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Tektronix 4000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes User Manual

1. 1785 0874 1785 087b Untriggered display Triggered display Trigger Modes The trigger mode determines how the instrument behaves in the absence of a trigger event Normal trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered If no trigger occurs the last waveform record acquired remains on the display If no last waveform exists no waveform is displayed Auto trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform even if a trigger does not occur Auto mode uses a timer that starts when the acquisition is started and the pretrigger information is obtained If a trigger event is not detected before the timer times out the instrument forces a trigger The length of time it waits for a trigger event depends on the time base setting Auto mode when forcing triggers in the absence of valid triggering events does not synchronize the waveform on the display The waveform will appear to roll across the screen If valid triggers occur the display will become stable Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 119 Trigger Setup You can also force the instrument to trigger by pushing the front panel Force Trig button Trigger Holdoff Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events SOA nn Mn Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering since the o
2. Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 85 Acquire the Signal 9 Continue scrolling and pushing Select until you have entered all the desired characters For another label push the side and lower bezel arrow keys to reposition the insertion point 10 Push Display Labels and select On to see the label Using the Default Setup To return the oscilloscope to its default settings 1 Push Default Setup 86 Display Labels ay of Default Setup 1785 032 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Default 2 If you change your mind push Undo Default Undo Setup to undo the last default setup Setup Using Autoset Autoset adjusts the instrument acquisition horizontal trigger and vertical controls such that it displays four or five waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel and ten cycles for digital channels Autoset works with both the analog and digital channels 1 Connect the analog probe and then select the input channel See page 79 Setting Up Analog Channels O Connect the digital probe and select the input channel See page 111 Setting Up Digital Channels D15 DO 2121 211 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 87 Acquire the Signal 2 Push Autoset to execute an Autoset 1785 010 3 If desired push Undo Autoset to undo the Un
3. Measurement Description Mean w ia The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform or gated region Cycle Mean AL The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region RMS a The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region INS Cycle RMS _ The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle FV in the gated region RMS voltage gt f Voltage peak to peak Zero volts 178 1785 083 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Miscellaneous Measurements Measurement Description Rising Edge f f F The number of positive transitions from the low reference value to the high reference value Count T in the waveform or gated region Falling Edge JUL The number of negative transitions from the high reference value to the low reference value Count in the waveform or gated region Positive Pulse f The number of positive pulses that rise above the mid reference crossing in the waveform Count or gated region Negative Pulse f The number of negative pulses that fall below the mid reference crossing in the waveform Count or gated region Area Area measurement is a voltage over time measurement It returns the area over the entire g waveform or gated region in volt seconds Area measured above ground is positive area measured b
4. UUUUU 1785 004 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Functional Check Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly 1 Connect the oscilloscope power cable as described in Powering On the Oscilloscope See page 16 2 Power on the oscilloscope n Ro e e L A D D D m E3 2l i Os ee 6 C6 0 el fel i 1785 012 20 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 3 Connect the P6139A probe tip and Sao reference lead to the PROBE COMP c connectors on the oscilloscope F O Z GEIB 000000000 1785 007 4 Push Default Setup ier Default Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 21 Installation 5 Push Autoset The screen should now a display a square wave approximately NOTE For best performance it is recommended that you set the Vertical scale to 500 mV A UUUDUDGTY O p anD e Grese 1785 008 Boo oo P3006 adaa 00e 010 0 0 on If the signal
5. Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 149 Display Waveform Data 150 Push Dots Only On Off from the side bezel menu Dots on will display the waveform record points as dots on the screen Dots off connects the dots with vectors Push Persist Time and turn multipurpose knob a to have waveform data remain on screen for a user specified amount of time Push Set to Auto to have the oscilloscope automatically determine a persistence time for you Push Clear Persistence to reset the persistence information To display the amplitude from one waveform against the amplitude from another push XY Display Then push Triggered XY from the side menu A data point from the first waveform specifies the horizontal location while the corresponding data point from the second waveform specifies the vertical location for each displayed point Waveform Display Dots Only On ij Persist Time a Auto Set to Auto Clear Per sistence ee Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data Quick Tips m Variable persistence accumulates record points for a specified time interval Each record point decays independently according to the time interval Use variable persistence for displaying infrequently appearing signal anomalies such as glitches Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record points until you change one of the acquis
6. Bi RS 232 Tx Quickstart 2121 233 BDC RS 232 Tx e _ e _ B 2121 232 Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the digital channels Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 111 Acquire the Signal 1 Connect the P6516 16 channel logic probe to the input signal source 6 LY 2121 210 112 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 2 Connect the ground lead or leads to the circuit ground You can connect a separate lead for each channel or a common ground lead for each group of 8 wires 3 If needed connect the appropriate grabber for each probe to the probe tip 4 Connect the each probe to the desired circuit test point 5 Push the D15 DO front panel button to display the menu D15 DO 6 Push the lower bezel D15 DO button to D15 D0 Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu Height access the D15 DO On or Off menu On Off On lag mL om Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 113 Acquire the Signal 114 7 10 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of digital channels Turn multipurpose knob b to position the selected channel As you position channels close to each other on the display the oscilloscope groups the channels and adds the group to the pop
7. 152 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Quick Tips Display Waveform Data You can display IRE and mV graticules To do this set the trigger type to video and set the vertical scale to 114 mV division The 114 mV division selection is available in the coarse vertical scale settings for the channel when you set the trigger type to video The oscilloscope will automatically display the IRE graticule for NTSC signals and the mV graticule for other video signals PAL SECAM HDTV and custom Setting the LCD Backlight 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 1785 011 Utility Page Display 153 Display Waveform Data 4 Push Backlight Intensity Utility Page Backlight Graticule Screen Display Intensity Full Annotation 5 Select the intensity level from the resulting eee side bezel menu Choices are High Medium y and Low High Medium Low Setting Waveform Intensity 1 Push the front panel Intensity button Intensity 1785 062 154 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data This will bring up the intensity readout on the Wavefrom Intensity 35 display ie b Graticule Intensity 75 2121 245 2 Rotate multipurpose knob a to select the desired waveform intensi
8. 2121 211 1785 010 wm 1785 041 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 7 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the timebase As you increase the time per division you will see more data appear in the Bus display 8 Push Trigger Menu Push Type select Bus and enter the parameters of the trigger such as the Source Bus and Data Define the Mode lt gt and Holdoff as desired 9 Push Search push the Search lower bezel button and select On in the side bezel menu 1785 055 10 Push Search Type Use the multipurpose knob a to select Bus and then push Data Use the multipurpose knobs a and b to define the data value Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 285 Application Examples 11 Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to PK VV VVVVVVVVYVVV VV wy navigate through the record em COOOCO OOOO Eo 12 Push Zoom and Pan to the areas of interest to analyze the results a g g V a 5 v vow Troubleshooting an RS 232 Bus 286 In this example you are looking at analog characteristics of a digital signal in a digital circuit You are doing this to analyze the signal integrity of a sign
9. The oscilloscope sets vertical horizontal and trigger controls automatically You can manually adjust any of these controls if you need to optimize the display of the waveform When you are using more than one channel the autoset function sets the vertical controls for each channel and uses the lowest numbered active channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls Selecting Automatic Measurements The oscilloscope can take automatic measurements of most displayed signals To measure signal frequency and peak to peak amplitude 244 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push Add Measurement Add Mea Remove Indicators am Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ment More Screen 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Frequency measurement If needed press Source from the side menu and turn multipurpose knob b to select the channel from which you want to measure Push OK Add Measurement from the side menu Repeat this process to select the Peak to peak measurement Multipurpose 1785 039 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 245 Application Examples 246 4 Push Menu Off 5 Observe that the measurements appear on the screen and update as the signal changes 1785 057 Freq 4 912kHz Pk Pk 18 0V 2421 247 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscop
10. 1785 011 230 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Setup 4 Push Select Printer if you are changing the default printer Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of available printers Push Select to choose the desired printer To add a USB printer to the list plug the printer into the USB port The oscilloscope will automatically recognize most printers To add an Ethernet printer to the list refer to the next topic See page 232 Printing Over Ethernet Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information Utility Page Print Setup Utility Page Select Orientation Ink Saver mimes Printer 22 231 Save and Recall Information 5 Select the image orientation portrait or landscape 6 Choose Ink Saver On or Off The On selection will print out a copy with a clear white background Printing Over Ethernet To set up the oscilloscope to print over Ethernet 232 2121 237 Landscape 1785 116 Portrait 1785 1454 Ink Saver on 1785 145b Ink Saver off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 1 Connect an Ethernet cable to the rear panel Ethernet port 2 Push Utility 3 Push Utility Page Tektr
11. 1 Connect the oscilloscope to your computer network with the appropriate Ethernet cable If you are connecting directly to your computer you need a Crossover Ethernet Cable If you are connecting to a network or a hub you need a Straight Through Ethernet Cable 2 Push Utility 1785 011 46 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Push Utility Page Utility Page 4 Turn multipurpose knob a and select I O 1 0 5 Push Ethernet Network Settings g Installation USB Ethernet T Enabled Network Settings Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 47 Installation 48 6 On the side bezel menu if you are on a DHCP Ethernet network and using dynamic addressing set DHCP to On If you are using static addressing set it to Off Push Change Instrument Settings If you are using DHCP note the Ethernet address and instrument name If you are using Static addressing enter the Ethernet address you will be using NOTE Depending on the type and speed of network to which your 4000 series oscilloscope is connected you may not see the DHCP BOOTP field update instantaneously after pressing the DHCP BOOTP button It may take a few seconds to update Change Instrument Settings DHCP BOOTP gy of Test Connection Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 7 Start your browser on your remote com
12. 7 Push Low Ref and turn multipurpose knob a to Low Ref enter 800 mV If needed push Fine to change BEUDY the sensitivity of the multipurpose knob Rise time is typically measured between the 10 and 90 amplitude levels of a signal These are the default reference levels that the oscilloscope uses for rise time measurements However in this example you need to measure the time that the signal takes to pass between the 0 8 V and 2 0 V levels You can customize the rise time measurement to measure the signal transition time between any two reference levels You can set each of these reference levels to a specific percent of the signal amplitude or to a specific level in vertical units such as volts or amperes Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples Measuring Specific Events Next you want to see the pulses in the incoming digital signal but the pulse widths vary so it is hard to establish a stable trigger To look at a snapshot of the digital signal do this step 1 Push Single to capture a single acquisition This assumes that the oscilloscope will trigger 2 single with the current settings 1785 061 Now you want to measure the width of each displayed pulse You can use measurement gating to select a specific pulse to measure To measure the second pulse 2 Push Measure 1785 047 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 253 Application Examples
13. Vertical Units Linear RMS Window Hanning Horizontal 625kHz 1 25kHz div 00 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 7 Analyze Waveform Data ANNAN The FFT will appear on the display Tes Tele a ea Quick Tips Use short record lengths for faster instrument response Use long record lengths to lower the noise relative to the signal and increase the frequency resolution If desired use the zoom feature along with the horizontal Position and Scale controls to magnify and position the FFT waveform Use the default dBV RMS scale to see a detailed view of multiple frequencies even if they have very different amplitudes Use the linear RMS scale to see an overall view of how all frequencies compare to each other Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 199 Analyze Waveform Data 200 m The FFT feature provides four windows Each is a trade off between frequency resolution and magnitude accuracy What you want to measure and your source signal characteristics help determine which window to use Use the following guidelines to select the best window Description Window Rectangular This is the best type of window for resolving frequencies that are very close to the same value but worst for accurately measuring the amplitude of those frequencies It is the best type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring fre
14. 62 Run Stop Push to start or stop acquisitions Single Push to make a single acquisition Autoset Push to automatically set the vertical horizontal and trigger controls for a usable stable display Trigger Level Turn to adjust the trigger level Set to 50 Push to set the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform Force Trig Push to force an immediate trigger event Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 22 Vertical Position Turn to adjust the vertical position of the corresponding waveform Push Fine to make smaller adjustments 23 1 2 3 4 Push to display or remove the corresponding waveform from the display ele and access the vertical menu 24 Vertical Scale Turn to adjust the vertical scale factor of the corresponding waveform volts division 25 Print Push to print a screen image using the printer selected in the Utility menu instrument yl Om Oe oo 2 p Saye Menu Zam Gti gD gt 2121 203 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 63 26 Power switch Push to power on or off the 8 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 64 27 USB 2 0 host port Insert a USB 28 29 30 31 cable here to connect peripherals to the oscilloscope such as a keyboard a printer or a flash drive There are two more USB 2 0 host ports on the rea
15. Capturing a Single Shot Signal 270 In this example the reliability of a reed relay in a piece of equipment has been poor and you need to investigate the problem You suspect that the relay contacts arc when the relay opens The fastest you can open and close the relay is about once per minute so you need to capture the voltage across the relay as a single shot acquisition To set up for a single shot acquisition 1 Adjust the Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale to appropriate ranges for the signal you expect to see 2 Push Acquire 3 Push Mode 4 Select Sample 5 Push Trigger Menu 1785 042 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 6 Push Slope and _ 7 Turn the Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level to a voltage midway between the open and closed voltages of the replay 8 Push Single single sequence When the relay opens the oscilloscope triggers and captures the event The Single sequence button disables auto triggering so that only a valid triggered signal is acquired Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 1785 061 1785 171 271 Application Examples 272 Optimizing the Acquisition The initial acquisition shows the relay contact beginning to open at the trigger point This is followed by large spikes that indicate contact bounce and inductance in the circuit The inductance
16. 1785 012 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 31 Installation 32 Push Utility Push Utility Page Turn multipurpose knob a and select Calibration Push Signal Path from the lower bezel menu 1785 011 Utility Page Calibration Utility Page Signal Path Factory Calibration Pass Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 6 Push OK Compensate Signal Paths from the resulting side bezel menu The calibration will take approximately 10 minutes to complete 7 After calibration verify that the status indicator on the lower bezel menu displays Pass If it does not then recalibrate the instrument or have the instrument serviced by qualified service personnel 8 Service personnel use the factory calibration functions to calibrate the internal voltage references of the oscilloscope using external sources Refer to your Tektronix field office or representative for assistance with factory calibration Installation OK Com pensate Signal Paths Utility Page Signal Path Factory Calibration NOTE Signal Path Compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip See page 23 Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 33 Installation Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the firmware of the oscilloscope 1
17. Acquire the Signal 90 Waveform Record The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters Sample interval The time between recorded sample points Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Scale knob or changing the record length with the bezel buttons Record length The number of samples required to fill a waveform record Set this by pushing the Acquire button and using the resulting lower and side bezel menus Trigger point The zero time reference in a waveform record It is shown on the screen by an orange T Sample interval First sampled and digitized point in record e point Expansion Trigger point 4 Horizontal Horizontal acquisition position window 1785 109 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Horizontal position When Delay Mode is on this is the time from the trigger point to the expansion point Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Position knob Use a positive time to acquire the record after the trigger point Use a negative time to acquire it before the trigger point m Expansion point The point that the horizontal scale expands and contracts around It is shown by an orange triangle How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work Sample mode retains the first sampled point from each acquisition interval Sample is the 7 default mode gt J r 1785 128 Tektronix 4000
18. Main trigger 144 Mark 210 Math Advanced 201 button 57 194 197 299 Index Dual waveform 194 FFT 197 menu 57 waveforms 194 Max measurement 177 Maximum nondestructive input signal P6516 12 Maximum signal swing P6516 12 Mean measurement 178 Measure button 55 172 182 183 245 248 251 253 Measurement menu 55 Measurements automatic 172 cursor 188 defined 174 reference levels 186 snapshot 183 statistics 181 Memory erasure of 238 Menu 51 Bus 57 100 buttons 54 Cursors 188 Default Setup 64 Math 57 Measurement 55 300 Reference 57 203 204 Save Recall 56 64 220 Trigger 55 125 144 265 Utility 27 29 56 63 151 170 231 Vertical 56 158 Menu Off button 65 246 Min measurement 177 Minimum signal swing P6516 12 Mode roll 96 Multiple transition detection 169 Multipurpose knob 54 59 60 93 223 263 264 mV graticule 153 N Negative Duty Cycle measure ment 175 Negative Overshoot measure ment 176 Negative Pulse Count measurement 179 Negative Pulse Width measurement 175 Network printing 232 Next button 61 NI SignalExpress Tektronix Edition software xi Normal trigger mode 119 O Offset and position 162 Offset vertical 161 OpenChoice xi 2 Operating specifications 8 Orientation of the image 221 232 Outer knob 60 Overlay 28 P P6139A probe 3 P6516 probe 3 115 P6516 probe ground leads
19. Skip this step to use the default name and location To File Save and Recall Information 0 Saving a Waveform to File When you push the To File side bezel menu button the oscilloscope changes the side bezel menu contents The following table describes these side bezel menu items for saving data to a mass storage file Side bezel menu button Description Internal File Format ISF Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data from analog channels and math and reference waveforms derived from analog channels in internal waveform save file isf format This format is the fastest to write and creates the smallest sized file Use this format if you intend to recall a waveform to reference memory for viewing or measuring The oscilloscope cannot save digital waveforms in an isf file format Spreadsheet File Format Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data as a comma separated data file compatible with CSV popular spreadsheet programs This file cannot be recalled to reference memory Saving an Analog Waveform to Reference Memory To save an analog waveform to nonvolatile memory inside the oscilloscope select the waveform that you want to save push the Save Waveform screen button and then select one of the reference waveform locations Four channel models have four reference locations Two channel models have two reference locations Saved waveforms contain only the most recent acquisition Gray scale in
20. o l On Off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual vii Environmental Considerations Environmental Considerations viii This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product Product End of Life Handling Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component Equipment Recycling Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product s end of life In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately The symbol shown below indicates that this product complies with the European Union s requirements according to Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE For information about recycling options check the Support Service section of the Tektronix Web site www tektronix com Mercury Notification This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains mercury Disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations Please contact your local authorities or within the United States the Electronics Industries Alliance www eiae org for disposal or recycling information Tektronix 4000 Series
21. 042 2 Push Type 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select a trigger type of Sequence B Trigger This brings up the Sequence B Trigger menu 4 Push B Trigger After A Type Source Coupling Slope Level B Trigger Mode Sequence A 0 00 V Aner A B Trigger amp Holdoff 144 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Push a side bezel button to select sequencing ime the B trigger after the Aas Time or as Events GEES B Events 1 Set to Minimum 5 Set the other Sequence Trigger parameters in the related side and lower bezel menus B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument Posttrigger A trigger point acquisition starts on the first B edge after the trigger delay time A trigger source B trigger source lt Trigger gt A i delay B trigger point time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 145 Trigger Setup Trigger on B Events The A trigger arms the instrument Posttrigger acquisition starts on the nth B event Quick Tips Pretrigger record Posttrigger record A trigger point Acquired H waveform record Mvp UU B trigger source Waiting for the nth event B trigger point Where n 5 B trigger delay time and horizontal position are independent functions When you establish a trigger condition using either the A trigger alone or the A and B triggers together you can
