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1. O SUoDOoOO mE Of Sees ole Oli e 05050505 2000 I ROO UO a C POSITION A Y SCALE E TU G ca e Zz gt EY oo O gt ie m 3 b 08g Sa ly Switching device Drain Source Drain current voltage voltage MNBA Vertical Horizh4cg dh Probe Cal Ottenuation Setup TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Application Examples 7 Press Autoset DEFAULT FINE AUTOSET EFAUL Fr E HORIZONTAL POSITION ce 8 Use the Vertical Position front panel knobs to place the Voltage Na waveform CH 1 in the upper i third of the graticule and the Cur rent waveform CH 2 in the i middle of the graticule For more al Cl S E accurate measurements verti 4 SCALE gt cally scale the voltage and current T T ES E waveforms so that they fill the g a File Edit Vertical ilar Trig toe Cursors Measure Masks Math Utilties MyScope Help AN I SE mm VERTICAL POSITION POSITION DELAY oa Cima O Cima RESOLUTION su E gg 2 006 9 Adjust the horizontal scale so at least one full cycle is shown in the graticule 10 Select Math gt Ch1 Ch2
2. Adjust FFT center frequency Frey Span Y 12 5GH o cn Adjust FFT span z 400 0MHz Cancel Ref Level 20 048 Setup Close TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics 6 You can view time domain and E 6 frequency domain waveforms _ simultaneously 3 Time domain Use Gating to select only a portion of the time domain waveform for spectral analysis See page 68 Frequency domain Quick Tips Sources for spectral math waveforms must be channel or other math waveforms 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 Different window functions produce different filter response shapes in the spectrum and result in different resolution bandwidths The resolution bandwidth directly controls the gate width Therefore the time domain gate markers move as you adjust the RBW control You can display the linear magnitude of the real data or the imaginary data in the spectrum This is useful if you process the spectrum off line and transform it back into a time domain trace TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 79 Operating Basics Using Limit Testing Limit testing allows you to compare an active signal with a template waveform Build your template waveform from a known good signal and use it to compare to an active signal to perform pass fail testing 80 1 S
3. Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of pour monitors Display 2 Default Monitor on Chips and Technologies Asiliant 69000 0 pa Screen area Less More O True Color 24 but z de pet y nm 640 by 480 pixels J Use this device as the primary monitor or Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Identify Troubleshoot Advanced DE Cancel Apply Lee cos tes TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Changing the Windows Language Use the following procedure to change the Windows language from English to one of your choice This procedure does not change the language of the user interface or the online help in the TekScope application Before you begin minimize the TekScope application 1 Select Settings and then select Programs Control Panel Documents E ea Control Panel ai eS sal Network and Dialup Connections Hel da 2 Printers Run E OEA Taskbar Start Menu np Shut Gown Start 2 Select Regional Options Printers Regional Options A Scanners and Cameras Scheduled Tasks de Sounds and Multimedia System Users and Passwords 3 Select your locale and then select 21x your menus and dialogs lan General Numbers Currency Time Date Input Locales r Settings for the current user g u a o e A Many programs support international settings for numbers currencies times
4. 82 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics 7 Click Autoset to automatically align the waveform with the mask based on the characteristics of the input signal Alignment Autosel Autofil 8 Click Autofit On to automatically reposition the waveform after Contig Contig each acquisition to minimize hits 9 Click the Source tab and then se lect the signal source Source Ch haath Ret Channel 10 Click the Tolerance tab and then set the tolerance Tolerance Tolerance settings greater than eat dit ale pad li 0 make the mask test harder to pass settings less than 0 make the test easier to pass Margins 5 0 Use 0 if you want the mask as specified in the standard Chang LA ing the percentage allows you to do margin testino TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 83 Operating Basics 84 PassrFail Setup 12 D A Pass Fail Test Motifications of Wims Failure Completion aii Beep stop Acq Beep Fail Thresh 1 Test Delay Oz Polarity Pos itive Negative Both PassfFail Hesultse Pass Fail Test Summary Pass Fail Test Samples Tested 16000 out of 16000 Total Hits 0 Hits per segment Use the right click shortcut menu to quickly make changes to the mask setup such as Autoset and Autofit 11 Select the Pass Fail Setup tab and then set up the pass fail pa rameters When acquisition mode is Waveform Database the of Wfms label becomes
5. Display Cursors Meas vee EM Inter priom r Graticule Style b Record View Palette A e Normal FastGca FmDB Palette Monochrome Gray User Palette Monochrome Green Temperature Gradi ng Spectral Grading Liser v LCD Save Enabled TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Monochrome Green displays areas of the waveform with the highest Sample density in lighter green shades The areas of lowest sample density appear in darker green Shades It most closely resembles analog oscilloscope displays Temperature Grading displays areas of the waveform with the highest sample density in red shades The areas of lowest sample density appear in blue shades Spectral Grading displays areas of the waveform with the highest Sample density in blue shades The areas of lowest sample density appear in red shades m User displays the waveform in a customized color that you define by hue lightness and saturation Quick Tips Choose one of the color grading palettes in the Display Colors control window to see different sample densities represented in different colors There are two color palettes one for Record View and one for FastAcq WfmDB TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 57 Operating Basics Setting the Reference Colors select Display gt Colors and then select one of the following Heference Color Default Display Cursors Measu Display Setup hag Default uses t
6. Standing on feet flip stand down 2 Before operating ensure that the ambient temperature is between 41 F to 113 F 5 C to 45 C 19 00 in 482 00 mm OO Co Gaal OQ E E TO ole e 225 Boles o 10 47 in 9 sf sf 29 5 265 94 mm O O S C L CAUTION To ensure proper cooling keep the bottom and sides of the instrument clear of obstructions Powering On the Instrument Power Supply Requirements Source voltage and Frequency Power Consumption 100 240 Vams 10 47 63 Hz or 115 Vans 10 360 440 Hz Z Q ZA SS I Ole lt 220 watts L i CO n UYO V e ES Olo e gt om O e O ANA ale e O O e 19 3 0 a 20009 O L TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Powering Off the Instrument acre a ERo 8 Bo 2232 e AA ES 10000 E
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8. Frame Count 50 Muniple Frames Summary Frame verlas FF Mane Y TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Frame Viewing Frame Tracking Start Frame 1 of Frames 44 Frame selected Frame SOUrCE Gh 1 Frame a Multiple Frames Over lay Application Examples Selected F fame 21 Reference F Time Stamps Reference Frame rame 1 Selection Controls Source Readouls chi Y Frame A a Ala HoriziAce SetUp 111 Application Examples Using Limit Test to Verify Performance Manufacturing test engineers often need to compare the performance of products coming off a manufacturing line with a known good reference product If the signals from the device under test DUT are within a user defined tolerance of the reference product then the device passes the test Use the following procedure to 112 perform this type of testing with your TDS5000B 1 Acquire the desired signal on the reference product 2 Select Limit Test Setup 3 From the Source list select the channel with the known good ref erence waveform 4 From the Destination list select where you want to store the tem plate 5 Specify how much the DUT can deviate from the template by entering Vertical and Horizontal tolerances 6 Click Save You have created a template that is a snapshot of the known good reference with the Specified tolerances built into it Notice that the template
9. Removing the Power O a Y g OCE gt TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Creating an Emergency Startup Disk Create an emergency startup disk that you can use to restart your instrument in case of a major hardware or software failure Store this disk in a safe place 1 Select File gt Minimize 2 Select Start gt Programs gt Acces sories gt System Tools gt Backup 3 Select Emergency Repair Disk and follow the on screen instruc tions Connecting to a Network You can connect your instrument to a network for printing file sharing internet access and other functions Consult with your network administra tor and use the standard Windows utilities to configure the instrument for your network 10 File Edit Vertical Horiz 1 Recent Setup File 1 Minimize Ctri M Oe Shutdown EXE a amp My Documents TekScope 3 Accessibility Entertainment a hon el y m System Tools My Computer Internet Address Book Explorer j EN command Prompt E Imaging c AI da i Notepad My Network Acrobat A Windows Explorer Places Reader 5 0 Cy Set Program Access and Defaults By windows Update L Touch Screen Calibration gt A Tektronix gt 5 Paint Shop Pro 6 5 Bolfo A Network Associates Backup Untitled Job Edit view Tools Help 10l x Welcome Backup Restore Schedule Jobs Welcome
10. The peak to peak value of the noise of the top or base of the signal as specified by you To ensure accurate noise values be sure to set the signal type to Eye when measuring an Eye Signal The RMS value of the noise of the top or base of the signal as specified by you To ensure accurate noise values be sure to set the signal type to Eye when measuring an Eye signal The ratio of the signal amplitude to the noise of the top or base of the signal as specified by you The peak to peak time variation of the first eye crossing measured at the Mid Ref as a percent of the eye period The ratio of eye size to noise TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 67 Operating Basics 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 Use Gating to confine the measure Measure Masks Math Mpc ed ment to a certain portion of a wave ated region Rebterence Levels form _________ 4 C S S aking Cursor SSS sama A daha Ys ieee aa A 1 Select Measure gt Gating ae ee an i nee pa ie l 2 Position the gates by doing one of UA a E the following Histogram Measurements F 200m4 y a a cff ee eee Click Cursor to set the gated a area to the area between the i ES pa UE n cursors Measurement E Gating Click Zoom 1 4 to
11. 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 Ground the Product This product is indirectly grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connec tions 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 Connect the ground lead of the probe to earth ground only Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Avoid Exposed Circuitry Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If you suspect there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service personnel Do Not Operate in Wet Damp Conditions Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry Provide Proper Ventilation Refer to the manual s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation TDS5000B Seri
12. a 67 Customizing an Automatic Measurement 0 0 ccc cece eee eee eee nee ens 68 Cal aaa wR od es 68 ASE Ss editora dad 69 MD NOE aae E E TAA E E EE EEEE 69 a enana aeaa aaka a a d a a 70 Taking Cursor Measurements 0 c cece erence eee e ene e eee n een es 71 SOUT UNA SOM AI A sate gb A AAA A A ania ete 13 Usma Math Wave OMS ia E AA sale RES 74 Spectral Analysis GOMCED 1S ais A a it a eee 15 USING ine Tine CONTO 4 dana e vie aa bs 76 US Ii the Gallo GOMUFOIS inicia TI iS ees uel TA andes ee tel bok UN ten eee 76 Using the Frequency Controls 24 34 de s wun cancers ane he comb Keune od ie ewes own whe 76 Using the Magnitude Controls 0 ccc eee eee nee n nes 17 USING the Phase GONUMOIS ss amp cdas as 17 USING Spectral ANANSI S voca rata ERA O A DED ww ad ae EER eS 78 USING LIMIE tesi veto hee diene yes dada datada 80 USING Mas esti screen whew Gas ow ew ae rr ow ean dra wes 02 Seting UD E Mail ON EVEN estos ell we diia ls oe ceda 85 VIVSCODE crs sett sacha detent ci ere ces cst E Pte ee Hen ees Pte ete 87 Creating a New MyScope Control Window onanan a 87 Using MyScope Control Windows aaan 90 Saving and Recalling Information onanan 92 SAVING Screen CADLUNCS cerrar dada aa 92 SAVING Wave S iii ate cra der Goes Geos bw hares ee eS credo eee ea 93 Recalng VACIO NOS rara Be ees Kr ok ba De ee a Oe Es 94 saving Instrument SetupS eee tenet e een tenet e een n new ennns 95 Recallin
13. 0 aji a me CE PORE Push MultiView Zoom to add a magnified graticule to the 253 9 lt SCALE gt LINE MESS display Push HORIZ or VERT to assign the multipurpose HORIZ LEVEL knobs to the horizontal or vertical scale and position TOUCH SCREEN SS parameters Page 59 por vert Ec de VERTICAL TU O Q Z I m D F Push to turn the optional touch screen on and off pa pa y am y v C IMQ BS 1M2 500 o n a 500 i i x CI NA CI Sa Turn the channel displays on and off Vertically scale O SCALE SCALE SCALE SCALE position or change the input termination T T T SS y TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 17 Getting Started Accessing Online Help In depth information is available in the online help on all the features of your instrument 18 To access context sensitive help on the current setup select Help gt Help on Window or press F1 1 To access any topic in the help system select Help gt Contents and Index 2 Use the Contents Index or Find tab to select the topic and then click Display To navigate within the help system you can Click an outlined control shown in the help window to receive more specific information about the control m Click a tab in a help window to navigate between the Overview and specific topics Click Minimize in a help window to move help out of the way so you can operate the instrument Cl
14. 10 to 15 minutes OJO co Ooo O 6 Ce ole O ass 0O opele A ee E 03020505 a E amp amp UY UU 5cope Utilities Help Tek Secure Erase Sek Time amp Date GPIB Configuration Lah Server Status External Signals Touchscreen Instrument Calibration Instrument Diagnostics F l an Ewent Calibration Instructions Calibration pensation SPC corrects for OC inaccuracies rature ng term dr Status Voltage Pass Frequency Pass Trigger Pass NOTE Signal Path Compensation is the only calibration that is accessible to you 4 fatter calibration the status indi cator does not display Pass re calibrate the instrument or have the instrument serviced by quali fied service personnel TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Calibration Instructions Calibration Status Pass Voltage Pass Frequency Pass Trigger Pass Calibrate O Calibrate 21 Getting Started 22 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics This section contains concepts of and procedures for using the acquisition and trigger systems information on displaying and analyzing waveforms and procedures for using MyScope and storing information on your instrument Detailed information on these topics can be found in the online help Acquisition This section contains con
15. 7 Clear Data Math1 Position right clicked Some examples are 2 EER TEE 2 98div shown in the figure at right Matht Scale 206 59 Screen Capture Turn Math 1 CFF Save All Waveforms Se to 50 E Add 5 Text Edit Expression sata bs e Short Spectral Controls Display Format a Display Persistence oi Color Palette Set Math Variables 0 Graticule Style j Remove Remove All Set Math Averages Add Measurement Minimize ctr l statistice gt Reference Levels Label Gating b Color Change Meas Source gt Change All Meas Sources gt Save Wim Save All Waveforms Trigger Source Change Meas Type gt Trigger Coupling Y Slope Set Level to 50 Mode HoldaFF Trigger Lew l Marker gt quam CUO 2 UGS fs 540mm Right click Math Right click Right click waveform handle Trigger readout Statistics m nthe toolbar mode see page 16 Disp es Tek Run Envelope 33 Jul 03 06 36 27 click a button to quickly access a setup control window TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 19 Getting Started Inspect Your Instrument Use the following procedures to verify the functionality of your instrument Verify Internal Diagnostics Pass 1 Prerequisites instrument pow ered on for 20 minutes vo J OJO OOO a E a Soo Y OB alesse gt O Jn ED ss
16. Channel inputs Probe comp terminals Auxiliary input Note Plug USB devices directly into the USB connectors on the instrument to imporve reliability rather than connecting Keyboard the devices serially If the instrument front panel and or touch screen do not respond press the On Standby switch for COM 1 5 seconds to cycle power Parallel Port Video Extended Desktop USB Mouse LAN Audio line in Audio line out Microphone in GPIB Scope VGA Output Timebase reference input EXT REF CH 3 signal output SIGNAL OUT Trigger signal output AUX OUT 15 Getting Started Interface and Display The menu bar mode provides access to commands that control all of the instrument features and functions The toolbar mode provides access to the most common features Menu Bar Access to data 1 0 printing online help and instrument functions Status Bar Display of 4 Buttons Menu Click acquisition Status mode and File Edit Vertical Horiz Acq Trig Display Cursors Measure Masks Math MyScope Utilities Help to toggle between age LT Carmnio On 11 19 19 99 99 A number of acquisitions trigger METRES auton toolbar and menu bar status date and time eee modes Curs2 PoQ 616 0ps a ms Multipurpose Knob i I t1 1088 I Display Live reference and math waveforms display here i along with cursors t2 616 0us ua giie Readouts Adjust and display parameters controlled by th
17. Cre HORIZ VERT oom HORIZ VERT 000 Attenuation Zoom Setup Zoom Graticule size P 50 50 N N l a Main graticule Zoom graticule File Edit Vertical Horiz Acq Trig Display Cursos Measure Masks Math MyScope Utilities Help Tek Run Sample 18 Jul 03 10 56 35 Position 49 0 Factor 10 Zoom Scroll Assian Knobs Vert Area Zoom MEE Zoom Source Acy dl Lock e 50 20 HORIZ 100 Size VERT You can also use the Zoom Setup menu to change the graticule size of the zoomed waveform m Right click in the zoomed graticule or on the zoom readout for access to a shortcut zoom menu TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 09 Operating Basics Zooming in Multiple Areas When you want to view and compare multiple areas of one record at the same time use the following procedure 60 1 Click and drag a box around the area of the waveform that you want to zoom Select Zoom 1 On Click and drag a box around another area of the waveform that you want to zoom and then select Zoom 2 On To adjust the zoomed area hori zontally click the horizontal marker below the Zoom box to select the zoomed area Use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the horizontal position and factor of the selected zoom area To adjust the zoomed area verti cally select Vertical gt Zoom Set up and then use the multipur pose knobs to adj
