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MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes
Warranty
Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of original pu option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. Batteries are excluded from this warranty. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be ne
rchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
w or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become the property of Tektronix.
In order to ob period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of s ervice. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, shipping charges prepaid, and with a copy of customer proof of purchase. T the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Tekt other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product; b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to serv increases the time or difculty of servicing the product.
THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS IS THE SOLE AND E XCLU S IVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. T EKT RONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPE DAMAGES.
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tain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty
ektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which
ronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel
ice a product that has been modied or integrated with other products when the effect of such modication or integration
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TEKTRONIX' RESPONSI BILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
CTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE N OTICE OF THE PO SSIBILITY OF SUCH
P6316, TPP0250, TPP0500B, and TPP1000 Probes
Warranty
Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purc option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. Batteries are excluded from this warranty. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be ne
hase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
w or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become the property of Tektronix.
In order to ob period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, shipping charges prepaid, and with a copy of customer proof of purchase. T the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Tekt other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product; b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to serv increases the time or difculty of servicing the product.
THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF T HIS WARRANTY. TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPE DAMAGES.
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tain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty
ektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which
ronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel
ice a product that has been modied or integrated with other products when the effect of such modication or integration
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TEKTRONIX' RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
CTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VE NDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
Table of Contents
Important safety information .......................................................................................................... v
General safety summary......................................................................................................... v
Service safety summary ....................................................................................................... viii
Terms in this manual ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . ix
Symbols and terms on the product. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... . ix
Compliance information ............................................................................................................... x
EMC compliance ................................................................................................................. x
Safety compliance................................................................................................................xi
Environmental considerations ................................................................................................. xiv
Preface................................................................................................................................ xv
Key Features ................................................................................................................... xvi
Conventions Used in This Manual.. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . . xvi
Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1
Before Installation................................................................................................................ 1
Operating Considerations........................................................................................................ 5
Connecting Probes. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 7
Securing the Oscilloscope ....................................................................................................... 8
Powering on the Oscilloscope ................................................................................................... 9
Powering off the Oscilloscope.................................................................................................. 10
Functional Check. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 10
Compensating a TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe . .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 11
Compensating a non-TPP0250, non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . 13
Application Module Free Trial... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . 14
Installing an Application Module. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . . 14
Upgrading Bandwidth . .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. . 15
Changing the Language of the User Interface or Keyboard.. .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . 18
Changing the Date and Time .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 20
Signal Path Compensation . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 21
Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................ 23
Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Compute
ecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 35
Conn
Get Acquainted with the Instrument ................................................................................................. 36
Front-Panel Menus, Controls, and Connectors . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . 36
Front Panel Menus and Controls ... . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. 37
Front Panel Connectors.. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. 52
Side-Panel Connector... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. 52
Rear-Panel Connectors. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. 53
Acquire the Signal ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . ..... 54
Setting Up Analog Channels.. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 54
Using the Default Setup......................................................................................................... 57
Using Autoset ................................................................................................................... 58
Acquisition Concepts............................................................................................................ 59
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Trigger Setup . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . ....... 89
Display Waveform or Trace Data .................................................................................................. 103
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data.. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . 121
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Using FastAcq................................................................................................................... 60
How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work.. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 62
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. 62
Using Roll Mode................................................................................................................. 64
Act on Event..................................................................................................................... 65
Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus ............................................................................................. 67
Setting Up Digital Channels . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . 81
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . 83
Using MagniVu . . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . . 83
Setting Up the RF Inputs.. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . . 84
Triggering Concepts............................................................................................................. 89
Choosing a Trigger Type . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 92
Selecting Triggers. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . ..93
Triggering on Buses............................................................................................................. 95
Checking Trigger Settings .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . 100
Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed)). . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 100
Starting and Stopping an Acquisition. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 102
Adding and Removing a Waveform ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... 103
Setting the Display Style and Persistence ................................................................................... 103
Setting Waveform Intensity ................................................................................................... 107
Scaling and Positioning a Waveform ......................................................................................... 108
Setting Input Parameters . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . 109
Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. 113
Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital C hannels .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... . 113
Viewing Digital Channels . . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 115
Annotating the Screen .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . 115
Viewing the Trigger Frequency ... . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 116
Displaying the Frequency Domain Menu... .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . 117
Using Markers in the Frequency Domain .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... . 121
Taking Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ...................................................................... 124
Selecting Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ................................................................... 125
Customizing an Automatic Measurement in the Time Domain.............................................................. 128
Taking Automatic Measurements in the Frequency Domain .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 132
Taking Digital Voltmeter Measurements...................................................................................... 133
Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors ... . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . 134
Setting Up a Histogram....................................................................................................... 138
Using Math Waveforms ....................................................................................................... 141
Using FFT ..................................................................................................................... 142
Using Advanced Math......................................................................................................... 145
Using Spectrum Math ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . . 146
Using Reference Waveforms and Traces.................................................................................... 147
Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . 149
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Auto-magnify .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . 154
Limit and Mask T
Making Video Tests ........................................................................................................... 159
Making Automated Power Measurements ................................................................................... 160
Save and Recal
Saving a Screen Image ....................................................................................................... 164
Saving and Recalling Waveform and Trace Data............................................................................ 165
Saving and Re
Saving with One Button Push ................................................................................................ 170
Managing Drives, Directories, and Files . . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 171
Mounting a N
Printing a Hard Copy.......................................................................................................... 172
Using Oscilloscope SecurityFeatures ....................................................................................... 180
Use the Arb
Use the Application Modules. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. 191
Appendix A: Warranted Specications............................................................................................. 193
Appendix
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. 205
Appendix D: OpenSSL License . . .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. . 211
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Ind
itrary Function Generator .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. 185
B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information . .. . .. . . 198
Operating Information......................................................................................................... 198
Connecting the Probe to the Oscilloscope . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . 198
Compensa
Standard Accessories. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. . 198
Optional Accessories .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . 200
ng the Probe Tip ...................................................................................................... 201
Replaci
Specications.................................................................................................................. 201
Performance Graphs.. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 201
Summary .............................................................................................................. 203
Safety
Product Description ... . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . 205
cting the Probe tothe Oscilloscope................................................................................... 205
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Connecting the Probe to Your Circuit ... ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . 206
Functional Check. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 206
al Application .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 207
Typic
Accessories ................................................................................................................... 208
Specications.................................................................................................................. 209
ty Summary .............................................................................................................. 209
Safe
Safety Terms and Symbols in This Manual................................................................................... 210
esting........................................................................................................ 155
l Information....................................................................................................... 162
calling Setups ................................................................................................. 168
etwork Drive .................................................................................................... 171
ting the Probe with MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes ... . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . 198
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Important saf
This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user for safe operation and to keep the product in a safe condition.
To safely perform service on this product, additional information is provided at the end of this section.(See page viii, Service safety summary.)
ety information
General safety summary
Use the product only as specied. Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. Carefully read all instructions. Retain these instructions for future reference.
Comply with local and national safety codes.
For correct and safe operation of the product, it is essential that you follow generall to the safety precautions specied in this manual.
The product is designed to be used by trained personnel only.
Only qualied personnel who are aware of the hazards involved should remove the cover for repair, maintenance, or adjustment.
Before use, alway
This product is not intended for detection of hazardous voltages.
s check the product with a known source to be sure it is operating correctly.
y accepted safety procedures in addition
Use personal protective equipment to prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are exposed.
While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system. Read the safety s ections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system.
When incorporating this equipment into a system, the safety of that system is the responsibility of the assembler of the system.
To avoid re or personal injury
Use proper power cord. Use
Do not use the provided power cord for other products.
Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric
shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product, make sure that the product is properly grounded.
Do not disable the power cord grounding connection.
Power disconnect.
Do not position the equipment so that it is difcult to operate the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times to allow for quick disconnection if needed.
The power cord disconnects the product from the power source. See instructions for the location.
Connect and disconnect properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected
to a voltage source.
Use only insulated voltage probes, test leads, and adapters supplied with the product, or indicated by Tektronix to be suitable for the product.
only the power cord specied for this product and certied for the country of use.
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Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid re or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult
the product man Category (CAT) rating and voltage or current rating of the lowest rated individual component of a product, probe, or accessory. Use caution when using 1:1 test leads because the probe tip voltage is directly transmitted to the product.
Do not
Do not oat the common terminal above the rated voltage for that terminal.
Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed, or with the case open.
Hazardous voltage exposure is possible.
Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by
qualied service personnel.
Disable the product if it is damaged. Do not use the product if it is damaged or operates incorrectly. If in doubt about safety of the product, turn it off and disconnect the power cord. Clearly mark the product to prevent its further operation.
Before use, inspect voltage probes, test leads, and accessories for mechanical damage and replace when damaged. Do not use probes or test leads if they are damaged, if there is exposed metal, or if a wear indicator shows.
Examine the exterior of the product before y ou use it. Look for cracks or missing pieces.
y information
ual for further ratings information before making connections to the product. Do not exceed the Measurement
apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.
Use only specied replacement parts.
Use proper fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specied for this product.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions. Be aware that condensation may occur if a unit is moved from a cold to a
warm environment.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep product surfaces clean and dry.
Remove the input signals before you clean the product.
Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the installation instructions in the manual for details on installing the product
so it has proper ventilation.
Slots and openings are provided for ventilation and should never be covered or otherwise obstructed. Do not push objects into any of the openings.
Provide a safe working environment. Always place the product in a location convenient for viewing the display
and indicators.
Avoid improper or prolonged use of keyboards, pointers, and button pads. Improper or prolonged keyboard or pointer use may result in serious injury.
Be sure your work area meets applicable ergonomic standards. Consult with an ergonomics professional to avoid stress injuries.
Use only the Tektronix r ackmount hardware specied for this product.
Probes and test leads
Before connecting probes or test leads, connect the power cord from the power connector to a properly grounded power outlet.
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Keep ngers behind the nger guards on the probes.
Remove all probes, test leads and accessories that are not in use.
Use only correct Measurement Category (CAT), voltage, temperature, altitude, and amperage rated probes, test leads, and adapters f
or any measurement.
y information
Beware of high voltages. Understand the voltage ratings for the probe you are using and do not exceed those ratings.
Two ratings are important to know and understand:
The maximum measurement voltage from the probe tip to the probe reference lead.
The maximum oating voltage from the probe reference lead to earth ground
These two voltage ratings depend on the probe and your application. Refer to the Specications section of the manual for more information.
WARNING. To prevent electrical shock, do not exceed the maximum measurement or maximum oating voltage for the
oscilloscope input BNC connector, probe tip, or probe reference lead.
Connect and disconnect properly. Connect the probe output to the measurement product before connecting the
probe to the circuit under test. Connect the probe reference lead to the circuit under test before connecting the probe input. Disconnect the probe input and the probe reference lead from the c ircuit under test before disconnecting the p robe from the measurement product.
Connect and disconnect properly. De-energize the circuit under test before connecting or disconnecting the current
probe.
Connect the pro
Do not connect a
be reference lead to earth ground only.
current probe to any wire that carries voltages above the current probe voltage rating.
Inspect the probe and accessories. Before each use, inspect probe and accessories for damage (cuts, tears, or
defects in the probe body, accessories, or cable jacket). Do not use if damaged.
Ground-referenced oscilloscope use. Do not oat the reference lead of this probe when using with ground-referenced
oscilloscopes. The reference lead must be connected to earth potential (0 V).
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Important safet
y information
Servicesafetysummary
The Service safety summary section contains additional information required to safely perform service on the product. Only qualied personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service safety summary and the General safety summary before performing any service procedures.
To avoid electric shock. Do not touch exposed connections.
Do not service alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this product unless another person capable of
rendering rst a id and resuscitation is present.
Disconnect
power before removing any covers or panels, or opening the c ase for servicing.
power.
To avoid electric shock, switch off the product power and disconnect the power cord from the mains
Use care when servicing with power on. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect
power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.
Verify sa
fety after repair.
Always recheck ground continuity and mains dielectric strength after performing a repair.
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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 identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.
