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User Manual
TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C
Digitizing Oscilloscopes
070-9869-00
This document applies for firmware version 1.0
and above.
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Copyright Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software – Restricted Rights clause a
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WARRANTY Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before th
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Table of Contents General Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Related Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Default Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Model References . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Triggering on Pulses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–89 Communications Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–103 Delayed Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–106 Measuring Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–113 Taking Automated Measurements
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Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1–1: Rear Panel Controls Used in Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 Figure 1–2: ON/STBY Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Figure 2–1: Connecting a Probe for the Examples (P6245 shown) . . 2–10 Figure 2–2: SETUP Button Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Figure 2–3: The Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Figure 2–4: Trigger Contro
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Table of Contents Figure 3–14: Equivalent-Time Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27 Figure 3–15: How the Acquisition Modes Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–31 Figure 3–16: Acquisition Menu and Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–33 Figure 3–17: Acquire Menu — Stop After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–36 Figure 3–18: Aliasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–37 Figure 3–19: Display Menu —
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Table of Contents Figure 3–51: Delayed Triggerable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–107 Figure 3–52: How the Delayed Triggers Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–109 Figure 3–53: Delayed Trigger Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–111 Figure 3–54: Histogram, Graticule, Cursor and Automated Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–113 Figure 3–55: Measurement Readouts with Stati
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Table of Contents Figure 3–87: Initial Help Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–182 Figure 3–88: Comparing a Waveform to a Limit Template . . . . . . . . 3–184 Figure 3–89: Acquire Menu — Create Limit Test Template . . . . . . . . 3–185 Figure 3–90: More Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–189 Figure 3–91: Dual Waveform Math Main and Side Menus . . . . . . . . 3–190 Figure 3–92: System Response to an Impulse . . . . . .
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Table of Contents List of Tables Table 1–1: Key Features and differences of models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Table 1–2: Fuse and fuse cap part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 Table 3–1: Autoset defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9 Table 3–2: How interleaving affects sample rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–29 Table 3–3: Additional resolution bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–32 Table 3–4: TDS 5
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Table of Contents viii TDS 500C, TDS 600B, & TDS 700C User Manual
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General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. To Avoid Fire or Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use. Personal Injury Connect and Disconnect Properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads
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General Safety Summary Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation. Symbols and Terms Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements i
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Preface This is the User Manual for the TDS 500C, TDS 600B, & TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes. The chapter Getting Started briefly describes the TDS Oscilloscope, prepares you to install it, and tells you how to put it into service. The chapter Operating Basics covers basic principles of the operation of the oscilloscope. The operating interface illustrations and the tutorial examples rapidly help you understand how your oscilloscope operates. The chapter Reference teaches you how to perform s
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Preface Default Model This manual documents the TDS 500C, TDS 600B, & TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes. Take special note of the following conventions: Some TDS models have two auxiliary channels called AUX 1 and AUX 2, instead of CH 3 and CH 4. References to these channels default to CH 3 and CH 4; if your oscilloscope is one of these models, read AUX 1 and AUX 2 respectively for all references to CH 3 and CH 4 in this manual. The TDS 684B display screen appears as the default screen where
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Preface Names also appear in the same case (initial capitals or all uppercase) in the manual as is used on the oscilloscope front panel and menus. Front panel names are all upper case letters, for example, VERTICAL MENU and CH 1. Instruction steps are numbered. The number is omitted if there is only one step. When steps require that you make a sequence of selections using front panel controls and menu buttons, an arrow ( ) marks each transition between a front panel button and a menu, or
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Preface xiv TDS 500C, TDS 600B, & TDS 700C User Manual
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Getting Started
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Product Description The Tektronix TDS Oscilloscope is a superb tool for acquiring, displaying, and measuring waveforms. Its performance addresses the needs of both benchtop lab and portable applications with the following features: A maximum sample rate of up to 5 GS/s per channel, depending on the model (see Table 1–1 Key Features and Differences of by Models) A analog bandwidth of 1 GHz or 500 MHz, depending on the model (see Table 1–1) Records lengths up to 50 K standard and 500 K with
