MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes User Manual

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MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series Oscilloscopes
Warranty
Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date
of original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the
defective product. Batteries are excluded from this warranty. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty
work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become the property of Tektronix.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty
period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping
the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, shipping charges prepaid, and with a copy of customer proof of
purchase. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which
the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other
charges for products returned to any other locations.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and
care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel
other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product; b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or
connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or
d) to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration
increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product.
THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TEKTRONIX’ RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. TEKTRONIX
AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
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Warranty
Tektronix warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of
original purchase from an authorized Tektronix distributor. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the
defective product. Batteries are excluded from this warranty. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty
work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become the property of Tektronix.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty
period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping
the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, shipping charges prepaid, and with a copy of customer proof of
purchase. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which
the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other
charges for products returned to any other locations.
DAMAGES.
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P6139A Probe
Warranty
Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of
shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective
product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. Parts, modules and
replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced
parts, modules and products become the property of Tektronix.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period
and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the
defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the
product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall
be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
DAMAGES.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
General Safety Summary . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . v
Compliance Information .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. vii
EMC Compliance. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. vii
Safety Compliance .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ix
Environmental Considerations.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . xi
Preface .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. xii
Key Features .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . xiii
Conventions Used in This Manual. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . xiii
Installation.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . 1
Before Installation . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1
Operating Considerations. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6
Connecting Probes.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 9
Securing the Oscilloscope . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 10
Powering On the Oscilloscope . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 11
Powering Off the Oscilloscope.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 12
Functional Check. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 12
Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 13
Application Module Free Trial. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 14
Installing an Application Module . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 15
Changing the User Interface Language . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 15
Changing the Date and Time . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 16
Signal Path Compensation .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 18
Upgrading Firmware . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 19
Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 22
Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 26
Get Acquainted with the Instrument . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 27
Front-Panel Menus and Controls .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 27
Front-Panel Connectors .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 38
Side-Panel Connector.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 38
Rear-Panel Connectors . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 39
Acquire the Signal .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . 40
Setting Up Analog Channels. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 40
Using the Default Setup. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 43
Using Autoset . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 44
Acquisition Concepts. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 45
How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 46
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 47
Using Roll Mode.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 49
Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 50
Setting Up Digital Channels . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 62
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 64
Using MagniVu . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 64
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Table of Contents
Trigger Setup . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 66
Triggering Concepts. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 66
Choosing a Trigger Type.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 69
Selecting Triggers . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . 70
Triggering on Buses. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 72
Checking Trigger Settings . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 78
Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed)).. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 78
Starting and Stopping an Acquisition. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 80
Display Waveform Data .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 81
Adding and Removing a Waveform .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 81
Setting the Display Style and Persistence . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 81
Setting Waveform Intensity .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 84
Scaling and Positioning a Waveform . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 85
Setting Input Parameters . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 86
Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 90
Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital Channels.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 91
Viewing Digital Channels . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 92
Annotating the Screen . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 93
Viewing the Trigger Frequency . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 94
Analyze Waveform Data.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 95
Taking Automatic Measurements.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 95
Selecting Automatic Measurements.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 96
Customizing an Automatic Measurement .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 100
Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 103
Setting Up a Histogram . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 107
Using Math Waveforms . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 110
Using FFT .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 111
Using Advanced Math.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 113
Using Reference Waveforms . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 114
Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 116
Analyzing Power . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 121
Save and Recall Information . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 122
Saving a Screen Image . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 124
Saving and Recalling Waveform Data. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 125
Saving and Recalling Setups . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 127
Saving with One Button Push .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 129
Printing a Hard Copy. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 130
Erasing Oscilloscope Memory .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 135
Using Application Modules .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 137
Application Examples.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 138
Taking Simple Measurements .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 138
Analyzing Signal Detail . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 145
Triggering on a Video Signal. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 149
Capturing a Single-Shot Signal. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 151
Correlating Data with a TLA5000 Logic Analyzer. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 154
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Tracking Down Bus Anomalies . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 156

Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel Buses .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 158
Troubleshooting an RS-232 Bus .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 160
Appendix: Warranted Specifications. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 162
Index
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General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it.
To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury

Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use.
Connect and Disconnect Properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected
to a voltage source.
Connect and Disconnect Properly. De-energize the circuit under test before connecting or disconnecting the current
probe.
Ground the Product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric
shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.
Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult
the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product.
The inputs are not rated for connection to mains or Category II, III, or IV circuits.
Connect the probe reference lead to earth ground only.
Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.
Power Disconnect. The power switch disconnects the product from the power source. See instructions for the location.
Do not block the power switch; it must remain accessible to the user at all times.
Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed.
Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by
qualified service personnel.
Avoid Exposed Circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.
Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has
proper ventilation.
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Terms in this Manual

These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.
Symbols and Terms on the Product

These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:
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Compliance Information
This section lists the EMC (electromagnetic compliance), safety, and environmental standards with which the instrument
complies.
EMC Compliance
EC Declaration of Conformity – EMC
Meets intent of Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following
specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities:
EN 61326-1:2006, EN 61326-2-1:2006. EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use. 1 2 3 4
CISPR 11:2003. Radiated and conducted emissions, Group 1, Class A
IEC 61000-4-2:2001. Electrostatic discharge immunity
IEC 61000-4-3:2002. RF electromagnetic field immunity 5
IEC 61000-4-4:2004. Electrical fast transient/burst immunity
IEC 61000-4-5:2001. Power line surge immunity
IEC 61000-4-6:2003. Conducted RF immunity 6
IEC 61000-4-11:2004. Voltage dips and interruptions immunity 7
EN 61000-3-2:2006. AC power line harmonic emissions
EN 61000-3-3:1995. Voltage changes, fluctuations, and flicker
European Contact.
Tektronix UK, Ltd.
Western Peninsula
Western Road
Bracknell, RG12 1RF
United Kingdom
1 This product is intended for use in nonresidential areas only. Use in residential areas may cause electromagnetic interference.
2 Emissions which exceed the levels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a test object.
3 To ensure compliance with the EMC standards listed here, high quality shielded interface cables should be used.
4 Instrument rebooting may be experienced where the EUT takes longer than 10 seconds to recover from a transient immunity test.
5 The increase in trace noise while subjected to the test field (3 V/m over the frequency range 80 MHz to 1 GHz, 1.4 GHz to 2.0 GHz, and
1 V/m from 2.0 GHz to 2.7 GHz, with 80% amplitude modulation at 1 kHz) is not to exceed 8 major division(s) peak-to-peak. Ambient
fields may induce triggering when trigger threshold is offset less than 4 major divisions from ground reference (IEC 61000-4-3).
6 The increase in trace noise while subjected to the injected 3 V test signal is not to exceed 2 major divisions peak-to-peak. Ambient
fields may induce triggering when trigger threshold is offset less than 1 major division from ground reference (IEC 61000-4-6).
7 Performance Criterion C applied at the 70%/25 cycle Voltage-Dip and the 0%/250 cycle Voltage-Interruption test levels
(IEC 61000-4-11).
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Australia / New Zealand Declaration of Conformity – EMC

Complies with the EMC provision of the Radiocommunications Act per the following standard, in accordance with ACMA:
CISPR 11:2003. Radiated and Conducted Emissions, Group 1, Class A, in accordance with EN 61326-1:2006 and
EN 61326-2-1:2006.
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Safety Compliance
EC Declaration of Conformity – Low Voltage
Compliance was demonstrated to the following specification as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities:
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
EN 61010-1: 2001. Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use.
U.S. Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Listing

UL 61010-1:2004, 2nd Edition. Standard for electrical measuring and test equipment.
Canadian Certification
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1:2004. Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use. Part 1.
Additional Compliances
IEC 61010-1: 2001. Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.
Equipment Type
Test and measuring equipment.
Safety Class
Class 1 – grounded product.
Pollution Degree Description

A measure of the contaminants that could occur in the environment around and within a product. Typically the internal
environment inside a product is considered to be the same as the external. Products should be used only in the environment
for which they are rated.
Pollution Degree 1. No pollution or only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs. Products in this category are generally
encapsulated, hermetically sealed, or located in clean rooms.
Pollution Degree 2. Normally only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity that is
caused by condensation must be expected. This location is a typical office/home environment. Temporary condensation
occurs only when the product is out of service.
Pollution Degree 3. Conductive pollution, or dry, nonconductive pollution that becomes conductive due to condensation.
These are sheltered locations where neither temperature nor humidity is controlled. The area is protected from direct
sunshine, rain, or direct wind.
Pollution Degree 4. Pollution that generates persistent conductivity through conductive dust, rain, or snow. Typical
outdoor locations.
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Pollution Degree
Pollution Degree 2 (as defined in IEC 61010-1). Note: Rated for indoor use only.
Installation (Overvoltage) Category Descriptions

Terminals on this product may have different installation (overvoltage) category designations. The installation categories are:
Measurement Category IV. For measurements performed at the source of low-voltage installation.
Measurement Category III. For measurements performed in the building installation.
Measurement Category II. For measurements performed on circuits directly connected to the low-voltage installation.
Measurement Category I. For measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS.
Overvoltage Category
Overvoltage Category I (as defined in IEC 61010-1).
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Environmental Considerations
This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product.
Product End-of-Life Handling

Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component:
Equipment Recycling. Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources. The
equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the
product’s end of life. In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural
resources, we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are
reused or recycled appropriately.
This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according
to Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and
batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web
site (www.tektronix.com).
Mercury Notification. This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains mercury. Disposal may be regulated due
to environmental considerations. Please contact your local authorities or, within the United States, refer to the E-cycling
Central Web page (www.eiae.org) for disposal or recycling information.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances

This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC RoHS
Directive.
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Preface
Preface
This manual describes the installation and operation of the following oscilloscopes:
MSO4104 MSO4054 MSO4034 MSO4032

DPO4104 DPO4054 DPO4034 DPO4032
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Key Features
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series instruments can help you verify, debug, and characterize electronic designs. Key features
include:
1 GHz, 500 MHz, and 350 MHz bandwidths
2 and 4 channel models
Sample rates up to 5 GS/s on all analog channels
10 M points record length on all channels
50,000 waveforms/second display rate
I2C, SPI, USB 2.0, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART, I2S, Left Justified (LJ), Right Justified (RJ), and
TDM bus triggering and analysis (with the appropriate application module and oscilloscope model)
Power analysis application module (optional)
Wave Inspector controls for managing long record lengths, with zoom and pan, play and pause, search and mark
Waveform histograms with measurements on histogram data, automatic measurements, and measurement statistics
10.4 inch (264 mm) XGA color display
Small and lightweight, at 5.5 inches (140 mm) deep and 11 pounds (5 kg)
USB and CompactFlash available for quick and easy storage
Direct printing to any PictBridge-compatible printer
Built-in Ethernet port
USB 2.0 device port for direct PC control of the oscilloscope using USBTMC protocol
OpenChoice documentation and analysis software
NI SignalExpress™ Tektronix Edition productivity and analysis software
Remote viewing and control with e*Scope
Remote control with VISA connectivity
TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface supports active, differential, and current probes for automatic scaling and units
MSO4000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes also offer:
MagniVu 60.6 ps resolution
Parallel bus triggering and analysis
Per channel threshold settings
16 digital channels
Conventions Used in This Manual

The following icons are used throughout this manual.
Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network USB
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Installation
Before Installation
Unpack the oscilloscope and check that you received all items listed as standard accessories. The following pages list
recommended accessories and probes, instrument options, and upgrades. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com)
for the most current information.
Standard Accessories
Tektronix part
Accessory Description number
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series English (Option L0) 071-2121-XX
Oscilloscopes User Manual French (Option L1) 071-2122-XX
Italian (Option L2) 071-2123-XX
German (Option L3) 071-2124-XX
Spanish (Option L4) 071-2125-XX
Japanese (Option L5) 071-2126-XX
Portuguese (Option L6) 071-2127-XX
Simple Chinese (Option L7) 071-2128-XX
Traditional Chinese (Option L8) 071-2129-XX
Korean (Option L9) 071-2130-XX
Russian (Option L10) 071-2131-XX
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series Electronic versions of documents, including 063-4022-XX
Oscilloscopes Documentation Browser the Programmer Manual and the Technical
CD Reference.
NI LabVIEW SignalExpress Tektronix Edition Productivity, analysis, and documentation 063-3967-XX
and Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop CD software
Calibration certificate documenting ——
traceability to national metrology institute(s),
and ISO9001 quality system registration.
Front Panel Overlay French (Option L1) 335-1634-XX
Simplified Chinese (Option L7) 335-1640-XX
For MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series: Probes One, 500 MHz, 10X passive probe per channel P6139A
Front Cover Hard plastic cover to help protect the instrument 200-4908-00
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Standard Accessories (cont.)

Tektronix part
Power Cord North America (Option A0) 161-0104-00
Universal Euro (Option A1) 161-0104-06
United Kingdom (Option A2) 161-0104-07
Australia (Option A3) 161-0104-05
Switzerland (Option A5) 161-0167-00
Japan (Option A6) 161-A005-00
China (Option A10) 161-0306-00
India (Option A11) 161-0400-00
No power cord or AC adapter (Option A99) ——
For MSO4000 Series: Logic probe One, 16-channel logic probe P6516
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Optional Accessories
Tektronix part
DPO4AUDIO The audio serial triggering and analysis module DPO4AUDIO
enables triggering on I2S, Left Justified (LJ),
Right Justified (RJ), and TDM buses.
DPO4AUTO The automotive serial triggering and analysis DPO4AUTO
module enables triggering on packet level
information on CAN and LIN serial buses, as
well as digital views of the signal, bus views,
bus decoding, search tools, and packet decode
tables with timestamp information
NOTE. LIN works on DPO4000s with serial
numbers greater than C020000 and on all
MSO4000s. Oscilloscopes purchased under
GSA contract may use a different serial
number scheme. Contact Tektronix if you need
more details.
DPO4AUTOMAX The FlexRay, CAN, and LIN serial triggering DPO4AUTOMAX
and analysis module provides FlexRay bus
support as well as all the features of the
DPO4AUTO module (CAN and LIN bus
support).
NOTE. LIN and FlexRay work on DPO4000s
with serial numbers greater than C020000 and
on all MSO4000s. Oscilloscopes purchased
under GSA contract may use a different serial
number scheme. Contact Tektronix if you need
more details.
DPO4COMP The computer triggering and analysis module DPO4COMP
enables triggering on RS-232, RS-422, RS-485
and UART serial buses, search tools, bus
views, bus decoding in hex, binary, and ASCII,
and decode tables with timestamp information
DPO4EMBD The embedded serial triggering and analysis DPO4EMBD
information on I2C and SPI serial buses, as
well as digital views of the signal, bus views,
bus decoding, search tools, and packet decode
tables with timestamp information
DPO4PWR The power analysis module supports DPO4PWR
measurements of power quality, switching loss,
harmonics, ripple, modulation, safe operating
area, and slew rate.

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Optional Accessories (cont.)

Tektronix part
DPO4USB The universal bus serial triggering and analysis DPO4USB
information on USB 2.0 serial buses, as well
as digital views of the signal, bus views,
bus decoding in hex, binary, and ASCII,
search tools, and packet decode tables with
timestamp information.
DPO4VID The extended video module enables triggering DPO4VID
on a variety of standard HDTV signals, as
well as on custom (non-standard) bilevel and
trilevel video signals with 3 to 4,000 lines.
NEX-HD2HEADER Adapter that routes the channels from a Mictor NEX-HD2HEADER
connector to 0.1 inch header pins
TPA-BNC TekVPI to TekProbe II BNC Adapter TPA-BNC
TEK-USB-488 Adapter GPIB to USB Adapter TEK-USB-488
Getting Started with OpenChoice Solutions Describes ways to develop host-computer 020-2513-XX
Manual with CD software applications that work with your
oscilloscope
Rackmount kit Adds rackmount brackets RM4000
Soft transit case Case for carrying instrument ACD4000
Hard transit case Traveling case, which requires use of the soft HCTEK4321
transit case (AC4000)
CompactFlash to USB memory card reader Card reader 119-6827-00
USB flash drive Extra storage 119-7276-00
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series Describes commands for remote control of the 077-0248-XX
Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual oscilloscope. Available electronically on the
Documentation Browser CD or for download
from www.tektronix.com/manuals.
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series Describes the oscilloscope specifications 077-0247-XX
Oscilloscopes Technical Reference and performance verification procedure.
Manual Available electronically on the Documentation
Browser CD or for download from
www.tektronix.com/manuals.
Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Service Service information on MSO4000 and 071-2137-XX
manual DPO4000 oscilloscopes
Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Module Manual 071-2136-XX
Installation Instructions

Installation
Optional Accessories (cont.)

Tektronix part
DPO3PWR and DPO4PWR Power English (Option L0) 071-2631-XX
Measurement Module User Manual French (Option L1) 077-0235-XX
Simplified Chinese (Option L7) 077-0241-XX
The MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series oscilloscopes work with multiple optional probes. (See page 9, Connecting Probes.)
Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.

Installation
Operating Considerations
MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series

Oscilloscopes
Input Voltage: 100 V to 240 V ±10%
Input Power Frequency:
47 Hz to 66 Hz (100 V to 240 V)
400 Hz (100 V to 132 V)
Power Consumption: 250 W maximum
Weight: 5 kg (11 lbs), standalone instrument
Height, including feet but not handle:
229 mm (9.0 in)
Width, from handle hub to handle hub: 439 mm
(17.3 in) MSO4000 Series
Depth, from feet to front of knobs: 137 mm (5.4 in)
Depth, from feet to front of front cover: 145 mm (5.7 in)
Clearance: 51 mm (2 in)
Temperature:
Operating: +0 °C to +50 °C
Nonoperating: -20 °C to +60 °C
Humidity:
Operating: High: 40 °C to 50 °C, 10% to 60% RH
Operating: Low: 0 °C to 40 °C, 10 to 90% RH
Non-operating: High: 40 °C to 60 °C, 5 to 60% RH
Non-operating: Low: 0 °C to 40 °C, 5 to 90% RH
DPO4000 Series
Altitude:
Operating: 3,000 m (about 10,000 ft)
Nonoperating Altitude: 12,192 m (40,000 ft)
Random Vibration:
Operating: 0.31 GRMS, 5 – 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)
Non-operating: 2.46 GRMS, 5 – 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total)
Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only
Acquisition System: 1 MΩ
The maximum input voltage at the BNC, between center conductor and shield is 400 Vpk (DF ≤ 39.2%), 250 VRMS to 130 kHz
derated to 2.6 VRMS at 500 MHz.
The maximum transient withstand voltage is ± 800 Vpk.
For steady-state sinusoidal waveforms, derate at 20 dB/decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vpk at 3 MHz and above.

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Acquisition System: 50 Ω
The maximum input voltage at the BNC, between center conductor and shield is 5 VRMS, with peaks ≤ ±20 V (DF ≤ 6.25%)
Acquisition System: Digital Inputs

The maximum input voltage at the input for the logic probe is ±15 V peak.
Aux In: 1 MΩ
The maximum input voltage at the BNC, between center conductor and shield is 400 Vpk (DF ≤ 39.2%), 250 VRMS to 2 MHz
derated to 5 VRMS at 500 MHz.
The maximum transient withstand voltage is ±800 Vpk.
For steady-state sinosoidal waveforms, derate at 20 dB/decade above 200 kHz to 13 Vpk at 3 MHz and above.
CAUTION. To ensure proper cooling, keep the sides and rear of the instrument clear of obstructions.

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P6139A Passive Probe
Input Voltage:
400 VRMS or 400 V DC; CAT I (2,500 Vpk transient)
300 VRMS or 300 V DC; CAT II (2,500 Vpk transient
150 VRMS or 150 V DC; CAT III (2,500 Vpk transient)
For steady-state, sinusoidal waveforms, derate at 20 dB/decade above 2.5 MHz to 50 VRMS at 20 MHz and above.
Output Voltage (terminated into 1 MΩ):

40 VRMS or 40 V DC; CAT I (2,500 Vpk impulse)
30 VRMS or 30 V DC; CAT I (250 Vpk impulse)
15 VRMS or 15 V DC; CAT I (250 Vpk impulse)
Temperature:
Operating: -15 °C to +65 °C ( +5 °F to +149 °F)
Nonoperating: -62 °C to +85 °C ( -80 °F to +185 °F)
Altitude: ≤ 2,000 meters
Humidity:
Operating: High: 40 °C to 50 °C, 10% to 60% RH
Operating: Low: 0 °C to 40 °C, 10 to 90% RH
P6516 Logic Probe
Threshold Accuracy: ±(100 mV + 3% of threshold)
Maximum signal swing: 6.0 Vpeak-to-peak centered around the threshold voltage
Minimum signal swing: 500 mVpeak-to-peak
Maximum nondestructive input signal to probe: ±15 V
Input resistance: 20 KΩ
Input capacitance: 3.0 pF typical
Temperature:
Operating: 0 °C to +50 °C (+32 °F to +122 °F)
Nonoperating: -55 °C to +75 °C (-67 °F to +167 °F)
Altitude:
Operating: 4.5 km (15,000 ft) maximum
Nonoperating: 15 km (50,000 ft) maximum

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Humidity: 10% to 95% relative humidity
Cleaning
Inspect the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require. To clean the exterior surface, perform the
following steps:
1. Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes with a lint-free cloth. Use care to avoid scratching the
clear glass display filter.
2. Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope. Use an aqueous solution of 75% isopropyl alcohol
for more efficient cleaning.
CAUTION. To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope or probes, do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning
agents.
Connecting Probes
The oscilloscope supports probes with the following:
1. Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface

(TekVPI)
These probes support two-way
communication with the oscilloscope
through on-screen menus and remotely
through programmable support. The
remote control is useful in applications
like ATE where you want the system to
preset probe parameters.
2. TPA-BNC Adapter
The TPA-BNC Adapter allows you to
use TEKPROBE II probe capabilities,
such as providing probe power, and
passing scaling and unit information to
the oscilloscope.

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3. Plain BNC Interfaces

Some of these use TEKPROBE
capabilities to pass the waveform signal
and scaling to the oscilloscope. Some
only pass the signal and there is no other
communication.
4. Logic Probe Interface (MSO4000 Series
only)
The P6516 probe provides 16 channels
of digital (on or off state) information.
For more information on the many probes available for use with DPO4000 and MSO4000 Series oscilloscopes, refer to
www.tektronix.com.
Securing the Oscilloscope

1. Use a standard laptop computer style
security lock to secure your oscilloscope
to your location.

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Powering On the Oscilloscope

Ground the Oscilloscope and Yourself
Before pushing the power switch, connect the oscilloscope to an electrically neutral reference point, such as earth ground.
Do this by plugging the three-pronged power cord into an outlet grounded to earth ground.
Grounding the oscilloscope is necessary for safety and to take accurate measurements. The oscilloscope needs to share the
same ground as any circuits that you are testing.
If you are working with static sensitive

components, ground yourself. Static
electricity that builds up on your body
can damage static-sensitive components.
Wearing a grounding strap safely sends
static charges on your body to earth ground.
To connect the power cord and power on the oscilloscope:

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Powering Off the Oscilloscope

To power off the oscilloscope and remove the power cord:
Functional Check
Perform this quick functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly.
1. Connect the oscilloscope power cable

as described in Powering On the
Oscilloscope. (See page 11.)
2. Power on the oscilloscope.

