Specifications
Interfaces an
d Input/Output Port Specifications
The following table shows the interfaces and input/output port specifications
for the MDO4000 Series oscilloscopes.
Ta ble 9: Int
erfaces and Input/Output port specifications
Characteristic Description
Ethernet interface Standard on all models: 10/100/1000 Mbps
GPIB interface Available as an optional accessory (TEK -USB-488 GPIB to USB Adapter), which connects
to the USB Device and USB Host port.
The contr
ol interface is incorporated into the instrument user interface.
Video signal output
A 15-pin D
-sub VGA connector.
USB inte
rface
4USBhos
t connectors (2.0 HS), two on the instrument front and two on the rear.
1 USB device connector (2.0 HS), on the instrument rear panel.
All are standard on all models.
Probe compensator output voltage
and frequency, typical
Output Voltage
Defaul
t: 0 – 2.5 V amplitude, ± 2 % (Source Impedance of 1k)
TPPXX00 Cal Mode: 0 – 2.5 V amplitude, ± 5% (Source Impedance of 25)
Frequency
1kHz,
± 25%
You ca
n s et the Auxiliary output to Trigger O ut or R eference Clock Out.
Reference Clock Out: Outputs the 10 MHz oscilloscope reference clock.
Trigger Out: A H IGH to LOW transition i ndicates that the trigger occurred.
Trigger output logic levels
Characteristic
Lim
its
Vout (HI)
2.
5 V open circuit
1.0Vintoa50load to ground
Auxiliary output (AUX O UT)
Trigger O ut or
Reference Clock Out
Vout (LO) 0.7 V into a load of 4mA
0.25 V into a 50 load to ground
External Reference nominal input
f
requency
10 MHz
You m ust select either the internal reference (default) or 10 MHz external.
External Reference input frequency
v
ariation tolerance, typical
9.9 MHz to 10.1 M Hz
You must run SPC, described in step 2 of the Self Test, whenever the external reference is
m
ore than 0.2% (2000 ppm) different than the nominal reference frequency or reference
at which SPC was last run. (See page 62, Self Test.) The time base changes in
correspondence to the fluctuations in the external reference.
External Reference input sensitivity,
typical
1.5 V
p-p
for input frequencies between 9.9 MHz and 10.1 MHz
External Reference input maximum
input signal
7V
p-p
External Reference input impedance,
typical
Rin = 1.5 k ±20% in parallel with 15 pF ±5 pF at 10 M Hz
MDO4000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification 21