Tektronix TDS5052B Data Sheet

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes

TDS5000B Series

The World’s Easiest to Use Midrange Oscilloscope

MyScope Custom
Control Windows

The TDS5000B Series offers the industry’s

first easily customizable oscilloscope user

interface. MyScope control windows is a

revolutionary new feature that allows you

to build your own control windows with

only the controls, features, and capabilities

that you care about and are important in your

job. For the first time, you can pull all the

functionality you need from all the various

parts of the oscilloscope into one control

window, effectively creating your own per-

sonalized “toolbox” of oscilloscope features.

No longer do you need to search through

menus for features or re-learn how to drive

the oscilloscope after a break from the lab.

MyScope control windows enable you to

spend your valuable time focused on the

task at hand rather than navigating menus

on your oscilloscope. And creating these

custom control windows isn’t a long drawn-

out or complex process. They are easily

created in a matter of minutes using a

simple, visual, drag and drop process. Once

created, these custom control windows

are easily accessed through a dedicated

MyScope button and menu selection on the

oscilloscope button/menu bar, just like any

other control window. You can make an

unlimited number of custom control windows,

enabling each person who uses the oscillo-

scope, in a shared environment, to have

their own unique control window. Since the

Features & Benefits

1 GHz, 500, 350 MHz
Bandwidth Models

2 and 4 Channel Models

5 GS/s Sample Rate

Up to 16 M Record Length

100,000 wfms/s Maximum
Waveform Capture Rate

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MyScope
Control Windows
Enhance Productivity

Right Mouse Click Menus
for Exceptional Efficiency

OpenChoice®Platform with
Windows 2000 Delivers
Built-in Networking
and Analysis

Small Footprint/Light Weight

10.4 in. Bright Display

Suite of Advanced Triggers

Communication Mask Testing

Pass/Fail Limit Testing

Remote Viewing and Control

E-mail on Event

CD-RW Drive

Built-in Printer (Optional)

Interoperability with
Tektronix Logic Analyzers

GPIB Controller

Custom

Applications

Digital Design and Debug

Mask Testing for Telecomm/
Datacomm/Video Standards

Investigation of
Transient Phenomena

Power Measurements

Video Design and Debug

DVD, Jitter and Timing,
Spectral Analysis

Automotive Electronics

Manufacturing Test

Electro-mechanical

Bio-medical

Industrial Control

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control windows are stored as files on the

hard drive, they can easily be transferred

to other TDS5000B Series oscilloscopes, or

they can even be e-mailed to a co-worker

around the world when the need arises.

MyScope control windows will benefit all

oscilloscope users, from eliminating the

ramp-up time that many face when returning

to the lab after not using an oscilloscope for

a while, to the power user who can now

operate far more efficiently. Everything you

need is found in one control window rather

than having to constantly navigate through

menu after menu to repeat similar tasks.

Right Clicks

The TDS5000B also introduces a compre-

hensive suite of right mouse click menus that

make simple things as they should be –

simple. Right click menus are context sensi-

tive, meaning the choices presented in the

menu depend on where you right clicked

the mouse. This makes right click menus

extremely intuitive. Want to change the cursor

type? Right click on a cursor or the cursor

readouts. Want to change the reference levels

of an automatic measurement? Right click

on the measurement. Want to change trigger

parameters? Right click on the trigger read-

outs. Want to change a waveform’s color?

Right click on the waveform handle. Virtually

all objects on the oscilloscope display have

MyScope. MyScope control windows are
created using a simple, visual drag and
drop process.

right click menus associated with them that

include all the appropriate actions or features

relative to those objects. There are also

right click menus for regions of the display

in addition to just objects. For example, right

clicking in the main graticule brings up a

menu with choices such as Clear Data,

Default Setup, Autoset, Screen Captures,

Save All Waveforms, and Add Screen Text,

providing single click access to many of

your most commonly performed tasks.

The customization and efficiency provided

by MyScope control windows and right click

menus make the TDS5000B Series the world’s

easiest to use midrange oscilloscope, enabling

you to achieve levels of productivity you

wouldn’t have thought possible with your

current oscilloscope.

