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TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes User Manual

1. Bottom Description gui Function Turns cursors off Use to make vertical measurements Use to make both vertical and horizontal measurements Bring Selected Moves the active cursor to center Cursor to Center screen Screen Bring Both Cur Moves any off screen cursor onto the sors On Screen screen Mode Independent Sets cursors to move independently Tracking Sets cursors to move together when cursor 1 is selected 3 16 TDS3000B Series User Manual Cursor V Bar Units Sec s 1 sec Hz Ratio 96 Phase Use Cursor Posi tions as Use 5 divs as 96 TDS3000B Series User Manual Description Sets horizontal units to seconds or frequency Hz Sets V Bar measurement units to percent Sets V Bar measurement units to degrees Sets the V Bar measurement scale so that 096 or 0 is the current position of the left V Bar cursor and 10096 or 360 is the current position of the right V Bar cursor Sets the V Bar measurement scale so that 5 screen major divisions is 100 or 360 where 0 or 0 is 2 5 divisions and 10096 or 360 is 42 5 divisions from center vertical graticule Cursor Bottom Side Description H Bar Units Sets the H Bar units to be the same as the selected waveform s vertical measurement units volts IRE dB and so on Ratio 96 Sets H Bar units to percent Use Cursor Posi Sets the H Bar measurement scale so tions as 100 that 0
2. 4 When you are finished push UTILITY to see the list of sequential files that have been saved Use to choose EeJ 73 70 Press SELECT to change E773 Directory fd0 x File fdo IE Utilities TEK SET A TEK 2 1SF 5 Delete CNTRLOOO BMP 308278 1998 05 07 00 36 16 CNTRL001 BMP B 308278 1998 05 07 00 43 22 CNTRLOO2 BMP nm 308278 1998 05 07 00 49 54 Hanm Copy Print more 1of2 Recall i File vaio To Ref Utilities The files are labeled with their sequential names as well as the time and date each was created You can save up to four BMP images or approximately 35 TIFF images on a single 1 44 MB floppy disk You can also enable file compression UTILITY System Hard Copy Options to compress files in zip format so that more files can fit on a floppy disk Save Waveform N A Save Current Setup Saved Factory Setup Setup Recall Recall 2 26 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Saving Waveform Data You find another signal that you want to analyze with a spreadsheet p rogram back at the office To save the waveform data on a disk do these steps 1 2 3 4 5 Display the signal on the oscilloscope screen Push the SAVE RECALL button Push the Save Wfm screen button Select To File Select Spreadsheet File Format The default target file Push the Save To Selected File screen button to save the waveform Push the File Utilities
3. G 1 Entering the Ethernet Network Settings G 2 Networks That Support DHCP and BOOTP G 2 Networks That Do Not Support DHCP and BOOTP G 3 Entering the Network Printer Settings G 4 Testing Your Ethernet Connection 0 G 5 Testing the Oscilloscope Connection G 5 Testing Network Printing 0 0 0 0 20 G 5 Testing o SCOPE sen esewcs conte aude em oen bog heme on G 6 Troubleshooting Your Ethernet Connection G 7 The Instrument Setup Screen 00 000000 G 8 The Printer Configuration Screen 00 G 10 The Add Printer Screen 00 cece eee ee eee eee ee G 11 Other Network Printer Settings 00 G 13 Testing Network Printers 0 0 00 00 eee eee G 13 Ethernet Error Messages 0 e eee eee eee eee G 14 Ethernet Settings Form 0 0 cee eee eee eee G 15 Glossary Index iv TDS3000B Series User Manual a es General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it To avoid potential hazards use this product only as specified 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 Connect the probe output to the measureme
4. Key Points Saving Setups To save the current setup to nonvolatile memory push the Save Current Setup screen button and then select one of the ten storage locations Then push the OK Overwrite Saved Setup screen button to complete the operation or the MENU OFF button to cancel the operation Recalling Setups To recall a setup from nonvolatile memory push the Recall Setup screen button and then select one of the ten storage locations Recalling the Factory Setup Recall the factory setup to initialize the oscilloscope to a known setup Appendix B describes the Factory Setup in detail To recall the factory setup push the Recall Factory Setup screen button Then push the OK Recall Factory Setup screen button to complete the operation TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 49 Save Recall Saving a Waveform to File When you push the To File side menu button the oscilloscope changes the side menu contents The following table describes these side menu items for saving data to a disk file Side menu button Internal File Format Spreadsheet File Format Mathcad File Format Save Active Waveforms to Consecutive Files Save Active Waveforms to Selected File Save wfm to selected file 3 50 Description Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data to disk in internal waveform save file isf format This format is the fastest to write and creates the smallest sized files Use the internal waveform format if you int
5. TDS306xB The P6139A 10X passive probes have 300 MHz or 500 MHz bandwidth and a CAT II voltage rating of 300 Vans The front cover 200 4416 00 snaps onto the front of the oscilloscope to protect it during transit The front cover contains a convenient location to store the Reference manual Accessory tray The accessory tray 436 0371 00 fits in the battery compartment when you do not have a battery installed You can use the tray to store probes and other accessories TDS3000B Series User Manual C 1 Appendix C Accessories Standard Accessories cont Manuals The oscilloscope includes a printed User and Reference manual All TDS3000B product and optional accessory user manuals in all a supported languages are available to download from the a www tektronix com web site Optional Accessories TDS3VID Extended Video application package The extended video application package adds video trigger video picture vectorscope vectorscope supports component video only analog HDTV triggering and measurement capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user The telecom mask test application package adds ITU T G 703 ANSI T1 102 up to DS3 data rates and custom mask testing capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user C 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix C Accessories Option
6. i Average Absolute measurement of any 0 022 x reading offset acquisition mode waveform point position offset accuracy 16 averages 0 1 div Delta voltage between any two 0 022 x reading points on a waveform 0 05 div 2 0 02 term gain component derated at 0 00025 C above 30 C A 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Vertical Offset range 0 005 x offset position 40 1 div Offset Accuracy all ranges Note Convert both the constant offset and position terms to volts by multiplying by the volts div setting Horizontal Acquisition horizontal Normal Fast trigger resolution 10 000 point record 500 point record Maximum TDS301xB TDS303xB TDS301xB TDS303xB acq rate typical TDS302xB TDS306xB TDS302xB TDS306xB 400 wfms s 700 wfms s 3 600 wfms s 3 600 wims s Sample rate range TDS302xB TDS304xB TDS301xB TDS303xB TDS306xB Normal 100 S s to 100 S s to 100 S s to 1 25 GS s 2 5 GS s 5 GS s Fast trigger 5 S s to 5 Sls to 5 Sls to 1 25 GS s 2 5 GS s 5 GS s Seconds division 4 ns div to 2 ns div to 1 ns div to range 10 s div 10 s div 10 s div TDS3000B Series User Manual A 5 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Horizontal 7 Sample rate and 20 ppm over any 1 ms time interval delay time accuracy Trigger External trigger input TDS30x2B typical 1M2 in parallel with 17 pF TekPro
7. no disk installed 5 C to 50 C Nonoperating range no disk installed 20 C to 60 C Typical operating range for floppy disks 10 C to 50 C Humidity Operating range no disk installed 20 to 80 RH below 32 C derate upper limit to 21 RH at 50 C Nonoperating range no disk installed 5 to 90 RH below 41 C derate upper limit to 30 RH at 60 C Typical operating range for floppy disks 20 to 80 RH below 32 C derate upper limit to 21 RH at 50 C Pollution Degree 2 Typical home or office environment Pollution Degree A 10 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Environmental Altitude Random vibration Drop resistance typical Mechanical Size Weight Operating limit 3000 m Nonoperating limit 15 000 m Operating 0 31 grms from 5 Hz to 500 Hz 10 minutes on each axis Nonoperating 2 46 grams from 5 Hz to 500 Hz 10 minutes on each axis Survives a 152 mm 6 in drop onto concrete with only cosmetic damage Height 176 mm 6 9 in 229 mm 9 0 in including handle Width 375 mm 14 75 in Depth 149 mm 5 9 in Oscilloscope only 3 2 kg 7 0 lbs With accessories and carry case 4 1 kg 9 0 Ibs When packaged for domestic shipment 5 5 kg 12 0 Ibs Optional TDS3BATB battery pack 0 85 kg 1 9 Ibs TDS3000B Series User Manual A 11 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont EMC certifications and complianc
8. 071 0972 XX provides information about maintenence and module level repair The programmer manual 071 0381 XX provides information and a list of the oscilloscope control and query commands TDS3000B Series User Manual ESSA Appendix D Probe Basics This chapter contains basic information about the P3010 or P6139A probes provided with your oscilloscope It also contains information about other probes you can use with your oscilloscope and their limitations Probe Descriptions The P3010 and P6139A are high impedance passive probes with the following general characteristics Compatibility 100 MHz oscilloscope 200 on 600 MHz models oscilloscope models Bandwidth e MHz m MHz Attenuation erst input 10 LM in parallel with 10 LM in parallel with impedance 13 3 pF 8 pF Maximum working 300 V CAT Il derated at 300 V CAT Il derated at voltage 20 dB decade to 50 V 20 dB decade to 50 V above 2 5 MHz above 2 5 MHz Operating 15 C to 55 C 15 C to 65 C Non Operating 62 C to 85 C 62 C to 85 C Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only 2 Indoor use only TDS3000B Series User Manual D 1 Appendix D Probe Basics Probe Compensation You should compensate a probe to an oscilloscope input whenever you attach a probe for the first time to any input channel See page 1 3 for instructions to compensate probes When compensating the P3010 only adjust the trimmer marked L TekProbe Interface Prob
9. 23 timeout 3 73 bandwidth selection 3 82 battery charging 1 16 C 4 installation 1 14 power 1 12 recycling viii safety 1 13 burst width measurement 3 44 C calibration 1 4 3 77 cleaning F 1 clear spool 3 29 COARSE button 3 18 color display 3 25 printing 3 29 communication modules description C 2 C 3 installing 1 19 compressing hard copy files 3 29 constellation diagram 3 26 Contacting Tektronix xi Index 1 Index CUISOIS application example 2 12 gating 2 8 3 42 interactions 3 43 locating 3 18 3 22 measurements 2 12 measurements when cursors at same position 3 20 readouts 3 19 tracking mode 3 20 V Bars and FFT measurements 3 20 XY cursor menu 3 21 YT cursor menu 3 16 cycle mean measurement 3 44 cycle RMS measurement 3 44 D date setting 1 4 date time how to use 3 72 delay example application 2 13 how to use 3 33 interactions 3 34 3 37 3 38 DELAY button 3 33 delay measurement 3 44 deskew probe 3 82 diagnostics 3 78 digital phosphor 3 5 disk drive application example 2 23 how to use 3 52 Index 2 display colors 3 25 identifying items in 1 27 menu 3 23 overview 1 7 persistence 3 25 roll mode 3 38 slow horiz settings 3 37 E e Scope 3 88 edge trigger 3 64 envelope 3 8 error log 3 79 ESD handling precautions viii Ethernet setup G 7 external trigger 3 67 F factory calibration 3 78 factory setup detailed descr
10. 3 or CH 4 to select a channel Each channel button also displays the channel if it is not already displayed Push the vertical MENU button to show the vertical menu of the selected channel All vertical operations below affect only the selected waveform Bottom Description Coupling Sets input coupling to DC Sets input coupling to AC Provides a 0 V signal reference The preamplifier disconnects from the input BNC Input termination remains connected to the input BNC Sets input resistance to 50 Q or 1 MQ for DC or AC coupling Invert Invert Off Use for normal operation Invert On Inverts the polarity of the signal in the preamplifier TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 81 Vertical Controls Bottom Side Description Bandwidth Full Bandwidth Sets bandwidth to the full oscilloscope bandwidth 150 MHz Sets the bandwidth to 150 MHz not available on some models 20 MHz Sets the bandwidth to 20 MHz Fine Scale Fine Scale Enables fine scale adjustment with the general purpose knob Position Vertical Position Enables numerical vertical position adjustment Set to 0 divs Sets vertical position to center screen Offset Vertical Offset Enables vertical offset adjustment with the general purpose knob Set to 0 V Sets vertical offset to 0 V Probe Setup Voltage Probe Use to set probe gain or attenuation for probes that do not have the Current Probe TekProbe II interface Deskew Use to adjust the time skew correction for
11. 3 5 waveform off 3 80 waveforms file formats 3 57 saving to file 3 50 saving to reference memory 3 50 Web site address Tektronix xi Web based remote control 3 88 Index 6 X XY waveform controlling 3 25 gated xyz 3 26 restrictions 3 26 triggering 3 25 XY XYZ cursors 3 21 Y YT cursors 3 16 Z zoom application example 2 22 how to use 3 35 interactions 3 36 maximum 3 36 TDS3000B Series User Manual
12. Automatically sets the vertical horizontal and trigger controls for a usable display 11 FORCE TRIG Forces an immediate trigger event 12 WAVEFORM INTENSITY Controls waveform intensity 13 B TRIG Activates the B trigger Changes the trigger menu to set the B trigger parameters 14 DELAY Enables delayed acquisition relative to the trigger event Use horizontal POSITION to set the amount of delay TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 25 Getting Started 15 Horizontal SCALE Adjusts the horizontal scale factor 16 Horizontal zoom Splits the screen and magnifies the current acquisition horizontally 17 Waveform OFF Removes selected waveform from the display 18 Vertical SCALE Adjusts selected waveform vertical scale factor 19 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MATH Displays a waveform and chooses the selected waveform REF shows the reference waveform menu el ah My eT e E Mo t 20 21 22 23 20 Hard copy Initiates a hard copy using the port selected in the Utility menu 21 Power switch Turns power to on or standby Power up time varies from about 15 seconds to 45 seconds depending on the oscilloscope internal calibration process 22 Wrist strap ground Connect a wrist strap when working with ESD sensitive circuits This connector is not a safety ground 23 MENU OFF Clears menu from the display 1 26 TDS3000B Series User Manual Gett
13. BJC 80 color printers Seiko DPU 3445 thermal printer Portable Network Graphics color image TDS3000B Series User Manual Hard Copy Hard Copy File Compression When compression is set to on the oscilloscope compresses the hard copy data using the current printer format into a gnuzip file format with the extension gz Compres sing hard copy files lets you store more screen captures on a floppy disk Centronics output is never compressed gz files can be decompressed using PKZIP or WinZip programs Color and Gray Scale Printing You can print a color hard copy that uses the display colors Gray scale waveform information is printed as shades of color If you have a Deskjet or Laserjet monochrome printer gray scale waveform information is printed as a dithered image Ink Saver and Preview As an alternative to printing the display colors turn on the Ink Saver function to print a hard copy with a white background This function saves printer ink while it preserves the color coding of the waveforms and readouts except for channel 1 Because yellow ink is hard to see on white paper Ink Saver prints channel 1 using a dark blue ink Ink saver also works with the monochrome print formats Push and hold the Preview screen button to show how the colors will appear on the paper Clear Spool You can push the Clear Spool screen button to empty the print spooler to stop a hard copy operation in progress if the hard copy port conn
14. C80 inkjet format TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 57 Trigger Controls Trigger Controls C OO SET TO 50 3 58 Push the trigger MENU button to show the trigger menu and then push the Type screen button to select Edge or Video See pages 3 64 and 3 69 for descriptions of Edge and Video trigger See the TDS3TRG Advanced Trigger user manual or if installed the TDS3VID Extended Video application module user manual for more information Trigger Level Use the trigger LEVEL control to adjust the trigger level When you change the trigger level a horizontal line temporarily appears to show you the level on screen After the line disappears the trigger level is marked with a small arrow Trigger level marker SU 5oo0mv TT OHS A Ch J 10 0mV a Trigger level 40 00 readout Set to 50 Push the SET TO 50 button to set the trigger level to the 50 amplitude level of the trigger source waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls Force Trigger TRIG Push the FORCE TRIG button to force an immediate trigger event even in the absence of a signal This function is useful in these situations W If you do not see a waveform on the screen when using Normal trigger mode push FORCE TRIG to acquire the signal baseline to verify that it is on the screen m After you push the SINGLE SEQ button to set up for a single shot acquisition you can push the FORCE TRIG button to do a practice acqui
15. Features 0000 000000 1 7 Trigger Features osiach eine a re aore eee eee 1 8 Convenience Features 0 e eee eee eee ee 1 8 Optional Features 0 eee eee eee eee ee 1 9 Transporting the Oscilloscope 0 2 0 e eee ee eee 1 10 Operating Positions eee eee eee eee eee 1 11 Connecting POWer cs aule Bi Paw ER ene poe ng d 1 11 Using Battery Power 0 eee eee eee eee 1 12 Operating Safely with Battery Power 1 13 Installing the Battery 0 eee eee eee ee 1 14 Maximizing Operating Time 04 1 15 Charging the Battery 00 0 eee eee eee ee 1 16 Installing an Application Module 04 1 17 Installing a Communication Module 1 18 TDS3000B Series User Manual i Table of Contents Front Panel Menus and Controls 0 000000 eee 1 19 Using the Menu System lessen 1 19 Using the Menu Buttons 00 0000 008 1 22 Using the Dedicated Controls 004 1 24 Identifying Items in the Display 1 27 Using QuickMenus 0 0 e eee eee eee eee 1 29 Front Panel Connectors 0 0 00 ccc eee 1 31 Rear Panel Connectors 0 0 0 ccc eens 1 32 Communication Module Connectors 00005 1 34 Application Examples Taking Simple Measurements 00000 2 2 Using Autoset sso ees c
16. For example if you want to add an automatic measurement push the MEASURE button to set up the measurement Then push the QUICKMENU button to return to the Scope QuickMenu with the measurement also in the display 525 NTSC 1 00 V i Ur 0 00000 ede LII MENU VERTICAL CH4 ic n A um 7 5 4 VERTICAL Math VERTICAL fel 1 ker POR on asa TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 29 Getting Started 1 Edge Trigger controls Push these screen buttons to set trigger parameters for edge trigger 2 Trigger controls if either B trigger or video trigger is selected 3 Cursor control Push this screen button to turn on cursors and select the cursor type Push the SELECT button to toggle between the two cursors to select the active cursor Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor 4 Acquisition controls Push these screen buttons to set acquisition parameters 5 Channel vertical controls Push these screen buttons to set vertical controls for the selected channel Use the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MATH and REF buttons to select the channel you want to control 6 Vertical controls if either the math waveform or a reference waveform is selected 7 Menu Push this screen button to select a specific QuickMenu display if more than one is available NOTE Items in the Scope QuickMenu not mentioned above are also contained in the regular display Those items are described on page 1 27 O
17. Push a channel button CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 or CH 4 the MATH button or the REF button to select a waveform Vertical Position Control Use the vertical POSITION control to locate the selected waveform in the display When you change the vertical position a horizontal line temporarily appears to show you the ground reference level on the screen After the line disappears the ground reference level is marked at the left of the graticule If acquisition is stopped you can still reposition waveforms for analysis The new position setting is used when acquisition resumes Waveform Off Push the waveform OFF button to remove the selected waveform from the display You can still use the channel as a trigger source Vertical Scale Control Use the vertical SCALE control to set the vertical scale factor of the selected waveform in 1 2 5 increments If acquisition is stopped you can still rescale waveforms for analysis The new scale setting is used when acquisition resumes You can also make fine adjustments to the vertical scale See Channel Buttons on page 3 81 for more information TDS3000B Series User Manual Vertical Controls wen Vertical Menu Push the vertical MENU button to show the vertical menu of the selected waveform See these pages for more information about the specific vertical menus m Channel Buttons below m Math Button on page 3 84 m RefButton on page 3 86 Channel Buttons Push a channel button CH 1 CH 2 CH
18. Sensitivity Any channel 8 divisions from center of screen 8 divisions from 0 V if LF REJ trigger coupled External trigger 800 mV External 10 trigger 8V od Fixed at the midlevel of the AC line SET LEVEL TO 50 Operates with input signals 245 Hz typical Trigger level accuracy Sensitivity pial 0 2 divisions ne Trigger holdoff range 250 8 ns to 10 s TDS3000B Series User Manual A 7 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Trigger Video trigger sensitivity Triggers on negative sync of NTSC PAL or SECAM signal Any channel 0 6 to 2 5 divisions of video sync tip External trigger 150 mV to 625 mV of video sync tip External 10 trigger 1 5 V to 6 25 V of video sync tip B Trigger Trigger After Time Trigger After B Events Range 13 2 ns to 50 s 1 event to 9 999 999 events Minimum time bns from the end of the time 5 ns between the A trigger between arm and period and the B trigger event event and the first B trigger trigger typical event Minimum Pulse B event width 2 ns Width typical Maximum Fre B event frequency 250 MHz quency typical A 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Display Display screen 6 5 in 165 mm diagonal color liquid crystal Display resolution 640 horizontal by 480 vertical pixels Backlight intensity 200 cd m typical Display color Up to 16 colors fixed palette External display filter Scratch resistant
19. You have an audio generator that can inject a test signal at the amplifier input Connect two oscilloscope channels to the amplifier input and output as shown Measure both signal levels and use these measurements to calculate the gain Ch1 Ch2 4 77 To display the signals connected to channels 1 and 2 do these steps 1 Push the CH 1 and CH 2 buttons to activate both channels 2 Push the AUTOSET button 2 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples To select measurements for the two channels do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button to see the measurement menu 2 Push the CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Chl screen button 3 Select the Amplitude measurement 4 Push the CH 2 button and then push the Select Measurement for Ch2 screen button 5 Select the Amplitude measurement Chi Ampl 130 0mV Ch2 Ampl 3 155V RE so omy ch2 1 00v M i00ps A Chi F 18 0mV 50 00 6 Calculate the amplifier gain using the following equations _ output amplitude 3155V _ gam input amplitude 130 0 mV i Gain dB 20 x log 24 27 27 7 dB TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 5 Application Examples Customizing Your Measurements In this example you want to verify that the incoming signal to a piece of digital equipment meets its specifications Specifically the transition time from a low logic level 0 8 V to a high logic
20. and B trigger slopes are set to rising edge Trigger point V Arming event A d re gt 5ns gt Trigger event B 1 2 3 for n 3 d Opposite polarity edge Trigger point M Arming event A Trigger event B 1 2 3 4 nit for n 3 m 3 62 TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls Trigger Status The readout at the top of the screen shows you the current trigger status The table below explains the trigger status indicators Trigger status Auto Trigd PrTrig Trig BTrig Explanation The oscilloscope is acquiring using auto trigger Valid trigger events if any are infrequent The oscilloscope is acquiring using valid trigger events that are frequent enough to avoid auto triggering The oscilloscope is acquiring the pretrigger part of the waveforms This status is shown only at the slowest time division settings The oscilloscope has acquired the pretrigger part of the waveforms and is waiting for a valid trigger event The A trigger event has occurred The oscilloscope is armed and waiting for a valid B trigger event TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 63 Trigger Controls Edge Trigger Use Edge triggering to trigger on the rising or falling edge of the input signal at the trigger threshold Bottom Side Description Source Ch1 Ch4 Sets the trigger source to a specific channel AC Line Sets the trigger source to use the AC line signal not available whe
21. button When a reference waveform is selected it appears brighter than other reference waveforms Reference waveforms do not contain gray scale information TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 51 Save Recall Removing a Reference Waveform from the Display To remove a reference waveform from the display push the REF button and then the Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 or Ref4 screen button to select a reference waveform Push the waveform off button The reference waveform is still in nonvolatile memory and can be displayed again Erasing All Setups and Waveforms See Tek Secure on page 3 73 for instructions on how to erase all setups and waveforms saved in nonvolatile memory Using the Floppy Disk Drive This section describes how to use the disk drive The File Utilities submenu is shown below Bottom Side Description CALL_ File Utilities Deletes a file Renames a file Copies a file to another directory Prints a file to a printer connected to one of the hard copy ports Create Directory Creates a new directory Confirm Delete Turns On or Off a confirmation message before files are deleted Overwrite Lock Sets file overwrite protection to On or Off Formats a disk erases all files 3 52 TDS3000B Series User Manual Save Recall Key Points Upgrading Firmware You can use the disk drive to upgrade the oscilloscope firmware or install new application packages See the documentation provided with these packages for
