Tektronix TDS3000B Digital Phosphor Oscillocopes

TDS3000B DPO provides breakthrough test speeds for telecommunications line card testing. The telecom QUICKMENU puts all the commonly used telecom testing functions on a single menu.


Custom video trigger allows the TDS3000B to trigger on standards such as RS343 (26.2 kHz scan rate).


Trace and identify ITU-R BT.601 video signals with the TDS3SDI 601 serial digital video module.

Acquisition Modes

DPO - Captures and displays complex waveforms, random events and subtle patterns in actual signal behavior. DPOs are able to provide 3 dimensions of signal information in real time: Amplitude, time, and the distribution of amplitude over time.

Peak Detect - High frequency and random glitch capture. Captures glitches as narrow as 1 ns.

WaveAlert® - Monitors the incoming signals on all channels and alerts the user to any waveform that deviates from the normal waveform being acquired.

Sample - Sample data only.

Envelope - Max/Min values acquired over one or more acquisitions.

Average - Waveform data from 2 to 512 (selectable) acquisitions is averaged.

Single Sequence - Use the Single Sequence button to capture a single triggered acquisition sequence at a time.

Trigger System

Main Trigger Modes - Auto (supports Roll Mode for 40 ms/div and slower), Normal.

B Trigger - Trigger after time or events.

Trigger After Time Range - 13.2 ns to 50 s.

Trigger After Events Range - 1 to 9,999,999 events.

External Trigger Input - >1 Mohm in parallel with 17 pF; Max input voltage is 150 V_RMS.

Trigger Types

Edge - Conventional level-driven trigger. Positive or negative slope on any channel. Coupling selections: DC, noise reject, HF reject, LF reject.

Video - Trigger on all lines, odd, even or all fields. With TDS3VID or TDS3SDI, trigger on individual lines and on analog HDTV formats (1080i, 1080p, 720p, 480p).

Logic -

PATTERN: Specifies AND, OR, NAND, NOR when true or false for a specific time.

STATE: Any logic state. Triggerable on rising or falling edge of a clock. Logic triggers can be used on combinations of 2 inputs (not 4).

Pulse -

WIDTH (or GLITCH): Trigger on pulse width less than, greater than, equal to, or not equal to a selectable time limit ranging from 39.6 ns to 50 s.

RUNT: Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again.

SLEW RATE: Trigger on pulse edge rates that are either faster or slower than a set rate. Edges can be rising, falling, or either.

Comm (requires TDS3TMT) - Provides isolated pulse triggering required to perform DS1/DS3 telecommunications mask testing per ANSI T1.102 standard.

Alternate - Sequentially uses each active channel as a trigger source.

Measurement System

Automatic Waveform Measurements - Period, Frequency, +Width, -Width, Rise Time, Fall Time, +Duty Cycle, -Duty Cycle, +Overshoot, -Overshoot, High, Low, Max, Min, P-P, Amplitude, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Burst Width, Delay, Phase, Area*², Cycle Area*².

Display any four measurements from any combination of waveforms. Or display all measurements with measurement snapshot feature. Measurement statistics*².

Thresholds - Settable in percentage or voltage.

Gating - Measurements can be gated using the screen or vertical cursors.

Waveform Processing

Deskew - Channel-to-channel deskew ±10 ns may be manually entered for better timing measurements and more accurate math waveforms.

Arithmetic Operators - Add, subtract, multiply, divide, arbitrary math expressions*².

Autoset - Single-button, automatic setup on selected input signal for vertical, horizontal and trigger systems.

Display Characteristics

Waveform Style - Dots, vectors and variable persistence.

Graticules - Full, grid, cross-hair, and frame. NTSC, PAL, SECAM, and vectorscope (100% and 75% color bars) with optional TDS3VID and TDS3SDI video application modules.

Format - YT, XY and Gated XYZ (XY with Z-axis blanking available on TDS30X4B only).

*² Requires TDS3AAM module.

I/O Interface

Hard Copy Port (standard) - Centronics-type parallel.

Ethernet Port (standard) - 10base-T LAN, RJ-45 female.

TDS3GV Communications Module -

GPIB (IEEE -488.2) programmability: Full talk/listen modes; control of all modes, settings, and measurements.

VGA: Monitor output for direct display on large VGA-equipped monitors. DB-15 female connector, 31.6 kHz sync rate, EIA RS-343A compliant.

RS-232-C interface programmability: Full talk/listen modes; control of all modes, settings and measurements. Baud Rate up to 38,400. DB-9 male connector.

Programmer manual: 071-0381-02.

Hard Copy Capability

Graphics File Formats - Interleaf (.img), TIF, PCX (PC Paintbrush), BMP (Microsoft Windows) and Encapsulated Postscript (EPS).

Printer Formats - Bubblejet, DPU-3445, Thinkjet, Deskjet, Laserjet, Epson (9- and 24-Pin).

Environmental and Safety

Temperature - +5 °C to +50 °C (operating), -20 °C to +60 °C (nonoperating).

Humidity - 20% to 80% RH below 32 °C, derate to 30% RH at 45 °C (operating), 5% to 90% RH below 41 °C, derate to 30% RH at 60 °C (nonoperating).

Altitude - to 3,000 m (operating), 15,000 m (nonoperating).

Electromagnetic Compatibility - Meets or exceeds EN55011 Class A radiated and conducted emissions; EN50082-1; FCC 47 CFR, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A; Australian EMC framework; Russian GOST EMC regulations.

Safety - UL3111-1, CSA1010.1, EN61010-1, IEC61010-1.

Physical Characteristics

Instrument
Dimensions	mm	in.
Width	375.0	14.8
Height	176.0	6.9
Depth	149.0	5.9
Weight	kg	lbs.
Instrument only	3.2	7.0
w/battery installed	4.5	9.8
Instrument Shipping Package
Dimensions	mm	in.
Width	502.0	19.8
Height	375.0	14.8
Depth	369.0	14.5
Rackmount
Dimensions	mm	in.
Width	484.0	19.0
Height	178.0	7.0
Depth	152.0	6.0