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MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes Warranty Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
P6316, TPP0250, TPP0500B, and TPP1000 Probes Warranty Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Important safety information . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . General safety summary.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . Service safety summary .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Table of Contents Using FastAcq. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .
Table of Contents Auto-magnify .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . Limit and Mask Testing. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . Making Video Tests . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Table of Contents iv MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual
Important safety information Important safety information This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user for safe operation and to keep the product in a safe condition. To safely perform service on this product, additional information is provided at the end of this section.(See page viii, Service safety summary.) General safety summary Use the product only as specified.
Important safety information Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product. Do not exceed the Measurement Category (CAT) rating and voltage or current rating of the lowest rated individual component of a product, probe, or accessory. Use caution when using 1:1 test leads because the probe tip voltage is directly transmitted to the product.
Important safety information Keep fingers behind the finger guards on the probes. Remove all probes, test leads and accessories that are not in use. Use only correct Measurement Category (CAT), voltage, temperature, altitude, and amperage rated probes, test leads, and adapters for any measurement. Beware of high voltages. Understand the voltage ratings for the probe you are using and do not exceed those ratings.
Important safety information Service safety summary The Service safety summary section contains additional information required to safely perform service on the product. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service safety summary and the General safety summary before performing any service procedures. To avoid electric shock. Do not touch exposed connections. Do not service alone.
Important safety information Terms in this manual These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Symbols and terms on the product These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.
Compliance information Compliance information This section lists the EMC (electromagnetic compliance), safety, and environmental standards with which the instrument complies. EMC compliance EU EMC Directive Meets intent of Directive 2014/30/EU for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: EN 61326-1:2006, EN 61326-2-1:2006.
Compliance information Australia / New Zealand Declaration of Conformity – EMC Complies with the EMC provision of the Radiocommunications Act per the following standard, in accordance with ACMA: CISPR 11:2003. Radiated and Conducted Emissions, Group 1, Class A, in accordance with EN 61326-1:2006 and EN 61326-2-1:2006. Australia / New Zealand contact.
Compliance information Additional compliances IEC 61010-1. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements. IEC 61010-2-030. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits. Equipment type Test and measuring equipment. Safety class Class 1 – grounded product.
Compliance information Measurement and overvoltage category descriptions Measurement terminals on this product may be rated for measuring mains voltages from one or more of the following categories (see specific ratings marked on the product and in the manual). Category II. Circuits directly connected to the building wiring at utilization points (socket outlets and similar points). Category III. In the building wiring and distribution system. Category IV.
Compliance information Environmental considerations This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product. Product end-of-life handling Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component: Equipment recycling. Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources. The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product’s end of life.
Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes: Model MDO3104 MDO3102 MDO3054 MDO3052 MDO3034 1 GHz 1 GHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 350 MHz Analog Channels 4 2 4 2 4 Digital Channels 16 16 16 16 16 RF Channels 1 1 1 1 1 Sample Rate (1 ch) 5 GS/s 5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s Sample Rate (2 ch) 5 GS/s 5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s Sample Rate (4 ch) 2.5 GS/s N/A 2.5 GS/s N/A 2.
Preface Model Record Length (4 ch) RF Frequency Range AFG Outputs MDO3032 MDO3024 MDO3022 MDO3014 MDO3012 N/A 10 M N/A 10 M N/A 9 kHz - 350 MHz 9 kHz - 200 MHz 9 kHz - 200 MHz 9 kHz - 100 MHz 9 kHz - 100 MHz 1 1 1 1 1 Key Features MDO3000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes are 6-in-1 integrated oscilloscopes, offering a built-in spectrum analyzer, arbitrary function generator, logic analyzer, protocol analyzer, digital voltmeter and frequency counter.
Installation Installation Before Installation Unpack the oscilloscope and check that you received all items listed as standard accessories. The following pages list recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.
Installation Standard accessories (cont.
Installation Optional application modules Tektronix part number Description MDO3AERO ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 Serial Triggering and Analysis MDO3AUDIO Audio Serial Triggering and Analysis (I2S, LJ, RJ, TDM) MDO3AUTO Automotive Serial Triggering and Analysis (CAN, CAN FD, and LIN) MDO3COMP Computer Serial Triggering and Analysis (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 and UART) MDO3EMBD Embedded Serial Triggering and Analysis (I2C and SPI) MDO3FLEX FlexRay Serial Triggering and Analysis MDO3USB Universal Se
Installation Optional accessories (cont.) 4 Tektronix part number Accessory Description Hard transit case Traveling case, which requires use of the soft transit case (ACD3000) HCTEK4321 Front cover Hard plastic cover to help protect the instrument 200-5052-00 Demonstration Board Electronic circuit board used for demonstration and training on the MDO3000 Series.
Installation Optional accessories (cont.
Installation Humidity: Operating: 5% to 90% relative humidity (% RH) at up to +40°C, 5% to 60% RH above +40 C up to +55°C, non-condensing Non-Operating: 5% to 90% RH (Relative Humidity) at up to +40 C, 5% to 60% RH above +40°C up to +55°C, 5% to 40% RH above +55 °C up to +71 °C non-condensing Altitude: Operating: 3,000 m (about 9,843 ft) Non-operating: 12,000 m (39,370 ft) Acquisition System: 1 MΩ The maximum input voltage: At the BNC, 300 VRMS, Installation Category II. De-rate at 20 dB/decade between 4.
Installation Humidity: 5% to 95% relative humidity Cleaning Inspect the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: 1. Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes with a lint-free cloth. Use care to avoid scratching the display. 2. Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope. Use an aqueous solution of 75% isopropyl alcohol for more efficient cleaning. CAUTION.
Installation 3. TPA-BNC Adapter The TPA-BNC Adapter allows you to use TEKPROBE II probe capabilities, such as providing probe power, and passing scaling and unit information to the oscilloscope. 4. BNC Interfaces Some of these use TEKPROBE capabilities to pass the waveform signal and scaling to the oscilloscope. Some only pass the signal and there is no other communication. 5. Logic Probe Interface The P6316 probe provides 16 channels of digital (on or off state) information. 6.
Installation Powering on the Oscilloscope Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself To power on the instrument, connect the power cord that was provided with the instrument to the power connector on the rear panel. Connect the power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet. To power off the instrument, remove the power cord from the instrument. Grounding the oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements.
Installation Powering off the Oscilloscope To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord: 1. Push the power button on the instrument front-panel to turn the instrument off. 2. If you want to remove power completely, disconnect the power cord from the rear-panel of the instrument. Functional Check Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly. 1. Connect the oscilloscope power cable as described in Powering On the Oscilloscope. (See page 9.) 2.
Installation 3. Connect the probe connector to oscilloscope channel 1 and the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP terminals on the oscilloscope front panel. 4. Push Default Setup. 5. Push Autoset. The screen should now display a square wave, approximately 2.5 V at 1 kHz. If the signal appears but is misshapen, perform the procedures for compensating the probe. If no signal appears, rerun the procedure.
Installation 3. Connect the probe connector to the oscilloscope channel, and the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP terminals on the oscilloscope front panel. NOTE. Connect only one probe at a time to the probe comp terminals. 4. Push a front panel button for an input channel connected to the probe you wish to compensate. (1, 2, 3, or 4) 5.
Installation TPP1000 Probe Setup SN: 000001 Atten: 10X 7. Notice that the compensation status starts as Default. Compensation Status Default 8. Push Compensate probe and follow the instructions that appear on the display. Compensate probe for 1 Measure Current Yes |No When compensating TPP0250/TPP0500B/TPP1000 probes on the MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes: Each compensation generates values for a specific probe and channel combination.
Installation 2. Check the shape of the displayed waveform to determine if your probe is properly compensated. Properly compensated Under compensated Over compensated 3. If necessary, adjust your probe. Repeat as needed. Quick Tips Use the shortest possible ground lead and signal path to minimize probe-induced ringing and distortion on the measured signal.
Installation Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope. You can physically install up to two application modules at one time. Application modules can go into the slots with a window in the upper right corner of the front panel. One additional slot is directly behind the one that you can see. To use the hidden slot, install the module with the label facing away from you.
Installation MDO3014 MDO3022 MDO3024 16 200 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW2T102 350 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW3T52 350 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW3T102 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T102 100 MHz 200 MHz MDO3BW1T24 100 MHz 350 MHz MDO3BW1T34 100 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW1T54 100 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW1T104 200 MHz 350 MHz MDO3BW2T34 200 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW2T54 200 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW2T104 350 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW3T54 350 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW3T104 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T104 200 MHz 350 MHz MDO3BW2T32 200 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW
Installation 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T104 350 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW3T52 350 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW3T102 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T102 350 MHz 500 MHz MDO3BW3T54 350 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW3T104 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T104 MDO3052 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T102 MDO3054 500 MHz 1 GHz MDO3BW5T104 MDO3032 MDO3034 To enable the upgrade, you will need to order a bandwidth upgrade product. 1 GHz upgrades require you to send your instrument to a Tektronix Service Center.
Installation 5. On the side menu, push License Type until Options is highlighted. 6. Push Install Option. 7. Enter the Option Key number by turning Multipurpose a and pushing Enter Character on the lower menu. Alternatively, you may use a USB keyboard. 8. Push OK Accept on the side menu. Following a successful installation of the option key, a message will be displayed indicating that you must power cycle the oscilloscope to enable the new features.
Installation 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config. Config 4. Push Language from the resulting lower menu. Utility Page Config Language Set Date & Time About Manage Modules & Options Language 5. Push Menus from the resulting side menu and turn Multipurpose a to select the desired language for the user interface. Menus (a) English 6.
Installation Changing the Date and Time To set the internal clock with the current date and time: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config. Config 4. Push Set Date & Time. Utility Page Config 5. Push the side menu buttons and turn both the (Multipurpose a and Multipurpose b) knobs to set the time and date values. Display Date & Time Language Set Date & Time About Manage Modules & Options On| Off Hour 4 Minute 44 Month May Day 3 Year 2011 6.
Installation Signal Path Compensation Signal Path Compensation (SPC) corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and/or long-term drift. Run the compensation whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 °C (18 °F) or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV/division or less. Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts/div settings.
