure live waveforms, math waveforms, or reference waveforms. Create a list of measurements to appear in the main graticule or in a separate measurement window.
Page 314: Set Up Histograms
Measurement setups Set up histograms Set up histograms From the Measure menu, select Waveform Histograms, or click the Histogram button in the Measurement Setup window. Overview Use the Histogram control window to set up a vertical or horizontal histogram. Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise and horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter.
Page 315 Measurement setups Set up histograms Behavior A histogram consists of a series of narrow bins into which samples are counted. The histogram box deﬁnes the graticule area of the histogram and the number of vertical or horizontal bins. Horizontal histograms have a maximum of 1000 bins while vertical histograms have a maximum of 252 bins.
Page 316 Measurement setups Set up histograms Histogram box limits - horizontal 1. Select a mode: 2. Specify the adjustment: 3. Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 317 Measurement setups Set up histograms Set histogram box limits - vertical 1. Select a mode: 2. Specify the adjustment: 3. Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 318 Measurement setups Set up histograms Set histogram box location - horizontal 1. Select a mode: 2. Specify the adjustment: 3. Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 319 Measurement setups Set up histograms Set histogram box location - vertical 1. Select a mode: 2. Specify the adjustment: 3. Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 320 Measurement setups Set up histograms DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 321: Analyzing Waveforms
Analyzing waveforms Control marks Control marks From the Analyze menu, select Mark. Overview Use the Mark Control Window to manually set and clear marks on acquired waveforms in areas of interest. To use Use the controls in this window to set a mark on a waveform. You can return to the mark and analyze the waveform in the area at a later time.
Page 322: Select A Search Type
Analyzing waveforms Select a search type Cursor 1/Cursor 2. Click one of these buttons to position a cursor at the active mark. Zoom 2/Zoom 3. Click one of these buttons to zoom the area around the active mark. Zoom 1 is the default used by the Search and Mark feature.
Page 323 Analyzing waveforms Select the search type Select the search type From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Select tab. Overview Use these controls to select the type of search you want the instrument to perform to automatically place marks on a waveform.
Page 324 Analyzing waveforms Select the search source To use 1. In the Type-Source table, identify the search Type you want to use; then click the right arrow for that search type under Source. 2. After the Source Selection window opens, identify the Channel, Source, Clock, or Logic parameters to be used in the search.
Page 325 Analyzing waveforms Select the search source DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 326: Conﬁgure A Search
Analyzing waveforms Conﬁgure a search Conﬁgure a search From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the instrument to automatically search and place marks. NOTE. Search and mark operations are not available on digital channels. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 327: Set Advanced Ddr Search Settings
Analyzing waveforms Set advanced DDR search settings Overview Use these controls to copy settings from one search to another. You can also copy a trigger setting to a search. To use 1. Set up the desired search(s) in the Search - Select window. 2.
Page 328 Analyzing waveforms Set search parameters To use 1. Under Type, select one of the following entries DDR Read, DDR Write, and DDR Read & Write in the Select tab. 2. Specify a source for the selected DDR search in the Conﬁgure tab. 3.
Page 329 Analyzing waveforms Set search parameters To use The available controls depend on the searches you selected in the Search - Select Control Window. 1. Under Type, click on an entry in the Type-Source table. 2. Set up the controls for each search you want to perform. 3.
Page 330 Analyzing waveforms Set search parameters Search type Description Equivalent trigger Timeout Searches for no pulse in a speciﬁed Timeout Trigger Control Window (see time. page 436) Transition Search for rising and or falling edges Transition Time Trigger Control that are >, <, =, or ≠ a user-speciﬁed Window (see page 438) time.
Page 331: Check Search Results
Analyzing waveforms Check search results Check search results From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Results tab. Overview The table in this window displays timing information for all marks placed during a search. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Behavior The Location and Time Delta columns list the search results for each mark placed by the instrument for the search Type indicated.
Page 332: View The Search Counts Results
Analyzing waveforms View the search counts results View the search counts results From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Results tab and click the Count button. Overview Use the controls in this window to view the number of times the search criteria was met and the instrument placed a mark on the waveform.
Page 333: Set The Search Mode
Analyzing waveforms Set the search mode To use Click the Show Marks button On or Off to display the marks placed on a waveform. Set the search mode From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Mode tab. Overview You can set up the instrument to stop acquiring waveforms when a search criteria is met and the instrument ﬁnds a match.
Page 334: Use Search And Mark Controls
Analyzing waveforms Use Search and Mark controls To use Check the Stop Acquisitions if event found option box to stop acquisitions during a search, if a match is found. Use Search and Mark controls From the Analyze menu, select Search, and then open any of the tabs. Overview Use these controls to ﬁnd points of interest, and place or edit marks on the waveform.
Page 335 Analyzing waveforms Control user marks in table Behavior Use the Search and Mark controls to set a mark on a waveform at a point of interest. You can return to a mark and analyze the waveform at a later time. Marks appear as either green or white triangles on-screen.
Page 336 Analyzing waveforms Export a mark table To use Click the Digits button to toggle the display notation between engineering or high precision form. Export a mark table From the Analyze menu, select Search; then open the Results tab. Overview Use these controls to export the Mark Table to a ﬁle. To use Export.
Page 337: Set Up A Visual Search
Analyzing waveforms Set up a visual search Overview Use this control to view event and timing information for marks. To use Click the View Time / Count button to toggle between the Results Mark and Results Count tables. Set up a visual search Overview A visual search is performed with the same settings as the main trigger.
Page 338 Analyzing waveforms Set up a visual search 6. Only the active visual search area is displayed. Press the Mark Next and the Mark Prev buttons to move the active area to other visual search areas. Active search areas only appear in the zoom window. Use the other Analyze Search control windows to control or view the results of the Visual Search.
Page 339: Set Up 8B10B Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up 8B10B search parameters Set up 8B10B search parameters After setting up an 8B10B bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the 8B10B Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 340 Analyzing waveforms Set up 8B10B search parameters In this example, you need to the errors to search for. Optionally, you can also set the component threshold levels through the Logic Thresholds Setup button. Click the Search For selections Error (see page 318), Pattern (see page 319),...
Page 341 Analyzing waveforms Set up 8B10B search parameters Search for pattern Search for character/symbol The mode options available in Search For Character/Symbol are Character, Symbol, and Disparity. Select the Disparity from the drop-down list. Click Character to search for a character. Click Symbol to search for a symbol.
Page 342: Set Up Rs-232 Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up RS-232 search parameters Search for any character Set up RS-232 search parameters After setting up an RS-232 bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the RS-232 Bus parameters.
Page 343 Analyzing waveforms Set up RS-232 search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 344 Analyzing waveforms Set up RS-232 search parameters Search for start Search for parity error DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 345: Set Up Spi Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up SPI search parameters Search for data The data type options available in Search For Data are Number of Bytes, Data Format, and Data Value. Select the Data Format from the drop-down list. Click Edit to enter the data value. Click Setup to adjust the logic thresholds.
Page 346 Analyzing waveforms Set up SPI search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 347: Set Up I2C Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up I2C search parameters Search for SS Active Search for data The data type options available in Search For Data are Number of Bytes, Data Format, and Data Value. Select the Data Format from the drop-down list. Click Edit to enter the data value. Click Setup to adjust the logic thresholds.
Page 348 Analyzing waveforms Set up I2C search parameters To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 349 Analyzing waveforms Set up I2C search parameters In this example, you need to set a Addressing Mode, Number of Bytes, Data Format, and Data Value (click Edit (see page 939) button). Optionally, you can also set the component threshold levels through the Logic Thresholds Setup button.
Page 350 Analyzing waveforms Set up I2C search parameters Search for stop Search for repeated start Search for missing ack DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 351 Analyzing waveforms Set up I2C search parameters Search for address The address mode options available in Search For Address are Address Format, Address Value, Addressing Mode, Special Address, and Direction. Select the Address Format, Addressing Mode, special Address, and Direction from the drop-down lists.
Page 352: Set Up Usb Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Search for address and data The address and data mode options available in Search For Address are Address Format, Address Value, Addressing Mode, Special Address, Direction, Number of Bytes, Data Format, and Data Value. Select the Address Format, Addressing Mode, special Address, Direction, and Data Format from the drop-down lists.
Page 353 Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 354 Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Search for sync Search for reset Search for suspend DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 355 Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Search for resume Search for end of packet DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 356 Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Search for token (address) packet The token address packet mode options available in Search For Token (Address) Packet are Token Type, Address Format, Address, Endpoint Format, and Endpoint. Select the Token Type, Address Format, When address is, and Endpoint Format from the drop-down lists.
Page 357 Analyzing waveforms Set up USB search parameters Search for handshake packet The handshake packet option available in Search For Handshake Packet is Handshake Type. Select the Handshake Type from the drop-down list. Click Setup to adjust the logic thresholds. Search for special packet The special packet option available in Search For Special Packet is Special Type.
Page 358: Set Up Mipi Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for error The Error option available in Search For Error is Error Type. Select the Error Type from the drop-down list. Click Setup to adjust the logic thresholds. Set up MIPI search parameters After setting up a MIPI bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type;...
Page 359 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 360 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for stop Search for start of transmission Search for end of transmission DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 361 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for bus turn around Search for escape mode The escape mode command options available in Search For Escape Mode are as follows: Search for warning The warning type options available in Search For Warning are as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 362 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for error The error type options available in Search For Error Type are as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 363 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for short packet The data type options available in Search On Short Packet are as follows: The Search For Short Packet window allows you set the Virtual Channel, Direction, Packet Data Format, and the Packet Data Value (see page 938).
Page 364 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIPI search parameters Search for long packet The data type value options available in Search For Long Packet are as follows: MIPI CSI-2 MIPI DSI-1 The Search For Long Packet window allows you to set the Virtual Channel, Direction, Data Type Value, Word Count, Number of Bytes, Payload Format, Offset in bytes, and Payload Value (see page...
Page 365: Set Up Pcie Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up PCIe search parameters Set up PCIe search parameters After setting up a PCIe bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the PCIe Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 366 Analyzing waveforms Set up PCIe search parameters In this example, you need to set a Character, Symbol, and Disparity. Click the Search For selections Long Ordered Set (see page 344), Any Control Character (see page 345), Error (see page 345), to view their parameters. What do you want to do next? Learn about bus setups.
Page 367: Set Up Can Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up CAN search parameters Search for any control character Select the Ordered Set from the drop-down list. Search for error Set up CAN search parameters After setting up a CAN bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab.
Page 368 Analyzing waveforms Set up CAN search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 369 Analyzing waveforms Set up CAN search parameters Click the Search For selections Frame (see page 347), Identiﬁer (see page 347), Data (see page 348), End of Frame (see page 348), Missing ack (see page 348), or Bit Stuff Error (see page 349), to view their parameters.
Page 370 Analyzing waveforms Set up CAN search parameters Search for data The data type options available in Search For Data are Number of Bytes, Data, and Data is. Search for end of frame Search for missing ack DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 371: Set Up Lin Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up LIN search parameters Search for bit stuff error Set up LIN search parameters After setting up an LIN bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the LIN Bus parameters.
Page 372 Analyzing waveforms Set up LIN search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 373 Analyzing waveforms Set up LIN search parameters Search for identiﬁer Select the Identiﬁer from the drop-down list. Click Edit to enter the data value. Search for ident & data The data type options available in Search For Ident & Data are Number of Bytes, Identiﬁer, Data is, and Data value.
Page 374 Analyzing waveforms Set up LIN search parameters Search for wakeup frame Search for sleep frame Search for error DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 375: Set Up Flexray Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up FLEXRAY search parameters Set up FLEXRAY search parameters After setting up an FLEXRAY bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the FLEXRAY Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 376 Analyzing waveforms Set up FLEXRAY search parameters In this example, you need to set a Qualiﬁer, Number of Bytes, Offset, and Data value (click the Edit (see page 939) button). Optionally, you can also set the component threshold levels through the Logic Thresholds Setup button.
Page 377 Analyzing waveforms Set up FLEXRAY search parameters Search for identiﬁer The data type options available in Search For Identiﬁer are Identiﬁer and Qualiﬁer. Select the Identiﬁer from the drop-down list. Click Edit to enter the value. Click Logic Thresholds to adjust the logic thresholds.
Page 378 Analyzing waveforms Set up FLEXRAY search parameters Search for header ﬁelds The data type options available in Search For Header Fields are Indicator Bits, Identiﬁer, Payload Length, Header CRC, and Cycle Count. Click Edit to enter the data value. Click Logic Thresholds to adjust the logic thresholds. Search for ident &...
Page 379: Set Up Mil-1553 Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up MIL-1553 search parameters Search for end of frame Search for error Set up MIL-1553 search parameters After setting up a MIL-1553 bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the MIL-1553 Bus parameters.
Page 380 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIL-1553 search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 381 Analyzing waveforms Set up MIL-1553 search parameters Click the Search For selections Frame (see page 347), Identiﬁer (see page 347), Data (see page 348), End of Frame (see page 348), Missing ack (see page 348), or Bit Stuff Error (see page 349), to view their parameters.
Page 382: Set Up Ethernet Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters Search for error The data type option available in Search For Error is Error Type. Search for status word The data type options available in Search For Error are Message Error, Instrumentation, Service Request, BCR, Busy, Subsystem, DBCA, Terminal Flag, Parity Search when Remote Terminal Address is, and RT Address (click the Edit (see page 939)
Page 383 Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 384 Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters Click the Search For selections Start of Frame (see page 362), MAC Addresses (see page 362), Q-Tag Control Information (see page 363), MAC Length/Type (see page 363),IPv4 Header (see page 363),TCP Header (see page 364),MAC Data (see page 364),TCP/IPv4 Client Data (see page 365),End of Packet (see page 365),Idle (see page 365), or FCS (CRC) Error (see page...
Page 385 Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters Q-Tag control information The data type option available in Search For Q-Tag Control Information is Q-Tag Value. MAC length/type The data type option available in Search For MAC Length/Type is MAC Length/Type. IPv4 header The data type options available in Search For IPv4 Header are IP Protocol, Source Address, and Destination Address.
Page 386 Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters TCP header The data type options available in Search For TCP Header are Source Port, Destination Port, Seq Number, and Acq Number. MAC data The data type options available in Search For MAC Data are Data, Number of Bytes, Offset, and Qualiﬁer.
Page 387 Analyzing waveforms Set up Ethernet search parameters TCP/IPv4 client data The data type options available in Search For TCP/IPv4 Client Data are Data, Number of Bytes, Offset, and Qualiﬁer. End of packet Select End of Packet to search for the Ethernet End of Packet. Idle Select Idle to search for an Ethernet Idle character.
Page 388: Set Up Ddr Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up DDR search parameters FCS (CRC) error Select FCS (CRC) Error to search for an Ethernet FCS error. Set up DDR search parameters After setting up a DDR bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab.
Page 389 Analyzing waveforms Set up DDR search parameters Behavior Clicking an entry in the Type column activates the individual search controls, similar to the one shown above. These controls vary depending on the search Type. Setting the search conditions is similar to setting the parameters for an Event Trigger (see page 386).
Page 390: Set Up Custom Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up Custom search parameters Set up Custom search parameters After setting up a custom bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab. Overview Use the controls to set up the Custom Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 391: Set Up Parallel Search Parameters
Analyzing waveforms Set up Parallel search parameters Learn about bus setups (see page 95). . Learn about Custom Serial Bus Setup (see page 112) Set up Parallel search parameters After setting up a parallel bus, go to the Analyze menu, select Search, and then select the Bus trigger type; then open the Conﬁgure tab.
Page 392: View The Protocol Decode Event Table
Analyzing waveforms View the protocol decode event table To use Click the Source box and select the bus number or name from the window. Bus Search Selection List (see page 98) Select the pattern to search for using the Pattern Editor. Select when to place a mark using the Mark When Pattern drop-down list.
Page 393 Analyzing waveforms View the protocol decode event table To use To view the decoded contents of a bus, select the tab for the bus. There is one tab for each deﬁned bus. Behavior This dialog box opens when you click Protocol Event Table from the Bus Setup Display tab, or in the Analyze menu, when you select Protocol Decode Event Table.
Page 394 Analyzing waveforms View the protocol decode event table Resize the docked event table To resize the docked table, click the splitter above the docked window and drag it to the size you want the table. Change the event table column layout Press the Options button to save a table layout, recall a table layout, or customize columns.
Page 395 Analyzing waveforms View the protocol decode event table In the Customize Columns Layout window, you can move columns, select the columns you want displayed, or restore the defaults. You can also drag columns to new locations and resize them using a mouse. Right clicking on a column heading in the table, also lets you select the columns you want displayed.
Page 396: Copy The Event Table
Analyzing waveforms Copy the event table What do you want to do next? Learn about copying an event table. (see page 374) Learn about selecting the columns to Copy/Export. (see page 375) Learn about saving an event table. (see page 376) Copy the event table From the Analyze menu, select Protocol Decode Event Table.
Page 397: Select Columns To Copy Or Export
Analyzing waveforms Select columns to copy or export What do you want to do next? Learn about selecting the columns to Copy/Export. (see page 375) Select columns to copy or export From the Analyze menu, select Protocol Decode Event Table. Click the Settings button to open the Select the columns to Copy/Export dialog box.
Page 398: Save The Event Table
The default ﬁle type is a ﬁle with comma separated values (.csv). The default folder is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data NOTE. Any characters that you enter in the ﬁle name box become part of the ﬁle name. The instrument does not use any user-deﬁned ﬁle extensions.
Page 399 Analyzing waveforms Save the event table What do you want to do next? Learn about selecting the columns to Copy/Export. (see page 375) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 400 Analyzing waveforms Save the event table DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 401: Set Up A Myscope Control Window
MyScope setups Set up a MyScope control window Set up a MyScope control window From the MyScope menu, select New Control Window. Overview MyScope allows you to create custom control windows that include only the controls you use regularly. Instead of switching between several control windows, put the controls you use into a custom control window.
Page 402: Use A Myscope Control Window
MyScope setups Use a MyScope control window Clear check boxes in the expanded control list to remove any components you do not want. Click and drag the controls to your MyScope control window. You can also change the placement of the control in your MyScope control window by clicking and dragging again.
Page 403 MyScope setups Use a MyScope control window Trigger controls Trigger Type and Trigger Sequence controls have a setup button that is automatically included with the controls. Use this setup control window to set the parameters for the selected trigger type. The Trigger Sequence controls represent the right half of the Trigger Setup control window under the A ->...
Page 404: Save A Myscope File As A Dialog Box
MyScope setups Save a MyScope ﬁle as a dialog box Utilities controls The Set Time and Date, Instrument Diagnostics, E-mail on Event, and User Preferences Utilities controls act as shortcuts to the setup control window for these controls. Clicking the Setup button in any one of these controls will activate the setup control window for that command.
Page 405: Open Or Edit A Myscope Dialog Box
MyScope setups Open or edit a MyScope dialog box Behavior This dialog box opens in the default directory C:\Users\[Username]\Tek- . If you want to save MyScope control windows in another directory, click tronix\TekScope\MyScope the Save in drop-down list to go to that directory. The only available ﬁle type is .tcw. When you open the saved MyScope control window, the File name is displayed in the upper left corner of the control window.
Page 406 MyScope setups Open or edit a MyScope dialog box Behavior This dialog box opens to the default directory C:\Users\[Username]\Tek- . If you saved MyScope control window ﬁles in another directory, click tronix\TekScope\MyScope the Look in drop-down list to go to that directory. Clicking Open will open the selected MyScope control window, allowing you to add or delete controls.
Page 407: Trigger Setups
Trigger setups Set up trigger controls (A Event tab) Set up trigger controls (A Event tab) From the Trig menu, select A Event (Main) Trigger Setup. NOTE. This online help documents features and options available for several instrument models. Your instrument may not have every feature discussed in this online help, depending on its conﬁguration.
Page 408: Select The Trigger Type
Trigger setups Select the trigger type Learn about the main trigger types. (see page 386) Learn about sequential triggering. (see page 909) Learn about B Event triggers. (see page 458) Learn about Trigger Mode and Holdoff. (see page 474) Trigger graphic The trigger graphic displays a visual indicator of the trigger criteria.
Page 409 Trigger setups Select the trigger type A Trigger type B Trigger type NOTE. This online help documents features and options available for several instrument models. Your instrument model may not have every trigger type listed above, depending on its conﬁguration. Behavior The instrument provides the following trigger type categories.
Page 410 Trigger setups Select the trigger type Logic triggers. These are special-purpose triggers that are primarily used with digital logic signals. Two of the classes, Pattern (see page 426) State (see page 435), trigger the instrument based on the Boolean operator you select for the trigger sources. A third class, Setup and Hold (see page 431), triggers when data on one trigger source changes state within the setup and hold times that you specify...
Page 411: Set The Trigger Mode Controls
Trigger setups Set the trigger mode controls I2C. Use to trigger on Inter-IC signals: start, stop, repeated start, missing acknowledge, address, data, and address and data. RS-232. Use to trigger on RS-232 signals. TIP. Use the Trig menu Quick Select submenu to directly access the Event triggers. What do you want to do next? Learn about sequential triggering.
Page 412: Set Up The Trigger Holdoff
Trigger setups Set up the trigger holdoff Behavior These controls operate identically to the controls on the front panel. For more information on the individual controls, click the related control in the adjacent graphic. What do you want to do next? Read information about Trigger Holdoff.
Page 413: Set To 50
Trigger setups Set to 50% To use Click Auto to set the holdoff to the default amount of time. Click the Time button; then click in the Trig Holdoff entry box and use a multipurpose knob to specify a holdoff time. Click Random to delay the trigger a random amount of time between triggers.
Page 414 Trigger setups Set up a parallel bus trigger Overview Use the controls to deﬁne the trigger for a Parallel bus. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list.
Page 415: Set Up An 8B10B Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an 8B10B bus trigger Learn about digital setups. (see page 87) Set up an 8B10B bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for 8B10B Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-810B. From the Trigger menu, select Bus setup. Overview Use the controls to set up the 8B10B Bus parameters.
Page 416 Trigger setups Set up an 8B10B bus trigger In this example, you need to set the Character or Symbol values and select the Disparity. You can also set the component threshold levels through the Logic Thresholds Setup button. Click the Trigger On selections Character/Symbol (see page 394) Error (see page 395) to view their...
Page 417: Set Up An I2C Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an I2C bus trigger Trigger on Error The error type options available in Trigger on Error are as follows: Set up an I2C bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for I2C Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-EMBD.
Page 418 Trigger setups Set up an I2C bus trigger To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list. NOTE. You have the option to add user-deﬁned label for bus sources. Click the Logic Thresholds Setup button to set the voltage threshold levels for the channels in the bus.
Page 419: Set Up An Spi Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an SPI bus trigger Name Address General Call 0000 000 0 0000 000 1 START Byte HS-mode 0000 1XX X EEPROM 1010 XXX X CBUS 0000 001 X What do you want to do next? Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Set up an SPI bus trigger NOTE.
Page 420: Set Up An Rs-232 Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an RS-232 bus trigger To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list. NOTE. You have the option to add user-deﬁned label for bus sources. Click the Logic Thresholds Setup button to set the voltage threshold levels for the channels in the bus.
Page 421 Trigger setups Set up an RS-232 bus trigger Overview Use the controls to set up the RS-232 Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list.
Page 422: Set Up A Usb Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a USB bus trigger In this example, you need to set the Data Format (click the drop-down list), Number of Bytes, and Data Value (click the Edit (see page 939) button). What do you want to do next? Learn about bus setups.
Page 423 Trigger setups Set up a USB bus trigger Select the type of bus cycle or activity to use as the trigger from the Trigger On drop-down list. For some Trigger On selections, you must set additional ﬁelds to deﬁne other parameters such as for a Data Packet.
