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  • Page 1: Getting Started

    ® R&S RTO2000 Oscilloscope Getting Started (=PïC2) 1332971902...
  • Page 2 ® This manual describes the following R&S RTO models with firmware version 4.15 and higher: ● ® R&S RTO2002 (1329.7002K02) ● ® R&S RTO2004 (1329.7002K04) ● ® R&S RTO2012 (1329.7002K12) ● ® R&S RTO2014 (1329.7002K14) ● ® R&S RTO2022 (1329.7002K22) ●...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S RTO2000 Contents 1 Preface....................7 Key Features........................7 Documentation Overview..................... 7 1.2.1 Manuals and Instrument Help..................8 1.2.2 Data Sheet and Brochure....................9 1.2.3 Release Notes, Open Source Acknowledgment............. 9 1.2.4 Application notes, Application cards, Videos..............9 Conventions Used in the Documentation..............9 1.3.1 Typographical Conventions.....................9 1.3.2...
  • Page 4 ® Contents R&S RTO2000 3.3.3 Horizontal Controls......................26 3.3.4 Vertical Controls......................27 3.3.5 Trigger Controls......................29 3.3.6 Analysis Keys........................30 3.3.7 Navigation Controls.......................31 4 Trying Out the Instrument..............35 Displaying a Basic Signal...................35 Acquiring Data......................37 Organizing the Display....................38 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position............41 Zooming into the Display...................
  • Page 5 ® Contents R&S RTO2000 5.5.1 Using the Toolbar......................84 5.5.2 Configuring the Toolbar....................84 5.5.3 Toolbar Functions......................85 Displaying Results...................... 90 Using Dialog Boxes....................92 Entering Data.......................93 Messages........................95 5.10 Getting Information and Help..................96 5.10.1 Displaying Tutorials....................... 96 5.10.2 Displaying Help......................96 5.10.3 Using the Help Window....................97 6 Setting Up the Instrument..............
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  • Page 7: Preface

    ® Preface R&S RTO2000 Documentation Overview 1 Preface 1.1 Key Features The R&S RTO oscilloscopebrings various benefits in your daily work. Outstanding key features are: Best oscilloscope performance ● Up to 16-bit vertical resolution ● Trigger on any detail you can see ●...

  • Page 8: Manuals And Instrument Help

    ® Preface R&S RTO2000 Documentation Overview 1.2.1 Manuals and Instrument Help You find the manuals on the product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/rto Getting started manual Introduces the R&S RTO and describes how to set up and start working with the instru- ment, and describes basic operations.

  • Page 9: Data Sheet And Brochure

    ® Preface R&S RTO2000 Conventions Used in the Documentation Basic safety instructions Contains safety instructions, operating conditions and further important information. The printed document is delivered with the instrument. Instrument security procedures manual Deals with security issues when working with the R&S RTO in secure areas. Service Manual Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications, module replace- ment, firmware update, troubleshooting and fault elimination, and contains mechanical...

  • Page 10: Conventions For Procedure Descriptions

    ® Preface R&S RTO2000 Conventions Used in the Documentation Convention Description "Graphical user interface ele- All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen, such as ments" dialog boxes, menus, options, buttons, and softkeys are enclosed by quotation marks. [Keys] Key and knob names are enclosed by square brackets.

  • Page 11: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument 2 Preparing for Use This section describes the basic steps to be taken when setting up the R&S RTO for the first time. Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions An unsuitable operating site or test setup can damage the instrument and connected devices.

  • Page 12: Positioning The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Positioning the Instrument 2.2 Positioning the Instrument The instrument is designed for use under laboratory conditions. It can be used in standalone operation on a bench top or can be installed in a rack. 2.2.1 Bench Top Operation For standalone operation, place the instrument on a horizontal bench with even, flat surface.

  • Page 13: Rackmounting

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Positioning the Instrument Risk of injury when stacking instruments A stack of instruments can tilt over and cause injury if not stacked correctly. Further- more, the instruments at the bottom of the stack can be damaged due to the load imposed by the instruments on top.

