Tektronix TDS7254 manual

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    Us er M anual CSA7404 & CSA 7154 Co mmun i cat io ns S ig n al A na ly zers, TDS7404, T DS7254, T DS7154, T DS7104, & TDS7054 Digital Phosp hor Oscilloscop es, & TDS6604 & T DS6404 Digital Stor age Osc illoscope s 071-7010-02 This doc um e nt s uppor t s f i r mwa r e ve r s i on 2.3. 0 and a bove . www .tektr oni x.com[...]

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    Copyright © T ekt ronix, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. T ektroni x products are covere d by U.S. and fore ign pat ents, i ss u ed and pe nding. Inform ati on in thi s publica tion superc edes that in all previo usly pu blished mater ial. S pecification s an d price chan ge privileges res erved. T ektroni x, Inc., P .O. Box 500, Beave rton, OR 97077-0[...]

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    W ARRANTY T ektroni x warra nts tha t the products t hat it m anufac tures a nd sell s will be free from de fect s in m ate ria ls and workmanship for a pe riod of one (1) ye ar from t he dat e of shipme nt. If t his product prove s defect ive duri ng its warranty peri od, T ektroni x, at it s option, will ei ther repa ir the defe cti ve product wi[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual i T able of Contents Gen eral S afety S umma ry xii i ................................... Pr eface xv ................................................... About Thi s Manual xv ............................................... Related M anuals and O nline Do cuments xvi[...]

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    T able of Contents ii CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Oper ati ng Basics Op eratio na l Map s 2 - - 1 ......................................... Documentat ion Map 2- - 2 ....................................... Sy stem Ov ervi ew Map s 2 - - 4 ..................................... Functiona l Model [...]

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    T able of Contents CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual iii Us ing Fas tFrame 3- - 56 ................................................. Us ing Fas tFrame A cquisitio ns 3- - 57 .................................. T o S et F astFr ame M ode 3- - 58 ....................................... Time S tamping Fr[...]

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    T able of Contents iv CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Sequenti al Triggeri ng 3- - 1 13 ............................................. Using Sequentia l Triggeri ng 3- - 1 14 .................................... T o Trigger on a Seque nce 3- - 1 18 ...................................... Comm Trigger[...]

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    T able of Contents CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual v Defining Spec tral Math W ave forms 3- - 202 .................................. Using Spectral Math Control s 3 - - 203 ................................... Recogni zing Ali asing 3- - 227 ......................................... T o S elect a Pr[...]

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    T able of Contents vi CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Leve ls Used in T aking E ye Measurem ents (Optional on TDS7000 Series & TDS6000 Serie s) B- - 6 .................. P V al ues B- - 7 .................................................... T1 V alues B- - 8 ....................................[...]

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    T able of Contents CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual vii List of Figures Figure 1- - 1: L ocations of peripheral connector s on r ear panel 1- - 8 ..... Figure 1- - 2: Powering on the in strume n t 1- - 10 ....................... Figure 1 - - 3: Enab ling you r LAN and conn ec ting to a n et work 1- [...]

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    T able of Contents viii CS A7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Figure 3- - 14: Normal DSO and Fast Acqu isition disp lays 3- - 50 ......... Figure 3- - 15: Fast Acqu isition XY d isplay 3- - 54 ...................... Figure 3- - 16: FastFrame 3- - 56 .................................... Figure 3- - 17: FastF[...]

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    T able of Contents CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual ix Figure 3- - 42: Fu nctional transform ation of an acquire d wavefor m 3 - - 186 ............................................. Figure 3- - 43: Derivative mat h waveform 3- - 191 ....................... Figure 3- - 44: Peak-peak amplitud e me asur[...]

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    T able of Contents x CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Figure 3- - 63: Print win dow 3- - 277 .................................. Figure 3- - 64: Hardcopy format s 3 - - 278 .............................. Figure 3- - 65: Page setup wind ow 3- - 279 ............................. Figure 3- - 66: Print p[...]

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    T able of Contents CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual xi List of T ables T ab le 1- - 1: Ad ditional acc essory conn ec tion information 1- - 9 ......... T able 1- - 2: Line f uses 1- - 9 ...................................... T ab le 1 - - 3: V ertic al settings 1- - 26 ..............................[...]

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    T able of Contents xii CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T abl e A - - 10 : Mecha ni cal s peci ficati on s A - - 37 ........................ T ab le A- - 1 1: Environmental specif ications A- - 38 ..................... T ab le A- - 12: Certif ications an d compliances A- - 39 ................... T able [...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual xiii General Safety Summar y Rev iew th e follo win g safety p recaut ion s to avo id in jury an d preven t damag e to this product or any produc ts conne cte d to it. T o avoid pote ntial h azards, use t his product only a s specified. Only qualified pe rsonnel shou[...]

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    General S afety S um mary xiv CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T erms in this Manual . These ter ms may a ppea r in this ma nual: W ARNING. W arning statements ide ntify conditions or practic es that could r esult in injury or loss of life . CAUTION. Caution stateme nts identify conditions or prac tices[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual xv Preface This user ma nual cover s the following inf ormation: H Descr ibes the capabilities of the instrume nt, how to install it and how to reins tall i ts so ftware H Explains how to oper ate the instrume nt: how to control ac quisition of, proce ssing of, and i[...]

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    Preface xvi CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Relat ed Manual s and Onl ine Document s Thi s manu al is part o f a documen t set of st andard -accesso ry manu als and o nli ne documenta tion; this manual mainly f ocuses on insta llation, background, and use r informa tion needed to use t he produc t [...]

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    Preface CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual xvii Contact ing T ekt r onix Phone 1-800-833- 9200 * Address T ektronix, I nc. Department or name (if known) 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P . O. Box 500 Beaverton, OR 97077 USA Web si te www .t ektronix.com Sales support 1-800-833- 9200, sel ect opti on 1 * Ser[...]

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    Preface xviii C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 Product D escription This chapte r describe s the CS A7000 Serie s Communications Signal Ana lyzer s, the TDS7000 Series Digita l P hosphor Oscillosc opes, and the TDS6000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope s and their options. Following this description a re t[...]

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    Product Desc ription 1- 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Key Featur es CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, and TDS6000 Series instrume nts are high perf ormance solutions f or verifying, debugging, and c harac teriz ing sophisticated elec tronic designs. The series fea tures exce ptional signal acquis[...]

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    Product Desc ription CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 H T rigger modes include edge, logic , pulse, se ria l ( CSA7000 Series, optiona l on TDS7000 Series and TDS6000 Serie s, and not availa ble on TDS7104 and TDS7054), communication ( C SA7000 Series and optiona l on TDS 7000 Series a nd TDS 6[...]

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    Product Desc ription 1- 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual H Support Software . Not preinstalled on the instrument. The c ompact discs, included with the instrument, conta in additional softwar e and files tha t may be useful to you: H Readme f ile. This file conta ins re lease notes and upda tes that c[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 5 Installation This chapter c overs installation of the instrument, addre ssing the following topics: H Unpacking on page 1- - 6 H Ch ecking t he En vironment R equi r em ents on page 1- - 7 H Connecting Periphe rals on page 1- - 7 H Powering On the Instrume nt on[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 6 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Unpacking V erify th at you h ave received al l of the part s of your instrume nt. The graphica l packi ng li st sh ow s the st andard acces sori es that y ou s hould find in the shipping car ton (probes depe nd on the option you ordere d. ) Y ou shoul[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 7 Checking the Envir onment Requir ement s Read this sec tion before a ttempting any installa tion proce dures. This section descr ibes site consider ations, power re quireme nts, and ground conne ctions for your instrument. The instrume nt is design[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 8 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual CAUTION. T o avoid pr oduct damage, eithe r pow er off the instrume nt or place the instrument in Standby power mode befor e installing any a ccess ori es except a USB mouse or ke yboar d to the instrument conne ctors. (Y ou can connec t and dis conn e[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 9 T able 1- 1: Addi tional accessory connection informat ion Ite m Description Monit or If you use a nonst andard monitor , you m ay need to change the Windows 2000 di splay set tings t o achieve the proper resolution for your monit or . T o set up a[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 1 0 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Turn o n the power . Connect the power cord. Check the fuses. If needed, push the On/Standby switch to power on t he instrument. 2 1 4 3 Rear panel Front panel Figure 1 - 2: Powering on the instrument Shutt ing Dow n the I nstr ument When you push th[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 1 Creat ing an Em er gency Star tup Di sk Now that you have complete d the basic installa tion process, you should cre ate an emer gency sta rtup disk that you ca n use to re start your instrume nt in case of a majo r hardw are or so ftware fai lur[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 1 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l 4. Use the ba ckup tool that displays to se lect your backup me dia and to selec t the files and folde rs that you want to back up. Use the W indows online help for inf ormation on using the Backup tool. Y ou can ba ck up to the f loppy drive or to a[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 3 H Detaile d command desc riptions including synta x and example s H St atus an d error m essag es H Programming e xamples The CD also conta ins a printable version of the progra mmer informa tion in the form o f a PD F fi le. Semi-Autom ated Perf[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 1 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Y ou can install desktop a pplication softwa re on the instrument. The instr ument has bee n tested with the following sof tware produc ts installed: H Microsof t Offic e 2000 (including W ord, Excel, Powerpoint, and A ccess) H MathCad H MA TLAB Othe[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 5 Enabli ng Y our LAN and Connecti ng to a Net work Y ou can connec t the instrument to a network to ena ble printing, file sha ring, int ernet acces s, an d ot her com mun icati ons fu ncti on s. B efore y ou m ake th e conn ectio n, d o the fol l[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 1 6 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l 5. In the BIOS Setup Utility , use the right-a rrow key on the ke yboard to highlight the Ad vanced menu at t he to p of t he screen . 6. Use the a rrow down key to highlight PCI Configurat ion (P eriph eral Configuration on some instruments) in the [...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 7 Sett ing up a Dual Displ ay Use the f ollowing steps to set up the instrume nt for dual displa y opera tion. Y ou can oper ate the instrument while having full use of W indows and other applica - tions on the external monitor . 1 2 3 4 5 Power on[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 1 8 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l 6. W atch f or a message on the exte rnal monitor telling you tha t W indows has succe ssfully initialized the display ada pter . 7. The instrume nt should detect that the new monitor wa s connecte d. F ollow the instruc tions on the instrument displ[...]

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    Installa tion CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 1 9 Click here to drag task bar . Figure 1 - 5: Drag area f or Windows task bar 2. Release the mouse whe n the task bar is where you want it to be. External monit or Drop Select all 3 Internal m onitor Drag Figure 1 - 6: Movi ng Windows desktop icons[...]

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    Installa tion 1- 2 0 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 2 1 Incoming Inspection This chapte r contains instr uctions for perf orming the Incom ing In spect ion Pr ocedur e . This proce dure ver ifies tha t the instrument is ope ra ting corr ectly af ter shipment, but does not che ck product spec ifications. This proce [...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 2 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l H One T CA -BN C T ek Co nnect ad apter, or on e TC A-S MA T ek Co nnect ad apter and on e SMA m ale-to -BN C femal e adapter , su ch as T ektro nix p art num ber 015-1018-xx Self T ests This proce dure uses inte rnal r outines to verif y that[...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 2 3 e. Run the signal-path c ompensation r outine: H From the Utilities me nu, selec t Instrume nt Calibrat ion . . . . This displays the instr ument calibra tion control window . H If requi red becau se th e in stru ment i s in s ervice m ode[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 2 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l NOTE . Do not make c hanges to the fr ont-panel settings that ar e not c alled out in the pr ocedur es. Each verification pr ocedur e will r equir e you to set the instrument to certain de fault settings befor e verify ing functions. If you ma[...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 2 5 NOTE. If a P7240 probe is not available, connect the probe compensation out put to the channel input using a BNC cable and adapters. CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, & TDS6404 Connect the probe t ip to the short pin and t h[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 2 6 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Channel buttons Figure 1 - 8: Channel button location 5. Set up the instrument: H Pu sh t he fron t-pan el AUTOSET button. This sets the horiz ontal a nd vertic al scale and ver tical of fset for a usable displa y and sets the trigger source t[...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 2 7 H The fro nt-p anel v ertical POS ITION knob (for the cha nnel you a re testing) move s the signal up and down the scree n when rotated. H T urning the vertica l SCAL E knob counter cloc kwise (f or the cha nnel you are te sting) decrea se[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 2 8 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Equipment requ ire d One BNC cable CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604, & TDS6404: One T ekConnect adapt er Prerequisites None 1. Initialize the instrument: P us h th e front -panel DE F AUL T S ETUP button. 2. Hook up the[...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 2 9 7. V erify that the time base operates: Confirm the following state ments. H One period of the squar e-wave probe -compensation signal is about five horizonta l divisions on-scree n for the 200  s/div horizontal sca le setting. H Rotati[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 3 0 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l d. Adjust the horizontal delay : Rotate the upper multipurpose knob to change the hor izontal delay setting. V erif y that the falling edge shifts horizonta lly . Rotate the front- panel horiz ontal POS ITION knob. V er ify that this knob has [...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 1 CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604, & TDS6404 BNC cable from PROBE COMPENSA TION output to CH 1 input TDS7104 & TDS7054 BNC cable from PROBE COMPENSA TION output t o CH 1 input Figure 1 - 10: Set up for trigger te[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 3 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l 7. V erify that the delayed trigger system operate s: a. Set up the de layed trigger: H From the Tr i g menu, select A → B Se que nc e . . . . This displays the A → B Sequence tab of the trigge r setup control window . H Click the T rig Af[...]

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    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 3 1. Initialize the instrument: Pu sh t he fron t-pan el DEF AUL T SET UP button. 2. Hook up the signal sourc e: Connect the e quipment to the CH 1 input as shown in Figure 1- - 1 1. CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604, &[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 3 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l b. Click the S ave button under Save settings to file in the control window . This displays a f amiliar W indows dialog box f or choosing a de stination direc tory naming the file . c. In the Save Instrume nt Setup As dialog box, sele ct the 3[...]

  • Page 57

    Incoming I nspection CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 5 Perf orm t he Extended Diagnost ics Extended dia gnostics and self c alibration pe rfor m a more deta iled functiona lity chec k than the incoming inspe ction and Power -on diagnostic s. NOTE . Allow a 20-minute warm-up befor e running the[...]

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    Incoming I nspection 1- 3 6 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 7 Accessories & Options Thi s secti on li sts t he stan dard an d opt ion al accesso ries avai labl e for the instrument, as we ll as the product options. Opt ions The following options can be order ed for the instrument: T able 1 - 4: Options Option Descrip[...]

  • Page 60

    Access ories & O pti ons 1- 3 8 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T able 1- 4: Options (Cont.) Option TDS6404 TDS6604 TDS7054 TDS7104 TDS7154 TDS7254 TDS7404 CSA7404 CSA7154 Description Power cords A1 Universal European 230 V , 50 Hz power cor d n n n n n n n n n A2 United Ki ngdom 230 V , 50 Hz powe[...]

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    Access ories & O pti ons CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 3 9 T able 1- 4: Options (Cont.) Option TDS6404 TDS6604 TDS7054 TDS7104 TDS7154 TDS7254 TDS7404 CSA7404 CSA7154 Description Service offerings C3 Calibrati on services extended t o cover three year s nnnnnnnnn C5 Calibrati on services e[...]

