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Performance Verification
TDS 520A, 524A, 540A, & 544A
Digitizing Oscilloscopes
070-8712-01
Please check for change information at the rear
of this manual.
First Printing: July 1993.
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Instrument Serial Numbers Each instrument manufactured by Tektronix has a serial number on a panel insert or tag, or stamped on the chassis. The first letter in the serial number designates the country of manufacture. The last five digits of the serial number are assigned sequentially and are unique to each instrument. Those manufactured in the United States have six unique digits. The country of manufacture is identified as follows: B010000 Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA E200000 Te
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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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Welcome This is the Performance Verification for the TDS 520A, 524A, 540A, and 544A Oscilloscope. It contains procedures suitable for determining if the instrument functions, was adjusted properly, and meets the performance characteristics as warranted. Also contained in this document are technical specifications for these oscillo- scopes. The following documents are related to the use or service of the digitizing Related Manuals oscilloscope. The TDS 520A, 524A, 540A, & 544A User Manual (Tekt
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Welcome Welcome
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Table of Contents Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Performance Verification Procedures Brief Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Self Tests . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Specifications Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 General Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Safety Summary Please take a moment to review these safety precautions. They are provided for your protection and to prevent damage to the digitizing oscilloscope. This safety information applies to all operators and service personnel. These two terms appear in manuals: Symbols and Terms statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the equipment or other property. statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or loss of life. T
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Safety Summary Observe all of these precautions to ensure your personal safety and to pre- Specific Precautions vent damage to either the digitizing oscilloscope or equipment connected to it. Power Source The digitizing oscilloscope is intended to operate from a power source that will not apply more than 250 V between the supply conductors or between RMS either supply conductor and ground. A protective ground connection, through the grounding conductor in the power cord, is essential for safe sy
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Performance Verification Procedures
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Brief Procedures The Self Tests use internal routines to confirm basic functionality and proper adjustment. No test equipment is required to do these test procedures. The Functional Tests utilize the probe-compensation output at the front panel as a test-signal source for further verifying that the oscilloscope functions properly. A standard-accessory probe, included with this oscilloscope, is the only equipment required. Besides the Brief Procedures, the set of procedures that can be used to ve
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Brief Procedures Throughout these procedures the following conventions apply: Conventions Each test procedure uses the following general format: Title of Test Equipment Required Prerequisites Procedure Each procedure consists of as many steps, substeps, and subparts as required to do the test. Steps, substeps, and subparts are sequenced as follows: 1. First Step a. First Substep First Subpart Second Subpart b. Second Substep 2. Second Step In steps and substeps, the lead-in statement i
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Brief Procedures Refer to Figure 1-1: “Main menu” refers to the menu that labels the seven menu buttons under the display; “side menu” refers to the menu that labels the five buttons to the right of the display. “Pop-up menu” refers to a menu that pops up when a main-menu button is pressed. Position of Waveform Record Relative to General Purpose the Screen and Display Knob Readout Brief Status Information Graticule and Waveforms Waveform Reference Symbols: Ground Levels and Waveform Sources Ve
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Brief Procedures This procedure uses internal routines to verify that this oscilloscope functions Self Tests and was adjusted properly. No test equipment or hookups are required. Verify Internal Adjustment, Self Compensation, and Diagnostics Equipment Required: None. Prerequisites: Power on the Digitizing Oscilloscope and allow a 20 minute warm-up before doing this procedure. Procedure: 1. Verify that internal diagnostics pass: Do the following substeps to verify passing of internal diagnostics.
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Brief Procedures First, the CAL menu is displayed. Second, the adjustment sections are verified. Third, a signal path compensation is run and is verified. Figure 1-2: Verifying Adjustments and Signal-Path Compensation When doing steps f and g, do not turn off the oscilloscope until signal- path compensation completes. If you interrupt (or lose) power to the instrument while signal-path compensation is running, a message is logged in the oscilloscope error log. If such a case occurs, rerun signal
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Brief Procedures The purpose of these procedures is to confirm that this oscilloscope functions Functional Tests properly. The only equipment required is one of the standard-accessory probes and, to check the file system, a 3.5 inch. 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte floppy disk. These procedures verify functions; that is, they verify that oscillo- scope features operate. They do not verify that they operate within limits. Therefore, when the instructions in the functional tests that follow call for you to ve
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Brief Procedures b. Initialize the oscilloscope: Press save/recall SETUP. Press the main-menu button Recall Factory Setup. Press the side-menu button OK Confirm Factory Init. 2. Verify that all input channels operate: Do the following substeps — test CH 1 first, skipping substep a since CH 1 is already set up for verification from step 1. a. Select an unverified channel: Press WAVEFORM OFF to remove from display the channel just verified. Press the front-panel button that corresponds t
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Brief Procedures Hi Res mode displays an actively acquiring waveform on-screen with the noise that was present in Sample mode reduced. Envelope mode displays an actively acquiring waveform on- screen with the noise displayed. Average mode displays an actively acquiring waveform on- screen with the noise reduced like in Hi Res mode. TDS 520A and 524A only: Substep e will have you repeat the pre- vious substeps to check all input channels. Be sure to check only CH 1 and CH 2 when testing th
