Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
TDS2000C Series Data Sheet
Features & Benefits
Key Performance Specifications
200 MHz, 100 MHz, 70 MHz, 50 MHz Bandwidth Models
2- and 4-channel Models
Up to 2 GS/s Sample Rate on All Channels
2.5k point Record Length on All Channels
Advanced Triggers including Pulse Width Trigger and Line-selectable
Video Trigger
Ease-of-Use Features
16 Automated Measurements, and FFT Analysis for Simplified
Waveform Analysis
Built-in Waveform Limit Testing
Automated, Extended Data Logging Feature
Autoset and Signal Auto-ranging
Built-in Context-sensitive Help
Probe Check Wizard
Multiple-language User Interface
5.7 in. (144 mm) Active TFT Color Display
Small Footprint and Lightweight – Only 4.9 in. (124 mm) Deep and 4.4 lb.
(2 kg)
Connectivity
USB 2.0 Host Port on the Front Panel for Quick and Easy Data Storage,
Printing, and Connecting a USB Keyboard
USB 2.0 Device Port on Rear Panel for Easy Connection to a PC or
Direct Printing to a PictBridge®-compatible Printer
Includes National Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress™ TE Limited
Edition and Tektronix OpenChoice®Software for Connecting Your Bench
Lifetime Warranty*1
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Data Sheet
Quickly and easily capture waveforms with advanced triggering.
Performance You Need at a Price You Can
Afford
The TDS2000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope Series provides you with
affordable performance in a compact design. Packed with standard
features – including USB connectivity, 16 automated measurements, limit
testing, data logging, and context-sensitive help – the TDS2000C Series
oscilloscopes help you get more done, in less time.
Digital Precision for Accurate Measurements
With up to 200 MHz bandwidth and 2 GS/s maximum sample rate, no other
digital storage oscilloscope offers as much bandwidth and sample rate for
the price. Tektronix proprietary sampling technology provides real-time
sampling with a minimum of 10X oversampling on all channels, all the time
to accurately capture your signals. Sampling performance is not reduced
when using multiple channels.
Critical Tools for Troubleshooting Your Device
Advanced triggers – rising/falling edge, pulse width, and video – help you
quickly isolate your signals of interest. Once you’ve captured a signal,
advanced math capabilities and automated measurements can speed your
analysis. Quickly perform an FFT or add, subtract, or multiply waveforms.
Sixteen automated measurements quickly and reliably calculate important
signal characteristics such as frequency or rise time, while the built-in Limit
Test function enables you to easily identify problems in your signal.
See all the details other oscilloscopes might miss with Tektronix proprietary digital
real-time sampling.
Quickly perform an FFT with the advanced math functions.
Designed to Make Your Work Easy
The TDS2000C Series oscilloscopes are designed with the ease of use and
familiar operation you have come to expect from Tektronix.
Intuitive Operation
The intuitive user interface with dedicated per-channel vertical controls,
auto-setup, and auto-ranging makes these instruments easy to use,
reducing learning time and increasing efficiency.
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The context-sensitive Help system provides important information specifictothetask
you are working on.
Limit Test provides a quick pass/fail comparison of any triggered input signal to a
user-defined template.
Help When You Need It, Where You Need It
The built-in Help menu provides you with important information on your
oscilloscope’s features and functions. Help is provided in the same
languages as the user interface.
Probe Check Wizard
Check out your probe compensation before making measurements with just
one button that starts a fast, easy procedure.
Limit Test
The oscilloscope can automatically monitor source signals and output Pass
or Fail results by judging whether the input waveform is within predefined
Data Logging enables automatic saving of triggered waveforms for up to 8 hours.
Conveniently use your USB flash drive to store screenshots and waveform data.
boundaries. Specific actions can be triggered on violation including
stopping waveform acquisition, stopping Limit Test functions, saving the
failed waveform data or screen image to a USB memory device, or any
combination of the above. This is an ideal solution for manufacturing or
service applications where you need to make decisions quickly.
Flexible Data Transfer
The USB host port on the front panel enables you to save your instrument
settings, screenshots, and waveform data in a flash. The built-in
data logging feature means you can set up your oscilloscope to save
user-specified triggered waveforms to a USB memory device for up to
8hours.
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Data Sheet
Easily capture, save, and analyze measurement results with included National
Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress, Limited Tektronix Edition software.
Easy PC Connectivity
Easily capture, save, and analyze measurements results by connecting
to your PC with the rear-panel USB device port and the included copy of
OpenChoice PC Communications Software. Simply pull screen images
and waveform data into the stand-alone desktop application or directly
into Microsoft Word and Excel. Alternatively, if you prefer not to use your
PC, you can simply print your image directly to any PictBridge-compatible
printer.
