Performance Tests

2-18 TDS5000B Series Specifications and PerformanceVerification

Equipment Required

The procedures starting on page 2--24 use external, traceable, si gnal sources to

check warranted characteristics. Table 2--1l ists recommended equipment.

Table2- 1: Test equipment

Item number and
description Minimum requirements Example Purpose
1. Attenuator,10X
(tworequired)
Ratio: 10X; impedance 50 Ω;connec-
tors: female BNC input, male BNC
output
Tektronixpart number
011-0059-02
Signal Attenuation
2. Attenuator,5X Ratio: 5X; impedance 50 Ω;connec-
tors: female BNC input, male BNC
output
Tektronixpart number
011-0060-02
Signal Attenuation
3. Termination,50 ΩImpedance 50 Ω; connectors: female
BNCi nput, male BNC output
Tektronixpart number
011-0049-01
Signal Terminationfor
Channel Delay Test
4. Cable, Precision 50 Ω
Coaxial (three required)
50Ω, 36 in, male-to-male BNC
connectors
Tektronixpart number
012-0482-00
Signal Interconnection
5. Connector,Dual-Banana
(tworequired)
Female BNC-to-dual banana Tektronixpart number
103-0090-00
VariousAccuracy Tests
6. Connector,BNC “T” Male BNC-to-dual female BNC Tektronixpart number
103-0030-00
Checking TriggerSensit ivity
7. Coupler,Dual-Input Female BNC-to-dual male BNC Tektronixpart number
067-0525-02
Checking Delay Between
Channels
8. Probe,10X AP5050, P6243, or P6245 probe3Tektronix part number P5050
orP6245
Signal Interconnection
9. Floppy disk 3.5 inch, 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte,
DOS-compatible floppy disk
StandardI BM PC-compatible
disk
Checking File System Basic
Functionality
10. Generator,DC Calibra-
tion
Variableamplitude to ±104 V; accura-
cyt o 0.1%
Wavetek95001Checki ng DC Offset, Gain,
andM easurement Accuracy
11. Generator,Calibration 500m V squarewave cal ibrator
amplitude; accuracy to 0.25%
Wavetek95001To check accuracy of Signal
Out
12. Generator,Time Mark
(optional)
Variablemarker frequency from 10 ms
to 10 ns; accuracy within 2 ppm
Wavetek95001Checki ng Sample-Rate and
Delay-time Accuracy
13. Generator,Sine Wave 250kHz to ≥500 MHz (higher for
higher-bandwidth oscilloscopes).
Variableamplitude from 60 m V to
2V
p-pinto 50 Ω. Frequency error
>2.0%
Wavetek95001Checki ng Analog Bandwidth,
TriggerSensitivi ty,Sample-
rate, External Clock, and
Delay-TimeAccuracy
14. Meter,Level and Power
Sensor
Frequencyrange: 10 MHz t o the
oscilloscopebandwidth. Amplitude
range:6 m Vp-p to2V
p-p
Wavetek95001Checki ng Analog Bandwidth
andTrigger Sensiti vity
15. Splitter,Power Frequencyrange: DC to 4 GHz.
Tracking:>2.0%
Wavetek95001Checki ng Analog Bandwidth