  • Page 14: Starting The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Starting the Instrument 2.3 Starting the Instrument Risk of injury Connect the oscilloscope to an outlet that has a ground contact. If grounding is not ensured by the mains system, ground the oscilloscope using the protective earth conductor on the front panel and an appropriate cable.

  • Page 15: Starting Up And Shutting Down

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Starting the Instrument Risk of losing data If you switch off the running instrument using the rear panel switch or by disconnecting the power cord, the instrument loses its current settings. Furthermore, program data can be lost.

  • Page 16: Connecting External Devices

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Connecting External Devices ● Always terminate open cable ends. ● Note the EMC classification in the data sheet. 2.4 Connecting External Devices The following interfaces for external devices are provided: ● USB connectors at the front and rear panel of the instrument ●...

  • Page 17: Connecting An External Monitor

    ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Connecting External Devices Connecting a USB flash drive If the installation of a USB flash drive is successful, Windows informs you that the device is ready to use. The device is made available as a new drive ("D:") and is dis- played in Windows Explorer.
  • Page 18 ® Preparing for Use R&S RTO2000 Connecting External Devices After connecting an additional monitor or projector to the instrument, configure it for usage. The relevant settings are Windows settings but you can configure the displays directly in the instrument setup. 1.

  • Page 19: Instrument Tour

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Front Panel 3 Instrument Tour This chapter describes the front and rear panels of the instrument including all function keys and connectors, and also the touchscreen with its control elements. 3.1 Front Panel The front panel of the R&S RTO is shown in Figure 3-1.

  • Page 20: Input Connectors

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Front Panel 9 = Input channels 10 = [Aux Out] connector 11 = Connectors for probe compensation and grounding 12 = USB connectors 13 = [Power] key Instrument damage caused by cleaning agents Cleaning agents contain substances such as solvents (thinners, acetone, etc.), acids, bases, or other substances.

  • Page 21: Other Front Panel Connectors

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Rear Panel Risk of injury and instrument damage The instrument is not rated for any measurement category. Make sure that the input voltage on channel inputs does not exceed 200 V peak, 150 V RMS at 1 MΩ input impedance and 5 V RMS at 50 Ω input impedance. Transient overvoltages must not exceed 200 V peak.
  • Page 22 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Rear Panel Figure 3-2: Rear panel of R&S RTO 1 = AC power supply connector and main power switch 2 = LAN connector 3 = USB connectors, type A 4 = DisplayPort connector 5 = USB Device connector, type B 6 = DVI-D connector for external monitor 7 = Optional connectors for waveform and pattern generator (option R&S RTO-B6) 8 = External trigger output...
  • Page 23 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Rear Panel Two USB type A connectors that comply with standard USB 3.0. They are used to con- nect devices like keyboard, mouse, printer, and flash drive to store and reload instru- ment settings and measurement data. Note: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can affect the measurement results.

  • Page 24: Keys And Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls The maximum input voltage is 40 V peak at 100 kΩ input impedance. The maximum input frequency for a signal with the minimum input voltage swing of 500 mV (V ) is 400 MHz.
  • Page 25 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls [Preset] Resets the instrument to a default state. All measurements, mask tests, zoom, and most individual settings are deleted, and all channels except for channel 1 are dis- abled. You can define preset configurations and save them to a file. The [Preset] key can be configured to set either factory defaults or a user-defined preset configuration.

  • Page 26: Horizontal Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls 3.3.3 Horizontal Controls The keys and rotary knobs in the Horizontal functional block adjust the acquisition set- tings and horizontal parameters. These settings are effective for all channel wave- forms. [Res Rec Len], [Horizontal] Open and close the "Setup"...

  • Page 27: Vertical Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls You can select if the knob changes the position or the reference point in "File" menu > "Frontpanel Setup" > "Knobs". To set the value to zero, press the knob. The current value is shown in the input box in the lower right corner of the screen.
  • Page 28 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls The vertical rotary knobs are focused on the selected waveform. They are illuminated in the color of the selected waveform. [Logic] Opens the dialog box for configuration of parallel buses and digital channels. The key lights up if you enable at least one parallel bus.