18. Display Cursors Measure Display Style F Display Persistence Reset All Displaw Format b A l e Ho Persistence Waveform Interpolation i Infinite Persistence Graticule Style F i wariable Persistence Record Wie Palekhe Persist Control pe ee ersistence Controls Display Cursors Measure Display Style Display Persistence Reset All Display Format Mo Persistence Infinite Persistence Variable Persistence Waveform Interpolation Graticule Style FF Fis Record Views Palette ame Persistence Controls Operating Basics MENTES Persistance Infinite O Var lable Persist Time 500 0ms setup Close You can right click anywhere in the graticule and select Display Persistence from the shortcut menu TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 49 Operating Basics Using AutoBright 1 Select Display gt Display Set Up 2 Click AutoBright On to simulate the appearance of analog oscillo scope signals 3 Use the front panel INTENSITY knob to manually adjust the dis play intensity when AutoBright is Off Quick Tips Display Cursors Measure Waveform Esti Intensity tc dd Record View Appearance Screen Text Objects Colors INTENSITY 40 0 FastAcg i WEmDE a o AutoBright o simulate the appearance of analog oscilloscope signals turn AutoBright off Turn AutoBright on to make waveforms visible even at low trigger r
19. Sam ples 12 Select your Pass Fail Test Notifi cations 13 Select the polarity you want to test 14 Click Pass Fail Test On to start the mask test 15 Click Repeat On to run the mask test continuously 16 Click the Pass Fail Results tab to view the test results 17 Click Pass Fail Test On to start the mask test 18 Click Reset to reset the totals and clear any violations Quick Tips E E If the signal is not within the mask enable Autoset to center the waveform in the mask TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Setting Up E mail on Event Select Utilities gt E mail on Event Enter recipients e mail ad dress es Separate multiple en tries with a comma There is a limit of 252 characters in the e mail address box Click Config and then enter the SMTP Server Address Contact your network administrator for the correct address select the event s for which you want to send an e mail To include attachments select the type of attachment and then click Settings to specify the for mat TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Scape Utilities Help User Preferences Option Installation Reset Trigger Mask s Limit Setup E mail on Event Setup my Separate addresses with a comma E mail Attachments Messages Man E mail Size EN Screen UE 20 e O Recipient e mail address es john hotmail com Send E mail on Tr
20. Screen ScreenCapture Format Hide Menu Toolbar RIES ROS SIRI C Graticule s Only PNG Wa eT Orrr Cancel Help a i Save What Save in Screen Captures x i e Folder D waveforrn e Setup A Name Count Measurement 0 H i E dave A Save as type Portable Network Graphics png Toral M Auto increment file name ore I Eromopttor filename before saving Help T Set Front Panel Print Button to Save To quickly save multiple screen captures select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save and then click Save You can now save a screen capture by pushing the front panel Print button 92 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual saving Waveforms 1 To save waveforms select File gt Save or Save As 2 Click Waveform 3 Click Options if you want to specify the Waveform Data Range FastFrame Data Range Waveform Detail Data Destina tion Source or Data Ordering otherwise skip to step 4 4 Select the Source 5 You can either save the waveform as a reference waveform in the instrument memory or as a w m file in a Windows directory To save the waveform as a refer ence select Ref 1 4 To save as a wim file select the location where you want to save the wave form 6 Ifyou are saving as a wfm file type in a file name or use the default 7 Click Save Quick Tips File Edil Operating Basics Vertical Harnz 409 Referenc
21. Y irati Bottom Lim Sa 400 0m 1 Vert Loy az Left Limit ES 802 415 Adjust Histo Size Right Limi Limits Loca ght Limit 5 2 Odivs 48 91205 13 Operating Basics Quick Tips Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise and horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter m Use the click and drag procedure to activate the shortcut menu to turn the histogram display off m Right click the histogram or in the histogram box to access a shortcut menu 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 Use the following procedure for predefined math equations 1 Select Math gt Math Setup 2 Choose one of the predefined math equations Math MyScope Utilities Math Setup Display Ona Position Scale Label Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 Math 4 Mathi DefinefEdit Expression Displa dae Position z ot 0 0diy ESO Ags Predefined Expression 10y j chg Units mae Ni E Label Use the following procedure to build an advanced math waveform expression 1 Select Math gt Math Setup 2 Click Editor 3 Build your advanced math wave form expression using sources Operators constants measure ments variables and functions 4 When you ha
22. acquisition mode 3 For Average or Envelope acquisi tion modes click the of Wims control and then set the number of waveforms with the multipur pose knob For WimDB mode click the Samples control and then set the number of samples with the multipurpose knob You can also click the keyboard icon and use the pop up keypad to set the number of waveforms or samples TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Acquisition Mode WP ri m Sample Database HorizfAcq Trig Display Ci Position Scale Resolution Acquisition Mode A e sample Pk Detect PastFrame Setup i i HiRes Fk Detect Hi Res FastFrame Controls zoom Setup Envelope zoom Graticule Size wfm DB Average Envelope Mode Iu an Samples 16000 Acquisition Mode vi tt Sample Database Pk Detect Hi Res Ayerage Envelope Samples 16000 O 31 Operating Basics Starting and Stopping an Acquisition After you have a waveform displayed and the channels you want to acquire are selected use the following 32 procedure 1 Press the front panel RUN STOP button to start the acquisition 2 Press the RUN STOP button again to stop the acquisition 3 To take a single acquisition press the Single button INTENSITY y a AU N STOP TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Using Roll Mode Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low frequency sign
23. and dates Set the locale in order to use the standard settings 4 Click Set default a A Menus and dialogs English O Central Europe O Cyrilic El Set default e Advanced 5 Select locale ajx The system locale enables applications to display menus and dialogs in their native language Windows will use the code page and font settings of this language Menus and dialogs of Windows will not be affected Select the appropriate locale Engish United States e TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 13 Getting Started 6 Click Add to add the input locale 7 Select the Input locale and Key board layout IME 8 Select the Installed input locale and click Set as Default 9 Click OK 10 Click Yes in each dialog box 14 Regional Options 2 x General Numbers Currency Time Date Input Locales Installed input locales Input language Keyboard layout IME Enolish United States A To tun off Caps Lock Press CAPS LOCK key Press SHIFT key Add Input Locale 2 x Input hearse English United States re celandic Indonesian Italiar ltal talian Switzerland Japanese Cancel el General Numbers Currency Time Date Input Locales Installed input locales Input language Keyboard layout IME EN English United States v Japanese Japanese Input System M5 IME 200K 10 Set _ Setas Default 0 Defaul
24. and then click Open 90 Math MyScope Utilities Help Current Mew Control Mindo Open Control Mindo Edit Control window 2 TekScopel My scope Vertical kew e Ci TekScopelMyscopeiMyScopel tew Ci TekScopel My scope 0305802 082516 bc Tek cope My scone 0305802 002524 boy Ci Tekscopel My scone limit test Ec Open MyScope Control Window x Look in MyScope ex Ee 38 limit best teow laa measure kew laa Measurement ke laa MyControls kew laa MyScopel Ec sa test tcw sa teste tow sa Vertical tow i File name een Files of type MyScope files tow Cancel Help TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics To display the active MyScope control window do the following 1 Select MyScope gt Current or click MyScope in the toolbar 35 Math MyScope Utilities Help Curent mode Your MyScope control i window remains active even when Hence e eed Open Control Windows it is not displayed Frik Control window To edit a MyScope control window do the following 1 Select MyScope gt Edit Control s Math MyScope Utilities Help Window Current New Control Window Open Control Window Edit Control window MyscopelVerth 2 Select the control window you Edit MyScope Control Window x want to edit and then click Open Lookin S Mscee i eA a Bill s Window tew Signa
25. as Positive Overshoot Maximum High x Amplitude x 100 This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and Is expressed as Negative Overshoot Low Minimum x Amplitude x 100 The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform or gated region The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region Time Measurements Rise Time Fall Time Pos Width Neg Width Duty Cyc Duty Cyc The time required for the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region to rise from the low reference value default 10 to the high reference value default 90 of the final value The time required for the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region to fall from the high reference value default 90 to the low reference value default 10 of the final value 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 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 The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal period expressed as a p
26. dissipation in power Supply switching devices and magnetic components Follow the instructions provided with Fie Edt Vertical Horie deq Trig Display the application software to install it Serene RE Controis PREM To run the software select File gt Run Application and then select the i application Disk Drive Measurements 2 Jitter Analysis 3 Dave Cta Jitter Analysis 3 Essentials TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Application Examples This section contains ways to use your instrument in common troubleshooting tasks procedures for using your instrument with a Tektronix logic analyzer and extending the use of your instrument Capturing Intermittent Anomalies One of the most difficult tasks that design engineers face is tracking down the cause of intermittent failures If you know what type of anomaly you are looking for then it is easy to configure the oscilloscope s advanced triggering capability to isolate it However when you don t know what you re looking for it can be exceptionally tedious and time consuming especially given the low waveform capture rate on traditional digital storage oscilloscopes Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes enabled by DPX technology have an exceptionally fast acquisition mode called FastAcq that allows you to find anomalies like these in a matter of seconds or minutes whereas a regular DSO would take hours or days to find the same event Use the following procedure to captur
27. interpolation computes record points between actual acquired samples by using a Straight line fit Quick Tips Sin x x interpolation is the default interpolation mode because it requires fewer actual sample points than linear interpolation to accurately represent the waveform 92 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Adding Screen Text 1 Select Display gt Screen Text to access the Screen Text Setup control window Display Cursors Measure Display Setup Appearance Screen Text 0 Objects Colors 2 Enter up to eight lines of text to provide notes for screen shots printouts or other users 3 Click Display to turn the text dis play on and off 4 Click Properties to open the Text Properties control window for positioning of the text on the dis play 5 Click Clear to erase the entire text of the selected line Quick Tips You can click and drag screen text to reposition it on the screen o add text right click anywhere in the graticule and then select Add Screen Text TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 53 Operating Basics Setting the Graticule Style 94 To set the graticule style select Display gt Graticule Style and then select one of the following styles Full Use for quick estimate of waveform parameters Use for full screen mea Surements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed U
28. is auto matically activated after you click save E gt EME IEEE R olo 888 2 of 2 SS 8 coos olo ISES e O co U O 219 219 39 e am ao o Masks Math MyScope Mask Edit Setup Mask Edit Controls 9 Limit Test Setup Create Template Tolerances SOUICE Vertical chi SS 40 Ord res Destination Horizontal heid YF 40 rm dirs Template 6 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 7 10 11 12 13 Move your probe from the refer ence product to the DUT Select the source channel that is connected to the DUT Select the reference where you saved the template in step 4 Click Gonfig to set up the Failure Notification For this example click Stop Acq On and then click Close to return to the setup control window Click Lock Template to Waveform On and Highlight Hits On Click On to start the test TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual a Q 0 0 0 0 00 onni ot om 0 00000000 9 D 100 omole m de Compare SOUICE Chil e Template Fei i Fo Comparisons Ch 1 Hef 1 Test Options Failure Hotific ation Config O Lock Template to Waveform Application Examples 113 Application Examples The instrument compares every waveform it acqui
29. new name 9 Click User Pref to specify user preferences that are loaded with your MyScope control window 10 To delete controls do one of the 0 following Delete 40 m Select a tab and then click Delete The tab and all of the controls are deleted Select a control and then click Delete Just the selected control is deleted TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 89 Operating Basics 11 Click Save and then enter a name for your MyScope control win dow or use the default name Save MyScope File As x e Save in MyScope E FE 38 limit test teow aa measure bow Measurement kew MyContrals tow MyScope L tew laa test tow an test2 tew Save is File name 030930 121545 Save as hype MyScope Files tcw Cancel I Auto increment file name Help Quick Tips o reconfigure a control click and drag it back to the preview window Then select or clear the check boxes to include or remove components in the control o change the tab order click and drag a tab to a new location a Using MyScope Control Windows To open a previously defined MyScope control window do the following To delete a control click and drag it to the upper half of the screen off of your MyScope control window 1 Select MyScope gt Open Control Window or one of the five most recently used MyScope win dows 2 Select the MyScope control win dow you want to use
30. oad dae pees sao vea Se da e bt ee e ee a Creating an Emergency Startup Disk 0 0 0 eee ee eee eee eens Connecting toa Network 0 eee e eee ee eee eens Adding a Second Monitor se sorna esos es ch bo dah g pdas eed oko bce each se Changing the Windows Language 0 0 ccc ccc eee eee eee eee eee ene Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 0 0 0 ccc cece eee eee eee nes A E EA DIGG and Pa Panels secsommarrer tapes orar ondo ico seen seed latenaceand DIS errar stare sao ecards CONMOIPaneL sscc scesiado recordara orar rociera cesta ordronepr casada Accessing Online Help ooooooooooro nent ee eee een teen nnn een es Accessing Menus and Control Windows 0 0 Inspect Your Instrument eee eee ee eee eee nee eee e nnn wens Verify Internal Diagnostics Pass 0 ccc eee een eee eee nes signal Path Compensation cc eee eee een eee ete eee nnn n nes Operating Basics A 0 9 ean nnn a a ee eaa Setting Up Signal Input cent beeen need e nn ns Using Default Setup Using AutoSet eee ee ene eee eee n tenet e een beeen en en bane Probe Compensation 0 0 0 ccc cence ene eee e been dene yen eyes ACQUISITION CONGO DTS p esmero action e wed ew acta bed a Nw ard eb daa aoe Bosh a eas TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Cc 000 o O Ol 10 11 13 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 23 23 24 25 26 2 ACASO AWARD an
31. of interest curo EX O a Boa ve ES a a CO alle E e 4 SCALE gt ale 2 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 109 Application Examples 110 4 10 11 12 select FastFrame Setup Set Frame Count to 50 Click FastFrame On Push Single to acquire one set of 50 events When the oscilloscope is done acquiring all the trigger Status lights will go out and the number of acquisitions specified will readout above the graticule Click Frame and then use the multipurpose knob to scroll through the frames Press Fine to scroll one frame at a time Select Overlay Click of Frames and then click the keypad icon Click Set to Max and then Enter All the frames are overlaid with the currently selected frame shown in blue See following il lustration HorizfAcq Trig Display Cursors Reeser ma Acquisition Mode FastFrame Setup FastFrame Controls Co FastFrame Rec Length 9000 Frame Count 50 Frame Viewing selected Frame SOUICE Ch Frame Multiple Frames Overlay Y Y INTENSITY RUN Frame Tracking L ive Start Frame 1 of Frames TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 13 To continue comparing frames click Frame and then use the multi purpose knobs to scroll as in steps 8 and 9 FaslFrame Selected Frame KEN Source Chi Y Rec Length 500 Frame 21
32. of switching between several control windows put the controls you use into a custom control window This section contains procedures for creating and using MyScope control windows Detailed information is available in the online help Creating a New MyScope Control Window 1 Select MyScope gt New Control Window 2 Click to expand a category Controls that can be added to your MyScope control window are contained within each cate gory The categories match the menu bar to aid you in finding the controls you normally use 3 Click a control to preview it TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual s Math MyScope Utilities Help Current Mew Control winga Open Control Windows Edit Control window fe MyScope Setup Untitled Choose From These Contrals Mew Tab Rename Tab User Pref Delete PEER EE E Choose From Thes Controls New Tab Rename Tab User Pref Delete File Edit Yerticalo Horizontal i Trigger Cursors El Display Measure Mask Math Click 4nd Drag Controls onto the Tab Below Vertical o Vertical Source Display Chi Termination Position Scale Invert 1 52dix 500 0mY Coupling Bandwidth EA ra Probe Cal __ i 87 Operating Basics 4 Double click the control or click the to expand the control list If there is no then the control cannot be customized further 5 Clear the check boxe
