Atec CSA7404 User Manual

Communications Signal Analyzers

CSA7000 Series

Features & Benefits

Down to 100 ps Rise Time
Real-time Oscilloscope

Platform
Up to 4 GHz Bandwidth

for Accurate Signal
Characterization

Up to 2.5 Gbps Optical
and Electrical Serial
Data Stream Rates

Built-in Compliance Mask
Tests Supporting a Wide
Range of Telecom and
Datacom Standards

Broad Wavelength
Optical Response
Increases Versatility

Integrated Optical Reference
Receiver Protects Integrity
of System Calibration

Integrated Clock Recovery
Provides Single-connection

The CSA7404 Communications Signal Analyzer performs mask testing and signal analysis for

optical and electrical communications signals at rates up to OC-48 /STM-16; 2.5 Gbps.

Versatile, High-performance Real-time Digital
Oscilloscopes Dedicated to Rapid Design
Analysis and Verification of Communications
Signals Up To 2.5 Gbps Rates (OC-48/STM-16
or Fibre Channel FC2125)

The CSA7000 Series of Communications

Superior Performance

Signal Analyzers reduces product develop­ment time by providing one tool that spans
circuit development and physical layer testing.
With the CSA7000 Series, engineers can
test designs for compliance to network
communications standards as well as analyze
critical internal parameters such as signal
integrity,timing margins and jitter.

The CSA7000 Series analyzers integrate
broad wavelength optical response, clock
recovery,serial pattern triggering and mask
testing into the highest performance digital
phosphor oscilloscopes. Instrument opera­tion is familiar and intuitive through direct
controls and a graphical interface. Open
access to the Windows operating system

Industry Leading DPO

Up to 4 GHz bandwidth and high-speed
single-shot signal acquisition combined
with up to 32 MB memory provide critical
insight into design behavior. In addition,

TM

patented 3rd generation DPX

technology
enables waveform capture rates of more
than 400,000 waveforms per second.
High performance jitter analysis is achieved
through exceptional trigger and acquisition
performance, deep memor y and applied
software.Versatile high bandwidth probes,
including 6 GHz single-ended and 5 GHz
differential models ensure high fidelity
access to signals.

enables unprecedented customization and
extensibility.This unique combination of
performance, simplicity and connectivity
speeds the development of network com­munications circuit designs.

Convenience
32-Bit Serial Trigger

for Isolation of Pattern­dependent Effects

Complete Eye Pattern
Measurements Suite Including
Extinction Ratio, Q-factor, Eye
Height/Width, Jitter and Noise

Waveform Database
Acquisition Technology
for Accurate Parametric
Measurements on
Eye Patterns

10 MHz Timebase
Reference Input for
Enhanced Synchronization
and Repeatability

Up to 20 GS/s Real-time
Sample Rate

More than 400,000 wfms/sec
Waveform Capture Rate

TekConnect
Convenient, High Bandwidth
Signal Connection

MultiView Zoom for Quick
Navigation of Long Records

Open Access to the Windows
Operating Environment

Applications

Design Development and
Compliance Testing of
Optical and Electrical Signals

Physical Layer
Characterization of
Communication Signals
in Backplane, Midplane
and Embedded Designs

Optical and Electrical Signal
Integrity, Margin Verification,
Jitter and Timing Analysis

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Clock Recovery

CSA7000 Series analyzers include clock
recovery for electrical and optical serial data
streams from 1.5 MBaud to 2.5 GBaud.
Users can easily and reliably perform mask
testing and parametric analysis with a single
connection. Recovered clock and data signals
are available on the front panel for connection
to other equipment, such as a BER analyzer.

Serial Pattern Trigger

The CSA7000 Series includes hardware­based serial pattern trigger to isolate data
patterns. Serial trigger provides a direct
means to analyze pattern dependent issues,
even on a single-shot basis.The combination
of serial trigger and signal averaging reduces
random noise, enhancing acquisition of low
power signals. Users can specify patterns
with up to 32 bits, including “don’t-care”
bits.The serial trigger system can be clocked
from an external source or internal clock
recovery can be applied, providing single­connection convenience.

Unprecedented
Simplicity

Integrated Optical
Reference Receiver

Compliance testing for optical standards
requires calibrated optical reference receiver
response. CSA7000 Series models include
a broad wavelength optical input enabling
them to conveniently address a wide range
of standards.A complete library of optical
reference receiver filters ensures versatility
and eliminates the need for reconfiguring
external modules or plug-ins. Filters can
easily be disabled to provide full-bandwidth
analysis on optical signals.The CSA7404
includes reference receiver filters implementing
fourth-order Bessel-Thompson response for
the following standards and bit rates:

SONET/SDH
OC-48/STM16 FEC, OC-48/STM16,

OC-12/STM4, OC-3/STM1, OC-1/STM0
VSR (1.24416 Gbps)
Fibre Channel 2125, 1063, 531, 266, 133
Gigabit Ethernet
InfiniBand 2.5 Gbps
IEEE 1394b S1600, S800, S400

The integrated O/E architecture of the
CSA7000 Series provides a robust, fully
calibrated signal path and eliminates the
need to match an external O/E adapter to a
specific instrument.The real-time architecture
of the CSA7000 Series is quickly user­configurable with an optical channel and
three electrical inputs or with four electrical
inputs.The output of the O/E is available
on the front panel for use with other
instrumentation.

Mask Testing

The CSA7000 Series provides a complete
portfolio of masks for verifying compliance
to optical and electrical standards. Engineers
can verify circuit design performance and
perform interface compliance testing with
one real-time instrument, even when devel­oping multi-standard and multi-rate designs.