MyScope. Once created, they are just like
other control windows in the instrument
and are easily accessed from either the
menu or button bars.

The Performance and
Feature Set You Expect

Performance

The TDS5000B Series digital phosphor

oscilloscopes (DPO) deliver up to 1 GHz

bandwidth, 5 GS/s real-time sample rate,

16 M record length, and a suite of advanced

triggers, enabling you to capture and char-

acterize even your most demanding signals.

DPOs provide unmatched insight into signal

behavior by displaying, storing and analyzing

complex signals in real-time using three

dimensions of signal information: amplitude,

time and distribution of amplitude over time.

The TDS5000B Series DPO, enabled by

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Tektronix proprietary DPX

acquisition

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Elusive Glitch. Fast waveform capture
rate, enabled by Tektronix proprietary DPX
acquisition technology, maximizes the
probability of capturing elusive glitches
and other infrequent events.

technology, delivers greater than 100,000

waveforms per second capture rates.

Some oscilloscope vendors claim high

waveform capture rates for short bursts

of time, but only DPOs, enabled by DPX

technology, can deliver these fast waveform

capture rates on a sustained basis – saving

minutes, hours or even days by quickly

revealing the nature of faults so sophisticated

trigger modes can be applied to isolate them.

Advanced Waveform Analysis

The TDS5000B Series includes a complete

parametric measurement system for signal

characterization. Select from 53 automatic

measurements using a graphical palette

that logically organizes measurements into

Amplitude, Time, Combination, Histogram,

and Communications categories. Gather

further insight into your measurement

results with statistical data such as mean,

min, max, standard deviation, and population.

Waveform cursors make it easy to measure

trace-to-trace timing characteristics, while

cursors that link between YT and XY display

modes make it easy to investigate phase

relationships and Safe Operating Area viola-

tions. Define and apply math expressions

to waveform data for on-screen results in

terms that you can use. Access common

waveform math functions with the touch

of a button. Or, for advanced applications,

create algebraic expressions consisting of

waveforms sources, math functions, meas-

urement values, scalars, and user adjustable

variables with an easy-to-use calculator-

style editor.

Applied measurement extensions can be

installed to enhance TDS5000B capability.

These software applications build on the

precision acquisition performance of the

TDS5000B Series to address the need for

application specific measurements to quick-

ly quantify device and system performance.

Optional applications include power meas-

urement and analysis, jitter and timing

analysis, disk drive measurements, USB

compliance testing, optical storage analysis,

ANSI/ITU telecom pulse compliance, and

Ethernet compliance testing.

OpenChoice Architecture

The TDS5000B Series includes open access

to the MS Windows 2000 operating envi-

ronment. While the instrument remains a

dedicated oscilloscope, the ability to access

the MS Windows desktop creates a powerful

tool. Built-in applications such as WordPad,

Paint and a Web browser allow you to con-

currently maintain lab notes while working

with the instrument. This saves time and

eliminates error-prone steps associated with

transporting images for later report develop-

ment. Other applications such as Microsoft

Word or Excel, MATLAB and LabVIEW can be

installed on the instrument to accomplish

local documentation or signal analysis.

Installation of the oscilloscope on the LAN

enables Web-based information browsing,

e-mail exchange, printing and file sharing.

Using the embedded PCI bus, waveform

data can be moved directly from acquisition

to analysis applications on the Windows

desktop at much faster speeds than

conventional GPIB transfers.

In addition, the OpenChoice architecture

provides a comprehensive software infra-

structure for faster, more versatile operations.

Data transfer programs, such as the Excel

Toolbar, Word Toolbar, and Report Generator

are used to simplify analysis and documen-

tation on the Windows desktop or on external

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OpenChoice Platform. Capturing data into
Microsoft Excel using the unique Excel
Toolbar and then creating a custom report
using the Tektronix Report Generator.

PCs. Tektronix’ implementation of industry-

standard protocols, such as TekVISA

interface and ActiveX Control, are included

for using and enhancing Windows applica-

tions for data analysis and documentation.