Installation 6. Push OK Compensate Signal Paths on the resulting side menu. OK Compensate Signal Paths The calibration will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. 7. After calibration, verify that the status indicator on the lower menu displays Pass. Utility Page Calibration Signal Path Pass Factory Pass If it does not, then recalibrate the instrument or have the instrument serviced by qualified service personnel.
Installation Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the firmware of the oscilloscope: 1. Open up a Web browser and go to www.tektronix.com/software/downloads. Proceed to the software finder. Download the latest firmware for your oscilloscope on your PC. Unzip the files and copy the firmware.img file into the root folder of a USB flash drive or USB hard drive. 2. Power off your oscilloscope. 3. Insert the USB flash or hard drive into the USB port on the front panel of your oscilloscope.
Installation 4. Power on the oscilloscope. The instrument automatically recognizes the replacement firmware and installs it. If the instrument does not install the firmware, rerun the procedure. If the problem continues, try a different model of USB flash or hard drive. Finally, if needed, contact qualified service personnel. NOTE. Do not power off the oscilloscope or remove the USB drive until the oscilloscope finishes installing the firmware. 5.
Installation 8. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 9. Turn Multipurpose a and select Config. Config 10. Push About. The oscilloscope displays the firmware version number. Utility Page Config Language Set Date & Time About Manage Modules & Options 11. Confirm that the version number matches that of the new firmware.
Installation Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer Connect your oscilloscope directly to a computer to let the PC analyze your data, collect screen images, or to control your oscilloscope. (See page 164, Saving a Screen Image.) (See page 165, Saving and Recalling Waveform and Trace Data.) Three ways to connect your oscilloscope to a computer are through the VISA drivers, the e*Scope Web-enabled tools, and a socket server.
Installation 2. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable. To communicate between the oscilloscope and a GPIB system, connect the oscilloscope to the TEK-USB-488 GPIB-to-USB Adapter with a USB cable. Then connect the adapter to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable. Cycle the power on the oscilloscope. 3. Push Utility. 4. Push Utility Page. 5. Turn Multipurpose a and select I/O. 6.
Installation 7. To use Ethernet, push Ethernet & LXI on the lower menu. Use the side menu buttons to adjust your network settings, as needed. For more information, see the e*Scope setup information below. 8. If you want to change socket server parameters, push Socket Server and enter new values through the resulting side menu. 9. If you are using GPIB, push GPIB. Enter the GPIB address on the side menu, by turning the Multipurpose a knob.
Installation 10. Run your application software on your computer. Quick Tips Your oscilloscope shipped with a CD that contains a variety of Windows-based software tools for efficient connectivity between your oscilloscope and your computer. These include tool bars that speed connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word. There is also a standalone acquisition program called Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop. The rear-panel USB 2.0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity.
Installation 3. Push Utility Page. 4. Turn Multipurpose a and select I/O. 5. Push Ethernet & LXI. 30 Utility Page I/O Utility Page I/O 6. View the top item on the side menu to determine the condition of the LAN. An indicator turns green for good status and red if the device detects a fault. Ethernet & LXI LAN Status 7. Push LAN Settings to display the network parameters configured on your oscilloscope. LAN Settings 8. Push LAN Reset to restore the LAN defaults to your oscilloscope.
Installation Ethernet & LXI 11. Push Change Names to change the name of the oscilloscope, the network domain, or the service name. Change Names 12. Push Change Ethernet & LXI Password to change the name of the password. Change Ethernet & LXI Password 13. Push Change e*Scope Password to use the LXI password to also protect your oscilloscope from changes made to LAN settings from a Web browser. Change e*Scope Password a Enabled more 2 of 2 14. Start your browser on your remote computer.
Installation 16. For e*Scope, click the Instrument Control (e*Scope) link on the left side of the LXI Welcome page. You should then see a new tab (or window) open in your browser with e*Scope running. Using a Socket Server A socket server provides two-way communication over an Internet Protocol-based computer network. You can use your oscilloscope’s socket server feature to let your oscilloscope communicate with a remote-terminal device or computer.
Installation 2. Push Utility. 3. Push Utility Page. 4. Turn Multipurpose a and select I/O. 5. Push Socket Server. Utility Page I/O Utility Page I/O USB Computer Ethernet & LXI Network Configuration Manual Socket Server GPIB 1 Socket Server 6. On the resulting Socket Server side menu, push the top entry to highlight Enabled. Enabled Disabled 7. Choose whether the protocol should be None or Terminal. A communication session run by a human at a keyboard typically uses a terminal protocol.
Installation 10. After you have set up the socket server parameters, the computer is now ready to communicate with the oscilloscope. If you are running an MS Windows PC, you could run its default client Telnet, which has a command interface. One way to do this is by typing “ Telnet ” in the Run window. The Telnet window will open on the PC. NOTE. On MS Windows 7, you must first enable Telnet in order for Telnet to work. 11.
Installation 12. You can now type in a standard query, such as, *idn?. The Telnet session window will respond by displaying a character string describing your instrument. You can type in more queries and view more results using this Telnet session window. You can find the syntax for relevant commands, queries and related status codes in the MDO3000 Series Programmer Manual. NOTE. Do not use the computer’s backspace key during an MS Windows Telnet session with the oscilloscope.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Get Acquainted with the Instrument Front-Panel Menus, Controls, and Connectors Overview The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions. 1. Traditional oscilloscope front panel controls 2. 10-digit keypad 3. Application module slots 4. Ground strap connector 5. Ground 6. PROBE COMP 7. Dedicated spectral analysis controls 8. Dedicated RF input with N-connector 9.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Front Panel Menus and Controls The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access more specialized functions. Using the Menu System To use the menu system: 1. Push a front panel menu button to display the menu that you want to use. NOTE. The B1 and B2 buttons support up to two different serial or parallel buses. 2. Push a lower menu button.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4. To remove a side menu, push the lower button again or push Menu Off. 5. Certain menu choices require you to set a numeric value to complete the setup. You can use the upper and lower multipurpose knobs a and b to adjust values. You can also set many numerical values with the 10-digit keypad on the front panel. 6. Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to make smaller adjustments.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 5. Acquire. Push to set the acquisition mode and adjust the record length. 6. Trigger Menu. Push to specify trigger settings. 7. M. Push to manage the math waveform, including the display or removal of the math waveform from the display. 8. R. Push to manage reference waveforms, including the display or removal of each reference waveform from the display. 9. B1 or B2. Push to define and display a serial bus if you have the appropriate application modules.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4. B1 or B2. Push to define and display a bus if you have the appropriate module application keys. MDO3AERO supports ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 buses. MDO3AUDIO supports I2S, Left Justified (LJ), Right Justified (RJ), and TDM buses. MDO3AUTO supports CAN, CAN FD, and LIN buses. MDO3EMBD supports I2C and SPI buses. MDO3COMP supports RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and UART buses. MDO3FLEX supports FlexRay buses. MDO3USB supports USB 2.0 buses.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Using Spectral Analysis Controls These buttons configure the acquisition and display of the RF input. 1. RF. Push to bring up the frequency domain display and menu. The RF menu provides access to the Spectrogram display. 2. Freq/Span. Push to specify the portion of the spectrum to view on the display. Set the center frequency and the span – or set the start and stop frequency. 3. Ampl. Push to set the reference level. 4. BW. Push to define the resolution bandwidth. 5.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument For example, when using the two vertical cursors (and no horizontal ones are visible), you can push this button to link or unlink the cursors. When the two vertical and two horizontal cursors are both visible, you can push this button to make either the vertical cursors or the horizontal cursors active. 4. Fine. Push to toggle between making coarse and fine adjustments with the many operations of multipurpose knobs a and b 5.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 14. Horizontal Position. Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms. Push to center when delay is on. Push to set to 10% when delay is off. 15. Horizontal Scale. Turn to adjust the horizontal scale (time/division). 16. Autoset. Push to automatically set the vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls for a usable, stable display. 17. Single. Push to make a single sequence acquisition. 18. Run/Stop. Push to start or stop acquisitions. 19.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 21. Print. Push to print to the selected printer. 22. Power switch. Push to power on or off the oscilloscope. 23. USB 2.0 Host port. Insert a USB peripheral to the oscilloscope, such as a keyboard or a flash drive. 24. Save. Push to perform an immediate save operation. The save operation uses the current save parameters, as defined in the Save / Recall menu. 25. Save / Recall Menu.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Identifying Items in the Time Domain Display The items shown in the graphic below may appear in the display. Not all of these items are visible at any given time. Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off. 1. The acquisition readout shows when an acquisition is running, stopped, or when acquisition preview is in effect. Run = acquisitions enabled. Stop = Acquisitions not enabled. Roll = roll mode (40 ms/div or slower).
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 4. The waveform record view shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record. The line color corresponds to the selected waveform color. The brackets show the part of the record currently displayed on the screen. 5. The trigger status readout shows trigger status. Status conditions are: PrTrig: Acquiring pretrigger data. Trig? = Waiting for trigger. Trig’d: Triggered. Auto: Acquiring untriggered data. 6.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 11. The horizontal position/scale readout shows on the top line the horizontal scale (adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob). With Delay Mode on, the bottom line shows the time from the T symbol to the expansion point icon (adjust with the Horizontal Position knob). Use horizontal position to insert added delay between when the trigger occurs and when you actually capture the data. Insert a negative time to capture more pretrigger information.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 17. The group icon indicates when digital channels are grouped. 18. The bus display shows decoded packet level information for serial buses or for parallel buses. The bus indicator shows the bus number and bus type. 19. For analog channels, the waveform baseline indicator shows the zero-volt level of a waveform, assuming you have not used any offset. The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument 1. Vertical graticule labels 2. Start frequency 3. Reference level 4. Vertical scale 5. Center frequency 6. Span and resolution bandwidth 7. Stop frequency 8.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Identifying Items in the Arbitrary Function Generator Display 1. If visible, the output is on 2. AFG label 3. Waveform type, e.g. “Sine” 4. Additive Noise icon 5. Frequency 6. Amplitude (See page 185, Use the Arbitrary Function Generator.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Identifying Items in the Digital Voltmeter Display 1. Measurement type (AC+DC RMS, DC, AC RMS, or Frequency) 2. Numerical value of the current measurement 3. Graphic (min, max, value, five-second rolling range) The number on the left side of the graphic’s linear scale is the minimum value of the range (e.g. 0.000 V). The number on the right side of the graphic’s linear scale is the maximum value of the range (e.g. 400.0 mV).