22. 1785 097 130 Trigger Conditions Trigger when all channels transition to the specified state Use multipurpose knob a to select a channel Push the appropriate side bezel button to set that channel s state to High H Low L or Don t Care X Use the Clock side bezel button to enable clocked state triggering You can have at most a single clock channel Push the Clock Edge bottom bezel button to change the polarity of the clock edge Turn off clocked triggering and return to unclocked pattern triggering by selecting the clock channel and setting it to high low or don t care For unclocked triggering by default triggering occurs when the selected condition goes true You can also select triggering when the condition goes false or time qualified triggering You can use up to 20 channels for a logic trigger 4 analog and 16 digital with MSO4000 series oscilloscopes NOTE Optimum Logic trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Setup and Hold Trigger when a logic data input changes state inside of the setup or hold time relative to a clock edge Setup is the amount of time that data should be stable and not change before a clock edge occurs Hold is the time that data should be stable and not change after a clock edge occurs MS04000 series oscilloscopes are capable of m
23. Application Examples Correlating Data with a TLA5000 Logic Analyzer To troubleshoot designs with fast clock edges and data rates it helps to view analog characteristics of digital signals in relation to complex digital events in the circuit You can do that with iView which lets you transfer analog waveforms from the oscilloscope to the logic analyzer display You can then view time correlated analog and digital signals side by side and use this to pinpoint sources of glitches and other problems NOTE Digital waveforms from 4000 series oscilloscopes cannot be transferred to the logic analyzer display The iView External Oscilloscope Cable allows you to connect your logic analyzer to a Tektronix oscilloscope This enables communication between the two instruments For 4000 series oscilloscopes you also need a TEK USB 488 adaptor The Add External Oscilloscope wizard which is available from the TLA application System menu guides you through the process of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope The TLA also provides a setup window to assist you in verifying changing and testing the oscilloscope settings Before acquiring and displaying a waveform you must establish a connection between your Tektronix logic analyzer and oscilloscope using the Add External Oscilloscope wizard Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 275 Application Examples To do this 1 Select Add iView External Oscillosc
24. Calculate the amplifier gain using the following equations Gain output amplitude input amplitude 3 155 V 130 0 mV 24 27 Gain dB 20 x log 24 27 27 7 dB Customizing Your Measurements In this example you want to verify that the incoming signal to digital equipment meets its specifications Specifically the transition time from a low logic level 0 8 V to a high logic level 2 0 V must be 10 ns or less 1785 170 1785 078 lt 10ns Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples To select the Rise Time measurement 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push Add Measurement Add Mea Remove Indicators y NN Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ment More Screen 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Rise Time measurement If needed press Source from the side menu and turn multipurpose knob Multipurpose b to select the channel from which you want to measure Push OK Add Measurement from the side menu 1785 039 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 251 Application Examples 252 4 Push More repeatedly until you select Reference Levels from the popup menu Reference Levels 5 Push Set Levels in to select units Set Levels WS 6 Push High Ref and turn multipurpose knob a High Ref to enter 2 00 V If needed push Fine to change AU the sensitivity of the multipurpose knob Mid Ref
25. Do not power off the oscilloscope or remove the USB flash drive until the oscilloscope finishes installing the firmware Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual TT Tray E ie ico p e5 D amp D amp E3 e N Cs 1785 012 Installation 37 Installation 5 Power off the oscilloscope and remove the lt S USB flash drive N a ar a 8 Ol aj gt OW cam D 20 0 8 oje D po o o olee Poo oo j 5s Te Es 6 AAAA Te 1785 114 38 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 6 Power on the oscilloscope i pa M Sa T am BL 9 D z z Zi ea amp e T 7 Push Utility Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 39 Installation 8 Push Utility Page Utility Page 9 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config Config 10 Push About The oscilloscope displays the Utility Page Language SetDate amp TekSecure About firmware version number Config English Time Erase Memory 11 Confirm that the version number matches that
26. IEC 61000 4 4 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 4 IEC 61000 4 11 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Australia EMC Framework demonstrated per Emission Standard AS NZS 2064 Industrial Scientific and Medical Equipment 1 Emissions that exceed the levels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object 2 Use Low EMI Shielded cables to maintain compliance 3 The increase in trace noise while subjected to the test field 3 V m over the frequency range 80 MHz to 1 GHz with 80 amplitude modulation at 1 kHz is not to exceed 2 major divisions peak to peak Ambient fields may induce triggering when the trigger threshold is offset less than 4 minor divisions from ground reference 4 The increase in trace noise while subjected to the injected 3 V test signal is not to exceed 2 major divisions peak to peak Ambient fields may induce triggering when the trigger threshold is offset less than 1 major division from ground reference Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Index Symbols and Numbers 50 Q protection 162 A About 40 Accessories 1 Acquire button 55 93 149 257 260 Acquisition input channels and digitizers 88 modes defined 91 readout 67 sampling 89 Adapter TEK USB 488 6 TPA BNC 6 14 Adding waveform 148 Advanced math 201 Altitude DPO4000 and MSO4000 9 P6139A 11 P6516 12 Amplitude measurement 177 Analysis and connectivity xii Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscope
27. Module offers the features of the DPO4AUTO Module plus FlexRay serial bus support NOTE LIN and FlexRay work on DPO4000s with serial numbers greater than C020000 and on all MSO4000s Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 241 Using Application Modules m The DPO4COMP Computer Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on byte or packet level information in RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART buses and analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus These include digital views of the signal bus views packet decoding search tools and event tables with timestamp information The DPO4VID Extended Video Module adds triggering on a variety of standard HDTV signals as well as on custom non standard bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4 000 lines 242 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples Application Examples This section contains ways to use your instrument in both common and advanced troubleshooting tasks Taking Simple Measurements If you need to see a signal in a circuit but you do not know the signal amplitude or frequency connect the probe from channel 1 of the oscilloscope to the signal Then display the signal and measure its frequency and peak to peak amplitude 1785 076 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 243 Application Examples Using Autoset To quickly display a signal 1 Push Autoset 1785 010
28. Oscilloscopes User Manual 57 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 58 Using Other Controls These buttons and knobs control waveforms cursors and other data input 1 Turn the upper multipurpose knob a when activated to move a cursor to set a numerical parameter value for a menu item or to select from a pop out list of choices Push the Fine button to toggle between coarse and fine adjustment Screen icons tell you when a or b are active Cursors Push once to activate the two vertical cursors Push again to turn on the two vertical and two horizontal cursors Push again to turn off all cursors When the cursors are on you can turn the multipurpose knobs to control their position Multipurpose Intensity oL Multipurpose 1785 020 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 3 Select Push to activate special functions For example when using the two vertical cursors and no horizontal ones are visible you can push this button to link or unlink the cursors When the two vertical and two horizontal cursors are both visible you can push this button to make either the vertical cursors or the horizontal cursors active 4 Fine Push to toggle between making coarse and fine adjustments with the vertical and horizontal position knobs the trigger level knob and many operations of multipurpose knobs a and b 5 Waveform Intensity Push
29. Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 91 Acquire the Signal Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest 5 of all the samples contained in two consecutive z acquisition intervals This mode only works gt with real time noninterpolated sampling and is bd useful for catching high frequency glitches 1795 128 Hi Res mode calculates the average of all the samples for each acquisition interval a This mode also only works with real time 7 r rT noninterpolated sampling Hi Res provides a a higher resolution lower bandwidth waveform aan Envelope mode finds the highest and lowest record points over all acquisitions ie eee al lik NW kh A low Ux Envelope uses Peak Detect for each individual aie acquisition Average mode calculates the average value for each record point over a user specified number vA lw Ie A lew ly ree of acquisitions Average uses Sample mode for each individual acquisition Use average mode to reduce random noise 1785 132 92 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Changing the Acquisition Mode Record Length and Delay Time Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode 1 Push Acquire 1785 046 2 Push Mode Mode Record Delay Set Horiz Waveform XY Display mi Position to Display Sample On gj 10 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscope
30. To use cursors on analog or digital channels 1 Push Cursors Cursors This changes the cursor state The three r O states are No cursors appear on the screen 1785 048 Two vertical waveform cursors appear They are attached to the selected analog waveform or digital waveforms Four screen cursors appear Two are vertical and two are horizontal They are no longer specifically attached to a waveform For example the first time you push Cursors the state might be off 188 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push Cursors again In the example two vertical cursors appear on the selected screen waveform As you turn multipurpose knob a you move one cursor to the right or left As you turn knob b you move the other cursor If you change the selected waveform by pushing the front panel 1 2 3 4 M R or D15 D0 button both cursors jump to the new selected waveform 3 Push Select This turns the cursor linking on and off If linking is on turning multipurpose knob a moves the two cursors together Turning multipurpose knob b adjusts the time between the cursors Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 258us 3 48mv 3304s 1 42mV A588us A2 06mV 1785 049 1785 146 189 Analyze Waveform Data 4 Push Fine to toggle between a coarse and a fine adjustment for multipurpose knobs a a and b Pus
31. XXXX but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms was performed For example the first time you save a file that file is named tek00000 The next time you save the same type of file the file will be named tek00001 Editing File Directory Reference Waveform or Instrument Setup Names Give files descriptive names that you can recognize at a later date To edit file names directory names reference waveform and instrument setup labels 1785 056 1 Push Save Recall Menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 217 Save and Recall Information 2 Push Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup or Save Setup Image SAI to Setup 3 For waveform or setup files enter the file To File manager by pushing the side bezel menu To File item 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the file structure See page 216 External File Structure Multipurpose 1785 039 218 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information 5 Push Select to open or close file folders 6 Push Edit File Name Edit the file name the same way you edit labels for channels See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses 7 Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation or push a side bezel menu OK Save
32. a to scroll through the external file structure Dz is the CompactFlash card mE is the USB flash drive plugged into the USB port on the front of the oscilloscope m F and G are the USB flash drives plugged into the USB ports on the rear of the oscilloscope Use multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of files Use the Select front panel button to open and close folders Naming Your File The oscilloscope gives all files it creates a default name in the following format m tekXXXXxX set for setup files where XXXXX is an integer from 00000 to 99999 E tekXXXXX png tekXXXXX bmp or tekXXXXX tif for image files E tekXXXXYYY csv for spreadsheet files or tekXXXXYYY isf for internal format files For waveforms the XXXxX is an integer from 0000 to 9999 The YYY is the channel of the waveform and can be one of the following CH1 CH2 CH3 or CH4 for the analog channels D00 D01 D02 D03 and so on through D15 for the digital channels Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information MTH for a math waveform E RF1 RF2 RF3 or RF4 for reference memory waveforms ALL for a single spreadsheet file containing multiple channels when you select Save All Waveforms NOTE Only analog channels and waveforms derived from analog channels such as math and reference can be saved to an ISF file When saving all channels in ISF format a group of files will be saved Each will have the same value for
33. can cause contact arcing and premature relay failure Before you take the next acquisition you can adjust the vertical and horizontal controls to give you a preview of how the next acquisition might appear As you adjust these controls the current acquisition is repositioned expanded or compressed This preview is useful to optimize the settings before the next single shot event is captured When the next acquisition is captured with the new vertical and horizontal settings you can see more detail about the relay contact opening You can now see that the contact bounces several times as it opens 1785 173 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples Using the Horizontal Zoom Function To take a close look at a particular point on the acquired waveform use the horizontal zoom function To look closely at the point where the relay contact first begins to open 1 Turn the Zoom knob my AAAA ANAVA ATAY 1785 069 2 Turn the Pan knob to place the center of the zoom box close to where the relay contact begins to open 3 Turn the Zoom knob to magnify the waveform in the zoom window Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 273 Application Examples The ragged waveform and the inductive load in the circuit suggest that the relay contact may be arcing as it opens 1785 173 274 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual
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35. finder Web page www tektronix com Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 41 Installation 42 2 Connect the oscilloscope to your computer with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable To communicate between the oscilloscope and a GPIB system connect the oscilloscope to the TEK USB 488 GPIB to USB Adapter with a USB cable Then connect the adapter to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable Cycle the power on the oscilloscope L TG E J 1785 167 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Push Utility 4 Push Utility Page 5 Turn multipurpose knob a and select I O 6 If you are using USB the system sets itself up automatically for you if USB is enabled Check USB on the lower bezel menu to be sure that USB is enabled If it is not enabled push USB Then push Enabled on the side bezel menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 1785 011 Utility Page 1 0 Utility Page USB Ethernet GPIB Network KO Enabled Settings 43 Installation 44 7 To use Ethernet push Ethernet Network Settings On the side bezel menu if you are on a DHCP Ethernet network and using a through cable set DHCP to On If you are using a cross over cable set it to Off and set a hard coded TCPIP address 8 If you are using GPI
36. for each channel Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 115 Acquire the Signal When and Why to Turn On MagniVu For MSO4000 series only MagniVu allows you to have higher resolution to accurately determine edge placement This helps you to make precise timing measurements on digital edges You can see up to 32 times more detail than with normal digital channel sampling The MagniVu record is acquired in parallel to the main digital acquisition and is available at any time running or stopped MagniVu provides an ultra high resolution view of your data sampled at a maximum resolution of 60 6 ps for 10 000 points centered around the trigger NOTE MagniVu centers itself around the trigger point If you turn MagniVu on while using a large record length and you are looking somewhere other than the trigger point then the digital signal may be off screen In most of these cases you can find the digital record by looking for the digital signal in the upper overview and panning accordingly NOTE You should turn on MagniVu when light gray shading is displayed to indicate the uncertainty of the edge position If the shading is not displayed you do not need to use MagniVu See page 169 Viewing Digital Channels 116 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Using MagniVu 1 Push D15 DO 2 Push MagniVu and select On Quick Tips If you think you need more timing resolution turn on MagniVu to increase t
37. item to complete the operation e 1785 057 OK Save Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 219 Save and Recall Information Saving a Screen Image A screen image consists of a graphical image of the oscilloscope screen This is different from waveform data which consists of numeric values for each point in the waveform To save a screen image 1 Push Save Recall Menu Do not yet push the Save button 2 Push Save Screen Image from the lower bezel menu 3 From the side bezel menu push File Format repeatedly to select among tif bmp and png formats 220 1785 056 Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Waveform Recall Setup Assign to Setup File Utilities Save Screen Image File Format png Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information 4 Push Orientation to select between saving Orientation the image in a landscape horizontal and a i portrait vertical orientation 7 Le 5 Push Ink Saver to turn the Ink Saver mode on Ink Saver or off When on this mode provides a white On ail background 6 Push Edit File Name to create a custom name ae File for the screen image file Skip this step to use ame a default name 0000 7 Push OK Save Screen Image to write the OK Save image to the selected media image
38. module enables triggering on packet level information on 12C and SPI serial buses as well as digital views of the signal bus views bus decoding search tools and packet decode tables with timestamp information DPO4AUTO The automotive serial triggering and analysis DPO4AUTO module enables triggering on packet level information on CAN and LIN serial buses as well as digital views of the signal bus views bus decoding search tools and packet decode tables with timestamp information NOTE LIN works on DPO4000s with serial numbers greater than C020000 and on all MS04000s Oscilloscopes purchased under GSA contract may use a different serial number scheme Contact Tektronix if you need more details Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Optional Accessories cont Accessory Description Installation Tektronix part number DPO4AUTOMAX The FlexRay CAN and LIN serial triggering and analysis module provides FlexRay bus support as well as all the features of the DPO4AUTO module CAN and LIN bus support NOTE LIN and FlexRay work on DPO4000s with serial numbers greater than C020000 and on all MSO4000s Oscilloscopes purchased under GSA contract may use a different serial number scheme Contact Tektronix if you need more details DPO4AUTOMAX DPO4COMP DPO4VID The computer triggering and analysis module enables triggering on RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART serial buses search t
39. of the new firmware 40 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer You may want to document your work for future reference Instead of saving screen images and waveform data to a CompactFlash storage device or USB flash drive and then generating a report later you may want to send the image or waveform data directly to a remote PC for analysis You may also want to control an oscilloscope at a remote location from your computer See page 220 Saving a Screen Image See page 221 Saving and Recalling Waveform Data Two ways to connect your oscilloscope to a computer are through the VISA drivers and the e Scope Web enabled tools Use VISA to communicate with your oscilloscope from your computer through a software application Use e Scope to communicate with your oscilloscope through a Web browser Using VISA VISA lets you use your MS Windows computer to acquire data from your oscilloscope for use in an analysis package that runs on your PC such as Microsoft Excel National Instruments LabVIEW or a program of your own creation You can use a common communications connection such as USB Ethernet or GPIB to connect the computer to the oscilloscope To set up VISA communications between your oscilloscope and a computer 1 Load the VISA drivers on your computer You will find the drivers on the appropriate CD that comes with your oscilloscope or at the Tektronix software
40. on a rolling window 141 delayed 144 Edge defined 127 event defined 118 forcing 119 holdoff 120 12C bus 137 level 123 level button 62 level icon 70 level knob 124 LIN bus 141 Logic defined 130 modes 119 126 Index parallel bus data matching 143 parallel buses 97 136 point 90 position icon 68 posttrigger 118 122 pretrigger 118 122 Pulse Width defined 128 readout 70 143 Rise Fall defined 132 RS 232 bus 141 RS 232 byte matching 143 Runt defined 129 Sequence B Trigger defined 128 sequential 144 serial buses 97 136 277 Setup and Hold defined 131 slope 123 SPI bus 139 status readout 69 Trigger on B events 146 video lines 267 Video defined 133 Trigger menu 55 125 144 265 button 125 265 Trigger modes Auto 119 303 Index Normal 119 Trigger Out connector 77 Trigger types defined 127 Triggering on Buses 134 U Undo Autoset 88 Default Setup 87 Upgrading firmware 34 USB x xi 6 42 43 45 56 216 230 device port 78 host ports 64 78 keyboard 49 USBTMC 78 User marks 210 Utility button 27 29 32 56 151 153 170 230 Utility menu 27 29 56 63 151 170 V Variable persistence 151 Versatile Probe Interface 14 Version firmware 40 Vertical 304 button 56 menu 56 158 Menu knob 63 offset 162 Offset 161 position 156 position and autoset 88 position and offset 162 P
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42. to enable multipurpose knob a to control waveform display intensity and knob b to control graticule intensity Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 59 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 60 6 10 11 Turn the lower multipurpose knob b when activated to move a cursor or set a numerical parameter value for a menu item Push Fine to make adjustments more slowly Zoom button Push to activate zoom mode Pan outer knob Turn to scroll the zoom window through the acquired waveform Zoom inner knob Turn to control the zoom factor Turning it clockwise zooms in further Turning it counterclockwise zooms out Play pause button Push to start or stop the automatic panning of a waveform Control the speed and direction with the pan knob lt Prev Push to jump to the previous waveform mark 1785 021 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 12 Set Clear Mark Push to establish or delete a waveform mark 13 Next Push to jump to the next waveform mark 14 Horizontal Position Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms Push Fine to make pn smaller adjustments 15 Horizontal Scale Turn to adjust the horizontal scale time division 1785 022 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 61 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 16 17 18 1 wo 2 o 21
43. turned on Readouts appear in the upper right corner of the graticule If Zoom is on the readout appears in the upper right corner of the zoom window When a bus is selected the readout shows the decoded bus data in the format you have selected hexadecimal binary or ASCII RS 232 only When a digital channel is selected the cursors show the values of all displayed digital channels NOTE When serial buses are selected the data value at that point is displayed in the cursor readout When parallel buses are selected no readout appears Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data A Readout The A readouts indicate the difference between z 6 0us 22 4mV the cursor positions O 8 00us 20 4mV A 24 0us A 1 60mV a Readout Indicates that the value is controlled by vast multipurpose knob a b Readout Indicates that the value is controlled by multipurpose knob b The horizontal cursor lines on the display measure the vertical parameters typically H voltage The vertical cursor lines on the display measure horizontal parameters typically time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 193 Analyze Waveform Data The square and circle shapes in the readout map to the multipurpose knobs when both vertical and horizontal cursors are present Using XY Cursors When the XY Display mode is on the cursor readouts will appear to the right of the lower graticul