  • Page 62

    Access ories & O pti ons 1- 4 0 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T able 1- 5: Standar d accessories (Cont.) Accessory Part number Product Soft ware CD CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 TDS7104 & TDS7054 TDS6604 & TDS6404 063-3461-xx 063-3376-xx 063-3541-xx Operating System Re[...]

  • Page 63

    Access ories & O pti ons CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 4 1 T able 1- 5: Standar d accessories (Cont.) Accessory Part number Probe Calibration and Deskew F ixture, wi th inst ructions CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS7104 TDS7054 & TDS6404 TDS6604 067-0405-xx 067-0484-xx [...]

  • Page 64

    Access ories & O pti ons 1- 4 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T able 1- 6: Optional accessories (Cont.) Accessory Part number P7330 differential 3.5 GHz probe, CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604 & TDS6404 P7330 P6139A 500 MHz passive 10x probe 1 P6139A P6243 1 GHz high speed[...]

  • Page 65

    Access ories & O pti ons CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 1- 4 3 T able 1- 6: Optional accessories (Cont.) Accessory Part number T ekConnect -to-BNC adapter , CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604 & TDS6404 TCA-BNC T ekConnect -to-N adapter , CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254[...]

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    Access ories & O pti ons 1- 4 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l T able 1- 6: Optional accessories (Cont.) Accessory Part number Dust cap, optical , CSA7404 & CSA7154 200-4104-00 1 Requires TCA-BNC T ekConnect BNC adapter on CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604 & TDS6404 NOTE[...]

  • Page 67

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 1 Operational Maps This chapte r acquaints you with how the instrument f unctions and opera tes. It consists of se veral ma ps that de scribe the system, its oper ation, and its documen- tation: H Documentation M ap, on page 2- - 2, lists the documenta tion that s[...]

  • Page 68

    2- 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Documentation Map This instrument ships with doc uments individually tailore d to address dif fere nt aspec ts or parts of the product f eatures a nd interf ace. Th e tabl e belo w cros s references each do cumen t to t he ins trum ent featu res and in terfaces it s[...]

  • Page 69

    Documenta tion Map CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 3 Y ou may also want to obta in the optional se rvice ma nual for this product if you self- service or perf orma nce te st this instrument. See Accessorie s & Options on page 1- - 37.[...]

  • Page 70

    2- 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual System Overview Maps The instrument is a highly capable wa veform acquisition, test, and measure ment system. The following mode l provides bac kground infor mation on its operation, which, in turn, may provide you insight on how the instrume nt can be used. Functi [...]

  • Page 71

    Sy stem O verv iew Map s CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 5 H T rigger Syste m. Recognize s a specif ic event of interest on the input trigge r signal a nd informs the T imeba se of the occur re nce of the event. Also provides rec overed cloc k and data signals ( optional on TDS 7000 S er ies and[...]

  • Page 72

    Sy stem O verv iew Map s 2- 6 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Process Over view M ap Process Overview Process Block Description I d l i n g ... Reset Abort Power on Power down Arm 1. The instrument starts in the i dle stat e; it ent ers this stat e upon power up, upon receiving m ost control set ting c[...]

  • Page 73

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 7 User Inter face Map - - Complete Contr ol and Display Men u Ba r: Access to data I /O, printing, online help system, and instrument f unctions here Status Bar: Display of acquisition status, m ode, and number of acquisitions; trigger status; warnings; dat e; and[...]

  • Page 74

    2- 8 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual Front - Panel Map - - Quick Access to Most Often Used Features Push to turn t he touch screen on and of f. Page 3- - 129. Use these butt ons to start and st op acquisition or st art a single acquisition sequence. The ARM, READY , and TRIG’D lights show the acquisi[...]

  • Page 75

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 9 Display Map - - Single Graticule Drag the position icons t o reposition a waveform Drag across the waveform area to zoom the boxed waveform segment. Also enable/disable histogram s and measurement gat ing Drag cursors to measure waveforms on screen Click icon to[...]

  • Page 76

    2- 1 0 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Front Panel I/O Map Auxiliary trigger input Auxiliary trigger output CH 3 SIGNAL OUTPUT ; scale and of fset controlled by CH3 cont rols Probe compensation output Ground terminal Channel inputs Auxiliary trigger input Auxiliary trigger output CH 3 SIGNAL OUTPUT ; s[...]

  • Page 77

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 2- 1 1 Rear Panel I/O Map RJ-45 connector to connect to network Removable hard disk drive to provide individual environment f or each user or to secure data. Press t o release USB connector for m ouse or keyboard and mouse COM1 serial port Upper VGA port to connect a[...]

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    Rear P anel I/ O Map 2- 1 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 Overview Thi s chapt er describ es in d epth h ow th e many featu res of the in stru ment o perate. Please note the following points on using this c hapte r: H Each se ction in this chapte r provide s background infor mation needed to opera te your instrument e [...]

  • Page 80

    Overv iew 3- 2 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual T asks or topics Subtasks or subtopics Sec tion t itle Contents Page no. Signal Input Acquiring waveforms Acqu iri ng Wa vef orm s Overview of sect ion content s 3- -7 Signal Connect ion and Conditi oning Overview of signal connection and conditi oning t e[...]

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    Overv iew CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 T asks or topics Page no. Contents Sec tion t itle Subt asks or subtopics Signal I nput T riggering wavef orms T riggering Background on basic trigger operation 3- -7 1 T riggering Concept s Background on triggering concepts 3- -7 2 T riggering From t [...]

  • Page 82

    Overv iew 3- 4 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments User Ma nual T asks or topics Page no. Contents Sec tion t itle Subt asks or subtopics Display Feat ures Using t he Display Displayi ng Waveforms Using displ ay features and cust omizi ng the displ ay 3 - - 123 Using the Waveform Display Overview of displ ay features a[...]

  • Page 83

    Overv iew CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 T asks or topics Page no. Contents Sec tion t itle Subt asks or subtopics Data Processing (Calculat ion) ( C o n t ) T aking M easurements (C ont.) T o Connect the Probe Calibrati on Fixture Connecting t he probe calibrati on and deskew fixt ure to the[...]

  • Page 84

    Overv iew 3- 6 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T asks or topics Page no. Contents Sec tion t itle Subt asks or subtopics Data Input and Output All upl oading and down- loading of waveforms, calculat ion result s, and h d Data Input /Out put Primary reference for uploading and downloading of any da[...]

  • Page 85

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 Acquiring W aveforms Before you can do a nything (display , print, measur e, analyze, or othe rwise proce ss) to a wavefor m, you must acquire the signa l. This instrument come s equipped with the fea tures that you nee d for captur ing your wavefor ms before fu[...]

  • Page 86

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 8 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Acquisition system Input Display Storage Wave for m tran sfo rm system Horizontal time base Trigger Channel inputs Auxiliary trigger input NOTE . This section desc ribes how the vertical and horizontal contr ols define the acquisition of l[...]

  • Page 87

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 NOTE . T e rminology: This manual uses the terms vertica l acquisition window and horizonta l acquisition window thr oughout this section and e lsewher e. These terms r efer to the vertic al and horizontal range of the segment of the input [...]

  • Page 88

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 1 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Set horizontal sca le to control the size of the hor izontal ac quisition window to capture a s much as you want of the input signal(s) . S et the horizonta l position to delay the window rela tive to a trigger and to contr ol wher e in th[...]

  • Page 89

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 1 Coupling. All ins trum ents an d pro bes sp ecify a maxi mum s ign al level . (S ee Specific ations in your user manua ls for exac t limits.) Ex ceed ing t he limit, even momentar ily , may dama ge the input channel. Use exter nal attenua[...]

  • Page 90

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 1 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Set horizonta l scale, position, and re solution (re cord length) so tha t the acquir ed wavefor m record inc ludes the wave form a ttributes of inter est with good sampling density on the wavef orm. The settings that you make define the h[...]

  • Page 91

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 3 Use the proce dure that follows when setting up the instrument to scale and position input signals for acquisition. For more information, display online help while perf orming the procedure . Overview T o set up signal input Related contr[...]

  • Page 92

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 1 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o set up signal input (Cont . ) Select input term ination TDS7104 and TDS7054 only: 4. Push an input t erminat ion butt on to toggl e between 1M Ω and 50 Ω i nput terminat ion. Hint. Some[...]

  • Page 93

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 5 Overview Related control elements and resources T o set up signal input (Cont . ) Set vertical acquisiti on window 6. Use the vertical knobs to scale and posit ion the waveform on screen. Positioned vertically Scaled vertically 7. T ouch [...]

  • Page 94

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 1 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o set up signal input (Cont . ) Set horizontal acquisiti on window 8. Use horizontal knobs t o scale and posit ion the wavef orm on screen and to set record length. Positioned horizontally Sc[...]

  • Page 95

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 7 Autoset automa tically sets up the instr ument controls ( acquisition, display , horizontal, trigger , and vertic al) base d on the chara cte ristic s of the input signal. Autoset is much f aster and e asier than a manual c ontrol-by-cont[...]

  • Page 96

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 1 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o autoset the instrument (Cont . ) Prompt Done 4. Sele ct User P refe re nces in th e Utilities me nu to disp lay the Prompt Bef ore Action wi ndow . T ouch Autoset to toggle bet ween ON and OFF: H[...]

  • Page 97

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 9 Y ou can get help on t he ver tical and a cquisition contr ols by acces sin g onl ine help: Overview T o get more hel p Control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. Inst rument powered up and running. See Powering On the Instrum ent on[...]

  • Page 98

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 2 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Autoset Considerations. Autoset acquir es samples fr om the input signal and attempts to ta ke the following ac tions based on the input da ta: H Evaluate the a mplitude range of the input signals and set the size and vertic al of fset of th[...]

  • Page 99

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 2 1 The vertic al scale and position controls have the following ef fec ts on the vertica l acquisition window a nd the displayed wave form: H The ver tical volts per division tha t you set determine s the vertic al size of the acquisition wi[...]

  • Page 100

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 2 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual a. SCALE setting det ermines the vertical acquisit ion window size; here 100 mV/div x 10 divisions (8 graticule divisions and ᐔ 1 division of position) +0. 4 V olt - - 0.4 V olt b. V ertical off set and position can change the location of [...]

  • Page 101

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 2 3 H Applying a negative of fset moves the vertic al range down rela tive to the DC level of the input signal. Likewise, applying a positive off set moves the vertic al range up. S ee Figure 3- - 3. Off set 0.0 V (At waveform ground referenc[...]

  • Page 102

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 2 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H The Horizonta l Delay that you set deter mines the time from the trigge r point to the Horizontal Refe rence. H The horizonta l scale a nd wavefor m rec ord length (number of sa mples) that you set determine s the horizonta l size of the w[...]

  • Page 103

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 2 5 2. T ime Duration (seconds) = Sample Inte rval (seconds/sample) x Re cor d Length (samples) , where: T ime Duration is the horizontal acquisition window time duration and: Sample Interv al (sec/ sample) = Resolution (sec /sample) = 1/Samp[...]

  • Page 104

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 2 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Independent vs. Shar ed W indow . The instrument applie s the same horizonta l acquisition window to a ll channels fr om which it acquire s data. Unlike the vertic al acquisition window that you siz e and of fset indepe ndently f or each cha[...]

  • Page 105

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 2 7 Ve r t i c a l scale Ve r t i c a l position Horizontal scale Acquisition system Input Acquisition mode Record length Roll mode (CSA7000 Series & TDS7000 Series only) gives a str ip cha rt rec order -like display for low fre quency si[...]

  • Page 106

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 2 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Consider the mode that you want to use to acquir e data: H Sample. The instrume nt does no postproce ssing of ac quired samples. The ins trum ent s aves t he firs t sam ple (o f perhap s man y) du ring each acq uis ition interva l (an acquis[...]

  • Page 107

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 2 9 T able 3 - 1: Additional resolution bits Samp le Rat e (S /s) Nd (extra samples) Theoretical en- hancement (bits) Resulting effective bits 5.00E+00 2.50E+08 13.95 13. 00 1.00E+01 1.25E+08 13.45 13. 00 2.50E+01 5.00E+07 12.79 13. 00 5.00E+[...]

  • Page 108

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 3 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Envelope. Continuously , as subsequent wavefor ms a re acquir ed, the instrument r etains the running minimum ( Min) and maximum (Ma x) values in ad jacent s ampl e int ervals , creat ing an en velo pe of t he nu mber o f wavef orms that y[...]

  • Page 109

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 1 Samples sets the minimum number of samples re quired to complete a single acquisition se quence and the minimum number of samples r equir ed to complete a mask te st. If not using display per sistence, samples se ts the minimum number of [...]

  • Page 110

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 3 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Single Acquisition. In addition to the Run/Stop B utton, which can a lways stop an acquisition, the SINGLE button (or Single Sequence contr ol) will automatic ally stop acquisition whe n one comple te acquisition seque nce is complete d. S[...]

  • Page 111

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 3 Global Controls. Like the horiz ontal contr ols, the acquisition controls apply to all active c hannels; for exa mple, channel 1 cannot ac quire in S ample mode while channe l 2 acquire s in Envelope mode . Y ou cannot stop c hannel 4 f r[...]

  • Page 112

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 3 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H T urn on W aveform Data base mode to capture more da ta. H T ry adjusting the horizontal sca le for proper wave form display . H T ry pushing the AUT OS ET button. H T ry switching the a cquisition to Envelope mode . Envelope se arc hes fo[...]

  • Page 113

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 5 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o set acquisition modes (Cont.) Select the acquisiti on mode Set waveform count (average and envelope only) 3. T ouch an Acquisi ti on Mode butt on to set t he acquisit ion mode; choose f rom th[...]

  • Page 114

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 3 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o set acquisition modes (Cont.) T o select re al -tim e or equivalent- time sampling T o sel ect real-tim e sampli ng, int erpolated real-tim e sampli ng, or equivalent -tim e sampl ing: 6. T ouch [...]

  • Page 115

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 7 Use the proce dure that follows to start and stop acquisition. Overview T o star t and st op acquisition Control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. The horizontal and ver t ical cont rols must be set up. Tr i ggering should al so be [...]

  • Page 116

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 3 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual CSA7000 S erie s & TDS 7000 Series: Use the proc edur e tha t follows to se t up roll mode acquisitions. Overview T o set Roll Mode Control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. The horizontal and ver t ical cont rols must be set up. T[...]

  • Page 117

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 3 9 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o set Roll M ode (Cont.) T o turn off r oll mode acquisiti ons 5. Do the fol lowing st ep to st op acquisit ions in roll m ode: H If you are not i n Single Sequence, push RUN/ STOP to stop roll [...]

  • Page 118

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 4 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Before a signa l can be ac quired, it must pass through the input channel wher e it is scale d and digitized. Eac h channe l has a dedic ated input a mplifier a nd digitizer as sho wn in F i gure 3 - - 8 ; each chann el can pr oduce a str ea[...]

  • Page 119

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 4 1 The instrument ac quisition system can proc ess the data as it is acquire d, aver aging or enveloping the wavef orm data to produc e enhance d wavefor m records . On ce the wavefo rm record exi sts (en hanced o r not), you can u se the po[...]