Symbols and terms on the product
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
Important safet
y information
When this symbol is marked on the product, be sure to consult the manual to nd out the nature of the potential hazards and any actions which have to be taken to avoid them. (This symbol may also be used to refer the user to ratings
The following symbol(s) m ay appear on the product:
in the manual.)
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Compliance info
rmation
Compliance in
This section lists the EMC (electromagnetic compliance), safety, and environmental standards with which the instrument complies.
EMC compliance
EU EMC Direct
Meets intent of Directive 2014/30/EU for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specications as listed in the Ofcial Journal of the European Communities:
EN 61326-1:2006, EN 61326-2-1:2006. EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laborator
CISPR 11:2
IEC 61000
IEC 61000
IEC 61000
IEC 6100
IEC 6100
IEC 6100
123
yuse.
003. Radiated and conducted emissions, Group 1, Class A
-4-2:2001. Electrostatic discharge immunity
-4-3:2002. RF electromagnetic eld immunity
-4-4:2004. Electrical fast transient/burst immunity
0-4-5:2001. Power line surge immunity
0-4-6:2003. Conducted RF immunity
0-4-11:2004. Voltage dips and interruptions immunity
formation
ive
4
5
6
EN 61000-3-2:2006. AC power line harmonic emissions
EN 6100
0-3-3:1995.
Voltage changes, uctuations, and icker
European contact.
Tektronix UK, Ltd. Western Peninsula Western Road Bracknell, RG12 1RF United Kingdom
1
2
3
4
5
6
product is intended for use in nonresidential areas only. Use in residential areas may cause electromagnetic interference.
This
Emissions which exceed the levels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object.
For compliance with the EMC standards listed here, high quality shielded interface cables should be used.
Oscilloscope: 3.0 division waveform displacement and 6.0 division increase in peak-to-peak noise. R F: Residual spurious signals in the RF section can typically increase to –50 dBm when the instrument is subjected to electromagnetic interference per the IEC 61000-4-3 test for frequencies up to 1 GHz, and to –35 dBm for frequencies above 1 GHz.
Oscilloscope: 1.0 division waveform displacement and 2.0 division increase in peak-to-peak noise. R F: Residual spurious signals in the RF section can typically i ncrease to –85 dBm when the instrument is subjected to electromagnetic interference
the IEC 61000-4-6 test.
per
Performance Criterion C applied at the 70%/25 cycle Voltage-Dip and the 0%/250 cycle Voltage-Interruption test levels (IEC
00-4-11).
610
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Australia / New Zealand Declaration of Conformity – EMC
Complies with the EMC provision of the Radiocommunications Act per the following standard, in accordance with ACMA:
CISPR 11:2003. Radiated and Conducted Emissions, Group 1, Class A, in accordance with EN 61326-1:2006 and EN 61326-2-1:2006.
Australia / New Zealand contact.
Baker & McKenzie Level 27, AMP Centre 50 Bridge St Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
reet
Russian Federation
This product is approved by the Russian government to carry the GOST mark.
Safety compliance
This section lists the safety standards with which the product complies and other safety compliance information.
Compliance info
rmation
EU decla
Compliance was demonstrated to the following specication as listed in the Ofcial Journal of the European Union:
Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.
ration of conformity – low voltage
EN 61010-1. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.
EN 61010-2-030. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – P art 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring c ircuits.
U.S. nationally recognized testing laboratory listing
UL 61010-1. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part
neral Requirements.
1: Ge
1010-2-030. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part
UL 6 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring c ircuits.
Canadian certication
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-2-030. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits.
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Additional compliances
IEC 61010-1. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.
IEC 61010-2-030. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits.
Equipment type
Test and measuring equipment.
Safety class
Class 1 – grounded product.
Pollution degree descriptions
A measure of the contaminants that could occur in the environment around and within a product. Typically the internal environ for which they are r ated.
rmation
ment inside a product is considered to be the same as the external. Products should be used only in the environment
Pollution degree 1. No pollution or only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs. Products in this category are generally encapsulated, hermetically sealed, or located in clean rooms.
Pollution degree 2. Normally only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity that is
by condensation must be expected. This location is a typical ofce/home environment. Temporary condensation
caused occurs only when the product is out of service.
Pollution degree 3. Conductive pollution, or dry, nonconductive pollution that becomes conductive due to condensation. These are sheltered locations where neither temperature nor humidity is controlled. The a rea is protected from direct
ine, rain, or direct wind.
sunsh
tion degree 4. Pollution that generates persistent conductivity through conductive dust, rain, or snow. Typical
Pollu outdoor locations.
Pollution degree rating
Pollution degree 2 (as dened in IEC 61010-1). Rated for indoor, dry location use only.
IP rating
IP20 (as dened in IE C 60529).
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Compliance info
Measurement and overvoltage category descriptions
Measurement terminals on this product may be rated for measuring mains voltages from one or more of the following categories (see specic ratings marked on the product and in the manual).
Category II. Circuits directly connected to the building wiring at utilization points (socket outlets and similar points).
Category III. In the building wiring and distribution system.
Category IV. At the source of the electrical supply to the building.
NOTE. Only mains power supply circuits have an overvoltage category rating. Only measurement circuits have a
measurement category rating. Other circuits within the product do not have either rating.
Mains overvoltage category rating
rmation
Overvolta
ge category II (as dened in IEC 61010-1).
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rmation
Environmental considerations
This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product.
Product end-of-life handling
Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component:
Equipment recycling. Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources. The equipment
may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product’s end of life. To avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources, we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately.
This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC on waste ele ctrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com).
Perchlorate materials. This product contains one or more type CR lithium batteries. According to the state
of Califo www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate for additional information.
rnia, CR lithium batteries are classied as perchlorate materials and require special handling. See
Restriction of hazardous substances
This product is classied as an industrial monitoring and control instrument, and is not required to comply with the substance restrictions of the recast RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU until July 22, 2017.
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Preface
This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes:
Preface
Model MDO3104 MDO3102 MDO3054 MDO3052 MDO3034
Bandwidth
Analog Channels
Digital Channels
RF Channels
Sample Rate (1 ch)
Sample Rate (2 ch)
Sample Rate (4 ch)
Record Length (1 ch)
Record Length (2 ch)
Record Length (4 ch)
RF Frequency Range
AFG Outputs
1GHz 1GHz
424 2 4
16 16 16 16 16
111 1 1
5 GS/s 5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s
5 GS/s 5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s
2.5 GS/s N/A 2.5 GS/s N/A 2.5 GS/s
10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M
10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M
10 M
9kHz-1GHz 9kHz-1GHz
111 1 1
N/A
500 MHz 500 MHz 350 MHz
10 M
9 kHz - 500 MHz 9 kHz - 500 MHz 9 kHz - 350 MHz
N/A
10 M
Model MDO3032 MDO3024 MDO3022 MDO3014 MDO3012
Bandwidth 350 MHz 200 MHz 200 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz
Analog Channels
Digital Channels
RF Channels
Sample Rate (1 ch)
Sample Rate (2 ch)
Sample Rate (4 ch)
Record Length (1 ch)
Record Length (2 ch)
2424 2
16 16 16 16 16
1111 1
2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2,5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s
2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s
N/A 2.5 GS/s N/A 2.5 GS/s N/A
10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M
10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M 10 M
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Model MDO3032 MDO3024 MDO3022 MDO3014 MDO3012
Record Length (4 ch)
RF Frequency Range 9 kHz - 350 MHz 9 kHz - 200 MHz 9 kHz - 200 MHz 9 kHz - 100 MHz 9 kHz - 100 MHz
AFG Outputs
Key Feature
MDO3000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes are 6-in-1 integrated oscilloscopes, offering a built-in spectrum analyzer, arbitrary function generator, logic analyzer, protocol analyzer, digital voltmeter and frequency counter. Key features include:
A dedicated RF input channel for frequency domain measurements
Four or two analog channels for time domain measurements
Models are available with bandwidths from 100 MHz to 1 GHz
Sample rates of 2.5 GS/s on all analog channels (5 GS/s on 1 or 2 channels for the MDO3104 or MDO3102)
10 M points record length on all channels
Maximum waveform capture rate: >280,000 waveforms/second with FastAcq. >50,000 waveforms/second with normal operation.
Advanced triggering and analysis: ARINC429, I2C, SPI, USB 2.0, CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, RS-232, RS -422, RS-485, UART, I module), and Parallel
N/A
1111 1
10 M
N/A
10 M
N/A
s
2
S, Left Justied (LJ), Right Justied (RJ), TDM, MIL-STD-1553 (with the appropriate application
Power analysis, and limit and mask testing application modules (optional)
Arbitrary function generator and 16 digital channels (optional)
Digital voltmeter free with product registration
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following icons are used throughout this manual.
t panel power
Sequence Step
Fron
Connect power
Netw
ork
USB
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Before Installation
Unpack the oscilloscope and check that you received all items listed as standard accessories. The following pages list recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.
Standard accessories
Accessory Description
MDO3000 Installation and Safety Manual General installation and safety information MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes
Documentation Browser CD
Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop CD
Calibration certicate documenting traceability to national metrology institute(s), and ISO9001 quality system registration.
Front Panel Overlay
Probes
Adapter
Electronic versions of or links to documents, including the User Manual, Programmer Manual and the Technical Reference.
Productivity, analysis, and documentation software
French (Option L1) Italian (Option L2) German (Option L3) Spanish (Option L4) Japanese (Option L5) Portuguese (Option L6) Simplied Chinese (Option L7) Traditional Chinese (Option L8) Korean (Option L9) Russian (Option L10) For 100 and 200 MHz models, one 250 MHz,
10X passive probe per channel
Two TPP0250 for the MDO3012/22 and four TPP0250 for the MDO3014/24
For 350 and 500 MHz models, one 500 MHz, 10X passive probe per channel
Two TPP0500B for the MDO3032/52 and four TPP0500B for the MDO3034/54
For 1 GHz models, one 1 GHz, 10X passive probe per channel
Two TPP1000 for the MDO3102 and four TPP1000 for the MDO3104
NMaletoBNCFemale
Installation
Tektronix part number
071-3249-XX 063-4526-XX
––
335-3264-XX 335-3265-XX 335-3266-XX 335-3267-XX 335-3268-XX 335-3269-XX 335-3270-XX 335-3271-XX 335-3272-XX 335-3273-XX TPP0250
TPP0500B
TPP1000
103-0473-XX
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Standard accessories (cont.)
Tektronix part
Accessory Description
Power Cord
Logic probe (with MDO3MSO option) One, 16-channel logic probe, with accessories Probe and accessory pouch Bag to hold probes and related accessories 016-2008-XX
North America (Opti o n A0) Universal Euro (Option A1) United Kingdom (Option A2) Australia (Option A3) Switzerland (Option A5) Japan (Option A6) China (Option A10) India (Option A11) Brazil (Option A12) No power cord or AC adapter (Option A99)
number
161-0348-XX 161-0343-XX 161-0344-XX 161-0346-XX 161-0347-XX 161-0342-XX 161-0341-00 161-0349-XX 161-0356-XX ––
P6316
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Optional application modules
Tektronix part number Description
MDO3AERO ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 Serial Triggering and Analysis MDO3AUDIO Audio Serial Triggering and Analysis (I2S, LJ, RJ, TDM) MDO3AUTO Automotive Serial Triggering and Analysis (CAN, CAN FD, and LIN) MDO3COMP Computer Serial Triggering and Analysis (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485
and UART) MDO3EMBD Embedded S MDO3FLEX FlexRay Se MDO3USB Universa
High speed is decode only; available on 1 GHz models only. MDO3LMT Limit/Mask Test Analysis MDO3PWR
Power Me
erial Triggering and Analysis (I
rial Triggering and Analysis
l Serial Bus Triggering and Analysis (LS, FS, HS).
asurement Analysis
2
C and SPI)
Optional instrument upgrades
Tektronix part number Description
MDO3AFG Arbitrary function generator MDO3MSO MDO3SA Increase spectrum analyzer input frequency range to 9 kHz - 3 GHz MDO3SEC
Bandwidth upgrades
16 digital channels; includes P6316 digital probe
Add password protected security to enable or disable all communication ports and rmware upgrades to any MDO3000 Series oscilloscope.
