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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.
General Safety Summary General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury Use Proper Power Cord.
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General Safety Summary Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed. Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. Avoid Exposed Circuitry.
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General Safety Summary 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. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
The symbol shown below indicates that this product complies with the European Union’s requirements according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Mercury Notification.
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Environmental Considerations Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes: DPO2024 DPO2014 DPO2012 MSO2024 MSO2014 MSO2012 Key Features DPO2000 and MSO2000 series oscilloscopes can help you verify, debug, and characterize electronic designs. Key features include: 200 MHz, 100 MHz, and 60 MHz bandwidths 2 channel and 4 channel models Sample rates up to 1 GS/s on all analog channels 1 M points record length on all channels...
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USB 2.0 Device port for direct PC control of the oscilloscope using USBTMC protocol OpenChoice documentation software for simple transfer of screen shots and waveform data to a PC National Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress™ Tektronix Edition productivity and analysis software Remote viewing and control with e*Scope...
Preface Conventions Used in This Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual. Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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. Standard Accessories...
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Tektronix part number 063-4118-XX DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes Electronic versions of documents, including Documentation Browser CD the Programmer Manual and the Technical Reference. NI LabVIEW SignalExpress Tektronix Edition Productivity, analysis, and documentation 063-3967-XX andTektronix OpenChoice Desktop PC software. Communications CDs ——...
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Installation Standard Accessories (cont.) Accessory Description Tektronix part number P2221 For DPO2000 and MSO2000 series: Probes One, 200 MHz, 1X/10X passive probe per channel For MSO2000 series: Digital probe One, 16-channel digital probe P6316 016-2008-00 For MSO2000 series: Accessories pouch Pouch that attaches to the handle for carrying probes and other accessories.
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Installation Optional Accessories Accessory Description Tektronix part number DPO2EMBD The embedded serial triggering and analysis DPO2EMBD module enables triggering on packet level information on I C and SPI serial buses, as well as bus views, bus decoding, search tools, and...
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Installation Optional Accessories (cont.) Accessory Description Tektronix part number TekVPI external power adapter 119-7465-XX Supplies external power to a TekVPI probe Deskew pulse generator Deskew pulse generator and signal source with TEK-DPG TekVPI oscilloscope interface Power measurement deskew and calibration...
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DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation DPO2000 and MSO2000 series oscilloscopes The DPO2000 and MSO2000 series oscilloscopes work with multiple optional probes. (See page 12, Connecting Probes.) Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information. Related Documentation Accessory Description...
175 mm (6.885 inch) Width: 377 mm (14.85 inch) DPO2000 series Depth: from the feet to the front of the knobs: 134 mm (5.3 inch) Depth: from the feet to the front of the front cover: 139 mm (5.47 inch)
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Installation Input Voltage (between the signal and reference): 300 V CAT II Installation Category II - for measurements performed on circuits directly connected to the low-voltage installation Temperature: Operating: 0 °C to +50 °C Nonoperating: -20 °C to +60 °C MSO2000 series Humidity: Operating: High: 40 °C to 50 °C, 10% to 60% RH...
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Installation Random Vibration: Operating: 0.31 G , 5 - 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total) Non-operating: 2.46 G , 5 - 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total) Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only CAUTION.
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Installation P6316 Digital Probe Threshold Accuracy: ±(100 mV + 3% of threshold) Maximum signal swing: 20 V centered around the threshold voltage peak-to-peak Minimum signal swing: 500 mV peak-to-peak Maximum nondestructive input signal to probe: 40 V peak-to-peak Input resistance: 101 kΩ Input capacitance: 8.0 pF Temperature: Operating: 0 °C to +50 °C (+32 °F to +122 °F)
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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 clear glass display filter.
Installation Connecting Probes The oscilloscope supports probes with the following: 1. Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface (TekVPI) These probes support two-way communication with the oscilloscope through on-screen menus and remotely through programmable support. The remote control is useful in applications like an ATE (automated test environment) where you want the system to preset probe parameters.
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The P6316 probe provides 16 channels of digital (on or off state) information. For more information on the many probes available for use with DPO2000 and MSO2000 series oscilloscopes, refer to www.tektronix.com. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Installation Securing the Oscilloscope 1. Use a standard laptop computer style security lock to secure your oscilloscope to your location. This photo also shows the optional DPO2CONN module installed. The module provides an Ethernet port and a Video Out port for the oscilloscopes. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Installation Powering On the Oscilloscope Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself Before pushing the power switch, connect the oscilloscope to an electrically neutral reference point, such as earth ground. Do this by plugging the three-pronged power cord into an outlet grounded to earth ground. Grounding the oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements.
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Installation Quick Tips If you are working with static sensitive components, ground yourself. Static electricity that builds up on your body can damage static-sensitive components. Wearing a grounding strap safely sends static charges on your body to earth ground. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Installation Powering Off the Oscilloscope To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord: DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Installation 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 15.) 2. Power on the oscilloscope. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 3. Connect the P2221 probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors on the oscilloscope. 4. Push Default Setup. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 5. Push Autoset. The screen should now display a square wave, approximately 5 V at 1 kHz. NOTE. For best performance, it is recommended that you set the Vertical scale to 1 V. If the signal appears but is misshapen, perform the procedures for compensating the probe.
Installation Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe Whenever you attach a passive voltage probe for the first time to any input channel, compensate the probe to match it to the corresponding oscilloscope input channel. To properly compensate your passive probe: 1. Follow the steps for the functional check.
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Installation 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. Signal with a short ground lead Signal with a long ground lead DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Installation Application Module Free Trial A 30-day free trial is available for all application modules not installed in your oscilloscope. The trial period begins when you power on the oscilloscope for the first time. After 30 days, you must purchase the module if you want to continue using the application. To see the date when your free trial period expires, push the front panel Utility button, push the lower-bezel Utility Page button, use multipurpose knob a to select Config, and push the lower-bezel About button.
Installation NOTE. If you remove an application module, the features provided by the application module become unavailable. To restore the features, turn off the oscilloscope power, reinstall the module and turn on the oscilloscope power. Changing the User Interface Language To change the language of the oscilloscope user interface, and to change the front-panel button labels through the use of an overlay: 1.
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Installation 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config. Utility Page Language Set Date & TekSecure About Time Config English Erase Memory 4. Push Language from the resulting lower-bezel menu. 5. Turn multipurpose knob a and select the desired language. Choose among: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
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Installation 6. If you choose to use English, be sure that the plastic front-panel overlay is removed. If you choose a language other than English, place the plastic overlay for the language that you desire over the front panel to display labels in that language.
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 knob a and select Config. System Language Set Date & TekSecure About Time English...
