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TDS5000B Series
Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
Specifications and Performance Verification
071-1420-03
Revision A
This document applies to firmware version 1.00
and above.
Warning
The servicing instructions are for use by qualified
personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not
perform any servicing unless you are qualified to
do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior to
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  • Page 1 Technical Reference TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes Specifications and Performance Verification 071-1420-03 Revision A This document applies to firmware version 1.00 and above. Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so.
  • 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. Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97077...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sine Wave Generator Leveling Procedure ......2- - 61 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 4 ..........2- -63 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents List of Tables Table 1- -1: TDS5000B Series models ......1- -2 Table 1- -2: Channel input and vertical specifications .
  • Page 6 Table of Contents TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 7: General Safety Summary

    Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation. TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 8 CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product: CAUTION WARNING Protective Ground Standby Refer to Manual High Voltage (Earth) Terminal TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications marked with the n symbol are verified in the Performance Verification section. The specifications in this section apply to all TDS5000B Series models unless noted otherwise. To meet specifications, the following conditions must be met: H The oscilloscope must have been calibrated in an ambient temperature between 20 °C and 30 °C (68 °F and 86 °F).

  • Page 10: Product And Feature Description

    Specifications Product and Feature Description The TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope family consists of the models shown in Table 1- -1. Table 1- 1: TDS5000B Series models Number of Maximum sample channels rate (real time) Model Bandwidth TDS5032B 350 MHz...

  • Page 11: Display Features

    Zoom. To take advantage of the full resolution of the oscilloscope you can zoom in on a waveform to see the fine details. Both vertical and horizontal zoom functions are available. 1- 3 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 12: Measurement Features

    CD-R/W drive or optional removable hard disk drive, that can be used for storage and retrieval of data. The oscilloscope has GPIB, USB, Parallel, RS232, and Ethernet ports for input and output to other devices. 1- 4 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 13 Graphical aids in the help windows assist you in getting to the information you need. You can also access the help topics through a table of contents or index. 1- 5 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 14: Specification Tables

    ≤100 ps between any two channels with DC input coupling and the same V/div scale settings at or above 10 mV/div ±75.0 ns Deskew range, typical n Channel-to-channel crosstalk ≥100:1 at ≤100 MHz 1- 6 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 15 DC to 1 GHz DC 50 Ω coupling; bandwidth limit set to Full; operating ambient ≤30 °C; derated by 5 MHz/°C above 30 °C Analog bandwidth selections 20 MHz, 150 MHz, or Full 1- 7 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 16 Peak Detect or Envelope Mode Pulse Response Capture of single event pulses Number of channels Minimum pulse width 1 or 2 400 ps 3 or 4 800 ps Offset range User-adjustable input offset voltages 1- 8 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 17 1.01 V/div to 10 V/div 50 Ω coupling ±0.5 V 1 mV/div to 50 mV/div ±0.25 V 50.5 mV/div to 99.5 mV/div ±5 V 100 mV/div to 500 mV/div ±2.5 V 505 mV/div to 1 V/div 1- 9 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 18 DC gain accuracy, Sample or Average acquisition |net offset /offset range| mode TDS5104B: ±3% + 1.0% |net offset /offset range| for 2 mV/div - - 3.98 mV/div Refer to Offset Range specifications 1- 10 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 19 |net offset /offset range|) |reading - - net offset| + (0.1 div V/div + 0.3 mV)] Where, net offset = offset - - (position volts/division) Nonlinearity, typical 1 LSB differential, 1 LSB integral, independently based 1- 11 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 20 Sample acquisition mode 1 MHz, 9.2 div, 10 MS/s 9.0 bits sample rate, HiRes acquisi- tion mode 1 GHz, 6.5 div, 5 GS/s 4.7 bits sample rate, Sample acquisition mode 1- 12 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 21: Table 1- 3: Horizontal And Acquisition System Specifications

    ±15 ppm over any ≥1 ms interval delay time accuracy ≤ [3 ps + (0.1 ppm RMS aperture uncertainty, typical record duration)] for real-time or interpolated records with a duration ≥1 minute 1- 13 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 22: Table 1- 4: Trigger Specifications