Connect Your Bench for Intelligent Debug
Every TDS2000C Series oscilloscope ships with an included copy of the
Limited Tektronix Edition of National Instrument’s LabVIEW SignalExpress
for basic instrument control, data logging, and analysis.
SignalExpress supports the range of Tektronix bench instruments*2
enabling you to connect your entire test bench. You can then access the
feature-rich tools packed into each instrument from one intuitive software
interface. This allows you to automate complex measurements requiring
multiple instruments, log data for an extended period of time, time correlate
data from multiple instruments, and easily capture and analyze your results,
all from your PC. Only Tektronix offers a connected test bench of intelligent
instruments to simplify and speed debug of your complex design.
Performance You Can Count On
In addition to industry-leading service and support, every TDS2000C Series
oscilloscope comes backed with a Lifetime Warranty*1as standard.
*1Limitations apply. For terms and conditions, visit www.tektronix.com/lifetimewarranty.
*2For a complete listing of Tektronix instruments supported by NI LabVIEW Signal Express, visit
www.tektronix.com/signalexpress.
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Characteristics
TDS2000C Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
TDS2001C TDS2002C TDS2004C TDS2012C TDS2014C TDS2022C TDS2024C
Display (QVGA
LCD)
TFT TFT TFT TFT TFT TFT TFT
Bandwidth*350 MHz 70 MHz 70 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 200 MHz
Channels 2242424
External Trigger
Input
Included on all models
Sample Rate on
Each Channel
500 MS/s 1.0 GS/s 1.0 GS/s 2.0 GS/s 2.0 GS/s 2.0 GS/s 2.0 GS/s
Record Length 2.5k points at all time bases on all models
Vertical Resolution 8 bits
Vertical Sensitivity 2 mV to 5 V/div on all models with calibrated fine adjustment
DC Vertical
Accuracy
±3% on all models
Vertical Zoom Vertically expand or compress a live or stopped waveform
Maximum Input
Voltage
300 VRMS CAT II; derated at 20 dB/decade above 100 kHz to 13 Vp-p AC at 3 MHz
Position Range 2mVto200mV/div+2V
>200 mV to 5 V/div +50 V
Bandwidth Limit 20 MHz for all models
Input Coupling AC, DC, GND on all models
Input Impedance 1MΩin parallel with 20 pF
Time Base Range 5nsto50s/div 5nsto50s/div 5nsto50s/div 2.5nsto50s/div 2.5nsto50s/div 2.5nsto50s/div 2.5nsto50s/div
Time Base
Accuracy
50 ppm
Horizontal Zoom Horizontally expand or compress a live or stopped waveform
I/O Interfaces
USB Ports USB host port on front panel supports USB flash drives
USB device port on back of instrument supports connection to PC and all PictBridge-compatible printers
GPIB Optional
Nonvolatile Storage
Reference
Waveform Display
(2) 2.5k point reference waveforms
Waveform Storage
without USB Flash
Drive
(2) 2.5k point (2) 2.5k point (4) 2.5k point (2) 2.5k point (4) 2.5k point (2) 2.5k point (4) 2.5k point
Maximum USB
Flash Drive Size
64 GB
Waveform Storage
with USB Flash
Drive
96 or more reference waveforms per 8 MB
Setups without USB
Flash Drive
10 front-panel setups
Setups with USB
Flash Drive
4000 or more front-panel setups per 8 MB
Screen Images with
USB Flash Drive
128 or more screen images per 8 MB (the number of images depends on file format selected)
Save All with USB
Flash Drive
12 or more Save All operations per 8 MB
A single Save All operation creates 3 to 9 files (setup, image, plus one file for each displayed waveform)
*3Bandwidth is 20 MHz at 2 mV/div, all models.
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Acquisition Modes
Mode Description
Peak Detect High-frequency and random glitch capture. Captures glitches
as narrow as 12 ns (typical) at all time base settings from
5μs/divto50s/div
Sample Sample data only
Average Waveform averaged, selectable: 4, 16, 64, 128
Single Sequence Use the Single Sequence button to capture a single triggered
acquisition sequence
Roll At acquisition time base settings of >100 ms/div
Trigger System
Characteristic Description
Trigger Modes Auto, Normal, Single Sequence
Trigger Types
Trigger Description
Edge
(Rising/Falling)
Conventional level-driven trigger. Positive or negative slope
on any channel. Coupling selections: AC, DC, Noise Reject,
HF Reject, LF Reject
Video Trigger on all lines or individual lines, odd/even or all fields
from composite video, or broadcast standards (NTSC, PAL,
SECAM)
Pulse Width (or
glitch)
Trigger on a pulse width less than, greater than, equal to, or
not equal to, a selectable time limit ranging from 33 ns to 10 s
Trigger Source
Characteristic Description
2-channel Models CH1, CH2, Ext, Ext/5, AC Line
4-channel Models CH1,CH2,CH3,CH4,Ext,Ext/5,ACLine
Trigger View
Displays trigger signal while Trigger View button is depressed.
