Tektronix TDS6804B, TDS6604B Reference manual

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TDS6000B Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes

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To Use the Front Panel

You can use the dedicated front-panel knobs and but tons to do the most commonly performed operations.

Turn INTENSIT Y to adjust waveform intensity.

CURSORS to turn cursors on and off.

Push

PRINT to make a hard copy.

Push

DEFAULT SETUP to return settings to the

default values.

AUTOSET to quickly set the vertical,

Push

horizontal, and trigger controls for a

Use the multipurpose knobs to control

parameters selected from the screen interface.

Push a

FINE button to make small changes with

usable display.

a multipurpose knob.

Push to turn the touch screen on and off.

Push

MulitView Zoomt to add a magnified

graticule to the display. Push the HORIZ or VERT

button to select the axis that you want to

magnify.

Use these knobs and buttons to set horizontal

SCALE and POSITION for the waveforms. Push

DELAY to turn on horizontal delay, and then

use POSITION to set the delay time. Adjust

RESOLUTION to change the number of

acquired points in the waveform.

Use these knobs and buttons to set the basic

trigger parameters. Push

ADVANCED to display

a menu of Pinpointt trigger functions.

Use these buttons to start and stop

acquisition or start a single acquisition

sequence. The ARM, READY, and TRIG’D

lights show the acquisition status.

Turn channel displays on and off, and adjust the

channel

POSITION and SCALE using dedicated

knobs and buttons.

To Use the Screen Interface

You can control all oscilloscope functions except the power switch using only the screen interface.

Choose the Toolbar

Touch a button in the toolbar to display a

control window at the bottom of the displ ay.

Touch a screen control to change a setting.

Touch a numerical control to assign that control

to a multipurpose knob. Turn the mul tipurpose

knob to adjust the parameter value.

Touch here to change to

Touch here to change to menu bar operation.

toolbar operation.

Choose the Menu Bar

Use some menu items to

display a control window at the

bottom or side of the display.

Use some menu items to

directly change settings.

Touch here to close a

control window.

More Operating Tips:

H Use the touch screen to control the oscilloscope when bench space is

unavailable, such as on a cart or in an equipment rack.

H Plug in a mouse and keyboard if you have the bench space to use them. You can

plug in a USB mouse or keyboard anytime, even while the oscilloscope is running.

H Use the menu bar to access PC-related functions, such as Page Setup, Export,

and Copy.

To Display a Waveform

Attach a probe to CH 1 and connect the probe

to your signal.

Push CH 1 if channel 1 is not

already displayed.

TDS6000B Series

CH 1

Operating Tip:

H To Autoset multiple channels, turn on the desired

channels then press Autoset.

Push AUTOSET.

Adjust VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL

POSITION

Adjust RESOLUTION to change the record

length and sample rate. You can acquire

more samples in the waveform to see more

detail or acquire fewer samples with a

and SCALE if necessary to

optimize the display.

faster update rate.

Adjust INTENSITY to change the

brightness, vector fill, and display

persistence of acquired points.

To See More Waveform Detail

Use MultiView Zoom

Push the MultiView ZOOMt button to display a

zoom graticule, display zoom on zoom, and

create up to 4 zoomed views of a waveform.

Push the HORIZ button or the VERT button

to select the axis to magnify in the zoom

graticule. Use the multipurpose knobs to

adjust the position and magnification

factor of the zoomed waveform.

You can also set up a MultiView Zoom

graticule from the screen interface. First

touch and drag across the segment of the

waveform that you want to see in greater

detail.

Then select a MultiView Zoom mode from the

drop-down list to magnify the highlighted

waveform segment.

Use the MultiView Zoom function to magnify an acquisition vertically, horizont ally, or in both waveform dimensions. POSITION or FACTOR changes that you make to the MultiView Zoom graticule affect only the zoom display, not the actual acquired waveform. You can select and lock together waveforms, and then scroll them automatically.

Main graticule

MultiView Zoom

graticule

Use Horizontal Delay

Push the front-panel DELAY button.

Adjust the delay time with the horizontal

POSITION control, or enter the delay time

in the control window.

Adjust the horizontal SCALE to acquire

the detail you need around the delay

expansion point.

More Operating Tips:

Use horizontal the trigger location by a significant int erval of time.

Trigger point

DELAY to acquire waveform detail in a region that is separated from

Acquired waveform

Delay time

Expansion point

H You can use MultiView Zoom and Horizontal Delay together to magnify a delayed

acquisition. You can adjust the size of the zoom window to; 50, 80, or 100% from Vertical Zoom setup.

H Toggle Horizontal Delay on and off to quickl y compare signal details at two

different areas of interest, one near the trigger location and the other centered at the delay time.

