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Warranted Characteristics

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subsection

characteristics

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Performance

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subsection

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Accuracy,

Table 1-8:

DC Gain

Offset

Warranted

•

.

Charaèteristics—Signal

Description

±1%

(For

all

sensitivities

±100V)

Volts/Div

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100

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Characteristics

Table 1-8:

Name
Analog

or

Cross

Input
Input

Input

AC-i

Input

Bandwidth,

DC-i

MO

Coupled

Talk

(Channel Isolation)

Impedance,

Impedance,

Voltage, Maximum,
MO,orGND

Voltage,

Maximum,

AC-SOCCoupled

Lower

Frequency

1

Net

Offset

range. Offset

2

The

samples mustbeacquired

3 To

ensure

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4

The

limits gIven

each

5

TheACCoupled

Offset—(PositionxVolts/Div).

AccuracyIsthe

the

most accurate

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mV/dlv,

C

above

Warranted

DC-5O0Coupled

DC-i

MO

Coupled

DC-SOD

Coupled

DC-i

Coupled

DC-SO0or

Limit,ACCoupled

accuracyofthis

under

an

SPC

are

for

-f-ar

Lower

measurements

calibration

the

ambient temperature range ofO~C

c.

Frequency

Characteristics—Signal

Description
Volts/Div Bandwidth

5

mV/div—10

2

mV/div—4.9$

1

mV/div—1.99



100:1at100Mhz

two

channels

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MO,

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10

Hz when

1%

with

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should be

Limits are

voltage

possible

run

reducedbya

level.

setup

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run

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mV/div
mV/div

having

with

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DC—250

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settings

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kHz

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performance

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bandwidth

are

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MHz

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bandwidth

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meet

specifications.

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set-

MHz

for

Name
Accuracy,

and Delay

1-16

Long
Time

Table 1-9:

Term

Sample

Warranted

Rate

Characteristics—Time Base System

Description

±25

ppm over

any1msinterval

.

SpecIfications

Table

1-10:

Warranted

Characteristics—Triggering

Warranted Characteristics

System

Name

Accuracy

(Time)

Pulse-Width

Sensitivity,

Coupled

Width,
for

Jitter

Input

Stable

1

Minimum Pulse and

Pulse

Triggering

(Option05Video
Signal

Triggering.

Trigger)

for

Triggering

Edge-Type

Sync

Amplitude for

(Option05Video

Pulse-Glitch

Trigger,

DC

Rearm,

Trigger)

or

Description
Time

Range

2nsto1Ms

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Any

Source

Channel

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Accuracy

±

(20%ofsetting±0.5 ns)

±(100

ns+.0025%

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division

1

divisionat500

0.25

volts

Pulse Class Minimum

Pulse Width

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Runt

Width

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divs

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ns

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ns

2

ns

signal;60~

with

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numeric

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of setting)

fromDCto50MHz, increasing

MHz

fromDCto50MHz

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2ns+

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5%

of Glitch Width

Setting

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ns

2

ns±5%

of Width

Setting

on

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menu

item.

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signal

items.

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1

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minimum

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the

screenOnsuccessive acquisitions.

may

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when

Table

sensitivity

The

trigger

the

SEC/DIV

1-11:

Warranted

Name
Logic

Levels,

Main-

and

Trigger Outputs

Output
Probe

Output

Source
Source

Voltage

and

Compensator

Voltage,

Voltage,

Channel3

...

Frequency

Frequency,

for

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point must

not

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Characteristics—Interfaces, Output

Delayed-

Signal

Out

trigger.Astable

LED

stays

Description
Characteristic

Vout

(HI)

Vout

(LO)

Characteristic
Output

Voltage
Frequency
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mV/division

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90.to.250

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47Hzto63Hz

trigger

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TDS

544A

Consumption

Service

Manual

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300W

(450

VA)

1-17

Warranted

Characteristics

Table

1-12:

Warranted

Characteristics—Environmental,

Safety,

and

Reliability

Name
Atmospherics

Dynamics

Description

Temperature with

Operating;
Non-operating:

Temperature

floppy

+4°Cto

without

disk:

—22°Cto

floppy

Operating:0°Cto+50°
Non-operating:

Relative

humidity

—40°Cto

with

floppy

Operating:To80%,ator below
Operating;To20%,ator

Non-operating:To90%,ator
Non-operating:To5%,ator

Relative

humidity

To

95%,ator

To

75%,

from

without

below

±41°

+40°

Cto

Altitude:

To

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To

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Random

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vibration

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from

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without

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~

±60°

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disk:

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below

below

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C

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non-operating

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disk

500

Hz,IDminutes
Hz,10minutes

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Specifications

The

tablesinthis

TDS

544A

Typical

subsection

Digitizing Oscilloscopes.

list

the

Characteristics

typical

characteristics

that

describe

the

Name

Accuracy,

Delay

Between

width,

Equivalent

Table

Delta Time

Channels,

Time

Typical

performance.