Standard masks include:

SONET/SDH GR 253-Core (51.4 Mbps

to 2.666 Gbps)
Ethernet IEEE Std 802.3,ANSI X3.263

(125 Mbps to 1.25 Gbps)
Fibre Channel ANSI X3.230 (132.8 Mbps

to 2.125 Gbps)
Fibre Channel Electrical (132.8 Mbps

to 2.125 Gbps)
InfiniBand (2.5 Gbps)
ITU-T G.703 (1.544 Mbps to 155.52 Mbps)
ANSI T1.102 (1.544 Mbps to 155.52 Mbps)

USB (12 Mbps, 480 Mbps)
Serial ATA (1.5 Gbps)
IEEE 1394b (393 Mbps to 1.5729 Gbps)
PCI Express (2.5 Gbps)
Rapid I/O (500 Mbps to 2 Gbps)
SPI-5 (2.488 Gbps)
SFI-5 (2.488 Gbps)
TFI-5 (2.488 Gbps)
VSR (1.24416 Gbps)

Several powerful features allow users to easily
tailor mask testing for specific requirements:

One-button Autoset matches instrument

settings to signal characteristics and
specific mask requirements

Optional Auto-Fit process optimizes signal

position within the mask to minimize hits

Mask Margin control adjusts tolerance

during testing

Hit-counting identifies location and degree

of failures

Optional test-related actions including

notification, logging and hardcopy

Built-in mask editing allowing users to

copy and adjust mask values from
a standard, or create new masks

Mask testing results are reported live, providing
real-time feedback. Mask hits are highlighted
on the display and accompanied by readouts
indicating waveforms tested, pass/fail results
and hit counts.A log file summarizing test
results can also be generated automatically.
Users can take advantage of the open Windows
platform to quickly copy and paste test result
screen images or log file information into
reports created with WordPad or other
applications on the instrument.

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Figure 1. Versatile and easy to use,
the CSA7000 Series combines optical
reference receiver filters, clock recovery,
serial pattern trigger and mask testing
into a real-time oscilloscope.

External Timebase Reference

The reference oscillator in CSA7000 Series
analyzers can be phase-locked to an external
10 MHz source to match system stability
or synchronize multiple instruments.This
phase-lock technique also enables charac­terization of very low frequency wander and
modulation effects.

Waveform Database and
Parametric Measurements

The CSA7000 Series includes waveform
database acquisition mode to provide infor­mation over a much larger sample of data.
The waveform database is a three-dimensional
accumulation of source waveform data as it
is continuously acquired. In addition to ampli­tude and timing information, a waveform
database has a third dimension of count.
The count represents the number of times a
specific waveform point (time and amplitude)
has been acquired.Color-graded displays based
on counts can be used to highlight waveform
activity.Parametric measurements derived
from the database use statistical techniques
to produce more stable, accurate results.

Communication Signal Analyzers

Figure 2.Waveform database acquisition,
statistical techniques and eye pattern-specific
measurements produce stable, accurate
characterization of communications designs.
Color grading in this example highlights the
most frequent occurrences in red.

Communications
Measurements

The CSA7000 Series provides a broad suite
of eye-pattern related measurements that
are fundamental for analysis of serial com­munications signals, including extinction
ratio, Q-factor, eye height/width, jitter and
noise.These are complemented with a wide
array of general purpose amplitude, time
and histogram-related measurements.

Application-specific
Software Extensions

Applied measurement extensions can be
installed to enhance CSA7000 capabilities.
These software applications build on the
precision acquisition performance of
CSA7000 Series to address the need for
application-specific measurements to quickly
quantify device and system performance.
Optional applications include:

Advanced jitter analysis, including Rj/Dj

separation and BER analysis

Compliance testing for signaling defined

in ITU-T G.703 and ANSI T1.102
communications standards

Compliance testing for signaling defined in

USB1.0 standard and USB2.0 draft standard

Disk drive read channel, head and media

measurements to IDEMA standards;
PRML measurements

CSA7000 Series

TDSET2 Ethernet compliance test software

for 10/100/1000Base-T

TM

VocalLink

for TDS7000 Series instruments

Complete Connectivity

voice control software

The CSA7000 Series combines a high
performance real-time oscilloscope with a
PC processor in a self-contained unit.With
open access to the Windows operating
environment, built-in applications such as
WordPad, Paint and Internet Explorer allow
users to concurrently maintain lab notes
and reference design information while
working with the instrument, saving time
and reducing errors.The built-in floppy disk
drive provides a convenient means of trans­porting results while the standard network
interfaces allow easy file sharing and
remote control.

The analysis and connectivity software of the
CSA7000 Series provides a comprehensive
software infrastructure for faster, more ver­satile operations. Industry-standard protocols,
such as VISA and ActiveX Controls, are
included for using and enhancing Windows
applications such as Excel for data analysis
and documentation. Or, create custom soft­ware to automate multi-step processes in
waveform collection and analysis with Visual
BASIC, C, C++, MATLAB,HP VEE, and other
common development environments. By
hosting applications on the instrument and
using the embedded PCI bus, waveform data
can be moved directly from the acquisition
system to analysis applications at much faster
speeds than conventional cable connections.

Integration of the instrument with external PCs
and non-Windows hosts is also supported by
CSA7000 Series software solutions. Plug­and-play drivers are included to enable fast
and easy communication with LabVIEW, Lab
Windows and HP VEE programs using GPIB
and LAN connections.Applications using a
local area network can connect directly to
a CSA7000 Series analyzer using the VXI

11.2 server included in the instrument.