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Installation 5. Push the side-bezel buttons and use Set Date & Time multipurpose knobs a and b to set the Day, Month, Year, Hour, and Minute values. Display Time Only Select 6. Push Display and turn multipurpose knob a to choose Date &...
Installation Signal Path Compensation Signal Path Compensation (SPC) corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and/or long-term drift. You should run the SPC whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 °C or once a week if you use vertical settings of 5 mV per division or less.
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Installation 2. Push Utility. 3. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Utility Page Signal Path Factory Calibration. Calibration Pass Pass 5. Push Signal Path from the lower-bezel menu. 6. Push OK Compensate Signal Paths from OK Com- pensate the resulting side-bezel menu.
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Service personnel use the factory calibration functions to calibrate the internal voltage references of the oscilloscope using external sources. Refer to your Tektronix field office or representative for assistance with factory calibration. NOTE. Signal Path Compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip. (See page 21, Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe.)
Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the firmware of the oscilloscope: 1. Open up a Web browser and go to www.tektronix.com/software. 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.
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Installation 2. Power off your oscilloscope. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 3. Insert the USB flash drive into the front-panel USB port on your oscilloscope. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 4. Power on the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope automatically recognizes and installs the replacement firmware. If the oscilloscope does not install the firmware, rerun the procedure. If the problem continues, try a different model of USB flash drive. Finally, if needed, contact qualified service personnel. NOTE.
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Installation 5. Power off the oscilloscope and remove the USB flash drive. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 6. Power on the oscilloscope. 7. Push Utility. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 8. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 9. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config. Utility Page Language Set Date & TekSecure About Time Config English Erase Memory 10. Push About. The oscilloscope displays the firmware version number. 11. Confirm that the version number matches that of the new firmware.
To set up VISA communications between your oscilloscope and a computer: 1. Load the VISA drivers on your computer. You will find the drivers on the appropriate CD that comes with your oscilloscope or at the Tektronix software finder Web page (www.tektronix.com). DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Installation 2. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable. NOTE. You need a DPO2CONN module to make the Ethernet connection. 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.
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Installation 3. Push Utility. 4. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 5. Turn multipurpose knob a and select I/O. Utility Page Ethernet GPIB Network Computer Settings 6. If a USB cable is connected between the oscilloscope and your computer, the oscilloscope automatically sets itself up for you.
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Installation 7. To use Ethernet, push Ethernet Network Settings. 8. On the side-bezel menu, if you are on a DHCP Change Instrument Ethernet network and using a through cable, Settings set DHCP to On. If you are using a cross-over cable, set it to Off and set a hard coded TCPIP address.
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Installation 10. Run your application software on your computer. Quick Tips The CDs that are shipped with your oscilloscope include a variety of Windows-based software tools designed to ensure efficient connectivity between your oscilloscope and your computer. There are toolbars that enhance connectivity with Microsoft Excel and Word.
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Installation To set up e*Scope communications between your oscilloscope and a Web browser running on a remote computer: 1. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer network with the appropriate Ethernet cable. NOTE. You need a DPO2CONN module to make the Ethernet connection. If you are connecting directly to your computer, you need a Crossover Ethernet Cable.
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Installation 3. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select I/O. Utility Page Ethernet GPIB Network Enabled Settings 5. Push Ethernet Network Settings. 6. On the side-bezel menu, if you are on a DHCP/ BOOTP DHCP Ethernet network and using dynamic addressing, set DHCP to On.
Installation 7. Push Change Instrument Settings. If you Change Instrument are using DHCP, note the Ethernet address Settings and instrument name. If you are using Static addressing, enter the Ethernet address you will be using. NOTE. Depending on the type and speed of network to which your oscilloscope is connected, you may not see the DHCP/BOOTP field update instantaneously after pressing the DHCP/BOOTP button.
Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 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. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 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. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 2. Push a lower-bezel button to select a menu item. If a pop-out menu appears, turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice. If a pop-up menu appears, press the button again to select the desired choice.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 3. Push a side-bezel button to choose a side-bezel menu item. If the menu item contains more than one choice, push the side-bezel button repeatedly to cycle through the choices. If a pop-out menu appears, turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired choice.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 5. Certain menu choices require you to set a numeric value to complete the setup. Use the upper and lower multipurpose knobs a and b to adjust values. 6. Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to make smaller adjustments.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 1. Measure. Push to perform automated measurements on waveforms or to configure cursors. 2. Search. Push to search through an acquisition for user-defined events/criteria. 3. Test. Push to activate advanced or application-specific testing features. 4. Acquire. Push to set the acquisition mode and adjust the record length.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 7. Utility. Push to activate the system utility functions, such as selecting a language or setting the date/time. 8. Save / Recall Menu. Push to save and recall setups, waveforms, and screen images to internal memory, or a USB flash drive.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 10. B1 or B2. Push to define and display a serial bus if you have the appropriate module application keys. The DPO2AUTO module supports CAN and LIN buses. The DPO2EMBD module supports I C and SPI.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Using Other Controls These buttons and knobs control waveforms, cursors, and other data input. 1. Turn the upper multipurpose knob a, when activated, to move a cursor, to set a numerical parameter value for a menu item, or to select from a pop-out list of choices.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 3. Select. Push to activate special functions. 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...
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 7. Turn the lower multipurpose knob b, when activated, to move a cursor or set a numerical parameter value for a menu item. Push Fine to make adjustments more slowly. 8. Zoom button. Push to activate zoom mode.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 12. ← Prev. Push to jump to the previous waveform mark. 13. Set/Clear Mark. Push to establish or delete a waveform mark. 14. → Next. Push to jump to the next waveform mark. 15. Horizontal Position. Turn to adjust the trigger point location relative to the acquired waveforms.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 17. Run/Stop. Push to start or stop acquisitions. 18. Single. Push to make a single acquisition. 19. Autoset. Push to automatically set the vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls for a usable, stable display. 20. Trigger Level. Turn to adjust the trigger level.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 22. Vertical Position. Turn to adjust the vertical position of the corresponding waveform. Push Fine to make smaller adjustments. 23. 1, 2, 3, 4 Menu. Push to display or remove the corresponding waveform from the display and access the vertical menu.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 25. Print. Push to print to a PictBridge printer. 26. Power switch. Push to power on or off the oscilloscope. 27. USB 2.0 Host port. Insert a USB peripheral to the oscilloscope, such as a keyboard or a flash drive.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 30. D15 - D0. Push to display or remove the digital channels from the display, and to access the digital channel setup menu (MSO2000 series only). 31. Menu Off. Push to clear a displayed menu from the screen.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Identifying Items in the Display The items shown to the right 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. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 1. The acquisition readout shows when an acquisition is running, stopped, or when acquisition preview is in effect. Icons are: Run: Acquisitions enabled Stop: Acquisitions not enabled Roll: In Roll mode (40 ms per division or slower) PreVu: In this state, the oscilloscope is stopped or between triggers.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 3. The trigger position icon shows where the trigger occurred in the acquisition. 4. The expansion point icon (an orange triangle) shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around. 5. The waveform record view shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 6. The FilterVu indicator shows if the variable low pass filter is active. 7. The cursor readout shows time, amplitude, and delta (Δ) values for each cursor. For serial buses, the readout shows the decoded values. 8.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 9. The trigger readout shows the trigger source, slope, level, and frequency for an Edge trigger. The trigger readouts for other trigger types show other parameters. 10. The horizontal position/scale readout shows on the top line the horizontal scale (adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob).