44. waveform expression that can incorporate active and reference waveforms measurements and or numeric constants To use this feature 1 Push Math 1785 050 2 Push Advanced Math Dual Wim Math FFT Advanced Math Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 201 Analyze Waveform Data 3 Use the side bezel menu buttons to create custom expressions 4 Push Edit Expression and use the multipurpose knobs and the resulting lower bezel buttons to create an expression When done push the side bezel menu OK Accept button For example to use Edit Expression to take the integral of a square wave 1 Push the lower bezel Clear button 2 Turn multipurpose knob a to select Intg 3 Push Enter Selection 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to select channel 1 5 Push Enter Selection 6 Turn multipurpose knob a to select 7 Push OK Accept 202 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Using Reference Waveforms Create a reference waveform to store a waveform For example you might do this to set up a standard against which to compare other waveforms To use the reference waveforms NOTE 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power is turned off To keep these waveforms save them to external storage 1 Push Ref R This brings up the lower bezel reference menu 2 Use the resulting lower b
45. 00 V 10 40 V 16 80 V 5 396 V 7 769 V 21 58mVs Freq Width Fall Duty Over Low Min Pk Pk CycleMean CycleRMS CycleArea 3 203kHz 208 5ys 1 144us 66 77 7 143 7 600 V 8 800 V 19 20 V 5 396 V 8 206 V 654 6uVs Analyze Waveform Data Analyze Waveform Data Reference Levels Reference levels determine how time related measurements are taken For example they are used in calculating rise and fall times 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push More as many times as needed to select Add Mea Remove Indicators ly Bring Configure Ref Levels f th It surement Measure Cursors On Cursors eference Levels from the resulting pop up ment More Sereen menu 186 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Set the levels from the side bezel menu Use High and Low reference to calculate rise and fall times Use Mid reference primarily for measurements between edges such as pulse widths Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Reference Levels Set Levels in MS High Ref a 90 0 Set to Defaults Analyze Waveform Data 187 Analyze Waveform Data Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors Cursors are on screen markers that you position in the waveform display to take manual measurements on acquired data They appear as horizontal and or as vertical lines
46. 071 2131 XX Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Electronic versions of documents including 063 4022 XX Documentation Browser CD the Programmer Manual and the Technical Reference NI LabVIEW SignalExpress Tektronix Edition Productivity analysis and documentation 063 3967 XX and Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop CD software Calibration certificate documenting traceability to national metrology institute s and IS09001 quality system registration 2 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Standard Accessories cont Accessory Description Tektronix part number For DPO4000 and MSO4000 series Probes One 500 MHz 10X passive probe per channel P6139A Front Cover Hard plastic cover to help protect the instrument 200 4908 00 CompactFlash memory card Extra storage 156 9413 00 Power Cord North America Option A0 161 0104 00 Universal Euro Option A1 161 0104 06 United Kingdom Option A2 161 0104 07 Australia Option A3 161 0104 05 Switzerland Option A5 161 0167 00 Japan Option A6 161 A005 00 China Option A10 161 0306 00 India Option A11 161 0400 00 No power cord or AC adapter Option A99 For MS04000 series Logic probe One 16 channel logic probe P6516 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Installation Optional Accessories Accessory DPO4EMBD Description Tektronix part number The embedded serial triggering and analysis DPO4EMBD
47. 1 Analyze Waveform Data Analyze Waveform Data After having properly set up the acquisition triggering and display of your desired waveform you can then analyze the results Select from features such as cursors automatic measurements statistics math and FFT Taking Automatic Measurements To take an automatic measurement 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push Add Measurement Add Mea Remove Indicators fm Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors on Cursors ment More Screen 172 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the specific measurement If needed then turn multipurpose knob b to select the channel to Multipurpose measure on 1785 039 4 To remove a measurement push Remove Measurement turn multipurpose knob a to select the specific measurement and push OK Remove Measurement on the side bezel menu Quick Tips To remove all measurements select Remove All Measurements E A A symbol appears instead of the expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists Part of the waveform is above or below the display To obtain a proper numerical measurement turn the vertical scale and position knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 173 Analyze Waveform Data Selecting Automatic Measurements 174 The follow
48. 1 60mMV For serial buses the readout shows the decoded values 1785 134 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 69 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 7 The trigger level icon shows the trigger level on the waveform The icon color corresponds to the trigger source color 8 The trigger readout shows the trigger source slope and level The trigger readouts for other trigger types show other parameters 9 The top line of the record length sampling rate readout shows the sampling rate adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob The bottom line shows the record length adjust with the Acquire menu 70 CD 7 0 00 V 250MS s 10k points 1785 137 1785 135 1785 143 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 10 The horizontal position scale readout 4 00us 11 shows on the top line the horizontal scale T adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob With Delay Mode on the bottom line shows the time from the T symbol to the expansion point icon adjust with the Horizontal Position knob Use horizontal position to insert added delay between when the trigger occurs and when you actually capture the data Insert a negative time to capture more pretrigger information With Delay Mode off the bottom line shows the time location of the trigger within the acquisition as a percentage gt V 0 00000s 1785 136 The Timing Resolution readout shows the timing re
49. 112 Pan 206 207 knob 60 208 211 Parallel bus xi 97 134 Parallel bus anomalies 282 Parallel bus trigger 134 136 Pause 207 Peak detect acquisition mode 92 Performance verification xii Period measurement 174 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Persistence display 149 infinite 151 variable 151 Phase measurement 175 Physical layer bus activity 110 Pk Pk measurement 177 Play 207 Play pause button 60 209 Play pause mode 209 Pollution Degree DPO4000 and MSO4000 9 P6139A 11 P6516 12 Portrait 221 232 Position bus 163 digital channels 165 Horizontal 121 122 156 199 273 Vertical 156 Position and offset 162 Positive Duty Cycle measure ment 174 Positive Overshoot measurement 176 Positive Pulse Count measurement 179 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Positive Pulse Width measurement 175 Posttrigger 118 122 Power cord 3 input 78 off 19 removing 19 supply 16 switch 63 Power consumption DPO4000 and MS04000 8 Predefined math expressions 194 Pretrigger 118 122 Previous button 60 Print 231 Ethernet 232 hard copy 230 Print button 63 Probe Comp 21 PROBE COMP connector 75 Probe compensation 23 Probe connector analog 75 digital 75 Probes BNC 15 Index connecting 13 digital 15 ground lead 25 P6139A 3 P6516 3 TEK USB 488 Adapter 6 TekVPI 14 TPA BNC Adapter 6 14 Programmer Commands xii Pulse Width trigger de
50. 121 246 Powering On the Oscilloscope Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself Before pushing the power switch connect the oscilloscope to an electrically neutral reference point such as earth ground Do this by plugging the three pronged power cord into an outlet grounded to earth ground Grounding the oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements The oscilloscope needs to share the same ground as any circuits that you are testing Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation If you are working with static sensitive components ground yourself Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage static sensitive components Wearing a grounding strap safely sends static charges on your body to earth ground 1785 002 To connect the power cord and power on the oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation lel ie l el elt J J 1 S 1785 003 18 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Powering Off the Oscilloscope To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord
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52. 3 Push Add Measurement Add Mea Remove Indicators y NN Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ment More Screen 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Positive Pulse Width measurement If needed press Source from the side menu and turn multipurpose knob b to select the channel Multipurpose t from which you want to measure Push OK Add Measurement from the side menu 1785 039 5 Push More repeatedly until you select Gating from the popup menu 6 Select Between Cursors from the side bezel VA menu to choose measurement gating using i Between cursors Cursors 254 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 7 Place one cursor to the left and one cursor to the right of the second pulse 8 View the resulting width measurement 160 ms for the second pulse Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual e Width 160ms Application Examples 1785 177 255 Application Examples Analyzing Signal Detail 256 In this example you have a noisy signal displayed on the oscilloscope and you need to know more about it You suspect that the signal contains much more detail than you can currently see in the display Looking at a Noisy Signal 1785 175 The signal appears noisy You suspect that noise is causing problems in your circuit To better analyze the noise Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 1 Push Acquire 2 Pu
53. 34 Open up a Web browser and go to www tektronix com software Proceed to the software finder Download the latest firmware for your oscilloscope on your PC e f E y cE 1785 157 Unzip the files and copy the firmware img file into the root folder of a USB flash drive Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 2 Power off your oscilloscope aS f i K Z2 Pa O eI z S oL PAKE EE Ole e D ajmo Ole Dee e o oje D 00O ol e9 000e 2l CFT Wel lal eli a 1785 111 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 35 Installation 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel p f USB port on your oscilloscope D ze P aar o ol T L eae 8 e Izor D GIEIE Deo o oje 5 00 ole 20 0 o0 os s E mE 1785 113 36 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 4 Power on the oscilloscope The instrument automatically recognizes the replacement firmware and installs it If the instrument does not install the firmware rerun the procedure If the problem continues try a different model of USB flash drive Finally if needed contact qualified service personnel NOTE
54. B push GPIB Enter the GPIB address on the side bezel menu using multipurpose knob a This will set the GPIB address on an attached TEK USB 488 Adapter Change Instrument Settings DHCP BOOTP ayy of Test Connection Talk Listen Address a 1 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 9 Run your application software on your 7 computer a Start Quick Tips The CD that is shipped with your oscilloscope includes a variety of Windows based software tools designed to ensure efficient connectivity between your oscilloscope and your computer There are toolbars that speed connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word There is also a standalone acquisition program called the OpenChoice Desktop The rear panel USB 2 0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity Use the rear and front panel USB 2 0 host ports to connect your oscilloscope to USB flash drives and printers USB Host port von USB Device port Using e Scope e Scope lets you access any Internet connected DPO4000 or MSO4000 series oscilloscope from a browser on your workstation PC or laptop computer No matter where you are your oscilloscope is as close as the nearest browser Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 45 Installation To set up e Scope communications between your oscilloscope and a Web browser running on a remote computer _
55. For information on printing screen images of waveforms go to Printing a Hard Copy See page 230 Printing a Hard Copy Saving and Recalling Waveform Data Waveform data consists of the numeric values for each point in the waveform It copies the data as opposed to a graphical image of the screen To save the current waveform data or to recall previously stored waveform data Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 221 Save and Recall Information 1 Push Save Recall Menu 1785 056 2 Push Save Waveform or Recall Waveform Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities S Wavefi Wavef Set from the lower bezel menu image a NOTE The oscilloscope can save digital waveforms to csv files not reference memories The oscilloscope cannot recall digital waveforms 3 Select one waveform or all waveforms 4 From the resulting side bezel menu select the location to save the waveform data to or to recall it from Save the information externally to a file on a CompactFlash card or USB flash drive Alternatively save the information internally to one of the two reference memory files on 2 channel model or one of the four reference files on 4 channel model oscilloscopes 222 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 5 Push To File to save to a CompactFlash card or USB flash drive This brings up the file manager screen Use it to define a custom file name
56. Humidity Operating High 40 C to 50 C 10 to 60 RH Operating Low 0 C to 40 C 10 to 90 RH Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 11 Installation P6516 Digital Probe Threshold Accuracy 100 mV 3 of threshold Maximum signal swing 6 0 Voeak to peak Centered around the threshold voltage Minimum signal swing 500 MV peak to peak Maximum nondestructive input signal to probe 15 V Input resistance 20 KQ Input capacitance 3 0 pF typical Temperature Operating 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Nonoperating 55 C to 75 C 67 F to 167 F Altitude Operating 4 5 km 15 000 ft maximum Nonoperating 15 km 50 000 ft maximum Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Humidity 10 to 95 relative humidity Cleaning Inspect the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require To clean the exterior surface perform the following steps 1 Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes with a lint free cloth Use care to avoid scratching the clear glass display filter 2 Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope Use an aqueous solution of 75 isopropyl alcohol for more efficient cleaning N CAUTION To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope or probes do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents Connecting Probes The oscilloscope suppor
57. Identifier amp Data push the lower bezel Identifier or Data buttons and enter the parameters of interest on the resulting side bezel menu If you have made a Trigger On selection of Error push the lower bezel Error Type button and enter the parameters of interest on the resulting side bezel menu I2C SPI CAN LIN and FlexRay Bus Trigger Data Matching Rolling window byte matching for 12C SPI and FlexRay To use a rolling window to trigger on data you define the number of bytes to match Then the oscilloscope uses a rolling window to find any match within a packet with the window rolling one byte at a time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 141 Trigger Setup For example if the number of bytes is one the oscilloscope will attempt to match the first byte second byte third and so on within the packet If the number of bytes is two the oscilloscope will try to match any two consecutive bytes such as one and two two and three three and four and so on If the oscilloscope finds a match it will trigger With FlexRay obtain a rolling window match by setting the Byte Offset to Don t care Do this by pressing the front panel Trigger button followed by setting the lower bezel Type to Bus Trigger On to Data pressing Data and entering the byte offset with the side menu and multipurpose knob a Specific byte matching non rolling window matching for a specific position in the packet for 12C SPI CAN and Flex
58. Manual Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude Measurements cont Measurement Description Pk Pk keene The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire ia waveform or gated region Amplitude fi y The high value less the low value measured over the entire waveform or gated region High fde h This value is used as 100 whenever high reference mid reference or low reference J i values are needed such as in fall time or rise time measurements Calculate using either j the min max or histogram method The min max method uses the maximum value found The histogram method uses the most common value found above the midpoint This value is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Low This value is used as 0 whenever high reference mid reference or low reference values are BAN needed such as in fall time or rise time measurements Calculate using either the min max or histogram method The min max method uses the minimum value found The histogram method uses the most common value found below the midpoint This value is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Max nr The most positive peak voltage Max is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Min The most negative peak voltage Min is measured over the entire waveform or gated region EU Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 177 Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude Measurements cont
59. Manual Application Examples Averaging reduces random noise and makes it easier to see detail in a signal In the example to the right a ring shows on the rising and falling edges of the signal when the noise is removed 1785 176 Taking Cursor Measurements You can use the cursors to take quick measurements on a waveform To measure the ring frequency at the rising edge of the signal Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 261 Application Examples 262 1 Push channel 1 to select the channel 1 signal 2 Push Measure 3 Push Configure Cursors wo 1785 033 lt 5 Measure 1785 047 Add Mea Remove Indicators A Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ment More Screen Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 4 Push Vertical Bar Units from the side menu if this choice is not already selected Turn multipurpose knob a to select Hz 1 s as the unit of measurement pene 5 Push Cursors repeatedly until the two vertical Cursors bar cursors appear on the selected waveform O 1785 048 6 Place one cursor on the first peak of the ring using multipurpose knob a Multipurpose Sa 1785 039 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 263 Application Examples 7 If the cursor readout says that the cursors are linked push Select to unlink them 1785 049 8 Place t
60. Oscilloscopes User Manual Environmental Considerations Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment and is outside the scope of the 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive This product is known to contain lead cadmium mercury and hexavalent chromium Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual ix Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes DPO4104 DPO4054 DP04034 DP04032 MS04104 MS04054 MS04034 MS04032 Key Features DPO4000 and MSO4000 series instruments can help you verify debug and characterize electronic designs Key features include 1 GHz 500 MHz and 350 MHz bandwidths 2 and 4 channel models Sample rates up to 5 GS s on all analog channels 10 M points record length on all channels 50 000 waveforms second display rate 12C SPI CAN LIN FlexRay RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 UART bus triggering and analysis with the appropriate application module and model oscilloscope Wave Inspector controls for managing long record lengths with zoom and pan play and pause search and mark 10 4 inch 264 mm XGA color display Small and lightweight at 5 5 inches 140 mm deep and 11 pounds 5 kg USB and CompactFlash available for quick and easy storage Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Preface Built in Ethernet port USB 2 0 device port for direct PC control of the oscilloscope using USBTMC protocol Ope
61. PO4EMBD module SPI requires a DPO4EMBD module CAN requires a DPO4AUTO or DPO4AUTOMAX module RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART require a DPO4COMP module LIN requires either a DPO4AUTO or a DPO4AUTOMAX module FlexRay requires a DPO4AUTOMAX module Parallel requires an MSO4000 series oscilloscope See page 25 Application Module Free Trial 133 Trigger Setup Triggering on Buses You can use your oscilloscope to trigger on CAN 12C SPI RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 UART LIN and FlexRay buses if you have the appropriate DPO4AUTO DPO4AUTOMAX DPO4EMBD or DPO4COMP application module installed The MSO4000 series can trigger on parallel buses without an application module The oscilloscope can display both physical layer as analog waveforms and protocol level information as digital and symbolic waveforms To set up the bus trigger 1 If you have not already defined your bus using the front panel B1 and B2 buttons and B3 and B4 on the MSO4000 series do so now See page 97 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus s 1785 041 2 Push Trigger Menu 1785 042 134 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Push Type 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the trigger type side menu until you select Bus 5 Push Source Bus and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the source bus side menu until you select the bus that you want to trigger on Tektronix 4000 Series Oscillosc
62. Ray You can trigger on a specific byte for 12C SPI CAN and FlexRay in several ways m For 12C and SPI enter the number of bytes to match the number of bytes in the signal Then use don t cares X to mask the bytes that you are not interested in For I2C push the lower bezel Trigger On to trigger on Address Data Push Address On the side bezel menu push Address and rotate multipurpose knobs a and b as needed Set the address to don t cares X if you want to mask the address The data will be matched starting at the first byte without using a rolling window For CAN triggering occurs when the user selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at the first byte Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest Use the data qualifier to perform lt gt gt and lt operations Triggering on identifier and data always matches the identifier and data selected by the user with the data starting at the first byte No rolling window is used m For FlexRay triggering occurs when the user selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at the byte offset Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest Use the data qualifier to perform lt gt gt and lt operations Triggering on identifier and data always matches the identifier and data selected by the user with the data starting at the first byte No rolling window is us
63. SPI CAN and LIN event tables display us pefniion RS282 one line for each packet 4 77E 02 4 44E 02 RS 232 event tables display one line for each 4 40E 02 7 or 8 bit byte when Packets are set to Off 3 75E 02 RS 232 event tables display one line for each 3 a packet when Packets are set to On 2 E02 FlexRay event tables display one or two lines 3 ae for each packet Errors if present are listed 4 71E 02 on the second line 1 37E 02 1 03E 02 6 92E 03 3 49E 03 5 38E 05 3 28E 03 6 71E 03 1 69E 02 2 02E 02 2 43E 02 2 82E 02 2 ARE N a w o 08 ta 3 o o 3 ta 3 m 15 Push B1 or B2 and turn multipurpose knob a to move the bus display up or down on the screen You can also push B3 or B4 on the MS04000 series To trigger on serial or parallel bus conditions refer to Triggering on Buses See page 134 Triggering on Buses Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 109 Acquire the Signal 110 NOTE If you define a bus to use both analog and digital channels then the bus decode and the bus waveform display will sample the analog channels at the same rate and the same record length as the digital channels At some settings this rate and record length are different from the analog channel rate and record length If an analog channel that is used in a bus is also simultaneously displayed as an ordinary channel that display uses the full analog sample rate Physical Layer Bus Activi
64. Search test Cursors D e m 000000 2121 204 75 Get Acquainted with the Instrument Side Panel Connector 1 Ground strap connector This is a receptacle for a grounding strap 1785 158 76 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument Rear Panel Connectors 1 Trigger Out Use the trigger signal output to synchronize other test equipment with your oscilloscope A LOW to HIGH transition indicates that the trigger occurred The logic level for Vout HI is 22 5V open circuit 21 0 V into a 500 load to ground The logic level for Vout LO is lt 0 7 V into a load of 4 mA 0 25 V into a 50Q load to ground z TD 2 XGA Out Use the XGA Video port DB 15 female connector to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector 3 2121 236 LAN Use the LAN Ethernet port RJ 45 connector to connect the oscilloscope to a 10 100 Base T local area network Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 77 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4 Device Use the USB 2 0 High speed device port to control the oscilloscope through USBTMC or GPIB with a TEK USB 488 Adapter The USBTMC protocol allows USB devices to communicate using IEEE488
65. Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup lower bezel menu image to Setup 3 From the resulting side bezel menu select the Save Setup location to save the setup to or to recall it from To File To save setup information to one of the ten internal setup memories in the oscilloscope push the appropriate side bezel button Edit Labels To save setup information to a CompactFlash To Setup 1 or USB file push the To File button To Setup 2 more 226 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information 4 Ifyou are saving information to a CompactFlash card or USB flash drive turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the file structure See page 216 External File Structure MUpuEpoSe 1785 039 Push Select to open or close file folders lt q 1785 049 Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation or push a side bezel menu Save to Selected File item to complete the operation A 1785 057 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 227 Save and Recall Information 5 Save the file Save to Selected File Quick Tips Recalling the Default Setup Push the front panel Default Setup button to initialize the oscilloscope to a known setup See page 86 Using the Default Setup Saving with One Button Push After you have defined the save recall param
66. Tektronix 4000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes User Manual www tektronix com 071 2121 02 Tektronix 7 Copyright Tektronix All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc e Scope iView OpenChoice TekSecure and TekVPI are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc MagniVu and Wave Inspector are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Tektronix is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash trademark Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support In North America call 1 800 833 9200 Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area Warranty 16 Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 3 years from the date of original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor If the product proves defective during this warranty period Tektronix at its option either will repair the defective product without
67. Types v 22 8 eiuear ihe EAE oy ine Ad ee ino Meerkat aes 125 Selecting Tho GerSss ciscies lt vr atewss a ea dete tents Ahan dundee inte disdanai adn a ea na E a a aus 127 i Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Table of Contents Triggering OM BUSES 50 5 2 seeaie sete ded hake anode add timed ee onan tenia aa aa aa e E Aan tems desteenik non meas 134 Checking Trigger Settings aisinn a Ma a dase ate ahaa ddademaa ge teed letdatadeenteckateie 143 Using Sequence Trigger A Main and B Delayed ccccecccce cece cece tees eee ea ect et eee et sree ea ea seta eaeatntee nents 144 Starting and Stopping an Acquisition c ccccccceccccenecceeneetesesecueneeeeseeeaeeseenesteennerersnsseneeeeenenrateens 147 Display Waveform Data sirp etaan ah ousaidacate a dies an ahatd vid di Scat de cape a a dd makes A E AAA AE NA 148 Adding and Removing a Waveform cccc cece cee ee cent ee eee rrtt rtt rt e EEE REEDED EEE DEDEDE EG EEEIEE EASES DEERE EEE E SEES 148 Setting the Display Style and Persistence ccccccceeeceeee rient eee e eect ee ee eee e sees ease eG tata e SHEE ESE DE DG bE EE Ea EG EAE 149 Setting Wavetorm Intensity sc 22208 an ackacanatbacaase sae uncad a ai e tease e a A tate cub E A 154 Scaling and Positioning a Waveform ccccccec cece eee e eee eee tirrr ene EEE EE EEDA EEE E EEDA EE EGE EGE DEES ESE DE EEE E EE EASE EES 156 Setting Input Parameters 522 926 ste ea cui aaa a a E inca
68. abeling 165 setup 111 Digital probe interface 15 Display information 66 persistence 149 style 149 XY 150 151 Displaying reference waveforms 224 Documentation xi DPO4AUTO 4 98 241 DPO4AUTOMAX 5 98 241 DPO4COMP 5 98 242 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual DPO4EMBD 4 98 241 DPO4VID 5 133 242 Drivers 41 45 Dual waveform math 194 E e Scope 46 Edge trigger defined 127 Edges Fuzzy 169 White 169 Envelope acquisition mode 92 Erase setup and ref memory 238 Ethernet xi 44 46 47 port 77 printing 232 Event Table 108 109 Excel 41 Expansion point 91 Expansion point icon 68 F Factory calibration 33 Fall Time measurement 174 Falling Edge Count measure ment 179 Index FFT Blackman Harris 201 controls 197 Hamming 200 Hanning 200 Rectangular 200 File format 220 Internal File Format ISF 223 Spreadsheet file format CSV 223 File names 216 File system 216 223 Fine 59 Fine button 54 58 60 61 63 Firmware upgrade 34 Firmware version 40 firmware img file 34 FlexRay 57 97 134 Force Trig button 62 120 Frame graticule style 152 Frequency measurement 174 Frequency Input power DPO4000 and MSO4000 8 Front cover 3 Front panel 51 Front panel connectors 75 Front panel overlay 28 297 Index Full graticule style 152 Functional check 20 Fuzzy edges 169 G Gating 180 GPIB 42 78 GPIB address 44 Graticule Cros
69. al For example you might be testing RS 232 bus signals You can use your MSO4000 series oscilloscope with its 2 or 4 analog channels and 16 digital channels to track down the problem It will even decode your RS 232 signals into ASCII characters Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the digital signal Then you will look at both the analog and digital representations of the signal Finally you will search through each RS 232 byte with the search mark functions NOTE Triggering on RS 232 bus signals requires use of the DPO4COMP Serial Triggering and Analysis Module See page 25 Application Module Free Trial 1 Connect the desired analog probe tip to the desired test point 2121 212 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 287 Application Examples 2 Push Default Setup Default Setup 1785 032 1785 010 3 Push Autoset 4 Push B1 5 Push the Bus B1 lower bezel button use multipurpose knob a to select RS 232 and enter the parameters of the bus in the resulting C screen menus 2121 213 6 Push the Bus Display lower bezel button push the Bus and Waveforms side bezel button and push the ASCII side bezel 288 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 7 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the timebase As you increase
70. ally Positioned vertically Quick Tips Preview If you change the Position or Scale controls when the acquisition is stopped or when it is waiting for the next trigger the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the relevant waveforms in response to the new control settings It simulates what you will see when you next push the RUN button The oscilloscope uses the new settings for the next acquisition You may see a clipped waveform if the original acquisition went off the screen The math waveform cursors and automatic measurements remain active and valid when using preview Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 157 Display Waveform Data Setting Input Parameters Use the vertical controls to select waveforms adjust the waveform vertical position and scale and set input parameters 158 1 Push a channel menu button 1 2 3 or 4 to ey ey ey ey bring up the vertical menu for the designated waveform The vertical menu only affects the Ce 2 G C4 selected waveform at Ka a Se 1785 067 Pushing a channel button will also select or cancel that waveform selection Push Coupling repeatedly to select the Coupling Impedance Invert Bandwidth 1 Label y oN coupling to use ac masono on iggy Fui More Use DC coupling to pass both AC and DC rh components Use AC coupling to block the DC component and show only the AC signal Use Ground GND to display the reference potential Tektroni
71. also use the horizontal position control to delay the acquisition by an additional amount m When using the B trigger the A and B trigger types can only be Edge 146 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Starting and Stopping an Acquisition After you have defined the acquisition and trigger parameters start the acquisition with Run Stop or Single Push Run Stop to start acquisitions The S oscilloscope acquires repeatedly until you push the button again to stop the acquisition Push Single to take a single acquisition Single sets the trigger mode to Normal for the single acquisition 2121 252 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 147 Display Waveform Data Display Waveform Data This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying the acquired waveform Adding and Removing a Waveform 1 To add or remove a waveform from the ey ey es ey display push the corresponding front panel channel button or the D15 D0 button i G C4 You can use the channel as a trigger Ata Aaa Aa Ata source whether or not it is displayed 1785 067 2121 211 148 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Setting the Display Style and Persistence 1 To set the display style push Acquire Display Waveform Data 1788 046 2 Push Waveform Display Mode pet Delay Set Horiz Waveform XY Display osition to isplay TA On Ai 10
72. ameters 158 setup VISA communications 41 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual take automatic measure ments 172 take manual measurements with cursors 188 trigger on buses 134 upgrade the firmware 34 use a sequential trigger 144 use e Scope 46 use MagniVu 117 use Wave Inspector 205 Humidity DPO4000 and MSO4000 9 P6139A 11 P6516 13 12C 57 97 134 trigger 137 Icon Expansion point 68 Trigger level 70 Trigger position 68 Image orientation 221 232 Impedance 159 Indicator waveform baseline 73 Infinite persistence 151 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Ink Saver 221 232 Inner knob 60 196 Input capacitance P6516 12 Input resistance P6516 12 Installing Application modules xii Intensity button 154 Internal File Format ISF 223 Invert 159 IRE graticule 153 ISF format 223 K Keyboard USB 49 Knob inner 60 196 Multipurpose 30 54 59 60 93 223 263 264 outer 60 pan 60 208 211 Trigger level 124 Vertical menu 63 Vertical position 63 81 Vertical scale 63 81 zoom 60 196 206 Index L Label bus 163 LabView 41 LAN port 77 Landscape 221 232 Language change 27 overlay 28 Level trigger 123 LIN 57 97 134 trigger 141 Lock standard laptop 16 Logic trigger defined 130 Long record length 277 management 205 Low measurement 177 M button 57 194 197 MagniVu xi 116 117 MagniVu readout 71
73. appears but is misshapen perform the procedures for compensating the probe See page 23 Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe If no signal appears rerun the procedure If this does not remedy the situation have the instrument serviced by qualified service personnel 22 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe Whenever you attach a passive voltage probe for the first time to any input channel compensate the probe to match it to the corresponding oscilloscope input channel To properly compensate your passive probe 1 Follow the steps for the functional check See page 20 Functional Check 2 Check the shape of the displayed MMM e a Spey ene waveform to determine ifyourprobe L is properly compensated Properly compensated Under compensated Over compensated Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 23 Installation 24 If necessary adjust your probe Repeat as needed 1785 140 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Quick Tips Use the shortest possible ground lead and signal path to minimize probe induced ringing and distortion on the measured signal Signal with a short ground lead Signal with a long ground lead Application Module Free Trial A 30 day free trial is available for all application modules not installed in your oscilloscope The trial period begins when you power on the oscillo
74. bezel menu choose Set to 0 V to set the vertical offset to 0 V For more information on offset see Quick Tips See page 162 Quick Tips 10 Select Probe Setup to define probe parameters On the resulting side bezel menu Select Voltage or Current to set the probe type for probes that do not have the TekProbe II or TekVPI interface m Use multipurpose knob a to set the attenuation to match the probe Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 161 Display Waveform Data 162 11 Select Deskew to set the time skew correction for the channel Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the time skew deskew correction for the probe attached to the selected channel This shifts acquisition and display of the waveform left or right relative to the trigger time Use this to compensate for differences in cable lengths or probe types Quick Tips Using Probes with the TekProbe Il and TekVPI Interfaces When you attach a probe with the TekProbe II or the TekVPI interface the oscilloscope sets the channel sensitivity coupling and termination resistance automatically to match the probe requirements Tek Probe II probes require use of the TPA BNC Adapter The Difference Between Vertical Position and Offset Vertical position is a display function Adjust the vertical position to place the waveforms where you want to see them The waveform baseline locations track adjustments made to their positions When you adjust vertical of
75. c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Tektronix supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TEKTRONIX RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Table of Contents Table of Contents General Safety Summary 0 ccc cece neers eee ener e rtr rt EEE EEE E EE EEDA DE ETE ADEE EE EASE EEE EE EDAD EEE SEDI EG EE SA SG EG EASA EGE EEE EEE EEE V Environmental Considerations 00 0 0 0ccececce cee ee eect cence cee ttti r E teeta tees eset tees eee EEIEIEE EE PESEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEE viii Prefaco soo hate E tate is Pant const ed eee ae ene eens te rae ema X Key FodtureS rorecosnna acm icindes doomed shed qcanieendocnwdaaedtad nace ae a E A Aeemae AR X Where to Find More Information 0 0cccceeee eee erari eens neces
76. can use your MSO4000 series oscilloscope with its 16 digital channels to analyze the bus The MSO4000 series will not only let you see the on off status of the signals but will also decode the parallel bus signals for you Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the digital signals Then you will search through the data with the search mark functions NOTE The MSO4000 series oscilloscopes support triggering and decoding on Parallel bus signals Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 1 Connect the desired logic probe tips to the desired test points For simplicity this example connects to a 7 bit counter 2121 251 2 Push Default Setup Then push the channel 1 button to remove the waveform from the Default display 1785 032 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 283 Application Examples 3 Push the D15 D0 button 4 Push the D15 D0 On Off lower bezel button and then push the Turn On D7 D0 side bezel to display the digital waveforms To turn off a channel use multipurpose knob a to select the channel and push the Display side bezel to select Off 5 Push Autoset 6 Push the B1 button select Parallel as the bus type Push the lower bezel Define Inputs and enter the parameters for your bus for Clocked Data Clock Edge the Number of Bits and Define Bits 284
77. ce cece eee eee cence cent cent ee eee cent tees AEREE REEERE EREEREER REEERE EEEE EEEEE EEEE EE 26 Changing the User Interface Language ccccecec cece eee ee ener e ence rrtt nD EEE EEDA DEED EGE EE SG EEE SEDER GEESE DEE EE Ea EES 27 Changing the Date and Time cccccece cence cece eee eee eee EEE EERE EEDA STEED EEE SEES EERE ESE D EEE EE EE DEE EEE a EEE 29 Signal Path Compensation s sah vaesaianndienl hyo webbie ders A aes i a bee ee el 31 Upgrading Firmware ss sssssssssrrssrrrnrt tirrr rtrt t rrtt EEPE EEEREEEEPEEEEREEEEREEEEREEEEREEEEREEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEE REEERE EEEE 34 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual i Table of Contents Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer 0 cece ccc cece eee ee ee een e eee EEE EEDA EG EEDA SESE EEA EGE EE SAE D EEE SESE EEE ES 41 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your OSCIIIOSCOPE 6 c cece cece eee e cere rrrrrrrttr rrr rtr rttr rrtt EEE EGE rran rr rrn E EEE ES 49 Get Acquainted with the Instrument c ciscd6 Aovee ot aateiie dese eee vane doa ees alae a ee 51 Front Panel Menus and Controls esnea e gical teeueds eee oat E eke eand baka A a T E 51 Front Panel Connectors 0 0 cceeeceee ee eee eect eee eee eee tenet eee e eet t eee cette EIEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE 75 Side Pafiel Connector zaredi ae Maa a dsl eee A ale ae 76 Rear Panel Connectors sra musa baia ae E N E D E E ETE tats eae ae ad eile AR 77 ACquirethe Signal sese nesan loots ota caahe
78. charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product Batteries are excluded from this warranty Parts modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance All replaced parts modules and products become the property of Tektronix In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix shipping charges prepaid and with a copy of customer proof of purchase Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment
79. d expressed as a percentage The Cycle duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region Positive Pulse Width The distance time between the mid reference default 50 amplitude points of a positive pulse The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated region The distance time between the mid reference default 50 amplitude points of a negative pulse The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated region F L Negative Pulse p F Width Phase OT The amount of time that one waveform leads or lags another waveform expressed in degrees Burst Width m The duration of a burst a series of transient events and is measured over the entire ail ija waveform or gated region where 360 makes up one waveform cycle See also Delay Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 175 Analyze Waveform Data Rise time Fall time 100 a E 90 Voltage 50 Pulse width 10 0 1785 084 Amplitude Measurements Measurement Description Positive ee eee This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as Overshoot nn Positive Overshoot Maximum High Amplitude x 100 Negative This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as Overshoot me pae Negative Overshoot Low Minimum Amplitude x 100 176 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User
80. do Autoset last Autoset Quick Tips To position the waveform appropriately Autoset may change the vertical position Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V f you use Autoset when no channels are displayed the instrument turns on channel one 1 and scales it E f you use Autoset and the oscilloscope detects a video signal the oscilloscope automatically sets the trigger type to video and makes other adjustments to display a stable video signal Acquisition Concepts Before a signal can be displayed it must pass through the input channel where it is scaled and digitized Each channel has a dedicated input amplifier and digitizer Each channel produces a stream of digital data from which the instrument extracts waveform records 88 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Sampling Process Acquisition is the process of sampling an 5 0V 5 0V analog signal converting it into digital data rr a and assembling it into a waveform record OY OV OV OV which is then stored in acquisition memory Vs Input signal Sampled points 50V 50V Digital values Real Time Sampling DPO4000 and MS04000 series oscilloscopes Record points use real time sampling In real time sampling the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using a single trigger event f T ae oP oe es i i i Lae a a ke ae ch 2121 030 Sampling rate Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 89
81. e Recall 56 64 220 Search 55 212 Select 59 264 Set Clear Mark 61 211 Set to 50 62 124 Single 62 147 253 271 296 Test 55 Trigger 55 Trigger level 62 Trigger menu 125 265 Utility 27 29 32 56 151 153 170 230 Vertical 56 Zoom 60 byte matching 142 C Calibration 31 33 Calibration certificate 2 CAN 57 97 134 CAN trigger 140 Channel button 56 Channel readout 72 Channel vertical menu 158 Cleaning 13 Clearance DPO4000 and MS04000 8 Communications 41 46 CompactFlash x 3 6 56 64 216 Compensate probe 23 Compensate signal path 31 Confidential data 238 Connecting a USB keyboard 49 Connecting toa PC 41 Connectivity 2 41 46 Connectors front panel 75 rear panel 77 side panel 76 Controls 51 Coupling 158 Coupling trigger 121 Cover front 3 Cross Hair graticule style 152 CSV format 223 Cursor readout 69 192 Cursors 188 button 58 188 263 linking 189 measurements 188 menu 188 XY 194 Cycle Area measurement 179 Cycle Mean measurement 178 Cycle RMS measurement 178 D D15 DO button 65 117 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Date and time changing 29 Default Setup 86 228 button 64 80 86 menu 64 Undo 87 Delay measurement 174 Delay time 95 96 Delayed trigger 144 Depth DPO4000 and MSO4000 8 Deskew 162 Digital channels 169 Baseline indicators 73 Group icon 74 scaling positioning grouping and l
82. e XY They will include rectangular polar product and ratio readouts The oscilloscope will display vertical bar waveform cursors in the upper graticule YT Using Math Waveforms Create math waveforms to support the analysis of your channel and reference waveforms By combining and transforming source waveforms and other data into math waveforms you can derive the data view that your application requires NOTE Math waveforms are not available for use with serial buses Use the following procedure for executing simple math operations on two waveforms 1 Push Math o 1785 050 194 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push Dual Wfm Math 3 On the side bezel menu set the sources to either channel 1 2 3 4 or reference waveforms R1 2 3 or 4 Choose the x Or operators Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Dual Wim Math FFT Advanced Math M Label 195 Analyze Waveform Data 196 4 For example you might calculate power by multiplying a voltage waveform and a current waveform 2121 234 Quick Tips Math waveforms can be created from channel or reference waveforms or a combination of them Measurements can be taken on math waveforms in the same way as on channel waveforms Math waveforms derive their horizontal scale and position from the sources in their math expressions Adjusting these contro
83. ecade above 200 kHz to 13 V at 3 MHz and above Acquisition System 50 Q The maximum input voltage at the BNC between center conductor and shield is 5 Vays with peaks lt 20 V DF lt 6 25 Acquisition System Digital Inputs The maximum input voltage at the input for the logic probe is 15 V peak Aux In 1 MQ The maximum input voltage at the BNC between center conductor and shield is 400 V DF lt 39 2 250 Vans to 2 MHz derated to 5 Vrms at 500 MHz The maximum transient withstand voltage is 800 Vp For steady state sinosoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vx at 3 MHz and above A CAUTION To ensure proper cooling keep the sides and rear of the instrument clear of obstructions 10 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation P6139A Passive Probe Input Voltage 400 Vrus or 400 V DC CAT 2 500 V transient 300 Vans or 300 V DC CAT II 2 500 V transient 150 Vrms or 150 V DC CAT Ill 2 500 V transient For steady state sinusoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 2 5 MHz to 50 Vays at 20 MHz and above Output Voltage terminated into 1 MQ 40 Vams or 40 V DC CAT 2 500 Vk impulse 30 Vrms or 30 V DC CAT 250 Vp impulse 15 Vrus or 15 V DC CAT 250 Vk impulse Temperature Operating 15 C to 65 C 5 F to 149 F Nonoperating 62 C to 85 C 80 F to 185 F Altitude lt 2 000 meters Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only
84. ed 142 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup RS 232 Bus Trigger Data Matching You can trigger on a specific data value for RS 232 bytes If you defined an end of packet character to use for RS 232 bus decoding you can use the same end of packet character as a data value for trigger data matching To do so choose the Tx End of Packet or the Rx End of Packet character as the Trigger On selection Parallel Bus Trigger Data Matching Optimum parallel bus trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels MSO4000 series only Checking Trigger Settings To quickly determine the settings of some key trigger parameters check the Trigger readout at the bottom of the display The readouts differ for edge and the advanced triggers CG JY 0 00 V 1 Trigger source channel 1 2 Trigger slope rising E 1795 418 3 Trigger level 0 00 V Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 143 Trigger Setup Using Sequence Trigger A Main and B Delayed Combine an edge A Event Main trigger with the B Event Delayed trigger to capture more complex signals After the A Event occurs the trigger system looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform A and B triggers can and typically do have separate sources Use the Edge trigger menu to set up the A trigger first Then to use the B trigger 1 Push Trigger Menu lt a en 1785
85. ed channel button Then adjust the vertical position and scale 6 Adjust the horizontal position and scale The horizontal position determines the number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples The horizontal scale determines the size of the acquisition window relative to the waveform You can scale the window to contain a waveform edge a cycle several cycles or thousands of cycles Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Position 2121 031 21214018 Acquire the Signal 81 Acquire the Signal Quick Tip m Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of your signal in the upper part and a single cycle in the lower part of the display See page 205 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms Labeling Channels and Buses You can add a label to the channels and buses shown on the display for easy identification The label is placed on the waveform baseline indicator in the left side of the screen The label can have up to 32 characters To label a channel push a channel input button for an analog channel to label a channel 0O 1785 033 ne 1 Push a front panel button for an input channel or a bus 1785 041 82 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push a lower bezel button to create a label Label such as for channel 1 or B1 3 Push Select Preset Label to view a list of Select Preset labels Label 4 Turn multip