  • Page 120

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 4 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Sample interval First sampled and digitized point in record Horizontal reference Trigger point Horizontal delay Record length Horizontal position Figure 3 - 10: The waveform r ecord and its defining paramet ers As Figure 3- - 10 shows, the i[...]

  • Page 121

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 4 3 The instrument uses equiva lent time sampling to extend its sample ra te beyond its rea l-time maximum sampling r ate, but only under two c onditions: H Y ou must have selec ted equivale nt-time in the Acquisition Setup contr ol window . [...]

  • Page 122

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 4 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able 3- 2: Sampling mode selection Channels on 1 1 2 3o r4 T ime base 2 CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 ≥ 10 ns ≥ 20 ns Rea l-time samp ling Rea l- time sa mplin g Real- time samplin g 5n s Rea l-time samp ling Rea l-[...]

  • Page 123

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 4 5 1st Acquisition cycle 3rd Acquisition cycle nth Acquisition cycle 2nd Acquisition cycle Record points Figure 3 - 12: Equival ent -time sampling The type of equivale nt-time sampling the instrument uses is called ra ndom equivale nt-time s[...]

  • Page 124

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 4 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Sin(x)/x inter polation. Sin(x) /x inter polation c omputes r ec ord points using a curve fit bet ween th e actual val ues acq uired . It ass umes al l the in terpo lated p oin ts fall along that c urve. Sin(x)/x is partic ularly useful when[...]

  • Page 125

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 4 7 Using Fast Acquisi ti on Mode CSA7000 S erie s & TDS 7000 Series: This se ction describe s how to use Fast Acquisition mode a nd how it diffe rs from norma l acquisition mode. Fast acquisition mode reduc es the dead time between wave [...]

  • Page 126

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 4 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Consider the mode that you want to use to acquir e data: Automat ic Selection. Fast Acquisitions a utomatic ally se lec ts re cor d length a nd sample ra te to optimize the displaye d image by optimizing live time and minimizing dea d time. [...]

  • Page 127

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 4 9 Next acquired waveform record Next acquired waveform record Acquired waveform records Display Updated display Updated display Fast acquisitions display F ast acquisitions display F ast acquisitions display Dead time Dead time Dead time No[...]

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    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 5 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Fast Acquisition display Normal DSO display Figure 3 - 14: Normal DSO and Fast Acquisition di splays Use the pr ocedure tha t follows to set up Fast Acquisitions mode. T o T urn Fast Acquisitions On and Off[...]

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    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 1 Overview T o tur n Fast Acquisitions on and off Control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. The horizontal and ver t ical cont rols must be set up. Tr i ggering should al so be set up. See page page 3 - - 34 for acquisit ion setup. T [...]

  • Page 130

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 5 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tur n Fast Acquisi tions on and off ( Cont.) T o set the style 6. T ouch t he DISP butt on and select t he Appearance tab. 7. Select bet ween V ectors, Dot s, or Inten Sam p display styles. ( Dot[...]

  • Page 131

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 3 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tur n Fast Acquisi tions on and off ( Cont.) T o adjust the intensity 10. Rotate t he INTENSI TY knob to adjust t he intensi ty of displayed wavef orms, or touch I ntensit y and enter the inte[...]

  • Page 132

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 5 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual The instrument displays wave forms in one of three forma ts: YT , XY , or XYZ. Use the proce dure that follows to set the display format. Overview T o set display format Contr ol elem ents and r esources T o select the format 1. T o set t he[...]

  • Page 133

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 5 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o set display format (Cont.) T o select the form at (Cont.) XYZ. This f ormat com pares the voltage l evels of t he CH 1 (X) and CH 2 ( Y) waveform records point by poi nt as in XY format . XYZ [...]

  • Page 134

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 5 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Using Fast Fram e CSA7000 S erie s & TDS 7000 Series: FastFra me is an acquisition mode that lets you cap ture man y records i n a larger record, an d then v iew and m easure each rec ord individually . FastFrame lets you quickly captur [...]

  • Page 135

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 7 F as tF r am e is no t compatible with these fe ature s or modes: H Equivalent T ime H Histograms H Fast Acquisitions H A verage H Envelope H W avefo rm Datab ase Consider the f ollowing operating cha racte ristics whe n using F astFrame [...]

  • Page 136

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 5 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H FastFrame re duces the time require d before t he trigger is re armed, while prese rving the individual subre cords, a detail lost in Fast Ac quisitions which writes all ac quired recor ds to a single pixel map. Use the proce dure that fol[...]

  • Page 137

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 5 9 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o set Fast Frame m ode (Cont.) Set fram e count 5. T ouch Frame Count , and enter the num ber of frames to acquire per waveform record. Frame count is t he number of acquisi tions t o store in t[...]

  • Page 138

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 6 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use T ime Stamps to display the absolute trigge r time for a spec ific frame a nd the rela tive time betwee n triggers of two spe cified f rame s. T o start FastFra me T ime Stamps, do the following steps: Overview Time stamping frames Contr[...]

  • Page 139

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 6 1 Overview Control elem ents and r esources Time stamping frames (Cont.) Select the refer ence fram e 4. In the Time St amps cont rols, touch Source and select the source of t he reference frame. 5. In the Time St amps cont rols, touch Fram[...]

  • Page 140

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 6 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Time stamping frames (Cont.) T o lock the refer ence position fram es 10. T ouch t he Horiz button. Sel ect the Acqui siti on tab from the Horiz/ Acq control window . T ouch Fast Frame Setup to displ[...]

  • Page 141

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 6 3 O/ E Convert er CSA7000 S erie s: The O/E converte r conver ts the optica l signal to an ele ctric al signal for use in the instrument. Figure 3- - 18 on page 3- - 64 shows the input and output connec tors. This section de scribes the f r[...]

  • Page 142

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 6 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o kee p the optical input powe r to an a ppropriate level, it may be n ecessary t o attenua te the optical signal. CAUTION. T o avoid damaging the optic al input, to maintain the l evels w it hin performance range, and to avoid clipping; a[...]

  • Page 143

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 6 5 RECOVERED CLOCK. This output is sync hronous with the inc oming data signal. A sample of the input data is routed to the seria l cloc k re cove ry c irc uit. Reco vered clo ck is avai labl e when us in g eith er opti cal or electri cal si[...]

  • Page 144

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 6 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use t he O/ E-to -S MA ad apter i f you n eed to co nnect t he El ectrical O ut of t he optical- to-elec trica l conver ter to input channe ls other than CH1, or if you need to connec t the output to other equipme nt. S tore the O/E-to- S MA[...]

  • Page 145

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 6 7 3. Spray the c lean compre ssed air on the connector s to remove any l oose partic les or moisture. 4. Moisten a c lean optica l swab with isopropyl a lcohol, and then lightly swab the s urfaces o f the c onnectors. 5. Spray the c lean co[...]

  • Page 146

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 6 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Figure 3 - 20: V ert ical setup menu with optical controls First selec t C h1 in the W avefor m section of the menu. Then touc h the W ave- length button that ma tches your syste m. Y ou select the ma sk, bandwidth, and Bessel-Thompson f ilt[...]

  • Page 147

    Acquiring W avefor ms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 6 9 For electr ical bandwidths the refe rence of a syste m is commonly the response of the system to a sinusoidal fr eque ncy a t or ne ar DC. The point at which the system response is one half would ther efore be: dB = 10 log Ꮛ 0.5 respons[...]

  • Page 148

    Acquiring W avefor ms 3- 7 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual The V(f) is the fr equency at which the vertic al swing is one half (0.5) the V(DC) not 0.707. The optical bandwidth there fore c orresponds to the traditional elec trical ba ndwidth of - - 6 dB. During testing of optic al systems by impulse[...]

  • Page 149

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 1 T riggering T o proper ly acquir e data, that is, to use the instrument to sample a signal and digitize it into a wavef orm recor d that you want to measur e or otherwise proce ss, you need to se t up the trigger conditions. This section provide s background o[...]

  • Page 150

    T riggering 3- 7 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Acquisition system Input Display Storage Wfm tran sfo rm system Horizontal timebase Trigger T r iggeri ng Concepts T riggers de termine when the instrument stops a cquiring and displays a wave- form. They help cre ate meaningf ul wavefor ms from unsta[...]

  • Page 151

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 3 The trigge r event esta blishes the time-z ero point in the wa vefor m record. All points in the re cord are locate d in time with respec t to that point. The instrument continuously ac quires and re tains enough sample points to fill the pre trigg[...]

  • Page 152

    T riggering 3- 7 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Advance d triggers ar e a colle ction of tr igger types tha t are primar ily used with digital signals to de tec t spe cif ic conditions. The glitc h, runt, width, transition, and time out types trigger on unique proper ties of pulses tha t you can [...]

  • Page 153

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 5 Be aware tha t auto mode, when forcing trigge rs in the absence of va lid trigger ing events, does not synchronize the wave form on the display . S ee the Automatic trigger mode part of Figure 3- - 22. Successive a cquisitions will not be trigge re[...]

  • Page 154

    T riggering 3- 7 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual CSA7404, C SA7154, TDS7404, TDS 7254, TDS7154, TDS6000 Series: Random holdoff se lects a new random holdof f time for each acqu is ition cycle. Random holdof f is only available when A only , Edge tr iggering is selec ted. Rather than helping the inst[...]

  • Page 155

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 7 Horizonta l position is adjustable a nd define s where on the wa veform re cord the trigger oc curs. It lets you choose how much the instrument acquir es before and afte r the trigger event. The part of the re cord that occur s before the tr igger [...]

  • Page 156

    T riggering 3- 7 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Y ou can trigger with the A (Ma in) tr igger system alone or you ca n combine the A (Main) trigge r with the B (Dela yed) tr igger to trigger on seque ntial events. When using sequentia l trigger ing, the A trigger e vent arms the trigge r system and [...]

  • Page 157

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 7 9 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T riggering from t he front panel (Cont.) T o select the trigger type 2. Push the EDGE butt on to sel ect edge type t riggering. Push ADV ANCED to bring up the Trigger control window where you can select an[...]

  • Page 158

    T riggering 3- 8 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T riggering from t he front panel (Cont.) T o set t o 50% 5. T o quickly obtai n an edge, gli tch, or widt h trigger , push the trigger LEVEL knob. The i nstrument set s the trigger level t o the hal fway poin[...]

  • Page 159

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 8 1 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T riggering from t he front panel (Cont.) T o set the trigger coupling 7. Push the up and down arrow buttons t o toggle t hrough the possibl e trigger coupli ngs: H DC passes all (both AC and DC com ponents[...]

  • Page 160

    T riggering 3- 8 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o see the state a nd setup of the trigger ing circuit, use the trigger sta tus lights, rea dout, and scre en. Overview T o ch eck trigge r statu s Contr ol elem ents and resour ces T ri gg er sta tus from trigge r sta- tus lights 1. T o qui ckly det[...]

  • Page 161

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 8 3 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o check tr i gger stat us (Cont.) T rigger loca tion a nd level from display 3. T o see t he trigger point and l evel on the wavef orm display , check t he graphic indi cators T rigger Point and Tr i gger[...]

  • Page 162

    T riggering 3- 8 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Additional trigger parameters Cont rol elements and resources T o set holdoff Y ou can change the holdoff t ime t o help stab ilize tr i ggering. See T rigger Modes and T rigger Hol doff beginni ng on page 3 - - 74 for a descripti on of t rig[...]

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    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 8 5 Overview Control elem ents and r esources Additional trigger parameters (Cont .) T o select a preset tr i gger level 1. Push the ADV ANCED button, and select the A Event tab. 2. Select a Tr i gger T ype, such as Edge, that uses a level adjustm ent.[...]

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    T riggering 3- 8 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Additional trigger parameters (Cont .) T o define new trigger level presets 1. If t he Menu Bar is not di splayed, t ouch the Menu but ton to displ ay the M enu Bar . 2. T ouc h Utilities, and s elect Use r Pr[...]

  • Page 165

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 8 7 Overview Control elem ents and r esources Additional trigger parameters (Cont .) To f o r c e a trigger 1. Push the ADV ANCED front-panel but ton to di splay the trigger cont rol window . 2. Select the A Event or B Event tab, and select the Edge tr[...]

  • Page 166

    T riggering 3- 8 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Additional trigger parameters (Cont .) T o single trigger 1. T o t rigger on the next vali d trigger event and then st op, push the SINGLE f ront-panel butt on. Push the SI NGLE button each t im e you want to [...]

  • Page 167

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 8 9 Y ou can chec k the advanc ed trigge r status in the re adout. The rea dout indica tes the trigger type a nd then shows sources, levels, or any other par ame ters that ar e important for the pa rticular trigge r type. Figure 3 - - 25 shows an examp[...]

  • Page 168

    T riggering 3- 9 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T ransition T rigger. A tra nsition (slew ra te) trigge r occurs when the trigge r source detec ts a pulse edge that tra nsitions (slews) betwe en two amplitude leve ls at a rate f aster or slower than you spec ify . The instrument can trigger on posi[...]

  • Page 169

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 1 T able 3- 5: Patt ern and stat e logi c Patte rn State Def i nition 1, 2 AND Clocked AND If all the preconditi ons select ed for the logic i nputs 3 are TRUE, then t he instrument t riggers. NAND Clocked NAND If not all of t he preconditions sel ec[...]

  • Page 170

    T riggering 3- 9 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Setup/Hold T rigger. A setup/hold trigge r occurs when a logic input changes state inside of the se tup and hold times re lative to the c lock. Whe n you use se tup/hold trigger ing, you define: H The channe l containing the logic input (the data sour[...]

  • Page 171

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 3 Clock signal Clock level T S = Setup time T H = Hold time Setup/Hold violat ion zone = T S +T H T S +T H must b e ≥ +2 ns Clock signal Clock level Clock signal Clock level Negative T S; Positive T H Positive T S ; Negative T H +T H +T H -- T S --[...]

  • Page 172

    T riggering 3- 9 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual When you selec t the type Glitch, the instrument will trigger on a pulse narr ower (or wide r) in width than some spe cified time . T o set up for glitch trigge ring, do the following proce dures. Overview T o tr igger on a glitch Contr ol elem ents a[...]

  • Page 173

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 5 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a glitch (Cont.) Set to trigger if width 7. T o speci fy whether t o trigger on gli tches narrower or greater than the wi dth you specif y , touch < or >: H Tr i g if W idth < wi l[...]

  • Page 174

    T riggering 3- 9 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual When you se lect the type Runt, the instr ument will trigge r on a short pulse tha t crosse s one threshold but fa ils to cross a sec ond threshold bef ore r ecrossing the first. T o set up for runt tr iggering, do the following proc edures. Overview [...]

  • Page 175

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 7 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a runt pul se (Cont.) Set to trigger when T o det ermine how wide a runt pul se the inst rument wil l trigger on: 5. T ouch Trigger When Runt and select f rom the li st: H Occurs triggers o[...]

  • Page 176

    T riggering 3- 9 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a runt pul se (Cont.) Set the thresholds 7. T o set t he two threshold l evels used in det ecting a runt pulse, t ouch Upper L imit or Lowe r Limit, and us e the mult ipurpose knob or keypad t[...]

  • Page 177

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 9 9 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a runt pul se (Cont.) T o set mode and holdoff 8. Mode and holdoff can be set f or all standard trigger types. See T o set holdoff on page 3 - - 84 and T o select the the trigger m ode on p[...]

