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Installa
tion
1-
2
0
CSA7000B
Series
&
TDS7000B
Serie
s
Instrume
nts
User
Manual
4.
If
you
use
the
instrument
help
system,
you
can
dra
g
the
help
windows
to
the
exter
nal
monitor
so
that
you
can
rea
d
them
while
you
opera
te
the
instrument.
5.
When
you
open
any
W
indows
application,
dra
g
the
windows
from
the
applica
tion
to
the
externa
l
monitor
.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
List of Tables
14
General Safety Summary
17
About this Manual
19
Preface
19
Related Manuals and Online Documents
20
Key Features
21
Models
21
Product Description
21
Product Software
23
Software Upgrade
23
Installation
25
Unpacking
25
Checking the Environment Requirements
26
Connecting Peripherals
27
Figure 1- 1: Locations of Peripheral Connectors on Rear Panel
28
Powering on the Instrument
29
Table 1- 1: Additional Accessory Connection Information
29
Table 1- 2: Line Fuses
29
Figure 1- 2: Powering on the Instrument
30
Shutting down the Instrument
30
Backing up User Files
31
Removing the Removable Hard Drive
31
Figure 1- 3: Removing the Hard Drive
32
Reinstalling the Removable Hard Drive
32
Figure 1- 4: Reinstalling the Hard Drive
33
Installing Software
33
Enabling or Disabling Your LAN and Connecting to a Network
36
Figure 1- 5: Enabling Your LAN and Connecting to a Network
36
Setting up a Dual Display
37
Figure 1- 6: Setting up a Dual Display
38
Figure 1- 7: Drag Area for Windows Task Bar
39
Figure 1- 8: Moving Windows Desktop Icons to the External Monitor
39
Assemble Equipment
41
Incoming Inspection
41
Self Tests
42
Functional Tests
43
Check Vertical Operation
43
Figure 1- -9: Universal Test Hookup for Functional Tests - - CH
44
Figure 1- 10: Channel Button Location
45
Table 1- 3: Vertical Settings
45
Check Horizontal Operation
46
Figure 1- 11: Setup for Time Base Test
47
Check Trigger Operation
48
Figure 1- 12: Setup for Trigger Test
49
Check File System
50
Figure 1- 13: Setup for the File System Test
50
Perform the Extended Diagnostics
52
Accessories & Options
53
Options
53
Table 1- 4: Options
53
Accessories 1
54
Accessories
55
Table 1- 5: Standard Accessories
55
Table 1- 6: Optional Accessories
56
Operational Maps
59
Documentation Map
60
Functional Model Map
61
System Overview Maps
61
Process Overview Map
63
User Interface Map - - Complete Control and Display
64
Front-Panel Map - - Quick Access to most Often Used Features
65
Display Map - - Single Graticule
66
Front Panel I/O Map
67
Rear Panel I/O Map
68
Overview
69
Acquiring Waveforms
75
Figure 3- 1: Input and Acquisition Systems and Controls
76
Connecting and Conditioning Your Signals 3
77
To Set up Signal Input
80
To Autoset the Instrument
83
To Reset the Instrument
84
To Get more Help
84
Input Conditioning Background 3
85
Figure 3- 2: Setting Vertical Range and Position of Input Channels
87
Figure 3- 3: Varying Offset Moves the Vertical Acquisition Window on the Waveform
88
Figure 3- 4: Horizontal Acquisition Window Definition
89
Signal Connection and Conditioning
76
Figure 3- 5: Common Trigger, Record Length, and Acquisition Rate for All Channels
91
Using the Acquisition Controls
92
Table 3- 1: Additional Resolution Bits
93
Figure 3- 6: Roll Mode
96
To Set Acquisition Modes
97
Figure 3- 7: Aliasing
97
To Start and Stop Acquisition 3
100
To Set Roll Mode
101
Setting Acquisition Controls
91
Acquisition Control Background
102
Acquisition Hardware
102
Sampling Process
103
Acquisition Modes
103
Figure 3- 8: Digitizer Configuration
103
Figure 3- 9: Digital Acquisition - Sampling and Digitizing
103
Waveform Record
104
Figure 3- 10: the Waveform Record and Its Defining Parameters
104
Real-Time Sampling
105
Figure 3- 11: Real-Time Sampling
105
Table 3- 2: Sampling Mode Selection
106
Equivalent-Time Sampling
107
Interpolation
107
Interleaving
108
Table 3- 3: How Interleaving Affects Sample Rate
108
Using Fast Acquisitions
109