86. edures To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury Use Proper Power Cord Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use Connect and Disconnect Properly Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source Connect and Disconnect Properly De energize the circuit under test before connecting or disconnecting the current probe Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Observe All Terminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product The inputs are not rated for connection to mains or Category Il Ill or IV circuits Connect the probe reference lead to earth ground only Do not apply a potential to any terminal including the common terminal that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual V General Safety Summary A A vi Power Disconnect The power switch disconnects the product from the power source See instructions for the location Do not block the power switch it must remain accessible to the user at all tim
87. eform Data 4 Delete a mark Push the next or previous lt arrow button to jump to the mark you want to clear To remove the current center positioned mark push Set Clear It works on both manually and automatically created marks To automatically set and clear delete search marks 1 Push Search z 1785 055 2 Select the search type desired from the Search SEaren Source Slope Threshold lower bezel menu ype 1 ES 0 00V The search menu is similar to the trigger menu 5 3 From the side bezel menu turn on the search 212 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 4 On the screen hollow triangles show the location of automatic marks and solid triangles PARAL RAL LL LS show the custom user defined locations These appear on both normal and zoomed waveform views 5 You can quickly investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark with the next and previous lt arrow buttons No other adjustments are needed 2121 240 Quick Tips You can copy trigger settings to search for other locations in your acquired waveform that meet the trigger conditions You can also copy search settings to your trigger m Custom User marks are saved with the waveform when the waveform is saved and when the setup is saved E Automatic search marks are not saved with t
88. ekSecure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use The TekSecure function Replaces all waveforms in all reference memories with null values Replaces the current front panel setup and all stored setups with the default setup Displays a confirmation or warning message depending on whether the verification is successful or unsuccessful To use TekSecure 1 Push Utility 1785 011 2 Push Utility Page Utility Page 238 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config 4 Push TekSecure Erase Memory 5 Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory from the side bezel menu To cancel the procedure push Menu Off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Config Save and Recall Information Utility Page Language English Set Date amp Time TekSecure Erase Memory About OK Erase Setup amp Ref Memory 0 1785 057 239 Save and Recall Information 6 Power off the oscilloscope and then power it back on to complete the process 240 OOO00 0020 00 8 Gs 1785 071 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Using Application Modules Using Application Modules Optional application modu
89. elow ground is negative Cycle Area A A voltage over time measurement The measurement is the area over the first cycle in the A waveform or the first cycle in the gated region expressed in volt seconds The area above the common reference point is positive and the area below the common reference point is negative Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 179 Analyze Waveform Data Customizing an Automatic Measurement You can customize automatic measurements by using gating modifying measurement statistics adjusting the measurement reference levels or taking a snapshot Gating Gating confines the measurement to a certain portion of a waveform To use 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push More as many times as needed to select Add Mea Remove Indicators ite Bring Configure Gating f th Iti surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ating trom tne resulting pop up menu ment More Screen 180 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 3 Position the gates from the side bezel menu Gating options VW Off Full Record Wh Screen Between Cursors Statistics Statistics characterize the stability of measurements To adjust statistics Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 181 Analyze Waveform Data 1 Push Measure 1785 047 2 Push More as many times as needed to select Add Mea Rem
90. enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a If you select MOSI amp MISO push the lower bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest in the side bezel menus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 139 Trigger Setup 9 140 If you are setting up a CAN trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Type of Frame push the lower bezel Frame Type button and select Data Frame Remote Frame Error Frame or Overload Frame If you have made a Trigger On selection of Identifier push the lower bezel Identifier button and select a Format Then push the Identifier side bezel button and enter a binary or hex value with multipurpose knobs a and b Push the lower bezel menu Direction button and select the direction of interest Read Write or Read or Write If you have made a Trigger On selection of Data Push the lower bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup 10 If you are setting up an RS 232 trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Tx Data or Rx Data push the lower bezel Data button Push the Number of Bytes button and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a Push the side bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b 11 If you are setting up an LIN trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Identifier Data or
91. er and in the protocol layer of the bus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 277 Application Examples Basic Strategy First you will display and acquire the bus signal by setting up the bus parameters and trigger Then you will search through each packet with the search mark functions NOTE Triggering on 12C SPI CAN LIN FlexRay RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART bus signals requires use of an appropriate DPO4EMBD DPO4AUTO DPO4AUTOMAX or DPO4COMP Serial Triggering and Analysis Module Triggering on Parallel bus signals requires use of an MSO4000 series oscilloscope 278 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 1 Connect the channel 1 probe to the clock line 2 Connect the channel 2 probe to the data line oOo oOo m00 o 000 SDA 3 Push Autoset 1785 115 1785 010 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 279 Application Examples 4 Push the B1 button and enter the parameters of your I2C bus in the resulting screen menus 5 Push Trigger Menu 2121 213 rf 1785 042 6 Push Type to select Bus Enter trigger Type Source Bus Trigger On Address Direction Mode parameters in the resulting screen menus Bus B1 12C O7F EET amp Holdoff 280 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application E
92. er bandwidth frequency by 1 for each C above 30 C Instrument 5 mV div to 1 V div 2 mV div to 4 98 mV div 1 mVidiv to 1 99 mV div DPO MS04104 DC to 1 GHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz DPO MS0O4054 DC to 500 MHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz Instrument 2 mV div to 1 V div 1 mV div to 1 99 V div DPO MS04034 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz DPO MS04032 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz Input impedance DC 1 MQ 1 in parallel with 13 pF 2 pF coupled 50 Q 1 DPO MS04101 VSWR lt 1 5 1 from DC to 1 GHz typical DPO MS04054 VSWR lt 1 5 1 from DC to 500 MHz typical DPO MS04034 DPO MS04032 VSWR lt 1 5 1 from DC to 350 MHz typical Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 291 Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility DC Balance 0 2 div with the input DC 50 coupled and 50 Q terminated 0 25 div at 2 mV div with the input DC 50 Q coupled and 50 Q terminated 0 5 div at 1 mV div with the input DC 50 coupled and 50 Q terminated 0 2 div with the input DC 1 MQ coupled and 50 Q terminated 0 3 div at 1 mV div with the input DC 1 MQ coupled and 50 terminated DC gain accuracy For 1 MQ path For 50 Q path 1 5 derated at 0 100 C above 30 C 1 5 derated at 0 050 C above 30 C 3 0 Variable Gain derated at 0 100 C 3 0 Variable Gain derated at 0 050 C above 30 C above 30 C Offset accuracy 0 005 x offset position DC Balance NOTE Bo
93. es Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If you suspect that there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service personnel Avoid Exposed Circuitry Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present 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 Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual General Safety Summary Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product m DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking m WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product The following symbol s may appear on the product A CAUTION Protective Ground A Mains Connected Refer to Manual Earth Terminal Chassis Ground ON Power
94. es 241 Application Examples iis e aa N ise Hoi eee eda A ee ee A T 243 Taking Simple Measurements 0ccccceeee cence cent eee ee ere a ene EGE E EEDA EERE DEDEDE EG EE SG EG EEE EG EEE EG ADEE SESE DASE SEES 243 Analyzing Signal Detail 8 4 2c weet heehee Hak bali Shite dala hla ea eA pe ada 256 Triggering on a Video Signal ci lt teciateddevcovsaiadgudd te bees Ahan e a chives wehadan datas Vevois iadanbidieeteode vies 265 Capturing a Single Shot Signal ngiri aa lawless adenine Tak EEE E indy Sais 270 Correlating Data with a TLA5000 Logic AnalyZer ccccccecee cece eee ee ence nent eens eee SE dE Dee EE EErEE Enea EEE EEE EES 275 Tracking Down Bus AnomallleSts is 055 enei e n ELKE even ge fed EEA EEEE E ead Me tag ea ge ea 277 Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel BUS S 0cccccceceeeeene eens nent ee ee sees ee ease ee ee teens rrr EEEE EErEE A EEEren 282 Troubleshooting an RS 232 BUS asinen a dyer eee ba dete tes a ake aad el ees 286 Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility cccceseeeeceeeeeeene eens 291 Index iv Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual General Safety Summary General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it To avoid potential hazards use this product only as specified Only qualified personnel should perform service proc
95. es User Manual Application Examples Measuring Two Signals In this example you are testing a piece of equipment and need to measure the gain of its audio amplifier You have an audio generator that can inject a test signal at the amplifier input Connect two oscilloscope channels to the amplifier input and output as shown Measure both signal levels and use these measurements to calculate the gain 1785077 To display the signals connected to channels 1 and 2 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 247 Application Examples 1 Push channel 1 and channel 2 to activate both channels iO 1785 060 2 Push Autoset 1785 010 To select measurements for the two channels 1 Push Measure to see the measurement menu 1785 047 248 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 2 Push Add Measurement Add Mea Remove Indicators y N Bring Configure surement Measure Cursors On Cursors ment More Screen 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Amplitude measurement from the side menu If needed press Source and turn multipurpose knob b to select channel 1 Push OK Add Measurement from the side menu Repeat this process to select channel 2 and again push OK Add Measurement from the side menu Multipurpose 1785 039 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 249 Application Examples 250 4
96. eters with the Save Recall Menu button and menu you can save files with a single push of the Save button For example if you have defined the save operation to save waveform data to a USB drive then each push of the Save button will save current waveform data to the defined USB drive 1 To define the Save button behavior push Save Recall Menu 1785 056 228 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push Assign Save to button 3 Push the action to assign to the Save button 4 From now on when you push Save the oscilloscope will perform the action that you just specified rather than requiring you to navigate through the menus each time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Waveform Setup to Setup Assign Save to Screen Image Waveform Setup 1785 058 229 Save and Recall Information Printing a Hard Copy To print an image of what appears on the oscilloscope screen do the following procedure Connect a Printer to Your Oscilloscope Connect your printer to a USB port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope Alternatively you can print to networked printers through the Ethernet port Set Up Print Parameters To set up the oscilloscope to print hard copies 1 Push Utility
97. etups waveforms and screen images to internal memory a E on ee oe F CompactFlash card or a USB flash drive r aa j i j 9 Channel 1 2 3 or 4 Menu Push to set vou vertical parameters for input waveforms and to display or remove the corresponding Ce wom T ka waveform from the display co Ge O lt 3 Oo oo o olo 2121 200 56 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 10 B1 or B2 Push to define and display a bus if you have the appropriate module w ED application keys The DPO4AUTO module supports CAN and LIN buses The DPO4AUTOMAX supports CAN LIN and FlexRay buses The DPO4EMBD module Tse v supports 12C and SPI The DPO4COMP module supports RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART buses Also push the B1 or B2 button to display 63 3 3 or remove the corresponding bus from the R display 81 G G On the MSO4000 series you can use the Ea E Ea B3 and B4 buttons to support up to four different serial buses and parallel buses 2121 202 ARU 0o oJ l 000 0 0 BG Ce Set Clear Ys aS 11 R Push to manage reference waveforms including the display or removal of each reference waveform from the display 1 N M Push to manage the math waveform including the display or removal of the math waveform from the display Tektronix 4000 Series
98. ezel menu selections R1 IQ R2 Gi R3 C0 R4 i to display or select a reference waveform 3 May 07 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 203 Analyze Waveform Data 204 3 Use the side bezel menu and the multipurpose R1 knobs to adjust the vertical and horizontal settings of the reference waveform 0 00 div 100 mV div Quick Tips Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms You can display all the reference waveforms at the same time Push the appropriate screen button to select a particular reference waveform Removing Reference Waveforms from the Display To remove a reference waveform from the display push the front panel R button to access the lower bezel menu Then push the associated button from the lower bezel menu to turn it off Scaling and Positioning a Reference Waveform You can position and scale a reference waveform independently from all other displayed waveforms Select the reference waveform and then adjust it with a multipurpose knob You can do this whether acquisition is running or not If a reference waveform is selected scaling and repositioning of the reference waveform operates the same way whether zoom is turned on or off Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Saving 10 M Reference Waveforms 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power
99. figure the bus Use Normal polarity to trigger on RS 232 signals and Inverted polarity to trigger on RS 422 485 and UART signals 104 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Push Bit Rate and turn multipurpose knob a to Bit Rate select the appropriate bit rate Data Bits 7a Parity Odd Even RS 232 decoding displays a stream of bytes Packets You can organize the stream into packets with On a an end of packet character Turn multipurpose knob a to select an End of end of packet character a Linefeed 11 If you selected LIN above push Configure Bus Define Thresholds Configure E1 papel Bus Display Event Table Inputs LIN Use the side bezel menu to configure the bus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 105 Acquire the Signal Push Bit Rate and turn multipurpose knob a to Bit Rate select the appropriate bit rate Push LIN Standard and turn multipurpose eae knob a to select the appropriate standard Push Include Parity Bits with Id to select peude whether or not to include parity bits ar e Yes 12 If you selected FlexRay above push Bus Define Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Threshold Notice that there are two FlexRay Inputs FlexRay thresholds per channel Push Bit Rate and enter the number desired 106 Tektronix 4000 Serie
100. fined 128 R Rackmount 6 Readout Acquisition 67 Auxiliary 72 Bus Display 107 Channel 72 Cursor 69 192 Horizontal position scale 71 MagniVu 71 Record length sampling rate 70 Timing resolution 71 Trigger 70 143 Trigger status 69 Real time sampling 89 301 Index Rear panel connectors 77 Recalling setups 225 waveforms 220 Record length x 90 Record length sampling rate readout 70 Rectangular FFT window 200 Ref button 57 203 224 Ref R 224 Reference levels 186 Reference menu 57 203 204 Reference waveforms 203 displaying 224 removing 204 224 saving 223 saving 10 M waveforms 204 Related documents xi Removing reference waveforms 204 224 Removing waveform 148 Rise Time measurement 174 Rise Fall trigger defined 132 Rising Edge Count measurement 179 RMS measurement 178 Roll mode 96 97 Rolling window data matching 141 302 RS 232 57 97 134 bus example 286 byte matching 143 cursor readout 192 decoding 111 trigger 141 Run Stop button 62 97 147 Runt trigger defined 129 S Safety Summary v Sample acquisition mode 91 Sample interval 90 Sample rates x Sampling process defined 89 Sampling real time 89 Save Recall menu 56 64 220 Save Recall Menu button 56 Save Recall Save button 64 220 Saving reference waveforms 223 screen images 220 setups 225 waveforms 220 Saving and recalling Information 216 Scale digital channels 165 Hor
101. formation if any is not saved Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 223 Save and Recall Information 224 NOTE 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power is turned off To keep these waveforms save them to external storage Displaying a Reference Waveform To display a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory 1785 051 R1 D R2 ei R3 Ce R4 Cea Removing a Reference Waveform from the Display To remove a reference waveform from the display 1 Push Ref R 2 Push R1 R2 R3 or R4 1 Push Ref R Q 1785 051 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2 Push the R1 R2 R3 or R4 lower bezel button to remove the reference waveform from the display The reference waveform is still in nonvolatile memory and can be displayed again Saving and Recalling Setups Setup information includes acquisition information such as vertical horizontal trigger cursor and measurement information It does not include communications information such as GPIB addresses To save the setup information 1 Push Save Recall Menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information R1 OD R2 i R3 fei R4 ij 1785 056 225 Save and Recall Information 2 Push Save Setup or Recall Setup from the Save Save Save
102. from feet to front of knobs 137 mm 5 4 in DPO4000 series Depth from feet to front of front cover 145 mm 5 7 in Clearance 51 mm 2 in 8 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Temperature Operating 0 C to 50 C Nonoperating 20 C to 60 C Humidity asle l Operating High 40 C to 50 C 10 to 60 RH oF Operating Low 0 C to 40 C 10 to 90 RH B aao Ojo Non operating High 40 C to 60 C 5 to 60 RH Dee 8 8 8 Non operating Low 0 C to 40 C 5 to 90 RH 2 S0 o o olg OO o 2 4 gt li b z gt se e e oJ e e ft a a 2121 248 MS04000 series Altitude Operating 3 000 m about 10 000 ft Nonoperating Altitude 12 192 m 40 000 ft Random Vibration Operating 0 31 Grus 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 3 axes 30 minutes total Non operating 2 46 Grus 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 3 axes 30 minutes total Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 9 Installation Acquisition System 1 MO The maximum input voltage at the BNC between center conductor and shield is 400 Vp DF lt 39 2 250 Vans to 130 kHz derated to 2 6 V rus at 500 MHz The maximum transient withstand voltage is 800 Vx For steady state sinusoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB d
103. fset you see a similar effect but it is actually quite different Vertical offset is applied before the oscilloscope preamplifier and can be used to increase the effective dynamic range of the inputs For example you can use vertical offset to look at small variations in a large DC voltage Set the vertical offset to match the nominal DC voltage and the signal appears in the center of the screen 50Q Protection If you select 50 termination the maximum vertical scale factor is limited to 1 V div except that with a 10X probe the scale factor is 10 V If you apply excessive input voltage the oscilloscope automatically switches to 1 MQ termination to protect the internal 50 Q termination For more details refer to the specifications in the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals Positioning Bus Signals Push the appropriate front panel bus button and turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus See page 97 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus 1 Push the appropriate front panel bus button to select that bus 2121 213 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 163 Display Waveform Data 2 Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus Multipurpose 1785 039 Labeling Bus Signals To label a bus do the following step
104. gnal 2 Push Trigger Menu and enter trigger parameters See page 125 Choosing a Trigger Type lt lt You can display bus information without triggering on the bus signal 175 082 Setting Up Bus Parameters NOTE For all serial bus sources use channels 1 through 4 or D15 through DO To set up bus parameters 1 Push B1 or B2 to bring up the lower bezel bus menu NOTE You can also push B3 or B4 on the MS04000 series F 2121 213 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 99 Acquire the Signal 2 Push Bus Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll Parallel through the bus type side menu until you select 2C the desired bus Parallel MSO4000 series only 12C SPI CAN RS 232 LIN or FlexRay SPI The actual menu items shown will depend on CAN your model oscilloscope and the application RS 232 modules installed LIN FlexRay 3 Push Define Inputs B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Parallel Inputs Parallel 100 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 4 If you select Parallel push Define Inputs and Defn the desired side bezel menu choices oo Use the side bezel buttons to define parameters a for the inputs such as specific signals to an a5 analog or digital channel Yes Clock Edge T rr an Turn multipurpose knob a to select the number umga of of da
105. he other cursor on the next peak of the ring using multipurpose knob b Multipurpose 1785 160 9 The cursor A readout shows the measured ring frequency is 227 kHz dian ba eget 1785 169 264 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Triggering on a Video Signal The oscilloscope supports triggering on NTSC SECAM and PAL signals In this example you are testing the video circuit in a piece of medical equipment and need to display the video output signal The video output is an NTSC standard signal Use the Application Examples video signal to obtain a stable display To trigger on the video fields 1785 079 1 Push Trigger Menu m Gnu 1785 042 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 265 Application Examples 2 Push Type Type 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the Video trigger type side menu until you select Video 4 Push Video Standard and turn multipurpose Type eho Source Trigger On Mode knob a to scroll through the standards until you al a select 525 NTSC amp Holdoff 5 Push Trigger On 3 6 Select Odd Fields If the signal had been noninterlaced you could choose to trigger on All Fields 266 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 7 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to see a comple
106. he resolution 2121 211 Acquire the Signal D15 D0 On Off Thresholds Label MagniVu On e Height ML E MagniVu is always acquired If the oscilloscope is in a stopped state you can turn on MagniVu and still get the resolution without taking another acquisition The serial bus features do not use data acquired in MagniVu mode Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 117 Trigger Setup Trigger Setup This section contains concepts and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to trigger on your signal Triggering Concepts Trigger Event The trigger event establishes the time reference point in the waveform record All waveform record data is located in time with respect to that point The instrument continuously acquires and retains enough sample points to fill the pretrigger portion of the waveform record That is the part of the waveform that is displayed before or to the left of the triggering event on screen When a trigger event occurs the instrument starts acquiring samples to build the posttrigger portion of the waveform record that is the part displayed after or to the right of the trigger event After a trigger is recognized the instrument will not accept another trigger until the acquisition is complete and the holdoff time has expired 118 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup
107. he waveform when the waveform is saved However you can easily recapture them by reusing the search function m The search criteria are saved in the saved setup Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 213 Analyze Waveform Data The Wave Inspector includes the following search capabilities Search Description Edge Searches for edges rising or falling with a user specified threshold level Pulse Width Searches for positive or negative pulse widths that are gt lt or a user specified pulse width Runt Searches for positive or negative pulses that cross one amplitude threshold but fail to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again Search for all runt pulses or only those with a duration gt lt or a user specified time Logic Search for a logic pattern AND OR NAND or NOR across multiple waveforms with each input set to either High Low or Don t Care Search for when the event goes true goes false or stays valid for gt lt or a user specified time Additionally you can define one of the inputs as a Clock for synchronous state searches Setup amp Hold Search for violations of user specified Setup and Hold times 214 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Search Description Rise Fall Time Search for rising and or falling edges that are gt lt or a user specified time Bus Parallel Search for a binary or hex
108. hing Fine also changes the sensitivity of other knobs as well 5 Push Cursors again Cursors This will put the cursors into screen mode a O Two horizontal bars and two vertical bars span the graticule 1785 082 1785 048 6 Turn multipurpose knobs a and b to move Multipurpose the pair of horizontal cursors Cursors Gereci Fine Intensity Multipurpose S 1785 068 190 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 7 Push Select This makes the vertical cursors active and the horizontal ones inactive Now as you turn the multipurpose knobs the vertical cursors will move Push Select again to make the horizontal cursors active again 8 View the cursor and the cursor readout g on 258s O BASM You can take timing measurements Es Kase ee eee eee eee 22 Rais nec with cursors on digital channels but not act nae tie Se G2 ee ee eee eet re amplitude measurements T T 1785 147 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 191 Analyze Waveform Data 192 9 Push Cursors again This will turn off the Cursors cursor mode The screen will no longer a O display the cursors and the cursor readout 1785 048 Using Cursor Readouts Cursor readouts supply textual and numeric information relating to the current cursor positions The oscilloscope always shows the readouts when the cursors are
109. ic value to complete the setup Use 7 co the upper and lower multipurpose knobs a Srs 6 and b to adjust values G a 6 Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to D make smaller adjustments Alls D DIIS o s UUUUUUU ED amp L 1785 089 Using the Menu Buttons Use the menu buttons to perform many functions in the oscilloscope 54 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Measure Push to perform automated measurements on waveforms or to configure cursors Search Push to search through an acquisition for user defined events criteria Test Push to activate advanced or application specific testing features Acquire Push to set the acquisition mode and adjust the record length Autoset Push to perform an automatic setup of oscilloscope settings Trigger Menu Push to specify trigger settings Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual E Gee Fine Intensity 0000 goa te Get Acquainted with the Instrument 1785 016 55 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 7 Utility Push to activate the system utility functions such as selecting a language or setting the date time Save Menu SA Cim 2121 249 8 Save Recall Menu Push to save and recall s
110. ing digital channels using math waveforms turning on a bus or switching to Normal trigger will disable Roll mode Roll mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 20 ms per division or faster lt gt Run Stop 1785 040 m Push Run Stop to halt Roll mode Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus Your oscilloscope can decode and trigger on m 2C and SPI serial buses if the DPO4EMBD application module is installed CAN and LIN serial buses if the DPO4AUTO or DPO4AUTOMAX application module is installed LIN works on DPO4000s with a serial number greater than C020000 or on any MSO4000 FlexRay serial buses if the DPO4AUTOMAX application module is installed FlexRay works on DPO4000s with a serial number greater than C020000 or on any MSO4000 E RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 and UART serial buses if the DPO4COMP application module is installed Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 97 Acquire the Signal Parallel buses if you are using an MSO4000 series oscilloscope See page 25 Application Module Free Trial Using Buses in Two Steps To quickly use serial bus triggering 1 Push B1 or B2 and enter parameters of the bus to trigger on You can separately use B1 and B2 to view two different buses NOTE On the MSO4000 series you can also use the B3 and B4 buttons and view up to four different buses 2121 213 98 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Si
111. ing tables list each automatic measurement by category time or amplitude See page 172 Taking Automatic Measurements Time Measurements from the high reference value default 90 to the low reference value default 10 of the final value Positive Duty Cycle The ratio of the positive pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage The duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region Measurement Description Period FUF The time required to complete the first cycle in a waveform or gated region Period is the reciprocal of frequency and is measured in seconds Frequency FIF The first cycle in a waveform or gated region Frequency is the reciprocal of the period it is measured in hertz Hz where one Hz is one cycle per second Delay FF The time between the mid reference default 50 amplitude point of two different waveforms f See also Phase Rise Time The time required for the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region Pa to rise from the low reference value default 10 to the high reference value default 90 of the final value Fall Time pS The time required for the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region to fall Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Time Measurements cont Measurement Description Negative Duty NF The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal perio
112. ion Pretrigger data can help you troubleshoot For example to find the cause of an unwanted glitch in your test circuit you can trigger on the glitch and make the pretrigger period large enough to capture data before the glitch By analyzing what happens before the glitch you may uncover information that helps you find the source of the glitch Alternatively to see what is happening in your system as a result of the trigger event make the posttrigger period large enough to capture data after the trigger Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Slope and Level The slope control determines whether the Positive going edge Negative going edge instrument finds the trigger point on the rising or the falling edge of a signal The level control determines where on that edge the trigger point occurs Trigger level can be adjusted vertically Trigger slope can be positive or negative zma The oscilloscope provides a long horizontal bar or bars across the graticule to temporarily show the trigger level 1785 152 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 123 Trigger Setup 124 Turn the front panel Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level without going to a menu Push the front panel Set to 50 button to quickly set the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform Trigger Level Set to 50 1785 117 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Cho
113. is turned off To keep these waveforms save them to external storage Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms The Wave Inspector controls zoom pan play pause marks search help you to efficiently work with long record length waveforms To magnify a waveform horizontally turn the Zoom knob To scroll through a zoomed waveform turn the Pan knob The Pan Zoom Control consists of lt a 1 An outer pan knob 2 An inner zoom knob 1785 053 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 205 Analyze Waveform Data Zooming a Waveform To use zoom 1 Rotate the inner knob on the Pan Zoom control clockwise to zoom in on a selected portion of the waveform Rotate the knob counterclockwise to zoom back out 2 Alternatively enable or disable the zoom mode by pushing the zoom button 206 Om 1785 069 ee 1785 070 6a Ce Set Clear 4 we Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Examine the zoomed view of the waveform that appears on the larger lower portion of the display The upper portion of the display will show the position and size of the zoomed portion in the waveform within the context of the overall record Panning a Waveform Analyze Waveform Data 1785 154 While the zoom feature is on you can use the pan feature to quickly scroll through the waveform To use pan Tektr
114. isplayed as 11 bits The first two bits are the two MSBs of the address The next bit is the R W bit The last eight bits are the eight LSBs of the address In the physical layer of the 12C protocol 10 bit 12C addresses are preceded by the five bit code 11110 The oscilloscope never includes these five bits in address readouts If you select No then 7 bit addresses are displayed as seven bits and 10 bit addresses are displayed as ten bits 8 Ifyou selected SPI above push Polarity and the desired side bezel menu choice You can set the polarity for the SCLK SS MOSI or MISO signals Active High means when a signal is greater than the threshold value it is considered active Active Low means when the signal is lower than the threshold value it is considered active Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Bus SPI Define Inputs Thresholds Configure B1 Label SPI Bus Display Event Table 103 Acquire the Signal 9 If you selected CAN above push Bit Rate and Bus Define Thresholds BitRate B1 Label Bus Display Event Table turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired mnt Gens CAN bit rate 10 If you selected RS 232 above push Configure Bus Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Display Event Table RS 232 Inputs 600 8 RS 232 Use the side bezel menu to con
115. ition display settings Use infinite persistence for displaying unique signal anomalies such as glitches E The XY Display mode graphs the data in fixed pairs of waveforms against one another You can use CH1 versus CH2 and REF1 versus REF2 On four channel models you can also use CH3 versus CH4 and REF3 versus REF4 m When the XY Display is on an upper window appears that displays data versus time Setting the Graticule Style 1 To set the graticule style push Utility 1785 011 2 Push Utility Page Utility Page Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 151 Display Waveform Data 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display Display 4 Push Graticule from the lower bezel menu Utility Page raaee te Graticule Foti Display tty Full l 5 Select the desired style from the resulting Display Graticule side bezel menu Use the Full graticule for quick estimates of waveform parameters Use the Grid graticule for full screen measurements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed Use the Cross Hair graticule for making quick Cross Hair estimates of waveforms while leaving more room for automatic readouts and other data Use the Frame graticule with automatic readouts and other screen text when display features are not needed trast Frame oe 2191919
116. izontal 61 156 199 267 269 270 273 Vertical 156 270 Screen annotations 170 Search 210 Search Mark 277 Search button 55 212 Securing memory 238 Security lock 16 Select button 59 264 Sequence B Trigger defined 128 Sequential triggering 144 Serial bus 97 277 Serial bus trigger 134 Service information xii Set Clear Mark button 61 211 Set to 50 button 62 124 Setup default 64 80 86 228 Setup and Hold trigger defined 131 Side panel connector 76 Signal path compensation 31 Single button 62 147 253 271 Single sequence 97 147 Slope trigger 123 Snapshot 183 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Software drivers 41 45 Software optional 241 SPC 31 Specifications xii operating 8 power supply 16 SPI 57 97 134 SPI trigger 139 Spreadsheet file format CSV 223 Start an acquisition 147 Statistics 181 Stop an acquisition 147 Switch power 63 T Table Event 108 109 TEK USB 488 Adapter 6 42 44 78 TekSecure 238 TekVPI 14 Temperature DPO4000 and MSO4000 9 P6139A 11 P6516 12 Termination 159 Test button 55 Threshold accuracy P6516 12 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Timing resolution readout 71 TPA BNC Adapter 6 14 Transit case 6 Transition trigger defined 132 Trigger B trigger after delay time 145 Bus defined 133 buses 134 byte matching 142 CAN bus 140 concepts 118 coupling 121 data matching
117. l edges 2121 214 When you are zoomed in so far that there is more than one pixel column per sample the uncertainty of the edge position is indicated by light gray shading NOTE When the light gray shading is displayed use MagniVu 2121 217 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 169 Display Waveform Data Annotating the Screen You can add your own text to the screen by doing the following 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display 170 Utility Page Display 1785 011 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data 4 Push Screen Annotation from the resulting Utility Page Backlight Graticule lower bezel menu Display Intensity Full 5 Push Display Annotation to select On from the side bezel menu The annotation window now appears Position it by turning multipurpose knobs a and b 6 Push Edit Annotation from the side bezel menu 7 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of letters numbers and other characters to select each desired character Alternatively use a USB keyboard to type in characters See page 49 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope To reposition the annotated text press the side bezel Position button and turn multipurpose knobs a and b as desired Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 17
118. le packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope See page 25 Application Module Free Trial You can install up to four application modules at one time See page 26 Installing an Application Module Refer to the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module Some modules are described in the following list Additional modules may be available Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our Web site at www tektronix com for more information Also refer to Contacting Tektronix at the beginning of the manual The DPO4EMBD Embedded Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information in serial buses used in embedded designs 12C and SPI as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus These include digital views of the signal bus views packet decoding search tools and event tables with timestamp information The DPO4AUTO Automotive Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information in serial buses used in automotive designs CAN and LIN as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus These include digital views of the signal bus views packet decoding search tools and event tables with timestamp information The DPO4AUTOMAX FlexRay CAN and LIN Serial Triggering and Analysis
119. lloscope power reinstall the module and turn on the oscilloscope power 26 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Changing the User Interface Language To change the language of the oscilloscope user interface and to change the front panel button labels through the use of an overlay 1 Push Utility 1785 011 2 Push Utility Page Utility Page O 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config Config 4 Push Language from the resulting lower bezel Utility Page Language Set Date amp TekSecure About menu English Time Erase 7 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 27 Installation 28 5 Turn multipurpose knob a and select the desired language Choose among English French German Italian Spanish Brazilian Portuguese Russian Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese 6 If you choose to use English be sure that the plastic front panel overlay is removed If you choose a language other than English place the plastic overlay for the language that you desire over the front panel to display labels in that language 1785 156 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Changing the Date and Time To set the internal clock with the current date and time 1 Push Utility 2 Push Utility Page 3 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config 4 Push Set Da
120. loscopes Service Manual 071 2137 XX Installing and testing application The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions modules manual 071 2136 XX 11 languages xii Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network oS Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual USB ES Preface xiii Preface xiv Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Installation Before Installation Unpack the oscilloscope and check that you received all items listed as standard accessories The following pages list recommended accessories and probes instrument options and upgrades Check the Tektronix Web site www tektronix com for the most current information Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 1 Installation Standard Accessories Accessory Description Tektronix part number Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User English Option LO 071 2121 XX Manual French Option L1 071 2122 XX Italian Option L2 071 2123 XX German Option L3 071 2124 XX Spanish Option L4 071 2125 XX Japanese Option L5 071 2126 XX Portuguese Option L6 071 2127 XX Simple Chinese Option L7 071 2128 XX Traditional Chinese Option L8 071 2129 XX Korean Option L9 071 2130 XX Russian Option L10
121. ls for the source waveforms also adjusts the math waveform You can zoom in on math waveforms using the inner knob of the Pan Zoom control Use the outer knob for positioning the zoomed area See page 205 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data Using FFT An FFT breaks down signals into component frequencies which the oscilloscope uses to display a graph of the frequency domain of a signal as opposed to the oscilloscope s standard time domain graph You can match these frequencies with known system frequencies such as system clocks oscillators or power supplies 1 Push Math On 1785 050 a 2 Push FFT Dual Wfm Advanced M Label Math Math Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 197 Analyze Waveform Data 198 Push the side bezel menu FFT Source button if needed and turn multipurpose knob a to select the source to use Choices are channels 1 2 3 4 reference waveforms 1 2 3 and 4 Push the side bezel Vertical Scale button repeatedly to select either Linear RMS or dBV RMS Push the side bezel Window button repeatedly to select the desired window Window choices are Rectangular Hamming Hanning and Blackman Harris Push the side bezel Horizontal button to activate multipurpose knobs a and b to pan and zoom the FFT display FFT FFT Source
122. mp Data End of Frame or Error 7 If you are setting up an I2C trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Address or Address Data push the lower bezel Address button to access the 12C Address side bezel menu Push the side bezel Addressing Mode button and select 7 bit or 10 bit Push the side bezel Address button Enter the address parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs aand b Then push the lower bezel menu Direction button and select the direction of interest Read Write or Read or Write Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 137 Trigger Setup 138 If you have made a Trigger On selection of Data or Address Data push the lower bezel Data button to access the 12C Data side bezel menu Push the Number of Bytes button and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a Push the side bezel Addressing Mode button and select 7 bit or 10 bit Push the side bezel Data button Enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b For more information on the 12C address formats refer to item 7 under Setting Up Bus Parameters Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup 8 If you are setting up an SPI trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of MOSI or MISO push the lower bezel Data button push the side bezel MOSI or MISO button and enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b Then push the Number of Bytes button and
123. nChoice documentation and analysis software NI SignalExpress Tektronix Edition productivity and analysis software Remote viewing and control with e Scope Remote control with VISA connectivity TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface supports active differential and current probes for automatic scaling and units MS04000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes also offer MagniVu 60 6 ps resolution Parallel bus triggering and analysis E Per channel threshold settings E 16 digital channels Where to Find More Information The following information is available for your oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual xi Preface To read about Use these documents Installation and Operation This Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual English 071 2121 XX French 071 2122 XX Italian 071 2123 XX German 071 2124 XX Spanish 071 2125 XX Japanese 071 2126 XX Portuguese 071 2127 XX Simplified Chinese 071 2128 XX Traditional Chinese 071 2129 XX Korean 071 2130 XX Russian 071 2131 XX Specifications and Performance The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference 071 2132 XX PDF only Verification Programmer Commands The Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual 071 2133 XX PDF only Analysis and Connectivity Tools The optional Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Manual 020 2513 XX includes a CD Servicing and calibration The optional Tektronix 4000 Series Oscil
124. onix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Utility Page Save and Recall Information 1785 103 1785 011 233 Save and Recall Information 4 Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Print Setup Setup 5 Push Select Printer Utility Page Select Orientation Ink Saver ET Printer 6 Push Add Network Printer Add Network Printer Rename Printer Delete Network Printer 234 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information 7 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of letters numbers and other characters to find the first character in the printer name that you want to enter If you are using a USB keyboard use the arrow keys to position the insertion point and type in the printer name See page 49 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope Multipurpose 1785 039 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_ 8 amp lt gt 2 8 Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the Select proper character to use You can use the lower bezel buttons to edit the Pel lt Bark Delete Clear name as needed ect pace 9 Continue scrolling and pushing Select until you have entered all the desired characters Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Use
125. onix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 207 Analyze Waveform Data 1 Rotate the pan outer knob of the pan zoom controls to pan the waveform Turn the knob clockwise to pan forward Turn it counterclockwise to pan backwards The further you turn the knob the faster the zoom window pans 1785 073 Playing and Pausing a Waveform Use the play pause feature to automatically pan through a waveform record To use it 208 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 1 Enable the play pause mode by pushing the play pause button 2 Adjust the play speed by turning the pan outer knob further The further you turn it the faster it goes ba lt p a C q Set Clear D i 1785074 3 Change the play direction by reversing the direction that you are turning the pan knob 4 During play up to a point the more you turn the ring the faster the waveform accelerates If you rotate the ring as far as it can go the play speed does not change but the zoom box quickly moves in that direction Use this maximum rotation feature to replay a portion of the waveform that you just saw and want to see again Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 209 Analyze Waveform Data 5 Pause the play pause feature by pushing the play pause button again hpo Ce Set Clear 1785 074 XN Searching and Marking Wavef
126. ools bus views bus decoding in hex binary and ASCII and decode tables with timestamp information The extended video module enables triggering on a variety of standard HDTV signals as well as on custom non standard bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4 000 lines DPO4COMP DPO4VID NEX HD2HEADER Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Adapter that routes the channels from a Mictor connector to 0 1 inch header pins NEX HD2HEADER Installation Optional Accessories cont Accessory Description Tektronix part number TPA BNC TekVPI to TekProbe II BNC Adapter TPA BNC TEK USB 488 Adapter GPIB to USB Adapter TEK USB 488 Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Describes ways to develop host computer 020 2513 XX Manual with CD software applications that work with your oscilloscope Rackmount kit Adds rackmount brackets RM4000 Soft transit case Case for carrying instrument ACD4000 Hard transit case Traveling case which requires use of the soft HCTEK4321 transit case AC4000 CompactFlash to USB memory card reader Card reader 119 6827 00 USB flash drive Extra storage 119 7276 00 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Describes commands for remote control of the 071 2133 XX Programmer Manual oscilloscope Available electronically on the Documentation Browser CD or for download from www tektronix com manuals Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Technical Describes the oscilloscope