Upgrade the analog bandwidth on MDO3000 Series products post-purchase. Visit www.tektronix.com for information on available upgrade products.
Optional accessories
Tektronix part
Accessory Description
TPA-BNC adapter TekVPI to TekProbe II BNC Adapter TPA-BNC TPA-N-VPI adapter
TekVPI probes that work with MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes
NEX-HD2HEADER
TEK-USB-488 Adapter GPIB to USB Adapter TEK-USB-488 Rackmount kit Adds rackmount brackets RMD3000 Soft transit case Protective front cover
Adapter from N connection (RF input) to TekVPI probe.
Visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix website at www.tektronix.com/probes
Adapter that routes the channels from a Mictor connector to 0.1 inch header pins
Case for carrying instrument. Also included with this case is a hard
plastic protective instrument front cover (200-5052-00).
number
TPA-N-BNC
NEX-HD2HEADER
ACD3000
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Optional accessories (cont.)
Accessory Description
Hard transit case
Front cover Hard plastic cover to help protect the
Demonstration Board
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference Manual
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Service Manual
Traveling case, which requires use of the soft transit case (ACD3000)
instrument Electronic circuit board used for demonstration
and training on the MDO3000 Series. English 071-0968-XX French 071-0969-XX Italian 071-0970-XX German Spanish Japanese 071-0973-XX Portuguese 071-0974-XX Simplied Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean 071-0977-XX Russian 071-0978-XX Describes commands for remote control of the
oscilloscope. Available electronically on the Documentation Browser CD or for download from www.tektronix.com/manuals.
Describes the oscilloscope specications and performance verication procedure. Available electronically on the Documentation Browser CD or for download from www.tektronix.com/manuals.
Service information on MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes
Tektronix part number
HCTEK4321
200-5052-00
020-3087-XX
071-0971-XX 071-0972-XX
071-0975-XX 071-0976-XX
077-0510-XX
077-0979-XX
077-0981-XX
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Optional accessories (cont.)
Accessory Description
MDO3000 Series Application Module Installation Instructions
MDO3PWR, DPO3PWR and DPO4PWR Power Measurement Module User Manual
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Declassication and Security Instructions
Describes how to install application modules on your oscilloscope
English (Option L0) French (Option L1) Italian (Option L2) German (Option L3) Spanish (Option L4) Japanese (Option L5) Portuguese (Option L6) Simplied Chinese (Option L7) Traditional Chinese (Option L8) Korean (Option L9) Russian (Option L10) Describes how to sanitize or remove memory
devices from the Tektronix MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes
Installation
Tektronix part number
071-3250-XX
071-2631-XX 077-0235-XX 077-0236-XX 077-0237-XX 077-0238-XX 077-0239-XX 077-0240-XX 077-0241-XX 077-0242-XX 077-0243-XX 077-0244-XX 077-0980-XX
The MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes support a multitude of optional probes. (See page 7, Connecting Probes .) Visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com/probes) for the most up to date information.
Operating Considerations
MDO3000 Series O
Mains Input Voltage: 100 V to 240 V ±10% Mains Input Power Frequency:
50/60 Hz at 100 V to 240 V 400 Hz ± 10% at 100 to 132 V
Weight: 4.2 kg (9.2 lbs), standalone instrument Height, including feet but not handle:
203.2 mm (8 in) Width, 416.6 mm (16.4 in) Depth, 147.4 mm (5.8 in) Clearance: 51 mm (2 in)
Temperature Operating: –10 °C to +55 °C (+14 °F to +131 °F) Nonoperating: –40 °C to +71 °C (–40 °F to +159 °F)
:
scilloscopes
MDO3000 Series
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Humidity: Operating:
5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40°C, 5% to 60% RH abo
ve +40 C up to +55°C,
non-condensing Non-Operating:
5% to 90% RH (R
elative Humidity) at up to +40 C,
5% to 60% RH above +40°C up to +55°C,
5% to 40% RH above +55 °C up to +71 °C
non-condens
ing
Altitude: Operating:
3,000 m (about 9,843 ft)
Non-operating: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Acquisition System: 1 M The maximum input voltage: At the BNC, 300 V 45 MHz, De
Acquisi The maximum input voltage: 5 V
-rate 14 db between 45 MHz and 450 MHz. Above 450 MHz, 5 V
tion System: 50 and 75
with a peak at ±20 V. (DF 6.25%).
RMS
RMS
, Installation Category II. De-rate at 20 dB/decade between 4.5 MHz and
.
RMS
ed RF Input:
Dedicat The maximum operating input level:
Average Continuous Power: +20 dBm (0.1 W) DC maxi
mum before damage: ±40 V
DC
Max “No damage” +33 dBm (2 W) CW Peak Pulse Power: +45 dBm (32 W) Peak Pu
CAUTI
lse Power dened as <10 s pulse width, <1% duty cycle, and reference level of +10 dBm
ON. To ensure p roper cooling, keep the sides and rear of the instrument clear of obstructions. Ventilation clearance
should be at least 51 mm (2 in) on the left side, when looking at the front of the instrument, and on the rear of the instrument
MDO3000 Series Oscilloscop e with a P6316 Digital Probe
Threshold Accuracy: ±(100 mV + 3% of threshold setting after calibration)
Threshold
Maximum nondestructive input signal to probe: +30 V to -20 V
Minimum signal swing: 500 mV
Input resistance: 101 K
Range: +25 V to –15 V.
peak-to-peak
pacitance: 8.0 pF typical
Input ca
Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only
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Humidity: 5% to 95% relative humidity
Cleaning
Inspect the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps:
1. Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes with a lint-free cloth. Use care to avoid scratching
the display.
2. Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope. Use an aqueous solution of 75% isopropyl alcohol
for more efcient cleaning.
CAUTION. Avoid getting moisture inside the unit during external cleaning. Use only enough cleaning solution to dampen
the cloth or swab.
CAUTION. To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope or probes, do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning
agents.
Connecting Probes
The oscilloscope supports probes with the following:
1. Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface
(TekVPI) These probes support two-way
communication with the oscilloscope through on-screen menus and remotely through programmable support. The remote control is useful in applications like ATE where you want the system to preset probe parameters.
2. Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface
(TekVPI) for Passive Probes These probes build upon the functionality
of the TekVPI interface. Each probe is matched with its corresponding oscilloscope channel, allowing the oscilloscope to optimize the signal input path. This provides AC compensation across the frequency band.
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3. TPA-BNC Adapter The TPA-BNC Adapter allows you to
use TEKPROBE I such as providing probe power, and passing scaling and unit information to the oscillos
I probe capabilities,
cope.
Securi
4. BNC Interfa
Some of these use TEKPROBE capabilities to pass the waveform signal and scaling only pass the signal and there is no other communication.
5. Logic Probe Interface The P6316 p
of digital (on or off state) information.
6. The TPA-N use TekVPI probes in the RF input.
For more information on the many probes available for use with MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes, visit the Oscilloscope Probe and Accessory Selector Tool on the Tektronix website at www.tektronix.com.
ces
to the oscilloscope. Some
robe provides 16 channels
-VPI Adapter allows you to
ng the Oscilloscope
1. Use a st
security lock to secure your oscilloscope to your location.
andard laptop computer style
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Powering on the Oscilloscope
Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself
To power on the instrument, connect the power cord that was provided with the instrument to the power connector on the rear panel. C power cord from the instrument.
onnect the power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet. To power off the instrument, remove the
Installation
Grounding th same ground as any circuits that you are testing.
If you are wo components, ground yourself. Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage Wearing a grounding strap safely sends static charges on your body to earth ground.
To connect the power cord and power on the oscilloscope:
1. Connect the supplied power cord to the rear-panel power connector.
2. Push the power button on the instrument front-panel and the instrument will turn on.
NOTE. The Standby button on the front-panel does not disconnect mains power. Only the power cord at the rear of the
produc
e oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements. The oscilloscope needs to share the
rkingwithstaticsensitive
static-sensitive components.
t can disconnect mains power.
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Powering off the Oscilloscope
To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord:
1. Push the power button on the instrument front-panel to turn the instrument off.
2. If you want to remove power completely, disconnect the power cord from the rear-panel of the instrument.
Functional Check
Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly.
1. Connect the oscilloscope power cable as described in Powering On the Oscilloscope. (See page 9.)
2. Power on the oscilloscope.
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3. Connect the probe connector to
oscilloscope channel 1 and the probe tip and reference terminals on the oscilloscope front panel.
4. Push Default Setup.
5. Push Autoset. The screen should now
display a square wave, approximately
2.5 V at 1 kHz. If the signal appears but is misshapen,
perform the procedures for compensating the probe.
If no signal appears, rerun the procedure. If this does not remedy the situation, have the instrument serviced by qualied service personnel.
lead to the PROBE COMP
Installation
Compensating a TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe
The MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes can automatically compensate T PP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000 probes. This eliminates the need for manual probe compensation, as is typically performed with other probes.
Each compensation generates values for a specic probe and channel combination. If you want to use the probe on another channel and desire to compensate the new probe-channel pair, you must run a new set of compensation steps for that new
ination.
comb
1. Connect the oscilloscope power cable. (See 9, Powering on the Oscilloscope.)
page
2. Power on the oscilloscope.
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3. Connect the probe connector to the oscilloscope channel, and the probe tip and reference
lead to the PROBE COMP
terminals on the oscilloscope front panel.
NOTE. Connect only one probe at a time to the
probe comp te
rminals.
4. Push a front panel button for an input channel connected to the probe you wish to compensat
e. (1, 2, 3,or4)
5. Notice on the lower menu that the
cope has automatically set the probe
oscillos termination value
6. Push Mor
e repeatedly to select Probe
Setup from the resulting pop-up menu.
Coupling
DC|AC
Termina-
tion set b
TPP1000
Invert
y
On |
Off
Bandwidth
Full
Label
More
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TPP1000
Probe Setup
SN:
000001
Atten: 10X
7. Notice that the compensation status starts
as Default.
8. Push Compens
ate probe and follow the
instructions that appear on the display.
Compen-
sation Status
Default
Compen-
sate probe
for 1
Measure
Current
Yes |
No
When compensating TPP0250/TPP0500B/TPP1000 probes on the MDO3000 S eries oscilloscopes:
Each compensation generates values for a specic probe and channel combination. If you want to use the probe on another channel and desire to compensate the new probe-channel pair, you must run a new set of compensation steps.
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Each channel can store compensation values for 10 individual probes. If you try to compensate an 11th p robe on a channel, the oscilloscope will delete the values for the least recently used probe and add the values for the new probe.
The oscilloscope w
ill assign default compensation values to a TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 probe connected to
the Aux In channel.
NOTE. A factory calibration will delete all stored compensation values
NOTE. A probe com
pensation failure is most likely due to intermittent connection of the probe tip or ground connection during the probe compensation operation. If a failure occurs, the oscilloscope will re-use the old probe compensation values, if they existed prior to the failed probe compensation operation.
Compensating a non-TPP0250, non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe
Whenever you attach a passive voltage probe for the rst time to any input channel, compensate the probe to match it to the corresponding oscilloscope input channel.
If you are interested in using the automatic probe compensation procedure described above for the TPP0250, TPP0500 and TPP1000 probes (See page 11, Compensating a TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe.). On a non-TPP0250/TPP0500B/TPP1000 Tektronix passive probe, check the instruction manual for your probe to see if it qualies. Otherwise, to properly compensate your passive probe:
1. Follow the steps for the functional
check. (See page 10, Functional Check.)
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2. Check the shape of the displayed waveform to determine if your probe is prope
rly compensated.
Properly compensated
Under compensa
ted
Over compensat
ed
3. If necessary, Repeat as needed.
adjust your probe.
Quick Tips
Use the shortest possible ground lead and signal path to minimize probe-induced ringing a signal.
nd distortion on the measured
Signal with a short ground lead
ithalonggroundlead
Signal w
Application Module Free Trial
A 30-day free trial is available for all application m odule licenses not installed in your oscilloscope. The trial period begins when you power on the oscilloscope for the rst time.