Or, use the Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) to

help create custom software to automate

multi-step processes in waveform collection

and analysis with Visual BASIC, C, C++,

MATLAB, LabVIEW, La bWindows/CVI and

other common Application Development

Environments (ADE). Integration of the oscil-

loscope with external PCs and non-Windows

hosts is also supported by the TDS5000B

Series software solutions. Plug-and-play

and IVI instrument drivers are included to

enable easy communication with the oscil-

loscope using GPIB, Serial, and LAN

connections from programs running on the

instrument or an external PC. UNIX applica-

tions, and other LAN resources, can connect

directly over Ethernet using the VXI 11.2

server included on the TDS5000B Series.

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Digital Design and Debug. Tektronix Integrated View (iView) fully integrates the performance and
measurement accuracy of a Tektronix oscilloscope with the multi-channel and powerful triggering
capabilities of a Tektronix logic analyzer in one display, allowing designers to quickly verify and
debug their designs.

The unparalleled ease-of-use, coupled

with the TDS5000B’s high performance,

OpenChoice platform, and comprehensive

feature set all in a compact benchtop pack-

age, provides exceptional value.

Applications

The TDS5000B Series’ high performance

features make it ideal for a multitude of

applications, such as digital design and debug,

power measurements, communications

mask testing, and video design.

Digital Design and Debug

The interoperability of the TDS5000B Series

oscilloscope with the Tektronix TLA5000

Series logic analyzer made possible by

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Tektronix Integrated View (iView

) enables

digital designers to solve signal integrity

challenges and effectively debug and verify

their systems more quickly and easily. The

iView feature fully integrates the industry-

leading performance and measurement

accuracy of a Tektronix oscilloscope with

the multi-channel and powerful triggering

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Power Measurements. Channel 1 (yellow,
labeled Voltage) shows the turn-off voltage
on the FET of a switching power supply,
with current on Channel 2 (blue, labeled
Current). The Math 1 waveform, M1 (orange,
labeled Power), is the instantaneous power
resulting from the multiplication of the volt­age and current waveforms (Ch. 1 * Ch. 2).
The Math 2 waveform, M2 (purple, labeled
Energy), is the result of a calculation of the
integral of M1, a math-on-math operation
of the TDS5000B Series. An energy meas­urement, located to the right of the display,
is a gated measurement made on M1 and
includes statistics.

capabilities of a Tektronix logic analyzer.

This integration allows designers to view

time-correlated digital and analog data in

the same display window and isolate the

analog characteristics of the digital signals

that are causing failures in their systems.

The iView Wizard simplifies this integration

of the oscilloscope and logic analyzer by

guiding the user through set up and con-

nection. No user calibration is required.

And, once set up, the iView feature is com-

pletely automated. The result – an integrated

tool set for digital design and troubleshooting.

Communication Mask Testing. Testing
an E1 signal against the mask specified
by the standard.

Power Measurements

The TDS5000B Series’ powerful and flexible

measurements, math, and math-on-math

capabilities make it an ideal solution for

making power measurements, such as volt-

age, current, instantaneous power, and

energy for power device designers.

Communications Mask
Testing

Option SM provides a complete portfolio

of masks for verifying compliance to serial

communications standards. Masks are

provided for electrical standards up to

555 Mb/s and optical standards up to

1.25 Gb/s. Easily tailor mask testing to your

specific requirements using features such

as one-button mask autoset, autofit, user

adjustable mask margin tolerance, hit

counting, failure notifications, and built

in mask editing.

Video Design. Illustration of triggering on
an analog HDTV tri-level sync signal and
examining horizontal blanking interval.

Video Design

Tektronix exclusive DPX acquisition technology

sets the TDS5000B Series apart from other

digital oscilloscopes, enabling the capture of

up to 100,000 waveforms per seconds for

a live, analog-like display. The TDS5000B

Series also supports a wide variety of video

standards with dedicated triggers including

NTSC, PAL, SECAM and analog HDTV. In

addition, IRE and mV graticules can be

selected for easier measurements and visual

inspection. All of this together makes the

TDS5000B Series an ideal tool for video

design and development.