22. differs significantly from the previously acquired waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary 9 Glossary XY Format A display format that compares the voltage level of two waveform records point by point It is useful for studying phase relationships between two waveforms YT Format The conventional oscilloscope display format It shows the voltage of a waveform record on the vertical axis as it varies over time on the horizontal axis Zoom The horizontal magnification capability of the oscilloscope Zoom is a display function adjusting zoom does not affect the acquired waveform Glossary 10 TDS3000B Series User Manual Index A accessories C 1 acquisition menu 3 6 modes 3 8 overview 1 5 rate 3 12 resolution 3 12 single shot 2 20 3 3 status 3 2 stopped 3 2 waiting for trigger 3 2 active cursor 3 18 Address Tektronix xi adjusting probes 1 3 advanced analysis application module C 3 alternating trigger 3 67 amplitude measurement 3 44 application modules descriptions C 2 C 3 installing 1 17 applications autoset 2 2 averaging 2 11 cursors 2 12 custom measurements 2 6 delay 2 13 examples 2 1 gray scale 2 19 measurements 2 3 2 5 measuring jitter 2 15 peak detect 2 10 video 2 16 zoom 2 22 TDS3000B Series User Manual AUTOSET button 3 4 undo 3 4 averaging 3 8 B TRIG button 3 59 B trigger how to use 3 59 backlight intensity 3
23. each probe Set to 0 Use to set probe skew correction to zero Key Points Using Probes with the TekProbe Il Interface When you attach a probe with the TekProbe II interface the oscilloscope sets the channel sensitivity coupling and termination resistance automatically to match the probe requirements 3 82 TDS3000B Series User Manual Vertical Controls Vertical Preview When you change the vertical POSITION or SCALE controls while the acquisition is stopped or it is waiting for the next trigger the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the selected waveform in response to the new vertical control settings You may see a clipped waveform if the original acquisition went off the screen The oscilloscope then uses the new settings for the next acquisition In contrast to horizontal preview the math waveform cursors and automatic measurements remain active and valid when using vertical preview The Difference Between Vertical Position and Offset Vertical position is a display function Adjust the vertical position to place the waveforms where you want to see them The waveform baseline locations track adjustments made to their positions When you adjust vertical offset you see a similar effect but it is actually quite different Vertical offset is applied before the oscilloscope preamplifier and can be used to increase the effective dynamic range of the inputs For example you can use vertical offset to look at small variatio
24. level 2 0 V must be 10 ns or less To select the rise time measurement do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button to see the measurement menu 2 Push the CH 1 button and then the Select Measurement for Ch1 screen button 3 Select the Rise Time measurement Rise time is typically measured between the 10 and 90 amplitude levels of a signal these are the default reference levels the oscilloscope uses for rise time measurements However in this example you need to measure the time the signal takes to pass between the 0 8 V and 2 0 V levels You can customize the rise time measurement to measure the signal transition time between any two reference levels You can set each of those reference levels to a specific percent of the signal amplitude or to a specific level in vertical units such as volts or amperes 2 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Setting Reference Levels To set the reference levels to specific voltages do these steps 1 Push the Reference Levels screen button 2 Push the Set Levels in screen button to select units 3 Push the High Ref screen button 4 Use the general purpose knob to select 2 0 V 5 Push the Low Ref screen button 6 Use the general purpose knob to select 800 mV The measurement verifies that the transition time 3 842 ns meets the specification x 10 ns TekRun E it 1M20 0ns A Chi i U 50 00 Measuring Specific Events Next you want to
25. level than the reference cursor All absolute measurements are referenced to the XY waveform s 0 0 origin and show the value of the active cursor 0 0 Origin The XY waveform origin is the 0 volt point of each source waveform Positioning both source waveform 0 volt points on the vertical center graticule places the origin in the center of the screen Switching Between XY and YT You can switch between XY and YT display mode to see the location of the cursors in the YT waveform The waveform record icon at the top of the graticule also shows the relative cursor positions in the waveform record Waveform Sources You can use XY cursors on active acquisitions single sequence acquisitions and reference waveforms You need to store both XY source waveforms in order to recreate an XY waveform The X axis waveform must be stored in Ref1 TDS3000B Series User Manual Display Display Push the DISPLAY button to show the display menu dd Bottom Side Description Waveform Set to on to see dots only Set to off to Display see dots and vectors Sets persist time Sets the WAVEFORM INTENSITY knob to control the persistence time Clears any displayed persistence Backlight Intensity Use for bright ambient conditions Medium Use for dim ambient conditions Use to extend battery operation time Graticule Sets the graticule type Hair Frame TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 23 Display 3 24 Bottom
26. level to 1 4 V for TTL logic Sets the trigger level to 1 3 V for ECL logic Vee 5 2 V Sets the trigger level to the 50 ampli tude level of the signal Trigger Controls Bottom Description Mode amp Hold Auto untriggered Enables free running and roll mode off roll acquisitions Triggers only on valid trigger events Holdoff time Sets holdoff to a specific time Holdoff of re Sets holdoff to a percent of the record cord duration Set to Min Sets holdoff to the minimum value Key Points Displaying the Trigger Source You do not have to display a channel to use it as a trigger source Normal and Auto Mode Use Normal trigger mode when you want to trigger only on a valid event Use Auto trigger mode when you want the acquisition to occur even when there is not a valid trigger event Also choose Auto when you want a rolling waveform with no trigger at the slower time base settings See page 3 38 for more information about roll mode 3 66 TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls External Trigger The trigger level range for the EXT setting is 0 8 V to 40 8 V The trigger level range for the EXT 10 setting is 8 V to 8 V For best external trigger performance apply a square wave signal with amplitude greater than the specified minimum level range and with well defined transitions Alternating Trigger Alternating trigger sequentially uses each active channel as a trigge
27. module C 2 C 3 troubleshooting 3 76 RUN STOP button 3 2 S safety battery operation 1 13 sample 3 8 save recall menu 3 48 setups 3 49 waveforms 3 86 waveforms to file 3 50 waveforms to ref memory 3 51 saved waveforms naming 3 53 printing 3 55 SELECT button 3 18 self test 3 78 Service support contact informa tion xi SET TO 50 button 3 58 signal path compensation 1 4 3 77 signal processing overview 1 6 SINGLE SEQ button 3 3 single shot 3 3 application example 2 20 slow roll mode 3 37 snapshot all measurements 3 46 specifications A 1 status acquisition 3 2 trigger 3 63 stopped acquisition 3 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual T Technical support contact informa tion xi Tek Secure how to use 3 73 TekProbe interface 3 82 D 2 Tektronix contacting xi time base controlling 3 35 fast settings 3 37 time setting 1 4 time out 3 72 trigger alternating 3 67 auto 3 66 edge 3 64 external 3 67 holdoff 3 68 level 3 58 menu 3 58 normal 3 66 position marker 3 32 status 3 63 video 3 69 XY waveforms 3 25 U undo autoset 3 4 URL Tektronix xi utility menus 3 70 Index 5 Index V vertical menu 3 81 3 84 3 86 offset 3 83 position 3 80 preview 3 83 scale 3 80 video modulation application example 2 19 video trigger 3 69 application example 2 16 sync pulse 3 69 W WaveAlert 3 13 waveform record icon 1 28 WAVEFORM INTENSITY
28. on anomaly beep on anomaly and save anomalous waveform to disk Useful for capturing signal glitches and intermittent waveform errors See page 3 13 Separate Digitizers Ensure accurate timing measurements with separate digitizers for each channel Each digitizer can sample at up to the maximum sample rate acquisition on all channels is always concurrent to provide full single shot bandwidth on each channel TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 5 Getting Started Normal Acquisition Acquire 10 000 point waveforms to capture horizontal detail and then use the zoom function to analyze the detail See page 3 12 Fast Trigger Acquisition Acquire up to 3 600 waveforms per second 300 MHz 600 MHz models 500 point mode to see rapidly changing signals or intermittent signal irregularities See page 3 12 Pretrigger You can capture signals that occur before the trigger point You can position the trigger point at the beginning of the acquisition at the end or at any location in between See page 3 31 Delay You can also delay the acquisition so that it starts after the trigger point Use delay when you want to acquire the signal at a specific time after the trigger point See page 3 33 Peak Detect See pulses as narrow as 1 ns even at the slower time base settings Peak Detect helps you see noise and glitches in your signal See page 3 9 Signal Processing Features Average Apply averaging to your signal to remove uncorrelated no
29. perform at the rated bandwidth To perform the high frequency compensation adjustment you will need a signal source that has all of the following characteristics m square wave output at 1 MHz m fast rise output with rise time less than 1 ns W output properly terminated D 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix D Probe Basics Connect the P3010 to the signal source to display a 1 MHz test signal on your oscilloscope Use the BNC to probe tip adapter 013 0277 00 to make the connection The display should be similar to that shown below A i a Area Of Waveform Affected By b Location of Adjustment Adjustment Adjust trimmer H until the waveform is flat on top and has a square leading edge TDS3000B Series User Manual D 5 Appendix D Probe Basics P3010 Replaceable Parts and Accessories Optional Accessories D 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix D Probe Basics P3010 replaceable parts and accessories Index Part number Description number 9 IC test tip package of 10 015 0201 07 TDS3000B Series User Manual D 7 Appendix D Probe Basics P6139A Replaceable Parts and Accessories Optional Accessories D 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix D Probe Basics P6139A replaceable parts and accessories Index Part number Description number 1 Compensation box assembly 206 0440 00 BNC connector 131 3219 00 Cable cover nipple 200 3018 00 Cable assembly 174 097
30. screen button to see the saved waveform file TEK00000 CSV in the disk directory Use to choose FAE amp Press SELECT to change E E Di Format Layout system youl Hard Copy P MP zd Portrait irectory fd0 i File ran utilities TEK SET TEK ISF D Delete TEK BMP i TEK00000 CSV 15360 1998 05 28 13 01 24 Rename Copy Print more rof 2 Ink Saver On Port File Clear RS 232 Utilities Spool TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 27 Application Examples 2 28 TDS3000B Series User Manual Ss INE Reference Introduction to Reference This chapter contains detailed information about the operation of the oscilloscope The topics in this chapter are arranged by front panel button or control group name Reference topic Page Acquire 3 2 Cursor 3 16 Display 3 23 Hard copy 3 27 Horizontal controls 3 31 Measure 3 39 QuickMenu 3 47 Save Recall 3 48 Trigger controls 3 58 Utility 3 70 Vertical controls 3 80 e Scope 3 88 TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 1 Acquisition Controls Acquisition Controls RUN STOP 3 2 Run Stop Button Push the RUN STOP button to stop and start waveform acquisition Also push RUN STOP when you want to resume continuous acquisition after a single sequence acquisition Readout in the top left corner of the display shows the status of the acquisition Acquisition status readout Description Run Acquisition is running Roll A roll mode acquisit
31. see the pulses in the incoming digital signal but the pulse widths vary so it is hard to establish a stable trigger To look at a snapshot of the digital signal do this step 1 Push the SINGLE SEQ button to capture a single acquisition TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 7 Application Examples Now you want to measure the width of each displayed pulse You can use measurement gating to select a specific pulse to measure To measure the second pulse for example do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button 2 Push the CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Chl screen button 3 Select the Positive Width measurement 4 Push the Gating screen button 5 Select Gate With V Bar Cursors to choose measurement gating using cursors 6 Place one cursor to the left and one cursor to the right of the second pulse The oscilloscope shows the width measurement 160 ns for the second pulse chi mera MURS A cht OZ 364mV D 5 000 2 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Analyzing Signal Detail You have a noisy signal displayed on the oscilloscope and you need to know more about it You suspect that the signal contains much more detail than you can now see in the display mm E ee riii e e iih e he de e pini i Ww ass ee S S 200v M i00gs A hi f 2 36V B 45 005 TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 9 Application Examples Looking at a Noi
32. tempered glass 1 0 ports Ethernet port 10BaseT RJ 45 female connector all models Parallel printer port Centronics compatible DB 25 female connector GPIB interface Available in optional accessory TDS3GV RS 232 interface DB 9 male connector available in optional accessory TDS3GV VGA signal output DB 15 female connector 31 6 kHz sync rate EIA RS 343A compliant available in optional accessory TDS3GV Probe compensator 5 0 V into 21 MQ load output typical frequency 1 kHz Miscellaneous Nonvolatile memory Typical retention time 5 years for front panel settings unlimited for saved waveforms and setups 3 5 in DOS format 720 KB or 1 44 MB compatible Provides date time stamp for stored data and the current time and date to the front panel if enabled Floppy disk Internal clock TDS3000B Series User Manual A 9 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Power sources AC line power Operates the oscilloscope and charges the optional internal battery Source voltage 90 Vrms to 250 Vams continuous range Source frequency 47 Hz to 440 Hz Power consumption 75 W maximum Battery power Optional accessory TDS3BATB rechargeable Li lon battery pack Operating time 3 hours depending on operating conditions typical Battery charge time 30 hours in the oscilloscope 5 hours in the optional external typical charger TDS3CHG Line fuse Internal not user replaceable Environmental Temperature Operating range
33. through 10BaseT cable with RJ 45 connector to connect to a LAN or a crossover cable to connect to a PC equipped with an Ethernet card Your Ethernet Network Information To connect the oscilloscope to the network you must first obtain information from your network administrator For your convenience use the form on page G 15 Make two photocopies of the form and send them to your network administrator to fill in If you require remote access to the oscillo scope for programming or e Scope access then have the network administrator fill in section 1 If you require your oscilloscope to print screen hard copies to a network printer then have the network administrator fill in sections 1 and 2 The administrator can then return one copy to you and keep the other copy NOTE If the DHCP BOOTP server assigns a dynamic IP address then the value in the Instrument IP Address field may be different each time you power on the oscilloscope This is not a problem if you are mostly sending hard copy to a network printer TDS3000B Series User Manual G 1 Appendix G Ethernet Setup However if you intend to remotely control or access the oscilloscope have the system administrator assign a static IP address so that the oscilloscope IP address does not change A static IP address makes it easier for remote devices to access a specific oscilloscope Entering the Ethernet Network Settings The procedure for entering the oscilloscope Ether
34. up the vertical horizontal and trigger controls for a usable display See page 3 4 Scope QuickMenu Use the built in Scope QuickMenu for simplified oscilloscope operation See page 1 29 1 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Single Sequence One button sets the trigger parameters to the correct settings for a single shot acquisition or single sequence acquisition See page 3 3 Floppy Disk Use the built in floppy disk to store and recall wave forms and setups as well as upgrade the oscilloscope firmware and install new features See page 3 52 Probe Support Use the standard probes or choose an optional probe for a specific application See page D 1 for information and limitations Multilingual User Interface On screen menus and messages are in 11 languages See page 3 71 Optional Features Application Modules Install powerful application modules to add new test and measurement features See page C 2 Communication Modules Install a communication module to add RS 232 GPIB or VGA ports for remote programmability or displaying the oscilloscope screen on a monitor See page 1 18 Battery Power Install a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack TDS3BATB to use the oscilloscope without line power See page 1 12 Plug in Thermal Printer Install instrument powered thermal printer TDS3PRT to print monochrome hard copy of your TDS3000B screens See page C 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 9 Getting St
35. zZ helo me Settoov f CH2 P OFF TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 21 Getting Started Using the Menu Buttons You can use the menu buttons to perform many functions in the oscilloscope S MEASURE i QUICKMENU m jj m BO Vr aa 12 3 4 5 6 1 MEASURE Performs automated measurements of waveforms 2 CURSOR Activates the cursors 3 SAVE RECALL Saves and recalls setups and waveforms to memory or a floppy disk 4 DISPLAY Changes the appearance of waveforms and the display screen 5 QUICKMENU Activates QuickMenus such as the built in Scope QuickMenu 6 UTILITY Activates the system utility functions such as selecting a language 1 22 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started as VERTICAL IB 4 HORIZONTAL B dili TRIGGER li d ACQUIRE b STOP CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MATH REF Z POSITION S Positio E OFF A Sz SCALE Position gt o lt scare gt l LEVEL SET TO 50 FORCE TRIG e waveforms Sets the input parameters Trigger MENU Adjusts the trigger functions resolution and resets the delay time TDS3000B Series User Manual amp El E WAVEFORM INTENSITY 0 Vertical MENU Adjusts the scale position and offset of Acquire MENU Sets the acquisition modes and horizontal 1 23 Getting Started Using the Dedicated Control
36. 1 MQ 1 in parallel with 13 pF 2 pF TekProbe compatible 50 Q 1 VSWR lt 1 5 1 from DC to 500 MHz typical Maximum voltage 150 Vams 400 Vpx Overvoltage category CAT Environment refer to page A 14 CAT II Environment refer to page A 14 100 Vnus 400 Vok For steady state sinusoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vp at 3 MHz and above 5 Vrms with peaks lt 30 V 0 V from chassis BNC ground to earth ground or 30 Vrms 42 Vpk only under these conditions no signal voltages gt 30 Vrms gt 42 Vpx all common leads connected to the same voltage no grounded peripherals attached Measured on one channel with test signal applied to another channel and with the same scale and coupling settings on each channel Crosstalk 100 1 z 50 1 z 50 1 30 1 30 1 30 1 Frequency range lt 100 MHz lt 200 MHz lt 300 MHz lt 400 MHz lt 500 MHz lt 600 MHz TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Inputs Differential delay typical Vertical Number of channels Digitizers SCALE Range at BNC Fine SCALE Polarity Position range Analog bandwidth 50 Q also typical at 1 MQ with standard probe Calculated rise time typical 100 ps between any two channels with the same scale and coupling settings TDS30x2B TDS30x4B 2 plus external trigger input 4 plus external trigger input 9 bit resolution separ
37. 255 248 0 Http Port 80 f Push OK Accept to apply the changes and return to the previous menu Push MENU OFF to cancel the changes and return to the previous menu MBCDEFGHY KLMNOPQRSTUVWXY2Z OK abcdefghijkImnopqrstuvvexyz 0123456789 Ia 2 amp 0 l 0 7 NI ccept Enter Back k Character ey Space Delete Clear HTTP Port The HTTP Port field sets the network http socket value for the oscilloscope This field lets you set up the oscilloscope as an e Scope web server on a port other than the default port 80 This is useful for avoiding conflicts with existing web servers that use the same IP address through a router The default value is 80 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup Instrument Setup Control General purpose knob Enter Character lt and Back Space Delete Clear and OK Accept MENU OFF TDS3000B Series User Manual Description Selects highlights an alphanumeric character in the list Adds the selected alphanumeric character to the current network parameter field You can also use the front panel SELECT button The list of available characters changes depending on which field is selected Moves the cursor left or right in the current field Erases the character to the left of the cursor Erases the character at the cursor position Clears erases the current field Selects a field to edit Closes the Instrument Setup s
38. 8 00 Ground collar 343 1003 01 Ground lead 6 in 196 3113 02 Ground lead 2 3 in 195 4240 00 Marker set four colors two each 016 0633 00 IC Klipchip grabber package of 20 206 0364 00 Adjustment tool 003 1433 01 11 Ground lead with clip 6 in 196 3305 00 12 Probe tip assembly 206 0441 00 13 Probe tip cover 204 1049 00 14 Retractable hook tip 013 0107 06 15 Ground lead 3 in 196 3113 03 16 Probe to connector pin adapter 015 0325 00 17 50 Q BNC to probe tip termination and 013 0227 00 adapter 18 Ground contact kit two each of five lengths 016 1077 00 with cover shell 19 Grounding probe tip 013 0085 00 o CO s 9 oy e N ce TDS3000B Series User Manual D 9 Appendix D Probe Basics Using Other Probes Optional probes can add capabilities to your oscilloscope that are useful in many applications Passive Probes You can use the following passive probes without any limitations Passive probe Recommended usage P6561A SMT probe 200 MHz 10X P6562A SMT probe 350 MHz 10X P6563A SMT probe 500 MHz 20X P5100 High voltage probe 2500 Vp CAT Il 250 MHz 100X P6015A High voltage probe 20 kV DC 75 MHz 1000X P6021 Current probe 15 A 120 Hz to 60 MHz P6022 Current probe 6 A 935 Hz to 120 MHz D 10 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix D Probe Basics Supported Active Probes and Adapters The oscilloscope supplies power to active probes You can use the following active probes as long as the to
39. SD3SDI only 2 18 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Looking at Modulation A dedicated video waveform monitor clearly shows the modulation in a video signal To see a similar modulation display on the oscilloscope screen do these steps 1 Start with triggered display of the video lines 2 Push the acquire MENU button 3 4 5 Push the Resolution screen button Select Fast Trigger acquisition resolution Adjust the WAVEFORM INTENSITY control for the amount of modulation you want to see The oscilloscope now shows signal modulation in shades of intensity and appears similar to the display of a video waveform monitor or an analog oscilloscope Fast trigger acquisition resolution is the best choice to acquire a video line signal with a rapidly changing shape SU 200mv M10 0ps 16 00 TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 19 Application Examples Capturing a Single Shot Signal The reliability of a reed relay in a piece of equipment has been poor and you need to investigate the problem You suspect that the relay contacts arc when the relay opens The fastest you can open and close the relay is about once per minute so you need to capture the voltage across the relay as a single shot acquisition 2 20 To set up for a single shot acquisition do these steps 1 pu oi ua Adjust the vertical SCALE and horizontal SCALE to appropriate ranges for the signal you expect to see Push th
40. Series oscilloscopes All specifications are guaranteed unless noted as typical Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed Specifications that are marked with the symbol are checked in Appendix E Performance Verification All specifications apply to all TDS3000B Series models unless noted otherwise To meet specifications two conditions must first be met m The oscilloscope must have been operating continuously for twenty minutes within the operating temperature range specified m You must perform the Compensate Signal Path operation described on page 1 4 If the operating temperature changes by more than 10 C you must perform the Compensate Signal Path operation again Specifications Acquisition Acquisition modes Sample Normal Peak detect Envelope and Average Single Sequence Acquisition mode Acquisition stops after Sample Peak Detect One acquisition all channels simultaneously Average Envelope N acquisitions all channels simultaneously N is settable from 2 to 256 or for Enve lope TDS3000B Series User Manual A 1 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Inputs Input coupling Input impedance DC coupled Maximum voltage at input BNC 1 MQ Maximum voltage at input BNC 50 2 Maximum floating voltage Channel to channel crosstalk typical A 2 DC AC or GND Channel input remains terminated when using GND coupling
41. Sets the number of hours of operation of Operation before notifying you that a calibration is due Notify After Years Sets the number of years before of Elapsed Time notifying you that a calibration is due Key Points Signal Path Compensation For maximum accuracy at any time run the signal path compensation routine just before taking critical measurements To meet accuracy specifications run the routine if the ambient temperature changes by 10 C or more Before running the routine disconnect any probes or cables from the channel inputs Then push the Signal Path and OK Compensate Signal Path screen buttons to confirm that you are ready to proceed The routine takes several minutes to complete TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 77 Utility Factory Cal Service personnel use these functions to calibrate the oscilloscope internal voltage references using external sources Refer to your Tektronix field office or representative for assistance with these processes Cal Due Control The calibration due notification occurs only in the power on screen Set the controls to if you do not want to be notified when calibration is due Diagnostic System Use the System Diag branch to access these functions UTILITY PERS Bottom Side Description Execute DE Starts diagnostics Loop Executes the diagnostic loop once Always Executes the diagnostic loop continu ously Until Fail Executes until a failure occurs Error Log P
