Table Of Contents - Tektronix TriMode TDP7710 Technical Reference

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List of Figures............................................................................................................................................................................... iv
List of Tables................................................................................................................................................................................. v
Important safety information......................................................................................................................................................... vi
General safety summary....................................................................................................................................................... vi
Terms in the manual.............................................................................................................................................................. vi
Terms on the product............................................................................................................................................................vii
Symbols on the product........................................................................................................................................................vii
Theory of operation....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Probe components..........................................................................................................................................................1
Probe tips........................................................................................................................................................................2
Probe input architecture.........................................................................................................................................................4
TriMode operation.................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Operating voltages.................................................................................................................................................................8
Max non-desctruct input voltage.....................................................................................................................................9
Input signal dynamic range.............................................................................................................................................9
Offset voltage................................................................................................................................................................10
Operating voltage window.............................................................................................................................................12
Improving measurement accuracy.......................................................................................................................................14
DSP correction filtering................................................................................................................................................. 14
Solder-in tip connection wire length..............................................................................................................................14
Using offset voltage to extend TekFlex® solder-in tip input voltage range................................................................... 17
Making single ended measurements using the P77BRWSR differential probe tip....................................................... 18
Temperature compensation.......................................................................................................................................... 18
Active tip measurement configuration...........................................................................................................................18
Skew measurements of differential signals...................................................................................................................18
Reference....................................................................................................................................................................................20
Differential measurements................................................................................................................................................... 20
Common-mode rejection ratio.......................................................................................................................................20
Assessing CMRR error................................................................................................................................................. 21
Input impedance effects on CMRR............................................................................................................................... 21
Differential-mode rejection............................................................................................................................................ 21
Channel isolation.......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Impedance graphs .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Nominal characteristics........................................................................................................................................................27
Environmental...................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Performance verification............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Test record........................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Check system noise.............................................................................................................................................................29
Index........................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
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