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Characteristics

Vertical System

CSA7154 CSA7404

Input Channels 4 4
Analog Bandwidth (–3 dB) 1.5 GHz 4 GHz
Calculated Rise Time 100 mV/div to 1 V/div (Typical) 240 ps 100 ps
Input Coupling DC, Gnd
Input Impedance 50 Ω
Input Sensitivity 2 mV/div to 1 V/div
Vertical Resolution 8 bits, ( >11 bits with avera ging)
Max. Input Voltage <1 V

Offset Range 2 mV to 50 mV/div ±0.5 V,50.5 mV to 99.5 mV ±0.25 V

DC Gain Accuracy 100mV/div to 1 V/div ±( 2% + (2% x net offset/10)) net offset = volta ge level at center screen (vertically)

for <100 mV/div,<5 V

RMS

for ≥100 mV/div settings.

RMS

Also determined by TekConnect accessory

100 mV to 500 mV ±5 V,505 mV to 1 V/div ±2.5 V

Optoelectronic System

Specifications assume use of the included 013-0327-00 O-to-E Output to CH1 interconnect (unless otherwise noted).

CSA7154 CSA7404

Optical Channel Unfiltered Bandwidth 1.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Input Connector Rifocs universal connector
Wavelength Range 700 nm to 1650 nm
Calibrated Wavelengths 780 nm, 850 nm, 1310 nm, 1550 nm
O/E Gain ≥0.27 V/mW (0.35 V/mW typical) at 780 nm ±20 nm

≥0.33 V/mW (0.40 V/mW typical) at 850 nm ±20 nm
≥0.64 V/mW (0.75 V/mW typical) at 1310 nm ±20 nm
≥0.64 V/mW (0.75 V/mW typical) at 1550 nm ±20 nm

Sensitivity (smallest average power for mask test). 40 µW

at 1310 nm and 1550 nm. >20 µW (–17 dBm)

p-p

Assumes scale factor is set to minimum µW/div settings average power assuming 50% average duty cycle.

80 µW

and signal is at least 4 divisions

p-p

at 780 nm and 850 nm. 40 µW (–14 dBm)

p-p

average power assuming 50% average duty cycle.

RMS Noise ≤0.85 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting) ≤1.1 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting)

at 1310 nm and 1550 nm at 1310 nm and 1550 nm

≤1.6 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting) ≤2.1 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting)

at 850 nm at 850 nm

≤2.0 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting) ≤2.6 µW + (6.5% of W/div setting)

at 780 nm at 780 nm

Input Range 10 µW/div to 500 uW/div.

Optical reference receiver typically available over the following range:

40 µW (–14 dBm) to 400 µW (–4 dBm) a t wavelength <1200 nm;

25 µW (–16 dBm) to 250 µW (–6 dBm) a t wavelength >1200 nm

Absolute Maximum Nondestructive Optical Input 5 mW a verage; 10 mW peak at wavelength

with highest relative responsivity

Maximum Nonsaturating Linear Response <170 µW avera ge input (340 µW peak) at 850 nm
to Transient Input (Typical) <120 µW avera ge input (240 µW peak) at 1310 and 1550 nm

Fiber Input 62.5 µm core multimode fiber
Input Return Loss (Typical) With 50 µm or 62.5 µm core multimode fiber (CPC6) attached:

>14 dB for 780 nm ±20 nm
>14 dB for 850 nm ±20 nm

With 9 µm core single mode fiber (SMF-28) attached:

>28 dB for 1310 nm ±20 nm
>28 dB for 1550 nm ±20 nm

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Optical Reference Receiver System

Fourth-order Bessel-Thompson filter response at the following rates:

CSA7154 CSA7404

SONET/SDH OC-1/STM0 (51.84 Mbps) OC-1/STM0 (51.84 Mbps)

OC-3/STM1 (155.52 Mbps) OC-3/STM1 (155.52 Mbps)

OC-12/STM4 (622.08 Mbps) OC-12/STM4 (622.08 Mbps)

OC-48/STM16 (2488.3 Mbps)

OC-48 FEC (2.666 Gbps)

Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX (1.25 Gbps)

1000Base-LX (1.25 Gbps)

Fibre Channel FC133 (132.7 Mbps) FC133 (132.7 Mbps)

FC266 (265.6 Mbps) FC266 (265.6 Mbps)
FC531 (531.2 Mbps) FC531 (531.2 Mbps)

FC1063 (1063.5 Mbps) FC1063 (1063.5Mbps)

IEEE 1394b S400 (491.5 Mbps) S400 (491.5 Mbps)

S800 (983.04 Mbps) S800 (983.04 Mbps)

InfiniBand 2.5 Gbps (2127 Mbps)
VSR 1.24416 Gbps

FC2125 (2127 Mbps)

S1600 (1.9661 Gbps)

Clock Recovery System

CSA7154 CSA7404

Channel Type Electrical, Multimode Optical, Single Mode Optical
Clock Recovery Phase Locked Loop Bandwidth Fbaud/1600 typical
Tracking/Acquisition Range 5% typical
Clock Recovery Jitter (Typical) <0.2% bit period RMS or 8 ps

whichever is greater for PRBS data patterns

RMS

Input Sensitivity for Clock Recovery 1 division peak-to-peak displayed signal
Input Data Rates 1.5 Mbaud to 1.5 Gbaud 1.5 Mbaud to 2.5 Gbaud