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 11. Measurement readouts show the selected measurements. You can select up to four measurements to display at one time. symbol appears instead of the expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists. Part of the waveform is above or below the display.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 14. For digital channels (MSO2000 series only), the baseline indicators label the channel, and point to the high and low levels. The colors follow the color code used on resistors. The D0 indicator is black, the D1 indicator is brown, the D2 indicator is red, and so on.
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Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope 16. For analog channels, the waveform baseline indicator shows the zero-volt level of a waveform (ignoring the effect of offset). The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Front-Panel Connectors 1. Digital Probe Connector (MSO2000 series only). 2. Channel 1, 2, (3, 4). Channel inputs with TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface. 3. Aux In. Trigger level range is adjustable from +12.5 V to –12.5 V. 4.
Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Side-Panel Connector 1. TekVPI external power supply connector. Use the connector for the TekVPI external power supply (Tektronix part number 119-7465-XX) when additional power is needed for TekVPI probes. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Getting Acquainted with the Oscilloscope Rear-Panel Connectors 1. LAN. Use the LAN (Ethernet) port (RJ-45 connector) to connect the oscilloscope to a 10/100 Base-T local area network. The port is available on the optional connectivity module (DPO2CONN). 2. Lock. Use to secure the oscilloscope and optional connectivitiy module.
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 oscilloscope to acquire signals using the analog channels. 1.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push Default Setup. NOTE. If you are using a probe that does not supply probe encoding, set the attenuation (probe factor) on the oscilloscope vertical menu to match the probe. The default attenuation for the oscilloscope is 10X and is set in the Probe Setup lower-bezel menu of any analog channel.
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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.
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Acquire the Signal Quick Tip Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of your signal in the upper part, and a single cycle in the lower part of the display. (See page 198, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.) Labeling Channels and Buses You can add a label to the channels and buses shown on the display for easy identification.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push a lower-bezel button to create a label, Label such as for channel 1 or B1. 3. Turn multipurpose knob b to scroll through the list to find a suitable label. You can edit the label after you insert it if necessary. 4.
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Acquire the Signal If you are using a USB keyboard, use the arrow keys to position the insertion point and edit the inserted label, or type in a new label. (See page 46, Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.) 5.
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Acquire the Signal 6. Turn multipurpose knob 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_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~’”\|:,.? 7. Push Select or Enter Character to let the oscilloscope know that you have picked the proper character to use.
Acquire the Signal 8. Continue scrolling and pushing Select until you have entered all the desired characters. For another label, push the side- and lower-bezel arrow keys to reposition the insertion point. 9. Push Display Labels and select On to see Display Labels the label.
Acquire the Signal 2. If you change your mind, push Undo Default Undo Default Setup to undo the last default setup. Setup Using Autoset Autoset adjusts the oscilloscope (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical controls) such that it displays four or five waveform cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the middle level, and ten cycles for digital channels.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push Autoset to execute an Autoset. 3. If desired, push Undo Autoset to undo the Undo Autoset last Autoset. You can also disable the Autoset function if you want to set up a waveform manually. To disable or enable the Autoset function: 1.
Acquire the Signal 3. Release Menu Off, and then release Autoset. 4. Select the desired side-bezel setting. 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 oscilloscope turns on channel one (1) and scales it.
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Acquire the Signal Sampling Process Acquisition is the process of sampling an analog signal, converting it into digital data, and assembling it into a waveform record, which is then stored in acquisition memory. Input signal Sampled points Digital values Real-Time Sampling DPO2000 and MSO2000 series oscilloscopes Record points use real-time sampling.
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Acquire the Signal Waveform Record The oscilloscope builds the waveform record through the use of the following parameters: Sample interval: The time between recorded sample points. Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Scale knob or changing the record length with the bezel buttons.
Acquire the Signal Horizontal position: When the Delay mode is on, this is the time from the trigger point to the expansion point. Adjust this by turning the Horizontal Position knob. When the Delay mode is off, the expansion point is fixed to the trigger point. (Push the Acquire front panel button to set the Delay mode.) Use a positive time to acquire the record after the trigger point.
Acquire the Signal FilterVu Glitch Capture Background mode uses the highest and lowest of all the samples contained in two consecutive acquisition intervals. At fast time per division settings, the Glitch Capture Background mode is unavailable. This mode is also called Peak Detect in other oscilloscopes.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push Average. Average Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display Acquisition Length Position to Display Details |Off 100k 3. Set the Average acquisition mode from the Average side-bezel menu. You can chose how many Average samples on which to average: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, |Off 64, 128, 256, or 512.
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Acquire the Signal 5. Push Record Length. Choose 100 k or 1.00 M points. The selections depend on the horizontal time per division setting. 125 k and 1.25 M records lengths are available at slower time per division settings. 6. Push the lower-bezel Delay button to select On when you want to delay the acquisition relative to the trigger event.
Acquire the Signal When the delay feature is set to Off, the expansion point is tied to the trigger point so that scale changes are centered around the trigger point. Using Roll Mode Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low-frequency signals. Roll mode lets you see acquired data points without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record.
Acquire the Signal Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus Your oscilloscope can decode and trigger on: C and SPI serial buses if the DPO2EMBD application module is installed CAN and LIN serial buses if the DPO2AUTO application module is installed RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and UART serial buses if the DPO2COMP application module is installed Parallel buses if you are using an MSO2000 series oscilloscope (See page 23, Application Module Free Trial.)
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push Trigger Menu and enter trigger parameters. (See page 129, Choosing a Trigger Type.) You can display bus information without triggering on the bus signal. Setting Up Bus Parameters NOTE. For all serial bus sources, use any combination of channels 1 through 4, and D15 through D0. To trigger on serial or parallel bus conditions, refer to Triggering on Buses.