Page 424 Trigger setups Set up a USB bus trigger Trigger on Handshake Packet The handshake type options available in Trigger on Handshake Packet are as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 425 Trigger setups Set up a USB bus trigger Trigger on Special Packet The special type options available in Trigger on Special Packet are as follows: In the USB bus setup window, set the Speed to High (480 Mbps). In the Trigger setup window, set the Trigger On condition to Special Packet. Here you have the option to trigger on ANY, speciﬁcally on ERR (high only), SPLIT (high only), PING (high only) or Reserved special types.
Page 426 Trigger setups Set up a USB bus trigger Trigger on Error The error type options available in Trigger on Error are as follows: NOTE. The Bit Stufﬁng error type option is not available on high speed bus. Start/Complete The options available in Start/Complete are as follows: Start and end bits The options available in Start and End bits are as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 427: Set Up A Pcie Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a PCIe bus trigger Endpoint type The options available in Endpoint Type are as follows: Set up a PCIe bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for PCIe Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-PCIE.
Page 428 Trigger setups Set up a PCIe bus trigger To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list. NOTE. You have the option to add a user-deﬁned label for bus sources. Click the Logic Thresholds Setup button to set the voltage threshold levels for the channels in the bus.
Page 429: Set Up A Can Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a CAN bus trigger Trigger on Error The error type options available in Trigger on Error are as follows: Set up a CAN bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for CAN Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-AUTO.
Page 430: Set Up A Lin Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a LIN bus trigger To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list. NOTE. You have the option to add user-deﬁned label for bus sources. Click the Logic Thresholds Setup button to set the voltage threshold levels for the channels in the bus.
Page 431 Trigger setups Set up a LIN bus trigger Overview Use the controls to set up the LIN Bus parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list.
Page 432: Set Up A Flexray Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a FLEXRAY bus trigger Click the Trigger On selections to view their parameters. What do you want to do next? Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Set up a FLEXRAY bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for FLEXRAY Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-AUTO.
Page 433 Trigger setups Set up a FLEXRAY bus trigger Select the type of bus cycle or activity to use as the trigger from the Trigger On drop-down list. For some Trigger On selections, you must set additional ﬁelds to deﬁne other parameters such as for a Ident &...
Page 434: Set Up A Mil-1553 Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a MIL-1553 bus trigger Trigger on Cycle Count The options available in Trigger on Cycle Count are as follows: Set up a MIL-1553 bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for MIL-1553 Serial option is available only on instruments with option SR-AERO.
Page 435 Trigger setups Set up a MIL-1553 bus trigger To use Click the Trigger Type box and select Bus from the drop-down list. Click the Bus box and select the bus number or name from the drop-down list. Click the Logic Thresholds Setup button to set the voltage threshold levels for the channels in the bus. Select the type of bus cycle or activity to use as the trigger from the Trigger On drop-down list.
Page 436 Trigger setups Set up a MIL-1553 bus trigger Trigger on Data The error type options available in Trigger on Data are as follows: Trigger on Sync Trigger on RT/IMG Time The error type options available in Trigger on RT/IMG Time are as follows: Trigger on Error The error type options available in Trigger on Error are as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 437: Set Up An Ethernet Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an Ethernet bus trigger Set up an Ethernet bus trigger NOTE. The Bus Trigger Control Window for Ethernet Serial option is available only on DPO/MSO5000 Series instruments with option SR-ENET. From the Trigger menu, select Bus setup. Overview Use the controls to set up the Ethernet Bus parameters.
Page 438 Trigger setups Set up an Ethernet bus trigger In this example, you need to set the Source Port, Destination Port, Seq Number, and set the Acq Number. Click the Trigger On selections Start Frame Delimiter (see page 416), MAC Addresses (see page 417),Q-Tag Control Information (see page 417) ,MAC Length/Type (see page 417) ,IPv4 Header (see page 418) TCP/IPv4 Client Data (see page 418),MAC Data (see page 419) ,End of Packet (see page 419)
Page 439 Trigger setups Set up an Ethernet bus trigger Trigger on MAC Addresses For Trigger On MAC Addresses you need to set the Source MAC and the Destination MAC. Trigger on Q-Tag Control Information For Trigger on Q-Tag Control Information you need to specify the Q-tag Value. Trigger on MAC Length/Type For Trigger on MAC Length/Type you need to specify the MAC length and type.
Page 440 Trigger setups Set up an Ethernet bus trigger Trigger on IPv4 Header For Trigger on IPv4 Header you need to enter the IP Protocol, Source Address, and the Destination Address. Trigger on TCP/IPv4 Client Data For Trigger On TCP/IPv4 Client Data you need to specify the Data, Number of Bytes, Offset, and the Qualiﬁer.
Page 441 Trigger setups Set up an Ethernet bus trigger Trigger on MAC Data For Trigger On MAC Data you need to specify the Data, Number of Bytes, Offset, and the Qualiﬁer. Trigger on End of Packet Select End of Packet to trigger on an Ethernet End of Packet. Trigger on Idle Select Idle to trigger on an Ethernet idle character.
Page 442: Set Up A Can Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a CAN bus trigger Trigger on FCS (CRC) Error Select FCS (CRC) Error to trigger on an Ethernet FCS error. Set up a CAN bus trigger NOTE. The CAN Bus Trigger type is only available on DPO7000C Series instruments. From the Trig menu, select CAN Setup.
Page 443: Set Up A Comm Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Comm trigger Behavior Use this trigger to analyze CAN_H or CAN_L bus data frames with single-ended probes, or use a differential probe to read both signals simultaneously. NOTE. For low-speed Serial triggering on data streams, the instrument implicitly pads the MSB side of the entered value, up to the next byte, with "don't care"...
Page 444 Trigger setups Set up a Comm trigger To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Depending on which coding format you use, you can also change the Upper, Lower, and Clock level thresholds and the pulse form using the multipurpose knobs. Behavior Use the Comm Trigger control window to trigger the instrument in conjunction with mask testing on communications codes and standards.
Page 445: Set Up An Edge Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an Edge trigger Set up an Edge trigger From the Trig menu, select Edge Setup. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up Edge trigger parameters for general-purpose testing. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. The following Trigger Edge screen appears on MSO70000C Series instruments: Behavior Edge triggering is the most common way to trigger an instrument.
Page 446 Trigger setups Set up a Glitch trigger To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. NOTE. The Trigger Glitch screen on a DPO/DSA Series instrument is same as that on an MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C Series instrument except for the source selection and Trigger if Glitch Qualiﬁcation options.
Page 447 Trigger setups Set up a Glitch trigger The trigger can also be qualiﬁed by the logical state of other channels or by a bus pattern (MSO70000C Series only). When you click on the trigger window controls, the trigger graphic (see page 386) shows the trigger sequence.
Page 448: Set Up A Logic Pattern Trigger (Mso/Dpo5000 And Mso70000C Series)
Set up a Logic pattern trigger (MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C series) Set up a Logic pattern trigger (MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C series) NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. From the Trig menu, select Logic Pattern. It includes the D15-D0 digital channels in the trigger setup.
Page 449: Set Up A Logic Pattern Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Logic pattern trigger Set up a Logic pattern trigger From the Trig menu, select Logic Pattern. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the Logic Pattern trigger parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Behavior Use the Pattern trigger to trigger the instrument when the logic inputs cause the selected function to become True or False.
Page 450 Trigger setups Set up a Runt trigger Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the Runt trigger parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. NOTE. The Trigger Runt screen on DPO/DSA Series instrument is same as that on an MSO/DPO5000, and MSO70000C Series instrument except for the source selection and Trigger if Runt Qualiﬁcation options.
Page 451 Trigger setups Set up a Runt trigger Behavior Use the Upper Level and Lower Level threshold controls to set the voltage ranges that deﬁne a valid pulse. Runt pulses are short pulses that cross one threshold but fail to cross a second threshold before crossing the ﬁrst threshold again.
Page 452: Set Up A Serial Pattern Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Serial pattern trigger Set up a Serial pattern trigger NOTE. The Serial Pattern Trigger type is not available on DPO5000 and MSO5000 Series instruments. From the Trig menu, select Serial Pattern Setup. NOTE. You must install Protocol Trigger and Decode Option (Opt PTH) on some instruments before you can access the Serial Pattern triggers.
Page 453: Set Up A Setup And Hold Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Setup and Hold trigger Set up a Setup and Hold trigger From the Trig menu, select Setup/Hold Setup. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the Setup and Hold violation trigger parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 454 Trigger setups Set up a Setup and Hold trigger The following Trigger Setup/Hold screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: NOTE. The Logic qualiﬁcation option is not available on DPO5000 and MSO5000 Series instruments. Behavior Use the Setup and Hold violation trigger to trigger on setup and hold time violations. When you click on the trigger window controls, the trigger graphic (see page 386) shows the trigger sequence.
Page 455: Set Up An Spi Bus Trigger
Trigger setups Set up an SPI bus trigger Set up an SPI bus trigger NOTE. The SPI Bus Trigger type is available on instruments with option SR-EMBD. From the Trig menu, select SPI Setup. NOTE. This online help documents features and options available for several instrument models. Your instrument may not have every feature discussed in this online help, depending on its conﬁguration.
Page 456 Trigger setups Set up an SPI bus trigger NOTE. For low-speed serial triggering on data streams, the instrument implicitly pads the MSB side of the entered value, up to the next byte, with "don't care" values (X). To trigger on a two-byte message, you must enter don't care values explicitly up to the desired size.
Page 457: Set Up A Logic State Trigger (Mso/Dpo5000 And Mso70000C Series)
Trigger setups Set up a Logic State trigger (MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C Series) Set up a Logic State trigger (MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C Series) NOTE. The Logic State Trigger Control Window option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and on DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE. From the Trig menu, select Logic State Setup.
Page 458: Set Up A Logic State Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Logic State trigger Set up a Logic State trigger From the Trig menu, select Logic State Setup. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the Logic State trigger parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. Behavior Use the Logic State trigger to trigger the instrument when all of the logic inputs to the selected logic function cause the function to be True or False when the clock input changes state.
Page 459 Trigger setups Set up a Timeout trigger Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the Timeout trigger parameters. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons. NOTE. The Trigger Timeout screen on DPO/DSA Series instrument is same as that on an MSO/DPO5000 and MSO70000C Series instrument except for the source selection and Trigger if Timeout Qualiﬁcation options.
Page 460: Set Up A Transition Time Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Transition Time trigger Behavior Use the Timeout trigger to trigger the instrument on pulses longer than the speciﬁed time. The instrument will trigger at the end of the time-out period. The instrument can trigger on high, low, or both high and low pulses.
Page 461 The following Trigger Transition screen appears on MSO70000C Series instrument: The following Trigger Transition screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. Behavior Use the Transition trigger to trigger the instrument on pulse edges that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower rates than the speciﬁed time.
Page 462: Set Up A Video Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Video trigger Use the Upper Level and Lower Level controls to deﬁne the voltage ranges of interest. The Time control speciﬁes the target transition time. What do you want to do next? Learn more about other trigger types. (see page 386) Return to the Trigger Setup control window.
Page 463: Set Up A Width Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Width trigger Behavior Use the Video trigger to trigger the instrument on speciﬁed ﬁelds or lines of a composite video signal. NOTE. Only composite signal formats are supported. Graphic display formats such as RGB and VGA are not supported.
Page 464 The following Trigger Width screen appears on MSO70000C Series instrument: The following Trigger Width screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. Behavior Use the Width trigger to trigger the instrument on a pulse that is either within or outside the speciﬁed...
Page 465: Set Up A Window Trigger
Trigger setups Set up a Window trigger (MSO70000C Series only). When you click on the trigger window controls, the trigger graphic (see page 386) shows the trigger sequence. NOTE. You have the option to add user-deﬁned labels for analog, reference, bus, and digital sources. What do you want to do next? Learn more about other trigger types.
Page 466: Set Up Sequential Triggering (Horizontal Delay Off)
Trigger setups Set up Sequential triggering (Horizontal Delay off) Behavior Use the Window trigger to trigger the instrument when the input signal rises above an upper threshold level or falls below a lower threshold level. After setting these levels, you can specify whether you want to trigger the instrument as the signal is entering or leaving the threshold window.
Page 467 Trigger setups Set up Sequential triggering (Horizontal Delay off) The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: Behavior The A Event trigger arms the trigger system; the instrument will trigger on the B Event trigger deﬁned by events or time. You can also set up the instrument to delay the B Event Trigger by a speciﬁed time period by turning Horizontal Delay Mode on.
Page 468: Trigger On A Only (Horizontal Delay On)
Trigger setups Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay on) Return to the Trigger Setup control window. (see page 385) Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay on) From the Trig menu, select A - B Trigger Sequence. Overview Use the controls in this window to deﬁne the parameters for the A ->B Sequence trigger with Horizontal Delay on.
Page 469: Trigger On A Only (Horizontal Delay Off)
Trigger setups Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay off) 3. Select the A->B Seq tab; then click A Only. 4. Click to set the Horizontal Delay Mode button to On. 5. Use the Horiz Delay and Reference Point entry boxes to delay the acquisition relative to the A Event trigger.
Page 470 Trigger setups Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay off) The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use 1. From the A Event tab, select the Trigger Type. 2. Conﬁgure the controls for the A Event in the trigger setup window. 3.
Page 471: Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay On)
Trigger setups Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay on) Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay on) From the Trig menu, select A - B Trigger Sequence. Overview Use the controls in this window to deﬁne the parameters for the A ->B Sequence trigger with Horizontal Delay on.
Page 472: Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay Off)
Trigger setups Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay off) To use 1. Set up the A Event and B Events from their individual tabs. 2. Select the A–>B Seq tab; then click Trig After Time. 3. Click to set the Horizontal Delay Mode button to On. 4.
Page 473 Trigger setups Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay off) The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use 1. Set up the A Event and B Events from their individual tabs. 2. Select the A–>B Seq tab; then click Trig After Time. 3.
Page 474: Trigger On Nth Event (Horizontal Delay On)
Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay on) Return to the Trigger Setup control window. (see page 385) Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay on) From the Trig menu, select A - B Trigger Sequence. Overview Use the controls in this window to deﬁne the parameters for the A ->B Sequence trigger with Horizontal Delay on.
Page 475: Trigger On Nth Event (Horizontal Delay Off)
Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay off) NOTE. On MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments, trigger on B events is available only for Edge trigger. 2. Select the A–>B Seq tab; then click Trig on nth Event. 3. Set the Horizontal Delay Mode button to On. 4.
Page 476 Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay off) The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use 1. Set up the A Event and B Events from their individual tabs. NOTE. On MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments, trigger on B events is available only for Edge trigger. 2.
Page 477: Trigger On Nth Event (B-Event Scan)
Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (B-Event Scan) When you select Trig on nth Event, the instrument looks for the trigger conditions speciﬁed by the A event. After the A event arms the trigger system, the instrument looks for a speciﬁc number of B events before triggering and displaying the data (see page 448).
Page 478: Trigger On Nth Event (B-Event Scan And Horizontal Delay On)
Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (B-Event Scan and Horizontal Delay on) 3. Set the Horizontal Delay Mode button to Off. 4. Set the B Event Scan button to On. 5. Click Setup button to set the values for B Event Advance mode, Start Event, End Event, and Advance After.
Page 479 Trigger setups Trigger on nth Event (B-Event Scan and Horizontal Delay on) From the Trig menu, select A - B Trigger Sequence. Overview Use the controls in this window to deﬁne the parameters for the A ->B Sequence trigger with B-Event Scan and Horizontal Delay on.
Page 480: Set Up Trigger Controls (B Event Tab)
Trigger setups Set up trigger controls (B Event tab) Return to the Trigger Setup control window. (see page 385) Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay Off). (see page 453) Trigger on nth Event (Horizontal Delay On). (see page 452) Trigger on nth Event (B-Event Scan). (see page 455) Set up trigger controls (B Event tab) From the Trig menu, select B Event (Delayed) Trigger Setup.
Page 481: Visual Trigger
Trigger setups Visual trigger Return to the Trigger Setup control window. (see page 385) Visual trigger From the Trig menu, select Visual Trigger Setup. Visual triggers are optional. Overview Use the Visual Trigger control window to control which triggered waveforms are displayed. For example, the following screen capture shows a waveform acquired using edge trigger.
Page 482 Trigger setups Visual trigger Behavior The control window provides the following visual trigger controls. Pressing the Visual Trigger button toggles visual triggering on and off. NOTE. When Visual Trigger is turned on, the trigger mode is set to Normal. You can change the mode to Auto by pressing the front panel Trigger Mode button.
Page 483: Create A Visual Trigger Area
Trigger setups Create a visual trigger area Learn about deﬁning a visual trigger area. (see page 464) Learn about editing a visual trigger area. (see page 465) Create a visual trigger area In the graticule area, left click, drag the cursor, and then release. Create an area Create a visual trigger area by clicking and dragging a box on the display.
Page 484: Control Visual Triggering
Trigger setups Control visual triggering Click and drag the area to move it to a new location. Click and drag one of the area handles to resize the area vertically, horizontally, or both. Click and drag the circle handle to rotate the area. Click and drag one of the vertices to change the shape of the area by moving the vertex.
Page 485 Trigger setups Control visual triggering To use Right click a visual trigger area and select Visual Trigger Area. Select Edit Shape to change the shape and orientation of the visual trigger area. Selections include the following: Triangle Rectangle Hexagon Trapezoid Add Vertex.
Page 486: Deﬁne An Area
Trigger setups Deﬁne an area Select what is displayed: Hide Trig Expression toggles display of the trigger expression on and off. Hide Visual Trig Areas toggles display of all visual trigger areas on and off. Hide Area Settings toggles display of the area settings on and off. Visual Trigger Off toggles visual triggering on and off.
Page 487: Edit Expression Logic
Trigger setups Edit expression logic Set the position of the area by entering a Horizontal and Vertical Position Create a new visual trigger area by pressing the Add or Duplicate buttons To delete an area or all visual trigger areas, press the Delete or Del All buttons. If you want to change the default shape of your visual trigger area, select a shape from the Select Area Shape drop down list To apply settings you have made, press the Set button...
Page 488 Trigger setups Edit expression logic To use Click in the logic expression box to edit the contents of the expression. Pressing a button adds the item to the expression. If you select an item in the expression, then pressing a button replaces the selected portion of the expression.
Page 489: Set Up Visual Trigger Expression
Trigger setups Set up visual trigger expression Set up visual trigger expression From the Trig menu, select Visual Trigger Setup; then double click the Visual Trigger equation. Overview Use the Qualiﬁcation Expression Editor control window to deﬁne or edit visual trigger expressions. The readout shows the qualiﬁcation expression as you construct it.
Page 490: Select A Channel
Trigger setups Select a channel Learn about visual trigger setup. (see page 459) Learn about creating a visual trigger area. (see page 461) Learn about controlling visual triggering. (see page 462) Learn about saving a visual trigger setup. (see page 472) Learn about recalling a visual trigger setup.
Page 491 Trigger setups Edit the visual trigger expression Edit the visual trigger expression From the Visual Trigger menu, double click the Visual Trigger expression. To use Click in the readout ﬁeld to enter the visual trigger expression. Click a button to enter its character or operator into the expression. Use the Text Edit Controls (see page 259) to move the insertion point (cursor) within the expression.
Page 492 Trigger setups Use the expression editor operands Use the expression editor operands From the Visual Trigger menu, double click the Visual Trigger expression. To use Click an individual button to enter a character or operator into the visual qualiﬁcation expression. Behavior The characters are entered into the expression one at a time.
Page 493 Trigger setups Text edit controls Text edit controls Use the following controls to edit the expression. Moves the text insertion point to the left of the ﬁrst character in the expression. Moves the text insertion point one character to the left. Moves the text insertion point one character to the right.
Page 494: Save A Visual Setup
Trigger setups Save a visual setup Save a visual setup From the Trig menu, select Visual Trigger Setup; then press Save from the control window. Overview Use this dialog box to save Visual Trigger setups to a ﬁle for later use. The setup is stored in human-readable text in GPIB command format.
Page 495: Recall A Visual Setup
Trigger setups Recall a visual setup Recall a visual setup From the Trig menu, select Visual Trigger Setup; then press Recall from the control window. Overview Use this dialog box to recall a Visual Trigger setup. To use Visual trigger setups are recalled from an internal ﬁle on your hard drive that you have named. To recall a visual trigger setup from a ﬁle, select the location of the setup from the Look in list.
Page 496: Set Up Trigger Controls (Options Tab)
Trigger setups Set up trigger controls (Options tab) Set up trigger controls (Options tab) From the Trig menu, select the A Event or B Event Trigger Setup; then open the Options tab. Overview Use the controls in this window to set up the trigger mode. For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 497: Enable Trigger Position Correction
Trigger setups Enable trigger position correction If E-mail on Event has already been set up, clicking E-mail on Trigger enables you to send e-mail on a trigger. If E-mail on Event has not been set up, you must ﬁrst click Setup, and then conﬁgure E-mail on Event in the setup control window.
Page 498: Multiscope Trigger Setup Overview
Trigger setups MultiScope trigger setup overview NOTE. You can use Trigger Position Correction in any combination for A Event, B Event, or Sequence triggers, including Trigger After Time and Trigger on nth Event. It is fully compatible with all acquisition and logic qualiﬁcation sampling modes, Bandwidth Enhancement, and FastFrame, but not Fast Acquisition.
Page 499 Trigger setups MultiScope trigger setup overview 4. Click Enable MultiScope Triggering (with TekLink) to enable the MultiScope feature. 5. Under This instrument or Other instrument, click Sends Trigger to identify which instrument will initiate the trigger for both instruments. The attached instrument will automatically be set to receive the trigger.
Page 500 Trigger setups MultiScope trigger setup overview TekLink hub connection TekLink hub connection status indicator TekLink trigger indicator Connect up to four TekLink-Compatible instruments NOTE. TekLink is not available on DPO7000C, MSO5000, and DPO5000 Series instruments. 1. Use TekLink cables to connect instruments (see page 478) to a TekLink Hub.
Page 501 Four ports, allowing any four instruments with TekLink capability to enter into the system. Complex trigger functions; you can set up OR gates or AND gates with the trigger functions. Interoperability between Tektronix instruments, including logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal sources.
Page 502 Trigger setups MultiScope trigger setup overview DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 503: Vertical Setups
Vertical Setups Set up Vertical controls Set up Vertical controls From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. Overview Use the Vertical Setup control windows to set vertical parameters for live (channel) waveforms. The example windows below do not show controls for attached probes. Click for <4 GHz instruments Click for ≥4 GHz instruments For information on the Vertical Setup controls, click the buttons.
Page 504 Vertical Setups Set up input channels From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. To use Click the Analog Input Normal button when you want the instrument to display the channel for the selected tab. Each channel has a tab. Click the Digital Input iCapture (see page 805) button when you want the instrument to display analog characteristics of a digital channel.
Page 505: Zoom Control Window
Vertical Setups Zoom Control Window Behavior When the Analog Input Normal button is selected, the remaining display, probe, and zoom parameters are the same as on all other models. What do you want to do next? Continue to learn about the Vertical Setup controls. (see page 951) Learn about the Digital Input iCapture feature.
Page 506 Vertical Setups Zoom Control Window To use 1. Click a Horiz or Vert button to assign the Horizontal or Vertical zoom controls to the multipurpose knobs. 2. Select the zoom area from the Area drop-down list. The changes you make in this control window apply only to the zoom area selected.
Page 507: Waveform Display Control Window
Vertical Setups Waveform Display Control Window Waveform Display Control Window From the Vertical or Math menus, select Display On/Off. Overview Use the Position/Offset control window to turn the selected waveform on or off. To use 1. Click the Channels selector (see page 258) to select a valid channel, math, or reference waveform.
Page 508 Vertical Setups Set the Position/Offset 1. Use the Channels Selector (see page 258) to select a waveform. 2. Use the Scale (see page 935) Position (see page 934) controls to set the vertical position and scale of the selected waveform. 3.