After 30 days, you must purchase the module if you want to continue using the application. To see the date when your free trial period expires, push Utility on the front panel, push Utility Page on the lower menu, turn the Multipurpose a knob to select Cong, and push About on the lower menu.
Installing an Application M odule
CAUTION. To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or application module, observe ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions.
(See page 9, Powering on the Oscilloscope.)
Turn off the oscilloscope power while removing or adding an application module.
(See page 10, Powering off the Oscilloscope.)
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Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope.
You can physically install up to two application modules at one time. Application modules can go into the slots with a window in the upper right corner of the front panel. One additional slot is directly behind the one that you can see. To use the hidden slot, install the module with the label facing away from y ou.
Some of the modules have licenses that allow you to transfer the license between your application modules and the oscilloscope. You can keep each license in the module, which will allow you to move the module from one instrument to another. Alternatively, you can move the license from the module to the oscilloscope. This approach will allow you to store the module separately from the oscilloscope for safe keeping. This approach will also allow you to use more than two applications on your oscilloscope simultaneously. To transfer a license from a module to your oscilloscope or from your oscilloscope to a module:
1. Turn off the power to the oscilloscope. Insert the application modules into the oscilloscope. Turn on the power.
2. Push Utility on the front panel. If needed, push Utility Page on the lower menu and turn the Multipurpose a knob to
select Cong. Push Manage Modules and Options on the lower menu, and then push License Type on the side menu until “Modules” is selected. The licenses contained in the oscilloscope will be listed in the side menu. Push the button next to the appropriate license to transfer. You may transfer up to two licenses at one time.
3. After you turn off the power to the oscilloscope, you can remove the physical application module from the oscilloscope.
Refer to the MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Manual that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module.
NOTE. If you transfer a license from a module to an oscilloscope, the module will not work on another oscilloscope until
you transfer the license back from the oscilloscope to the module. Consider putting the physical module in an envelope or other storage with a label recording the date, module name, model and serial number of the oscilloscope which holds the license. This will help prevent confusion later if someone nds the module, installs it in some other oscilloscope, and wonders why it does not work.
Upgrading Bandwidth
You may increase the bandwidth of an instrument when by purchasing an upgrade.
1 GHz upgrades require Tek Service installation and option IFC (calibration).
Model to be upgraded Bandwidth before
MDO3012
your project requirements demand higher performance. Do this
Bandwidth after
upgrade
100 MHz 200 MHz
100 MHz 350 MHz
100 MHz 500 MHz
100 MHz
upgrade
1 GHz MDO3BW1T102
Order this product
MDO3BW1T22
MDO3BW1T32
MDO3BW1T52
200 MHz 350 MHz
200 MHz 500 MHz
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MDO3BW2T32
MDO3BW2T52
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MDO3014
200 MHz
350 MHz 500 MHz
350 MHz
500 MHz
100 MHz 200 MHz
100 MHz 350 MHz
100 MHz 500 MHz
100 MHz
200 MHz 350 MHz
200 MHz 500 MHz
z
200 MH
Hz
350 M
1 GHz MDO3BW2T102
1 GHz MDO3BW3T102
1 GHz MDO3BW5T102
1 GHz MDO3BW1T104
1 GHz MDO3BW2T104
Hz
500 M
MDO3BW3T52
MDO3BW1T24
MDO3BW1T34
MDO3BW1T54
MDO3BW2T34
MDO3BW2T54
MDO3BW3T54
MDO3022
MDO3024
MHz
350
MHz
500
0MHz
20
00 MHz
2
00 MHz
2
350 MHz 500 MHz
350 MHz
500 MHz
200 MHz 350 MHz
200 MHz 500 MHz
200 MHz
350 MHz 500 MHz
1 GHz MDO3BW3T104
1 GHz MDO3BW5T104
0MHz
35
00 MHz
5
1 GHz MDO3BW2T102
1 GHz MDO3BW3T102
1 GHz MDO3BW5T102
1 GHz MDO3BW2T104
MDO3BW2T32
MDO3BW2T52
MDO3BW3T52
MDO3BW2T34
MDO3BW2T54
MDO3BW3T54
350 MHz
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1 GHz MDO3BW3T104
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MDO3032
MDO3034
MDO3052
MDO3054
500 MHz
350 MHz 500 MHz
350 MHz
500 MHz
350 MHz 500 MHz
350 MHz
500 MHz
500 MHz
500 MHz
1 GHz MDO3BW5T104
MDO3BW3T52
1 GHz MDO3BW3T102
1 GHz MDO3BW5T102
MDO3BW3T54
1 GHz MDO3BW3T104
1 GHz MDO3BW5T104
1 GHz MDO3BW5T102
1 GHz MDO3BW5T104
To enable the upgrade, you will need to order a bandwidth upgrade product. 1 GHz upgrades require you to send your instrument to a Tektronix Service Center. All others can be performed in the eld by the customer.
You will need to supply the model number and serial number when placing your order. To determine the serial number of
nstrument, push Utility, and then push About. The serial number is located on the resulting screen.
your i
rade bandwidth by installing an option key on your instrument,
To upg
1. Once you have placed an order for the appropriate bandwidth upgrade product, you
ld receive an Option Key Certicate.
shou with the option key number.
2. Push Utility.
3. On the lower menu, push Utility Page and
elect Cong.
s
4. Push Manage Modules & Options.
Utility Page
Config
Manage
Modules &
ptions
O
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5. On the side menu, push License Type until Options is highlighted.
6. Push Install Option.
7. Enter the Option Key number by turning Multipurpo
se a and pushing Enter
Character on the lower menu. Alternatively,
you may use a USB keyboard.
8. Push OK Accept on the side menu. Following a successful installation of the option ke
y, a message will be displayed indicating that you must power cycle the oscilloscope to enable the new features.
License
Type
Modules
Options
Install
Option
Enter
Character
OK
Accept
Chan
9. Power cy
10. To verify that the bandwidth has been
upgrad
cle the oscilloscope.
About
ed, push Utility, and then push About on the lower menu. The bandwidth information should be towards the top of this
n.
scree
ging the Language of the User Interface or Keyboard
To change the language of the oscilloscope user interface or keyboard, and to change the front panel button labels through the use of an overlay:
1. Push Utility.
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2. Push Utility P
age.
3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config.
4. Push Langua
ge from the resulting lower
menu.
5. Push Menus from the resulting side menu
and turn
Multipurpose a to select the
desired language for the user interface.
6. Push USB
Keyboard from the resulting side
menu and turn Multipurpose a to select the desired language version of keyboard to use.
Utility
Page
Config
Utility
Page
Config
Language
Menus
(a) English
USB
Keyboard
Englis
h
Language
Set Date &
Time
About Manage
Modules &
Options
7. If you choose to use an English user
interface, be sure that the plastic front panel
ay is removed.
overl If you choose a language other than English,
place the plastic overlay for the language
you desire over the front panel to display
that labels in that language.
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Changing the Date and Time
To set the internal clock with the current date and time:
1. Push Utility.
2. Push Utilit
y Page.
3. Turn Multipurp ose a and select Config.
4. Push Set
5. Push th
Date & Time.
e side menu buttons and turn both the (Multipurpose a and Multipurpose b) knobs to set the time and date values.
6. Push
OK Set Date & Time.
Utility Page
Config
Utility Page
Config
Displa Date &
Time
On|Of
Hour
4
Minut
44
Month
May
Day
3
Year
2011
OK Set Date &
Time
e
y
f
Language
Set Date &
Time
About Manage
Modules &
Options
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Signal Path Compensation
Signal Path Compensation (SPC) corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and/or long-term drift. Run the compensation whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 °C (18 °F) or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV/division or less. Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts/div settings.
Signal Path Compensation for Time and Frequency Domains
To compensate the signal path:
1. Warm up the oscilloscope for at least
20 minutes. Remove all input signals (probes and cables) from channel inputs. Input signals with AC components adversely affect SPC.
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2. Push Utility.
3. Push Utility Page.
4. Turn Multipurpose a and select
Calibration.
5. Push Signal Path on the lower menu.
Utility
Page
Calibration
Utility
Page
Calibration
Signal
Path
Pass
Factory
Pass
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6. Push OK Compensate Signal Paths on the resulting side menu.
The calibrati
on will take approximately
OK Com-
pensate
Signal
Paths
10 minutes to complete.
7. After calibr
ation, v e rify that the status
indicator on the lower menu displays Pass.
Utility
Page
Calibration
Signal
Path
Pass
Factory
Pass
If it does not, then recalibrate the instrument or have the i
nstrument serviced by qualied
service personnel.
Service pe
rsonnel use the factory calibration functions to calibrate the internal voltage references of the oscilloscope using external s
ources. Contact your Tektronix eld ofce or representative for assistance with factory calibration.
NOTE. Signal Path Compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip. (See page 13, Compensating a
non-TPP0
250, non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe.)
Signal Path Compensation for Frequency Domain Only
The signal path compensation (SPC) described above runs on both the time and the frequency domain inputs. If you only want to compensate the RF input, you can save time by running SPC only on the RF input and skipping the time domain part. You can do this as follows:
1. As with the time and frequency calibration, warm up the oscilloscope for at least 20 minutes. Remove all input signals (probes and cables) from the RF input.
2. Push RF to bring up the Frequency Domain menu.
3. Push More to select Compensate Signal Path.
4. On the resulting side menu, push OK. Compensate RF Signal Path.
Spectrum
Traces
Spectro-
gram
On
Spectrum Triggered
Detection
Method
Auto
Edit Labels
More
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Upgrading Firmware
To upgrade the rmware of the oscilloscope:
1. Open up a Web browser and go to
www.tektronix.com/software/downloads. Proceed to the software nder. Download the latest rmware for your oscilloscope on your PC.
Unzip the les and copy the rmware.img le into th or USB hard drive.
e root folder of a USB ash drive
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2. Power off y
3. Insert the USB ash or hard drive into
the USB port on the front panel of your oscil
our oscilloscope.
loscope.
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4. Power on the osc automatically recognizes the replacement rmware and installs it.
If the instrum rmware, rerun the procedure. If the problem continues, try a d ifferent model of USB ash or ha contact qualied service personnel.
NOTE. Do not power off the oscilloscope or
remove the US nishes installing the rmware.
5. Power off the oscilloscope and remove the USB ash or hard drive.
illoscope. The instrument
ent does not install the
rd drive. Finally, if needed,
B drive until the o scilloscope
6. Power on the oscilloscope.
7. Push
Utility.
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8. Push Utility P
age.
9. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config.
10. Push About. The oscilloscope displays the
rmware ve
11. Conrm tha
rsion number.
t the version number matches
that of the new rmware.
Utility Page
Config
Utility Page
Config
Language
Set Date &
Time
About Manage
Modules &
Options
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Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer
Connect your oscilloscope directly to a computer to let the PC analyze your data, collect screen images, or to control your oscilloscope. (See page 164, Saving a Screen Image.) (See page 165, Saving and Recalling Waveform and Trace D ata.)
Three ways to connect your oscilloscope to a computer are through the VISA drivers, the e*Scope Web-enabled tools, and a socket server. Use VISA to communicate with your oscilloscope from your computer through a software application, such as Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop®. Use e*Scope to communicate with your oscilloscope through a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. For best results, use a browser that supports html 5.
Using VISA
VISA lets yo runs on your PC, such as Microsoft Excel, National Instruments LabVIEW, Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop software, or a program of your own creation. You can use a common com munications connection, such as USB, Ethernet, or GPIB, to connect
For VISA, the drivers and OpenChoice Desktop software on the appropriate CD that comes with your oscilloscope or at the Tektronix software nder Web page (www.tektronix.com).
Using e*
With e*Scope, you can access and control any Internet-connected MDO3000 Series oscilloscope from a web browser on your computer.
Connect the oscilloscope to your network using the LAN port. The built-in LXI web interface (Core 2011, Version 1.4) provides network conguration information, which you can edit and customize. It also provides remote instrument control through the e*Scope user interface. There you can control instrument settings, save screen images, save instrument data or setups, and much more. Do all this throug h a password-protectable web-interface.