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Acquire the Signal To set up bus parameters: 1. Push B1 or B2 to bring up the lower-bezel bus menu. 2. Push Bus. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Inputs Parallel Parallel through the list of bus types and select the desired bus: Parallel (MSO2000 series only), C, SPI, CAN, RS-232, or LIN.
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Acquire the Signal Use the side-bezel buttons to define parameters Define Inputs for the inputs, such as specific signals to an analog or digital channel. If you select Parallel, push the side-bezel Clocked Data button to enable or disable Clocked Data. Yes|No Push the side-bezel button to select the Clock Clock Edge...
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Acquire the Signal 4. Push Thresholds. Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Inputs Parallel Parallel You can set the threshold for all channels in the parallel or serial bus from a list of preset values. The values are based on common types of integrated circuits.
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Acquire the Signal Then, turn multipurpose knob b to define the voltage level above which the oscilloscope treats the signal as high and below which as low. 5. Push B1 Label to edit the label for the bus. Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table...
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Acquire the Signal 6. Push Bus Display and use the side-bezel menu to define how to display the parallel or serial bus. Push the desired side-bezel menu choice to Binary display the bus data in hex, binary, or ASCII (RS-232 only) format. ASCII DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Acquire the Signal 7. Push Event Table and select On to display a Event Table list of I C, SPI, CAN, or LIN bus packets with |Off timestamps. Save Event Table For a clocked parallel bus, the table lists the value of the bus at each clock edge.
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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.
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Acquire the Signal To acquire data from an I C bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you select I2C, push Define Inputs and the Thresholds Include B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Define Inputs R/W in desired side-bezel menu choices.
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Acquire the Signal To acquire data from an SPI bus, you need to also set up these items: 1. If you selected SPI, push Define Inputs and Thresholds B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Define Configure Inputs the desired side-bezel menu choices. You can set the Framing to SS (Slave Select) or to Idle Time.
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Acquire the Signal 3. Push SCLK to set the edge of the signal to SCLK match the SPI bus being acquired. 4. Set the level of the SS, MOSI, and MISO signals to match the SPI bus. Active High Active Low Active High means that a signal is considered MOSI Active High...
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Acquire the Signal 5. Use multipurpose knob a to set the number of Word Size (a) 8 bits bits to match the Word Size of the SPI bus. 6. Push either side bezel button to set the bit Bit Order MS First order to match the SPI bus.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel CAN Input (a) 1 connected to the CAN bus source. 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the type of Signal Type CAN signal to match the source of the CAN CAN_H bus: CAN_H, CAN_L, Rx, Tx, or Differential.
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Acquire the Signal 5. Push Bit Rate and turn multipurpose knob a to Define Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Inputs 500 Kbps select from the list of predefined bit rates. Alternately, you can set the bit rate to a specific value.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel LIN Input (a) 1 connected to the LIN bus source. 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to set the Sample Sample Point Point from 5% to 95% of the position within the bit period or the unit interval.
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Acquire the Signal 6. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a Bit Rate to select from the list of predefined bit rates. 19.2K bps Alternately, you can set the bit rate to a specific value. To do so, select Custom, and then turn multipurpose knob b to set the bit rate from 800 bps to 100000 bps.
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Acquire the Signal 1. If you selected RS-232, push Configure and Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Display Event Table Inputs RS-232 RS-232 9600-8-N the desired side-bezel menu choices. Use the side-bezel menu to configure the bus. Use Normal polarity to trigger on RS-232 signals and Inverted polarity to trigger on RS-422, RS-485, and UART signals.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a to Bit Rate 9600 bps select the appropriate bit rate. 3. Push Data Bits and select the number to Data Bits match the bus. 4. Push Parity and turn multipurpose knob a to Parity match the polarity used by the bus as None, (a) None...
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Acquire the Signal Physical Layer Bus Activity Oscilloscope waveform traces from analog channels 1 to 4, digital channels D15 to D0, 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 When decoding an RS-232 bus in ASCII mode, a large dot indicates that the value represents a character outside the printable ASCII range. Setting Up Digital Channels (MSO2000 Series Only) Use front-panel buttons and knobs to set up your oscilloscope to acquire signals using the digital channels available only on MSO2000 models.
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Acquire the Signal 1. Connect the P6316 digital probe to the input signal source. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Acquire the Signal 2. Connect the ground lead or leads to the circuit ground. You can connect one or two of the common ground leads for each group of 8 channels (wires). 3. If needed, connect the appropriate grabber for each channel to the probe tip.
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Acquire the Signal 7. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of digital channels. Turn multipurpose knob 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.
Acquire the Signal 10. Push the lower-bezel Height button 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 198, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.) The lead for each digital channel has a color-coded band for easy identification.
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Acquire the Signal The glitch capture waveform shows signal details up to the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope captures pulses as narrow as 5 ns, using peak detect min/max sampling. When your signal is filtered, the glitch capture waveform changes color to distinguish it from the filtered waveform. When the signal is filtered, you can independently adjust the intensity of the glitch capture waveform.
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Acquire the Signal Acquire a non-repetitive or a single-shot signal. Use Average mode when you want to do the following: Acquire a repetitive signal. Noise on your signal is random (not correlated with the trigger). Increase the vertical precision of your acquisition. NOTE.
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Acquire the Signal When the signal is not filtered, most measurements are taken on the foreground waveform. The min, max, and peak-to-peak measurements are taken on the glitch capture background, because they measure the smallest and largest amplitudes in the waveform. When the signal is filtered, all measurements are taken from the filtered waveform.
Acquire the Signal Using FilterVu By default, the noise filter cutoff frequency is set to the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope when you use FilterVu. To invoke the variable low-pass filter (noise filter), turn the multipurpose knob counterclockwise. The oscilloscope passes lower frequency signals which results in a cleaner-looking waveform.
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Acquire the Signal 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the Noise Filter (Foreground) value. Noise Fil- ter (Fore- ground) 200MHz DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Acquire the Signal 3. Push Glitch Capture Background to turn off Glitch Cap- ture Back- the background waveform that contains the ground higher frequency components of the signal. |Off With Glitch Capture set to Off, the oscilloscope displays only the noise filter (foreground) waveform.
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.
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Trigger Setup Untriggered display Triggered display Trigger Modes The trigger mode determines how the oscilloscope behaves in the absence of a trigger event: Normal trigger mode enables the oscilloscope to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered. If no trigger occurs, the last waveform record acquired remains on the display.
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Trigger Setup You can also force the oscilloscope to trigger. To do so, push the front-panel Force Trig button. Trigger Holdoff Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when the oscilloscope is triggering on undesired trigger events. Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering, since the oscilloscope does not recognize new triggers during the holdoff time.
