Nominal Traits
TDS Family Performance Verification and Specifications
2–11
Table 2–5: Nominal Traits — Triggering System
Name Description
Range, Delayed Trigger Time Delay 16 ns to 250 s
Range, Events Delay TDS 600B; 2 to 10,000,000
TDS 500B/700A: 1 to 10,000,000
Range (Time) for Pulse-Glitch,
Pulse-Width, Time-Qualified Runt, Timeout,
or Slew Rate Trigger, Delta Time
1 ns to 1 s
Ranges, Setup and Hold for
TimeSetup/Hold Violation Trigger
Feature Min to max
Ranges, Setup and Hold for
TimeSetup/Hold Violation Trigger
Setup Time
Hold Time
Setup + Hold Time
–100 ns to 100 ns
–1 ns to 100 ns
2 ns
For Setup Time, positive numbers mean a data transition before the clock edge and
negative means a transition after the clock edge.
For Hold Time, positive numbers mean a data transition after the clock edge and negative
means a transition before the clock edge.
Setup + Hold Time is the algebraic sum of the Setup Time and the Hold Time
programmed by the user.
Ranges, Trigger Level or Threshold
Source Range
Ranges, Trigger Level or Threshold
Any Channel
Auxiliary
Line
±12 divisions from center of screen
±8 V
±400 V
Video Trigger Modes of Operation
(Option 05 Video Trigger)
Supports the following video standards:
H NTSC (525/60) – 2 field mono or 4 field
H PAL (625/50) – 2 field mono or SECAM, 8 field
H HDTV –
(787.5/60)
(1050/60)
(1125/60)
(1250/60)
H FlexFormat
TM
(user definable standards)
User can specify: field rate, number of lines, sync pulse width and polarity, line rate,
and vertical interval timing.