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Characteristics

Vertical System

TDS5032B/ TDS5034B TDS5052B/ TDS5054B/ TDS5104B

TDS5054BE

Input Channels 2/4 2/4/4 4

Analog Bandwidth (–3 dB) 350 MHz 500 MHz 1 GHz
5 mV/div – 1 V/div

Calculated Rise Time 5 mV/div (typical) 1.15 ns 800 ps 300 ps

Hardware Bandwidth Limits 150 MHz or 20 MHz

Input Coupling AC, DC, GND

Input Impedance, 1 MΩ ±1%

Input Impedance, 50 Ω ±1% ±1% ±2.5%

Input Sensitivity, 1 MΩ 1 mV/div to 10 V/div

Input Sensitivity, 50 Ω 1 mV/div to 1 V/div

Vertical Resolution 8-bits (>11-bits w/ averaging)

Max Input Voltage, 1 MΩ 150 V CAT I, ≤ 400 V peak. Derate at 20 dB/decade to 9 V

Max Input Voltage, 50 Ω 5 V

with peaks <±30 V 5 V

RMS

with peaks <±30 V <100 mV/div <1 V

RMS

DC Gain Accuracy 1.5% with offset set to 0 V

Offset Range, 1 MΩ 1 mV/div – 99.5 mV/div ±1 V

100 mV/div – 1 V/div ±10 V

1.01 V/div – 10 V/div ±100 V

Offset Range, 50 Ω 1 mV/div – 99.5 mV/div ±1 V 1 mV/div – 99.5 mV/div ±1 V 1 mV/div – 50 mV/div ±0.5 V

100 mV/div –1 V/div ±10 V 100 mV/div –1 V/div ±10 V 50.5 mV/div – 99.5 mV/div ±0.25 V

Channel-to-Channel Isolation for Any ≥100:1 at ≤100 MHz and ≥30:1 at >100 MHz up to the rated bandwidth
Two Channels at Equal Vertical Scale

above 200 kHz

RMS

≥100 mV/div <5 V

100 mV/div – 500 mV/div ±5 V

505 mV/div – 1 V/div ±2.5 V

RMS

RMS

Timebase System

All Models

Timebase Range 200 ps/div to 1000 s/div

Timebase Delay Time Range (s/div x 10) to 1000 s

Channel-to-Channel Deskew Range ±75 ns

Timebase Accuracy 15 ppm

∆ Time Measurement Accuracy (0.06/sample rate + 15 ppm x |Reading|)

Trigger Jitter (RMS) 8 ps

RMS

(typical)

Long Term Sample Rate and Delay Time Accuracy ±15 ppm over any ≥1 ms interval

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Acquisition System

TDS5032B/5052B TDS5034B/5054B/5104B TDS5054BE

Real-time Sample Rates

1 Channel (max) 5 GS/s 5 GS/s 1 GS/s

2 Channels (max) 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 1 GS/s

3-4 Channels (max) — 1.25 GS/s 1 GS/s

Equivalent Time Sample Rate (max) 250 GS/s 250 GS/s 200 GS/s

Maximum Record Length per Channel 8M/4M/— 8M/4M/2M 8M/4M/2M
with Standard Memory

With Opt. 3M 16M/8M/— 16M/8M/4M 16M/8M/4M

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

TDS5054BE All Other Models

Time Resolution (single shot) 1 ns (1 GS/s) 200 ps (5 GS/s)

Max Duration with Standard Memory 8 ms 1.6 ms

Max Duration with Opt. 3M 16 ms 3.2 ms

Acquisition Modes

All Models

FastAcq Acquisition FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals and capture

of infrequent events. Maximum FastAcq waveform capture rate

is 100,000 wfms/s

Sample Acquire sampled values

Peak Detect Captures narrow glitches (<1 ns) at all real-time sampling rates

Averaging From 2 to 10,000 waveforms included in average

Envelope From 2 to 2 x 109waveforms included in min-max envelope

Hi-Res Real-time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases resolution