127. ope BEN Tools Window Help from the logic analyzer System menu Run System Ctri R Repetitive Status Monitor Ctrl M System Properties System Trigger System Configuration Syster Inter probing Repetitive Frogerties PG Run Properties Symbols Calibration and Diagnostics Lock Data Windows Add iView External Oscilloscope Delete iew External Oscilloscope Add Data Source Options 276 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 2 Select your model of oscilloscope Wild View External Oscilloscope 3 Follow the on screen instructions and then click Next 4 See your Tektronix Logic Analyzer pee documentation for more information on correlating data between your Tektronix oscilloscope and logic analyzer Esera Geolesecos Modei the igen eenmal cecicsccoe sepon ties from he Tekiona webate at waw iekironw com L Tracking Down Bus Anomalies In this example you are testing your new 12C circuit Something is not working You tell the master IC to send a message to the slave IC Then you expect to receive data back and an LED to light The light never goes on Where in the ten or so commands that were sent out did the problem occur Once you locate the problem location how do you determine what went wrong You can use your oscilloscope with its serial triggering and long record length management features to track down the problem in both the physical lay
128. opes User Manual Trigger Setup ype Source Bus Trigger On B1 20 Address Direction Mode amp Holdoff B1 12C B2 Parallel 135 Trigger Setup 6 136 Push Trigger On and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the side bezel menu until you select the desired trigger on feature If you are using the parallel bus trigger you can trigger on a binary or hex data value Push the lower bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b If you are using the I2C bus trigger you can trigger on Start Repeated Start Stop Missing Ack Address Data or Address Data If you are using the SPI bus trigger you can trigger on SS Active MOSI MISO or MOSI amp MISO If you are using the CAN bus trigger you can trigger on Start of Frame Type of Frame Identifier Data Id amp Data End of Frame and Missing Ack If you are using the RS 232 bus trigger you can trigger on Tx Start Bit Rx Start Bit Tx End of Packet Rx End of Packet Tx Data or Rx Data Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup If you are using the LIN bus trigger you can trigger on Syne Identifier Data Id amp Data Wakeup Frame Sleep Frame or Error If you are using the FlexRay bus trigger you can trigger on Start of Frame Type of Frame Identifier Cycle Count Header Fields Data Id a
129. orms You can mark locations of interest in the acquired waveform These marks help you limit your analysis to particular regions of the waveform You can mark areas of the waveform automatically if they meet some special criteria or you can manually mark each item of interest You can use arrow keys to jump from mark to mark area of interest to area of interest You can automatically search and mark many of the same parameters that you can trigger on Search marks provide a way to mark a waveform region for reference You can set marks automatically with search criteria You can search for and mark regions with particular edges pulse widths runts logic states rise fall times setup and hold and bus search types To manually set and clear delete marks 210 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Analyze Waveform Data 1 Move the zoom box to the area on the waveform where you want to set or clear a search mark by turning the pan outer Oe knob Push the next or previous lt arrow 1785054 button to jump to an existing mark 2 Push Set Clear If no search mark is at the screen center the oscilloscope will add one 3 Investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark Use the next or previous lt arrow button to jump from one marked location to another without adjusting any other controls Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 211 Analyze Wav
130. orrespond to the waveform colors 1785 125 1 o For digital channels MS04000 series only the baseline indicators point to the high and low levels The indicator colors follow the color code used on resistors The DO indicator is black the D1 indicator is brown the D2 indicator is red and so on 2124 216 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 73 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 74 17 The group icon indicates when digital channels are grouped MSO4000 series only 18 The bus display shows decoded packet level information for serial buses or for parallel buses MSO4000 series only The bus indicator shows the bus number and bus type 2121 253 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Front Panel Connectors 1 Logic Probe Connector on MS04000 models only Channel 1 2 3 4 Channel inputs with TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface Aux In Trigger level range is adjustable from 8 V to 8 V The maximum input voltage is 400V peak 250V RMS Input resistance is 1 MQ 1 in parallel with 13 pF 2 pF PROBE COMP Square wave signal source to compensate probes Output voltage 0 2 5V amplitude 1 behind 1kQ 42 Frequency 1 kHz Ground Application Module Slots Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument e Weasure
131. osing a Trigger Type To select a trigger 1 Push Trigger Menu eS Hem 1785 042 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 125 Trigger Setup 2 Push Type to bring up the Trigger Type Trigger side bezel menu ype Sequence NOTE The bus trigger in the MSO4000 series B Trigger works on parallel buses even without an age i Pulse application module Using the bus trigger on Width other buses requires use of the DPO4EMBD DPO4AUTO DPO4AUTOMAX or DPO4COMP nuni application module Logic Setup amp Hold Rise Fall Time Video Bus 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired trigger type 126 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 4 Complete the trigger setup using the lower bezel menu controls displayed for the trigger type The controls to set up the trigger vary depending on the trigger type Selecting Triggers Trigger Type Edge Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Type Source Coupling Slope Level 100 mV Mode amp Holdoff 1785 092 Trigger Conditions Trigger on a rising or falling edge as defined by the slope control Coupling choices are DC LF Reject HF Reject and Noise Reject Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly used trigger type with both analog and digital signals An edge trigger event occurs when the t
132. osition knob 63 81 scale 156 270 Scale knob 63 81 Vibration DPO4000 and MSO4000 9 Video Autoset 88 fields 265 lines 267 port 77 trigger 265 Video trigger defined 133 View digital channels 169 waveform record 68 VISA 41 Voltage Input DPO4000 and MSO4000 8 P6139A 11 Voltage Output P6139A 11 W Wave Inspector x 205 Waveform adding 148 display style 149 intensity 154 pan 206 207 pause 207 play 207 play pause 209 record defined 90 removing 148 search and mark 210 user marks 210 zoom 206 Waveform baseline indicator 73 Waveform record 90 Waveform record view 68 Weight DPO4000 and MS04000 8 White edges 169 Width DPO4000 and MS04000 8 X XY Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Index cursors 194 Z graticule size 208 display 150 151 Zoom 206 Horizontal 273 button 60 knob 60 206 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 305
133. osition knob counterclockwise to increase the delay The trigger point will move to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform Then you can adjust the Horizontal Scale knob to acquire more detail around the area of interest at the center of the screen When this delay is on the trigger point separates from the horizontal expansion point The horizontal expansion point stays at the center of the screen The trigger point can move off the screen When this happens the trigger marker turns to point in the direction of the trigger point Use the delay feature when you want to acquire waveform detail that is separated from the trigger event by a significant interval of time For example you can trigger on a sync pulse that occurs once every 10 ms and then look at high speed signal characteristics that occur 6 ms after the sync pulse When the delay feature is set to Off the expansion point is tied to the trigger point so that scale changes are centered around the trigger point Using Roll Mode Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low frequency signals Roll mode lets you see acquired data points without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record Roll mode is enabled when the trigger mode is auto and the horizontal scale is set to 40 ms div or slower 96 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Quick Tips Switching to Envelope or Average acquisition mode us
134. ove Indicators aia ainda Configure ott suremen easure ursors On ursors Statistics from the resulting pop up menu ment More Screen 182 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 3 Push the side bezel menu options These include whether to turn statistics on or off and how many samples to use for mean and standard deviation calculations Snapshot Measure ment Sta tistics ay of Mean amp Std Dev Samples a A Reset Statistics 0 0 To see all the single sourced measurements at one moment in time 1 Push Measure Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Measure 1785 047 Analyze Waveform Data 183 Analyze Waveform Data 2 Push Add Measurement as many times as Add Mea Remove Indicators y N Bring Configure ge surement Measure Cursors On Cursors needed to select Statistics from the resulting ment More Screen pop up menu 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Measurement Type of Snapshot Multipurpose 1785 039 4 Push OK Snapshot All Measurements OK Snapshot All Mea surements 5 View results 184 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Snapshot on 1 Period Width Burst W Rise Duty Over High Max Ampl Mean RMS Area Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 312 2us 103 7us 936 5us 1 452us 33 23 7 143 9 2
135. puter In the browser address line enter the IP address or if DHCP is set to On in the oscilloscope simply enter the instrument name 8 You should now see the e Scope screen showing the oscilloscope display on your Web browser If e Scope does not work rerun the procedure If it still does not work contact qualified service personnel Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope You can connect a USB keyboard to a USB Host port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope The oscilloscope will detect the keyboard even if it is plugged in while the oscilloscope is powered on You can use the keyboard to quickly create names or labels You can bring up the Label menu through the lower bezel label button of the Channel or Bus menus Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the insertion point and then type in a name or label Labeling channels and buses makes the information on the screen easier to identify Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 49 Installation 50 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument Get Acquainted with the Instrument Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 51 Get Acquainted with the Instrument Using the Menu System To use the menu system 1 Pu
136. quency components near DC Use Rectangular for measuring transients or bursts where the signal level before and after the event are nearly equal Also use this window for equal amplitude sine waves with frequencies that are very close and for broadband random noise with a relatively slow varying spectrum Hamming This is a very good window for resolving frequencies that are very close to the same value with somewhat improved amplitude accuracy over the rectangular window It has a slightly better frequency resolution than the Hanning Use Hamming for measuring sine periodic and narrow band random noise This window works on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different Hanning This is a very good window for measuring amplitude accuracy but less so for resolving frequencies Use Hanning for measuring sine periodic and narrow band random noise This window works on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Description Analyze Waveform Data Window Blackman Harris This is the best window for measuring the amplitude of frequencies but worst at resolving frequencies Use Blackman Harris for measuring predominantly single frequency waveforms to look for higher order harmonics Using Advanced Math The advanced math feature lets you create a custom math
137. r Manual 235 Save and Recall Information 236 10 11 12 13 Push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server Name field Turn multipurpose knob a and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name If desired push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server IP Address field Turn multipurpose knob a and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name When done push OK Accept Add Printer OK Accept Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Save and Recall Information NOTE If you have multiple printers connected to the oscilloscope at the same time the oscilloscope will print to the printer listed in the Utility gt Utility Page gt Print Setup gt Select Printer menu item Printing with One Button Push Once you have connected a printer to your oscilloscope and set up print parameters you can print current screen images with a single push of a button Push the printer icon button in the lower left corner of the front panel S 1785 059 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 237 Save and Recall Information Erasing Oscilloscope Memory You can erase all setup and waveform information saved in the nonvolatile oscilloscope memory with the TekSecure function If you have acquired confidential data on your oscilloscope you may want to execute the T
138. r panel CompactFlash Drive Insert a CompactFlash card here CompactFlash Eject Pops the CompactFlash card out of the CompactFlash drive Save Push to perform an immediate save operation The save operation uses the current save parameters as defined in the Save Recall menu Default Setup Push to perform an immediate restore of the oscilloscope to the default settings Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 32 D15 DO Push to display or remove the digital channels from the display and to access the digital channel setup menu MSO4000 series only 33 Menu Off Push to clear a displayed menu from the screen Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 65 Get Acquainted with the Instrument Identifying Items in the Display The items shown to the right may appear in the display Not all of these items are visible at any given time Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off 66 deg B Auto p e o9 16 0us O 8 00us A 240us A 22 4mV 20 4mV 1 60mV 18 2G Parae o 1 2 3 4 os Joe 7 fof 0 9 9 _20 0mv a 995 us 1 004 kHz 4 0041 s gt v 0 00000s_ 10k points D15 D0 MagniVu AIT Timing Resolusion 120 ps 30 Aug 2007 09 37 15 9 2121 207 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Man
139. rigger source passes through a specified voltage level in the specified direction 127 Trigger Setup Trigger Type Sequence l B Trigger A L k 2121 221 Ao Pulse Width 1785 093 128 Trigger Conditions Combine an edge A Event Main trigger with the B Event Delayed trigger to capture more complex signals See page 144 Using Sequence Trigger A Main and B Delayed Time After the A Event occurs the trigger system waits the specified amount of time and then looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform Events After the A Event occurs the trigger system looks for a specified number of B Events before triggering and displaying the waveform Trigger on pulses that are less than greater than equal to or not equal to a specified time You can trigger on positive or negative pulses Pulse width triggers are primarily used on digital signals Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Type Runt Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Trigger Conditions Trigger on a pulse amplitude that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before recrossing the first You can detect positive or negative or either runts or only those wider than less than greater than equal to or not equal to a specified width Runt triggers are primarily used on digital signals 129 Trigger Setup Trigger Type Logic xxr
140. s 1 Push the appropriate front panel bus button 0006 2121 213 164 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data 2 Push Label Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Parallel Inputs Parallel See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses Positioning Scaling and Grouping Digital Channels 1 Push the front panel D15 D0 button 2121 211 2 Push the lower bezel D15 D0 menu item D15 D0 Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu Height On Off On i ML Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 165 Display Waveform Data 3 Push the side bezel Select button Select a DO b 1 04 div Display o Off Turn on D7 D0 Turn on D15 D8 4 Turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel to move Multipurpose 1785 039 166 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 5 Turn multipurpose knob b to move the selected channel NOTE The display of the channel or group only moves after you stop rotating the knob 6 To change the scale height of the digital channels push the lower menu Height button NOTE The S Small selection will display each waveform at 0 2 divisions tall The M Medium selection will display each waveform at 0 5 divisions tall The L Large selection will display each waveform at 1 division tall L only work
141. s Hair 152 Frame 152 Full 152 Grid 152 intensity 154 IRE 153 mV 153 styles 151 Green lines 169 Grid graticule style 152 Ground 16 Ground lead 25 Ground strap 17 Ground strap connector 76 Ground yourself to discharge static 17 Group icon 74 Grouping channels 114 298 digital 165 H Hamming FFT window 200 Hanning FFT window 200 Hard copy 230 Hard copy button 63 Height DPO4000 and MSO4000 8 Hi Res acquisition mode 92 High measurement 177 High low indicators 73 Holdoff trigger 120 Horizontal delay 121 Horizontal lines Green and blue 169 Horizontal position 61 91 121 122 156 199 273 and math waveforms 196 defined 81 readout 71 Horizontal scale 61 156 199 267 269 270 273 and math waveforms 196 defined 81 readout 71 How to compensate a voltage probe 23 compensate the signal path 31 connect probes and adapters 13 connect to a computer 41 erase memory 238 label channels and buses 82 manage long record length waveforms 205 perform a functional check 20 power off the oscilloscope 19 power on the oscilloscope 16 print a hard copy 230 recall setups 225 recall waveforms 220 save screen images 220 save setups 225 save waveforms 220 search through and add marks to waveforms 210 select a trigger 127 select automatic measure ments 174 setup analog channels 79 setup bus parameters 99 setup digital channels 111 setup input par
142. s Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 13 Push Bus Display and use the side bezel 2 menu to define how to display the parallel or serial bus Push Bus to display packet level Aa i information decoded for easy visual Bosad inspection much like what you would see Waveforms on a logic analyzer m Push Bus and Waveforms to display both Hex views of the signal Push the desired side bezel menu choice to Binary display the bus data in hex binary or ASCII RS 232 only format ASCII Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 107 Acquire the Signal 108 14 Push Event Table and select On to display a list of 12C SPI CAN LIN or FlexRay bus packets with timestamps For a clocked parallel bus the table lists the value of the bus at each clock edge For an unclocked parallel bus the table lists the value of the bus whenever any one of its bits changes For an RS 232 bus the table lists decoded bytes or packets m Push Save Event Table to save the event table data in a csv spreadsheet formatted file on the currently selected storage device Bus information example Bus and waveforms example Event Table On i Save Event Table BDC12C Addr W 76 2121 235 IBDC RS 232 Tx 64 2C a M 2121 231 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Saved event table example Tektronix MSO4104 version v1 2 IC
143. s User Manual Annotating the screen 170 Application modules xii 26 241 30 day free trial 25 DPO4AUTO 4 98 DPO4AUTOMAX 5 98 DPO4COMP 5 98 DPO4EMBD 4 98 DPO4VID 5 133 Area measurement 179 Attenuation 161 Auto trigger mode 119 Autoset 87 244 Video 88 Autoset button 22 55 62 80 87 244 Autoset undo 88 Aux In connector 75 Auxiliary readout 72 Average acquisition mode 92 B B trigger 146 B1 B2 B3 B4 button 57 98 99 134 Backlight intensity 154 Index Bandwidth x 159 Baseline indicators 73 Before Installation 1 Blackman Harris FFT window 201 Blue lines 169 BNC interface 15 Burst Width measurement 175 Bus button 98 99 134 display 74 107 108 menu 57 100 positioning and labeling 163 setup 99 Bus and Waveforms display 107 show physical layer bus activity 110 Bus trigger defined 133 Buses 98 134 cursor readout 192 Button Acquire 55 93 149 257 260 Autoset 22 55 62 80 87 244 B1 B2 57 B1 B2 B3 B4 98 99 134 295 Index bus 98 99 134 Channel 56 Cursors 58 188 263 D15 DO 65 117 Default Setup 64 80 86 Fine 54 58 59 60 61 63 Force Trig 62 120 hard copy 63 237 Intensity 154 M 57 194 197 Math 57 194 197 Measure 55 172 182 183 245 248 251 253 Menu Off 65 246 Next 61 Play pause 60 209 Previous 60 Print 63 printer 237 Ref 57 203 224 Run Stop 62 97 147 Sav
144. s User Manual 93 Acquire the Signal 94 3 Then choose the acquisition mode from the side bezel menu You can chose from Sample Peak Detect Hi Res Envelope or Average NOTE Peak Detect and Hi Res modes take advantage of sample points that the oscilloscope would have discarded at lower sweep speeds Therefore these modes only work when the current sample rate is less than the maximum possible sample rate As soon as the oscilloscope starts to acquire at the maximum sample rate then the Peak Detect Hi Res and Sample modes all look the same You can control the sample rate by setting the Horizontal scale and the Record Length Acquisition Mode nel Lan Sample nl tL Peak Detect iPr Envelope P Average 666 0e Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 4 Ifyou chose Average turn multipurpose knob a to set the number of waveforms to average ovel Multipurpose 5 Push Record Length 6 Push the side bezel menu record length button Choose among 1000 10 k 100 k 1 M and 10 M points 7 Push the lower bezel Delay button to select Acquired waveform On when you want to delay the acquisition a relative to the trigger event Trigger point ee x ATUL l l Delay time gt Expansion point Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 95 Acquire the Signal With Delay set to On turn the Horizontal P
145. s if there is enough room in the display to display the waveforms You can display up to 10 L waveforms at one time 7 You can label individual digital channels for easier identification See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual oe Multipurpose 1785 160 Display Waveform Data 167 Display Waveform Data 168 8 To group some or all of the digital channels together move the channels right next to each other All the channels that are next to each other automatically form a group You can see the groups by pressing the side bezel Select item and turning multipurpose knob a When a group is selected turn multipurpose knob b to move the whole group a 0B 20 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data Viewing Digital Channels The various ways of displaying data from the digital channels help you analyze the signals Digital channels store a high or low state for each sample Logic high levels are displayed in green Logic low levels are displayed in blue When a single transition occurs during the time represented by one pixel column the transition edge is displayed in gray When multiple transitions occur during the time represented by one pixel column the transition edge is displayed in qi white When the display shows a white edge indicating multiple transitions you may be able to zoom in and see the individua
146. scilloscope does not recognize new triggers during the holdoff time When the instrument recognizes a trigger event it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete In addition the trigger system J N J ET remains disabled during the holdoff period that Bs y y follows each acquisition Holdoffs 120 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Coupling Trigger coupling determines what part of the signal is passed to the trigger circuit Edge triggering can use all available coupling types DC Low Frequency Rejection High Frequency Rejection and Noise Rejection All other trigger types use DC coupling only Horizontal Position When Delay Mode is on use horizontal position to acquire waveform detail in a region that is separated from the trigger location by a significant interval of time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Setup Trigger point Acquired e wavefom JUUU Gee i l I me Horizontal gt position Expansion point 1785 159 121 Trigger Setup 122 1 Adjust the position delay time by rotating the Horizontal Position knob 2 Tur horizontal SCALE to acquire the aa detail that you need around the position delay expansion point 1785 043 The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion The part that occurs after the trigger is the posttrigger port
147. scope for the first time After 30 days you must purchase the module if you want to continue using the application To see the date when your free trial period expires push the front panel Utility button push the lower bezel Utility Page button use multipurpose knob a to select Config and push the lower beze About button Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 25 Installation Installing an Application Module CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or application module observe ESD electrostatic discharge precautions See page 16 Powering On the Oscilloscope Turn off the oscilloscope power while removing or adding an application module See page 19 Powering Off the Oscilloscope Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope You can install up to four application modules at one time Application modules go into the two slots with windows in the upper right corner of the front panel Two additional slots are directly behind the two that you can see To use these slots install the module with the label facing away from you Refer to the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module NOTE If you remove an application module the features provided by the application module become unavailable To restore the features turn off the osci