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3. Connect the P6139A probe tip and

reference lead to the PROBE COMP
connectors on the oscilloscope.
4. Push Default Setup.
5. Push Autoset. The screen should now

display a square wave, approximately
2.5 V at 1 kHz.
NOTE. For best performance, it is
recommended that you set the Vertical scale
to 500 mV.
If the signal appears but is misshapen,

perform the procedures for compensating
the probe. (See page 13, Compensating
a Passive Voltage Probe.)
If no signal appears, rerun the procedure.
If this does not remedy the situation,
have the instrument serviced by qualified
service personnel.
Compensating a Passive Voltage Probe

Whenever you attach a passive voltage probe for the first time to any input channel, compensate the probe to match it to
the corresponding oscilloscope input channel.
To properly compensate your passive probe:
1. Follow the steps for the functional

check. (See page 12, Functional
Check.)
2. Check the shape of the displayed

waveform to determine if your
probe is properly compensated. Properly compensated Under compensated Over compensated

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3. If necessary, adjust your probe.

Repeat as needed.
Quick Tips
Use the shortest possible ground lead
and signal path to minimize probe-induced
ringing and distortion on the measured
signal.
Signal with a short ground lead

Signal with a long ground lead
Application Module Free Trial

A 30-day free trial is available for all application modules not installed in your oscilloscope. The trial period begins when you
power on the oscilloscope for the first time.
After 30 days, you must purchase the module if you want to continue using the application. To see the date when your free
trial period expires, push the front panel Utility button, push the lower-bezel Utility Page button, use multipurpose knob a to
select Config, and push the lower-bezel About button.

Installation
Installing an Application Module

CAUTION. To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or application module, observe ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions.
(See page 11, Powering On the Oscilloscope.)
Turn off the oscilloscope power while removing or adding an application module.
(See page 12, Powering Off the Oscilloscope.)
Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope. You can install up to four application
modules at one time. Application modules go into the two slots with windows in the upper right corner of the front panel.
Two additional slots are directly behind the two that you can see. To use these slots, install the module with the label
facing away from you.
Refer to the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application
module for instructions on installing and testing an application module.
NOTE. If you remove an application module, the features provided by the application module become unavailable. To
restore the features, turn off the oscilloscope power, reinstall the module and turn on the oscilloscope power.
Changing the User Interface Language

To change the language of the oscilloscope user interface, and to change the front-panel button labels through the use
of an overlay:
1. Push Utility.
2. Push Utility Page. Utility

Page
3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Config. Config
4. Push Language from the resulting Utility Language Set Date & TekSecure About
Page English Time Erase
lower-bezel menu.
Config Memory

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5. Turn multipurpose knob a and select the

desired language. Choose among: English,
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian
Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean,
Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
6. If you choose to use English, be sure that
the plastic front-panel overlay is removed.
If you choose a language other than English,
place the plastic overlay for the language
that you desire over the front panel to display
labels in that language.
Changing the Date and Time

To set the internal clock with the current date and time:
1. Push Utility.

Page
4. Push Set Date & Time. Utility Language Set Date & TekSecure About
Config Memory

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5. Push the side-bezel buttons and turn both Display

Date &
multipurpose knobs (a and b) to set the time Time
and date values. On| Off
Hour
4
Minute
44
Month
May
Day
3
Year
2009
6. Push OK Set Date & Time. OK Set

Date &
Time

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Signal Path Compensation

Signal Path Compensation (SPC) corrects for DC inaccuracies caused by temperature variations and/or long-term drift.
Run the compensation whenever the ambient temperature has changed by more than 10 °C (18 °F) or once a week
if you use vertical settings of 5 mV/division or less. Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted
performance levels at those volts/div settings.
To compensate the signal path:
1. Warm up the oscilloscope for at least

20 minutes. Remove all input signals
(probes and cables) from channel inputs.
Input signals with AC components adversely
affect SPC.
2. Push Utility.

Page
4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Calibration

Calibration.
5. Push Signal Path from the lower-bezel Utility Signal Factory

Page Path Pass
menu. Calibration Pass

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6. Push OK Compensate Signal Paths from OK Com-

pensate
the resulting side-bezel menu. Signal
Paths
The calibration will take approximately

10 minutes to complete.
7. After calibration, verify that the status Utility Signal Factory

Page Path Pass
indicator on the lower-bezel menu displays Calibration Pass
Pass.
If it does not, then recalibrate the instrument
or have the instrument serviced by qualified
service personnel.
Service personnel use the factory calibration
functions to calibrate the internal voltage
references of the oscilloscope using
external sources. Contact your Tektronix
field office or representative for assistance
with factory calibration.
NOTE. Signal Path Compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip. (See page 13, Compensating a Passive
Voltage Probe.)
Upgrading Firmware
To upgrade the firmware of the oscilloscope:
1. Open up a Web browser and go to

www.tektronix.com/software. Proceed to
the software finder. Download the latest
firmware for your oscilloscope on your PC.
Unzip the files and copy the firmware.img

file into the root folder of a USB flash drive.

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2. Power off your oscilloscope.
3. Insert the USB flash drive into the front-panel

USB port on your oscilloscope.
4. Power on the oscilloscope. The instrument

automatically recognizes the replacement
firmware and installs it.
If the instrument does not install the
firmware, rerun the procedure. If the
problem continues, try a different model of
USB flash drive. Finally, if needed, contact
NOTE. Do not power off the oscilloscope or
remove the USB flash drive until the oscilloscope
finishes installing the firmware.

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5. Power off the oscilloscope and remove the

USB flash drive.
6. Power on the oscilloscope.
7. Push Utility.

Page

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10. Push About. The oscilloscope displays the Utility Language Set Date & TekSecure About
firmware version number.
Config Memory
11. Confirm that the version number matches

that of the new firmware.
Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer

You may want to document your work for future reference. Instead of saving screen images and waveform data to a
CompactFlash storage device or USB flash drive, and then generating a report later, you may want to send the image or
waveform data directly to a remote PC for analysis. You may also want to control an oscilloscope at a remote location from
your computer. (See page 124, Saving a Screen Image.) (See page 125, Saving and Recalling Waveform Data.)
Two ways to connect your oscilloscope to a computer are through the VISA drivers and the e*Scope Web-enabled tools.
Use VISA to communicate with your oscilloscope from your computer through a software application. Use e*Scope to
communicate with your oscilloscope through a Web browser.
Using VISA
VISA lets you use your MS-Windows computer to acquire data from your oscilloscope for use in an analysis package that
runs on your PC, such as Microsoft Excel, National Instruments LabVIEW, or a program of your own creation. You can use a
common communications connection, such as USB, Ethernet, or GPIB, to connect the computer to the oscilloscope.
To set up VISA communications between your oscilloscope and a computer:
1. Load the VISA drivers on your computer.

You will find the drivers on the appropriate
CD that comes with your oscilloscope or
at the Tektronix software finder Web page
(www.tektronix.com).

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2. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer

with the appropriate USB or Ethernet cable.
To communicate between the oscilloscope

and a GPIB system, connect the oscilloscope
to the TEK-USB-488 GPIB-to-USB Adapter
with a USB cable. Then connect the adapter
to your GPIB system with a GPIB cable.
Cycle the power on the oscilloscope.
3. Push Utility.

Page
5. Turn multipurpose knob a and select I/O. I/O
6. If you are using USB, the system sets itself Utility USB Ethernet GPIB
Page Computer Network 1
up automatically for you, if USB is enabled. I/O Settings
Check USB on the lower-bezel menu to

be sure that USB is enabled. If it is not
enabled, push USB. Then push Connect to
Computer on the side-bezel menu.

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7. To use Ethernet, push the Ethernet Network

Settings bottom-bezel button.
On the side-bezel menu, if you are on a DHCP/
DHCP Ethernet network and using a through BOOTP
cable, set DHCP to On. If you are using a On| Off
cross-over cable, set it to Off and set a hard
coded TCPIP address.
8. If you are using GPIB, push GPIB. Enter Talk/Listen

Address
the GPIB address on the side-bezel menu,
(a) 1
using multipurpose knob a.
This will set the GPIB address on an
attached TEK-USB-488 Adapter.
9. Run your application software on your
computer.
Quick Tips
The CD that is shipped with your oscilloscope includes a variety of Windows-based software tools designed to ensure
efficient connectivity between your oscilloscope and your computer. There are toolbars that speed connectivity with
Microsoft Excel and Word. There is also a standalone acquisition program called the OpenChoice Desktop.
The rear-panel USB 2.0 device port is the correct USB port for computer connectivity. Use the rear- and front-panel USB
2.0 host ports to connect your oscilloscope to USB flash drives. Use the USB Device port to connect your oscilloscope
to a PC or a PictBridge printer.
USB Host port
USB Device port
Using e*Scope
e*Scope lets you access any Internet-connected DPO4000 or MSO4000 Series oscilloscope from a browser on your
workstation, PC, or laptop computer. No matter where you are, your oscilloscope is as close as the nearest browser.

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To set up e*Scope communications between your oscilloscope and a Web browser running on a remote computer:
1. Connect the oscilloscope to your computer

network with the appropriate Ethernet cable.
If you are connecting directly to your computer,
you need a Crossover Ethernet Cable. If you
are connecting to a network or a hub you need a
Straight Through Ethernet Cable.
2. Push Utility.

Page
5. Push Ethernet Network Settings. Utility USB Ethernet GPIB

Page Computer Network 1
I/O Settings

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6. On the side-bezel menu, if you are on a Change

Instrument
DHCP Ethernet network and using dynamic Settings
addressing, set DHCP to On. If you are
using static addressing, set it to Off.
Push Change Instrument Settings. If you DHCP/

are using DHCP, note the Ethernet address BOOTP
and instrument name. If you are using Static On| Off
addressing, enter the Ethernet address you
will be using.
Test Con-
nection
NOTE. Depending on the type and speed

of network to which your 4000 Series
oscilloscope is connected, you may not see the
DHCP/BOOTP field update instantaneously
after pressing the DHCP/BOOTP button. It may
take a few seconds to update.
7. Start your browser on your remote computer.
In the browser address line, enter the IP
address or, if DHCP is set to On in the
oscilloscope, simply enter the instrument
name.
8. You should now see the e*Scope screen
showing the oscilloscope display, on your
Web browser.
If e*Scope does not work, rerun the
procedure. If it still does not work, contact
Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope

You can connect a USB keyboard to a USB Host port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope will
detect the keyboard, even if it is plugged in while the oscilloscope is powered on.
You can use the keyboard to quickly create names or labels. You can bring up the Label menu through the lower-bezel label
button of the Channel or Bus menus. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the insertion point, and then type in a
name or label. Labeling channels and buses makes the information on the screen easier to identify.

Get Acquainted with the Instrument
Front-Panel Menus and Controls

The front panel has buttons and controls for the functions that you use most often. Use the menu buttons to access
more specialized functions.
Using the Menu System

To use the menu system:
1. Push a front-panel menu button to
display the menu that you want to use.
You can use the B1 through B4 buttons
on the MSO4000 Series oscilloscopes
to support up to four different serial or
parallel buses.
2. Push a lower-bezel button to select a

menu item. If a pop-out menu appears,
turn multipurpose knob a to select
the desired choice. If a pop-up menu
appears, press the button again to select
the desired choice.

3. Push a side-bezel button to choose a

side-bezel menu item.
If the menu item contains more than
one choice, push the side-bezel button
repeatedly to cycle through the choices.
If a pop-out menu appears, turn
multipurpose knob a to select the desired
choice.
4. To remove a side-bezel menu, push the

lower-bezel button again or push Menu
Off.
5. Certain menu choices require you to set

a numeric value to complete the setup.
Use the upper and lower multipurpose
knobs a and b to adjust values.
6. Push Fine to turn off or on the ability to
make smaller adjustments.

Using the Menu Buttons

Use the menu buttons to perform many functions in the oscilloscope.
1. Measure. Push to perform automated

measurements on waveforms or to
configure cursors.
2. Search. Push to search through

an acquisition for user-defined
events/criteria.
3. Test. Push to activate advanced or

application-specific testing features.
4. Acquire. Push to set the acquisition

mode and adjust the record length.
5. Autoset. Push to perform an automatic

setup of oscilloscope settings.
6. Trigger Menu. Push to specify trigger

settings.
7. Utility. Push to activate the system utility

functions, such as selecting a language
or setting the date/time.
8. Save / Recall Menu. Push to save

and recall setups, waveforms, and
screen images to internal memory, a
CompactFlash card, or a USB flash
drive.
9. Channel 1,2,3, or 4 Menu. Push

to set vertical parameters for input
waveforms and to display or remove
the corresponding waveform from the
display.

10. B1 or B2. Push to define and display a

bus if you have the appropriate module
application keys. The DPO4AUTO
module supports CAN and LIN
buses. The DPO4AUTOMAX supports
CAN, LIN, and FlexRay buses. The
DPO4EMBD module supports I2C and
SPI buses. The DPO4USB supports
USB 2.0 buses. The DPO4COMP
module supports RS-232, RS-422,
RS-485, and UART buses. The
DPO4AUDIO module supports I2S, Left
Justified (LJ), Right Justified (RJ), and
TDM buses.
Also, push the B1 or B2 button to display
or remove the corresponding bus from
the display.
On the MSO4000 Series, you can use

the B3 and B4 buttons to support up to
four different serial buses, and parallel
buses.
11. R. Push to manage reference waveforms,

including the display or removal of each
reference waveform from the display.
12. M. Push to manage the math waveform,

including the display or removal of the
math waveform from the display.

Using Other Controls

These buttons and knobs control waveforms, cursors, and other data input.
1. Turn the upper multipurpose knob a,

when activated, to move a cursor, to set
a numerical parameter value for a menu
item, or to select from a pop-out list of
choices. Push the Fine button to toggle
between coarse and fine adjustment.
Screen icons tell you when a or b are
active.
2. Cursors. Push once to activate the

two vertical cursors. Push again to turn
on the two vertical and two horizontal
cursors. Push again to turn off all
cursors.
When the cursors are on, you can turn
the multipurpose knobs to control their
position.
3. Select. Push to activate special

functions.
For example, when using the two vertical
cursors (and no horizontal ones are
visible), you can push this button to link
or unlink the cursors. When the two
vertical and two horizontal cursors are
both visible, you can push this button to
make either the vertical cursors or the
horizontal cursors active.
4. Fine. Push to toggle between making

coarse and fine adjustments with the
vertical and horizontal position knobs, the
trigger level knob, and many operations
of multipurpose knobs a and b.
5. Waveform Intensity. Push to enable

multipurpose knob a to control waveform
display intensity and knob b to control
graticule intensity.
6. Turn the lower multipurpose knob b,

when activated, to move a cursor or set
a numerical parameter value for a menu
item. Push Fine to make adjustments
more slowly.

7. Zoom button. Push to activate zoom

mode.
8. Pan (outer knob). Turn to scroll the zoom

window through the acquired waveform.
9. Zoom (inner knob). Turn to control the

zoom factor. Turning it clockwise zooms
in further. Turning it counterclockwise
zooms out.
10. Play-pause button. Push to start or stop

the automatic panning of a waveform.
Control the speed and direction with the
pan knob.
11. ← Prev. Push to jump to the previous

waveform mark.
12. Set/Clear Mark. Push to establish or

delete a waveform mark.
13. → Next. Push to jump to the next

waveform mark.
14. Horizontal Position. Turn to adjust

the trigger point location relative to the
acquired waveforms. Push Fine to make
smaller adjustments.
15. Horizontal Scale. Turn to adjust the

horizontal scale (time/division).
16. Run/Stop. Push to start or stop

acquisitions.
17. Single. Push to make a single

acquisition.
18. Autoset. Push to automatically set the

vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls
for a usable, stable display.
19. Trigger Level. Turn to adjust the trigger

level.
20. Set to 50%. Push to set the trigger level

to the midpoint of the waveform.

21. Force Trig. Push to force an immediate

trigger event.
22. Vertical Position. Turn to adjust the

vertical position of the corresponding
waveform. Push Fine to make smaller
adjustments.
23. 1, 2, 3, 4. Push to display or remove

the corresponding waveform from the
display and access the vertical menu.
24. Vertical Scale. Turn to adjust the

vertical scale factor of the corresponding
waveform (volts/division).
25. Print. Push to print a screen image using

the printer selected in the Utility menu.
(See page 130, Printing a Hard Copy.)
26. Power switch. Push to power on or off

the instrument.
27. USB 2.0 host port. Insert a USB

cable here to connect peripherals to
the oscilloscope, such as a keyboard, a
printer, or a flash drive. There are two
more USB 2.0 host ports on the rear
panel.
28. CompactFlash Drive. Insert a

CompactFlash card here.
29. CompactFlash Eject. Pops the

CompactFlash card out of the
CompactFlash drive.
30. Save. Push to perform an immediate

save operation. The save operation uses
the current save parameters, as defined
in the Save / Recall menu.
31. Default Setup. Push to perform an

immediate restore of the oscilloscope to
the default settings.

32. D15 - D0. Push to display or remove the

digital channels from the display, and to
access the digital channel setup menu
(MSO4000 Series only).
33. Menu Off. Push to clear a displayed

menu from the screen.
Identifying Items in the Display
The items shown to the right may appear in

the display. Not all of these items are visible
at any given time. Some readouts move
outside the graticule area when menus are
turned off.
1. The acquisition readout shows when an

acquisition is running, stopped, or when
acquisition preview is in effect. Icons are:
Run: Acquisitions enabled
Stop: Acquisitions not enabled
Roll: In roll mode (40 ms/div or
slower)
PreVu: In this state, the oscilloscope
is stopped or between triggers.
You can change the horizontal
or vertical position or scale to
see approximately what the next
acquisition will look like.

2. The trigger position icon shows the

trigger position in the acquisition.
3. The expansion point icon (an orange

triangle) shows the point that the
horizontal scale expands and
compresses around.
4. The waveform record view shows the

trigger location relative to the waveform
record. The line color corresponds to the
selected waveform color.
5. The trigger status readout shows trigger

status. Status conditions are:
Trig’d: Triggered
Auto: Acquiring untriggered data
PrTrig: Acquiring pretrigger data
Trig?: Waiting for trigger
6. The cursor readout shows time,

amplitude, and delta (Δ) values for each
cursor.
For FFT measurements, it shows
frequency and magnitude.
For serial buses, the readout shows the
decoded values.

7. The trigger level icon shows the trigger

level on the waveform. The icon color
corresponds to the trigger source color.
8. The trigger readout shows the trigger

source, slope, and level. The trigger
readouts for other trigger types show
other parameters.
9. The top line of the record length/sampling

rate readout shows the sampling rate
(adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob).
The bottom line shows the record length
(adjust with the Acquire menu).
10. The horizontal position/scale readout

shows on the top line the horizontal scale
(adjust with the Horizontal Scale knob).
With Delay Mode on, the bottom line
shows the time from the T symbol to the
expansion point icon (adjust with the
Horizontal Position knob).
Use horizontal position to insert added
delay between when the trigger occurs
and when you actually capture the data.
Insert a negative time to capture more
pretrigger information.
With Delay Mode off, the bottom line
shows the time location of the trigger
within the acquisition, as a percentage.
11. The Timing Resolution readout shows

the timing resolution of the digital
channels.
Timing resolution is the time between
samples. It is the reciprocal of the digital
sample rate.
When the MagniVu control is on,
“MagniVu” appears in the readout.

12. Measurement readouts show the

selected measurements. You can select
up to eight measurements to display at
one time.
A symbol appears instead of the
expected numerical measurement if a
vertical clipping condition exists. Part
of the waveform is above or below the
display. To obtain a proper numerical
measurement, turn the vertical scale
and position knobs to make all of the
waveform appear in the display.
13. The auxiliary waveform readouts show

the vertical and horizontal scale factors
of the math and reference waveforms.
14. The channel readout shows the channel

scale factor (per division), coupling,
invert, and bandwidth status. Adjust with
the Vertical Scale knob and the channel
1, 2, 3, or 4 menus.
15. For analog channels, the waveform

baseline indicator shows the zero-volt
level of a waveform (ignoring the effect
of offset). The icon colors correspond to
the waveform colors.
16. For digital channels (MSO4000 Series

only), the baseline indicators point to
the high and low levels. The indicator
colors follow the color code used on
resistors. The D0 indicator is black, the
D1 indicator is brown, the D2 indicator is
red, and so on.
17. The group icon indicates when digital

channels are grouped (MSO4000 Series
only).

18. The bus display shows decoded packet

level information for serial buses or for
parallel buses (MSO4000 Series only).
The bus indicator shows the bus number
and bus type.
Front-Panel Connectors
1. Logic Probe Connector (on
MSO4000 models only)
2. Channel 1, 2, (3, 4). Channel inputs with
TekVPI Versatile Probe Interface.
3. Aux In. Trigger level range is adjustable
from +8 V to –8 V. The maximum input
voltage is 400V peak, 250V RMS. Input
resistance is 1 MΩ ± 1% in parallel with
13 pF ±2 pF.
4. PROBE COMP. Square wave signal
source to compensate probes. Output
voltage: 0 – 2.5V, amplitude ± 1% behind
1 kΩ ±2%. Frequency: 1 kHz.
5. Ground.
6. Application Module Slots.
Side-Panel Connector
1. Ground strap connector. This is a
receptacle for a grounding strap.

Rear-Panel Connectors
1. Trigger Out. Use the trigger signal
output to synchronize other test
equipment with your oscilloscope. A
LOW to HIGH transition indicates that the
trigger occurred. The logic level for Vout
(HI) is ≥2.5V open circuit; ≥1.0 V into a
50Ω load to ground. The logic level for
Vout (LO) is ≤0.7 V into a load of ≤4 mA;
≤0.25 V into a 50Ω load to ground.
2. XGA Out. Use the XGA Video port
(DB-15 female connector) to show the
oscilloscope display on an external
monitor or projector.
3. LAN. Use the LAN (Ethernet) port (RJ-45
connector) to connect the oscilloscope to
a 10/100 Base-T local area network.
4. Device. Use the USB 2.0 High speed

device port to control the oscilloscope
through USBTMC or GPIB with a
TEK-USB-488 Adapter. The USBTMC
protocol allows USB devices to
communicate using IEEE488 style
messages. This lets you run your GPIB
software applications on USB hardware.
Also, use the USB port to connect a
PictBridge-compatible printer to the
oscilloscope.
5. Host. Use the USB 2.0 Full speed host

ports (two on the rear-panel and one on
the front) to take advantage of USB flash
drives and printers.
6. Power input. Attach to an AC power line

with integral safety ground. (See page 6,
Operating Considerations.)
7. Connector for future use.