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Front Panel Connectors 1. Logic Probe Connector 2. Channel 1, 2, 3, 4. Channel inputs with TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface. 3. RF input connector. 4. PROBE COMP. Square wave signal source to compensate or calibrate probes. Output voltage: 0 – 2.5 V, amplitude ± 1% behind 1 kΩ ±2%. Frequency: 1 kHz. 5. Ground. 6. Application Module Slots. Side-Panel Connector 1. Ground strap connector. This is a receptacle for a grounding strap.
Get Acquainted with the Instrument Rear-Panel Connectors 1. AFG OUT. Use the AFG OUT port to transmit signals from the arbitrary function generator. 2. AUX OUT 3. LAN. Use the LAN (Ethernet) port (RJ-45 connector) to connect the oscilloscope to a 10/100 Base-T local area network. 4. Video Out. Use the Video Out port (DB-15 female connector) to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector. 5. USB 2.0 Device port. Use the USB 2.
Acquire the Signal Acquire the Signal This section describes concepts of and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to. Setting Up Analog Channels Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels. 1. Connect the TPP0250/TPP0500B/TPP1000 or VPI probe to the input signal source. 2. Select the input channel by pushing the front panel buttons. NOTE.
Acquire the Signal 5. Push the desired channel button. Then adjust the vertical position and scale. 6. Adjust the horizontal position and scale. The horizontal position determines the number of pretrigger and posttrigger samples. The horizontal scale determines the size of the acquisition window relative to the waveform. You can scale the window to contain a waveform edge, a cycle, several cycles, or thousands of cycles.
Acquire the Signal 2. Push a lower menu button to create a label, such as for channel 1 or B1. 3. Push Choose Preset Label to view a list of labels. Label Choose Preset Label 4. Turn Multipurpose b to scroll through the list to find a suitable label. You can edit the label after you insert it if necessary. 5. Push Insert Preset Label to add the label.
Acquire the Signal 7. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of letters, numbers, and other characters to find the character in the name that you want to enter. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~'”\|:,.? 8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use. You can use the lower menu buttons to edit the label as needed. Enter Character Back Space Delete Clear 9.
Acquire the Signal Using Autoset Autoset adjusts the instrument (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical controls) such that it displays four or five waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel, and ten cycles for digital channels. Autoset works with both the analog and digital channels. 1. To autoset an analog channel, connect the analog probe, and then select the input channel. (See page 54, Setting Up Analog Channels.
Acquire the Signal 4. Select the desired setting using the side menu. Autoset Enabled Autoset Disabled Quick Tips To position the waveform appropriately, Autoset may change the vertical position. Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V. If you use Autoset when no channels are displayed, the instrument turns on channel 1 and scales it.
Acquire the Signal Waveform Record The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters: Sample interval: The time between recorded sample points. Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Scale knob or pushing Acquire and changing the record length in the Acquire menu. Record length: The number of samples required to fill a waveform record. Set this by pushing the Acquire button and using the lower and side menus. Trigger point: The zero time reference in a waveform record.
Acquire the Signal 2. Push FastAcq. Mode Sample Record Length 10k FastAcq Off Delay On Off Set Horiz. Position to 10% Waveform Display XY Display Off FastACq 3. Toggle the FastAcq side-menu button to select On. Fast Acq 4. Push Waveform Palette. Waveform Palette a Temperature On Off 5. Turn the Multipurpose a knob to select the desired display palette. The display palette lets you enhance the visibility of events.
Acquire the Signal How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work Sample mode retains the first sampled point from each acquisition interval. Sample is the default mode. Peak Detect mode uses the highest and lowest of all the samples contained in two consecutive acquisition intervals. This mode only works with real-time, noninterpolated sampling and is useful for catching high frequency glitches. Hi Res mode calculates the average of all the samples for each acquisition interval.
Acquire the Signal 3. Then choose the acquisition mode from the side menu. You can chose from: Sample, Peak Detect, Hi Res, Envelope, or Average. Acquisition Mode Sample Peak Detect Hi Res Envelope Average 16 NOTE. Peak Detect and Hi Res modes take advantage of sample points that the oscilloscope would have discarded at lower sweep speeds. Therefore, these modes only work when the current sample rate is less than the maximum possible sample rate.
Acquire the Signal 7. Push Delay on the lower menu to select On when you want to delay the acquisition relative to the trigger event. With Delay set to On, turn the Horizontal Position knob counterclockwise to increase the delay. The trigger point will move to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform. Then you can adjust the Horizontal Scale knob to acquire more detail around the area of interest at the center of the screen.
Acquire the Signal Act on Event Tell the oscilloscope to perform a defined action after a defined event has occurred. The event can be a trigger or a certain number of acquisitions. The action can be to: Stop acquisitions Save a waveform or a screen image to a file Print Send a pulse out the AUX OUT port Generate a remote interface SRQ Send an e-mail notification Display a message on the oscilloscope display 1. Push Test. 2. Push Application on the lower-menu.
Acquire the Signal Event Type None Trigger Acquisitions (a) 10 5. Push Actions on the lower menu. This brings up the Actions side menu. Use the menu to select an action to occur on the event. Actions 6. Select the action type from the resulting pop-out menu. Select Actions (a) Stop Acq 7. Select whether or not to enable the action. Enable Action On Off 8.
Acquire the Signal Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus Your oscilloscope can decode and trigger on signal events or conditions that occur on: Bus type With this hardware Audio (I2S, Left Justified (LJ), Right MDO3AUDIO application module Justified (RJ), and TDM) CAN, CAN FD, and LIN MDO3AUTO application module FlexRay MDO3FLEX application module I2C and SPI MDO3EMBD application module ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 MDO3AERO application module Parallel MDO3000 Series oscilloscope with the MDO3MSO op
Acquire the Signal 2. Push Trigger Menu and enter trigger parameters. (See page 92, Choosing a Trigger Type.) You can display bus information without triggering on the bus signal. Setting Up Bus Parameters NOTE. For most bus sources, you may use any combination of channels 1 through 4, and D15 through D0. With some buses, you may also use Ref 1 through 4 and Math as sources for protocol decode. To trigger on serial or parallel bus conditions, refer to Triggering on Buses.
Acquire the Signal Use the side menu buttons to define parameters for the inputs, such as specific signals to an analog or digital channel. Define Inputs If you select Parallel, push the side menu button to enable or disable Clocked Data. Clocked Data Yes No Push the side menu button to select the Clock Edge on which to clock data: rising edge, falling edge, or both edges. Clock Edge Turn Multipurpose a to select the Number of Data Bits in the parallel bus.
Acquire the Signal 5. Optionally, push B1 Label to edit the label for the bus. (See page 55, Labeling Channels and Buses.) Bus B1 Parallel 6. Push Bus Display and use the side menu to define how to display the parallel or serial bus. Bus Depending on the bus, use the side menu or the knobs to set the number format. Define Inputs Thresholds B1 Label Parallel Bus Display Event Table Bus and Waveforms Hex Binary ASCII 7.
Acquire the Signal This example of an Event Table is from an RS-232 bus. RS-232 event tables display one line for each 7- or 8-bit byte when Packets are set to Off. RS-232 event tables display one line for each packet when Packets are set to On. Other buses display one word, frame, or packet per row, depending on the bus type. 9. Push B1 or B2 and turn Multipurpose a to move the bus display up or down on the screen. (See page 80, Event Table .
Acquire the Signal 4. Push Thresholds to configure the high and low thresholds for the ARINC429 bus being acquired or select from available presets. Bus B1 ARINC429 Define Inputs Thresholds 800mV 0.00 V Configure B1 Label ARINC429 Bus Display Event Table 5. Push Configure and select the appropriate side menu choices. 6. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select from the list of predefined bit rates. Alternatively, you can set the bit rate to a specific value.
Acquire the Signal SPI Bus To acquire data from an SPI bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected SPI, push Define Inputs and the appropriate side menu choices. Bus B1 SPI Define Inputs Thresholds Configure B1 Label SPI Bus Display Event Table You can set the Framing to SS (Slave Select) or to Idle Time. You can assign the predefined SCLK, SS, MOSI, or MISO signals to any channel. 2. Push Configure and the desired side menu choices. 3.
Acquire the Signal RS-232 Bus To acquire data from a RS-232 bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected RS-232, push Configure and the desired side menu choices. Bus B1 RS-232 Define Inputs Thresholds Configure 9600-8-N B1 Label RS-232 Bus Display Event Table Use the side menu to configure the bus. Use Normal polarity for RS-232 signals and Inverted polarity for RS-422, RS-485, and UART buses. 2. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select the appropriate bit rate.
Acquire the Signal CAN, CAN FD BUS To acquire data from a CAN or CAN FD bus, you need to set up these items: 1. If you selected CAN, push Define Inputs and the appropriate side menu choices. Bus B1 CAN 2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the channel connected to the CAN bus source. CAN Input (a) 1 3. Turn Multipurpose a to select the type of CAN signal: CAN_H, CAN_L, Rx, Tx, or Differential. Signal Type CAN_H 4.
Acquire the Signal 6. Push Standard to select between CAN 2.0 and CAN FD decode/trigger standards. While CAN FD is backwards compatible with CAN 2.0 packets, CAN 2.0 should be selected for best performance with non CAN FD bus configurations. Standard CAN 2.0 CAN FD Bit Rate 500 kbps FD Bit Rate 4 Mbps FD Standard ISO non-ISO 7. Push Bit Rate, and turn Multipurpose a to select from the list of predefined bit rates. Alternatively, you can set the bit rate to a specific value.
Acquire the Signal LIN Bus To acquire data from a LIN bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected LIN, push Define Inputs and the appropriate side menu choices. Bus B1 LIN 2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the channel connected to the LIN bus source. LIN Input (a) 1 3. Turn Multipurpose a to set the Sample Point from 5% to 95% of the position within the bit period or the unit interval. Sample Point 50% 4. Select the Polarity to match the LIN bus being acquired.