  • Page 29: Trigger Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls 3.3.5 Trigger Controls The keys and knob in the Trigger functional block adjust the trigger and start or stop acquisition. [Trigger] Opens and closes the "Trigger" dialog box, where you can: ● Select a trigger type and configure it.

  • Page 30: Analysis Keys

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls To set the number of acquisitions, press the [Trigger] key, select the "Ctrl/Action" tab, and set "Average count (N-single count)". 3.3.6 Analysis Keys The keys in the Analysis functional block provide direct access to measurement and analyzing functions.

  • Page 31: Navigation Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls [Zoom] Displays a zoom diagram for the active diagram. The key is illuminated if at least one zoom is active. If you press the key while the zoom function is on, the "Zoom" dialog box opens, where you can configure several zoom areas for detailed signal observa- tion.
  • Page 32 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls Navigation rotary knob The navigation knob has various functions: ● In numeric entry fields: turn to increase or decrease the value. ● In tables: press to activate the edit mode, turn clockwise to increase the value or turn counterclockwise to decrease it, and press to enter the value and move to the next cell.
  • Page 33 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls Checkmark [☑] The checkmark key [☑] has different functions depending on the focus: ● In usual dialog box: if the focus is on a selection list, the key opens the list and applies the selected value.
  • Page 34 ® Instrument Tour R&S RTO2000 Keys and Controls Getting Started 1332.9719.02 ─ 08...

  • Page 35: Trying Out The Instrument

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Displaying a Basic Signal 4 Trying Out the Instrument This chapter introduces the most important functions and settings of the R&S RTO step by step. The complete description of the functionality and its usage is given in the "User Manual".
  • Page 36 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Displaying a Basic Signal 4. If necessary, compensate the passive probe as described in Chapter 6.4, "Adjust- ing Passive Probes", on page 100. 5. In the [Trigger] area of the front panel, press the [Source] key. Press the key again to switch the trigger source to "C2".

  • Page 37: Acquiring Data

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Acquiring Data 8. Tap the "Undo" icon on the toolbar repeatedly until the trigger mode is "Auto" and the trigger source is "CH1". 9. Press the [Slope] key to toggle the trigger slope. Watch the waveform and the "Trigger"...

  • Page 38: Organizing The Display

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Organizing the Display 6. To close the "Horizontal" dialog box, tap The three waveforms are displayed in one diagram. The corresponding signal icons are displayed on the sidebar. 4.3 Organizing the Display Now, the display has become confusing with so many waveforms in one diagram. You can display each waveform in a separate diagram and then define a useful label for each diagram.
  • Page 39 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Organizing the Display To manage several diagrams 1. Drag the signal icon for "Ch1Wfm2" from the sidebar to the bottom half of the dia- gram area. The SmartGrid appears and a blue area shows where the waveform will be placed. 2.
  • Page 40 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Organizing the Display The three waveforms are now displayed in separate diagrams. 3. Rename the diagrams so that the label indicates the diagram content: a) Double-tap the label for "Diagram 1: Ch1". b) On the on-screen keyboard, enter Original. c) Tap [OK].

  • Page 41: Changing The Waveform Scaling And Position

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 2. Tap "Close" in the signal icon for "Ch1Wfm2". The signal icon is removed from the sidebar, the waveform is switched off. 3. Switch off the "Average:Ch1Wfm3" waveform using the toolbar function: a) Tap the "Delete"...
  • Page 42 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position If you use a passive probe, you can filter the DC component by using the AC coupling function. Then you quickly set the new trigger level, and try out the scaling functions. 1.
  • Page 43 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 4. To move the waveform back to the center of the screen, eliminate the offset in the vertical settings: Press the upper rotary knob in the [Vertical] area (Offset/Position knob).
  • Page 44 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 7. To return to the original scaling, try the [Undo] key in the [Navigation] area. Press the [Undo] key repeatedly until the original scaling is displayed. Press the [Redo] key to retrace the undone steps.

