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Tektronix TDS6000B Series Quick Start User Manual

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  • Page 1 TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes Quick Start User Manual www.tektronix.com 071-1643-02...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved. Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97077 TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.
  • Page 3 Warranty 2 Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents General Safety Summary ......................Environmental Considerations .
  • Page 6 Correlating Data Between a Tektronix Oscilloscope and Logic Analyzer..........

  • Page 7: General Safety Summary

    General Safety Summary General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system.
  • Page 8 General Safety Summary Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.

  • Page 9: Environmental Considerations

    The symbol shown below indicates that this product complies with the European Union’s requirements according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Mercury Notification.

  • Page 10: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of TDS6000B and TDS6000C Series Instruments. Basic operations and concepts are presented in this manual. For more detailed information see the online help on your instrument. The following instruments are supported by this manual: TDS6124C TDS6154C TDS6604B...

  • Page 11: Documentation

    Preface Wide array of probing solutions Customizable MyScope control windows Documentation Additional information is available through a variety of sources. Review the following information for the location of different types of information available for this product. To read about Use these documents Installation and Operation (overviews) Read the Quick Start User Manual for general information about how to put your instrument into service and maps of the user interface controls.
  • Page 12 Preface viii TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 13: Install Your Instrument

    Install Your Instrument Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories. Recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades are listed in the online help. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.

  • Page 14: Operating Requirements

    Install Your Instrument Operating Requirements 1. Place the instrument on a cart or bench, observing clearance requirements: Top: 0 in (0 mm) Left and right side: 3 in (76 mm) Bottom: 0 in (0 mm) standing on feet, flip stands down Rear: 0 in (0 mm) on rear feet 2.

  • Page 15: Powering Off The Instrument

    Install Your Instrument Powering Off the Instrument Removing the Power Connecting to a Network You can connect your instrument to a network for printing, file sharing, internet access, and other functions. Consult with your network administrator and use the standard Windows utilities to configure the instrument for your network.

  • Page 16: Adding A Second Monitor

    Install Your Instrument Adding a Second Monitor You can operate the instrument while using Windows and installed applications on an external monitor. Follow the procedure below to set up a dual monitor configuration. TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 17 Install Your Instrument 7. In the Windows desktop, right-click the mouse, and then select Properties. 8. Select the Settings tab. Click on the grayed out external monitor ( 2 ) in the display box, and drag it to the left of monitor 1.

  • Page 18: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument

    Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Front Panel Side and Rear Panels TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 19: Interface And Display

    Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Interface and Display The menu bar mode provides access to commands that control all of the instrument features and functions. The toolbar mode provides access to the most common features. TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 20: Control Panel

    Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Control Panel TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 21: Accessing Online Help

    Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Accessing Online Help In-depth information is available in the online help on all the features of your instrument. To access context-sensitive help on the current setup, select Help > Help on Window... or press F1. 1.

  • Page 22: Accessing Menus And Control Windows

    Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Accessing Menus and Control Windows You can access menus and control windows using the following techniques: Click a menu, and then select a command. For a shortcut menu, right-click anywhere in the graticule or on an object. The shortcut menu is context sensitive and varies with the area or object where you right-clicked.
  • Page 23 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument For a shortcut to clear data, right-click anywhere in the graticule. Move the cursor to highlight the Clear Data text, and left click to clear the data. In the toolbar mode, click a button to quickly access a setup control window.

  • Page 24: Inspect Your Instrument

    2. Select Instrument Diagnostics..3. Click Run. The test results appear in the diagnostics control window. 4. Verify that all tests pass. If diagnostic failures occur, contact your local Tektronix service personnel. TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 25: Signal Path Compensation

    Inspect Your Instrument Signal Path Compensation Use this procedure if the temperature has changed more than 5 °C (9 °F) since the last signal path compensation. Perform the signal path compensation once a week. Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels.
  • Page 26 Inspect Your Instrument TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 27: Acquisition

    Acquisition Acquisition This section contains concepts of and procedures for using the acquisition system. Detailed information is available in the online help. Setting Up Signal Input Use front-panel buttons to set up your instrument to acquire the signal. 1. Connect the probe to the input signal source.