1-13:

Typical

Measurement

Full

Band-

characteristics

Typical

Characteristics—Signal

Description

For

single-shot acquisitions

modes.’
Time

Measurement

(Time

Per

Add50ps

Sample

To
Time



settings

calculation:

measure

Measurement

50psfor

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characteristics

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widthofa

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Frequency
Bandwidth

Frequency
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Calculated

Nonlinearity

105

544A

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Service

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Manual

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100

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100

MHz

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mv/div—lU V/div

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<1

Setting

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differential;~1

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mV/div

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800 p5

1.2

1.6

integral,

Time

ns
ns

independently

based

1-19

Typical

Characteristics

Table

1-13:

Typical

Characteristics—Signal

Acquisition

System

(Cont.)

Name
Step

Response

I

The

limits

5

mV/div,

2

The

numbers

Rise

time

Note

thatIfyou
to provide
the

test

3

The

values

crossingofthe

plitude.

Settling

are

given

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s

given

Is calculated

measure

the

test

signal

source

given

are

step,

Description

Errors

Volts/Div

I

mV/div—99.5

100
1

V/div—iD

for

signals



are

from

signal.

(RTgen)

the

and

having

pulse

height5 div,

5,

where

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hardware

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to

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the

bandwidth.Itis

rise

time,

you

That

is,

accordingtothe

maximum absolute difference between

the

value

the

measured

one

must

second

definedbythe

Rise

take

into account

rise

following

RTm2PT1

after

Setting

mv/div

mV/div—995

mV/div

V/div

reference

sample

interval

Time

(ns)

time

(RTm)Isdeterminedbythe
formula:

2

the

mid-level

level=50%

andtris

temperature increases due to

following

SW (MHz)

the

rise

+

RT9e0

2

the

valueatthe

crossingofthe

Step
Amplitude

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20V
s200V

the

formula:

timeofthe

V

mid-point,

signal

test

endofa

step, expressedasa

filter

rise time.

equipment

instrument

specified

rise

Settling

2Ons

~O.5

Error

lOOns

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the

degradationinbandwidth.

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time

time

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(x)/xacquired

source,

etc.)

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interval after

percentageofthe

that

and

the

the mid-level

2Oms

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at

you

rise

time

step

use

of

am-

Name
Aperture

Uncertainty

Table

1-14:

Typical

Characteristics—Time
Description

~ps

Base System

1-20

Speethoations

Table

1-15:

Typical

Characteristics—Triggering

System

Typical

Characteristics

Name

Accuracy,

DC

Coupled

Input,

Trigger

Trigger

Auxiliary

Marker Position,

ing

Holdoff,

Width,
Logic

Lowest

Variable,

Minimum

TriggeringorEvents

Frequency

erationofSet

LevelorThreshold,

.

Trigger

Edge

Trigger-

Main

Trigger Minimum:

Pulse and

Rearm,

for

Delay3

for

Successful Op-

Levelto50%” Function

Description
Trigger

Source
Any

Channel

Auxiliary
The

input

resistance

±20V(DC+peak

Acquire
Sample,

Peak

10
Maximum:

at
more

5

ns

30

Mode
Hi-Res,

Detect,

Envelope

For

times

that setting,

For any

least2times

than10times

Hz

Average

any

the

Accuracy

±

(2%of(Setting—Net

setting+Offset

±(6%ofSetting

2

is1.5

Accuracy)

-i-

ko;

the

AC).

horizontal

butisnever

horizontal

scale

scale

setting,

less

minimum holdoff

the

minimum

holdoff

Offset)+0.3

8%ofp-p

signal

maximum

Trigger-Position

±(i

WI+1

divxvolts/div

+ 100

safe

input voltage

ns)

my)

Markert2

±(2WI+1ns)

the

minimum holdoff

than1psorlonger than55.

setting,

the

for

that.setting,

for

that

.

mwcimum

butisnever

selling.

holdoff

is

is

is

Sensitivity,

Edge

Trigger.

Not

Coupled4

Sensitivities, Logic-Type

Trigger/Events

Delay,DCCoupled6
Sensitivities, Pulse-Type Hunt

DC

!

Trigger
AC

Noise
High

Low

25

Trigger6~1.0

Reject

Frequency

Frequency

1.0

division,

div/psatthe

division,

25

div/psatthe

Coupling

Reject

fromDCto

trigger

fromDCto

trigger

Reject

Typical
Stable

Signal

Triggering

SameasDC-coupled
cies

above60Hz.

low60Hz.
Three and one

limits

.~

One

and one

limits5
nals

above30kHz.