33. set the gated area to the Zoom 1 4 graticule or ES 68 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Statistics statistics turn on automatically with Measure Masks Math mys measurements Statistics characterize the stability of the measurement San To change the statistics that are Statistics Reset Statistics displayed select Measure gt Statistics ye Tae aa and then select Mean or All All Me Gating b includes min max mean standard TE deviation and population To remove peo aes Aa statistics select Off Quick Tips nFastFrame mode when doing a single sequence acquisition statistics represent measurements over the entire frameset Snapshot To see a one time de of all valid Measure Masks Math My Pe nee measurements select Period 1 0m Freq al n Pos Width 499 995 Neq Width 500 0143 Measure gt Snapshot Burst Wid 35m Snapshot Rise Time 12 73ns Fall Time 667 23 Duty Cyc 49 95 Duty Cyc 50 001 Overshoot Overshoot 5 9349 armplitude a ail Hai ek Time p Min 40 0mm Low Amplitude 980 0rnv Pk Pk 1 12 Mean 511 23mY Cycle Mean 511 43m4 AMS 710 99m Cycle AMS 711 34 Area 2 0445mvz Cye Area 511 44ps Quick Tip m o access a shortcut measurement menu right click the measurement readouts TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 69 Operating Basics 70 Reference Levels Reference levels determine how time
34. setup you want to canoes capone Waveform ms Factory Bs Factory as Factory Bs Factory els Factory moto Factory recall You can recall a setup file from one of the ten locations in the instrument memory or from a Windows directory 4 Click Recall User Mask MyScope a 4 9 set export screen Captures images setups O Masks waveforms File name J Recall e Files of type Setup Mes Puse Cancel Quick Tips m You can recall any setup stored on disk and then save it in an internal setup storage location for quicker access 96 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Saving Measurements 1 Select File gt Save or Save As 2 Click Measurement 3 Click Options if you want to specify Displayed Measurements or Measurement Snapshot other wise skip to step 4 4 Select the location to save the measurement 5 Type in a name for the measure ment and then select a file type 6 Click Save TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics File Edit Vertical Horiz4eq Reference Waveform Controls Aun Application b Ctrl 8 Measurement Save Options f X Measurements G Di Displayed Measurements Measurement Format Numeric TXT ba Measurements Snapshot ES Save What Save in E Measurements 0 Ci E 10 Screen Capture Waveform Setup fe OQB QBQ ON nee ee JE cot se
35. the waveform handle to quickly select input coupling offset invert the waveform or make other changes Using Default Setup 24 1 To quickly return to the factory default settings push DEFAULT SETUP TRIGGER CC HORIZONTAL POSITION Olje E ES MAME EDGE SOURCE COUPLING SLOPE TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Using Autoset Use Autoset to quickly and automatically set up the instrument acquisition horizontal trigger and vertical based on the characteristics of the input signal Autoset makes adjustments to the signal such that the waveform displays two or three cycles with the trigger near the midlevel 1 Connect the probe and then se lect the input channel as shown on page 23 O 2 Push me AUTOSET button to exe HORIZONTAL TRIGGER POSITION nD cute an Autoset MO ey SOURCE COUPLING SLOPE 3 The Autoset Undo control window Opens automatically after an Autoset operation Click Undo if you want to undo the last Auto set Parameters that are not af fected by Autoset retain their set tings Autoset Quick Tips Jo position the waveform appropriately Autoset may change the vertical position Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V f you use Autoset when one or more channels are displayed the instrument selects the lowest numbered channel for horizontal scaling and triggering You can i
36. to the Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools me Backup Wizard a The Backup wizard helps you create a backup of your programs and files so you can prevent data loss and damage caused by disk failures power outages virus infections and other potentially damaging events Restore Wizard a The Restore wizard helps you restore your previously backed up data in the event of a hardware failure accidental erasure or other data loss or damage m Emergency Repair Disk This option helps you create an Emergency Repair Disk that you can use to repair and restart E Windows if it is damaged This option does not back up your files or programs and it is rot a I replacement for regularly backing up your system l l o poson 9 Ola ola a e D B358 OB 78838 po 7 2 0O con Io ooo O i ENEE NE o o o a F 0000 Z NENA if i TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Adding a Second Monitor You can operate the instrument while using Windows and installed applications on an external monitor Use the settings tab in the Windows Display Properties dialog box to set up a dual monitor configuration Both the oscilloscope and the second monitor must have the color setting set to True Color External monitor O jo
37. 0 degrees However when you perform impulse response testing and the phase Is continuous then phase values outside these ranges may occur The spectral analyzer then wraps the data with discontinuities in the display from 180 to 180 degrees Phase unwrap will display the correct result by unwrapping the phase Phase unwrap is only valid when the phase spectrum is a continuous function of frequency Therefore do not use it when analyzing the harmonic content of the typical repetitive signal Random noise in the spectrum may have phase values over the entire range This could make the phase display unusable However you can set the suppression threshold control to a level in dB The phase of any complex spectral points with a magnitude below this threshold is set to zero When the phase spectrum is a continuous function of frequency group delay may be computed This is true of impulse response testing where an impulse is fed into the system and the spectrum of the response of the system output is computed Group delay measures how well a system passes a signal in terms of phase distortion Group delay is the derivative of the phase with respect to frequency This feature is not useful for analysis of harmonic content of Signals where the phase response is not continuous TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 77 Operating Basics Using Spectral Analysis Use the following procedure for predefined spectral math expressions 1 Select Mat
38. 3 Roll mode interactions 33 Runt trigger defined 43 S Safety Summary 1 Sample acquisition mode 30 Sampling equivalent time 27 real time 27 Sampling process defined 27 Saving e mail attachments 86 measurements 97 screen captures 92 setup 95 waveforms 93 Screen cursor 71 screen shots saving 92 Screen text 53 scroll zoomed waveforms 61 segmented memory 37 sequential triggering 45 serial mask testing 82 service support contact information 4 setup Hold trigger defined 43 side panel map 15 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Sin x x interpolation 52 single sequence 32 Snapshot 69 software optional 100 span defined 76 Specifications operating 8 power supply 3 spectral analyzer control locks 75 controls 75 78 Spectral averaging 75 spectral concepts 75 77 Spectral grading color palette 57 spectral Math concepts 75 77 Spectral math expression advanced 78 Start an acquisition 32 State trigger defined 43 Statistics 69 Stop an acquisition 32 T Technical support 4 Temperature grading color palette 57 Template 80 Time domain controls 75 Time measurements 64 Time Stamps 38 defined 37 Timeout trigger defined 43 Transition trigger defined 43 TRIG D status light 44 Trigger concepts 39 42 coupling 40 forcing 40 holdoff 40 level 41 modes 40 posttrigger 39 41 pretrigger 39 41 readout 44 slope 41 types 39 Trigger eve
39. 97 Measurement a HE E HE Save Options Save as type Measurementtext files csw Cancel M Auto incrementfile name Prompt for filename before saving TF Set Front Panel Print Button to Save Hem 97 Operating Basics Copying Your Results to the Clipboard Use the following procedure to set the output content and format for images waveforms or measurements to be copied to the Microsoft clipboard 1 Select File gt Copy Setup 2 Click the Images Waveforms or Measurements tab and then select the desired options 1 Select the item that you want to copy That item is now available to copy to the clipboard 2 Select Edit gt Copy or press Ctrl C 3 Press Ctrl V to paste the item into a Windows application 98 Edit Yertical Horiziacg Undo Last Autoset Copy Ctrl C Select for Copy p Q Copy Setup cia Copy Setup x e Images Waveforms Measurements Falette Color GrayScale Black amp White Image Normal InkS aver Mode InkS aver with Enhanced Waveform Color View Data F t Full Screen ES Graticule s Only Bitmap Copy ox Cancel Help To copy images waveforms or measurements use the following procedure Edit Wertical HorizjAcg Trig Display Cursor Undo Last Auboset Copy Chr Full Screen bitmap Graticule bitmap E Waveform datas Measurement data Select for Copy
40. CED ra LEVEL E US A PUSH TO SET 50 Selecta trigger type directly O Co from the Trig menu Trig Display Cursors Measure Maz A Event Main Trigger Setup Quick Select gt Edge Setup Glitch Setup Width Setup Runt Setup Window Setup Timeout Setup Transition Setup Setup Hold Setup Logic Pattern Logic State Video Setup comm Setup 4 Complete the trigger setup using A Event A gt BBeq BEvent Mode Mitch Kequire the controls displayed for the trig Trigger Type Source Glitch Trigger Sel ger type The controls to set up Edge Width atter ch1 T 550 004 the trigger vary depending on the ther ante i Polarity 2 05 trigger type aI A gt EJ wiaty JU UT Trig if Width Quick Tips For preset trigger levels see User Preferences in the Utility menu 42 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Trigger Selections Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Edge fi Trigger on a rising or falling edge as defined by the slope control Coupling choices are DC AC LF Reject HF Reject and Noise Reject Glitch ma Trigger on a pulse narrower or wider than the specified width or ignore glitches narrower or wider than the specified width Width h Trigger on pulses that are inside or outside a specified time range Can trigger on positive or negative pulses Bunt T Trigger on a pulse amplitude that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second
41. Conventions Used in this Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual sequence Front panel Connect Network PS2 SVGA USB step power power p R q Contacting Tektronix Phone 1 800 833 9200 1 Address Tektronix Inc Department or name if known 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA Web site www tektronix com Sales support 1 800 833 9200 select option 1 1 service support 1 800 833 9200 select option 2 1 Technical support Email techsupportOtektronix com 1 800 833 9200 select option 3 1 6 00 a m 5 00 p m Pacific time 1 This phone number is toll free in North America After office hours please leave a voice mail message Outside North America contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor see the Tektronix web site for a list of offices 4 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started This section contains information on key features of your instrument getting acquainted with installing and inspecting your instrument Key Features TDS5000B Series instruments can help you verify debug and characterize electronic designs Key features include Up to 1 GHz bandwidth Up to 5 GS s real time sampling rate Record lengths up to 16 000 000 samples Up to 100 000 acquisitions per second 1 25 DC vertical gain accuracy Two or four input channels Auxiliary trigger input and output sample envelope peak detect high resolution average and waveform datab
42. E a 50 O 50 O rey J D EY E E A O uo 2 Select Instrument Diagnostics Scope Utilities Help Tek Secure Erase Set Time Date GPIB Configuration LAN Server Status External Signals Touchscreen Instrument Calibration Instrument Diagnostics Deassign Multipurpose Knobs 3 Click Run The test results appear AA nies Halt i z s Conditions in the diagnostics control win ALY ale leanne Diagnostic Status dow Restart Counts Laie pia Failure Counts on Halt on Fail 4 Verify that all tests pass If diag Display on s Acquisition Pass nostic fallures occur contact your Trager Pase isc VE Elapsed Loops local Tektronix service personnel 20 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Signal Path Compensation Getting Started Use this procedure if the temperature has changed more than 5 C since the last signal path compensation When making measurements at vertical scale settings less than or equal to 5 mV div perform the signal path compensation once a week Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts div settings 1 Prerequisites instrument pow ered on for 20 minutes and all in put signals removed 2 Select Instrument Calibration 3 Ifthe status is Warm up wait un til the status changes to Temp Then click Calibrate to start the calibration Calibration may take
43. E MODE ABO R TRIG D aa m gt gt oj j z E a r 32 e m dr cn gt Time base mMo Qus d Oncol 25054 A Uh roo Y O Trigger level Trigger slope rising edge A trigger source Ch 1 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Using A Main and B Delayed Triggers You can use the A Event Main trigger for simple signals or combine it 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 1 Select Trig gt A Event Main Trig Trig Display Cursors Measure ger Setu p 1 Event Main Trigger Setup Quick Select Edoe Setup 0 A Event A gt B Seq B Event Mode 2 Setthe A trigger type and source D in the A Event Main tab Trigger Type Width Pattern 3 Choose a function in the AB Seq A Event A gt B Seq B Event Mode AcEdge Trigger After Time B Event Acquire tab A gt B Sequence Popol REVERE TEn Position A Only y 50 0 4 Set the trigger delay time or the ee number of B events as appropri eee 220 0m Trig Alter Trig on ate Time nth event Trig Delay Fuge O 16 0ns 5 Set the B trigger characteristics in AEvent A gt 8 Seq B Evert A Timeout Acquire the B Event Delayed tab pa A Pa Chi F 490 0 Coupling ic F Set 50 Slope Force Trigger 6 Sele
44. Mask testing 82 Math colors 58 Math editor 74 Math waveforms 74 Measurement gating interactions 38 Measurements 62 cursor 1 defined 63 67 reference levels 70 saving 97 snapshot 69 statistics 69 Measuring switching loss example 106 Monochrome gray color palette 56 Monochrome green color palette 57 More measurements 65 Multiple zoom areas 60 MultiView zoom 59 mV graticule style 54 MyScope editing 91 new control window 87 using 90 Network connection 10 Normal color palette 56 Normal trigger mode 40 0 Objects display 55 Online help 18 OpenChoice example 104 Operating specifications 8 Overlay frames 38 p Pattern trigger defined 43 Peak Detect acquisition mode 30 Performance verification 3 Persistence display 49 Phase suppression 77 Phase data displaying 75 Phase unwrap 77 Posttrigger 39 41 Power measurement example 106 Power supply 8 Predefined math expressions 74 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Predefined spectral math expressions 78 Pretrigger 39 41 Print 99 Product support 4 Pulse trigger 39 R Readout trigger 44 READY status light 44 Rear panel map 15 Recall setup 96 waveforms 94 Record length maximum 29 Record view palette 56 Recovery disk 10 Reference colors 58 Reference level offset 77 Reference levels 70 Related documentation 3 Resolution 76 Resolution bandwidth 76 Right click map 19 Roll mode 3
45. PLING SLOPE Guisor Source OCh Math Aef Channel Cursor Type vi ae f DF mI Setup Close Cursors Ch Math Ret H Bars Y Bars Channel Cursor Type Screen Close 71 Operating Basics 72 5 Select Cursors gt Cursor Posi Cursors Measure T Cursor Source tion and then use the multi ayes eee purpose knobs to adjust the cur Ch Math Mme sor position s Cursors Om ef MINS Cursor Type 7 6 Read cursor measurement results AE in the display Cursor Position Cursor Setup 11 356 4 ms Curs Pos T2 352 5 ms 34 0 Orr AT 3 92 ms 1 AT 255 Hz V1 5 120 V V2 4 886 V AV 234 mV AV AT 59 7 V s Quick Tips m Use the Cursor Track Mode to set the cursors to move in tandem Use the Cursor Independent mode to move the cursors separately m Ifyou use the zoom graticule you can place a cursor directly on a specific waveform point to take precision measurements m You can also move cursors by clicking and dragging them to a new position m Vertical cursors measure the time from the trigger point to the vertical cursor m Any cursor type can be used for YT display format XY and XYZ display format can only use Screen or Waveform cursors If FastAcq is on XYZ display format can only use Screen cursors To quickly select cursor functionality right click on a cursor or cursor readout for a shortcut menu TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basi
46. TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes Quick Start User Manual www tektronix com Tektronix Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication Supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Tektronix Inc P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 TEKTRONIX TekScope and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc FastFrame OpenChoice View MyScope and MultiView Zoom are trademarks of Tektronix Inc WARRANTY Tektronix warrants that the products that it manufactures and sells will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment If this product proves defective during its warranty period Tektronix at its option will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product This warranty applies only to products returned to the designated Tektronix depot or the Tektronix authorized representative from which the product was originally purchased For products returned to other locations Customer will be assessed an applicable service charge The preceding limitation shall not apply within the European Economic Area where products may be returned for warranty service to the nearest designated service depot regardless of the place o