Acquire the Signal FlexRay Bus To acquire data from a FlexRay bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected FlexRay , push Define Inputs and the desired side menu choices. Bus B1 FlexRay Define Inputs Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label FlexRay FlexRay Bus Display Event Table Thresholds Configure B1 Label RS-232 Bus Display Event Table 2. As appropriate, push the Threshold, Bit Rate, Label, Bus Display and Event Table buttons and set their corresponding parameter values.
Acquire the Signal USB Bus To acquire data from a USB bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected USB, push Define Inputs to set the USB bus speed and probe type. Bus B1 USB Define Inputs Full Speed Thresholds B1 Label USB Bus Display Event Table B1 Label 1553 Bus Display Event Table 2. The Thresholds, Label, Bus Display, and Event Table menus operate similarly to the other serial buses. NOTE. 1 GHz bandwidth models are required for high-speed (HS) USB.
Acquire the Signal Physical Layer Bus Activity Oscilloscope waveform traces from analog channels 1 to 4, digital channels D15 to D0, Math waveforms, and the traces you see when you choose to display a bus always show the physical layer bus activity. In the physical layer display, bits that were transmitted earlier are to the left, and bits that were transmitted later are to the right.
Acquire the Signal Setting Up Digital Channels Use front panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the digital channels. 1. Connect the P6316 16-channel logic probe to the input signal source. 2. Connect the ground lead or leads to the circuit ground. You can connect a separate lead for each channel or a common ground lead for each group of 8 wires. 3. If needed, connect the appropriate grabber for each probe to the probe tip. 4.
Acquire the Signal 7. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of digital channels. Turn Multipurpose b to position the selected channel. As you position channels close to each other on the display, the oscilloscope groups the channels, and adds the group to the pop-up list. You can select the group from the list to move all the channels in the group instead of individual channels. 8. Push Thresholds on the lower menu. You can assign a different threshold value to each channel. 9.
Acquire the Signal 12. Push Height on the lower menu repeatedly to set the signal height. You only need to do this once to set the height for all of the digital channels. Quick Tip Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of the signal in the upper part, and a single cycle in the lower part of the display. (See page 149, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.
Acquire the Signal Quick Tips If you think you need more timing resolution, turn on MagniVu to increase the resolution. MagniVu is always acquired. If the oscilloscope is in a stopped state, you can turn on MagniVu and still get the resolution without taking another acquisition. The serial bus features do not use data acquired in MagniVu mode. Setting Up the RF Inputs Frequency and Span Parameters 1. The center frequency is a precise frequency at the center of the display.
Acquire the Signal Frequency & Span 2. Push Center Frequency on the side menu and use either the Multipurpose a knob or the oscilloscope keypad to enter the desired center frequency. If you use the keypad, you can also use the resulting side menu choices to enter units. Center Frequency (a) 2.24 GHz 3. Push Span and use either the Multipurpose b knob or the keypad to enter the desired span. If you use the keypad, you can also use the resulting side menu choices to enter units. Span (b) 3.00 GHz 4.
Acquire the Signal Amplitude 2. Push Ref Level and turn Multipurpose a to set the approximate maximum power level, as shown by the baseline indicator at the top of the frequency graticule. Ref Level (a) -25.0 dBm 3. Push Vertical and turn Multipurpose a to adjust the vertical position. You will move the baseline indicator up or down. This is useful if you want to move signals onto the visible display. Turn Multipurpose b to adjust the vertical scale. Vertical 420 mdiv 20.0 dB/div 4.
Acquire the Signal 1. Push BW to bring up the resolution bandwidth side menu. This allows you to set the smallest frequency difference that the instrument can discern in the frequency axis. Bandwidth 2. Push RBW Mode to select either Auto or Manual. Auto sets the resolution bandwidth automatically as you change the span. The default behavior is RBW = Span/1000. Manual allows you to set your own resolution bandwidth. RBW Mode Auto Manual 3. To manually adjust the RBW, push RBW and turn Multipurpose a.
Acquire the Signal Description Window Kaiser The frequency resolution when using the Kaiser window is fair; the spectral leakage and amplitude accuracy are both good. The Kaiser window is best used when frequencies are very close to the same value but have widely differing amplitudes (the side lobe level and shape factor are closest to the traditional Gaussian RBW). This window is also good for random signals. Rectangular The frequency resolution when using the Rectangular (a.k.a.
Trigger Setup Trigger Setup This section contains concepts and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to trigger on your signal. Triggering Concepts Trigger Event The trigger event establishes the time-reference point in the waveform record. All waveform record data is located in time with respect to that point. The instrument continuously acquires and retains enough sample points to fill the pretrigger portion of the waveform record.
Trigger Setup Trigger Holdoff Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the instrument is triggering on undesired trigger events. Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering, since the oscilloscope does not recognize new triggers during the holdoff time. When the instrument recognizes a trigger event, it disables the trigger system until acquisition is complete. In addition, the trigger system remains disabled during the holdoff period that follows each acquisition.
Trigger Setup 1. Adjust the position (delay) time by rotating the Horizontal Position knob. 2. Turn horizontal SCALE to acquire the detail that you need around the position (delay) expansion point. The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion. The part that occurs after the trigger is the posttrigger portion. Pretrigger data can help you troubleshoot.
Trigger Setup Choosing a Trigger Type To select a trigger: 1. Push Trigger Menu. 2. Push Type to bring up the Trigger Type side menu. NOTE. The bus trigger in the MDO3000 Series works on parallel buses even without an application module. Using the bus trigger on other buses requires use of a MDO3AERO, MDO3AUDIO, MDO3AUTO, MDO3FLEX, MDO3COMP, MDO3EMBD, or MDO3USB application module. Trigger Type Sequence (B Trigger) Pulse Width Timeout Runt Logic Setup & Hold Rise/Fall Time Video Bus 3.
Trigger Setup Selecting Triggers Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Edge Trigger on a rising edge, a falling edge, or both edges, as defined by the slope control. Coupling choices are DC, LF Reject, HF Reject, and Noise Reject. Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly used trigger type, with both analog and digital signals. An edge trigger event occurs when the trigger source passes through a specified voltage level in the specified direction.
Trigger Setup Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Logic Trigger when all channels transition to the specified state. Turn Multipurpose a to select a channel. Push the appropriate button on the side menu to set that channel's state to High (H), Low (L), or Don't Care (X). Push Clock on the side menu to enable clocked (state) triggering. You can have at most a single clock channel. Push Clock Edge on the lower menu to change the polarity of the clock edge.
Trigger Setup Trigger Type Trigger Conditions Video Trigger on specified fields or lines of a composite video signal. Only composite signal formats are supported. Trigger on NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Works with Macrovision signals. Trigger on a variety of HDTV video standard signals, as well as custom (non-standard) bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4,000 lines. Bus Trigger on various bus conditions. I2C requires a MDO3EMBD module. SPI requires an MDO3EMBD module.
Trigger Setup 3. Push Type. Type Bus Source Bus B1 (I2C) Address 07F Trigger On Address Direction Write Mode Auto & Holdoff 4. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the trigger type side menu until you select Bus. 5. Push Source Bus and use the Source Bus side menu to select the bus that you want to trigger on. 6. Push Trigger On and select the desired trigger on feature from the side menu. Parallel Bus Trigger (requires option MDO3MSO) You can trigger on a binary or hex data value.
Trigger Setup Push Number of Bytes and enter the number of bytes with Multipurpose a. Push Addressing Mode on the side menu and select 7-bit or 10–bit. Push Data on the side menu. Enter the data parameters of interest with the Multipurpose a and Multipurpose b knobs. For more information on the I2C address formats, refer to item 2 under Setting Up Bus Parameters. SPI Bus Trigger You can trigger on SS Active, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI & MISO.
Trigger Setup If you have made a Trigger On selection of Error, push Error Type on the lower menu and enter the parameters of interest on the side menu. FlexRay Bus Trigger You can trigger on Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Cycle Count, Header Fields, Data, Id & Data, End of Frame or Error. Audio Bus Trigger If you are using an I2C, Left Justified (LJ), or Right Justified (RJ) audio bus, you can trigger on Word Select or Data.
Trigger Setup With USB, CAN, CAN FD, or FlexRay, obtain a rolling window match by setting the Byte Offset in the Data menu to Don't care. Specific byte matching (non-rolling window matching for a specific position in the packet) for I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and FlexRay. You can trigger on a specific byte for I2C, SPI, CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and FlexRay in several ways: For I2C and SPI, enter the number of bytes to match the number of bytes in the signal.
Trigger Setup Checking Trigger Settings To quickly determine the settings of some key trigger parameters, check the Trigger readout at the bottom of the display. The readouts differ for edge and the advanced triggers. 1. Trigger source = channel 1. 2. Trigger slope = rising. Edge trigger readout 3. Trigger level = 0.00 V. Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed)) Combine an edge A Event (Main) trigger with the B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex signals.
Trigger Setup Select the method for sequencing the B trigger after the A by pushing a side menu button. Time (a) 8 ns B Events 1 Set to Minimum 5. Set the other Sequence Trigger parameters in the related side and lower menus. B Trigger After Delay Time The A trigger arms the instrument. Posttrigger acquisition starts on the first B edge after the trigger delay time. Trigger on B Events The A trigger arms the instrument. Posttrigger acquisition starts on the nth B event.