To set up VISA communications between your oscilloscope and a computer:
1. Load the VISA drivers on your computer.
u use your MS-Windows computer to acquire data from your oscilloscope for use in an analysis package that
the computer to the oscilloscope.
load the VISA drivers on your computer. Also, load your application, such as OpenChoice Desktop. You will nd
Scope
Also, load your application, such as OpenChoice Desktop.
You will nd the drivers and OpenChoice Desktop software on the appropriate CD that comes with your oscilloscope or at the Tektronix software nder Web page (www.tektronix.com).
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2. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer
with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable.
To communicate between the oscilloscope and a GPIB system, connect the oscilloscope to the TEK-USB-488 GPIB-to-USB Adapter with a USB cable. Then connect the adapter to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable. Cycle the power on the oscilloscope.
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3. Push Utility.
4. Push Utility Page.
5. Turn Multipu rpo se a and select I/O.
6. If you are using USB, the system sets itself
up automatically for you, if USB is enabled.
Check USB on the lower menu to be sure
t USB is enabled. If it is not enabled, push
tha USB. Then push Connect to Computer on the side menu.
Utility
Page
I/O
Uti
Page
I/O
lity
Co
USB
mputer
Ethernet &
LXI
work
Net
Congura-
tion
tomatic
Au
Socket
ver
Ser
GPIB
1
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7. To use Ethernet, push Ethernet & LXI on the lower menu.
Use the side me
nu buttons to adjust your network settings, as needed. For more information, see the e*Scope setup information
below.
8. If you want to change socket server parameters
, push Socket Server and enter
new values through the resulting side menu.
9. If you are u
sing GPIB, push GPIB. Enter the GPIB address on the side menu, by turning the Multipurpose a knob.
This will set the GPIB address on an attached TEK-USB-488 Adapter.
Talk/Listen
Address
(a) 1
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10. Run your application software on your
computer.
Quick Tips
Your oscilloscope shipped with a CD that contains a variety of Windows-based software tools for efcient connectivity between your oscilloscope and your computer. These include tool bars that speed connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word. There is also a standalone acquisition program called Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop.
The rear-panel USB 2.0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity. Use the rear and front panel USB
2.0 host port to connect your oscilloscope to USB ash drives. Use the USB Device port to connect your oscilloscope to a PC or a PictBridge printer.
USB Host port
USB Device port
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Using the LXI Web Page and e*Scope
With e*Scope, you can access any Internet-connected M DO 3000 Series oscilloscope from a web browser on your computer or tablet.
To set up e*Scope communications between your oscilloscope and a Web browser running on a remote computer:
1. Connec
2. Push Utility.
t the oscilloscope to your computer
network with an appropriate Ethernet cable.
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3. Push Utility P
age.
4. Turn Multipurpose a and select I/O.
5. Push Ether
net & LXI.
6. View the top item on the side menu to
determine the condition of the LAN. An
or turns green for good status and red
indicat if the device detects a fault.
7. Push LAN
Settings to display the network
parameters congured on your oscilloscope.
Utility Page
I/O
Utility Page
I/O
Ethernet
LXI LAN
Status
LAN
Setting
&
s
USB
Computer
Ethernet &
LXI
Network
Congura-
tion
Automatic
Socket Server
GPIB
1
8. Push LA
N Reset to restore the LAN defaults
to your oscilloscope.
9. Push Te
st Connection to check if your
oscilloscope can nd an attached network.
10. Push m
ore to see another page of side
menu items.
LAN Reset
Test Con-
nection
more 1 of 2
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11. Push Change Names to change the name
of the oscillo
scope, the network domain, or
the service name.
12. Push Change E
thernet & LXI Password to
change the name of the password.
13. Push Change
e*Scope Password to use
the LXI password to also protect your oscilloscope from changes made to LAN settings fr
om a Web browser.
14. Start your browser on your remote computer.
In the bro
wser address line, enter the host name, a dot, and the domain name together. Alternatively, just enter the IP address of
rument. Either way, you should then
the inst see the LXI Welcome page on your Web browser on your computer screen.
Ethernet &
LXI
Change
Names
Change
Ethernet
&LXI
Password
Change
e*Scope
Password
a Enabled
more
2of2
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15. Click “Network Conguration” to view and edit the network conguration settings. If
using a password and changing
you are your settings, you need to know that the default user name is “lxiuser”.
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16. For e*Scope, click the Instrument Control (e*Scope) link on the left side of the LXI Welcome page. tab (or window) open in your browser with e*Scope running.
You should then see a new
Using a Socket Server
et server provides two-way communication over an Internet Protocol-based computer network. You can use your
Asock oscilloscope’s socket server feature to l et your oscilloscope communicate with a remote-terminal device or computer.
To set up and use a socket server between your oscilloscope and a remote terminal or computer:
1. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer
ork using an appropriate Ethernet
netw cable.
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2. Push Utility.
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3. Push Utility Page.
4. Turn Multipu rpo se a and select I/O.
5. Push Socket Server.
6. On the resulting Socket Server side menu,
push the top entry to highlight Enabled.
7. Choose whether the protocol should be
None or Terminal.
A communication session run by a human at a keyboard typically uses a terminal protocol. An automated session might handle its own communications without such protocol from the oscilloscope.
8. If required, change the port number by
turning Multipurpose a.
9. If required, press OK to set the new port
number.
Utility Page
I/O
Utility Page
I/O
Socket Server
Enabled
Disabled
Protocol
None
Terminal
Current
Port 4000
Select Port
(a) 4000
OK
Set Port
USB
Computer
Ethernet &
LXI
Network
Congura-
tion
Manual
Socket Server
GPIB
1
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10. After you have set up the socket server parameters, the computer is now ready to communicate w
ith the oscilloscope. If you are running an MS Windows PC, you could run its default client Telnet, which has a command inte by typing “
rface. One way to do this is
Telnet ” in the Run window.
The Telnet window will open on the PC.
NOTE. On MS Wi
ndows 7, you must rst
enable Telnet in order for Telnet to work.
11. Start a terminal session between your computer and your oscilloscope by typing in an open com
mand with the oscilloscope's
LAN address and port #. You can obtain the LAN address by pushing
the Ether
net & LXI lower menu button and the resulting LAN Settings side menu button to view the resulting Ethernet and LXI Setti
ngs screen. You can obtain the port # by pushing Socket Server on the lower menu and viewing Current Port on the side menu.
For example, if the oscilloscope IP address was
123.45.67.89 and the post #
was the
default of 4000, you could open a session by writing into the MS Windows Telnet screen:
illoscope will send a help screen to the
The osc
o 123.45.67.89 4000.
computer when it has nished connecting.
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12. You can now type
NOTE. Do not use the computer’s backspace
key during a the oscilloscope.
Connecti
You can connect a USB keyboard to a USB Host port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope will detect the keyboard, even if it is plugged in while the oscilloscope is powered on.
You can use the keyboard to quickly create names or labels. You can bring up the Label button on the lower menu by pushing a Channel or Bus button. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the insertion point, and then type in a name or label. Labeling channels and buses makes the information on the screen easier to identify.
in a standard query, such
as,
*idn?.
The Telnet session window will respond by displaying a c
haracter string describing your
instrument. You can type in more queries and view
more results
using this Telnet session window. You can nd the syntax for relevant commands, queries and related status codes in the M
DO3000 Series Programmer
Manual.
n MS Windows Telnet session with
ng a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope
To choose whether to use a keyboard with a United States (US) key layout or one with an alternative layout:
1. Push Utility.
2. Push Utility Page.
Utility Page
Con
g
Language
Set Da
Time
te &
About Manage
Modules &
Optio
ns
3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config.
4. Push Languag e on the lower menu.
5. Push USB Keyboard on the side m enu.
6. Turn Multipurpo se a and select the desired
yboard layout style from the resulting
ke menu.
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Get Acquainted w
ith the Instrument
Get Acquainte
dwiththeInstrument
Front-Panel Menus, Controls, and Connectors
Overview
The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions.
1. Traditional oscilloscope front panel controls
2. 10-digit keypad
3. Application module slots
4. Ground strap connector
5. Ground
6. PROBE COMP
7. Dedicated spectral analysis controls
8. Dedicated RF input with N-connector
9. Analog channel (1, 2, (3, 4)) inputs with TekVPI versatile probe interface
10. Digital channel input
11. Display: shows frequency or time domain
12. Arbitrary function generator (AFG) enable button
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Front Panel Menus and Controls
The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions.
Using the Menu System
To use the menu system:
1. Push a front panel menu button to display the menu that you want to use.
NOTE. The B1 and B2 buttons support up
to two different serial or parallel buses.
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2. Push a lower menu button. If a pop-out menu ap select the desired choice. If a pop-up menu appears, push the button again to selec
3. Push a side menu button. If the
choice, push the side button repeatedly to cycle through the choices.
If a p Multipurpose a to select the desired choice.
pears, turn Multipurpose a to
t the desired choice.
menu item contains more than one
op-out menu appears, turn
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4. Toremoveaside button again or push Menu Off.
5. Certain menu choices require you to set a numeric value to complete the setup. You ca multipurpose knobs a and b to adjust values. You can also set many numerical values with front panel.
6. Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to make smaller adjustments.
menu, push the lower
n use the upper and lower
the 10-digit keypad on the
Using the Menu Buttons
Use the me
nu buttons to perform many functions in the oscilloscope.
1. Measure. Push to perform automated measurements on waveforms and to access the digital voltmeter (DVM) and waveform histogram functions.
2. Search. Push to perform an automated
3. Autoset. Push to perform an automatic setup of oscilloscope settings.
4. Test. Push to activate advanced or application-specic testing features.
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5. Acquire. Push to set the acquisition mode and adjust the record length.
6. Trigger Menu. Push to specify trigger s ettings.
7. M. Push to manage the math waveform, including the display or removal of the math waveform from the display.
8. R. Push to manage reference waveforms, including the display or removal of each reference waveform from the display.
9. B1 or B2. Pushtodene and display a serial bus if you have the appropriate application modules. Parallel bus support
is available remove the corresponding bus from the display.
10. AFG. Push to enable the arbitrary function generator output and access the AFG menu.
11. Vertical Position. Turn to adjust the vertical position of the corresponding waveform. Push to center the waveform
baseline indicator.
12. Channel 1, 2, 3,or4Menu. Push to set vertical parameters for input waveforms and to display or remove the
correspon
on MDO3000 products with the MDO3MSO option installed. Also, push the B1 or B2 button to display or
ding waveform from the display.
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13. Vertical S
front-panel Fine button to make smaller adjustments.
cale. Turn to adjust the vertical scale factor of the corresponding waveform (volts/division). Push the
Below the display buttons
Use the buttons below the display to perform many functions in the oscilloscope.
1. Save / Re
Save button to save and recall setups,
waveforms, or screen images to internal memory, network drive.
2. Default Setup. Push to perform an
immed the default settings.
call Menu.Pushtodefine the
aUSBash drive, or a mounted
iate restore of the oscilloscope to
3. Utility. Push to activate the system utility
functions, such as selecting a language or setting the date/time.
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4. B1 or B2. Pushtodefine and display a bus if you have the appropriate module application k
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eys.
MDO3AERO supp
and MIL-STD-1553 buses.
MDO3AUDIO supports I2S, Left
Justied (LJ), Right Justied (RJ), and TDM buses
MDO3AUTO su
FD, and LIN buses.
MDO3EMBD supports I2C and SPI
buses.
MDO3COMP supports RS-232,
RS-422, RS
MDO3FLEX s
MDO3USB s
Also, push the B1 or B2 button to display or remov the display.
5. R. Push to manage reference waveforms and traces, including the display or remova trace from the display.
e the corresponding bus from
l of each reference waveform or
orts ARINC429
.
pports CAN, CAN
-485, and UART buses.
upports FlexRay buses.
upports USB 2.0 buses.