47. Tips m You can use active or saved waveforms to create a limit test template Using Average acquisition mode will create a smoother template waveform Using Envelope acquisition mode will create a template that allows for occasional overshoots TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 81 Operating Basics Using Mask Testing serial Mask Testing Option SM allows you to compare your signal to a predefined template or mask For the Signal to pass the test it must fall outside the segments defined by the mask Generally standards committees such as ANSI define the masks To perform mask testing do the following 1 Select Masks gt Mask Setup Masks Math MyScope Mask Type SOURCE 2 Select the Type and Standard Type ITU T G 703 10798 Fibre Channel Wane ANSIT1 102 Fibre Chan Elec Et her ret User Mask 3 Click Config to access the Mask Configuration control window i where you can adjust how masks ATIC MIME and violations are displayed and _ Ott how Mask Autoset and Autofit are EN IM configured Y Display Alignment Conta Confiy Cornfiy 4 Click Masks to return to the Mask Setup control window You can access these controls from the Display Config button or from the Mask Setup control window 5 Click Lock Mask to Wfm On so that the mask tracks changes in the horizontal or vertical settings 6 Click Hit Count On to highlight violations during a mask test Lock Mask Hit to Wim Count
48. USING Honzontal Delay croacia dada tata 47 DISPO as 48 SIN RISAS IE Pa mee na RP aii 48 Setting tne Display Persistence lt 1 ces ear sivesaauc bade Goa bee sade AEE see EE sad betas 49 USA NON cmo rara cm ane wien Gon tes tasca 50 Semino Ne Display Formal A ake ska A A aed Shee 51 selecting the Waveform Interpolation o eee tenet e een tenes 52 AGAING Creen TEX ta A ya Sea desea ooa wee EES 53 Semino the Grace Siberia iia ai 54 setting the Trigger Level Marker oooooooorrrorrnrr eee new ennns 55 AM EA 55 Displaying the Dale and VME accuse ove ees ake dc hesad Hoe ya bad ded Era EE ya eee newer 56 Usmo Te GOI ACAICILOS aura raras id 56 Setting the Reference Colors oooooooooooomrrrr tenet n een nen en nas 58 AGO a E E aii 58 USINO MUVO ZOOM ura A sabe ad ea oes Aaa 59 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual ZOOMING IA M ltpIE Areas A Aaa 60 Lock and Scroll Zoomed Waveforms 0 0000 ccc ccc eee eee eee eens 61 Analyzing WaVelO TS lt lt ostand wa tae ee ee eros Veet oa oes Eee Sand oe face GREEN Coa ai 62 Taking Automatic Measurements 0 0 ccc cece eee eee e tenes 62 Automated Measurement Selections 0 0 0 eee eee e eee nes 63 Amplitude Measurements siii iia 63 TiMe Measurements src edad 64 More MeasurementS oooooooornonn eee eee eee e eee e eens 65 Histogram Measurements o 66 Communication Measurements 0 00 0
49. Wim Ct Hits in Box Peak Hits Median Max Min Pk Pk Mean Std Dev Mean 1 Std Dev Mean 2 Std Dev Mean 3 Std Dev Displays the number of waveforms that have contributed to the histogram Displays the number of points in or on the histogram box Displays the number of points in the largest bin of the histogram Displays the middle point of the histogram box Half of all acquired points within or on the histogram box are less than this value and half are greater than this value Displays the voltage of the highest nonzero bin in vertical histograms or the time of the rightmost nonzero bin in the horizontal histograms Displays the voltage of the lowest nonzero bin in vertical histograms or the time of the leftmost nonzero bin in the horizontal histograms Displays the peak to peak value of the histogram Vertical histograms display the voltage of the highest nonzero bin minus the voltage of the lowest nonzero bin Horizontal histograms display the time of the rightmost nonzero bin minus the time of the leftmost nonzero bin Measures the average of all acquired points within or on the histogram box Measures the standard deviation Root Mean Square RMS deviation of all acquired points within or on the histogram box Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within one standard deviation of the histogram mean Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within two standard deviatio
50. ains enough sample points to fill the pretrigger portion of the waveform record that 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 displayed after or to the right of the trigger event Once a trigger is recognized the instrument will not accept another trigger until the acquisition is complete and the holdoff time has expired Trigger Types Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly used trigger type used with both analog and digital signals An edge trigger event occurs when the trigger source passes through a specified voltage level in the specified direction rising or falling signal voltage Pulse triggers are special purpose triggers that are primarily used with digital signals The following types of pulse triggers are available Glitch Runt Window Width Transition and Timeout Pulse triggers are available on the main trigger only Logic triggers are special purpose triggers that are primarily used with digital logic signals Two of the types Pattern and State trigger the instrument based on the Boolean operator you select for the trigger sources A third type Setup and Hold triggers when Data on one trigger source changes state within the setup and hold times that you specify relative to a Clock on another trigger source Logic triggers are availab
51. als Roll mode lets you see acquired data points without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record 1 Select Horiz Acq gt Horizontal Ac Horizlacg Trig Display Cu quisition Setup Zoom Controls Autoset Undo Last Autoset 2 Click Auto to turn on Roll mode NOTE Roll mode requires Sample Peak Detect or Hi Res acquisition mode 3 To stop acquisitions in Roll mode A m lf you are not in Single sequence push RUN STOP to stop Roll mode 9 f you are in Single Sequence Roll mode acquisitions stop automatically when a complete record is acquired that is when the waveform reaches the left edge of the screen Quick Tips Switching to Envelope Average or WimDB acquisition mode will turn off Roll mode Roll mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 20 ms per division or faster At record lengths greater than 10 000 points the time per division to turn off Roll mode is slower TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 33 Operating Basics Using Fast Acquisitions Unlike digital storage oscilloscopes DSOs that have long dead times between acquisitions Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes DPOs are capable of acquiring waveforms at rates comparable to analog oscilloscopes Fast Acquisitions mode reduces the dead time between waveform acquisitions that occur in normal acquisition mode This enables Fast Acquisitions mode to capture and display transient events such as g
52. ardware 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 Sampling Process Acquisition is the process of sampling 5 0V 5 0V an analog signal converting it into A IN a ew OV OV OV OV digital data and assembling it into a y waveform record which is then stored 50V 50V in acquisition memory Input signal sampled points Digital values Real time Sampling In real time sampling the instrument COS TTN digitizes all of the points it acquires Record points using one trigger event Always use real time sampling to capture single f f f f Sampling rate shot or transient events Equivalent time Sampling The instrument uses equivalent time ae A ee sampling to extend its sample rate Record points beyond its real time maximum Sampling rate Equivalent time JL N IL Sampling is only used if Equivalent Time is selected and the time base is SL fl 2nd acquisition cycle set to a sampling rate that is too fast to create a waveform record using real time sampling y LL Ld L 3rd acquisition cycle The instrument makes multiple I I nth acquisition cycle acquisitions of a repetitive waveform to obtain the sample density required for one complete waveform record Thus equivalent time sampling should only b
53. ase acquisition modes Full programmability with an extensive GPIB command set and a message based interface Advanced trigger suite 53 automatic waveform measurements plus histograms Basic math as well as advanced equation editor and spectral analysis A 10 4 in 264 2 mm color display with intensity graded waveform data to show sample density Customizable MyScope control windows A Windows based user interface with accompanying online help TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Install Your Instrument Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories Recommended accessories and probes instrument options and upgrades are listed in the online help Check the Tektronix website www tektronix com for the most current information Standard Accessories Tektronix Accessory part number The TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes English Option LO 071 1355 xx Quick Start User Manual French Option L1 071 1357 xx German Option L3 071 1358 xx Japanese Option L5 071 1356 xx simple Chinese Option L7 071 1360 xx standard Chinese Option 071 1361 xx L8 Korean Option L9 071 1359 xx Russian Option L10 071 1401 xx 1DS5000B series Product Software CD 063 3692 xx 1DS5000B series Operating System Restore CD 063 3693 xx The 1DS50008B Online Help part of the application software The TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes 071 1420 xx Specifications and P
54. ay Style To set the display style select Display Display Cursors Meas gt Display Style and then select one of the following styles uojercts A Colors i Displays waveforms with lines drawn between Display Style d Dot d points Display Persistence Pm Vectors CONE Display Format k Intensified Samples l waveform Interpolation P Displays waveform re Graticule Style zi cord points as dots on the screen Displays the actual sam ples as intensified dots Interpolated points are shown in the waveform color 48 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Setting the Display Persistence select Display gt Display Persistence and then select the type of persis tence No persistence shows record points for the current acquisition only Each new waveform record replaces the previously acquired record for a channel Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record points until you change one of the acquisition display settings Use for displaying points that may occur outside the normal acquisition envelope m Variable persistence accumulates record points for a specified time interval Each record point decays independently according to the time interval 1 To set the variable persistence time select Display gt Display Persistence gt Persistence Con trols 2 Click Persist Time and then use the multipurpose knobs to set the persistence time Quick Tip
55. call Click Recall Clicking Recall turns on the reference waveform and activates the Reference Wave form control window Use the controls to turn the dis play on reposition or label the Reference waveform change the Scale save or recall You can also access the Reference Waveform control window by selecting File gt Reference Waveform Con trols Quick Tips You can save a number of different file types but you can only recall setup set files and waveform w m files File Edt Vertical Honzf cag Same tres cave As Recall Recall Default Setup Delete b VE E EEES Destination ren wwe AB rea o Files of type wfm Tektronix waveform data SC Comcel Help wv Ee Vert Pos O Odiv Scale 1 0mV File Edit Yertical Horiz Acg Horz Pos Reference Waveform Controls 50 0 a Aun Application r Label ma Ctre Recall Close TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual saving Instrument Setups File Edi Operating Basics Vertical Hariz 0 Reference Waveform Controls Aun Application b Ctl amp D PEJE Ferall Save What TA Screen Capture Waveform Measurement More gt Save in Oscilloscope Memory e bg mE 1 Factory Factory 9 Factory me 2 Factory mz G Factory 10 Factory mn 3 Factory 7 Factory mz mz 4 Factory fend Factory Saven serps o em Fo
56. cepts of and procedures for using the acquisition system Detailed information is available in the online help Setting Up Signal Input Use front panel buttons to set up your instrument to acquire the signal 1 Connect the probe to the input signal source Meta 2 3 less S SBlol ss o D 5050 3e _jJla aaa o O 2 Select the input channel and ter ie aie VERTICAL mination by pushing the front rosmon CG Pos POSTION POSi panel buttons Sy y Sy o ee x Y YW Ww Sz SCALE O SCALE SCALE O SCALE O cd QQ E TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 23 Operating Basics 3 Press Autoset 4 Adjust the vertical position and Scale using the front panel knobs 5 Adjust the horizontal position and scale using the front panel knobs 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 or several cycles Quick Tip FINE CA HORIZONTAL 27 POSITION Ole amp lt lt HORIZONTAL POSITION ES RESOLUTION MuttiView y Zoom m0 SAMPLES lt SCALE ES o amp 088 8 Ss SOX S Right click
57. cs Setting Up a Histogram You can display either a vertical voltage or horizontal time histogram Use histogram measurements to get Statistical measurement data for a section of a waveform along one axis Histograms are not available in FastFrame mode Click and drag across the seg ment of the waveform that you want the histogram to cover For a horizontal histogram for exam ple it is best to make the box wider than it is tall select Histogram Vertical or His togram Horizontal from the Shortcut menu View the histogram at the top for horizontal histograms or the left edge for vertical histograms of the graticule To make adjustments to the his togram scale or the size and loca tion of the histogram box select Measure gt Waveform Histo grams and then use the Histo gram Setup control window To take automated measurements on histogram data see page 62 for information TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Zoom 1 gt Zoom 2 n Zoom 3 Or Zoom On Histogram vertical AS Histogram Horizontal Measurement Gating b Zoom OFF Histogram OFf Measurement Gating OFF Cancel Acq Trig Disp A G3 Measure Masks Math Myo Reference Levels Gating waveform Histograms Reset Histogram Histogram Measurements gt Waveform Histogram a Paes Pen Limit Displ Source Hishfyjram Histogram Fe sn ISplay Ch Math et Horiz Linear E KM Channel
58. ct Overlay 7 Use the Time Stamps controls to select the source for and frame number of the reference frame The reference frame is the start ing point when measuring the rel ative time between two frames Quick Tips Frame Viewing Selected Frame Frame Source Tracking Chi F Live Frame NN 2 Start Frame Multiple 1 Frames Overlay oF of Frames 2 Time Stamps Reference Frame Source Read outs II Frame 1 m Use FastFrame when you want to preserve the data associated with each trigger event for further analysis or visual inspections Multiple frames are best viewed with the Normal Green or Gray color palettes because the dark blue selected frame may be hard to distinguish if you use Temp or Spectral You can quickly set the Selected Frame and Reference Frame for time stamping by selecting FastFrame Controls from the Horiz Acg menu m Use FastFrame when you want to capture multiple events that have long dead times between them that are of no interest to you 38 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Triggers This section contains concepts and procedures for using the trigger system Detailed information is available in the online help Triggering Concepts Trigger Event The trigger event establishes the time zero point in the waveform record All waveform record data are located in time with respect to that point The instrument continuously acquires and ret
59. ct Normal Trigger Mode AEvent A BSeq BEvent Mode Q Trigger Mode E mail Trigger Setup Mor tr l TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 45 Operating Basics 46 Trigger on B Event The A trigger arms the instrument Pretrigger record Posttrigger acquisition starts on the nth B event A trigger point Posttrigger record Acquired h waveform record gt ria SW B trigger source KNN SERS B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument Posttrigger acquisition starts on the Waiting for the nth event A trigger point B trigger point Where n 5 first B edge after the trigger delay A trigger source UU time B trigger source NS S e lt Trigger A point Quick Tips delay time B trigger delay time and horizontal delay time are independent functions When you establish a trigger condition using either the A trigger alone or the A and B triggers together you can also use horizontal delay to delay the acquisition by an additional amount When using the B trigger the A trigger can be any of the following types Edge Glitch Width or Timeout The B trigger type is always Edge type TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual sending E mail on Trigger You must configure e mail on event see page 85 before performing the following procedure 1 Select Trig gt A Event Main Trig ger Setup Select the Mode tab Under E mail on Trig
60. e multipurpose knobs HHH HHH Ht HE HHHH HHHH Waveform Handle Click and drag e to change vertical position of waveform Click the handle and change the position and scale using the multipurpose knobs Readouts Display cursor and measurement readouts in this area Pe eee __ Measurements are selectable from ee poes the menu bar or toolbar If a control window is displayed these readouts Controls Status Quick reference to vertical horizontal and move to the graticule area trigger selections scale and parameters Drag cursors to measure waveforms on screen Mer J Horiz JA Trio ML Disp Math JIL Save JA Pecat JI MyScope He Tek Rur sample 30 Jul 03 08 14 03 f Ment io Buttons Menu Click E oOo to toggle between Drag the position icons to a E To SUENE toolbar and menu bar reposition a waveform O Gurs2 Pos modes 616 0ps Click the icon to assign the a Ha s At 1 704ms Tit S86 GHz multipurpose knobs to waveform vertical position and l p Drag icon to change scale the trigger level zoom 1 On Zoom 2 On Zoom 3 On Zoom On Histogram Vertical Histogram Horizontal Measurement Gating Zoom GFF Drag across the waveform area to Histogram Off create a box for zooming TE EEES Measurement Gating GFF ER Y A E i ESE JW 1 Cancel ere wees ie teers PEE cee Ch1 s00rm M 400us 1 25MS s 800rs pr enabling di
61. e Waveform Controls Aun Application Save Rosail Save What Waveform Options e Save What axa EG Screen Capture Waveform Options Measurement More Ctr 8 Waveform Save Options Waveform Data Range Data Destination Samples mz to mz Spreadsheet CSV y C Save Samples between Cursors C Save Samples in Zoom Area li gt Source All Chann E Number of Samples 5000 FastFrame Data Range e Frames fi to fi All Frames IL jo Source Channel 2 Save in Oscilloscope Me mr Ref 1 im Ref 2 E Ref 3 E Ref 4 Save in Dares eol x gt Fodar A Folder B Folder C Folder D ll 2 O CE Base file name E Count H lal Save Save as type atm Tektronix waveform data Cancel Y Auto increment file name F Prompt for filename before saving FF Set Front Panel Print Button to Save H Select Auto increment file name to save numerous similar waveforms without having to retype the entire name To quickly save multiple waveforms select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save and then click Save You can now save a waveform by pushing the front panel Print button TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 93 Operating Basics Recalling Waveforms 94 1 Select File gt Recall Click Waveform select the Destination of the waveform you are recalling Select the waveform to re