Trigger Setup Starting and Stopping an Acquisition After you have defined the acquisition and trigger parameters, start the acquisition with Run/Stop or Single. Push Run/Stop to start acquisitions. The oscilloscope acquires repeatedly until you push the button again to stop the acquisition. Push Single to take a single acquisition. Single sets the trigger mode to Normal for the single acquisition.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Display Waveform or Trace Data This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying the acquired waveform or trace. Adding and Removing a Waveform 1. To add or remove a waveform from the display, push the corresponding front panel channel button or the D15-D0 button. You can use the channel as a trigger source whether or not it is displayed. Setting the Display Style and Persistence 1. To set the display style, push Acquire. 2. Push Waveform Display.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 3. Push Dots Only On Off on the side menu. Dots on will display the waveform record points as dots on the screen. Dots off connects the dots with vectors. Waveform Display Dots Only On Off 4. Push Persistence to Off to display the display persistence. Persistence 5. Push Persist Time, and turn Multipurpose a to have waveform data remain on screen for a user-specified amount of time. Persist Time (a) Auto 6.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Setting the Graticule Style 1. To set the graticule style, push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Display. Display 4. Push Graticule on the lower menu.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 5. Select the desired style on the side menu. The Frame graticule provides a clean screen on which you can most easily read automatic measurement results and other screen text. The Full graticule can help you make cursor measurements on hard copies. The Grid, Solid, and Cross Hair graticules provide compromises between Frame and Full. Quick Tips You can display IRE and mV graticules. To do this, set the trigger type to video and set the vertical scale to 114 mV/division.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 5. Select the intensity level on the side menu. Choices are: High, Medium, and Low. Backlight Backlight Intensity High 6. Enabling Auto-Dim will turn down the screen lighting after a set time. Using it may help prolong the LCD life. Auto-Dim On Off Time 60min Setting Waveform Intensity 1. Push Intensity on the front panel. This will bring up the intensity readout on the display. 2. Turn Multipurpose a to select the desired waveform intensity. 3.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Scaling and Positioning a Waveform Use the horizontal controls to adjust the time base, adjust the trigger point, and to examine waveform details more closely. You can also use the Wave Inspector Pan and Zoom controls to adjust the display of waveforms. (See page 149, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.) If you push the Horizontal Position knob and Delay is set to On, the horizontal position is set to 0 seconds.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Quick Tips Preview. If you change the Position or Scale controls when the acquisition is stopped or when it is waiting for the next trigger, the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the relevant waveforms in response to the new control settings. It simulates what you will see when you next push the RUN button. The oscilloscope uses the new settings for the next acquisition. You may see a clipped waveform if the original acquisition went off the screen.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 5. Push Bandwidth, and select the desired bandwidth on the side menu. The set choices are: Full, 250 MHz, and 20 MHz. Additional choices may appear, depending on the probe that you use. Select Full to set the bandwidth to the full oscilloscope bandwidth. Select 250 MHz to set the bandwidth to 250 MHz. Select 20 MHz to set the bandwidth to 20 MHz. NOTE. 100 MHz and 200 MHz model oscilloscopes do not include a 250 MHz option on the menu. 6.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 10. Select Probe Setup to define probe parameters. On the side menu: Select Voltage or Current to set the probe type for probes that do not have a TekProbe Level 1, TekProbe II (requires a TPA-BNC adapter) or TekVPI interface.
Display Waveform or Trace Data If you do not have a deskew fixture, you can use the controls in the Deskew menu to set the oscilloscope's deskew parameters to recommended values, based on the nominal propagation delay of each probe. The oscilloscope automatically loads the nominal propagation delay values of TekVPI and TekProbe II (requires use of a TPA-BNC adaptor) probes. For other common probes, first push Select on the side menu, and select the channel to which the probe is attached.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals Positioning bus signals. Push the appropriate front panel bus button and turn the Multipurpose a knob to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus. (See page 67, Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus.) 1. Push the appropriate front panel bus button to select that bus. 2. Turn the Multipurpose a knob to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus. Labeling bus signals. To label a bus, do the following steps: 1.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push D15–D0 on the lower menu. 3. Push Select on the side menu. D15 – D0 On/Off Thresholds Edit Labels Monitor MagniVu Height On |Off On |Off S|ML Select (a) D0 (b) 1.04 div Display On| Off Turn on D7–D0 Turn on D15–D8 4. Turn Multipurpose a to select the channel to move. 5. Turn Multipurpose b to move the selected channel. NOTE. The display of the channel (or group) only moves after you stop rotating the knob. 6.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 8. To group some or all of the digital channels together, move the channels right next to each other. All the channels that are next to each other automatically form a group. You can see the groups by pushing Select on the side menu and turning the Multipurpose a knob. When a group is selected, turn Multipurpose b to move the whole group. Viewing Digital Channels The various ways of displaying data from the digital channels help you analyze the signals.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and select Display. Display 4. Push Screen Annotation on the resulting lower menu. Utility Page Display Backlight High Graticule Full Screen Annotation Trigger Frequency Readout 5. Push Display Annotation to select On on the side menu. The annotation window now appears. Position it by turning the Multipurpose a and Multipurpose b knobs. 6. Push Edit Annotation on the side menu 7.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Display. Display 4. Push Trigger Frequency Readout from the resulting lower menu. Utility Page Display Backlight High Graticule Full Screen Annotation Trigger Frequency Readout Spectrogram Off Spectrum Free Run Detection Method Auto Edit Labels 5. Push On on the side menu. The trigger frequency now appears in the Trigger readout, toward the lower right of the display.
Display Waveform or Trace Data Trace Types The frequency domain window supports four spectrum traces. You may turn each of these traces on and off independently. You can display all or some of them simultaneously. 1. Push Spectrum Traces from the RF Menu to bring up the related side menu. Spectrum Traces 2. Set Normal to On to display the normal trace. Normal On| Off 3. Set Average to On to display the average trace. Turn Multipurpose a to set the number of waveforms to include in each average.
Display Waveform or Trace Data The figure to the right shows the frequency domain window’s trace indicator. 1. An RF trace indicator is placed at the Reference Level. 2. A capital M appears if the maximum trace is turned on. 3. A capital A appears if the average trace is turned on. 4. A capital N appears if the normal trace is turned on. 5. The small m appears if the minimum trace is turned on. Orange highlighting indicates the currently selected trace.
Display Waveform or Trace Data 5. Average: Averages all points in each interval. 6. –Peak: Uses the lowest amplitude point in each interval. Spectrogram Display The spectrogram display is particularly useful for monitoring slowly-changing RF phenomena. The x-axis represents frequency, just like the typical spectrum display. The y-axis represents time. Color indicates amplitude.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Analyze Waveform or Trace Data After having properly set up the acquisition, triggering, and display of your desired waveform or trace, you can analyze the results. Select from features such as cursors, automatic measurements, statistics, waveform histograms, math, and FFT. Using Markers in the Frequency Domain 1. Push Markers. This brings up the Markers side menu. Markers 2. Push Peak Markers and turn Multipurpose a to select how many peaks to label on the display. NOTE.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Automatic Peak Markers Automatic peak markers are on by default and assist with quickly identifying the frequency and amplitude of peaks in the spectrum. 1. The Reference Marker is placed on the highest amplitude peak. It is marked with a red R in a triangle. 2. The automatic markers indicate frequency and amplitude. 3. Absolute readouts show the actual frequency and amplitude of the automatic markers. 4.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Each automatic marker has a readout associated with it. These can be absolute or delta readouts. An absolute marker readout shows the actual frequency and amplitude of the associated marker. A delta marker readout shows the frequency and amplitude differences from the Reference Marker. The Reference Marker’s readout indicates absolute frequency and amplitude, regardless of the readout type.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Taking Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain To take an automatic measurement in the time domain: 1. If the instrument is in the frequency domain, push channel 1. 2. Push Measure. 3. Push Add Measurement. Add Measurement Remove Measurement Indicators DVM DC Waveform Histograms More 4. Turn the Multipurpose b knob to select the specific measurement. If needed, then turn Multipurpose a to select the channel to measure on. 5.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Selecting Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain The following tables list each automatic measurement by category: time or amplitude. (See page 124, Taking Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain.) Time measurements Measurement Description Frequency The first cycle in a waveform or gated region. Frequency is the reciprocal of the period; it is measured in hertz (Hz) where one Hz is one cycle per second.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Amplitude measurements 126 Measurement Description Peak-to-peak The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire waveform or gated region. Amplitude The high value less the low value measured over the entire waveform or gated region. Max The most positive peak voltage. Max is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. Min The most negative peak voltage. Min is measured over the entire waveform or gated region.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Amplitude measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Mean The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform or gated region. Cycle Mean The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region. RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region. Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Histogram measurements Measurement Description Waveform Count Displays the number of waveforms that contributed to the histogram. Hits in Box Displays the number of samples within the histogram box or on its boundaries. Peak Hits Displays the number of samples in the bin that contains the most hits. Median Displays the middle histogram data value, where half of all histogram data points are less than this value and half are greater than this value.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push More as many times as needed to select Gating from the resulting pop-up menu. Add Measurement 3. Position the gates using the side menu options. Gating Remove Measurement Indicators DVM DC Waveform Histograms More DVM DC Waveform Histograms More Off (Full Record) Screen Between Cursors Statistics Statistics characterize the stability of measurements. To adjust statistics: 1. Push Measure. 2.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Push the side menu options. These include whether to turn statistics on or off and how many samples to use for mean and standard deviation calculations. Measurement Statistics On| Off Mean & Std Dev Samples (a) |32 Reset Statistics Snapshot To see all the single-sourced measurements at one moment in time: 1. Push Measure. 2. Push Add Measurement. Add Measurement Remove Measurement Indicators DVM DC Waveform Histograms More 3.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 5. Push OK Snapshot All Measurements. OK Snapshot All Measurements 6. View results. Snapshot on 1 Period +Width Burst W Rise +Duty +Over High Max Ampl Mean RMS Area +Edges +Pulses : 312.2μs : 103.7μs : 936.5μs : 1.452μs : 33.23% : 7.143% : 9.200 V : 10.40 V : 16.80 V : -5.396 V : 7.769 V : -21.58 mVs :1 :2 Freq –Width Fall ±Over –Duty –Over Low Min Pk-Pk CycleMean CycleRMS CycleArea -Edges -Pulses : 3.203 kHz : 208.5μs 1.144μs : 14.286% : 66.77 % : 7.143 % : -7.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Set the levels using the side menu. Reference Levels Set Levels in % |Units Use High and Low reference to calculate rise and fall times. Use Mid reference primarily for measurements between edges such as pulse widths. High Ref (a) 90.0 % Mid Ref 50.0 % 50.0 % Low Ref 10.0 % - Set to Defaults Taking Automatic Measurements in the Frequency Domain To take an automatic measurement in the frequency domain: 1. If the instrument is in the time domain, push RF. 2.