148. sh Mode on the lower bezel menu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 1785 046 Mode Record Delay Set Horiz Waveform XY Display Length Position to Display my On tag o 257 Application Examples 3 Push Peak Detect on the side bezel menu 4 Push Intensity and turn multipurpose knob a to see the noise more easily 258 ong S Lo 3 2 S 3 I p o Envelope gt oO lt o a D Intensity O 1785 062 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Application Examples 5 View the results on the display Peak detect emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in your signal as narrow as 1 ns even when the time base is set to a slow setting 1785 174 Peak detect and the other acquisition modes are explained earlier in this manual See page 88 Acquisition Concepts Separating the Signal from Noise Now you want to analyze the signal shape and ignore the noise To reduce random noise in the oscilloscope display Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 259 Application Examples 1 Push Acquire 1785 046 2 Push Mode Mode Record Delay Set Horiz Waveform XY Display engt Position to Display 10K On Off 10 P 3 Push Average on the side bezel menu Average 260 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User
149. sh a front panel menu button to display e Gemre sa Tes the menu that you want to use A You can use the B1 through B4 buttons Gal on the MSO4000 series oscilloscopes to iecaty support up to four different serial or parallel cy a buses QO O O o 6 000000 Save Menu XR Utility 2121 229 52 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 2 Push a lower bezel button to select a menu item If a pop out menu appears turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice If a pop up menu appears press the button again to select the desired U z U 2 ON choice 5 Ge C Ld 2121 201 3 Push a side bezel button to choose a side bezel menu item If the menu item contains more than one choice push the side bezel button repeatedly to cycle through the choices If a pop out menu appears turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice Utility 2121 230 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 53 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4 To remove a side bezel menu push the lower bezel button again or push Menu Off e 5 Certain menu choices require you to set a Tma numer
150. solution of the digital channels D15 D0 MagniVu Timing resolution is the time between gt i Timing Resolution 121 ps samples It is the reciprocal of the digital 2121208 sample rate When the MagniVu control is on Magni Vu appears in the readout Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 71 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 12 13 14 72 Measurement readouts show the selected measurements You can select up to eight measurements to display at one time A A symbol appears instead of the expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists Part of the waveform is above or below the display To obtain a proper numerical measurement turn the vertical scale and position knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display The auxiliary waveform readouts show the vertical and horizontal scale factors of the math and reference waveforms The channel readout shows the channel scale factor per division coupling invert and bandwidth status Adjust with the Vertical Scale knob and the channel 1 2 3 or 4 menus CD Period 995 us CD Freq 1 004 kHz 1785 144 1785 138 D4 20 0mV Qw 2121 243 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 15 For analog channels the waveform baseline indicator shows the zero volt level of a waveform ignoring the effect of offset The icon colors c
151. specifications and 071 2132 XX Reference Manual performance verification procedure Available electronically on the Documentation Browser CD or for download from www tektronix com manuals 6 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Optional Accessories cont Installation Accessory Description Tektronix part number Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Service Service information on DPO4000 and MSO4000 071 2137 XX manual oscilloscopes Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Module Installation Instructions Manual 071 2136 XX The DPO4000 and MSO4000 series oscilloscopes work with multiple optional probes See page 13 Connecting Probes Check the Tektronix Web site www tektronix com for the most current information Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Operating Considerations DPO4000 and MSO4000 Series C Oscilloscopes Input Voltage 100 V to 240 V 10 i VE E Sl Input Power Frequency ie 47 Hz to 66 Hz 100 V to 240 V qe oE 400 Hz 100 V to 132 V D p Power Consumption 250 W maximum A o o o olg Weight 5 kg 11 Ibs standalone instrument oO 0 Q Height including feet but not handle OUUUUU DU N f 229 mm 9 0 in b 5 p enD f o fe lf tJ a Width from handle hub to handle hub 439 mm 17 3 in Depth
152. style messages This lets you run your GPIB software applications on USB hardware 5 Host Use the USB 2 0 Full speed host ports two on the rear panel and one on the front to take advantage of USB flash drives and printers 6 Power input Attach to an AC power line with integral safety ground See page 8 Operating Considerations 7 Connector for future use 78 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal Acquire the Signal This section describes concepts of and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to Setting Up Analog Channels Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels 1 Connect the P6139A or VPI probe to the input signal source es DUUUU 1785 028 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 79 Acquire the Signal 2 Select the input channel by pushing the front panel buttons NOTE If you are using a probe that does not supply probe encoding set the attenuation probe factor on the oscilloscope vertical menu for the channel to match the probe 3 Push Default Setup 4 Push Autoset 80 1785 032 1785 010 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 5 Push the desir
153. ta bits in the parallel bus ata Bits Turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired Define Bits bit to define a Bit 15 Turn multipurpose knob b to select the desired DIETS analog or digital channel as the source for the bit 5 Push Thresholds Bus Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Parallel Inputs Parallel Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 101 Acquire the Signal For each signal that makes up the parallel or serial bus push the appropriate side bezel menu button Then turn the appropriate Multi multipurpose knob to define the voltage level uitipurpose above which the oscilloscope treats the signal as high and below which as low 6 If you select 12C above push Define Inputs B1 Define Thresholds Include B1 Label Bus Display Event Table and the desired side bezel menu choices 12C inputs Pan ee You can assign the predefined SCLK Input or SDA Input to any channel 7 For 12C push Include R W in Address and then push the desired side bezel button for Yes or No This control determines how the oscilloscope shows the 12C addresses in bus decode traces cursor readouts Event Table listings and trigger settings 102 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual If you select Yes then 7 bit addresses are displayed as eight bits where the eighth bit LSB is the R W bit 10 bit addresses are d
154. te amp Time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation 1785 011 Utility Page Config System Language Set Date amp TekSecure About Config English Time Erase Memory 29 Installation 5 Push the side bezel buttons and turn both multipurpose knobs a and b to set the time and date values 6 Push OK Enter Date amp Time 30 Set Date amp Time Displa Date 4 Time o of Hour Minute Month EN Day Year 2007 OK Enter Date amp Time Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Signal Path Compensation Signal Path Compensation SPC corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and or long term drift Run the compensation whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 C or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV division or less Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts div settings To compensate the signal path 1 Warm up the oscilloscope for at least SSS 20 minutes Remove all input signals probes f 3 and cables from channel inputs Input signals with AC components adversely affect SPC i l OUUUUU T gygy vyyy 00000 0 01 SA
155. te field across the screen 8 View results Triggering on Lines Triggering on Lines To look at the video lines in the field Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2121 238 Application Examples 267 Application Examples 1 Push Trigger Menu lt a en 1785 042 2 Push Type Type 3 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the Video trigger type side menu until you select Video Type Peat Source Trigger On Mode aa 525 NTSC amp Holdoff 4 Push Trigger On 5 268 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 5 Select All Lines To trigger on a specific line select Line Number and use multipurpose knob a to select the line number 6 Adjust Horizontal Scale to see a complete video line across the screen 7 Observe the results Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual All Lines 3 2121 239 Application Examples 269 Application Examples
156. th the position and constant offset term must be converted to volts by multiplying by the appropriate volts div term Long term sample rate and delay time accuracy 5 ppm over any 2 1 ms time interval 292 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility Auxiliary output AUX OUT LOW TRUE LOW to HIGH transition indicates that the trigger occurred The logic levels are given in the following table Characteristic Limits Vout HI 2 2 5 V open circuit 2 1 0 V into a 50 Q load to ground Vout LO lt 0 7 V into a load of lt 4 mA 0 25 V into a 50 load to ground Digital Channel Threshold Accuracy MS0O4000 series 100 mV 3 of the threshold setting after calibration Safety Certification Listed UL61010 1 2004 CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 2004 Complies with EN61010 1 2001 Complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 ECC for Product Safety Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 293 Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility 294 European Union EC Council EMC Directive 89 336 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC Demonstrated using EN 61326 A2 Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Annex D 12 Emissions EN 61326 Class A Immunity IEC 61000 4 2 IEC 61000 4 3 3
157. the time per division you will see more data appear in the Bus display 8 Push Trigger Menu Select the Bus trigger type Define what type of condition to trigger on such as the Tx Start Bit lt gt 9 Push Search push the Search lower bezel button and select On in the side bezel menu 1785 055 1 o Push Search Type Use multipurpose knob a to select Bus Push Search For and select the desired search such as for the Tx Start Bit Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 289 Application Examples 11 Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to ek evs f 1 4 00ms i k y y v a Vv y y y y navigate through the record n ru Ui Mn i a coal 1 fm im 12 Push Zoom and Pan to see the areas of a et a interest and analyze the results Zoom Factor 2X z m ina gr RS 7 ES zE Ct il AAW iu NL LN mN oov _______________ 2 00ms Ras 5 f 1x Start Bit ch events found 10 a 0 00000 s 10k points Bus Sear 290 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility Appendix Warranted Specifications Safety Certifications and Electromagnetic Compatibility Analog bandwidth The limits stated below are for ambient temperature of lt 30 C and the bandwidth selection set to FULL 50 0 Reduce the upp
158. ts probes with the following Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 13 Installation 1 Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface TekVPI These probes support two way communication with the oscilloscope through on screen menus and remotely through programmable support The remote control is useful in applications like ATE where you want the system to preset probe parameters TPA BNC Adapter The TPA BNC Adapter allows you to use TEKPROBE II probe capabilities such as providing probe power and passing scaling and unit information to the oscilloscope Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 2121 206 3 Plain BNC Interfaces Some of these use TEKPROBE capabilities to pass the waveform signal and scaling to the oscilloscope Some only pass the signal and there is no other communication 4 Digital Probe Interface MSO4000 series only The P6516 probe provides 16 channels of digital on or off state information For more information on the many probes available for use with DPO4000 and MSO4000 series oscilloscopes refer to www tektronix com Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Installation Installation Securing the Oscilloscope 1 Use a standard laptop computer style VV security lock to secure your oscilloscope to your location cc lec lt gt oes 2
159. ty Multipurpose 3 Rotate multipurpose knob b to select the desired intensity for the graticule 4 Push Intensity again to clear the intensity Intensity readout from the display A 1785 062 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 155 Display Waveform Data Scaling and Positioning a Waveform 156 Use the horizontal controls to adjust the time base adjust the trigger point and to examine waveform details more closely You can also use the Wave Inspector Pan and Zoom controls to adjust the display of waveforms See page 205 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms 1785 065 1785 120 1785 123 1785 124 Original waveform Scaled horizontally Positioned horizontally Use the vertical controls to select waveforms adjust the waveform vertical position and scale and set input parameters Push a channel menu button 1 2 3 or 4 button as many times as needed and the associated menu items to select add or remove a waveform Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data 0006 ae E 1785 119 1785 120 1785 121 1785 122 Original waveform Scaled vertic
160. ty Oscilloscope waveform traces from channels 1 to 4 channels D15 to DO and the traces you see when you choose to display a bus as Bus and Waveforms always show the physical layer bus activity In the physical layer display bits that were transmitted earlier are to the left and bits that were transmitted later are to the right 2C CAN and FlexRay buses transmit the MSB most significant bit first SPI buses do not specify a bit order RS 232 and LIN buses transmit the LSB least significant bit first NOTE The oscilloscope displays the decode traces and event tables for all buses with the MSB on the left and LSB on the right For example an RS 232 signal after the start bit might be high high high low high low low and high Since the RS 232 protocol uses high for zero and low for one this value would be 0001 0110 Since the decode displays the MSB first the oscilloscope reverses the order of the bits and displays 0110 1000 If the bus display is set to hex the value displays as 68 If the bus display is set to ASCII the value displays as h Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual RS 232 If you defined an end of packet character to use for RS 232 decoding the stream of bytes will be displayed as packets When decoding an RS 232 bus in ASCII mode a large dot indicates that the value represents a character outside the printable ASCII range Setting Up Digital Channels Acquire the Signal
161. ual 1 The acquisition readout shows when an acquisition is running stopped or when acquisition preview is in effect Icons are Run Acquisitions enabled Stop Acquisitions not enabled Roll In roll mode 40 ms div or slower PreVu In this state the oscilloscope is stopped or between triggers You can change the horizontal or vertical position or scale to see approximately what the next acquisition will look like Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 67 Get Acquainted with the Instrument 2 The trigger position icon shows the trigger position in the acquisition 3 The expansion point icon an orange triangle shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around 4 The waveform record view shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record The line color corresponds to the selected waveform color 68 1785 126 2121 241 Run T Auto 2121 242 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Get Acquainted with the Instrument 5 The trigger status readout shows trigger status Status conditions are Trig d Triggered Auto Acquiring untriggered data PrTrig Acquiring pretrigger data Trig Waiting for trigger 6 The cursor readout shows time amplitude and delta A values for each cursor 22 4mV For FFT measurements it shows frequency 20 4mV and magnitude
162. ultiple channel Setup and Hold triggering and can monitor the state of an entire bus for setup and hold violations You can use up to 20 channels for a Setup and Hold trigger 4 analog and 16 digital with MSO4000 series oscilloscopes Use the Clock side bezel button to select the clock channel Use the Select control Data and Not used buttons to select one or more channels you want to monitor for setup and hold violations NOTE Optimum Setup and Hold trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 131 Trigger Setup Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Rise Fall Time Trigger on rise and fall times Trigger on pulse edges that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower rates than the specified time Specify pulse edges as positive or negative or either 132 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Trigger Type Video Bus Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 1785 098 Trigger Setup Trigger Conditions Trigger on specified fields or lines of a composite video signal Only composite signal formats are supported Trigger on NTSC PAL or SECAM Works with Macrovision signals With the DPO4VID module trigger on a variety of HDTV video standard signals as well as custom non standard bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4 000 lines Trigger on various bus conditions 12C requires a D
163. unicactd A nel eGald aa a a a a a dda done need Dons Medea tenet 79 Setting Up Analog Chaninels 28 4 n E irene se ane EOE E dase toads wie ede dad ena en 79 Using the Default Setiipisss a noe A casakd ionic a A teat a lull en eee te atest 86 Usg Autost eom ne n a a a a dad tints wievdeiubadinladaldevaevesaauada bide obewes iene 87 Acquisition Concepte nain anae N Seah E E EAr A T EE T EE A E 88 How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work 0 cccccececc eect eect cece teense cece eee ee eee ee eee EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEE EREET EEEE 91 Changing the Acquisition Mode Record Length and Delay Time cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeeteeeeaeeeeteesenaenes 93 Using Roll Mod 235 da fade wit A eer daw ioe ee i A 96 Setting Up a Serial or Parallel BUS mons kn os Had vitonteleseee uiecesds dade deded oh cose tian oeetegt ee lation Js Gost hoeea hi ake eto 97 Setting Up Digital Channels scccnnciuciaiters a teks sins lchaddadetieteatbuds whois ciate hi verte a a eb code iies 111 When and Why to Turn On MagniVu ccccccec ec ee eee eee e ee cnet nent AEE EE EG EEDA SESE EASE EG EASES DHEA GEESE SESE EE EErEE EEE 116 Using MaQnIV Uta asc tle a eM he AS aad ele LI Se Lh a tA ed bie EAR Ae s 117 Trigger Setup sudare a A A aE a a dou are ae AN daatiew ana ieee base nom aki ocnd Seat dent tats 118 Triggering ConGepts ii fois sia oa cele tae deed ore facets dak hae Aa Qi deinen ced case ES Yeas adage seadhialea E EAA ATAY 118 Choosing a Trigger
164. up list You can select the group from the list to move all the channels in the group instead of individual channels Push the lower bezel Thresholds button You can assign a different threshold value to each channel Push the lower bezel Edit Labels button and create the label You can create labels through the front panel or with an optional USB keyboard See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses Push the lower bezel MagniVu button to increase the timing resolution See page 116 When and Why to Turn On MagniVu Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 11 Push the lower bezel Height button repeatedly to set the signal height You only need to do this once to set the height for all of the digital channels Quick Tip Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of the signal in the upper part and a single cycle in the lower part of the display See page 205 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms m When setting up the logic probe the first set of eight leads pins 7 to 0 on the logic probe are marked GROUP 1 on the lead box The second set pins 15 to 8 is marked GROUP 2 m The lead for the first channel in each group is colored blue for easy identification while you connect the logic probe to the device under test The other leads are gray Digital channels store a high or low state for each sample The threshold that separates high from low can be set separately
165. urpose knob b to scroll through the list to find a suitable label You can edit the label after you insert it if necessary Acquire the Signal 0 N Multipurpose 5 Push Insert Preset Label to add the label a Label Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 83 Acquire the Signal If you are using a USB keyboard use the arrow keys to position the insertion point and edit the inserted label or type in a new label See page 49 Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope 6 If you do not have a USB keyboard connected push the side and lower bezel arrow keys to position the insertion point 84 o O fe O OOOO OOOO OOO OO oo o QOOOOODDOOOOOO p00 OOOO cgoogooonoonooo0o OOL c00 oO OOO O A OOOO 2121 220 Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Acquire the Signal 7 Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of letters numbers and other characters to find the character in the name that you want to enter Multipurpose 1785 039 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_ 8 amp lt gt 8 Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the Select proper character to use You can use the lower bezel buttons to edit a lt _ oe Delete Clear the label as needed aracter pace
166. value MSO4000 series only 12C Search for Start Repeated Start Stop Missing Ack Address Data or Address and Data SPI Search for SS Active MOSI MISO or MOSI amp MISO CAN Search for Start of Frame Type of Frame Data Remote Error Overload Identifier standard or extended Data Identifier and Data End of Frame or Missing Ack Bit Stuffing Error RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 UART Search for Tx Start Bit Rx Start Bit Tx End of Packet Rx End of Packet Tx Data Rx Data Tx Parity Error Rx Parity Error LIN Search for Synch Identifier Data ID amp Data Wakeup Frame Sleep Frame Error FlexRay Search for Start of Frame Type of Frame Identifier Cycle Count Header Fields Data ID amp Data End of Frame Error Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 215 Save and Recall Information Save and Recall Information 216 The oscilloscope provides permanent storage for setups waveforms and screen images Use the internal storage of the oscilloscope to save setup files and reference waveform data Use external storage such as CompactFlash media and USB flash drives to save setups waveforms and screen images Use the external storage to carry data to remote computers for further analysis and for archiving External File Structure If you are saving information to external storage select the appropriate menu such as the To File side bezel menu to save setups and waveforms and turn multipurpose knob
167. x 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data 3 Push Impedance repeatedly to select the input impedance to use Set the input impedance termination to 50 Q or 1 MQ if using DC or Gnd coupling Input impedance is automatically set to 1 MQ when using AC coupling For more information on input impedance see Quick Tips See page 162 Quick Tips 4 Push Invert to invert the signal Select Off for normal operation and On to invert the polarity of the signal in the preamplifier 5 Push Bandwidth and select the desired bandwidth from the resulting side bezel menu The set choices are Full 250 MHz and 20 MHz Additional choices may appear depending on the probe that you use Select Full to set the bandwidth to the full oscilloscope bandwidth Select 250 MHz to set the bandwidth to 250 MHz Select 20 MHz to set the bandwidth to 20 MHz Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 159 Display Waveform Data 160 Push Label to create a label for the channel See page 82 Labeling Channels and Buses Push More to access additional side bezel menus Select Fine Scale to enable multipurpose knob a to make fine vertical scale adjustments Fine Scale Offset Position Probe Setup Deskew ee ee Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Display Waveform Data 9 Select Offset to enable multipurpose knob a to make vertical offset adjustments On the side
168. xamples 7 Analyze the physical layer For example you Cursors can use the cursors for manual measurements E O See page 188 Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors You can also use the automated measurements See page 172 Taking Automatic Measurements 1785048 8 Push Search Set Search Marks to On Enter a search type source and other parameters as relevant on the lower bezel menu and associated side bezel menus See page 205 Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms 1785 055 9 Jump ahead to the next search point by C pushing the right arrow key Push it again and gt again until you see all the events Jump back tresan with the left arrow key Do you have all the packets that you expected to have If not at least you have narrowed your search down to the last packet sent Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual 281 Application Examples 10 Analyze the decoded packets in the protocol je layer Did you send the data bytes in the praune 4 correct order Did you use the correct i mh address m W DE Addr wl 76 EEEE rere en J FEE i aa penam lt pirunan HO Reritaantairlotaga a mapavacr B ananas aaan aaa a aaa a E A wey Peay Pee Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel Buses 282 In this example you are monitoring a parallel bus with your oscilloscope You

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