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Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
TDS5000B Series
Measurement Statistics – Mean, Min, Max,
Standard Deviation, Population.
Reference Levels – User definable for each of
the eight measurements.
Histograms – Vertical or horizontal with linear or
log scaling.
Gating – Isolate the specific occurrence within
an acquisition to take measurements on.
Cursors – Horizontal Bars,Vertical Bars,Waveform,
and Screen.
Waveform Processing/Math
Arithmetic – Add, subtract,multiply,and divide
waveforms.
Algebraic Expressions – Define extensive
algebraic expressions including waveforms,
scalars, user adjustable variables,and
results of parametric measurements e.g.
(Integral (Ch1-Mean(Ch1))*1.414*VAR1).
Math Functions – Average, Invert, Integrate,
Differentiate, Square Root,Exponential, Log 10,
Log e,Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Min, Max, Sin, Cos,Tan,
ASin,ACos,ATan, Sinh, Cosh,Tanh.
Frequency Domain Functions – Spectral
magnitude and phase, real and imaginary spectra.
Vertical Units – Magnitude: Linear, dB, dBm.
Phase: degrees,radians, group delay.
Window Functions – Rectangular, Hamming,
Hanning, Kaiser-Bessel, Blackman-Harris,
Gaussian, Flattop2,Tek Exponential.
Limit Testing – Compare live waveforms against
a known “golden” reference waveform with user
defined vertical and horizontal tolerances.
Display Characteristics
Display Type – 10.4 in. Liquid crystal active-matrix
color display.
Display Resolution – 640 horizontal x
480 vertical pixels.
Waveform Styles – Vectors, Dots, Intensified
Samples,Variable Persistence,Infinite Persistence.
Display Format – YT, XY, XYZ.
Color Palettes – Individual color palettes for
Record View and FastAcq/WfmDB modes include
Normal, Green, Gray,Temperature, Spectral, and
User Defined.
Computer System
and Peripherals
Operating System – Windows 2000.
CPU – Intel Celeron Processor, 2.0 GHz.
PC System Memory – 512 MB.
Internal Hard Disk Drive – ≥80 GB capacity.
Front Removable Hard Disk Drive (optional) –
≥40 GB capacity.
Floppy Disk Drive – Front panel 3.5 in floppy disk
drive, 1.44 MB capacity.
CD-RW Drive – Side panel CD-RW drive, ≥24X
read and write speed.
Printer (optional) – Built-in thermal printer.
Mouse – Optical wheel mouse, USB interface.
OpenChoice®Features
TekVISA™– Application Programmers Interface (API)
for Windows developers. Documentation includes
descriptions and samples of programming test and
measurement applications on the unit in Visual
BASIC, C and C++.
TekVISA Control (TVC) – Active controls to make
access to TekVISA easy for integration into
Microsoft Windows applications.
VXI-11 Server – An Application Programmers
Interface (API) for LAN connectivity from
non-Windows environments.
Plug-and-Play Drivers – Provides support to run
National Instrument’s LabVIEW and LabWindows
on an external PC connected to a TDS5000B
Series or on the oscilloscope itself.
IVI Drivers – Provides support for new and existing
program environments utilizing the IVI instrumenta-
tion standard, such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI,
MATLAB,Visual BASIC,and C/C++.
Excel and Word Toolbars – Provides direct access
to screen images, waveform data,and measure-
ments on the oscilloscope from a toolbar in Excel
and/or Word.
Report Generator – Enables the ability to design
and create customized report templates that
extract the oscilloscope’s waveforms,settings,
measurements, and other on-screen information
with a click of the mouse.
LabVIEW and MATLAB – 30 day evaluation copies
plus non-expiring demo programs that perform
a variety of LabVIEW and MATLAB display and
analysis functions with the oscilloscope.
Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) – A CD is
included in the Getting Started With OpenChoice®
book.This SDK includes a wealth of documenta-
tion, programming tools,and examples to assist
programmers working with the TDS5000B Series.
Input/Output Ports
Auxiliary Input – Front panel BNC connector.
Trigger level range is adjustable from +8V to –8 V.
The maximum input voltage is ±20 V (DC + peak
AC) and input resistance is ≥1.5 kΩ.
Probe Compensator Output – Front panel pins.
Amplitude 1 V ± 1% into a ≥10 kΩload,
frequency 1 kHz ±5%.
Analog Signal Output – Rear-panel BNC
connector, provides a buffered version of the signal
that is attached to the Channel 3 input (4 channel
models only).Amplitude: 50 mV/div ±20% into a
1 MΩload, 25 mV/div ±20% into a 50 Ωload.
Bandwidth (typical): 100 MHz into a 50 Ωload.
Auxiliary Output Levels – Rear-panel BNC
connector, provides a TTL-compatible, negative
polarity pulse when the oscilloscope triggers.
External Reference In – Rear-panel BNC
connector. 9.8 MHz to 10.2 MHz.
Parallel Port – IEEE 1284, DB-25 connector.
Audio Ports – Miniature phone jacks for stereo
microphone input and stereo line output.
USB Port – Four USB 2.0 ports allow connection
or disconnection of USB keyboard and/or mouse
while oscilloscope power is on.
Keyboard Port – PS-2 compatible.
Mouse Port – PS-2 compatible.
LAN Port – RJ-45 connector, supports 10Base-T
and 100Base-T.
Serial Port – DB-9 COM1 port.
Video Port – DB-15 female connector; connect a
second monitor to use dual-monitor display mode.
Supports basic requirements of PC99 specification
and display resolutions up to 1,920 x 1,440.