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Tektronix TDS5034 User Manual (360 pages)

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes

Brand: Tektronix | Category: Test Equipment | Size: 5 MB

Warranty
3
Table of Contents
5
Operating Basics
5
List of Figures
10
General Safety Summary
15
Symbols and Terms
16
Preface
17
About this Manual
17
Related Manuals and Online Documents
18
Contacting Tektronix
19
Product Description
21
Models
21
Key Features
21
Product Software
22
Firmware Upgrade
23
Probes Supported
24
Table 1- 1: Recommended Probe Cross Reference
24
Installation
25
Unpacking
25
Checking the Environment Requirements
26
Connecting Peripherals
26
Figure 1- 1: Locations of Connectors on Side and Rear Panels
27
Table 1- 2: Additional Accessory Connection Information
27
Powering on the Oscilloscope
28
Figure 1- 2: On/Standby Switch Location
28
Shutting down the Oscilloscope
29
Creating an Emergency Startup Disk
29
Backing up User Files
30
Installing Software
30
Connecting to a Network
32
Setting up a Dual Display
33
Figure 1- 3: Drag Area for Windows Task Bar
36
Adjusting Display Contrast
37
Incoming Inspection
39
Assemble Equipment
39
Self Tests
40
Functional Tests
41
Figure 1- 4: Universal Test Hookup for Functional Tests, CH 1 Shown
42
Figure 1- 5: Channel Button Location
42
Figure 1- 6: Location of Vertical and Horizontal Scale Readouts
43
Figure 1- 7: Setup for Time Base Test
45
Figure 1- 8: Setup for Trigger Test
47
Figure 1- 9: Setup for the File System Test
49
Perform the Extended Diagnostics
50
Accessories and Options
51
Options
51
Table 1- 3: Instrument Options
51
Table 1- 4: Instrument Upgrades
52
Accessories
53
Table 1- 5: Standard Accessories
53
Table 1- 6: Optional Accessories
54
Operational Maps
57
Documentation Map
58
Front Panel I/O Map
59
Control Panel Map: Quick Access to most Often Used Features
60
User Interface Map - - Complete Control and Display
61
Display Map - - Single Graticule
62
Side and Rear Panel I/O & Connectors Map
63
Left Side
63
Rear
63
System Overview Maps
64
Functional Model Map
64
Process Overview Map
66
Overview
67
Acquiring Waveforms
67
Signal Connection and Conditioning
67
Autosetting the Oscilloscope
67
Input Conditioning Background
67
Figure 3- 1: Oscilloscope System Overview: Signal Acquisition
69
Signal Connection and Conditioning
70
Figure 3- 2: Input and Acquisition Systems and Controls
70
Setting up Signal Input
74
Figure 3- 3: Setting Vertical Range and Position of Input Channels
82
Figure 3- 4: Varying Offset Moves the Vertical Acquisition Window on the Waveform
83
Figure 3- 5: Horizontal Acquisition Window Definition
84
Figure 3- 6: Common Trigger, Record Length, and Acquisition Rate for All Channels
86
Setting Acquisition Controls
87
Table 3- 1: Additional Resolution Bits
87
Controlling Acquisitions
88
Figure 3- 7: Roll Modes
89
Preventing Aliasing
89
Figure 3- 8: Aliasing
90
Incompatible Modes
90
Setting Acquisition Modes
91
Starting and Stopping Acquisition
92
Using Roll Mode
94
Acquisition Control Background
95
Acquisition Hardware
96
Sampling Process
96
Figure 3- 9: Digitizer Configuration
96
Figure 3- 10: Digital Acquisition - Sampling and Digitizing
96
Real-Time Sampling
98
Figure 3- -11: the Waveform Record and Its Defining Parameters (Horizontal Delay
98
Figure 3- 12: Real-Time Sampling
98
Figure 3- -13: Equivalent-Time Sampling
99
Interpolation
100
Table 3- 2: Sampling Mode Selection
100
Interleaving
101
Using Fast Acquisitions Mode
101
Table 3- 3: How Interleaving Affects Sample Rate
101
Using Fast Acquisitions
102
Figure 3- 14: Normal DSO and Fast Acquisitions Displays
102
Figure 3- 15: Normal DSO Acquisition and Display Mode Versus Fast Acquisitions Mode
104
Setting the Display Format
107
Figure 3- 16: Fast Acquisitions XY Display
107
Using Fastframe
108
Figure 3- 17: Fastframe
108
Table 3- 4: XY Format Pairs