  • Page 45: Zooming Into The Display

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Zooming into the Display 4.5 Zooming into the Display Using the [Scale] rotary knobs, you can change the scaling of the timebase and signal amplitudes to enlarge the waveform. To see more details, use one of the zoom func- tions.
  • Page 46 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Zooming into the Display The indicated area is magnified in a new zoom diagram. The original diagram indi- cates the zoom area as a rectangle. Getting Started 1332.9719.02 ─ 08...

  • Page 47: Using The Fingertip Zoom

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Zooming into the Display 4. To remove the zoom window and make room on the display for other results, tap "Delete" on the toolbar and then the zoom window. 4.5.2 Using the Fingertip Zoom 1.

  • Page 48: Displaying The Waveform History

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Displaying the Waveform History 4. Release the finger when the waveform segment of interest is visible in the zoom. 5. Tap "Keep" to convert the fingertip zoom into a standard zoom diagram. 4.6 Displaying the Waveform History During a continuous acquisition, the instrument stores the acquired data in the memory and shows the current acquisition on the display.

  • Page 49: Performing Basic Measurements

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 6. Tap "Play". The 10 stored waveforms are displayed one after the other, but very fast. 7. In the "Current acq." field, enter -4 to display the sixth waveform, counted from acquisition start.

  • Page 50: Performing A Cursor Measurement

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 4.7.1 Performing a Cursor Measurement 1. Restore the default signal channel settings: Press the [Preset] and [Autoset] keys. 2. Tap the "Cursor" icon on the toolbar. 3. Draw a rectangle on the screen where you want to place the cursor lines. The cursor lines appear in the diagram and the "Cursor Results"...

  • Page 51: Performing An Amplitude Measurement

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 6. To remove the result icon and make room on the display for other results, tap the red cross on the icon label. 4.7.2 Performing an Amplitude Measurement To measure the voltages of a pulse quickly, measure the amplitude in the time domain. 1.
  • Page 52 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 5. To display statistical results for the measurement, double-tap the results. Alternatively, press the [Meas] key in the [Analysis] area of the front panel. 6. Enable the "Statistics" option. 7. Tap "Advanced Setup". 8.

  • Page 53: Performing And Configuring The Quick Measurement

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 11. To save space in the display, touch the title of the results diagram, and drag it to the sidebar. Now you see the results in the result icon. 12. Close the result icon. 4.7.3 Performing and Configuring the Quick Measurement A set of maximum 8 different measurements on one source can be performed at once, simply by tapping the "Quick measurement"...
  • Page 54 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 3. Close the dialog box. In the following examples, you start a quick measurement and change the measure- ment configuration. To start the quick measurement 1. Press [Autoset]. 2. Tap the "Quick measurement" icon on the toolbar. 3.
  • Page 55 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements To configure the quick measurement 1. Tap 2. In the sidebar on the top, select the quick measurement if necessary. 3. In the sidebar, disable the Mean and RMS measurements. 4.
  • Page 56 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements Now the result box also shows the result of the frequency measurements. 6. Tap "Advanced Setup". In the list of selected measurements, you see a "Settings" icon at the period and frequency measurements.

  • Page 57: Displaying A Histogram

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements 4.7.4 Displaying a Histogram Histograms are useful to analyze the occurrence of measurement values statistically. The usage of histograms is also shown in a short video that is available on the instru- ment: "File"...
  • Page 58 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Basic Measurements Tip: You can also draw a rectangle on the screen to define the area on which the histogram is to be based. The histogram range is indicated in the diagram. 3.

  • Page 59: Performing A Basic Fft Analysis

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Basic FFT Analysis Tip: Alternatively to steps 5 to 8, you can double-tap the measurement results, and select the appropriate measurement group and the measurements in the sidebar. 9. To remove the histogram, tap the "Delete" icon on the toolbar, and then tap the his- togram.
  • Page 60 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Basic FFT Analysis A math waveform is configured that uses the "Mag(FFT(x))" operator with Ch1 as source. The spectrum waveform is displayed in a new diagram. 3. To measure the spectrum on the math channel, tap the "Measurement" icon on the toolbar.
  • Page 61 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Basic FFT Analysis 7. If the spectrum analysis option is installed on your instrument, the spectrum icon on the toolbar. 8. Tap the FFT waveform. Getting Started 1332.9719.02 ─ 08...