Acquire the Signal
Acquire the Signal

This section describes concepts of and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to acquire the signal as you want it to.
Setting Up Analog Channels

Use front-panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the analog channels.
1. Connect the P6139A or VPI probe to the

input signal source.
2. Select the input channel by pushing the

front-panel buttons.
NOTE. If you are using a probe that does not
supply probe encoding, set the attenuation
(probe factor) on the oscilloscope vertical
menu for the channel to match the probe.
4. Push Autoset.

Acquire the Signal
5. Push the desired channel button. Then

adjust the vertical position and scale.
6. Adjust the horizontal position and scale.

The horizontal position determines the
number of pretrigger and posttrigger
samples.
The horizontal scale determines the size
of the acquisition window relative to the
waveform. You can scale the window to
contain a waveform edge, a cycle, several
cycles, or thousands of cycles.
Quick Tip
Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of your signal in the upper part, and a single cycle in the lower part of the
display. (See page 116, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
Labeling Channels and Buses

You can add a label to the channels and buses shown on the display for easy identification. The label is placed on the
waveform baseline indicator in the left side of the screen. The label can have up to 32 characters.
To label a channel, push a channel input button for an analog channel to label a channel.
1. Push a front panel button for an input

channel or a bus.

Acquire the Signal
2. Push a lower-bezel button to create a label, Label

such as for channel 1 or B1.
3. Push Select Preset Label to view a list of Select

Preset
labels. Label
4. Turn multipurpose knob b to scroll through

the list to find a suitable label. You can edit
the label after you insert it if necessary.
5. Push Insert Preset Label to add the label. Insert

Preset
Label
If you are using a USB keyboard, use the

arrow keys to position the insertion point and
edit the inserted label, or type in a new label.
(See page 26, Connecting a USB Keyboard
to Your Oscilloscope.)
6. If you do not have a USB keyboard

connected, push the side- and lower-bezel
arrow keys to position the insertion point.

Acquire the Signal
7. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through

the list of letters, numbers, and other
characters to find the character in the name
that you want to enter.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~’”\|:,.?
8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the
oscilloscope know that you have picked the
proper character to use.
You can use the lower-bezel buttons to edit Enter Back Delete Clear
Character Space
the label as needed.
9. Continue scrolling and pushing Select until

you have entered all the desired characters.
For another label, push the side- and
lower-bezel arrow keys to reposition the
insertion point.
10. Push Display Labels and select On to see Display

Labels
the label.
On| Off
Using the Default Setup

To return the oscilloscope to its default settings:
2. If you change your mind, push Undo Undo

Default
Default Setup to undo the last default Setup
setup.

Acquire the Signal
Using Autoset
Autoset adjusts the instrument (acquisition, horizontal, trigger, and vertical controls) such that it displays four or five waveform
cycles for analog channels with the trigger near the midlevel, and ten cycles for digital channels.
Autoset works with both the analog and digital channels.
1. Connect the analog probe, and then select

the input channel. (See page 40, Setting
Up Analog Channels.)
Connect the logic probe and select the

input channel. (See page 62, Setting Up
Digital Channels.)
2. Push Autoset to execute an Autoset.
3. If desired, push Undo Autoset to undo Undo

Autoset
the last Autoset.
You can also disable the Autoset function if you want to set up a waveform manually. To disable or enable the Autoset function:
1. Push and hold Autoset.
2. Push and hold Menu Off.
3. Release Menu Off, and then release

Autoset.

Acquire the Signal
4. Select the desired side-bezel setting. Autoset

Enabled
Autoset
Disabled
Quick Tips
To position the waveform appropriately, Autoset may change the vertical position. Autoset always sets vertical offset
to 0 V.
If you use Autoset when no channels are displayed, the instrument turns on channel one (1) and scales it.
If you use Autoset and the oscilloscope detects a video signal, the oscilloscope automatically sets the trigger type to
video and makes other adjustments to display a stable video signal.
Acquisition Concepts
Before a signal can be displayed, it must pass through the input channel where it is scaled and digitized. Each channel
has a dedicated input amplifier and digitizer. Each channel produces a stream of digital data from which the instrument
extracts waveform records.
Sampling Process
Acquisition is the process of sampling an
analog signal, converting it into digital
data, and assembling it into a waveform
record, which is then stored in acquisition
memory. Input signal Sampled points
Digital values
Real-Time Sampling
DPO4000 and MSO4000 Series Record points
oscilloscopes use real-time sampling.
In real-time sampling, the instrument
digitizes all of the points it acquires using a
single trigger event.
Sampling rate

Acquire the Signal
Waveform Record
The instrument builds the waveform record through use of the following parameters:
Sample interval: The time between

recorded sample points. Adjust this by
turning the Horizontal Scale knob or
changing the record length with the bezel
buttons.
Record length: The number of samples

required to fill a waveform record. Set
this by pushing the Acquire button and
using the resulting lower- and side-bezel
menus.
Trigger point: The zero time reference in

a waveform record. It is shown on the
screen by an orange T.
Horizontal position: When Delay Mode

is on, this is the time from the trigger
point to the expansion point. Adjust this
by turning the Horizontal Position knob.
Use a positive time to acquire the record
after the trigger point. Use a negative
time to acquire it before the trigger point.
Expansion point: The point that the

horizontal scale expands and contracts
around. It is shown by an orange triangle.
How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work

Sample mode retains the first sampled point
from each acquisition interval. Sample is the
default mode.
Peak Detect mode uses the highest and

lowest of all the samples contained in two
consecutive acquisition intervals. This mode
only works with real-time, noninterpolated
sampling and is useful for catching high
frequency glitches.

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Hi Res mode calculates the average of all

the samples for each acquisition interval.
This mode also only works with real-time,
noninterpolated sampling. Hi-Res provides
a higher-resolution, lower-bandwidth
waveform.
Envelope mode finds the highest and lowest

record points over all acquisitions. Envelope
uses Peak Detect for each individual
acquisition.
Average mode calculates the average value

for each record point over a user-specified
number of acquisitions. Average uses
Sample mode for each individual acquisition.
Use average mode to reduce random noise.
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time

Use this procedure to change the acquisition mode.
1. Push Acquire.
2. Push Mode. Mode Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display

Sample Length Position to Display Off
10k On |Off 10%

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3. Then choose the acquisition mode from Acquisition

Mode
the side-bezel menu. You can chose from:
Sample, Peak Detect, Hi Res, Envelope, or
Average. Sample
NOTE. Peak Detect and Hi Res modes

take advantage of sample points that the Peak
oscilloscope would have discarded at lower Detect
sweep speeds. Therefore, these modes only
work when the current sample rate is less than Hi Res
the maximum possible sample rate. As soon
as the oscilloscope starts to acquire at the
maximum sample rate, then the Peak Detect, Envelope
Hi Res and Sample modes all look the same.
You can control the sample rate by setting the
Horizontal scale and the Record Length. Average
16
4. If you chose Average, turn multipurpose

knob a to set the number of waveforms to
average over.
5. Push Record Length.
6. Push the side-bezel menu, record length 10k points

button.
Choose among: 1000, 10 k, 100 k, 1 M, and
10 M points.

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7. Push the lower-bezel Delay button to select

On when you want to delay the acquisition
relative to the trigger event.
With Delay set to On, turn the Horizontal Position knob counterclockwise to increase the delay. The trigger point will move
to the left and ultimately outside of the acquired waveform. Then you can adjust the Horizontal Scale knob to acquire more
detail around the area of interest at the center of the screen.
When this delay is on, the trigger point separates from the horizontal expansion point. The horizontal expansion point
stays at the center of the screen. The trigger point can move off the screen. When this happens, the trigger marker turns
to point in the direction of the trigger point.
Use the delay feature when you want to acquire waveform detail that is separated from the trigger event by a significant
interval of time. For example, you can trigger on a sync pulse that occurs once every 10 ms and then look at high-speed
signal characteristics that occur 6 ms after the sync pulse.
When the delay feature is set to Off, the expansion point is tied to the trigger point so that scale changes are centered
around the trigger point.
Using Roll Mode

Roll mode gives a display similar to a strip chart recorder for low-frequency signals. Roll mode lets you see acquired data
points without waiting for the acquisition of a complete waveform record.
Roll mode is enabled when the trigger mode is auto and the horizontal scale is set to 40 ms/div or slower.
Quick Tips
Switching to Envelope or Average acquisition mode, using digital channels, using math waveforms, turning on a bus,
or switching to Normal trigger will disable Roll mode.
Roll mode is disabled when you set the horizontal scale to 20 ms per division or faster.
Push Run/Stop to halt Roll mode.

Acquire the Signal
Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus

Your oscilloscope can decode and trigger on signal events or conditions that occur on:
I2C and SPI serial buses if the DPO4EMBD application module is installed
USB 2.0 serial buses if the DPO4USB application module is installed (edge-trigger only for high-speed bus)
CAN and LIN serial buses if the DPO4AUTO or DPO4AUTOMAX application module is installed. LIN works on
DPO4000s with a serial number greater than C020000 or on any MSO4000
FlexRay serial buses if the DPO4AUTOMAX application module is installed. FlexRay works on DPO4000’s with a
serial number greater than C02000 or on any MSO4000
RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and UART serial buses if the DPO4COMP application module is installed
Audio buses (I2S, Left Justified (LJ), Right Justified (RJ), and TDM) if the DPO4AUDIO application module is installed
Parallel buses if you are using an MSO4000 Series oscilloscope
(See page 14, Application Module Free Trial.)
Using Buses in Two Steps

To quickly use serial bus triggering:
1. Push B1 or B2 and enter parameters of the

bus on which to trigger.
You can separately use B1 and B2 to view
two different buses.
NOTE. On the MSO4000 Series, you can also
use the B3 and B4 buttons and view up to four
different buses.
2. Push Trigger Menu and enter trigger

parameters. (See page 69, Choosing a
Trigger Type.)
You can display bus information without
triggering on the bus signal.
Setting Up Bus Parameters
NOTE. For all serial bus sources, use any combination of channels 1 through 4, and D15 through D0.
To trigger on serial or parallel bus conditions, refer to Triggering on Buses. (See page 72, Triggering on Buses.)

Acquire the Signal
To set up bus parameters:
1. Push B1 or B2 to bring up the lower-bezel

bus menu.
NOTE. You can also push B3 or B4 on the
MSO4000 Series.
2. Push Bus. Turn multipurpose knob a to Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event
Parallel Inputs Parallel Display Table
scroll through the list of bus types and select
the desired bus: Parallel (MSO4000 Series
only), I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, LIN, FlexRay,
RS-232, or Audio.
The actual menu items shown will depend on
your model oscilloscope and the application
modules installed.
3. Push Define Inputs. The choices depend
on the selected bus.
Use the side-bezel buttons to define Define

Inputs
parameters for the inputs, such as specific
signals to an analog or digital channel.
If you select Parallel, push the side-bezel Clocked
Data
button to enable or disable Clocked Data.
Yes|No
Push the side-bezel button to select the Clock

Edge
Clock Edge on which to clock data: rising
edge, falling edge, or both edges.
Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Number of
Data Bits
Number of Data Bits in the parallel bus.
(a) 16
Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Define Bits

desired bit to define. (a) Bit 15
(b) D15
Turn multipurpose knob b to select the
desired analog or digital channel as the
source for the bit.

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4. Push Thresholds. Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event

You can set the threshold for all channels in

the parallel or serial bus from a list of preset
values. The values are based on common
types of integrated circuits. The preset
values are:
1.4 V for TTL
2.5 V for 5.0 V CMOS
-1.3 V for ECL
3.7 V for PECL
0V
Alternately, you can set the threshold to
a specific value for the signals that make
up the parallel or serial bus. To do so,
push the Select side-bezel button and turn
multipurpose knob a to select a Bit or a
Channel number (Signal name).
Then, turn multipurpose knob b to define the

voltage level above which the oscilloscope
treats the signal as a logic high and below
which as a logic low.
5. Push B1 Label to edit the label for the Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event
bus. (See page 41, Labeling Channels and
Buses.)

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6. Push Bus Display and use the side-bezel Hex

menu to define how to display the parallel or
serial bus.
Push the desired side-bezel menu choice to Binary
display the bus data in hexadecimal, binary,
ASCII (RS-232 only), or Signed Decimal
(Audio only) format.
ASCII
7. Push Event Table and select On to display a Event

Table
list of bus packets with timestamps.
On |Off
Save
Event
Table
For a clocked parallel bus, the table lists the

value of the bus at each clock edge. For
an unclocked parallel bus, the table lists the
value of the bus whenever any one of its bits
changes.
For an RS-232 bus, the table lists decoded
bytes or packets.
8. Push Save Event Table to save the event
table data in a .csv (spreadsheet) format on
the currently selected storage device.
This example of an Event Table is from an
RS-232 bus.
RS-232 event tables display one line for each
7- or 8-bit byte when Packets are set to Off.
RS-232 event tables display one line for each
packet when Packets are set to On.
I2C, SPI, CAN, and LIN event tables display
one line for each packet.

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9. Push B1 or B2 and turn multipurpose knob

a to move the bus display up or down on the
screen.
You can also push B3 or B4 on the MSO4000
Series.
To acquire data from an I2C bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you select I2C, push Define Inputs and Bus B1 Define Thresholds Include B1 Label Bus Event
I2C Inputs R/W in I2C Display Table
the appropriate side-bezel menu choices. Address
No
You can assign the predefined SCLK Input

or SDA Input to the channel connected to
the signal.
2. Push Include R/W in Address and then
push the desired side-bezel button.
This control determines how the oscilloscope
shows the I2C addresses in bus decode
traces, cursor readouts, Event Table listings,
and trigger settings.
If you select Yes, the oscilloscope displays 7-bit addresses as eight bits, where the eighth bit (LSB) is the R/W bit. It
displays 10-bit addresses as 11 bits where the third bit is the R/W bit.
If you select No, the oscilloscope displays 7-bit addresses as seven bits, and 10-bit addresses as ten bits.
In the physical layer of the I2C protocol, 10 bit I2C addresses are preceded by the five bit code, 11110. The oscilloscope
does not include these five bits in address readouts.

Acquire the Signal
To acquire data from an SPI bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected SPI, push Define Inputs and Bus B1 Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Event
SPI Inputs SPI Display Table
the appropriate side-bezel menu choices.
You can set the Framing to SS (Slave
Select) or to Idle Time.
You can assign the predefined SCLK, SS,
MOSI, or MISO signals to any channel.
2. Push Configure and the desired side-bezel

menu choices.
3. Push SCLK to set the edge of the signal to SCLK

match the SPI bus being acquired.
4. Set the level of the SS, MOSI, and MISO SS
signals to match the SPI bus. Active
High
Active Low
Active High means that a signal is considered MOSI

active when the signal is greater than the Active
High
threshold value. Active Low
Active Low means that the signal is MISO

considered active when the signal is lower Active
High
than the threshold value. Active Low
-more-
1 0f 2

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5. Use multipurpose knob a to set the number Word Size

of bits of the SPI Word Size. (a) 8 bits
6. Push either side bezel button to set the bit Bit Order
MS First
order of the SPI bus.
Bit Order
LS First
To acquire data from a USB bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected USB, push Define Inputs to Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event
USB Inputs USB Display Table
set the USB bus speed and probe type.
Full Speed
2. Push the Speed side-bezel button to set the Speed

bus speed. Low
(1.5 Mbps)
Full
(12Mbps)
3. Push the appropriate side-bezel buttons to Differen-

set the input type and source. tial
Single-
ended
4. Push Thresholds. Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event

Full Speed

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5. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the Diff Probe

High (1)
voltage threshold level for a logic high (1).
(a) 798mV
6. Turn multipurpose knob b to select the Diff Probe

Low (1)
voltage threshold level for a logic low (0).
(b)
–802mV
7. You can also push the Choose Preset and Choose

Preset
Apply Preset side-bezel buttons to set and
1.4V
apply high and low preset threshold levels for –1.4V
the selected USB logic family.
Apply
Preset
8. Push Bus Display and use the side-bezel Bus B1 Define Thresholds B1 Label Bus Event
buttons to select Bus, Bus and Waveforms,
Full Speed
or Number Format.
If you select the Number Format, turn
multipurpose knob a to select from the following
formats:
Decimal Frame & Address, Hex Data
Decimal Frame & Address, ASCII Data
Hex
Binary
To acquire data from a CAN bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected CAN, push Define Inputs and Bus B1 Define Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label Bus Event
CAN Inputs 500 Kbps CAN Display Table
2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the CAN Input

channel connected to the CAN bus source. (a) 1
3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the type Signal

Type
of CAN signal: CAN_H, CAN_L, Rx, Tx, or
CAN_H
Differential.
4. Turn multipurpose knob a to set the Sample Sample
Point
Point from 5% to 95% of the position within
50%
the bit period or the unit interval.

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5. Push Bit Rate and turn multipurpose knob a Bus B1 Define Thresholds Bit Rate B1 Label Bus Event
CAN Inputs 500 Kbps CAN Display Table
to select from the list of predefined bit rates.
Alternately, you can set the bit rate to a
specific value. To do so, select Custom, and
then turn multipurpose knob b to set the bit
rate from 10,000 to 1,000,000.
To acquire data from a LIN bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected LIN, push Define Inputs and Bus B1 Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Event
LIN Inputs LIN Display Table
2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the LIN Input

channel connected to the LIN bus source. (a) 1
3. Turn multipurpose knob a to set the Sample Sample

Point
Point from 5% to 95% of the position within 50%
the bit period or the unit interval.
4. Select the Polarity to match the LIN bus Polarity
being acquired. Normal
(High=1)
Polarity
Inverted
(High=0)
5. Push Configure and the appropriate Bus B1 Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Event
LIN Inputs LIN Display Table
side-bezel menu choices.

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6. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a Bit Rate

to select from the list of predefined bit rates. (a)
19.2K bps
Alternately, you can set the bit rate to a
specific value. To do so, select Custom, and
then turn multipurpose knob b to set the bit
rate from 800 bps to 100,000 bps.
7. Push LIN Standard, and turn multipurpose LIN
Standard
knob a to select the appropriate standard.
v1.x
8. Push Include Parity Bits with Id to select Include

Parity Bits
whether or not to include parity bits. with Id
On|Off
To acquire data from a RS-232 bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected RS-232, push Configure and Bus B1 Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Event
RS-232 Inputs 9600-8-N RS-232 Display Table
the desired side-bezel menu choices.
Use the side-bezel menu to configure the
bus. Use Normal polarity for RS-232 signals
and Inverted polarity for RS-422, RS-485,
and UART buses.

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2. Push Bit Rate, and turn multipurpose knob a Bit Rate

to select the appropriate bit rate. 9600 bps
3. Push Data Bits and select the number to Data Bits

match the bus. 7 |8
4. Push Parity and turn multipurpose knob a to Parity

match the polarity used by the bus as None, (a) None
Odd, or Even.
5. Push Packets and select On or Off. Packets
On|Off
6. Turn multipurpose knob a to select an End of

Packet
end-of-packet character.
0A
(Linefeed)
RS-232 decoding displays a stream of bytes.

You can organize the stream into packets
with an end-of-packet character
To acquire data from an audio bus, you need to also set up these items:
1. If you selected Audio, push Define Input Bus B1 Define Thresholds Configure B1 Label Bus Event
Audio Inputs RS-232 Display Table
and the desired side-bezel menu choices.

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2. Push Type, and turn multipurpose knob Audio Bus

Type
a to select the type of audio bus data
configuration on which to trigger.
3. Select I2S to trigger on the standard Inter-IC I2S
Sound, or Integrated Interchip Sound,
electrical serial bus interface standard stereo
format.
4. Select Left Justified to trigger on an I2S Left
Justified
stream where there is no bit clock delay and (LJ)
the data starts right on the edge of the word
select clock.
5. Select Right Justified to trigger on an I2S Right
Justified
stream where the data lines up with the right (RJ)
edge of the word select clock.
6. Select TDM to trigger on time-division TDM
multiplexing.
7. Push Configure, and the appropriate

side-menu buttons to further set up I2S
triggering.
Physical Layer Bus Activity

Oscilloscope waveform traces from analog channels 1 to 4, digital channels D15 to D0, and the traces you see when you
choose to display a bus always show the physical layer bus activity. In the physical layer display, bits that were transmitted
earlier are to the left, and bits that were transmitted later are to the right.
I2C, and CAN buses transmit the MSB (most significant bit) first
SPI buses do not specify a bit order
RS-232 and LIN buses transmit the LSB (least significant bit) first
NOTE. The oscilloscope displays the decode traces and event tables for all buses with the MSB on the left and LSB
on the right.
For example, an RS-232 signal (after the start bit) might be high, high, high, low, high, low, low, and high. Since the RS-232
protocol uses high for zero and low for one, this value would be 0001 0110.
Since the decode displays the MSB first, the oscilloscope reverses the order of the bits and displays 0110 1000. If the bus
display is set to hex, the value displays as 68. If the bus display is set to ASCII, the value displays as h.

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RS-232
If you defined an end-of-packet character

to use for RS-232 decoding, the stream of
bytes will be displayed as packets.
When decoding an RS-232 bus in ASCII

mode, a large dot indicates that the value
represents a character outside the printable
ASCII range.
Setting Up Digital Channels

Use front-panel buttons and knobs to set up your instrument to acquire signals using the digital channels.
1. Connect the P6516 16-channel logic probe

to the input signal source.
2. Connect the ground lead or leads to the

circuit ground.
You can connect a separate lead for each
channel or a common ground lead for each
group of 8 wires.
3. If needed, connect the appropriate grabber
for each probe to the probe tip.
4. Connect the each probe to the desired circuit
test point.

Acquire the Signal
5. Push the D15 - D0 front panel button to

display the menu.
6. Push the lower-bezel D15 - D0 button to D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu Height
access the D15 - D0 On or Off menu. On/Off On |Off S|ML

the list of digital channels. Turn multipurpose
knob b to position the selected channel.
As you position channels close to each other
on the display, the oscilloscope groups the
channels, and adds the group to the pop-up
list. You can select the group from the list to
move all the channels in the group instead of
individual channels.
8. Push the lower-bezel Thresholds button.
You can assign a different threshold value
to each channel.
9. Push the lower-bezel Edit Labels button
and create the label. You can create labels
through the front panel or with an optional
USB keyboard. (See page 41, Labeling
Channels and Buses.)
10. Push the lower-bezel MagniVu button to
increase the timing resolution. (See page 64,
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu.)

