Description
TDS3000C Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope
Performance you nedd at a price you can afford.
With up to 500 MHz and 5 GS/s sample rate, the TDS3000C Oscilloscope Series provides you with the performance to visualize fast changing signals in a compact, battery-capable design. With dedicated front-panel controls and 25 automatic measurements, the TDS3000C Series is easy to use so you spend less time re-learning how to use your oscilloscope and more time on the task at hand.
Overview
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Features |
Benefits |
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Digital real-time sampling |
Accurately capture signals with at least 5x oversampling |
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Digital phosphor display |
Quickly capture and visualize glitches |
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Advanced triggering |
Capture digital signal anomalies with runt, glitch, rise/fall-time, and setup/hold violations triggers |
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Dedicated front-panel controls |
Spend less time learning and more time on the task at hand with front-panel controls. |
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Front-panel USB host port |
Quickly store and transfer your waveforms. |
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PC connectivity |
Simply transfer, analyze and document results with NI LabVIEW SignalExpress TE and Tektronix OpenCoice Desktop software |
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Just 5.0 inches (149 mm) deep |
Free up available bench space. |
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Battery pack (optional) |
Work where you need to with up to three hours of portable battery operation. |
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Application modules (optional) |
Transform your oscilloscope into specialized instrument |
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Tektronix TDS3012C Digital Storage Oscilloscope |
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Bandwidth |
100 MHz |
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Calculated Rise Time (typical) |
3.5 ns |
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Input Channels |
2 |
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External Trigger Input |
√ |
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Sample Rate on each channel |
1.25 GS/s |
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Record length |
10 kpoints |
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Vertical Resolution |
9 bits |
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Vertical Sensitivity, 1 MΏ |
1 mV/div to 10 V/div |
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Vertical Sensitivity, 50 Ώ |
1 mV/div to 1 V/div |
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Input Coupling |
AC, DC, GND |
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Input Impedance |
1 MΏ in parallel with 13 pF or 50 Ώ |
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DC Gain Accuracy |
±2% |
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Maximum Input Voltage, 1 MΏ |
150VRMS with peaks at ≤400V |
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Maximum Input Voltage, 50 Ώ |
5 VRMS with peaks at ≤30V |
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Position Range |
±5 div |
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Bandwidth Limit |
20 MHz |
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Time Base Range |
±5 div |
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Bandwidth Limit |
20 MHz |
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Time Base Range |
4 ns to 10 s |
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Time Base Accuracy |
±20 ppm over any 1 ms time interval |
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Input/Output Interfaces |
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Ethernet Port |
RJ-45 connector, supports 10Base-T LAN |
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USB Port |
Front-panel USB 2.0 host port Supports USB flash drive |
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GPIB Port |
Full talk/listen modes, setting and measurements (Optional with TDS3GV Communications Module) |
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RS-232-C Port |
DB-9 male connector, full talk/listen modes, control of all modes, settings and measurements Baud rates up to 38,400 (Optional with TDS3GV Communications Module) |
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VGA Video Port |
DB-15 female connector, monitor output for direct display on large nVGA-equipped monitors (Optional with TDS3GV Communications Module) |
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External Trigger Input |
BNC connector, input impedance>1 MΏ in parallel with 17 pF; max input voltage is 150 VRMS |
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Trigger System |
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Characteristic |
Description |
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Main Trigger Modes |
Auto (Supports Roll Mode for 40 ms/div and slower), Normal, Single Sequence |
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B Trigger |
Trigger after time or events |
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Trigger After Time Range |
13.2 ns to 50 s
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Trigger Types |
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Trigger |
Description |
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Edge |
Conventional level-driven trigger. Positive or negative slope on any channel. Coupling selections: AC, DC, Noise Reject, HF Reject, LF Reject |
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Video |
Trigger on all lines or individual lines, odd/even or all fields on NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
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Extended Video |
Trigger on specific lines in broadcast and non-broadcast (custom) standards and on analog HDTV formats (1080i, 1080p, 720p, 480p). Requires TDS3VID or TDS3SDI application module. |
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Pulse Width (or Glitch) |
Trigger on a pulse width <, >, =, ≠ to a selectable time limit ranging from 39.6 ns to 50 s |
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Runt |
Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again |
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Slew Rate |
Trigger on on pulse edge rates that are either faster or slower than a set rate. Egdes can be rising, falling, or either |
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Pattern |
Specifies AND, OR, NAND, NOR when true or false for a specific time |
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State |
Any logic state. Trigger able on rising or falling edge of clock. Logic triggers can be used on combinations of 2 inputs (not 4) |
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Comm |
Provides isolated pulse triggering required to perform DS1/DS3 telecommunications mask testing per ANSI T1.102 standard. Requires TDS3TMT application |
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Alternate |
Sequentially uses active channel as a trigger source |
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Waveform Measurements |
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Cursors |
Amplitude, Time |
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Automatic Measurements |
Display any four measurements from any combination of waveforms. Or Display all measurements with measurement snapshot feature. Measurements include Period, Frequency, +Width, -Width, Rise time, Fall time, +Duty cycle, -Duty cycle, +Overshoot, High, Low, Max, Min, Peak-to-peak, Amplitude, Mean, Cycle mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Burst width, Delay, Phase, Area*1, Cycle Area*1 |
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Measurement Statistics |
Mean, Min, Max, Standard deviation. Requires TDS3AAM application module |
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Thresholds |
User-definable thresholds for automatic measurements; settable in percent or voltage |
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Gating |
Isolate a specific occurrence with an acquisition to take measurements, using either the screen or cursors |
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Waveform Math |
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Characteristic |
Description |
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Arithmetic |
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide waveforms |
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FFT |
Spectral magnitude. Set FFT vertical scale to Linear RMS or dBV RMS, and FFT window to Rectangular, Hamming, Hanning, or Blackman-Harris |
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Advanced Math*1 |
Integrate, Differentiate, Define rextensive algebraic expressions including analog waveforms, math functions, scalars, up to two user-adjustable variables and results of parametric measurements. For example: (Intg (CH1-Mean(Ch1)) x 1.414 x VAR1) Note: Requires TDS3AAM application module. |
*Requires TDS3AAM application module.
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Waveform Processing |
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Characteristic |
Description |
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Autoset |
Single-button, automatic setup of all channels for vertical, horizontal and trigger systems, with undo autoset |
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Deskew |
Channel-to-channel deskew ±10 ns may be manually entered for better timing measurements and more accurate math waveforms. |
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Display Characteristics |
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Characteristic |
Description |
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Display Type |
6.5 in. (165.1 mm) liquid-crystal TFT colour display |
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Display Resolution |
640 horizontal x 480 vertical pixels (VGA) |
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Interpolation |
Sin(x)/x |
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Waveform styles |
Dots, vectors, variable persistence, infinite persistence |
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Graticules |
Full, grid, crosshair, and frame. NTSC, PAL, SECAM, and vector scope (100% and 75% colour bars) with optional TDS3ViD or TDS3Di application modules |
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Format |
YT, XY, and Gated XYZ (XY with Z-axis blanking available on 4-channel instruments only) |
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Power Source |
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Characteristic |
Description |
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AC line power |
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Source voltage |
100 VRMS to 240 VRMS ±10% |
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Source frequency |
45 Hz to 440 Hz from 100 V to 120 V 45 Hz to 66 Hz from 120 V to 240 V |
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Power consumption |
75 W Maximum |
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Battery power |
Requires TDSBATC, rechangeable lithium ion battery pack |
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Operating time, typical |
3 hours |