To Choose an Acquisition Mode

Select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup. . . in

the Horiz/Acq menu or touch the Horiz

button; then open the Acquisition tab.

Select an acquisition mode in the

horizontal/acquisition control window.

For Average or Envelope acquisition modes,

touch the # of Wfms control and then set the number of waveforms with the multipurpose knob. You can also double-touch the control

and use the pop-up keypad.

How the Acquisition

Modes Work

Sample mode retains one sampled point from

each acquisition interval.

acquisition interval =

Interval 1 2 3 4 Interval 1 2 3 4

record duration

number of points in record

Sample

Displayed record points (at

maximum horizontal magnification)

Waveform Data Base mode takes an ensemble

of acquisitions that is best for accurate eye

pattern measurements.

Peak Detect mode uses the highest and

lowest of all the samples contained in two

consecutive acquisition intervals.

Hi Res mode calculates the average of all

the samples for each acquisition interval.

Envelope mode finds highest and lowest record

points over many acquisitions. Envelope uses

Peak Detect for each individual acquisition.

Average mode calculates the average value for

each record point over many acquisitions.

Average uses Sample mode for each individual

acquisition.

Peak Detect

Hi Res

Three acquisitions from one source

Acquisition 1 2 3

Max

WfmDB

Max

MinMin

Envelope

Average

To Select a Trigger

Using the Pinpoint trigger system select the

EDGE trigger type and then set the source,

coupling, slope, and mode with these

front-panel controls. Push

one of the other trigger types.

You can also select a trigger type in the Trig

ADVANCED to select

menu.

Or touch the

Trig button, a Trigger Type button

and then select a trigger type in the window

that is displayed. Most triggers can be logic

qualified.

Trigger Selections

Trigger type Levels Trigger conditions

Edge

Comm

Serial

Glitch

Width

Runt

Single level

Depends on Coding

Single level plus clock and bit pattern

Single level

Two levels to define the logic transition region

Timers

None

One to specify glitch width

Two to specify minimum and maximum pulse widths

Onetospecifyan optional minimum runt-pulse duration

Trigger on the rising, falling, or either edge, as defined by slope control. Coupling choices are DC, AC, AC LF Reject, AC HF Reject, and Noise Reject.

Trigger on comm signals. Optional on TDS6000B series.

Trigger on 64-bit serial pattern data. Optional on TDS6000B series.

Trigger on glitches narrower than the specified width or ignore glitches narrower than the specified width.

Trigger on pulses that have widths between the range of the two timers or outside the range of the two timers.

Trigger on a pulse that enters the transition region from one side but does not leave the region from the other side.

Timeout

Transition

Setup/Hold

Pattern

State

Window

Single level

Two levels to define the logic transition region

Independent levels for Data and Clock

Independent levels for each channel

Independent levels to specify window

One to specify time-out time

One to specify transition time

One to specify setup time and one to specify hold time

One to specify pattern duration

None

Onetospecifyinsideor outside time

Trigger when a signal does not make a transition for a specified length of time.

Trigger when a logic signal spends more time or less time in the transition region than a specified amount of time.

Trigger on violations of setup or hold time between a Data signal and a Clock signal. The specified setup and hold times can be positive or negative values.

Trigger when a Boolean combination of up to four channels becomes true. Trigger immediately or only after the combination is true for a specified time duration.

Trigger on transition of one channel when a Boolean combination of up to three other channels is true.

One to specify inside or outside time

To Use the A (Main) and B (Delayed) Triggers

You can use the A Event (Main) trigger alone or combine it with the B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex signals.

Set the A trigger type and source in

the A Event (Main) tab of the trigger

control window.

Choose a function in the A→ B Sequence tab of

the trigger control window.

Set the trigger delay time or the number

of B events, as appropriate.

Set the B trigger characteristics in the B Event

(Delayed) tab of the trigger control window.

Trigger on B Event

Posttrigger record

A trigger point

Pretrigger record

Acquired waveform record

The A trigger arms the oscilloscope.

Posttrigger acquisition starts on nth B event.

B Trigger After Delay Time

The A trigger arms the oscilloscope.

Posttrigger acquisition starts on the first B

edge after the trigger delay time.

A trigger

source

B trigger

source

A trigger

source

B trigger

source

Waiting for nth

event (Where n=5)

A trigger point

Trigger

delay time

B trigger point

More Operating Tips:

H B-trigger delay time and horizontal delay time are independent functions. When

you establish a trigger condition using either the A trigger alone or the A and B triggers together, you can also use horizontal delay to delay the acquisition by an additional amount.

H Trigger levels for A & B and multiple channels can be shared or independent.