42. Side Description XY Display Off YT Turns off an XY display Triggered XY Turns on triggered XY display Gated XYZ Turns on gated XY display Displays XY signals when Z channel signal is above a set level Only available on 4 channel instruments Chi X Versus Sets Ch2 Ch3 or Ch4 as the Y channel versus Ch1 as X Refi X Versus Sets Ref2 Ref3 or Ref4 as the Y or channel versus Ref1 as X Gated By Sets Ch2 Ch3 or Ch4 as the Z chan nel gate source and sets the gating channel threshold level Color Palette Normal Selects the color display Monochrome Sets all waveforms to high contrast black and white Key Points Waveform Dots and Vectors With Dots Only set to off the vectors between samples can be filled increase the WAVEFORM INTENSI TY control to increase the amount of vector fill between samples The vector fill is most visible on fast signal edges or when horizontal zoom is turned on Turn Dots Only on if you want to see just the actual samples TDS3000B Series User Manual Display Waveform Persistence Turn on waveform persistence to slow the decay of waveform points You can set the persistence to a specific time or to infinite Infinite persistence keeps all waveform points in the display until you change a control setting that erases the display Display Colors The channel buttons waveforms icons and readouts are color coded to help you identify them easily The colors are preset and can
43. 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 These symbols may appear on the product A LA C9 WARNING Protective Ground CAUTION Battery High Voltage Earth Terminal Refer to Manual Information lt gt th Ethernet Port Chassis Ground TDS3000B Series User Manual vii General Safety Summary A viii Preventing Electrostatic Damage CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components in the oscilloscope and its accessories To prevent ESD observe these precautions when directed to do so Use a Ground Strap Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap to discharge the static voltage from your body while installing or removing sensitive components Use a Safe Work Area Do not use any devices capable of generating or holding a static charge in the work area where you install or remove sensitive components Avoid handling sensitive components in areas that have a floor or benchtop surface capable of generating a static charge Handle Components Carefully Do not slide sensitive components over any surface Do not touch exposed connector pins Handle sensitive components as little as possible Transport and Store Carefully Transport and
44. User Manual Tektronix 7 TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes 071 0957 04 This document supports firmware version 3 00 and above www tektronix com Copyright Tektronix All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX TEK TEKPROBE and Tek Secure are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc DPX WaveAlert OpenChoice and e Scope are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support m In North America call 1 800 833 9200 m Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area Warranty 16 Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 3 years from the date of original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor If the product proves defective during this warranty period Tektronix at its option either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchan
45. age Up Use to see the previous error log page Use to see the next error log page Key Points Starting Diagnostics To execute the built in diagnostic routines disconnect all cables or probes from the oscilloscope inputs and then push the OK Run Test screen button 3 78 TDS3000B Series User Manual Utility Stopping Diagnostics Choose how you want the diagnostic routines to execute m Loop Once runs all diagnostic routines one time and then stops m Loop Always runs the diagnostic routines continuously Push the RUN STOP and then the MENU OFF buttons to resume normal operation m LoopUntil Fail runs the diagnostic routines until the oscilloscope fails a test or until you cycle the power Error Log The error log contains summary data gathered over the life of the oscilloscope The error log lists the last 100 errors encoun tered The last error in the list is the most recent Under normal circumstances the error log should be empty Any entry in the error log may indicate a hardware failure or firmware fault If you can repeatedly cause an entry to be added to the error log please contact a Tektronix service representative for assistance TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 79 Vertical Controls Vertical Controls OO OFF Q 3 80 You can use the vertical controls to select waveforms adjust the waveform vertical position and scale and set input parameters All vertical operations affect the selected waveform
46. al Accessories cont TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video application package This application package adds 601 serial digital video to analog video conversion video picture vectorscope and analog HDTV triggering capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user TDS3AAM Advanced Analysis application package The Advanced Analysis application package adds advanced math capabilities to your oscilloscope including DPO math arbitrary math expression waveforms new measurements and measurement statistics and FFT waveform analysis Application packages can be installed by the user The Limit Test application module adds custom waveform limit testing capabilities to your oscilloscope Application packages can be installed by the user This communication module adds GPIB RS 232 and VGA video ports to your oscilloscope You can attach a printer to the GPIB or lt dc RS 232 ports or use the ports for remote programmability You can attach a monitor to the VGA port to enhance viewing the screen from a distance Communication modules can be installed by the user and include a programmer manual NOTE This module replaces the TDS3GM and TDS3VM modules which are no longer manufactured The TDS3GM and TDS3VM communication modules will operate in the TDS3000B Series oscilloscopes TDS3000B Series User Manual C 3 Appendix C Accessories Optional Accessories cont TDS3CHG external bat
47. an nel measurements at the time you pushed the Snapshot All Measurements button for the selected waveform Push the Snapshot All Measurements button to update the list values Push the MENU OFF button to clear the list from the screen TDS3000B Series User Manual QuickMenu QuickMenu QUICKMENU Push the QUICKMENU button to see a set of frequently used menu M functions on the display QuickMenus simplify oscilloscope operation and can increase your productivity Scope is a standard QuickMenu for general purpose oscilloscope use Some optional application modules also include a custom QuickMe nu display See page 1 29 for an example of the Scope QuickMenu Key Points Using the QuickMenus To use a QuickMenu push the screen button that corresponds to the control you need to set Push the screen button repeatedly to choose one of the settings The small arrow icon indicates that there are additional settings available that are not shown You can use most of the front panel controls at the same time you are using a QuickMenu For example if you push a channel button to select a different channel the QuickMenu changes to show information about that channel Using Other Menus You can still use the regular menus For example if you push the MEASURE button you can set up and take automatic waveform measurements in the usual way If you return to the QuickMenu the measurement is still displayed on the screen Selecting B
48. arted Transporting the Oscilloscope When transporting the oscilloscope wrap the cord around the handle as shown below Use the supplied cord retainer if the power plug does not have a molded in retainer The oscilloscope front cover has a convenient place to store the Reference Manual If you are not using a battery use the accessory tray in the battery compartment to store probes and other accessories CAUTION To avoid damage to the disk drive do not transport the oscilloscope with a floppy disk in the disk drive TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Operating Positions Use the handle and feet to place the oscilloscope in a convenient operating position Connecting Power To connect a power cord do these steps 1 Open the strain relief and slip it over the power cord 2 Snap the strain relief into its hole in the rear panel of the oscilloscope 3 Connect the power cord to the power input connector You can operate the oscilloscope from a grounded mains supply with line voltage between 90 Vac and 250 Vac and frequency between 47 Hz and 440 Hz The oscilloscope is grounded through the power cord The line fuse is internal and is not user replaceable TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 11 Getting Started Using Battery Power You can operate the oscilloscope continuously for approximately three hours from the optional rechargeable TDS3BATB battery pack A triangle icon in the disp
49. ate and time of the internal Time clock TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 71 Utility 3 72 Bottom Side Description Battery Time Power Off Time Use to set the time before an automat Outs Out ic shut down Backlight Time Use to set the time before the back Out light automatically turns off Tek Secure Erase Erases all nonvolatile waveform and Memory setup memory Version Use to see the firmware version Key Points Setting the Date and Time To set the internal clock with the current date and time push the Set Date amp Time screen button Use the general purpose knob to set the values after you push the screen buttons for the year day and month hour and minute Push the OK Enter Date Time screen button to complete the operation Power Off Time Out Use this feature to automatically turn the oscilloscope to standby if it is not being used Use the general purpose knob to set the power off time out delay to a fixed time or to o time out off Cycle the power switch to turn the oscilloscope back on after an automatic shut down Power off time out operates only when you use battery power TDS3000B Series User Manual Utility Backlight Time Out Press this button to adjust the backlight time out delay This feature automatically turns the backlight off after a period of time if the oscilloscope is not being used Use the general purpose knob to set the backlight time out delay to a fixed time or
50. ate digitizers for each channel sampled simultaneously 1MQ 50 Q 1 mV div to 10 V div 1mV div to 1 V div Adjustable with 1 resolution Normal and Invert 5 divisions Bandwidth limit set to Full operating ambient 30 C derate 1 C above 30 C Scale range 1 mV div to 1 V div 4 98 mV div 1 99 mV div Values typical for 1 mV div through 9 98 mV div 500 MHz at 5 mV div to 9 98 mV div 600 MHz at 10 mV div and greater TDS3000B Series User Manual A 3 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Vertical Analog bandwidth limit Selectable between 20 MHz 150 MHz not available on typical TDS3012B or TDS3014B or Full Lower frequency limit 7 Hz for 1 MQ reduced by a factor of ten when using a 10X AC coupled typical passive probe 140 kHz for 50 Q Peak detect or Minimum width of pulse with amplitude of 2 div to capture 50 Envelope pulse re or greater amplitude sponse typical Sample rates lt 125 MS s Sample rates 250 MS s DC gain accuracy 2 derated at 0 025 C for temperatures below 18 C and above 30 C in Sample or Average acquisition mode DC measurement Measurement type DC Accuracy in volts accuracy Sample acquisition Absolute measurement of any 0 022 x reading offset mode typical waveform point position offset accuracy 0 15 div 0 6 mV Delta voltage between any two 0 022 x reading points on a waveform 0 15 div 1 2 mV
51. automatic waveform measurements You can customize the measurements by changing reference levels or by adding measurement gating See page 3 39 XY Waveform Cursors Use cursors to take measurements on XY waveforms See page 3 21 TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 7 Getting Started Trigger Features Dual Triggers Use the main A trigger system alone or add the B trigger to capture more complex events You can use the A and B triggers together to set up a wait for time or wait for events trigger See page 3 59 Video Trigger Trigger on video fields or lines to see a stable display of standard video signals See page 3 69 Alternating Trigger Sequentially use each active channel as a trigger source from the lowest numbered active channel to the highest numbered active channel See page 3 67 External Triggering on Four Channel Instruments All models have an external trigger input Four channel models have the external trigger connector on the back of the instrument Two channel models have the external trigger conenctor on the front panel Convenience Features e Scope Web based Remote Control Access your TDS3000B through the Internet from across a room to across the world See page 3 88 Built in Ethernet Connect your TDS3000B Series oscilloscope to the Internet using the built in 10BaseT Ethernet port for e Scope access or printing screen images to network printers See page G 1 Autoset Use Autoset to quickly set
52. be compatible TDS30x4B 1 MQ in parallel with 52 pF not Tekprobe compatible External trigger Overvoltage category Maximum voltage maximum voNdga CAT I Environment referto 150 Vrms 400 Vp page A 14 CAT II Environment refer to 100 Vrms 400 Vox page A 14 For steady state sinusoidal waveforms derate at 20 dB decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vp at 3 MHz and above External trigger maxi 0 V from chassis BNC ground to earth ground or mum floating voltage g 9 30 Vnys 42 Vpk only under these conditions no signal voltages gt 30 Vams gt 42 Vy all common leads connected to the same voltage no grounded peripherals attached Edge trigger Sensitivity sensitivity Any channel DC coupled lt 0 6 div from DC to 50 MHz increasing to 1 div at oscillo scope bandwidth Edge trigger sensitivity External trigger 200 mV from DC to 50 MHz typical increasing to 750 mV at 300 MHz External 10 trigger 500 mV from DC to 50 MHz increasing to 3 V at 300 MHz Any channel NOISE REJ 3 5 times the DC coupled limits coupled A 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Trigger Edge trigger sensitivity Any channel HF REJ coupled 1 5 times the DC coupled limit typical from DC to 30 kHz attenuates signals above 30 kHz Any channel LF REJ coupled 1 5 times the DC coupled limits for frequencies above 80 kHz attenuates signals below 80 kHz Trigger level range
53. call waveforms to the oscilloscope display or you can import the data into spreadsheet and Mathcad software to perform additional analysis If you have oscilloscope setups that you want to use again you also can store them on the disk See Save Recall on page 3 48 for more information on this capability For information about remote control and network printing accessories see Appendix C Accessories TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 23 Application Examples Saving Screen Images While working at the remote site you discover a control signal that you want to capture periodically to show its long term variation You want to include these waveforms in a report you are preparing back at the office Your desktop publishing software can import BMP graphics so you decide to use this format for the screen images To setup this configuration do these steps 1 Insert a floppy disk into the disk drive Push the UTILITY button 2 3 Push the System screen button to select Hard Copy 4 Push the Format screen button 5 Select BMP Windows mono image file format you may need to push the more screen button several times before you see this choice 6 Push the Port screen button 7 Select File to send hard copies to disk 8 Push the hard copy button to save the image The oscilloscope reads the disk directory and displays its contents Naming Files It is good practice to give disk files descriptive names so you can recogn
54. cation as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as ammended by 93 68 EEC EN 61010 1 A2 1995 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61010 2 031 1995 Particular requirements for hand held probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test equipment UL3111 1 Standard for electrical measuring and test equipment CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61010 2 031 1995 Particular requirements for hand held probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test equipment Terminals on this product may have different installation category designations The installation categories are CAT III Distribution level mains usually permanently connected Equipment at this level is typically in a fixed industrial location CAT II Local level mains wall sockets Equipment at this level includes appliances portable tools and similar products Equipment is usually cord connected CAT Secondary signal level or battery operated circuits of electronic equipment TDS3000B Series User Manual Ur Appendix B Factory Setup The table below lists the state of the oscilloscope after you recall the Factory Setup Control Acquire horizontal resolution Acquire mode Acquire number of averages Acquire number of envelopes Acquire r
55. cquisition mode Acquisition 1 Envelope uses Peak Detect mode Finds highest and for each individual acquisition lowest record points over many acquisitions Average uses Sample mode for Calculates average value each individual acquisition for each record point over many acquisitions Envelope Use Envelope acquisition mode to capture the minimum and maximum extremes of a signal over a specified number of acquisitions N The enveloped waveform data acquisition clears and then starts over after each N acquisitions If you push the SINGLE SEQ button envelope acquisition stops after N acquisi tions Use the general purpose knob to set the number of acquisi tions Average Use Average acquisition mode to reduce random or uncorrelated noise in the signal you want to display The averaged waveform is a running average over a specified number of acquisitions N If you push the SINGLE SEQ button average acquisition stops after N acquisitions Use the general purpose knob to set the number of acquisitions 3 10 TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls If you probe a noisy square wave signal that contains intermittent narrow glitches the waveform displayed will vary depending on the acquisition mode you choose PLU Bu Sample Peak Detect Envelope A
56. creen Screen Bring Both Cur Moves any off screen cursor onto the sors On Screen screen TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 39 Measure Bottom Side Description High Low Setup Auto Select Automatically uses the best measure ment method depending on the signal characteristics Histogram Use to measure pulses Use to measure other wave shapes Reference Levels Set Levels in 96 Use to choose custom reference or units levels in relative or absolute units High Reference Sets custom high reference level Mid Reference Sets custom mid reference level Mid 2 Ref Sets the custom mid reference level for the Delay and Phase measurement second waveform Low Reference Sets custom low reference level Set to Defaults Sets reference levels to default values Indicators Measurement 1 Selects the measurement for which to Measurement 4 display markers that show the portion of the waveform used to calculate the measurement value Off Turns measurement indicators off 3 40 TDS3000B Series User Manual Measure Key Points Choosing Measurements You can perform up to four automatic measurements and display them along the right side of the graticule All four measurements can apply to a single channel or you can spread the measurements over several channels You can also take measurements on math and reference waveforms First push a channel MATH or REF button to select the waveform you want to
57. creen and applies the network settings Closes the Instrument Setup screen and returns you to the previous screen without applying changes G 9 Appendix G Ethernet Setup The Printer Configuration Screen G 10 The following figure shows the Printer Configuration screen Use to change the currently selected printer Printer Printer Name Server Name Server IP Address Configuration B39nw tekmbd21 129 120 99 15 Add B58 214 tekmbd15 123 151 56 78 Printer Rename Printer Delete Printer Confirm Delete on lor GPIB Fthernet Ethernet System Talk RS 232 Network Printer 170 Listen Settings Settings To select a network printer to which to send hard copy use the general purpose knob to select highlight a printer The oscilloscope uses the selected printer until you select a different printer To add a new printer push the Add Printer side button The oscilloscope displays the Add Printer screen which is described on page G 11 To rename an existing printer select a printer and push the Rename Printer side button To delete a printer select a printer and push the Delete Printer side button If the Confirm Delete button is On the oscilloscope asks you for confirmation before deleting the printer TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup The Add Printer Screen The following figure shows the Add Printer screen The text that follows describes the screen menu ite
58. crossing SU soomv M1 00us A hi 7 S90mV Wi 208 000ps NOTE You can toggle the delay function on and off to view signal details at two different areas of interest 2 14 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Measuring Jitter To measure the peak to peak jitter do these steps 1 Push the CURSOR button 2 Push the Function screen button 3 Select the V Bars cursors 4 Push the Bring Both Cursors On Screen screen button to quickly locate the cursors 5 Place one cursor at the first falling edge and place the other cursor at the last falling edge 6 Read the peak to peak jitter in the A readout 1 40 us 1 40us 210s Ch1 Width s No J ref crossing IETEPEETENFEETTES inl Soomv Pv M1 00u0s A Chi Z S90mV i 208 000ps You can also measure the minimum and maximum pulse widths When you select the first cursor the readout displays the minimum pulse width 210 us When you select the second cursor the readout displays the maximum pulse width 211 us TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 15 Application Examples Triggering on a Video Signal 2 16 You are testing the video circuit in a piece of medical equipment and need to display the video output signal The video output is an NTSC standard signal Use the video trigger to obtain a stable display o o Ch 1 To trig
59. ct first begins to open do these steps 1 Push the zoom button 2 Use the horizontal POSITION to place the expansion point close to where the relay contact begins to open 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to magnify the waveform around the expansion point The ragged waveform and the inductive load in the circuit suggest that the relay contact may be arcing as it opens Tek Stop M 200us il 10 0v 720 0us A hi f 19 8V ijv 114 000ps The zoom function works equally well when acquisition is running or is stopped Horizontal position and scale changes affect only the display not the next acquisition 2 22 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Saving Data to the Floppy Disk Drive You need to do some work inside a remote site You expect to use the oscilloscope to look at signal waveforms and then bring waveform information back to the office to complete a report and perform additional analysis To do this take along an IBM compat ible floppy disk OOOO L1 D When you need to capture screen images it may be most convenient to first save them to disk Once on the disk you can load the screen images into a PC print hard copies with a printer attached to the oscilloscope or your PC or import the screen images into desktop publishing software to produce a report You can also save waveform data on the disk From the disk you can re
60. do not see OK go to page G 7 for troubleshooting suggestions Testing Network Printing To test sending screen hard copy images to an Ethernet network printer do the following steps 1 On the oscilloscope push UTILITY gt System I O gt Ethernet Printer Settings 2 Select a network printer from the list 3 Push the System bottom button to select Hardcopy TDS3000B Series User Manual G 5 Appendix G Ethernet Setup G 6 4 Push the appropriate bottom and side menu buttons to select the correct settings for your network printer 5 Push MENU OFF to clear the screen 6 Push the Hard Copy button The oscilloscope sends a hard copy screen image to the selected network printer If the printer does not print the oscilloscope screen go to page G 7 for trouble shooting suggestions Testing e Scope To use the e Scope feature to test your oscilloscope s Ethernet connection do the following steps 1 Ona PC or work station open your preferred browser program 2 In the Location or Address field where you normally enter a URL type in the IP address of the TDS3000B Series instrument to which you want to connect For example http 188 121 212 107 Do not precede the IP address with any characters such as www 3 Press the Return key The browser program loads the instrument s e Scope home page If the e Scope home page does not display refer to page G 7 for troubleshooting suggestions TDS3000B Series Us
61. e acquire MENU button Push the Resolution screen button Select Normal acquisition resolution Push the SINGLE SEQ single sequence button Hi 40 30 The SINGLE SEQ button sets trigger parameters to the correct settings for a single shot acquisition TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Optimizing the Acquisition The initial acquisition shows the relay contact beginning to open at the trigger point This is followed by a large spikes that indicate contact bounce and inductance in the circuit The inductance can cause contact arcing and premature relay failure Before you take the next acquisition you can adjust the vertical and horizontal controls to give you a preview of how the next acquisition might appear As you adjust these controls the current acquisition is repositioned expanded or compressed This preview is useful to optimize the settings before the next single shot event is captured When next acquisition is captured with the new vertical and horizontal settings you can see more detail about the relay contact opening You can now see that the contact bounces several times as it opens Sab 10 i M 100ps hi f 19 8V Hf 40 30 TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 21 Application Examples Using the Horizontal Zoom Function If you want to take a close look at a particular spot on the acquired waveform use the horizontal zoom function To look closely at the point where the relay conta
