Input Channels

4

Analog Bandwidth (-3dB) 5mV/div - 1V/div

350MHz

500MHz

1GHz

Calculated Rise Time 5mV/div (typical)

1.15ns

800ps

300ps

Hardware Bandwidth Limits

150MHz or 20MHz

Input Coupling

AC, DC, GND

Input Impedance, 1MΩ

±1%

Input Impedance, 50Ω

±1%

±2.5%

Input Sensitivity, 1MΩ

1mV/div to 10V/div

Input Sensitivity, 50Ω

1mV/div to 1V/div

Vertical Resolution

8bits (>11bits w/ averaging)

Max Input Voltage, 1MΩ

150V CAT I, ≤400V peak. Derate at 20dB/decade to 9VRMS above 200kHz

Max Input Voltage, 50Ω

5V RMS with peaks < ±30V

<100mV/div <1VRMS

≥100mV/div <5VRMS

DC Gain Accuracy

1.5% with offset set to 0V

Offset Range, 1MΩ

1mV/div - 99.5mV/div ±1V

100mV/div - 1V/div ±10V

1.01V/div - 10V/div ±100V

Offset Range, 50Ω

1mV/div - 99.5mV/div ±1V

100mV/div - 1V/div ±10V

1mV/div - 50mV/div ±0.5V

50.5mV/div - 99.5mV/div ±0.25V

100mV/div - 500mV/div ±5V

505mV/div - 1V/div ±2.5V

Channel-to-Channel Isolation for Any Two Channels at Equal Vertical Scale

≥100:1 at ≤100MHz and ≥30:1 at >100MHz up to the rated bandwidth

Timebase Range

200ps/div to 1000s/div

Timebase Delay Time Range

(s/div × 10) to 1000s

Channel-to-Channel Deskew Range

±75ns

Timebase Accuracy

15 ppm

Delta Time Measurement Accuracy

(0.06/sample rate + 15 ppm × |Reading|)RMS

Trigger Jitter (RMS)

8psRMS (typical)

Long-term Sample Rate and Delay Time Accuracy

±15 ppm over any ≥1ms interval

Real-time Sample Rates

1 Channel (max)

5GS/s

2 Channels (max)

2.5GS/s

3-4 Channels (max)

1.25GS/s

Equivalent Time Sample Rate (max)

250GS/s

Maximum Record Length per Channel with Standard Memory

8M/4M/2M

16M/8M/4M

With Opt. 3M

16M/8M/4M

NA

Time Resolution

(single shot)

200ps (5GS/s)

Max Duration with Standard Memory

1.6ms

3.2ms

Max Duration with Opt. 3M

3.2ms

NA

FastAcq Acquisition

FastAcq optimizes the instrument for analysis of dynamic signals and capture of infrequent events. Maximum FastAcq waveform capture rate is 100,000 wfms/s

Sample

Acquire sampled values

Peak Detect

Captures narrow glitches (<1ns) at all real-time sampling rates

Averaging

From 2 to 10,000 waveforms included in average

Envelope

From 2 to 2 × 109 waveforms included in min-max envelope

Hi-Res

Real-time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases resolution

Waveform Database

Accumulates a waveform database that provides a three-dimensional array of amplitude, time, and counts

FastFrame™ Acquisition

Acquisition memory divided into segments; maximum trigger rate >100,000 waveforms per second

Sensitivity

Internal DC Coupled

0.35div DC to 50MHz increasing to 1div at rated bandwidth

External (auxiliary input)

400mV from DC to 50MHz increasing to 750mV at 100MHz

Main Trigger Modes

Auto, Normal, and Single

Trigger Sequences

Main, Delayed by time, Delayed by events. All sequences can include separate horizontal delay after the trigger event to position the acquisition window in time

Standard Trigger Types

Edge, Glitch, Runt, Window, Width, Transition Time, Timeout, Pattern, Video, State, Setup/Hold

A Event and Delayed B Event Trigger Types

A Event

All above types

Delayed B Event

Edge

Communications-related Triggers

(requires Option SM)

Support for AMI, HDB3, BnZS, CMI, MLT3, and NRZ encoded communications signals. Select among isolated positive or negative one, zero pulse form, or eye patterns as applicable to standard