Waveform Database Accumulates a waveform database that provides a three dimensional array

of amplitude, time, and counts

FastFrame™Acquisition Acquisition memory divided into segments; maximum trigger

rate >225,000 waveforms per second

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Trigger System

All Models

Sensitivity

Internal DC Coupled 0.35 div DC to 50 MHz increasing to 1 div at rated bandwidth

External (auxiliary input) 400 mV from DC to 50 MHz increasing to 750 mV at 100 MHz

Main Trigger Modes Auto, Normal, and Single

Trigger Sequences Main, Delayed by time, Delayed by events. All sequences can include

separate horizontal delay after the trigger event to position

Trigger Level Range

Any Channel ±10 divisions from center of screen

External (auxiliary in) ±8 V

Line Fixed at 0 V

Trigger Coupling DC, AC (attenuate <60 Hz), HF reject (attenuate >30 kHz)

LF reject (attenuates <80 kHz) Noise reject (reduce sensitivity)

Trigger Holdoff Range 1.5 µs to 12 s maximum

the acquisition window in time

Trigger Modes

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

Video – Trigger on NTSC, PAL, SECAM, analog
HDTV, and non-standard video formats.

Glitch – Trigger on or reject glitches of positive,
negative or either polarity. Minimum glitch width
is 1.0 ns with 200 ps resolution.

Width – Trigger on width of positive or negative
pulse either within or out of selectable time limits
ranging from 1 ns to 1 s with 200 ps resolution.

Runt – Trigger on a pulse that crosses one thresh­old but fails to cross a second threshold before
crossing the first again. Event can be time or logic
qualified (logic on 4 channel models only).

Window – Trigger on an event that enters or exits
a window defined by two user-adjustable thresh­olds. Event can be time or logic qualified (logic
on 4 channel models only).

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

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

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

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

State – Any logical pattern of channels (1, 2, 3)
clocked by edge on channel 4 (channel 2 on
TDS5032B/5052B). Trigger on rising or falling
clock edge.

Comm (requires Opt. SM) – Support for AMI,
HDB3, B3ZS, B6ZS, B8ZS, CMI, NRZ and MLT3
encoded communication signals. Select among
isolated positive or negative one, zero pulse form
or eye patterns as applicable to standard.

Trigger Delay by Time – 16 ns to 250 seconds.

Trigger Delay by Events – 1 to

10,000,000 Events.

Waveform Measurements

Automatic Measurements – 53 of which 8 can be
displayed on screen at any one time.

ted:

Amplitude Rela

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

ime Related: Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Width,

T
Negative Width, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty
Cycle, Period, Frequency, Delay.

tion: Area, Cycle Area, Phase, Burst Width.

Combina

ram-related: Waveform count, Hits in box,

Histog
Peak hits, Median, Maximum, Minimum, Peak to
Peak, Mean (µ), Standard Deviation (σ), µ±1σ,µ±
2σ,µ±3σ.

Communica

tions Related: Extinction Ratio (abs, %,
dB), Eye Height, Eye Width, Eye Top, Eye Base,
Crossing %, Jitter (Pk-Pk, RMS, 6σ), Noise (Pk-Pk,
RMS), Signal/Noise Ratio, Cycle Distortion, Q-Factor.

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Measurement Statistics – Mean, Min, Max,
Standard Deviation, Population.

Reference Levels – User definable for each of
the eight measurements.

Histograms – Vertical or horizontal with linear or
log scaling.

Gating – Isolate the specific occurrence within
an acquisition to take measurements on.

Cursors – Horizontal Bars, Vertical Bars, Waveform,
and Screen.

Waveform Processing/Math

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

Algebraic Expressions – Define extensive
algebraic expressions including waveforms,
scalars, user adjustable variables, and
results of parametric measurements e.g.
(Integral (Ch1-Mean(Ch1))*1.414*VAR1).

Math Functions – Average, Invert, Integrate,
Differentiate, Square Root, Exponential, Log 10,
Log e, Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Min, Max, Sin, Cos, Tan,
ASin, ACos, ATan, Sinh, Cosh, Tanh.