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Trigger Setup Horizontal Position When Delay Mode is on, use horizontal position to acquire waveform detail in a region that is separated from the trigger location by a significant interval of time. 1. Adjust the position (delay) time by rotating the Horizontal Position knob.
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Trigger Setup 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. For example, to find the cause of an unwanted glitch in your test circuit, you can trigger on the glitch and make the pretrigger period large enough to capture data before the glitch.
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Trigger Setup 1. Turn the front-panel Trigger Level knob to adjust the trigger level without going to a menu. 2. Push the Force Trig button to force the oscilloscope to trigger. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Trigger Setup Choosing a Trigger Type To select a trigger: 1. Push Trigger Menu. 2. Push Type to bring up the list of Trigger Types. NOTE. The bus trigger in the MSO2000 series works on parallel buses even without an application module.
Trigger Setup 4. Complete the trigger setup using the Type Source Coupling Slope Level Mode Edge 100 mV Auto lower-bezel menu controls displayed for the & Holdoff trigger type. The controls to set up the trigger vary depending on the trigger type. Selecting Triggers Trigger type Trigger conditions...
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Trigger Setup Trigger type Trigger conditions Pulse Width Trigger on pulses that are less than, greater than, equal to, or not equal to a specified time. You can trigger on positive or negative pulses. Pulse width triggers are primarily used on digital signals.
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Trigger Setup Trigger type Trigger conditions Logic Trigger when all channels transition to the specified state. Use multipurpose knob a to select a channel. Push the appropriate side-bezel button to set that channel’s state to High (H), Low (L), or Don’t Care (X). Use the Clock side-bezel button to enable clocked (state) triggering.
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Trigger Setup Trigger type Trigger conditions Setup and Hold Trigger when a logic data input changes state inside of the setup or hold time relative to a clock edge. Setup is the amount of time that data should be stable and not change before a clock edge occurs.
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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 various bus conditions. C requires a DPO2EMBD module. SPI requires a DPO2EMBD module.
Trigger Setup Triggering on Buses You can use your oscilloscope to trigger on CAN, I C, SPI, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART, and LIN buses, if you have the appropriate DPO2AUTO, DPO2EMBD, or DPO2COMP application module installed. The MSO2000 series can trigger on parallel buses without an application module.
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Trigger Setup 3. Push Type. Type Source Bus Trigger On Address Direction Mode B1 (I2C) Address Write Auto & Holdoff 4. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of trigger types until you select Bus. 5. Push Source Bus and turn multipurpose knob B1 (I2C) a to scroll through the source bus side menu until you select the bus that you want to trigger...
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Trigger Setup 6. Push Trigger On and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the side-bezel menu until you select the desired trigger on feature. If you are using the parallel bus trigger, you can trigger on a binary or hex data value. Push the lower-bezel Data button and enter the parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b.
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Trigger Setup If you are using the LIN bus trigger, you can trigger on Sync, Identifier, Data, Id & Data,Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, or Error. 7. If you are setting up an I C trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Address or Address/Data, push the lower-bezel Address button to access the I C Address side-bezel...
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Trigger Setup If you have made a Trigger On selection of Data or Address/Data, push the lower-bezel Data button to access the I C Data side-bezel menu. Push the Number of Bytes button and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a. Push the side-bezel Addressing Mode button and select 7 bit or 10 bit.
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Trigger Setup 8. If you are setting up an SPI trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of MOSI or MISO, push the lower-bezel Data button, push the side-bezel MOSI (or MISO) button, and enter the data parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b.
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Trigger Setup 9. If you are setting up a CAN trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Type of Frame, push the lower-bezel Frame Type button, and select Data Frame, Remote Frame, Error Frame, or Overload Frame. If you have made a Trigger On selection of Identifier, push the lower-bezel Identifier button, and select a Format.
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Trigger Setup 10. If you are setting up an RS-232 trigger and have made a Trigger On selection of Tx Data or Rx Data, push the lower-bezel Data button. Push the Number of Bytes button and enter the number of bytes with multipurpose knob a. Push the side-bezel Data button, and enter the parameters of interest with multipurpose knobs a and b.
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Trigger Setup For example, if the number of bytes is one, the oscilloscope will attempt to match the first byte, second byte, third, and so on within the packet. If the number of bytes is two, the oscilloscope will try to match any two consecutive bytes, such as one and two, two and three, three and four, and so on.
Trigger Setup Parallel Bus Trigger Data Matching Optimum parallel bus trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels (MSO2000 series only). Checking Trigger Settings To quickly determine the settings of some key trigger parameters, check the Trigger readout at the bottom of the display.
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.
Display Waveform Data Display Waveform Data This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying the acquired waveform. 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.
Display Waveform Data Setting the Display Style and Persistence 1. To set the display style, push Acquire. 2. Push Waveform Display. Average Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display Acquisition Length Details Position to Display On| Off 100k DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 3. Push Dots Only from the side-bezel menu. Waveform Display Dots on will display the waveform record points as dots on the screen. Dots off connects the dots with vectors. Dots Only |Off 4. Push Persist Time, and turn multipurpose Persist Time knob a to have waveform data remain on...
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Display Waveform Data Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record points until you change one of the acquisition display settings. Use infinite persistence for displaying unique signal anomalies, such as glitches. XY Display Mode The XY Display mode graphs the data in fixed pairs of waveforms against one another. You can use CH1 versus CH2, and REF1 versus REF2.
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Display Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display. Utility Page Backlight Graticule Screen Intensity Annotation Display Full High 4. Push Graticule from the lower-bezel menu. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 5. Select the desired style from the resulting side-bezel menu. Use the Full graticule for quick estimates of waveform parameters. Use the Grid graticule for full-screen measurements with cursors and automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed. Use the Cross Hair graticule for making quick estimates of waveforms while leaving more room for automatic readouts and other data.
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Display Waveform Data video.) The oscilloscope will automatically display the IRE graticule for NTSC signals, and the mV graticule for other video signals (PAL, SECAM, and custom). Setting the LCD Backlight 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display. Utility Page Backlight Graticule Screen Intensity Annotation Display Full High 4. Push Backlight Intensity. 5. Select the intensity level from the resulting Backlight Intensity side-bezel menu. Choices are: High, Medium, and Low.
Display Waveform Data Setting Waveform Intensity 1. Push the front-panel Intensity button. This will bring up the intensity readout on the display. 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the desired intensity for the waveform. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Display Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob b to select the desired intensity for the graticule. 4. Push Intensity again to clear the intensity readout from the display. 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.
