Tektronix TDS3VID User Manual

User Manual
TDS3VID Extended Video Application Module
071-0328-01
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Contents

Safety Summary 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the Application Module 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TDS3VID Features 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessing Extended Video Functions 7. . . . . . . . . . . .
Extended Video Conventions 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes to the Video Trigger Menu 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes to the Display Menu 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes to the Acquire Menu 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video QuickMenu 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Examples 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Handle Components Carefully. Do not slide sensitive
components over any surface. Do not touch exposed connector pins. Handle sensitive components as little as possible.
Transport and Store Carefully . Transport and store sensitive
components in a static-protected bag or container.

Manual Storage

The oscilloscope front cover has a convenient place to store this manual.

Safety Summary

To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. While using this product, you may need to access other parts of the system. Read the General Safety Summary in other system manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system.

Preventing Electrostatic Damage

CAUTION. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can
damage components in the oscilloscope and its accessories. To prevent ESD, observe these precautions when directed to do so.
Use a Ground Strap. W ear a grounded antistatic wrist strap
to discharge the static voltage from your body while installing or removing sensitive components.
Use a Safe Work Area. Do not use any devices capable of
generating or holding a static charge in the work area where you install or remove sensitive components. Avoid handling sensitive components in areas that have a floor or benchtop surface capable of generating a static charge.
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Installing the TDS3VID Application Module

Refer to the TDS3000 & TDS3000B Series Application Module Installation Instructions for instructions on
installing and testing the application module.

TDS3VID Features

Video QuickMenu. Use the video QuickMenu to display
bottom and side menus that contain commonly-used video functions useful for displaying and measuring video signals.
Video Autoset. Use the Autoset function to automatically
adjust the vertical, horizontal, and video trigger settings to display a video waveform triggered on all lines or fields. You can then manually adjust controls to optimize the display.
Vectorscope. Use the Vectorscope function with 100%
and 75% color bars to analyze standard video or analog HDTV color difference video signals using a familiar display format.
Video Picture. Use the Video Picture function to display a
monochrome picture of a composite or luminance video signal.
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Video Graticules. Use the video graticule functions to
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Accessing Extended Video Functions

The following text describes how to access the Extended Video functions in the menu system.
Video QuickMenu. To display the video QuickMenu, push
the QUICKMENU panel button, then the Menu bottom button to select and display the video QuickMenu. Vectorscope and Video Picture are accessible from the video QuickMenu.
Video Triggering. To access extended video trigger
functions, push the TRIGGER MENU button, then the Type bottom screen button, to display and select Video
triggering.
Video Autoset. There are two ways to access video
Autoset : To access video Autoset from the ACQUIRE menu, do
these steps:
1. Push the ACQUIRE MENU button to display the
Acquire menu.
2. Push the Autoset bottom button to display the
Autoset side menu.
3. Push the Video Autoset side button to automatically
display a video waveform triggered on all lines.
change the standard oscilloscope graticule to either IRE (for 525/NTSC signals) or mV (for PAL/SECAM or component signals) with the vertical scale set to 143 mV/div. The video graticules include labeled marks for manual component signal measurement. The standard graticules are also available.
Video On Specific Lines (Line Select). Use the trigger on
lines function to trigger the oscilloscope on specific lines in broadcast and non-broadcast (custom) video wave­forms.
Analog HDTV. Use the analog HDTV functions to trigger
the oscilloscope on different HDTV formats.
Field Holdoff. Use the field holdoff function to specify a
number of fields to wait before re-enabling triggering. This lets the oscilloscope always trigger on a single field (for example, field 1 or field 3 of NTSC) instead of on both field 1 and field 3.
Custom Video. Use the custom video function to specify
custom horizontal scan rates in order to trigger on non-broadcast video waveforms, such as those used by computer monitors and medical equipment displays.
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Vectorscope and Video Picture in the DISPLAY Menu. To
access Vectorscope or Video Picture functions from the Display menu, do the following:
1. Push the DISPLAY panel button.
2. Push the Vectorscope bottom button to display the
Vectorscope side menu.
3. Push the Video Picture bottom button to display the
Video Picture side menu.
NOTE. The DISPLAY Video Picture menu lets
you change the picture contrast and brightness settings. These settings are not available in the video QuickMenu.
To access video Autoset from the video QuickMenu, do these steps:
1. Push the QUICKMENU button to display the
QuickMenu menu.
2. Push the MENU bottom button to display the video
QuickMenu items.
3. Push the AUTOSET bottom button to automatically
display a video waveform triggered on all lines.
Video Graticules (IRE/mV). To change the screen graticule
to IRE or mV format, do either of the following: H Push the DISPLAY button, then the Graticule
bottom button to display the graticule side menu. Push the –more– button to display the IRE and mV side menu buttons if they are not already displayed.
H Display the video QuickMenu (described above),
which lets you select IRE, mV, or normal (Full) graticule formats from the GRATICULE bottom button.
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Extended Video Conventions

