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Tektronix TDS 500C Manual

Digitizing oscilloscopes
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TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C
Digitizing Oscilloscopes
071-0090-01
This document supports firmware version 5.2 and
above.

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  • Page 1 Supplement TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes 071-0090-01 This document supports firmware version 5.2 and above.
  • Page 2 Copyright Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Wilsonville, OR 97070–1000...
  • Page 3 Introduction This document contains three supplements to the TDS 500C, TDS 600B, and TDS 700C manuals: TDS 580C Supplement provides information that extends the TDS 500C, TDS 600B, and TDS 700C manuals to cover a new oscilloscope model, the TDS 580C Digitizing Oscilloscope. See page 3.
  • Page 4 Introduction TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...

  • Page 5: Tds 580C Supplement

    TDS 580C Supplement The TDS 500C, TDS 600B, and TDS 700C model oscilloscope manuals also cover an oscilloscope model that is not mentioned in those manuals, the TDS 580C. This supplement lists the differences between the TDS 580C and the TDS 784C, which is the model that the TDS 580C is most like.
  • Page 6 TDS 580C Supplement Service Information The TDS 500C, TDS 600B, and TDS 700C Service Manual (optional accessory) applies to the TDS 580C. Use the part number listed for the TDS 784C when replacing the following parts: Circuit Board Assembly: Acquisition A10...

  • Page 7: Version 5.2 Firmware Supplement

    Electrical Volt Details 10 Mb/s 2.048 Mb/s 139.26 Mb/s 1.0625 Gb/s STS-1 Eye 10 Base-T Link Test 8.448 Mb/s Eye 51.84 Mb/s Full Mask 10 Mb/s STS-1 34.368 Mb/s Pulse 51.84 Mb/s TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 8 Hits greater than or equal to the Pass/Fail Failure Threshold are a test failure. To set the threshold, press MEASURE Measure (main) Masks (pop-up) Mask Counting (main) Pass/Fail Failure Threshold (side). Then use the general purpose knob or keypad to set the failure threshold. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 9 (see Figure NO TAG). To select the channel that is compared against the selected mask, press MEA- SURE Measure (main) Masks (pop-up) Mask Options (main). Then TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 10 To control whether an autoset is performed when a standard mask is selected, press MEASURE Measure (main) Masks (pop-up) Mask Op- tions (main). Then toggle Std Mask Autoset (side) to Auto or Manual. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 11 (the file will contain over 800,000 bytes in deep mode and over 400,000 bytes in shallow mode) and the exact file from the resulting scrollbar list. Finally, press Save To Selected File (side) to complete the operation. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 12 Keep the hold time setting to no more than 2.5 ns less than one-half the clock period (hold time (period/2) – 2.5 ns) or the oscilloscope cannot trigger (this assumes a 50% duty cycle clock). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...

  • Page 13: Gpib Command Descriptions

    COMPLETE turns the passfail bell on for test completion. Examples MASK:PASSFail:STATE TDS 500C & 700C Only Turns the mask conditional counting test ON or OFF. Group Mask TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 14 Returns the result of the conditional mask test. Group Mask Syntax Examples might return indicating the test is passing. MASK:PASSFail:THReshold TDS 500C & 700C Only Sets the minimum number of mask hits that is a test failure. Group Mask TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 15 1 to (2**30). Examples sets the minimum number of waveforms to 12. TRIGger:MAIn:COMMunication:CMI:PULSEForm TDS 500C & 700C Only Sets or queries the communication trigger CMI pulse form to one of four possibilities. Group Trigger TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 16 Zero bit. Examples selects a trigger on a positive mark. TRIGger:MAIn:COMMunication:STANdard TDS 500C & 700C Only Sets or queries the communication trigger standard which identifies the code and bit rate. Group Trigger Syntax TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 17 Version 5.2 Firmware Arguments refers to DS1 (1.544 Mb/s) AMI standard. refers to DS1A (2.048 Mb/s) AMI standard. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 18 ANSI/IEEE 802.3 Fifth Edition 1996 – Information Technology – Telecommunications and Information Exchange (10 Mb/s) standard. refers to the ANSI X3.263-1995 for Information Technology (125 Mb/s) standard. refers to the ITU G.703 standard (44.736 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 19 E4 communication standard. MASK:AUTOSet:STANdard TDS 500C & 700C Only Selects a standard mask for autoset. You can modify a standard and still force the oscilloscope to autoset to the standard. Group Mask Syntax TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 20 Version 5.2 Firmware Arguments selects the mask specified by the OC1/STM0 standard (51.84 Mb/s). selects the mask specified by the OC3/STM1 standard (155.52 Mb/s). selects the mask specified by OC12/STM4 standard (622.08 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 21 DS1A standard (2.048 Mb/s). selects the mask specified by the DS1C standard (3.152 Mb/s). selects the mask specified by the DS2 standard (6.312 Mb/s). selects the mask specified by the DS3 standard (44.736 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 22 (143.1818 Mb/s). selects the mask implied by the ANSI/SMPTE 259M 4:2:2 component serial video standard (270 Mb/s). selects the mask implied by the ANSI/SMPTE 259M 4:2:2 component serial video standard (360 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 23 SET form of this command. It is allowed because a SET? can get it. Examples selects the OC3 standard for autoset. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 24 Version 5.2 Firmware MASK:STANdard TDS 500C & 700C Only Deletes the existing mask and sets the standard mask. The query form queries the standard mask. Group Mask Syntax TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 25 OC1/STM0 standard (51.84 Mb/s). means delete any user defined masks and then create masks as specified by OC3/STM1 standard (155.52 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 26 G.703 Binary 1 standard (155.52 Mb/s). The SONET standard GR–253–CORE calls this mask STS–3. ANSI standard T1.102 has STS–3 eye pattern standards. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 27 Fibre Channel 1063 Optical standard (1.0635 Gb/s). means delete any user defined masks and then create masks as specified by the Fibre Channel 133 Electrical standard (132.7 Mb/s). TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 28 – Telecommunications and Information Exchange standard (10 Mb/s). This mask displays the first 20% of the Link Test Full Mask, so that you can see that part of the signal in detail. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 29 Group MaskMask_Commands Syntax Arguments OFF or <NR1> = 0 turns off mask inversion. The default is OFF. ON or <NR1> not = 0 turns on mask inversion. Examples Turns mask inversion on. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 30 Group MaskMask_Commands Syntax Arguments OFF or <NR1> = 0 turns off mask margins. The default is OFF. ON or <NR1> not = 0 turns on mask margins. Examples Turns on mask margins. TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...
  • Page 31 Option 1G Supplement The TDS 500C, TDS 600B, and TDS 700C manuals cover the TDS 540C and TDS 754C Option 1G oscilloscopes which are not mentioned in the manuals. This document lists the differences between the TDS 540C and the TDS 540C Option 1G and the TDS 754C and the TDS 754C Option 1G.
  • Page 32 Option 1G Supplement TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Supplement...

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