    Any channel, DC coupled 0.35 div from DC to 50 MHz, increasing to 1 div at 1 GHz Auxiliary input 400 mV from DC to 50 MHz, increasing to 750 mV at 100 MHz 1- 14 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 23 Supported systems include NTSC, PAL, SECAM, and analog HDTV Trigger level or threshold range Trigger Source Sensitivity ±10 divisions from center of Any channel screen ±8 V Auxiliary input Line Fixed at zero volts 1- 15 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 24 Minimum runt width = 2 ns 8.5 ns + 5% of runt width qualified) setting Runt or window type (logic Minimum runt width = 2 ns 8.5 ns + 5% of runt width qualified) setting 1- 16 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 25 Hold time (time from clock - - 1 ns minimum edge to data transition) +102 ns maximum Setup time + Hold time +2 ns minimum (algebraic sum of the two +202 ns maximum settings) 1- 17 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 26 1 ns to 500 ns ±(0.01% of setting + 520 ns to 1 s 100 ns) Trigger holdoff range 1.5 s to 12 s, minimum resolution is 8 s for settings ≤1.2 ms 1- 18 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 27: Table 1- 5: Display Specifications

    Rear-panel BNC connector 9.8 MHz to 10.2 MHz 200 mV to 7 V 1.5 kΩ in series with ~10 nF DC blocking capacitor Side-panel I/O ports Ports located on the side panel 1- 19 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 28: Table 1- 7: Data Storage Specifications

    24X read speed; 24X write speed Floppy disk Front-panel 3.5 in USB floppy disk drive, 1.44 MB capacity Hard disk Standard internal hard disk capacity: 80 GB External hard disk capacity: refer to added options 1- 20 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 29: Table 1- 8: Power Source Specifications

    0 in (0 mm) when standing on the feet Left side 3 in (76 mm) Right side 0 in [5 in (126 mm) required to access CD-ROM] Front 0 in (0 mm) Rear 0 in (0 mm) 1- 21 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 30: Table 1- 10: Environmental Specifications

    5 Hz to 500 Hz, 10 minutes on each axis Nonoperating 2.0 g from 5 Hz to 500 Hz, 10 minutes on each axis Shock, nonoperating 30 g (11 ms half-sine wave) or less 1- 22 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 31: Table 1- 11: Certifications And Compliances

    Power Harmonic Current Emissions EN 61000-3-3 Voltage Changes, Fluctuations, and Flicker Use low-EMI shielded interconnect cables, equivalent to the following Tektronix cables: GPIB cable: 012-0991-01, 012-0991-02, or 012-0991-03. RS-232 cable: 012-1213-00 or CA part number 0294-9. Centronics Cable: 012-1214-00 or LCOM part number CTL3VGAMM-5 VGA Cable.
  • Page 32 Equipment Type Test and measuring Safety Class Class 1 (as defined in IEC 61010-1/A2) - - grounded product Pollution Degree Pollution Degree 2 as defined in IEC 61010-1/A2 Rated for indoor use only 1- 24 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 33: Performance Verification

    (See Table 2- -1: Test equipment on page 2- -18). If you are not familiar with operating this oscilloscope, read the oscilloscope reference or user manuals or explore the online help. 2- 1 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 34: Conventions

    “menu bar” refers to a row of menus at the top of the display. You can switch between toolbar and menu bar operating modes by clicking the button near the top right corner of the display. See Figure 2- -1. 2- 2 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 35: Figure 2- 1: Toolbar And Menu Bar

    H The procedures to follow assume that you have connected a mouse to the oscilloscope so that you can click on the screen controls. If you have not connected a mouse, you can use the optional touch screen to operate all the screen controls. 2- 3 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 36 Performance Verification 2- 4 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 37: Brief Procedures

    Verify that no failures are found and reported on-screen. All tests should pass. If any failures occur, you can use the GPIB command DIAG:RE- SULTS:VERBOSE? to query for details on the errors. 2- 5 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 38: Functional Tests

    “has a period of about six horizontal divisions,” do NOT interpret these quantities as given limits. Operation within limits is checked in Performance Tests, which begin on page 2- -17. 2- 6 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 39: Verify All Input Channels

    (its label will be highlighted). If this is the case, it is not necessary to press the button. Verify All Input Channels Equipment One 10X oscilloscope probe, such as Tektronix P5050 required Prerequisites None 1. Initialize the oscilloscope: Push the front-panel DEFAULT SETUP button.

  • Page 40: Figure 2- 3: Channel Button Location

    H Peak Detect mode displays an actively acquiring waveform on-screen with the noise present in Sample mode “peak detected.” H Hi Res mode displays an actively acquiring waveform on-screen with the noise that was present in Sample mode reduced. 2- 8 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 41: Verify The Time Base

    9. Remove the test hookup: Disconnect the probe from the channel input and the probe compensation output. Verify the Time Base Equipment One 10X oscilloscope probe, such as Tektronix P5050 required Prerequisites None 1. Initialize the oscilloscope: Push the front-panel DEFAULT SETUP button.
  • Page 42 H Change the horizontal SCALE to 40 ns/div (50 ns/div for TDS5054BE). The falling edge of the waveform should remain near the center graticule. If not, readjust the delay setting to center the falling edge. 2- 10 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 43: Verify The A (Main) And B (Delayed) Trigger Systems

    7. Remove the test hookup: Disconnect the probe from the channel input and the probe compensation output. Verify the A (Main) and B Equipment One 10X oscilloscope probe, such as Tektronix P5050 required (Delayed) Trigger Systems Prerequisites None 1.