Trigger Signal Frequency Readout
Provides a frequency readout of the trigger source.
Cursors
Characteristic Description
Types Amplitude, Time
Measurements ΔT, 1/ΔT, ΔV
Automatic Waveform Measurements
Period, Frequency, +Width, –Width, Rise Time, Fall Time, Max, Min,
Peak-to-Peak, Mean, RMS, Cycle RMS, Cursor RMS, Duty Cycle, Phase,
Delay
Waveform Math
Characteristic Description
Operators Add, Subtract, Multiply, FFT
FFT Windows: Hanning, Flat Top, Rectangular
2048 sample points
Sources
2-channel models CH1 – CH2, CH2 – CH1, CH1 + CH2, CH1 × CH2
4-channel models CH1 – CH2, CH2 – CH1, CH3 – CH4, CH4 – CH3, CH1 +
CH2, CH3 + CH4, CH1 × CH2, CH3 × CH4
Autoset Menu
Single-button, automatic setup of all channels for vertical, horizontal, and trigger
systems, with undo Autoset.
Signal Type Autoset Menu Choices
Square Wave Single Cycle, Multicycle, Rising or Falling Edge
Sine Wave Single Cycle, Multicycle, FFT Spectrum
Video (NTSC, PAL,
SECAM)
Field: All, Odd, or Even
Line: All or Selectable Line Number
Autorange
Automatically adjust vertical and/or horizontal oscilloscope settings when
probe is moved from point to point, or when the signal exhibits large changes.
Display Characteristics
Characteristic Description
Display QVGA Active Color TFT
Interpolation Sin(x)/x
Display Types Dots, vectors
Persistence Off,1s,2s,5s,infinite
Format YT and XY
Multiple-language User Interface and Context-sensitive Help
Characteristic Description
Languages
Available
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian*4,Simplified Chinese, Spanish,
Traditional Chinese
*4Requires Russian firmware, indicated by "RUS" suffix.
Environmental and Safety
Characteristic Description
Temperature
Operating 0 to +50 °C
Nonoperating –40to+71°C
Humidity
Operating and
nonoperating
Up to 80% RH at or below +40 °C
Upto45%RHupto+50°C
Altitude
Operating and
nonoperating
Up to 3,000 m
Electromagnetic
Compatibility
Meets Directive 2004/108/EC, EN 61326-2-1 Class A;
Australian EMC Framework
Safety UL61010-1:2004, CSA22.2 No. 61010-1:2004,
EN61010-1:2001, IEC61010-1:2001
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Physical Characteristics
Instrument
Dimensions mm in.
Width 326.3 12.85
Height 158.0 6.22
Depth 124.2 4.89
Weight kg lb.
Instrument Only 2.0 4.4
With accessories 2.2 4.9
Instrument Shipping
Package Dimensions mm in.
Width 476.2 18.75
Height 266.7 10.5
Depth 228.6 9.0
RM2000B Rackmount mm in.
Width 482.6 19.0
Height 177.8 7.0
Depth 108.0 4.25
Ordering Information
Models
Model Description
TDS2001C 50 MHz, 2 Ch, 500 MS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2002C 70 MHz, 2 Ch, 1 GS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2004C 70 MHz, 4 Ch, 1 GS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2012C 100 MHz, 2 Ch, 2 GS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2014C 100 MHz, 4 Ch, 2 GS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2022C 200 MHz, 2 Ch, 2 GS/s, TFT DSO
TDS2024C 200 MHz, 4 Ch, 2 GS/s, TFT DSO
Standard Accessories
Accessory Description
Passive Probes TPP0101: 100 MHz passive probe for
TDS2001C/TDS2002C/TDS2004C
TPP0201: 200 MHz passive probe for
TDS2012C/TDS2014C/TDS2022C/TDS2024C
Power Cord (Please specify plug option)
NIM/NIST Traceable Certificate of Calibration
Documentation User Manual (Please specify preferred language option)
OpenChoice PC
Communications
Software
Enables fast and easy communication between a Windows
PC and the TDS2000C Series using USB. Transfer and save
settings, waveforms, measurements, and screen images
National
Instruments
SignalExpress
Tektronix Edition
Interactive
Measurement
Software – Base
Version
A fully interactive measurement software environment
optimized for the TDS2000C Series. Enables you to
instantly acquire, generate, analyze, compare, import,
and save measurement data and signals using an intuitive
drag-and-drop user interface that does not require any
programming. Standard TDS2000C Series support for
acquiring controlling, viewing, and exporting your live signal.