Frequency Domain Functions – Spectral
magnitude and phase, real and imaginary spectra.

Vertical Units – Magnitude: Linear, dB, dBm.
Phase: degrees, radians, group delay.

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

Limit Testing – Compare live waveforms against
a known “golden” reference waveform with user
defined vertical and horizontal tolerances.

Display Characteristics

Display Type – 10.4 in. Liquid crystal active-matrix
color display.

Display Resolution – 640 horizontal x
480 vertical pixels.

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

Display Format – YT, XY, XYZ.

Color Palettes – Individual color palettes for

Record View and FastAcq/WfmDB modes include
Normal, Green, Gray, Temperature, Spectral, and
User Defined.

Computer System
and Peripherals

Operating System – Windows 2000.

CPU – Intel Celeron Processor, 2.0 GHz.

PC System Memory – 512 MB.

Internal Hard Disk Drive – ≥80 GB capacity.

Front Removable Hard Disk Drive (optional) –

≥40 GB capacity.

Floppy Disk Drive – Front panel 3.5 in floppy disk
drive, 1.44 MB capacity.

CD-RW Drive – Side panel CD-RW drive, ≥24X
read and write speed.

Printer (optional) – Built-in thermal printer.

Mouse – Optical wheel mouse, USB interface.

OpenChoice Features

TekVISA – Application Programmers Interface (API)
for Windows developers. Documentation includes
descriptions and samples of programming test and
measurement applications on the unit in Visual
BASIC, C and C++.

TekVISA Control (TVC) – Active controls to make
access to TekVISA easy for integration into
Microsoft Windows applications.

VXI-11 Server – An Application Programmers
Interface (API) for LAN connectivity from
non-Windows environments.

Plug-and-Play Drivers – Provides support to run
National Instrument’s LabVIEW and LabWindows
on an external PC connected to a TDS5000B
Series or on the oscilloscope itself.

IVI Drivers – Provides support for new and existing
program environments utilizing the IVI instrumenta­tion standard, such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI,
MATLAB, Visual BASIC, and C/C++.

Excel and Word Toolbars – Provides direct access
to screen images, waveform data, and measure­ments on the oscilloscope from a toolbar in Excel
and/or Word.

Report Generator – Enables the ability to design
and create customized report templates that
extract the oscilloscope’s waveforms, settings,
measurements, and other on-screen information
with a click of the mouse.

LabVIEW and MATLAB – 30 day evaluation copies
plus non-expiring demo programs that perform
a variety of LabVIEW and MATLAB display and
analysis functions with the oscilloscope.

Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) – A CD is
included in the Getting Started With OpenChoice

®

book. This SDK includes a wealth of documenta­tion, programming tools, and examples to assist
programmers working with the TDS5000B Series.

Input/Output Ports

Auxiliary Input – Front panel BNC connector.
Trigger level range is adjustable from +8 V to –8 V.
The maximum input voltage is ±20 V (DC + peak
AC) and input resistance is ≥1.5 kΩ.

Probe Compensator Output – Front panel pins.
Amplitude 1 V ± 1% into a ≥10 kΩ load, frequen-
cy 1 kHz ±5%.

Analog Signal Output – Rear-panel BNC connec­tor, provides a buffered version of the signal that is
attached to the Channel 3 input (4 channel models
only). Amplitude: 50 mV/div ±20% into a 1 MΩ
load, 25 mV/div ±20% into a 50 Ω load.
Bandwidth (typical): 100 MHz into a 50 Ω load.

Auxiliary Output Levels – Rear-panel BNC con­nector, provides a TTL-compatible, negative polarity
pulse when the oscilloscope triggers.

External Reference In – Rear-panel BNC connec­tor. 9.8 MHz to 10.2 MHz.

Parallel Port – IEEE 1284, DB-25 connector.

Audio Ports – Miniature phone jacks for stereo

microphone input and stereo line output.

USB Port – Two USB 2.0 ports allows connection
or disconnection of USB keyboard and/or mouse
while oscilloscope power is on.