  • Page 62: Performing Mathematical Calculations

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing Mathematical Calculations 9. To remove the FFT results, tap the "Delete" icon and then the spectrum waveform. 10. Close the "Measurement" results. 4.9 Performing Mathematical Calculations In addition to the measured waveforms, you can display calculated data to compare the current measurement result with.

  • Page 63: Performing A Search

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Search 9. To remove the math waveform, tap the "Delete" icon and then the math waveform. Alternatively, you can tap the signal icon of the math waveform to minimize the waveform. Then close the signal icon. 4.10 Performing a Search In the following search, you detect positive and negative overshoots, i.e.
  • Page 64 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Search 5. Select "Enable" to start the continuous search on the acquired data. 6. Close the "Search" dialog box. 7. In the "Search Results" box, select "Show search zoom windows". The acquisition stops, and the detected overshoots of the last acquisition are listed in the search result table.

  • Page 65: Performing A Mask Test

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Mask Test 4.11 Performing a Mask Test In the following example, you perform a mask test to determine whether the signal exceeds a rectangular area. The usage of masks tests is also shown in a short video that is available on the instru- ment: "File"...
  • Page 66 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Performing a Mask Test c) Tap "Finish segment" in the sidebar. d) Tap in the result box. e) Select the "Mask Definition" tab. In the "Region" column of the second mask segment, select "Upper". 6.

  • Page 67: Printing And Saving Screenshots

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Printing and Saving Screenshots 11. Press [Run Stop] to start the next acquisition and watch the screen. 12. To close the test, tap in the "MaskTest" results box. 4.12 Printing and Saving Screenshots You can print and save screenshots of the current display to document your results.
  • Page 68 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Printing and Saving Screenshots 5. Tap the upper left button and select the printer. 6. Tap "Print". The result is a monochrome image. 7. Close the dialog box. To configure the Camera key 1.

  • Page 69: Saving Data

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Saving Data To save screenshots 1. Press the key. 2. Change the horizontal scale. 3. Press the key. The files are saved to the following directory: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\RTx\ ScreenShots The default file name is Screenshot_<date>_<index>_<time>.png. 4.
  • Page 70 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Saving Data 8. Enter Waveform1 on the online keyboard. 9. Tap "ENTER" to close the online keyboard. 10. Select the file type: "*.bin". 11. Tap "Save". The waveform data is saved to the files Waveform1.Wfm.bin and Waveform1.bin in the selected directory.
  • Page 71 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Saving Data 3. Select "Numeric results". 4. Select the results that you want to save. 5. For further usage of the results, select the "CSV-Delimiter" that is used to convert the values in columns. For MS Excel, select the semicolon. 6.
  • Page 72 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Saving Data Getting Started 1332.9719.02 ─ 08...

  • Page 73: Operating The Instrument

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Means of Manual Interaction 5 Operating the Instrument There are three ways to operate the R&S RTO. Manual operation Use the touchscreen, keys and rotary knobs, or an optional mouse and/or keyboard. The principles of manual operation are explained in this section. Remote control Create programs to automatize repeating settings, tests, and measurements.

  • Page 74: Touchscreen Display

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Touchscreen Display Use gestures to scale the waveform: – Spread or pinch two fingers horizontally to change the horizontal scale (time- base). – Spread or pinch two fingers vertically to change the vertical scale of the active waveform.
  • Page 75 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Touchscreen Display Figure 5-1: Display information 1 = Diagram 2 = Grid 3 = Sidebar with horizontal and trigger label (3a), signal icon with waveform settings (3b) and signal icon with minimized live waveform (3c) 4 = Trigger level 5 = Trigger position 6 = Reference point (distance from trigger position to reference point = horizontal position)
  • Page 76 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Touchscreen Display Grid (2) The grid shows the vertical and horizontal divisions. The division lines are labeled with the correspondent values. The grid labels have the color of the waveform to which they belong. If several waveforms are shown in one diagram, the grid has the color of the selected waveform.
  • Page 77 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Touchscreen Display 1 = Vertical scale 2 = Vertical position 3 = Coupling and Termination 4 = Acquisition mode 5 = Offset 6 = Actual bandwidth, can be less than the instrument bandwidth depending on the number of active chan- nels and other settings If the sidebar contains many icons and not all icons are visible, touch one of the icons and move it up or down until the required icon appears.