  • Page 178

    T riggering 3 - 100 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger based on pulse width (Cont.) Select the polarity 4. T o speci fy the pol arity of t he pulse, t ouch Pos (positive) or Neg (negative) f rom t he window: H Pos looks at posi tive-going pul ses. H Neg l[...]

  • Page 179

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 101 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger based on pulse width (Cont.) T o set mode and holdoff 8. Mode and holdoff can be set f or all standard trigger types. See T o set holdoff on page 3 - - 84 and T o select the trigger mode on page 3[...]

  • Page 180

    T riggering 3 - 102 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger based on tr ansi tion time (Cont.) Select polari ty 4. T o specif y the directi on of the pul se edge, touch Pol arity and select Pos (positive), Neg (negati ve) or Either f rom the window: H Pos[...]

  • Page 181

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 103 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger based on tr ansi tion time (Cont.) Set to trigger when The instrument compares the pulse edge of t he trigger source against the t ransiti on tim e (slew rate) set by the upper and lower thre[...]

  • Page 182

    T riggering 3 - 104 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual When you selec t the type T imeout, the instrument will trigger if a pulse transition does not occur within a spec ifie d time limit. That is, the trigger will occur when, depending on the polarity tha t you sele ct, the signa l stays highe r or stays[...]

  • Page 183

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 105 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger based on pulse timeout (Cont.) Set t he time r 5. T o set the t im eout ti mer , t ouch T imer and use the mult ipurpose knob or keyboard to set the t ime. Set the level 6. T o set the Level, t ou[...]

  • Page 184

    T riggering 3 - 106 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger on a patter n (Cont.) T o T rigger on a patte rn 2. From the tool bar , t ouch T rig, and select t he A Event tab of t he Trigger control wi ndow . 3. T ouch Pat tern. T o define patter n i nputs 4. T[...]

  • Page 185

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 107 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger on a patter n (Cont.) T o set trigger when 7. T o choose t o trigger when the logi c conditi on is met (goes TRUE) or when t he logi c conditi on is not m et (goes F ALSE), touch Trigger When Patt[...]

  • Page 186

    T riggering 3 - 108 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T rigger on a patter n (Cont.) T o define a time qua lified p at ter n trigger Y ou can tim e qualif y a pattern logi c trigger . That i s, you specify a t im e that t he boolean logi c functi on (AND, NAND, O[...]

  • Page 187

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 109 When y ou s elect t he ty pe S tat e, t he in stru ment u ses ch annel 4 as a cl ock an d trigger s on a logic circuit made fr om the rest of the cha nnels (page 3- - 91 descr ibes how state trigge rs work). T o use state trigge ring, do the follo[...]

  • Page 188

    T riggering 3- 1 1 0 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a stat e (Cont .) Set trigger when 6. T o choose t o trigger when the logi c conditi on is met (goes TRUE) or when t he logi c conditi on is not m et (goes F ALSE), touch Trigger When Patt[...]

  • Page 189

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 111 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on setup/hold time vi olations (Cont.) Define the data source 3. T o sel ect the channel t hat is t o contain t he data signal , touch Data Source, and sel ect the source from t he list . Not[...]

  • Page 190

    T riggering 3- 1 1 2 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on setup/hold time vi olations (Cont.) Set the setup and hold times T o set the s etup time and th e hold time r ela tive to the c lock: 8. T ouch Set up T ime and use t he mult ipurpose knob[...]

  • Page 191

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 1 3 Data (Ch1) transit ion occurs within  14.88 ns af ter the clock violating the hold t ime limit. The instrument recognizes the violation and t riggers at the clock edge. Cursors measure the setup/hold violat ion zone which equals setup tim e + [...]

  • Page 192

    T riggering 3- 1 1 4 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Read the f ollowing topics; they provide details that c an help preve nt false ste ps in setting up to trigge r on your wave forms. T rigger Sources. In m ost cas es, it mak es sens e to set sep arate trig ger sou rces for the A (Main) and B (Dela[...]

  • Page 193

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 1 5 T riggering with Horizontal Delay O ff. Figure 3 - - 28 compar es the seque ntial trigge r choice s A-Only , T rig After T ime , and T rig on n th Event whe n horiz ontal de lay is of f. Each illustration shows whe re pretr igger and posttrigge r[...]

  • Page 194

    T riggering 3- 1 1 6 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T riggering with Horizontal Delay O n. Y ou can use horizonta l dela y when you wa nt to acquir e a wavef orm recor d that is separa ted from the tr igger eve nt by a significa nt interval of time. The horizonta l delay function c an be used with [...]

  • Page 195

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 1 7 The flow dia gram in Figure 3- - 30 summariz es all combina tions of trigge ring and horizonta l delay . Wait fo r A( M a i n ) trigger B trigger aft er delay with horizontal delay of f Wait fo r B trigger event Acquire posttrigger data Wait th e[...]

  • Page 196

    T riggering 3- 1 1 8 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Use the pr ocedure t hat follows whe n setting up the instrument to tr igger on a sequenc e. F or more informa tion, display online help while pe rforming the proce dure. Overview T o tr igger on a sequence Control elements and resources Prerequis[...]

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    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3- 1 1 9 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a sequence (Cont .) T o trigger on B after tim e 1. T o set t he tim e base to run after an A trigger , a t rigger delay , and a B t rigger , from t he toolbar , t ouch T rig, and select [...]

  • Page 198

    T riggering 3 - 120 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a sequence (Cont .) T o trigger on B events 1. T o set t he tim e base to trigger aft er an A trigger and a specifi ed number of B trigger events, f rom the tool bar , touch Trig, and select t[...]

  • Page 199

    T riggering CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 121 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o tr i gger on a sequence (Cont .) T o set up b triggering 1. T o set t he B Event trigger , f rom the tool bar , touch Trig, and select t he B Event t ab of the Trigger control window . 2. T o speci fy [...]

  • Page 200

    T riggering 3 - 122 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Comm T rigger ing The instrume nt can trigger on communica tion signals (optional on CSA7000 Series & TDS6000 Serie s). F or deta iled informa tion on using comm trigge ring to trigger on your communica tions signals, see the CSA7000, T DS7000 &am[...]

  • Page 201

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 123 Displaying W aveforms This instrument inc ludes a flexible , customizable display that you ca n control to display the wa veforms that you a cquire. This sec tion prese nts the following topics: H Using the W aveform Display H Setting MultiV iew Zoom C ontr o[...]

  • Page 202

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 124 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Using t he W avefor m Di spl ay The wavef orm shown below is displayed as part of the User Inte rface ( UI) applica tion. The UI application take s up the entire scre en of the instrument, and the gratic ule takes up most of the UI applicati[...]

  • Page 203

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 125 (3) Hor izontal-sca le readout. For ma gnified a nd unmagnified wave forms. (4) Hor izontal ref erence . A control that you c an position to set the point around which cha nnel wavefor ms expand and c ontrac t horizontally on sc ree n as[...]

  • Page 204

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 126 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able 3- 6: Defining and displ aying w aveform s Wavefor m T o define: T o t urn on: Channel: Ch1 - - Ch4 Channels are predefined Push the V erti cal CH but ton to t oggle the channel on or off. Reference: Ref1 - - Ref4 Define an act ive re[...]

  • Page 205

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 127 T able 3- 7: Operations perf ormed based on t he waveform t ype (Cont.) Control f unction Operating notes Waveform suppor ts Ch Ref 1 Math Horizontal Scale Ye s Ye s Ye s W aveforms are adjusted according t o the Zoom Lock set ting. Hori[...]

  • Page 206

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 128 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H The instrument displays a math wave form with the horizontal settings derive d from the math e xpression that c rea tes it. Y ou cannot cha nge these direct ly . S ee Cre ating and Using Math W aveforms on pa ge 3- - 185 for mor e info rma[...]

  • Page 207

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 129 Mouse and T ouch Scr een Operation. I n gene ra l, anything that you c an do with the mouse, you can do by touc hing the scree n, if the touch sc re en is on. Y ou can selec t or change all menus and buttons tha t are displaye d on scree[...]

  • Page 208

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 130 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o display waveforms in the mai n grat icule (Cont.) Set horizontal display paramet ers 5. T o m ake sure the main grati cule is sel ected, push t he Zoom butt on to t oggle it off. Use t he h[...]

  • Page 209

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 131 Overview Related control elements and resources T o display waveforms in the mai n grat icule (Cont.) Quick-adjust the timebase (zoom) 8. T o qui ckly rescale a portion of a channel wavef orm so that i t expands t o fil l the 10 di visio[...]

  • Page 210

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 132 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o help you use MultiV iew Zoom e ffe ctively , consider how it opera tes on wavef orms. When in zoom mode , the instrument ve rtically e xpands or c ontracts one wavef orm at a time unless zoom lock is on. Also, the instrument only vertic [...]

  • Page 211

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 133 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o zoom waveforms (Cont .) Select zoom 2. Y ou can select zoom i n two ways: H T o zoom a wavef orm, touch and drag across the segment of the waveform that you want t o see in greater detail . T[...]

  • Page 212

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 134 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o zoom waveforms (Cont .) Zoom a waveform 3. T o zoom a wavef orm, start by usi ng one of two m ethods to select the axis that you want t o adjust: H Push the HO RIZ button or t he VERT button to s[...]

  • Page 213

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 135 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o zoom waveforms (Cont .) Set up Mult iView Zoom 6. T o di splay the Zoom set up window , t ouch Setup in t he controls window. Select t he tab for the zoom ed waveform area that you want t o s[...]

  • Page 214

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 136 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o zoom waveforms (Cont .) Checking the zoom factor and position 9. T o qui ckly determi ne the zoom f actor and positi on of a zoomed waveform, check the readouts: H The Zoom setup wi ndow displ ay[...]

  • Page 215

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 137 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o zoom waveforms (Cont .) T o Lock and Automat ical ly Scroll Zoom Areas 12. T o di splay the zoom Lock and Scroll set up window , touch Setup i n the cont rols window . Sel ect the Lock and Sc[...]

  • Page 216

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 138 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Cu s to mizin g the D is pla y Use the displa y customizing fe ature s this instrument provides to pr esent the display ele ments — color , grati cule sty le, wav eform represen tati on, an d so on — accordi ng t o your pre fe re nce s. [...]

  • Page 217

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 139 T able 3- 8: Custom izabl e displ ay elements (Cont .) Display attribute Options Access Menu name 1 Entry Color Palet te (Record V iew and Waveform Data- base) Display Col ors Choose Normal to use system colors for best viewing. Choose G[...]

  • Page 218

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 140 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able 3- 8: Custom izabl e displ ay elements (Cont .) Display attribute Options Access Menu name 1 Entry Display f ormat Di splay Appearance CSA7000 Series & TDS7000 Series: C h o o s e Y T X Y o r X Y Z d i s p l a y f o r m a t s F o [...]

  • Page 219

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 141 Persistenc e style is only available for live wa veforms (wave forms with data that is being updated); re ferenc e waveforms ar e static and do not use persiste nce. Math wavef orms use persistence if the ir sources are live wa veforms. [...]

  • Page 220

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 142 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elem ents and r esources Set display styles (Cont.) Access the display setup dialog box 2. From the tool bar , t ouch Disp, and t hen select t he Appearance tab. See right . The CSA7000 Series & TDS7000 Series di[...]

  • Page 221

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 143 Overview Related control elem ents and r esources Set display styles (Cont.) Select a persistence mode 6. From the the Di splay set up control window (see right), choose a persistence mode: H Infi nite Persi stence to m ake data persist [...]

  • Page 222

    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 144 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use the proce dure that follows to become familia r with the display adjustments that you ca n make. Overview Customizations you can m ake Related control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. Displ ay the waveforms t o be measured on scre[...]

  • Page 223

    Displaying W aveforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 145 Overview Related control elements and resources Customizations you can m ake (Cont .) T o set the display readout options 6. T ouch t he DISP butt on and select t he Objects t ab. 7. T ouch Di splay Date/ T ime t o toggle bet ween On and[...]

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    Displaying W aveforms 3 - 146 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 147 Measuring W aveforms The instrume nt comes equipped with c ursors and automa tic measure ments to assist you in ana lyzing your wave forms. This sec tion describes the se tools and how you use them: H T aking Automatic Measur ements, on page 3- - 148, descr i[...]

  • Page 226

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 148 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Readouts G r aticule Cu r so r s Measurement readouts Cursor readouts Figure 3 - 33: Graticule, Cursor , and Automatic measur ements T aking Aut omati c Measurem ent s The instrume nt automatically ta kes and displays wave form mea sureme [...]

  • Page 227

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 149 Annotate Wavefor ms On Screen. Y ou can create tex t to mark ch aracterizat ion level s th at each m easur ement us es t o com put e resul ts (s ee Fi gure 3 - - 34). See Customizing the Display on page 3- - 138, Label the W aveform on[...]

  • Page 228

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 150 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Measure Part of a Wavefor m. Y ou can feed th e entire wav eform to a meas uremen t or limit the measure ment to a segment of the wave form. By default, the ins trum ent t akes each au tom atic m easur ement ov er th e enti re wavefo rm re[...]

  • Page 229

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 151 High/Low M ethod. Th e levels t hat th e autom atic meas uremen t sys tem deri ves as the High (T op) or Low (Bottom) for a wave form influence t he fidelity of ampl itu de and aberrat ion m easurem ents . Y o u can select am ong t he [...]

  • Page 230

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 152 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Noise. (Optional on TDS7000 Serie s & TDS 6000 Series) T ells the instru- ment if the noise measur ement is at the top or the bottom of the eye diagra m. H Signal T ype. (Optiona l on TDS 7000 Series & TDS6000 Serie s) Lets the i[...]

  • Page 231

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 153 The H igh an d Lo w lev els fro m wh ich t he reference l evels are cal culat ed are th e levels e stablished using the sele cted Hi/Low method de scribe d on page 3- - 151. Use the proce dure that follows to quickly take a measure men[...]

  • Page 232

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 154 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o take aut om atic measurements (Cont.) T ake automat ic measurem ents 4. From the Measurement setup control window , sel ect the Ampl, Time, M ore, Histog, or Comm (optional on TDS7000 Ser[...]

  • Page 233

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 155 Overview Related control elements and resources T o take aut om atic measurements (Cont.) Display measurem ent statistics 9. From the Measurement s setup cont rol window , t ouch Setu p Statistic s. 10. From the Statist ics control win[...]

  • Page 234

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 156 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o take aut om atic measurements (Cont.) Show more annotation detail 14. T o sel ect the am ount of annot ation det ail shown wi th a meas ure men t, from the me nu bar to uch Utilitie s, Us[...]

  • Page 235

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 157 Overview Related control elements and resources T o take aut om atic measurements (Cont.) Set measurem ent refer ence levels (Cont.) 18. T o sel ect how the i nstrument det ermines the base and top of t he waveform, t ouch Determine Ba[...]

  • Page 236

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 158 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o take aut om atic measurements (Cont.) T ake a snapshot of measurem ents 21. From the Measurement setup control window , touch t he Snapshot butt on (Comm Snapshot but ton if t he Comm tab[...]

  • Page 237

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 159 Use the proce dure that follows to take a measure ment over a segment of the wavef orm (otherwise, the entire wa veform is included in the measure ment). Overview T o gate a measurement Related control elements and resources Prerequisi[...]