Keyboard Port – PS-2 compatible.

Mouse Port – PS-2 compatible.

LAN Port – RJ-45 connector, supports 10Base-T

and 100Base-T.

Serial Port – DB-9 COM1 port.

Video Port – DB-15 female connector; connect a

second monitor to use dual-monitor display mode.
Supports basic requirements of PC99 specification
and display resolutions up to 1,920 x 1,440.

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GPIB Port – IEEE 488.2 standard, can be
configured for talk/listen or controller mode.

Oscilloscope VGA Video Port – DB-15 female
connector, connect to show the oscilloscope
display on an external monitor or projector.

Power Source

Power – 100 to 240 V
CAT II, or 115 V

RMS

±10%, 47 to 63 Hz;

RMS

±10%, 360 to 440 Hz

Power Consumption – <220 W.

Physical
Characteristics

BENCHTOP CONFIGURATION
Dimensions mm in.

Height 361 11.2*
Width 447 17.6
Depth 288 11.35

Weight kg lbs.

Net 11.23 24.75
Shipping 25.63 56.5

RACKMOUNT CONFIGURATION
Dimensions mm in.

Height 267 10.5
Width 483 19
Depth 231*

Weight kg lbs.

Net 13.49 29.75

COOLING

Cooling Clearance 3 inches (76 mm)

*1Does not include accessory pouch.

2

From rackmounting ear to back of instrument.

*

2

required on left side.

9.1*

Environmental

Temperature

Operating – +5 ºC to +45 ºC.

Nonoperating – –20 ºC to +60 ºC without diskette

in floppy drive.

Humidity

Operating – 20% to 80% relative humidity with
a maximum wet bulb temperature of +29 ºC at or
below +45 ºC, noncondensing. Upper limit de-rates
to 30% relative humidity at +45 ºC.

Nonoperating – Without diskette in floppy disk
drive. 5% to 90% relative humidity with a maxi-

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2

mum wet bulb temperature of +29 ºC at or below
+60 ºC, noncondensing. Upper limit derates to
20% relative humidity at +60 ºC.

Altitude

Operating –

10,000 ft. (3,048 m).

Nonoperating –

40,000 ft. (12,190 m).

Random Vibration

Operating – 0.1 G

from 5 to 500 Hz, 10 minutes

RMS

each axis, 3-axes, 30 minutes total.

Nonoperating – 2.0 G

from 5 to 500 Hz,

RMS

10 minutes each axis, 3-axes, 30 minutes total.

Regulatory Certifications

Electromagnetic Compatibility – 89/336/EEC.

Safety – UL61010, CSA-22.2 No. 1010.1,

EN61010-1, IEC61010-1.

Ordering Information

TDS5032B

350 MHz, 5 GS/s, 2 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

TDS5034B

350 MHz, 5 GS/s, 4 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

TDS5052B

500 MHz, 5 GS/s, 2 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

TDS5054B

500 MHz, 5 GS/s, 4 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

TDS5054BE

500 MHz, 1 GS/s, 4 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

TDS5104B

1 GHz, 5 GS/s, 4 channel digital phosphor
oscilloscope.

All Models Include: (1) P5050 500 MHz,
10x passive probe per channel, Accessory Pouch
(016-1935-00), Front Cover (200-4651-00),
Mouse (119-6936-00), Quick Start User Manual,
TDS5000B Series Product Software CD-ROM,
TDS5000B Series Operating System Restoration
CD-ROM, GPIB Programmer’s Reference, Optional
Applications Software CD-ROM, Getting Started

with OpenChoice

Kit CD (020-2513-00), 30-day Evaluation Copies

®

book, and Software Developer’s

of MATLAB (063-3609-00) and LabVIEW
(020-2476-02), Performance Verification
Procedure PDF file, Calibration Certificate
Documenting NIST Traceability, Z540-1
Compliance, and ISO9001 Registration,
Power Cord.

Please specify power plug and manual version
when ordering.

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Recommended Probes

P5050 – 500 MHz, 10x passive probe.

P6243 – 1.0 GHz active probe.