6. M. Push to manage the math waveform or trace, including the display or removal
math waveform or trace from the
of the display.
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Using Spectral Analysis Controls
These buttons congure the acquisition and display of the RF input.
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1. RF.Pushtobri
domain display and menu. The RF menu provides access to the Spectrogram display.
2. Freq/Span.
of the spectrum to view on the display. Set the center frequency and the span – or set the st
3. Ampl. Push
4. BW. Push t
bandwidth.
5. Markers.
manual markers.
ng up the frequency
Push to specify the portion
art and stop frequency.
to set the reference level.
odefine the resolution
Push to set automatic or
Using Other Controls
1. Cursors. Push once to activate the two vertical cursors. Push again to turn off all cursors. Push and hold to bring up the
cursor menu. Use the menu to select the cursor features, such as type, source, orientation, linked status, and units.
When the cursors are on, you can turn the multipurpose knobs to control their position.
2. Turn the upper multipurpose knob a, when activated, to move a cursor, to set a numerical parameter value for a menu
item, or to select from a pop-out list of choices. Push the Fine button to toggle between coarse and ne adjustment.
Screen icons tell you when a or b are active.
3. Select. Push to activate special functions.
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For example, when using the two vertical cursors (and no horizontal ones are visible), you can push this button to link or unlink the curs either the vertical c ursors or the horizontal cursors active.
4. Fine. Push to toggle between making coarse and ne adjustments with the many operations of multipurpose knobs a and b
5. Turn the lower Multipurpose b knob, when activated, to move a cursor or set a numerical parameter value for a menu item. Pu
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ors. When the two vertical and two horizontal cursors are both visible, you can push this button to make
sh Fine to make adjustments more slowly.
6. Intensity.P
7. Zoom button. Push to activate zoom mode.
8. Pan (outer knob). Turn to scroll the zoom window through the acquired waveform.
9. Zoom-scale (inner knob). Turn to control the zoom factor. Turning it clockwise zooms in further. Turning it
counterclockwise zooms out.
10. Play-pause button. Push to start or stop the automatic panning of a waveform. Control the speed and direction with the pan knob.
ush to enable Multipurpose a to control waveform display intensity and knob b to control graticule intensity.
11. Prev. Push to jump to the previous waveform mark.
12. Set/Clear Mark. Push to establish or delete a waveform mark.
13. Next. Push to jump to the next waveform mark.
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14. Horizontal Position. Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired w aveforms. Push to center
when delay is on
. Push to set to 10% when delay is off.
15. Horizontal Sc
ale. Turn to adjust the horizontal scale (time/division).
16. Autoset. Push to automatically set the vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls for a usable, stable display.
17. Single. Push to make a single sequence acquisition.
18. Run/Stop . Push to start or stop acquisitions.
19. Trigger Level. Turn to adjust the trigger level.
Push Level to Set 50%. Push the Trigger level knob to set the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform.
20. Force Trig. Push to force an immediate trigger event.
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21. Print. Push to print to the selected printer.
22. Power switch. Push to power on or off the oscilloscope.
23. USB 2.0 Host port. Insert a USB peripheral to the oscilloscope, such as a keyboard or a ash drive.
24. Save. Push to perform an immediate save operation. The save operation uses the current save parameters, as dened
ave / Recall menu.
in the S
25. Save / R
ecall Menu. Push to save and recall setups, waveforms, and screen images to internal memory, or a USB
ash drive.
26. Default Setup. Push to perform an immediate restore of the oscilloscope to the default settings.
27. Utility. Push to activate the system utility functions, such as selecting a language or setting the date/time.
28. D15 - D0. Push to display or remove the digital channels from the display, and to access the digital channel setup
menu (with option MDO3MSO only).
29. Menu Off. Push to clear a displayed menu from the screen.
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Identifying Items in the Time Domain Display
The items shown in the graphic below may appear in the display. Not all of these items are visible at any given time. Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off.
1. The acquisition readout shows when an acquisition is running, stopped, or when acquisition preview is in effect. Run =
acquisitions enabled. Stop = Acquisitions not enabled. Roll = roll mode (40 ms/div or slower). PreVu = The oscilloscope is stopped or between triggers. You can change the horizontal or vertical position or scale to see approximately what the next acquisition will look like. A/B = When using the average acquisition mode, B shows the total number of acquisitions to be averaged (set this using the Acquisition Mode side menu), and A shows the current progress towards this total number.
2. The trigger position icon shows the trigger position in the acquisition.
3. The expansion point icon (an orange triangle) shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around.
To make the expansion point the same as the trigger point, push Acq uir e and set the lower menu Delay item to Off.
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4. The waveform
record view shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record. The line color corresponds to the
selected waveform color. The brackets show the part of the record currently displayed on the screen.
5. The trigger status readout shows trigger status. Status conditions are: PrTrig: Acquiring pretrigger data. Trig? = Waiting for trigger. Trig’d: Triggered. Auto: Acquiring untriggered data.
6. The security icon indicates w hen the I/O ports are disabled.
7. The cursor readout shows time, amplitude, and delta () values for each cursor. For FFT measurements, it shows
frequency and magnitude. For serial and parallel buses, the readout shows the decoded values.
8. The trigger level icon shows the trigger level on the waveform. The icon color corresponds to the trigger source color.
9. The trigger readout shows the trigger source, slope, and level. The trigger readouts for other trigger types show other
parameters.
10. The top line of the record length/sampling rate readout shows the sampling rate. You can adjust it with the Horizontal Scale knob. The bottom line shows the record length. You can adjust it by pushing Acquire and Record Length
on the lower menu.
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11. The horizontal position/scale readout shows on the top line the horizontal scale (adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob).
With Delay Mode on, the bottom line shows the time from the T symbol to the expansion point icon (adjust with the Horizontal Position knob). Use horizontal position to insert added delay between when the trigger occurs and when you actually capture the data. Insert a negative time to capture more pretrigger information. With Delay Mode off, the bottom line shows the time location of the trigger within the acquisition, as a percentage.
12. The Timing Resolution readout shows the timing resolution of the digital channels. Timing resolution is the time between
samples. It is the reciprocal of the digital sample rate. When the MagniVu control is on, “MagniVu” appears in the readout.
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13. Measurement readouts show the selected measurements. You can select up to four measurements to display at one
time. A the waveform is above or below the display. To obtain a proper numerical measurement, turn the vertical scale and position knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display.
14. The auxiliary waveform readouts show the vertical and horizontal scale factors of the math and reference waveforms.
15. The channel readout shows the channel scale factor (per division), coupling, invert, and bandwidth status. Adjust with the
Vertical Scale knob and in the channel 1, 2, 3,or4 menus.
symbol appears instead of the expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists. Part of
16. For digital channels, the baseline indicators point to the high and low levels. The indicator colors follow the color code
used on resistors. The D0 indicator is black, the D1 indicator is brown, the D2 indicator is red, and so on.
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17. The group icon indicates when digital channels are grouped.
18. The bus display shows decoded packet level information for serial buses or for parallel buses. The bus indicator
shows the bus number and bus type.
19. For analog channels, the waveform baseline indicator shows the zero-volt level of a waveform, assuming you have not used any offset. The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors.
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Identifying Items in the Frequency Domain Display
Activate the frequency domain display by pressing the front panel RF button.
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1. Vertical graticule labels
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2. Start frequency
3. Reference level
4. Vertical scale
5. Center frequency
6. Span and resolution bandwidth
7. Stop frequency
8. Reference marker
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1. If visible, the output is on
2. AFG label
3. Waveform type, e.g. “Sine”
4. Additive Noise icon
5. Frequency
6. Amplitude
(See page 185, Use the Arbitrary Function Generator.)
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Identifying Items in the Digital Voltmeter Display
1. Measurement type (AC+DC RMS, DC, AC RMS, or Frequency)
2. Numerical value of the current measurement
3. Graphic (min, max, value, ve-second rolling range)
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The number on the left side of the graphic’s linear scale is the minimum value of the range (e.g. 0.000 V).
The number on the right side of the graphic’s linear scale i s the maximum value of the range (e.g. 400.0 mV).
The gray bar shows the ve second rolling average of measurements.
The inverted triangle shows the location on the scale of the current measurement value.
4. Minimum measurement value recorded since you powered on the instrument or since you last pushed the Reset
DVM Sta
5. Maxim
DVM Statistics menu item.
6. Average of all measurement values recorded since you powered on the instrument or since you last pushed the Reset
DVM Statistics menu item.
7. Frequency
NOTE
appears for voltage measurements 10 Hz. A “?” message appears next to min or max measurements that have gone out of bounds. Push Reset DVM Statistics to remove the “?” from the display.
e page 133, Taking Digital Voltmeter Measurements .).
(Se
tistics menu item.
um measurement value recorded since you powered on the instrument or since you last pushed the Reset
. An “Over bandwidth” message appears for voltage measurements 10 kHz. An “Under bandwidth” message
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Front Panel Connectors
1. Logic Probe Co
2. Channel 1, 2, 3
TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface.
3. RF input connector.
4. PROBE COMP. Square wave signal
source to compensate or calibrate probes. Out amplitude ± 1% behind 1 k±2%. Frequency: 1 kHz.
5. Ground.
6. Application Module Slots.
nnector
, 4. Channel inputs with
put voltage: 0 – 2.5 V,
Side-Panel Connector
1. Ground strap connector. This is a
cle for a grounding strap.
recepta
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1. AFG OUT. Use the AFG OUT port to transmit signals from the arbitrary function generator.
2. AUX OUT
3. LAN. Use the LAN (Ethernet) port (RJ-45 connector) to connect the oscilloscope to a 10/100 Base-T local area network.
4. Video Out. Use the Video Out port (DB-15 female connector) to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor
or projector.
5. USB 2.0 Device port. Use the USB 2.0 High Speed Device port to connect a PictBridge compatible printer, or for direct
PC control of the oscilloscope using USB TMC protocol.
NOTE. The cable connected from the USB 2.0 Device port to the host computer must meet the USB2.0 specication for high
speed operation when connected to a high speed host controller.
6. USB 2.0 Host port. Use the USB 2.0 High Speed Host port to connect a USB memory device or USB keyboard.
7. Power input. Attach to an AC power line with integral safety ground.
8. Lock. Use to secure the oscilloscope.
9. VESA mount. 75 mm.
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This section describes concepts of and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to.
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Setting Up Analog Channels
Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels.
1. Connect the TPP0250/TPP0500B/TPP1000 or VPI probe to the input signal source.
2. Select the input channel by pushing the front panel buttons.
NOTE. If you are using a probe that does not
supply probe encoding, set the attenuation (probe factor) in the oscilloscope vertical menu for the channel to match the probe.
3. Push Default Setup.
4. Push Autoset.
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5. Push the desire
adjust the vertical position and scale.
6. Adjust the horizontal position and scale.
The horizont number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples.
The horizon of the acquisition window relative to the waveform. You can scale the window to contain a w cycles, or thousands of cycles.
d channel button. Then
al position determines the
tal scale determines the size
aveform edge, a cycle, several
Quick Tip
Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of your signal in the upper part, and a single cycle in the lower part of the display. (See page 149, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
Labeling Channels and Buses
You can waveform baseline indicator in the left side of the screen. The label can have up to 32 characters.
To la b
add a label to the channels and buses shown on the display for easy identication. The label is placed on the
el a channel, push a channel input button for an analog channel.
1. Push a front panel button for an input el or a bus.
chann
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2. Push a lower me
nu button to create a label,
such as for channel 1 or B1.
3. Push Choose Preset Label to view a list of labels.
4. Turn Multipurpose b to scroll through the list to nd a
suitable label. You can edit the
label after you insert it if necessary.
5. Push Inse
rt Preset Label to add the label.
If you are using a USB keyboard, use the arrow keys to position the insertion point
t the inserted label, or type in a new
and edi label. (See page 35, Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.)
Label
Choose
Preset
Label
Insert
Preset
Label
6. If you do not have a USB keyboard connected, push the side and lower menu arrow keys to position the insertion point.
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7. Turn Multipurp
ose a to scroll through the
list of letters, numbers, and other characters to nd the character in the name that you want to enter.