Page 509: Waveform Label Control Window
Vertical Setups Waveform Label Control Window Waveform Label Control Window From the Vertical or Math menus, select Label. Overview Use the Label control window to attach a label to the waveform. To use 1. Use the Channels Selector (see page 258) to select a valid channel, math, or reference waveform.
Page 510 Vertical Setups Vertical Offset Control Window Overview Use the Position/Offset control window to set the offset value of the selected waveform to shift the vertical acquisition window (see page 60) to match the waveform data you want to acquire. To use 1.
Page 511: Termination Controls
Vertical Setups Termination Controls Using Offset to Avoid Clipping Signals Clipping The circled portion of the incoming waveform is clipped, and therefore, is not acquired. The clipped portion cannot be processed or displayed. Offset can move the acquisition window vertically relative to the incoming waveform.
Page 512 Vertical Setups Termination Controls The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use Click a Channels button to select the vertical input channel. Click one of the Termination buttons to set the termination for your probe; termination can also be set during probe compensation.
Page 513 Vertical Setups Termination Controls TekProbe/TekVPI Interface This interface enables the instrument to sense information about the probe such as the serial number and other unique identiﬁcation information. It also allows the instrument to provide power directly to the probe. With this information, the instrument can automatically set up its requirements to match the characteristics of the probe, such as termination and attenuation.
Page 514: Coupling Controls
Vertical Setups Coupling Controls Coupling Controls From the Vertical menu, select Coupling. Overview Use the Termination control window to select the input coupling. For ≥4 GHz model oscilloscopes, DC coupling is the only selection. The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use 1.
Page 515: Deskew/Attenuation Control Window
Vertical Setups Deskew/Attenuation Control Window Deskew/Attenuation Control Window From the Vertical menu, select Deskew or Attenuation. Overview Use the Deskew/Attenuation control window to compensate for propagation delays of different length probes and to set the input/output ratio of any external attenuation or gain between the signal and input channels.
Page 516: Bandwidth Control Window
Vertical Setups Bandwidth Control Window Each input channel has its own external attenuation settings. The attenuation control is automatically set to the correct value when you attach a probe with a TekProbe/TekVPI interface to the instrument. You can change the external attenuation by entering a multiplier or ratio with one control, or by entering a dB value with the other control.
Page 517 Vertical Setups Enhanced Bandwidth Overview The Bandwidth Enhancement controls (similar to those shown below) allow you to use DSP processing to achieve more accurate rise time measurements, to extend the bandwidth, and to ﬂatten the passband at the full sample rate. Enhanced Bandwidth also provides a matched response across enabled channels for channel-to-channel comparisons and differential measurements.
Page 518 Vertical Setups Enhanced Bandwidth NOTE. For ≥3.5 GHz instrument models, the DSP ﬁlter on each channel provides magnitude and phase compensation of the analog bandwidth to provide more accurate signal ﬁdelity for high-speed measurements. Digital Filtering (DSP) Enabled provides low-pass bandwidth ﬁltering only to reduce noise.
Page 519: Vertical Setup Control Window: Aux Tab
Vertical Setups Vertical Setup Control Window: Aux Tab Vertical Setup Control Window: Aux Tab From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup; then open the Aux tab. Overview The Vertical Setup Aux Tab, similar to the window shown below, reports the status of the Auxiliary trigger input.
Page 520: Probe Setup Control Window
Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window Continue to learn about the Vertical Setup controls. (see page 951) Probe Setup Control Window From the Vertical menu, select Probe Cal. Overview Use the Probe Setup control window to compensate and check probe status and to compensate the entire signal path.
Page 521 Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window Tips for Reducing Measurement Noise Use the least amount of attenuation. Probe noise is a function of probe attenuation, for example, using a 25X probe, versus a 5X probe, results in signiﬁcantly greater noise. Select the lowest attenuation that displays the input voltage swing of your signal;...
Page 522: Probe Setup Control Window: Setup Type
Fail One or more failures occurred during the signal path compensation procedure. Contact your local Tektronix service representative for further action. Temp The operating temperature is not within 5 °C of the previous signal path compensation.
Page 523: Probe Setup Control Window: D15-D0 Tab
The logic probe input for channels D15-D0 is located on the instrument front panel (see page 55). The instrument requires the Logic Probe Deskew Fixture (Tektronix part number 067-2083-XX) to deskew the logic probe trigger path. To use For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 524: Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Compensation
Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Compensation 3. Click the D7-D0 or the D15-D8 tab, and then the desired digital channel buttons to activate the controls for the logic source. 4. From the Vertical menu, select Probe Controls, and then click the Setup button. 5.
Page 525 Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Compensation Behavior When you perform a probe compensation on the selected channel, you optimize the instrument to make accurate measurements for that channel and probe. The probe compensation makes signiﬁcant performance improvements when performed with active probes or older passive probes. You can perform a probe compensation at any time to ensure measurements are taken with the highest possible accuracy.
Page 526: Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Tip Selection
To use 1. Select the type of probe tip to match the one you are using. 2. Click OK. Here is an example of Probe Tip for Tektronix P73XX probe. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 527: Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Deskew
Probe Calibration and Deskew Fixtures: Tektronix part number 067-0405-XX (for <4 GHz oscilloscopes). Tektronix part number 067-1586-XX (for ≥4 GHz oscilloscopes). Tektronix part number 067-2083-XX (for MSO Series instruments) to deskew the logic probe trigger path. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 528: Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Attenuation
Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Attenuation The ﬁxtures may require a user-supplied pulse generator. To use 1. Connect the probes to a signal source. 2. Use the horizontal and vertical controls to center the fastest signal on the screen. 3.
Page 529: Probe Controls Window
The type of probe you connect determines the available controls. For example, the window below contains controls for a Tektronix current probe. The following window contains controls for Tektronix TAP1500/TAP2500 type probes. This window contains controls for Tektronix TriMode probes.
Page 530: Probe Properties
Vertical Setups Probe Properties This window contains controls for Tektronix logic probes. This window contains controls for Tektronix generic probes. Probe Properties From the Vertical menu, select Probe Controls, click the Setup button, and then click the Properties button. To use The Probe Properties dialog displays information on the probe attached to the analog or to the digital channels.
Page 531 Type of probe connected to the Reference Channel Status of the Analog to Digital Trigger Path Alignment routine NOTE. The instrument requires the Logic Probe Deskew Fixture (Tektronix part number 067-2083-XX) to run the Analog to Digital Trigger Path Alignment routine.
Page 532: Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Status
Fail. The instrument was unable to complete the probe compensation procedure; the probe may be faulty. Have the probe checked by Tektronix service personnel. NOTE. The instrument must pass a...
Page 533 Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Status Signal Path Compensation Use the following procedure to compensate the internal signal acquisition. Perform this procedure if the ambient temperature has changed more than 5 °C (9 °F) since you performed the last signal path compensation.
Page 534 Vertical Setups Probe Setup Control Window: Probe Status DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 535: Copy Setup: Images
Copying and Printing Copy Setup: Images Copy Setup: Images From the Edit menu, select Copy Setup; then open the Images tab. Overview Use this control window to copy images to the clipboard for use with other applications. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 536: Copy Setup: Waveforms
Copying and Printing Copy Setup: Waveforms To use 1. Select the Palette for the image: Color Color (Ink Saver Mode) Black & White 2. Select the type of View: Full Screen. Copies an image of the entire screen. Graticule(s) Only. Copies an image of the selected graticule. 3.
Page 537 Copying and Printing Copy Setup: Waveforms To use The Data Destination (data format) is Spreadsheet only. Select a valid waveform from the Source list. Select the number of samples you want to copy. Select All samples, a range of samples, or only the samples between the cursors.
Page 538: Copy Setup: Measurements
Copying and Printing Copy Setup: Measurements Behavior The Waveform curve data range can be anywhere from one sample to the record length of the selected waveform. The copy operation takes place after you click Copy. If you select Data between cursors, another set of cursors may temporarily appear on your screen while the copy is in progress.
Page 539 Copying and Printing Copy Setup: Measurements To use 1. Click the type of Measurements you want to copy. 2. For Displayed Measurements, select the Data Format. 3. Click OK. Behavior When you select Displayed Measurements, all displayed measurements will be copied to the clipboard. NOTE.
Page 540: Copying The Screen For Use In Other Applications
Copying and Printing Copying the Screen for Use in Other Applications Copying the Screen for Use in Other Applications Use the following steps to copy the contents of the screen for use in other applications, such as WordPad, Microsoft Word, or Paint. 1.
Page 541: Page Setup Dialog Box
Copying and Printing Page Setup Dialog Box Page Setup Dialog Box From the File menu, select Page Setup. Overview Use the Page Setup dialog box to deﬁne the page before sending it to a printer. To use The controls in this window are similar to the Page Setup dialog boxes used in most Windows applications (see example below).
Page 542: Print Preview Dialog Box
Copying and Printing Print Preview Dialog Box Behavior The Type of printing should be Screen-copy for all screen shots. Print Preview Dialog Box From the File menu, select Print Preview. Overview Use the Print Preview dialog box to preview an image before sending the data to a printer. To use Use the Magnify control at the top of the window to zoom in and out to view the details of the image.
Page 543 Copying and Printing Printing the Screen to a Printer 1. Use the File menu Page Setup dialog to select the Type of printing, Palette, View, and Image before printing. The Type should be Screen-copy, the default. 2. Use the Print Preview feature to test the appearance of the screen before printing. For example, you may want to experiment with the different palettes before sending the data to the printer.
Page 544 Copying and Printing Printing the Screen to a Printer DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 545: Reference Waveform Controls
File Menu Reference Waveform Controls Reference Waveform Controls From the File menu, select Reference Waveform Controls. Overview Use the Reference control window to display and control reference waveforms. Reference waveforms are shown with the horizontal settings in effect at the time they are saved. NOTE.
Page 546: Recall Dialog Box: Waveform
To use Under Recall What, click Waveform. From the Destination drop-down list, select the Ref <1– 4> location that you want to recall the waveform to. The default folder for reference waveforms is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Waveforms DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 547: Recall Dialog Box: Instrument Setups
NOTE. When you recall a reference waveform, a temporary ﬁle containing the waveform data is written to C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Waveforms. The ﬁle is named TDS_REF n.WFM, where n is the reference waveform number. This ﬁle is deleted when the reference waveform is deleted.
Page 548 File Menu Recall Dialog Box: Instrument Setups To use Setups are recalled from an internal ﬁle on your hard drive or from a setup ﬁle that you have named. Under Recall What, click Setup. Click one of the icons under Look in: Oscilloscope Memory, and then click the Recall button to restore the setup.
Page 549: Delete Setups And Reference Waveforms
File Menu Delete Setups and Reference Waveforms NOTE. If a restored setup attempts to use an undeﬁned reference waveform (or to use it in a math waveform or with an automatic measurement), then an undeﬁned reference waveform is created. This reference waveform becomes a 500-point waveform ﬁlled with null data.
Page 550: Set Up Action On Event
File Menu Set up Action On Event Set up Action On Event From the File menu, select Action On Event. Overview Use this control window to set up the action (save or e-mail) to perform when an event (trigger, limit test failure, or mask test failure) occurs.
Page 551 File Menu Set up Save On Event Overview Use this control window to set up the conditions under which the instrument will save a ﬁle, the types of ﬁles to save, and the event limits. To use 1. In the Save Location entry box, type in the location where you want to save the ﬁles. 2.
Page 552: Print Setups
File Menu Print Setups Print Setups For information on the Print Setups, click here (see page 519). Save As Dialog Box: Histogram From the File menu, highlight Save As; then select Histogram Data from the submenu. Overview Use this dialog box to save histograms to a ﬁle for use with other applications. To use To save histogram data with the default ﬁle name, click the Save button.
Page 553: Save As Dialog Box: Instrument Setup
Save As Dialog Box: Instrument Setup Behavior Histogram data is saved in unless you select a C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data different location. To access the Histogram Save As dialog box, you may need to select it from the More submenu. What do you want to do next? Learn about saving waveforms.
Page 554: Save As Dialog Box: Measurement
File Menu Save As Dialog Box: Measurement 1. Click on one of the setup location icons under Save in: Oscilloscope Memory. 2. Enter a Name for the setup by clicking on it once more and modifying the existing text. 3. Click the Save button. To save the setup in a different location: 1.
Page 555 File Menu Save As Dialog Box: Measurement To use 1. Under Save What, click Measurement. 2. Set the parameters for the measurement you want to save. 3. Click the Measurement Options button 4. In the Measurement Save Options dialog box, select a Measurement Format from the drop-down list box.
Page 556: Save As Dialog Box: Screen Capture
7. Select the type of ﬁle (either .txt or .csv) to save from the Save as type list. By default, the ﬁle will be saved to the folder. C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Data 8. Click the Save button to accept any changes and close the dialog box. Behavior When you select Displayed Measurements, all displayed measurements are saved.
Page 557 7. In the Save As dialog box, assign your own ﬁle name, and then save the ﬁle to a speciﬁed folder. By default, the image will be saved to C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Screen- Captures 8. Click Save to save the screen capture or cancel to close the dialog box without saving.
Page 558: Save As Dialog Box: User Mask
File Menu Save As Dialog Box: User Mask What do you want to do next? Learn about saving a waveform. (see page 537) Save As Dialog Box: User Mask From the File menu, highlight Save As; then select User Mask from the submenu. Overview Use this dialog box to save user masks.
Page 559: Save As Dialog Box: Waveform
File Menu Save As Dialog Box: Waveform What do you want to do next? Learn about recalling saved masks. (see page 235) Learn more about mask types. (see page 209) Learn more about mask setups. (see page 209) Save As Dialog Box: Waveform From the File menu, highlight Save As;...
Page 560 This dialog box opens when you select Save As from the File menu or click Save from the Reference Waveform controls. The default ﬁle type is a Tektronix waveform ﬁle (.wfm). If you select a different ﬁle type from the Save as Type list, you can also deﬁne the options (see page 882) for saving the waveform.
Page 561: Save As Dialog Box: Digitals
2. Name the ﬁle and set the Save as type parameters for the digital data you want to save. 3. Click the Save button to accept any changes and close the dialog box. Behavior Digital data is saved in unless you select a C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data different location. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 562: Save As Dialog Box: Timestamp
3. Name the ﬁle and set the Save as type parameters for the timestamp you want to save. 4. Click the Save button to accept any changes and close the dialog box. Behavior Timestamp data is saved in unless you select a C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data different location. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 563 File Menu Save As Dialog Box: Timestamp TIP. You can conveniently save time stamps from the FastFrame Control Window by using the Acquisition > FastFrame > Analyze tab > Save button. What do you want to do next? Learn about saving waveforms. (see page 537) Learn about saving screen captures.
Page 564 File Menu Save As Dialog Box: Timestamp DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 565: Tek Secure Erase
Utilities Tek Secure Erase Tek Secure Erase From the Utilities menu, select Tek Secure Erase. Overview Use TekSecure to erase all waveforms and instrument setups. To use Click OK to erase. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Behavior Tek Secure Erase removes all reference waveform and instrument setup memory locations. Erased setups are replaced with the default factory setups.
Page 566: Gpib Conﬁguration Control Window
Utilities GPIB Conﬁguration Control Window Overview Use the Set Time and Date control window to set the time and date on the instrument. To use Click in the entry boxes to map them to the multipurpose knobs, and then use the knobs to set the time and date.
Page 567 Utilities GPIB Conﬁguration Control Window GPIB applications enable you to remotely control your instrument, for example, taking measurements, setting controls, or performing calculations. The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use Click the Talk/Listen button to enable the GPIB. Click in the Address entry box to map it to a multipurpose knob and use the knob to set the GPIB address for the instrument.
Page 568: Lan Server Status Control Window
Utilities LAN Server Status Control Window LAN Server Status Control Window From the Utilities menu, select LAN Server Status. Overview This control window allows you to enable the VXI-11 LAN server to accept GPIB commands. For more information, see the Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions manual that shipped with your instrument.
Page 569 Utilities External Signals Control Window NOTE. TekLink is available only on MSO70000C and DSA/DPO70000/D Series instruments. The oscilloscope detects TekLink or TekLink Hub connections and allows you to select TekLink as a reference source. To use To send a signal from the Aux Out BNC connector when the instrument triggers: 1.
Page 570 Utilities External Signals Control Window NOTE. Ref Out is not available on ≥4 GHz instruments. 2. Click Pos or Neg to set the polarity. To select the oscilloscope clock reference source: 1. Click the Internal, External, or TekLink source button. If you have another instrument set up to provide the TekLink Reference, the oscilloscope asks if you want to disable the TekLink output from the other source.
Page 571: Touch Screen
Utilities Touch Screen Touch Screen From the Utilities menu, highlight Touch Screen; then select Calibrate. Overview Use the Touch Screen submenu to calibrate the touch screen. To use 1. Select Calibrate. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Behavior The Calibrate command starts the Touch Screen calibration program. Instrument Calibration Control Window From the Utilities menu, select Instrument Calibration.
Page 572: Instrument Diagnostics Control Window
For all calibrations, the SPC Status control should indicate Pass or Compensated. If it does not, contact your local Tektronix service personnel. The oscilloscope displays the date of the last time the SPC routine was run beneath the SPC Status control.
Page 573 Utilities Instrument Diagnostics Control Window The following screen appears on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments: To use 1. Use the drop-down list boxes to identify the Subsystem, Area, and Test you want to run. 2. Use the Halt Condition controls to enable looping on the selected test(s) or to halt looping as soon as a failure occurs.
Page 574: E-Mail On Event Control Window
NOTE. Remove the input signals before running any diagnostics. If any diagnostic failures occur, record the failure information, and then contact your local Tektronix service personnel for more information.
Page 575 Utilities E-mail on Event Control Window 6. In the Max E-mail Size entry box, enter the maximum message size, up to 2 GB, for each e-mail message. 7. Click the Send button to send a test e-mail. 8. Click the Conﬁg button to open the E-mail Conﬁguration dialog box. Behavior The maximum number of characters in the Recipient e-mail address(es) box is 252, so you can enter any number of e-mail addresses up to a total of 252 characters.
Page 576 Utilities Measurement Save Options Measurement Save Options From the Utilities menu, highlight E-mail on Event; then select Setup. From the E-mail on Event Setup dialog box, select Measurement(s) and then click Settings. Overview Use this control window to set up the conditions under which the instrument will send an e-mail and with the types of attachments to include for the measurements.
Page 577: Multipurpose Knobs
Utilities Multipurpose Knobs Multipurpose Knobs The multipurpose knobs can be used to set screen interface parameters. To use, click a control on the screen to map it to the multipurpose knob(s). You can undo any mapping by right-clicking the multipurpose knob(s) and selecting Deassign Multipurpose Knobs, or from the Utilities menu, select the Deassign Multipurpose Knobs command.
Page 578: User Preferences: Keypad Defaults
Utilities User Preferences: Keypad Defaults To use Click a button to enable or disable the control setting. Behavior The conﬁrmation messages give users the chance to change their minds before taking action. The messages generally explain the implications of the action. All preference settings are saved when you power off the instrument.
Page 579: User Preferences: Readouts
Utilities User Preferences: Readouts To use To change the label for the selected preset control, click in the Keypad Label text entry boxes and enter a name. Click in the Trig Label Level entry boxes to map them to the multipurpose knobs. Use the knobs to set the trigger level values.
Page 580 Utilities User Preferences: Readouts Overview Use the Readouts tab to select readout visibility and turn Highlight readouts on and off. To use Select an option for MPK Readout Visibility. Click the Highlight Control Changes button On or Off to highlight readouts when you make changes. Enter a time to leave the readout highlighted in the Hide After entry boxes.
Page 581: User Preferences: Measurement Annotation
Utilities User Preferences: Measurement Annotation User Preferences: Measurement Annotation From the Utilities menu, select User Preferences; then open the Measurement tab. Overview Use the Measurement tab to set the user preference for measurement annotation. Annotations show the exact segment of the waveform from which the measurement is derived. To use Click a button to select the annotation type, Standard or Detailed.
Page 582: User Preferences: Units
Utilities User Preferences: Units User Preferences: Units From the Utilities menu, select User Preferences; then open the Units tab. Overview Use the Units tab to set the detents for the vertical scale controls. To use Click one of the buttons to set the vertical scale detents: Click 1–2–3 to set the vertical detent increments to 1, 2, 3, 4...
Page 583: User Preferences: Front Panel Buttons
Utilities User Preferences: Front Panel Buttons User Preferences: Front Panel Buttons From the Utilities menu, select User Preferences; then open the Front Panel Buttons tab. Overview Use the Front Panel Buttons tab to set the function of the Print and the Default Setup buttons. To use Click the Set Front Panel Print Button to change the function of the front panel Print button to save a ﬁle each time you push the button.
Page 584: Install An Option
Install an option From the Utilities menu, select Option Installation. Overview Use Option Installation to enable upgrades that you have purchased for your instrument from Tektronix. For the most current list of upgrades, go to www.tektronix.com or contact your local Tektronix representative.
Page 585 NOTE. New versions of software for your instrument are available at our Web site. To ﬁnd application software releases that may not be on your instrument or to ﬁnd the latest versions of instrument software and application software that is on your instrument, visit www.tektronix.com/support. What do you want to do next? Install the Floating license.
Page 586: Install The Floating License
Install the Floating License From the Utilities menu, select Option Installation. Overview Use Option Installation to enable upgrades that you have purchased for your instrument from Tektronix. For the most current list of upgrades, go to www.tektronix.com or contact your local Tektronix representative.
Page 587 Utilities Install the Floating License 3. On successful installation, a dialog box appears indicating that the Option is enabled. Reboot the instrument for the changes to take effect. For example, after installing DPOFL-PTD (TDSPTD), the Tekscope Option Installation dialog box appears as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 588: Install The Fixed License
Install the Fixed License From the Utilities menu, select Option Installation. Overview Use Option Installation to enable upgrades that you have purchased for your instrument from Tektronix. For the most current list of upgrades, go to www.tektronix.com or contact your local Tektronix representative.
Page 589: Return The Floating License For The Installed Option(S)
From the Utilities menu, select Option Installation. Overview Use the Option Installation to return the ﬂoating license for the installed Option(s) that you purchased for your instrument from Tektronix. To use 1. From the Utilities menu, select Option Installation. 2. Click Continue. The following dialog box appears.
Page 590 Utilities Return the Floating License for the Installed Option(s) 3. Select the Option (for example DPOFL-PTD (TDSPTD)) in the Tekscope Option Installation dialog box and click the Return button (when the license is still valid) or click Exit Key button (when the license has expired).
Page 591 Return the Floating License for the Installed Option(s) NOTE. Ensure that the Exit Key ﬁle is uploaded to the Online Floating License Management System on http://www.tektronix.com/ﬂoatinglicense to access the ﬂoating license again. 5. The following dialog box appears on completing the return of a ﬂoating license. Click Close.
Page 592 Utilities Return the Floating License for the Installed Option(s) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 593: How To
Compensate active probes NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. Use this procedure to optimize gain and offset accuracy at the probe tip for each active probe. Allow the instrument and probe to warm up before performing this procedure.
Page 594: Compensate Passive Probes
5. Select the channel to which the probe is attached. 6. Click Compensate Probe to begin the procedure. The Probe Status indicator changes to Pass when the procedure is complete. If the procedure does not pass, contact your local Tektronix service personnel. 7. Remove the connections from the terminals.
Page 595: Low Frequency Compensate A Probe
How to ? Low frequency compensate a probe Low frequency compensate a probe Use this procedure to compensate passive probes to ensure maximum distortion-free inputs to the instrument. 1. Connect the probe to Ch 1 on the instrument. 2. Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the probe compensation terminals . 3.