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. Choose the measurement of interest from the side menu. Select Measurement None Channel power: The total power within the bandwidth, defined by the Channel Width. Channel Power Adjacent channel power ratio: The power in the main channel and the ratio of channel power to main power, for the upper and lower halves of each adjacent channel. Adjacent Channel Power Ratio Occupied bandwidth: The bandwidth that contains the specified % of power within the analysis bandwidth.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. From the side menu, select the desired Mode, Source and Display Style. Digital Voltmeter Mode (a) | Off Source (b) |1 Autorange Unavailable when Triggering on DVM Source Display Style Full Minimized Reset DVM Statistics View the finished results. Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors Cursors are on-screen markers that you position in the waveform display to take manual measurements on acquired data. They appear as horizontal and/or as vertical lines.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data In this example, two vertical cursors appear on the selected waveform. As you turn Multipurpose a, you move one cursor to the right or left. As you turn knob Multipurpose b, you move the other cursor. 2. With cursors on, push Select. This turns the cursor linking on and off. If linking is on, turning Multipurpose a moves the two cursors together. Turning Multipurpose b adjusts the time between the cursors. 3.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 7. Push Select. This makes the vertical cursors active and the horizontal cursors inactive. Now, as you turn the multipurpose knobs, the vertical cursors will move. Push Select to make the horizontal cursors active again. 8. View the cursor and the cursor readout. NOTE. On digital channels, you can take timing measurements with cursors, but not amplitude measurements. 9.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 15. Push Cursors again. This turns off the cursors. The screen no longer displays the cursors and the cursor readout. Using Cursor Readouts Cursor readouts supply textual and numeric information relating to the current cursor positions. The oscilloscope always shows the readouts when the cursors are turned on. Readouts appear in the upper right corner of the graticule. If Zoom is on, the readout appears in the upper right corner of the zoom window.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data The vertical cursor lines on the display measure horizontal parameters, typically time. The square and circle shapes in the readout map to the multipurpose knobs when both vertical and horizontal cursors are present. Using XY Cursors When the XY Display mode is on, the cursor readouts will appear to the right of the lower graticule (XY). They will include rectangular, polar, product, and ratio readouts.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. Push the top button on the side menu to select the waveform axis for which you want to show the histogram values: Vertical or Horizontal. Off Vertical Horizontal 5. Push Source on the side menu and turn Multipurpose a to select the channel for which to display histogram measurements. Source (a) 1 6. Push Horiz. Limits on the side menu and turn the Multipurpose a and Multipurpose b knobs to set the L (left) and R (right) boundaries of the histogram box. Horiz.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push Source on the side menu and turn Multipurpose a to select H for histogram measurements. Source (a) H 3. Push Measurement Type on the side menu and turn Multipurpose b to select a histogram measurement. Measurement Type (b) Peak Hits 4. Push OK Add Measurement on the side menu to add the measurement to the measurement readout list.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 5. Push Reset Statistics on the side menu. Reset Statistics You can view the histogram at the top (for horizontal histograms) or the left edge (for vertical histograms) of the graticule. Quick Tips Use horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter. Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise. Using Math Waveforms Create math waveforms to support the analysis of your channel and reference waveforms.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push Dual Wfm Math. Dual Wfm Math FFT Advanced Math Spectrum Math (M) Label 3. On the side menu, set the sources to either channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or reference waveforms R1, 2, 3, or 4. Choose the +, –, x, or ÷ operators. 4. For example, you might calculate power by multiplying a voltage waveform and a current waveform. Quick Tips Math waveforms can be created from channel or reference waveforms or a combination of them.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push FFT. Dual Wfm Math FFT Advanced Math Spectrum Math (M) Label FFT 3. Push FFT Source on the side menu, if needed, and turn Multipurpose a to select the source to use. Choices are: channels 1, 2, (3, and 4 on four-channel models), reference waveforms R1, R2, (R3, and R4 on four-channel models). FFT Source 1 4. Push Vertical Scale on the side menu repeatedly to select either Linear RMS or dBV RMS. Vertical Units Linear RMS 5.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 7. The FFT will appear on the display. Quick Tips Use short record lengths for faster instrument response. Use long record lengths to lower the noise relative to the signal and increase the frequency resolution. If desired, use the zoom feature along with the horizontal Position and Scale controls to magnify and position the FFT waveform. Use the default dBV RMS scale to see a detailed view of multiple frequencies, even if they have very different amplitudes.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Description Window Hanning The frequency resolution when using the Hanning (a.k.a. Hann) window is good, the spectral leakage is low and amplitude accuracy is fair. Use the Hanning window for measuring sine, periodic, and narrow band random noise. This window works well on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. Push Edit Expression and use the multipurpose knobs and the resulting lower menu buttons to create an expression. When done, push OK Accept. For example, to use Edit Expression to take the integral of a square wave: 1. Push Clear on the lower menu. 2. Turn Multipurpose a to select Intg(. 3. Push Enter Selection. 4. Turn Multipurpose a to select channel 1. 5. Push Enter Selection. 6. Turn Multipurpose a to select ). 7. Push OK Accept.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Spec-trurn Math 3. Push 1st Source on the side menu and use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical settings of the reference waveform or trace. 4. Choose + or – as the operator. 1st Source (a) RF:N Operator + — 5. Choose the second source from the provided options. 2nd Source The math waveform will appear on the display as a red trace. 6. Push Label from the lower menu and use the resulting side menu choices to give your math trace an appropriate label. NOTE.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data R1 3. Push Vertical on the side menu and use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical settings of the reference waveform or trace. Vertical 0.00 div 100 mV/div 4. Push Horizontal on the side menu and use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the horizontal settings of the reference waveform or trace. Horizontal 0.00 s 4.00 μs/div 5. Push Edit Label and use the resulting menus to define labels to display with the reference waveforms and traces. Edit Labels 6.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms The Wave Inspector controls (zoom/pan, play/pause, marks, search) help you to efficiently work with long record length waveforms. To magnify a waveform horizontally, turn the Zoom knob. To scroll through a zoomed waveform, turn the Pan knob. The Pan-Zoom Control consists of: 1. An outer pan knob 2. An inner zoom knob Zooming a Waveform To use zoom: 1.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Examine the zoomed view of the waveform that appears on the larger, lower portion of the display. The upper portion of the display will show the position and size of the zoomed portion in the waveform, within the context of the overall record. Panning a Waveform While the zoom feature is on, you can use the pan feature to quickly scroll through the waveform. To use pan: 1. Rotate the pan (outer) knob of the pan-zoom controls to pan the waveform.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Change the play direction by reversing the direction that you are turning the pan knob. 4. During play, up to a point, the more you turn the ring, the faster the waveform accelerates. If you rotate the ring as far as it can go, the play speed does not change, but the zoom box quickly moves in that direction. Use this maximum rotation feature to replay a portion of the waveform that you just saw and want to see again. 5.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark. Use the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow button to jump from one marked location to another, without adjusting any other controls. 4. Delete a mark. Push the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow button to jump to the mark you want to clear. To remove the current, center-positioned mark, push Set/Clear. It works on both manually and automatically created marks.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. On the screen, hollow triangles show the location of automatic marks and solid triangles show the custom (user-defined) locations. These appear on both normal and zoomed waveform views. 5. You can quickly investigate your waveform by moving from search mark to search mark with the next ( →) and previous (←) arrow buttons. No other adjustments are needed. Quick tips.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Search Description Rise/Fall Time Search for rising and/or falling edges that are >, <, =, or ≠ a user specified time. Bus Parallel: Search for a binary or hex value. I2C: Search for Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, or Address and Data. SPI: Search for SS Active, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI & MISO RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART: Search for Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx End of Packet, Rx End of Packet, Tx Data, Rx Data, Tx Parity Error, Rx Parity Error.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 1. The entire acquisition is indicated by the horizontal bar in the upper display. 2. The portion of the acquisition shown in the time domain graticule is shown within the part of the upper display defined by the brackets. Limit and Mask Testing Monitor an active input signal against a mask with the MDO3LMT Limit and Mask Test Module. Output pass or fail results.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 4. Push the front panel Test button. 5. Push Application on the lower menu. Turn Multipurpose a to select Limit/Mask Test from the menu. 6. Push Select Mask on the lower menu and, from the resulting side menu, select Limit Test. 7. Push Create Limit Mask on the lower menu. 8. On the resulting side menu, push Source Channel and turn Multipurpose a to choose the waveform to use as the template for the limit test. Source Channel a1 9.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data :REM "Initialize the custom mask" :MASK:CUSTom INIT :REM "Mask Setup Information" :MASK:USER:LABEL "Custom Mask of STS-1" :MASK:USER:AMPLITUDE 1.0000 :MASK:USER:VSCALE 200.0000E-3 :MASK:USER:VPOS -2.5000 :MASK:USER:VOFFSET 0.0E+0 :MASK:USER:HSCALE 4.0000E-9 :MASK:USER:HTRIGPOS 318.1000E-3 :MASK:USER:WIDTH 29.5500E-9 :MASK:USER:RECORDLENGTH 1000 :MASK:USER:TRIGTOSAMP 7.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Setting Description Select Action on Failure Set how the oscilloscope responds to test failure. You can set multiple actions. These are: Stop acquisition Save waveform to file Save screen image to file Print screen image Aux out pulse Set a remote interface service request (SRQ) Select Action on Test Completion Set how the oscilloscope will respond to test completion. You can set multiple actions.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 2. Push Show Results on the lower menu and use the resulting side menu to select whether to show basic or more detailed results. You can also reset the results. Quick Tips Use Average acquisition mode to create a smoother, cleaner limit test mask. If you want to re-use the mask later, save it to a file by selecting Set Up Mask from the lower menu and Save Mask to File from the resulting side menu.
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data Choose among: - Display on/off - Standard: NTSC or PAL - Contrast/update rate - Odd/Even/Interlaced - Source channel - Location on the screen to display the results See a test pattern from a video generator See an actual video picture See a video of a video of a video ...
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data 3. Push Analysis. Application Analysis None 4. Use the side menu buttons to select the desired analysis function. Choose among: - Power quality - Switching loss - Harmonics - Ripple - Modulation - Safe operating area - Deskew See the MDO3PWR, DPO3PWR and DPO4PWR Power Analysis Modules User Manual for more information.
Save and Recall Information Save and Recall Information The oscilloscope provides permanent storage for setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the internal storage of the oscilloscope to save setup files and reference waveform data. Use external storage, such as USB drives or network drives, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the external storage to carry data to remote computers for further analysis and for archiving. External file structure.