  • Page 28: Using Default Setup

    Acquisition 3. Press Autoset. 4. Adjust the vertical position and scale using the front-panel knobs. 5. Adjust the horizontal position and scale using the front-panel knobs. The horizontal position determines the number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples. The horizontal scale determines the size of the acquisition window relative to the waveform.

  • Page 29: Using Autoset

    Acquisition Using Autoset Use Autoset to quickly and automatically set up the instrument (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical) based on the characteristics of the input signal. Autoset makes adjustments to the signal such that the waveform displays two or three cycles with the trigger near the midlevel. 1.

  • Page 30: Probe Compensation, Calibration, And Deskew

    Acquisition Probe Compensation, Calibration, and Deskew To optimize measurement accuracy, see the instrument online help to perform the following procedures: Compensate passive probes Compensate the instrument signal path Calibrate active probes Deskew input channels Acquisition Concepts Acquisition Hardware Before a signal can be displayed, it must pass through the input channel where it is scaled and digitized. Each channel has a dedicated input amplifier and digitizer.
  • Page 31 Acquisition Interpolated Real-time Sampling In interpolated real-time sampling, the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using one trigger event. If the instrument cannot acquire enough samples for a complete waveform at the maximum real-time sample rate, it interpolates. Use interpolated real-time sampling to capture single-shot, transient events, or slow acquisitions.
  • Page 32 Acquisition Waveform Record The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters: Sample interval: The time between sample points. Record length: The number of samples required to fill a waveform record. Trigger point: The zero time reference in a waveform record.

  • Page 33: How The Acquisition Modes Work

    Acquisition How the Acquisition Modes Work Sample mode retains the first sampled point from each acquisition interval. Sample is the default mode. Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest of all the samples contained in two consecutive acquisition intervals. This mode only works with real-time, noninterpolated sampling and is useful for catching high frequency glitches.

  • Page 34: Changing The Acquisition Mode

    Acquisition Changing the Acquisition Mode Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode. 1. Select Horiz/Acq > Acquisition Mode. 2. To select an acquisition mode, do one of the following: Select an acquisition mode directly from the menu. Click Mode..., and then select an acquisition mode.

  • Page 35: Starting And Stopping An Acquisition

    Acquisition Starting and Stopping an Acquisition After you have a waveform displayed and the channels that you want to acquire are selected, use the following procedure. 1. Press the front-panel RUN/STOP button to start the acquisition. 2. Press the RUN/STOP button again to stop the acquisition.
  • Page 36 Acquisition 3. Click Enhance@40GSAuto. to turn the enhanced bandwidth on. The BW+ indicator appears in the vertical readout when the enhanced bandwidth is turned on. Quick Tips The DSP enhanced bandwidth is available on all TDS6000B and TDS6000C instruments except the TDS6604B. The DSP enhanced bandwidth occurs at 20 GS/s for the TDS6804B and 40 GS/s and above for the TDS6000C instruments.

  • Page 37: Using Roll Mode

    Acquisition Using Roll Mode Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low-frequency signals. Roll mode lets you see acquired data points without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record. 1. Select Horiz/Acq > Horizontal/Acquisition Setup..

  • Page 38: Using Fastframe Mode

    Acquisition Using FastFrame Mode FastFrame allows you to capture many trigger events as single records in a larger record, and then view and measure each record individually. Time Stamps display the absolute trigger time for a specific frame and the relative time between triggers of two specified frames.
  • Page 39 Acquisition 5. Use the Frame Viewing controls to select the frame that you want to view. 6. To view multiple frames superimposed over each other, select Overlay. 7. Use the Time Stamps controls to select the source for, and frame number of, the reference frame.

