No part of this manual may be reproduced in
any form or by any means (including
electronic storage and retrieval or translation
into a foreign language) without prior
agreement and written consent from
Keysight Technologies, Inc. as governed by
United States and international copyright
laws.
Manual Part Number
54709-97084
Edition
Ninth edition, April 2020
Available in electronic format only
Published by:
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
1900 Garden of the Gods Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 USA
Print History
54709-97000, October 2012
54709-97014, February 2013
54709-97026, September 2013
54709-97037, November 2014
54709-97048, July 2016
54709-97061, April 2017
54709-97072, November 2017
54709-97083, May 2019
54709-97084, April 2020
Warranty
The material contained in this document is
provided "as is," and is subject to being
changed, without notice, in future editions.
Further, to the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, Keysight disclaims all
warranties, either express or implied, with
regard to this manual and any information
contained herein, including but not limited
to the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
Keysight shall not be liable for errors or for
incidental or consequential damages in
connection with the furnishing, use, or
performance of this document or of any
information contained herein. Should
Keysight and the user have a separate
written agreement with warranty terms
covering the material in this document that
conflict with these terms, the warranty
terms in the separate agreement shall
control.
Technology License
The hardware and/or software described in
this document are furnished under a license
and may be used or copied only in
accordance with the terms of such license.
U.S. Government Rights
The Software is "commercial computer
software," as defined by Federal Acquisition
Regulation ("FAR") 2.101. Pursuant to FAR
12.212 and 27.405-3 and Department of
Defense FAR Supplement ("DFARS")
227.7202, the U.S. government acquires
commercial computer software under the
same terms by which the software is
customarily provided to the public.
Accordingly, Keysight provides the Software
to U.S. government customers under its
standard commercial license, which is
embodied in its End User License Agreement
(EULA), a copy of which can be found at
www.keysight.com/find/sweula. The
license set forth in the EULA represents the
exclusive authority by which the U.S.
government may use, modify, distribute, or
disclose the Software. The EULA and the
license set forth therein, does not require or
permit, among other things, that Keysight: (1)
Furnish technical information related to
commercial computer software or
commercial computer software
documentation that is not customarily
provided to the public; or (2) Relinquish to, or
otherwise provide, the government rights in
excess of these rights customarily provided
to the public to use, modify, reproduce,
release, perform, display, or disclose
commercial computer software or
commercial computer software
documentation. No additional government
requirements beyond those set forth in the
EULA shall apply, except to the extent that
those terms, rights, or licenses are explicitly
required from all providers of commercial
computer software pursuant to the FAR and
the DFARS and are set forth specifically in
writing elsewhere in the EULA. Keysight shall
be under no obligation to update, revise or
otherwise modify the Software. With respect
to any technical data as defined by FAR
2.101, pursuant to FAR 12.211 and 27.404.2
and DFARS 227.7102, the U.S. government
acquires no greater than Limited Rights as
defined in FAR 27.401 or DFAR 227.7103-5
(c), as applicable in any technical data.
Safety Notices
This product has been designed and tested in
accordance with accepted industry
standards, and has been supplied in a safe
condition. The documentation contains
information and warnings that must be
followed by the user to ensure safe operation
and to maintain the product in a safe
condition.
A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard.
It calls attention to an operating
procedure, practice, or the like that,
if not correctly performed or
adhered to, could result in damage
to the product or loss of important
data. Do not proceed beyond a
CAUTION notice until the indicated
conditions are fully understood and
met.
A WARNING notice denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to an
operating procedure, practice, or
the like that, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could
result in personal injury or death.
Do not proceed beyond a WARNING
notice until the indicated
conditions are fully understood and
met.
•2- and 4-channel digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) models.
•2+16-channel and 4+16-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO) models.
An MSO lets you debug your mixed-signal designs using analog signals and
tightly correlated digital signals simultaneously. The 16 digital channels have a
1.25 GSa/s sample rate, with a 250 MHz toggle rate.
•12.1 inch SVGA touchscreen display. The touchscreen makes the oscilloscope
easier to use:
•You can "touch" inside alpha-numeric keypad dialogs to enter file, label,
network, and printer names, etc., instead of using softkeys and the
Entry knob.
•You can drag a finger across the screen to draw rectangular boxes for
zooming in on waveforms or setting up Zone triggers.
•You can touch the blue menu icon in the sidebar to display information or
control dialogs. You can drag (undock) these dialogs out of the sidebar, for
example, to view cursor values and measurements at the same time.