62. e intermittent anomalies 1 Probe the signal of interest Gen erally this is one that you think o So0c0o00 e may be causing problems Ponce ED o So a Y OS 030 aga 8 RWS o gt 2 a FINE Auroser PRINT FastAcq TRIGGER E HORIZONTAL POSITION 4 N D MO ES 2 Push Autoset SOURCE COUPLING SLOPE 3 Select Display gt Display Persis Display Cursors Maast tence gt Infinite Persistence In this example we are looking at a clock signal After observing the signal for 1 2 minutes but before you look for the problem else where go to step 4 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Display Style Reset dll Display Persistence p b Display Format P b p Waveform Interpolation Graticule Style variable Persistence Mo Persistence e Infinite Persistence 3 y A Record wiew Palette Persistence Controls MEMORIA 101 Application Examples 102 4 Press FastAcg 5 If glitches transients or other random anomalies are present in the signal you will find them faster using FastAca In this example FastAcq revealed a 200 ns positive glitch after only a few seconds Now that you have identified an anomaly you may want set the trigger system up to lo
63. e software tools designed to ensure maximum efficiency and connectivity to the rest of your design environment TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 105 Application Examples Measuring Switching Loss in a Switch Mode Power Supply SMPS personnel should take measurements using high voltage circuits AN WARNING To avoid injury or death use extreme caution when working with high voltage circuits Only qualified The switching loss in a power supply determines its efficiency Using an oscilloscope to measure switching loss is probably the most important and one of the most common tasks a switch mode power supply designer must perform To use your TDS5000B Series oscilloscope to measure switching loss perform the following steps 1 Connect a P5205 or other high voltage differential probe to channel 1 2 Connect a 1CP202 or other cur rent probe to channel 2 3 Connect the positive input of the P5205 to the source voltage and the negative input to the drain voltage on the switching device to measure Vis 4 Connect the 1CP202 to the drain current to measure lgs 5 Turn on CH 1 and CH 2 The P5205 and TCP202 are a matched set of probes in terms of cable length so you should not need to deskew the input channels If you are using other probes that are not matched do the following to perform a deskew operation 6 Select Deskew and then press F1 for instructions on performing a deskew operation 106
64. e used with repetitive signals 1st acquisition cycle TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 27 Operating Basics 28 Waveform Record The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters sample interval The time between sample points Record length The number of Samples required to fill a waveform record Trigger point The zero time reference in a waveform record Horizontal position When horizontal delay is off the horizontal position is a percentage of the waveform record between 0 and 99 9 percent The trigger point and the horizontal reference are at the same time in the waveform record For example if the horizontal position is 50 percent then the trigger point is in the middle of the waveform record When horizontal delay is on the time from the trigger point to the horizontal reference is the horizontal delay First sampled and digitized point in record Trigger point Horizontal delay Sample interval 0 Horizontal reference Horizontal acquisition Horizontal window position TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Interpolation Your instrument can interpolate between the samples it acquires when it does not have all of the actual samples it needs to fill the waveform record Linear interpolation computes record points between actual acquired Samples by using a straight line fit Sin x x interpolation c
65. easurement Setup Snapshot Amplitude r Time SEEE Ampl Tine More Histog Comm Source vers hoot Ch Math Ref Channel Source Measurements Ch Math Ref Overshoot chi Channel i A EA Rise Time chi Measure Masks Math My5cope Utilities Help Measurement Setup Snapshot Neg Overshoot tating Mean Waveform Histograms RMS Reset Histogram Cycle Mean Histogram Measurements F Cycle RMS fren CIN Measurements Setup Display Ref Lens KM 3 Gating Snapshot Tals m Statistics Histogram n 4 0 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Quick Tips Operating Basics n roll mode measurements are not available until after you stop the acquisition o add measurements right click the waveform handle and then select Add Measurement To remove a measurement right click on that measurement readout and then select Remove o remove all measurements right click on any measurement readout and then select Remove All Automated Measurement Selections The following tables list each automated measurement by category amplitude time more histogram or communication See page 62 for how to select a measurement Amplitude Measurements Amplitude High Low RMS Max Min Pk Pk Cycle RMS The high value less the low value measured over the entire waveform or gated region This value is used as 100 whenever high reference mid reference
66. ecture for Efficient Documentation Engineers often need to document their lab work for future reference Instead of saving screen shots and waveform data to a floppy disk and then generating a report later try using the DS5000B OpenChoice architecture to document your work in real time To make your instrument the center of your design and documentation process use the following procedure 1 Load Microsoft Word or Excel on your instrument 2 Connect a second monitor Fol low the procedure on page 11 104 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Application Examples 3 Open Microsoft Word and then drag the Word window onto the w extended desktop icrosoft P 4 Click TekScope to restore the instrument application TekScope 0 5 Select Edit gt Select for Copy gt Edit Vertical Horiz cq Trig Display Cursors Meas FullScreen bitmap Unda Last Autoset Copy Ctrl l l Select for Copy ey a Full Screen bitmap 0 Graticule bitmap Copy Setup as p Waveform data Measurement data 6 Press Ctrl C MAA Shift Ic V 7 Click in the Word document wher ever you want to place the screen shot and then press Ctrl V Shift Ctrl Quick Tips The TDS5000B comes with a variety of OpenChoic
67. elect Masks gt Limit Test Set Up Create the template by selecting the Source Destination and Tol erances Use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the Tolerances Tolerances specify how much margin the signal is allowed be fore failing the limit test Click Save You can create multi ple templates and then save them for later use Select the Source waveform to compare to the template select the Template to compare to the Source waveform Usually this is the one that you just created in step 3 Masks Math MyScope Mask Edit Setup Mask Edit Controls Create Template Tolerances SOUrce Vertical Chi F 40 Omdivs Destination Horizontal Reid Y 40 Omdivs Template TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Compare Source Eh 1 Template Ref 1 Comparisons Chd Refi Operating Basics 6 Click Config to set up the Failure Test Options Notification mee Notification 7 Select the Failure Notification s Contig O and then click Close to return to ande the setup control window to Waveform 8 Click Lock Template to Waveform On to lock the vertical scale or position of the template to that of the source waveform 9 Click Highlight Hits On to show Failure Notifications points that fall outside the tem Bep Stop ACQ Save Wim plate in a different color Print SUE ike Contig 10 Click On to start the test 11 Click Reset to clear all violations and reset the test Quick
68. ency Domain controls use traditional spectrum analyzer controls to set the center frequency span and resolution bandwidth directly Time Domain controls for the acquired waveform set the time duration and the resolution time between Samples You can easily set the required sample rate and record length Gating Controls are the bridge that connects the time domain to the frequency domain You can perform Spectral analysis on a gated region of the input waveform This gating also determines the resolution bandwidth Eight different window functions are available to shape the filter response Display log data in dB dBm or linear mode You can display the real or only the imaginary parts of the Spectral magnitude Reference level offset and reference level controls give complete control over the vertical position and offset of the spectrum Display phase data as a function of frequency in radians degrees or group delay You may zero the phase value for magnitudes below a user defined threshold level to prevent the display from becoming unusable due to random noise You can turn on averaging in the frequency domain for phase and magnitude waveforms Up to four spectral analyzers may be used simultaneously They may all be assigned to different gates on the same source waveform or to different channel sources The controls of Math1 and Math2 may be locked and the controls of Math3 and Math4 may be locked When controls are locked turning a con
69. epetition rates 90 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Setting the Display Format The instrument can display waveforms in three different formats Choose the format that best suits your needs select Display gt Display Format Display Cursors Meas Select Y T format to show a Signal amplitude as it varies over Display Style time Display Persistence E Display Format m Select X Y format to compare the Waveform Interpolation Pt amplitude of CH 1 X and Ch 2 Graticule Style PO Y Y Y waveform records point by point m XYZ format is the same as XY except the displayed waveform intensity is modulated by the CH 3 Z waveform record XYZ format is available only on 4 channel models Quick Tips m XY format is particularly useful for studying phase relationships such as Lissajous Patterns m XY format is a dot only display although it can have persistence The Vector style selection has no effect when you select XY format TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 51 Operating Basics selecting the Waveform Interpolation select Display gt Waveform Interpola tion and then select one of the following m Sin x x interpolation computes Display Format record points using a curve fit Graticule Style between the actual samples Display Cursors Display Persistence waveform Interpolation a Sinus Linear acquired Recard view Palette m Linear
70. equency at the center of the spectral waveform Center is equal to the start frequency plus one half of the span Resolution bandwidth which is the 3 dB down bandwidth of the spectral analyzer frequency response to a sine wave input TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Using the Magnitude Controls Vertical units can be either linear or log When the spectrum is linear magnitude the vertical units are the same as the source waveform When the vertical scale of the magnitude spectrum is set to dB use the Reference Level Offset to set which vertical position in the magnitude spectrum is zero dB Setting the vertical scale to dBm sets the Reference Level Offset to a value that is equivalent to 1 mW of power into 50 Q The value of the Reference Level is the magnitude at the top of the display screen Reference Level does not change the spectral data but Reference Level Offset does Adjusting the Reference Level Offset causes the Spectral waveform to move vertically with respect to the waveform reference marker This moves the waveform without changing the Reference Level control setting Using the Phase Controls You can set the vertical units to Degrees Radians or Group Delay in seconds Phase is a relative measurement that must have a time domain reference point The phase value is specified with respect to this phase reference position The spectral analyzer produces phase values from x to x radians or 180 to 18
71. er 39 defined 43 Emergency Startup disk 10 Envelope acquisition mode 30 Export See Save Extended desktop 11 104 F Fast Acquisition 101 FastAcq defined 34 interactions 36 FastAqc WfmDB palette 56 FastFrame 37 example 109 Force trigger 40 Frame graticule style 54 Frequency domain controls 75 Front panel map 15 Full graticule style 54 G Gate position defined 76 Gate width and resolution bandwidth 79 Gating 68 Gating controls 75 Glitch trigger defined 43 Glitches capturing 102 Graticule styles 54 Grid graticule style 54 Group delay defined 77 115 H H Bars cursor 71 Hi Res acquisition mode 30 High resolution events 109 Histogram measurements 66 Histogram setup 73 Horizontal delay 47 Horizontal marker 60 Horizontal position and math waveforms 75 defined 24 Horizontal scale and math waveforms 75 defined 24 Incoming inspection 20 Infinite persistence 49 Instrument setup recalling 96 saving 95 Intensified samples displaying waveforms as 48 INTENSITY knob 50 Interface map 16 Interleaving 29 Interpolation 29 52 IRE graticule style 54 View 103 L Label 53 Language change 13 LCD backlight 55 Limit test 80 example 112 Linear interpolation 52 Lock zoomed waveforms 61 Logic analyzer correlating data 103 Logic trigger 39 Main trigger 41 45 Mask autofit 82 autoset 82 84 margin tolerance 83 pass fail testing 84 116
72. er level marker setting the LCD Backlight 1 Select Display gt Objects Display Cursors Measure LCD Backlight Timeout 2 Click the LCD Backlight Timeout Display Setup to turn the backlight on and off ADDearance Screen Text 3 Click Delay to set the delay time rE Objects using the multipurpose knobs i s Colors The delay time is in seconds TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 55 Operating Basics Displaying the Date and Time 1 Select Display gt Objects 2 Toggle the display of the date and time on the graticule Use the Uti lities menu to set the date and time Quick Tip a Display Cursors Measure Display Date Time Display Setup Appearance Screen Text Objects Colors To turn off the date display right click the date and then select Turn Off Date Time You can also set the date and time from here Using the Color Palettes select Display gt Record View or FastAcg WfmDB Palette and then select one of the following color schemes for the waveform and graticule 06 Normal displays hues and lightness levels for best overall viewing The color of each channel waveform matches the color of the corresponding front panel vertical SCALE knob Monochrome Gray displays areas of the waveform with the highest sample density in lighter gray Shades The areas of lowest sample density appear in darker gray shades Y Display Date amp Time
73. ercentage The duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Time Measurements Cont Period 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 Freq 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 The time between the mid reference default 50 amplitude point of two different waveforms More Measurements Area Area measurement is voltage over time measurement The area over the entire waveform or gated region in volt seconds Area measured above ground is positive area measured below ground is negative Cycle Area A voltage over time measurement The measurement is the area over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region expressed in volt seconds The area above the common reference point is positive while the area below the common reference point is negative Phase The amount of time that one waveform leads or lags another waveform expressed in degrees where 360 comprises one waveform cycle Burst Wid The duration of a burst a series of transient events and is measured over the entire waveform or gated region TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 65 Operating Basics 66 Histogram Measurements
74. erformance Verification a PDF file onthe DS5000B series Product Software CD The DS5000B Programmer Online Guide files on the 1DS50005b series Product Software CD Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Manual 020 251 3 xx with CD Optional Applications Software for Tektronix Windows 020 2450 xx Based TDS Instruments CD ROM and manuals Calibration Certificate Documenting NIST Traceability 7540 1 Compliance and 1509001 Registration One 500 MHz 10x passive probe per channel P5050 6 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Accessory Optical Wheel Mouse Front Cover Snap on Accessory Pouch 30 day evaluation copy of MATLAB 30 day evaluation copy of LabVIEW Power Cord TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual North America Option AQ Universal Euro Option A1 United Kingdom Option A2 Australia Option A3 240V North America Option A4 Switzerland Option A5 Japan Option A6 China Option A10 No power cord or AC adapt er Option A99 Getting Started Tektronix part number 119 6936 xx 200 4651 xx 061 1935 xx 063 3609 xx 020 2476 xx 161 0104 00 161 0104 06 161 0104 07 161 0104 05 161 0104 08 161 0167 00 161 A005 00 161 0306 00 Getting Started Operating Requirements 1 Place the instrument on a cart or bench observing clearance re quirements Top Rear Front and Right Side 0 in 0 mm m Left Side 3 in 76 mm Bottom 0 75 in 19 mm minimum or 0 in 0 mm
75. es Quick Start User Manual Symbols and Terms 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 Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product The following symbols may appear on the product A A CAUTION WARNING Protective Ground Standby Refer to Manual High Voltage Earth Terminal TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of TDS5000B Series Instruments Basic operations and concepts are presented in this manual For more detailed information see the online help on your instrument The following instruments are supported by this manual TDS5104B TDS5054B 1DS5052B TDS5054BE TDS5034B TDS5032B Documentation To read about Installation and Operation overviews In Depth Operation and User Interface Help Programmer Commands Analysis and Connectivity Tools Performance Verification and Specifications Optional Applications Product Software and Syste
76. f purchase In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must provide the applicable office of Tektronix or its authorized representative with notice 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 or its representative with shipping charges prepaid Tektronix or its representative shall pay for the return of the product to Customer Customer shall be responsible for paying any associated taxes or duties 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 c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Tektronix supplies or consumables d to repair 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 or e to repair damage or malfunction resulting from failure to perform user maintenance and cleaning at the frequency and as p