  • Page 40: Pinpoint Triggers

    Pinpoint Triggers Pinpoint Triggers The Pinpoint trigger system also comes with a robust suite of advanced trigger types that is usable on both A and B triggers, and it adds Reset capability to reset the trigger sequence if the B event does not occur after a specific number of events or a specific time.
  • Page 41 Pinpoint Triggers Auto mode, when forcing triggers in the absence of valid triggering events, does not synchronize the waveform on the display. The waveform will appear to roll across the screen. If valid triggers occur, the display will become stable. You can also force the instrument to trigger with an edge trigger by clicking the Force Trigger button on the Trigger Setup control window.

  • Page 42: Choosing A Trigger Type

    Pinpoint Triggers Choosing a Trigger Type Your instrument allows you to modify basic trigger parameters from the front panel or set up more advanced triggers in the Trigger Setup control window. 1. Push EDGE. 2. Set the source, coupling, slope and mode with these front-panel controls.

  • Page 43: Pinpoint Trigger Selections

    Pinpoint Triggers Pinpoint Trigger Selections Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Edge Trigger on a rising or falling edge, as defined by the slope control. Coupling choices are DC, AC, LF Reject, HF Reject, and Noise Reject. Glitch Trigger on a pulse narrower (or wider) than the specified width or ignore glitches narrower (or wider) than the specified width.

  • Page 44: Checking Trigger Status

    Pinpoint Triggers Checking Trigger Status You can check the trigger status from the status lights on the front panel or from the acquisition readout. Check the ARM, READY, and TRIG’D front-panel controls to determine the trigger status. If TRIG’D is on, the instrument has recognized a valid trigger and is filling the posttrigger portion of the waveform.

  • Page 45: Using A (Main) And B (Delayed) Triggers

    Pinpoint Triggers Using A (Main) and B (Delayed) Triggers You can use the A Event (Main) trigger for simple signals or combine it with the B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex signals. After the A Event occurs, the trigger system looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform.
  • Page 46 Pinpoint Triggers Trigger on B Event The A trigger arms the instrument. Posttrigger acquisition starts on the nth B event. B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument. Posttrigger acquisition starts on the first B edge after the trigger delay time. Triggering with Reset You can specify a condition to reset the trigger system if it occurs before the B trigger...

  • Page 47: Sending E-Mail On Trigger

    Pinpoint Triggers Sending E-mail on Trigger You must configure e-mail on event before performing the following procedure. (See page 65, Setting Up E-mail on Event.) 1. Select Trig > A Event (Main) Trigger Setup..2. Select the Mode tab. 3. Under E-mail on Trigger, click On, and then click Setup.

  • Page 48: Display A Waveform

    Display a Waveform Display a Waveform This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying a waveform. Detailed information is available in the online help. Setting the Display Style To set the display style select Display > Display Style, and then select one of the following styles: Displays waveforms with lines drawn between...

  • Page 49: Setting The Display Persistence

    Display a Waveform Setting the Display Persistence Select Display > Display Persistence, and then select the type of persistence. No persistence shows record points for the current acquisition only. Each new waveform record replaces the previously acquired record for a channel. Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record points until you change one of the acquisition display...

  • Page 50: Using Autobright

    Display a Waveform Using AutoBright 1. Select Display > Display Setup..2. Turn AutoBright off to simulate the appearance of analog oscilloscope signals. 3. Use the front-panel INTENSITY knob to manually adjust the display intensity when AutoBright is Off. Quick Tips Turn AutoBright on to make waveforms visible even at low trigger repetition rates.

  • Page 51: Selecting The Waveform Interpolation

    Display a Waveform Selecting the Waveform Interpolation Select Display > Waveform Interpolation, and then select one of the following: Sin(x)/x interpolation computes record points using a curve fit between the actual samples acquired. Linear interpolation computes record points between actual acquired samples by using a straight line fit.