8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the
oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use.
You can use the lower menu buttons to edit the label as needed.
9. Continue scrolling and pushing Select until
you have entered all the desired characters. For another label, push the side and lower
menu arrow keys to reposition the insertion point.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~'”\|:,.?
Enter
Character
Back
Space
Delete
Clear
10. Push Display Labels and select On to see
the label.
Using the Default Setup
To return the oscilloscope to its default settings:
1. Push Default Setup.
2. If you change your mind, push Undo Default Setup to undo the last default
setup.
Display
Labels
On|Off
Undo
Default
Setup
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Using Autoset
Autoset adjusts the instrument (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical controls) such that it displays four or ve waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel, and ten cycles for digital channels.
Autoset works with both the analog and digital channels.
1. To autoset an analog channel, connect the analog probe, and then select the input channel. (See page 54, Setting Up Analog Channels.)
To autoset a digital channel, connect the logic probe and select the input channel. (See page 81, Setting Up Digital Channels.)
2. Push Autoset to execute an Autoset.
3. If desired, push Undo Autoset to undo
the last Autoset.
You can also disable the Autoset function. To disable or enable the Autoset function:
1. Push and hold Autoset.
2. Push and hold Menu Off.
3. Release Menu Off, and then release Autoset.
Undo
Autoset
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4. Select the desired setting using the side
menu.
Quick Tips
To position the waveform appropriately, Autoset may change the vertical position. Autoset always sets vertical offset to0V.
If you use Autoset when no channels are displayed, the instrument turns on channel 1 and scales it.
If you use Autoset and the oscilloscope detects a video signal, the oscilloscope automatically sets the trigger type to video and makes other adjustments to display a stable video signal.
Acquisition Concepts
Before a has a dedicated input amplier and digitizer. Each channel produces a stream of digital data from w hich the instrument extracts waveform records.
signal can be displayed, it must pass through the input channel where it is scaled and digitized. Each channel
Autoset
Enabled
Autoset
Disabled
Sampli
Acquisition is the process of sampling an analog signal, converting it into digital data, record, which is then stored in acquisition memory.
ng Process
and assembling it into a waveform
Real-Time Sampling
MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes use real-time sampling. In real-time sampling, the instrument digitizes all of the points it acquires using a single trigger event.
Input signal
Record points
Sampling rate
Sampled points
Digital values
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Waveform Record
The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters:
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Sample interv recorded sample points. Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Scale knob or pushing Ac record length in the Acquire menu.
Record length: The number of samples required to ll a waveform record. Set this by push using the lower and side menus.
Trigger point: T he zero time reference in a waveform record. It is shown on the screen by
Horizontal position: When Delay Mode is on, this is the time from the trigger point to the expansion point. Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Position knob.
Use a positive time to acquire the record after the trigger point. Use a negative time to acquire it before the trigger point.
Expansion point: The point that the horizontal scale expands and contracts around. It is shown by an orange triangle.
al: The time between
quire and changing the
ing the Acquire button and
an orange T.
Using FastAcq
FastAcq™ provides high-speed waveform capture. It is helpful in nding elusive signal anomalies. Fast acquisition mode
es the dead time between waveform acquisitions, enabling the capture and display of transient events such as
reduc glitches and runt pulses. Fast acquisition mode can also display waveform phenomena at an intensity that reects their rate of occurrence.
To use FastAcq:
1. Push Acquire.
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2. Push FastAcq.
3. Toggle the FastAcq side-menu button to select On.
4. Push Waveform Palette.
5. Turn the Multipurpose a knob to select the
desired display palette.
The displ
ay palette lets you enhance the visibility of events. This choice uses intensity grading to indicate how often rare transients occur relative to normal
signals. The choices are Temperature,
Spectral, Normal and Inverted. Tem pera ture uses color-grading to indicate
cy of occurrence with hot colors like
frequen red/yellow indicating frequently occurring events and colder colors like blue/green indicating
ccurring events.
rarely o Spectral uses color-grading to indicate
frequency of occurrence with colder colors like
dicating frequently occurring events and
blue in hot colors like red indicating rarely occurring events.
l uses the default c hannel color (like
Norma
yellow for channel one) along with gray-scale to indicate frequency of occurrence where
ently occurring events are bright.
frequ Inverted uses the default channel color
along with gray scale to indicate frequency of
rrence where rarely occurring events are
occu bright.
These color palettes help highlight the events
over time occur more often or, in the case of
that infrequent anomalies, occur less often.
Mode
Sample
FastACq
Fast Acq
On Off
Waveform
Palette
aTemper-
ature
Record
Length
10k
FastAcq
Off
Delay
On
Off
Set Horiz.
Position to
10%
Waveform
Display
XY Display
Off
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How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work
Sample mode retains the rst sampled point
from each acqu default mode.
Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest of all consecutive acquisition intervals. This mode only works with real-time, noninterpolated sampling an frequency glitches.
Hi Res mode calculates the average of all the samples for each acquisition interval. This mode a noninterpolated sampling. Hi-Res provides a higher-resolution, lower-bandwidth waveform
isition interval. Sample is the
the samples contained in two
d is useful for catching high
lso only works with real-time,
.
Envelop
e mode nds the highest and lowest
record points over all acquisitions. Envelope uses Peak Detect for each individual
tion.
acquisi
Average mode calculates the average value
h record point over a user-specied
for eac number of acquisitions. Average uses Sample mode for each individual acquisition. Use ave
rage mode to reduce random noise.
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time
Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode.
1. Push Acquire.
2. Push Mode.
Mode
Sample
Record Length
10k
FastAcq
Off
Delay
On
Off
Set Horiz. Position to
10%
Waveform
Display
XY Display
Off
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3. Then choose the acquisition mode from the
side menu. You can chose from: Sample, Peak Detect, H
NOTE. Pea
i Res, Envelope, or Average.
k Detect and Hi Res modes take advantage of sample points that the oscilloscope would have discarded at lower
Acquisition
Mode
Sample
Peak
Detect
Hi Res
Envelope
Average
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sweep speeds. Therefore, these modes only work when the current sample rate is less than the maximum possible sample rate. As soon as the oscilloscope starts to acquire at the maximum sample rate, then the Peak Detect, Hi Res and Sample modes all
look the same. You can control the sample rate by setting the Horizontal scale and the Record Length.
4. If you chose Average,turnMultipurpose a
e number of waveforms to average
to set th over.
5. Push Record Length.
6. Scroll through the available choices.
Choose among 1000, 10 k, 100 k, 1 M, 5 M, and 10 M points.
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7. Push Delay on th On when you want to delay the acquisition
relative to the trigger event.
With Delay set to On, turn the Horizontal Position knob counterclockwise to increase the delay. The trigger point will move to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform. Then you can adjust the Horizontal Scale knob to acquire more detail around the area of interest at the center of the screen.
When this delay is on, the trigger point separates from the horizontal expansion point. T he horizontal expansion point stays at the center of the screen. The trigger point can move off the screen. When this happens, the trigger marker turns to point in the direction of the trigger point.
Use the delay feature when you want to acquire waveform detail that is separated from the trigger event by a signicant interval of time. For example, you can trigger on a sync pulse that occurs once every 10 ms and then look at high-speed signal characteristics that occur 6 ms after the sync pulse.
When the delay feature is s et to Off, the expansion point is tied to the trigger point so that scale changes are centered around the trigger point.
Using Roll Mode
e lower menu to select
Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low-frequency signals. Roll mode lets you see acquired data points w
Roll mo
ithout waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record.
de is enabled when the trigger mode is auto and the horizontal scale is set to 40 ms/div or slower.
Quick Tips
Switching to Envelope or Average acquisition mode, using digital channels, using math waveforms, turning on a bus,
tching to Normal trigger will disable Roll mode.
or swi
mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 40 ms per division or faster.
Roll
Run/Stop to halt Roll mode.
Push
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Tell the oscilloscope to perform a dened action after a dened event has occurred. The event can be a trigger or a certain number of acquisitions. The action can be to:
Stop acquisitions
Save a waveform or a screen image to a le
Print
Send a pulse out the AUX OUT port
Generate a remote interface SRQ
Send an e-mail notication
Display a message on the oscilloscope display
1. Push Test.
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2. Push Application on the lower-menu.
3. Turn Multipurpose a to select Act on Event
4. Push Event on the lower menu.
This brings up the event type side menu.
ct the desired event type.
Sele
Application
Act on
Event
Event
Acquisition
Action Repeat
Off
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Event Type
None
Trigger
Acquisi-
tions
(a) 10
5. Push Action
s on the lower menu.
This brings up the Actions side menu. Use themenutoselectanactiontooccuronthe event.
6. Select th
eactiontypefromtheresulting
pop-out menu.
7. Select wh
8. If you se
ether or not to enable the action.
lected E-mail Notication from the list of actions above, you can now select Congure E-mail from the side menu to
he parameters of the e-mail.
dene t
NOTE. There is a single set of SMTP server
gs saved for both Act on Event e-mail
settin notication and for the e-mail printer (set through the Utility > Print Setup > Select Printer > Add
lPrintermenus). If you modify the SMTP
E-mai
settings in one of these two locations, they will be similarly modied in the other location.
Actions
Select
Actions
(a) Stop
Acq
Enable
Action
On Off
Congure
E-mail
9. Push Repeat. from the lower menu. This lets you set how many times to repeat
elected event and resulting action.
the s
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SettingUpaSerialorParallelBus
Your oscilloscope can decode and trigger on signal events or conditions that occur on:
Bus type With this hardw are
Audio (I2S, Left Justied (LJ), Right Justied (RJ), and TDM)
CAN, CAN FD, and LIN M DO3AUTO application module FlexRay I2C and SPI MDO3EMBD application module ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 MDO3AERO application module Parallel RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and
UART USB 2.0 MDO3USB application module
(See page 14, Application Module Free Trial.)
MDO3AUDIO application module
MDO3FLEX application module
MDO3000 Series oscilloscope with the MDO3MSO option MDO3COMP application module
NOTE. 1 GHz bandwidth models are required for high-speed (HS) USB.
Acquire the Sign
al
Using Buses in Two Steps
To quickly use serial bus triggering:
1. Push B1 or B2 and enter parameters of the
bus on which to trigger. You can separately assign a different bus to
each of the B1 and B2 buttons.
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Acquire the Sign
al
2. Push Trigger Me
nu and enter trigger
parameters. (See page 92, Choosing a Trigger Type.)
You can d ispla
y bus information without
triggering on the bus signal.
SettingUpBu
s Parameters
NOTE. For most bus sources, you may use any combination of channels 1 through 4, and D15 through D0. With some
buses, you may also use Ref 1 through 4 and Math as sources for protocol decode.
To trigger
on serial or parallel bus conditions, refer to Triggering on Buses. (See page 95, Triggering on Buses.)
To set up bus parameters:
1. Push B1 or B
2 to bring up the lower bus
menu.
2. Push Bus.TurnMultipurpose a to scroll
the list of bus types and select the
through desired bus: Parallel, ARINC429, I
2
C, SPI,
RS-232, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Audio, USB, or
D-1553.
MIL-ST
The actual menu items shown will depend on your model oscilloscope and the application
s installed.
module
3. Push D
ene Inputs. The choices depend
on the selected bus.
Bus B1
Parall
Dene Inputs
el
Thresholds B1 Label
Paralle
Bus
l
Display
Event Tab l e
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Acquire the Sign
al
Use the side menu buttons to dene parameters for the inputs, such as specific signalstoana
nalog or digital channel.
If you select Parallel, push the side menu button to ena
Push the side
ble or disable Clocked Data.
menu button to select the Clock Edge on which to clock data: rising edge, falling edge, or both edges.
Turn Multip
urpose a to select the Number
of Data Bits in the parallel bus.
Turn Multipurpose a to select the desired bit to defin
e.
Turn Multipurpose b to select the desired analog or digital channel as the source for the bit.
4. Push Thresholds.
You can set the threshold for all channels in the parallel or serial bus from a list of preset
. The preset values vary, depending
values on the bus type.