  • Page 78: Control Elements On The Touchscreen

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Touchscreen Display Messages (11) A yellow or red button on the toolbar points to the status messages of the instrument. To open the message box, tap the button. See also: Chapter 5.9, "Messages", on page 95. 5.2.2 Control Elements on the Touchscreen The touchscreen provides everything you need to control the instrument, to analyze waveforms, and to get measurement results.

  • Page 79: App Cockpit

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 App Cockpit Dialog box (4, 5) The tabs of the dialog boxes contain all task-oriented settings and operations, and black buttons for calling related tabs. The usage of dialog boxes is described in Chap- ter 5.7, "Using Dialog Boxes", on page 92.

  • Page 80: Working With Waveforms

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Working with Waveforms 5.4 Working with Waveforms The R&S RTO can create and display several types of waveforms: ● Channel waveforms: Up to three waveforms per input channel can be shown. For a four-channel instru- ment, 12 channel waveforms are available.
  • Page 81 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Working with Waveforms ● Waveforms can be minimized to signal icons showing a small real-time signal view. Thus, more space in the diagram area is available without switching off waveforms. ● Diagrams are displayed on tabs – you can arrange them side by side or one above the other.
  • Page 82 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Working with Waveforms To minimize a waveform ► Choose on of the following ways: ● Tap the "Minimize" icon in the upper right corner of the waveform's signal label in the sidebar. ● Drag the waveform from the diagram to the sidebar. The waveform disappears from the diagram and the minimized signal view is shown in the signal icon.

  • Page 83: Toolbar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar The diagram layout depends on the position where you drop the signal view, in relation to an existing diagram. Figure 5-5: SmartGrid positions 1 = In the existing diagram, overlay of signal 2 = New diagram on the left or right 3 = New diagram above or below 4 = New diagram on top of the existing diagram 5 = XY-diagram...

  • Page 84: Using The Toolbar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar 5.5.1 Using the Toolbar Using the toolbar is easy and straightforward. Some of the toolbar functions are one-click actions. These actions are performed immediately when you tap the icon. Other toolbar functions are analyzing functions. These actions are interactive actions. To use analyzing functions (interactive actions) 1.

  • Page 85: Toolbar Functions

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar 1. To open the toolbar configuration, choose one of the following ways: ● Tap the icon in the toolbar: ● On the "Display" menu, select "Toolbar". 2. Select the required toolbar functions: ● Disable the functions that you do not need.
  • Page 86 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar One-click actions Interactive actions Undo Zoom Redo Search Show Help Cursor Graphical Recall (load saveset ) Masktest Save Settings Histogram Save Screenshot Measurement Create Report Quick meas Clear all Autoset and Preset Delete Run / Stop and Run Single Label Find Trigger Level...
  • Page 87 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar Zoom The zoom icon on the toolbar shows the last selected zoom type. A short tap on the icon activates the selected zoom. To use another zoom type, select it in the sidebar. Standard zoom ←...
  • Page 88 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar Tap the diagram where you want to set the cursors, or draw a rectangle in the diagram to position the cursor lines. The resulting cursor lines measure the selected waveform. The results appear in the "Cursor Results" box. You can adjust the cursor source, type and position in the result box.
  • Page 89 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Toolbar Delete Removes zoom and histogram areas and their diagrams; measurement areas and their associated results; and mask segments. The icon also switches off a waveform. Tap the icon and then tap the area or diagram to be deleted, or the waveform to be switched off.

  • Page 90: Displaying Results

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Displaying Results Update Ref Waveform Copies the selected source waveform with all its settings to the reference waveform. If Re f 1 the acquisition is running, the reference waveform is a snapshot. You can configure up to four reference waveforms.
  • Page 91 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Displaying Results 1 = Floating result box 2 = Table in a tab on the left or right 3 = Table in a tab above or below 4 = New tab To open the corresponding setup dialog box 1.