Acquire the Signal
11. Push the lower-bezel Height button

repeatedly to set the signal height. You only
need to do this once to set the height for all
of the digital channels.
Quick Tip
Use the zoom feature to see multiple cycles of the signal in the upper part, and a single cycle in the lower part of the
display. (See page 116, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
When setting up the logic probe, the first set of eight leads (pins 7 to 0) on the logic probe are marked GROUP 1 on the
lead box. The second set (pins 15 to 8) is marked GROUP 2.
The lead for the first channel in each group is colored blue for easy identification while you connect the logic probe to the
device under test. The other leads are gray.
Digital channels store a high or low state for each sample. The threshold that separates high from low can be set
separately for each channel.
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu

For MSO4000 Series only, MagniVu allows you to have higher resolution to accurately determine edge placement. This
helps you to make precise timing measurements on digital edges. You can see up to 32 times more detail than with
normal digital channel sampling.
The MagniVu record is acquired in parallel to the main digital acquisition and is available at any time, running or stopped.
MagniVu provides an ultra high resolution view of your data sampled at a maximum resolution of 60.6 ps for 10,000 points
centered around the trigger.
NOTE. MagniVu centers itself around the trigger point. If you turn MagniVu on while using a large record length and you are
looking somewhere other than the trigger point, then the digital signal may be off screen. In most of these cases, you can find
the digital record by looking for the digital signal in the upper overview and panning accordingly.
NOTE. You should turn on MagniVu when light gray shading is displayed to indicate the uncertainty of the edge position. If
the shading is not displayed, you do not need to use MagniVu. (See page 92, Viewing Digital Channels.)
Using MagniVu
1. Push D15 – D0.

Acquire the Signal
2. Push MagniVu and select On. D15 – D0 Thresholds Label MagniVu Height
On/Off On |Off S|ML
Quick Tips
If you think you need more timing resolution, turn on MagniVu to increase the resolution.
MagniVu is always acquired. If the oscilloscope is in a stopped state, you can turn on MagniVu and still get the resolution
without taking another acquisition.
The serial bus features do not use data acquired in MagniVu mode.

Trigger Setup
Trigger Setup
This section contains concepts and procedures for setting up the oscilloscope to trigger on your signal.
Triggering Concepts
Trigger Event
The trigger event establishes the time-reference point in the waveform record. All waveform record data is located in time
with respect to that point. The instrument continuously acquires and retains enough sample points to fill the pretrigger portion
of the waveform record. That is the part of the waveform that is displayed before, or to the left of, the triggering event on
screen. When a trigger event occurs, the instrument starts acquiring samples to build the posttrigger portion of the waveform
record, that is, the part displayed after or to the right of the trigger event. After a trigger is recognized, the instrument will not
accept another trigger until the acquisition is complete and the holdoff time has expired.
Untriggered display Triggered display
Trigger Modes
The trigger mode determines how the instrument behaves in the absence of a trigger event:
Normal trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered. If no trigger occurs, the last
waveform record acquired remains on the display. If no last waveform exists, no waveform is displayed.
Auto trigger mode enables the instrument to acquire a waveform even if a trigger does not occur. Auto mode uses a
timer that starts when the acquisition is started, and the pretrigger information is obtained. If a trigger event is not
detected before the timer times out, the instrument forces a trigger. The length of time it waits for a trigger event
depends on the time base setting.
Auto mode, when forcing triggers in the absence of valid triggering events, does not synchronize the waveform on the
display. The waveform will appear to roll across the screen. If valid triggers occur, the display will become stable.
You can also force the instrument to trigger by pushing the front-panel Force Trig button.

Trigger Setup
Trigger Holdoff
Adjust holdoff to obtain stable triggering when
the instrument is triggering on undesired
trigger events.
Trigger holdoff can help stabilize triggering,
since the oscilloscope does not recognize
new triggers during the holdoff time. When
the instrument recognizes a trigger event, it
disables the trigger system until acquisition
is complete. In addition, the trigger system
remains disabled during the holdoff period Holdoffs
that follows each acquisition.
Trigger Coupling
Trigger coupling determines what part of the
signal is passed to the trigger circuit. Edge
triggering can use all available coupling
types: DC, Low Frequency Rejection, High
Frequency Rejection, and Noise Rejection.
All other trigger types use DC coupling only.
Horizontal Position
When Delay Mode is on, use horizontal
position to acquire waveform detail in a
region that is separated from the trigger
location by a significant interval of time.

Trigger Setup
1. Adjust the position (delay) time by

rotating the Horizontal Position knob.
2. Turn horizontal SCALE to acquire the

detail that you need around the position
(delay) expansion point.
The part of the record that occurs before the trigger is the pretrigger portion. The part that occurs after the trigger is the
posttrigger portion. Pretrigger data can help you troubleshoot. For example, to find the cause of an unwanted glitch in
your test circuit, you can trigger on the glitch and make the pretrigger period large enough to capture data before the
glitch. By analyzing what happens before the glitch, you may uncover information that helps you find the source of the
glitch. Alternatively, to see what is happening in your system as a result of the trigger event, make the posttrigger period
large enough to capture data after the trigger.
Slope and Level

The slope control determines whether the
instrument finds the trigger point on the rising
or the falling edge of a signal.
The level control determines where on that
edge the trigger point occurs.
The oscilloscope provides a long horizontal

bar or bars across the graticule to temporarily
show the trigger level.
1. Turn the front-panel Trigger Level knob

to adjust the trigger level without going
to a menu.
2. Push the front-panel Set to 50% button

to quickly set the trigger level to the
midpoint of the waveform.

Trigger Setup
Choosing a Trigger Type

To select a trigger:
1. Push Trigger Menu.
2. Push Type to bring up the Trigger Type Trigger

Type
side-bezel menu.
Sequence
NOTE. The bus trigger in the MSO4000 Series (B Trigger)
works on parallel buses even without an Pulse
application module. Using the bus trigger on Width
other buses requires use of the DPO4AUDIO,
Runt
DPO4AUTO, DPO4AUTOMAX, DPO4COMP,
DPO4EMBD, or DPO4USB application module. Logic
Setup &
Hold
Rise/Fall
Time
Video
Bus
3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select the

desired trigger type.
4. Complete the trigger setup using the Type Source Coupling Slope Level Mode
lower-bezel menu controls displayed for Edge 1 DC 100 mV Auto
the trigger type. The controls to set up the & Holdoff
trigger vary depending on the trigger type.

Trigger Setup
Selecting Triggers
Trigger Type Trigger Conditions
Edge Trigger on a rising or falling edge, as defined by the
slope control. Coupling choices are DC, LF Reject, HF
Reject, and Noise Reject.
Edge triggers are the simplest and most commonly
used trigger type, with both analog and digital signals.
An edge trigger event occurs when the trigger source
passes through a specified voltage level in the specified
direction.
Sequence Combine an edge A Event (Main) trigger with the
(B Trigger) B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex
signals. (See page 78, Using Sequence Trigger (A
(Main) and B (Delayed)).)
Time. After the A Event occurs, the trigger system waits
the specified amount of time, and then looks for the B
Event before triggering and displaying the waveform.
Events. After the A Event occurs, the trigger system
looks for a specified number of B Events before
triggering and displaying the waveform.
Pulse Width Trigger on pulses that are less than, greater than, equal
to, or not equal to a specified time. You can trigger on
positive or negative pulses. Pulse width triggers are
primarily used on digital signals.
Runt Trigger on a pulse amplitude that crosses one threshold

but fails to cross a second threshold before recrossing
the first. You can detect positive or negative (or either)
runts, or only those wider than, less than, greater than,
equal to, or not equal to a specified width. Runt triggers
are primarily used on digital signals.

Trigger Setup

Logic Trigger when all channels transition to the specified
state. Use multipurpose knob a to select a channel.
Push the appropriate side-bezel button to set that
channel’s state to High (H), Low (L), or Don’t Care (X).
Use the Clock side-bezel button to enable clocked
(state) triggering. You can have at most a single clock
channel. Push the Clock Edge bottom bezel button to
change the polarity of the clock edge. Turn off clocked
triggering and return to unclocked (pattern) triggering by
selecting the clock channel and setting it to high, low,
or don’t care.
For unclocked triggering, by default, triggering occurs
when the selected condition goes true. You can also
select triggering when the condition goes false, or
time-qualified triggering.
You can use up to 20 channels for a logic trigger
(4 analog and 16 digital) with MSO4000 Series
oscilloscopes.
NOTE. Optimum Logic trigger performance is achieved
by using only analog channels or only digital channels.
Setup and Hold Trigger when a logic data input changes state inside of
the setup or hold time relative to a clock edge.
Setup is the amount of time that data should be stable
and not change before a clock edge occurs. Hold is the
time that data should be stable and not change after
a clock edge occurs.
MSO4000 Series oscilloscopes are capable of multiple
channel Setup and Hold triggering, and can monitor
the state of an entire bus for setup and hold violations.
You can use up to 20 channels for a Setup and Hold
trigger (4 analog and 16 digital) with MSO4000 Series
oscilloscopes.
Use the Clock side-bezel button to select the clock
channel. Use the Select control, Data, and Not used
buttons to select one or more channels you want to
monitor for setup and hold violations.
NOTE. Optimum Setup and Hold trigger performance is
achieved by using only analog channels or only digital
channels.
Rise/Fall Time Trigger on rise and fall times. Trigger on pulse edges
that traverse between two thresholds at faster or slower
rates than the specified time. Specify pulse edges as
positive or negative or either.

Trigger Setup

Video Trigger on specified fields or lines of a composite video
signal. Only composite signal formats are supported.
Trigger on NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Works with
Macrovision signals.
With the DPO4VID module, trigger on a variety of HDTV
video standard signals, as well as custom (non-standard)
bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4,000 lines.
Bus Trigger on various bus conditions.

I2C requires a DPO4EMBD module.
SPI requires a DPO4EMBD module.
CAN requires a DPO4AUTO or DPO4AUTOMAX
module.
RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and UART require a
DPO4COMP module.
LIN requires either a DPO4AUTO or a DPO4AUTOMAX
module.
FlexRay requires a DPO4AUTOMAX module.
Parallel requires an MSO4000 Series oscilloscope.
(See page 14, Application Module Free Trial.)
Triggering on Buses
You can use your oscilloscope to trigger on CAN, I2C, SPI, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART, LIN, FlexRay, I2S, Left Justified,
Right Justified, and TDM buses, if you have the appropriate DPO4AUTO, DPO4AUTOMAX, DPO4EMBD, DPO4COMP,
or DPO4AUDIO application module installed. The MSO4000 Series can trigger on parallel buses without an application
module. The oscilloscope can display both physical layer (as analog waveforms) and protocol level information (as digital
and symbolic waveforms).
To set up the bus trigger:
1. If you have not already defined your bus

using the front-panel B1 and B2 buttons
(and B3 and B4 on the MSO4000 Series),
do so now. (See page 50, Setting Up a
Serial or Parallel Bus.)

Trigger Setup
3. Push Type. Type Source Trigger On Address Direction Mode

Bus Bus Address 07F Write Auto
B1 (I2C) & Holdoff

the trigger type side menu until you select
Bus.
5. Push Source Bus and turn multipurpose B1 (I2C)

knob a to scroll through the source bus side B2
menu until you select the bus that you want (Parallel)
to trigger on.
6. Push Trigger On and select the desired

trigger on feature from the side-bezel menu.
If you are using the parallel bus trigger, you
can trigger on a binary or hex data value.
Push the lower-bezel Data button and enter
the parameters of interest with multipurpose
knobs a and b.
If you are using the I2C bus trigger, you
can trigger on Start, Repeated Start,
Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, or
Address/Data.
If you are using the SPI bus trigger, you can
trigger on SS Active, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI
& MISO.
If you are using the CAN bus trigger, you
can trigger on Start of Frame, Type of
Frame, Identifier, Data, Id & Data, End of
Frame, and Missing Ack.
If you are using the RS-232 bus trigger, you
can trigger on Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx
End of Packet, Rx End of Packet,Tx Data,
or Rx Data.
If you are using the LIN bus trigger, you
can trigger on Sync, Identifier, Data, Id
& Data,Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, or
Error.
If you are using the FlexRay bus trigger,
you can trigger on Start of Frame, Type
of Frame, Identifier, Cycle Count,Header
Fields, Data, Id & Data, End of Frame or
Error.

Trigger Setup
7. If you are setting up an I2C trigger and have

made a Trigger On selection of Address
or Address/Data, push the lower-bezel
Address button to access the I2C Address
side-bezel menu.
Push the side-bezel Addressing Mode
button and select 7 bit or 10 bit. Push
the side-bezel Address button. Enter
the address parameters of interest with
multipurpose knobs a and b.
Then push the lower-bezel menu Direction
button and select the direction of interest:
Read, Write, or Read or Write.
If you have made a Trigger On selection
of Data or Address/Data, push the
lower-bezel Data button to access the I2C
Data side-bezel menu.
Push the Number of Bytes button and
enter the number of bytes with multipurpose
knob a.
Push the side-bezel Addressing Mode
button and select 7 bit or 10 bit. Push
the side-bezel Data button. Enter the data
parameters of interest with multipurpose
knobs a and b.
For more information on the I2C address
formats, refer to item 2 under Setting Up
Bus Parameters.
8. If you are setting up an SPI trigger and have
made a Trigger On selection of MOSI or
MISO, push the lower-bezel Data button,
push the side-bezel MOSI (or MISO) button,
and enter the data parameters of interest
with multipurpose knobs a and b.
Then push the Number of Bytes button and
knob a.
If you select MOSI & MISO, push the
lower-bezel Data button and enter the
parameters of interest in the side-bezel
menus.
9. If you are setting up a USB trigger and
have made a Trigger On selection of Sync,
Reset, Suspend, Resume, or End of
Packet, no further set up is needed.

Trigger Setup

of Token (Address) Packet, push the
lower-bezel Token Type button, and
select from the Any (XX01), SOF (0101),
Out (0001), IN (1001), or SETUP (1101)
side-bezel buttons. Then push the Address
lower-bezel button, and use multipurpose
knob a to select a Trigger When condition
from =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥, Inside Range, or
Outside Range.
After selecting the condition, push the
Address side-bezel button and enter
a binary, hex, or decimal value with
of Data Packet, push the lower-bezel
Data Packet Type button, and select
from the Any (XX11), DATA0 (0011), or
DATA1 (1011) side-bezel buttons. Then
push the Data lower-bezel button, and use
multipurpose knob a to select a Trigger
When condition from =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥, Inside
Range, or Outside Range.
After selecting the condition, push the
Number of Bytes side-bezel button and
enter a number with multipurpose knob a.
After selecting the number of bytes, push
the Byte Offset side-bezel button and use
multipurpose knob a to select Don’t Care,
or an offset number of bytes. Then push the
Data side-bezel button and enter a binary,
hex, or ASCII value with multipurpose knobs
a and b.
If you have made a Trigger On selection of
Handshake Packet, push the lower-bezel
Handshake Type button, and select from
the Any (XX10), ACK (0010), NAK (1010),
or STALL (1110) side-bezel buttons.
of Special Packet, push the lower-bezel
Special Type button, and select from the
Any (XX00), PRE (1100), or Reserved
(0000) side-bezel buttons.
of Error, push the lower-bezel Error Type
button, and select from the PID Check Bits,
Token CRC5, Data CRC16, or Bit Stuffing
side-bezel buttons.

Trigger Setup
10. If you are setting up a CAN trigger and have

made a Trigger On selection of Type of
Frame, push the lower-bezel Frame Type
button, and select Data Frame, Remote
Frame, Error Frame, or Overload Frame.
If you have made a Trigger On selection of
Identifier, push the lower-bezel Identifier
button, and select a Format. Then push the
Identifier side-bezel button, and enter a
binary or hex value with multipurpose knobs
a and b.
Push the lower-bezel menu Direction button
and select the direction of interest: Read,
Write, or Read or Write.
of Data. Push the lower-bezel Data button
and enter the parameters of interest with
11. If you are setting up an RS-232 trigger and
have made a Trigger On selection of Tx
Data or Rx Data, push the lower-bezel Data
button.
Push the Number of Bytes button and
knob a.
Push the side-bezel Data button, and enter
the parameters of interest with multipurpose
knobs a and b.
12. If you are setting up an LIN trigger and
have made a Trigger On selection of
Identifier, Data, or Identifier & Data, push
the lower-bezel Identifier or Data buttons
and enter the parameters of interest on the
resulting side-bezel menu.
of Error, push the lower-bezel Error Type
button and enter the parameters of interest
on the resulting side-bezel menu.
13. If you are using the I2S, Left Justified or
Right Justified bus, you can trigger on Word
Select or Data.
14. If you are using the TDM bus, you can
trigger on Frame Sync or Data.

Trigger Setup
I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, LIN, and FlexRay Bus Trigger Data Matching
Rolling window byte matching for I2C, SPI, USB, and FlexRay. To use a rolling window to trigger on data, you
define the number of bytes to match. Then the oscilloscope uses a rolling window to find any match within a packet,
with the window rolling one byte at a time.
For example, if the number of bytes is one, the oscilloscope will attempt to match the first byte, second byte, third, and so
on within the packet.
If the number of bytes is two, the oscilloscope will try to match any two consecutive bytes, such as one and two, two and
three, three and four, and so on. If the oscilloscope finds a match, it will trigger.
With FlexRay, obtain a rolling window match by setting the Byte Offset to Don’t care. Do this by pressing the front-panel
Trigger button, followed by setting the lower-bezel Type to Bus, Trigger On to Data, pressing Data, and entering the
byte offset with the side menu and multipurpose knob a.
Specific byte matching (non-rolling window matching for a specific position in the packet) for I2C, SPI,
USB, CAN, and FlexRay. You can trigger on a specific byte for I2C, SPI, CAN, and FlexRay in several ways:
For I2C and SPI, enter the number of bytes to match the number of bytes in the signal. Then use don’t cares (X) to
mask the bytes that you are not interested in.
For I2C, push the lower-bezel Trigger On to trigger on Address/Data. Push Address. On the side-bezel menu, push
Address, and rotate multipurpose knobs a and b as needed. Set the address to don’t cares (X) if you want to mask the
address. The data will be matched starting at the first byte without using a rolling window.
For USB, triggering occurs when the user-selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at
the byte offset. Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest. Use the data qualifier to perform: =,
!=, <, >, >=, and <= operations.
For CAN, triggering occurs when the user-selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at
the first byte. Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest. Use the data qualifier to perform: =,
!=, <, >, >=, and <= operations. Triggering on identifier and data always matches the identifier and data selected by
the user, with the data starting at the first byte. No rolling window is used.
For FlexRay, triggering occurs when the user-selected data input matches the data and qualifier in the signal starting at
the byte offset. Set the number of bytes to match the number of bytes of interest. Use the data qualifier to perform: =,
!=, <, >, >=, and <= operations. Triggering on identifier and data always matches the identifier and data selected by
the user, with the data starting at the first byte. No rolling window is used.
RS-232 Bus Trigger Data Matching

You can trigger on a specific data value for RS-232 bytes. If you defined an end-of-packet character to use for RS-232 bus
decoding, you can use the same end-of-packet character as a data value for trigger data matching. To do so, choose the Tx
End of Packet or the Rx End of Packet character as the Trigger On selection.
Parallel Bus Trigger Data Matching

Optimum parallel bus trigger performance is achieved by using only analog channels or only digital channels
(MSO4000 Series only).

Trigger Setup
Checking Trigger Settings

To quickly determine the settings of some
key trigger parameters, check the Trigger
readout at the bottom of the display. The
readouts differ for edge and the advanced
triggers.
1. Trigger source = channel 1.
Edge trigger readout
2. Trigger slope = rising.
3. Trigger level = 0.00 V.
Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed))

Combine an edge A Event (Main) trigger with the B Event (Delayed) trigger to capture more complex signals. After the A
Event occurs, the trigger system looks for the B Event before triggering and displaying the waveform.
A and B triggers can (and typically do) have separate sources.
Use the Edge trigger menu to set up the A trigger first. Then, to use the B trigger:
2. Push Type.
3. Turn multipurpose knob a to select a trigger
type of Sequence (B Trigger).
This brings up the Sequence (B Trigger)
menu.
4. Push B Trigger After A. Type Source Coupling Slope Level B Trigger Mode
Sequence 1 DC 0.00 V After A Auto
(B Trigger) Time & Holdoff

Trigger Setup
Push a side-bezel button to select Time

sequencing the B trigger after the A as Time (a) 8 ns
or as Events.
B Events
1
Set to
Minimum
5. Set the other Sequence Trigger parameters

in the related side- and lower-bezel menus.
B Trigger After Delay Time

The A trigger arms the instrument.
Posttrigger acquisition starts on the first B
edge after the trigger delay time.
Trigger on B Events
The A trigger arms the instrument.
Posttrigger acquisition starts on the nth B
event.
Quick Tips
B-trigger delay time and horizontal position are independent functions. When you establish a trigger condition using
either the A trigger alone or the A and B triggers together, you can also use the horizontal position control to delay the
acquisition by an additional amount.
When using the B trigger, the A and B trigger types can only be Edge.

Trigger Setup
Starting and Stopping an Acquisition

After you have defined the acquisition and trigger parameters, start the acquisition with Run/Stop or Single.
Push Run/Stop to start acquisitions.

The oscilloscope acquires repeatedly
until you push the button again to stop
the acquisition.
Push Single to take a single acquisition.
Single sets the trigger mode to Normal
for the single acquisition.

Display Waveform Data

This section contains concepts and procedures for displaying the acquired waveform.
Adding and Removing a Waveform

1. To add or remove a waveform from
the display, push the corresponding
front-panel channel button or the D15-D0
button.
You can use the channel as a trigger
source whether or not it is displayed.
Setting the Display Style and Persistence

1. To set the display style, push Acquire.
2. Push Waveform Display. Mode Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display
Sample Length Position to Display On
On |Off 10%
10k

3. Push Dots Only On Off from the side-bezel Waveform

Display
menu. Dots on will display the waveform
record points as dots on the screen. Dots off
connects the dots with vectors.
Dots Only
On |Off
4. Push Persist Time, and turn multipurpose Persist

Time
knob a to have waveform data remain on (a) Auto
screen for a user-specified amount of time.
5. Push Set to Auto to have the oscilloscope Set to Auto
automatically determine a persistence time
for you.
6. Push Clear Persistence to reset the Clear Per-
sistence
persistence information.
7. To display the amplitude from one waveform
against the amplitude from another, push
XY Display. Then push Triggered XY from
the side menu.
A data point from the first waveform
specifies the horizontal location while the
corresponding data point from the second
waveform specifies the vertical location for
each displayed point.
Quick Tips
Variable persistence accumulates record points for a specified time interval. Each record point decays independently
according to the time interval. Use variable persistence for displaying infrequently appearing signal anomalies, such
as glitches.
Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record points until you change one of the acquisition display settings. Use
infinite persistence for displaying unique signal anomalies, such as glitches.
The XY Display mode graphs the data in fixed pairs of waveforms against one another. You can use CH1 versus CH2,
and REF1 versus REF2. On four-channel models, you can also use CH3 versus CH4, and REF3 versus REF4.
When the XY Display is on, an upper window appears that displays data versus time.
Setting the Graticule Style

1. To set the graticule style, push Utility.


Page
3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Display

Display.
4. Push Graticule from the lower-bezel menu. Utility Backlight Graticule Screen
Page Intensity Full Annotation
Display High
5. Select the desired style from the resulting

side-bezel menu.
Use the Full graticule for quick estimates of
waveform parameters.
Use the Grid graticule for full-screen
measurements with cursors and automatic
readouts when cross hairs are not needed.
Use the Cross Hair graticule for making
quick estimates of waveforms while leaving
more room for automatic readouts and other
data.
Use the Frame graticule with automatic
readouts and other screen text when display
features are not needed.
Quick Tips
You can display IRE and mV graticules. To do this, set the trigger type to video and set the vertical scale to
114 mV/division. (The 114 mV/division selection is available in the coarse vertical scale settings for the channel when
you set the trigger type to video.) The oscilloscope will automatically display the IRE graticule for NTSC signals, and
the mV graticule for other video signals (PAL, SECAM, HDTV, and custom).
Setting the LCD Backlight
1. Push Utility.