62. e readout The interaction between delay and other functions is summarized in the table below Function Delay off Delay on Trigger point Any point within the Can occur prior to the acquired waveform acquired waveform Expansion point Same as the trigger Always center screen point Horizontal SCALE Sets time base Horizontal POSITION Sets trigger position in Sets delay time the acquired waveform 3 34 TDS3000B Series User Manual Horizontal Controls Horizontal Scale Control Use the horizontal SCALE control to adjust the time base When delay is off the scale expands or contracts around the trigger point When delay is on the scale expands or contracts around the center of the screen see Delay Interactions on page 3 38 for possible exceptions When the zoom function is active use the horizontal SCALE control to adjust the amount of horizontal magnification the actual time base setting remains unchanged The magnified waveforms always expand or contract around the center of the screen Zoom Button Push the zoom button to magnify the current acquisition along the horizontal axis so you can see more detail Use the horizontal SCALE control to adjust the amount of magnification Use the horizontal POSITION control to select the portion of the waveform you want to magnify When zoom is on changes you make to these controls do not affect the actual time base or trigger position settings The split screen shows the enti
63. ea eR d ERR Re aga 2 2 Selecting Automatic Measurements 2 3 Measuring Two Signals sees eee eee 2 4 Customizing Your Measurements esse 2 6 Analyzing Signal Detail seeleeeeeeeeee 2 9 Looking at a Noisy Signal eeeleseeees 2 10 Separating the Signal from Noise 2 11 Taking Cursor Measurements 0000 2 12 Using Delay 1 eR TERRE Y 2 13 Measuring Jitter 60 eee eee eee eee 2 15 Triggering on a Video Signal 00 0200 2 16 Capturing a Single Shot Signal 000 2 20 Optimizing the Acquisition 0 00 2 21 Using the Horizontal Zoom Function 2 22 Saving Data to the Floppy Disk Drive 2 23 Saving Screen Images 0 0 00 cece eee eee ee 2 24 Saving Waveform Data 0 0 se eee eee ee 2 27 ii TDS3000B Series User Manual Table of Contents Reference Introduction to Reference lees 3 1 Acquisition Controls 0 0 0 cee ee eee ee eee 3 2 C rSO asics eas hea E EM 3 16 Y T Cursor Men eei oe ee ee aE AY 3 16 XY Cursor Menu sss A 3 21 Displ y sr ERA ERI e rV 3 23 Hard Copy dose I eR de eA 3 27 Horizontal Controls sese 3 31 Me asute vvv Eee ue Abr C eed as 3 39 QuickMenith 2 ore RIA RR ebur e a 3 47 Save Re call 24 oe de Ro Eee e eet 3 48 Trigger Controls 0 0 eee e
64. ection is not made due to incompatible settings such as baud rate or if you lose the hard copy port connection before the hard copy is complete TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 29 Hard Copy 3 30 Date and Time Stamp To print the current date and time on your hard copies do these steps 1 5 6 Push the UTILITY button 2 Push the System screen button to select Config 3 4 Set the Display Date Time to On to add the current date and Push the Set Date amp Time screen button time to the display screen Push the Menu Off button Push the hard copy button Printer Error Message To avoid printer errors always power on the printer and allow it to complete its initialization process before powering on the oscilloscope If you see a Hard copy device not responding error message power the oscilloscope off and then back on and then try printing again If the printer still does not work check that the printer is online you have selected the correct printer format on the oscilloscope there are no paper jams and that the printer cable is firmly connected to the printer and oscilloscope TDS3000B Series User Manual Horizontal Controls Horizontal Controls i Use the horizontal controls to adjust the time base adjust the trigger location and to examine waveform details more closely Horizontal Position Control When delay is off the horizontal POSITION control moves the trigger point within t
65. ee eee ene 3 58 Utility tc ole pA PIE a a nee ced CAE 3 70 Vertical Controls zie uie tere UR E 3 80 e ScopeE Web based Remote Control 3 88 Appendices Appendix A Specifications 0 cece eee eee eee A 1 Appendix B Factory Setup eeeeeeeeeees B 1 Appendix C Accessories cece cee ec ee cece cece C 1 Appendix D Probe Basics 0 0 e cee ce cece eee D 1 Probe Descriptions tyo esess teri ret nerra O eee eee ee D 1 Probe Compensation 0 00 cee iso takies D 2 TekProbe Inteiface i5 cepebee e ea ace is P EEAS D 2 Probe Guatd 5 n loeo x eed Ea el D 3 Ground Leads iesu S REESE REAGAN D 3 P3010 High Frequency Compensation D 4 P3010 Replaceable Parts and Accessories D 6 P6139A Replaceable Parts and Accessories D 8 Using Other Probes 4 resa dew ha esate eae ah D 10 Supported Active Probes and Adapters D 11 Unsupported Probes ses cessare ecas erki keie iaaa aa D 12 Appendix E Performance Verification E 1 Test RECO duod Wise weed Ue ERA A eR E 2 Performance Verification Procedures 5 E 5 Appendix F General Care and Cleaning F 1 General Cates ir Ei ls EIE be ee E alh F 1 eun MT F 1 TDS3000B Series User Manual iii Table of Contents Appendix G Ethernet Setup ee G 1 Your Ethernet Network Information
66. eir occurrence Color gray scale consists of light and dark shades of the color Glossary 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary Ground GND Coupling Coupling option that disconnects the input signal from the vertical system Ground Lead The reference lead for an oscilloscope probe Ground Wire A wire that must be connected between the ground terminal and earth ground when using the oscilloscope with battery power Hard Copy An electronic copy of the display in a format useable by a printer or plotter Holdoff A specified amount of time that must elapse after a trigger signal before the trigger circuit will accept another trigger signal Holdoff helps ensure a stable display Horizontal Bar Cursors The two horizontal bars that you position to measure the voltage parameters of a waveform The oscilloscope displays the value of the active moveable cursor with respect to ground and the voltage value between the bars Menu A set of labels shown in the display to identify the functions of the bezel buttons The specific menu contents depend on the menu button you press TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary 5 Glossary Normal Trigger Mode A mode where the oscilloscope does not acquire a waveform record unless a valid trigger event occurs It waits for a valid trigger event before acquiring waveform data Peak Detect An acquisition mode that captures spikes and glitches that may occur between normal sample poi
67. end to recall a waveform and store it into reference memory for viewing or measuring Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data to disk as a comma separated data file compatible with most spreadsheet programs Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data to disk in Mathcad format Use this format if you intend to import the waveform data into Mathcad software Immediately saves all active waveforms to consecutively numbered files in internal save file isf format This menu item is only available when the Internal File Format is selected Immediately saves all active waveforms to a single spreadsheet or Mathcad format file This menu item is only available when either spreadsheet orMath cad file format is selected Immediately saves the selected active waveform math waveform or reference waveform data to disk using the selected file format TDS3000B Series User Manual Save Recall Saving a Waveform to Reference Memory To save a waveform to nonvolatile memory first select the waveform you want to save Push the Save Wfm screen button and then select one of the four reference waveform locations See page 3 86 for an alternate method you can use to save waveforms Saved waveforms contain only the most current acquisition gray scale information if any is not saved Displaying a Reference Waveform To display a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory push the REF button and then push the Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 or Ref4 screen
68. er Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup Troubleshooting Your Ethernet Connection If you are not able to remotely access the oscilloscope using e Scope or programming commands work with your system administrator to verify that Your oscilloscope is physically connected to the network Your oscilloscope network settings are correct Your system administrator can ping the oscilloscope to verify that the instrument is electronically connected to the network If you are not able to send a hard copy to a network printer work with your system administrator to verify that You have set the oscilloscope to send hard copy output to the Ethernet port You have set the hard copy file format to the correct format for your network printer You have selected the correct printer in the Printer Configuration screen The selected network printer is connected to the network and is online The selected network printer server is running TDS3000B Series User Manual G 7 Appendix G Ethernet Setup The Instrument Setup Screen The following figure shows the Instrument Setup screen The text that follows describes the screen menu items and controls for entering Ethernet network settings Tek Run instrument Setup Ethernet Address 08 00 11 17 80 01 Instrument Name E User Password Instrument IP Address 128 181 216 207 Domain Name DNS IP Address Gateway IP Address 128 181 216 1 Subnet Mask 255
69. er of averages Averaging reduces uncorrelated noise in the displayed signal Backlight The illumination behind the liquid crystal display B Trigger A second trigger system that works with the main A trigger to capture more complex events You can use the dual A and B triggers to trigger after a given wait time or number of events Cursors Paired markers that you can use to make measurements between two waveform locations The oscilloscope displays the values expressed in volts time or frequency of the position of the active cursor and the distance between the two cursors Glossary 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary DC Coupling A mode that passes both AC and DC signal components to the circuit Available for both the trigger system and the vertical system Communication Module An optional module that adds I O ports to the oscilloscope Delay A means to delay the acquisition to start long after the trigger event has occurred The trigger point does not have to be within the waveform record when delay is on Digital Phosphor A term that describes the way the digitizing oscilloscope can simulate the acquisition behavior of an analog oscilloscope Displayed points vary in intensity depending on the frequency of their acquisition and then decay as if the oscilloscope had an analog CRT cathode ray tube Digital Real Time Digitizing A digitizing technique that samples the input signal with a sample frequency of fou
70. es Meets the intent of Directive 89 336 EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities EN 61326 EMC requirements for Class A electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use 12 IEC 61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 3 RF electromagnetic field immunity Performance criterion B 3 IEC 61000 4 4 Electrical fast transient burst immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 5 Power line surge immunity Performance criterion B IEC 61000 4 6 Conducted RF immunity Performance criterion B 4 IEC 61000 4 11 Voltage dips and interruptions immunity Performance criterion B EN 61000 3 2 AC power line harmonic emissions EN 61000 3 3 Voltage changes fluctuations and flicker EMC Compliance European Union A 12 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont EMC certifications and compliances Meets the intent of Australian EMC Framework as demonstrated to the following specification ASINZS 2064 1 2 This product was certified by the GOST ministry of Russia to be in compliance with all applicable EMC regulations EMC Compliance Australia New Zealand EMC Compliance Russia Emissions comply with FCC Code of Federal Regulations 47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A Limits 1 Emissions that exceed the le
71. es with the TekProbe interface automatically communicate with the oscilloscope to set the probe type and attenuation factor If you use a probe without the TekProbe interface you can set these parameters in the Vertical menu for the channel that the probe is connected to D 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix D Probe Basics Probe Guard A guard around the probe body provides a finger barrier for protection from electric shock WARNING To avoid electric shock when using the probe keep fingers behind the guard on the probe body To avoid electric shock when using the probe do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while connected to a voltage source Ground Leads Always use a ground lead when you probe a circuit to minimize noise pickup and signal aberrations Connecting the ground lead to a point near the signal source usually provides the best results Long ground leads can cause false ringing and aberrations in the acquired waveform that are not in the actual signal To see the best signal fidelity use the shortest possible ground lead Long Ground Lead Short Ground Lead TDS3000B Series User Manual D 3 Appendix D Probe Basics P3010 High Frequency Compensation The P3010 high frequency compensation should seldom require adjustment however your probe may require high frequency adjustment if either of the following are true m the probe has high frequency aberrations m the probe does not
72. esses IP address settings from network admin Instrument Name Instrument IP Address Domain Name DNS IP Address Gateway IP Address Subnet mask HTTP Port User Enter these values on the UTILITY gt I O gt Ethernet Network Settings Change Instrument Settings screen Network Administrator Please provide network information about the following printer Printer Location Printer Make Model User fill in above printer information before sending form Printer Network Name Printer Server Name Print Server IP Address User Enter above information on the UTILITY gt I O gt Ethernet Printer Settings Add Printer screen TDS3000B Series User Manual G 15 Appendix G Ethernet Setup G 16 TDS3000B Series User Manual a Glossary pu r Glossary AC Coupling A mode that blocks the DC component of a signal but passes the dynamic AC component of the signal Useful for observing an AC signal that is normally riding on a DC signal Acquisition The process of sampling signals from input channels digitizing the samples processing the results into data points and assembling the data points into a waveform record The waveform record is stored in memory Active Cursor The cursor that moves when you adjust the general purpose knob The 9 readout on the display shows the position of the active cursor Aliasing A false representation of a signal due to insuff
73. etween QuickMenus You may have optional application modules installed that also have QuickMenu displays To select the QuickMenu you want to use push the MENU screen button This menu item is shown only if application modules that contain a QuickMenu are installed TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 47 Save Recall Save Recall SAVE RE CALL 3 48 Push the SAVE RECALL button to show the save recall menu Bottom Side Description Save Current Saves a setup to disk Setu P To Setup 1 Saves a setup to nonvolatile memory To Setup 10 Recall Saved Set Recalls a setup from disk u P Recall Setup 1 Recalls a setup from nonvolatile memory Recall Setup 10 Recall Factory OK Confirm Initializes the setup Setup Factory Init Save Wim To File Saves one or more waveforms to a file Selecting this menu item changes the side menu contents See page 3 50 To Refi Saves the selected waveform to xs nonvolatile memory See page 3 51 To Ref4 Recall Wim From File Recalls a waveform from disk and Recall Ref1 displays it as a reference waveform Recall Ref TDS3000B Series User Manual Save Recall Bottom File Utilities Description Accesses floppy disk file utilities Refer to description on page 3 52 Lets you assign unique labels to reference waveforms and instrument setups stored in nonvolatile memory Refer to page 3 54 for a description of how to edit label text
74. ge for the defective product Batteries are excluded from this warranty Parts modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance All replaced parts modules and products become the property of Tektronix In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix shipping charges prepaid and with a copy of customer proof of purchase Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of
75. ger on the video fields do these steps 1 Push the trigger MENU button 2 Push the Type screen button to select Video 3 Push the Standard screen button to select 525 NTSC TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples 4 Push the Trigger On screen button 5 Select Odd 6 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to see a screen 7 Push the acquire MENU button 8 Push the Resolution screen button 9 Select Normal acquisition resolution complete field across the Normal acquisition resolution is the best choice to acquire a video field signal because the signal contains a great amount of horizontal detail ree Wi MM i nom SN 200mv M2 00ms ii 6 0005 If the signal had been noninterlaced you could choose to trigger on All Fields TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Triggering on Lines You can also look at the video lines in the field To trigger on the lines do these steps 1 Push the Trigger On screen button 2 Select All Lines 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to see a complete video line across the screen SN 200m M 10 05 ui 20 205 NOTE The optional TDS3VID and TDS3SDI application modules add new video functions such as a video QuickMenu video Autoset trigger on custom scan rates trigger on specific video lines vectorscope vectorscope supports component video only video picture trigger on analog HDTV signals and view 601 digital video signals T
76. ger points Holdoff Holdoff Holdoff New triggers are not recognized during the holdoff time NOTE For best results choose Normal trigger mode when using long holdoff settings 10 ms or greater 3 68 TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls Video Trigger Choose video triggering to trigger on the odd fields even fields or on all the lines of an NTSC PAL or SECAM video signal See the TDS3VID Extended Video or TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video application module manual for more information if that module is installed Bottom Side Description Standard 525 NTSC Triggers on a NTSC signal 625 PAL Triggers on a PAL signal SECAM Triggers on a SECAM signal Source See page 3 64 for descriptions of these menu items Trigger On Odd Triggers on odd or even fields in an interlaced signal All Fields Triggers on any field in an interlaced or noninterlaced signal All Lines Triggers on all lines Mode amp Holdoff See page 3 66 for descriptions of these menu items Key Points Displaying the Trigger Source You do not have to display a channel to use it as a trigger source Sync Pulses When you choose Video the trigger always occurs on negative going sync pulses If your video signal has positive going sync pulses invert the signal using the Vertical menu See page 3 81 for information about inverting a signal TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 69 Utility Utility 3 70 The following are examples of wha
77. he Menu System To use the menu system follow the steps shown on the next two pages TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 19 Getting Started 1 Push a dark colored front panel menu button to display the menu you want to use LS SAVI Lt C C z i C a ERTICALE HORIZONTALa amTRIGGERE ACQUIRED oe 9j J ES En det eig 2 Push a bottom screen button to select a menu item If a pop up menu appears continue to push the screen button to select an item from the pop up menu e WEB 2 00 M40 0ns A s 2 00v js TA Probe Coupling invert m ia 1050 00 Bandwidth Fines ime Full Position 0 00div Offset 0 000V Ed 1 20 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started 3 Pusha side screen button to choose a menu item If the menu item contains more than one choice push the side screen button again to make the choice Coupling amp Impedance 4 2 00 Q pe Offset Erone iv 0 000v im B e amp 00000 4 Certain menu choices require you to set a numerical value to complete the setup Use the general purpose knob to adjust the parameter value Push the COARSE button to make larger adjustments SELECT a N g COARSE They Offset amm VERTICA Vertical Offset S POSITION
78. he acquired waveforms You can select full pretrigger full posttrigger or any point in between Use a pretrigger setting trigger position near 10046 of the record to acquire waveforms leading up to a trigger event For example if you can trigger on an error condition the waveforms leading up to the error condition might tell you why the error occurred Use a posttrigger setting trigger position near 0 of the record when you want to acquire waveforms that follow a trigger event Use a mid screen setting when you are interested in information both before and after the trigger event Trigger point Acquired eel k Acquired gt waveform waveform Pretrigger Posttrigger See Delay Button on page 3 33 and Zoom Button on page 3 35 for information about how the horizontal POSITION control operates when these functions are active TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 31 Horizontal Controls 3 32 The trigger position is marked with the letter T at the top of the graticule and also in the waveform record icon at the top of the screen Trigger marker and horizontal expansion point Waveform record icon Tek Run The small inverted triangle is the horizontal expansion point When you change the horizontal SCALE setting the waveforms contract or expand about this point When delay is off the horizontal expansion point is the same as the trigger point TDS3000B Series User Manual Horizontal Controls Delay B
79. he common lead Ensure that all probe common leads are connected to the same voltage Also do not connect a grounded device such as a printer or computer to the oscilloscope D i WARNING Hazardous voltages may exist in unexpected places due to faulty circuitry in the device under test TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 13 Getting Started Installing the Battery To install the optional battery pack do these steps 1 Open the battery compartment door on the rear panel 2 Remove the accessory tray oo a J CC a CC CLDCCm C C a C C C c c E I S amp D c c c c c 9 EN c SSS J C Battery door Opened 3 Slide the battery into the compartment and press it in from both sides until you hear the latches click 4 Press on both sides of the battery compartment door to snap it closed TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started To remove the battery do these steps 1 Open the battery compartment door 2 Raise the handles on each side of the battery and use them to pull the battery out of the oscilloscope Maximizing Operating Time To maximize the time that the oscilloscope can operate from a full battery charge consider doing these things m Reduce the display backlight intensity see
80. help you prevent accidental loss of data m Confirm Delete shows a confirmation message each time you try to delete a file You can turn Confirm Delete off if you do not want to see the message m Overwrite Lock prevents the oscilloscope from writing over existing files You can turn Overwrite Lock off if you want to be able to write over existing files 3 56 TDS3000B Series User Manual Save Recall File Extensions Files written by the oscilloscope have the following extensions The oscilloscope can only read files with the SET MSK and ISF extensions File extension SET ISF CSV DAT TJ DJ LJ IBM IMG TIF RLE PCX BMP EPS BJC DPU GZ MSK PNG PRT C60 C80 File type Saved setup file Saved waveform file Internal format Saved waveform file Spreadsheet format Saved waveform file Mathcad format Hard copy file Thinkjet format Hard copy file Deskjet format Hard copy file Laserjet format Hard copy file Epson format Hard copy file Interleaf format Hard copy file TIFF format Hard copy file RLE format Hard copy file PCX format Hard copy file BMP format Hard copy file EPS format Hard copy file Bubble Jet format Hard copy file Seiko DPU 3445 format Gnuzip compressed hard copy file Mask geometry file requires TDS3TMT module Hard copy file Portable Network Graphics format Hard copy file TDS3PRT thermal printer format Hard Copy file Epson C60 or
81. ibes the capabilities operation and applications of the TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscillo scopes The following table shows you where to find information in this manual If you are looking for Product overview Installation information Basic operating instructions Details about a product feature Application examples Information about selecting a language Information about battery operation Information about making a hard copy Information about probes and probe power limitations Technical specifications Recommended accessories TDS3000B Series User Manual Turn to Product and Feature Description on page 1 5 Connect Power on page 1 12 Front Panel Controls on page 1 19 Reference on page 3 1 Look up the front panel button for the feature Application Examples on page 2 1 Configure System on page 3 71 Using Battery Power on page 1 12 Hard Copy on page 3 27 Probe Basics on page D 1 Specifications on page A 1 Accessories on page C 1 Preface Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support m In North America call 1 800 833 9200 m Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area X TDS3000B Series User Manual a Getting Started SSE Getting Started In addition to a product and feature description this chapter covers the follo
82. ication Push the Options screen button to select the image orientation portrait or landscape as well as turn on or off hard copy file compression Push the Ink Saver screen button and select On for most applications If you want the hard copy colors to be the same as the screen colors you can select Off see page 3 29 Push the Port screen button and select the port that your printer is connected to or select File to save the hard copy on a floppy disk see page 3 52 Push the hard copy button TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 27 Hard Copy Key Points Printer Formats The oscilloscope supports the following printers and file formats Format TDS3PRT Thinkjet Deskjet mono Deskjet color Laserjet Epson Interleaf TIFF RLE color PCX mono PCX color BMP mono BMP color EPS mono EPS color Bubble Jet DPU 3445 PNG color 3 28 Description Tektronix plug in thermal printer HP monochrome ink jet printer HP monochrome ink jet printer HP color inkjet printer HP monochrome laser printer Epson 9 pin and 24 pin dot matrix printers C60 and C80 inkjet printers img Interleaf image object file format tif Tag image file format Windows color image file format PC Paintbrush monochrome image file format PC Paintbrush color image file format Windows monochrome image file format Windows color image file format Encapsulated PostScript monochrome image Encapsulated PostScript color image Canon BJC 50