Trigger Level Range

Any Channel

±10divisions from center of screen

External (auxiliary in)

±8V

Line

Fixed at 0V

Trigger Coupling

DC, AC (attenuate <60Hz), HF reject (attenuate >30kHz)

LF reject (attenuates <80kHz)

Noise reject (reduce sensitivity)

Trigger Holdoff Range

1.5 μs to 12s maximum

Edge

Positive or negative slope on any channel or front-panel auxiliary input. Coupling includes DC, AC, noise reject, HF reject, and LF reject

Video

Trigger on NTSC, PAL, SECAM, analog HDTV, and nonstandard video formats

Glitch

Trigger on or reject glitches of positive, negative, or either polarity. Minimum glitch width is 1.0ns with 200ps resolution

Width

Trigger on width of positive or negative pulse either within or out of selectable time limits ranging from 1ns to 1s with 200ps resolution

Runt

Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again. Event can be time or logic qualified (logic on 4 channel models only)

Window

Trigger on an event that enters or exits a window defined by two user-adjustable thresholds. Event can be time or logic qualified (logic on 4 channel models only)

Timeout

Trigger on an event which remains high, low, or either, for a specified time period, selectable from 1ns to 1s with 200ps resolution

Transition

Trigger on pulse edge rates that are faster or slower than specified. Slope may be positive, negative, or either

Setup/Hold

Trigger on violations of both setup time and hold time between clock and data present on any two input channels

Pattern

Trigger when pattern goes false or stays true for specified period of time. Pattern (AND, OR, NAND, NOR) specified for four input channels defined as High, Low, or Don't Care

State

Any logical pattern of channels (1, 2, 3) clocked by edge on channel 4. Trigger on rising or falling clock edge

Comm

(requires Option SM)

Support for AMI, HDB3, B3ZS, B6ZS, B8ZS, CMI, NRZ, and MLT3 encoded communication signals. Select among isolated positive or negative one, zero pulse form, or eye patterns as applicable to standard

Trigger Delay by Time

16ns to 250s

Trigger Delay by Events

1 to 10,000,000Events

Automatic Measurements

53 of which 8 can be displayed on-screen at any one time

Amplitude Related

Amplitude, High, Low, Maximum, Minimum, Peak-to-Peak, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot

Time Related

Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Width, Negative Width, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty Cycle, Period, Frequency, Delay

Combination

Area, Cycle Area, Phase, Burst Width

Histogram Related

Waveform count, Hits in box, Peak hits, Median, Maximum, Minimum, Peak-to-Peak, Mean (μ), Standard Deviation (σ), μ ± 1σ, μ ± 2σ, μ ± 3σ

Communications Related

Extinction Ratio (abs, %, dB), Eye Height, Eye Width, Eye Top, Eye Base, Crossing %, Jitter (P-P, RMS, 6σ), Noise (P-P, RMS), Signal/Noise Ratio, Cycle Distortion, Q-Factor

Measurement Statistics

Mean, Min, Max, Standard Deviation, Population

Reference Levels

User definable for each of the eight measurements

Histograms

Vertical or horizontal with linear or log scaling

Gating

Isolate the specific occurrence within an acquisition to take measurements on

Cursors

Horizontal Bars, Vertical Bars, Waveform, and Screen

Arithmetic

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide waveforms

Algebraic Expressions

Define extensive algebraic expressions including waveforms, scalars, user-adjustable variables, and results of parametric measurements e.g. (Integral (Ch1-Mean(Ch1))*1.414*VAR1)

Math Functions

Average, Invert, Integrate, Differentiate, Square Root, Exponential, Log 10, Log e, Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Min, Max, Sin, Cos, Tan, ASin, ACos, ATan, Sinh, Cosh, Tanh

Frequency Domain Functions

Spectral magnitude and phase, real and imaginary spectra

Vertical Units

Magnitude: Linear, dB, dBm

Phase: degrees, radians, group delay

Window Functions

Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel, Blackman-Harris, Gaussian, Flattop2, Tek Exponential

Limit Testing

Compare live waveforms against a known “golden” reference waveform with user-defined vertical and horizontal tolerances