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Communications Mask Testing

CSA7154 CSA7404

SONET/SDH GR 253-CORE (Issue 39/21/2000) OC-1/STM0 OC-1/STM0

OC-3/STM1 OC-3/STM1

OC-12/STM4 OC-12/STM4

OC-48/STM16

OC-48 FEC (2.666 Gbps)

ITU-T G.703 (10/98) DS1 Rate, DS2 Rate Sym Pair,DS2 Rate Coax, DS3 Rate E1 Sym Pair,

E1 Coax, E2, E3, E4 Binar y 0, E4 Binary 1 32 Mb, 97 Mb STM 1E 0/Bin 0, STM 1E 1/Bin 1

ANSI T1.102-1993 (R1999) DS1, DS1A, DS1C, DS2, DS3, DS4NA, DS4NA Max Output STS-1 Pulse,

STS-1 Eye STS-3, STS-3 Max Output

Ethernet IEEE Std 802.3 and ANSI X3.263-1995 100Base-T STP, 100Base-T UTP

1000Base-SX Short Wave Optical

1000Base-LX Long Wave Optical

1000Base-CX

Fibre Channel Optical (ANSI X3.303-1997) FC133, FC266, FC531, FC133, FC266, FC531,

FC1063, FC1063 Draft Rev 11 FC1063, FC1063 Draft Rev 11

Fibre Channel Electrical (ANSI X3.303-1997) FC133E, FC266E, FC531E, FC1063E, FC1063E FC133E, FC266E, FC531E, FC1063E, FC1063E

Normalized Beta, Delta, Gamma Transmit Normalized Beta, Delta, Gamma Transmit

FC1063E Absolute Beta, Delta, FC1063E Absolute Beta, Delta,

Gamma Transmit Gamma Transmit

FC1063E Absolute Beta, Delta, FC1063E Absolute Beta, Delta,

Gamma Receive Gamma Receive,

USB (Rev 2.0 April 2000) FS (12 Mbps)

HS:T1, T2, T3, T4, T5,T4 (480 Mbps)
InfiniBand (Draft) 2.5 Gbps Optical, 2.5 Gbps Electrical
IEEE 1394b (Draft) S400 Optical, S400b T1,S400b T2 S400 Optical, S400b T1, S400b T2

S800 Optical, S800b T1, S800b T2 S800 Optical,S800b T1, S800b T2

Serial ATA (Rev 1.0 June 2002) G1 Rx (5 Cycle),G1 Tx (5 Cycle)
Rapid I/O LP_LVDS (Draft Rev 0.3 May 2002) +Drv: 500 Mbps, 750 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps, 2.0 Gbps

+Ext Drv: 500 Mbps, 750 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps, 2.0 Gbps

+Rcv: 500 Mbps, 750 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps, 2.0 Gbps
Rapid I/O Serial (Rev 1.1 December 2001) RIO Serial: 1.25 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps
OIF Standards (Draft 1.13 June 5, 2002) SFI-5, SPI-5 TA/TC/RB/RD Data/Clock (2.4888 Gbps)

SFI-5, SPI-5 TC Data (2.4888 Gbps)
SFI-5, SPI-5 TA Clock (2.4888 Gbps)
SFI-5, SPI-5 TC Clock (2.4888 Gbps)

SFI-5, SPI-5 Data (2.4888 Gbps)

SFI-5, SPI-5 RD Data (2.4888 Gbps)

SFI-5, SPI-5 RB Clock (2.4888 Gbps)

SFI-5, SPI-5_5 RD Clock (2.4888 Gbps)

VSR OC 192/STM64 1.24416 Gbps

TFI-5 (2.4888 Gbps)

PCI Express (Rev 1.0) Transmit/Receive (2.5 Gbps)

FC2125 Draft Rev 11

FC2125E Normalized Beta, Delta,

Gamma Transmit

FC2125E Absolute Beta, Delta,

Gamma Transmit

FC2125E Absolute Beta, Delta,

Gamma Receive

S1600 Optical, S1600b T1, S1600b T2

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Timebase System

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Timebase Range 50 ps to 10 s/div
Timebase Delay Time Range 16 ns to 250 s
Channel to Channel Deskew Range ±25 ns in 1 ps steps
Time Interval Accuracy, Single-shot Sample Mode (0.06/sample rate + 2.5 ppm x |reading|) RMS
Trigger Jitter 7.5 ps
Long Term Sample Rate and Delay Time Accuracy ±2.5 ppm over ≥100 ms interval; aging <1 ppm per year from date of factory calibration
External Timebase Reference Rear Panel Connection
External Reference Input Frequency Range 9.8 MHz to 10.2 MHz
External Reference Input Sensitivity Vin≥200 mV
External Reference Maximum Input Signal 7 V
Internal Reference Output Frequency ±2.5 ppm over ≥100 ms interval; aging <1 ppm per year from date of factory calibration
Internal Reference Output Voltages V

(Hi) ≥2.5 V open circuit; ≥1.0 V into 50 Ω load to gnd

out

V

(Lo) ≤0.7 V into a load of ≤4 mA; ≤0.25 V into 50 Ω load to gnd

out

Acquisition System

RMS

,6ps

typical

RMS

p-p

p-p

Real-time Sample Rates CSA7154 CSA7404

1 channel (Max. rate) 20 GS/s
2 channels (Max. rate) 10 GS/s
3-4 channels (Max. rate) 5 GS/s
Equivalent Time Sample Rate (Maximum) 1 TS/s
Maximum Record Length per Channel 2 M (1 ch), 1 M (2 ch), 500 k (4 ch)

with Standard Memory

with Memory Opt. 2M 8 M (1 ch), 4 M (2 ch), 2 M (4 ch)
with Memory Opt. 3M 16 M (1 ch), 8 M (2 ch), 4 M (4 ch)
with Memory Opt. 4M 32 M (1 ch), 16 M (2 ch), 8 M (4 ch)