Page

Display.
4. Push Backlight Intensity. Utility Backlight Graticule Screen

Page Intensity Full Annotation
Display High
5. Select the intensity level from the resulting Backlight

Intensity
side-bezel menu. Choices are: High,
Medium, and Low.
High
Med
Low
Setting Waveform Intensity
1. Push the front-panel Intensity button.
This will bring up the intensity readout on

the display.
2. Rotate multipurpose knob a to select the

desired waveform intensity.

3. Rotate multipurpose knob b to select the

desired intensity for the graticule.
4. Push Intensity again to clear the intensity
readout from the display.
Scaling and Positioning a Waveform

Use the horizontal controls to adjust the time base, adjust the trigger point, and to examine waveform details more closely.
You can also use the Wave Inspector Pan and Zoom controls to adjust the display of waveforms. (See page 116, Using
Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
Original waveform Scaled horizontally Positioned horizontally
Use the vertical controls to select waveforms, adjust the waveform vertical position and scale, and set input parameters.
Push a channel menu button (1, 2, 3, or 4), button as many times as needed and the associated menu items to select,
add, or remove a waveform.
Original waveform Scaled vertically Positioned vertically

Quick Tips
Preview. If you change the Position or Scale controls when the acquisition is stopped or when it is waiting for the next
trigger, the oscilloscope rescales and repositions the relevant waveforms in response to the new control settings. It
simulates what you will see when you next push the RUN button. The oscilloscope uses the new settings for the next
acquisition.
You may see a clipped waveform if the original acquisition went off the screen.
The math waveform, cursors, and automatic measurements remain active and valid when using preview.
Setting Input Parameters

Use the vertical controls to select waveforms, adjust the waveform vertical position and scale, and set input parameters.
1. Push a channel menu button 1, 2, 3, or 4 to

bring up the vertical menu for the designated
waveform. The vertical menu only affects
the selected waveform.
Pushing a channel button will also select or

cancel that waveform selection.
2. Push Coupling repeatedly to select the Coupling Impedance Invert Bandwidth (1) Label
coupling to use. Full
DC| AC 1MΩ| 50Ω On |Off More
Use DC coupling to pass both AC and DC
components.
Use AC coupling to block the DC component
and show only the AC signal.
Use Ground (GND) to display the reference
potential.
3. Push Impedance repeatedly to select the
input impedance to use.
Set the input impedance (termination) to
50 Ω or 1 MΩ if using DC or Gnd coupling.
Input impedance is automatically set to 1
MΩ when using AC coupling.
For more information on input impedance,
see Quick Tips. (See page 89, Quick Tips.)
4. Push Invert to invert the signal.
Select Off for normal operation and On
to invert the polarity of the signal in the
preamplifier.

5. Push Bandwidth, and select the desired

bandwidth from the resulting side-bezel
menu.
The set choices are: Full, 250 MHz, and
20 MHz. Additional choices may appear,
depending on the probe that you use.
Select Full to set the bandwidth to the full
oscilloscope bandwidth.
Select 250 MHz to set the bandwidth to
250 MHz.
Select 20 MHz to set the bandwidth to
20 MHz.
6. Push Label to create a label for the channel.
(See page 41, Labeling Channels and
Buses.)
7. Push More to access additional side-bezel
menus.
8. Select Fine Scale to enable multipurpose Fine Scale

knob a to make fine vertical scale
adjustments.
Offset
Position
Probe
Setup
Deskew
9. Select Offset to enable multipurpose knob a

to make vertical offset adjustments.
On the side-bezel menu, choose Set to 0 V
to set the vertical offset to 0 V.
For more information on offset, see Quick
Tips. (See page 89, Quick Tips.)

10. Select Probe Setup to define probe

parameters.
On the resulting side-bezel menu:
Select Voltage or Current to set the
probe type for probes that do not
have a TekProbe Level 1, TekProbe II
(requires a TPA-BNC adapter) or TekVPI
interface.
For probes that do not have a Tek
interface, when Probe Type is set to
Voltage, use multipurpose knob a to set
Attenuation to match the probe
For probes that do not have a Tek
interface, when Probe Type is set to
Current, use multipurpose knob a to
set the Amps/Volts ratio (Attenuation) to
match the probe.
If you are measuring current by probing
the voltage drop across a resistor, set
Measure Current to Yes. Push A/V ratio
side-bezel button and turn multipurpose
knob a to set the Amps/Volts or
Volts/Amp ratio of your setup. For
example, if you are measuring the drop
across a 2 Ohm resistor, set the V/A
ratio to 2.
11. Select Deskew to make display and

measurement adjustments for probes that
have differing propagation delays. This is
especially important when using a current
probe in conjunction with a voltage probe.
For best results, use a deskew fixture, such
as the Tektronix 067-1686-xx.

If you do not have a deskew fixture, you

can use the controls in the Deskew menu to
set the oscilloscope’s deskew parameters
to recommended values, based on the
nominal propagation delay of each probe.
The oscilloscope automatically loads the
nominal propagation delay values of TekVPI
and TekProbe II (requires use of a TPA-BNC
adaptor) probes. For other common probes,
first push the side-bezel Select button, and
select the channel to which the probe is
attached. Then push the side-bezel Probe
Model button, and select the probe model.
If your probe is not in the list, set probe
model to Other, and push the side-bezel
Propagation Delay button and dial in its
propagation delay with multipurpose knob a.
To display the recommended deskew values
calculated by the oscilloscope, set the
side-bezel Show rec. deskews to Yes.
To set the deskew values of each
channel to the recommended values,
push the side-bezel Set all deskews to
recommended values button.
Quick Tips
Using Probes with the TekProbe II and TekVPI Interfaces. When you attach a probe with the TekProbe II or the
TekVPI interface, the oscilloscope sets the channel sensitivity, coupling, and termination resistance automatically to
match the probe requirements. Tek Probe II probes require use of the TPA-BNC Adapter.
The Difference Between Vertical Position and Offset. Adjust the vertical position to place the waveforms where you
want to see them. The waveform baseline indicators indicate the zero Volts (or Amps) level for each waveform. If you
adjust the channel’s Vertical Scale, the waveform expands or contracts around the waveform’s baseline indicator.
When you use the Channel<x> > More >Offset > Vertical Offset control to move a waveform, the baseline indicator
no longer represents zero. Instead, it represents the level of the offset. If you adjust the channel’s Vertical Scale, the
waveform expands or contracts around the waveform’s baseline indicator.
50 Ω Protection. If you select 50 Ω termination, the maximum vertical scale factor is limited to 1 V/div, except that with a
10X probe the scale factor is 10 V. If you apply excessive input voltage, the oscilloscope automatically switches to 1
MΩ termination to protect the internal 50 Ω termination. For more details, refer to the specifications in the Tektronix 4000
Series Oscilloscopes Technical Reference.

Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals

Positioning bus signals. Push the appropriate front-panel bus button and turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the vertical
position of the selected bus. (See page 50, Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus.)
1. Push the appropriate front-panel bus button

to select that bus.
2. Turn multipurpose knob a to adjust the

vertical position of the selected bus.
Labeling bus signals. To label a bus, do the following steps:
1. Push the appropriate front-panel bus button.
2. Push Label. Bus (B1) Define Thresholds (B1) Label Bus Event
(See page 41, Labeling Channels and Buses.)

Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital Channels

1. Push the front-panel D15–D0 button.
2. Push the lower-bezel D15–D0 menu item. D15 – D0 Thresholds Edit Labels MagniVu Height
On/Off On |Off S|ML
3. Push the side-bezel Select button. Select

(a) D0
(b) 1.04 div
Display
On| Off
Turn on
D7–D0
Turn on
D15–D8

channel to move.
5. Turn multipurpose knob b to move the

selected channel.
NOTE. The display of the channel (or group)
only moves after you stop rotating the knob.

6. To change the scale (height) of the digital

channels, push the lower-menu Height
button.
NOTE. The S (Small) selection will display
each waveform at 0.2 divisions tall. The M
(Medium) selection will display each waveform
at 0.5 divisions tall. The L (Large) selection will
display each waveform at 1 division tall. L only
works if there is enough room in the display to
display the waveforms. You can display up to 10
L waveforms at one time.
7. You can label individual digital channels for
easier identification. (See page 41, Labeling
8. To group some or all of the digital channels
together, move the channels right next to
each other. All the channels that are next to
each other automatically form a group.
You can see the groups by pressing
the side-bezel Select item and turning
multipurpose knob a.
When a group is selected, turn multipurpose
knob b to move the whole group.
Viewing Digital Channels

The various ways of displaying data from the digital channels help you analyze the signals. Digital channels store a high or
low state for each sample.
Logic high levels are displayed in green. Logic low levels are displayed in blue. When a single transition occurs during the
time represented by one pixel column, the transition (edge) is displayed in gray.
When multiple transitions occur during the time

represented by one pixel column, the transition (edge)
is displayed in white.
When the display shows a white edge, indicating multiple
transitions, you may be able to zoom in and see the
individual edges.
When you are zoomed in so far that there is more than

one pixel column per sample, the uncertainty of the edge
position is indicated by light gray shading.
NOTE. When the light gray shading is displayed, use
MagniVu.

Annotating the Screen

You can add your own text to the screen by doing the following:
1. Push Utility.

Page

Display.
4. Push Screen Annotation from the resulting Utility Backlight Graticule Screen
Page Intensity Annotation
lower-bezel menu. Full
Display High
5. Push Display Annotation to select On from

the side-bezel menu.
The annotation window now appears.
Position it by turning multipurpose knobs a
and b.
6. Push Edit Annotation from the side-bezel
menu
characters to select each desired character.
Alternatively, use a USB keyboard to type
in characters. (See page 26, Connecting a
USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.)
To reposition the annotated text, press
the side-bezel Position button and turn
multipurpose knobs a and b, as desired.

Viewing the Trigger Frequency

You can display a readout of trigger frequency. It counts all of the triggerable events, whether the oscilloscope triggered on
them or not, and displays the number of times per second that they occur. To display this readout, do the following:
1. Push Utility.

Page

Display.
4. Push Trigger Frequency Readout from the Utility Backlight Graticule Screen Trigger
Page Intensity Full Annotation Frequency
resulting lower-bezel menu. Display High Readout
5. Push On from the side-bezel menu.

The trigger frequency now appears in the
Trigger readout, towards the lower right of
the display.

Analyze Waveform Data

After having properly set up the acquisition, triggering, and display of your desired waveform, you can then analyze the
results. Select from features such as cursors, automatic measurements, statistics, waveform, histograms, math, and FFT.
Taking Automatic Measurements

To take an automatic measurement:
1. Push Measure.
2. Push Add Measurement. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Configure

surement Measure- Cursors on Cursors
ment More Screen

specific measurement. If needed, then turn
multipurpose knob b to select the channel to
measure on.
4. To remove a measurement, push Remove

Measurement, turn multipurpose knob a
to select the specific measurement, and
push OK Remove Measurement on the
side-bezel menu.
Quick Tips
To remove all measurements, select Remove All Measurements.
A symbol appears instead of the expected numerical measurement if a vertical clipping condition exists. Part of the
waveform is above or below the display. To obtain a proper numerical measurement, turn the vertical scale and position
knobs to make all of the waveform appear in the display.

Selecting Automatic Measurements

The following tables list each automatic measurement by category: time or amplitude. (See page 95, Taking Automatic
Measurements.)
Time Measurements
Measurement Description
Period The time required to complete the first cycle in a waveform or gated region. Period is
the reciprocal of frequency and is measured in seconds.
Frequency The first cycle in a waveform or gated region. Frequency is the reciprocal of the period; it
is measured in hertz (Hz) where one Hz is one cycle per second.
Delay The time between the mid reference (default 50%) amplitude point of two different
waveforms. See also Phase.
Rise Time The time required for the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region
to rise from the low reference value (default = 10%) to the high reference value (default =
90%) of the final value.
Fall Time The time required for the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform or gated region to
fall from the high reference value (default = 90%) to the low reference value (default =
10%) of the final value.
Positive Duty The ratio of the positive pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage. The
Cycle duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region.
Negative Duty The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal period expressed as a percentage.
Cycle The duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region.
Positive Pulse The distance (time) between the mid reference (default 50%) amplitude points of a
Width positive pulse. The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated
region.
Negative Pulse The distance (time) between the mid reference (default 50%) amplitude points of a
Width negative pulse. The measurement is made on the first pulse in the waveform or gated
region.

Time Measurements (cont.)

Burst Width The duration of a burst (a series of transient events) and is measured over the entire
waveform or gated region.
Phase The amount of time that one waveform leads or lags another waveform, expressed in
degrees where 360° makes up one waveform cycle. See also Delay.
Amplitude Measurements
Positive This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as:
Overshoot Positive Overshoot = (Maximum – High) / Amplitude x 100%.
Negative This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed as:
Overshoot Negative Overshoot = (Low – Minimum) / Amplitude x 100%.
Pk-Pk The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude in the entire
waveform or gated region.
Amplitude The high value less the low value measured over the entire waveform or gated region.
High This value is used as 100% whenever high reference, mid reference, or low reference
values are needed, such as in fall time or rise time measurements. Calculate using either
the min/max or histogram method. The min/max method uses the maximum value found.
The histogram method uses the most common value found above the midpoint. This
value is measured over the entire waveform or gated region.
Low This value is used as 0% whenever high reference, mid reference, or low reference
values are needed, such as in fall time or rise time measurements. Calculate using either
the min/max or histogram method. The min/max method uses the minimum value found.
The histogram method uses the most common value found below the midpoint. This
value is measured over the entire waveform or gated region.

Amplitude Measurements (cont.)

Max The most positive peak voltage. Max is measured over the entire waveform or gated
region.
Min The most negative peak voltage. Min is measured over the entire waveform or gated
region.
Mean The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform or gated region.
Cycle Mean The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated
region.
RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform or gated region.
Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first cycle in the waveform or the first
cycle in the gated region.
Miscellaneous Measurements
Rising Edge The number of positive transitions from the low reference value to the high reference
Count value in the waveform or gated region.
Falling Edge The number of negative transitions from the high reference value to the low reference
Count value in the waveform or gated region.
Positive Pulse The number of positive pulses that rise above the mid reference crossing in the waveform
Count or gated region.
Negative Pulse The number of negative pulses that fall below the mid reference crossing in the waveform
Count or gated region.

Miscellaneous Measurements (cont.)

Area Area measurement is a voltage over time measurement. It returns the area over the
entire waveform or gated region in volt-seconds. Area measured above ground is
positive; area measured below ground is negative.
Cycle Area A voltage over time measurement. The measurement is the area over the first cycle
in the waveform or the first cycle in the gated region expressed in volt-seconds. The
area above the common reference point is positive, and the area below the common
reference point is negative.
Histogram Measurements
Waveform Displays the number of waveforms that contributed to the histogram.
Count
Hits in Box Displays the number of samples within the histogram box or on its boundaries.
Peak Hits Displays the number of samples in the bin that contains the most hits.
Median Displays the middle histogram data value, where half of all histogram data points are
less than this value and half are greater than this value.
Peak-to-peak Displays the peak-to-peak value of the histogram. Vertical histograms display the voltage
of the highest nonzero bin minus the voltage of the lowest nonzero bin. Horizontal
histograms display the time of the rightmost nonzero bin minus the time of the leftmost
nonzero bin.
Histogram Max Displays the voltage of the highest nonzero bin in vertical histograms or the time of the
rightmost nonzero bin in horizontal histograms.
Histogram Min Displays the voltage of the lowest nonzero bin in vertical histograms or the time of the
leftmost nonzero bin in horizontal histograms.
Histogram Measures the average of all histogram data points within or on the histogram box.
Mean
Standard Measures the standard deviation (Root Mean Square (RMS) deviation) of all histogram
Deviation data points within or on the histogram box.
Sigma1 Displays the percentage of the hits in the histogram that are within one standard deviation
of the histogram mean.
Sigma2 Displays the percentage of the hits in the histogram that are within two standard
deviations of the histogram mean.
Sigma3 Displays the percentage of the hits in the histogram that are within three standard
deviations of the histogram mean.

Customizing an Automatic Measurement

You can customize automatic measurements by using gating, modifying measurement statistics, adjusting the measurement
reference levels, or taking a snapshot.
Gating
Gating confines the measurement to a certain portion of a waveform. To use:
1. Push Measure.
2. Push More as many times as needed to Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Configure
surement Measure- Cursors Cursors
select Gating from the resulting pop-up ment More On Screen
menu.
3. Position the gates from the side-bezel menu Gating

options.
Off
(Full
Record)
Screen
Between
Cursors
Statistics
Statistics characterize the stability of measurements. To adjust statistics:
1. Push Measure.

2. Push More as many times as needed to Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Configure
select Statistics from the resulting pop-up ment More On Screen
menu.
3. Push the side-bezel menu options. These Measure-

ment Sta-
include whether to turn statistics on or off tistics
and how many samples to use for mean and
On| Off
standard deviation calculations.
Mean &
Std Dev
Samples
(a) |32
Reset
Statistics
Snapshot
To see all the single-sourced measurements at one moment in time:
1. Push Measure.
2. Push Add Measurement. as many times Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Configure
as needed to select Statistics from the ment More On Screen
resulting pop-up menu.

Measurement Type of Snapshot.

4. Push OK Snapshot All Measurements. OK

Snapshot
All Mea-
surements
5. View results.
Snapshot on 1
Period : 312.2μs Freq : 3.203kHz

+Width : 103.7μs –Width : 208.5μs
Burst W : 936.5μs
Rise : 1.452μs Fall : 1.144μs
+Duty : 33.23% –Duty : 66.77 %
+Over : 7.143% –Over : 7.143 %
High : 9.200 V Low : -7.600 V
Max : 10.40 V Min : -8.800 V
Ampl : 16.80 V Pk-Pk : 19.20 V
Mean : -5.396 V CycleMean : -5.396 V
RMS : 7.769 V CycleRMS : 8.206 V
Area : -21.58mVs CycleArea : -654.6μVs
Reference Levels
Reference levels determine how time-related
measurements are taken. For example, they are
used in calculating rise and fall times.
1. Push Measure.
2. Push More as many times as needed to Add Mea- Remove Indicators Wave- Bring Configure
surement Measure- form His- Cursors Cursors
select Reference Levels from the resulting ment tograms More On Screen
pop-up menu.

3. Set the levels from the side-bezel menu. Reference

Levels
Set Levels
in
% |Units
Use High and Low reference to calculate High Ref

rise and fall times. (a) 90.0 %
Use Mid reference primarily for Mid Ref

measurements between edges such 50.0 %
as pulse widths. 50.0 %
Low Ref
10.0 %
- Set to
Defaults
Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors

Cursors are on-screen markers that you position in the waveform display to take manual measurements on acquired data.
They appear as horizontal and/or as vertical lines. To use cursors on analog or digital channels:
1. Push Cursors.
This changes the cursor state. The three
states are:
No cursors appear on the screen.
Two vertical waveform cursors
appear. They are attached to the
selected analog waveform or digital
waveforms.
Four screen cursors appear. Two are
vertical and two are horizontal. They
are no longer specifically attached to
a waveform.
For example, the first time you push
Cursors the state might be off.

2. Push Cursors again.

In the example, two vertical cursors
appear on the selected screen waveform.
As you turn multipurpose knob a, you
move one cursor to the right or left. As
you turn knob b, you move the other
cursor.
If you change the selected waveform by
pushing the front-panel 1, 2, 3, 4, M, R,
or D15-D0 button, both cursors jump to
the new selected waveform.
3. Push Select.
This turns the cursor linking on and off. If
linking is on, turning multipurpose knob a
moves the two cursors together. Turning
multipurpose knob b adjusts the time
between the cursors.
4. Push Fine to toggle between a coarse

and a fine adjustment for multipurpose
knobs a and b.
Pushing Fine also changes the sensitivity
of other knobs as well.
5. Push Cursors again.

This will put the cursors into screen
mode. Two horizontal bars and two
vertical bars span the graticule.
6. Turn multipurpose knobs a and b to

move the pair of horizontal cursors.

7. Push Select.
This makes the vertical cursors active
and the horizontal ones inactive. Now,
as you turn the multipurpose knobs, the
vertical cursors will move.
Push Select again to make the horizontal
cursors active again.
8. View the cursor and the cursor readout.

You can take timing measurements with
cursors on digital channels, but not
amplitude measurements.

9. Push Cursors again. This will turn off

the cursor mode. The screen will no
longer display the cursors and the cursor
readout.
Using Cursor Readouts

Cursor readouts supply textual and numeric information relating to the current cursor positions. The oscilloscope always
shows the readouts when the cursors are turned on.
Readouts appear in the upper right corner of the graticule. If Zoom is on, the readout appears in the upper right corner of
the zoom window.
When a bus is selected, the readout shows the decoded bus data in the format you have selected, hexadecimal, binary, or
ASCII (RS-232 only). When a digital channel is selected, the cursors show the values of all displayed digital channels.
NOTE. When serial buses are selected, the data value at that point is displayed in the cursor readout. When parallel buses
are selected, no readout appears.
Δ Readout:
The Δ readouts indicate the difference
between the cursor positions.
a Readout:
Indicates that the value is controlled by
multipurpose knob a.
b Readout:
Indicates that the value is controlled by
multipurpose knob b.
The horizontal cursor lines on the display

measure the vertical parameters, typically
voltage.

The vertical cursor lines on the display

measure horizontal parameters, typically
time.
The square and circle shapes in the readout map to the multipurpose knobs when both vertical and horizontal cursors
are present.
Using XY Cursors
When the XY Display mode is on, the cursor readouts will appear to the right of the lower graticule (XY). They will include
rectangular, polar, product, and ratio readouts. The oscilloscope will display vertical-bar waveform cursors in the upper
graticule (YT).
Setting Up a Histogram
You can display a vertical (voltage) or horizontal (time) histogram. Use histogram measurements to get statistical
measurement data for a section of a waveform along one axis. The sources for a histogram can be any of the four analog
channels, a math waveform, or any of the four reference waveforms.
1. Set up the oscilloscope to show the waveform

on which to measure the histogram. Use
Autoset if appropriate.
2. Push Measure.
3. Push the Waveform Histograms lower-bezel Add Mea- Remove Indicators Wave- Bring
surement Measure- form His- Cursors
button. ment tograms More On Screen

4. Push the top side-bezel button to select the Off

waveform axis for which you want to show Vertical
the histogram values: Vertical or Horizontal. Horizontal
5. Push the Source side-bezel button and use Source

multipurpose knob a to select the channel for (a) 1
which to display histogram measurements.
6. Push the Horiz. Limits side-bezel button Horiz.
Limits
and use the multipurpose knobs a and b to L (a)
set the L (left) and R (right) boundaries of the -584ns
histogram box. R (b)
760ns
7. Push the Vert. Limits side-bezel button and Vert.