•You can touch other areas of the screen as substitutes for using front panel
keys, softkeys, and knobs.
•Interleaved 4 Mpts or non-interleaved 2 Mpts MegaZoom IV memory for the
fastest waveform update rates, uncompromised.
•All knobs are pushable for making quick selections.
•Trigger types: edge, edge then edge, pulse width, pattern, OR, rise/fall time,
Nth edge burst, runt, setup & hold, video, NFC, and zone.
•Serial decode/trigger options for: CAN/CAN FD/LIN, CXPI, FlexRay, I
•Built-in, license-enabled 2-channel waveform generator with: arbitrary, sine,
square, ramp, pulse, DC, noise, sine cardinal, exponential rise, exponential fall,
cardiac, and Gaussian pulse. Modulated waveforms on WaveGen1 except for
arbitrary, pulse, DC, and noise waveforms.
•USB and LAN ports make printing, saving, and sharing data easy.
•VGA port for displaying the screen on a different monitor.
•A Quick Help system is built into the oscilloscope. Press and hold any key to
display Quick Help. Complete instructions for using the quick help system are
given in "Access the Built-In Quick Help" on page 65.
For more information about InfiniiVision oscilloscopes, see:
For reference information, see:• Chapter 23, “Reference,” starting on page 387
NOTE
When using licensed serial bus
triggering and decode features, see:
• Chapter 24, “CAN/LIN Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 405
• Chapter 25, “CXPI Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 427
• Chapter 26, “FlexRay Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 437
• Chapter 27, “I2C/SPI Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 447
• Chapter 28, “I2S Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 467
• Chapter 29, “Manchester/NRZ Triggering and Serial
Decode,” starting on page 477
• Chapter 30, “MIL-STD-1553/ARINC 429 Triggering
and Serial Decode,” starting on page 493
• Chapter 31, “SENT Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 509
• Chapter 32, “UART/RS232 Triggering and Serial
Decode,” starting on page 523
• Chapter 33, “USB 2.0 Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 533
• Chapter 34, “USB PD Triggering and Serial Decode,”
starting on page 543
Abbreviated instructions for pressing a series of keys and softkeys
Instructions for pressing a series of keys are written in an abbreviated manner. Instructions for
pressing [Key1], then pressing Softkey2, then pressing Softkey3 are abbreviated as follows:
Press [Key1]> Softkey2 > Softkey3.
The keys may be a front panel [Key] or a Softkey. Softkeys are the six keys located directly
below the oscilloscope display.
Undock Sidebar Dialogs by Dragging / 53
Re-dock Sidebar Dialogs to Split Sidebar / 53
Select Dialog Menus and Close Dialogs / 54
Drag Cursors / 55
Touch Softkeys and Menus On the Screen / 55
Enter Names Using Alpha-Numeric Keypad Dialogs / 56
Change Waveform Offsets By Dragging Ground Reference
Icons / 57
Access Controls and Menus Via the Menu Icon / 58
Turn Channels On/Off and Open Scale/Offset Dialogs / 60
Access the Horizontal Menu and Open the Scale/Delay
Dialog / 60
Access the Trigger Menu, Change the Trigger Mode, and Open the
Trigger Level Dialog / 61
Use a USB Mouse and/or Keyboard for Touchscreen
Controls / 62
Learn the Rear Panel Connectors / 62
Learn the Oscilloscope Display / 63
Access the Built-In Quick Help / 65
2Horizontal Controls
To adjust the horizontal (time/div) scale / 69
To adjust the horizontal delay (position) / 69
Panning and Zooming Single or Stopped Acquisitions / 70
To change the horizontal time mode (Normal, XY, or Roll) / 71
XY Time Mode / 72
To display the zoomed time base / 75
To change the horizontal scale knob's coarse/fine adjustment
setting / 76
To position the time reference (left, center, right, custom) / 77
To set up Generic video triggers / 200
To trigger on a specific line of video / 201
To trigger on all sync pulses / 202
To trigger on a specific field of the video signal / 203
To trigger on all fields of the video signal / 204
To trigger on odd or even fields / 205
Serial Trigger / 208
Zone Qualified Trigger / 209
11Trigger Mode/Coupling
To select the Auto or Normal trigger mode / 214
To select the trigger coupling / 215
To enable or disable trigger noise rejection / 217
To enable or disable trigger HF Reject / 217
To set the trigger holdoff / 218
External Trigger Input / 219