  • Page 238

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 160 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o gate a measurement ( Cont.) Enable and position the gates 3. T o sel ect how to cont rol the gated area, t ouch Measurement Gati ng Cursor , Zoom 1, Zoom 2, Zoom 3, Zoom 4, or Of f : H Cu[...]

  • Page 239

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 161 Y ou can mea sure time or amplitude or both. V ertical cur sors measure time or distance on scr een, horizontal cursor s measur e voltage or amplitude , and wavef orm and scre en cursors me asure both. T a ble 3- - 9 expa nds on these [...]

  • Page 240

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 162 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Cursor oper ation is easy , you move the cursors on sc reen a nd rea d the re sults in the cursor re adouts. The following key points will help you use the cursor s ef fec tively: Cursor T ypes. The cursor type s are desc ribed in T able 3[...]

  • Page 241

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 163 After you have se lected the source f rom the C ursors Setup control window , you can oper ate the cursor fr om the front-pa nel knobs and buttons. Cursors Treat Sources Independently . Eac h cursor c an take a dif fer ent, indepen- de[...]

  • Page 242

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 164 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual First point in record Delay Trigger point of cursor source Horizontal divisions × sec/div + Cursor Cursor readout (tn) = Horizontal reference = 0% Figure 3 - 38: Components det ermining T ime cursor r eadout values Note that a vertic al c[...]

  • Page 243

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 165 T able 3 - 10: Cursor units Cursors Standard units 1 Readout names Horizontal volt s, watts V1, V2, ∆ V Ve r t i c a l seconds, bi ts T1, Τ2, ∆ T , F1, F2, ∆ F Wave fo rm, S cree n volts, wat ts, seconds, bi ts V1, V2, ∆ V, T1[...]

  • Page 244

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 166 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o set t he cursor sources (Cont . ) Display the cursor controls window 2. Push the CURSORS front-panel but ton, or from t he toolbar , touch Cursor s. Select the cursor sources 3. From the [...]

  • Page 245

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 167 Overview Related control elements and resources T o set t he cursor sources (Cont . ) Set cursor tracking 6. T o change t he cursor t racking mode, f rom the Cursor controls window sel ect Setup. 7. T ouch Track Mode Indep or T racking[...]

  • Page 246

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 168 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T aking Hi stogr ams The instrume nt can display histogra ms constructe d from the selec ted wavefor m data. Y ou can display both ve rtical ( voltage) and horiz ontal (time) histogr ams, but only one at a time. Use histogra m mea sure men[...]

  • Page 247

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 169 A histogram sour ce can be any wave form (cha nnel or math), including a reference wav eform. In addition to using limit c ontrols to set histogram box bounda ries, you can a lso use standa rd W indows drag-a nd-drop to resiz e and re [...]

  • Page 248

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 170 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related contr ol elem ents and r esources T o st art and reset histogram counting (Cont .) Set, display , and reset histogram source and type 3. Select ei ther the Source Ch, M ath, or Ref t ab and then select t he waveform source[...]

  • Page 249

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 171 Overview Related contr ol elem ents and r esources T o st art and reset histogram counting (Cont .) Set histogram limi t controls 9. T ouc h Adjust His togr am Box L imits, and us e the T op Limit, Bo ttom Limit, Le ft Limit, a nd Righ[...]

  • Page 250

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 172 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o comp ensat e the ins trum ent s o that i t can take accurate meas urem ents b ased on the ambient tempe rature, use the proc edure tha t follows. Overview T o compensate the instr ument Rel ated cont rol elements and resources Prerequi[...]

  • Page 251

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 173 Overview Related control elements and resources T o compensate the instr ument (Cont .) For furt her assistance 6. T ouch t he Help butt on to access the onl ine assist ance. See page 3 - - 283 to learn about using online help. CSA7000[...]

  • Page 252

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 174 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o connect t he probe cal ibration fixtur e (Cont .) Connect the fixture 2. Connect the instrument PROBE COMPENSA TION output t o eit her the A or B input using t he included BNC cable. The [...]

  • Page 253

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 175 Overview Related control elements and resources T o connect t he probe cal ibration fixtur e (Cont .) Connect the probe Warning. T o avoi d personal inj ury , use care whil e connecting probe tips t o the square pins on the f ixture. T[...]

  • Page 254

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 176 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o connect t he probe cal ibration fixtur e (Cont .) P6249 or P7240 Connect the probe t ip to t he short pin and the probe ground to the long pi n as shown. P6246, P6247, P6248, or P7330 Con[...]

  • Page 255

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 177 Overview Related control elements and resources T o connect t he probe cal ibration fixtur e (Cont .) For furt her assistance 3. T o optimiz e the instr ument gain a nd offs et accur acy at the probe ti p, see T o Calibrate Probes on p[...]

  • Page 256

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 178 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o calibrate probes ( Cont. ) Optimize gai n and offset accuracy 2. Connect the f ixt ure to the inst rument (see T o Connect the Probe Calibrati on Fixt ure on page 3 - - 173). 3. Remo ve t[...]

  • Page 257

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 179 Overview Related control elements and resources T o calibrate probes ( Cont. ) Check the calibration status 11 . From the t oolbar , t ouch the VERT butt on to displ ay the instrument Ver t ical set up control window . 12. T ouch t he [...]

  • Page 258

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 180 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o com pens ate pas siv e prob es to en sure m axim um d ist orti on-free i nput to the instrument a nd to avoid high freque ncy amplitude e rror s, use the proc edure that follows. Overview T o compensate passive probes Related control e[...]

  • Page 259

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 181 Overview Related control elem ents and r esources T o compensate passive probes ( Cont.) For furt her assistance 8. T ouch t he Help butt on to access the onl ine assist ance. See page 3 - - 283 to learn about using online help. Y ou c[...]

  • Page 260

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 182 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o deskew channels (Cont.) Compensate probe timing (deskew) 2. Connect fi xture to t he instrument (see T o Connect the Probe Calibration Fi xture on page 3 - - 173). CSA7000 Series, TDS7000[...]

  • Page 261

    Measu rin g W avefo rms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 183 Overview Related control elements and resources T o deskew channels (Cont.) Compensate probe timing (deskew) (Cont.) 12. T ouch Deskew Time and use t he mult ipurpose knobs or keypad to adjust the deskew tim e for that channel so that [...]

  • Page 262

    Measu rin g W avefo rms 3 - 184 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Seri al Mask T est ing The instrument provide s a portfolio of masks (optional on the TDS7000 S erie s & TDS6000 Series) f or verifying c ompliance to optica l and elec tric al standa rds. Y ou can veri fy circui t desi gn perfo rmance[...]

  • Page 263

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 185 Creating and U sing M ath W aveforms Once you ha ve acquire d wavefor ms or take n measureme nts on waveform s, the instrument c an mathematic ally combine the m to cre ate a wa vefor m that supports your data- analysis task. F or example , you might have a w[...]

  • Page 264

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 186 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Normal waveform of an impulse response FF T w ave form o f the magnitude response FF T w ave form o f the phase response Figure 3 - 41: Spectral analysis of an impulse Defi ning M at h W avef orm s This instrument suppor ts[...]

  • Page 265

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 187 Y ou create math wave forms to support the a nalysis of your cha nnel and ref erenc e wavef orms. B y combining and tr ansforming sourc e wavef orms and othe r data into math wave forms, you can de rive the data vie w t[...]

  • Page 266

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 188 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Measu rements — Meas1 - - Meas8 ar e allowed in a ma th definition, but not measur ement functions, such as rise (Ch1). CSA7000 S erie s & TDS 7000 Series: H Fast Acquisition — Math is not allowe d in Fast Acquisi[...]

  • Page 267

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 189 Sources. Math W avef orms can incor porate the f ollowing sources: H Ch annel w aveform s H Referen ce wavefo rms H Measu remen ts (au tom ated m easurem ents ) that m easure ch annel , referen ce, his tog ram, o r math[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 190 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual The syntax tha t follows describe s valid math expre ssions, which can be quite complex ( in excess of 100 c haract ers long) : <MathW a veform> : = <Expre ss ion> <Expre ssion> := <UnaryExpre ssion>[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 191 Deriv ativ e wavefo rms are u sed i n th e measu rement o f slew rat e of amp lifi ers and in edu catio nal app licat ion s. Y ou can create a derivat ive math w avefo rm and th en use it as a source for a nother deriva[...]

  • Page 270

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 192 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Cursor Measurement s. Y ou can al so us e cursors t o measu re derivat ive wav e- forms. Use the same proc edure as is found under T ake curs or m easu r em ents on page 3- - 201. When using that procedure , note that the a[...]

  • Page 271

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 193 Integr al wavefor ms find use in the following a pplications: H Measur ing power and ene rgy , such as in switching powe r supplies H Ch aracterizi ng mech anical t ransd ucers , as wh en int egrati ng th e outp ut of a[...]

  • Page 272

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 194 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use the pr ocedure t hat follows whe n defining a mat h wavef orm. R emembe r , you should first ensure tha t the sources you use exist. Acquisitions should be running or the c hannels should alre ady be on, and re fer ence[...]

  • Page 273

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 195 Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a math wavefor m (Cont.) T o define/edi t a math expression 5. Use the cont rol window at right t o define a m ath expression. See T able 3 - - 1 1 on page 3 - [...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 196 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a math wavefor m (Cont.) Apply averaging 10. T ouch Avgs to displ ay the Mat h A veraging control window . The controls in the wi ndow apply to t he math waveform d[...]

  • Page 275

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 197 Oper ati ons on Mat h W avefor ms This instrument suppor ts many of the sa me oper ations for ma th wave forms tha t it provides for cha nnel (live) and ref erenc e wavef orms. For example, you can measu re math wav efo[...]

  • Page 276

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 198 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual The proce dure that follows demonstrate s some common opera tions that you can perform o n math w aveform s: Overview T o use math wavefor ms Related cont rol el ements and resour ces Prerequisites 1. The Mat h waveform mus[...]

  • Page 277

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 199 Overview Related control elements and resources T o use math wavefor m s (Cont.) Set scale and position 4. T ouch Posi tion or Scale and use t he mult ipurpose knobs or keypad to size and posit ion t he waveform on scre[...]

  • Page 278

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 200 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o use math wavefor m s (Cont.) T ake automat ic measurem ents 5. T ouch t he Meas butt on, select t he Math t ab, and touch a math but ton t o choose a math wavef orm from M[...]

  • Page 279

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 201 Overview Related control elements and resources T o use math wavefor m s (Cont.) T ake cursor measurem ents Y ou can also use cursors to measure math wavef orms. Use the same procedures found under T aking Cursor Measur[...]

  • Page 280

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 202 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Defi ning Spect ral Mat h W avefor ms The math capa bilities of the instrument include spec trum analysis of a wave - form. Thi s sect ion d escrib es a spectral an alyzer th at allow s yo u to con trol th e analysis intuit[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 203 H Phas e V ers us Fr e que ncy : Y ou can display pha se data a s a func tion of fre quency in radia ns or degree s. Y ou can z ero the noise phase for ma gnitudes below a thr eshold level. Finally , you ca n selec t P [...]

  • Page 282

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 204 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Using the time contr ols. The oper ation of the time domain contr ols for the spectr al analyz er is summa rized by the f ollowing rules: H Duration sele cts the time from the beginning to the end of the acquired wavef orm.[...]

  • Page 283

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 205 Resolution 0.04 m s D u r a t i o n1m s Record length 25 Record length 50 D u r a t i o n2m s Resolution 0.04 m s Record length 25 D u r a t i o n2m s Resolution 0.08 m s D u r a t i o n2m s Record length 100 Resolution[...]

  • Page 284

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 206 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Using the gate contr ols. Gati ng det ermin es what p orti on of th e acquired wavef orm is transfor med into the fre quency domain. The gate ha s a position and a width control. The gate position is the time in seconds fro[...]

  • Page 285

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 207 Using the Frequency Domain contr ols. The gate d region of the sourc e wave for m is trans form ed by th e spectral an alyzer to a sp ectral wav eform. Thi s may be a phas e or magnitude wave form. The horizontal units [...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 208 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H The gate width, of the input data, aff ects the resolution bandwidth (RBW). Gate width has units of seconds. The resolution bandwidth direc tly controls the gate width, but the numerical value is ente red in units of Hz. [...]

  • Page 287

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 209 Center frequency Span Center frequency is 1. 0 and span is 0.5. Gate width = 200 Increase the center f requency . Decrease the center frequency . Set cent er frequency back to 1 and decrease the Span. Decrease the Span [...]

  • Page 288

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 210 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Using the magnitude contr ols. V ertica l units can be either line ar or loga rithmic . Y ou can selec t these choic es by touching the Math menu button. Then touc h the Sp ectral An alys is S etu p but ton . Th en select t[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 21 1 0d B 20 dB 15 dB 10 dB Figure 3 - 48: Effect s of adjusting the ref erence level H Referen ce Level O f fset . This change s the value of Ref in the equation for dB shown above. Unlike the Refere nce Level contr ol, th[...]

  • Page 290

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 212 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Real and I maginary Ma gnitudes. Y ou may set the spe ctra l analyze r to display the linear ma gnitude of the real data or the imagina ry data in the spectrum. This is useful if you proce ss the spe ctr um of f line and [...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 213 H Suppression Threshold. Random noise in the spectrum may have phase values over the e ntire range. This could make the phase display unusable . However , you can set the suppr ession threshold c ontrol to a le vel in d[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 214 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Group Dela y . When the pha se spec trum is a continuous func tion of fre quency , group delay may be computed. This is true of impulse response testing wher e an impulse is fe d into the system and the spectrum of the re[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 215 In the time domain a window is a bell-sha ped f unction e qual in le ngth to the ga te duration. For most windows this func tion tapers to ze ro at both ends of the gate region. Before c omputation of the spectral tra n[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 216 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Choice of a window . Y our choice of window func tion will depend on the input source char acteristic s which you want to observe and the c haracte ris- tics of the window function. The window charac teristics are shown i[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 217 H Coherent ga in. The gain fa ctor normally assoc iated with dif ferent window functions is c orrectly sc aled into the ma gnitude spec trum output. Theref ore, the magnitude s in the output spectrum do not c hange as d[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 218 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Near est S ide Lobe. This is the dif fer ence in magnitude betwee n the spectr al lob e peak i n th e spect rum an d t he nex t si de lo be th at occu rs du e to en er gy leaka ge. Dif fer ent windows have dif fere nt lea[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 219 H Gaussian W indow . This is the default window function (see Figure 3- - 53). It is unique in that the time-doma in s hape of an e xponentia l Gaussia n func tion transf orms into a Gaussian e xponential shape in the f[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 220 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Rectangula r W indow . This window is equal to unity (see Figure 3- - 54). This means the data sa mples in the gate ar e not modified befor e input to the spectr al analyz er . This window has the nar rowest resolution ba[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 221 H Hamming W indow . This window is unique in that the time doma in shape does not taper all the way to zer o at the ends (see Figure 3- - 55). This makes it a good choic e if you wante d to proce ss the real a nd imagin[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 222 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H Hanning, Kaise r - - B esse l, and Blac kman - - Harris W indows. These windows have va rious resolution ba ndwidths and sca llop losses (see figures 3- - 56, 3- - 57, and 3 - - 58). Choose the one that best allows you to[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 223 1 0 Amplitude Time - - 67 dB side lobe 0 -- 8 0 dB Frequency bins -- 4 0 Figure 3 - 57: T ime and frequency gr aphs for t he Kaiser-Bessel wi ndow[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 224 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual 1 0 Amplitude Time - - 92 dB side lobe 0 -- 8 0 dB Frequency bins -- 4 0 Figure 3 - 58: T ime and frequency gr aphs of the Blackman -Harris window H Flattop2 W indow . This window has the lowe st scallop loss of a ny of the[...]