77. g Instrument Setups 0 0 cee eee eee ete ee nee eee eee nae 96 SAVING Measure MeN Ss e E Ged dosh Sew eho wes oe seeks ewes whee hes 97 Copying Your Results to the Clipboard 0 0 ccc cee a 98 Aa ld CODY auras avo ceduwe s new am end cee noes Cee ROPE PA CH eee me Hews 99 RUN ApPlICa ION SOMWANC catastro idad 100 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual iii Application Examples Index Capturing Intermittent Anomalies 0 0 000 0 cece eee eee eee eee nes 101 Correlating Data Between a 1DS5000B Series Oscilloscope and a TLA5000 Series Logic Analyzer 103 Using the Extended Desktop and OpenChoice Architecture for Efficient Documentation 104 Measuring Switching Loss in a Switch Mode Power Supply SMPS 000 e cee eee 106 Using Acquisition Memory to Efficiently Capture Multiple High Resolution Events 109 Using Limit rest to Verniy Performance ist A A AA A ec a ei a 112 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 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 procedures While using this product you may need to access other parts of a larger system Read the safety sections of the other component s manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system
78. ger click On and then click Setup See page 85 for setup procedure Using Horizontal Delay Use horizontal delay to acquire waveform detail in a region that is separated from the trigger location by a significant interval of time Display Trig Cursors A Event Main Trigger Setup Quick Select Edge Setup Trigger point Measure Operating Basics Acquired BL waveform PUT lt _ Delay time lt HORIZONTAL D MultiView Zo TM POSITION at gt 9 Expansion point 0 RESOLUTION gS MORE SAMPLES lt SCALE gt 30 Use Zoom and Horizontal Delay together to magnify a delayed acquisition 1 Push DELAY 2 Adjust the delay time with the horizontal POSITION control or enter the delay time in the control window 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to acquire the detail that you need around the delay expansion point Quick Tips a E Toggle Horizontal Delay on and off to quickly compare signal details at two different areas of interest one near the trigger location and the other centered at the delay time TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 47 Operating Basics Display a Waveform This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying a waveform Detailed information is available in the online help Setting the Displ
79. go 99 Os D omo 5 a Display Properties i x Background Screen Saver Appearance Web Effects Settings 8 i Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Programs Documents TE d Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections 3 Printers fi Taskbar amp Start Menu Display la Default Monitor on Chips and Technologies Asiliant 69000 Colors Screen area Automatic Updates a a de EE o E 640 by 480 pixels TekScope l Date Time J Use this device as the primary monitor n Displ Jw J Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Ci Folder Options Identify Troubleshoot Advanced E Cancel TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 11 Getting Started 10 Select the second monitor 11 Select Extend my Windows desk top onto this monitor Make sure that both monitors are set to True Color 12 Click Apply and then click OK 12 Display Properties Background Screen Saver Appearance Web Effects Settings
80. h gt Math Setup 2 Choose one of the predefined Spectral math expressions Math MyScope Utilities Math Setup A Display Onoff a Position Scale Label Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 Math 4 Math SpectralMagiCh2 Display DefinefEdit Expression Spectral Analysis Position a 7 ea aaa AVS Setup Contra ES 1 04di0 ds Y etup ontro Label Predefined Expression Predefined see ee EA 20 048 Na Use the following procedure to build an advanced spectral math expression 1 Select Math gt Spectral Setup 2 Select the math waveform that you want to define 3 Click the type of spectral wave form that you want to create To redefine a waveform click Clear 4 Select the source waveform 5 To adjust the spectral waveform do one of the following w Use the controls in the spectral Setup control window Click Controls and then use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the spectral waveform 78 Math MyScope Utilities Cha ch Spectral Setup Magnitude Spectrum Phase Spectrum Create Mag Phase Control math y SpectralMag Chi Magnitude pe eee ree agnitude cn o Rec Length AAA Center Freq Controls a00 Rectangular Y 625 Dh Channel Samp Rate Gale Pos Freq Span 2 565 0 0s 1 256Hz Duration Gate Dur 200 0ns 200 0n5 EN Cancel Resolution Samer Res BW 400 0ps l 4 ASMHzZ Editor Mahdi Y Controls Center Freq Y o d 6 250Hz
81. he default system Appearance rare color for reference waveforms Sates eee Objects m Inherit uses the same color for ait the reference waveform as the AAA SS Original waveform Display Style Setting Math Colors select Display gt Colors and then igde mae ese Math Color select one of the following mE Display Setup Eo Default uses the default system Appearance Inherit color for math waveforms Screen Text Objects m Inherit uses the same color for the math waveform as the A A waveform the math function is Display Style based on Quick Tips The default color for math and reference waveforms are different for each waveform 58 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Using MultiView Zoom Operating Basics Use the MultiView Zoom function to magnify a waveform vertically horizontally or in both dimensions Zoomed waveforms can also be aligned locked and automatically scrolled Scale and Position affect only the display not the actual waveform data 1 Push MultiView Zoom to split the screen and add a zoom graticule 2 Push HORIZ or VERT to select which axis to magnify in the zoom graticule Use the multipurpose knobs to adjust scale and position of the magnified waveform 3 To adjust the zoom graticule size select Zoom Graticule Size from either the Vertical or Horiz Acq menus 4 To turn zoom off push the front panel button Quick Tips MultiVigw Zoom __
82. ick Restore Help to see the last help topic again x ir spe Utilities Help Horizontal Scale Drew Y Record Length Y Scale Reads Xela indoor Help on W nl Contents and Index A 10 use LA Click the Scale control to map it to one of the multipurpose knobs and use p eg E O p H el p i the knob to change the value You can also use the reatata hoot ad Ki ra increment decrement buttons beneath the control or the pop up keypad Specifications pa Use the Scale control to adjust the time base This control scales all live displayed waveforms both channel and math waveforms You can use the Horizontal Zoom control window to Techni E al support eee change the horizontal scale and position of reference waveforms within the Zoom window s When the horizontal delay is off the scale expands or contracts around the trigger point When Cc E F db k the horizontal delay is on the scale expands or contracts around the horizontal reference point us om er 66 ac eee The scale units depend on the waveform type In most cases the horizontal units will be time but could also be frequency About TekScope rip Use the dedicated front panel HORIZONTAL SCALE knob to change the horizontal scale oie What do you want to do next Help Topics TDS5000 Series Oscilloscopes o Emens index Find ope Utilities Help Help on window Fl Click a topic and then click Display Or click another tab s
83. igger Event MI hisk Test Failure Waveform s Settings Limit Test Failure ea Measurement s Settings Test E mail Contig Send Close mail Configuration X SMTP Server Address mal abcxyz com R 3 More gt gt OK Cancel Help Send E mail on E mail Attachments o Trigger Event Sl Po Mask Test Failure 4 PV Waveformis Settings NN Measurement s Settings MB Current Gount Screen Capture Settings Limit Test Failure 85 Operating Basics 6 Set the maximum message limit and e mail size Maximum mes sage limit is 50 and maximum e ax E mail Size mail size is 2000 MB When the maximum message limit is reached you must click Reset to Send more e mails on event Contigo 7 To ensure that you have set up Test E mail the e mail addresses correctly click Send If the recipient does not receive the test e mail you may need to adjust the configura tion Send Close 8 Click Config to access the e mail configuration dialog box and ad just the configuration Quick Tips o save attachments to your instrument hard drive set the maximum message size to zero The attach ments will be saved to the default location C TekScope lmages Waveforms or Data depending on the type of attachment 86 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual MyScope Operating Basics MyScope allows you to create custom control windows that include only the controls that you to use regularly Instead
84. igital signals in relation to complex digital events in the circuit iView is your window into the digital and analog world The iView capability seamlessly integrates and automatically time correlates data from Tektronix logic analyzers and oscilloscopes so you can transfer analog waveforms from the oscilloscope to the logic analyzer display with the click of a mouse View time correlated analog and digital signals side by side and pinpoint the source of elusive glitches and other problems in moments The iView External Oscilloscope Cable allows you to connect your logic analyzer to a Tektronix oscilloscope enabling communication between the two instruments The Add External Oscilloscope wizard which is available from the TLA application System menu will guide you through the process of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope A setup window is also available 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 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 103 Application Examples 1 Select Add iView External Oscil loscope from the logic analyzer system menu 2 Select your model of oscillo scope 3 Follow the on screen instructions and then click Next 4 See your Tektronix Logic Analyzer documentation f
85. ition mode Increase the intensity to make less frequently acquired points brighter in the display TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Using FastFrame Mode FastFrame allows you to capture many trigger events as single records in a larger record and then view and measure each record individually Time Stamps display the absolute trigger time for a specific frame and the relative time between triggers of two specified frames 1 Push AUTOSET to set the hori zontal vertical and trigger con trols or set the controls manually select Horiz Acq gt FastFrame Setup Click FastFrame On select Rec Length and Frame Count Then use the multipurpose knobs to set each one Frame count represents the number of trigger events that will be cap tured Record length is the num ber of samples that will be stored with each trigger event or frame The frame count will be reduced if there is insufficient memory to store all the records TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics eo E HORIZONTAL POSITION Ole E Horiz Aco Trig Display Cursors Resolution Acquisition Mode r FastFrame Setup FastFrane Controls oom Setup FastFrame Rec Length 5000 Frame Gount summary Frame None YF 37 Operating Basics 5 Use the Frame Viewing controls to select the frame that you want to view 6 To view multiple frames superim posed over each other sele
86. l Quality Test Set 1 t isa Signal Quality T 14 File name Signal Quality Test Set 1 ER L Open Files of tupe hyScope files tow Cancel Quick Tips Some controls function differently in a MyScope control window than they do in the standard control window For details see the online help m You can copy MyScope control windows tcw files to other TDS5000B Series instruments TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 91 Operating Basics Saving and Recalling Information This section contains procedures for saving and recalling screen captures and setups saving measurements using the clipboard and printing on your instrument Detailed information is available in the online help Saving Screen Captures 1 Select File gt Save or Save As 2 Click Screen Capture 3 Click Options if you want to setup the Palette View Image or screen Capture Format options otherwise skip to step 4 4 Select the location to save the screen capture 5 Type in a name for the screen capture or use the default name and then select a file type 6 Click Save Quick Tips File Edit Vertical Hariz 0 Reference Waveform Controls Aun Application b Save Ctrl amp Screen Capture Save Options Palette i Color O Gray5cale O Black amp White Image f Normal C nkSaver Mode E InkS aver with screen Capture o Options Enhanced Waveform Color View Full
87. l the samples con tained in two consecutive acquisition intervals This mode only works with real time noninterpolated sampling and is useful for catching high frequency glitches Hi Res mode calculates the average of all the samples for each acquisition interval Hi Res provides a higher res olution lower bandwidth waveform Envelope mode finds the highest and Three acquisitions from one source lowest record points over many NN acquisitions Envelope uses Peak Acquisition 2 3 ra Detect for each individual acquisition IO Aa Uy Envelope Average mode calculates the average value for each record point over many AL Js IL T L acquisitions Average uses Sample Average mode for each individual acquisition Use average mode to reduce random noise 30 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Waveform Database mode is a three dimensional accumulation of source waveform data over several acquisitions In addition to amplitude and timing information the database includes a count of the number of times a specific waveform point time and amplitude has been acquired Changing the Acquisition Mode Operating Basics JAN 22 Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode 1 Select Horiz Acq gt Acquisition Mode 2 To select an acquisition mode do one of the following m Select an acquisition mode directly from the menu Click Mode and then Select an
88. lder A CI Folder B CI Folder Folder D jp H jase file name E Count Es El save 0 Save as type Scope Setup File set Cancel Y Auto increment file name Help Prompt for filename before saving TF Set Front Panel Print Button to Save If the touch screen is enabled use the pop up keyboard to label the setups for easy identification Use Auto increment file name to save numerous similar files without having to retype the entire file name 1 Select File gt Save or Save As 2 Click Setup 3 Select the location where you want to save the setup You can either save the setup to the instrument memory in one of the ten setup storage locations or as a set file in a Windows directory 4 Type a file name or use the default name Use the pop up keyboard to type a file name for a setup saved to the instrument memory 5 Click Save Quick Tips a a m To quickly save multiple setups select Set Front Panel Print Button to Save and then click Save You can now save a setup by pushing the front panel Print button TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 95 Operating Basics Recalling Instrument Setups 1 Select File gt Recall File Edit Vertical Horiz Acq Sawe ile cave AS Faecal Recall Default Setup Delate 2 Click Setup Recall x Recall What x Look in Oscilloscope Memory Factory Els Factory ou Factory Defaults 3 Select the
89. le on the main trigger only Communication triggers available only with Option SM are used on communication signals Mask testing automatically uses Communication triggers Video triggers are used to trigger the instrument on specified fields or lines of a video signal You can use one of several preset video signal formats or set a custom format TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 39 Operating Basics 40 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 after a trigger event occurs If another 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 You can also force the instrument to trigger with an edge trigger by clicking the Force Trigger button on the Trigger Setup co
90. litches or runt pulses often missed during longer dead times that are a part of normal acquisition in a DSO FastAcg continuously overlays the acquired information into a three di mensional database that is updated on the display 30 times per second For each pixel in the display the intensity or color of the pixel is proportional to the number of actual samples that the pixel represents s a 4 Ca L L Chi 500mY tete TOLL A Digital Storage acquisitions DSO Bmnnnnnanh Digital Phosphor acquisitions DPO ami m O A BA a a a a 34 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Fast Acquisitions mode can display waveform phenomena at an intensity that reflects the rate of occurrence Fast XY and XYZ modes also provide intensity information by accepting continuous nontriggered data from the input channels Turn Fast Acquisitions on to acquire up to 100 000 waveforms per second 1 To start Fast Acquisition do one of the following Push the front panel FastAcq button m Select Horiz Acq gt Fast Acquisitions 2 Adjust the intensity to optimize the color grading of the signal that you want to analyze by doing one of the following m Use the front panel INTENSITY knob m Select Display gt Appearance and then select FastAcq WfmDB Use the multipurpose knobs to change the intensity TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual TRIGGER gt b Fast Acquisitio
91. lowing Push PRINT m Select File gt Print If necessary you can make changes to the page Orientation in the Page Setup dialog box The following steps are based on the Integrated Thermal Printer Option 1P Your Print and Page Setup dialog boxes will depend on the printer you are using 2 Click Page Setup 3 Select either Screen copy or Ban ner 4 Select the printing parameters depending on the type of printing TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics FINE KE File auros T PEA PRINT cursors FastAcq HORIZONTAL JI TRIGGER OSITION ES na ES SOURCF COUPLING SI OPF Edt Werical Honz Acq Page setup Print Preview Print Properties Status Ready Type FTPE44 Where USBOO1 Comment Print to file Print range Copies All Number of copies fi Page Setup Frint Preview Cancel Help x Print Scale Length hi Units s Indiv C Cm div Tppe of printing Summary Waveform Size 1 2Leter w4 1 7 a ER None r C Beginning SOUTGE Sutomatically v Barnes e Ending C Both Orientation Marains inches O Portrait Left fo p ight o dE Samples to Print Landscape Top fo E Botton fa EE E All Palette JEV Image o Color O FullScreen Wormal E E e o i GrayScale E Graticule s Only From sample p