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Display Waveform Data Original waveform Scaled horizontally Positioned horizontally Use the vertical controls to select waveforms, adjust the waveform vertical position and scale, and set input parameters. Push a channel menu button (1, 2, 3, or 4) as many times as needed and the associated menu items to select, add, or remove a waveform. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data Original waveform Scaled vertically Positioned vertically 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.
Display Waveform Data Setting Input Parameters Use the vertical controls to select waveforms, adjust the waveform vertical position and scale, and set input parameters. 1. Push a channel menu button 1, 2, 3, or 4 to bring up the vertical menu for the designated waveform.
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Display Waveform Data 3. Push Bandwidth, and select the desired bandwidth from the resulting side-bezel menu. The default choices are Full 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.
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Display Waveform Data 7. Select Fine Scale to enable multipurpose Fine Scale knob a to make fine vertical scale adjustments. 8. Select Offset to enable multipurpose knob a Offset to make vertical offset adjustments. On the side-bezel menu, choose Set to 0 V to set the vertical offset to 0 V.
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Display Waveform Data Quick Tips Using Probes with the TekProbe II and TekVPI Interfaces. When you attach a probe with the TekProbe II or the TekVPI interface, the oscilloscope sets the channel sensitivity, coupling, and termination resistance automatically to match the probe requirements.
Display Waveform Data Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals After you set up a serial or parallel bus, you can position and label the bus signals. (See page 92, Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus.) To position bus signals, follow these steps: 1.
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Display Waveform Data 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical position of the selected bus. To label a bus, follow these steps: 1. Push the appropriate front-panel bus button. 2. Push Label. (See page 77, Labeling Channels Bus (B1) Define Thresholds (B1) Label...
Display Waveform Data Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital Channels To display digital channels, follow these steps: 1. Push the front-panel D15–D0 button. 2. Push the lower-bezel D15–D0 On/Off menu D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels Height On/Off item. | M L DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 3. Push Select, and turn multipurpose knob a Select (a) D0 to select a channel from the list. Then push (b) 1.04 div Display to turn on (or turn off) the waveform. You can see groups at the end of the list by turning multipurpose knob a fully counterclockwise.
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Display Waveform Data 2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the channel or group to move. 3. To group some or all of the channels, select and move the channels next to each other in the display. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 4. Turn multipurpose knob b to move the selected channel or group. NOTE. The display of the channel (or group) only moves after you stop rotating the knob. To scale and label digital channels, follow these steps: 1.
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Display Waveform Data 2. To change the scale (height) of the digital D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels Height On/Off channels, push the lower-menu Height button. | M L NOTE. The S (Small) selection will display each waveform at 0.2 divisions tall. The M (Medium) selection will display each waveform at 0.5 divisions tall.
Display Waveform Data Viewing Digital Channels The various ways of displaying data from the digital channels help you analyze the signals. Digital channels store a high or low state for each sample. Logic high levels are displayed in green. Logic low levels are displayed in blue. When a single transition occurs during the time represented by one pixel column, the transition (edge) is displayed in gray.
Display Waveform Data Annotating the Screen You can add your own text to the screen by doing the following: 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Display Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display. Screen Utility Page Backlight Graticule Intensity Annotation Display Full High 4. Push Screen Annotation from the resulting lower-bezel menu. 5. Push Display Annotation to select On from the side-bezel menu. The annotation window now appears.
Analyze Waveform Data Analyze Waveform Data After having properly set up the acquisition, triggering, and display of your desired waveform, you can then analyze the results. Select from features such as cursors, automatic measurements, and math. Taking Automatic Measurements To take an automatic measurement: 1.
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Analyze Waveform Data 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the specific measurement. If needed, then turn multipurpose knob b to select the channel to measure on. Then push OK Add Measurement. 4. To remove a measurement, push Remove Measurement. Then push the side-bezel menu for the measurement you want to remove, or Remove All.
Analyze Waveform Data Selecting Automatic Measurements The following tables list each automatic measurement by category: time or amplitude. (See page 172, Taking Automatic Measurements.) 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.
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Analyze Waveform Data Time Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Positive Pulse The distance (time) between the mid reference (default 50%) amplitude points of a positive Width pulse. The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated region. Negative Pulse The distance (time) between the mid reference (default 50%) amplitude points of a negative Width...
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Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude Measurements 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. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description The most positive peak voltage. Max is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. The most negative peak voltage. Min is measured over the entire waveform or gated region. High This value is used as 100% whenever high reference, mid reference, or low reference values are needed, such as in fall time or rise time measurements.
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Analyze Waveform 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. The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Analyze Waveform Data Amplitude Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region. Miscellaneous Measurements Measurement Description Positive Pulse The number of positive pulses that rise above the mid reference crossing in the waveform Count or gated region.
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Analyze Waveform Data Miscellaneous Measurements (cont.) Measurement Description Rising Edge The number of positive transitions from the low reference value to the high reference value Count in the waveform or gated region. Falling Edge The number of negative transitions from the high reference value to the low reference value Count in the waveform or gated region.
Analyze Waveform Data Customizing an Automatic Measurement You can customize automatic measurements by using gating, taking a snapshot, or setting the high and low levels. Gating Gating confines the measurement to a certain portion of a waveform. To use: 1. Push Measure. 2.
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Analyze Waveform Data 3. Position the gates from the side-bezel menu Gating options. (Full Record) Screen Between Cursors Snapshot All To see all the single-sourced measurements at one time: 1. Push Measure. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Analyze Waveform Data 2. Push Add Measurement . Add Mea- Remove Indicators Gating High-Low Bring Configure surement Measure- Method Cursors On Cursors Screen ment Screen Auto 3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Measurement Type of Snapshot All. 4. Push OK Snapshot All Meas. Snapshot All Meas 5.
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Analyze Waveform Data Snapshot on 1 Period : 312.2μs Freq : 3.203kHz +Width : 103.7μs –Width : 208.5μs Burst W : 936.5μs Rise : 1.452μs Fall : 1.144μs +Duty : 33.23% –Duty : 66.77 % +Over : 7.143% –Over : 7.143 % High : 9.200 V : -7.600 V...
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Analyze Waveform Data 1. Push Measure. 2. Push High-Low Method. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Gating High-Low Bring Configure surement Measure- Method Cursors On Cursors Screen ment Screen Auto DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Analyze Waveform Data 3. Set the levels from the side-bezel menu. Auto Select Use the Histogram method for pulses. Histogram (best for pulses) Use the Min-Max method for all other Min-Max waveforms. (all other waveforms) For descriptions of the high and low measurements, refer to the table of Amplitude Measurements under Selecting Automatic Measurements.
