Atec Tektronix-TDS-5052-5054-5104 - Manual (Page 2)

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
TDS5000 Series
Users can select traditional instrument-style
buttons for navigation or switch to a Microsoft
Windows menu bar. Waveform positions, cur-
sor locations and trigger level can be directly
changed using a mouse or optional touch
screen. A graphical drag-box can be used to
select a waveform area for zooming, his-
togram analysis or measurement gating.
The USB interface allows a mouse, keyboard
and other peripherals to be added without
powering off the instrument. A context-sensi-
tive help program supplements graphic control
windows and encourages users to apply
advanced capabilities to solve their problems.
And an innovative software package provides
voice-controlled, multi-lingual operation of
the instrument.
Open Microsoft
Windows Architecture
The TDS5000 Series combines a high per-
formance oscilloscope and a PC in a self-con-
tained unit. With DPX ™ acquisition technology,
an open Windows desktop and application
programming interfaces (API) for Windows
and UNIX, this series provides exceptionally
fast data acquisition, analysis and
network accessibility.
By using the embedded PCI bus, waveform
data can be moved directly from acquisition
to analysis applications on the Windows desk-
top at much faster speeds than conventional
GPIB transfers.
The analysis and connectivity software of the
Tektronix TDS5000 Series oscilloscopes pro-
vide a comprehensive software infrastructure
for faster, more versatile operations. Tektronix’
implementation of industry-standard protocols,
such as TekVISA and ActiveX Controls, are
included for using and enhancing Windows
applications such as Excel for data analysis
and documentation. Or, create custom soft-
ware to automate multi-step processes in
waveform collection and analysis with Visual
BASIC, C, C++, MATLAB ® and other common
Application Development Environments (ADE).
Integration of the oscilloscope with external
PCs and non-Windows hosts is also supported
by the TDS5000 Series software solutions.
Plug-and-play drivers are included to enable
easy communication with the oscilloscope
using GPIB, Serial, and LAN connections from
LabVIEW and Lab Windows programs running
on external PCs. UNIX applications, and other
LAN resources, can connect directly using
the VXI 11.2 server included on the
TDS5000 Series.
Additional Benefits
The TDS5000 Series includes virtually all
modern standard interfaces for control and
peripheral expansion. An optional built-in
printer provides snapshot and long banner
print-outs of waveform and measurement
results. An optional CD-RW drive provides
convenient and portable mass storage, making
data transfer much easier for the user who
does not connect the oscilloscope to the net-
work via the standard LAN connection.
Interoperability of the TDS5000 Series with
Tektronix logic analyzers enables a time-corre-
lated view of analog and digital signals to
quickly track down elusive signal integrity
problems in designs.
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Elusive Glitch. Fast waveform capture rate,
enabled by Tektronix proprietary DPX ™
acquisition technology, maximizes the
probability of capturing elusive glitches
and other infrequent events.
Intuitive User Interface. Whatever your
personal preferences, needs or application
environment, the TDS5000 Series offers
multiple ways to operate the instrument
– classic, analog-style knobs, familiar pull-
down menus, mouse, optional touch screen
and voice commands.
Open Windows Platform. TDS5000 Series
waveform display with Excel window and
ActiveX toolbar.