  • Page 52: Setting The Graticule Style

    Display a Waveform Setting the Graticule Style To set the graticule style, select Display > Graticule Style, and then select one of the following styles: Use for quick estimate of waveform parameters. Use for full-screen measurements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed.

  • Page 53: Displaying The Date And Time

    Display a Waveform Displaying the Date and Time 1. Select Display > Objects..2. Toggle the display of the date and time on the graticule. Use the Utilities menu to set the date and time. Using the Color Palettes Select Display > Record View Palette or WfmDB Palette, and then select one of the following color schemes for the waveform and graticule:...

  • Page 54: Setting The Reference Colors

    Display a Waveform Spectral Grading displays areas of the waveform with the highest sample density in blue shades. The areas of lowest sample density appear in red shades. User displays the waveform in a customized color that you define by hue, lightness, and saturation.

  • Page 55: Using Multiview Zoom

    Display a Waveform Using MultiView Zoom Use the MultiView Zoom function to magnify a waveform vertically, horizontally, or in both dimensions. Zoomed waveforms can also be aligned, locked, and automatically scrolled. Scale and Position affect only the display, not the actual waveform data.

  • Page 56: Zooming In Multiple Areas

    Display a Waveform Zooming in Multiple Areas When you want to view and compare multiple areas of one record at the same time use the following procedure. 1. Click and drag a box around the area of the waveform that you want to zoom. 2.

  • Page 57: Lock And Scroll Zoomed Waveforms

    Display a Waveform Push the MultiView Zoom button to toggle all zoom displays on and off. To reposition the zoomed area horizontally, click and drag the horizontal marker at the bottom of the zoom box. Lock and Scroll Zoomed Waveforms 1.

  • Page 58: Analyzing Waveforms

    Analyzing Waveforms Analyzing Waveforms Your instrument features cursors, automatic measurements, statistics, histograms, math, spectral analysis, and advanced pass/fail tests to assist you in analyzing waveforms. This section contains concepts and procedures for analyzing waveforms. Detailed information is available in the online help. Taking Automatic Measurements 1.
  • Page 59 Analyzing Waveforms 4. To remove the last measurement, click Clear. 5. To remove multiple measurements, click and drag to select the measurements, and then click Clear. You can also choose a measurement for the selected waveform directly in the Measure menu. (See page 48, Automated Measurement Selections.) Quick Tips In roll mode, measurements are not available until after you stop the acquisition.

  • Page 60: Automated Measurement Selections

    Analyzing Waveforms Automated Measurement Selections The following tables list each automated measurement by category: amplitude, time, more, histogram, or communication. (See page 46, Taking Automatic Measurements.) Amplitude Measurements Measurement Description Amplitude The high value less the low value measured over the entire waveform or gated region. High This value is used as 100% whenever high reference, mid reference, or low reference values are needed, such as in fall time or rise time measurements.
  • Page 61 Analyzing Waveforms Time Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description - Duty Cyc The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage. The duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region. Period The time required to complete the first cycle in a waveform or gated region.
  • Page 62 Analyzing Waveforms Histogram Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Mean ±2 Std Dev Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within two standard deviations of the histogram mean. Mean ±3 Std Dev Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within three standard deviations of the histogram mean.

  • Page 63: Customizing An Automatic Measurement

    Analyzing Waveforms Customizing an Automatic Measurement You can customize automatic measurements by using gating, modifying measurement statistics, adjusting the measurement reference levels, or taking a snapshot. Gating Use Gating to confine the measurement to a certain portion of a waveform. 1.
  • Page 64 Analyzing Waveforms Snapshot To see a one-time view of all valid measurements, select Measure > Snapshot. Reference Levels Reference levels determine how time-related measurements are taken. 1. Select Measure > Reference Levels..2. Adjust the measurement reference levels to different relative or absolute values. High and Low reference are used to calculate rise and fall times.