92. m Restore Use these documents Read the Quick Start User Manual for general information about how to put your instrument into service and maps of the user interface controls Access online help from the Help button or Help menu for information on virtually all controls and elements on screen Online help includes detailed instructions for using instrument functions See Accessing Online Help on page 18 Quickly remind yourself of the syntax of a GPIB command and copy the command if desired The programmer guide is on the product software CD Various connectivity and analysis tools are available on your instru ment For more information see the Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Manual included with your instrument Use this Technical Reference PDF file which is located on the product software CD for performance verification and specifications The Optional Applications Software for Tektronix Windows Based TDS Instruments CD ROM 020 2450 xx contains trial versions of application specific programs that you can install and run five times per application To purchase a program contact your local Tektronix representative Booklets for the Product CD ROM 063 3692 xx and System Restore CD ROM 063 3693 xx You may also want to obtain the optional service manual 071 1362 xx for this product if you do self service or performance verifications on this instrument TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Preface
93. n TRIGGER gt Horizi4cq Trig Display Cursors com sontrals Autoset Undo Last Gutosek Run Stap Delay Made On Display Cursors Measy Display Setup P Appearance Screen Text Ohiects 30 Operating Basics 36 3 Turn AutoBright on or off On au Appearance Screen Text Objects tomatically sets the maximum in Display Display RE i Styl Persist Int it tensity to the value of the most a ae ntensity Yectors Infinite Reset All Record View frequent event Off creates a dis E 40 0 play like an analog oscilloscope ats Variable FastAcq WimDB The displayed brightness depends Abba on the trigger rate E rit i 5000m 5 0 a E Controls To show more detail than other color palettes when using FastAcq mode select Colors and then se FastAca WimDB lect Temp or Spectral color pal Palette ettes from the Fast Acq WfmDB Normal Temp Palette Temp displays frequently occurring events in red shades Spectral and infrequent events are dis played in blue and green shades Gray User Spectral displays events exactly the opposite of Temp Quick Tips Use FastAcg mode when you want to acquire data at exceptionally fast rates FastAcq mode combines the data from all trigger events into a single pixel map FastAcg mode only works with Sample acquisition mode Turning on FastAcg while in any acquisition mode other than Sample causes the instrument to switch to Sample acquis
94. ndividually control the vertical scaling of each channel f you use Autoset when no channels are displayed the instrument turns on channel one CH 1 and scales it The Autoset Undo control window remains on the screen until you open another control window After Autoset Undo closes you can still undo the last Autoset by selecting the Undo Last Autoset command from the Edit menu Although the last Autoset is immediately undone the Autoset Undo control window does not Open again You can stop the Autoset Undo control window from opening automatically by changing the User Preferences in the Utilities menu TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 25 Operating Basics Probe Compensation To properly compensate your passive probe 26 1 2 Connect the probe to channel 1 Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connec tor If using the probe hook tip ensure a proper connection by firmly twisting the tip onto the probe Push AUTOSET Le Check the shape of the displayed o DEFAULT E HORIZONTAL gt POSITIO waveform to determine if your O MMO OTO probe is compensated correctly Properly compensated If necessary adjust your probe Repeat as needed Under compensated Over compensated TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Acquisition Concepts Acquisition H
95. ns of the histogram mean Displays the percentage of points in the histogram that are within three standard deviations of the histogram mean TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Communication Measurements Ext Ratio Ext Ratio Ext Ratio dB Eye Height Eye Width Eye Top Eye Base Crossing Jitter P P Jitter RMS Jitter 6 Sigma Noise P P Noise RMS S N Ratio Cyc Distortion Q Factor The ratio of eye top to base This measurement only works for waveform database fast acquisition signals or a reference waveform saved in fast acquisition mode The ratio of eye base to top expressed as a percentage This measurement only works for waveform database fast acquisition signals or a reference waveform saved in fast acquisition mode The ratio of eye top to base expressed in decibels This measurement only works for waveform database fast acquisition signals or a reference waveform saved in fast acquisition mode The measurement of the eye height in volts The measurement of eye width in seconds The top value used in the extinction ratio measurements The base value used in the extinction ratio measurements The eye crossing point expressed as a percentage of eye height The peak to peak value for the edge jitter in the current horizontal units The RMS value of the edge jitter in the current horizontal units Six times the RMS value of the edge jitter in the current horizontal units
96. nt defined 39 Trigger level markers 55 Trigger types defined 43 117 U Undo Last Autoset 25 User defined color palette 57 User preferences 25 42 V V Bars cursor 71 Varlable persistence 49 Vectors displaying waveforms as 48 Vertical position 24 Vertical position and autoset 25 Vertical units 77 Video trigger 39 defined 43 W Waveform display style 48 recalling 94 118 saving 93 Waveform cursors 71 Waveform database acquisition mode 31 Waveform record defined 28 Web site address Tektronix 4 Width trigger defined 43 Window trigger defined 43 X X Y display format 51 XYZ display format 51 Y Y T display format 51 Z Zoom 59 Zoom graticule size 59 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual
97. ntrol window Trigger Holdoff Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering When the instrument recognizes a trigger event it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete In addition the trigger system remains disabled during the holdoff period that follows each acquisition Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events Trigger Coupling Trigger coupling determines what part of the signal is passed to the trigger circuit Edge triggering can use all available coupling types AC DC Low Frequency Rejection High Frequency Rejection and Noise Rejection All other trigger types use DC coupling only TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Horizontal Position Horizontal position is an adjustable feature that defines where the trigger occurs on the waveform record It lets you choose how much the instrument acquires before and after the trigger event The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion The part that occurs after the trigger is the posttrigger portion Pretrigger data can be valuable when troubleshooting For example if you are trying 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
98. of the glitch Alternatively if you want 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 Slope and Level The slope control determines whether the 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 Delayed Trigger System You can trigger with the A Main trigger system alone or you can combine the A Main trigger with the B Delayed trigger to trigger on sequential events When using sequential triggering the A trigger event arms the trigger system and the B trigger event triggers the instrument when the B trigger conditions are met A and B triggers can and typically do have separate sources The B trigger condition can be based on a time delay or a Specified number of events See Using A Main and B Delayed Triggers on page 45 to learn how to use the delayed trigger system TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 41 Operating Basics Choosing a Trigger Type Your instrument allows you to modify basic trigger parameters from the front panel or set up more advanced triggers in the Trigger Setup control window 1 Push EDGE E TRIGGER f nD 2 Setthe source coupling slope Me gt and mode with these front panel E UPCE COPING SLOPE controls 3 To select one of the other trigger O types do one of the following Push ADVAN
99. oint i 1 Black amp white to FT Set Front Panel Print Button to Export fi H Print Preview Cancel Print Help 21x 99 Operating Basics Run Application Software 100 The Optional Application Software CD contains free five time trials of optional application software that you can install on your instrument These applications provide application specific measurement solutions Some examples are described below Additional packages may be available Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our website at www tektronix com for more information See Contacting Tektronix on page 4 m Use TDSJIT3 or TDSJIT3E Jitter Analysis Software to characterize timing performance Analyze jitter on contiguous clock cycles using single shot acquisitions Use TDSDDM2 Disk Drive Measurement Software to measure disk drive signals according to IDEMA Standards Use TDSDVD Optical Storage Analysis and Measurement Software for automatic amplitude and timing measurements providing you with the flexibility to modify signal processing blocks to maximize design performance Use TDSET3 to perform 10 100 1000 Base T ethernet compliance testing Use TDSUSB2 to characterize USB2 signals including mask testing and parametric testing Use TDSCPM2 for mask and measurements compliance testing for ITU T G 703 and ANSI 11 102 communications standards Use TDSPWR3 Power Measurement Software to quickly measure and analyze power
100. ok for it You may also want to set up e mail on trigger so you could be notified when the anomaly occurs 6 To trigger on the glitch that you identified in step 5 select Glitch Setup 7 Select the appropriate Source Polarity and Trig if Width values 8 Click Level and then set the level based on what you found in step 5 9 Click Width and then set the width based on what you found in Step 5 INTENSITY TRIGGER FEA ADVANCED RUN EE File Edit Vertical HorefAeq Trig Display Cursors Measure Masks Math Ubilties MyScope Help 53088 Acus T T Trig Display Cursors Measure M A Event Maint Trigger Setup Quick Select b Edge Setup Glitch Setup 6 Width Setup Rune Setup A Event A B Seq B Event Mode AcGilitch Acquire Trigger Type gyer IYF Source Glitch Trigger Level Chi 1 94 T A at UT TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Application Examples 10 Click E mail on Trigger On For additional information on setting up e mail on trigger refer to E mail on Trigger io c page 47 Setup 11 Push Single to trigger on a single INTENSITY glitch a paa Correlating Data Between a DS5000B Series Oscilloscope and a TLA5000 Series Logic Analyzer Today almost every design is a high speed design with fast clock edges and data rates For these designs you need to see the analog characteristics of high speed d
101. omputes record points using a curve fit between the actual values acquired Sin x x interpolation is the default interpolation mode because it requires fewer actual sample points than linear interpolation to accurately represent the waveform Quick Tip m Use the display style Intensified Samples to intensify the real samples and dim the interpolated samples see page 46 Interleaving The instrument can interleave its channels to attain higher digitizing rates and longer record length when only 1 or 2 channels are turned on without equivalent time sampling The instrument applies the resources of unused channels to sample those that are in use The following table lists how interleaving extends the maximum digitizing rate and record length NOTE Only record length interleaving is available on the TDS5054BE The maximum sample rate on the IDS5054BE is 1 GS s regardless of the number of channels in use Number of channels in use Maximum digitizing rate Maximum record length One 9 GS s 4M 16 M with Option 1M Two 2 5 GS s 2 M 8 M with Option 1M Three or Four 1 25 GS s 1 M 4 M with Option 1M TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 29 Operating Basics How the Acquisition Modes Work Sample mode retains the first Displayed record points at sampled point from each acquisition acquisition interval o pea interval Sample is the default mode 9 Interval Interval 1 Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest of al
102. on with mask testing on communications codes and standards The controls work together to define the parameters for the trigger event TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 43 Operating Basics Checking Trigger Status You can check the trigger status from the status lights on the front panel or from the acquisition readout 44 Check the ARM READY and TRIG D front panel controls to determine the trigger status If TRIG D is on the instrument has recognized a valid trigger and is filling the posttrigger portion of the waveform If READY is on the instrument can accept and is waiting for a valid trigger to occur Pretrigger data has been acquired If ARM is on the trigger circuitry is filling the pretrigger portion of the waveform record If both TRIG D and READY are on a valid A event trigger has been recognized and the instrument is waiting for a delayed trigger When a delayed trigger is recognized the posttrigger portion of the delayed waveform will fill If ARM TRIG D and READY are off acquisitions have stopped 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 TRIGGER gt ES fa EDGE novanceD SOURGE COUPLING SLOPE CH 1 DG Pos 7 CH2 AC NEG CH3 HF REJ CH4 LF REJ CI EXT NOISE LIN
103. or low reference values are needed such as in fall time or rise time measurements It can be calculated using either 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 This value is used as 0 whenever high reference mid reference or low reference values are needed such as in fall time or rise time measurements It can be calculated 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 The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region Typically the most positive peak voltage Max is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Typically the most negative peak voltage Min is measured over the entire waveform or gated region The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire waveform or gated region The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 63 Operating Basics 64 Amplitude Measurements Cont Overshoot Overshoot Mean Cycle Mean This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and Is expressed
104. or more informa tion on correlating data between a TDS5000B Series Oscilloscope and a Tektronix Logic Analyzer System Tools Window Help Run System Ctrl R Repetitive Status Monitor Ctrl M EasySetup Wizard System Properties System Trigger System Configuration System Inter probing Repetitive Properties PG Run Properties Symbols Calibration and Diagnostics Lock Data Windows Add View External Oscilloscope O Delete View External Oscilloscope Add Data Source Options Add iView External Oscilloscope This setup wizard guides you through the process of connecting your extemal oscilloscope to your Tektronix Logic Analyzer TLA The wizard prompts you to identify the model of your extemal oscilloscope Using this information it quides you through connecting the logic analyzer to the extemal oscilloscope and establishing communication between the instruments Identify the model of Tektronix oscilloscope that you are adding Show only Verify compatible oscilloscopes Extemal Oscilloscope Model CSA7154 l If the extemal oscilloscope you are adding does not appear in the list then the logic analyzer does not have the files necessary to support your model of extemal oscilloscope You can download the latest extemal oscilloscope support files from the Tektronix website at www tektronix com LA O coca ho Using the Extended Desktop and OpenChoice Archit
105. r relative horizontal position Changing the horizontal position of one locked and zoomed area changes them all Quick Tips When multiple zoom areas are selected but not locked the zoom area with the highest number will KI KI C3 C3 Zoom 2 Zz Zoom 3 HE Scroll Speed Zoom 4 oe autoscroll while the other zoom areas remain stationary TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 61 Operating Basics Analyzing Waveforms Your instrument features cursors automatic measurements statistics histograms math spectral analysis and advanced pass fail tests to assist you in analyzing waveforms This section contains concepts and procedures for analyzing waveforms Detailed information is available in the online help Taking Automatic Measurements 1 Select Measure gt Measurement Setup 2 Select the channel math or refer ence waveform that you want to measure 3 Using the tabs select up to 8 measurements in five different categories 4 To remove the last measurement click Clear 5 Toremove multiple measure ments click and drag to select the measurements and then click Clear You can also choose a measurement for the selected waveform directly in the Measure menu The available measurements are listed beginning on page 63 62 Hoh Leva Time Low Level Corn Amplitude More j Maximum Statistics E Peak to Peak Reference Levels Pos Owershoot Measure Masks Math My M
106. related measurements are taken 1 Select Measure gt Reference Lev els Adjust the measurement refer ence levels to different relative or fixed values High and Low reference are used to calculate rise and fall times The default High reference is 90 and Low reference is 10 Mid reference is primarily used for measurements between edges such as pulse widths The default level is 50 m Mid2 reference is used on the second waveform Specified in delay or phase measurements The default level is 50 Mid Ref 50 0 Low Ref TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Taking Cursor Measurements Operating Basics Cursors are an easy tool to use for taking measurements on acquired data 1 Push CURSORS 2 Select the Cursor Source 3 Select a cursor type from one of the following H Bars measure amplitude typically in volts or amperes V Bars measure horizontal parameters typically time Waveform and screen cursors measure vertical and horizontal parameters Simultaneously Waveform cursors are attached to the waveform and screen cursors float unattached to the waveform 4 Ifyou want to take measurements between two waveforms select Waveform and then select the waveform source for each cursor TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual FINE l PRINT FastAcq HORIZONTAL TRIGGER POSITION 4 N ID DGE am gt SOURGE COU