Page 596: Deskew
Probe Calibration and Deskew Fixtures. These ﬁxtures may require a user-supplied pulse generator. For <4 GHz oscilloscopes, order Tektronix part number 067-0405-XX. For ≥4 GHz oscilloscopes, order Tektronix part number 067-1586-XX. For MSO70000C Series instruments: Tektronix part number 067-2083-XX to deskew the logic probe trigger path. Setting up analog channels Use the following procedure to set the scale and position parameters for analog signal acquisition.
Page 597: Setting Acquisition Modes
How to ? Setting acquisition modes 3. Click here (see page 481) for details on setting up the Vertical input controls. NOTE. Some probes automatically set their termination and other values. 4. Push a front panel channel button (Ch <1– 4>) to select the input signal channel. A channel button lights when its channel is on.
Page 598: Use Fast Acquisitions
How to ? Use Fast Acquisitions 6. To select the sampling mode, click the Horiz toolbar button, or select the Horizontal/Acquisition Setup command from the Horiz/Acq menu to open the Horizontal/Acquisition Setup control window. 7. Open the Acquisition tab and select one of the following Sampling Modes: Real Time.
Page 599 How to ? Use Fast Acquisitions 4. Adjust the Intensity: a. Open the Display control window Appearance tab. b. Rotate the front-panel Intensity knob to adjust the intensity of displayed waveforms, or click in the Intensity FastAcq/WfmDB entry box and enter the intensity value with the keypad or multipurpose knob.
Page 600 How to ? Use Fast Acquisitions Display persistence From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab. To use Click one of the buttons to select the display persistence. Click Inﬁnite (persistence) to continuously accumulate record points on the waveform until you change one of the acquisition display settings.
Page 601: View The Analog Characteristics Of A Digital Signal
How to ? View the analog characteristics of a digital signal View the analog characteristics of a digital signal NOTE. iCapture is available only on MSO70000C Series instruments. The iCapture function allows you to view the analog characteristics of signals connected to a digital channel.
Page 602: Set Up A Bus
How to ? Set up a bus 3. Use the multipurpose knob to change the vertical position of the waveform on the screen. Dragging the waveform handle also positions the waveform. 4. Use the Horizontal knobs to scale and position the waveform on the screen and to set the record length. Dragging the reference icon also positions the waveform.
Page 603 How to ? Set up a parallel bus 1. To deﬁne the bus type in the Bus Setup window, click Parallel as the Bus Type. 2. To add sources to the parallel bus, click the Add Sources Select button. The Bus Source Selection dialog appears.
Page 604: Set Up An Spi Serial Bus
How to ? Set up an SPI serial bus Set up an SPI serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up an SPI serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 605: Set Up An Rs-232 Serial Bus
How to ? Set up an RS-232 serial bus Set up an RS-232 serial bus NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580).
Page 606: Set Up A Usb Serial Bus
How to ? Set up a USB serial bus Set up a USB serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up an USB serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 607: Set Up A Mipi Csi-2 Serial Bus
How to ? Set up a MIPI CSI-2 serial bus Set up a MIPI CSI-2 serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up a MIPI CSI-2 serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 608: Set Up A Custom Serial Bus
How to ? Set up a Custom serial bus Set up a Custom serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up a custom serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 609: Set Up A Can Serial Bus
How to ? Set up a CAN serial bus Set up a CAN serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up an CAN serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 610: Set Up A Flexray Serial Bus
How to ? Set up a FLEXRAY serial bus Set up a FLEXRAY serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up an FLEXRAY serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 611: Set Up An Ethernet Serial Bus
How to ? Set up an Ethernet serial bus Set up an Ethernet serial bus First, follow the common steps to set up any bus (see page 580). To continue to set up an Ethernet serial bus, follow these steps: 1.
Page 612: Conﬁguring The Bus Display
4. If you also want the instrument to use a symbol table ﬁle for decoding, click the Use Symbol File check box, double-click the entry box, and click the Browse button to locate the ﬁle. NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models.
Page 613 How to ? Tracking down I2C serial bus anomalies 1. Connect a probe between a Ch <1–4> input of the instrument and the SCLK signal of the I C serial bus in your system under test. 2. Connect a second probe between one of the other Ch inputs of the instrument and the SDA data signal of the bus.
Page 614: Troubleshooting Circuits Using A Parallel Bus
Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Learn about bus conﬁguration. (see page 148) Troubleshooting circuits using a parallel bus NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 615 14. To decode the parallel bus with a symbol table ﬁle, click the Use Symbol check box, and enter the full path to the ﬁle in the entry box or use the Browse button to locate the ﬁle. The ﬁle must reside on the instrument in the C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\busDecodeTables directory. Here is the symbol table ﬁle used in this troubleshooting example.
Page 616 How to ? Troubleshooting circuits using a parallel bus 15. Acquire data and analyze the physical layer. If an analog channel is displayed, you can use Cursors to take manual measurements or you can take automatic measurements. 16. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the time base. As you increase the time per division, you will see more data appear in the Bus display.
Page 617: Troubleshooting An Spi Serial Bus
Learn about symbol tables for parallel buses. (see page 153) Troubleshooting an SPI serial bus NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 618 How to ? Troubleshooting an SPI serial bus There are various situations where you need to look at analog characteristics of a digital signal in a digital circuit. For example, you may want to analyze the signal integrity of a signal in a system under test, such as for an SPI serial bus.
Page 619 How to ? Troubleshooting an SPI serial bus must follow a speciﬁc format (see page 154), and reside in a speciﬁc directory where the instrument can locate and use the ﬁle. You can use the entry box to enter the path or to Browse to the ﬁle. 14.
Page 620: Creating Myscope Control Windows
The default location to save MyScope ﬁles is C:\Usrs\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\MyScope 13. From the MyScope menu, click Open Control Window…. 14. Select the MyScope control window that you want from the Open MyScope Control Window dialog box, then and click Open.
Page 621 5. Click Save As to save your changes as a different control window. Enter a unique name for your MyScope control window, and click Save. The default location to save MyScope ﬁles is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\MyScope Creating MyScope control windows Use this procedure to create your own control windows: 1.
Page 622: Select Cursor Sources
How to ? Select cursor sources Select cursor sources Use the following procedure to set up cursors on a source waveform. 1. Display the waveform(s) to be measured on the screen. 2. Push the CURSORS front-panel button, or click Cursors on the toolbar to open the Cursor Controls window.
Page 623: Taking Cursor Measurements
How to ? Taking cursor measurements Cursor Types Because cursor measurements give immediate feedback on the amplitude or time values they measure, they are usually quick to take and are more accurate than graticule measurements. Also, since you can position cursors wherever you want them on the waveform, they are easier to localize to a waveform segment or feature than automatic measurements.
Page 624: Taking Automatic Measurements
How to ? Taking automatic measurements NOTE. If cursors are on but the readouts are not attached to the cursor controls, press the Cursors button to attach the readouts to the cursor controls. Press the Cursors button again to turn the cursors off. 2.
Page 625 How to ? Taking automatic measurements Remove a measurement 1. To remove the measurement, click Clear Selected. The last measurement on the list is removed. To remove any measurement, click the name on the Measurements list to highlight the measurement, and then click Clear. You can click and drag to select and clear several measurements.
Page 626: Take Automatic Measurements
How to ? Take automatic measurements 4. To select the reference level units, click Units: Absolute. Sets the units to absolute values in user units. Percentage. Sets the units as a percentage of the High/Low range. 5. To set the reference levels, click on these controls and use the multipurpose knob or pop-up keypad to set: High Ref.
Page 627: Localize A Measurement
How to ? Localize a measurement Localize a measurement Use the following procedure to take a measurement over a segment of the waveform: 1. The instrument must be installed and operating, with a signal connected to an input channel, and horizontal and vertical controls and triggering set up.
Page 628: Save Measurements
6. To save the measurements to a ﬁle, select the location to save from the Save in drop-down list. The default location is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data 7. Use the default name for your ﬁle, type a unique name into the Name text box, or select an existing name from the Name list (data in the existing ﬁle will be overwritten).
Page 629 How to ? Using math waveforms Prerequisites A math waveform must be deﬁned and displayed. Create a math waveform Use the following procedure to create a math waveform. Ensure that the sources, waveforms, and measurement scalars you will use are present. The sources do not have to be displayed. 1.
Page 630 How to ? Using math waveforms Creating math waveforms You create math waveforms when you create a math expression. You do so by applying numerical constants, math operators and functions to operands. You can display and manipulate these derived math waveforms much like you can the channel and reference waveforms (see Using Math Waveforms (see page 606)).
Page 631 How to ? Using math waveforms Select and display a waveform 1. Click the Math toolbar button to open the Math Setup control window. 2. Select the tab for the math waveform that you want to work with. If the waveform you select is not deﬁned, use the Create a Math Waveform (see page 607) procedure to deﬁne the math waveform.
Page 632: Create A Math Waveform Using Predeﬁned Expressions
How to ? Create a math waveform using predeﬁned expressions Take a cursor measurement 1. Click the Cursor toolbar button to display the cursors and open the Cursor Controls window. 2. Select the cursor type by clicking either H Bars, V Bars, Screen, or Waveform (for more information, Taking Cursor Measurements (see page 601)).
Page 633: Create A Math Waveform With The Equation Editor
How to ? Create a math waveform with the Equation Editor Create a math waveform with the Equation Editor Use the following steps to create math waveforms using the Equation Editor: 1. Open the Math Setup control window by clicking Math on the toolbar, or by selecting Math Setup in the Math menu.
Page 634: Create A Math Waveform
How to ? Create a math waveform Create a math waveform Use the following procedure to create a math waveform. Ensure that the sources, waveforms, and measurement scalars you will use are present. The sources do not have to be displayed. 1.
Page 635: Set Up Mask Testing
How to ? Set up mask testing Set up mask testing Use the following procedure to set up the instrument to perform mask testing. 1. Connect the instrument to the source signal or save the source signal to a math or reference waveform memory location.
Page 636 How to ? Set up mask testing 5. Specify the display parameters: a. In the Masks tab, click the Display button to toggle mask display on or off. The mask must be turned on to do mask testing. b. Click the Hit Count button to turn on or off hit counting. The hit count is shown in the Pass/Fail Results tab.
Page 637 How to ? Set up mask testing The autoﬁt Conﬁg button lets you do the following: Set the autoﬁt maximum waveform repositioning parameters (as a percentage of the horizontal and vertical divisions). Return to default settings. Return to the Mask Setup control window. Change the vertical or horizontal autoﬁt parameters.
Page 638: Create A New User Mask
How to ? Create a new User Mask 11. Use the Test Pass Notiﬁcation buttons to set what the instrument does at the successful completion of a mask test. 12. Use the Polarity buttons to set mask and waveform polarity. Positive tests the positive waveform pulses.
Page 639 How to ? Create a new User Mask Edit a user deﬁned mask 1. From the toolbar, click Masks. 2. In the Mask Testing control window, open the Masks tab. 3. Click the User Mask button. 4. Click the Edit User Mask button. The instrument displays the Mask Edit control window. 5.
Page 640: Create A User Mask From A Deﬁned Mask
How to ? Create a User Mask from a deﬁned mask Create a User Mask from a deﬁned mask NOTE. Refer to Mask Key Points (see page 781) before creating or editing a mask. Use the following procedure to create a user mask from a deﬁned mask: 1.
Page 641: Save A User Mask To Disk
How to ? Save a User Mask to disk 4. Click the Edit User Mask button. The instrument displays the Mask Edit control window. 5. Click the Controls button to open the Mask Edit control window. 6. Click in the Segment entry box and use the up/down arrows, multipurpose knob, or keypad to select a segment to edit.
Page 642: Recall A User Mask From Disk
How to ? Recall a User Mask from disk Recall a User Mask from disk 1. From the toolbar, click Masks; then open the Masks tab. 2. Click the User Mask button. 3. Click the Edit User Mask button. The instrument displays the Mask Edit control window. 4.
Page 643: Use Mask Testing
How to ? Use Mask Testing Use Mask Testing Follow these steps to perform mask testing: 1. From the Mask menu, select Mask Setup, or click the Mask toolbar button. 2. In the Mask Testing control window, open the Masks tab. 3.
Page 644: Create A Spectral Waveform
How to ? Create a spectral waveform NOTE. The default is 1 MB and the maximum is 2 GB. Setting the maximum message size to 0 causes attachments to be saved to the default location on the instrument hard drive. 8.
Page 645: Deﬁne A Spectral Math Waveform
How to ? Deﬁne a spectral math waveform 8. Select the appropriate FFT window type. 9. Set the Vertical Scale and Reference as appropriate. Aliasing Problems occur when the instrument acquires a signal containing frequency components that are higher in frequency than the Nyquist frequency. The Nyquist frequency is the highest frequency that any digital oscilloscope can measure without errors is one-half of the sample rate or frequency.
Page 646 How to ? Deﬁne a spectral math waveform 7. Under Source, select the tab and channel number for the source waveform. TIP. If you want to redeﬁne your waveform, click the Clear button, and repeat the above steps. 8. To display your spectral waveform, click Apply. 9.
Page 647 How to ? Deﬁne a spectral math waveform 10. Set the phase scale: a. Open the Crate/Edit tab. b. Click the Phase button. c. Open the Vert Axis tab. d. Use the Scale controls to set the vertical scale factors. Deg (Degree).
Page 648 How to ? Deﬁne a spectral math waveform frequency domain analysis. To set the resolution bandwidth, click in the Resolution BW entry box and use the multipurpose knobs or keypad to set the resolution bandwidth. 14. Set the time domain controls: a.
Page 649: Use A Predeﬁned Spectral Math Waveform
How to ? Use a predeﬁned spectral math waveform NOTE. The cursor readout is displayed under the multipurpose readouts or in the upper right corner of the graticule area. The cursor units will be in dB or volts for magnitude waveforms and in degrees or radians for those measuring phase.
Page 650: Create A Reference Waveform
How to ? Create a reference waveform 9. Click the Spectral Analysis Basic button. 10. Use the multipurpose knobs or keypad to set the frequency span to 125 kHz and the center frequency to 62.5 kHz (if necessary, reduce the sample rate). 11.
Page 651: Save Reference Waveforms Using Auto-Increment File Name
, and so on. Risetime001.ext If Count reaches 999, Tektronix suggests that you change the base ﬁle name, for example, Risetime1 on the next save. Your next ﬁle will then be saved as . You will receive a warning message Risetime1000.ext...
Page 652: Recall A Reference Waveform
NOTE. When you recall a reference waveform from a ﬁle, a new ﬁle containing waveform data is created in C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Waveforms. The ﬁle is named TDS_REFn.WFM, where n is the reference waveform number. This ﬁle is deleted when the reference waveform is deleted.
Page 653: Copy Waveform Data
How to ? Copy waveform data 7. The ﬁle extension speciﬁed in the Save as type drop-down list will automatically be appended to the ﬁle name. You can also select from the following ﬁle formats: .wfm is an internal instrument format. .csv is usable by spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.
Page 654 How to ? Copy waveform data 6. Set the Image Options: a. Select a color Palette for your copied images. b. Select the image View: to copy an image of the entire screen, select Full-screen; to copy an image of the selected graticule, select Graticule(s) only. c.
Page 655: Save A Screen Capture
7. In the Save As dialog box, select the location to save from the Save in drop-down list. The default location is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Screen Captures 8. Name your screen capture by typing a name in the Name text box, or select an existing name from the ﬁle list (data in the existing ﬁle will be overwritten).
Page 656: Compare Data Using Horizontal Delay
How to ? Compare data using horizontal delay TIP. You can also use the horizontal delay with complex trigger events in the Trigger Setup control window by clicking the A->B Seq tab and conﬁguring the horizontal delay. Compare data using horizontal delay After setting up the instrument to use the horizontal delay, press the front panel Delay button to toggle the horizontal delay on and off.
Page 657: Using Roll Mode
How to ? Using Roll Mode 8. Open the Acquisition tab. 9. Click Roll Mode Off to disable roll mode. Roll mode is also disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 200 ms per division or faster. At record lengths greater than 500 points, the time per division to turn off roll mode becomes slower.
Page 658 How to ? Checking trigger status Trigger level marker To determine the trigger level on the waveform display, turn on a trigger level indicator (marker). See Trigger Level Marker (see page 637) for instructions on setting the indicator. The trigger level indicator remains on the screen as long as the channel providing the trigger source is displayed.
Page 659: Set Up Triggering From The Front Panel
How to ? Set up triggering from the Front Panel Trigger level marker From the Display menu, select Objects, or open the Objects tab in the Display control window. To use Click one of the buttons to select the trigger level indicator. Behavior trigger level markers (see page 637) indicate the voltage level where the trigger or threshold...
Page 660 How to ? Set up triggering from the Front Panel 1. Set the acquisition system to Run (the Run/Stop control is lighted), and set the vertical and horizontal controls appropriately for the signal you want to acquire. 2. Push the Edge button to select edge triggering. Pushing Advanced opens the Trigger control window to set up other trigger types.
Page 661: Set Up Triggering From The Trigger Setup Window
How to ? Set up triggering from the Trigger Setup Window Advanced triggering You can check the advanced trigger status in the readout. The readout indicates the trigger type and then shows sources, levels, or any other parameters that are important for the particular trigger type. Set up triggering from the Trigger Setup Window The following trigger parameters are accessible only through the Trigger control windows: Holdoff...
Page 662 How to ? Set up triggering from the Trigger Setup Window 3. Click a Trigger Type button to select a trigger, such as Edge, that uses a level adjustment. A trigger uses a level adjustment if the Level control appears within the trigger graphic (see page 386), along with the other trigger type setup controls.
Page 663: Trigger On A Sequence
How to ? Trigger on a sequence Trigger on a sequence Use the following procedure to set up the instrument to trigger on a sequence: 1. Connect a signal to an input channel. 2. Set the acquisition system to Run; then set the vertical and horizontal controls appropriately for the signal you want to acquire.
Page 664: Trigger On A Event Only
1. Set the A Trigger Type and Source from the A Event tab in the Trigger control window. 2. Set the B Trigger Type and Source from the B Event tab. NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models.
Page 665: Trigger On A B Event
How to ? Trigger on a B Event Trigger on a B Event Use the following trigger sequence to trigger the instrument after a speciﬁed number of B events: 1. Set the A Trigger Type and Source from the A Event tab in the Trigger control window. 2.
Page 666: Trigger On A Glitch
How to ? Trigger on a glitch Trigger on a glitch Use the following procedure to detect and trigger on a glitch, or to ignore a glitch: 1. Push the front-panel Advanced button. 2. In the Trigger control window, open the A Event tab. 3.
Page 667 How to ? Trigger on a runt pulse 1. Push the front-panel Advanced button. 2. In the Trigger control window, open the A Event tab. 3. Select Runt from the Trigger Type drop-down list. 4. Specify the trigger source. Click Source; then select a channel from the drop-down list. 5.
Page 668: Trigger On A Pulse Width
How to ? Trigger on a pulse width Trigger on a pulse width Use the following procedure to detect and trigger on a pulse that is either wider or narrower than the speciﬁed range: 1. Push the front-panel Advanced button. 2.
Page 669: Trigger On A Pulse Timeout
How to ? Trigger on a pulse timeout Trigger on a pulse timeout Use the following procedure to detect and trigger on pulses longer than a speciﬁed time. The instrument will trigger at the end of the timeout period. 1. Push the front-panel Advanced button. 2.
Page 670: Trigger On A Pattern
How to ? Trigger on a pattern Trigger on a pattern Use the following procedure to trigger the instrument when the logic inputs cause the selected function to become True or False. You can also specify that the logic conditions must be satisﬁed for a speciﬁc amount of time before the instrument triggers.
Page 671 How to ? Trigger on a pattern The instrument determines the trigger point in the following manner: It waits for the logic condition to become True. It starts timing and waits for the logic function to become False. It compares the times and, if the time True is longer (More Than Time) or shorter (Less Than Time), then it triggers a waveform display at the point the logic condition became False.
Page 672: Trigger On A Logic State
How to ? Trigger on a logic state Trigger on a logic state Use the following procedure to trigger the instrument when all of the logic inputs to the selected logic function cause the function to be True or False when the clock (channel 4) input changes state. 1.
Page 673: Trigger On The Transition Time
How to ? Trigger on the transition time Trigger on the transition time Use the following procedure to detect and trigger on pulse edges that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower rates than the speciﬁed time. You can set up the instrument to trigger on positive or negative edges.
Page 674: Trigger On Setup/Hold Time Violations
How to ? Trigger on setup/hold time violations NOTE. If you select Transition Greater Than, and the instrument does not trigger, the pulse edge may be too fast. To check the pulse edge speed, switch to edge triggering. Trigger on the pulse edge and determine the time the edge takes to travel between the upper and lower levels that you set for this trigger.
Page 675 How to ? Trigger on setup/hold time violations 8. The instrument uses the clock level to determine when a clock edge occurs; the point that the clock crosses the clock level is the reference point from which it measures setup and hold time settings. To set the clock threshold level, click in the Clock Level entry box, and then use the multipurpose knobs or pop-up keypad to enter a value.
Page 676 How to ? Trigger on setup/hold time violations 11. You can set the mode and holdoff for all standard trigger types. Refer to trigger mode (see page 389) and set holdoff (see page 474) to learn more about trigger mode and holdoff. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 677: Trigger On Window Threshold Violations
How to ? Trigger on window threshold violations Set up and hold violation trigger Trigger on window threshold violations Use the following procedure to trigger the instrument when the input signal rises above an upper threshold level or falls below a lower threshold level. 1.
Page 678: Trigger On A Video Signal
How to ? Trigger on a video signal 5. The upper and lower threshold levels deﬁne the voltage limits of the window. To set the threshold levels, click in the Upper Level or Lower Level entry boxes, and then use the multipurpose knobs or pop-up keypad to enter the values 6.
Page 679: Trigger On A Communication Signal
How to ? Trigger on a communication signal 6. Select a value from the Trigger On drop-down list to specify where the trigger will occur on the video signal: Field. Use the drop-down list to select either Odd, Even, or All. All Lines.
Page 680: Trigger On A Bus
How to ? Trigger on a bus Trigger on a bus NOTE. Triggering on a serial bus may require an option on your instrument. Use the following procedure to set up the instrument to trigger on a parallel or on a serial bus: 1.
Page 681 How to ? Mark all trigger events 6. The instrument searches for and marks all similar events that meet the trigger requirements. The results of the search are shown as marked events on screen, and they can also be viewed in the Results tab of the Mark Table.
Page 682 How to ? Mark all trigger events 9. The results of the edge trigger and the visual trigger are also displayed in the search results. NOTE. Mark All Trigger Events in Record is not available with some trigger types. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 683: Set Up A Histogram
How to ? Set up a histogram Set up a histogram Use the following steps to set up a histogram: 1. From the Measure menu, click Waveform Histograms to open the Waveform Histogram Setup window. 2. Use the Channels Selector (see page 258) to select the waveform, and then use the other instrument controls to position the waveform in the center of the screen.
Page 684: Start Or Reset Histogram Counting
How to ? Start or Reset histogram counting Start or Reset histogram counting Use this procedure to quickly take a measurement based on the default settings for histograms: 1. Display the waveform(s) to be measured on the screen. 2. From the Measure menu, click Waveform Histograms to open the Waveform Histogram Setup window. 3.
Page 685: Set Up Xy Display Format
How to ? Set up XY display format 1. Connect a signal to an input channel (see page 55). 2. Press Run on the front-panel. 3. Push the Ch <1–4> button for the channel that has the signal connected to it. 4.
Page 686: Use Multiview Zoom With Waveforms
How to ? Use MultiView Zoom with waveforms Use MultiView Zoom with waveforms The instrument must be installed and operating, with a signal connected to an input channel, and the horizontal and vertical controls and triggering set up. 1. Obtain a stable display of the waveform to be measured. 2.