Save and Recall Information MIN for a minimum hold trace TIQ for a baseband I & Q file NOTE. Analog, digital, and RF waveforms and traces and those waveforms and traces derived from them (such as math and references) can be saved to an ISF file. When saving all channels in ISF format, a group of files will be saved. Each will have the same value for XXXX, but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms operation was performed.
Save and Recall Information 6. Push Edit File Name. Edit the file name the same way you edit labels for channels. (See page 55, Labeling Channels and Buses.) 7. Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation, or push OK Save on the side menu to complete the operation. OK Save Saving a Screen Image A screen image consists of a graphical image of the oscilloscope screen. This is different from waveform data, which consists of numeric values for each point in the waveform. To save a screen image: 1.
Save and Recall Information Save Screen Image 3. Push File Format on the side menu to select among: .tif, .bmp, and .png formats. File Format .png 4. Push Orientation to select between saving the image in a landscape (horizontal) and a portrait (vertical) orientation. Orientation 5. Push Ink Saver to turn the Ink Saver mode on or off. When on, this mode provides a white background. Ink Saver 6. Push Edit File Name to create a custom name for the screen image file.
Save and Recall Information 3. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and, on the side menu, select one of the displayed waveforms or traces. Alternatively, select All Displayed Waveforms. When saving RF trace data, you can select to save it as either the standard display data or as baseband I and Q data (.TIQ files). Use the I and Q data with Tektronix SignalVu Vector Signal Analysis software. 4. Turn the Multipurpose b knob and select the location to save the waveform or trace data to or to recall it from.
Save and Recall Information 5. Push File Details to save to a USB or network drive. File Details This brings up the file manager screen. Use it to navigate to the desired drive and folder, and optionally to specify the file name. Skip this step to use the default name and location. Saving a waveform to file. When you push File Details on the side menu, the oscilloscope changes the side menu contents. The following table describes these side menu items for saving data to a mass storage file.
Save and Recall Information 2. Push R1, R2, RI or R4. (R1) |(On) (R2) |(Off) (R3) |(Off) (R4) |(Off) If you push the side menu Ref Details, you can read whether the reference holds analog waveform or RF trace information. Removing a reference waveform from the display. To remove a reference waveform from the display: 1. Push Ref R. 2. Push R1, R2, RI or R4 on the lower menu to remove the reference waveform or trace from the display.
Save and Recall Information 3. From the resulting side menu, select the location to save the setup to or to recall it from. To save setup information to one of the ten internal setup memories in the oscilloscope, push the appropriate side menu button. To save setup information to a USB or network drive, push the To File button. Save Setup To File Edit Labels To Setup 1 To Setup 2 – more – 4.
Save and Recall Information 5. Save the file. Save to Selected File Quick Tips Recalling the Default Setup. Push Default Setup on the front panel to initialize the oscilloscope to a known setup. (See page 57, Using the Default Setup.) Saving with One Button Push After you have defined the save/recall parameters with the Save/Recall Menu button and menu, you can save files with a single push of the Save button.
Save and Recall Information Managing Drives, Directories, and Files You can manage drives, directories, and files from the oscilloscope user interface. 1. Push Save/Recall Menu. 2. Push File Utilities. Save Screen Image Save Waveform Save Setup Recall Waveform Recall Setup Assign Save to Setup File Utilities Select the desired file operation from the side menus.
Save and Recall Information 3. From the resulting side menu, set the following: Setting Description Drive Letter Select from I: to Z: Server Name or IP Address Use a USB keyboard or the on-screen interface to enter the server name or IP address. Path Use a USB keyboard or the on-screen interface to enter the shared file path. For example, to mount an MS Windows PC directory named “C:\Example”, enter “C$\Example”. The dollar sign enables sharing. No colon is needed.
Save and Recall Information Set Up Print Parameters To set up the oscilloscope to print hard copies: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select Print Setup. Print Setup 4. Push Select Printer if you are changing the default printer. Utility Page Print Setup Select Printer PictBridge Orientation Landscape Ink Saver On PictBridge Printer Settings Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of available printers.
Save and Recall Information 6. Choose Ink Saver On or Off. The On selection will print out a copy with a clear (white) background. Ink Saver on Ink Saver off Printing to a PictBridge Printer To set up the oscilloscope to print to a PictBridge printer: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. 3. Turn Multipurpose a and select I/O. 4. Push USB.
Save and Recall Information USB Device Port Connect to Computer 5. Push Connect to PictBridge Printer. Connect to PictBridge Printer Disabled (Off bus) Printing Over Ethernet To set up the oscilloscope to print over Ethernet: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the rear-panel Ethernet port. 2. Push Utility. 3. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 4. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and select Print Setup.
Save and Recall Information 5. Push Select Printer. 6. Push Add Network Printer. Utility Page Print Setup Select Printer (N/A) Orientation Landscape Ink Saver Off PictBridge Printer Settings Add Network Printer Add E-mail printer Rename Printer Delete Network Printer 7. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of letters, numbers, and other characters to find the first character in the printer name that you want to enter.
Save and Recall Information 10. Push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server Name field. Add Printer 11. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name. 12. If desired, push the down arrow key to move the character cursor down a row to the Server IP Address: field. OK Accept 13. Turn Multipurpose a and push Select or Enter Character as often as needed to enter the name. 14. When done, push OK Accept. NOTE.
Save and Recall Information 3. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 4. Turn Multipurpose a and select Print Setup. Print Setup 5. Push Select Printer. Utility Page Print Setup 6. Push Add E-Mail Printer.
Save and Recall Information 7. Turn Multipurpose a to scroll through the list of letters, numbers, and other characters to find the first character in the name that you want to enter. If you are using a USB keyboard, use the arrow keys to position the insertion point and type in the printer name. (See page 35, Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz NOTE. There is a single set of SMTP server 0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~'”\|:,.
Save and Recall Information 14. When done, push OK Accept. Printing with One Button Push Once you have connected a printer to your oscilloscope and set up print parameters, you can print current screen images with a single push of a button: Push the printer icon button in the lower left corner of the front panel. Using Oscilloscope Security Features Erasing Oscilloscope Memory The MDO3000 provides optional enhanced security to enable password protected control of turning on/off all instrument ports.
Save and Recall Information 4. Push TekSecure Erase Memory. Utility Page Security 5. Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory on the side menu. This erases data in the oscilloscope’s reference waveform and setup memory locations. OK Erase Setup & Ref Memory TekSecure Erase Memory To cancel the procedure, push Menu Off.
Save and Recall Information 6. Power off the oscilloscope, and then power it back on to complete the process. To use TekSecure, with the MDO3SEC application module installed: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. 3. Turn the Multipurpose a knob and select Security.
Save and Recall Information 4. Push TekSecure Erase Memory. Utility Page Security 5. Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory on the side menu. As before, this erases data in the oscilloscope’s reference waveform and setup memory locations. OK Erase Setup & Ref Memory TekSecure Erase Memory Security Password Firmware Upgrades Enabled I/O Ports Enabled 6. Push Security Password. Use Multipurpose a and the bottom menu to enter a password. 7. Push Firmware Upgrades. Read the on-screen warnings.
Save and Recall Information 9. Power off the oscilloscope, and then power it back on to complete the process.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator Use the Arbitrary Function Generator The MDO3000 contains an optional integrated arbitrary function generator (AFG) (option MDO3AFG). This is useful for simulating signals within a design or adding noise to signals to perform margin testing. The function generator provides output of predefined waveforms up to 50 MHz. Choose between sine, square, pulse, ramp/triangle, DC, noise, sin(x)/x (Sinc), Gaussian, Lorentz, exponential rise/fall, Haversine and cardiac signals.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator How to change the waveform type 1. Push the AFG button to bring up the AFG lower menu. Waveform Sine Wave– form Settings Frequency Amplitude Offset 100.00kHz 500.00mVpp 0.0000 V Period High Low 10.000μs 250.00mV –250.00 mV Output Settings 2. Push the Waveform button on the AFG lower menu and turn the Multipurpose a knob to select the waveform type. 3.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator Restrictions. When an output frequency is The output waveform (MHz) AFG trigger output frequency (MHz). higher than 4.9 MHz, some restrictions exist. A frequency setting. divided frequency that is lower than 4.9 MHz is output from the AUX OUT port. The AFG trigger ≤ 4.9 MHz frequency will be limited as shown in the table >4.9 MHz to 14.7 MHz to the right. >14.7 MHz to 24.5 MHz Signal frequency / 5 >24.5 MHz to 34.3 MHz Signal frequency / 7 >34.3 MHz to 44.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator If needed, push AFG > Waveform Edit to bring up the waveform edit lower menu. 5. Push Edit Existing to change, add, or delete points in a current waveform. Edit Existing Create New Load Waveform Freq. Ampl. Offset 100.00kHz 500.00mVpp 0.000 V Period 10.000 μs High 250.00mV Low –250. 00mV Save Waveform When you enable the internal editor, the screen splits into a smaller top window and a larger bottom window.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator 7. Push the lower-menu button labeled Load Waveform. Turn Multipurpose a to choose which of your waveforms to display. Also, you can use the side menu to load a saved waveform from a file. When you have chosen the desired waveform, push OK Load from the side menu. Clear the menu by pushing Menu Off twice. Be sure that you have a BNC cable connected from the AUX OUT port on the back to the channel 1 port on the front.
Use the Arbitrary Function Generator Quick Tips You can save arbitrary waveforms in .CSV format. A .CSV file consists of sets of waveform point pairs (voltage, point number). You can load arbitrary waveforms from a variety of active time domain waveform sources: Channel 1 - 4, Ref 1 - 4, MATH, digital channels D0 - D15. The arbitrary waveform memory may be saved to and loaded from one of four arbitrary waveform memory locations. These may only be loaded to the active arbitrary waveform.
Use the Application Modules Use the Application Modules Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope. (See page 14, Application Module Free Trial.) (See page 14, Installing an Application Module.) Refer to the MDO3000 Series Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application module for instructions on installing and testing an application module. Some modules are described in the following list. Additional modules may be available.
Use the Application Modules The MDO3PWR Power Analysis Module enables quick and accurate analysis of power quality, switching loss, harmonics, safe operating area (SOA), modulation, ripple, and slew rate (dI/dt, dV/dt). The MDO3USB USB 2.0 Serial Triggering and Analysis Module enables triggering on packet-level content for low-speed, and full-speed USB serial buses.