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Changes to the Video Trigger Menu

The extended video application module adds the follow­ing functions to the video trigger menus:
Standard Bottom New side menu items
Trigger On Line number. Mode &
Holdoff
Holdoff (Fields); refer to page 12 for a description.
HDTV Format Displays a list of analog HDTV
signal formats on which to trigger.
Custom Scan Rate Refer to page 14 for a descrip-
tion.
Trigger On Line Number. Sets the specific video field and
line number on which to trigger. Use the general purpose knob to change values.
For 525/NTSC, the range of values is 1 through 263 for odd fields, and 1 through 262 for even fields. Increasing the line count when at odd field line 263 changes the setting to even field line 1.
For 625/PAL and SECAM, the range of values is 1 through 625. Increasing the line count when at line 625 changes the setting to line 1.
For Custom scan rates, the range of values is 1 through
3000.
The following conventions apply to one or more of the extended video functions:
H You can still use the other menus after using the
video QuickMenu. For example, if you push the MEASURE button, you can set up and take waveform measurements in the usual way. To return to the video QuickMenu, push the QUICKMENU button.
H You cannot use video triggering to arm B triggering. H For applications that require video signal clamping,
Tektronix offers an optional Video Display Clamp module (013-0278-00) that provides video signal clamping.
525/NTSC, 625/PAL, SECAM
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Although holding off field triggering enables you to trigger on the same field, it does not let you specify the exact field on which to trigger. Use the SINGLE/SEQ button to retrigger the oscilloscope on a particular field
HDTV Format. The HDTV Format function lets you select
the analog HDTV signal format on which to trigger. Available HDTV formats are:
Format Description
1080i/60 1125 Lines (1080 active), 1920 x 1080 pixel,
interlaced, 60 fps
1080i/50 1125 lines (1080 active), 1920 x 1080 pixel,
interlaced, 50 fps
1080p/24 1125 lines (1080 active), 1920 x 1080 pixel,
progressive, 24 fps
1080p/25 1125 lines (1080 active), 1920 x 1080 pixel,
progressive, 25 fps
1080/24sF 1125 Lines (1080 active), 1920 x 1080 pixel,
progressive (sF), 24 fps
720p/60 750 lines (720 active), 1280 x 720 pixel,
progressive, 60 fps
480p/60 525 lines (480 active), 640 or 704 x 480 pixel,
progressive, 60 fps
Holdoff (Fields). This function lets you specify a number
of fields to wait before re-arming video triggering. For example, when you specify to trigger on an odd field, the oscilloscope triggers on all odd-numbered fields (1 and 3 for NTSC signals; 1, 3, 5, and 7 for PAL/SECAM signals). Selecting even-field triggering causes the oscilloscope to trigger on all even-numbered fields.
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 1 ...
Y ou can use Holdof f Fields to trigger the oscilloscope on the same field. The holdoff process begins when the oscilloscope recognizes a video trigger event. The oscilloscope acquires the signal and disables the trigger system until the specified number of fields have passed. The oscilloscope then re-arms the trigger system and waits for the next valid video trigger. This enables the oscilloscope to always trigger on the same field.
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 1 ...
= trigger points
Holdoff Fields = 2.5
= trigger points
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= Video trigger armed
Custom. The Custom video menu lets you select horizon-
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Changes to the Display Menu