Page 687: Choose A Color Palette
How to ? Choose a color palette 12. To quickly determine the magniﬁcation factor and position of a zoomed waveform, check the controls on the appropriate tab (Horizontal or Vertical) of the Zoom Setup control window. 13. To reset all Zoom settings to their defaults, click the Position Factor Reset button in the Zoom Setup control window.
Page 688: Customize The Display Palette
How to ? Customize the display palette NOTE. To deﬁne a custom color for the User palette, click the Edit button and follow the steps to Customize Color Palettes (see page 801). Customize the display palette From the Display menu, select User Palette, or click the Edit button in the Colors tab of the Display control window.
Page 689 How to ? Customize the display palette Learn about changing the overall display appearance. (see page 163) Learn about the display persistence. (see page 169) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 690: Save The Instrument Setups
How to ? Save the instrument setups Save the instrument setups Use the following procedure to save the current setup to oscilloscope memory: 1. Use the instrument controls to set up the instrument for your application. 2. From the File menu, highlight Save As; then select Setup from the submenu. 3.
Page 691: Delete Instrument Setups
How to ? Delete instrument setups Delete instrument setups Use this procedure to delete all instrument setups previously saved to the oscilloscope memory. 1. From the File menu, highlight Delete; then select All Setups from the submenu. 2. In the resulting Delete all setups? dialog box, click Yes. Use the following procedure to delete an instrument setup previously saved to a Windows directory.
Page 692: Gpib Programmer Online Help
Each application can be purchased and installed on the instrument at any time. Contact your Tektronix representative for purchasing information. Follow the installation instructions that come with the application.
Page 693 How to ? Set up a dual display For example, this feature allows you to have the Horizontal/Acquisition, the Horizontal Zoom, and the Display Setup Control Windows (half screen) open on the second monitor at the same time. In addition to the ﬁve dockable windows on the second monitor, you can have one dockable window open on the main display.
Page 694: Enable A Network Connection
How to ? Enable a network connection NOTE. Do not change the display settings for the internal monitor. The display settings must be 1024 x 768 pixels and colors must be set to 32-bit color. Ensure that the second monitor is also set to 32-bit color.
Page 695: Shut Down The Instrument
How to ? Shut down the instrument Select Minimize from the File menu. Right-click anywhere in the graticule and select Minimize from the shortcut menu. Click the button in the Menu bar. To restore the application, click the TekScope icon in the Windows taskbar. Shut down the instrument When you push the front-panel On/Standby switch (see page...
Page 696 How to ? Adjust the display contrast DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 697: Oscilloscope Reference
Oscilloscope Reference Functional model Functional model The instrument has four high-level subsystem processes, consisting of both hardware and software functions, and the data that connects them. Digital signal acquisition system This system acquires a waveform record from each input signal you probe. This system consists of the following subsystems: Input Channels.
Page 698: Process Overview
Oscilloscope Reference Process overview Learn about the Display. (see page 714) Process overview 1. The instrument starts in the idle state; it enters this state at power on, upon receiving most control setting changes, or on ﬁnishing acquisition tasks. 2. Control settings are implemented as they are requested. When you toggle the Run/Stop control to Run, the instrument starts the hardware.
Page 699: Signal Connection
Oscilloscope Reference Signal connection Signal connection This diagram displays the signal connection model for each input channel. What do you want to do next? Learn more about coupling. (see page 680) Learn more about the vertical acquisition system. (see page 681) Probes and signal connection Select the probe or cable that brings the signal into the instrument.
Page 700: Input Conditioning
Oscilloscope Reference Input conditioning Tektronix provides a variety of probes and cables for this product. You can also check your Tektronix catalog for connection accessories to support your probing requirements. For more information about a particular probe, read the documentation that came with that probe.
Page 701: Bandwidth Enhancement
Oscilloscope Reference Bandwidth enhancement Bandwidth enhancement Bandwidth enhancement is a DSP implemented FIR ﬁlter that ﬂattens the oscilloscope frequency response, and makes the phase response more linear. This results in better matching of channel responses and better signal ﬁdelity. On some oscilloscope models, the bandwidth may be extended beyond what the analog channel exhibits, while other models provide no bandwidth extension but use the enhanced ﬁlter to reduce noise and provide better signal ﬁdelity.
Page 702: Coupling
Oscilloscope Reference Coupling Coupling All instruments and probes specify a maximum signal level. Do not exceed the limit, even momentarily, as the input channel or probe may be damaged. Use external attenuators if necessary to prevent exceeding the limits. Coupling determines whether an input signal is directly connected to the input channel (DC coupling), connected through a DC blocking capacitor (AC coupling), or not connected at all (GND coupling).
Page 703: Scaling And Positioning
Oscilloscope Reference Scaling and positioning Scaling and positioning The scaling and positioning controls determine the portion of the input signal received by the acquisition system. Set vertical scaling, positioning, and DC offsets to display the features of interest on your waveform and to avoid clipping.
Page 704 Oscilloscope Reference Vertical Acquisition Window considerations The offset control subtracts a constant DC level from the input signal before the vertical scale factor is applied, and the vertical position control adds a constant number of divisions of signal after the scale factor is applied to the resulting difference.
Page 705 Oscilloscope Reference Vertical Acquisition Window considerations As you vary vertical offset, the middle voltage level moves relative to zero. This moves the vertical acquisition window up and down on the waveform. With input signals that are smaller than the window, it appears the waveform moves in the window. Actually, a larger signal shows what really happens: the offset moves the middle of the vertical acquisition window up and down on the input signal.
Page 706: Horizontal Acquisition Window Considerations
Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal Acquisition Window considerations Horizontal Acquisition Window considerations The instrument lets you deﬁne the horizontal acquisition window parameters that determine which segment of an incoming signal that becomes the waveform record, following acquisition. For additional information, see Waveform Record (see page 690).
Page 707: Independent Versus Shared Window
Oscilloscope Reference Independent versus shared window The relationship between these horizontal elements is as follows: Time Duration (seconds) = 10 divs (window size) × Horizontal Scale (sec/div) Time Duration (seconds) = Sample Interval (seconds/sample) × Record Length (samples), where Time Duration is the horizontal acquisition window time duration, and Sample Interval (sec/sample) = Resolution (sec/sample) = 1/Sample Rate (samples/sec) Note that it is the Sample Interval that changes to accommodate the window Time Duration (and its scale...
Page 708: Incompatible Acquisition Features
Oscilloscope Reference Incompatible acquisition features What do you want to do next? Learn more about the horizontal acquisition window. (see page 177) Incompatible acquisition features The following table shows which acquisition features and modes are incompatible with other features or modes: Incompatible with Control/Feature Explanation...
Page 709: Autoset Considerations
Oscilloscope Reference Autoset considerations Autoset considerations Autoset acquires samples from the input signal and attempts to take the following actions based on the input data: Evaluates the amplitude range of the input signals and sets the size and vertical offset of the vertical acquisition window to acquire the signal with good resolution, but without clipping.
Page 710 Oscilloscope Reference Acquisition hardware What do you want to do next? Learn about the sampling process. (see page 689) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 711: Sampling Process
Oscilloscope Reference Sampling process Signal connection This diagram displays the signal connection model for each input channel. What do you want to do next? Learn more about coupling. (see page 680) Learn more about the vertical acquisition system. (see page 681) Sampling process Acquisition is the process of sampling an analog signal, converting it into digital data, and assembling it into a waveform record, which is then stored in acquisition memory.
Page 712: Sampling Modes
Oscilloscope Reference Sampling modes The signal parts within the vertical range of the ampliﬁer are digitized as shown in the next ﬁgure. What do you want to do next? Learn about sampling modes. (see page 690) Sampling modes The acquisition system can process the data as it is acquired, averaging or enveloping the waveform data to produce enhanced waveform records.
Page 713 Oscilloscope Reference Waveform record Sample Interval. This is the time between sample points taken during acquisition. Record Length. This is the number of samples required to ﬁll a waveform record. Trigger Point. The trigger point marks the reference zero time in a waveform record. All waveform samples are located in time (minus and/or plus) with respect to the trigger point.
Page 714: Interleaving
Oscilloscope Reference Interleaving Interleaving The instrument can interleave channels to attain higher real-time digitizing rates and longer record length when only one or two channels are turned on without equivalent-time sampling. The instrument applies the resources of unused channels (that is, channels that are turned off) to sample those that are in use (turned on).
Page 715 Oscilloscope Reference Triggering concepts Triggers create meaningful waveforms from signal displays. This instrument has simple edge triggers as well as a variety of advanced triggers. The trigger event The trigger event establishes the time-zero point in the waveform record. All waveform record data are located in time with respect to that point.
Page 716: Trigger Sources
NOTE. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. Some of these sources may not be available on your instrument. Some of the sources may not be available on your instrument with its current setup.
Page 717: Trigger Types
A bus trigger event occurs when the instrument detects a bus pattern that you specify for a parallel bus, or a bus cycle you select for a serial bus. NOTE. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models.
Page 718 Oscilloscope Reference Trigger types Pulse trigger NOTE. Pulse trigger on B event is not available on MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. These are special-purpose triggers that are primarily used with digital signals. The following types of pulse triggers are available: Glitch, Runt, Window, Width, Transition, and Timeout. Pulse triggers are available on the main and B event triggers only.
Page 719 Oscilloscope Reference Trigger types Available with Mask Testing, this trigger is designed to work with communication masks and standards. Mask testing automatically uses Communication triggers. NOTE. You must install the Serial Communications Mask Testing Option (see page 209) on some instruments before you can access the Comm triggers.
Page 720: Trigger Modes
Oscilloscope Reference Trigger modes Trigger modes The trigger mode determines how the instrument behaves in the absence of a trigger event: Normal trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered. If no trigger occurs, the instrument does not acquire a waveform, and the last waveform record acquired remains "frozen"...
Page 721: Trigger Holdoff
Oscilloscope Reference Trigger holdoff Trigger holdoff Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering. When the instrument recognizes a trigger event, it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete. In addition, the trigger system remains disabled during the holdoff period that follows each acquisition. Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events.
Page 722: Trigger Coupling
Oscilloscope Reference Trigger coupling Trigger coupling 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 of the advanced trigger types use DC coupling only. For a description of each coupling type, click here (see page 62).
Page 723: Horizontal Trigger Position
Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal trigger position Horizontal trigger position Horizontal position is an adjustable feature that deﬁnes where the trigger occurs on the waveform record. It lets you choose how much the instrument acquires before and after the trigger event. The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion.
Page 724: Delayed Trigger System
Oscilloscope Reference Delayed trigger system Delayed trigger system You can trigger with the A (Main) trigger system alone or you can combine the A (Main) trigger with the B (Delayed) trigger to trigger on sequential events. When using sequential triggering, the A trigger event arms the trigger system, and the B trigger event triggers the instrument when the B trigger conditions are met.
Page 725: Bus Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference Bus trigger Bus trigger A bus trigger occurs when a supported instrument detects a bus pattern that you specify for a parallel bus, or a bus cycle you select for aserial bus. You can set the instrument to trigger on a parallel bus when the instrument detects a match to the bus pattern, or when the instrument detects that the value on the bus is <...
Page 726: Communication Triggering
Oscilloscope Reference Communication triggering Communication triggering Communication (Comm) triggers are one type of trigger. Comm triggers are designed to work with communication masks and standards. When you select a mask to test, it is associated with a speciﬁc communication standard. The mask you select determines the Comm trigger needed for that standard. NOTE.
Page 727: Glitch Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference Glitch trigger Glitch trigger A glitch trigger occurs when the instrument detects a pulse narrower (or wider) than some speciﬁed time. You can set the instrument to trigger on glitches of either polarity or to reject glitches of either polarity. Pattern trigger A pattern trigger occurs when the inputs to the selected logic function cause the function to become True or False.
Page 728: Runt Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference Runt trigger Runt trigger A runt trigger occurs when the instrument detects a short pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before recrossing the ﬁrst. You can set the instrument to detect any positive or negative runt pulse, or only those wider than a speciﬁed minimum width.
Page 729 Oscilloscope Reference Setup and hold trigger Setup/hold triggering uses the setup/hold violation zone to detect when data is unstable too near the time it is clocked. Each time trigger holdoff ends, the instrument monitors the data and clock sources. When a clock edge occurs, the instrument checks the data stream it is processing (from the data source) for transitions occurring within the setup/hold violation zone.
Page 730: State Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference State trigger State trigger A state trigger occurs when the inputs to the logic function cause the function to become True or False at the time the clock input changes state. When you use a state trigger, you deﬁne: The precondition for logic input channels 1 through 3 The direction of the state change for the clock input, channel 4 The Boolean logic function: AND, NAND, OR, or NOR...
Page 731: Timeout Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference Timeout trigger Timeout trigger A timeout trigger occurs when the instrument does not detect an expected pulse transition within a user speciﬁed period of time, such as when a signal gets stuck either high or low. If the pulse transition occurs prior to a speciﬁed timeout time (the expected case), then no trigger results.
Page 732: Width Trigger
Oscilloscope Reference Width trigger Width trigger A width trigger occurs when the instrument detects a pulse that is inside or outside some speciﬁed time range. The instrument can trigger on positive or negative width pulses. Width triggers can also be qualiﬁed by the logical state of other channels.
Page 733: Sequential Triggering
Oscilloscope Reference Sequential triggering Sequential triggering In applications that involve two or more signals, you may be able to use sequential triggering to capture more complex events. Sequential triggering uses the A (Main) trigger to arm the trigger system, and then uses the B (Delayed) trigger to trigger the instrument if a speciﬁc condition is met.
Page 734: Triggering With Horizontal Delay On
Oscilloscope Reference Triggering with Horizontal Delay on What do you want to do next? Learn more about sequential triggering. (see page 712) Learn about advanced triggers. (see page 702) Triggering with Horizontal Delay on You can use horizontal delay when you want to acquire a waveform record that is separated from the trigger event by a signiﬁcant interval of time.
Page 735 Oscilloscope Reference Triggering with Horizontal Delay on You can turn horizontal delay on and off from the front panel, the Horizontal/Acquisition control window, and many of the Trigger control windows. The next ﬁgure compares the sequential trigger choices A Only, Trig After Time, and Trig on nth Event when horizontal delay is on.
Page 736: Triggering And Horizontal Delay Summary
Oscilloscope Reference Triggering and horizontal delay summary Learn about advanced triggers. (see page 702) View a summary of triggering and horizontal delay. (see page 714) Triggering and horizontal delay summary The next ﬁgure shows all combinations of triggering and horizontal delay. What do you want to do next? Go to a step-by-step procedure for sequential triggering.
Page 737: Display Elements
Oscilloscope Reference Display elements What do you want to do next? Learn about display elements. (see page 715) Learn about customizable display elements. (see page 717) Go to a step-by-step procedure for displaying waveforms. (see page 662) Display elements The waveform shown below is displayed as part of the user interface (UI) application. Some terms that are useful in discussing the UI follow.
Page 738 Oscilloscope Reference Display elements See the next ﬁgure for some ideas on how to manipulate the display elements. 1. Click to toggle between toolbar and menu bar modes and select toolbar extensions. 2. Drag cursors to measure waveforms on screen. 3.
Page 739: Customizable Display Elements
Oscilloscope Reference Customizable display elements What do you want to do next? Learn about acquisition preview. (see page 720) Learn about customizable display elements. (see page 717) Go to a step-by-step procedure for displaying waveforms. (see page 662) Customizable display elements The following lists contains information on customizable display elements and their points of access.
Page 740 Oscilloscope Reference Customizable display elements Gray (Monochrome Gray). Displays waveforms in shades of gray. Areas of the waveform with the highest sample density appear in lighter gray shades and the areas of lowest sample density appear in darker gray shades. Green (Monochrome Green).
Page 741 Oscilloscope Reference Customizable display elements Grid. Shows a frame and grid on the instrument display. Use for full-screen measurements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed. Cross Hair. Shows cross hairs and a frame on the instrument display. Use for making quick estimates of waveforms while leaving more room on the display for automatic readouts and other data.
Page 742: Acquisition Preview
Oscilloscope Reference Acquisition preview Linear. Provides linear interpolation of the waveform. What do you want to do next? Learn about waveform display and the time base. (see page 722) Learn about using the MultiView Zoom feature. (see page 724) Go to a step-by-step procedure for displaying waveforms. (see page 662) Acquisition preview The acquisition preview attempts to show what the next acquisition will look like when the acquisition is delayed due to slow triggers or long acquisition duration, or when the acquisitions have stopped.
Page 743 Oscilloscope Reference Waveform display Waveform To deﬁne To display Channel: Ch <1-4> Channels are predeﬁned Push the Vertical CH n button to toggle the channel display on or off. Logic: D <15-0> Channels are predeﬁned From the Digital Setup control window, click the D15-D8 or D7-D0 tab, and then click the button of the desired digital channel to toggle the waveform...
Page 744: Operations On The Time Base
Oscilloscope Reference Operations on the time base Operations on the time base In general, to adjust the time base, use the front-panel horizontal Scale, Resolution, and Positions knobs. Only channel waveforms can be set directly. Here are some key points to remember about how horizontal operations relate to the waveform types: Reference waveforms are shown with the horizontal settings in effect at the time that they are saved.
Page 745: Horizontal Position And The Horizontal Reference Point
Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal position and the horizontal reference point Horizontal position and the horizontal reference point The time value you set for horizontal position is measured from the trigger point to the horizontal reference point. This is not the same as the time value from the trigger point to the start of the waveform record, unless you set the horizontal reference to 0%.
Page 746: Using The Multizoom Feature
Oscilloscope Reference Using the MultiZoom feature Using the MultiZoom feature Use the instrument MultiZoom feature to magnify an acquisition vertically, horizontally, or in both dimensions to let you see the ﬁne detail in your signals without changing the acquisition parameters (sample rate, record length, and so on).
Page 747 Oscilloscope Reference Automatic measurements can take measurements on a combination of channel waveforms, math waveforms, reference waveforms, and/or histograms. High/Low method The levels that the automatic measurement system derives as the High (top) or Low (bottom) for a waveform inﬂuence the ﬁdelity of amplitude and aberration measurements. Select among the modes the instrument provides for determining these levels: Histogram mode sets the values statistically.
Page 748: Measurement Variables
Oscilloscope Reference Measurement variables What do you want to do next? Learn about cursor measurements. (see page 82) Go to a step-by-step procedure for taking automatic measurements. (see page 602) Measurement variables By knowing how the instrument makes calculations, you may better understand how to use your instrument and how to interpret your results.
Page 749 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement variables Low = Min Histogram method. attempts to ﬁnd the highest density of points above and below the waveform midpoint. It attempts to ignore ringing and spikes when determining the 0% and 100% levels. This method works well when measuring square waves and pulse waveforms.
Page 750 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement variables End. is the location of the end of the measurement zone (X-value). It is (RecordLength – 1.0) samples unless you are making a gated measurement. When you use gated measurements, it is the location of the right vertical cursor. Hysteresis.
Page 751: Measurement Algorithms
Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms StartCycle = MCross1 EndCycle. is the ending time for cycle measurements. It is a ﬂoating-point number with values between 0.0 and (Record Length – 1.0), inclusive. EndCycle = MCross3 Waveform[<0.0 ... RecordLength–1.0>]. holds the acquired data. TPOS.
Page 752 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Details of the integration algorithm are given later. Integration Algorithm (see page 737) Burst width Timing measurement. The duration of a burst. 1. Find MCross1 on the waveform. This is MCrossStart. 2. Find the last MCross (begin the search at EndCycle and search toward StartCycle). This is MCrossStop. This could be a different value from MCross1.
Page 753 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Delay Timing measurement. The amount of time between the MidRef and Mid2Ref crossings of two different traces, or two different places on the same trace. Delay measurements are actually a group of measurements. To get a speciﬁc delay measurement, you must specify the target and reference crossing polarities and the reference search direction.
Page 754 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Fall Time 3. From THF, continue the search, looking for a crossing of LowRef. Update THF if subsequent HighRef crossings are found. When a LowRef crossing is found, it becomes TLF. (Use linear interpolation if necessary.) 4.
Page 755 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Low = Min Maximum Amplitude (voltage) measurement. The maximum voltage. Typically the most positive peak voltage. Examine all Waveform[ ] samples from Start to End inclusive, and set Max equal to the greatest magnitude Waveform[ ] value found. Mean The arithmetic mean for one waveform.
Page 756 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Negative overshoot Amplitude (voltage) measurement. Note that this value should never be negative (unless High or Low are set out-of-range). Negative width Timing measurement. The distance (time) between MidRef (default = 50%) amplitude points of a negative pulse.
Page 757 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Phase Timing measurement. The amount of phase shift, expressed in degrees of the target waveform cycle, between the MidRef crossings of two different waveforms. Waveforms measured should be of the same frequency or one waveform should be a harmonic of the other. Phase is a dual waveform measurement;...
Page 758 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Positive width Timing measurement. The distance (time) between MidRef (default = 50%) amplitude points of a positive pulse. If MCross1Polarity = + then PositiveWidth = (MCross2 –MCross1) else PositiveWidth = (MCross3 – MCross2) Rise time Timing measurement. Time taken for the leading edge of a pulse to rise from a LowRef value (default = 10%) to a HighRef value (default = 90%).
Page 759 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement algorithms Rise Time Amplitude (voltage) measurement. The true Root Mean Square voltage. If Start = End then RMS = the (interpolated) value at Waveform[Start]. Otherwise, For details of the integration algorithm, see below. Integration Algorithm The integration algorithm used by the instrument is as follows: W(t) is the sampled waveform Ŵ(t) is the continuous function obtained by linear interpolation of W(t) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 760: Measurements On Envelope Waveforms
Oscilloscope Reference Measurements on envelope waveforms A and B are numbers between 0.0 and RecordLength – 1.0 If A and B are integers, then: where s is the sample interval. Similarly, W(t) is the sampled waveform Ŵ(t) is the continuous function obtained by linear interpolation of W(t) A and B are numbers between 0.0 and RecordLength –...
Page 761: Missing Or Out-Of-Range Samples
Oscilloscope Reference Missing or out-of-range samples Choosing Minima or Maxima to Use for Envelope Measurements 2. If the pair > MidRef, use the minima, else use maxima. If all pairs straddle MidRef, use maxima. See the ﬁgure. The Burst Width measurement always uses both maxima and minima to determine crossings. Missing or out-of-range samples If some samples in the waveform are missing or off-scale, the measurements will linearly interpolate between known samples to make an appropriate guess as to the sample value.
Page 762: Measurement Warnings
Oscilloscope Reference Measurement warnings When samples are out of range, the measurement will give a warning to that effect (for example, CLIPPING) if the measurement could change by extending the measurement range slightly. The algorithms assume the samples recover from an overdrive condition instantaneously. For example, if MidRef is set directly, then MidRef would not change even if samples were out of range.
Page 763: Measurement Errors
Oscilloscope Reference Measurement errors Measurement errors The following measurement errors can be generated by the instrument. They may be generated in various situations such as those described below. In general, measurements producing an error will produce nothing. Error Description Unstable These are generic error messages that occur when the measurement system was unable to obtain a correct measurement Measurement system error...
Page 764: Cursor Types
Oscilloscope Reference Cursor types Cursor types Because cursor measurements give immediate feedback on the amplitude or time values they measure, they are usually quick to take and are more accurate than graticule measurements. Also, since you can position cursors wherever you want them on the waveform, they are easier to localize to a waveform segment or feature than automatic measurements.
Page 765: Histograms
Oscilloscope Reference Histograms Histograms The instrument can display histograms constructed from the selected waveform data. You can display both vertical (voltage) and horizontal (time) histograms, but only one at a time. Use histogram measurements to get statistical measurement data for a section of a waveform along one axis. The histogram source can be any channel, math, or reference waveform.