A 30-day trial period of the Professional Version provides
additional signal processing, advance analysis, mixed signal,
sweeping, limit testing, and user-defined step capabilities.
Order SIGEXPTE for permanent Professional Version
capability
Limited Lifetime
Warranty*5
Covers labor and parts for defects in materials and
workmanship for a minimum of 10 years, excluding probes
and accessories*6
*5Lifetime is defined as 5 years after Tektronix discontinues manufacturing the product, but the
warranty length shall be at least ten years from date of original purchase. Lifetime warranty is
nontransferable, proof of original purchase is required. Limitations apply. For terms and conditions visit
www.tektronix.com/lifetimewarranty.
*6Probes and accessories are not covered by the oscilloscope warranty and Service Offerings. Refer to the
data sheet of each probe and accessory model for its unique warranty and calibration terms.
Power Plug Options
Option Description
A0 NorthAmerica
A1 Universal Euro
A2 United Kingdom
A3 Australia
A5 Switzerland
A6 Japan
A10 China
A11 India
A99 No power cord or AC adapter
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User Manual Options
Translated front-panel overlays included with their respective user manuals.
Option Description
L0 English manual
L1 French manual
L2 Italian manual
L3 German manual
L4 Spanish manual
L5 Japanese manual
L6 Portuguese manual
L7 Simple Chinese manual
L8 Standard Chinese manual
L9 Korean manual
L10 Russian manual
Recommended Accessories
Accessory Description
TEK-USB-488 GPIB-to-USB converter
SIGEXPTE National Instruments SignalExpress Tektronix Edition
Interactive Measurement Software–ProfessionalVersion
AC2100 Soft Carrying Case for Instrument
HCTEK4321 Hard Plastic Carrying Case for Instrument (requires AC2100)
RM2000B Rackmount Kit
071-1075-xx Programmer Manual – English Only
071-1828-xx Service Manual – English Only
174-4401-xx USB host to device cable, 3 ft. long
Recommended Probes
Probe Description
TPP0101 10X Passive Probe, 100 MHz bandwidth
TPP0201 10X Passive Probe, 200 MHz bandwidth
P2220 1X/10X Passive Probe, 200 MHz bandwidth
P6101B 1XPassiveProbe(15MHz,300V
RMS CAT II rating)
P6015A 1000X High-voltage Passive Probe (75 MHz)
P5100 100X High-voltage Passive Probe (250 MHz)
P5200 High-voltage Active Differential Probe (25 MHz)
P6021 15 A, 60 MHz AC-current Probe
P6022 6 A, 120 MHz AC-current Probe
A621 2000 A, 5 to 50 kHz AC-current Probe
A622 100 A, 100 kHz AC/DC Current Probe/BNC
TCP303/TCPA300 150 A, 15 MHz AC/DC Current Probe/Amplifier
TCP305/TCPA300 50 A, 50 MHz AC/DC Current Probe/Amplifier
TCP312/TCPA300 30 A, 100 MHz AC/DC Current Probe/Amplifier
TCP404XL/TCPA400 500 A, 2 MHz AC/DC Current Probe/Amplifier
Service Options*6
Option Description
C3 Calibration Service 3 Years
C5 Calibration Service 5 Years
D1 Calibration Data Report
D3 Calibration Data Report 3 Years (with Opt. C3)
D5 Calibration Data Report 5 Years (with Opt. C5)
CA1 Provides a single calibration event or coverage for the
designated calibration interval, whichever comes first
*6Probes and accessories are not covered by the oscilloscope warranty and Service Offerings. Refer to the
data sheet of each probe and accessory model for its unique warranty and calibration terms.
Service Offerings (Available after purchase)
Option Description
TDSxxxxC-CA1 Provides a single calibration event or coverage for the
designated calibration interval, whichever comes first
Product(s) are manufactured in ISO registered facilities.
Product(s) complies with IEEE Standard 488.1-1987, RS-232-C, and with Tektronix
Standard Codes and Formats.
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