The TDS3VID module adds the following functions to the DISPLAY menu:
Display menu
Bottom
Side Description
Graticule IRE
mV
Displays an IRE or mV measurement graticule and sets the vertical scale
to 143 mV/div. Off Turns off vectorscope display format. Ch N vs Ch N
(Pb vs Pr)
Turns on the vectorscope display
format. The menu item shows which
component signal connects to which
oscilloscope input channel N. The
oscilloscope selects the Pb and Pr
input channels. Color Bars Sets vectorscope display for 75% or
100% color bars.
Video Picture
Picture On Off
Turns on or off displaying a 4:3 ratio
monochrome picture of the lumi-
nance or composite video signal
connected to channel 1. Use this
function to verify the signal source.
tal scan rate ranges to view non-broadcast video wave­forms from security, computer, and medical equipment. Scan Rate sets the oscilloscope to search for negative sync pulses within the selected range.
Rate 1
15-20 kHz
The oscilloscope can display video waveforms for signals with scan rates greater than 65 kHz. However, the waveform data (such as line count) may not be accurate because the oscilloscope is triggering on the next-de­tected sync pulse. The oscilloscope may miss some sync pulses when scan rates are greater than 65 kHz.
Rate 2
20-25 kHz
NOTE. The Trigger On Line Number function’s
range of values is 1 to 3000 while you are in custom video.
Since the oscilloscope counts all sync pulses in custom video, including vertical half-line pulses, the line count value may not be the actual line count of the displayed signal.
Rate 3
25-35 kHz
Rate 4
35-50 kHz
Rate 5
50-65 kHz
Vector­scope
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Display Menu Key Points

IRE and mV Graticules. Selecting either the IRE or mV
graticule sets the vertical scale to 143 mV and displays labeled graticule marks that are useful for manually measuring video signals. Also, Hbar-cursor values are shown in IRE units when the IRE graticule is active.
Changing from the IRE or mV graticule to any other graticule style does not reset the volts/division scale from 143 mV. Use the Vertical SCALE knob to change the volts/division setting when changing to a non-video graticule.
Video Picture. Video Picture does not display a picture for
SECAM, Custom, or analog HDTV signals. Also, many of the oscilloscope controls are disabled while in Video Picture.
To best display a picture, push the AUTOSET Lines or Fields bottom button to turn on channel 1 and trigger on a composite signal, then push the DISPLAY Picture button to display the picture.
Video Picture draws a bright horizontal line on the picture. This line-select cursor lets you visually select the Video Picture line on which to trigger. Select Line in the Field/Line trigger side menu and use the general purpose knob to move the line-select cursor to set the line trigger value.
Display menu (cont.)
Bottom DescriptionSide
Video Picture (cont.)
Auto Contrast On Off
Contrast Adjusts the video picture contrast
Brightness Adjusts the video picture brightness
Line Number
Turns on or off automatic contrast
adjustment for the Video Picture. The
Contrast and Brightness menu items
are not selectable when Auto Con-
trast is On.
from 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum).
The default value is 54.
from 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum).
The default value is 41.
Displays the current video trigger line
number (and even/odd field value for
NTSC). This value corresponds to
the position of the horizontal line
drawn on the picture.
You can use the general purpose
knob to change these values. You
can also push the side menu button
to toggle between even and odd
fields of the same line for NTSC
signals.
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The oscilloscope draws the picture using either even or
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Changes to the Acquire Menu

The extended video application module adds the follow­ing new side menu item to the Acquire Autoset menu:
Side Description
Video Autoset Executes the video autoset function to
automatically display a video waveform triggered on all lines.