Figure 3- 13: Normal DSO Acquisition and Display Mode Versus Fast Acquisition Mode
111
To Turn Fast Acquisitions on and off
112
Figure 3- 14: Normal DSO and Fast Acquisition Displays
112
To Set Display Format
115
Figure 3- 15: Fast Acquisition XY Display
115
Using Fast Acquisition Mode
108
Table 3- 4: XY and XYZ Format Assignments
116
Using Fastframe Acquisitions
117
Figure 3- 16: Fastframe
117
To Set Fastframe Mode
118
Time Stamping Frames
120
Figure 3- 17: Fastframe Time Stamp
122
Using Fastframe
116
O/E Converter
123
Front Panel Connectors
124
Optical Input Connector
124
Output Connectors
124
O/E Electrical Out-To-Ch1 Input Adapter
125
O/E-To-SMA Adapter
125
Cleaning Optical Connectors
125
Optical Dark Compensation
126
Compensation
126
Wavelength, Filter, and Bandwidth Selection
127
Compensation 3
127
Optical Bandwidth
128
Bandwidth for Unfiltered Settings
129
Bandwidth for Reference Receiver Settings
129
Triggering
131
Triggering Concepts
132
The Trigger Event
132
Trigger Sources
132
Trigger Types
133
Trigger Modes
133
Trigger Holdoff
134
Trigger Coupling
135
Horizontal Position
135
Slope and Level
135
Delayed Trigger System
136
Triggering from the Front Panel
136
Access Procedures
136
To Check Trigger Status
140
Additional Trigger Parameters
141
Advanced Triggering
145
Figure 3- -25: Example Advanced Trigger Readout 3
146
Table 3- 5: Pattern and State Logic
148
Figure 3- -26: Violation Zones for Setup/Hold Triggering 3
150
To Trigger on a Glitch
151
To Trigger on a Runt Pulse 3
153
To Trigger on a Runt Pulse
155
Trigger Based on
155
Pulse Width
155
Trigger Based on Pulse Width 3
155
To Trigger Based
157
On Transition Time
158
Triggering on a Window
160
Trigger Based on
162
Pulse Timeout
162
Trigger on a Pattern
163
To Trigger on a State
166
To Trigger on Setup
167
Hold Time Violations
167
Logic Qualify a Trigger
169
Sequential Triggering
171
Using Sequential Triggering
172
Figure 3- -28: Triggering with Horizontal Delay off 3
173
Figure 3- -29: Triggering with Horizontal Delay on 3
174
Figure 3- -30: Reset Trigger Limitation 3
175
Figure 3- -31: Trigger and Horizontal Delay Summary 3
176
To Trigger on a Sequence 3
177
To Trigger on a Sequence
182
Comm Triggering
185
Serial Pattern Triggering
185
Displaying Waveforms
187
Using the Waveform Display
187
Figure 3- -32: Display Elements 3
188
Table 3- 6: Defining and Displaying Waveforms
189
Using the Display
189
Table 3- 7: Operations Performed Based on the Waveform Type
190
Figure 3- -33: Horizontal Position Includes Time to Horizontal Reference 3
191
To Display Waveforms in the Main Graticule 3
192
Setting Multiview Zoom Controls
193
Using with Waveforms
194
To Zoom Waveforms
195
Customizing the Display 3
199
Table 3- 8: Customizable Display Elements
200
Using Display Controls 3
200
Set Display Styles 3
203
Customize Graticule and Waveforms 3
205
Measuring Waveforms
207
Taking Automatic Measurements
208
Figure 3- -35: Annotated Display 3
209
Using Automatic Measurements
210
Figure 3- -36: High/Low Tracking Methods 3
211
To Take Automatic Measurements
212
To Localize a Measurement 3
217
Table 3- 9: Cursor Functions (Types)
219
Using Cursors
220
Figure 3- -39: Components Determining Time Cursor Readout Values 3
221
Table 3- 10: Cursor Units
222
To Set the Cursor Sources
223
Taking Cursor Measurements
219
Taking Histograms
225
Using Histograms
226
Histogram Measurements
228
To Compensate the Instrument
230
To Connect the Probe Calibration Fixture
230
To Calibrate Probes
230
To Deskew Channels
230
To Compensate Passive Probes
231
Serial Mask Testing
233
Creating and Using Math Waveforms
235
Defining Math Waveforms 3
236
Using Math 3
237
Table 3- 11: Math Expressions and the Math Waveforms Produced
238
Figure 3- -45: Derivative Math Waveform 3
240
Figure 3- -46: Peak-Peak Amplitude Measurement of a Derivative Waveform 3
241
To Define a Math Waveform 3
243
Operations on Math Waveforms
245
Using Math Waveforms
246