Display Type

10.4in. Liquid-crystal active-matrix color display

Touchscreen

Standard on TDS5054B and TDS5104B. Optional touchscreen on TDS5034B

Display Resolution

640 horizontal × 480 vertical pixels

Waveform Styles

Vectors, Dots, Intensified Samples, Variable Persistence, Infinite Persistence

Display Format

YT, XY, XYZ

Color Palettes

Individual color palettes for Record View and FastAcq/WfmDB modes include Normal, Green, Gray, Temperature, Spectral, and User Defined

Operating System

Windows 2000

CPU

Intel Celeron Processor, 2.0GHz

PC System Memory

512MB

Internal Hard Disk Drive

≥80GB capacity

CD-RW Drive

Side-panel CD-RW drive, ≥24x read and write speed

Mouse

Optical wheel mouse, USB interface

TekVISA

Application Programmers Interface (API) for Windows developers. Documentation includes descriptions and samples of programming test and measurement applications on the unit in Visual BASIC, C, and C++

TekVISA Control (TVC)

Active controls to make access to TekVISA easy for integration into Microsoft Windows applications

VXI-11 Server

An Application Programmers Interface (API) for LAN connectivity from non-Windows environments

Plug-and-play Drivers

Provides support to run National Instrument's LabVIEW and LabWindows on an external PC connected to a TDS5000B or on the oscilloscope itself. Instrument drivers are version specific and might not support the version of your software development tools

IVI Drivers

Provides support for new and existing program environments utilizing the IVI instrumentation standard, such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, MATLAB, Visual BASIC, and C/C++. Instrument drivers are version specific and might not support the version of your software development tools

Excel and Word Toolbars

Provides direct access to screen images, waveform data, and measurements on the oscilloscope from a toolbar in Excel and/or Word

Report Generator

Enables the ability to design and create customized report templates that extract the oscilloscope's waveforms, settings, measurements, and other on-screen information with a click of the mouse

Auxiliary Input

Front-panel BNC connector. Trigger level range is adjustable from +8V to -8V. The maximum input voltage is ±20V (DC + peak AC) and input resistance is ≥1.5kΩ

Probe Compensator Output

Front-panel pins. Amplitude 1V ±1% into a ≥10kΩ load, frequency 1kHz ±5%

Analog Signal Output

Rear-panel BNC connector, provides a buffered version of the signal that is attached to the Channel 3 input (4-channel models only). Amplitude: 50mV/div ±20% into a 1MΩ load, 25mV/div ±20% into a 50 Ω load. Bandwidth (typical): 100MHz into a 50 Ω load

Auxiliary Output Levels

Rear-panel BNC connector, provides a TTL-compatible, negative-polarity pulse when the oscilloscope triggers

External Reference In

Rear-panel BNC connector. 9.8MHz to 10.2MHz

Parallel Port

IEEE 1284, DB-25 connector

Audio Ports

Miniature phone jacks for stereo microphone input and stereo line output

USB Port

Four USB 2.0 ports allows connection or disconnection of USB keyboard and/or mouse while oscilloscope power is on

Keyboard Port

PS-2 compatible

Mouse Port

PS-2 compatible

LAN Port

RJ-45 connector, supports 10Base-T and 100Base-T

Serial Port

DB-9 COM1 port

Video Port

DB-15 female connector; connect a second monitor to use dual-monitor display mode. Supports basic requirements of PC99 specification and display resolutions up to 1,920 × 1,440

GPIB Port

IEEE 488.2 standard, can be configured for talk/listen or controller mode

Oscilloscope VGA Video Port

DB-15 female connector, connect to show the oscilloscope display on an external monitor or projector

Power

100 to 240VRMS ±10%, 47 to 63Hz; CAT II, or 115VRMS ±10%, 360 to 440Hz

Power Consumption

<220W

Dimensions

mm

in.

Height

361

267

11.2*1

10.5

Width

447

483

17.6

19

Depth

288

231*2

11.35

9.1*2

Weight

kg

lb.

Net

11.23

13.49

24.75

29.75

Shipping

25.63

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56.5

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Cooling

Cooling Clearance

76mm required on left side

3inches required on left side