Page 766: Math Waveforms
Oscilloscope Reference Math waveforms To simulate AC coupling on this waveform: Enter this expression: Intg(Ch1-Avg(Ch1)), where Ch1 is the waveform shown above Avg is the average function And get this math waveform: Offset, position, and scale The settings that you make for offset, scale, and position affect the math waveform you obtain. Here are some tips for obtaining a good display: Scale and position the source waveform so that it is contained on the screen.
Page 767 Oscilloscope Reference Math waveforms With spectral analysis you can analyze waveforms in the frequency domain. The interface is similar to a dedicated spectrum analyzer, so you do not need to know the details of the underlying algorithms. See the next ﬁgure. This instrument supports mathematical combination and functional transformations of waveforms it acquires.
Page 768: Math Waveform Differentiation
Oscilloscope Reference Math waveform differentiation Mathematical operations on one or several waveforms: add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Functional transformations of waveforms, such as integration, differentiation, and so on. Spectral analysis of waveforms, such as testing impulse response. You can create up to four math waveforms. Measurement scalars can be used in math expressions.
Page 769 Oscilloscope Reference Math waveform differentiation The math waveform, derived from the sampled waveform, is computed based on the following equation: Yn = (X( n + 1) - Xn) 1/T Where: X is the source waveform, Y is the derivative math waveform, and T is the time between samples. Since the resultant math waveform is a derivative waveform (see the next ﬁgure), its vertical scale is in volts/second (its horizontal scale is in seconds).
Page 770: Math Waveform Sources
Oscilloscope Reference Math waveform sources Math waveform sources You can create Math waveforms from the following: Channel waveforms Reference waveforms Measurement scalars (automated measurements) that measure channel, reference, or math waveforms, or histograms. Other math waveforms Variables Dependencies In general, math waveforms that include sources as operands are affected by updates to those sources: Shifts in amplitude or DC level of input sources that cause the source to clip also clip the waveform data supplied to the math waveform.
Page 771: Math Waveform Expression Syntax
Oscilloscope Reference Math waveform expression syntax Math waveform expression syntax You can build math waveforms using the Predeﬁned Expressions or Equation Editor control window. To help you create valid math waveforms, the following tools will block most illegal entries by disabling any window element that would create an invalid entry in the math waveform expression.
Page 772: Offset, Position, Scale, And Math Waveforms
Oscilloscope Reference Offset, position, scale, and math waveforms Offset, position, scale, and math waveforms The settings that you make for offset, scale, and position affect the math waveform you obtain. Here are some tips for obtaining a good display: Scale and position the source waveform so that it is contained on the screen. (Off-screen waveforms may be clipped, resulting in errors in the derivative waveform).
Page 773: Using Math Plugins
C:\Users\Public\Tektronix\Plugins\Math and C:\Users\<current user ID>\Tektronix\Plugins\Math for .NET libraries and loads any tagged functions into the math system. For a library to load, it must have the word math, meas or plugin in its name. If a plugin library is placed in one of the folders after the TekScope application has started, the plugin will not be available until the application is restarted.
Page 774: Writing Math Plugins
Oscilloscope Reference Writing math plugins argument speciﬁed in the equation does not match the type expected by the plugin (for example, a string was expected but a FastFrame waveform was supplied). Writing math plugins You can write plugins in any .NET language. The following examples use C#. When writing a plugin, reference the ScopeSupportBase.dll and TekScriptingEngine.dll system assemblies.
Page 775 Oscilloscope Reference Writing math plugins input1.CurrentFrame = f; input2.CurrentFrame = f; output.CurrentFrame = f; for (long i = 0; i < output.Count; i++) output[i] = input1[i] * input2[i]; The ﬁnal waveform type is IWaveformDB (waveform database or DPO data). This type essentially tracks hits in a visual manner.
Page 776 Oscilloscope Reference Writing math plugins channel, math, reference, or intermediate waveform respectively. To ﬁnd the name of the target math, look up MathTarget in ISettings (a string of the form Math<n> is returned). Once you have the waveform name, you can look up the following information: Vertical scale (“VScale”) Vertical offset (“VOffset”) Vertical position (“VPosition”)
Page 777 Example plugins If the Application Developer Kit has been installed on the instrument, example plugins can be found in Microsoft Visual Studio. When you create a new project, choose Visual C#->Tektronix->Math to access the examples. Create a plugin To create a plugin, you need to use either one of our Visual Studio templates or create a new project using the .NET language of your choice.
Page 778 Oscilloscope Reference Writing math plugins static function inside the class with the math attribute. We call our plugin Add, and it takes two INormalizedVectors as input and produces an INormalizedVector. namespace MyMathPlugins class MyMath // Add(<wfm>, <wfm>): // This plugin adds two INormalizedVector inputs [Math] public static void Add(ISettings settings, IRange gate, INormalizedVector output, INormalizedVector input1, INormalizedVector input2)
Page 779: Matlab Custom Functions
The Custom Analysis Interface for use with MATLAB provides two options for writing MATLAB custom analysis functions: a basic function interface and a more advanced class-based interface. Both types are available in demo form on the instrument in C:\Users\Public\Tektronix\Plugins\Math\MATLAB. Using the basic Function interface to create MATLAB functions The function interface uses a simple signature: function [ output ] = exampleProcessingFunction( ﬁrstTime, varargin ) Your function should take two inputs: a Boolean that indicates whether or not this is...
Page 780: Using A Class To Create Matlab Functions
Oscilloscope Reference MATLAB custom functions Using a Class to create MATLAB functions An dvanced user can create a MATLAB custom analysis function by subclassing instrument.integration.AlgorithmDeﬁnition. The waterfall.m class shows an example of this type of custom analysis function. This is more complex than using a function but allows more control of behavior than the basic function capability.
Page 781: Spectral Math Waveforms
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math waveforms Spectral math waveforms The math capabilities of the instrument include waveform spectral analysis. This section describes how you can control the analysis intuitively with time domain and frequency domain controls. These controls merge the time domain controls with the frequency domain controls to provide a complete spectral analyzer. Signals may be represented by their characteristics in both the time and the frequency domain.
Page 782: Spectral Math Controls
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math controls Spectral math controls The spectral analyzer contains ﬁve primary control categories. These are shown in the table below. Click one of the links for more information on using each type of control. Time controls (see Gate controls (see Frequency controls Magnitude controls...
Page 783 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math time controls What do you want to do next? Go to a list of all spectral math controls. (see page 760) Learn more about spectral math controls. (see page 762) Go to a step-by-step procedure for deﬁning a spectral math waveform. (see page 623) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 784: Spectral Math Gating Controls
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math gating controls Spectral math gating controls Gating determines which portion of the acquired waveform is transformed into the frequency domain. The gate has a position and a width control. The gate position is the time in seconds from the trigger location to the center 50% position of the gate interval (see the next ﬁgure).
Page 785: Spectral Math Frequency Domain Controls
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math frequency domain controls Spectral math frequency domain controls The gated region of the source waveform is transformed into a spectral phase or magnitude waveform. The horizontal units are always hertz. The vertical units depend on whether phase or magnitude is selected. The frequency domain controls for the spectral waveform are span, center, and resolution bandwidth.
Page 786 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math frequency domain controls What do you want to do next? Go to a list of all spectral math controls. (see page 760) Learn more about spectral math controls. (see page 765) Go to a step-by-step procedure for deﬁning a spectral math waveform. (see page 623) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 787: Spectral Math Magnitude Controls
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math magnitude controls Spectral math magnitude controls Vertical units can be either linear or log. You can select from the following choices by clicking the Math menu button. Then select the Spectral Analysis Setup command. Mag tab Select the desired scale type, Linear, dB, or dBm: Linear.
Page 788: Spectral Math Phase Controls
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math phase controls Reference level offset This changes the value of Ref in the equation for dB shown above. Unlike the Reference Level control, this control actually changes the output data values in the spectrum. Zero dB is shown on the display screen by the marker associated with the spectral waveform.
Page 789 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math phase controls Phase reference position Phase is a relative measurement that must have a time domain reference point. The phase value is speciﬁed with respect to this phase reference position. For the spectral analyzer, the phase reference position is the 50% position of the gate, that is, the middle of the gate interval of the data that is input to the spectral analyzer.
Page 790 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math phase 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.
Page 791 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math phase controls width must be greater than or equal to the period of the start frequency of the span of the spectral analyzer. That is, there must be at least one cycle of the harmonic being measured within the gated region. There are eight different spectral analyzer windows: Rectangular (see page 778) Gaussian (see page 775)
Page 792 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral math phase controls peak of the lobe. The bandwidth in hertz may be computed by dividing the BW in bins by the gate duration in seconds. This is also referred to as resolution bandwidth (RBW). Coherent gain The gain factor normally associated with different window functions is correctly scaled into the magnitude spectrum output.
Page 793: Spectral Analyzer Window Types
Oscilloscope Reference Spectral analyzer window types Coefﬁcients These are used to generate the windows that are constructed from a cosine series. For the Gaussian window, the value of "a" is given instead of a set of coefﬁcients. You can ﬁnd descriptions of cosine series windows in the Handbook of Digital Signal Processing Engineering Applications by Elliot.
Page 794 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral analyzer window types Blackman-Harris (see page 776) Hanning (see page 776) Flattop2 (see page 774) Kaiser-Bessel (see page 776) Tek Exponential (see page 779) Your choice of window function will depend on the input source characteristics that you want to observe and the characteristics of the window function.
Page 795 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral analyzer window types Scallop loss This is the magnitude error of the spectral analyzer when the frequency of the observed signal is exactly half way between two frequency samples of the spectrum when the interpolation ratio due to zero ﬁll of the FFT is one.
Page 796: Flattop2 Window
Oscilloscope Reference Flattop2 window Flattop2 window This window has the lowest scallop loss of any of the windows. It also has a wider resolution bandwidth but lower side lobe attenuation. Also, it is unique because the time domain shape has negative values. NOTE.
Page 797: Gaussian Window
Oscilloscope Reference Gaussian window What do you want to do next? Learn about using spectral analyzer windows. (see page 771) Gaussian window This is the default window function (see the next ﬁgure). It is unique in that the time-domain shape of an exponential Gaussian function transforms into a Gaussian exponential shape in the frequency domain.
Page 798: Hamming Window
Oscilloscope Reference Hamming window Hamming window This window is unique in that the time domain shape does not taper all the way to zero at the ends. This makes it a good choice if you wanted to process the real and imaginary parts of the spectrum off line and inverse transform it back to the time domain.
Page 799 Oscilloscope Reference Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel, and Blackman-Harris windows Hanning window Kaiser-Bessel window DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 800: Rectangular Window
Oscilloscope Reference Rectangular window Blackman-Harris window What do you want to do next? Learn about using spectral analyzer windows. (see page 771) Rectangular window This window is equal to unity (see the next ﬁgure). This means the data samples in the gate are not modiﬁed before input to the spectral analyzer.
Page 801: Tek-Exponential Window
Oscilloscope Reference Tek-Exponential window What do you want to do next? Learn about using spectral analyzer windows. (see page 771) Tek-Exponential window In the time domain, it is not a symmetrical bell shape as is the case with the other windows. Instead, it is exponential with a peak at the 20% position of the time domain gate.
Page 802: Recognizing Aliasing
Oscilloscope Reference Recognizing aliasing What do you want to do next? Learn about using spectral analyzer windows. (see page 771) Recognizing aliasing Aliasing occurs when the input frequency of a signal is greater than one half of the sampling frequency (the sample rate).
Page 803: Mask Testing
Oscilloscope Reference Mask key points If you have a variable-frequency signal source, another way to observe aliasing is to adjust the frequency slowly while watching the spectral display. If some of the harmonics are aliased, you will see the harmonics decreasing in frequency when they should be increasing or vice versa. Once you have displayed a spectral math waveform, use cursors to measure its frequency amplitude or phase angle.
Page 804: Serial Mask Testing With Mask Testing
Oscilloscope Reference Serial mask testing with mask testing Segments and mask hits Each mask can have a maximum of 16 segments. Segments can overlap. The number of mask hits is the sum of all hits in all segments, regardless of whether or not segments overlap. For example, if a waveform crosses over an area where two segments overlap, both segments will count the waveform hit.
Page 805 Oscilloscope Reference Serial mask testing with mask testing Mask testing consists of two tasks: signal violation detection and pass/fail testing. Signal violation detection lets you test communications signals for time or amplitude violations against a predeﬁned mask. Each mask consists of one or more polygonal regions called segments. The signal waveform data should stay outside of the segments deﬁned by the mask.
Page 806: Levels Used In Taking Eye Measurements
Oscilloscope Reference Levels used in taking eye measurements Learn more about mask testing. (see page 781) Learn more about eye measurements. (see page 784) Learn about communication triggering. (see page 704) Go to mask testing setup. (see page 209) Levels used in taking eye measurements All eye-diagram measurements are based on the power level, the voltage level, or the time locations of edges within each acquisition.
Page 807: Saving And Recalling Setups
Oscilloscope Reference Saving and recalling setups T1 values The T1 values are vertical and horizontal values associated with the left-most crossing point. These areas are used to establish the following values: TCross Mean. This is the horizontal mean of the left-crossing point at TCross TCross Sigma.
Page 808: Saving And Recalling Waveforms
Oscilloscope Reference Saving and recalling waveforms If you do not have an attached keyboard, you can still name setup ﬁles. The Save and Recall dialog boxes include a pop-up keyboard that you can use with your mouse or the touch screen to enter the setup path name and ﬁle name.
Page 809: Saving And Copying Waveform Data
Oscilloscope Reference Saving and copying waveform data If you do not have an attached keyboard, you can still enter comments and name reference waveform ﬁles. The Reference Setup control window includes a pop-up keyboard that you can use with your mouse or the touch screen to enter the waveform path name, ﬁle name, and comments.
Page 810 Oscilloscope Reference ACos Mathcad. This creates (.dat) ﬁles in a format usable by MathCad. The MathCad ﬁle is an ASCII ﬁle, the ﬁrst ﬁve values of which contain the following header information: The ﬁrst header value holds the record length. The second header value holds time, in seconds, between samples.
Page 811: Active Probes
Oscilloscope Reference Active probes Active probes Active voltage probes often contain preampliﬁers that provide high resistance and low capacitance at the probe tip. Some active voltage probes contain differential ampliﬁers that provide high Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR). Active current probes often contain Hall-effect sensors that extend the probe bandwidth down to DC. Many active probes, especially high frequency probes, can drive a 50 Ω...
Page 812: Auto Trigger Mode
Oscilloscope Reference ASin ASin Inserts the text ASIN( into the math expression. ATan Inserts the text ATAN( into the math expression. Auto-Increment ﬁle name 1. Select the Auto-increment ﬁle name to save numerous similar ﬁles without retyping the entire ﬁle name each time.
Page 813 Oscilloscope Reference Auxiliary trigger input Auxiliary trigger input The trigger level range for the Auxiliary Input is adjustable from +8 V to –8 V. The maximum input voltage is ±20 V. Averages button Closes this window and opens the Adjust Math Parameters control window. A control window Back up user ﬁles Always back up your user ﬁles on a regular basis.
Page 814 Oscilloscope Reference B-Event Scan Setup B-Event Scan Setup B-Event Scan is particularly useful for creating overlapped eye diagrams, and applies to all standard Pinpoint Trigger A- and B-Events sequenced by Trig on nth Event in non-FastAcq mode. The B-Event Scan initializes the Start Event value to 1 and the End Event value to 8. The Start Event must be less than or equal to the End Event value.
Page 815: Burst Width
Oscilloscope Reference Burst width Burst width This timing measurement is the duration of a burst (a series of transient events) and is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. CAN bit rate 1. Click in the Nominal Bit Rate entry box. 2.
Page 816 Oscilloscope Reference Channel 1 – 4 inputs Channel 1 – 4 inputs You can connect up to four probes to the inputs of the instrument. Each vertical input channel has its own vertical control settings. Each probe input channel has its own TekProbe/TekVPI interface (see page 491).
Page 817 Oscilloscope Reference Clock edge Clock edge The Clock Edge determines whether the instrument ﬁnds the trigger point on the rising edge (left button) or the falling edge (right button) of the clock signal. Level Click in the Level entry box and use the multipurpose knob and to set the threshold on which you want to trigger.
Page 818 Oscilloscope Reference Communication trigger codes and standards CMI trigger standards Custom DS4NA 139.26 Mb/s E4 139.26 Mb/s STM1E 155.52 Mb/s STS–3 155.52 Mb/s HDB3 trigger standards Custom E1 2.048 Mb/s E2 8.448 Mb/s E3 34.368 Mb/s DS1A 2.048 Mb/s MLT3 trigger standards Custom 100Base–TX 125 Mb/s NRZ trigger standards...
Page 819 Oscilloscope Reference Set up communication trigger coding Set up communication trigger coding From the Trig menu, select Comm Setup. Overview Use these controls to select the coding format for triggering on a communication signal and the standard to use with the coding format. To use In the Coding drop-down list box, select the coding format for triggering the communication signal.
Page 820 Oscilloscope Reference Select the Comm Trigger Pulse Form Select the Comm Trigger Pulse Form From the Trig menu, select Comm Setup. Overview Pulse Form directs the instrument to trigger on a voltage change from the prior bit. This can be positive, negative, or neutral if there was no change.
Page 821 Oscilloscope Reference Set the Comm trigger source Set the Comm trigger source Use the Source drop-down list to select the channel for the Comm trigger source. Use the Type drop-down list to select the clock source for the trigger. Use the Polarity drop-down list to select the polarity of the clock source. Control window handle DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 822 Oscilloscope Reference Inserts the text COS( into the math expression. Cosh Inserts the text COSH( into the math expression. The COSH function computes the hyperbolic cosine of x. Crossing percent Crossing percent measurement is the eye crossing point expressed as a percentage of eye height. Crossing Percent = 100 ×...
Page 823 Oscilloscope Reference Customize color palettes To use 1. Click the Source drop-down list to select the measurement source for the cursor. 2. Click in a Position entry box and use a multipurpose knob to adjust the position of the cursor. Behavior If the cursor type is V Bars or H Bars, setting the Cursor 1 source sets the Cursor 2 source to the same value.
Page 824 Oscilloscope Reference Cycle area Cycle area The cycle area is a voltage over time measurement. The measurement is the area over the ﬁrst cycle in the waveform or the ﬁrst cycle in the gated region expressed in volt-seconds. The area above the common reference point is positive while the area below the common reference point is negative.
Page 825 Oscilloscope Reference Dead time Dead time Dead time is the time that the instrument requires to process an acquisition. The instrument cannot acquire any new data until the previous data has been processed. If dead time is long, the instrument can miss acquiring infrequent events. "Dead time"...
Page 826: Trigger Delay
Oscilloscope Reference Delay edges Delay edges The Delay Edge buttons determine whether the measurements will be taken on the rising or falling edge of the waveform. After selecting an edge, the graphic in the control window is updated to show the edge from which the measurements will be taken.
Page 827 Oscilloscope Reference Select digital input iCapture Select digital input iCapture NOTE. iCapture is available only on MSO70000C Series instruments. The supported instrument uses iCapture to display analog characteristics of up to four signals connected to up to four of the D15-D0 digital channel through a logic probe. From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup.
Page 828 Set up trigger path alignment Set up trigger path alignment NOTE. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. The exact trigger location is used in alignment process to avoid jitter. To minimize logic trigger errors, trigger adjustment aligns the 16 digital probe trigger paths (excluding the clock) using a speciﬁed analog...
Page 829 Oscilloscope Reference Set logic properties Set logic properties NOTE. Logic Properties option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. From the Math menu, select Math Setup. To use Click the Logic Properties button when you want to specify the voltage threshold level of the Ch1-Ch4 (live) and M1-M4 (math) channels to use as logic waveforms and to include in a bus.
Page 830 Oscilloscope Reference Set the logic thresholds Set the logic thresholds NOTE. The Logic Threshold Setup option is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE installed. Select the Vertical Setup or the Math Setup menu, and then click the Logic Properties button. Overview Use this control window to specify the voltage threshold level of the Ch1-Ch4 (live) and the M1-M4 (math) channels to use as logic waveforms and to include in a bus.
Page 831 Oscilloscope Reference Digital menu Digital menu NOTE. The Digital Menu is available only on MSO5000 and MSO70000C Series instruments and DPO5000 Series instruments with option MSOE. Use the Digital menu options to set parameters for the D15-D0 digital channels, and to set up buses based on analog, math, and digital waveforms from which the instrument can acquire, decode, and display data (or bus forms).
Page 832 Oscilloscope Reference Select the display style NOTE. The Vectors and Inten Samp selections are not available when using the XY or XYZ Display Formats. What do you want to do next? Learn about changing the display colors. (see page 168) Learn about using text with screen displays.
Page 833 Oscilloscope Reference Select the math color Select the math color From the Display menu, select Colors, or open the Colors tab in the Display control window. To use Click one of the buttons to select the color scheme for math waveforms. Click Default to use the default system color for the selected math waveform.
Page 834: Display Menu
Oscilloscope Reference Select the reference color Select the reference color From the Display menu, select Colors, or open the Colors tab in the Display control window. To use Click one of the buttons to select the color scheme for reference waveforms. Click Default to use the default system color for the selected reference waveform.
Page 835 Oscilloscope Reference Duty cycle distortion Behavior trigger level markers (see page 637) indicate the voltage level where the trigger or threshold levels of the active waveform occur: The Short trigger level marker displays a short arrow on the side of the graticule by the active waveform.
Page 836 Oscilloscope Reference Edit a User Mask Edit a User Mask Use the Mask Edit Setup to alter a user mask. 1. From the Masks menu, select Mask Edit Setup to display the Mask Edit control window. 2. Under Mask Elements, use the up and down arrows to select the Segment and Vertex you want to edit. The selected segment appears in red and a white X indicates the selected vertex.
Page 837 Oscilloscope Reference Editor button Editor button Closes this window and opens the Equation Editor control window so you can edit the math expression. Enter Math Equation Editor: Operands From the Math menu, select Equation Editor, or click the Editor button in the Math Setup or Spectral Setup control windows.
Page 838: Extinction Ratio
Oscilloscope Reference Set up E-mail on Trigger Set up E-mail on Trigger Click Setup to access the E-mail on Event control window where you conﬁgure sending e-mail on events. Enhanced bandwidth indicator Extinction ratio percent Extinction ratio percent is the ratio of eye base to top expressed as a percentage. This measurement is only valid when the acquisition mode is set to WfmDB, FastAcq is enabled, or the measurement is taken on a reference waveform saved in FastAcq mode.
Page 839: Eye Height
Oscilloscope Reference Eye Base Eye Base Eye Base is the base value used in the extinction ratio measurements. Eye Base = pBaseMean Eye diagram The eye diagram is a synchronized display of a data stream that shows signal levels and transition regions, typically over one cycle.
Page 840 Oscilloscope Reference Set up E-mail conﬁguration Set up E-mail conﬁguration From the Utilities menu, highlight E-mail on Event; then Select Setup from the submenu. In the E-mail on Event Setup window, click the Conﬁg button. Overview Use this dialog box to enter the address of the mail server to use when sending E-mail on events. You must have a server entered in the SMTP Server Address box for your instrument to send e-mail.
Page 841 Oscilloscope Reference Set up E-mail conﬁguration To use Enter the SMTP server address. Click OK if you want to accept the default values. Click More>> if you want to customize your e-mail. Enter the appropriate information in each box that you need to change from the default. Behavior The number you enter in the Number Attempts to Send entry box is the number of times the system will try to send the e-mail if it is not successful on the ﬁrst try.
Page 842: Fall Time
Oscilloscope Reference Send an E-mail on Trigger Entering a number in the Timeout entry box will override the default time out for sending e-mail to the server. If your mail server requires a login or password, enter the login in the Auth Login entry box and the password in the Auth Password entry box.