To Perform Mask Testing

Select Mask Setup in the Masks menu.

Choose a mask type.

Choose a mask standard.

Select Autoset to automatically set up the

controls based on the input signal.

Optionally select Autofit to align each

acquired signal with the mask to

minimize the number of hits.

Use the Source tab to select the source of

your signal.

Use the Tolerance tab to increase or decrease

the mask margin used in mask testing.

To Set Up Mask Pass/Fail Testing and View Results

Use the Pass/Fail Setup tab to set up Pass/Fail

testing.

Use the Pass/Fail controls to start, stop, or

continuously run a mask test.

Use the Polarity controls to select testing the

positive, negative, or both the positive and

negative pulses.

Enter the number of waveforms to acquire and

use in your mask test.

Enter the number of waveforms that must fail to

consider the test a failure.

Enter the time that the instrument delays before

starting the mask test.

When using masks that enable the Waveform Database mode, the # of Wfms field changes to # of Sampl es field.

Use the Pass/Fail Test Notification controls

to select how you want to be notified when

Use the Pass/Fail Results tab to view the

a failure occurs and when the

mask test completes.

results of your mask testing.

To Take Automated Measurements

Touch the Meas button, and then select up to eight measurements using the measurement

Use the tabs to choose measurements in

control window.

the various categories.

Or choose a measurement for the selected

waveform directly in the Measure menu.

Automated Measurement Selections

Amplitude Time More Histogram

Amplitude

High

Low

Max

Min

Pk-- Pk

Rise Time

Fall Time

Positive

Duty Cycle

Positive

Width

Negative

Width

Negative

Duty Cycle

Area

Cycle Area

Phase

Wfm

Count

Hits in

Box

Peak

Hits

Max

Min

Pk-- Pk

ExtRatio

Ext Ratio %

Ext Ratio (dB)

Comm

Eye Height

Eye Width

Crossing %

Eye Top

Eye Base

RMS

Positive

Overshoot

Negative

Overshoot

Cycle

RMS

Mean

Cycle Mean

Period

Frequency

Delay

Burst

Width

Median

Std Deviation

 ± 1σ

Mean

 ± 2σ

 ± 3σ

Jitter P-P

Jitter RMS

Jitter 6σ

Noise P-P

Noise RMS

S/N Ratio

Cyc Distortion

Q-Factor

To Customize an Automated Measurement

Use Gating to confine the measurement to a certain portion of the waveform. Use cursors or any of the four MultiView Zoom areas to define

the gate region.

Measurement statistics characterize the

stability of the measurement.

Adjust the measurement reference levels to

different relative or different fi xed values.

Select snapshot to see a one-time view of all valid Normal or Comm measurements.

To Set Up a Histogram

Touch and drag across the segment of the

waveform that you want the histogram to cover.

To set up a horizontal histogram, for exam ple,

make the box wider than it is tall.

Select Histogram Horizontal from the

drop-down list.

View the histogram at the top or edge of

the graticule.

If you need to make any adjustments to the

histogram, use the histogram setup control

window. Select

Waveform Histograms in the

Measure menu.

Take automated measurements on histogram

data. See previous page for information.

To Take Measurements With Cursors

Push the front-panel CURSORS button.

Select the waveform you want to measure and

a cursor type in the cursor control window.

Or you can activate cursors on the selected

waveform directly in the

Push Setup and place cursors with the

multipurpose knobs or enter the cursor

Cursor menu.

locations numerically.

If you choose Waveform cursors to take

measurements between waveforms,

select the source for each cursor.

Read cursor measurement

results in the display.

More Operating Tips:

H You can set the cursors to move together in tandem if you choose the Tracking

cursor mode. The cursors move independently if you choose the Independent cursor mode.

H If you use the zoom graticule, you can place a cursor directly on a specific

waveform point to take precision measurements.

H You can also move cursors by touching or clicking them and then dragging them

to a new position.

To Use Math Waveforms

Select

Math Setup in the Math menu.

Choose one of the predefined math equations.

Or touch Editor to define a more advanced math

waveform. Then build the waveform expression

using sources, operators, constants,

measurements, and functions.

To Use Spectral Analysis

In the Math menu, select Spectral Controls to

define FFT magnitude and phase waveforms.

When an FFT waveform is selected, you can

use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the FFT

waveform just as you would using a spectrum

analyzer.

Adjust FFT center frequency

Adjust FFT span

You can view time-domain and

frequency-domain waveforms

simultaneously. You can also use

gating to select only a portion of the

time-domain waveform for spectral

analysis.

To Store Information

To Save and Recall Waveforms

To save or recall waveforms, select

Reference Waveforms and then Save Wfm. . .

or Recall Wfm. . . in the File menu.