Maximum voltage at oscilloscope external trigger input / 219
Peak-Peak / 259
Maximum / 259
Minimum / 260
Y at X / 260
Amplitude / 260
Top / 260
Base / 261
Overshoot / 261
Preshoot / 263
Average / 263
DC RMS / 264
AC RMS / 264
Ratio / 266
Time Measurements / 266
Period / 267
Frequency / 267
Counter / 268
+ Width / 269
– Width / 269
Burst Width / 269
Duty Cycle / 269
Bit Rate / 270
Rise Time / 270
Fall Time / 270
Time at Edge / 270
To save setup files / 335
To save BMP or PNG image files / 336
To save CSV, ASCII XY, or BIN data files / 336
Length Control / 338
To save Lister data files / 339
To save reference waveform files to a USB storage device / 339
To save masks / 340
To save arbitrary waveforms / 340
To navigate storage locations / 341
To enter file names / 341
Emailing Setups, Screen Images, or Data / 342
Recalling Setups, Masks, or Data / 343
To recall setup files / 344
To recall mask files / 344
To recall reference waveform files from a USB storage
device / 344
To recall arbitrary waveforms / 345
Recalling Default Setups / 345
Performing a Secure Erase / 346
20Print (Screens)
To print the oscilloscope's display / 347
To set up network printer connections / 349
To specify the print options / 350
To specify the palette option / 351
21Utility Settings
I/O Interface Settings / 353
Setting up the Oscilloscope's LAN Connection / 354
Stand-alone (Point-to-Point) Connection to a PC / 356
File Explorer / 356
Setting Oscilloscope Preferences / 359
To choose "expand about" center or ground / 359
To disable/enable transparent backgrounds / 360
To load the default label library / 360
To set up the screen saver / 360
To set Autoscale preferences / 361
Setting the Oscilloscope's Clock / 362
Setting the Rear Panel TRIG OUT Source / 363
Setting the Reference Signal Mode / 363
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope / 364
Maximum input voltage at 10 MHz REF connector / 364
To synchronize the timebase of two or more instruments / 365
Enabling Remote Command Logging / 366
Performing Service Tasks / 367
To perform user calibration / 367
To perform hardware self test / 370
To perform front panel self test / 371
To display oscilloscope information / 371
To display the user calibration status / 371
To clean the oscilloscope / 371
To check warranty and extended services status / 371
To contact Keysight / 372
To return the instrument / 372
Interpreting MIL-STD-1553 Lister Data / 498
Searching for MIL-STD-1553 Data in the Lister / 499
Setup for ARINC 429 Signals / 500
ARINC 429 Triggering / 501
ARINC 429 Serial Decode / 503
Interpreting ARINC 429 Decode / 505
ARINC 429 Totalizer / 506
Interpreting ARINC 429 Lister Data / 507
Searching for ARINC 429 Data in the Lister / 508
31SENT Triggering and Serial Decode
Setup for SENT Signals / 509
SENT Triggering / 514
SENT Serial Decode / 516
Interpreting SENT Decode / 517
Interpreting SENT Lister Data / 519
Searching for SENT Data in the Lister / 521
32UART/RS232 Triggering and Serial Decode
Setup for UART/RS232 Signals / 523
UART/RS232 Triggering / 525
UART/RS232 Serial Decode / 527
Interpreting UART/RS232 Decode / 528
UART/RS232 Totalizer / 529
Interpreting UART/RS232 Lister Data / 530
Searching for UART/RS232 Data in the Lister / 530
Inspect the Package Contents / 29
Attaching the Accessory Pouch / 32
Tilt the Oscilloscope for Easy Viewing / 33
Power-On the Oscilloscope / 34
Connect Probes to the Oscilloscope / 35
Input a Waveform / 36
Recall the Default Oscilloscope Setup / 36
Use Autoscale / 37
Compensate Passive Probes / 39
Learn the Front Panel Controls and Connectors / 40
Learn the Touchscreen Controls / 48
Learn the Rear Panel Connectors / 62
Learn the Oscilloscope Display / 63
Access the Built-In Quick Help / 65
This chapter describes the steps you take when using the oscilloscope for the first
time.
Inspect the Package Contents
• Inspect the shipping container for damage.
If your shipping container appears to be damaged, keep the shipping container
or cushioning material until you have inspected the contents of the shipment
for completeness and have checked the oscilloscope mechanically and
electrically.
29
1Getting Started
• Verify that you received the following items and any optional accessories you
may have ordered:
• InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series oscilloscope.
• Power cord (country of origin determines specific type).