Video QuickMenu

To display the video QuickMenu, push the QUICKMENU button and push the MENU bottom button to display the video QuickMenu.
Video QuickMenu: bottom menu
Bottom
Value Description
MENU Video Selects Video QuickMenu. AUTOSET Lines
Fields
Automatically displays a composite video waveform in a video graticule, triggered on all lines or all fields.
odd fields of data, based on the current field/line trigger setting when Video Picture is turned on. Changes to the field/line trigger settings do not change the video picture until the next time Video Picture is turned on. The following table lists which fields are used to draw the picture for each field/line trigger setting.
Field/Line setting
Even, Even-numbered line Even Odd, All Fields, All Lines, Odd-
numbered line
The default Video Picture contrast and brightness settings correspond to a black level of 7 IRE and a white level of 100 IRE.
Fields used to draw the video picture
Odd
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Video QuickMenu: side menu
Menu item
Value Description
Format SDTV
HDTV
Sets the oscilloscope to trigger on standard (SDTV) or high-definition (HDTV) analog video signals.
Standard (SDTV only)
525/NTSC 625/PAL SECAM
Sets the SDTV video standard on which to trigger. Displayed when SDTV is selected in the Format side menu.
HDTV (HDTV only)
1080i 60 50 1080p 24 25 1080/24sF 720p/60 480p/60
Sets the HDTV analog video standard on which to trigger. Displayed when HDTV is selected in the Format side menu.
Holdoff Time Sets the trigger holdoff time value.
Use the general purpose knob to change the holdoff time value.
Video QuickMenu: bottom menu (cont.)
Bottom DescriptionValue
ACQUIRE
DISPLAY: Waveform
DISPLAY: Vectorscope
DISPLAY: Picture
Fast Trig Sets the acquisition mode to
Normal Sets the acquisition mode to Normal
Full Turns off the Vectorscope or Video
IRE mV
75% 100%
On Off
Fast Trigger (500 points).
(10K points).
Picture and displays waveforms using the full oscilloscope graticule.
Turns off the Vectorscope or Video Picture and displays waveforms using an IRE or mV video graticule with the vertical scale set to 143 mV/div.
Turns on the Vectorscope and selects 75% or 100% color bars. Select the DISPLAY W aveform or Picture menu button to turn off Vectorscope.
Turns on or off the Video Picture to display an image of the composite or luminance signal connected to channel 1.
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Waveform. Pushing the Waveform button turns off the
Video Picture or the Vectorscope and returns the oscillo­scope to the state prior to turning on Video Picture or the Vectorscope, except for any values changed while in the Video Picture display.
Vectorscope. Pushing the Vectorscope button the first
time turns on the Vectorscope. Subsequent button pushes select 75% or 100% color bars.
As Vectorscope uses the oscilloscope XY mode, the math waveform, cursor, zoom, and autoset functions do not work in the Vectorscope.
Picture. V ideo Picture is not available when triggering on
SECAM, Custom, or HDTV signals.
AUTOSET Lines/Fields and Trigger All Lines/All Fields. The
AUTOSET Lines/Fields functions (video QuickMenu bottom menu) differ from the All Fields/All Lines side menu functions in that the AUTOSET Lines/Fields functions change a number of instrument settings in addition to the video trigger type. The All Fields/All Lines side menu only changes the video trigger type.
Video QuickMenu: side menu (cont.)
Menu item DescriptionValue
Holdoff (cont.)
Source Ch 1 2 3 4
Field/Line
Fields Sets the trigger holdoff fields
Ch 1 2
Even Triggers the oscilloscope on all
Odd Triggers the oscilloscope on all odd
All Fields All Lines
O/E Line n Triggers the oscilloscope on a
value. Use the general purpose knob to change the holdoff fields value, from 0 to 8.5 fields, in increments of 0.5.
Sets which input to use for trigger­ing the oscilloscope. To trigger on alternating video signal sources, use the front-panel Trigger menu.
even video fields.
video fields. Triggers the oscilloscope on all
fields or all lines.
specific video field (Odd or Even for 525/NTSC) and line number (n). Use the general purpose knob to change the line value.
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Examples

The following are some examples of how to use the video module to acquire and display various video signals.

Example 1: Video Picture

Y ou want to set the oscilloscope to trigger on a particular line that is in an area of interest on the Video Picture. Do these steps:
1. Connect the composite video signal to oscilloscope
channel 1 using proper adapters and a 75 ohm terminator.
2. Push the QUICKMENU button to display the
QuickMenu.
3. If the video QuickMenu is not displayed, push the
MENU bottom button to display the video QuickMenu.
4. Push the Format side button to select SDTV.
5. Push the AUTOSET bottom button to select Lines.
6. Push the ACQUIRE bottom button to select
Normal; this increases the waveform resolution.
Autoset Settings. The video Autoset function sets the
oscilloscope as follows:
Setting Value
Trigger AUTOSET Lines: Video trigger, All Lines
Vertical scale 143 mV/div Vertical position –2 divisions Horizontal time AUTOSET Lines: 10.0 ms/div
Trigger position 10% Acquisition mode AUTOSET Lines: Fast Trigger (500 pts.)
Delay mode Off Bandwidth Full
AUTOSET Fields: Video trigger, All Fields
AUTOSET Fields: 2.00 ms/div
AUTOSET Fields: Normal (10k pts.)
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7. Push the Field/Line side button to select O Line n
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Example 2: Vectorscope

You need a vectorscope display to quickly verify the color relationship for a 75% color bar signal. Do these steps:
1. Push the DISPLAY > Vectorscope button to enable
the Vectorscope. The oscilloscope displays the vectorscope screen.
2. If necessary, push the DISPLAY > Vectorscope
button again to select 75%.
3. To return to the component signal or picture mode,
push the corresponding AUTOSET or DISPLAY bottom button.
(odd) or E Line n (even) for 525/NTSC signals, or Line n for 625/PAL and SECAM signals.
8. Use the general purpose knob to position the
horizontal line into the area of interest. This sets the oscilloscope Field/Line trigger value to the field and line at the position of the picture line.
9. Push the Picture button to turn Video Picture mode
Off. The oscilloscope displays the video signal at the
specified line and field.
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Example 4: Trigger On Line