Analyze Waveform Data 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. To use cursors on analog or digital channels: 1.
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Analyze Waveform Data 2. Push Cursors again. In the example, two vertical cursors appear on the selected screen waveform. As you turn multipurpose knob a, you move one cursor to the right or left. As you turn knob b, you move the other cursor. If you change the selected waveform by pushing the front-panel 1, 2, 3, 4, M, R, or D15-D0 button, both cursors jump to the...
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Analyze Waveform Data 4. Push Fine to toggle between a coarse and a fine adjustment for multipurpose knobs a and b. Pushing Fine also changes the sensitivity of other knobs as well. 5. Push Cursors again. This will put the cursors into screen mode. Two horizontal bars and two vertical bars span the graticule.
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Analyze Waveform Data 6. Turn multipurpose knobs a and b to move the pair of horizontal cursors. 7. Push Select. This makes the vertical cursors active and the horizontal ones inactive. Now, as you turn the multipurpose knobs, the vertical cursors will move.
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Analyze Waveform Data 8. View the cursor and the cursor readout. You can take timing measurements with cursors on digital channels, but not amplitude measurements. 9. Push Cursors again. This will turn off the cursor mode. The screen will no longer display the cursors and the cursor readout.
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Analyze Waveform Data 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 Data The horizontal cursor lines on the display measure the vertical parameters, typically voltage. 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).
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Analyze Waveform Data NOTE. Math waveforms are not available for use with serial buses. Use the following procedure for executing simple (+, –, ×) math operations on two waveforms: 1. Push M for the Math menu. 2. Push Dual Wfm Math. Dual Wfm (M) Label Math...
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Analyze Waveform Data 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. Measurements can be taken on math waveforms in the same way as on channel waveforms. Math waveforms derive their horizontal scale and position from the sources in their math expressions.
Analyze Waveform Data Using Reference Waveforms Create a reference waveform to store a waveform. For example, you might do this to set up a standard against which to compare other waveforms. To use the reference waveforms: 1. Push Ref R. This brings up the lower-bezel reference menu.
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Analyze Waveform Data 3. Use the side-bezel menu and the multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical and horizontal settings of the reference waveform. Vertical 0.00 div 100 mV/div Horizontal 0.00 s 4.00 μs/div Quick Tips Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms. You can display all the reference waveforms at the same time. Push the appropriate screen button to select a particular reference waveform.
Analyze Waveform 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 (center knob). To scroll through a zoomed waveform, turn the Pan knob. The Pan-Zoom Control consists of: 1.
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Analyze Waveform Data 1. Turn the inner knob on the Pan-Zoom control clockwise to zoom in on a selected portion of the waveform. Turn the knob counterclockwise to zoom back out. 2. Alternatively, enable or disable the zoom mode by pushing the zoom button. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Analyze Waveform 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.
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Analyze Waveform Data 1. Turn the pan (outer) knob of the pan-zoom controls to pan the waveform. Turn the knob clockwise to pan forward. Turn it counterclockwise to pan backwards. The further you turn the knob, the faster the zoom window pans. Playing and Pausing a Waveform Use the play-pause feature to automatically pan through a waveform record.
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Analyze Waveform Data 1. Enable the play-pause mode by pushing the play-pause button. 2. Adjust the play speed by turning the pan (outer) knob further. The further you turn it, the faster it goes. 3. Change the play direction by reversing the direction that you are turning the pan knob.
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Analyze Waveform Data 5. Pause the play-pause feature by pushing the play-pause button again. Searching and Marking Waveforms You can mark locations of interest in the acquired waveform. These marks help you limit your analysis to particular regions of the waveform.
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Analyze Waveform Data 1. Move (the zoom box) to the area on the waveform where you want to set (or clear) a search mark by turning the pan (outer) knob. Push the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow button to jump to an existing mark. 2.
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Analyze Waveform Data 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.
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Analyze Waveform Data 2. Push the Search lower bezel menu and select Search On| Off The search menu is similar to the trigger menu. Save All Marks Clear All Marks Copy Search Settings to Trigger Copy Trigger Settings to Search 3.
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Analyze Waveform Data Turn multipurpose knob a to select the search type: Edge, Pulse Width, Runt, Logic, Setup & Hold, Rise/Fall Time, or Bus. 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.
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Analyze Waveform Data Quick Tips. You can copy trigger settings to search for other locations in your acquired waveform that meet the trigger conditions. You can also copy search settings to your trigger. Custom (User) marks are saved with the waveform when the waveform is saved and when the setup is saved. Automatic search marks are not saved with the waveform when the waveform is saved.
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Analyze Waveform Data Search Description Parallel: Search for a binary or hex value (MSO2000 series only). C: Search for Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, or Address and Data. SPI: Search for SS Active, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI & MISO CAN: Search for Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Data, Remote, Error, Overload), Identifier (standard or extended), Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame, Missing Ack, or Bit Stuffing Error RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART: Search for Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx End of Packet, Rx End...
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 flash drives, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the external storage to carry data to remote computers for further analysis and for archiving.
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Save and Recall Information RF1 or RF2 for reference memory waveforms ALL for a single spreadsheet file containing multiple channels when you select Save All Waveforms NOTE. Only analog channels and waveforms derived from analog channels (such as math and reference) can be saved to an ISF file.
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Save and Recall Information 2. Push Save Screen Image, Save Waveform, Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup or Save Setup. Save| to Image Setup 3. For setup files, enter the file manager by To File pushing the side-bezel menu To File item.
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Save and Recall Information 4. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the file structure. (See page 210, External File Structure.) 5. Push Select to open or close file folders. 6. Push Edit File Name. Edit the file name the same way you edit labels for channels.
Save and Recall Information 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.
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Save and Recall Information 2. Push Save Screen Image from the lower-bezel Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup menu. Save| to Image Setup DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Save and Recall Information Save Screen Image 3. From the side-bezel menu, push File Format File Format .png repeatedly to select .tif, .bmp, and .png formats. 4. Push Ink Saver to turn the Ink Saver mode on Ink Saver or off. When on, this mode provides a white |Off background.
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Save and Recall Information 1. Push Save / Recall Menu. 2. Push Save Waveform or Recall Waveform Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup from the lower-bezel menu. Save| to Image Waveform NOTE. The oscilloscope can save digital waveforms to .csv files, not reference memories.
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Save and Recall Information 5. Push Source and turn multipurpose knob a to Source (a) 1 select a waveform to save. 6. Push Destination and turn multipurpose knob Destination b to select a reference waveform or a file. (b) .csv Set the Waveform Resolution for .csv files only.