Appendix A: Warranted Specifications Appendix A: Warranted Specifications √ Analog bandwidth, 50 Ω The Analog Bandwidth when the instrument is DC-50 coupled and the Bandwidth Selection if “Full”. The limits stated below are for ambient temperature of ≤30 °C and the bandwidth selection set to FULL. Reduce the upper bandwidth frequency by 1% for each °C above 30 °C. Bandwidth 10 mV/div to 1 V/div 5 mV/div to 9.98 mV/div 2 mV/div to 4.98 mV/div 1 mV/div to 1.99 mV/div 1 GHz DC to 1.
Appendix A: Warranted Specifications √ Offset accuracy ±[0.005 × | offset – position | + DC Balance] NOTE. Both the position and constant offset term must be converted to volts by multiplying by the appropriate volts/div term. √ Long-term sample rate and delay time accuracy ±10 ppm over any ≥ 1 ms time interval √ Auxiliary output (AUX OUT) Selectable Output: Main Trigger, Event, or AFG Main Trigger: HIGH to LOW transition indicates the trigger occurred.
Appendix A: Warranted Specifications √ Delta Time Measurement Accuracy The formula to calculate delta-time measurement accuracy (DTA) for a given instrument setting and input signal is given below (assumes insignificant signal content above Nyquist) SR1 = Slew Rate (1st Edge) around the 1st point in the measurement SR2 = Slew Rate (2nd Edge) around the 2nd point in the measurement N = input-referred noise (voltsrms, Refer to the Random Noise, Sample acquisition mode specification) tsr = 1/ (Sample Rate) T
Appendix A: Warranted Specifications Table 1: RF Channel Characteristics (cont.
Appendix A: Warranted Specifications Table 2: Arbitrary Function Generator Characteristic Description √ Sine and Ramp Frequency Accuracy 130 ppm (frequency ≤10 kHz); 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz) √ Square and Pulse Frequency Accuracy 130 ppm (frequency ≤ 10 kHz); 50 ppm (frequency > 10 kHz) √ Signal Amplitude Accuracy +/–[ (1.5% of peak-to-peak amplitude setting) + (1.5% of absolute DC offset setting) + 1 mV ] (frequency = 1 kHz) √ DC Offset Accuracy +/-[ (1.
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Operating Information The TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000 10X Passive Probes are compact passive probes with 10X attenuation that are designed for use with Tektronix MDO3000 Series oscilloscopes. The probes have no user- or Tektronix-serviceable parts.
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Item Description Probe tips – pogo (white) and rigid (gray) The white pogo tip is pre-installed on the probe, and is spring-loaded for compliant testing of circuit boards. Reorder Tektronix part numbers: 206-0610-xx (rigid tip) 206-0611-xx (pogo tip) Insulator sleeve Unscrew this sleeve to replace the probe tips. (See procedure on next page).
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Item Description Ground lead, with alligator clip Secure the lead to the probe head ground and then to your circuit ground. Reorder Tektronix part number 196-3521-xx Color bands Use these bands to identify the oscilloscope channel at the probe head.
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Replacing the Probe Tip Order Tektronix part number 206-0610-xx for rigid tip replacement, or order part number 206-0611–xx for pogo pin replacement. Specifications Table 5: Electrical and mechanical specifications Characteristic TPP0250 TPP0500B TPP1000 Bandwidth (–3 dB) 250 MHz 500 MHz 1 GHz System rise time (typical) <1.4 ns <700 ps <450 ps System input capacitance Rigid tip: 3.9 pF ±0.
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Refer to the reference lead derating curve above when making floating measurements. Table 6: Environmental specifications Characteristics Description Temperature Operating Nonoperating –15 °C to +65 °C (+5 °F to +149 °F) –62 °C to +85 °C (–80 °F to +185 °F) Humidity Operating 5% to 95% relative humidity (%RH) up to +30 °C, 5% to 75% RH above +30 °C up to +65 °C.
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information Equipment Recycling. This product complies with the European Union’s requirements according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For more information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com).
Appendix B: TPP0250, TPP0500B and TPP1000: 250 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz 10X Passive Probes Information CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Symbols on the Product.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Product Description The P6316 general-purpose logic probe connects the Tektronix MDO3000 Series of mixed-signal oscilloscopes to digital buses and signals on your target system. The probe breaks out 16 data channels over two 2x8-pin headers (GROUP 1 and GROUP 2). Each header includes eight signals on one row and eight grounds along the opposite row. The P6316 is included with option MDO3MSO.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Connecting the Probe to Your Circuit Attach the probe to the circuit using the appropriate connectors and adapters. Select the best method for your needs, and then proceed to Setting up the Probe. To set and view the digital channel parameters, do the following: Push the D15–D0 button. The parameters listed below can be set on each digital channel: Threshold voltage and vertical position (the default threshold setting is 1.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Typical Application 1. Use the P6316 probe to view digital signals on a system bus. 2. Use an analog probe, such as the TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 passive probe, to view analog waveform information.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Accessories The following standard accessories ship with the probe and are shown in the illustration that follows.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Specifications Table 8: Electrical and mechanical specifications Characteristic Description Input channels 16 digital input Input resistance, typical 101K Ohm to ground Input capacitance 8 pF Input signal swing Minimum, typical 500 mV p-p Specified at the input to the P6316 probe with all 8 ground inputs connected to the user’s ground.
Appendix C: P6316 General-Purpose Logic Probe Information Do not Operate Without Covers. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present. Avoid Exposed Circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present. Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
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Appendix D: OpenSSL License * 4. If you include any Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from * the apps directory (application code) you must include an acknowledgement: * "This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com)" * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED.
Appendix D: OpenSSL License 214 MDO3000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual
Index Index Symbols and Numbers 50 Ω protection, 112 A About, 25 Accessories, 1 ACD3000, 3 Acquire button, 39, 60, 62, 103 Acquisition input channels and digitizers, 59 modes defined, 62 readout, 45 sampling, 59 Act on event, 65 Adapter TEK-USB-488, 3 TPA-BNC, 3, 8 TPA-N-VPI, 3, 8 Adding waveform, 103 Adjacent channel power ratio measurement, 133 Advanced math, 145 AFG button, 39 Altitude, 6 Ampl button, 41, 85 Amplitude measurement, 126 Annotating the screen, 115 Application module, 36 Application module
Index byte matching, 99 C Calibration, 21, 22 Calibration certificate, 1 CAN, 40, 67, 95 bus trigger, 97 CAN FD, 40, 67, 95 bus trigger, 97 Case hard transit, 4 soft transit, 3 Center frequency, 85 Channel readout, 47 vertical menu, 109 Channel button, 39 Channel power measurement, 133 Cleaning, 7 Clearance, 6 Clearance, MDO3000, 5 Communications, 26, 29, 32 Compensate non-TPP0250, non-TPP500B or non-TPP1000 probe, 13 signal path, 21 TPP0250, TPP500B or TPP1000 probe, 11 Confidential data, 180 Connecting a
Index Frequency domain display, 48 Frequency domain markers, 121 automatic, 122 manual, 123 Frequency Domain menu, 22 Frequency measurement, 125 Frequency, center, 85 Frequency, Source MDO3000, 5 Front cover, 3 Front panel, 36 front panel connectors, 52 front panel overlay, 19 Full graticule style, 106 Function Generator, 185 Functional check, 10 Fuzzy edges, 115 G Gating, 128 GPIB, 27 GPIB address, 28 Graticule Cross Hair, 106 Frame, 106 Full, 106 Grid, 106 intensity, 107 IRE, 106 mV, 106 Solid, 106 style
Index Intensity button, 42 Intensity button, 107 Invert, 109 IRE graticule, 106 ISF format, 167 K Kaiser FFT window, 88 Keyboard Connection, 35 Key layout style, 35 language, 18 Keypad, 36 Knob inner, 42, 142 Multipurpose, 20, 38, 41, 61, 62, 167 outer, 42 pan, 42, 150, 151 Trigger level, 91 Vertical position, 55 Vertical Position, 39 Vertical scale, 55 zoom, 42, 142, 149 L Label bus, 113 LabVIEW SignalExpress, 26, 29 Landscape, 165, 173 Language change, 18 overlay, 19 Left Justified (LJ), 40, 67, 95 Leve
Index O Occupied bandwidth measurement, 133 Offset and position, 112 Offset vertical, 110 OpenChoice Desktop, 1, 26, 29 Operating specifications, 5 Option key, 15 Orientation of the image, 165, 173 Outer knob, 42 Overlay, 19 P P6316, 83 humidity, 7 input capacitance, 6 input resistance, 6 logic probe, 2 maximum nondestructive input signal, 6 maximum signal swing, 6 pollution degree, 6 probe ground leads, 81 threshold accuracy, 6 threshold range, 6 Pan, 149, 150 knob, 42, 150, 151 Parallel bus, 67, 95 trig
Index Removing waveform, 103 Rename a drive, directory, or file, 171 Resolution bandwidth, 86 RF button, 22, 41, 48, 117 RF input connector, 36, 52 Right Justified (RJ), 40, 67, 95 Rise Time measurement, 125 Rise/Fall trigger, defined, 94 Rising Edge Count measurement, 127 RMS measurement, 127 Roll mode, 64 Rolling window data matching, 98 RS-232, 40, 67, 95 bus trigger, 97 cursor readout, 137 data value matching, 99 decoding, 74 RS-422, 40, 67 RS-485, 40, 67 Run/Stop button, 43, 64, 102 Runt trigger, defin
Index event, defined, 89 FlexRay bus, 98 forcing, 89 Frequency readout, 116 holdoff, 90 level, 91 level button, 43 level icon, 46 level knob, 91 LIN bus, 97 Logic, defined, 94 menu, 92, 100 MIL-STD-1553 bus, 98 MIL-STD-1553 data value matching, 99 modes, 89, 92 Parallel bus, 96 parallel bus data matching, 99 parallel buses, 67 point, 60 position icon, 45 posttrigger, 89, 91 pretrigger, 89, 91 Pulse Width, defined, 93 readout, 46, 100 Rise/Fall, defined, 94 RS-232 bus, 97 RS-232 data value matching, 99 Runt,