Maximum Duration at Highest Real-time Resolution (1 ch)

CSA7154 CSA7404

Time Resolution (Single-shot) 50 ps (20 GS/s)
Maximum Duration with Standard Memory 100 us
Maximum Duration with Opt. 2M 400 us
Maximum Duration with Opt. 3M 800 us
Maximum Duration with Opt. 4M 1.6 ms

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Acquisition Modes

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FastAcq Acquisition FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals

and capture of infrequent events
Maximum FastAcq Waveform Capture Rate >400,000 wfms/sec
Sample Acquire sampled values
Waveform Database (WfmDB) Accumulate waveform database providing three-dimensional array

of amplitude, time and counts
Peak Detect Captures narrow glitches at all real-time sampling rates
Minimum Peak Detect Pulse Width 400 ps
Average From 2 to 10,000 waveforms included in average
Envelope From 2 to 2x109waveforms included in min-max envelope
Hi-Res Real-time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases resolution
FastFrame Acquisition Acquisition memory divided into segments; maximum trigger rate >150,000 waveforms

per second.Time of arrival recorded with each event

Trigger System

CSA7154 CSA7404

Sensitivity

Internal DC Coupled, Main Trigger 0.35 div from DC to 50 MHz, 0.35div from DC to 50 MHz,

≤1 div at 1.5 GHz ≤1.5 div at 3 GHz
External (Auxiliary Input) 250 mV from DC to 50 MHz increasing to 350 mV at 500 MHz
Main Trigger Modes Auto, Normal and Single
Trigger Sequences Main, Delayed by Time, Delayed by Events.All sequences can include separate horizontal

delay after the trigger event to position the acquisition window in time

Trigger Level Range

Internal ±12 divisions from center of screen
External (Auxiliary Input) +8 V
Line fixed at 0 V
Trigger Coupling DC,AC (a ttenuate <60 Hz), HF Rej (attenua te >30 kHz),

LF Rej (attenuates <80 kHz), Noise Reject (reduce sensitivity)
Trigger Holdoff Modes Random,Automa tic or User-specified Time
Trigger Holdoff Range 250 ns minimum to 12 seconds maximum

Trigger Modes

Edge – Positive or negative slope on any channel or
front panel auxiliary input. Coupling includes DC,AC,
noise reject, HF reject and LF reject.

Comm – Support for AMI, HDB3, BnZS, CMI, MLT3
and NRZ encoded communications signals.
AMI encoding: Standards include DS1, DS1A, DS1C,
DS3, E1, E2, E3, STS-1 or a custom bit rate. Select
between positive or negative isolated one, zero pulse
form or eye patterns.
HDB3 encoding: Standards include E1, E2, E3, DS1A
or custom bit rate. Select between positive or nega­tive isolated one pulse or eye pattern.
BnZS encoding: Standards include DS1, DS1C, DS2,

positive or negative isolated one pulse or eye pattern.
CMI encoding: Standards include STS-3, STM1E,
DS4NA, E4 or a custom bit rate. Select between
positive or negative one pulse, zero pulse or
eye pattern.
MLT3 encoding:Standards include 100 Base-TX.
NRZ encoding: Standards include OC1/STM0,
OC3/STM1, OC12/STM4, OC48/STM16, GB
Ethernet, FC133, FC266, FC531, FC1063, FC2125,
Infiniband 2.5, G1 ATA,FS USB, HS USB, IEEE
1394b S400b, S800b, S1600b, OC-48 FEC, 1000
BASE CX, Rapid I/O, SFI-5, SPI-5,VSR, PCJ-Express,
TFI-5; eye patterns only.CSA7154 limited to standards
≤1.25 Gbps.

Serial Pattern – 32-Bit serial word recognizer,
bits specified in binary (high, low, don’t care) or
hex format.Trigger on NRZ-encoded data up to

1.25 Gbaud.
Glitch – Trigger on or reject glitches of positive,

negative, or either polarity.Minimum glitch width is

1.0 ns with 200 ps resolution.
Width – Trigger on width of positive or negative

pulse either within or out of selectable time limits
(1 ns to 1 s).

Runt – Trigger on a pulse that crosses one thresh­old but fails to cross a second threshold before
crossing the first again. Optional time qualification.

DS3, STS-1 or custom bit rate. Select between

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Timeout – Trigger on an event which remains
high, low,or either,for a specified time period,
selectable from 1 ns to 1 s with 200 ps resolution.

Tr ansition– Trigger on pulse edge rates that are
faster or slower than specified. Slope may be posi­tive, negative or either.

Setup/Hold – Trigger on violations of both setup
time and hold time between clock and data present
on any two input channels.

Pattern – Trigger when pattern goes false or stays
true for specified period of time. Pattern (AND, OR,
NAND, NOR) specified for four input channels
defined as HIGH, LOW or Don’t Care.

State – Any logical pattern of channels (1, 2, 3)
clocked by edge on channel 4.Trigger on rising
or falling clock edge.

Trigger Delay by Time – Trigger Delay by Time
16 ns to 250 seconds.

Trigger Delay by Events – Trigger Delay by Events
1 to 10,000,000 Events.

