Tektronix TDS5000B Series Reference guide

Online Help

TDS5000B Series Oscilloscopes

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Adapted from the TDS5000B Series Oscilloscopes online help Version 2.0

August, 2004

Table of Contents

Getting Started

About the TDS5000B Series Oscilloscope 23

Product Description 23

Product Software 27

User Interface Map 28

Installing Software 29

Using Online Help 30

Navigating the Online Help 30

Documentation 31

Support Information 32

Feedback 33

Standard Accessories 34

Recommended Accessories 35

Options 38

Windows Interface Guidelines 39

Analysis and Connectivity Support 40

Getting the Analysis and Connectivity Support Tools 40

VXI Plug-and-Play Instrument Driver 41

TekVISA 41

TekVISA ActiveX Control (TVC) 41

TekVISAExcel Toolbar 41

VXI 11.2 LAN Server 41

Supported ADEs 42

Tektronix Toolbar for Word 42

Report Generator 42

IVI Drivers 42

Menu Bar Mode 42

Toolbar Mode 42

Working with the TDS5000B Series Instrument 43

Using the Instrument Interface 44

Changing Control Settings 44

Moving and Docking Control Windows 45

Controlling from within the Graticule Area 45

Access Shortcut Menus by Right-Clicking 46

Initializing the Instrument 46

Choosing and Connecting Probes 46

Creating Your Own Control Windows 47

Triggering, Timebase, and Horizontal Delay 47

Looking at Waveform Details 47

Using Fast Acquisition and DPO 48

Using Waveform Math 48

Using Spectral Analysis 49

Characterizing a Signal 49

Mask and Limit Testing 49

Application-Specific Measurements 50

Connecting to a Network 50

Printing Hard Copy 51

Using Other PC Applications 51

Using a Second Monitor 52

Connecting to Other Instruments 52

TDS5000B Series Options 53

Controls and Connections

Multipurpose Knobs 56

Vertical Controls 56

Horizontal Controls 57

MultiView Zoom Controls 57

Trigger Controls 58

Run Controls 58

General Purpose Controls 59

Front Panel Connectors 60

Rear Panel Connectors 60

Side Panel Connectors 61

Optional Touch Screen 63

On/Standby Switch 63

File Menu

Reference Waveform Controls 64

Save As Dialog Box: Waveform 64

Recall Dialog Box: Waveform 65

Save As Dialog Box: Instrument Setup 66

Recall Dialog Box: Instrument Setups 67

Delete Setups and Reference Waveforms 68

Page Setup Dialog Box 69

Print Preview Dialog Box 69

Print Dialog Box 69

Using Print Screen 70

Save As Dialog Box: Screen Capture 70

Waveform Options Dialog Box 71

Save As Dialog Box: Measurement 72

Save As Dialog Box: Histogram 72

Save As Dialog Box: Timestamp 73

Edit Menu

Copy Setup: Images 74

Copy Setup: Waveforms 74

Copy Setup: Measurements 75

Autoset Undo Control Window 76

Vertical Menu

Vertical Setup Control Window 77

Zoom Setup Control Window 77

Zoom Control Window 79

AutoScroll Control Window 80

Graticule Zoom Control Window 81

Waveform Display Control Window 81

Waveform Label Control Window 82

Position/Scale Control Window 82

Position/Scale Control Window: Position 83

Position/Scale Control Window: Scale 83

Vertical Offset Control Window 84

Termination Control Window 84

Coupling Control Window 85

Bandwidth Control Window 86

Probe Calibration Control Window 87

Probe Calibration Control Window: Probe Status 87

Probe Calibration Control Window: Probe Calibration 88

Deskew Control Window 89

Attenuation Control Window 90

Display On/Off 90

Vertical Position/Scale 91

Offset 91

Termination 92

Channel Invert 92

Coupling Setup 93

Bandwidth 93

Probe Controls 93

Channel Invert Control Window 94

Using Offset to Avoid Clipping Signals 94

High Impedance Probes 95

Low Impedance Probes 95

Active Probes 95

Probe Calibration Restrictions 95

Horizontal/Acquisition Menu

Horizontal/Acquisition Setup Control Window

(Horizontal Tab) 96

Record Length 96

Horizontal Scale 97

Horizontal Control Window Readouts 97

Horizontal Delay and Horizontal Position 98