  • Page 65: Taking Cursor Measurements

    Analyzing Waveforms Taking Cursor Measurements Cursors are an easy tool to use for taking measurements on acquired data. 1. Push CURSORS. 2. Select the Cursor Source. 3. Select a cursor type from one of the following: H Bars measure amplitude (typically in volts or amperes) V Bars measure horizontal parameters (typically time)
  • Page 66 Analyzing Waveforms 4. If you want to take measurements between two waveforms, select Waveform, and then select the waveform source for each cursor. 5. Select Cursors > Cursor Position..., and then use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the cursor position. 6.

  • Page 67: Setting Up A Histogram

    Analyzing Waveforms Setting Up a Histogram You can display either a vertical (voltage) or horizontal (time) histogram. Use histogram measurements to get statistical measurement data for a section of a waveform along one axis. Histograms are not available in FastFrame mode. 1.

  • Page 68: Using Math Waveforms

    Analyzing Waveforms Quick Tips Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise and horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter. Use the click and drag procedure to activate the shortcut menu to turn the histogram display off. Using Math Waveforms Create math waveforms to support the analysis of your channel and reference waveforms. By combining and transforming source waveforms and other data into math waveforms, you can derive the data view that your application requires.
  • Page 69 Analyzing Waveforms Use the following procedure to build an advanced math waveform expression. 1. Select Math > Math Setup..2. Click Editor. 3. Build your advanced math waveform expression using sources, operators, constants, measurements, variables, and functions. 4. When you have defined the expression to your satisfaction, click Apply.

  • Page 70: Spectral Analysis Concepts

    Analyzing Waveforms Spectral Analysis Concepts Signals may be represented by their characteristics in both the time and the frequency domains. Spectral analysis merges the time domain controls with the frequency domain controls to provide a complete spectral analyzer. Consider the following when using spectral analysis: Frequency Domain controls use traditional spectrum analyzer controls to set the center frequency, span, and resolution bandwidth directly.
  • Page 71 Analyzing Waveforms Using the 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.

  • Page 72: Using Spectral Analysis

    Analyzing Waveforms When the phase spectrum is a continuous function of frequency, group delay may be computed. This is true of impulse response testing where an impulse is fed into the system, and the spectrum of the response of the system output is computed. Group delay measures how well a system passes a signal in terms of phase distortion.
  • Page 73 Analyzing Waveforms Use the following procedure to build an advanced spectral math expression. 1. Select Math > Spectral Setup..2. Select the math waveform that you want to define. 3. Click the type of spectral waveform that you want to create. To redefine a waveform, click Clear.

  • Page 74: Using Mask Testing

    Analyzing Waveforms Different window functions produce different filter response shapes in the spectrum and result in different resolution bandwidths. The resolution bandwidth directly controls the gate width. Therefore, the time domain gate markers move as you adjust the RBW control. You can display the linear magnitude of the real data or the imaginary data in the spectrum.
  • Page 75 Analyzing Waveforms 5. Click Config to access the Mask Configuration control window, where you can adjust how masks and violations are displayed and how Mask Autoset and Autofit are configured. 6. Click Masks to return to the Mask Setup control window. You can access these controls from the Display Config button or from the Mask Setup control window.
  • Page 76 Analyzing Waveforms 12. Select the Pass/Fail Setup tab, and then set up the pass/fail parameters. (When acquisition mode is Waveform Database, the # of Wfms label becomes Samples.) 13. Select your Pass/Fail Test Notifications. 14. Select the polarity you want to test. 15.