Dene Inputs
Clocked
Data
No
Yes
Clock Edge
Number of
Data Bits
(a) 16
Dene Bits
(a) Bit 15
(b) D15
Bus B1
Parallel
Dene Inputs
Thresholds B1 Label
Parallel
Bus
Display
Event Table
Alternatively, you can set the threshold to a
c value for the signals that make up the
speci parallel or serial bus. To do so, push Select on the side menu and turn Multipurpose a
ect a Bit or a Channel number (Signal
to sel name).
Then, turn Multipurpose b to dene the voltage level above which the oscilloscope treats the signal as a logic high and below which as a logic low.
NOTE. Some buses use two thresholds per
channel.
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al
5. Optionally, push B1 Label to edit the label for the bus. (See page 55, Labeling Channels and Buses.)
6. Push Bus Display and use the side menu to dene how
to display the parallel or serial
bus.
Depending on the bus, use the side menu or the knobs t
o set the number format.
7. Push Event Table and select On to display a
us packets with timestamps.
list of b
Bus B1
Parallel
Bus
Bus and
Wave-
forms
Hex
Binary
ASCII
Event Tabl e
On Off
Save Event Tabl e
Dene Inputs
Thresholds B1 Label
Parallel
Bus
Display
Event Tab l e
For a clocked parallel bus, the table lists the value of the bus at each clock edge. For an unclocked parallel bus, the table lists the value of the bus whenever any one of its bits changes.
ent Table lists bytes, words, or packets, depending on the bus type.
The Ev (See page 80, Event Table .)
8. Push
Save Event Table to save the event
table data in a .csv (spreadsheet) format on the currently selected storage device.
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This example of an Event Table is from an RS-232 bus.
RS-232 event t
ables display one line for each 7- or 8-bit byte when Packets are set to Off. RS-232 event tables display one line for each packet when P
ackets are set to On. Other buses display one word, frame, or
packet per row, depending on the bus type.
9. Push B1 or B2 and turn Multipurpose a to move the bus display up or down on the screen.
Acquire the Sign
al
(See page 80, Event Table .)
ARINC429 Bus
To acqui
re data from an ARINC429 bus, you need to setup these items:
1. If you selected ARINC429, push Dene
and the appropriate side menu
Inputs
choices.
2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the waveform under analysis as the bus input.
3. Push either Polarity Normal or Polarity
rted to match the ARINC429 bus being
Inve
acquired
Bus B1
AR-
INC42
Dene
Input
(a) 1
Polarity
mal
Nor
Polarity
Inverted
Dene Inputs
9
Thresh-
olds
800mV
0.00 V
Congu
B1 Label
re
AR-
INC42
Bus
Display
9
Event Tab l e
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al
4. Push Thresholds to congure the high and low thresholds for the ARINC429 bus being acquired or se
lect from available presets.
Bus B1
AR-
INC429
Dene Inputs
5. Push Congure and select the appropriate side menu choi
6. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select from Alternatively, you can set the bit rate to a specic value. To do so, select Custom, and then turn Mu
ces.
the list of predened bit rates.
ltipurpose b to set the bit rate
Bit Rate
100 kbps
DATA
Format
DATA
from 10 kbps to 1 Mbps
7. Push DATA f
ormat, and turn M u ltipurpose a to select from the size of the data eld for packets being decoded on
the ARINC429 bus.
I2CBus
To acquire data from an I2C bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you select I2C, push Dene Inputs and the appropriate side menu choices.
Bus B1
I2C
Dene Inputs
Thresh-
olds
800mV
0.00 V
Thresholds Include
Congure
R/W in
Address
No
B1 Label
AR-
INC429
B1 Label
I2C
Bus
Display
Bus
Display
Event Tabl e
Event
Table
You can assign the predened SCLK Input or SDA Input to the channel connected to the signal.
2. Push Include R/W in Address and then push the desired side button.
This control determines how the oscilloscope
2
shows the I
C addresses in bus decode traces, cursor readouts, Event Table listings, and trigger settings.
If you select Yes, the oscilloscope displays 7-bit addresses as eight bits, where the eighth bit (LSB) is the R/W bit. It displays 10-bit addresses as 11 bits where the third bit is the R/W bit.
If you select No, the oscilloscope displays 7-bit addresses as seven bits, and 10-bit addresses as ten bits.
In the physical layer of the I
2
C protocol, 10 bit I2C addresses are preceded by the ve bit code, 11110. The oscilloscope
does not include these ve bits in address readouts.
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SPI Bus
To acquire data from an SPI bus, you need to also s et up these items:
Acquire the Sign
al
1. If you selected SPI, push Dene Inputs and
the appropriate side menu choices.
You c an set the Framing to SS (Slave Select) or to Idle Time.
You can assign the predened SCLK, SS,
MOSI,orMISO signals to any channel.
2. Push Congure and the desired side menu
choices.
3. Push SCLK to set the edge of the signal to
match the SPI bus being acquired.
4. Set the level of the SS, MOSI, and MISO
signals to match the SPI bus.
Active High means that a signal is considered active when the signal is greater than the threshold value.
Active Low means that the signal is considered active when the signal is lower than the threshold value.
Bus B1
SPI
SCLK
SS
Active
High
Active Low
MOSI
Active
High
Active Low
MISO
Active
High
Active Low
-more­10f2
Dene
Inputs
Thresholds
Congure
B1 Label
SPI
Bus
Display
Event Tab l e
5. Use M ultipu rp ose a to set the number of bits of the SPI Word Size.
6. Push either side menu button to set the bit order of the SPI bus.
Word Size
(a) 8 bits
Bit Order
MS First
Bit Order
LS First
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Acquire the Sign
RS-232 Bus
To acquire data from a RS-232 bus, you need to also set up these items:
al
1. If you selected RS-232, push Congure and the desired side menu choices.
Use the side menu to congure the bus. Use Normal polarity for RS-232 signals and Inverted polarity for RS-422, RS-485, and UART buses.
2. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select the appropriate bit rate.
3. Push Data Bits and select the number to match the bus.
4. Push Parity and turn Multipurpose a to match the polarity used by the bus as None, Odd, or Even.
5. Push Packets and select On or Off.
6. Turn Multipurpose a to select an
end-of-packet character.
RS-232 decoding displays a stream of bytes. You can organize the stream into packets with an end-of-packet character
Bus B1
RS-232
Bit Rate
9600 bps
Data Bits
7|
8
Parity
(a) None
Packets
On |
Off
End of
Packet
0A
(Linefeed)
Dene Inputs
Thresholds
Congure
9600-8-N
B1 Label
RS-232
Bus
Display
Event
Tabl e
If you dened an end-of-packet character to use for RS-232 decoding, the stream of bytes will be displayed as packets.
When decoding an RS-232 bus in ASCII mode, a large dot indicates that the value represents a character outside the printable ASCII range.
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CAN, CAN FD BUS
To acquire data from a CAN or CAN FD bus, you need to set up these items:
Acquire the Sign
al
1. If you selected CAN, push Dene Inputs
and the appropriate side menu choices.
2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the channel
connected to the CAN bus source.
3. Turn Multipurpose a to select the type of
CAN signal: CAN_H, CAN_L, Rx, Tx, or Differential.
4. Turn Multipurpose a to set the Sample
Point to a percentage of the position w ithin
the bit period or the unit interval.
For a CAN 2.0 bus the allowable s ample point range is 5% to 95%.
For a CAN FD bus the allowable sample point range is 15% to 95%.
NOTE. CAN FD requires an accurately specied
sample point for correct decode and triggering..
Bus B1
CAN
CAN Input
(a) 1
Signal
Type
CAN_H
Sample
Point
50%
Dene Inputs
Thresh-
olds
Congure
500 Kbps
B1 Label
CAN
Bus
Display
Event Table
NOTE. CAN FD uses the same sample point
percentage for bits transmitted at SD bit rates and FD bit rates. For optimal performance, set the sample point to the value used for SD bits (the "Arbitration Phase" sample point).
5. Push Congure and select the appropriate
side menu choices..
Bus B1
CAN
Dene Inputs
Thresh-
olds
Congure
500 Kbps
4 Mbps
B1 Label
CAN
Bus
Display
Event Table
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al
6. Push Standard to select between CAN 2.0 and CAN FD decode/trigger standards.
While CAN FD is
backwards compatible with CAN 2.0 packets, CAN 2.0 should be selected for best performance with non CAN FD bus congu
7. Push Bit Rat
rations.
e, and turn Multipurpose a to select from the list of predefined bit rates.
Standard
CAN 2.0
CAN FD
Bit Rate
500 kbps
FD Bit
Rate
4Mbps
FD
Standard
ISO
non-ISO
Alternatively, you can set the bit rate to a specic value. To do so, select Custom, and then turn Multipurpose b to set the bit rate from 10 kbps to 1 Mbps.
When Stand
ard is set to CAN FD, this will be the SD bit rate.
8. If Standard is set to CAN FD, push FD Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select from the list of predened bit rates. ively, you can set the bit rate to a specic value. To do so, select Custom, and then turn Multipurpose b to set
Alternat the bit rate from 500 kbps to 7 Mbps for the MDO3000.
9. If S tanda
rd is set to CAN FD, push FD Standard to select between ISO (11898-1:2015) and non-IS O (Bosch:2012)
protocol standards.
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LIN Bus
To acquire data from a LIN bus, you need to also set up these items:
Acquire the Sign
al
1. If you selected LIN, push Dene Inputs and the appropriate side menu choices.
2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the channel connected to the LIN bus source.
3. Turn Multipurpose a to set the Sample Point from 5% to 95% of the position within
the bit period or the unit interval.
4. Select the Polarity to match the LIN bus being acquired.
5. Push Congure and the appropriate side menu choices.
Bus B1
LIN
LIN Input
(a) 1
Sample
Point
50%
Polarity Normal
(High=1)
Polarity
Inverted
(High=0)
Bus B1
LIN
Dene
Inputs
Dene
Inputs
Thresholds
Thresholds
Congure
Congure
B1 Label
LIN
B1 Label
LIN
Bus
Display
Bus
Display
Event Table
Event Table
6. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select from the list of predened bit rates.
Alternatively, you can set the bit rate to a
Bit Rate
(a)
19.2K bps
specic value. To do so, select Custom, and then turn Multipurpose b to set the bit rate from 800 bps to 100,000 bps.
7. Push LIN Standard, and turn Multipurpose a to select the appropriate standard.
8. Push Include Parity Bits with Id to select
whether or not to include parity bits.
LIN
Standard
v1.x
Include
Parity Bits
with Id
On
Off
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Acquire the Sign
FlexRay Bus
To acquire data from a FlexRay bus, you need to also set up these items:
al
1. If you selected FlexRay , push Dene Inputs and the desired side menu choices.
Bus B1
FlexRay
Dene Inputs
2. As appropriate, push the Threshold, Bit Rate, Label, Bus Display and Event Table buttons and set their corresponding parameter values.
Audio Bus
To acquire data from an Audio bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you sele
cted Audio, push Dene Inpu ts
and the desired side menu choices.
2. Push Typ
e, and turn Multipurpose a
to select the type of audio bus data conguration on which to trigger.
3. Select I2S to trigger on the standard Inter-IC Sound, or Integrated Interchip Sound,
ical serial bus interface standard stereo
electr format.
4. Selec
t Left Justied to trigger on an I2S stream where there is no bit clock delay and the data starts right on the edge of the word
ct clock.
sele
5. Select Right Justied to trigger on an I2S am where the data lines up with the right
stre edge of the word select clock.
ect TDM to trigger on time-division
6. Sel
multiplexing.
Bus B1
Audio
Audio Bu
Type
I2S
Left
Justied
(LJ)
Right
Justied
(RJ)
TDM
Dene Inputs
s
Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label
Thresholds
Congure
FlexRay
FlexRay
B1 Label
RS-232
Bus
Display
Bus
Display
Event
Tabl e
Event
Tabl e
sh Congure, and the appropriate
7. Pu
buttons on the side menu to further set up I2S triggering.
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