Or touch the Refs button.

Use the reference setup control window to copy

a live waveform into one of four nonvolatile

reference waveform storage locations. You can

also display these waveforms as reference

waveforms.

Select Save Wfm to File to store the live

waveform as a file on a disk drive. You can

recall a waveform stored on disk int o one

of the internal reference waveform

locations for display.

To Save and Recall Instrument

Setups

To save an instrument setup, select

Instrument Setup in the File menu.

Or touch the

Setups button.

Use the settings control window to save the

current setup into one of ten internal storage

locations. Use the pop-up keyboard to label the

setups for easy identification.

Or select

current setup on a disk drive. You can recall any

setup stored on disk and then save it in an

To restore the oscilloscope to a known initial state,

push the front-panel

Or select

Save Settings to File to store the

internal setup storage location for

quicker access.

DEFAULT SETUP button.

Recall Default Setup in the File menu.

To Print a Hard Copy

To print a hard copy to an attached printer or a

network printer, push the front-panel PRINT

button.

Or select

you can make changes to the page orientation

Print in the File menu. If necessary,

in the Page Setup dialog box.

The Page Setup dialog box also includes

selectors for the print palette and a feature

called Ink Saver. Ink Saver optimizes the

display colors and shades for printing hard

copies on white paper.

To Copy or Export Your Results

You can use the Windows clipboard to

copy information. Simply select the item

to copy, copy it, and then paste it into

another Windows application.

You can export waveform data into a comma-

separated ASCII file for use in a spreadsheet or

data analysis program. Select

File menu to set the output content and format

for images, waveforms, or measurements.

Export Setup in the

To Run Application Software

You can install and run optional application software on your oscilloscope. These software packages provide advanced capability supporting many applications. Two examples are shown below; additional packages may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative for more information.

TDSJIT3 Jitter Analysis Software to

Use

characterize timing performance. Analyze

jitter on contiguous clock cycles using

single-shot acquisitions.

Use TDSET3 Ethernet Compliance Tests

Software to test to all three Ethernet standards:

10baseT, 100BaseT, and 1000BaseT.

Follow the instructions provided with the

application software to install it. To run

the software, select the application in the

File / Run Application menu.

To Connect to a Network

Like any other Microsoft Windows-based

computer, you can connect the oscilloscope

to a network to enable printing, file sharing,

internet access, and other communications

functions.

To make a network connection, consult with

your network administrator, and then use the

standard Windows utilities to configure the

oscilloscope for compatibility with your

network. See your manual or online help f or

more information.

Use OpenChoice software tools to create

custom applications internal to the

oscilloscope or remotely using GPIB of

Ethernet connections.

Network

To Use a Dual Monitor

Connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to

the oscilloscope and configure Windows for

dual-monitor mode. You can operate the

oscilloscope while having full use of

Windows and other installed applications on

the external monitor.

Connect the monitor to the upper XGA port

on the oscilloscope rear panel. Use the

Settings tab in the Windows Display

Properties dialog box to set up a

dual-monitor configuration.

Operating Tip:

H In order to get full advantage from the software such

as TDSJIT3 and RT-Eyet, use an external monitor. Scope graticule and measurement results can be viewed on the oscilloscope and plots such as histograms, eye diagrams, and jitter trend plots can be viewed on the monitor.

Rear Panel Inputs and Outputs

Removable hard disk drive to provide individual

environment for each user or to secure data;

loosen and then pull on thumb screws to release

the disk

CD-RW drive accessible from Windows; press

cover to open the drive, option FHD

Connectors for speaker and microphone

USB 2.0 connectors for mouse, keyboard,

or other peripherals

PS-2 connector for mouse

PS-2 connector for keyboard

RJ-45 connector to connect to network

Upper VIDEO port to connect a monitor for

dual-monitor operation

COM1 serial port

Parallel port (Centronics) to connect printer or

other device

Lower XGA port to replicate the oscilloscope display

on an external monitor

GPIB port to connect to controller

Auxiliary input (external trigger) input, External

reference input and reference output

Recommended Probes and Accessories

TDS6000B Series

P7240 4 GHz Active Probe for general-purpose applications

P7330 & P7350 Differential probes for differential-signal and low-noise applications

P7350SMA Differential probe for differential-signal and low-noise applications

P7260 6 GHz 5x/25x Active Probe

P7380SMA 8 GHz Differential signal acquisition system for high speed applications

TCA-1MEG Buffer Amplifier to connect 1MΩ accessories

P7380 8 GHz Active Probe for signal integrity applications

TCA-SMA, TCA-BNC 50Ω,TCA-N,and TCA-75 adapters for your probes and cables

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