  • Page 44: Verify The File System

    Verify the File System Equipment One 10X oscilloscope probe, such as Tektronix P5050 required One 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte, 3.5 inch DOS-compatible formatted disk. If your instrument does not include a floppy disk drive, see the Note on page 2- - 6.

  • Page 45: Figure 2- 6: Setup For The File System Test

    Note on page 2- -6. d. Locate and select the waveform file name you previously stored. e. Click the Recall button to display the stored waveform on screen. 2- 13 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 46: Verify The Internal Printer (Optional)

    5. Click Print Test Page. 6. Verify that the test page advances through the printer and prints clearly. Refer to Figure 2- -7 on page 2- -15 for a sample of the test page. 2- 14 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 47: Figure 2- 7: Example Test Page From The Internal Printer

    Brief Procedures Figure 2- 7: Example test page from the internal printer 2- 15 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 48 Brief Procedures 2- 16 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 49: Performance Tests

    Performance Tests This section contains a collection of manual procedures for checking that the TDS5000B Series Oscilloscopes performs as warranted. The preceding procedures are faster to complete, and should be done first if you intend to perform the performance tests.

  • Page 50: Equipment Required

    Checking Analog Bandwidth Sensor oscilloscope bandwidth. Amplitude and Trigger Sensitivity range: 6 mV to 2 V 15. Splitter, Power Frequency range: DC to 4 GHz. Wavetek 9500 Checking Analog Bandwidth Tracking: >2.0% 2- 18 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 51 ±8 V, or errors in signal measurement will be observed. Above 40 V, damage to the probe may result. To make measurements beyond ±8 V, use either the P5050 probe (good to 500 V), or refer to the catalog for a recom- mended probe. 2- 19 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 52: Tds5000B Series Test Record

    - - 1.0353 V +5 Div position setting, - - 1 V offset 200 mV Vert scale setting, + 11.4989 V __________ __________ + 11.7011 V - - 5 Div position setting, +10 V offset 2- 20 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 53 Analog bandwidth 100 mV 424 mV __________ __________ 100 mV 424 mV __________ __________ 100 mV 424 mV __________ __________ 100 mV 424 mV __________ __________ Delay between channels __________ __________ 100 ps 2- 21 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 54 0.16 divisions Channel isolation: Full Bandwidth CH 1 __________ __________ 0.16 divisions CH 2 __________ __________ 0.16 divisions CH 3 __________ __________ 0.16 divisions Input to CH 4 __________ __________ 8.00 divisions 2- 22 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 55 Analog signal output, 50 Ω p-p ≥100 mV p-p ≤150 mV __________ __________ Probe compensation output signal Frequency 950 Hz __________ __________ 1.050 kHz Voltage (difference) 990 mV __________ __________ 1010 mV 2- 23 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 56: Signal Acquisition System Checks

    50 Ω precision coaxial cable to the other side of the BNC T connector. Now connect the BNC T connector to CH 1. See Figure 2- -8. 2- 24 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 57: Figure 2- 8: Initial Test Hookup

    Turn on the measurement Mean for the channel: H From the toolbar bar, click MEAS and select the Ampl tab, and then click Mean to measure the mean of the current channel. H Press Close. 2- 25 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 58: Table 2- 2: Dc Voltage Measurement Accuracy

    DC accuracy check has failed for the current vertical scale setting of the current channel.) e. Measure the test signal: Press Close. Read the measurement results at the Mean measurement readout. See Figure 2- -9. 2- 26 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 59: Figure 2- 9: Measurement Of Dc Accuracy At Maximum Offset And Position

    Test all channels: Repeat substeps a through f for all channels. 3. Disconnect the hookup: a. Set the generator output to 0 V. b. Disconnect the cable from the generator output at the input connector of the channel last tested. 2- 27 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 60: Check Analog Bandwidth

    PV is subject to the flatness errors associated with the generator used. Refer to the Sine Wave Generator Leveling Procedure on page 2- -62 if your sine wave generator does not have automatic output amplitude leveling. 2- 28 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 61: Figure 2- 10: Initial Test Hookup

    For the optional setup using a leveled sine wave generator with a leveling head, see Figure 2- -11 and, if using this optional setup with the example Tektronix SG504, set the generator output to 6 MHz. TDS5000B Series oscilloscope Sine wave...