In this example, you suspect that one or more pixels are defective in a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) video camera. You need to determine which line in which fields contain the defective pixel(s). Do these steps:
1. Connect the video camera output signal to
oscilloscope channel 1 using proper adapters and a 75 ohm terminator.
2. Cover the camera lens with a lens cover so that no
light enters the lens.
3. Push the QUICKMENU button to display the
QuickMenu.
4. If the video QuickMenu is not displayed, push the
MENU bottom button to display the video QuickMenu.
5. Push the Format side button to select SDTV.
6. Push the AUTOSET bottom button to select Lines.
7. Push the ACQUIRE bottom button to select
Normal; this increases the waveform resolution.

Example 3: Video Autoset

In this example, you are trying to troubleshoot where a composite broadcast video signal is getting lost in the master control feed. You need to quickly acquire a waveform at different test points. Do these steps:
1. Connect the composite video signal to oscilloscope
channel 1 using proper adapters and a 75 ohm terminator.
2. Push the Acquire MENU button.
3. Push the Autoset bottom button.
4. Push the Video Autoset side button. If a
broadcast-standard video waveform is present, the oscilloscope displays a stable video waveform that is triggered on all lines.
5. Connect the oscilloscope to the other test points until
you locate where the signal is lost. You do not need to change any oscilloscope settings.
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8. Push the Field/Line side button to select O Line n
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4. Push the Standard bottom button to select Custom.
5. Push the Source bottom button to display the A
Trigger Source side menu.
6. Push the CH 1 side button.
7. Push the Trigger On bottom button and side menu to
set the video trigger condition.
8. Push the Scan Rate bottom button to display the scan
rate side menu.
9. Push the Rate 4 side button to select a 35-50 kHz
horizontal scan rate. The oscilloscope displays the video waveform.
NOTE. The oscilloscope will display video
waveforms for signals with scan rates greater than 65 kHz. However, the waveform data (such as line count) may not be accurate because the oscilloscope is triggering on the next-detected sync pulse. The oscilloscope may miss some sync pulses when scan rates are greater than 65 kHz.
(odd) or E Line n (even) for 525/NTSC signals, or Line n for 625/PAL and SECAM signals. Use the
general purpose knob to select the video signal line on which to trigger.
9. Rotate the general purpose knob to examine each
video line. Write down the line number (and field if applicable) of any waveforms with pixels that exceed error specifications. You can also use the Zoom function to magnify the line display and determine the number of defective pixels in a line.

Example 5: Custom Video

In this example, you need to display a composite video waveform from a medical instrument display driver that uses a non-broadcast scan rate of 50 kHz. Do these steps to display the waveform:
1. Connect the composite video signal to oscilloscope
channel 1 using proper adapters and a 75 ohm terminator.
2. Push the Trigger MENU front panel button.
3. Push the TYPE bottom button to select Video.
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8. Rotate the general purpose knob to set the line
number to the first colorburst line, which for NTSC signals is line ten.
9. Push the Holdoff side button to select Fields. This
menu lets you specify the number of video fields to skip before re-arming the video trigger.
10.Rotate the general purpose knob to set the number of
holdoff fields to 2.5.
11. Determine which field you are triggering on. If
necessary, use the Zoom button to magnify the colorburst signal.
Field 1 or 4
Field 2 or 3
Sync
12.If the oscilloscope is triggering on field 2, repeatedly
push the SINGLE SEQ button until the colorburst waveform changes to the correct phase for field 1, and then push the RUN/STOP button to resume triggering the oscilloscope.

Example 6: Holdoff Fields

In this example, you are examining a 525/NTSC com­posite video waveform. You need to examine the color­burst signal of field 1 without mixing it with the out-of­phase colorburst signal of field 3. Do these steps:
1. Push the QUICKMENU button to display the
QuickMenu.
2. If the video QuickMenu is not displayed, push the
MENU bottom button to select Video.
3. Push the Standard side button to select 525/NTSC.
4. Push the AUTOSET Video bottom button to select
Lines.
5. Set the horizontal scale to 1.00 µs.
6. Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to
position the colorburst signal toward the center of the screen.
7. Push the Field/Line side button to select O Line n,
where n represents the current value of the line argument.
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