  • Page 303

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 225 1 0 Amplitude Time - - 90 dB side lobe 0 -- 8 0 dB Frequency bins -- 4 0 - - 120 0 dB - - 0.05 - - 0.1 Scallop loss is 0.0065 dB Frequency bins Figure 3 - 59: T ime and frequency dom ain graphs for t he Flattop2 window[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 226 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual H T ek Exponentia l W indow . The T ek Exponential window (see Figure 3- - 60) was invente d at T ektronix. In the time domain, it is not a symme trical bell shape as is the case with the other windows (se e F igure 3- - 60[...]

  • Page 305

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 227 Effect s of trigger ji tter. The instrume nt acquisition system has a sample c lock that is asynchr onous with respect to the input signal. This means tha t fr om one acquisition to the next, samples ma y be in a dif fe[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 228 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Set the sample rate high enough so that the signals in the spectrum appe ar at their c orrect f requenc y as opposed to a lower a liased fre quency value. Also, complex signa l shapes that have many har monics in them, such[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 229 Another way to observe a liasing, if you have a variable f requenc y signal source, is to adjust the frequenc y slowly while watching the spectra l display . If some of the har monics are a liased, you will see the harm[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 230 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use the proce dure that follows to select a prede fined spectra l math wavef orm. Remember , a channel source should be ac quiring or have acquir ed data. This source doe s not have to be displayed to be used. Overview T o [...]

  • Page 309

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 231 Use the proce dure that follows when defining a spectr al math waveform. Remember , you should first ensure that the sourc es you use exist. C hanne l source s should be acquiring or have a cquired data . These source s[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 232 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Display the spectral waveform 8. T o di splay your spect ral wavef orm, t ouch eit her the Apply or t he OK but ton.[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 233 Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Set the magnitude scale 9. Select t he Mag tab. 10. T o sel ect the verti cal scale f actor , t ouch dB, dBm, or Linear . The[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 234 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Set the phase scale 13. Select t he Phase tab. 14. T o sel ect the verti cal scale f actor , t ouch Degree, Radian, or GroupDelay[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 235 Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Set t ime and frequency domain control tracking 17. T ouch t he Control tab. 18. T o al low changing t ime and f requency dom[...]

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    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 236 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Set the frequency domain controls The spectral analyzer cent er frequency and the frequency span must be wi thin t he bandwidth s[...]

  • Page 315

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 237 Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) Set t he time domain controls Time domai n controls of t he spectral analyzer determi ne the sample rate and record length of[...]

  • Page 316

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 238 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) T ake cursor measurements 27. From the t oolbar , t ouch the Cursor button to di splay the cursors and the cursor control window [...]

  • Page 317

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 239 Overview Related control elements and resources T o define a spectr al math wavef orm (Cont.) For furt her assistance 34. T ouch t he Help butt on in the t oolbar to access context-sensit ive hel p on math wavef orms. S[...]

  • Page 318

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 240 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Spectral math example (cont.) Display the waveform 4. From the butt on bar , t ouch V ert, and sel ect the Chan 1 tab. 5. T ouch Offset , and using t he mult ipurpose knobs or keypa[...]

  • Page 319

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 241 Overview Control elem ents and r esources Spectral math example (cont.) Display the spectral math waveform (Cont.) H Window Type af fects t he shape of the spect ral analyzer response in the f requency domain; t hat is,[...]

  • Page 320

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 242 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Spectral math example (cont.) Set up the cursors 10. From the butt on bar , t ouch Cur sors . 11 . T o assi gn the cursors to the spect ral analysis m ath waveform, t ouch the Curso[...]

  • Page 321

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 243 Overview Control elem ents and r esources Spectral math example (cont.) Measure the test results 14. Use the mul tipurpose knobs or keypad to set t he Curs1 Pos to 3.0 kHz and t he Curs2 Pos to 1 1.0 kHz. In thi s examp[...]

  • Page 322

    Creat ing an d Usi ng M ath W av eforms 3 - 244 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources Spectral math example (cont.) For more inf ormat ion 16. For additional informati on on setti ng up and using spectral m ath, see Def ining Spect ral Math Waveforms starti ng on pag[...]

  • Page 323

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 245 Data Input/Output This section de scribes the input and output ca pabilities of your instrume nt. Sp ecifical ly , i t covers : H Saving and Rec alling a Setup on page 3 - - 245 H Saving and Rec alling W aveforms on page 3- - 253 H Exporting and Copying W ave[...]

  • Page 324

    Data Input/Output 3 - 246 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual If you do not ha ve a keyboar d connecte d, you can still e nter c omments and name setu p files . Th e Save and R ecall S etu p wi ndows include the V ir tual Keyboa rd. When you touc h or click a setup name, the instr ument displays a keyboa r[...]

  • Page 325

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 247 Avoi ding Setup/Waveform Mismatches. Saved setups may c ontain settings inappropr iate for wavef orms currently in your instrument. For example, if you save a setup that displays a math wave form that is the inverse of ref erence 1, when y o[...]

  • Page 326

    Data Input/Output 3 - 248 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual If Count r eaches 999, it is suggested that you change the ba se file name to Basefile name1 (for exa mple, Risetime1) on the next save. Y our next file will then be sa ved as Risetime1000. ext . Use the proce dure that follows to save a setup t[...]

  • Page 327

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 249 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save your set up (Cont.) Name your setup 5. Name your setup fi le by ei ther: H Accepting t he defaul t name (User) that appears in the na me field. H Double-clicki ng in the nam e fiel d and usi[...]

  • Page 328

    Data Input/Output 3 - 250 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save your set up (Cont.) Name your setup 8. Name your setup fi le by doi ng one of the f ollowi ng steps: H Accepting t he defaul t fi le name t hat appears in the File nam e: f ield. H Clicki ng in [...]

  • Page 329

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 251 Use t he pro cedu re that fo llo ws t o recall a s etup t o th e ins trum ent. Rem ember t hat rec alling a setup re pl aces t he exis tin g setu p, w hich i s los t. Overview T o recall your setup Cont rol elements and resources Prerequisit[...]

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    Data Input/Output 3 - 252 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o recall your setup ( Cont.) Select your setup 6. If not select ed, select *.set i n the Save as type of fil e to include i n the fi le li sti ng. (Setup fi les are always type *.s et.) Note . Only cha[...]

  • Page 331

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 253 Sa v ing a n d R ec a lling W avef orms This instrument c an save any numbe r of wave forms, limited only by the space you have to store them. By s avin g a wavefor m, yo u can recall it at a lat er time f or compa rison, evalua - tion, and [...]

  • Page 332

    Data Input/Output 3 - 254 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Use t he pro cedu re that fo llo ws t o sav e a wavefo rm or w aveform s to a referen ce location, the instrument hard disk, CD-R W disk, a f loppy disk, or third pa rty sto rage dev ice. Overview T o save a wavefor m Contr ol elements and resou[...]

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    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 255 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Label the waveform 5. If you w ant to l abel the wavef orm, touch Label , and use your keyboard or t he pop-up keyboard to create a label for your waveform. Y ou can lab[...]

  • Page 334

    Data Input/Output 3 - 256 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Save the waveform to a file 7. T o save t he waveform to a f ile, t ouch the Save Wf m to File Save but ton, or to save al l acti ve waveforms to fil es, touch t he Save all[...]

  • Page 335

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 257 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Save your waveform 10. Click t he Save butt on to save the wavef orm fil e or reference. T o cancel without savi ng, click the Cancel button. For furt her assistance 11 [...]

  • Page 336

    Data Input/Output 3 - 258 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview T o recall your waveform Control elements and resources Prerequisites 1. The instrument m ust be powered up. Y ou must have access to a wavef orm saved by the inst rument. H See Powering On the Instrum ent on page 1 - - 9. Display the r[...]

  • Page 337

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 259 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o r ecal l your wavef orm (Cont.) Select your waveform 6. If not select ed, select *.wf m in the Files of type fiel d to force the f ile l isti ng to only i nclude these t ypes. Use *.wfm f or wave[...]

  • Page 338

    Data Input/Output 3 - 260 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Y ou can cle ar individual re fere nces of data or de lete wavef orm files. If you are sure you do not want the data a refe rence wave form contains, use the proce dures that fo llo w to clear it . T o clear all referen ces and set ups , u se T [...]

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    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 261 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o clear ref erences ( Cont.) Find the file directory 5. Use the Look in: dr op-down l ist and but tons (see right) to navigat e to t he directory of the f ile t o delete. Find your fil e 6. Selec t[...]

  • Page 340

    Data Input/Output 3 - 262 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Export ing and Copyi ng W avefor ms This instrument also supports export of wave form data to a file. The instrument can e xport wavefor ms, images, and mea sure ments in seve ral forma ts. Y ou can also copy wa veform data to the clipboa rd for[...]

  • Page 341

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 263 H Math Cad creat es files (. DA T ) in a format us able by M athC ad. Note that the MathCad file is an ASCII file, the first four value s of which cont ain h eader in format ion : H The first hea der value holds the recor d length. H The sec[...]

  • Page 342

    Data Input/Output 3 - 264 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Select setup for export 4. From the menu bar , select Fil e, and then sel ect Export Setup to di splay t he Export Setup control wi ndow .[...]

  • Page 343

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 265 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Setup to expor t image s 5. Select t he Im ages tab to di splay the I mages control window . 6. In the Palett e window , select Col or , GrayScale, or Black & Whit e[...]

  • Page 344

    Data Input/Output 3 - 266 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Setup to expor t waveforms 10. Select t he Waveforms tab t o display t he Waveforms control window . 11 . T ouch Dat a Desti nation, and sel ect the dest inati on (format) o[...]

  • Page 345

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 267 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) 15. In the Wavef orm data range window , sel ect the dat a to inclu de in the ex po rte d files: H Samples t o enter the dat a range of the data t o inclu de in the ex p[...]

  • Page 346

    Data Input/Output 3 - 268 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Setup to expor t measurements 17. Select t he Measurement s tab to di splay the M easure- ments cont rol window . 18. T ouch Dat a Format, and sel ect the dat a format (text[...]

  • Page 347

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 269 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Export your file 21. T o export the f ile, f rom the appli cation m enu bar , select Export. Y ou can also attach t he front-panel PRI NT button t o Export. Then, pressi[...]

  • Page 348

    Data Input/Output 3 - 270 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) Name t he f ile 24. Select t he fil e type in t he Save as type drop-down list t o force the f ile l isti ng to only i nclude these t ypes. Use *.dat f or waveforms. Note . [...]

  • Page 349

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 271 How you use the exported wavef orm depends on your application. The following examp le is a s imp le app licat ion ; th e proced ure i s gen eral and m ay requ ire adapting for your spr eadsheet or othe r data- analysis tool. Overview T o us[...]

  • Page 350

    Data Input/Output 3 - 272 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elements and resources T o use export ed waveforms (Cont.) Begin your chart 5. Click on t he row or column number to sel ect the ent ire row or column contai ning your imported wavef orm values (see right). 6. Select t he Chart [...]

  • Page 351

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 273 Overview Control elements and resources T o use export ed waveforms (Cont.) For furt her assistance 9. For more help on exporting wavef orms, touch t he Help butt on in the wi ndow to access cont extual onl ine help. See page 3 - - 283 to le[...]

  • Page 352

    Data Input/Output 3 - 274 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) S e t u pt oc o p y image s 4. Select t he Im ages tab to di splay the I mages control window . 5. In the Palett e window , select Col or , GrayScale, or Black & Whit e [...]

  • Page 353

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 275 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) S e t u pt oc o p y waveforms (Cont.) 9. T ouch Source Waveform, and sel ect the source of t he waveform (a channel , m ath, or reference wavef orm) to cop y from the li[...]

  • Page 354

    Data Input/Output 3 - 276 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o save a wavefor m ( Cont.) 13. CSA7000 Series & TDS7000 Series: If usi ng FastFrame, sel ect the f rame range to include i n the copied f iles: H All Fram es to incl ude all f rames in the copi ed[...]

  • Page 355

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 277 Pri nti ng W avefor ms Y ou can print the displa y scree n, including any wave forms displayed. Bef ore you can pr int, you must install and set up your pr inter . Consult the instruc tions that come with your printer . Also for printe r se [...]

  • Page 356

    Data Input/Output 3 - 278 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T o set the forma t of the printed pa ge, from the applic ation menu bar se lect the File menu, and then select Page Setup. The instrument displays the Page Setup window shown in Figure 3- - 65. H Pap er: select the pape r size and source fr om [...]

  • Page 357

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 279 Figure 3 - 65: Page setup window T o previe w your printout, from the applica tion menu bar selec t the File menu, and then se lect Print Preview . The instrument displays the standar d MS W indows 2000 Print Preview window shown in Figure 3[...]

  • Page 358

    Data Input/Output 3 - 280 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Figure 3 - 66: Pr int preview window Pressing the W indows P rint Scre en key copies the curr ently displa yed bitma p to the clipboar d. This bitmap does not include the instrument wave forms or gratic ule. The wavef orms and gratic ule are dis[...]

  • Page 359

    Data Input/Output CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 281 Y ou can display the c urrent da te and time on scre en so that they appe ar on hardc opies that you print. T o date and time sta mp your hardcopy , do the following steps: Overview T o date/time stamp hardcopies Control elements and resourc[...]

  • Page 360

    Data Input/Output 3 - 282 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Remot e Communi cat i on Remote communic ation is perfor med through the GPIB interf ace. Co nsu lt th e online Progra mmer Guide for help with esta blishing remote communic ation and control of the instrume nt. T o access t he P rogram mer G ui[...]

  • Page 361

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 283 Accessing Online Help This manual repr esents only part of the user assistanc e available to you — the onl ine h elp s ys tem, i nteg rated as p art of t he i nst rumen t us er int erface, p rovi des qui ck-to -access s upport for oper ating this instrument[...]

  • Page 362

    Access ing O nli ne H elp 3 - 284 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual How t o Use Onli ne Help Use th e procedu re step s that fo llo w to access co ntex tual h elp and t o learn ho w to sear ch the help system f or more inf ormation. Overview T o use online hel p Control elements and resources Prerequisit[...]

  • Page 363

    Access ing O nli ne H elp CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 285 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o use online hel p (Cont .) T ouch an out lined cont rol shown in the hel p window to re ceive mo re s pecific informat ion about t he control. T ouch a t ab in a help window to navi gate b[...]

  • Page 364

    Access ing O nli ne H elp 3 - 286 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o use online hel p (Cont .) T o dig deeper 4. Y ou can sear ch for help using t he usual met hods availabl e for help on a PC: From t he menu bar , sel ect Help, and t hen select Cont ents and [...]