Waveform Measurements

Amplitude – Amplitude, High,Low,Maximum,
Minimum, Peak-to-Peak, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS,
Cycle RMS, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot.

Time – Rise time, Fall time, Positive Width,
Negative Width,Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty
Cycle, Period, Frequency,Delay.

Combination – Area, Cycle Area, Phase,
Burst Width.

Histogram-related – Waveform count, Hits in box,
Peak hits, Median, Maximum, Minimum, Peak-to­Peak, Mean (µ), Standard Deviation (σ), µ+1σ,
µ+2σ, µ+3σ.

Eye Pattern-related – Extinction Ratio (absolute,
% and dB), Eye Height, Eye Top,Eye Base, Eye
Width, Crossing %, Jitter (peak-to-peak, RMS and
6σ), Noise (peak-to-peak and RMS), S/N ratio,
Cycle Distortion, Q-factor.

Waveform Processing/Math

Algebraic Expressions – Define extensive
algebraic expressions including waveforms,
scalars and results of parametric measurements
e.g., (Integral (Ch. 1-Meas(Ch. 1))*1.414.

Arithmetic – Add, subtract, multiply,divide
waveforms and scalars.

Relational – Boolean result of comparison >, <, ≥,
≤, ==, !=.

Calculus – Integrate, differentiate.
Frequency Domain Functions – Spectral magnitude

and phase, real and imaginary spectra.

Vertical Units –

Magnitude: Linear,dB, dBm.
Phase: Degrees, Radians.

Window Functions – Rectangular,Hamming,
Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel,Blackman-Harris,
Gaussian, Flattop2,Tek Exponential.

Waveform Definitions – Waveform definition
as arbitrary math expressions.

Display Characteristics

Display Type– Liquid crystal active-matrix color
display; integral touch screen.

Display Size – 211.2 mm (W) x 158.4 mm (H),
264 mm (10.4 in.) diagonal.

Display Resolution – 640 horizontal x 480
vertical pixels.

Waveform Styles – Vectors, Dots, Variable
Persistence, Infinite Persistence.

Computer System
and Peripherals

CPU – 850 MHz Celeron Processor.
PC System Memory – 512 MB.
Hard Disk Drive – Rear-panel, removable hard

disk drive, 20 GB capacity.
Floppy Disk Drive – Front-panel 3.5 in. floppy disk

drive, 1.44 MB capacity.

CD-RW Drive – Rear-panel CD-RW drive.
Mouse – Logitech thumb wheel model included,

USB interface.

Keyboard –

Order 118-9402-00 for small keyboard
(fits in pouch); PS-2 interface.
Order 119-6297-00 for full-size keyboard;
USB interface and hub.

Input/Output Ports

Probe Compensation Output – Front-panel BNC
connector,requires Probe Cal-Deskew Fixture
(included) for probe attachment. 400 mV ±20% into
>10 kΩ load (V
±20% into a 50 Ω load (V

=2 V ,VOL=1.6 V typical). 200 mV

OH

=1 V ,VOL=0.8 typical).

OH

Recovered Clock Out – Front-panel SMA connec­tor provides output of clock signal recovered from
specified channel. Output compatible with ECL
terminated with 50 Ω to GND. Peak-to-peak output
swing at 650 MHz is at least 200 mV into 50 Ω.
Higher frequencies will be further attenuated by
approximately 6 dB per octave above 625 MHz.

Recovered Data Out – Front-panel SMA connector
provides regenerated data output from clock recov­ery system. Serial data output baud rate ≤1250
MBaud. Output swing at this baud rate will be at
least 200 mV into 50 Ω.

Optical In – Optoelectronic converter input,
700 nm to 1650 nm, Rifocs connector.

O/E Output – Front-panel BMA connector providing
electrical output of optoelectronic converter.SMA
adapter included.

Analog Signal Output Amplitude – Rear-panel
BNC connector,provides a buffered version of the
signal that is attached to the Channel 3 input when
Channel 3 is selected as trigger source. Frequency
response: 1 GHz into a 50 Ω load.Amplitude:
20 mV/div ±20% into a 1 MΩ load, 10 mV/div
±20% into a 50 Ω load.

Auxiliary Output – Rear-panel BNC connector,
provides a TTL-compatible,polarity switchable
pulse when the oscilloscope triggers or optionally,
upon mask test failure or test completion.

External Timebase Reference In– Rear-panel
BNC connector,timebase system can phase-lock
to external 10 MHz reference.

Timebase Reference Out – Rear-panel BNC
connector,provides TTL-compatible output of
internal 10 MHz reference oscillator.

Parallel Port – IEEE 1284, DB-25 connector.
Audio Ports – Miniature phone jacks for stereo

microphone input and stereo line output.
USB Port – Allows connection or disconnection

of USB keyboard, mouse or other peripherals while
oscilloscope power is on.

Keyboard Port – PS-2 compatible.
Mouse Port – PS-2 compatible.
LAN Port – RJ-45 connector,supports 10Base-T

and 100Base-T.

Serial Port – DB-9 COM1 port.
SVGA Video Port – DB-15 female connector;

connect a second monitor to use dual-monitor
display mode. Supports Basic requirements of
PC99 specifications.

GPIB Port – IEEE 488.2 standard.
Scope VGA Video Port – DB-15 female connector,

31.6 kHz sync, EIA RS-343A compliant, connect to
show the oscilloscope display,including live
waveforms on an external monitor or projector.

Power Source

Power –

100 to 240 V
115 V

, ±10%, 50/60 Hz CAT II.

RMS

±10%, 400 Hz CAT II.

RMS

<300 Watts (450VA).