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Save and Recall Information Side-bezel menu button Description Internal File Format (.ISF) Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data from analog channels (and math and reference waveforms derived from analog channels), in internal waveform save file (.isf) format. This format is the fastest to write and creates the smallest-sized file.
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Save and Recall Information 2. Push R1 or R2. (On) (Off) (R1) | (R2) | Removing a Reference Waveform from the Display. To remove a reference waveform from the display: 1. Push Ref R. 2. Push the R1 or R2 lower-bezel button to (R1) |(On) (R2)
Save and Recall Information Saving and Recalling Setups Setup information includes acquisition information, such as vertical, horizontal, trigger, cursor, and measurement information. It does not include communications information, such as GPIB addresses. To save the setup information: 1. Push Save / Recall Menu. 2.
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Save and Recall Information 3. From the resulting side-bezel menu, select the Save Setup location to save the setup to or to recall it from. To File To save setup information to one of the ten internal setup memories in the oscilloscope, push the appropriate side-bezel button.
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Save and Recall Information Push Select to open or close file folders. Push the Menu Off button to cancel the save operation. 5. Push the Save to Selected File button to save Save to Selected the file. File Quick Tips Recalling the Default Setup.
Save and Recall Information 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. For example, if you have defined the save operation to save waveform data to a USB drive, then each push of the Save button will save current waveform data to the defined USB drive.
Save and Recall Information Waveform Setup Image Setup & Waveform 4. From now on, when you push Save the oscilloscope will perform the action that you just specified rather than requiring you to navigate through the menus each time. Saving Setup, Screen Image, and Waveform Files To save setup, screen image, and waveform files at the same time, you can use the Assign Save to All function.
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Save and Recall Information 2. Push Assign Save to button. Save Save Save Setup Recall Recall Assign File Utilities Screen Waveform Waveform Setup Save| to Image Setup 3. Push the Setup, Image & Waveform button. Assign Save to Screen Image Waveform Setup Setup,...
Save and Recall Information 4. From now on, when you push Save the oscilloscope creates three files: setup, screen image, and waveform. Printing a Hard Copy To print an image of what appears on the oscilloscope screen, do the following procedure. Connect a Printer to Your Oscilloscope When you connect the oscilloscope to a PictBridge compatible printer, the oscilloscope and printer can be powered on or off.
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Save and Recall Information 1. Connect a USB cable to the rear-panel USB port. 2. Insert the other end of the cable into the appropriate port on a PictBridge compatible printer. Refer to the product documentation for your printer to locate the port. 3.
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Save and Recall Information 1. Push Utility. 2. Push Utility Page. Utility Page 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Utility Page Ink Saver PictBridge Printer Setup. Print Setup Settings DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
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Save and Recall Information 4. 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 5. Push PictBridge Printer Settings. 6. Set the side bezel menus to match your printer. The side-bezel menus display settings Printer Settings...
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Save and Recall Information Print Quality Default Set to Default Abort Print 9. To print a screen image, push the Print front-panel button. The settings of your printer and print speed determine how long it takes to print the data. Additional time may be required according to the format selected.
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Save and Recall Information 10. If printing fails, check that the USB cable is connected to the PictBridge port on the printer, and try again. Quick Tips Push Set To Defaults to have the oscilloscope match the print settings to the default settings of your printer. The oscilloscope displays an error message when the oscilloscope detects a mismatched setting.
Save and Recall Information Erasing Oscilloscope Memory You can erase all setup and waveform information saved in the nonvolatile oscilloscope memory with the TekSecure function. If you have acquired confidential data on your oscilloscope, you may want to execute the TekSecure function before you return the oscilloscope to general use.
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Save and Recall Information 3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config. Utility Page Language Set Date & TekSecure About Time Erase Config English Memory 4. Push TekSecure Erase Memory. 5. Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory from Erase the side-bezel menu.
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Save and Recall Information 6. Power off the oscilloscope, and then power it back on to complete the process. DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Some modules are described in the following list. Additional modules may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our Web site at www.tektronix.com for more information. The DPO2EMBD Embedded Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information in serial buses used in embedded designs (I C and SPI), as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus.
Appendix: Warranted Specifications, Safety Certifications, and Electromagnetic Compatibility Appendix: Warranted Specifications, Safety Certifications, and Electromagnetic Compatibility Analog bandwidth Oscilloscope 5 mV/div to 5 V/div with 5 mV/div to 5 V/div <5 mV/div an ambient temperature with an ambient of 0 °C to 40 °C (0 °F temperature of 0 °C to to 104 °F) 50 °C (0 °F to 122 °F)
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Appendix: Warranted Specifications, Safety Certifications, and Electromagnetic Compatibility Long-term sample ±25 ppm over any >1 ms interval rate and delay time accuracy Digital Channel ± [100 mV + 3% of the threshold setting after calibration] Threshold Accuracy, MSO2000 series only DPO2000 and MSO2000 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual...
Certifications and Compliances Certifications and Compliances EC Declaration of Conformity – EMC Meets intent of Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: EN 61326:1997. EMC requirements for Class A electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use. Annex D. 1 2 3 IEC 61000-4-2:1999.
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EN 61000-3-2:2000. AC power line harmonic emissions EN 61000-3-3:1995. Voltage changes, fluctuations, and flicker European Contact. Tektronix UK, Ltd. Western Peninsula Western Road Bracknell, RG12 1RF United Kingdom This product is intended for use in nonresidential areas only. Use in residential areas may cause electromagnetic interference.
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Certifications and Compliances EC Declaration of Conformity – Low Voltage Compliance was demonstrated to the following specification as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: Low Voltage Directive2006/96/EC. EN 61010-1: 2001. Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use. U.S.
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Certifications and Compliances Equipment Type Test and measuring equipment. Safety Class Class 1 – grounded product. Pollution Degree Description A measure of the contaminants that could occur in the environment around and within a product. Typically the internal environment inside a product is considered to be the same as the external. Products should be used only in the environment for which they are rated.
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Certifications and Compliances Pollution Degree Pollution Degree 2 (as defined in IEC 61010-1). Note: Rated for indoor use only. Installation (Overvoltage) Category Descriptions Terminals on this product may have different installation (overvoltage) category designations. The installation categories are: Measurement Category IV. For measurements performed at the source of low-voltage installation. Measurement Category III.
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Index Index Symbols and Numbers DPO2AUTO, 4, 92 Burst Width measurement, 175 DPO2COMP, 4, 92 50 Ω probes, 161 DPO2CONN, 4, 40 button, 92, 94, 135 DPO2EMBD, 4, 92 display, 69, 98 Area measurement, 180 menu, 54, 94 Attenuation, 159 positioning and labeling, 162 About, 38 Auto trigger mode, 124...
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