  • Page 365

    Access ing O nli ne H elp CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual 3 - 287 Overview Control elem ents and r esources T o use online hel p (Cont .) T o enable fu ll-t ex t search 7. If you c annot fi nd the inf ormation i n the Content s or Index t abs of the onl ine fi nder , you may want t o enable full te[...]

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    Access ing O nli ne H elp 3 - 288 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual[...]

  • Page 367

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 Appendix A: S pecifications This chapte r contains the specific ations for the CS A7000 Series Communica - tions Signal Analyze rs, the TDS7000 series Digital Phosphor Osc illoscopes, and TDS6000 Series Digital Stora ge Oscilloscopes. All spec ifications ar e gu[...]

  • Page 368

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Product and Featur e Descri ption Y our instrument is shown in T able A- - 1. T able A - 1: Instrument models Model Number of channels Bandwidth Maxim um sampl e rate (rea l ti me ) CSA7404 4 4G H z 20 GS/s CSA7154 4 1.5 GHz 20 GS/s [...]

  • Page 369

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 Acquisiti on Cont rol. Acquir e c ontinuously or se t up to ca pture single shot acquisitions. Enable or disable optional ac quisition fe atur es suc h as e quivale nt time or r oll mode. C SA7000 Series & TDS7000 Series only: Use[...]

  • Page 370

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 4 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Digital Phosphor . C SA7000 Series & TDS7000 Serie s only: The instr ument c an clea rly display intensity modula tion in your signals. The instr ument automati- cally o verlay s sub seq uent acq uis iti ons an d then d ecays th [...]

  • Page 371

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 5 Serial T r iggers. Optional on TDS7000 Serie s & TDS6000 S erie s, not available on TDS7104 and TDS7054. Use serial tr iggers to trigger on seria l pattern data . Recovered Clock and Data T r iggers. Use recovered cl ock and d ata[...]

  • Page 372

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 6 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Data Stor age and I/ O. The instrume nt has a remove able ha rd disk drive, a CD-R W , and a floppy disk dr ive that can be used for storage and re trie val of data. The instrument has GPIB, USB , Centronic s, and Ethernet ports for [...]

  • Page 373

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 7 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description VSWR, typi cal CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 1.5 f or f in <1 GHz 1.7 f or f in <2.5 GHz 2.0 f or f in <4 GHz TDS[...]

  • Page 374

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 8 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description n DC gain accuracy Net off set i s the nomi nal volt age that m ust be appli ed to the channel t o bring the trace to center scr een. Net of [...]

  • Page 375

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 9 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description DC voltage m easurement accuracy , TDS7104 & TDS7054 Measurement ty pe DC accur acy (in volts) Sample acqui siti on mode, typical Absolute[...]

  • Page 376

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 1 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Nonlinearit y , typical CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS6604, & TDS6404 < 1 digit izat ion level (DL), differenti al; ?[...]

  • Page 377

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 1 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Analog bandwidt h with P7330 act ive probe, typical C S A 7 4 0 4 a n d T D S 7 4 0 4 DC 50 Ω coupling, Ful l bandwidt h, operating ambien[...]

  • Page 378

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 1 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description TDS7104 & TDS7054 DC 50 Ω coupling, bandwi dth limit set to Fu ll SCALE range Rise ti me 1m V / d i vt o1 . 9 9m V / d i v TDS7054: 890 p[...]

  • Page 379

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 3 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Step response sett ling errors, typical Full bandwi dth CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, T D S 7 2 5 4 & T D S 7 1 5 4 Full bandwidt h TDS7254[...]

  • Page 380

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 1 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Pulse response, peak det ect, or envelope m ode S amp le r ate s ettin g Minimum puls e wid th CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS715[...]

  • Page 381

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 5 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description n Offset accuracy Net of fset i s t he nominal voltage t hat must be appli ed to the channel to bring t he trace to center screen. Net off s[...]

  • Page 382

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 1 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Effective bi ts, t ypical CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 Nine divi sion sine wave i nput at t he indicat ed frequency , samp[...]

  • Page 383

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 7 T able A- 2: Channel input and vertical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description TDS6604 & TDS6404 Nine divi sion sine wave i nput at t he indicat ed frequency , sampled at 50 m V/divi sion and 20 GS/s. Input frequenc[...]

  • Page 384

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 1 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications Character i stic Description Real-tim e sample rate range Number of channel s acquired Sampl e rate range CSA7404, CSA7154, T D S 7 4 0 4 T D S 7 2 5 4 & 1 5 S/s to 20 G[...]

  • Page 385

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 1 9 T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Maxim um record length, sam ple mode Depends on the number of acti ve channels and the record length opt ions inst all ed. Maxim um r[...]

  • Page 386

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Maxim um record lengt h, HiRes mode, sampl e rat e ≤ 1.25 GS/s CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 2,000,000 point s (1,[...]

  • Page 387

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 2 1 T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Frame length and m axim um number of f rames CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, &TDS7154 Maxim um num ber of f rames for Sam ple[...]

  • Page 388

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Update rate, m aximum CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 Fast Acquisi tion on: 400,000 waveforms per second Fast Acquisi [...]

  • Page 389

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 2 3 T able A- 3: Horizontal and acquisition system specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Time base delay t ime range CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254,TDS7154, TDS6604, & TDS6404 16 ns to 250 s TDS7104 & TDS7054 0[...]

  • Page 390

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A - 4: T rigger specifications Character i stic Description Tr i gger jit ter , t ypical CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 6 ps rms for low f requency , f ast rise ti me signal TDS7104 & TDS7054 σ =8p s TDS6[...]

  • Page 391

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 2 5 T able A- 4: T r igger specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Edge trigger sensi tivi ty , typi cal CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, T D S 7 2 5 4 T D S 7 1 5 4 All sources, for vertical scale sett ings ≥ 10 mV/div and ≤ [...]

  • Page 392

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 4: T r igger specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Advanced trigger sensi tivi ty , typi cal For verti cal scal e sett ings ≥ 10 m V/div and ≤ 1V / d i v Advanced triggers: 1. 0 div , from DC t o 500 MHz at [...]

  • Page 393

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 2 7 T able A- 4: T r igger specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Advanced trigger t im er ranges Limits Glitch ty pe 1n st o1s Runt type, t ime quali fied 1n st o1s Width typ e 1n st o1s Timeout type 1n st o1s T rans ition[...]

  • Page 394

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 2 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 4: T r igger specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Tr i gger level or t hreshold accuracy , typi cal CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154 Edge trigger , DC coupl ing, f or signals having rise and f [...]

  • Page 395

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 2 9 T able A- 4: T r igger specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Tr i gger positi on error , typi cal Edge t rigger , DC coupling, for si gnals havi ng a sl ew rate at the trigger poi nt of ≥ 0. 5 divisi on/ns Acquisit i[...]

  • Page 396

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 3 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 4: Serial T rigger specifications (opt ional on TDS7000 Series & TDS6000 Series) (Cont .) Character i stic Description Clock recovery jitt er , t ypical < 0.25% bit period + 9 ps rms f or PRBS data patterns. < 0.25%[...]

  • Page 397

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 1 T able A - 6: Input/ output port specifications Character i stic Description Rear-panel I/O ports Ports located on t he rear panel SVGA video port Upper video port, DB-15 fem ale connector , connect a second monitor t o use dual-mon[...]

  • Page 398

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 3 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A - 6: Input/ output port specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description n Probe Compensator Out put Front-panel BNC connector , requires Probe Cal Deskew Fixt ure for probe attachm ent Note: During probe cali bration onl y[...]

  • Page 399

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 3 T able A - 6: Input/ output port specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Aux iliary Ou tput puls e wid th, typic al Puls e width va rie s, 1  s minimum External reference Run SPC whenever the external ref erence is mo[...]

  • Page 400

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 3 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 7: O/E converter ( CSA7000 Series only) Character i stic 2 Description Optical i nput connector Rif ocs universal connector O/E wavelengt h range 700 nm t o 1650 nm n O/E gain ≥ 0.27 V/ mW (0.35 V/ mW t ypical) at 780 nm ±[...]

  • Page 401

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 5 T able A- 7: O/E converter ( CSA7000 Series only) (Cont.) Character i stic 2 Description n Maxim um noise out put, rms CSA7404: 1310 nm and 1550 nm ≤ 1.1  W + (6 .5% of W/div settin g) 850 nm ≤ 2.1  W + (6 .5% of W/div set[...]

  • Page 402

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 3 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 7: O/E converter ( CSA7000 Series only) (Cont.) Character i stic 2 Description Small est average power f or mask t est (sensit ivi ty), typical 1310 nm and 1550 nm: 40  W peak-to-peak. 20  W ( - - 17 dBm ) aver age powe[...]

  • Page 403

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 7 T able A- 9: Power source specifications Character i stic Description Power consumpti on CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, TDS7154, TDS7104 & TDS7054 ≤ 600 Watts (900 V A) TDS6604, & TDS6404 ≤ 400 Watt s (400 V A) Sour[...]

  • Page 404

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 3 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 10: Mechanical specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Dimensi ons Benchtop confi guration W ith front cover Wi thout front cover 278 mm (10.95 i n) height 330 mm (13 in) wit h feet ext ended 455 mm (17.9 i n) wid[...]

  • Page 405

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 3 9 T able A- 1 1: Environm ental specifications (Cont.) Character i stic Description Humidi ty , operati ng 20% to 80% r el ati ve humidi ty wit h a maxim um wet bul b temperature of +29 ° C (+84 ° F) at or below +50 ° C ( +122 ° F[...]

  • Page 406

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 4 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able A- 12: Cert ifications and compli ances (Cont.) Category Standar ds or description EC Declaration of Conformity - - EN 61000-3-2 Power Harmoni c Current Emissi ons y EMC 1 If interconnect cables are used, t hey must be l ow-EMI [...]

  • Page 407

    Appendix A: Specif ications CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual A- 4 1 T able A- 12: Cert ifications and compli ances (Cont.) Category Standar ds or description EC Declaration of Conformity - - Low V olt age Compli ance was demonstrat ed to the f ollowi ng specifi cation as l isted i n the Offici al Jo[...]

  • Page 408

    Appendix A: Specif ications A- 4 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual[...]

  • Page 409

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 1 Appendix B: Automatic Measurements Supported This appendix pr ovides a list of all suppor ted measure ments and their defini- tions. An illustration showing the le vels used to take me asureme nts is also included. T able B- 1: Support ed measurem ents and their[...]

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    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 2 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able B- 1: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Name Definition Low The value used as 0% whenever Hi gh Ref, M id Ref, and Low Ref val ues are needed ( as in fal l tim e and rise tim e measurem[...]

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    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 3 T able B- 1: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Name Definition Positive Overshoot V ol tage measurement over the ent ire waveform or gated region. Positi veOvershoot = Max – Hi gh Ampli tude [...]

  • Page 412

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 4 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able B- 1: Mask measurem ents and their def ini tion (optional on TDS7000 Series & TDS6000 Series) Name Definition Ext Ratio The ratio of eye t op to base. y p Ext Ratio = PT op m e an /PBase m e an Extinctio[...]

  • Page 413

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 5 T able B- 1: Mask measurem ents and their def ini tion (optional on TDS7000 Series & TDS6000 Series) (Cont .) Name Definition S/N Ratio Rati o of the si gnal ampl itude t o the noise of t he top or base of the s[...]

  • Page 414

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 6 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual High. T he va lue used as the 100% level in a mplitude measure ments, such as Peak and +Over shoot. High is also used to help de rive the HighRef, MidRef, MidRef2, and LowRef values. Low . T he value used as the 0%[...]

  • Page 415

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 7 TCro ss 1 TCro ss 2 PBase PT op PCross 1 PCross 2 Eye Aperture Figure B - 2: Eye-diagram and opt ical values The P values inc lude the mea n and standa rd deviation of the vertic al location of PT o p and P Bas e. T[...]

  • Page 416

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 8 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual The T1 v alues are vert ical and h orizo ntal v alues as so ciated w ith t he leftm ost crossing point. These are as are use d to establish the following dir ections: H TCross1 mean , the horizonta l mean of the le[...]

  • Page 417

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 9 Measur ements Annot ati ons T able B- - 2 describe s the annotations for each measurem ent. T able B- 2: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion Measurements Annotation descriptions Ampli tude measurement an[...]

  • Page 418

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 1 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able B- 2: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Measurements Annotation descriptions T ime measurement annotations These annotati ons are not visi ble when the reference level uni ts are absolute[...]

  • Page 419

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 1 1 T able B- 2: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Measurements Annotation descriptions Histogram measurement annotations Wfm Ct None Hts in Box None Peak Hits 1 ver tical or horizontal bar indic[...]

  • Page 420

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 1 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able B- 2: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Measurements Annotation descriptions Comm measurement annotations (Cont.) Ext Rati o 4 horizontal arrows and 2 horizontal bars indi cating t he eye[...]

  • Page 421

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual B- 1 3 T able B- 2: Support ed measurem ents and their def ini tion (Cont.) Measurements Annotation descriptions Comm measurement annotations Noise P-P 1 box i ndicati ng the hist ogram boundaries. In detai led m ode, 4 [...]

  • Page 422

    Appendix B: Automatic Measure ments S upported B- 1 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual[...]

  • Page 423

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 1 Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands Both the instrument me nu bar and a toolbar allow you to c ontrol instrument opera tion. Where possible, this manua l describe s operation using first, the front panel a nd then, the toolbar . This appendix desc ribe s functions a v[...]

  • Page 424

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 2 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able C- 1: File menu commands ( Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Run A pplicatio n (depends on install ed applicat ions) Allows you t o start an opt ional appl icati on Page Setup Di splays the Page Set up dialog box t hat you use to[...]

  • Page 425

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 3 Edit Co mman ds T able C- - 2 lists the commands available f rom the Edit menu on the menu bar . T able C- 2: Edit menu com mands Menu Submenu Function Undo Last Autoset Undoes the l ast autoset Copy Copies the f ull screen, grati c[...]

  • Page 426

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 4 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual V er ti cal Comm ands T able C- - 3 lists the commands available f rom the V ertica l menu. T able C- 3: V er tical menu commands Menu Submenu Function Ve r t i c a l S e t u p Displays t he V ertical Setup wi ndow that you use t o[...]

  • Page 427

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 5 T able C- 3: V er tical menu commands ( Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Zoom Setup Displays the Zoom Set up window you use t o set up the horizont al and vertical zoom controls Zoom Gratic ule Size 50/50% 80%/20% 100% Size Sets t he zo[...]

  • Page 428

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 6 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able C- 4: Horiz/Acq menu comm ands (Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Run/Stop Displays t he Run/Stop cont rol window that you can use to st art and stop acquisit ions, c ontrol a singl e sequence of acquisi tions, and di splay the a[...]

  • Page 429

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 7 T able C- 4: Horiz/Acq menu comm ands (Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Zoom Gratic ule Size 50/50% 80%/20% 100% Size Sets t he zoom graticul e split m ode to 50/50% Sets t he zoom graticul e split m ode to 80/20% Sets t he zoom graticu[...]

  • Page 430

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 8 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual T able C- 5: T r ig menu commands ( Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Edge Setup Di splays the Trigger Setup window and set s up the select ed trigger type Glitch S etup Width Se tup Runt Setup Timeout Setup Tr ansi ti on Setup Setup/Ho[...]