To Use Math Waveforms
247
Defining Spectral Math Waveforms
250
Using Spectral Math Controls
251
Table 3- 12: Spectral Analyzer Controls
251
Figure 3- -47: Duration and Resolution Control Effects 3
252
Figure 3- -48: Definition of Gate Parameters 3
253
Figure 3- -49: Effects of Frequency Domain Control Adjustments 3
255
Figure 3- -50: Effects of Adjusting the Reference Level 3
257
Threshold 3
259
Figure 3- -53: Windowing the Time Domain Record 3
261
Table 3- 13: Window Characteristics
262
Figure 3- -54: Example of Scallop Loss for a Hanning Window Without Zero Fill 3
263
Figure 3- -55: Time and Frequency Graphs for the Gaussian Window 3
264
Figure 3- -56: Time and Frequency Domain Graphs for the Rectangular Window 3
265
Figure 3- -57: Time and Frequency Graphs of the Hamming Window 3
266
Figure 3- -58: Time and Frequency Graphs for the Hanning Window 3
267
Figure 3- -59: Time and Frequency Graphs for the Kaiser-Bessel Window 3
268
Figure 3- -60: Time and Frequency Graphs of the Blackman-Harris Window 3
269
Figure 3- -61: Time and Frequency Domain Graphs for the Flattop2 Window 3
270
Figure 3- -62: Tek Exponential Window in the Time and the Frequency Domains 3
271
Recognizing Aliasing
272
Figure 3- -63: How Aliased Frequencies Appear in a Spectral Waveform 3
273
To Select a Predefined Spectral Math Waveform
274
To Define a Spectral Math Waveform 3
275
To Define a Spectral Math Waveform
281
Spectral Math Example
283
Data Input/Output
289
Saving and Recalling a Setup
289
Using Auto-Increment File Name
290
To Save Your Setup
291
To Recall Your Setup
294
Saving and Recalling Waveforms
295
To Save Your Waveform
296
To Recall Your Waveform
299
To Clear References
301
Exporting and Copying Waveforms
303
To Export Your Waveform
304
To Use an Exported Waveform 3
312
To Use an Exported Waveform
314
To Copy Your Waveform
314
Printing Waveforms
318
To Print from Front Panel
318
To Print from Menu Bar
318
To Set up the Page
319
Figure 3- -66: Hardcopy Formats 3
319
To Preview the Page
320
To Print Using Print Screen 3
321
To Date/Time Stamp Hardcopies
322
Remote Communication
323
Myscope
325
Using Myscope Control Windows
328
Accessing Online Help
331
How to Use Online Help
331
Appendix A: Specifications
335
Product and Feature Description
336
Table A- 1: Instrument Models
336
Display Features
337
Trigger Features
338
Convenience Features
338
Specification Tables
339
Table A- 2: Channel Input and Vertical Specifications
339
Table A- 3: Horizontal and Acquisition System Specifications
345
Table A- 4: Trigger Specifications
349
Table A- -5: Serial Trigger Specifications (Optional on TDS7000B Series
353
Table A- 6: Display Specifications
353
Table A- 7: Input/Output Port Specifications
354
Table A- -8: O/E Converter (CSA7000B Series Only
357
Table A- 10: Power Source Specifications
359
Table A- 9: Data Storage Specifications
359
Table A- 11: Mechanical Specifications
360
Table A- 12: Environmental Specifications
361
Table A- 13: Certifications and Compliances
362
Appendix B: Automatic Measurements Supported
365
Table B- 1: Supported Measurements and Their Definition
365
Levels Used in Taking Amplitude, Timing, and Area Measurements
369
Levels Used in Taking Eye Measurements
370
T1 Values
372
T2 Values
372
DCD Values
372
Measurements Annotations
373
Appendix C: Menu Bar Commands
379
File Commands
379
Edit Commands
381
Vertical Commands
382
Horizontal and Acquisition Commands
383
Trigger Commands
385
Display Commands
387
Cursors Commands
389
Measure Commands
389
Masks Commands
391
Math Commands
391
Application Commands
392
Utilities Commands
393
Buttons
394
Help Commands
394
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Brand
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Model
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Category
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Language
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