P6245 – 1.5 GHz active probe.

P6246 – 400 MHz differential probe.

P6247 – 1.0 GHz differential probe.

P6248 – 1.7 GHz differential probe.

Recommended Accessories

Service Manual – Order 071-1362-00.

Transit Case – Order 016-1937-00.

Probe Calibration, Compensation, and Deskew
Adapter – Order 067-0405-xx.

Power Deskew Fixture – Order 067-1478-00.

Extra Front Panel Removable Hard Drive –

Order 065-0692-00.

Video Display Clamp – Order 013-0278-xx.

Thermal Printer Paper – Order 016-1897-00.

Mini Keyboard – Order 118-9402-00.

USB Test Fixture – Order TDSUSBF.

Ethernet Test Fixture – Order through Crescent

Heart Software (www.c-h-s.com).

Instrument Options (available
on all models unless indicated
otherwise)

Opt. 18 – Touch-screen interface.

Opt. 3M – Increase record length to 16M samples

max (1ch.).

Opt. 1P – Built-in thermal printer.

*1

Opt. FHD

– Front panel removable hard drive

(replaces FDD and internal HDD).

Opt. 1K – Oscilloscope cart.

Opt. 1R – Rackmount kit.

Opt. SM – Communication mask testing.

Opt. PS1 – Power Bundle that includes TCP202

DC Coupled Current Probe, P5205 High Voltage
Differential Probe, TDSPWR3 Power Measurement
Software, and Power Deskew Fixture.

*2

Opt. CP2

– TDSCPM2 - ANSI/ITU telecom

pulse compliance testing software.

Opt. DVD – TDSDVD - Optical storage
analysis software.

*3

Opt. ET3

– TDSET3 - Ethernet compliance

test software.

*4

Opt. J2

– TDSDDM2 - Disk drive measurements

software.

*5

Opt. J3E

– TDSJIT3E - Jitter and timing analysis

software essentials.

*5

Opt. JT3

– TDSJIT3 - Jitter and timing analysis

software with Rj/Dj and BER.

Opt. PW3 – TDSPWR3 - Power measurements
software.

*5

Opt. USB

– USB 2.0 Compliance test

software only.

*1No upgrade path for this option, must be ordered at time

of initial purchase.

*2Requires option SM.

3

Not available on TDS5054BE

*

4

Not available on TDS5032B and TDS5034B.

*

5

Not available on TDS5032B and TDS5052B.

*

Power Plug Options

Opt. A0 – North America.

Opt. A1 – Universal Euro.

Opt. A2 – United Kingdom.

Opt. A3 – Australia.

Opt. A4 – 240 V North America.

Opt. A5 – Switzerland.

Opt. A6 – Japan.

Opt. A10 – China.

Opt. A99 – No power cord or AC adapter.

Manual Options

Opt. L0 – English manual.

Opt. L1 – French manual.

Opt. L3 – German manual.

Opt. L5 – Japanese manual.

Opt. L7 – Simple Chinese manual.

Opt. L8 – Traditional Chinese manual.

Opt. L9 – Korean manual.

Opt. L10 – Russian manual.

Service Options

Opt. C3 – Calibration Service 3 Years.

Opt. C5 – Calibration Service 5 Years.

Opt. D1 – Calibration Data Report.

Opt. D3 – Calibration Data Report 3 Years

(with Option C3).

Opt. D5 – Calibration Data Report 5 Years
(with Option C5).

Opt. R3 – Repair Service 3 Years (including
warranty).

Opt. R5 – Repair Service 5 Years (including
warranty).

Instrument Upgrades

Upgrades equivalent to original options can be
ordered to extend instrument performance after
initial purchase. Users can install upgrades without
opening the instrument case or requiring on-site
service (except for touch-screen upgrade). To
upgrade, order a TDS5BUP with one or more
of the following options: 18, 1K, M03, 1P, 1R,
SM, CP2, DVD, ET3, J2, J3E, JT3, PW3, USB.
Factory installation of selected options is available
by ordering option IF on your TDS5BUP
upgrade order.

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