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Physical
Characteristics

BENCHTOP CONFIGURATION
Dimensions mm in.

Height 277 10.9
Width 455 17.9
Depth 425 16.75

Weight kg lb.

Net 18 39.6
Shipping 37 81.4

RACKMOUNT CONFIGURATION
Dimensions mm in.

Height 277 10.9
Width 502 19.75
Depth 486 19.125

Weight kg lb.

Net 19 41.8
Shipping 5.6 12.32

MECHANICAL
Required Clearance mm in.

Top 0 or >76 0 or >3
Bottom 0 0
Left side 76 3
Right side 76 3
Front 0 0
Rear 0 0

Environmental

Temperature –

Operating: 0 ºC to +50 ºC, excluding floppy disk
and CD-ROM drives.
+10 ºC to +45 ºC, including floppy disk and
CD-ROM drives.
Nonoperating: –22 ºC to +60 ºC.

Humidity –

Operating: 20% to 80% relative humidity with a
maximum wet bulb temperature of +29 ºC at or
below +50 ºC, noncondensing. Upper limit derated
to 25% relative humidity at +50 ºC.
Nonoperating:With no diskette in floppy disk drive,
5% to 90% relative humidity with a maximum wet
bulb temperature of +29 ºC at or below +60 ºC,
noncondensing. Upper limit derated to 20% relative
humidity at +60 ºC.

Altitude –

Operating: 10,000 ft. (3,048 m).
Nonoperating: 40,000 ft. (12,190 m).

Random Vibration –

Operating: 0.00015 g
–3 dB/octave from 350 to 500 Hz,

0.000105 g
Overall level of 0.27 g
Nonoperating: 0.0175 g
–3 dB/octave from 100 to 200 Hz,

2

0.0875 g

/Hz from 200 to 350 Hz,

–3 dB/octave from 350 to 500 Hz,

0.006132 g
Overall level of 2.28 g

2

/Hz from 5 to 350 Hz,

2

/Hz at 500 Hz.

RMS

2

/Hz at 500 Hz.

RMS

.

2

/Hz from 5 to 100 Hz,

.

Electromagnetic Compatibility – EN 61326
(EU EMC Directive 89/336EEC).

AS/NZS 2064 (Australian EMC Framework).
Safety – UL 3111-1, CSA-22.2 No. 1010.1,

EN61010-1.

Ordering Information

CSA7404

4 GHz Communications Signal Analyzer.

CSA7154

1.5 GHz Communications Signal Analyzer.
All Models Include: Accessory pouch, front cover,

mouse, probe calibration and deskew fixture
(067-0405-xx), O/E Electrical Output to Ch. 1
Input Adapter (013-0327-xx),Fiber cleaning kit
(020-2357-xx), Quick Reference (020-2404-xx),
User Manual (071-7010-xx), GPIB Programmer’s
Reference,TDS/CSA7000 Series Product Software
CD-ROM,TDS/CSA7000 Series operating system
restoration CD-ROM, Optional Applications
Software CD-ROM, Oscilloscope Analysis and
Connectivity Made Easy Kit, Option SM and ST
User Manual (071-1035-xx), Performance verifica­tion procedure PDF file, NIST,MIL-STD-45662A,
ISO9000 Calibration Certificate and Power Cord.

CSA7404 also includes: (4) TekConnect

TM

to SMA

adapters (TCA-SMA).
CSA7154 also includes: (4) TekConnect to BNC

adapters (TCA-BNC).
Please specify power plug when ordering.

Recommended
Accessories

Probes and Converters

P7260 – 6 GHz Low Capacitance Active Voltage
Probe (TekConnect).

P7350 – 5 GHz Differential Probe (TekConnect).
P6150 – 9 GHz Low Capacitance Passive Voltage

Probe (requires TCA-SMA adapter).
P6158 – 3 GHz Low Capacitance Passive Voltage

Probe (requires TCA-BNC adapter).
CT6 – 2 GHz AC Current Probe

(requires TCA-BNC adapter).
CT1 – 1 GHz AC Current Probe

(requires TCA-BNC adapter).

P6701B – Optical-to-Electrical Converter; 500 nm
to 950 nm (requires TCA-BNC adapter).

P6703B – Optical-to-Electrical Converter;
1100 nm to 1650 nm (requires TCA-BNC adapter).

TCP202 – DC to 50 MHz Current Probe
(requires TCA-BNC adapter).

Test Fixtures

TDSUSBF– USB test fixture to be used
in conjunction with Opt. USB.

Software

VocalLinkTMPro – VCLNKP VocalLink Pro Voice
Controlled Software.

TM

VocalLink

Basic – VCLNKB VocalLink Basic

Voice Controlled Software.

TM

WSTRO– Wavestar

waveform capture and

documentation software.

Miscellaneous

Keyboard – Fits in pouch, PS-2 interface;
Order 118-9402-00.

Keyboard – Full-size, USB interface;
Order 119-6633-00.

Service Manual – Order 071-7011-00.
Transit Case – Order 016-1522-00.
GPIB Cable (1M) – Order 012-0991-01.
GPIB Cable (2M) – Order 012-0991-00.
Centronics Cable – Order 012-1214-00.

Optical Connector Adapters

FC/PC – Order 119-5115-00.
SC/PC – Order 119-5116-00.
ST/PC – Order 119-4513-00.
DIN/PC 47256 – Order 119-4546-00.
Diamond 2.5 – Order 119-4556-00.
Diamond 3.5 – Order 119-4558-00.
SMA 2.5 – Order 119-4517-00.
SMA – Order 119-4557-00.