Limits
use the multipurpose knobs a and b to set
T (a)
the T (top) and B (bottom) boundaries of the -584ns
histogram box. B (b)
760ns
8. Push - more - 1 of 2. - more -

1 of 2
9. Push the Display side-bezel button and Display

select Linear or Log. Linear
Log
10. Push the Add Measurement lower-bezel Add Mea- Remove Indicators Wave- Bring
button to add measurements on the ment tograms More On Screen
histogram data.
11. Push the Source side-bezel button and turn Source

multipurpose knob a to select H for histogram (a) H
measurements.
12. Push the Measurement Type side-bezel Measure-
ment
button and turn multipurpose knob b to select
Type
a histogram measurement. (b) Peak
Hits

13. Push the OK Add Measurement side-bezel OK

button to add the measurement to the Add Mea-
surement
measurement readout list.
To reset the histogram measurements, follow these steps:
1. Push the Waveform Histograms Add Mea- Remove Indicators Wave- Bring
lower-bezel button. ment tograms More On Screen
2. Push the - more - 1 of 2 side-bezel button. - more -

1 of 2
3. Push the Reset Histogram Counts Reset

Histogram
side-bezel button. Counts
4. Push the More lower-bezel button. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Wave- Bring
ment tograms More On Screen

5. Push the Reset Statistics side-bezel button. Reset

Statistics
You can view the histogram at the top (for horizontal histograms) or the left edge (for vertical histograms) of the graticule.
Quick Tips
Use vertical histograms to measure signal noise.
Use horizontal histograms to measure signal jitter.
Using Math Waveforms

Create math waveforms to support the analysis of your channel and reference waveforms. By combining and transforming
source waveforms and other data into math waveforms, you can derive the data view that your application requires.
NOTE. Math waveforms are not available for use with serial buses.
Use the following procedure for executing simple (+, –, *, ÷) math operations on two waveforms:
1. Push Math.
2. Push Dual Wfm Math. Dual Wfm FFT Advanced (M) Label
Math Math

3. On the side-bezel menu, set the sources

to either channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or reference
waveforms R1, 2, 3, or 4. Choose the +, –,
x, or ÷ operators.
4. For example, you might calculate power
by multiplying a voltage waveform and a
current waveform.
Quick Tips
Math waveforms can be created from channel or reference waveforms or a combination of them.
Measurements can be taken on math waveforms in the same way as on channel waveforms.
Math waveforms derive their horizontal scale and position from the sources in their math expressions. Adjusting these
controls for the source waveforms also adjusts the math waveform.
You can zoom in on math waveforms using the inner knob of the Pan-Zoom control. Use the outer knob for positioning
the zoomed area. (See page 116, Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
Using FFT
An FFT breaks down signals into component frequencies, which the oscilloscope uses to display a graph of the frequency
domain of a signal, as opposed to the oscilloscope’s standard time domain graph. You can match these frequencies with
known system frequencies, such as system clocks, oscillators, or power supplies.
1. Push Math.
2. Push FFT. Dual Wfm FFT Advanced (M) Label

Math Math

FFT
3. Push the side-bezel menu FFT Source FFT

Source
button, if needed, and turn multipurpose
1
knob a to select the source to use.
Choices are: channels 1, 2, 3, 4, reference
waveforms 1, 2, 3, and 4.
4. Push the side-bezel Vertical Scale button Vertical
Units
repeatedly to select either Linear RMS or
Linear
dBV RMS. RMS
5. Push the side-bezel Window button Window

repeatedly to select the desired window. Hanning
Window choices are: Rectangular,

Hamming, Hanning, and Blackman-Harris.
6. Push the side-bezel Horizontal button to Horizontal
activate multipurpose knobs a and b to pan 625kHz
and zoom the FFT display. 1.25kHz/div
7. The FFT will appear on the display.
Quick Tips
Use short record lengths for faster instrument response.
Use long record lengths to lower the noise relative to the signal and increase the frequency resolution.
If desired, use the zoom feature along with the horizontal Position and Scale controls to magnify and position the
FFT waveform.
Use the default dBV RMS scale to see a detailed view of multiple frequencies, even if they have very different amplitudes.
Use the linear RMS scale to see an overall view of how all frequencies compare to each other.
The FFT feature provides four windows. Each is a trade-off between frequency resolution and magnitude accuracy.
What you want to measure and your source signal characteristics help determine which window to use. Use the following
guidelines to select the best window.
Description Window

Description Window
Rectangular
This is the best type of window for resolving frequencies that are very close to the same
value but worst for accurately measuring the amplitude of those frequencies. It is the best
type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring frequency
components near DC.
Use Rectangular for measuring transients or bursts where the signal level before and after the
event are nearly equal. Also, use this window for equal-amplitude sine waves with frequencies
that are very close and for broadband random noise with a relatively slow varying spectrum.
Hamming
This is a very good window for resolving frequencies that are very close to the same value
with somewhat improved amplitude accuracy over the rectangular window. It has a slightly
better frequency resolution than the Hanning.
Use Hamming for measuring sine, periodic, and narrow band random noise. This window
works on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are
significantly different.
Hanning
This is a very good window for measuring amplitude accuracy but less so for resolving
frequencies.
Use Hanning for measuring sine, periodic, and narrow band random noise. This window
works on transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are
significantly different.
Blackman-Harris:
This is the best window for measuring the amplitude of frequencies but worst at resolving
frequencies.
Use Blackman-Harris for measuring predominantly single frequency waveforms to look for
higher order harmonics.
Using Advanced Math

The advanced math feature lets you create a custom math waveform expression that can incorporate active and reference
waveforms, measurements, and/or numeric constants. To use this feature:
1. Push Math.
2. Push Advanced Math. Dual Wfm FFT Advanced

Math Math
3. Use the side-bezel menu buttons to create

custom expressions.

4. Push Edit Expression and use the

multipurpose knobs and the resulting
lower-bezel buttons to create an expression.
When done, push the side-bezel menu OK
Accept button.
For example, to use Edit Expression to take the integral of a square wave:
1. Push the lower-bezel Clear button.

2. Turn multipurpose knob a to select Intg(.
3. Push Enter Selection.
4. Turn multipurpose knob a to select
channel 1.
5. Push Enter Selection.
6. Turn multipurpose knob a to select ).
7. Push OK Accept.
Using Reference Waveforms

Create a reference waveform to store a waveform. For example, you might do this to set up a standard against which to
compare other waveforms. To use the reference waveforms:
NOTE. 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power is turned off. To keep these
waveforms, save them to external storage.
1. Push Ref R. This brings up the lower-bezel

reference menu.
2. Use the resulting lower-bezel menu (R1) |(On) (R2) |(Off) (R3) |(Off) (R4) |(Off)
selections to display or select a reference 3-May-07
waveform.

3. Use the side-bezel menu and the R1

multipurpose knobs to adjust the vertical
and horizontal settings of the reference
waveform.
Vertical
0.00 div
100 mV/div
Horizontal
0.00 s
4.00 μs/div
Quick Tips
Selecting and Displaying Reference Waveforms. You can display all the reference waveforms at the same time.
Push the appropriate screen button to select a particular reference waveform.
Removing Reference Waveforms from the Display. To remove a reference waveform from the display, push the
front-panel R button to access the lower-bezel menu. Then push the associated button from the lower-bezel menu
to turn it off.
Scaling and Positioning a Reference Waveform. You can position and scale a reference waveform independently
from all other displayed waveforms. Select the reference waveform and then adjust it with a multipurpose knob. You can
do this whether acquisition is running or not.
If a reference waveform is selected, scaling and repositioning of the reference waveform operates the same way
whether zoom is turned on or off.
Saving 10 M Reference Waveforms. 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope
power is turned off. To keep these waveforms, save them to external storage.

Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms

The Wave Inspector controls (zoom/pan, play/pause, marks, search) help you to efficiently work with long record length
waveforms. To magnify a waveform horizontally, turn the Zoom knob. To scroll through a zoomed waveform, turn the
Pan knob.
The Pan-Zoom Control consists of:

1. An outer pan knob
2. An inner zoom knob
Zooming a Waveform
To use zoom:
1. Rotate the inner knob on the Pan-Zoom

control clockwise to zoom in on a
selected portion of the waveform. Rotate
the knob counterclockwise to zoom back
out.
2. Alternatively, enable or disable the zoom

mode by pushing the zoom button.

3. Examine the zoomed view of the

waveform that appears on the larger,
lower portion of the display. The upper
portion of the display will show the
position and size of the zoomed portion
in the waveform, within the context of the
overall record.
Panning a Waveform
While the zoom feature is on, you can use the pan feature to quickly scroll through the waveform. To use pan:
1. Rotate the pan (outer) knob of

the pan-zoom controls to pan the
waveform.
Turn the knob clockwise to pan
forward. Turn it counterclockwise to
pan backwards. The further you turn
the knob, the faster the zoom window
pans.
Playing and Pausing a Waveform

Use the play-pause feature to automatically pan through a waveform record. To use it:
1. Enable the play-pause mode by

pushing the play-pause button.
2. Adjust the play speed by turning the
pan (outer) knob further. The further
you turn it, the faster it goes.

3. Change the play direction by reversing

the direction that you are turning the
pan knob.
4. During play, up to a point, the more you
turn the ring, the faster the waveform
accelerates. If you rotate the ring as
far as it can go, the play speed does
not change, but the zoom box quickly
moves in that direction. Use this
maximum rotation feature to replay a
portion of the waveform that you just
saw and want to see again.
5. Pause the play-pause feature by

pushing the play-pause button again.
Searching and Marking Waveforms

You can mark locations of interest in the acquired waveform. These marks help you limit your analysis to particular regions of
the waveform. You can mark areas of the waveform automatically, if they meet some special criteria, or you can manually
mark each item of interest. You can use arrow keys to jump from mark to mark (area of interest to area of interest). You can
automatically search and mark many of the same parameters that you can trigger on.
Search marks provide a way to mark a waveform region for reference. You can set marks automatically with search
criteria. You can search for and mark regions with particular edges, pulse widths, runts, logic states, rise/fall times, setup
and hold, and bus search types.
To manually set and clear (delete) marks:
1. Move (the zoom box) to the area on the

waveform where you want to set (or
clear) a search mark by turning the pan
(outer) knob.
Push the next ( →) or previous (←)
arrow button to jump to an existing mark.
2. Push Set/Clear.
If no search mark is at the screen center,
the oscilloscope will add one.

3. Investigate your waveform by moving

from search mark to search mark. Use
the next ( →) or previous (←) arrow
button to jump from one marked location
to another, without adjusting any other
controls.
4. Delete a mark. Push the next ( →) or

previous (←) arrow button to jump to the
mark you want to clear. To remove the
current, center-positioned mark, push
Set/Clear. It works on both manually
and automatically created marks.
To automatically set and clear (delete) search marks:
1. Push Search.
2. Select the search type desired from the Search Search Source Slope Threshold
Off Type 1 0.00V
lower-bezel menu.
Edge
The search menu is similar to the trigger

menu.
3. From the side-bezel menu, turn on the

search.

4. On the screen, hollow triangles show the

location of automatic marks and solid
triangles show the custom (user-defined)
locations. These appear on both normal and
zoomed waveform views.
5. You can quickly investigate your waveform
by moving from search mark to search mark
with the next ( →) and previous (←) arrow
buttons. No other adjustments are needed.
Quick Tips.
You can copy trigger settings to search for other locations in your acquired waveform that meet the trigger conditions.
You can also copy search settings to your trigger.
Custom (User) marks are saved with the waveform when the waveform is saved and when the setup is saved.
Automatic search marks are not saved with the waveform when the waveform is saved. However, you can easily
recapture them by reusing the search function.
The search criteria are saved in the saved setup.
The Wave Inspector includes the following search capabilities:
Search Description
Edge Searches for edges (rising or falling) with a user-specified threshold level.
Pulse Width Searches for positive or negative pulse widths that are >, <, =, or ≠ a user specified pulse
width.
Runt Searches for positive or negative pulses that cross one amplitude threshold but fail to cross
a second threshold before crossing the first again. Search for all runt pulses or only those
with a duration >, <, =, or ≠ a user specified time.
Logic Search for a logic pattern (AND, OR, NAND, or NOR) across multiple waveforms with each
input set to either High, Low, or Don’t Care. Search for when the event goes true, goes
false, or stays valid for >, <, =, or ≠ a user specified time. Additionally, you can define one
of the inputs as a clock for synchronous (state) searches.
Setup & Hold Search for violations of user specified Setup and Hold times.

Search Description
Rise/Fall Time Search for rising and/or falling edges that are >, <, =, or ≠ a user specified time.
Bus Parallel: Search for a binary or hex value (MSO4000 Series only).
I2C: Search for Start, Repeated Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, or Address and
Data.
SPI: Search for SS Active, MOSI, MISO, or MOSI & MISO
CAN: Search for Start of Frame, Type of Frame (Data, Remote, Error, Overload), Identifier
(standard or extended), Data, Identifier and Data, End of Frame, or Missing Ack, Bit Stuffing
Error
RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART: Search for Tx Start Bit, Rx Start Bit, Tx End of Packet, Rx
End of Packet, Tx Data, Rx Data, Tx Parity Error, Rx Parity Error.
LIN: Search for Synch, Identifier, Data, ID & Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, Error
FlexRay: Search for Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Cycle Count, Header Fields,
Data, ID & Data, End of Frame, Error
Analyzing Power
Acquire, measure, and analyze power signals with the DPO4PWR Power Analysis Module. To use this application:
1. Push Test.
2. Push Analysis. Application Analysis

None
3. Use the side-bezel buttons to select the

desired analysis function.
Choose among power quality, switching
loss, harmonics, ripple, modulation, and
safe operating area, and deskew.

Save and Recall Information

The oscilloscope provides permanent storage for setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the internal storage of the
oscilloscope to save setup files and reference waveform data.
Use external storage, such as CompactFlash media and USB flash drives, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images.
Use the external storage to carry data to remote computers for further analysis and for archiving.
External file structure. If you are saving information to external storage, select the appropriate menu (such as the To
File side-bezel menu to save setups and waveforms) and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the external file structure.
D: is the CompactFlash card
E: is the USB flash drive plugged into the USB port on the front of the oscilloscope
F: and G: are the USB flash drives plugged into the USB ports on the rear of the oscilloscope
Use multipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of files. Use the Select front panel button to open and close folders.
Naming your file. The oscilloscope gives all files it creates a default name in the following format:
tekXXXXX.set for setup files where XXXXX is an integer from 00000 to 99999
tekXXXXX.png, tekXXXXX.bmp, or tekXXXXX. tif for image files
tekXXXXYYY.csv for spreadsheet files or tekXXXXYYY.isf for internal format files
For waveforms, the XXXX is an integer from 0000 to 9999. The YYY is the channel of the waveform, and can be one of
the following:
CH1, CH2, CH3, or CH4 for the analog channels
D00, D01, D02, D03, and so on through D15 for the digital channels
MTH for a math waveform
RF1, RF2, RF3, or RF4 for reference memory waveforms
ALL for a single spreadsheet file containing multiple channels when you select Save All Waveforms
NOTE. Only analog channels and waveforms derived from analog channels (such as math and reference) can be saved to
an ISF file. When saving all channels in ISF format, a group of files will be saved. Each will have the same value for XXXX,
but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms was performed.
For example, the first time you save a file, that file is named tek00000. The next time you save the same type of file,
the file will be named tek00001.
Editing file, directory, reference waveform, or instrument setup names. Give files descriptive names that you
can recognize at a later date. To edit file names, directory names, reference waveform and instrument setup labels:
1. Push Save / Recall Menu.

2. Push Save Screen Image, Save Waveform, Save Save Save Recall Recall Assign File
Screen Waveform Setup Waveform Setup Utilities
or Save Setup. Image Save| to
Setup
3. For waveform or setup files, enter the file To File

manager by pushing the side-bezel menu
To File item.

the file structure. (See page 122, External
file structure.)
5. Push Select to open or close file folders.
6. Push Edit File Name.

Edit the file name the same way you edit
labels for channels. (See page 41, Labeling
7. Push the Menu Off button to cancel the
save operation, or push a side-bezel menu
OK Save item to complete the operation.
OK Save

Saving a Screen Image

A screen image consists of a graphical image of the oscilloscope screen. This is different from waveform data, which
consists of numeric values for each point in the waveform. To save a screen image:

Do not yet push the Save button.
2. Push Save Screen Image from the Save Save Save Recall Recall Assign File
lower-bezel menu. Image Save| to
Setup
Save
Screen
Image
3. From the side-bezel menu, push File File

Format
Format repeatedly to select among: .tif,
.png
.bmp, and .png formats.
4. Push Orientation to select between saving Orientation
the image in a landscape (horizontal) and a
portrait (vertical) orientation.
5. Push Ink Saver to turn the Ink Saver mode Ink Saver
on or off. When on, this mode provides a On |Off
white background.
6. Push Edit File Name to create a custom Edit File
Name
name for the screen image file. Skip this
step to use a default name.
7. Push OK Save Screen Image to write the OK Save
Screen
image to the selected media. Image
For information on printing screen images of waveforms, go to Printing a Hard Copy. (See page 130, Printing a Hard Copy.)

Saving and Recalling Waveform Data

Waveform data consists of the numeric values for each point in the waveform. It copies the data, as opposed to a graphical
image of the screen. To save the current waveform data or to recall previously stored waveform data:
2. Push Save Waveform or Recall Waveform Save Save Save Recall Recall Assign File
from the lower-bezel menu. Image Save| to
Waveform
NOTE. The oscilloscope can save digital

waveforms to .csv files, not reference memories.
The oscilloscope cannot recall digital waveforms.
3. Select one waveform or all waveforms.
4. From the resulting side-bezel menu, select
the location to save the waveform data to or
to recall it from.
Save the information externally to a file on
a CompactFlash card or USB flash drive.
Alternatively, save the information internally
to one of the two reference memory files on
2-channel model or one of the four reference
files on 4-channel model oscilloscopes.

5. Push To File to save to a CompactFlash To File

card or USB flash drive.
This brings up the file manager screen. Use
it to define a custom file name. Skip this
step to use the default name and location.
Saving a waveform to file. When you push the To File side-bezel menu button, the oscilloscope changes the side-bezel
menu contents. The following table describes these side-bezel menu items for saving data to a mass storage file.
Side-bezel menu button Description

Internal File Format (.ISF) Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data from analog channels (and math and reference
waveforms derived from analog channels), in internal waveform save file (.isf) format. This
format is the fastest to write and creates the smallest-sized file. Use this format if you intend to
recall a waveform to reference memory for viewing or measuring.
The oscilloscope cannot save digital waveforms in an .isf file format.
Displaying a reference Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data as a comma-separated data file compatible with
waveform popular spreadsheet programs. This file cannot be recalled to reference memory.
Saving an analog waveform to reference memory. To save an analog waveform to nonvolatile memory inside the
oscilloscope, select the waveform that you want to save, push the Save Waveform screen button, and then select one
of the reference waveform locations. Four-channel models have four reference locations. Two-channel models have two
reference locations.
Saved waveforms contain only the most recent acquisition. Gray-scale information, if any, is not saved.
NOTE. 10 M reference waveforms are volatile and not saved when the oscilloscope power is turned off. To keep these
waveforms, save them to external storage.
Displaying a reference waveform. To display a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory:
1. Push Ref R.

2. Push R1, R2, R3, or R4. (R1) |(On) (R2) |(Off) (R3) |(Off) (R4) |(Off)
Removing a reference waveform from the display. To remove a reference waveform from the display:
1. Push Ref R.
2. Push the R1, R2, R3, or R4 lower-bezel (R1) |(On) (R2) |(Off) (R3) |(Off) (R4) |(Off)
button to remove the reference waveform
from the display.
The reference waveform is still in nonvolatile
memory and can be displayed again.
Saving and Recalling Setups

Setup information includes acquisition information, such as vertical, horizontal, trigger, cursor, and measurement information.
It does not include communications information, such as GPIB addresses. To save the setup information:
2. Push Save Setup or Recall Setup from the Save Save Save Recall Recall Assign File
lower-bezel menu. Image Save| to
Setup

3. From the resulting side-bezel menu, select Save

Setup
the location to save the setup to or to recall
it from. To File
To save setup information to one of the ten
internal setup memories in the oscilloscope, Edit Labels
push the appropriate side-bezel button.
To Setup 1
To save setup information to a CompactFlash
or USB file, push the To File button.
To Setup 2
– more –
4. If you are saving information to a

CompactFlash card or USB flash drive, turn
multipurpose knob a to scroll through the
file structure. (See page 122, External file
structure.)
Push Select to open or close file folders.
Push the Menu Off button to cancel the

save operation, or push a side-bezel menu
Save to Selected File item to complete the
operation.

5. Save the file. Save to

Selected
File
Quick Tips
Recalling the Default Setup. Push the front-panel Default Setup button to initialize the oscilloscope to a known
setup. (See page 43, Using the Default Setup.)
Saving with One Button Push

After you have defined the save/recall parameters with the Save/Recall Menu button and menu, you can save files with a
single push of the Save button. For example, if you have defined the save operation to save waveform data to a USB drive,
then each push of the Save button will save current waveform data to the defined USB drive.
1. To define the Save button behavior, push

Save/Recall Menu.
2. Push Assign Save to button. Save Save Save Recall Recall Assign File
Image Save| to
Setup
3. Push the action to assign to the Save button. Assign

Save to
Screen
Image
Waveform
Setup
4. From now on, when you push Save the

oscilloscope will perform the action that you
just specified rather than requiring you to
navigate through the menus each time.

Printing a Hard Copy

To print an image of what appears on the oscilloscope screen, do the following procedure.
Connect a Printer to Your Oscilloscope

Connect a non-PictBridge printer to a USB port on the rear or front panel of the oscilloscope. Alternatively, connect a
PictBridge printer to the USB device port on the rear panel, or hook up a networked printer through the Ethernet port.
NOTE. Refer to the www.Tektronix.com/printer_setup Web page for a list of compatible printers.
Set Up Print Parameters

To set up the oscilloscope to print hard copies:
1. Push Utility.