83. icient sampling of high frequencies or fast transitions A condition that occurs when an oscilloscope digitizes at an effective sampling rate that is too slow to reproduce the input signal The waveform displayed on the oscilloscope may have a lower frequency than the actual input signal Application Module A small module that you plug in to the front panel to add capabilities to your oscilloscope You can use up to four application modules at one time Application Package An optional package that may include an application module a firmware upgrade and manuals that add capabilities to your oscilloscope TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary 1 Glossary Attenuation The degree the amplitude of a signal is reduced when it passes through an attenuating device such as a probe or attenuator the ratio of the input measure to the output measure For example a 10X probe attenuates or reduces the input voltage of a signal by a factor of 10 Auto Trigger Mode A trigger mode that causes the oscilloscope to automatically acquire if it does not detect a valid trigger event Autoset A feature that automatically sets the vertical horizontal and trigger controls to provide a usable display Average Acquisition Mode A mode in which the oscilloscope acquires and displays a waveform that is the averaged result of several acquisitions The oscilloscope acquires data as in the sample mode and then averages it according to a specified numb
84. ify that your oscilloscope is set to print to a network printer do the following steps 1 Select a network printer in the Ethernet printer list You select a printer by using the general purpose knob to highlight a printer name in the list Push the MENU OFF button to exit from the System I O menus Push UTILITY gt System to select Hard Copy Push the Format bottom button and select the side button that is correct for your network printer Push the Port bottom button and select the Ethernet side button Set Inksaver to ON to print the oscilloscope screen as a black on white background image Push the MENU OFF button to exit from the System Hard Copy menus Testing Network Printers To test that your oscilloscope is set to print to a network printer push the Hard copy button The printer should print the current screen to the selected network printer If the printer does not print the screen refer to page to page G 7 for troubleshooting suggestions TDS3000B Series User Manual G 13 Appendix G Ethernet Setup Ethernet Error Messages The following error messages can occur when you are having network problems Read the text that follows to help rectify the problem Print Server Not Responding This notifier displays when the oscilloscope attempts to send data to the selected network printer but the network refuses the connection to the network printer This usually means that the network printer se
85. igger input four channel models only See page A 6 for input specifications 6 DC power output Provides 15 V DC power to accessories or to the plug in TDS3PRT thermal printer 7 Ground terminal Connect to earth ground when using battery power See page 1 13 for important safety information 8 CAL switch For use by authorized service personnel only TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 33 Getting Started Communication Module Connectors TDS3GV o e ex 1 GPIB port Connect to a controller for remote programmability 2 RS 232 port Connect to a controller or terminal for remote programmability or printing 3 VGA port Connect to a VGA monitor to display the screen image 1 34 TDS3000B Series User Manual a Application Examples EDD XXX Application Examples This section presents five common oscilloscope applications m Taking simple measurements m Analyzing signal detail wm Triggering on a video signal m Capturing a single shot signal m Using the disk drive Each application example highlights different features of the oscilloscope and gives you ideas about using the oscilloscope to solve test problems TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 1 Application Examples Taking Simple Measurements 2 2 You need to see a signal in a circuit but you do not know the signal amplitude or frequency Connect the oscilloscope to quickly display the signal and then measure its frequenc
86. ing Started Identifying Items in the Display The following items may appear in the display not all items are visible at any given time Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off j ji req 1 He Chi Ampl i 2134 mv f 8 P ae eee ww as 1 Oe Ee PUPUN I Fre 1 01KH 1 Ao A Ma b00pgs A Chi 66 0mv 9 Refi 0 7 iY 1 33 00ms lt 10 12 11 1 Waveform baseline icons show the zero volt level of the waveforms ignoring the effect of offset The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors 2 Acquisition readout shows when acquisition is running stopped or when acquisition preview is in effect 3 Trigger position icon shows the trigger location in the wave forms 4 Expansion point icon shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 27 Getting Started 5 Waveform record icon shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record The line color corresponds to the selected waveform color 6 Trigger status readout show trigger status 7 Trigger level icon shows the trigger level on the waveform The icon color corresponds to the trigger source channel color 8 Cursor and measurement readouts show results and messages 9 Trigger readouts show the trigger sources slopes and levels and position 10 Readout shows the delay setting or the trigger location within
87. ingle sequence acquisition is complete acquisition stops and the light next to the SINGLE SEQ button turns off Push the SINGLE SEQ button again to acquire a new sequence or push the RUN STOP button to restart continuous acquisition TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 3 Acquisition Controls 3 4 Autoset Button Push the AUTOSET button to automatically adjust the vertical horizontal and trigger controls for a usable display You can manually adjust any of these controls if you need to optimize the display When you are using more than one channel the autoset function sets the vertical scale for each channel and positions the channels to prevent overlapping The autoset function selects the lowest num bered channel in use and then uses that channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls The autoset function also changes the following oscilloscope settings Acquisition mode is set to Sample m Bandwidth limits are set to Full W Zoom is turned off m Trigger is set to Auto mode and minimum holdoff Wm Trigger is set to Edge type DC coupling and rising slope m B trigger is turned off m XY display format is turned off Channel 1 is turned on and selected if no active channels are in use If you push the AUTOSET button by accident you can undo it with these steps 1 Push the Acquire MENU button 2 Push the Autoset screen button and then push the Undo Autoset screen button TDS3000B Series User Manual Acq
88. instructions Navigating the File System When you insert an IBM formatted disk and push the File Utilities screen button the oscilloscope shows a list of directories and files on the disk Use the general purpose knob to select a directory or file To change the working directory select the directory and then push the SELECT button To move up one directory level select and then push the SELECT button Automatic File Numbering The oscilloscope gives all files created by marks are placeholders for an automatic number sequence from 00000 to 99999 characters If you use fewer than eight characters and include trailing question marks the oscilloscope numbers the files sequentially if more than one are saved with the same base name for a series of saved waveforms the oscilloscope saves the first one as TESTOO ISF the second one as TESTOIT ISF up to the last one as TEST99 ISF TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 53 Save Recall 3 54 Editing File Directory Reference Waveform or Instrument Setup Names You can edit file names directory names reference waveform and instrument setup labels and Ethernet parameters TDS3EM only Use the general purpose knob to select an alphanumeric character Use the screen buttons described below to edit and enter the new name Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 Ref4 Betupt petup2 etup3 setup setups setups etup Setups Setups Setup 10 0123456789 Enter Charac
89. intain and repair installed systems located throughout the world The field technicians can connect their TDS3000B series oscilloscopes to the systems and the engineers can then use e Scope to help the field technicians diagnose difficult problems Remote Line Down Troubleshooting A production line is down in Korea The chief engineer in the United States can use e Scope to remotely control a TDS3000B series oscilloscope and view the waveforms to troubleshoot the problem while having a technician at the production site probe the instrument TDS3000B Series User Manual e Scope Remote Broadcast Transmitter Monitoring A television station needs to monitor various voltages and waveforms at a remote transmitter site An engineer at the transmitter can connect the TDS3000B series oscilloscope to the station s LAN and then connect the oscilloscope to the appropriate test points The television station engineer can then use e Scope to remotely monitor the voltages and waveforms Remote Development Several engineers on a project need to access waveform and measurement data from a number of remote sites Using e Scope the engineers can capture screen hard copies and waveform data from these remote sites and store the information in a central database TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 93 e Scope 3 94 TDS3000B Series User Manual E Appendices ESSA Appendix A Specifications This appendix contains specifications for the TDS3000B
90. ion is running Stop Acquisition is stopped PreVu Previewing waiting for trigger While acquisition is running or stopped you can use these controls to examine the waveforms Channel buttons to select a channel Zoom button with horizontal POSITION and SCALE to magnify waveforms does not affect the actual time base or trigger position settings m WAVEFORM INTENSITY to adjust gray scale level CURSOR button to activate cursors to measure waveforms MEASURE button to select automatic measurements of waveforms m Hard copy button to print a hard copy While acquisition is stopped you can change the vertical and horizontal controls to use in the next acquisition See page 3 8 for more information about this function TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls Single Sequence Button Push the SINGLE SEQ button to execute a single shot acquisition The function of the SINGLE SEQ button depends on the acquisition mode SINGLE SEQ function One acquisition of each displayed channel is acquired concurrently Acquisition mode Sample or Peak Detect Envelope N or Average N N acquisitions of each displayed channel are acquired N is user adjustable with the general purpose knob When you push the SINGLE SEQ button the oscilloscope does the following things m The trigger mode is set to Normal W The trigger system arms and the light next to the SINGLE SEQ button turns on After the s
91. iption B 1 fall time measurement 3 44 fast trigger 3 12 file compression hard copy 3 29 file system application example 2 23 extensions 3 57 formatting a disk 3 56 how to use 3 52 protections 3 56 waveform data formats 3 50 firmware upgrade 3 53 FORCE TRIG button 3 59 frequency measurement 3 44 TDS3000B Series User Manual Index front panel identifying connectors 1 31 identifying controls 1 22 functional check 1 2 G gated xyz 3 26 GPIB 3 76 communication module C 2 C 3 gray scale application example 2 19 controlling 3 5 losing information 3 36 measurements 3 19 restrictions 3 85 3 87 H hard copy See printing hard copy file compression 3 29 high level measurement 3 44 holdoff 3 68 horizontal expansion marker 3 32 position 3 31 resolution 3 12 scale 3 35 horizontal preview application example 2 21 interactions 3 36 horizontal zoom application example 2 22 how to use 3 35 interactions 3 36 maximum 3 36 TDS3000B Series User Manual I O ports 3 74 initial setup 1 1 ink saver 3 29 L language how to select 3 71 limit test application module C 3 magnify See zoom math preview 3 85 source waveform screen position 3 85 math waveform 3 84 max measurement 3 45 mean measurement 3 45 measurements cursor 2 12 gating 2 8 3 42 interactions 3 41 menu 3 39 reference levels 2 7 V Bars and FFT 3 20 menus how to use 1 19 min mea
92. is the current position of the lowest H Bar cursor and 100 is the current position of the highest H Bar cursor Use 5 divs as Sets H Bar measurement scale so that 100 5 screen major divisions is 100 where 0 is 2 5 divisions and 100 is 2 5 divisions from the center horizontal graticule Key Points Cursor Movement Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor Push the SELECT button to change which cursor is active The active cursor is the solid line Faster Cursor Movement Push COARSE to set the general purpose knob to make faster cursor movement Finding Cursors When using zoom delay or the fastest time base settings the cursors can go off screen If you want to find them use the Bring Both Cursors On Screen function to move them onto the screen Fine Cursor Movement When you magnify the waveform with the zoom function you can easily set the cursor to any point on the waveform 3 18 TDS3000B Series User Manual Cursor A4 16V 1 78 V Horizontal Bar cursors 6 32 V 9 3 16 V A 5 86 us 1 06 us y Vertical Bar cursors A Readout The A readouts indicate the difference between the cursor positions Readout For H Bar or V Bar cursors the voltage readout after the symbol indicates the location of the active cursor relative to zero volts For V Bar cursors the time readout after the symbol indicates the location of the active cursor relative to the trigge
93. ise and improve measurement accuracy See page 3 10 Envelope Use envelope to capture and display the maximum variation of a signal See page 3 10 Waveform Math Use waveform math to add subtract multiply or divide waveforms For example you can use math to analyze differential signals or calculate a power waveform See page 3 84 1 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Display Features Color LCD Display Identify and differentiate waveforms easily with color coding Waveforms readouts and buttons are color matched to increase productivity and reduce operating errors See page 3 25 Digital Phosphor A Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope can clearly display intensity modulation in your signals The oscilloscope automatically overlays subsequent acquisitions and then decays them to simulate the writing and decay of the phosphor in an analog oscilloscope CRT This feature results in an intensity graded waveform display that shows the information contained in the intensity modulation See page 3 5 Signal Preview Use the preview feature to optimize the control settings when setting up a single shot acquisition As you adjust the controls the adjustments modify the current acquisition to show a preview of how the next acquisition should appear See page 3 8 Measurement Features Cursors Use cursors to take simple voltage time and frequency measurements See page 3 16 Automatic Measurements Choose from a list of
94. ize them when you get back to the office You will be saving images of the control signal so you decide CNTRL is a logical target file name to use 2 24 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples The oscilloscope can append an automatic sequence number to the target file name This feature is convenient because you want to capture a screen image of the same control signal every five minutes To set up the target file name and automatic sequence do these steps 1 Push the File Utilities screen button 2 Use the general purpose knob to highlight the file 3 Select the Rename screen button 4 Use the screen buttons to clear the existing file name and enter the new file name CNTRL BMP The question marks are placeholders for an automatic number sequence from 000 to 999 5 Push the OK Accept screen button to setup the target base file name 6 Push MENU OFF to remove the file list from the display Tek Run Enter Label Name CNTRL EMP OK BECDEFGHI KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0 123456789 7_ amp 13 Accept ar Back Enter Cha Space Delete Clear TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 25 Application Examples Running the Test To capture the control signal every few minutes do these steps 1 Display the signal measurements and menus as you want them to appear in the screen images 2 Push the hardcopy button 3 Repeat step 2 every few minutes until you are finished with the test
95. l the module to restore the features TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 17 Getting Started Installing a Communication Module A CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or communication module observe the ESD precautions described on page viii To install one of the optional communications modules do these steps 1 Turn the oscilloscope power off 2 Press down on the latching tab to remove the blank cover 3 Slide the communication module into the compartment until the internal connectors are seated and the latching tab locks 4 Turn power on The communication module is now ready for your use To remove a communication module do these steps 1 Turn the oscilloscope power off 2 Press down on the latching tab and then use a small screwdriver to alternately pry out the sides of the communication module 3 Slide out the communication module and store it in an ESD shielded bag Install the blank cover if no other communication module is to be installed Communication module port For more information see GPIB Hard Copy on page 3 27 of this manual and the TDS3000 amp TDS3000B Series Programmer RS 232 Manual VGA Page A 9 in this manual TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Latching tab Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions you use most often The front panel has menus to access more specialized functions Using t
96. lay shows when the battery is in use a power plug icon D shows when line power is connected and a gauge icon IB shows the charge level in the battery The oscilloscope turns off automatically when the battery runs low the screen may turn white a few minutes before the automatic shutdown Refer to the General Safety Summary for information about proper battery disposal 1 12 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Operating Safely with Battery Power WARNING To avoid electric shock connect the rear panel ground terminal to earth ground when operating the instrument from battery power For safe operation the oscilloscope chassis should always remain at earth ground potential Without a connection between the chassis and earth ground you can receive a shock from exposed metal on the chassis if you connect an input to a hazardous voltage 230 Vrms gt 42 Vyk Protection against this condition is provided when you attach the Tektronix supplied grounding wire from the terminal on the rear panel to earth ground If you use a different grounding wire it must be at least 18 gauge 9L i If you choose not to attach the grounding wire you are not protected against electric shock if you connect the oscilloscope to a hazardous voltage You can still use the oscilloscope if you do not connect a signal greater than 30 Vrms 42 Vpr to the probe tip the BNC connector center or t
97. ls Slow Horizontal Settings At horizontal SCALE settings of 40 ms div or slower the oscilloscope may display waveforms in roll mode As the rolling waveform fills the screen the waveform intensity and vector fill appears to decrease The oscilloscope automatically reduces the number of displayed points in order to maintain a high acquisition rate this does not represent a loss of acquired data When you stop the acquisition the original waveform intensity and vector fill returns to the display Using Zoom and Delay Together You can use both zoom and delay at the same time to magnify a delayed acquisition Fast Time Base Settings At the fastest time base settings only a portion of the waveform shows in the display The waveform record icon indicates that portion with brackets Push the zoom button and then use the horizontal POSITION control to scroll through the entire waveform to see any portion you want The affected time base settings are shown below Acquisition resolution Affected time base settings 100 ns div to 1 ns div 4 ns div to 1 ns div Normal Fast Trigger At the fastest time base settings the maximum zoom magnification factor is also reduced TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 37 Horizontal Controls 3 38 Delay Interactions The maximum delay setting is a function of the time base setting and acquisition resolution If you set a large positive or negative delay that amount of delay might be automa
98. m select the math waveform and then adjust it with a vertical POSITION or SCALE control You can do this whether acquisition is running or is stopped Math Interaction with Preview If you select a channel waveform and then adjust the vertical POSITION or SCALE control while the acquisition is stopped the math waveform remains fixed It does not track the changes you see to the channel waveform The same is true if you adjust the horizontal POSITION or SCALE control under these conditions Gray Scale Restriction Math waveforms are always based on the most current acquisitions and do not contain any gray scale information Source Waveform Screen Position When displaying dual waveform math waveforms make sure that the source waveforms do not extend beyond the top or bottom edge of the screen If part of the source waveform is positioned outside the screen the math waveform may not display correctly TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 85 Vertical Controls 3 86 Ref Button Push the REF button to show the reference menu Push one of the submenus to display a reference waveform or make it the selected reference waveform Bottom Ref 1 Description Save Ch1 to Refi Saves channel 1 to Ref 1 Save Ch to Refi Save Ch3 to Ref Save Ch4 to Refi Save Math to Refi Identical settings for the reference waveforms Ref 2 Ref 3 and Ref 4 Saves channel 2 to Ref 1 Saves channel 3 to Ref 1 Saves cha
99. measure and then select a measurement The table beginning on page 3 44 describes the measurements in detail Measurement Interaction with Preview If you change a vertical or horizontal control setting while acquisition is stopped or is waiting for trigger measurements track the changes and remain valid Taking Gray Scale Measurements Using cursors is often the best way to take simple measurements on waveforms that contain significant gray scale information The automatic measurements operate only on the latest acquisition not on the previous acquisitions that are displayed in gray scale However you can set the cursors to surround and measure the gray scale area of the waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 41 Measure 3 42 High Low Setup The oscilloscope determines the 10 50 or 90 levels of the waveform and then uses them to calculate the measurements You can choose the method used to determine these levels m Histogram sets the values statistically it finds the most common value either above or below the midpoint depending on whether it is defining the high or low reference level Since this statistical approach ignores short term aberrations overshoot ringing noise histogram is the best method for measuring digital waveforms and pulses m Min max uses the highest and lowest values of the waveform record This method is best for measuring waveforms that have no large flat portions at a common value such as
100. milar to analog oscilloscope modulated XYZ mode except that the displayed XY signal is either on or off there is no intensity modulation Gated XYZ is useful for showing constellation diagrams Push the Gated By screen button to select the Z gate source channel The general purpose knob sets the Z channel threshold level Z channel signals above the set threshold are true and open the XY signal gate Z channel signals below the set threshold are false and close the XY signal gate The gating channel is always a high true logic to emulate a low true gating logic use the vertical menu to invert the Z channel signal XY and XYZ Cursors Refer to page 3 21 for information on XY and XYZ cursor readouts TDS3000B Series User Manual Hard Copy Hard Copy Push the hard copy button at the left of the display to make a hard copy You can also store hard copy images on a floppy disk in normal or compressed format and then transfer them later to a PC for printing or use in a report Connecting a Printer Use the rear panel RS 232 or GPIB available on optional commu nication modules Centronics or Ethernet port to connect your oscilloscope to a printer Setting Up to Print Follow these steps to set up the oscilloscope to print a hard copy 1 2 3 Push the UTILITY menu button Push the System screen button to select Hard Copy Push the Format screen button and then choose the printer format appropriate for your appl
101. ms and controls for entering printer configuration settings Add Printer Printer Name J Server Name Server IP Address Push OK Accept to apply the changes and return to the previous menu Push MENU OFF to cancel the changes and return to the previous menu BCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ OK abcdefghijklImnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 t Yo4 95 amp O G gt N z Accept Enter Back Character a id Space Delete Clear TDS3000B Series User Manual G 11 Appendix G Ethernet Setup Add Printer Control Description General purpose knob Selects highlights an alphanumeric character in the list Enter Character Adds the selected alphanumeric character to the current printer setting field You can also use the front panel SELECT button The list of available characters changes depending on which field is selected lt and gt Moves the cursor left or right in the current field Back Space Erases the character to the left of the cursor Delete Erases the character at the cursor position Clear Clears erases the current field and Selects a field to edit OK Accept Closes the Add Printer screen and applies the printer settings You can use the new printer immediately MENU OFF Closes the Add Printer screen and returns you to the previous screen without applying changes G 12 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup Other Network Printer Settings To ver
102. n Peak Detect Detects glitches and reduces the possibility of aliasing Envelope N Captures variations of a signal over a period of time Adjust N with the general purpose knob Average N Reduces random or uncorrelated noise in the signal display Adjust N with the general purpose knob Horizontal Fast Trigger Acquires 500 point waveforms at a fast Resolution 500 points repetition rate Normal Acquires 10 000 point waveforms with 10k points more horizontal detail Reset Horizontal Setto 0 s Resets the horizontal delay time to zero Delay Autoset Normal Autoset Executes the autoset function Optional application modules may add choices to execute specialized autoset functions Undo Autoset Reverts to the settings before the last autoset 3 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls Bottom Side Description WaveAlert Wfm Anomaly Enables or disables the WaveAlert Detection function See page 3 13 for an explana On Off tion of WaveAlert Sensitivity Sets the WaveAlert sensitivity Use the nn n general purpose knob to set sensitivity from 0 least sensitive to 100 most sensitive When On the oscilloscope beeps when it detects a waveform anomaly on any active channel Stop On When On the oscilloscope stops Anomaly waveform acquisition when there is a On Off waveform anomaly on any channel The input waveforms and anomalies remain displayed on the screen Hard Copy When On the