108
Using Fastframe Acquisitions
109
To Set Fastframe Mode
110
Time Stamping Frames
113
Figure 3- 18: Fastframe Time Stamp
114
Triggering
115
Figure 3- 19: Oscilloscope System Overview: Triggering
115
Triggering Concepts
116
Figure 3- 20: Triggered Versus Untriggered Displays
116
Figure 3- 21: Holdoff Adjustment Can Prevent Unwanted Triggers
118
Horizontal Position
119
Triggering from the Front Panel
120
Setting up Triggers
120
Checking Trigger Status
123
Additional Trigger Parameters
125
Advanced Triggering
128
Table 3- 5: Pattern and State Logic
130
Triggering on a Glitch
134
Triggering on a Runt Pulse
136
Triggering on the Pulse Width
139
Triggering on Transition Time
141
Triggering on a Pattern
145
Triggering on Logic State
148
Sequential Triggering
157
Horizontal Delay
159
Triggering on a Sequence
161
Displaying Waveforms
165
Using the Waveform Display
166
Display Elements
166
Acquisition Preview
167
Display Methods
167
Table 3- 6: Defining and Displaying Waveforms
167
Zoom Controls
171
Customizing the Waveform Display
172
Using Display Controls
172
Table 3- 7: Customizable Display Elements
172
Using the Zoom Feature
176
Measuring Waveforms
181
Taking Automatic Measurements
181
Localizing a Measurement
188
Taking Cursor Measurements
190
Table 3- 8: Cursor Types
190
Using Cursors
191
Table 3- 9: Cursor Units
192
Setting Cursor Sources
194
Using Histograms (Optional)
196
Starting and Resetting Histogram Counting
198
Creating and Using Math Waveforms
201
About Math Waveforms
202
Purpose
202
Table 3- -10: Functions Available in Standard Math and Advanced Math
203
Table 3- -11: Math Expressions and the Math Waveforms Produced
205
Creating a Math Waveform
210
Operations on Math Waveforms
213
Displaying and Measuring Math Waveforms
214
Defining Spectral Math Waveforms
217
Using Spectral Math Controls
218
Table 3- 12: Spectral Analyzer Controls
218
Table 3- 13: Window Characteristics
227
Creating and Using Math Waveforms
236
Recognizing Aliasing
238
Data Input/Output
249
Saving and Recalling Setups
249
Saving a Setup
251
Recalling a Setup
253
Saving and Recalling Waveforms
255
Saving a Waveform
256
Recalling a Waveform
258
Exporting and Copying Waveform Data
262
Exporting Waveform Data
263
Copying Waveform Data
268
Printing Waveforms
271
Printing from the Front Panel
271
Printing from the Menu Bar
271
Setting up the Page
271
Previewing the Page
271
Using Print Screen
273
Using the Date/Time Stamp
273
Remote Communication
273
Gpib
273
Other Communication
274
Accessing Online Help
275
Using Online Help
275
Appendix A: Specifications
279
Product and Feature Description
279
Table A- 1: TDS5000 Models
279
Display Features
281
Convenience Features
281
Specification Tables
283
Table A- 2: Channel Input and Vertical Specifications
283
Table A- 3: Horizontal and Acquisition System Specifications
289
Table A- 4: Trigger Specifications
291
Table A- 5: Display Specifications
294
Table A- 6: Input/Output Port Specifications
295
Table A- 7: Data Storage Specifications
296
Table A- 8: Power Source Specifications
297
Table A- 9: Mechanical Specifications
297
Table A- 10: Environmental Specifications
298
Table A- 11: Certifications and Compliances
299
Appendix B: Automatic Measurements Supported
301
Table B- 1: Supported Measurements and Their Definitions
301
Appendix C: Cleaning
305
Exterior Cleaning
305
Appendix D: Menu Bar Commands
307
File Commands
307
Edit Commands
308
Vertical Commands
309
Horizontal and Acquisition Commands
310
Trigger Commands
311
Display Commands
312
Cursors Commands
313
Measure Commands
313
Standard Math Commands
314
Advanced Math Commands (Optional)
315
Utilities Commands
316
Help Commands
316
Appendix E: Optimizing Measurement Accuracy
319
Calibration Instructions
319
Calibrating Probes
321
Deskewing Channels
324

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