Page 843: File Menu
Oscilloscope Reference File menu File menu Use the File menu for basic ﬁle operations such as saving, recalling, and deleting waveforms or setups. You can also use the File menu for standard Windows operations such as printing ﬁles and loading the most recent setup.
Page 844 Oscilloscope Reference Imaginary number Imaginary number Inserts the text SpectralImag( into the math expression. Select one of the waveforms as an argument to the function. This function creates a waveform that displays only the imaginary part of the FFT. Magnitude Inserts the text SpectralMag( into the math expression.
Page 845 This instrument offers several tools you can install to support data export for use with data-analysis tools. These tools ship with the Tektronix instrument that this online help supports. You can ﬁnd them on the product software DVD that ships with this instrument. You can ﬁnd the Readme ﬁle on the CD-ROM that you use to install the analysis and connectivity tools.
Page 846 Oscilloscope Reference Ground terminal Ground terminal Use this terminal to connect the instrument to the same ground as the unit under test. Guidelines for working with math waveforms Use the following guidelines when working with math waveforms: Keep math waveforms simple. If the math expression becomes too complex, try separating the expression into more than one math waveform and then combining the waveforms (for example, Math1 = Math2 + Math4).
Page 847 Oscilloscope Reference High High The high level measurement is the value used as 100% whenever high reference, mid reference, or low reference values are needed, such as in fall time or rise time measurements. This value can be calculated using either the min/max or histogram method. The min/max method uses the maximum value found. The histogram method uses the most common value found above the midpoint.
Page 848 Oscilloscope Reference High reference High reference The High Reference deﬁnes the high reference level of a waveform; the default level is 90%. This reference level is used with the Low Reference level in the calculation of rise and fall times. To change this level, click the control, and then set the level with the multipurpose knob.
Page 849 Oscilloscope Reference Histogram box limits - vertical Histogram box limits - vertical Select a mode: Specify the adjustment: Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 850 Oscilloscope Reference Histogram box location - horizontal Histogram box location - horizontal Select a mode: Specify the adjustment: Enter limits: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 851 Oscilloscope Reference Histogram box location - vertical Histogram box location - vertical Select a mode: Specify the adjustment: Enter limits: Histogram Max Displays the voltage of the highest nonzero bin in vertical histograms or the time of the right-most nonzero bin in the horizontal histograms.
Page 852 Oscilloscope Reference Hits in Box Hits in Box Displays the number of points in or on the histogram box. Mean±1 StdDev The percentage of points in the histogram that are within one standard deviation of the histogram mean. Mean±2 StdDev The percentage of points in the histogram that are within two standard deviations of the histogram mean.
Page 853 Oscilloscope Reference StdDev (standard deviation) StdDev (standard deviation) The standard deviation (Root Mean Square deviation) of all acquired points within or on the histogram box. Waveform count Displays the number of waveforms that have contributed to the histogram. Median The middle point of the histogram box. Half of all acquired points within or on the histogram box are less than this value and half are greater than this value.
Page 854 Oscilloscope Reference Set the horizontal position Set the horizontal position Use the Horizontal Position control to move the trigger point within the acquired waveform. To acquire waveform data only after the trigger event, set the Horizontal Position control to zero. To acquire waveform data leading up to the trigger event, set the Horizontal Position control to any value greater than zero.
Page 855 Oscilloscope Reference Set the horizontal scale Overview The horizontal position control moves the trigger point within the acquired waveform. To use Click in the Position entry box and use the multipurpose knob or keypad to change the setting. Behavior You can select the amount of data that appears before and after the trigger event. To acquire waveforms leading up to the trigger event, set the horizontal position control to the maximum time setting.
Page 856 Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal reference marker To use Click in the Scale entry box and use the multipurpose knob or keypad to change the setting. Behavior The Scale control scales all live displayed waveforms at the same time. The scale units depend on the waveform type. In most cases the horizontal units will be time. However, the horizontal units can also be frequency.
Page 857 Oscilloscope Reference Set the horizontal scale when delay is on Overview The Horiz Delay control delays the acquisition relative to the trigger event. To use Click Delay Mode On or push the front-panel Delay button to activate horizontal delay. Click in the Horiz Delay entry box and use the multipurpose knob or keypad to change the setting. You can also use the dedicated Horizontal Position knob on the front panel.
Page 858: Acquisition Mode
Oscilloscope Reference Acquisition mode To use Click in the Scale entry box and use the multipurpose knob or keypad to change the setting. Behavior Use the Scale control to adjust the time base. This control scales all live displayed waveforms at the same time.
Page 859 Oscilloscope Reference Acquisition mode Behavior A single waveform data point can be made up of several sequentially acquired data points. The waveform data points can also be created from a composite of sampled data taken from multiple acquisitions. The acquisition modes determine how the waveform data points are produced from the sampled data. Sample.
Page 860 Oscilloscope Reference Acquisition mode Additional resolution bits 25 S/s >15 bits 11 Hz >15 bits 1.1 Hz 2.5 S/s Envelope. This mode acquires and displays a waveform record that shows the extremes in variations over several acquisitions. The instrument saves the highest and lowest values in two adjacent intervals similar to Peak Detect mode.
Page 861 Oscilloscope Reference Set horizontal delay and horizontal position Horizontal/Acquisition control window (Acquisition tab) From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup; then open the Acquisition tab. Overview Use the Acquisition tab to set the acquisition parameters for all live waveforms. The Acquisition controls are common to all channels.
Page 862 Oscilloscope Reference Set horizontal delay and horizontal position To use Click Delay Mode to toggle Delay Mode Off, and then click in the Position entry box. Use a multipurpose knob or the front-panel Horizontal Position knob to set the horizontal position. Click Delay Modeto toggle Delay Mode On, and then click in the Horiz Delay (Horizontal Delay) or Ref Point (Reference Point) entry boxes.
Page 863 Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal control window readouts Horizontal control window readouts From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup; then open the Horizontal tab (see page 177). Overview Use the horizontal readouts, similar to those shown below, to obtain a quick overview of the horizontal settings.
Page 864 Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal controls What do you want to do next? Learn more about the Horizontal Setup controls. (see page 839) Horizontal controls From the Horiz /Acq menu, select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup; then open the Horizontal tab (see page 177). Overview Use the Mode controls to adjust the time base.
Page 865 Oscilloscope Reference I2C addressing mode The amount of memory. The ability to combine the memory length of unused channels. NOTE. Hi Res and Avg modes require twice the acquisition memory of other acquisition modes. When you select these modes, the instrument sets the record length accordingly to keep it from running out of memory. Delay mode.
Page 866: Installing Software
Microsoft Ofﬁce (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) MathCad MATLAB Other software products may be compatible but have not been tested by Tektronix. If the instrument malfunctions after you install software, uninstall the software and then reinstall the instrument application to restore proper operation.
Page 867 Oscilloscope Reference Interactions of Roll Mode and other instrument settings Interactions of Roll Mode and other instrument settings Roll mode can interact with other instrument settings: If Roll mode is on and you turn on Fast Acquisitions, Roll mode will be suppressed until you turn Fast Acquisitions off.
Page 868 Oscilloscope Reference Jitter root mean square Jitter root mean square Jitter RMS is the RMS value of the edge jitter in the current horizontal units. Jitter RMS = TCross 1sigma Lock mask Lock Mask to Waveform resizes the mask to reﬂect changes in the horizontal or vertical settings of the instrument.
Page 869 Oscilloscope Reference Logic pattern trigger criteria Logic pattern trigger criteria Use the Pattern drop-down list to determine when the instrument should trigger. Select True to trigger the instrument when the logic patterns are true. Select False to trigger the instrument when the logic patterns are false. You can also specify that the pattern is true (or false) for a speciﬁed amount of time before the instrument triggers.
Page 870 Oscilloscope Reference Logic pattern and state pattern editor (bus tab) Logic pattern and state pattern editor (bus tab) Use the controls to set up the Logic Pattern or the Logic State trigger pattern for the instrument to use to detect a bus value. The maximum pattern size (number of bits) for Logic Pattern or Logic State trigger is 20 bits.
Page 871 Oscilloscope Reference Logic pattern and state pattern editor (digital tab) Logic pattern and state pattern editor (digital tab) Use the controls to set up the Logic Pattern or the Logic State trigger pattern of the channels the instrument uses as logic waveforms to detect a bus value. What do you want to do next? Learn how to deﬁne a pattern for the instrument to use to detect a bus value.
Page 872 Logic pattern format Logic pattern format NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. Select the Logic Pattern or Logic State trigger type. You can change the format of the pattern after you deﬁne a logic pattern.
Page 873 Oscilloscope Reference Logic state inputs Logic state inputs Channels 1, 2, and 3 represent the data inputs. Channel 4 should be connected to the clock signal. The channel inputs combine to form a logic pattern. Each channel can have a value of high (H), low (L), or "don't care" (X). A value is considered high if the channel input voltage is greater than the speciﬁed threshold voltage.
Page 874 Oscilloscope Reference Low reference Low reference The Low Reference deﬁnes the low reference level of a waveform; the default level is 10%. This reference level is used with the High Reference level in the calculation of rise and fall times. To change this level, click the control and then, set the level with the multipurpose knob.
Page 875 Oscilloscope Reference Mask autoset horizontal controls Mask autoset horizontal controls From the Mask menu, highlight Mask Conﬁgure; then select Autoset. From the Mask Setup control window, click the Autoset Conﬁg button. Overview Use these controls to choose whether to have autoset affect the horizontal scale or position. To use Click the Scale and Position controls to turn these horizontal control functions on or off.
Page 876 Oscilloscope Reference Select the mask autoset mode Select the mask autoset mode From the Mask menu, highlight Mask Conﬁgure; then select Autoset. From the Mask Testing control window, click the Autoset Conﬁg button. Overview Use these controls to select whether autoset will be done automatically or manually. To use Click Auto to have autoset done automatically after a standard mask is selected.
Page 877 Oscilloscope Reference Control the mask autoset trigger level Control the mask autoset trigger level From the Mask menu, highlight Mask Conﬁgure; then select Autoset. From the Mask Setup control window, click the Autoset Conﬁg button. Overview Use this control to choose whether to have autoset affect the trigger level. To use Click the Trigger Level button to turn it off or on.
Page 878 Oscilloscope Reference Set mask autoset vertical controls Set mask autoset vertical controls From the Mask menu, highlight Mask Conﬁgure; then select Autoset. From the Mask Setup control window, click the Autoset Conﬁg button. Overview Use these controls to choose whether to have autoset affect the vertical scale or position. You can also choose whether to have autoset affect DC compensation.
Page 879 Math arbitrary ﬁlters This section describes the library of FIR ﬁlters that are available for use under the ArbFilt <x>( < fsource waveform>) function in the Tektronix oscilloscope waveform math section. The user may ﬁnd this under the path: C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Math Arbitrary .
Page 880 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters Frequency response of the available low pass ﬁlters The following table lists the available low pass ﬁlters: File name Normalized cutoff frequency lowpass_0.05bw.ﬂ 0.05 lowpass_0.10bw.ﬂt 0.10 0.15 lowpass_0.15bw.ﬂt lowpass_0.20bw.ﬂt 0.20 lowpass_0.25bw.ﬂt 0.25 lowpass_0.30bw.ﬂt 0.30 lowpass_0.35bw.ﬂt 0.35 0.40 lowpass_0.40bw.ﬂt...
Page 881 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters Frequency response of the available high pass ﬁlters The following table lists the available high pass ﬁlters: File name Normalized cutoff frequency highpass_0.05bw.ﬂt 0.05 highpass_0.10bw.ﬂt 0.10 highpass_0.15bw.ﬂt 0.15 highpass_0.20bw.ﬂt 0.20 0.25 highpass_0.25bw.ﬂt highpass_0.30bw.ﬂt 0.30 highpass_0.35bw.ﬂt 0.35 highpass_0.40bw.ﬂt 0.40...
Page 882 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters The following table lists the available normalized band pass ﬁlters: File name Normalized bandwidth Normalized center frequency bandpass_0.05bw_0.05center.ﬂt 0.05 0.05 bandpass_0.05bw_0.10center.ﬂt 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.15 bandpass_0.05bw_0.15center.ﬂt bandpass_0.05bw_0.20center.ﬂt 0.05 0.20 bandpass_0.05bw_0.25center.ﬂt 0.05 0.25 bandpass_0.05bw_0.30center.ﬂt 0.05 0.30 bandpass_0.05bw_0.35center.ﬂt 0.05 0.35...
Page 883 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters Frequency response of the available band stop ﬁlters The following table lists the available normalized band stop ﬁlters: File name Normalized bandwidth Normalized center frequency bandstop_0.1bw_0.10center.ﬂt 0.10 bandstop_0.1bw_0.15center.ﬂt 0.15 bandstop_0.1bw_0.20center.ﬂt 0.20 bandstop_0.1bw_0.25center.ﬂt 0.25 bandstop_0.1bw_0.30center.ﬂt 0.30 bandstop_0.1bw_0.35center.ﬂt 0.35 bandstop_0.1bw_0.40center.ﬂt...
Page 884 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters Frequency response of the available smoothing ﬁlters The following table lists the available smoothing ﬁlters: File name Length Normalized bandwidth Stop band attenuation dB smooth3.ﬂt 0.1558 -9.4 smooth5.ﬂt 0.0903 smooth10.ﬂt 0.0446 -12.9 smooth20.ﬂt 0.0224 -13.2 0.00887 -13.2 smooth50.ﬂt...
Page 885 Oscilloscope Reference Math arbitrary ﬁlters Frequency response of the Hilbert transform ﬁlter Differentiator The ideal differentiator is a high pass ﬁlter that shifts phase by 90 degrees and its’ frequency response would be linear from DC to 0.5. Since this is not easily realized, the ﬁlter provided in the library makes a good differentiator for the frequency range of DC to 0.45.
Page 886 Frequency response of the differentiator ﬁlter This section describes the ASCII ﬁle format for storing ﬁlters for use in the Tektronix oscilloscope waveform math section. A ﬁlter menu function allows the user to specify a disk ﬁle name containing the ﬁlter.
Page 887 Oscilloscope Reference Enter a math expression An example of ﬁle content for a normalized ﬁlter is shown below. This example is the contents of the smooth5.ﬂt ﬁle: @ 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 An example of a ﬁlter that is setup to operate at a speciﬁc sample rate is given as follows. This is the contents of a ﬁle named 200MHz_mult_sample_rates.ﬂt that is included in the library directory on the oscilloscope.
Page 888 Oscilloscope Reference Display a math equation Display a math equation From the Math menu, select Equation Editor, or click the Editor button in the Math Setup or Spectral Setup control windows. To use Click Off/On to turn the math waveform display on and off. Click Avgs to open the Adjust Math Parameters (see page 241) control window.
Page 889 Oscilloscope Reference Maximum Click in the Vertical Control entry boxes and use the multipurpose knobs to change the vertical position and scale of the selected math waveform. Use the Label entry box to attach a meaningful label to the waveform. Use the Units to assign custom vertical units for each math waveform.
Page 890 Oscilloscope Reference Set up a histogram measurement To use Use the Histog tab to select automatic histogram measurements. 1. Select a source with the Channels Selector (see page 258). 2. Click a Measurements button to add a Histogram measurement to the Measure list: WfmCt (see page 869) Median (see page 869) Pk-Pk (see page 869)
Page 891 Oscilloscope Reference Set up a histogram measurement Waveform count Displays the number of waveforms that have contributed to the histogram. Hits in Box Displays the number of points in or on the histogram box. Peak Hits Displays the number of points in the largest bin of the histogram. Median The middle point of the histogram box.
Page 892 Oscilloscope Reference Set up the measurement list Mean±1 StdDev The percentage of points in the histogram that are within one standard deviation of the histogram mean. Mean±2 StdDev The percentage of points in the histogram that are within two standard deviations of the histogram mean.
Page 893 Oscilloscope Reference Measurement menu Behavior This list contains your selected automatic measurements. You can add up to eight automatic measurements to the list. The measurements appear on the main screen when the Display button is On. When you click Clear without selecting a measurement, the last measurement in the list is deleted. TIP.
Page 894 Oscilloscope Reference Minimum Minimum This voltage measurement is the minimum amplitude. It is typically the most negative peak voltage and is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. Graphic indicator DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 895: Negative Duty Cycle
Oscilloscope Reference MyScope menu MyScope menu Use the MyScope Menu to create a new MyScope control window, open or edit an existing one, display the active MyScope window, or recall recently used ones. Natural antilog 1. Inserts the text EXP( into the math expression. 2.
Page 896: Normal Trigger Mode
Oscilloscope Reference Noise peak-to-peak Noise peak-to-peak Noise p-p is the peak-to-peak value of the noise of the top or base of the signal as speciﬁed by you. To ensure accurate noise values, be sure to set the signal type to Eye when measuring an Eye signal. Noise Pk-Pk = PToppk-pk or PBasepk-pk Noise root mean square Noise RMS is the RMS value of the noise of the top or base of the signal as speciﬁed by you.
Page 897 Oscilloscope Reference Set up zoom AutoScroll Set up zoom AutoScroll From the Vertical or Horiz /Acq menu, select Zoom Controls; then open the Scroll tab. Overview Use the AutoScroll control window to set the scroll speed and lock zoomed areas together. To use To scroll a single zoomed area, open the Zoom tab and select the zoom area (1–4).
Page 898 Oscilloscope Reference Set the cursor position: XY display Set the cursor position: XY display From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Position. Overview Use the Cursor Position control window to position the cursors with the multipurpose knobs. To use 1. Click the Source drop-down list to select the measurement source for the cursor. 2.
Page 899 Oscilloscope Reference Set display persistence Set display persistence From the Display menu, highlight Display Persistence; the select Persistence Controls. To use Click one of the buttons to select the display persistence. Click Inﬁnite (persistence) to continuously accumulate record points on the waveform until you change one of the acquisition display settings.
Page 900 Oscilloscope Reference Set the FastFrame Analyze tab controls Set the FastFrame Analyze tab controls From the Horiz /Acq menu, select FastFrame; then open the Analyze tab. Overview Use the FastFrame Control Window (see page 195) Analyze tab to select the viewing frame (see page 879) (Selected Frame) when FastFrame is turned on.
Page 901 Oscilloscope Reference Set up FastFrame Setup tab controls Time delta between frames You can calculate the Time Delta (differences) between Frames and display those differences. These time stamps are displayed in a format (see page 879) that shows the date and time. The Timestamp Table displays the current time stamps and readout information.
Page 902 Oscilloscope Reference Set up FastFrame Setup tab controls To use 1. Click the FastFrame button to turn FastFrame mode On or Off. 2. Click in the Event/Frame entry boxes and use the multipurpose knobs to select the Frame Size, Duration, and the Number of Events/Frames. 3.
Page 903 Oscilloscope Reference Set up FastFrame View tab controls Learn some tips for using FastFrame. (see page 932) Set up FastFrame View tab controls From the Horiz /Acq menu, select FastFrame; then open the View tab. Overview Use the FastFrame Control Window (see page 195) View tab to specify how to view frames when FastFrame is turned On.
Page 904 Oscilloscope Reference Select waveform save options Behavior The Selected Frame displays the frame that you want to view. You can use the MultiView Zoom features of the instrument to magnify the waveform of interest. The Selected Frame can use any Channel, Math, or Reference waveform as the source waveform.
Page 905 Oscilloscope Reference Select waveform save options To use 1. Select the data format (Data Destination) for the waveform you want to save: a. Select Spreadsheet (TXT) to include spreadsheet data separated by white space. b. Select Spreadsheet (CSV) to include spreadsheet data separated by commas. c.
Page 906 537), where you can assign your own ﬁle name and save the waveforms to a speciﬁed folder. By default, the ﬁle is saved to the folder. If the information is saved C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Waveforms as a CSV ﬁle, then the ﬁle is saved to the C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data folder by default.
Page 907 CSV text format CSV text format In the Tektronix oscilloscope, you can save the waveform data generated in CSV format. You can import this waveform data into an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for analysis. The waveform data occupies ﬁve columns in the spreadsheet.
Page 908 Oscilloscope Reference Set Mask Test controls Set Mask Test controls From the Mask menu, select Mask Controls. You can also click the Controls button in the Mask Testing - Pass/Fail Setup or Mask Testing - Pass/Fail Results control windows. Overview Use this control window to run a test and view the results.
Page 909 Oscilloscope Reference Set up a delay measurement Overview Use the Delay Measurement control window to set up the instrument to measure the delay between two waveforms. To use 1. Select the source waveforms from the Channels Selector (see page 258). 2.
Page 910 Oscilloscope Reference Set up a phase measurement Learn more about the Measurements List. (see page 870) Delay edges The Delay Edge buttons determine whether the measurements will be taken on the rising or falling edge of the waveform. After selecting an edge, the graphic in the control window is updated to show the edge from which the measurements will be taken.
Page 911 Oscilloscope Reference MyScope controls Behavior This measurement is the amount of time one waveform leads or lags another waveform. Phase is expressed in degrees, where 360° comprise one waveform cycle. The measurement is taken at the voltage level speciﬁed by the Mid Reference control. What do you want to do next? Learn about taking amplitude measurements.
Page 912 3. Click OK to return to the Save As dialog box, where you can assign your own ﬁle name and save the time stamp to the speciﬁed folder. By default, the ﬁle is saved to the folder. C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\data Behavior The time stamp table data is saved as a .txt ﬁle.
Page 913 Oscilloscope Reference Select the graticule size Select the graticule size From the Vertical or Horiz/Acq menus, highlight Zoom Graticule Size; then select Size from the submenu. To use Click one of the Graticule Size buttons to set the proportion of the display area for the acquisition window and zoom window.
Page 914 Oscilloscope Reference Offset and clipping NOTE. This online help documents features and options available for several instrument models. Your instrument may not have every feature discussed in this online help. To use The correct input termination is set automatically when you attach a probe with a TekProbe or TekVPI interface.
Page 915 Oscilloscope Reference The On-Screen MultiView Zoom Menu The On-Screen MultiView Zoom Menu DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 916 Oscilloscope Reference Peak to peak Peak to peak This voltage measurement is the absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire waveform or gated region. Period This measurement is 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 917 Oscilloscope Reference Pop-up keypad Pop-up keypad 1. Click in a data entry box. 2. Click on the keypad icon. 3. Use the pop-up keypad to enter data. 4. Click the Enter button. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 918: Positive Duty Cycle
Oscilloscope Reference Positive duty cycle Positive duty cycle This timing measurement is the ratio of the positive 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. Positive Duty Cycle = ((Positive Width) ÷...
Page 919 Oscilloscope Reference Posttrigger data Posttrigger data The data acquired and displayed after the trigger event. You can set the amount of pretrigger data with the Horizontal Position control. On / Standby switch Use this button to power the instrument on or to set the instrument to standby. Before shutting down, it is recommended that you ﬁrst exit the instrument application and any other active Windows applications to avoid error messages on shutdown or the next power on.
Page 920 Oscilloscope Reference Pretrigger data Click Ch1-Ch2 and Ch3-Ch4 to create math waveforms that are the difference between two input waveforms. Use these functions to view differential signals. Click Ch1*Ch2 or Ch3*Ch4 to create math waveforms that are the product of the two input waveforms.
Page 921: Probe Compensation
Oscilloscope Reference Probe compensation Probe compensation Probe compensation adjustment Probe compensation output Use the Probe Compensation output to compensate or deskew passive or active voltage probes. Quality factor Quality factor is the ratio of eye size to noise. Quality Factor = (PTopmean – PBasemean)/(PTopsigma + PBasesigma) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 922 3. In the Recall dialog box, click User Mask; then select the mask you want to recall. 4. Click Recall to recall the mask. NOTE. The default folder for saving masks is C:\Users\[Username]\Tektronix\TekScope\Masks. If you saved masks in a different folder, click the Look in drop-down list to ﬁnd the folder where your masks are saved.