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window 98

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Delay Mode Off 99

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Position 99

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Scale 99

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Delay On 100

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Horiz Delay 100

Horizontal Position/Scale Control Window: Scale Delay On 101

Resolution Control Window 101

Acquisition Mode Control Window 102

Horizontal/Acquisition Setup Control Window

(Acquisition Tab) 104

Acquisition Mode 104

Fast Acquisitions 106

Roll Mode 107

Interactions of Roll Mode and Other Instrument Settings 108

Incompatible Acquisition Features 109

Sampling Modes 109

FastFrame Setup Control Window 111

Frame Setup 112

Frame Viewing 113

Time Stamps 114

Time Stamp Table 114

Using FastFrame Acquisitions 114

FastFrame Controls 116

Autoset 116

Trigger Menu

Trigger Setup Control Window 119

A Event Trigger Types 120

Sequential Triggering (Horizontal Delay On) 120

Sequential Triggering (Horizontal Delay Off) 121

B Event Trigger 121

Trigger Mode and Holdoff 122

Edge Trigger Control Window 122

Glitch Trigger Control Window 123

Width Trigger Control Window 123

Runt Trigger Control Window 124

Timeout Trigger Control Window 124

Transition Time Trigger Control Window 125

Setup and Hold Trigger Control Window 126

Logic Pattern Trigger Control Window 126

Logic State Trigger Control Window 127

Window Trigger Control Window 128

Video Trigger Control Window 128

Comm Trigger Control Window 129

Communication Trigger Codes and Standards (Option) 130

Set to 50% with Comm Triggers 132

Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay Off) 132

Trigger on A Only (Horizontal Delay On) 132

Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay Off) 133

Trigger After Time (Horizontal Delay On) 133

Trigger on Nth Event (Horizontal Delay Off) 134

Trigger on Nth Event (Horizontal Delay On) 135

Trigger Holdoff Control Window 136

Trigger Mode Control Window 137

Run/Stop Control Window 137

Communication Trigger Coding 138

Comm Trigger Pulse Form 138

Display Menu

Display Setup Control Window (Appearance Tab) 139

Display Style 139

Display Persistence 140

Waveform Intensity 140

Display Format 141

Waveform Interpolation 142

Display Setup Control Window (Screen Text Tab) 142

Display Setup Control Window (Objects Tab) 143

Graticule Style 143

Trigger Level Marker 144

LCD Backlight Timeout 144

Display Setup Control Window (Colors Tab) 144

Color Palettes 145

Display Palette 146

Reference Color 146

Math Color 147

Text Properties Control Window 147

Display Persistence Control Window 148

Cursor Menu

Cursor Setup Control Window 150

Cursor Type Setup Control Window 151

Cursor Sources 152

Cursor Position Control Window 152

Horizontal Bar Cursors 153

Vertical Bar Cursors 153

Waveform Cursors 153

Screen Cursors 154

Cursor Modes 154

Cursor Style 155

Cursors Using XY Display Format 156

Measurement Menu

Measurement Setup Control Window 158

Measurement Tabs: Amplitude 159

Measurement Tabs: Time 159

Measurement Tabs: More 160

Measurement Tabs: Histogram 160

Measurement Tabs: Communications 161

Measurement Tabs: Communications More 161

Measurements List 162

Measurement Snapshot Control Window 162

Measurement Statistics Control Window 163

Reference Levels Control Window 164

Gating Control Window 165

Histogram Control Window 166

Delay Measurement Setup 167

Phase Measurement Setup 167

Mask Menu

Mask Setup Control Window 169

Mask Types and Standards (Option) 169

Mask Display Control Window 173

Mask Alignment Control Window 173

Mask Source Control Window 174

Mask Margins Control Window 174

Mask Pass/Fail Setup Control Window 175

Mask Test Pass/Fail Controls 176

Mask Pass/Fail Test Notification 176

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