Tektronix TDS 520B Technical Reference

Nominal Traits
2–10
TDS Family Performance Verification and Specifications
Table 2–4: Nominal Traits — Time Base System
Name Description
Range, Sample-Rate
1,3
TDS 684B; 5 Samples/sec to 5 GSamples/sec on four channels simultaneously
TDS 680B; 5 Samples/sec to 5 GSamples/sec on two channels simultaneously
TDS 644B; 5 Samples/sec to 2.5 GSamples/sec on four channels simultaneously
TDS 620B: 5 Samples/sec to 2.5 GSamples/sec on two channels simultaneously
TDS 520B, 724A: 5 Samples/sec to 1 GSamples/sec when acquiring 1 channel,
to 500 MSamples/sec when acquiring 2 channels
TDS 540B, 744A: 5 Samples/sec to 2 GSamples/sec when acquiring 1 channel
to 1 G Sample/sec when acquiring 2 channels,
or to 500 MSamples/sec when acquiring 3 or 4 channels
(with Opt. 1G, to 1 GSamples/sec when acquiring 1 channel)
TDS 540B & 744A both with option 1G: 5 Samples/sec to 1 GSamples/sec when
acquiring 1 channel to 1 G Sample/sec when acquiring 2 channels,
or to 500 MSamples/sec when acquiring 3 or 4 channels
TDS 784A: 5 Samples/sec to 4 GSamples/sec when acquiring 1 channel
to 2 G Sample/sec when acquiring 2 channels,
or to 1 GSamples/sec when acquiring 3 or 4 channels
Range, Interpolated Waveform Rate
2,3
TDS 600B: 10 GSamples/sec to 250 GSamples/sec
TDS 520B, 540B, 724A, 744A: 1 GSamples/sec to 100 GSamples/sec
TDS 784A: 2 GSamples/sec to 250 GSamples/sec
Range, Seconds/Division TDS 600B: 0.2 ns/div to 10 s/div
TDS 500B, 724A, 744A: 0.5 ns/div to 10 s/div
TDS 784A: 0.2 ns/div to 10 s/div
Record Length Selection 500 samples, 1000 samples, 2500 samples 5000 samples, 15000 samples
The TDS 520B and 724A also offer: 50000 samples and, with its option 1M, 75000,
100000, 130000 (1 or 2 channels), or 250000 (1 channel) samples
The TDS 540B, 744A, and 784A also offer: 50000 samples and, with its option 1M,
75000, 100000, 130000, 250000 (1 or 2 channels), or 500000 (1 channel) samples
1
The range of real-time rates, expressed in samples/second, at which a digitizer samples signals at its inputs and stores
the samples in memory to produce a record of time-sequential samples.
2
The range of waveform rates for interpolated (or equivalent-time on the TDS 700A) waveform records.
3
The Waveform Rate (WR) is the equivalent sample rate of a waveform record. For a waveform record acquired by
real-time sampling of a single acquisition, the waveform rate is the same as the real-time sample rate; for a waveform
created by interpolation of real-time samples from a single acquisition or, on applicable products, the equivalent-time
sampling of multiple acquisitions, the waveform rate created is faster than the real time sample rate. For all these cases,
the waveform rate is 1/(Waveform Interval) for the waveform record, where the waveform interval (WI) is the time between
the samples in the waveform record.

Tektronix TDS 520B Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TDS 520B
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English