  • Page 62: Table 2- 3: Analog Bandwidth

    If your generator cannot output 6 divisions of amplitude, determine its maximum output at the Test frequency, and use this for the reference amplitude. The - 3 db limit can be calculated as: 0.707 reference amplitude. 2- 30 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 63 Press PUSH TO SET 50% as necessary to trigger the signal. H Read the results at the CH<x> Pk-Pk readout, which will automati- cally measure the amplitude of the test signal. See Figure 2- -12. 2- 31 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 64: Figure 2- 12: Measurement Of Analog Bandwidth

    NOTE. Passing the Signal Path Compensation confirms the signal path for all vertical scale settings for all channels. Passing the Internal Diagnostics ensures that the factory-set adjustment constants that control the bandwidth for each vertical scale setting have not changed. 2- 32 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 65 H Do not adjust the vertical position of any channel during this procedure. H From the toolbar, click the Vert button. H Set the termination of each channel to 50 Ω by selecting each channel tab and clicking the Termination 50 Ω button. 2- 33 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 66: Figure 2- 13: Initial Test Hookup

    2. Confirm all four channels are within limits for channel delay: a. Set up the generator: Set the generator frequency to 250 MHz and the amplitude at six to eight divisions for CH 1. 2- 34 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 67 Ref 3 Display Off button to toggle it to On and display the reference. Hint: To control reference waveforms, use the Reference Waveform Controls menu on the right side of the screen. 2- 35 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 68: Figure 2- 14: Measurement Of Channel Delay

    H Read the measurement results at the Δ: cursor readout on the screen. Display the waveforms. Locate the time reference Align each cursor to the time Read results. points for these waveforms. reference points. Figure 2- 14: Measurement of channel delay 2- 36 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 69: Check Channel Isolation (Crosstalk)

    H Set the Vertical SCALE of CH 1, CH 2, CH 3, and CH 4 to 100 mV. H Set the Trigger SOURCE to CH 1. H Set the Horizontal SCALE to 20 ns (25 ns for TDS5054BE). 2- 37 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 70 Move the signal to the CH 2 input connector, and then change the Trigger SOURCE to CH 2. m. Check — Amplitude of each trace other than CH 2 is 0.16 division or less (discount trace width). Enter the amplitude in the test record. 2- 38 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 71: Time Base System Checks

    Read Prerequisites on page 2- - 17 and footnote warnings on page 2- - 19. Time Mark or TDS5000B Series oscilloscope Sine Wave Generator Output 50 Ω coaxial cable Figure 2- 16: Initial test hookup 2- 39 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 72 H Press PUSH TO SET 50%. H Click the Close button. H Use the Vertical POSITION knob to center the test signal on the screen. H Press the Trigger MODE button to toggle it to NORMAL. 2- 40 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 73 Figure 2- -17 on page 2- -41. H Set the delay time to 10 ms. (Do this by clicking Horiz Delay and on the keypad press 10, then m followed by ENTER.) 2- 41 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 74 “PPM” portion of the delta time specification. 1. Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls: a. Initialize the oscilloscope: Press the DEFAULT SETUP button. b. Hook up the pulse generator as shown in Figure 2- -18. 2- 42 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 75: Figure 2- 18: Delta Time Accuracy Test Hookup

    Under Sampling Mode, press the RT (Real Time Only) button. H Set the horizontal SCALE to 10 ns/division. The pulse width should be approximately 6 ns. For the TDS5054BE, set the horizontal scale to 50 ns/division, and press the ZOOM button. 2- 43 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 76 H Both differences must be less than or equal to the Delta-time accuracy limit shown in Table 2- -4 for your oscilloscope. H Enter the pass/fail result for delta time in the test record. 2- 44 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 77: Trigger System Checks

    2. Disconnect all test equipment from the oscilloscope. Trigger System Checks The following procedures check those characteristics that relate to the trigger system and are listed as checked in the Specifications section. 2- 45 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 78: Check Time Accuracy For Pulse, Glitch, Timeout, And Width Triggering

    (time range ≤500 ns): a. Display the test signal: Set the output of the sine wave generator for a 100 MHz, five-division sine wave on the screen; then press PUSH TO SET 50%. 2- 46 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 79 Upper Limit readout until triggering is lost. H CHECK that the Upper Limit readout, after the oscilloscope loses triggering, is within 3.5 ns to 6.5 ns, inclusive. H Enter the time in the test record. 2- 47 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 80: Figure 2- 19: Measurement Of Time Accuracy For Pulse And Glitch Triggering

