Tektronix TDS2000C DATASHEET

Digital Storage Oscilloscopes

TDS2000C Series Data Sheet

Features & Benefits

Key Performance Specifications

200 MHz, 100 MHz, 70 MHz, 50 MHz Bandwidth Models

2- and 4-

Up to 2 GS/s Sample Rate on All Channels

2.5k point Re cord Length on All Channels

Advanced Triggers including Pulse Width Trigger and Line-selectable
Video Trigger

channel Models

Ease-of-Use Features

16 Automated Measurements, and FFT Analysis for Simplified
Waveform Ana

Built-in Waveform Limit Testing

Automated, Extended Data Logging Feature

Autoset and

Built-in Con text-sensitive Help

Probe Check Wizard

Multiple-

5.7 in. (144 mm) Active TFT Color Display

Small Footprint and Lightweight – Only 4.9 in. (124 mm) Deep and 4.4 lb.
(2 kg)

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Signal Auto-ranging

language User Interface

Connectivity

USB 2.0 Host Port on the Front Panel for Quick and Easy Data Storage

USB 2.0 Device Port on Rear Panel for Easy C onnection to a PC or
Direct Pr intin g to a PictBridge

Includes National Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress™ TE Limited
Edition and Tektronix OpenChoice

me Warranty*

Lifeti

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Software for Connecting Your Bench

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Quickly and easily capture waveforms with advanced triggering.

Performance You Need at a Price You Can
Afford

The TDS2000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope Series provides you with
affordable performance in a compact design. Packed with standard
features – including USB connectivity, 16 automated measu
testing, data logging, and context-sensitive help – the TDS2000C Series
oscilloscopes help you g et more done, in less time.

rements, limit

Digital Precision for Accurate Measurements

With up to 200 MHz bandwidth and 2 GS/s maximum sample rate, no other
digital storage oscilloscope offers as much bandwidth and sample rate for
the price. Tektronix proprietary sampling technolog y provides real-time
sampling with a minimum of 10X oversampling on all channels, all the time
to accurately capture your signals. Sampling performance is not reduced
when using multiple channels.

Critical Tools for Troubleshooting Your Device

Advanced trigg ers – rising/falling edge, pulse width, and video – help you

ly isolate your signals of interest. Once you’ve captured a signal,

quick
advanced math capabilities and automated measurements can speed your
analysis. Quickly perform an FFT or add, subtract, or multiply waveforms.
Sixteen automated measurements quickly and reliably calculate important
signal characteristics such as frequency or rise time, while the built-in Limit
Test function enables you to easily identify problems in your signal.

See all the details other oscilloscopes might miss with Tektronix proprietary digital
real-time sampling.

Quickly perform an FFT with the advanced math functions.

Designed to Make Your Work Easy

The TDS2000C Series oscilloscopes are designed with the ease of use and
familiar operation you have come to expect from Tektronix.

Intuitive Operation

The intuitive user interface with dedicated per-channel vertical controls,
auto-setup, and auto-ranging makes these instruments easy to use,
reducing learning time and increasing efficiency.

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Limit Test provides a quick pass/fail comparison of any triggered input signal to a
user-defined template.

t-sensitive Help system provides important information specifictothetask

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Help When You Need It, Where You Need It

The built-in Help menu pro vide s you with important information on your
oscilloscope’s features and functions. Help is provided in the same
languages as the user interface.

Probe Check Wizard

Check out your probe compensation before making measurements with just
one button that starts a fast, easy procedure.

Limit Test

The oscilloscope can automatically monitor source signals and output Pass
or Fail results by judging whether the input waveform is within predefined

Data Logging enables automatic saving of triggered waveforms for up t o 8 hours.

Conveniently use your USB flash drive to store screenshots and waveform data.

daries. Specific actions can be triggered on violation including

boun
stopping waveform acquisition, stopping Limit Test functions, saving the
failed waveform data or screen image to a USB memory device, or any
combination of the above. This is an ideal solution for manufacturing or
service applications where you need to make decisions quickly.

Flexible Data Transfer

The USB host port on the front panel enables you to save your instru ment
settings, screenshots, and waveform data in a flash. The built-in
data logging feature means you can set up your oscilloscope to save
user-specified triggered waveforms to a USB memory device for up to
8hours.

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Easily capture, save, and analyze measurement results with included National
Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress, Limited Tektronix Edition software.

Easy PC Co

Easily capture, save, and analyze measurements results by connecting
to your PC
OpenChoice PC Communications Software. Simply pull screen images

nnectivity

with the rear-panel USB device port and the included copy of

and waveform data into the stand-alone desktop application or directly
into Microsoft Word and Excel. Alternatively, if you prefer not to use your
PC, you can simp

ly print your image directly to any PictBridge-comp atible

printer.

Connect Your Bench for Intelligent Debug

Every TDS2 000C Series oscilloscope ships with an included copy of the
Limited Tektronix Edition of National Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress
for basic instrument control, data logging, and analysis.

SignalExpress supports the range of Tektronix

bench instruments*

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enabling you to connect your entire test bench. You can then access the
feature-rich tools packed into each instrument from one intuitive software
interface. This allows yo u to automate complex measurements requiring
multiple instruments, log data for an extended period of time, time correlate
data from multiple instruments, and easily capture and analyze your results,
all from your PC. Only Tektronix offers a conne

cted test bench of intelligent

instruments to simplify and speed debug of your complex design.

Performance You Can Count On

In addition to industry-leading service and support, every TDS2000C Series
oscilloscope comes backed with a Lifetime Warranty*

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For a complete listing of Tektronix instruments supported by NI LabVIEW Signal Express, visit
www.tektronix.com/signalexpress.

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