Page
3. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Print Setup

Setup.
4. Push Select Printer if you are changing the Utility Select Orientation Ink Saver PictBridge
Page Printer Landscape On Printer
default printer. Settings
Print Setup PictBridge
Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through

the list of available printers.
Push Select to choose the desired printer.
To add a non-PictBridge USB printer to
the list, plug the printer into a USB host
port. The oscilloscope will automatically
recognize most printers.
To set up a PictBridge USB printer, refer to
the next topic.
To add an Ethernet printer to the list, refer
to that topic. (See page 132, Printing Over
Ethernet.)

5. Select the image orientation (portrait or

landscape).
Landscape
Portrait
6. Choose Ink Saver On or Off.
The On selection will print out a copy with a
clear (white) background.
Ink Saver on Ink Saver off
Printing to a PictBridge Printer

To set up the oscilloscope to print to a PictBridge printer:
1. Push Utility.

Page
4. Push USB. Utility USB Ethernet GPIB

Page Printer Network 1
I/O Settings

USB
Device
Port
Connect to
Computer
5. Push Connect to PictBridge Printer. Connect to

PictBridge
Printer
Disabled
(Off bus)
Printing Over Ethernet

To set up the oscilloscope to print over Ethernet:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the rear-panel

Ethernet port.
2. Push Utility.

Page
4. Turn multipurpose knob a and select Print Print

Setup
Setup.

5. Push Select Printer. Utility Select Orientation Ink Saver

Page Printer Landscape Off
Print ???
Setup
6. Push Add Network Printer. Add

Network
Printer
Rename
Printer
Delete
Network
Printer

characters to find the first character in the
printer name that you want to enter.
If you are using a USB keyboard, use
the arrow keys to position the insertion
point and type in the printer name. (See
page 26, Connecting a USB Keyboard to
Your Oscilloscope.) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789_=+-!@#$%^&*()[]{}<>/~’”\|:,.?
8. Push Select or Enter Character to let the
oscilloscope know that you have picked the
proper character to use.
You can use the lower-bezel buttons to edit Enter Back Delete Clear
Character Space
the name, as needed.
9. Continue scrolling and pushing Select until

you have entered all the desired characters.
10. Push the down arrow key to move the Add

Printer
character cursor down a row to the Server
Name field.

11. Turn multipurpose knob a and push Select

or Enter Character as often as needed to
enter the name.
12. If desired, push the down arrow key to move

the character cursor down a row to the OK Accept
Server IP Address: field.
13. Turn multipurpose knob a and push Select

or Enter Character as often as needed to
enter the name.
14. When done, push OK Accept.
NOTE. If you have multiple printers connected
to the oscilloscope at the same time, the
oscilloscope will print to the printer listed in the
Utility> Utility Page> Print Setup> Select Printer
menu item.
Printing with One Button Push

Once you have connected a printer to your oscilloscope and set up print parameters, you can print current screen images
with a single push of a button:
Push the printer icon button in the lower left

corner of the front panel.

Erasing Oscilloscope Memory

You can erase all setup and waveform information saved in the nonvolatile oscilloscope memory with the TekSecure function.
If you have acquired confidential data on your oscilloscope, you may want to execute the TekSecure function before you
return the oscilloscope to general use. The TekSecure function:
Replaces all waveforms in all reference memories with null values
Replaces the current front-panel setup and all stored setups with the default setup
Displays a confirmation or warning message, depending on whether the verification is successful or unsuccessful
To use TekSecure:
1. Push Utility.

Page
4. Push TekSecure Erase Memory. Utility Language Set Date & TekSecure About
Config Memory
5. Push OK Erase Setup and Ref Memory OK

from the side-bezel menu. Erase
Setup
& Ref
Memory
To cancel the procedure, push Menu Off.

6. Power off the oscilloscope, and then power

it back on to complete the process.

Using Application Modules
Using Application Modules

Optional application module packages extend the capability of your oscilloscope. (See page 14, Application Module Free
Trial.) You can install up to four application modules at one time. (See page 15, Installing an Application Module.)
Refer to the Tektronix 4000 Series Oscilloscopes Application Module Installation Instructions that came with your application
module for instructions on installing and testing an application module. Some modules are described in the following list.
Additional modules may be available. Contact your Tektronix representative or visit our Web site at www.tektronix.com for
more information. Also, refer to Contacting Tektronix at the beginning of the manual.
The DPO4AUDIO Audio Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on I2S, Left Justified (LJ), Right
Justified (RJ), and TDM buses.
The DPO4AUTO Automotive Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information
in serial buses used in automotive designs (CAN and LIN), as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze
your serial bus. These include digital views of the signal, bus views, packet decoding, search tools, and event tables
with timestamp information.
The DPO4AUTOMAX FlexRay, CAN, and LIN Serial Triggering and Analysis Module offers the features of the
DPO4AUTO Module plus FlexRay serial bus support.
NOTE. LIN and FlexRay work on DPO4000s with serial numbers greater than C020000 and on all MSO4000s.
The DPO4COMP Computer Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on byte or packet level information
in RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and UART buses, and analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your serial bus. These
include digital views of the signal, bus views, packet decoding, search tools, and event tables with timestamp information.
The DPO4EMBD Embedded Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on packet level information in
serial buses used in embedded designs (I2C and SPI), as well as analytical tools to help you efficiently analyze your
serial bus. These include digital views of the signal, bus views, packet decoding, search tools, and event tables with
timestamp information.
The DPO4USB USB 2.0 Serial Triggering and Analysis Module adds triggering on USB low-speed and full-speed
buses. USB high-speed is edge trigger only.
The DPO4PWR Power Analysis Module adds measurements of power quality, switching loss, harmonics, ripple,
modulation, safe operating area, and slew rate.
The DPO4VID Extended Video Module adds triggering on a variety of standard HDTV signals, as well as on custom
(non-standard) bilevel and trilevel video signals with 3 to 4,000 lines.

Application Examples
This section contains ways to use your instrument in both common and advanced troubleshooting tasks.
Taking Simple Measurements

If you need to see a signal in a circuit, but
you do not know the signal amplitude or
frequency, connect the probe from channel
1 of the oscilloscope to the signal. Then
display the signal and measure its frequency
and peak-to-peak amplitude.
Using Autoset
To quickly display a signal:
1. Push Autoset.
The oscilloscope sets vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls automatically. You can manually adjust any of these controls if
you need to optimize the display of the waveform.
When you are using more than one channel, the autoset function sets the vertical controls for each channel and uses the
lowest-numbered active channel to set the horizontal and trigger controls.
Selecting Automatic Measurements

The oscilloscope can take automatic measurements of most displayed signals. To measure signal frequency and
peak-to-peak amplitude:
1. Push Measure.


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Frequency measurement. If needed,
press Source from the side menu and
turn multipurpose knob b to select the
channel from which you want to measure.
Push OK Add Measurement from the side
menu. Repeat this process to select the
Peak-to-peak measurement.
4. Push Menu Off.

5. Observe that the measurements appear

on the screen and update as the signal
changes.
Measuring Two Signals

In this example, you are testing a piece of
equipment and need to measure the gain
of its audio amplifier. You have an audio
generator that can inject a test signal at the
amplifier input. Connect two oscilloscope
channels to the amplifier input and output as
shown. Measure both signal levels and use
these measurements to calculate the gain.
To display the signals connected to channels 1 and 2:
1. Push channel 1 and channel 2 to activate

both channels.

2. Push Autoset.
To select measurements for the two channels:
1. Push Measure to see the measurement

menu.

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Amplitude measurement from the side
menu. If needed, press Source and turn
multipurpose knob b to select channel 1.
menu. Repeat this process to select channel
2 and again push OK Add Measurement
from the side menu.

4. Calculate the amplifier gain using the

following equations:
Gain = (output amplitude ÷ input amplitude)
= (3.155 V ÷ 130.0 mV) = 24.27
Gain (dB) = 20 x log(24.27) = 27.7 dB
Customizing Your Measurements
In this example, you want to verify that the

incoming signal to digital equipment meets
its specifications. Specifically, the transition
time from a low logic level (0.8 V) to a high
logic level (2.0 V) must be 10 ns or less.
To select the Rise Time measurement:
1. Push Measure.

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Rise Time measurement. If needed,
press Source from the side menu and turn
multipurpose knob b to select the channel
from which you want to measure. Push OK
Add Measurement from the side menu.
4. Push More repeatedly until you select

Reference Levels from the popup menu.

Reference
Levels
5. Push Set Levels in to select units. Set Levels

in
% |Units
6. Push High Ref and turn multipurpose knob High Ref

a to enter 2.00 V. If needed, push Fine to (a) 2.00 V
change the sensitivity of the multipurpose
knob.
Mid Ref
7. Push Low Ref and turn multipurpose knob Low Ref

a to enter 800 mV. If needed, push Fine to (a) 800 mV
change the sensitivity of the multipurpose
knob.
Rise time is typically measured between the 10% and 90% amplitude levels of a signal. These are the default reference
levels that the oscilloscope uses for rise time measurements. However, in this example, you need to measure the time that
the signal takes to pass between the 0.8 V and 2.0 V levels.
You can customize the rise time measurement to measure the signal transition time between any two reference levels. You
can set each of these reference levels to a specific percent of the signal amplitude or to a specific level in vertical units
(such as volts or amperes).
Measuring specific events. Next you want to see the pulses in the incoming digital signal, but the pulse widths vary so
it is hard to establish a stable trigger. To look at a snapshot of the digital signal, do this step:
1. Push Single to capture a single acquisition.

This assumes that the oscilloscope will
trigger with the current settings.
Now you want to measure the width of each

displayed pulse. You can use measurement
gating to select a specific pulse to measure.
To measure the second pulse:
2. Push Measure.

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Positive Pulse Width measurement. If
needed, press Source from the side menu
and turn multipurpose knob b to select the
channel from which you want to measure.
menu.
5. Push More repeatedly until you select

Gating from the popup menu.
6. Select Between Cursors from the

side-bezel menu to choose measurement Between
gating using cursors. Cursors
7. Place one cursor to the left and one cursor

to the right of the second pulse.
8. View the resulting width measurement
(160 ms) for the second pulse.

Analyzing Signal Detail

In this example, you have a noisy signal
displayed on the oscilloscope, and you need
to know more about it. You suspect that the
signal contains much more detail than you
can currently see in the display.
Looking at a Noisy Signal

The signal appears noisy. You suspect that noise is causing problems in your circuit. To better analyze the noise:
1. Push Acquire.
2. Push Mode on the lower-bezel menu. Mode Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display
On |Off 10%
10k

3. Push Peak Detect on the side-bezel menu.

Sample
Peak
Detect
Hi Res
Envelope
Average
4. Push Intensity and turn multipurpose knob

a to see the noise more easily.
5. View the results on the display. Peak detect

emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in
your signal as narrow as 1 ns, even when
the time base is set to a slow setting.
Peak-detect and the other acquisition modes are explained earlier in this manual. (See page 45, Acquisition Concepts.)
Separating the Signal from Noise

Now you want to analyze the signal shape and ignore the noise. To reduce random noise in the oscilloscope display:
1. Push Acquire.

2. Push Mode. Mode Record Delay Set Horiz. Waveform XY Display

10K On |Off 10%
3. Push Average on the side-bezel menu.

Average
Averaging reduces random noise and makes it

easier to see detail in a signal. In the example
to the right, a ring shows on the rising and falling
edges of the signal when the noise is removed.
Taking Cursor Measurements

You can use the cursors to take quick measurements on a waveform. To measure the ring frequency at the rising edge
of the signal:
1. Push channel 1 to select the channel

1 signal.
2. Push Measure.

3. Push Configure Cursors. Add Mea- Remove Indicators Bring Configure

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4. Push Vertical Bar Units from the side

menu, if this choice is not already selected.
Turn multipurpose knob a to select Hz (1/s)
as the unit of measurement.
5. Push Cursors repeatedly until the two

vertical bar cursors appear on the selected
waveform.
6. Place one cursor on the first peak of the ring

using multipurpose knob a.
7. If the cursor readout says that the cursors

are linked, push Select to unlink them.
8. Place the other cursor on the next peak of

the ring using multipurpose knob b.

9. The cursor Δ readout shows the measured

ring frequency is 227 kHz.
Triggering on a Video Signal

The oscilloscope supports triggering on NTSC, SECAM, and PAL signals.
In this example, you are testing the video

circuit in a piece of medical equipment and
need to display the video output signal. The
video output is an NTSC standard signal.
Use the video signal to obtain a stable
display.
To trigger on the video fields:
2. Push Type. Type
3. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through Video

Video.

4. Push Video Standard, and turn Type Video Source Trigger On Mode
Video Standard 1 All Lines Auto
multipurpose knob a to scroll through the
525/NTSC & Holdoff
standards until you select 525/NTSC.
5. Push Trigger On.
6. Select Odd Fields. Odd Fields
If the signal had been noninterlaced, you

could choose to trigger on All Fields.
7. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to see a
complete field across the screen.
8. View results.
Triggering on Lines
Triggering on Lines. To look at the video lines in the field:
2. Push Type. Type

3. Turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through Video

Video.
Type Video Source Trigger On Mode

Video Standard 1 All Lines Auto
525/NTSC & Holdoff
4. Push Trigger On.
5. Select All Lines. All Lines
To trigger on a specific line, select Line

Number, and use multipurpose knob a to
select the line number.
6. Adjust Horizontal Scale to see a complete

video line across the screen.
7. Observe the results.
Capturing a Single-Shot Signal

In this example, the reliability of a reed relay in a piece of equipment has been poor, and you need to investigate the problem.
You suspect that the relay contacts arc when the relay opens. The fastest you can open and close the relay is about once per
minute, so you need to capture the voltage across the relay as a single-shot acquisition.
To set up for a single-shot acquisition:
1. Adjust the Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale to appropriate ranges for the signal you expect to see.

2. Push Acquire.
3. Push Mode.
4. Select Sample.
6. Push Slope and .
7. Turn the Trigger Level knob to adjust

the trigger level to a voltage midway
between the open and closed voltages
of the replay.
8. Push Single (single sequence).

When the relay opens, the oscilloscope

triggers and captures the event.
The Single sequence button disables
auto triggering so that only a valid
triggered signal is acquired.
Optimizing the Acquisition
The initial acquisition shows the relay contact

beginning to open at the trigger point. This is
followed by large spikes that indicate contact
bounce and inductance in the circuit. The
inductance can cause contact arcing and
premature relay failure.
Before you take the next acquisition, you can
adjust the vertical and horizontal controls
to give you a preview of how the next
acquisition might appear. As you adjust
these controls, the current acquisition is
repositioned, expanded, or compressed.
This preview is useful to optimize the settings
before the next single-shot event is captured.
When the next acquisition is captured with
the new vertical and horizontal settings, you
can see more detail about the relay contact
opening. You can now see that the contact
bounces several times as it opens.
Using the Horizontal Zoom Function

To take a close look at a particular point on the acquired waveform, use the horizontal zoom function. To look closely
at the point where the relay contact first begins to open:
1. Turn the Zoom knob.

2. Turn the Pan knob to place the center of

the zoom box close to where the relay
contact begins to open.
3. Turn the Zoom knob to magnify the

waveform in the zoom window.
The ragged waveform and the inductive load

in the circuit suggest that the relay contact
may be arcing as it opens.
Correlating Data with a TLA5000 Logic Analyzer

To troubleshoot designs with fast clock edges and data rates, it helps to view analog characteristics of digital signals in
relation to complex digital events in the circuit. You can do that with iView, which lets you transfer analog waveforms from the
oscilloscope to the logic analyzer display. You can then view time-correlated analog and digital signals side-by-side, and use
this to pinpoint sources of glitches and other problems.
NOTE. Digital waveforms from 4000 Series oscilloscopes cannot be transferred to the logic analyzer display.
The iView External Oscilloscope Cable allows you to connect your logic analyzer to a Tektronix oscilloscope. This enables
communication between the two instruments. For 4000 Series oscilloscopes, you also need a TEK-USB-488 adaptor. The
Add External Oscilloscope wizard, which is available from the TLA application System menu, guides you through the process
of connecting the iView cable between your logic analyzer and oscilloscope.
The TLA also provides a setup window to assist you in verifying, changing, and testing the oscilloscope settings. Before
acquiring and displaying a waveform, you must establish a connection between your Tektronix logic analyzer and
oscilloscope using the Add External Oscilloscope wizard.

To do this:
1. Select Add iView External

Oscilloscope from the logic analyzer
System menu.
2. Select your model of oscilloscope.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions, and

then click Next.
4. See your Tektronix Logic Analyzer

documentation for more information on
correlating data between your Tektronix
oscilloscope and logic analyzer.

Tracking Down Bus Anomalies

In this example, you are testing your new I2C circuit. Something is not working. You tell the master IC to send a message
to the slave IC. Then you expect to receive data back and an LED to light. The light never goes on. Where in the ten or
so commands that were sent out did the problem occur? Once you locate the problem location, how do you determine
what went wrong?
You can use your oscilloscope, with its serial triggering and long-record length management features, to track down the
problem in both the physical layer and in the protocol layer of the bus.
Basic Strategy
First, you will display and acquire the bus signal by setting up the bus parameters and trigger. Then, you will search through
each packet with the search/mark functions.
NOTE. Triggering on I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, UART, I2S, Left Justified, Right
Justified, and TDM bus signals requires use of an appropriate DPO4EMBD, DPO4USB, DDPO4AUTO, DPO4AUTOMAX,
DPO4COMP, PO4AUDIO, or Serial Triggering and Analysis Module. Triggering on Parallel bus signals requires an
MSO4000 Series oscilloscope.
1. Connect the channel 1 probe to the clock

line.
2. Connect the channel 2 probe to the data
line.
3. Push Autoset.
4. Push the B1 button and enter the parameters

of your I2C bus in the resulting screen
menus.

6. Push Type to select Bus. Enter trigger Type Source Trigger On Address Direction Mode
Bus Bus Address 07F Read Auto
parameters in the resulting screen menus.
B1 (I2C) & Holdoff
7. Analyze the physical layer. For example,

you can use the cursors for manual
measurements. (See page 103, Taking
Manual Measurements with Cursors.)
You can also use the automated
measurements. (See page 95, Taking
Automatic Measurements.)
8. Push Search. Set Search Marks to On.
Enter a search type, source, and other
parameters as relevant on the lower-bezel
menu and associated side-bezel menus.
(See page 116, Using Wave Inspector to
Manage Long Record Length Waveforms.)
9. Jump ahead to the next search point by
pushing the right arrow key. Push it again
and again until you see all the events. Jump
back with the left arrow key. Do you have all
the packets that you expected to have? If
not, at least you have narrowed your search
down to the last packet sent.
10. Analyze the decoded packets in the protocol
layer. Did you send the data bytes in the
correct order? Did you use the correct
address?

Troubleshooting Circuits Using Parallel Buses

In this example, you are monitoring a parallel bus with your oscilloscope. You can use your MSO4000 Series oscilloscope
with its 16 digital channels to analyze the bus. The MSO4000 Series will not only let you see the on-off status of the
signals, but will also decode the parallel bus signals for you.
Basic Strategy
First, you will display and acquire the digital signals. Then, you will search through the data with the search/mark functions.
NOTE. The MSO4000 Series oscilloscopes support triggering and decoding on Parallel bus signals.
1. Connect the desired logic probe tips to

the desired test points. For simplicity, this
example connects to a 7-bit counter.
2. Push Default Setup. Then push the channel

1 button to remove the waveform from the
display.
3. Push the D15-D0 button.
4. Push the D15-D0 On/Off lower-bezel

button and then push the Turn On D7-D0
side-bezel to display the digital waveforms.
To turn off a channel, use multipurpose
knob a to select the channel and push the
Display side-bezel to select Off.

5. Push Autoset.
6. Push the B1 button, select Parallel as the

bus type. Push the lower-bezel Define
Inputs and enter the parameters for your
bus for Clocked Data, Clock Edge, the
Number of Bits, and Define Bits.
7. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the

timebase.
As you increase the time per division, you
will see more data appear in the Bus display.
8. Push Trigger Menu. Push Type, select Bus,
and enter the parameters of the trigger, such
as the Source Bus and Data. Define the
Mode and Holdoff as desired.
9. Push Search, push the Search lower-bezel

button, and select On in the side-bezel
menu.
10. Push Search Type. Use the multipurpose

knob a to select Bus and then push Data.
Use the multipurpose knobs a and b to
define the data value.
11. Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to
navigate through the record.
12. Push Zoom, and Pan to the areas of interest
to analyze the results.

Troubleshooting an RS-232 Bus

In this example, you are looking at analog characteristics of a digital signal in a digital circuit. You are doing this to analyze
the signal integrity of a signal. For example, you might be testing RS-232 bus signals.
You can use your MSO4000 Series oscilloscope, with its 2 or 4 analog channels and 16 digital channels to track down the
problem. It will even decode your RS-232 signals into ASCII characters.
Basic Strategy
First, you will display and acquire the digital signal. Then, you will look at both the analog and digital representations of the
signal. Finally, you will search through each RS-232 byte with the search/mark functions.
NOTE. Triggering on RS-232 bus signals requires use of the DPO4COMP Serial Triggering and Analysis Module. (See
page 14, Application Module Free Trial.)
1. Connect the desired analog probe tip to the

desired test point.
3. Push Autoset.

4. Push B1.
5. Push the Bus B1 lower-bezel button, use
multipurpose knob a to select RS-232,
and enter the parameters of the bus in the
resulting screen menus.
6. Push the Bus Display lower-bezel button,

push the Bus and Waveforms side-bezel
button, and push the ASCII side-bezel.
7. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to adjust the
timebase.
As you increase the time per division, you
will see more data appear in the Bus display.
8. Push Trigger Menu. Select the Bus trigger
type. Define what type of condition to trigger
on, such as the Tx Start Bit.
9. Push Search, push the Search lower-bezel

button, and select On in the side-bezel
menu.
10. Push Search Type. Use multipurpose knob

a to select Bus. Push Search For and
select the desired search, such as for the
Tx Start Bit.
11. Push the Previous and Next Mark buttons to
navigate through the record.
12. Push Zoom and Pan to see the areas of
interest and analyze the results.