103. n button Select V Bars cursors Push the V Bar Units screen button Select 1 seconds Hz A Un sk U N m Place one cursor on the first peak of the ring using the general purpose knob 7 Push the SELECT button 8 Place the other cursor on the next peak of the ring The cursor A readout shows the measured ring frequency is 227 kHz D 37 20 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Using Delay You are analyzing a pulse waveform and use the Width measure ment to measure the waveform pulse width You notice that the measurement is not stable which implies that there is jitter in the pulse width 50 00 To use delay to see the jitter do these steps 1 Push the DELAY button 2 Adjust the horizontal POSITION control to set the delay close to to the nominal pulse width 210 us Push the COARSE button to make delay adjustments more quickly Push COARSE again to fine tune the delay time The falling edge of the pulse is now near the center of the screen When delay is on the horizontal expansion point separates from the trigger point and remains in the center of the screen TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 13 Application Examples chi Width 210s SU soomv M 200us A Chi f 890mv t 208 000ps 3 Adjust the horizontal SCALE to a faster time base setting and increase the WAVEFORM INTENSITY to see the jitter in the pulse width TekRun chi Width Ss No J ref
104. n operating with batteries Ex Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the external trigger source Ext 10 attenuates Ext 10 the external trigger signal by a factor of 10 See page 3 67 Ext Probe Set this value to match the attenuation nnX factor and the type of probe voltage or Voltage Current current that is attached to the external 4 channel only trigger connector Push the menu button to select the probe type Use the general purpose knob to set the attenuation factor The default values are 1x and voltage Sets the trigger source to the lowest numbered active channel in the display 3 64 TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls Source Alternating cont all active chan nels Coupling DC HF Reject LF Reject Noise Reject Slope rising edge falling edge Level Level Set to TTL Set to ECL Set to 50 TDS3000B Series User Manual Description Sequentially uses each active channel as a trigger source from the lowest num bered active channel to the highest num bered active channel See page 3 67 Selects DC coupling Rejects frequencies above 30 kHz in the trigger signal Rejects frequencies below 1 kHz in the trigger signal DC coupling with low sensitivity to reject noise in the trigger signal Triggers on the rising edge of a signal Triggers on the falling edge of a signal Use to set the trigger level with the general purpose knob Sets the trigger
105. net network parameters depends on your network configuration If your network supports DHCP or BOOTP then use the following procedure If your network does not support DHCP or BOOTP then use the procedure on page G 3 Networks That Support DHCP and BOOTP If your network supports DHCP BOOTP do these steps 1 Push the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System menu button to select I O 3 Push the Ethernet Network Settings screen button 4 Push the DHCP BOOTP side button to select On The screen displays the clock icon while it is talking with the network to obtain an IP address for the oscilloscope This step should only take a few moments but the actual time will vary depending on your network The clock icon disappears when the task is finished G 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup 5 To verify that the network assigned an IP address to the oscilloscope push the Change Instrument Settings side button to display the oscilloscope ethernet settings The instrument IP address field should now be filled in If the instrument IP address field is blank then the oscilloscope was not able to obtain an IP address from the network Contact your network administrator for help or use the procedure on page G 3 to manually enter the Ethernet settings Networks That Do Not Support DHCP and BOOTP If your network does not support DHCP or BOOTP protocols you will need to manually enter the oscilloscope
106. network settings To enter the Ethernet network settings information from section 1 of the form do the following steps 1 Push the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System bottom button to select I O 3 4 Push the Ethernet Network Settings bottom button Push the Change Instrument Settings side button The oscilloscope displays the Instrument Setup screen Use the Instrument Setup screen menu items and controls to enter the network settings information from section 1 of the form See page G 8 for a description of the Instrument Setup screen If the form shows that DHCP or BOOTP are supported on your network push the DCHP BOOTP side button to select On When you are done entering the Ethernet network settings push the OK Accept side button to store the settings in your instrument TDS3000B Series User Manual G 3 Appendix G Ethernet Setup Entering the Network Printer Settings To enter the Ethernet printer settings information from section 2 of the form into your oscilloscope do the following steps 1 2 3 Push the UTILITY front panel button Push the System bottom button to select I O Push the Ethernet Printer Settings bottom button The oscilloscope displays the Printer Configuration screen which lists all network printers loaded into the oscilloscope Push the Add Printer side button The oscilloscope displays the Add Printer screen Use the Add Printer screen menu items and controls t
107. ng the H Bar cursors are turned off TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 43 Measure 3 44 Measurement name TIE JUL Amplitude Burst Width Cycle Mean Cycle RMS Delay Fall Time Freq uency High Definition Measured over the entire waveform Amplitude High 10096 Low 0 The duration of a burst Measured over the entire waveform The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform Timing measurement The time between the MidRef crossings of two different waveforms or the gated region of the waveforms Time that the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to fall from 9096 to 1096 of its amplitude Reciprocal of the period of the first cycle in the waveform Measured in Hertz Hz The value used as 100 Calculated using either the min max or the histogram method Measured over the entire waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual Measure Measurement name Definition AL Low The value used as 0 Calculated using either the EL min max or the histogram method Measured over the entire waveform TUE Max The maximum amplitude The most positive peak voltage measured over the entire waveform AE Mean The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform mE Min The minimum amplitude The most negative peak voltage measured over the entire waveform Negative Mea
108. nnel 4 to Ref 1 Saves the math waveform to Ref 1 Key Points Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms You can display all four reference waveforms at the same time Push the submenu button to select a particular reference waveform The selected waveform appears brighter than other displayed reference waveforms Removing Reference Waveforms from the Display To remove a reference waveform from the display select that reference waveform and then push the waveform OFF button TDS3000B Series User Manual Vertical Controls Scaling and Positioning a Reference Waveform You can position and scale a reference waveform independenty from all other displayed waveforms Select the reference waveform and then adjust it with a vertical or horizontal POSITION or SCALE control You can do this whether acquisition is running or is stopped If a reference waveform is selected scaling and repositioning of the reference waveform operates the same way whether zoom is turned on or off Gray Scale Restriction Reference waveforms are always saved from the most current acquisition and do not contain any gray scale information NOTE The TDS3AAM Advanced Analysis application module adds new math features including arbitrary math expressions DPO grayscale math waveforms and FFT analysis TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 87 e Scope e Scope Web based Remote Control 3 88 e Scope introduces the next generati
109. non Tektronix supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TEKTRONIX RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES eS a Table of Contents General Safety Summary ssssss V Preface i terere ere et C xe drea ix Contacting Tektronix llleeeeeeeeeeee X Getting Started Initial Setup e eec a Rete ce I 1 1 Functional Check sec en 1 2 Probe Compensation 0 0 0 0 cece eee eee eee 1 3 Signal Path Compensation SPC 0 1 4 Adjusting the Oscilloscope Time and Date 1 4 Product and Feature Description 000 1 5 Acquisition Features lesse 1 5 Signal Processing Features 0 0 000 ee 1 6 Display Features 0 eee eee eee eee 1 7 Measurement
110. not be adjusted However you can select the Monochrome Color Palette if you prefer to see all the waveforms in high contrast black and white XY Waveform Triggering The XY waveform is triggered so you can synchronize periodic input signals to the XY waveform This feature is useful when only one part of the period contains valid information that you want to see in the XY format Set the time base and trigger location to acquire just that part of the period When you want to see the complete period of the signals regardless of the time base setting set the trigger source to an unused channel and the trigger mode to Auto XY Waveform Scale and Position If you want to display channel 1 in the horizontal axis versus channel 3 in the vertical axis for example use these controls to scale and position the XY waveform m Push the CH 1 button and use the vertical SCALE and POSI TION controls to set the horizontal scale and position of the XY waveform m Push the CH 3 button and use the vertical SCALE and POSI TION controls to set the vertical scale and position of the XY waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 25 Display 3 26 XY Waveform Restrictions The math waveform zoom and autoset functions do not work in the XY display format All reference waveforms displayed in XY format must have the same record length 500 or 10 000 points Gated XYZ Displays XY signals only when the Z gating channel is true Gated XYZ is si
111. ns check the Support Service section of the pamm Tektronix Web site www tektronix com Battery Recycling This product may contain a Nickel Cadmium NiCd or lithium ion Li ion rechargeable battery which must be recycled or disposed of properly Please properly dispose of or recycle the battery according to local government regulations Mercury Notification This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains mercury Disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations Please contact your local authorities or within the United States the Electronics Industries Alliance www eiae org for disposal or recycling information TDS3000B Series User Manual viii A Environmental Considerations Transporting Batteries The lithium ion rechargeable battery pack in this product contains less than 8 grams of equivalent lithium content with individual cells containing less than 1 5 grams of equivalent lithium as measured by International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO standards Consult your air carrier for applicability and determination of any special lithium ion battery transportation requirements Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment and is outside the scope of the 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive This product is known to contain lead cadmium mercury and hexavalent chromium viii B TDS3000B Series User Manual SK Preface This User Manual descr
112. ns in a large DC voltage Set the vertical offset to match the nominal DC voltage and the signal appears in the center of the screen OV i AVE 2V Offset 52 V 4V 5V Y o 00000 585558588 TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 83 Vertical Controls 50 Q Protection If you select the 50 Q termination resistance the maximum vertical scale factor is limited to 1 V div If you apply excessive input voltage the oscilloscope automatically switches to 1 MQ termination resistance to protect the internal 50 Q termination Math Button Push the MATH button to define the math waveform using the math menu Also push the MATH button to display or select the math waveform The bottom menu may show other menu items depending on which application module you have installed Bottom Description Dual Wfm Math Set 1st Source to Selects the first source waveform Set Operator to Selects the math operator x or Set 2nd Source to Selects the second source waveform Key Points Dual Waveform Math For the dual waveform math operations the two source waveforms interact with the math operators in the sequence shown below Operation Expression of math waveform Source 1 Source 2 Source 1 Source 2 x Source 1 x Source 2 Source 1 Source 2 3 84 TDS3000B Series User Manual Vertical Controls Scaling and Positioning the Math Waveform To position or scale a math wavefor
113. nt instrument before connecting the probe to the circuit under test Disconnect the probe input and the probe ground from the circuit under test before disconnecting the probe from the measure ment instrument Ground the Product When operating with AC power this product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded When operating with battery power this product must still be grounded To prevent electric shock always connect a grounding wire between the ground terminal on the rear panel and earth ground 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 TDS3000B Series User Manual v General Safety Summary Replace Batteries Properly Replace batteries only with the proper type and rating specified Recharge Batteries Properly Recharge batteries for the recommended charge cycle 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 S
114. nts Persistence The decay of waveform points With persistence turned off the points decay quickly With persistence on the points decay more slowly or not at all depending on the setting Pixel A visible point on the display The display is 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high Pretrigger The specified portion of the waveform record that contains data acquired before the trigger event Preview The oscilloscope capability to show you what the next acquisition might look like if you change control settings while acquisition is stopped or waiting for the next trigger The new control settings take effect for the next acquisition Both horizontal and vertical preview are available QuickMenu An alternate display presentation that lets you control the most commonly used functions with the screen buttons Optional application packages may have an available QuickMenu display Record Length The specified number of samples in a waveform Reference Waveform A saved waveform selected for display You can save and display up to four reference waveforms Glossary 6 TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary Roll Mode An acquisition mode useful at slow horizontal scale settings Roll mode allows you to view the waveform as it is acquired point by point The waveform appears to roll across the display RS 232 The serial communication port used to connect to a hard copy device computer controller or terminal Sample Acquisition M
115. o enter the network printer information from section 2 of the form See page G 11 for a description of the Add Printer screen NOTE If you have set the domain name and DNS IP address in the Ethernet Network Settings menu then all you need to enter is the network printer s server name or the printer s server IP address in the Add Printer screen The DNS server will look up the missing information 6 G 4 When you are done entering the Ethernet printer settings push the OK Accept side button to store the settings in your instrument The oscilloscope returns you to the Printer Configura tion screen which lists the printer information you just entered You can enter and store multiple network printer parameters TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup Testing Your Ethernet Connection The following text describes how to test the Ethernet connection network printing and the e Scope feature You must already have entered the oscilloscope Ethernet network and printer settings before doing these tests Testing the Oscilloscope Connection To test your oscilloscope s Ethernet connection do the following steps 1 Push the UTILITY front panel button 2 Push the System bottom button to select I O 3 Push the Ethernet Network Settings bottom button to display the Network Configuration side menu 4 Push the Test Connection side button If the connection is good the side menu displays OK If you
116. ode A mode in which the oscilloscope creates a record point by saving the first sample during each acquisition interval This is the default mode of the acquisition system Sample Interval The time interval between successive samples in a time base For real time digitizers the sample interval is the reciprocal of the sample rate Sampling The process of capturing an analog input such as a voltage at a discrete point in time and holding it constant so that it can be quantized Scope QuickMenu A built in QuickMenu that places the most commonly used oscilloscope controls around the screen With the Scope QuickMenu you may not need to use the main menu system to operate the oscilloscope TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary 7 Glossary Screen Buttons The rows of buttons below and to the right of the display that select items in the menus Selected Waveform The waveform on which all measurements are performed and which is affected by vertical position and scale adjustments Signal Path Compensation SPC The ability of the oscilloscope to minimize the electrical offsets in the vertical horizontal and trigger amplifiers caused by ambient temperature changes and component aging You should run SPC when the ambient temperature varies more than 5 C from the last SPC or before performing critical measurements Single Sequence A single shot acquisition if Sample or Peak detect acquisition mode is selected A series of N acqui
117. on of oscilloscope functionality With e Scope you can access any Internet connected TDS3000B Series oscilloscope from a browser on your work station PC or laptop computer No matter where you are your TDS3000B is as close as the nearest browser There are two levels to e Scope basic and advanced The basic level which is hosted on the oscilloscope lets you view a screen image of the current acquisition save or load waveform and setup files and send textual control and query commands to the oscillo scope The advanced level which is hosted on your system provides a graphical user interface to view automatically updated screen images and remotely control the oscilloscope To obtain the advanced level software go to the Tektronix TDS3000B website and download the free e Scope Web based Remote Control software Configuring Your Oscilloscope Ethernet Settings Before using the e Scope feature you must set your oscilloscope Ethernet network settings Appendix G Ethernet Setup describes how to enter the Ethernet network parameters for your oscilloscope TDS3000B Series User Manual e Scope Accessing e Scope After your instrument is set up with the correct ethernet settings you are ready to access that instrument over the internet To access the oscilloscope e Scope server do the following steps 1 Ona PC or work station open your preferred browser program 2 In the Location or Address field where you normally ente
118. ontrol the oscilloscope using oscilloscope programing commands listed in the TDS3000 amp TDS3000B Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Programmer Manual Status Status displays the version screen which shows the firmware version and lists installed application modules Control Control displays the advanced e Scope Web based Remote Control screen that lets you remotely control the oscilloscope using a graphical user interface that includes on screen interactive menus and selectable controls for all front panel buttons and knobs You must download the free advanced e Scope software from the tektronix web site Help Help takes you to the TDS3000B frequently asked questions site at www tektronix com NOTE You can create your own local Applications and Help files and access them by changing the Application and Help field in the Configure menu to point to your local web site containing your files TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 91 e Scope 3 92 Application Examples The following are some possible e Scope usage examples Prototype Development An engineering lab contains prototype boards that need evaluation An engineer in the building can use e Scope to access and remotely control a TDS3000B series oscilloscope to capture and download waveform data to a PC for analysis and inclusion in development reports Field Service Support A company s central engineering department needs to support many field service technicians who ma
119. or measurements or the Math waveform This data for these functions is always based on the current acquisition If you rescale or reposition a channel waveform horizontally it may not appear time correlated to the automatic measurements cursor measure ments or the Math waveform Acquisition Modes You can choose one of four acquisition modes Sample Peak Detect Envelope or Average The next two pages describe these acquisition modes in detail 3 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls Samples acquired in four Acquisition Displayed record points at acquisition intervals mode maximum horizontal magnification Interval 1 2 3 4 Interval 1 2 3 4 EM ECT n e e ad Sample cease tae ams Y p Peak Detect mode uses the lowest and highest amplitudes from two consecutive intervals Sample Use Sample acquisition mode for the fastest acquisition at any SEC DIV setting Sample mode is the default mode Peak Detect Use Peak Detect acquisition mode to limit the possibility of aliasing Also use Peak Detect for glitch detection You can see glitches as narrow as 1 ns Peak Detect is only functional for sample rates up to 125 MS s For 250 MS s and faster sample rates the oscilloscope reverts to Sample acquisition mode where the narrowest detectable pulse width is 1 sample rate TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 9 Acquisition Controls Three acquisitions from one source A
120. or more To compensate the signal path do the following steps 1 Disconnect any probes or cables from the channel input connectors Push the UTILITY button Push the System screen button to select Cal Push the Signal Path screen button Un RU N Push OK Compensate Signal Path This procedure takes several minutes to complete NOTE The signal path compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip Adjusting the Oscilloscope Time and Date To set your oscilloscope to the current date and time do the following steps 1 Push the UTILITY button 2 Push the System menu button to select Config 3 Push the Set Date amp Time menu button Use the side menu buttons to set the date and time values 4 Push the OK Enter Date Time menu button to set the instrument date and time TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Product and Feature Description The TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope family consists of the models in the table below ma Maximum Model Bandwidth sample rate TDS3012B 2 Ch TDS3014B 4 Ch 1 25 GS s TDS3024B 4 Ch 2 5 GS s TDS3032B 2 Ch TDS3034B 4 Ch 2 5 GS s TDS3044B 4 Ch 5 GS s TDS3052B 2 Ch TDS3054B 4 Ch 5 GS s TDS3064B 4 Ch 5 GS s Acquisition Features WaveAlert Waveform Anomaly Detection Automatically detects anomalous waveforms by comparing the current waveform to the previous waveform Sets how the oscilloscope responds stop
121. orizontal zoom Horizontal zoom position Horizontal zoom time div Math type Measure gating Measure high low setup Measure high reference Measure indicators Measure low reference Measure mid reference Measure mid2 reference Measure statistics Overwrite lock Phase measure to waveform Reference waveforms Saved setups Trigger holdoff Trigger mode Trigger type TDS3000B Series User Manual Changed by factory setup to 0 ns 10 400 us div Off 50 400 us div Dual waveform Off Full Record Auto 90 and 0 V Off 10 and 0 V 50 and 0 V 50 and 0 V Off No change Ch 1 No change No change 250 8 ns Auto Edge B 3 Appendix B Factory Setup Control Utility language Utility date time display Utility 1 0 Utility hard copy Vertical bandwidth Vertical coupling Vertical invert Vertical offset Vertical position Vertical probe setup Vertical volts div Video trigger standard Video trigger on Waveform file format XY display Changed by factory setup to No change On No change No change Full DC 1 MQ Off OV 0 div Voltage 1 X unless non 1 X probe attached 100 mV div 525 NTSC All lines No change Off TDS3000B Series User Manual ESSA Appendix C Accessories Standard Accessories P3010 10X passive probes TDS301xB The P3010 10X passive probes have 100 MHz bandwidth and a 207 CAT II voltage rating of 300 Vays MN mro P6139A 10X passive probes TDS302xB
122. oscilloscope sends an On Anomaly image of the screen to the hard copy On Off device or floppy file when there is a waveform anomaly on any channel Wims to Disk When On the oscilloscope saves the On Anomaly anomalous waveform s data to a file on On Off the floppy disk drive Highlight Highlights the entire anomalous wave Entire Wim form Highlight Highlights just the anomalous data in a Anomalies waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 7 Acquisition Controls Key Points Vertical and Horizontal Preview The vertical and horizontal preview functions let you change the vertical and horizontal controls while acquisition is stopped or while it is waiting for the next trigger The oscilloscope rescales and repositions the current acquisition in response to the new control settings and then uses the new settings for the next acquisition Preview helps you optimize these control settings before the next acquisition this makes it easier to work with signals that are single shot or have a low repetition rate m For more information about vertical preview see page 3 83 m For more information about horizontal preview see page 3 36 While acquisition is stopped you can make changes to other controls but those changes will only take affect with the next acquisition There is no preview for control changes other than the vertical and horizontal controls The preview functions also do not affect automatic measurements curs