  • Page 431

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 9 Displ ay Commands T able C- - 6 lists the commands available f rom the Display menu. T able C- 6: Display menu commands Menu Submenu Function Display Set up Displays t he Display Set up window (select t he display appearance, di spl[...]

  • Page 432

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 1 0 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able C- 6: Display menu commands ( Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Record V i ew Palett e Normal , Monochrome Gray , Monochrome Green, T em perature Gr ading, Spectral Grading User Choose Normal to use syst em col ors for best viewing[...]

  • Page 433

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 1 1 Cursor s Commands T able C- - 7 lists the commands available f rom the C ursors menu. T able C- 7: Cursor m enu commands Menu Submenu Function Cursor Controls Displays the Cursor Controls wi ndow that you use t o set up and contro[...]

  • Page 434

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 1 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able C- 8: Measure menu com mands (Cont .) Menu Function Submenu T ime Ris e T ime, Fall T ime, Positi ve Widt h, Negative W idt h, Period, Frequency , Del ay , Pos Duty Cycle, Neg Duty Cycle Displays t he select ed measurement of [...]

  • Page 435

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 1 3 T able C- 8: Measure menu com mands (Cont .) Menu Function Submenu Histogram Measure- ments Waveform Count, Hi ts i n Box, Peak Hits, Medi an, Maximu m, Minimum, Peak to Peak, M ean, Standard Deviat ion, Mean  1S t d D e v , Me[...]

  • Page 436

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 1 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able C- 9: Masks menu comm ands (Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Mask O n T oggles the mask on or off Mask C ontro ls Displ ays the Mask cont rol window that you use to control m ask pass/f ail t esting and display t est result s Mask[...]

  • Page 437

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual C- 1 5 T able C- 10: Math menu com mands (Cont .) Menu Function Submenu Phase Spectrum Cr eates a predefined phase spect ral mat h waveform Spectral Controls Displays the Spectral M ath controls wi ndow that you can use t o control your [...]

  • Page 438

    Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands C- 1 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual T able C - 1 1: U tilit ies m en u com m ands ( Cont.) Menu Function Submenu Deassign Mul tipurpose Knobs Deassigns the m ulti purpose knobs from thei r cur rent functi on User Preferences Displays a wi ndow that you use t o enable p[...]

  • Page 439

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual D- 1 Appendix D: C leaning Use these proce dures to clea n your instrument. If a dditional cleaning is r equired, have your instrument se rviced by qualif ied service personne l. CAUTION. T o p r even t ge tting moistur e inside the instrument during external cleanin[...]

  • Page 440

    Appendix D: Cleaning D- 2 CS A7000 Serie s, TDS7000 S er ies, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Ma nual Flat Panel Di splay Cleani ng The di spl ay is so ft plas ti c and mus t be treated w ith care du ring cl eanin g. CAUTION. I mprope r cleaning agents or methods c an damage the flat panel display . Do not use abrasiv e cle aners or commer [...]

  • Page 441

    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 1 Glossary AC coupling A type of signa l transmission that blocks the DC component of a signal but uses the dynamic (AC) compone nt. Accu racy The closene ss of the indicate d value to the true value. Ac quisit ion The proc ess of sampling signals f rom in[...]

  • Page 442

    Glossary Glossary - 2 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments Use r Manual Ar ea Measu rement o f the w aveform area t aken o ver th e enti re wavefo rm or t he gated r egion. Expressed in mixe d amplitude a nd time units, such as volt-sec onds. Area above ground is positive; are a below ground is negative . Atten ua tio[...]

  • Page 443

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 3 Cont r ol knob S ee Knob. Channe l One type of input used for signal acquisition. The instrument has four channe ls. Channe l/pr obe de skew A relative time de lay for each chann el. T his l ets yo u alig n sig nals t o compensa te for the f act[...]

  • Page 444

    Glossary Glossary - 4 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments Use r Manual dB Decibe l: a method of expre ssing power or voltage ra tios. The decibel sca le is logarithmic . It is often use d to expre ss the ef ficienc y of power distribution systems when the ratio c onsists of the ene rgy put into the syste m divided by[...]

  • Page 445

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 5 Display system The part o f the ins trum ent th at sho ws wav eforms , meas uremen ts, con trol windows, status, and other pa ramete rs. Dragging The ac t of changing your touch panel se lection by moving your finge r without removing it f rom t[...]

  • Page 446

    Glossary Glossary - 6 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments Use r Manual Fall Time A measure ment of the time it takes for the tra iling edge of a pulse to fall from a HighRef value ( typically 90%) to a LowRef value (typic ally 10%) of its amplitude. Fibe r Opt ic s A method of tr ansmitting information in whic h ligh[...]

  • Page 447

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 7 Gr ound (G ND) c oupli ng Coupling option that disconnec ts the input signal from the vertic al system. Hard cop y An elec tronic copy of the display in a f ormat useable by a printe r or plotter . Hi Re s acqui sit ion m ode An acquisition mode[...]

  • Page 448

    Glossary Glossary - 8 CSA7000 S er ies, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstruments Use r Manual Initialize Setting the instrume nt to a complete ly known, default c ondition. Interpolation The way the instrument c alculates va lues for re cord points when the instrument ca nnot acquir e all the points for a complete r ecord with a single tri[...]

  • Page 449

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 9 Logic state tr igger The instrument che cks for defined combina torial logic conditions on channe ls 1, 2, and 3 on a tra nsition of c hannel 4 tha t meets the se t slope and threshold c onditions. If the c onditions of cha nnels 1, 2, and 3 are[...]

  • Page 450

    Glossary Glossary - 10 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Me asur e me nt T r ac king The pro cess of aut omat icall y adju st ing t he measu rement p arameters t o reflect chang es in t he trace. Mesia l The middle point of a range of points. The middle measure ment point betwee n proximal and dista l po[...]

  • Page 451

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 1 1 Negative width A timing measur ement of the dista nce (time ) betwe en two amplitude points — falling- edge Mid Ref (defa ult 50%) and rising-e dge MidR ef (defaul t 50%) — on a negative pulse . Normal tr igger mode A mode on which the ins[...]

  • Page 452

    Glossary Glossary - 12 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Persi sten ce The amount of time a data point rema ins displayed. There a re thre e persiste nce modes available in the instrume nt V aria ble, Infinite , and Off. Phase A timing measur ement betwe en two wave forms of the a mount one leads or lags[...]

  • Page 453

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 13 Pr ob e An input device . Pr ob e compensation Adj ust ment t hat im prov es low -frequen cy res ponse of a probe. Pr oximal The point closest to a refe rence point. As used in the instrument, the beginning mea surement point for timing measur [...]

  • Page 454

    Glossary Glossary - 14 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Ris e time The time it takes for a lea ding edge of a pulse to rise from a Lo wRe f value (typica lly 10%) to a HighRe f value ( typica lly 90%) of its amplitude. RMS Amplitude (voltage ) measureme nt of the true Root Mean Square voltage . Runt tri[...]

  • Page 455

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 15 Setup/Hold trigger A mode in which the instrument triggers when a data sour ce changes state within the setup or hold time re lative to a cloc k source. Positive setup times precede t he clo ck ed ge; p os itive hold times follow the clock edge[...]

  • Page 456

    Glossary Glossary - 16 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual Time b ase The set of para mete rs tha t let you de fine the time a nd horiz ontal a xis attribute s of a wavefor m rec ord. The time base dete rmines when and how long to acquir e recor d points. Time ou t trigge r A trigger mode in which tr igger[...]

  • Page 457

    Glossary CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Glossary - 17 W avefo rm da tab ase mo de An acquisition mode that proc esses and displays a lar ger sample of data . The wavefo rm dat abase i s a th ree-dim ensi onal accu mul atio n of s ource w aveform data ove r severa l acquisitions. In addition to a m[...]

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    Glossary Glossary - 18 CSA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series I nstrume nts User Manual[...]

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    CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 1 Index Symbol s <, A Trigger control window , 3- - 95 >, A Trigger control window , 3- - 95 Number s 1 recent s etup file 1, C- - 2 100%, Zoom, C - - 5 50/50%, Zoom , C- - 5 80/20%, Zoom , C- - 5 A A event (m ain) t rigger set up, C - - 7 A O nl y , tr[...]

  • Page 460

    Index Index - 2 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Acq uisition co ntrols acquis ition contr ol backgr ound, 3- - 39 acquis ition hard ware, 3- - 40 acquis ition modes , 3 - - 41 aliasin g illustrated , 3- - 33 averag e, 3 - - 30, 3- - 35 condit ion, 3 - - 32 envel ope, 3 - - 30, 3 - - 35 equiv alent-tim[...]

  • Page 461

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 3 Autoset Undo, 3- - 17 Autoset undo, C- - 3 AUX O ut c onfigurat ion, C - - 15 Au xiliary trig ger , 3- - 73, 3- - 80 A ve rage, 3 - - 30, 3 - - 35, 3 - - 57 incomp atible with fas t acquis itions, 3- - 47 A verage acqu isition mod e, Glos sary- - 2 A [...]

  • Page 462

    Index Index - 4 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Con trolling data i nput and out put, 3 - - 245 Copy , C- - 3 Copy a waveform , 3 - - 273 Copy setup, C - - 3 Copy waveforms, 3 - - 273 Copying waveform s, 3- - 262 Coupling, 3 - - 1 1, C- - 4 ground, Glossary- - 7 trigge r , 3 - - 76 Creat ing, e mergen[...]

  • Page 463

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 5 recall your waveform, 3 - - 259 remot e comm unica tion, 3 - - 282 retainin g current s ettings, 3- - 246 sav e all wav eforms to files , 3- - 256 sav e the file, 3- - 270 save the setup, 3 - - 248 save the waveform t o a file, 3 - - 256 save the wave[...]

  • Page 464

    Index Index - 6 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l style, 3 - - 138, C - - 9 styles, 3 - - 141 syst em , Gl ossa ry - - 5 Display cont rol, 3 - - 125 Display cont rol window dots, 3- - 140 infin ite persis tence, 3- - 14 0 varia ble persiste nce, 3 - - 140 vect ors, 3- - 140 Dis play con trols, in tensit[...]

  • Page 465

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 7 record l ength, 3- - 127 refere nce col ors, 3- - 139 reset zoom , 3- - 136, 3- - 137 scale, 3- - 127 screen save r , 3 - - 140 screen t ext, 3 - - 138 select a p ersis tence mode, 3- - 143 select the dis play pers isten ce, 3- - 142 selec t the di sp[...]

  • Page 466

    Index Index - 8 C SA7000 Series, TDS7000 Series, & TDS6000 Series Instr uments User Manua l Eye top, B - - 4, C - - 12 Eye w idth, B- - 4, C- - 12 F Fall time, B- - 1, C- - 12, G loss ary- - 6 Fallin g edge, A Tr igg er contr ol wi ndow , 3 - - 109, 3 - - 1 1 1 F ALSE , A Trigger control window , 3- - 107, 3- - 1 10 Fast acquisit ion, 3 - - 47,[...]

  • Page 467

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 9 Gating c ontrols, 3 - - 202 Gaussian window , 3 - - 214, 3 - - 216, 3 - - 219 General purpose knob, Glossary - - 10 Glitch eith er trigger , Glo ssar y - - 6 Glitch n egative trigger , Glos sary- - 6 Glitch s etup, C- - 8 Glitch trigger , 3- - 89, C- [...]

  • Page 468

    Index Index - 10 CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Horizonta l offs e t, overvi ew , 3- - 23 Horizonta l refere nce , 3- - 125, 3 - - 128 Horizonta l refere nce poi nt, Glossary- - 7 Ho rizontal s cale, 3 - - 127 Ho rizontal s cale and of fs et, settin g up, ov erview , 3- - 23 Ho rizontal scale vs .[...]

  • Page 469

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual Index - 1 1 Logic , A T ri gger control window , 3- - 109, 3- - 1 10 logic , 3- - 106 pulse, 3 - - 94 Logic , mai n trigger me nu, pulse, 3 - - 101, 3 - - 104 Lo w , B - - 2 , Glo ssa ry - - 9 Low freque ncy c ompensat ion, 3 - - 180 Low level, C- - 1 1 Low me [...]

  • Page 470

    Index Index - 12 CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual crossing %, C - - 12 cycle area, C- - 12 cycle dis tortion , C - - 12 cycle mean, C- - 1 1 cycle RM S, C- - 1 1 dela y , C- - 12 ext ratio , C - - 12 ext ratio (d B), C- - 12 ext ratio %, C- - 12 eye hei ght, C - - 12 eye top, C - - 12 eye w idth, C-[...]

  • Page 471

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual I ndex - 13 propagat ion del ay , B - - 1 quality f actor , B - - 5 ris e time, B - - 3, Glo ss ary- - 14 RMS, B - - 3 , Glo ssar y - - 14 S/N r atio, B- - 5 stddev , B- - 3 undershoot, Glossary- - 10 waveform count , B - - 3 width, Glossary- - 1 1, Glossary - [...]

  • Page 472

    Index Index - 14 CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual split cursors, 3- - 161 standard de viat ion, 3 - - 155 statis tics, 3- - 149 take a snapshot of mea surement s, 3- - 158 take m easurem ents on a frame, 3 - - 150 taking au tomatic measuremen ts, 3- - 148 taki ng cursor mea surement s, 3- - 160 taki[...]

  • Page 473

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual I ndex - 15 P Page previe w , 3 - - 279 Page setup, C - - 2 Palette, p rinting, 3- - 278 Paper , pri nting, 3 - - 278 Patte rn trigger, 3- - 90, 3 - - 105 how to set up, 3 - - 106 Peak detect, 3- - 28, 3- - 35 Peak d etect acquis ition mode, Glo ssar y - - 1 1 [...]

  • Page 474

    Index Index - 16 CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual integr al math wavef orms, 3- - 193 Recove red cloc k, 3- - 63, 3- - 65, Glossary- - 13 data , 3- - 63, 3- - 64 Recove red cloc k, 3- - 74, 3- - 122 Rect angula r window , 3 - - 214, 3 - - 216, 3 - - 220, 3 - - 235 Refere nce cloc k, 2- - 1 1, C - - [...]

  • Page 475

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual I ndex - 17 Set/hol d trigge r , 3 - - 92 Setti ng, Glossary- - 14 Settin g acquisitio n controls , 3 - - 26 Settin g vertical range and p osition , 3- - 22 Set up control window , Glossary- - 14 dual displa y , 1- - 17 file, C- - 2 reca lli ng, 3- - 245 saving[...]

  • Page 476

    Index Index - 18 CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual magni tude verses fre quenc y , 3 - - 202 multiple analy zer control lock s, 3- - 203 neare st side lobe, 3 - - 216, 3 - - 218 phase refere nce point , 3- - 237 phase refere nce positi on, 3- - 212 phase unwrap, 3- - 212 algori thm, 3 - - 213 dejitte[...]

  • Page 477

    Index CSA7000 S erie s, TDS 7000 Serie s, & TDS6000 S erie s Instruments User Manual I ndex - 19 T Trig event s, A- - > B Seq Trigger cont rol window , 3- - 120 T echni cal support, C - - 16 conta ct inform ati on, xvii T ek Exponent ial window , 3- - 214, 3- - 216, 3 - - 226 T ek Secure , 3- - 260, C - - 15, Glossary - - 15 T ektroni x, con[...]

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