  • Page 77: Setting Up E-Mail On Event

    Analyzing Waveforms Setting Up E-mail on Event 1. Select Utilities > E-mail on Event > Setup..2. Enter recipients’ e-mail address(es). Separate multiple entries with a comma. There is a limit of 252 characters in the e-mail address box. 3. Click Config, and then enter the SMTP Server Address.
  • Page 78 Analyzing Waveforms 4. Select the event(s) for which you want to send an e-mail. 5. To include attachments, select the type of attachment, and then click Settings to specify the format. 6. Set the maximum message limit and e-mail size. (Maximum message limit is 50 and maximum e-mail size is 2000 MB).

  • Page 79: Myscope

    MyScope MyScope MyScope allows you to create custom control windows that include only the controls that you to use regularly. Instead of switching between several control windows, put the controls you use into a custom control window. This section contains procedures for creating and using MyScope control windows. Detailed information is available in the online help.
  • Page 80 MyScope 4. Double-click the control or click the + to expand the control list. (If there is no +, then the control cannot be customized further.) 5. Clear the check boxes to remove any components you do not want included in the control.
  • Page 81 MyScope 7. Click New Tab to add a tab to your MyScope control window. You can have up to eight tabs. 8. To rename a tab do one of the following: Click Rename Tab Double-click the tab Then type the new name. 9.

  • Page 82: Using Myscope Control Windows

    MyScope Using MyScope Control Windows To open a previously defined MyScope control window do the following: 1. Select MyScope > Open Control Window... or one of the five most recently used MyScope windows. 2. Select the MyScope control window you want to use, and then click Open.
  • Page 83 MyScope To edit a MyScope control window do the following: 1. Select MyScope > Edit Control Window..2. Select the control window you want to edit, and then click Open. Quick Tips Some controls function differently in a MyScope control window than they do in the standard control window. For details, see the online help.

  • Page 84: Managing Data

    Managing Data Managing Data This section contains procedures for saving and recalling waveforms and setups, and exporting images, waveforms, and measurements. Also procedures are included for using the clipboard and printing from your instrument. Detailed information is available in the online help. Saving Waveforms 1.

  • Page 85: Recalling Waveforms

    Managing Data Quick Tips Select Auto-increment file name to save numerous similar waveforms without retyping the entire name. Recalling Waveforms 1. Select File >Reference Waveforms > Recall Wfm..2. To recall a waveform from a reference location, select the reference location of the waveform (Ref 1 through Ref 4).
  • Page 86 Managing Data 5. Browse to the waveform that you want to recall. Click Recall to place the selected waveform in reference memory and display the waveform. 6. Use the controls to turn the display on, reposition or label the Reference waveform, change the scale, save or recall.

  • Page 87: Saving Instrument Setups

    Managing Data Saving Instrument Setups 1. Select File > Instrument Setup..2. If not selected, click Save Setups. 3. To save the current setup to the instrument memory, select one of the ten setup storage locations. The default name for the saved setup is User, but you can rename the setup using a keyboard attached to the instrument or the pop-up keyboard.

  • Page 88: Recalling Instrument Setups

    Managing Data Recalling Instrument Setups 1. Select File > Instrument Setup..2. Click the Recall Setups tab. 3. To recall a setup stored in instrument memory, click one of the ten setups (or the Default setup). 4. To recall a setup saved in a file, click Recall.

  • Page 89: Exporting Data

    Managing Data Exporting Data You can export image, waveform, and measurement data to a file for use with other applications. 1. To set the output content and format for images, waveforms, and measurements, select File>Export Setup..2. Click the tab for the type of data you will be exporting, and set up the characteristics and features that you want.
  • Page 90 Managing Data 3. Select File > Select for Export , and then select the type of data that you want to export. 4. Select File > Export..5. Select the location to save the exported data. 6. Type in a name for the file or use the default name, and then select a file type.

  • Page 91: Copying Your Results To The Clipboard

    Managing Data Copying Your Results to the Clipboard Use the following procedure to set the output content and format for images, waveforms, or measurements to be copied to the Microsoft clipboard. 1. Select Edit > Copy Setup..2. Click the Images, Waveforms, or Measurements tab, and then select the desired options.