Adapters

TCA75 – 4 GHz precision TekConnect 75 Ωto
50 Ω adapter with 75 Ω BNC input connector.

TCA-SMA – TekConnect-to-SMA Adapter.
TCA-BNC – TekConnect-to-BNC Adapter.
TCA-N – TekConnect-to-N Adapter.
TCA-1 Meg – 1 Meg amplifier,high impedance

buffer 1 MΩ/10 pF, TekProbe BNC-to-TekConnect;
includes P6139A.

AFTDS – Telecom differential electrical interface
adapter (for line rates <8 Mbps; requires
TCA-BNC adapter).

AMT75 – 1 GHz precision 75 Ω adapter (for line
rates >8 Mbps; requires TCA-BNC adapter).

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Options and Upgrades

For New After Purchase

CSA7000 Series Upgrades for

Oscilloscopes CSA7000 Series

Oscilloscopes

To order with your To upgrade your

new oscilloscope, order oscilloscope, order

option as noted option as noted

Acquisition Record Length
Current Desired

Std. (2 Msamples) 8 Msamples Opt. 2M CSA7UP Opt. M02 or M12

16 Msamples Opt.3M CSA7UP Opt. M03 or M13

32 Msamples Opt.4M CSA7UP Opt. M04 or M14
8 Msamples 16 Msamples Opt.3M CSA7UP Opt.M23
8 Msamples 32 Msamples Opt.4M CSA7UP Opt.M24
16 Msamples 32 Msamples Opt.4M CSA7UP Opt.M34

Software

Advanced Jitter Analysis Opt.JT3 CSA7UP Opt. JT3
Jitter Analysis Opt. J1 CSA7UP Opt. J1
Hard Disk Drive Measurement/Analysis Opt. J2 CSA7UP Opt. J2
ANSI/ITU Telecom Pulse Compliance Opt. CP2 CSA7UP Opt. CP2
USB2.0 Compliance, Used with Opt. USB CSA7UP Opt. USB

USB Test Fixture
Ethernet Compliance Opt. ET2 CSA7UP Opt.ET2
Power Measurement/Analysis*
Optical Storage Analysis Opt. DVD CSA7UP Opt. DVD

1

Opt. PW2 CSA7UP Opt. PW2

Test Fixtures

USB2.0 Test Fixture,Used with Software Opt. UBF CSA7UP Opt. UBF

Probes

Add (1) P6245 1.5 GHz Active Probe Opt. 37 (CSA7154 only) Order P6245
Add (1) P6248 1.7 GHz Differential Probe Opt. 39 (CSA7154 only) Order P6248
Add (1) P7240 4 GHz Active Probe Opt. 51 (CSA7404 only) Order P7240
Add (1) P7330 3.5 GHz Differential Probe Opt. 52 (CSA7404 only) Order P7330

Windows PC System

Memory Add 256 MB to S/N Listed 512 MB Standard CSA7UP Opt.MU for:

CSA7404: S/N <B010128
CSA7154: S/N <B010121

Processor Upgrade to 850 MHz Processor Standard CSA7UP Opt. CPU

and PC RAM

Operating System Upgrade to Windows 2000 Standard CSA7UP Opt W2K

Built-in CD/RW

Add CD/RW to S/N listed Standard CSA7UP Opt. CDW for:

CSA7404: S/N <B010083
CSA7154: S/N <B010015

*1Option 3M and a TCA-1MEG TekConnect 1 MΩ buffer amplifier are recommended for use with this software.

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Instrument Options
and Upgrades

Mounting

Opt. 1K – K4000 Scope cart.
Opt. 1R – Rackmount kit.

Service

Opt. C3 – Calibration Service 3 Years.
Opt. C5 – Calibration Service 5 Years.
Opt. D1 – Calibration Data Report.
Opt. D3 – Calibration Data Report 3 Years

(with Option C3).
Opt. D5 – Calibration Data Report 5 Years

(with Option C5).

Opt. R3 – Repair Service 3 Years.
Opt. R5 – Repair Service 5 Years.

Power Plug Options

Opt. A0 – US Plug, 115 V, 60 Hz.
Opt. A1 – Euro Plug, 220 V, 50 Hz.
Opt. A2 – UK Plug, 240 V, 50 Hz.
Opt. A3 – Australian Plug, 240 V, 50 Hz.
Opt. A5 – Swiss Plug, 220 V, 50 Hz.
Opt. A99 – No Power Cord.
Opt. AC – China Plug, 50 Hz.

Contact Tektronix:

ASEAN / Australasia / Pakistan (65) 6356 3900

Austria [phone]

Belgium [phone]

Brazil & South America 55 (11) 3741-8360

Canada 1 [phone]

Central Europe & Greece [phone]

Denmark [phone]

Finland [phone]

France & North Africa [phone]

Germany [phone]

Hong Kong (852) 2585-6688

India (91) 80-2275577
Italy [phone]

Japan 81 (3) 3448-3010

Mexico, Central America & Caribbean 52 (55) 56666-333

The Netherlands [phone]

Norway [phone]

People’s Republic of China 86 (10) 6235 1230

Poland [phone]

Republic of Korea 82 (2) 528-5299

Russia, CIS & The Baltics [phone]

South Africa [phone]

Spain [phone]

Sweden [phone]/4

Taiwan886 (2) 2722-9622

United Kingdom & Eire [phone]

USA 1 [phone]

USA (Export Sales) 1 [phone]

For other areas contact Tektronix, Inc. at: 1 [phone]

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