123. ot the same as the horizontal delay time You can use the horizontal delay function to delay acquisition relative to any trigger event whether it is from the A trigger alone or from a trigger setup that involves both the A and B triggers 3 60 TDS3000B Series User Manual Trigger Controls The following figures show wait for time and wait for events triggering and how they relate to the horizontal delay time Pretrigger record Esl Posttrigger record acquired waveform record gt delay time p Trigger point A Trigger point B Trigger source A l Trigger source B Wait for time pan trigger wait ime gt Pretrigger record Si Posttrigger record acquired waveform record dela ne Trigger point i3 Trigger point B we UIT uisi source A Trigger E al gi n ed iN J Y Wait for events waiting for nth event where n 5 TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 61 Trigger Controls After the A trigger event is recognized the oscilloscope begins counting B trigger events However for the first B event to be counted that event must consist of both an opposite polarity edge and the edge that is counted The opposite polarity edge must occur z5 ns after the A trigger arming event If this condition is not met the oscilloscope does not count the first event which results in a trigger on the n 1 event Refer to the following figure where n 3 and A
124. ou can download this manual from the Tektronix web site www tektronix com TDS3000B Series User Manual E 1 Appendix E Performance Verification E 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual ESSA Appendix F General Care and Cleaning General Care Protect the oscillscope from adverse weather conditions The oscilloscope is not water resistant Do not store or leave the oscilloscope where the LCD display will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope do not expose it to sprays liquids or solvents Cleaning Inspect the oscillosope as often as operating conditions require To clean the oscilloscope exterior perform the following steps 1 Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope with a lint free cloth Use care to avoid scratching the glass display filter 2 Use a soft cloth or paper towel dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope You can use a 75 isopropyl alcohol solution for more efficient cleaning CAUTION To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents TDS3000B Series User Manual F 1 Appendix F General Care and Cleaning F 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual ESSA Appendix G Ethernet Setup The following sections describe how to set up the TDS3000B Series oscilloscope for network hard copy printing and remote programma bility or access The TDS3000B requires a straight
125. page 3 23 m Disconnect unused active probes m Only use passive probes TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 15 Getting Started Charging the Battery The battery charges automatically when the oscilloscope is connected to line power You can also charge the battery with the optional external charger TDS3CHO Typical charging time 30 hours Configuration Battery charging in oscilloscope with oscilloscope turned on or off Battery charging with TDS3CHG external charger 5 hours NOTE Charge the battery before using it for the first time or after prolonged storage 1 16 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Installing an Application Module A CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or application module observe the ESD precautions described on page viii Optional application packages are available to extend the capability of your oscilloscope You can install up to four application modules at one time Application modules can go into the two slots with windows in the upper right corner of the front panel Two additional slots are directly behind the two you can see Refer to the TDS3000 amp TDS3000B Series Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module NOTE If you remove an application module the features provided by the application module become unavailable You can reinstal
126. r a URL type in the IP address of the TDS3000B instrument to which you want to connect For example 188 121 212 107 Do not precede the IP address with any characters Then press the Return key 3 The browser program loads the instrument s e Scope home page which is an image of the screen contents when your browser accessed the instrument The e Scope home page will look something like the following image 1 00 V M 2 00us A Ch 200mV iv 0 00000 s TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 89 e Scope 4 If you do not see the e Scope home page after just a few moments try the following a Verify that the oscilloscope is physically connected to the network b Verify that the oscilloscope network settings are correct c Push the Test Connection side menu button in the Ethernet Network Settings menu to verify that the instrument is electronically connected to the network Basic e Scope Menu Functions The menu at the top of the page provides the following functions Home Home displays the oscilloscope screen Applications Applications takes you to the application URL specified in the Configure tab Configure Configure lets you specify URLs for the advanced Web based Control HTML pages accessed from the Control menu 3 90 TDS3000B Series User Manual e Scope Data Data provides the basic level of e Scope control It lets you upload or download waveform data files and oscilloscope settings as well as remotely c
127. r point Cursor Interaction with Preview If you change a vertical or horizontal control setting while acquisition is stopped or it is waiting for trigger the cursors move with the waveforms and cursor measurements remain valid Taking Gray Scale Measurements Using cursors is often the best way to take simple measurements on waveforms that contain significant gray scale information The automatic measurements operate only on the latest acquisition not on the previous acquisitions that are displayed in gray scale However you can set the cursors to surround and measure the gray scale area of the waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 19 Cursor Cursors at Same Position If both cursors are at the same position and H Bars or V Bars are set to Ratio or Phase both cursors are set to 0 or 0 100 360 is set to one pixel width away from the cursor position V Bars and FFT When the selected waveform is an FFT waveform selecting V Bars and Phase sets the measurement to percent Tracking Mode In cursor tracking mode both cursors move together when cursor 1 is selected Enabling tracking mode automatically selects cursor 1 as the active cursor If cursor 2 is selected while in tracking mode only cursor 2 will move 3 20 TDS3000B Series User Manual Cursor XY Cursor Menu The following XY cursor menu items are available while you are in XY display mode DISPLAY XY Display Triggered XY Push the CURSOR button
128. r source from the lowest numbered active channel to the highest numbered active channel Alternating trigger is available in all trigger menus except for logic triggers Alternating trigger uses the current trigger settings to trigger on all active channels there is not a separate trigger setup for each channel Therefore the trigger settings must be able to trigger on all active signals in order to produce a stable triggered display If one or more of the source signals do not meet the trigger settings the oscilloscope either waits for that source channel to trigger Normal trigger mode or autotriggers Auto trigger mode Due to image persistence all alternating trigger active channels may appear to be synchronized However this does not mean that the displayed signals are synchronized Also alternating trigger does not use EXT EXT 10 or Line signals as trigger sources TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 67 Trigger Controls Holdoff You can use holdoff to help stabilize the display of complex waveforms After you press the Mode amp Holdoff screen button use the general purpose knob to set the holdoff time as an absolute value or as a percent of the record duration Holdoff begins when the oscilloscope recognizes a trigger event and disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete The trigger system remains disabled during the holdoff time Acquisition Acquisition interval interval ORE 0 AL ML UU trig
129. r to five times the oscilloscope bandwidth Combined with sinx x interpolation all frequency components of the input up to the bandwidth are accurately displayed Digitizing The process of converting a continuous analog signal such as a waveform to a set of discrete numbers representing the amplitude of the signal at specific points in time TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary 3 Glossary e Scope Web based Remote Control A feature that lets you remotely access and control a TDS3000B Series oscilloscope over the Internet Edge Trigger Triggering that occurs when the oscilloscope detects the source passing through a specified voltage level in a specified direction the trigger slope Envelope Acquisition Mode A mode in which the oscilloscope acquires and displays a waveform that shows the variation extremes of several acquisitions External Trigger Triggering that occurs when the oscilloscope detects the external input signal passing through a specified voltage level in a specified direction the trigger slope Floating Measurements Voltage measurements where the reference voltage is not earth ground General Purpose Knob A knob on the front panel that you can use to set parameters for example cursor position The specific parameter assigned to the general purpose knob depends on other selections Gray Scale The waveform display capable of showing points at different intensities depending on the frequency of th
130. ral purpose knob and SELECT button to select a destination directory Push the copy confirmation screen button to complete the operation Printing Files You can print files through any installed printer port to your printer This function is especially useful if you want to print hard copy files that you have stored on a disk To print a file select the file with the general purpose knob Push the Print screen button and then select the port to which your printer is connected Make sure that the oscilloscope is set to send the correct file format to your printer Creating a Directory To create a directory use the general purpose knob and SELECT button to select the working directory where you want the new directory to reside Push the Create Directory screen button and then follow the instructions on page 3 54 TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 55 Save Recall Formatting a Disk The oscilloscope can format 1 44 MB IBM compat ible disks To format a disk insert it into the disk drive Push the Format screen button and then push the OK Confirm Format screen button to confirm the operation If you decide not to format the disk push the MENU OFF button to stop the format operation contain important data When you format a disk all files and directories will be erased and can never be recovered CAUTION To avoid loss of data do not format disks that already Setting Protections The oscilloscope provides two protections to
131. re selected waveform in the upper window to give you a point of reference as you examine the details in the lower window Tek Run M 10 0ps Actual time base Zoom time base uy 14 34000 Zoom position TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 35 Horizontal Controls 3 36 Key Points Maximum Zoom Magnification Factor If you are using Normal acquisition resolution the maximum horizontal magnification factor is 200X in Fast trigger the maximum is 10X Horizontal Zoom and Preview There are two ways you can magnify a stopped acquisition horizontal zoom or preview The differences in how horizontal zoom and preview interact with other functions are shown below Function Horizontal SCALE Horizontal POSITION DELAY button Math waveform Cursors and automatic measurements Gray scale Horizontal zoom Horizontal preview Sets magnification factor Changes time base for the next acquisition Selects portion of wave Changes trigger position form to magnify or delay time for the next acquisition Turns delay on and off Turns delay on and off Remains valid magnifies Remains fixed does not and positions with other track changes to channel waveforms waveforms Remain functional with Remain locked to chan valid readouts nel waveforms Gray scale information Gray scale information is may be temporarily re lost duced TDS3000B Series User Manual Horizontal Contro
132. rms or DPO Math waveforms However adjacent waveforms can not touch or overlap on the screen To increase your chances of capturing an anomaly by acquiring the maximum number of waveforms per second set ACQUIRE gt Horizontal Resolution to Fast Trigger 500 points When WaveAlert is on the front panel WAVEFORM INTENSI TY knob controls the persistance of the anomalous waveform instead of waveform intensity To capture a very random event minutes to hours enable the Wfms to Disk on Anomaly function to write anomalous waveform data to a disk file in isf format The number of files you can save depends on the waveform record length You can determine when the anomaly occured by checking the file create date and time You can use WaveAlert on DPO math waveforms Changing the vertical or horizontal oscilloscope settings does not affect the sensitivity setting The sensitivity is calculated from the new waveform data after changing the oscilloscope settings TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 15 Cursor Cursor Cursors are on screen markers that you positon to take waveform measurements There are two cursor types YT cursors and XY cursors The following section describes the YT cursors Refer to page 3 21 for information on XY cursors YT Cursor Menu The following YT cursor menu items are available while you are in YT display mode DISPLAY XY Display Off YT Push the CURSOR button to show the cursor menu CURSOR
133. rn flagging off EOL Selects end of line terminator Debug Enables and disables a message window to help you debug RS 232 problems Set RS 232 Pa Sets baud rate 9600 hard flagging rameters to De on and EOL LF fault Values 3 74 TDS3000B Series User Manual Utility Bottom Description Ethernet Network Change Instru Settings ment Settings Displays a list of fields in which you set oscilloscope Ethernet parameters such as address instrument name domain name and so on See Appen DHCP BOOTP dix G Ethernet Setup for information on setting the oscilloscope Ethernet network parameters Debug Enables and disables a message window to help you debug Ethernet problems Test Connection Tests the oscilloscope s Ethernet connection Ethernet Printer Add Printer Adds renames or deletes an Ethernet Settings network printer from the oscilloscope Rename Printer printer list See Appendix G Ethernet Setup for information on setting the F oscilloscope Ethernet network printer Delete Printer parameters Confirm Delete Enables or disables displaying a confirmation message before deleting a printer from the oscilloscope printer list Key Points More Information Refer to the TDS3000 amp TDS3000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Programmer Manual for more information about using the Ethernet RS 232 and GPIB ports TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 75 Utility RS 232 Troubleshoo
134. rver is offline or the print server IP address is incorrect If DNS is available then you can verify the network print server data by entering the printer name and either but not both the print server name or the IP address The DNS protocol will fill in the missing data if the user supplied data is correct If DNS is not available then contact your network administrator for help Printer Not Responding This notifier displays when the oscilloscope attempts to send data to the selected network printer but the print server is unable to forward the data to the network printer This usually means that the network printer is offline or the printer name is incorrect Contact your network administrator to obtain the correct printer queue name DNS Server Not responding This notifier displays when either the Domain information Domain name or IP address is not correct or the print server name or printer server IP address is not validated via the Domain Name Server G 14 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix G Ethernet Setup Ethernet Settings Form TDS3000B Ethernet Setup Form for TDS3000B Ethernet Hardware address User copy this address from the UTILITY System IO gt Ethernet Network Settings gt Change Instrument Setup screen before sending this form to the network administrator Type of IP address requested Dynamic DHCP BOOTP Static User See page G 1 for information on dynamic and static IP addr
135. s These dedicated buttons and controls generally control waveforms and cursors without the use of menus 3 5 6 SELECT j MEASURE SAVE R CALL QUICKMENU 2 D j bL jJ COARSE j CURSOR uY 1 P l U J S POSITION ir d oma CH2 is eee 9 E RT meg 19 CH3 A 11 19x gt SCALE SCALE gt wow CH4 TRIG INTENSITY 12 ATH O BTRE 13 J 99A TNR NR m N 18 17 16 15 14 1 24 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started 1 COARSE Causes the general purpose knob and position knobs to make adjustments more quickly 2 SELECT Toggles between the two cursors to select the active Cursor 3 General purpose knob Moves the cursors Sets numerical parameter values for some menu items Push COARSE to make adjustments quickly 4 Vertical POSITION Adjusts the vertical position of the selected waveform Push COARSE to make adjustments more quickly 5 Horizontal POSITION Adjusts the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms Push COARSE to make adjustments quickly 6 Trigger LEVEL Adjusts the trigger level 7 RUN STOP Stops and restarts acquisition 8 SINGLE SEQ Sets acquisition display and trigger parameters for a single shot single sequence acquisition 9 SET TO 50 Sets the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform 10 AUTOSET
136. s waveform by stopping acquisitions emitting a beep saving the anomalous waveform to a disk file printing the screen image to a hard copy device or any combination of the above You can also select to highlight just the anomalous data in a waveform or the entire anomalous waveform TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 13 Acquisition Controls 3 14 To use WaveAlert do the following steps Display the waveform or waveforms on the screen Push the Acquire MENU front panel button Push the WaveAlert bottom menu button 1 2 3 4 5 6 Push the Wfm Anomaly Detection side button to select On Push the Highlight Anomalies side button to select On Use the general purpose knob to set the comparison sensitivity value As signal noise and intensity levels affect the displayed waveform you will need to experiment with the sensitivity setting to reduce the number of false anomalies due to signal noise Use the WAVEFORM INTENSITY front panel button to adjust the persistance of the anomaly waveform Once you have set the sensitivity value to reduce or eliminate false anomalies push one or more side menu buttons to select the actions to perform when the oscilloscope detects an anomaly To restart WaveAlert while in Stop On Anomaly push the Acquire RUN STOP front panel button TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls WaveAlert Key Points You can use WaveAlert to monitor up to four wavefo
137. sine waves and triangle waves m Auto Select chooses one of the above methods automatically depending on the signal characteristics Auto Select chooses the histogram method if the histogram contains prominent peaks If not Auto Select chooses the min max method Measurement Gating You can use the gating feature to limit measurements to the portion of the waveform that is on the screen or between the cursors When you turn Screen gating on the oscilloscope only uses the waveform points on screen in its measurements This function is useful at the fastest time base settings or when you want to take measurements on a magnified waveform when zoom is on When you turn Cursor gating on the oscilloscope displays vertical bar cursors Use the general purpose knob and SELECT button to place the cursors around the area of interest TDS3000B Series User Manual Measure In the example below the cursors surround the second positive going pulse so the oscilloscope can measure the width of that pulse SU 200mv Mi00ns A hi 4 364mV ii 5 0005 When gating is off the oscilloscope takes measurements over the entire waveform record Using Measurement Gating with Cursors If V Bar cursors are already on when you select Cursor gating the cursors do both functions at the same time The cursor readouts are displayed at the same time that the cursors gate the automatic measurements If H Bar cursors are on when you select cursor gati
138. sition to verify the control settings iie B TRIG To use the B trigger the A trigger type must be Edge Push the trigger MENU and B TRIG buttons to show the B trigger menu and to activate triggering using both the A and B triggers The light next to the B TRIG button indicates B trigger is active Push the B TRIG button again to return to the single A trigger TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 59 Trigger Controls Bottom Source Coupling Slope Level B Trigger After A B Trigger After A Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the next B trigger event that occurs after a specified period of time from the A trigger Use the general purpose knob to set the time value Set to Delay Time Sets the B Trigger After A Time value B v then Set to the horizontal B v value then B v to 0s sets B gt w to zero seconds B v is the delay time from the B trigger point to the expansion point center screen Sets B Trigger After A time to 26 4 ns B Events Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the nth B trigger event after the A trigger Use the general purpose knob to set the event value Set to Min Sets the B events count to 1 Sets Source coupling slope and e level for the B trigger These settings a are independent of similar settings for the A trigger See page 3 64 for descriptions of these menu items The trigger wait time is the minimum time between the A and B triggers The trigger wait time is n
139. sitions if Average or Envelope acquisition mode is selected N is the number of averages or envelopes Standby STBY The off like state when the instrument in not in use Some circuits are active even while the instrument is in the standby state TekProbe Interface An interface that communicates information between a probe and the oscilloscope such as the probe type and its attenuation factor The interface also supplies power to active probes Glossary 8 TDS3000B Series User Manual Glossary Tek Secure A feature that erases all waveform and setup memory locations setup memories are replaced with the factory setup Then it checks each location to verify erasure This feature is useful where the oscilloscope is used to gather security sensitive data Time Base The set of parameters that let you define the time and horizontal axis attributes of a waveform record The time base determines when and how long to acquire record points Vertical Bar Cursors The two vertical bars you position to measure the time parameter of a waveform record The oscilloscope displays the value of the active moveable cursor with respect to trigger and the time value between the bars Video Trigger Triggering on the sync pulse of a composite video signal WaveAlert Waveform Anomaly Detection A feature that lets you monitor steady state waveforms and notify you when the oscilloscope detects a waveform anomaly An anomaly is any waveform that
140. store sensitive components in a static protected bag or container Battery Recycling This product may contain optional Lithium ion Li ion batteries which must be recycled or disposed of properly at the end of product life There may be specific legal requirements for battery collection and disposal in your community Contact your local electronics recycler relevant legal authority or your Tektronix representative for assistance in recycling batteries TDS3000B Series User Manual YS SSS Environmental Considerations This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product Product End of Life Handling Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component Equipment Recycling Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product s end of life In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately The symbol shown to the left indicates that this product complies with the European Union s requirements according to Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE For information about recycling optio
141. surement 3 45 Index 3 Index negative measurement duty cycle 3 45 overshoot 3 45 width 3 45 P peak detect 3 8 peak to peak measurement 3 45 performance verification E 1 period measurement 3 45 persistence 3 25 phase measurement 3 45 Phone number Tektronix xi positive duty cycle measurement 3 46 positive overshoot measurement 3 46 positive width measurement 3 46 power AC line 1 11 battery 1 12 probe D 11 power cord 1 11 power off timeout 3 72 pretrigger 3 31 preview application example 2 21 horizontal 3 36 vertical 3 83 printing color 3 29 connections 3 27 date time stamp 3 30 error message 3 30 hard copy file compression 3 29 Index 4 ink saver 3 29 preview 3 29 printer compatibility 3 28 spooler 3 29 probe compensation 1 3 probe deskew 3 82 probes compensating 1 3 general information D 1 power limitations D 11 safety information D 3 product description accessories C 1 models 1 5 overview 1 5 probes D 10 Product support contact informa tion xi Q QuickMenu 1 29 how to use 3 47 identifying menu items 1 29 R readouts cursors 3 19 rear panel identifying connectors 1 32 record length 3 12 reference scale and position 3 85 3 87 waveforms 3 86 remote control e Scope 3 88 removing waveforms 3 80 TDS3000B Series User Manual Index rise time measurement 3 46 RMS measurement 3 46 roll mode 3 38 RS 232 communication
142. surement of the first cycle in Duty the waveform Mese Cycle j Negative Width Negative Duty Cycle Panod 10096 Negative Measured over the entire waveform Overshoot _ Low Min T Negative Overshoot Amplitude x 10096 Negative Measurement of the first negative pulse in the Width waveform The time between the 5096 amplitude points TI Pk Pk Measured over the entire waveform Peak to peak Max Min Period Time it takes for the first complete signal cycle to complete in the waveform Measured in seconds yy Phase Timing measurement The amount one waveform leads or lags another in time Expressed in degrees where 360 comprise one waveform cycle TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 45 Measure 3 46 Measurement name Positive Duty Cycle Positive Overshoot Positive Width rz Rise Time yp RMS Snapshot All Measurements Definition Measurement of the first cycle in the waveform Positive Duty Cycle Positive igh x 100 Measured over the entire waveform Max High Amplitude 100 6 Measurement of the first positive pulse in the waveform The time between the 50 amplitude points Positive Overshoot Time that the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to rise from 10 to 90 of its amplitude The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform Displays all measurement values except two ch