Page 923 Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal modes To use Select the mode that works best for your application. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 924 Oscilloscope Reference Horizontal modes Horizontal mode Automatic. Use this mode to set the Scale and Sample Rate; the record length is a dependent variable. If the current time-per-division scale has a record length equal to the record length limit, changing the time-per-division to a larger value will decrease the sample rate to the next available setting.
Page 925 Oscilloscope Reference Reference point Automatic and Constant Sample Rate modes are identical, with the exception that in Constant Sample Rate mode the user cannot set the record length limit. In both cases, the instrument maintains the sample rate constant as set speciﬁed by the user. NOTE.
Page 926: Rise Time
Oscilloscope Reference Rise time Rise time This timing measurement is the time required for the leading edge of the ﬁrst pulse in the waveform or gated region to rise from the low reference value (default = 10%) to the high reference value (default = 90%) of the ﬁnal value.
Page 927 Oscilloscope Reference Runt trigger criteria Runt trigger criteria Select Occurs from the Runt drop-down list to trigger on any runt. Select Wider from the Runt drop-down list to trigger on a runt pulse of a minimum width; click in the Width entry box and use the multipurpose knob to set the minimum pulse width.
Page 928 Oscilloscope Reference Scallop loss Scallop loss Scallop loss is the difference between the actual magnitude and the computed magnitude of a signal that is halfway between two frequency bins in the spectral output data. Scallop loss is only noticeable when the spectral analyzer is not using zero-ﬁll such as when it is set to full span.
Page 929 Oscilloscope Reference Selecting a spectral window Hanning Kaiser-Bessel Blackman Harris Gaussian Tek Exponential Flattop2 The windows are listed in the order of their ability to resolve frequencies (resolution bandwidth). You can easily observe the shape of a window in the frequency domain by feeding a sine wave into the instrument and setting the center frequency of the spectral analyzer to the same frequency.
Page 930 Oscilloscope Reference Selected waveform versus deselected waveform Leakage Leakage results when the time domain waveform used to create the FFT function is periodic but contains a noninteger number of waveform cycles. When the record contains a fraction of a cycle, there are discontinuities at the ends of the record.
Page 931 Oscilloscope Reference Sequence triggering (horizontal delay on) Sequence triggering (horizontal delay on) From the Trig menu, select A - B Trigger Sequence; then open the A -> B Seq tab. Overview Select the A-B Seq tab to use the A Event (main) trigger with the B Event trigger to capture complex data. For information on the controls, click the buttons.
Page 932 Oscilloscope Reference Change the serial bit rate Change the serial bit rate From the Trig menu, select Serial Pattern Setup. To use To change the bit rate of the serial bus on the display, double-click the Bit Rate entry box, and use the keypad or the multipurpose knob to enter a new bit rate.
Page 933 Oscilloscope Reference Select the serial coding standard Select the serial coding standard From the Trig menu, select Serial Pattern Setup. To use In the Coding drop-down list, select the coding standard for the trigger. Behavior The standard sets the bit rate. Changing the bit rate causes the standard to change to your own customized standard.
Page 934 Oscilloscope Reference Select the serial data standard Select the serial data standard From the Trig menu, select Serial Pattern Setup. To use In the Standard drop-down list, select the data standard for the trigger. Serial mask testing option Install Option MTM on DPO7000C and MSO/DPO5000 Series instruments. Install Option MTH on DPO70000C/D, DSA70000C/D, and MSO70000C Series instruments.
Page 935 Oscilloscope Reference Deﬁne the serial pattern data Behavior If you select the hexadecimal format and the binary pattern cannot be displayed in hexadecimal format, then the serial pattern data will display a question mark (?) instead of an alpha - numeric character. Clicking the X, 0, or 1 button inserts that character to the left of the cursor in the text box.
Page 936 Oscilloscope Reference Deﬁne the serial trigger on pattern Deﬁne the serial trigger on pattern From the Trig menu, select Serial Pattern Setup. To use Use these controls to deﬁne a NRZ pattern for the instrument to trigger on. Pattern 1. In the Format drop-down list box, select Binary or Hex. 2.
Page 937 Oscilloscope Reference Set to 50% with Comm triggers Set to 50% with Comm triggers Push the front-panel Level knob. Overview The Set to 50% control sets the trigger threshold to 50% for some Comm triggers, and to a high of 75% with a low of 25% for others.
Page 938 Oscilloscope Reference Set the setup and hold times Set the setup and hold times Use the Setup Time and the Hold Time controls to specify the setup and hold limits. 1. Click in a data entry box. 2. Use the multipurpose knobs to set the limits. Enter a spectral math equation From the Math menu, select Equation Editor, or click the Editor button in the Math Setup or Spectral Setup control windows.
Page 939 Oscilloscope Reference Spectral tracking Magnitude (see page 263) Phase (see page 284) Real (see page 263) Imaginary (see page 263) Average (see page 917) 2. Use the Channels Selector (see page 258) to select one of the input channel waveforms to create the Math waveform.
Page 940 Oscilloscope Reference Set up the spectral vertical axis When you lock the spectral controls together, any changes you make to one math waveform are also made to the other math waveform. You can only lock Math1 with Math2 and Math3 with Math4. Locking is useful, for example, when Math1 is the spectral magnitude and Math2 is the spectral phase of the same signal.
Page 941 Oscilloscope Reference Set up the spectral vertical axis NOTE. The reference level offset is used to calculate the log magnitude in dB. Adjusting the reference level positions the waveform with respect to the top of the screen but does not change the position of the waveform with respect to the ground reference marker.
Page 942 Oscilloscope Reference Set up the spectral vertical axis Set the Linear Scale Click in an entry box and use a multipurpose knob to specify the position and scale for a linear display. What do you want to do next? Learn about locking math waveforms together. (see page 917) Learn about the Math Setup controls.
Page 943 Oscilloscope Reference Set the spectral vertical controls Set the spectral vertical controls From the Math menu, select Basic Spectral or click Basic in the Math Setup control window. To use Use these controls to specify the vertical scale for magnitude and phase waveforms. Click either the Magnitude or Phase button.
Page 944 Oscilloscope Reference SPI bus trigger polarity SPI bus trigger polarity The SS, MISO, and MOSI Active controls allow you to select when the enable is active. Select (H) High or (L) Low from the drop-down menu. The SCLK Active control provides compensation for inverted signals or synchronization on the falling edge of the clock.
Page 945 Oscilloscope Reference Set the timeout trigger criteria Set the timeout trigger criteria Click Stays High to trigger the instrument when the pulse is high for the speciﬁed time. Click Stays Low to trigger the instrument when the pulse is low for the speciﬁed time. Click Either to trigger the instrument if the signal has not crossed the threshold value for the speciﬁed time.
Page 946 Oscilloscope Reference Trigger coupling Trigger coupling The trigger coupling determines what part of the signal is passed to the trigger circuitry. All trigger types except edge triggering use DC coupling only. Edge triggering can use all available coupling choices. DC. This coupling passes all input signals to the trigger circuitry. AC.
Page 947 Oscilloscope Reference Trigger graticule Trigger graticule All graticule types are available for selection from the drop-down list. The IRE graticule is normally used with the NTSC signals, and the mV graticule is normally used with all other video signals. Trigger holdoff After a trigger event, the instrument will not accept another trigger event until after the holdoff value is exceeded.
Page 948 Oscilloscope Reference Set the trigger level Set the trigger level The trigger level determines the voltage level where the trigger point occurs. To use Adjust the trigger level with the front-panel Trigger Level knob. Click in the Level entry box in a Trigger control window and use the multipurpose knob to adjust the level.
Page 949 Oscilloscope Reference Select the bus Trigger On data Select the bus Trigger On data In the Trigger On drop-down menu, select the type of data to trigger on. The available selections are different for each bus type. Select the glitch trigger polarity The Polarity buttons set the glitch polarity.
Page 950 Set the Trigger Occurs And qualiﬁcation Set the Trigger Occurs And qualiﬁcation NOTE. This online help supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. For the supported instruments, use the controls to set up the Occurs And pattern for the instrument to qualify the following triggers: Glitch, Runt, Setup/Hold, Timeout, Transition, Width, and Window.
Page 951: Trigger Source
Oscilloscope Reference Trigger settings (Shared - Independent) Trigger settings (Shared - Independent) This feature determines how the instrument applies trigger levels to the input channels: Shared. Sets the trigger level in common across all input channels. Changing the trigger level of one channel changes the trigger levels of all input channels to the same level.
Page 952 Oscilloscope Reference Trigger summary Trigger summary In the upper-right corner of the setup window, the trigger summary provides a one-line summary of the trigger setups. Use this summary to get an overview of the trigger setups without having to look through all of the trigger tabs.
Page 953 Oscilloscope Reference Set the trigger width limits Set the trigger width limits To trigger on a pulse width outside a range of limits: 1. Select Outside from the Pulse Width drop-down list. 2. Set the Upper Limit and Lower Limit with the multipurpose knobs. To trigger on a pulse width within a range of limits: 1.
Page 954 Oscilloscope Reference Using FastFrame acquisitions Using FastFrame acquisitions Consider the following operating characteristics when using FastFrame : You can push Run/Stop to terminate a FastFrame sequence. If any frames were acquired, they are displayed. If no frames were acquired, the previous FastFrame waveform is displayed. Because FastFrame introduces additional processing time into the operation cycle of acquire, process, and display, it is best to use Single Sequence Acquisition (see Acquire menu, Stop After menu).
Page 955 Oscilloscope Reference Use Print Screen Use Print Screen If you have an attached keyboard you can use the Print Screen (Prt Sc) key to copy the screen contents to the Windows clipboard. This bitmap does not include the waveforms or graticule. The waveforms and graticule are displayed by the graphics adapter outside of normal Windows mechanisms.
Page 956 Oscilloscope Reference Set the vertical position Set the vertical position From the Vertical menu, select Position/Scale. Overview Use the Position control to set the vertical position of the selected waveform. To use Click in the Position entry box to map it to one of the multipurpose knobs; then use the knob to move the waveform.
Page 957 Oscilloscope Reference Set the vertical scale Set the vertical scale From the Vertical menu, select Position/Scale. Overview Use the Scale control to set the vertical scale value of the selected waveform. To use Click in the Scale entry box to map it to one of the multipurpose knobs; then use the knob to move the waveform.
Page 958 Oscilloscope Reference Select the bandwidth Select the bandwidth From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. Overview Use the following controls (similar to the example shown below) to set the bandwidth and ﬁlter unwanted high-frequency noise from the waveform. You can also use the Bandwidth Enhancement Controls (see page 494) to normalize the bandwidths between selected channels.
Page 959 Oscilloscope Reference Bus pattern condition Bus pattern condition For the supported instruments, use the control to select how many occurrences of the pattern to detect before the instrument triggers. Bus selection For the supported instruments, use the control to select the Bus on which to trigger from the list of bus setups.
Page 960 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) When you select a parallel bus and click the Edit button, use the Pattern Editor controls to set up the bus trigger pattern for the instrument to use to detect a speciﬁc parallel bus value. When you select a serial bus and click the Edit button, use the Pattern Editor controls to set up the bus trigger pattern for a serial bus value.
Page 961 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) What do you want to do next? Learn how to set the voltage threshold level for logic waveforms and to deﬁne a pattern. (see page 944) Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) Use the Pattern Editor controls to set up the bus trigger pattern for the instrument as follows: DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 962 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) For parallel bus Select the parallel bus and click Edit button. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 963 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) Select a bus and click Edit button. For serial bus Select a bus SPI (with Trigger On set to Data ), RS232 (with Trigger On set to Data), I2C (with Trigger On set to Data), or USB (with Trigger On set to Special Packet, Special Type set to SPLIT 1000, and select Hub DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 964 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) Address or Port Address) and click Edit button. The Bus ﬁeld would display the text depending on the type of bus selected (address, data, hub, or port). For example for data bus (B1), the ﬁeld would display B1Data. Select a bus I2C (with Trigger On set to Address or Addr+Data) or USB (with Trigger On set to Token Address Packet or Data Packet) and click the Edit button.
Page 965 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Bus tab) on the type of bus selected (address, data, hub, or port). For example for data bus (B1), the ﬁeld would display B1Data. What do you want to do next? Learn how to set the voltage threshold level for logic waveforms and to deﬁne a pattern. (see page 944) Learn about bus setups.
Page 966 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Logic tab on MSO Series) Bus Pattern Editor (Logic tab on MSO Series) Use the controls to set the bus trigger pattern of the channels the instrument uses as logic waveforms to detect a parallel or serial bus value. Click a channel button to select the value for that channel: 0, 1, or X. For convenience, you can also change the voltage reference level threshold values.
Page 967 Oscilloscope Reference Bus Pattern Editor (Live tab) Bus Pattern Editor (Live tab) Use the controls to set the bus trigger pattern of the channels the instrument uses as logic waveforms to detect a parallel or serial bus value. Click a channel button to select the value for that channel: 0, 1, or X. For convenience, you can also change the voltage reference level threshold values.
Page 968 On drop-down list are different for each serial bus. Set logic thresholds NOTE. This online help ﬁle supports many oscilloscope models from Tektronix. This feature is only available on some models. For the supported instruments, from the Trigger menu or from the Search and Mark menu, select the Bus, the Logic Pattern, or the Logic State trigger.
Page 969 Oscilloscope Reference Set logic thresholds The instrument displays a different Threshold Setup dialog box for each type of bus deﬁned: parallel or serial types. This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box when you select a parallel bus in the Bus list of the Trigger menu.
Page 970 Oscilloscope Reference Set logic thresholds This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box for a 4-bit parallel bus. This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box for an I2C serial bus. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 971 Oscilloscope Reference Set logic thresholds This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box for an SPI serial bus. This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box for an RS232 serial bus. DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 972 Oscilloscope Reference Set logic thresholds This is an example of the Threshold Setup dialog box for an USB serial bus. What do you want to do next? Learn about the Global Threshold ﬁeld. (see page 93) Learn about bus setups. (see page 95) DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 973 Oscilloscope Reference Select the coupling Select the coupling From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. Overview Use the Coupling controls to couple the signal from the attached probe to the instrument. Available controls depend on the instrument model, selected termination, and attached probe. Some example control groups are shown.
Page 974 Oscilloscope Reference Set the offset Behavior The tab selector on the side of the Vertical Setup control window identiﬁes the channel waveform source. The Display button, the label, and units apply only to the selected waveform. Each waveform (channel, math, or reference) has its own Display button, label, and units. If you do not enter a label for the selected waveform, the label will be left blank.
Page 975 Oscilloscope Reference Set the vertical position/scale Behavior Use the Offset control to eliminate clipping the waveform (see page 489). The offset control affects the vertical acquisition window by subtracting a DC bias from the waveform. This moves the level at the vertical center of the acquisition window of the selected channel.
Page 976 Oscilloscope Reference Set the vertical position/scale TIP. You can also use the dedicated Position and Scale knobs on the front panel to control the position and scale of the selected waveform. Behavior Each waveform has its own vertical Position control. The control increases or decreases the vertical position of the waveform 0.2 divisions (0.02 divisions using the Fine knob (see page 955)).
Page 977 Oscilloscope Reference Set the vertical position/scale Multipurpose knobs The multipurpose knobs can be used to set screen interface parameters. To use, click a control on the screen to map it to the multipurpose knob(s). You can undo any mapping by right-clicking the multipurpose knob(s) and selecting Deassign Multipurpose Knobs, or from the Utilities menu, select the Deassign Multipurpose Knobs command.
Page 978 Oscilloscope Reference Select the probe controls Select the probe controls From the Vertical menu, select Vertical Setup. Overview The Probe controls provide access to the Probe Setup, Compensation, Deskew, and Attenuation control windows. To use Click the Probe buttons to display the Probe Setup control windows: Setup (see page 500) to conﬁgure the attached probe type.
Page 979 Oscilloscope Reference Select the termination To use Use the Termination controls to select the channel input resistance: For <4 GHz oscilloscopes: Select 1 MΩ for use with high impedance passive probes (see page 491). Select 50 Ω for use with most active probes (see page 491) low impedance (Zo) probes (see page...
Page 980 Oscilloscope Reference Set the termination voltage Low impedance probes Most low impedance (Z ) passive probes measure frequencies or timing measurements more accurately than general-purpose probes, but they take less accurate amplitude measurements. They offer a higher bandwidth to cost ratio. The low input impedance passive probes must be terminated in a 50 Ω...
Page 981 Oscilloscope Reference Video trigger autoset Video trigger autoset Autoset automatically sets the video trigger controls for the selected format and optimizes the vertical sensitivity and time per division for viewing video lines and ﬁelds. These controls do not appear if you select the Custom format.
Page 982 Oscilloscope Reference Specify the video trigger holdoff Specify the video trigger holdoff 1. Click in the Holdoff ﬁeld. 2. Specify Holdoff By Time or By Fields. 3. Use the multipurpose knob to change the value. If you are setting a Custom format, only the By Time control is available. Select the video trigger polarity Select either Normal or Inverted polarity.
Page 983 Oscilloscope Reference VXI Plug-and-Play instrument driver VXI Plug-and-Play instrument driver The VXIplug&play instrument driver is a collection of software components, organized according to the standard VXIplug&play model established by the VXIplug&play Systems Alliance. Use this VXIplug&play instrument driver to simplify programming tasks when using the following software development environments: LabWindows/CVI LabVIEW...
Page 984 Working with your oscilloscope Working with your oscilloscope The following topics describe features of your Tektronix oscilloscope. Even if you are an experienced user, you may want to browse through these topics to learn new ways of doing familiar tasks.
Page 985 Oscilloscope Reference Set the window trigger levels Set the window trigger levels The upper and lower threshold levels deﬁne the voltage limits of the window. To adjust the upper threshold level: 1. Click the Upper Level entry box. 2. Use the multipurpose knob to set the voltage level. To adjust the lower threshold level: 1.
Page 986 Oscilloscope Reference Set the window trigger levels DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series...
Page 987 Index Index Symbols and Numbers system, 675 mask conﬁguration window, 935 control, 214 3 dB BW in bins, 771 Active probes, 789 undo, 185 8B10B bus Add sources vertical mask controls, 856 setting up, 585 parallel bus, 142 Autoset preferences, 185 8B10B serial bus Adjust, 241 AUX OUT connector, 30...
Page 988 Index trigger, 369 RS-232 serial bus parity, 134 Channel display size troubleshooting, 595 RS-232 serial bus setup, 104 digital inputs, 92 USB serial trigger, 400 serial bus channel input, 124 Channel position Bus channels serial bus channel digital inputs, 90 threshold level setup, 143 threshold, 130 Channel selector, 468...
Page 989 Index probe, 573 AUX OUT conﬁguration, 546 resolution, 193 signal path, 571 bandwidth, 494 run/stop, 187 Components for display of parallel bus conﬁguration, 148 runt trigger, 427 buses, 151 bus setup, 95 save instrument setup, 531 Conﬁgure e-mail, 818 copy setup: images, 513 search and mark, 312 Conﬁgure mask, 213 copy setup: measure-...
Page 990 Index math waveforms, 743 Digital menu options spectral Waveforms, 622 channel position, 89 D15-D0 digital channels setup, 94 user masks, 616 channel threshold, 89 D15-D0 tab CSV Text Format, 885 digital channels setup tabs, 94 probe setup, 501 Cursor, 601 display size, 92 Date, 543 button, 71...
Page 991 Index waveform interpolation, 172 Edge button, 61 Trigger on MAC Display palette, 666 Edge trigger control window, 423 Addresses, 416 Display resolution, 1 Edit custom window, 383 Trigger on MAC Display style, 717 Edit mask, 234 Length/Type, 416 Displayed waveform, 681 Edit menu, 815 Trigger on Q-Tag Control Displaying waveforms, 662...
Page 992 Index Feedback, 19 pan, 59 Group delay, 766 FFT, 250 pause, 59 creating waveforms, 622 play, 59 display, 252 position, 60 H Bar cursors, 73 features, 250 print, 65 Hamming window, 776 locking waveforms, 917 scale, 60 deﬁned, 776 magnitude waveforms, 622 termination, 891 Hanning window, 776 phase waveforms, 918...
Page 993 Index zoom controls, 483 Indicator pop-up, 37 zoom graticule, 197 trigger correction, 475 use to change control zoom lock, 197 Initializing the oscilloscope, 44 settings, 37 zoom setup, 197 Ink saver, 29 Horizontal acquisition, 684 Input, 680 bar cursors, 78 resistance, 680 Label control window readouts, 841...
Page 994 Index LSB order mask testing control writing, 752 parallel bus, 145 window, 209 Math setup control window, 241 Mask test, 782 Math variables control controls, 886 window, 242 repeat test, 228 Math waveform, 824 Magnitude controls, 765 set limits, 236 averaging, 241 Magnitude scale, 623 set pass/fail parameters, 224...
Page 995 Index EndCycle, 729 Measurement menu options, 871 Trigger on Data, 413 envelope waveforms, 738 amplitude measurements, 270 Trigger on Error, 413 extinction %, 731 display statistics, 285 Min-max mode, 724 extinction dB, 731 gating control window, 289 Minimizing the display, 672 extinction ratio, 731 histogram measurements, 290 Minimum value, 822...
Page 996 Index Pattern editor for a bus Position knob, 61 Bus setup control Position/scale control Occurs And trigger window, 938 window, 485 qualiﬁcation, 928 Pattern editor for a bus position, 934 Offset, 681 (DPO/MSO5000 Series) scale, 935 control, 952 Bus setup control Positive pulse testing, 227 math offset and position, 750 window, 939...
Page 997 Index Probe controls, 956 Recall instrument setup control setting up, 634 Probe setup, 498 window, 525 RS-232 compensation, 502 Recall user mask, 235 setting up, 583 control window, 500 Recalling, 785 RS-232 serial bus D15-D0 tab, 501 masks, 900 bit rate, 135 status, 510 Setups, 785 data bits, 133...
Page 998 Index waveforms, 786 after a delay, 642 test pattern setup, 204 Saving a screen capture, 633 B event, 453 Serial mask testing, 782 Saving a user mask to disk, 619 B event scan, 455 Serial mask testing option, 912 Saving a waveform, 630 triggering on a sequence, 641 Serial pattern data editor, 912 Saving and copying waveform...
Page 999 Index analysis and connectivity overview, 250 TekSecure erase, 543 tools, 823 SPI bus, 433 Template, 900 installation, 844 setting up, 582 recall, 900 Source, 219 SPI serial bus saving, 237 cursor, 600 direction, 131 Termination, 958 masks, 219 framing, 136 and coupling, 891 Sources, 748 idle time, 137...
Page 1000 Index and MSO70000C level knob, 61 advanced, 702 Series), 937 mode, 61 bus, 658 bus pattern editor, 938 slope, 61 communication mask, 657 bus pattern editor source, 61 coupling, 700 (DPO/MSO5000 Trigger menu options, 926 from front panel, 637 Series), 939 8B10B serial bus setup, 393 from trigger setup bus selection, 937...
Page 1001 Index timeout, 695 user interface, 30 vertical bar cursors, 79 transition, 695 User interface, 35 vertical offset control types, 386 User mask, 616 window, 487 video, 695 creating, 618 Vertical controls, 481 width, 695 editing, 618 vertical setup control window, 695 saving, 619 window, 481 Troubleshooting...

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Tektronix DSA70000D Series Manual

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Controls and Connectors

Cursor Setups

Digital Setups

Bus Setups

Magnivu Setup

Display Setups

Horizontal and Acquisition Setups

Errordetectorsetups

Mask Testing Setups

Math Setups

Measurement Setups

Analyzing Waveforms

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