  • Page 92: Using Dialog Boxes

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Using Dialog Boxes 5.7 Using Dialog Boxes All functionality is provided in dialog boxes as known from computer programs. You can control the instrument intuitively with the touchscreen. This section provides an overview of the accessing methods and describes how to use the dialog boxes. Each dialog box has four icons in the upper right corner: Go back: opens the previously opened dialog box.

  • Page 93: Entering Data

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Entering Data 3. To restore the complete dialog box, tap the "Maximize" icon in the small box. To close a dialog box ► Tap the "Close" icon in the upper right corner. Press the [Esc] key on the front panel. To select an option in a dialog box ►...
  • Page 94 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Entering Data For data input in dialog boxes, the touchscreen provides an on-screen keypad to enter numeric values and units. For text input, the on-screen keyboard with English key lay- out is used. To enter values with the on-screen keypad 1.

  • Page 95: Messages

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Messages To enter data with the on-screen keyboard 1. Double-tap the entry field to open the on-screen keyboard. If available, you can also tap the keyboard icon on the right of the entry field. 2.

  • Page 96: Getting Information And Help

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Getting Information and Help If no messages are available, the "Info" button is hidden. Important messages are indicated by a red "Info" button. These messages cannot be deleted, they remain until the problem is solved. 5.10 Getting Information and Help In many dialog boxes, graphics are included to explain the way a setting works.

  • Page 97: Using The Help Window

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Getting Information and Help 3. To open the corresponding help topic, tap the "Show Help" button in the lower right corner of the tooltip. The "Help" window opens and displays the comprehensive description and the cor- responding remote command.
  • Page 98 ® Operating the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Getting Information and Help The "View" tab with the corresponding help topic is displayed. To search topics for a text string 1. Switch to the "Search" tab. 2. Select the "Keyboard" icon besides the entry field. 3.

  • Page 99: Setting Up The Instrument

    ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Aligning the Touchscreen 6 Setting Up the Instrument Basic setup procedures for the instrument are the following: ● Performing a Self-alignment..................99 ● Aligning the Touchscreen..................99 ● Setting the Display Language................100 ● Adjusting Passive Probes..................

  • Page 100: Setting The Display Language

    ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Adjusting Passive Probes Alignment of the touchscreen is useful: ● At first use ● If the position of the instrument has been changed, and you cannot look straight on the screen ● If another person operates the instrument ●...
  • Page 101 ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Adjusting Passive Probes Two connector pins are located on the front panel. The right pin is on ground level. The left pin supplies a square wave signal with 1 kHz for low frequency probe compensa- tion.
  • Page 102 ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S RTO2000 Adjusting Passive Probes Getting Started 1332.9719.02 ─ 08...

  • Page 103: Index

    ® Index R&S RTO2000 Index Display Key ................25 AC coupling Overview ..............74 Trying out ..............41 Display elements Acquisition Diagram ..............74 Key ................26 Input box ..............78 Single, multiple ............29 Menu bar ..............78 Start ................29 Result box ..............
  • Page 104 ® Index R&S RTO2000 Offset Channel ..............28 Input .................. 20 Trying out ..............41 Input box ................78 OK key ................32 Intensity key ..............25 On/Off key ................. 24 Intensity of display elements ..........25 Open source acknowledgment ........... 9 Operation Concepts ..............
  • Page 105 ® Index R&S RTO2000 RTO-B4 ................24 Find level ..............89 RTO-B10 ................24 Hardware zoom ............87 Run ..................29 Hide/show icons ............84 Run Stop key ..............29 Histogram ..............88 Load saveset .............. 86 Masks ................. 88 Measurement .............. 88 Safety instructions ...............
  • Page 106 ® Index R&S RTO2000 Reference ..............80 Select ................81 States ................81 Switch off ..............83 Switch on ..............81 XY ................80 Zoom ................80 Web interface ..............73 Windows Access ................ 16 XY-waveforms ..............80 Zoom Area ................77 Diagram ..............

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