107. res against the template until it finds one that fails When a failure occurs acquisitions stop and the violation appears in a different color on the display The following example shows that we captured a signal that had significantly rolled off rising and falling edges File Edit Vertical Horef cg Trig Display Cursors Measure Masks Math MySeope bilities Help 1 1 1 1 M 40003 1 25654 A 114 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Index A Accessories 6 Acquisition input channels and digitizers 27 sampling 27 Acquisition modes defined 30 32 Address Tektronix 4 Amplitude measurements 63 ARM status light 44 AutoBright 50 Automatic trigger mode 40 Autoscroll 61 Autoset 25 Autoset Undo 25 Average acquisition mode 30 Backlight timeout 55 C Calibration 21 Center defined 76 Color palettes 56 Communication measurements 67 trigger 39 trigger defined 43 Compensate probe 26 Control panel 15 Control panel map 17 Copying 98 Coupling trigger 40 Cross hair graticule style 54 Cursor measurements 71 D Date and time 56 Default setup 24 Delayed trigger 41 45 Diagnostics 20 Digitizing rate maximum 29 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Display colors 58 Objects 55 persistence 49 style 48 Display map 16 Documentation 3 Dots displaying waveform record points as 48 Dual monitor 11 Duration 76 E E mail on event setup 85 E mail on trigger 47 Edge trigg
108. rescribed in the user manual if applicable THE ABOVE WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THIS 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 Bale Cy SUMMA cs soe corns ae a on es Ma eo ee Ae aes Rae ee ae ee he ae Preface Documentation 0 ccc cece teen eee e beeen nee enneeennnnnas Conventions Used inthis Manual 0 ccc eee e eee nnnennns Contacting Tektronix 0 eee nee een need e beeen eben eben ns Getting Started AU o E aces Gaus son Sane cae Shade nee Garsins ae baa ao E E ae ee Install Your Instrument 0 00 nnn een eee e eee e eee ens Standard Accessories 2 eee eee eee eee eee eee e eee ees Operating Requirements cee eee eee een e beeen een e ens Powering On the Instrument Power Supply Requirements 0 00 000 ccc ccc eee eee eee eee eee eens Powering Off the Instrument 0 000000 eee eee eee eee eens REMOVING THE FONG at estes ecos wees oe
109. s a ea ea eae 21 DAMIPUNG PROCESS anena i T A A A 21 Redktiime SAaMDING iria Gacdk aus kes oath iii did 21 Equivalent time Sampling o 21 Wave E AA A aa ad Ea AN 28 MUL EYES OVA TN eri atra dad a hepa tn add 29 A O EE eae ae 29 How the Acquisition Modes Work 0 ccc ene e eben nee nee nas 30 Changing the Acquisition Mode 0 0 0 ccc a 31 Starting and Stopping an Acquisition 0 0 ccc ce eee eee een nee nn ns 32 SIMO OMMVICUC eo obrando nio calas aero salas adaptadas abroad 33 Usmo Fast ACQUISIIONS ara A A 34 Usma FactErame Ode ta il Ear 3 Ie 64 ches 44 eacee Ses Panay seh wot ne Seas bss bea oS Fae eae hom EEE ERS 39 INIGGCTING o A ew Ronis Ha He Oe a HERETO 39 THOJE EVEN a a 39 TRIOGGE TYDES esas ex sim anes EE HE a wd Oe ek ad aa 39 SAT GG CMe MOdeS src cdta Gen eet ata ates ca Gun eee mle a 40 MATO inodoro aa ca acia acia 40 IMOGEMCOUDIING sarreria a a aea E a EAN 40 HONZOnta POSION e catador radicar id 41 Slope an LOVE ssondaasiaoasori droits 4 Delayed Trigger System 0 annaa 41 Choosing a Trigger Type 4 Trigger Selec HONS a te on a ae a ee 43 Checking ngger StatUS usaras ratita 44 Using A Main and B Delayed Triggers 0 0 ccc ccc ete etn nen 45 NRIQGON OME VOM PPP thst E sede ates a ates eine su ate tens A 46 B tnigger Alter Delay WWM Cis x sisii ez wos sae haces ae ee Se eR a 46 Sending E Mall ON GOEl session code Gade mew are Kee Kee HEE KOEN EEE acia ee 47
110. s to remove any components you do not want included in the control 6 Click and drag the control to your MyScope control window The control will snap to the nearest grid location when you release the mouse You can change the placement of the control in your MyScope control window by clicking and dragging 88 Click And Drag Controls onto the Tab Below vertical ey lay Source Le Pasition Chl fv Seale k Label nits iow Off set Eh Termination Display Position o0 0mdiy a Invert H Coupling E s mdi ilki He MyScope Setup Untitled Choose From These 7antrols Click 4nd Drag Controls onto the Tab Below Vertical New Tab Source Ch Rename Tab Ui hi Position 1 52di User Pref Scale 500 0mY Delete PERE Vertical Vertical __New Tab i i i Vertical Source Rename Tab po ob 4 L An ar eM i ee Position P por g Position _ eA Seale we ig 1 52div Liser pref HO Label sui ob Units Scale Offset 500 0mY Delete ermination Vertical Source Ch Position 1 52d1 Scale 500 0mY TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics 7 Click New Tab to add a tab to your MyScope control window New Tab You can have up to eight tabs i 8 To rename a tab do one of the fol tano VEE Tab 0 lowing a Click Rename Tab a E IE Liser Pref Double click the tab Pectin AEs Then type the
111. sabling histograms and gating measurements 16 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Control Panel Use these buttons to start and stop acquisition or start a single acquisition sequence The ARM READY and TRIG D lights show the acquisition status Page 44 Turn the knob to adjust waveform intensity Page 50 Push FastAcq to turn Fast Acquisition on or off Page 35 Use these knobs and buttons to set trigger parameters Push ADVANCED to display additional trigger functions Page 42 Push CURSORS to turn cursors on or off Page 71 Push PRINT to make a hard copy Page 99 Push DEFAULT SETUP to return settings to factory default values Page 24 Horizontally scale position delay and set record length resolution Page 47 Push AUTOSET to automatically set up the vertical horizontal and trigger controls based on selected channels gt Page 25 e oO INTENSITY o FINE autoser BEAN PRINT FastAcq Cs HORIZONTAL TRIGGER D POSTION ES nN i gt DELAY BS EDGE RUNI SOURCE COUPLING SLOPE CH1 DG POS 7 FINE RESOLUTION CH a XAA Turn the multipurpose knobs to adjust parameters selected from the screen interface Push a Fine button to toggle between normal and fine adjustment with the corresponding multipurpose knob MultiView NEG Zoom _ y CH3 HF REJ Ges EY T ma ere
112. se for making quick estimates of waveforms while leaving more room on the display for auto matic readouts and other data Cross Hair Frame Use with automatic read outs and other screen text when display fea tures are not needed Use for NISC video sig nals Use for video signals other than NTSC Quick Tip Display Cursors Measure Masks Math Display Setup appearance Screen Text Objects Colors Display Style Display Persistence Display Format Waveform Interpolation Graticule Style Record View Paletke b Fask cg w fmOB Palette User Palette CD Save Enabled TI r rT amp Full Grid Cross Hair Frame IRE na To quickly change the graticule style right click anywhere in the graticule and then select Graticule Style from the shortcut menu TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Setting the Trigger Level Marker 1 Select Display gt Objects Display Cursors Measure Trigger Level Marker hart Long 2 Select one of the following Display Setup Appearance Short displays a short arrow pe on the side of the graticule by the active waveform Screen Text Objects Colors Long displays a horizontal line across the graticule Off turns off the trigger level marker Quick Tip To quickly change the trigger level marker right click on the trigger level marker and then select the type of trigg
113. t To turn off Caps Lock f Press CAPS LOCK key Press SHIFT key Hat keys for input locales ltem Key sequence Switch between input locales Left Alt S hit Switch to English United States US f Enable indicator on taskbar Cancel Apply E i Required Files are already installed on your hard disk Setup can use these existing files or Setup can recopy them From your original windows CD ROM or from a network share o Changes to the UT Language will mot a and logon again Ake effect until yo logoff Do you want the new UI Lany4age to be changed For all users on this machine Fad No 2 You must restart your com uber before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart saur computer now TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Front Panel e Floppy disk drive Ole aie o E Se CD RW drive OH F ese 5 O Z222 ole OlSSS Og Control panel G jos o jo OOOO X On Standby Switch Side and Rear Panels Side panel Oy EN NY fC es __ _ Rear panel CEO O El TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual o o o CO Ground terminal A
114. the instrument can acquire and store ina Single acquisition while the sample rate determines how closely in time these samples are taken If you set the oscilloscope to run at the maximum sample rate then the total time window acquired will be much shorter than if you chose a slower sample rate In other words in normal operation the oscilloscope can either acquire a Shorter period of signal activity with high resolution or a much longer period of signal activity with lower resolution some applications such as capturing laser or radar pulses require that the instrument capture multiple events over a long period of time with very high resolution This example shows you how to use FastFrame to acquire such signals For this example we are looking at a laser pulse that fires every 1 2 seconds but is only a few nanoseconds wide We want to capture 50 consecutive pulses and compare the wave shape of all 50 pulses 1 Acquire the desired signal on CH 1 S oooos JET ofge fE s Ble 0 o sos esos 2099 d009 2 Push Autoset FINE porose PRINT cursors FasiAcg FastAco E HORIZONTAL r POSITION DELAY EY EDGE SOURCE COUPLING SLOPE 3 Use the horizontal and vertical OR Semn ERP controls to display one occur sone seamen rence of the event
115. threshold before recrossing the first Can detect positive or negative runts or only those wider than a specified width These pulses can also be qualified by the logical state of other channels four channel models only Window Hy Trigger when the input signal rises above an upper threshold level or falls below a lower threshold level Trigger the instrument as the signal is entering or leaving the threshold window Qualify the trigger event in terms of time by using the Trigger When Wider option or by the logical state of other channels using the Trigger When Logic option four channel models only Timeout Ht Trigger when no pulse is detected within a specified time Transition HF Trigger on pulse edges that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower rates than the specified time The pulse edges can be positive or negative Video e Trigger on specified fields or lines of a composite video signal Only composite signal formats are supported Pattern gt Trigger when logic inputs cause the selected function to become True or False You can also specify that the logic conditions must be satisfied for a specific amount of time before triggering State oT Trigger when all of the logic inputs to the selected logic function cause the function to be True or False when the clock input changes state setup Trigger when a logic input changes state inside of the setup and hold times relative Hold to the clock Comm x Trigger in conjuncti
116. to cal E MyScope Utilities culate a power waveform based Math Setup on the voltage and current wave ames forms The peaks in the math wa Rosition Scale veform represent switching Label losses as the component Seas Switches on and off Ch3 ch4 Chi che 10 Cha Che TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 107 Application Examples 11 Select Measure gt More gt Area to Measure RE measure power mio p Comm b a 1 Statistics Cycle Area a Phase Poforance Levels Burst Width 12 To measure loss on a specific Measure Masks Math MySc transition select Measure gt Gat ing gt Cursor and then position the cursors around the transition rr of interest as shown in the follow Cursor 12 ing illustration T TE ae Zoom Reset Histogram eIn i oe i cp zoom tee eect oon a Off Latina File Edit Vertical Horizi cq Trig Display Cursors Measure Maske Math Ubilties MyScope Help Tek Run Single Seq 18 Jul 03 1 L 1 L L L M 1 0us 1 25654 30005 pt s 6D Quick Tips Tektronix offers a sophisticated power loss analysis package called TDSPWR3 that automates this and many other power measurements Contact your local Tektronix representative for details 108 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Application Examples Using Acquisition Memory to Efficiently Capture Multiple High Resolution Events The record length of an instrument indicates how many sample points
117. trol on one analyzer changes the control on the other analyzer to the same value Other combinations of locking including all four analyzers are available using GPIB commands TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual 75 Operating Basics 76 Using the Time Controls The time domain controls for the spectral waveform are Duration which selects the time from the beginning to the end of the acquired waveform Set duration using the record length and or the sample rate controls Resolution which determines the time between samples Duration is kept constant as resolution is changed Therefore the Resolution control affects both the sample rate and the record length simulta neously Using the Gating Controls Gating determines which portion of ea 7 Duration gt the acquired waveform is transformed position Zero phase reference into the frequency domain The gate aT has a position and a width control e o Time domain acquisition The gate position is the time in seconds from the trigger location to Trigger a position the center 50 position of the gate interval The position and width units are seconds Frequency domain samples Using the Frequency Controls The frequency domain controls for the spectral waveform are Span which is the frequency at the end of the spectral waveform minus the frequency at the beginning of the waveform Center which is the fr
118. uch as Index Copyright Information la About the TDS5000 Series Oscillascopes About the TDS5000 Series Oscilloscopes Product Description a Product Software fea What s New User Interface Windows Interface Accessories NS Documentation and Support Contents and Index Restore Help Specifications Technical Support Customer Feedback About TekScope x Hep Tees E Optone lt gt astm cos ici Horizontal Acquisition Setup Control Window Horizontal Tab Access this control window from the HorizAcq menu Horizontal Acquisition Setup command or the pei Heb Topics Back Ontos lt gt eee Cove Minimize Overview y Record Length Scale x Readouts Y Delay Overview Horizontal Scale Use the Horizontal Acquisition Setup control window to set the horiz parameters of wawetorms The horizontal and acquisition controls al Loverien Y Record Leng Y Seale Reads Nela For information on an individual control click one of the highlighted ay lr o map it to one of the multipurpose knobs and use value You can also use the uttons beneath the control or the pop up keypad enazval Aix stien Record Leng Her Length Y Resolution Delay Mode Tiy Rul F say J Ut Behavior Surmpl p Le il Use the Scale control to adjust the time base This control scales all live displayed waveforms TEES both channel and math waveforms You can
119. use the Horizontal Zoom control window to m change the horizontal scale and position of reference waveforms within the Zoom window s E When the horizontal delay is off the scale expands or contracts around the trigger point When 5 the horizontal delay is on the scale expands or contracts around the horizontal reference point The scale units depend on the waveform type In most cases the horizontal units will be time but could also be frequency Seali 40 fms ralon llerlz Delay A El ES ama 19 Scale Readouts Delay The Horizontal tak controls manage the horizontal setups such as sd gt Restore Help rip Use the dedicated front panel HORIZONTAL SCALE knob to change the horizontal scale What do you want to do next 21xi TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Getting Started Accessing Menus and Control Windows You can access menus and control windows using the following techniques m Click a menu and then select a File Edit Wertical Horiz 4cq Trig Display command Undo Last Autoset CEA Select hor Copy Copy Setup Fora shortcut menu right click Right click Right click Right click anywhere in the graticule or on an Acquisition mode Graticule Trigger level object The shortcut menu Is File Edit Vertica e sora lt q Trig Display Cursors Measure Masks Math MyScope Utilities Help context sensitive and varies with Tek Run G E 08 Aug 0314 JP 07 CES the area or object where you
120. ust the Vertical Position and Factor Zoom 1 On Zoom 2 On oom 3 On Zoom On Histogram Yertical Histogram Horizontal zoom 2 On Zoom 3 0n com On Histogram Vertical Buttons Position e OY Factor E Vertical HorizfA cq Tri Vertical l Position actendabion oom Setup zoom Graticule Size Factor 1 1 TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Quick Tips o clear the zoom area click Position Factor Reset from the Zoom Setup control window You can turn each zoom display on and off from the Zoom Setup control window Push the MultiView Zoom button to toggle all zoom displays on and off To reposition the zoomed area horizontally click and drag the horizontal marker at the bottom of the zoom Dox Lock and Scroll Zoomed Waveforms 1 To use Lock and Scroll select vertical HoriziAcq Trig ock and Scro Zoom Setup from either the Lock and Scroll Vertical or Horiz Acq menu and accenuatior then select the Lock and Scroll com Setup tab Zoom Graticule Size 2 To scrolla single zoomed area click a Zoom 1 4 button and then click an Auto Scroll button Zoom 4 Lock and Scroll utoScroll Scroll Speed 1 3 To scroll multiple zoomed areas simultaneously click Lock and then click the Zoom1 4 buttons that you want to scroll through Zoom 4 Lock and Scroll AutoSeroll Locking the zoomed areas locks in thei
121. ve defined the ex pression to your satisfaction click Apply 14 Math MyScope Utilities Math Setup Display Ono Positionf Scale Label Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 Math 4 Mathi Displ Define Edil Expression ispla E Position nel Predefined Expression Scale Chi 10 Units Y Fy Time Freq Meas War Mahi F pas 1 Ch2 2 Operands ch Math Ref MM EN E E O ia Be MES o a ETE Invert Log 10 E7 EM METE Sart Loye Channel A Ei El o Po Derivative Ely More EN E e TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual Operating Basics Quick Tips Math definitions are not implemented if the sources are not valid Math waveforms can be created from channel reference or math source waveforms 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 controls for the source waveforms also adjusts the math waveform You can magnify math waveforms using Zoom use the mouse for positioning the zoomed area Spectral Analysis Concepts signals may be represented by their characteristics in both the time and the frequency domains Spectral analysis merges the time domain controls with the frequency domain controls to provide a complete spectral analyzer Consider the following when using spectral analysis Frequ

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