One

and one

limits5

tenuates

100

MHz

levelorthe

200

MHz

levelorthe

fromDCto30kkz.

for

withaminimum slew

withaminimum slew

half

haff

frequenoies

signals

threshold crossing.

threshold

Level

for

limits5

Attenuates

half

times

the

times

the

times

the

above80kHz.At-

below80kHz-

crossing.

for

frequen-

signalsbe-

DC-coupled

DC-coupled

Attenuates

DC-coupled

rate

of

rate

of

sig

-

TDS

544A

Service

Manual

1-21

Typical

Characteristics

Table

1-15:

Typical

Characteristics—Triggering

System (Cont.)

Name
Sensitivities,

and

Glitch

Sync

Width

Sync

Duty

Pulse-Type

6

(Option05Video

Cycle

(Option05Video
Hum

Rejection

(Option05Video

I

The

trigger

at

the

2

The

Sample Rate

3

The

4

The
lected slope.
the

may

5

See

6

The
events

counting

position

trigger

pointof±0.5

waveform

minimum

minimum

screenonsuccessive

flash

the

minimum signal

Range

pulse width
sensitivity

The

when

characteristic

delay

signal.

that

missesnoevents.)

Trigger

Trigger)

Trigger)

errors are

division/ns.

interval

(WI)isthe

and

Equivalent

and

for

trigger

the

SEC/DIV

Also,

obtainingastable

point

acquisitions.

SensItivity, Edge-Type

levels

required

see

Description

Width

Trigger)

1.0

division withaminimum

or

the

2

divisions

mm.

400nsfor

mm.50to

NTSC

gering
tion.

The

the

screen.

typically

rearm

must

setting is10msorslower.

the

less

than

the

time

between

TimeorInterpolated

width

not

The

for

footnote

the

required

trigger.Astable

switch

between opposite

TRIG’D

Trigger,DCCoupledinTable

stable

logicorpulse

for

Sensitivity, Edge-Type

values

samplesinthe

for

LED

slew

rate of25div

<5

nsec

pulse

threshold crossing.

are

required.

HDTV

signals

For

width

1

and

PAL:

—20dBwithout

will

continue

hum is

given

Waveform

logic-type triggeringorevents delayingtooccur.

stays

constantly

triggering ofanacquisitionorfor

downto0dB

rejected

here.

waveform

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trigger

slopesonthe

Trigger,DCCoupledinthis

from

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record.

resultsina

lighted

1-10,

any trigger

the

values

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Also,

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waveform,

when

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which

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with

some performance

trigger

only.Itis

for

triggering

see

the

footnote

1-10.

regular display triggeredonthese-

and

the

SEC/DIV

display

settingis2msor

stable

countingofa

table.

kthttthe

trigger

or rearm

deterioration.

not

rejected

signals

havingaslew

for

the

must

not

1-17.

(Stable

countingofevents

level

time,

Trig-

deteriora

-

from

rate

characteristics

“roll”

across

faster

but

DC-coupled

is

Name

Time,

Data-Retention,

Memory1’2
Floppy

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disk

The

time

that reference waveforms,

scope.
Dataismaintainedbysmall

ICs

that

they

can

typicallybesafely

1-22

Table

1-16:

Typical

Nonvolatile

stored

setups,

lithium-thionyl-chloride

disposedofwith

Characteristics—Data

Description
Battery

3.5 inch,

life

and

calibration

batteries

ordinary

is5

720

K

or

constants

internaltothe

garbageina

years

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are

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memory

sanitary

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when

Cs.

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amount of

compatible

power to

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Specifications

the

oscillo

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smallinthese

Performance

This

subsection

TDS

544A

The

procedures

System
Output Ports

as
appearinboldtace

Checks,

checkedinSection2,Specification.

containsacollectionofprocedures

Digiti±ing

Checks.

Oscilloscope

are

arrangedinfour

Time

Base

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type

under

System

check

Warranted

for

checking

performsaswarranted.

logical

Checks, Triggering

all

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groupings:

characteristics

(The

characteristics

CharacteristicsinSection

Signal

System

that

Tests

that

,4cquisit/on

Checks,

are

designated

that

are checked

2.)

and

These

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Prerequisites
The

testsinthis

performance

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signal-path compensation must

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prerequisite

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temperature

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mentisusually

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procedures

procedures describedonpage
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first,

then

these

subsection

and

functionality

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4-6.

calibration

operating

Tests,

the

Digitizing

temperature

temperature.

temperature

met.)

Oscilloscope

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metinthe

extend

and

interval and atatemperature

+20°Cand

between0°C

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confidence

4-1.

procedures

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when

and passed

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Item

Number

Description
1

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2

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500

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Performance

Tests

Check

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