    1.9 s to 2.1 s, inclusive. H Enter the time in the test record. H Use the keypad to return the Lower Limit to 500 ns and re-establish triggering. 2- 48 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 81 H Connect one end of a precision 50 Ω coaxial cable to the signal output of the generator. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to CH 1 through a 50 Ω termination. See Figure 2- -20. 2- 49 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 82: Figure 2- 20: Initial Test Hookup

    At horizontal scale settings of 2 ms/division and faster, TRIG’D will remain constantly lit. It will flash for slower settings. 2- 50 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 83: Figure 2- 21: Measurement Of Trigger Sensitivity Showing 50 Mhz Results

    Use the TRIGGER LEVEL knob to stabilize the Main trigger. Click B Trig Level, and use the keypad or the multipurpose knob/FINE button to 2- 51 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 84 H Adjust the Trigger LEVEL knob in the negative direction. H CHECK for a stable trigger. When a stable trigger is obtained, the TRIG’D indicator is lighted. H Enter the pass/fail results in the test record. 2- 52 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 85 H Remove the 5X attenuator and reconnect the cable to CH 1. H Set the generator amplitude on the screen for 7.5 divisions. H Fine-adjust the generator output until the CH 1 Amplitude readout indicates the amplitude is 750 mV. 2- 53 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 86 4d for the other channels (CH 2, and, if equipped, CH 3 and CH 4). 5. Disconnect the hookup: Disconnect the cables from AUX IN and from the channel last tested. 2- 54 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 87: Output Signal Checks

    Initialize the oscilloscope: Press the DEFAULT SETUP button. d. Modify the initialized front-panel control settings: H Press the Vertical CH 1 button to toggle it off. H Press the Vertical CH 3 button to display that channel. 2- 55 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 88 H Click the Close button. H CHECK that the CH 2 High readout is ≥1.0 volt and that the CH 2 Low readout ≤0.25 volts. H Enter the high and low voltages in the test record. 2- 56 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 89: Figure 2- 23: Measurement Of Main Trigger Out Limits

    H CHECK that the readout CH2 Pk-Pk is between 200 mV and 300 mV, inclusive. H Enter the voltage in the test record. H From the toolbar, click the Vert button; then click the Termination 50 Ω button. H Click Close. 2- 57 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 90: Check Probe Compensation Output

    H Set the Horizontal SCALE to 200 s. H Press PUSH TO SET 50%. H Use the Vertical POSITION knob to center the display on the screen. H From the toolbar bar, click Horiz and select the Acquisition tab. 2- 58 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 91: Figure 2- 25: Measurement Of Probe Compensator Frequency

    H In the Save What field, click Waveform. H In the Source drop-down list box, select CH 1. H In the Save in: Oscilloscope Memory field, select Ref 1. H Click the Save button. 2- 59 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 92: Figure 2- 26: Subsequent Test Hookup

    H Record the setting of the DC generator. H Adjust the output of the DC calibration generator until it precisely overlaps the base (lower) level of the stored probe compensation signal. (This value will be near zero volts.) 2- 60 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 93: Figure 2- 27: Measurement Of Probe Compensator Amplitude

    H CHECK that the difference obtained is within 990 mV to 1010 mV, inclusive. H Enter the voltage difference in test record. 3. Disconnect the hookup: Disconnect the cable from CH 1. This completes the performance verification of the oscilloscope. 2- 61 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 94: Sine Wave Generator Leveling Procedure

    1. Install the test hookup: Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 2- -28. TDS5000B Series oscilloscope Sine wave generator Level meter Input Power divider Output Attenuators (if necessary) Power sensor Figure 2- 28: Sine wave generator leveling equipment setup (Method A) 2- 62 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 95 Read Prerequisites on page 2- - 17 and footnote warnings on page 2- - 19. 1. Install the test hookup: Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 2- -29 (start with the sine wave generator connected to the oscilloscope). 2- 63 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 96: Figure 2- -29: Sine Wave Generator Leveling Equipment Setup (Method

    3. The signal amplitude is now correctly set for the new frequency for your specific test procedure. H Disconnect the sine wave generator from the power sensor. 2- 64 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 97 Performance Tests Connect the sine wave generator to the oscilloscope and proceed with the test instructions that require a leveled sine wave generator at the frequency you set in step 4. 2- 65 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 98 Performance Tests 2- 66 TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

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