143. sy Signal The signal appears noisy and you suspect that noise is causing problems in your circuit To better analyze the noise do these steps 1 Push the acquire MENU button 2 Select the Peak Detect acquisition mode 3 Increase the WAVEFORM INTENSITY control to see the noise more easily Peak detect emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in your signal as narrow as 1 ns even when the time base is set to a slow setting T IU ee eee eee Pere eee Sj 200v M l00gs A hi f 2 36V ii 45 005 Refer to page 3 9 for more information about peak detect and the other acquisition modes 2 10 TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Separating the Signal from Noise Now you want to analyze the signal shape and ignore the noise To reduce random noise in the oscilloscope display do these steps 1 Push the acquire MENU button 2 Push the Mode bottom button 3 Select the Average acquisition mode Averaging reduces random noise and makes it easier to see detail in a signal In the example below a ring shows on the rising and falling edges of the signal when the noise is removed M100gs A hi 7 2 36V U 45 00 TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 11 Application Examples 2 12 Taking Cursor Measurements You can use the cursors to take quick measurements on a waveform To measure the ring frequency at the rising edge of the signal do these steps Push the CURSOR button Push the Function scree
144. t you can do with each of the six branches in the Utility menu Use Config to select a language or set the time and date Use Apps if an installed application module places items in this menu See the documentation provided with your application packages for more information Use I O to set up the communication ports Use Hard Copy to set up hard copy parameters Refer to Hard Copy on page 3 27 for information about setting up and printing a hard copy Use Cal to compensate the signal path Use Diags to run internal diagnostic routines Push the UTILITY button to show the utility menu Then push the System screen button to choose the branch The remaining items in the utility menu change depending on the branch you choose TDS3000B Series User Manual Utility Configure System Use the System Config branch to access these functions UTILITY Bottom Description System Config Language English Use to choose your native language Most on screen text appears in the Francais language you choose Deutsch Espanol Portugu s Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Set Date amp Time Display Date Use to turn the date time display On or ime Off Hour Min Use to set the internal clock with the current hour and minute Month Day Use to set the internal clock with the current month and day Year Use to set the internal clock with the current year OK Enter Date Sets the d
145. tal power required by the probes does not exceed the capacity of the oscilloscope To determine the total probe load add the load factors for all probes you want to use The oscilloscope can supply power to this combination if the sum of the load factors equals 10 or less All passive probes have a load factor of zero Active probe Recommended usage Load factor P6205 FET probe 750 MHz 10X 0 P6243 SMT probe 1 GHz 10X 0 P5205 High voltage differential probe 6 1300 V 100 MHz 50X or 500X High voltage differential probe 6 5600 V 50 MHz 100X or 1000X P5210 ADA400A ECT c a oet f ity DC to 10 kHz 5 013 0278 00 Video display clamp probes with a combined load factor that is greater than 10 The signal distortion caused by such an overload can be subtle reduced gain dynamic range or slew rate CAUTION To avoid a measurement error do not connect active TDS3000B Series User Manual D 11 Appendix D Probe Basics Unsupported Probes The TDS3000B Series only supports the probes listed in this section of the manual The oscilloscope may not display a message when you connect an unsupported probe so make sure that any probe you connect to the TDS3000B is supported D 12 TDS3000B Series User Manual p ur Appendix E Performance Verification Please refer to the TDS3000B Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope Service Manual Tektronix part number 071 0972 XX for performance verification procedures Y
146. ter Screen button Enter Char lt and gt Back Space Delete Clear and OK Accept MENU OFF abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Labels I BCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXY2Z OK y HG SS3 amp 0L IB 7 S NJ PPSA R2 Accept Back Space Delete Clear Function Enters the selected character into the field Moves the cursor to a different character in the field Deletes the character before the cursor location Deletes the character at the cursor location Erases the current field value Selects the field that you want to edit Applies all field values Exits the menu without applying field values TDS3000B Series User Manual Save Recall Deleting Files To delete a file select the file with the general purpose knob push the Delete screen button and then push the OK Delete screen button when you see the confirmation screen If you do not want to see a confirmation screen each time you delete a file push the Confirm Delete screen button to set it to Off Renaming Files To rename a file select the file with the general purpose knob push the Rename screen button and then follow the instructions on page 3 54 Once a directory is created you cannot rename it However you can delete the directory and create a new one with a new name Copying Files and Directories To copy a file or directory select the file or directory with the general purpose knob and push the Copy screen button Now use the gene
147. tery charger P x The battery charger recharges the oscilloscope battery pack in approximately 5 hours A rechargeable battery pack that provides up to three hours of portable operation The TDS3PRT Thermal Printer is a plug in oscilloscope powered monochrome thermal printer that lets you print screen images C 4 TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix C Accessories Optional Accessories cont AC3000 soft case The soft case protects the oscilloscope when not in use The soft case provides compartments for probes one spare battery battery charger and the User Manual The rack mount kit contains all the hardware necessary to mount your oscilloscope in a standard rack The kit requires 7 inches of vertical space in the rack WaveSiar is a Microsoft Office 97 compatible application that connects your oscilloscope to your PC You can upload and download waveforms and setups You can drag and drop acquired data into spreadsheets for further analysis into word processors to integrate with your documentation or to printers and plotters to make hard copies OpenChoice solutions deliver simple seamless integration between your oscilloscope and your PC to easily capture transfer document and analyze measurement results using popular PC based applications TDS3000B Series User Manual C 5 C 6 Appendix C Accessories Optional Accessories cont Manuals The service manual
148. the record 11 Horizontal readout shows the main or zoom time division 12 Auxiliary waveform readouts show the vertical and horizontal scale factors of the math or reference waveforms 13 Channel readouts show the channel scale factor coupling input resistance bandwidth limit and invert status AN E l1 m SS 14 15 14 Triangle icon with the battery icon indicates a battery is installed and battery power is in use The battery icon shows the approximate charge level of the battery See page 1 13 for important safety information 15 Power plug icon with the battery icon indicates a battery is installed but line power is in use The battery may be charging The battery icon shows the approximate charge level 1 28 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Using QuickMenus The QuickMenu feature simplifies the use of the oscilloscope When you push the QUICKMENU button a set of frequently used menu functions show on the display Then push the screen buttons around the display to operate the QuickMenu See page 3 47 for general instructions to operate QuickMenus Using the Scope QuickMenu Scope is one type of QuickMenu that you can use to control the basic oscilloscope functions You can perform many tasks without using the regular menu system If you need to use a function that is not contained in the Scope QuickMenu push the button you would normally push to access that function
149. the oscilloscope probe PROBE COMP to channel 1 Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors O 4 Push the AUTOSET button You should see a square wave in the display approximately 5 V at 1 kHz AUTOSET 1 2 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Probe Compensation Perform this adjustment to match your probe to the input channel This should be done whenever you attach a passive probe for the first time to any input channel 1 Connect the oscilloscope probe to channel 1 Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors then push AUTOSET If using the probe hook tip ensure a proper connection by firmly twisting the tip onto the probe 2 Check the shape of the displayed waveform 3 If necessary adjust your probe Repeat as necessary PROBE COMP CH 1 AUTOSET button Aries Overcompensated UUL Undercompensated ep E epos Compensated correctly P3010 P6139A NOTE See Appendix D Probe Basics for more information about the probes provided with your oscilloscope TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 3 Getting Started Signal Path Compensation SPC The signal path compensation SPC routine optimizes the oscilloscope signal path for maximum measurement accuracy You can run the routine anytime but you should always run the routine if the ambient temperature changes by 10 C
150. ther QuickMenus Some optional application packages include a custom QuickMenu display Those QuickMenus contain specific features that are important for the application 1 30 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started Front Panel Connectors e 1MQ 13pF 150 VRMS CATI e 1MQ 13pF 150 VRMS CATI CH VN CH2 PRor CH iN 4 502 HO VRMS 5VRMS N lt a 1MQ 13pF 150 VRMS CATI y g 1MQ 17pF 150 VRMS CATI i L CH CH 2 PRO E COMP i 9 509 lt 5VRMS 1 PROBE COMP Square wave signal source to compensate probes 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Channel inputs with TekProbe interface 3 EXT TRIG External trigger input with TekProbe interface two channel models only TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 31 Getting Started Rear Panel Connectors 4 5 Soo EN 14 2 V DC 8 ne 6 Cronk Oar 1 32 TDS3000B Series User Manual Getting Started 1 Power input Attach to an AC power line with integral safety ground 2 Parallel printer port Connect to a printer to make hard copies 3 Communication Module compartment Install optional communication modules or the thermal printer 4 Ethernet port Connects the oscilloscope to a 10Base T local area network Available on all models 5 External Tr
151. ti cally reduced if you make the following additional control changes m Change to a faster time base setting m Change from Fast Trigger to Normal acquisition resolution If the delay reduction occurs it may cause the waveform horizontal position to shift Negative Delay You can select up to ten divisions of negative delay At the fastest time base settings you can use negative delay to see more of the waveform that occurs before the trigger point Roll Mode Display To obtain a rolling display similar to a strip chart recorder turn off zoom and delay select the Auto trigger mode and set the horizontal SCALE control to 40 ms div or slower Subsequent changes to the horizontal SCALE cause the roll mode display to erase and restart TDS3000B Series User Manual Measure Measure Push the MEASURE button to show the measure menu MEASURE EE Bottom Sie Description Select See table on page 3 44 for a descrip Measurement tion of the automatic measurements Remove Measurement 1 Removes a specific measurement Measurement Measurement 2 Measurement 3 Measurement 4 All Measurements Removes all measurements Gating Off Use to take measurements on the full waveform record Screen Use to take measurements on the portion of the waveform on screen Cursors Use to take measurements on the portion of the waveform between the V Bar cursors Bring Selected Moves the active cursor to center Cursor to Center s
152. ting If you are having difficulties with RS 232 communication try the following remedies m Verify that you are using the correct RS 232 cable and adapters Most computers require a null modem connection to the oscilloscope Most printers require a straight through connection to the oscilloscope m Verify that the RS 232 cable is connected to the correct port on your computer or hard copy device m Reset the RS 232 parameters to defaults and then set the baud rate to match the computer or hard copy device The default settings except baud rate are standard on most computers and hard copy devices m Enable the debug window to see the RS 232 status errors data transmitted and data received GPIB Guidelines Follow these guidelines when you connect your oscilloscope to a GPIB network m Turn off the oscilloscope and all external devices before connecting the oscilloscope to the GPIB network m Assign a unique device address to the oscilloscope Two devices cannot share the same device address m Turn on at least two thirds of the GPIB devices while using the network 3 76 TDS3000B Series User Manual Utility Calibration System Use the System Cal branch to access these functions Y Bottom Description System Cal Signal Path Compensates the signal paths to obtain best measurement accuracy Factory Cal Used to calibrate the oscilloscope This is a service function only Cal Due Control Notify After Hours
153. to oo time out off Push any button to turn the backlight back on after an automatic time out Backlight time out operates only when you use battery power Tek Secure If you have acquired confidential data on your oscillo scope you may want to execute the Tek Secure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use The Tek Secure function does the following tasks m Replaces all waveforms in all reference memories with null sample values m Replaces the current front panel setup and all stored setups with the factory setup m Calculates the checksums of all waveform memory and setup memory locations to verify successful completion of waveform and setup erasure m Displays a confirmation or warning message if the checksum calculation is successful or unsuccessful After you execute the Tek Secure function you must turn off the oscilloscope power and then turn the power back on to complete the process TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 73 Utility 1 0 System Use the System I O branch to access these functions UTILITY Bottom Side Description GPIB Talk Listen Ad Sets the GPIB address TDS3GV dress Hard Copy Talk Sets the GPIB port to talk only for Only making hard copies Disables the GPIB port Debug Enables and disables a message window to help you debug GPIB problems RS 232 Baud Rate Sets the baud rate in steps from 1200 TDS3GV to 38400 Flagging Use to enable hard flagging RTS CTS or tu
154. to show the cursor menu CURSOR TET Bottom Description Function Turns cursors off Waveform Turns waveform cursors on and displays measurements in rectangular format X and Y values Use the front panel SELECT button to select which cursor to move the active cursor Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor Mode Independent Sets cursors to move independently Tracking Sets cursors to move together when the reference cursor is selected NOTE The Advanced Analysis application module TDS3AAM adds more XY cursor features including graticule cursors and polar readouts Key Points XY Waveform Cursors To turn off the XY waveform cursor measurement push the front panel CURSOR button then push the Cursor Function Off side menu button TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 21 Cursor 3 22 Measurements The XY waveform cursor measurements show difference A and absolute values for the X axis the Y axis and the time of the active cursor AX 1 43V X 140mV AY 2 14V Y 480mV At 660ns Qt 1 61ms There are two waveform cursors a reference cursor and a delta cursor CD All difference A measurements are measured from the reference cursor to the delta cursor A negative AX measurement means that the delta cursor is positioned earlier in the waveform record than the reference cursor A negative AY measurement means that the delta cursor is positioned at a lower Y waveform signal
155. uisition Controls e Waveform Intensity The WAVEFORM INTENSITY adjusts the intensity of the waveforms in the display The term Digital Phosphor represents the way this control simulates the intensity control of an analog oscilloscope At maximum intensity all waveform points are displayed at full brightness As you decrease the intensity you can see intensity grading in the wave forms The brightest parts of the waveform are the points most frequently acquired the dimmer parts represent less frequently acquired points All points decay in intensity over time unless the display persistence is set to infinite Use a medium intensity setting to get an analog oscilloscope view of time varying signals and those containing modulation Use the maximum intensity setting to view the signals the way most digital oscilloscopes display them You can turn on display persistence to slow or prevent the decay of the waveform points With persistence on you can simulate the function of an analog storage oscilloscope See page 3 23 for more information about display persistence NOTE The waveform intensity may change when you change oscilloscope acquisition modes or horizontal scale settings Use the INTENSITY knob to readjust waveform intensity TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 5 Acquisition Controls Acquire Menu Push the Acquire MENU button to show the acquire menu men Bottom Description Mode Sample Use for normal acquisitio
156. un stop Acquire single sequence Acquire WaveAlert actionsall Acquire WaveAlert sensitivity Acquire WaveAlert state Acquire WaveAlert type Channel selection Coarse Confirm delete Cursor function Cursor H Bar 1 position Cursor H Bar 2 position Cursor H Bar units TDS3000B Series User Manual Changed by factory setup to Normal 10 000 points Sample Off 50 Off Highlight entire waveform Channel 1 on all others off No change No change Off 3 2 divisions from the center 3 2 divisions from the center Base B 1 Appendix B Factory Setup Control Cursor V Bar 1 position Cursor V Bar 2 position Cursor V Bar units Cursor tracking Delay measure from waveform edge Delay measure to edge occurrence Delay measure to waveform Delay measure to waveform edge Display graticule type Display backlight Display color palette Display dots only Display persist time Dual waveform math function Edge trigger coupling Edge trigger level Edge trigger slope Edge trigger source External trigger probe setup four channel models only Horizontal delay Changed by factory setup to 10 of record 90 of record Seconds Independent Rising First Ch 1 Rising Full High Normal Off Auto Ch 1 Ch2 DC 0 0 V Rising Channel 1 Voltage 1X On TDS3000B Series User Manual Appendix B Factory Setup Control Horizontal delay time Horizontal trigger position Horizontal time div H
157. uspected 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 Transportation and Lithium ion Batteries Each TDS3BATB lithium ion battery pack contains less than 8 grams of lithium with individual cells each containing less than 1 5 grams of lithium as measured by International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO standards Consult your air carrier for applicability and determination of any special lithium ion battery transportation requirements Mercury Notification This oscilloscope uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains mercury Disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations Please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance www eiae org for disposal or recycling information vi TDS3000B Series User Manual General Safety Summary gt D Safety Terms and Symbols 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
158. utton Push the DELAY button when you want to delay the acquisition relative to the trigger event Turn the horizontal POSITION control counterclockwise to increase the delay the trigger point moves to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform Then you can adjust the horizontal SCALE to acquire more detail around the area of interest center of the screen When delay is on the trigger point separates from the horizontal expansion point The horizontal expansion point stays at the center of the screen The trigger point can move off the screen when this happens the trigger marker turns to point in the direction of the trigger point ea Acquired waveform EN Trigger point ad Delay time _ gt Expansion point Use the delay feature when you want to acquire waveform detail that is separated from the trigger event by a significant interval of time For example you can trigger on a sync pulse that occurs once every 10 ms and then look at high speed signal characteristics that occur 6 ms after the sync pulse TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 33 Horizontal Controls In the screen example below the trigger markers show that the trigger point is before the acquired waveform The delay time shown in the readout is the time from the trigger point to the expansion point center screen ik 100mV M2 00g0s5 A Chi Z 216mVM Wi 500 240us Delay tim
159. vels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object FCC Compliance U S A To ensure compliance to the standards listed above attach only high quality shielded cables to this instrument High quality shielded cables typically are braid and foil types that have low impedance connections to shielded connectors at both ends 3 Theincrease in trace noise while subjected to a test field 3 V m over the frequency range 80 MHz to 1 GHz with 8096 amplitude modulation at 1 kHz is not to exceed 8 major divisions peak to peak Ambient conducted fields may induce triggering when the trigger threshold is offset less than 4 major divisions from ground reference Theincrease in trace noise while subjected to a test field 3 V m over the frequency range 150 kHz to 80 MHz with 80 amplitude modulation at 1 kHz is not to exceed 2 major divisions peak to peak Ambient conducted fields may induce triggering when the trigger threshold is offset less than 1 major divisions from ground reference TDS3000B Series User Manual A 13 Appendix A Specifications Specifications cont Safety certifications and compliances EC Declaration of Conformity Low Voltage TDS3000B Series P3010 and P6139A P3010 and P6139A Approvals TDS3000B Series P3010 and P6139A P3010 and P6139A Installation Category Descriptions A 14 Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifi
160. verage TDS3000B Series User Manual 3 11 Acquisition Controls Acquisition Resolution You can choose either Normal or Fast Trigger acquisition resolution This setting determines the record length that is acquired and affects the other factors shown in the table below Factor Normal o Fast trigger Record length 10 000 points 500 points Maximum acquisition rate 300 MHz 600 MHz models 700 waveforms s 3 600 waveforms s 100 MHz 200 MHz models 400 waveforms s 3 600 waveforms s Maximum horizontal zoom factor 10X Choose Normal or Fast Trigger acquisition resolution based on the characteristics of the signal you want to acquire Signal characteristic Better choice Large amount of horizontal detail Normal Shape is stable or changes relatively slowly Normal Single shot Normal High trigger repetition rate Fast Trigger Shape changes rapidly Fast Trigger Contains modulation Fast Trigger 3 12 TDS3000B Series User Manual Acquisition Controls WaveAlert Waveform Anomaly Detection WaveAlert provides a way to detect when a waveform deviates from a steady state condition WaveAlert monitors the current waveform acquisition and compares it to the previous DPO waveform acquisitions using a sensitivity value to adjust the comparision tolerance If the current acquisition exceeds the comparison tolerance the oscilloscope considers the current acquisition as an anomaly The oscilloscope can respond to an anomalou
161. wing topics m How to perform a quick functional check install and compensate passive probes compensate the signal path and set the time and date How to install the power cord battery pack and operate the oscilloscope safely with battery power m How to install application modules and communication modules m How to use the menu system m How to identify the oscilloscope controls and connectors Initial Setup The following procedures describe how to quickly verify that the oscilloscope is powering up and functioning correctly compensate passive probes using the built in compensation signal run the signal path compensation SPC routine for maximum signal accuracy and set the time and date m You should perform all initial setup procedures the first time you use the oscilloscope m You should perform the probe compensation procedure whenever you attach a passive probe for the first time to any input channel W You should run the signal path compensation routine whenever the ambient temperature changes by 10 C or more TDS3000B Series User Manual 1 1 Getting Started Functional Check Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly 1 Connect the oscilloscope power cable refer to page 1 11 2 Turn on the oscilloscope Wait for the confirmation that PASSE all self tests have passed 0000 On Standby button 3 Connect
162. y and peak to peak amplitude ooo 4c Ch 1 4 77 Using Autoset To quickly display a signal do these steps 1 Connect the channel 1 probe to the signal 2 Push the AUTOSET button The oscilloscope sets vertical horizontal and trigger controls automatically You can manually adjust any of these controls if you need to optimize the display of the waveform When you are using more than one channel the autoset function sets the vertical controls for each channel and uses the lowest numbered active channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls TDS3000B Series User Manual Application Examples Selecting Automatic Measurements The oscilloscope can take automatic measurements of most displayed signals To measure signal frequency and peak to peak amplitude do these steps 1 Push the MEASURE button to see the measurement menu 2 Push the CH 1 button and then push the Select Measurement for Chl screen button 3 Select the Frequency measurement 4 Push the more screen button until you can select the Pk Pk measurement 5 Push the MENU OFF button The measurements show on the screen and update as the signal changes hi Freq 2 009kH2 Chi Pk Pk 8674 SU 2 00 M 100ps A hi J 280mV 50 00 TDS3000B Series User Manual 2 3 Application Examples Measuring Two Signals You are testing a piece of equipment and need to measure the gain of its audio amplifier

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