  • Page 92: Printing A Hard Copy

    Managing Data Printing a Hard Copy 1. To print a hard copy to an attached printer, do one of the following: Push PRINT. Select File > Print. If necessary, you can make changes to the page orientation in the Page Setup dialog box.

  • Page 93: Run Application Software

    The Optional Application Software CD contains free five-time trials of optional application software that you can install on your instrument. These applications provide application-specific measurement solutions. Some examples are described below. Additional packages may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our Web site at www.tektronix.com for more information.
  • Page 94 Run Application Software TDS6000B & TDS6000C Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 95: Application Examples

    Application Examples This section contains ways to use your instrument in common troubleshooting tasks, procedures for using your instrument with a Tektronix logic analyzer and extending the use of your instrument. Using the Extended Desktop and OpenChoice Architecture for Efficient Documentation Engineers often need to document their lab work for future reference.
  • Page 96 Application Examples 5. Select Edit > Select for Copy > Full Screen (bitmap). 6. Press Ctrl+C. 7. Click in the Word document wherever you want to place the screen shot, and then press Ctrl+V. Quick Tips The oscilloscope comes with a variety of OpenChoice software tools designed to ensure maximum efficiency and connectivity to the rest of your design environment.

  • Page 97: Using Acquisition Memory To Efficiently Capture Multiple High Resolution Events

    Application Examples Using Acquisition Memory to Efficiently Capture Multiple High Resolution Events The record length of an instrument indicates how many sample points the instrument can acquire and store in a single acquisition, while the sample rate determines how closely in time these samples are taken. If you set the oscilloscope to run at the maximum sample rate, then the total time window acquired will be much shorter than if you chose a slower sample rate.
  • Page 98 Application Examples 4. Select FastFrame Setup..5. Set Frame Count to 50. 6. Click FastFrame On. 7. Push Single to acquire one set of 50 events. When the oscilloscope is done acquiring, all the trigger status lights will go out and the number of acquisitions specified will readout above the graticule.
  • Page 99 Application Examples 12. Click Set to Max, and then Enter. All the frames are overlaid with the currently selected frame shown in blue. (See screen capture below.) 13. To continue comparing frames, click Frame, and then use the multi-purpose knobs to scroll as in steps 8 and 9. TDS6000B &...

  • Page 100: Correlating Data Between A Tektronix Oscilloscope And Logic Analyzer

    The iView capability seamlessly integrates and automatically time-correlates data from Tektronix logic analyzers and oscilloscopes, so you can transfer analog waveforms from the oscilloscope to the logic analyzer display with the click of a mouse. View time-correlated analog and digital signals side-by-side and pinpoint the source of elusive glitches and other problems in moments.

  • Page 101: Index

    Index Index Dots High resolution events, 85 displaying waveform record Histogram measurements, 49 Accessories, 1 points as, 36 Histogram setup, 55 Acquisition DSP Bandwidth enhancement, 23 Horizontal delay, 35 input channels and Dual monitor, 4 Horizontal marker, 44 digitizers, 18 Duration, 58 Horizontal position sampling, 18...
  • Page 102 Index Measurements, 46 Specifications cursor, 53 operating, 2 Readout defined, 48 power supply, 2 trigger, 32 reference levels, 52 Spectral analyzer READY status light, 32 snapshot, 52 control locks, 58 Rear panel map, 6 statistics, 51 controls, 58 Recall Monochrome gray color palette, 41 Spectral averaging, 58 setup, 76 Monochrome green color palette, 41...
  • Page 103 Index Undo Last Autoset, 17 Waveform X-Y display format, 38 User defined color palette, 42 display style, 36 XYZ display format, 38 User preferences, 17 recalling, 73 saving, 72 Waveform cursors, 53 Y-T display format, 38 Waveform database acquisition V Bars cursor, 53 mode, 21 Variable persistence, 37 Waveform record...

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