Appendix: Warranted Specifications

Analog bandwidth, The limits stated below are for ambient temperature of ≤30 °C and the bandwidth selection set to
50 Ω FULL. Reduce the upper bandwidth frequency by 1% for each °C above 30 °C.
Instrument 5 mV/div to 1 V/div 2 mV/div to 4.98 mV/div 1 mV/div to
1.99 mV/div
DPO/MSO4104 DC to 1 GHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz
DPO/MSO4054 DC to 500 MHz DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz
Instrument 2 mV/div to 1 V/div 1 mV/div to 1.99 V/div

DPO/MSO4034 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz
DPO/MSO4032 DC to 350 MHz DC to 200 MHz
Input impedance, DC 1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF ±2 pF
coupled 50 Ω ±1%
DPO/MSO4101: VSWR ≤ 1.5:1 from DC to 1 GHz, typical
DPO/MSO4054: VSWR ≤ 1.5:1 from DC to 500 MHz, typical
DPO/MSO4034, DPO/MSO4032: VSWR ≤ 1.5:1 from DC to 350 MHz, typical
DC Balance 0.2 div with the input DC-50 Ω coupled and 50 Ω terminated
0.25 div at 2 mV/div with the input DC-50 Ω coupled and 50 Ω terminated
0.5 div at 1 mV/div with the input DC-50 Ω coupled and 50 Ω terminated
0.2 div with the input DC-1 MΩ coupled and 50 Ω terminated
0.3 div at 1 mV/div with the input DC-1 MΩ coupled and 50 Ω terminated
DC gain accuracy For 1 MΩ path: For 50 Ω path:
±1.5%, derated at 0.100%/°C above 30 °C ±1.5%, derated at 0.050%/°C above 30 °C
±3.0% Variable Gain, derated at 0.100%/°C ±3.0% Variable Gain, derated at 0.050%/°C
above 30 °C above 30 °C
Offset accuracy ±[0.005 × | offset – position | + DC Balance]
NOTE. Both the position and constant offset term must be converted to volts by multiplying by the
appropriate volts/div term.
Long-term sample ±5 ppm over any ≥ 1 ms time interval.
rate and delay time
accuracy
Auxiliary output (AUX LOW TRUE; LOW to HIGH transition indicates that the trigger occurred. The logic levels are given
OUT) in the following table:
Characteristic Limits
Vout (HI) ≥ 2.5 V open circuit; ≥ 1.0 V into a 50 Ω load
to ground
Vout (LO) ≤ 0.7 V into a load of ≤ 4 mA; ≤0.25 V into a
50 Ω load to ground

Delta Time The following formulas calculate the delta-time measurement accuracy (DTA) for a given instrument
Measurement setting and input signal (assumes insignificant signal content above Nyquist):
Accuracy SR1 = Slew Rate (1st Edge) around the 1st point in the measurement
SR2 = Slew Rate (2nd Edge) around the 2nd point in the measurement
N = input-referred noise (voltsrms; Refer to the Random Noise and Sample acquisition mode
specification)
tsr = 1/ (Sample Rate)
TBA = time base accuracy (Refer to the Long-term sample rate and delay time accuracy specification)
tp = delta-time measurement duration (sec)
RD = (Record Length) / (Sample Rate)
Assumes that error due to aliasing is insignificant.

The term under the square-root sign is the stability, and is due to TIE (Time Interval Error). The errors
due to this term occur throughout a single-shot measurement. The second term is due to both the
absolute center-frequency accuracy and the center-frequency stability of the timebase and varies
between multiple single-shot measurements over the observation interval (the amount of time from
the first single-shot measurement to the final single-shot measurement).
Digital Channel ± [100 mV + 3% of the threshold setting after calibration]
Threshold Accuracy,
MSO4000 Series


Index
Index
Symbols and Numbers B Button

50 Ω protection, 89 B trigger, 79 Acquire, 29, 47, 81, 145, 146
B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 button, 30 Autoset, 13, 29, 32, 40, 44, 138
B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 buttons, 72 B1 / B2, 30, 50
A B1 / B2 button, 50, 51 B1 / B2 / B3 / B4, 72
About, 22 Backlight intensity, 84 B1 / B2 bus, 51
Accessories, 1 Bandwidth, xiii, 87 bus, 50, 51, 72
Acquire button, 29, 47, 81, 145, 146 Baseline indicators, 37 Channel, 29
Acquisition Before Installation, 1 Cursors, 31, 103, 148
input channels and Blackman-Harris FFT window, 113 D15 - D0, 34, 64
digitizers, 45 Blue lines, 92 Default Setup, 33, 40, 43
modes defined, 46 BNC interface, 10 Fine, 28, 31, 32, 33
readout, 34 Burst Width measurement, 97 Force Trig, 33, 66
sampling, 45 Bus hard copy, 33, 134
Adapter button, 50, 51, 72 Intensity, 84
TEK-USB-488, 4 display, 38, 53 M, 30, 110, 111
TPA-BNC, 4, 9 menu, 30, 51 Math, 30, 110, 111
Adding waveform, 81 positioning and labeling, 90 Measure, 29, 95, 100, 101,
Advanced math, 113 setup, 51 138, 141, 142, 143
Altitude Bus and Waveforms display Menu Off, 34, 139
MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6 show physical layer bus Next, 32
P6139A, 8 activity, 61 Play-pause, 32, 117
P6516, 8 Bus trigger, defined, 72 Previous, 32
Amplitude measurement, 97 Buses, 50, 72 Print, 33
Annotating the screen, 93 cursor readout, 106 printer, 134
Application modules, 15, 137 Ref, 30, 114, 126
30-day free trial, 14 Run/Stop, 32, 49, 80
DPO4AUDIO, 3, 50 Save / Recall, 29, 33, 124
DPO4AUTO, 3, 50 Search, 29, 119
DPO4AUTOMAX, 3, 50 Select, 31, 148
DPO4COMP, 3, 50 Set / Clear Mark, 32, 118
DPO4EMBD, 3, 50 Set to 50%, 32, 68
DPO4PWR, 3, 50 Single, 32, 80, 143, 152
DPO4USB, 4, 50 Test, 29
DPO4VID, 4, 72 Trigger, 29
Area measurement, 99 Trigger level, 32
Auto trigger mode, 66 Trigger menu, 69, 149
Autoset, 44, 138 Utility, 15, 16, 18, 29, 82, 83,
Video, 45 93, 94, 130
Autoset button, 13, 29, 32, 40, 44, Vertical, 29
138 Zoom, 32
Autoset disable, 44 byte matching, 77
Autoset undo, 44
Aux In connector, 38
Auxiliary readout, 37
C
Average acquisition mode, 47 Calibration, 18, 19
Calibration certificate, 1
CAN, 30, 50, 72
CAN trigger, 76

Index
Channel button, 29 Digital channels, 92 FFT

Channel readout, 37 Baseline indicators, 37 Blackman-Harris, 113
Channel vertical menu, 86 Group icon, 37 controls, 111
Cleaning, 9 scaling, positioning, grouping, Hamming, 113
Clearance, MSO4000 and and labeling, 91 Hanning, 113
DPO4000, 6 setup, 62 Rectangular, 113
Communications, 22, 25 Disable Autoset, 44 File format, 124
CompactFlash, xiii, 4, 29, 33, 122 Display Internal File Format (ISF), 126
Compensate probe, 13 information, 34 File names, 122
Compensate signal path, 18 persistence, 81 File system, 122, 126
Confidential data, 135 style, 81 Fine, 31
Connecting a USB keyboard, 26 XY, 82 Fine button, 28, 31, 32, 33
Connecting to a PC, 22 Displaying, reference Firmware upgrade, 19
Connecting Your Oscilloscope, 22 waveforms, 126 Firmware version, 22
Connectivity, 1, 22, 25 DPO4AUDIO, 3, 50, 137 firmware.img file, 19
Connectors DPO4AUTO, 3, 50, 137 Flash drives, 24
front-panel, 38 DPO4AUTOMAX, 3, 50, 137 FlexRay, 30, 50, 72
rear-panel, 39 DPO4COMP, 3, 50, 137 Force Trig button, 33, 66
side-panel, 38 DPO4EMBD, 3, 50, 137 Frame graticule style, 83
Controls, 27 DPO4PWR, 3, 50, 137 Frequency measurement, 96
Coupling, 86 DPO4USB, 4, 50, 137 Frequency, Input power
Coupling, trigger, 67 DPO4VID, 4, 72, 137 MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6
Cover, front, 1 Drivers, 22, 24 Front cover, 1
Cross Hair graticule style, 83 Dual waveform math, 110 Front panel, 27
Cursor readout, 35, 106 Front-panel connectors, 38
Cursors, 103 Front-panel overlay, 16
button, 31, 103, 148 E Full graticule style, 83
linking, 104 e*Scope, 25 Functional check, 12
measurements, 103 Edge trigger, defined, 70 Fuzzy edges, 92
menu, 103 Edges
XY, 107 Fuzzy, 92
Cycle Area measurement, 99 White, 92 G
Cycle Mean measurement, 98 Envelope acquisition mode, 47 Gating, 100
Cycle RMS measurement, 98 Erase setup and ref memory, 135 GPIB, 23, 39
Ethernet, xiii, 24, 25 GPIB address, 24
port, 39 Graticule
D printing, 132 Cross Hair, 83
D15 - D0 button, 34, 64 Event Table, 53 Frame, 83
Date and time, changing, 16 Excel, 22 Full, 83
Default Setup, 43, 129 Expansion point, 46 Grid, 83
button, 33, 40, 43 Expansion point icon, 35 intensity, 84
menu, 33 IRE, 83
Undo, 43 mV, 83
Delay measurement, 96 F styles, 82
Delay time, 49 Factory calibration, 19 Green lines, 92
Delayed trigger, 78 Fall Time measurement, 96 Grid graticule style, 83
Depth, MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6 Falling Edge Count Ground, 11
Deskew, 88 measurement, 98 Ground lead, 14
Ground strap, 11
Ground strap connector, 38
Ground yourself to discharge
static, 11
Group icon, 37

Index
Grouping channels, 63 How to Icon

digital, 91 compensate a voltage Expansion point, 35
probe, 13 Trigger level, 36
compensate the signal path, 18 Trigger position, 35
H connect probes and Image orientation, 124, 131
Hamming FFT window, 113 adapters, 9 Impedance, 86
Hanning FFT window, 113 connect to a computer, 22 Indicator, waveform baseline, 37
Hard copy, 130 erase memory, 135 Infinite persistence, 82
Hard copy button, 33 label channels and buses, 41 Ink Saver, 124, 131
Height, MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6 manage long record length Inner knob, 32, 111
Hi Res acquisition mode, 47 waveforms, 116 Input capacitance, P6516, 8
High measurement, 97 perform a functional check, 12 Input resistance, P6516, 8
High-low indicators, 37 power off the oscilloscope, 12 Intensity button, 84
Histogram (waveform) power on the oscilloscope, 11 Internal File Format (ISF), 126
reset the count, 109 print a hard copy, 130 Invert, 86
setup, 107 recall setups, 127 IRE graticule, 83
Histogram measurements, 99 recall waveforms, 124 ISF format, 126
Hits in Box measurement, 99 save screen images, 124
Holdoff, trigger, 67 save setups, 127
Horizontal delay, 67 save waveforms, 124 K
Horizontal lines search through and add marks Keyboard, USB, 26
Green and blue, 92 to waveforms, 118 Knob
Horizontal position, 32, 46, 67, 68, select a trigger, 70 inner, 32, 111
85, 112, 154 select automatic Multipurpose, 17, 28, 31, 47,
and math waveforms, 111 measurements, 96 126, 148
defined, 41 setup a waveform outer, 32
readout, 36 histogram, 107 pan, 32, 117, 118
Horizontal scale, 32, 85, 112, 150, setup analog channels, 40 Trigger level, 68
151, 154 setup bus parameters, 51 Vertical menu, 33
and math waveforms, 111 setup digital channels, 62 Vertical position, 33, 41
defined, 41 setup input parameters, 86 Vertical scale, 33, 41
readout, 36 setup VISA communica- zoom, 32, 111, 116
tions, 22
take automatic
measurements, 95
L
take manual measurements Label bus, 90
with cursors, 103 LabView, 22
trigger on buses, 72 LAN port, 39
upgrade the firmware, 19 Landscape, 124, 131
use a sequential trigger, 78 Language
use e*Scope, 25 change, 15
use MagniVu, 64 overlay, 16
use Wave Inspector, 116 Left Justified, 72
Humidity trigger, 76
MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6 Left Justified (LJ), 30, 50
P6139A, 8 Level, trigger, 68
P6516, 9 LIN, 30, 50, 72
trigger, 76
Lock, standard laptop, 10
I Logic probe interface, 10
I2C, 30, 50, 72 Logic trigger, defined, 71
trigger, 74, 76 Long record length, 156
I2S, 30, 50, 72 management, 116

Index
Low measurement, 97 Multipurpose knob, 28, 31, 47, 126, Physical layer bus activity, 61
148 PictBridge, 24, 39, 130
mV graticule, 83 Pk-Pk measurement, 97
M Play, 117
M button, 30, 110, 111 Play-pause button, 32, 117
MagniVu, xiii, 64 N Play-pause mode, 117
MagniVu readout, 36 Negative Duty Cycle Pollution Degree
Main trigger, 78 measurement, 96 MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6
Mark, 118 Negative Overshoot P6139A, 8
Math measurement, 97 P6516, 8
Advanced, 113 Negative Pulse Count Portrait, 124, 131
button, 30, 110, 111 measurement, 98 Position
Dual waveform, 110 Negative Pulse Width bus, 90
FFT, 111 measurement, 96 digital channels, 91
menu, 30 Network printing, 132 Horizontal, 67, 68, 85, 112, 154
waveforms, 110 NEX-HD2HEADER, 4 Vertical, 85
Max measurement, 98, 99 Next button, 32 Position and offset, 89
Maximum nondestructive input NI LabVIEW SignalExpress, 1 Positive Duty Cycle
signal, P6516, 8 NI SignalExpress Tektronix Edition measurement, 96
Maximum signal swing, P6516, 8 software, xiii Positive Overshoot
Mean measurement, 98, 99 Normal trigger mode, 66 measurement, 97
Measure button, 29, 95, 100, 101, Positive Pulse Count
138, 141, 142, 143
Measurement menu, 29 O measurement, 98
Positive Pulse Width
Measurements Offset and position, 89 measurement, 96
automatic, 95 Offset vertical, 87 Posttrigger, 66, 68
cursor, 103 OpenChoice, xiii, 1 Power
defined, 96 Operating specifications, 6 cord, 2
histogram, 99 Orientation of the image, 124, 131 input, 39
reference levels, 102 Outer knob, 32 off, 12
snapshot, 101 Overlay, 16 removing, 12
statistics, 100 supply, 11
Mediam measurement, 99
Memory, erasure of, 135
P switch, 33
Power consumption, MSO4000 and
Menu, 27 P6139A probe, 1
DPO4000, 6
Bus, 30, 51 P6516 probe, 2, 64
Predefined math expressions, 110
buttons, 29 P6516 probe ground leads, 62
Pretrigger, 66, 68
Cursors, 103 Pan, 116, 117
Previous button, 32
Default Setup, 33 knob, 32, 117, 118
Print, 130
Math, 30 Parallel bus, xiii, 50, 72
Ethernet, 132
Measurement, 29 Parallel bus anomalies, 158
hard copy, 130
Reference, 30, 114, 115 Parallel bus trigger, 72, 73
Print button, 33
Save / Recall, 29, 33, 124 Pause, 117
Probe Comp, 13
Trigger, 29, 69, 78, 149 Peak detect acquisition mode, 46
PROBE COMP connector, 38
Utility, 15, 16, 29, 33, 82, 93, Peak Hits measurement, 99
Probe compensation, 13
94, 130 Peak-to-peak measurement, 99
Probe connector
Vertical, 29, 86 Period measurement, 96
analog, 38
Menu Off button, 34, 139 Persistence
logic, 38
Min measurement, 98, 99 display, 81
Minimum signal swing, P6516, 8 infinite, 82
Mode, roll, 49 variable, 82
Multiple transition detection, 92 Phase measurement, 97

Index
Probes Right Justified (RJ), 30, 50 Serial bus, 50, 156

BNC, 10 Rise Time measurement, 96 Serial bus trigger, 72
connecting, 9 Rise/Fall trigger, defined, 71 Set / Clear Mark button, 32, 118
ground lead, 14 Rising Edge Count Set to 50% button, 32, 68
logic, 10 measurement, 98 Setup
P6139A, 1 RMS measurement, 98 default, 33, 40, 43, 129
P6516, 2 Roll mode, 49 Setup and Hold trigger, defined, 71
TEK-USB-488 Adapter, 4 Rolling window data matching, 77 Side panel connector, 38
TekVPI, 9 RS-232, 30, 50, 72 Sigma1 measurement, 99
TPA-BNC Adapter, 4, 9 bus example, 160 Sigma2 measurement, 99
Pulse Width trigger, defined, 70 byte matching, 77 Sigma3 measurement, 99
cursor readout, 106 Signal path compensation, 18
decoding, 62 Single button, 32, 80, 143, 152
R trigger, 76 Single sequence, 49, 80
Rackmount, 4 RS-422, 30, 50 Slope, trigger, 68
Readout RS-485, 30, 50 Snapshot, 101
Acquisition, 34 Run/Stop button, 32, 49, 80 Software drivers, 22, 24
Auxiliary, 37 Runt trigger, defined, 70 Software, optional, 137
Channel, 37 SPC, 18
Cursor, 35, 106 Specifications
Horizontal position/scale, 36 S operating, 6
MagniVu, 36 Safety Summary, v power supply, 11
Record length/sampling Sample acquisition mode, 46 SPI, 30, 50, 72
rate, 36 Sample interval, 46 SPI trigger, 74
Timing resolution, 36 Sample rates, xiii Standard Deviation
Trigger, 36, 78 Sampling process, defined, 45 measurement, 99
Trigger frequency, 94 Sampling, real-time, 45 Start an acquisition, 80
Trigger status, 35 Save / Recall menu, 29, 33, 124 Statistics, 100
Real-time sampling, 45 Save / Recall Menu button, 29 Stop an acquisition, 80
Rear-panel connectors, 39 Save / Recall Save button, 33, 124 Switch, power, 33
Recalling Saving
setups, 127 reference waveforms, 126
waveforms, 124 screen images, 124 T
Record length, xiii, 46 setups, 127 Table, Event, 53
Record length/sampling rate waveforms, 124 TDM, 30, 50, 72
readout, 36 Saving and recalling trigger, 76
Rectangular FFT window, 113 Information, 122 TEK-USB-488 Adapter, 4, 23, 24,
Ref button, 30, 114, 126 Scale 39
Ref R, 126 digital channels, 91 TekSecure, 135
Reference levels, 102 Horizontal, 32, 85, 112, 150, TekVPI, 9
Reference menu, 30, 114, 115 151, 154 Temperature
Reference waveforms, 114 Vertical, 85, 151 MSO4000 and MDPO4000, 6
displaying, 126 Screen annotations, 93 P6139A, 8
removing, 115, 127 Search, 118 P6516, 8
saving, 126 Search button, 29, 119 Termination, 86
saving 10 M waveforms, 115 Search marks, 157 Test button, 29
Removing reference Securing memory, 135 Threshold accuracy, P6516, 8
waveforms, 115, 127 Security lock, 10 Timing resolution readout, 36
Removing waveform, 81 Select button, 31, 148 TPA-BNC Adapter, 4, 9
Right Justified, 72 Sequence (B Trigger), defined, 70 Transit case, 4
trigger, 76 Sequential triggering, 78 Transition trigger, defined, 71

Index
Trigger Trigger modes View

B trigger after delay time, 79 Auto, 66 digital channels, 92
Bus, defined, 72 Normal, 66 waveform record, 35
buses, 72 Trigger Out connector, 39 VISA, 22
byte matching, 77 Trigger types, defined, 70 Voltage, Input
CAN bus, 76 Triggering on Buses, 72 MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6
concepts, 66 P6139A, 8
coupling, 67 Voltage, Output, P6139A, 8
data matching on a rolling U
window, 77 UART, 30, 50
delayed, 78 Undo W
Edge, defined, 70 Autoset, 44 Wave Inspector, xiii, 116
event, defined, 66 Default Setup, 43 Waveform
forcing, 66 Upgrading firmware, 19 adding, 81
Frequency readout, 94 USB, xiii, 4, 23, 24, 29, 50, 72, 122, display style, 81
holdoff, 67 130 histogram measurements, 99
I2C bus, 74, 76 device port, 39 intensity, 84
Left Justified bus, 76 host ports, 33, 39 pan, 116, 117
level, 68 keyboard, 26 pause, 117
level button, 32 trigger, 74 play, 117
level icon, 36 USBTMC, 39 play-pause, 117
level knob, 68 User marks, 118 record defined, 46
LIN bus, 76 Utility button, 15, 16, 18, 29, 82, 83, removing, 81
Logic, defined, 71 93, 94, 130 search and mark, 118
modes, 66, 69 Utility menu, 15, 16, 29, 33, 82, 93, user marks, 118
parallel bus data matching, 77 94 zoom, 116
parallel buses, 50, 73 Waveform baseline indicator, 37
Waveform Count measurement, 99
point, 46
position icon, 35
V Waveform record, 46
posttrigger, 66, 68 Variable persistence, 82 Waveform record view, 35
pretrigger, 66, 68 Versatile Probe Interface, 9 Weight
Pulse Width, defined, 70 Version, firmware, 22 MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6
readout, 36, 78 Vertical White edges, 92
Right Justified bus, 76 button, 29 Width
Rise/Fall, defined, 71 menu, 29, 86 MSO4000 and DPO4000, 6
RS-232 bus, 76 Menu knob, 33
offset, 89
RS-232 byte matching, 77
Runt, defined, 70 Offset, 87 X
Sequence (B Trigger), position, 85 XY
defined, 70 position and autoset, 45 cursors, 107
sequential, 78 position and offset, 89 display, 82
serial buses, 50, 73, 156 Position knob, 33, 41
scale, 85, 151
Setup and Hold, defined, 71
Scale knob, 33, 41 Z
slope, 68
Vibration, MSO4000 and Zoom, 116
SPI bus, 74
DPO4000, 6 button, 32
status readout, 35
Video graticule size, 117
TDM bus, 76
Autoset, 45 Horizontal, 153
Trigger on B events, 79
fields, 149 knob, 32, 116
USB bus, 74
video lines, 150 lines, 150
Video, defined, 72 port, 39
Trigger menu, 29, 69, 78, 149 trigger, 149
button, 69, 149 Video trigger, defined, 72

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Symbols and Terms on the Product

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EN 61000-3-2:2006. AC power line harmonic emissions

EN 61000-3-3:1995. Voltage changes, fluctuations, and flicker

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Australia / New Zealand Declaration of Conformity – EMC

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U.S. Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Listing

Pollution Degree Description

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Installation (Overvoltage) Category Descriptions

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Product End-of-Life Handling

Restriction of Hazardous Substances

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MSO4104 MSO4054 MSO4034 MSO4032

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Conventions Used in This Manual

Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network USB

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Standard Accessories (cont.)

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Optional Accessories (cont.)

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Optional Accessories (cont.)

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MSO4000 and DPO4000 Series

Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only

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Acquisition System: Digital Inputs

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P6139A Passive Probe

Output Voltage (terminated into 1 MΩ):

Altitude: ≤ 2,000 meters

Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only

P6516 Logic Probe

Threshold Accuracy: ±(100 mV + 3% of threshold)

Minimum signal swing: 500 mVpeak-to-peak

Maximum nondestructive input signal to probe: ±15 V

Input capacitance: 3.0 pF typical

Pollution Degree: 2, Indoor use only

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Humidity: 10% to 95% relative humidity

1. Tektronix Versatile Probe Interface