TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications 2–1
Specifications
This section begins with a general description of the traits of the TDS 500C,
TDS 600B, and TDS 700C oscilloscopes. Three sections follow, one for each of
three classes of traits: nominal traits, warranted characteristics, and typical
characteristics.

Product Description

The TDS 500C, TDS 600B and TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes are
portable, four-channel instruments suitable for use in a variety of test and
measurement applications and systems. Table 2–1 lists key features.
Table 2–1: Key features of the TDS 500C, 600B and 700C oscilloscopes
Feature TDS 600B TDS 500C & TDS 700C
Digitizing rate,
maximum TDS 684B: 5 GS/s on ea. of 4 ch
TDS 680B: 5 GS/s on ea. of 2 ch
TDS 644B: 2.5 GS/s on ea. of 4 ch
TDS 620B: 2.5 GS/s on ea. of 2 ch
TDS 784C: 4 GS/s
TDS 540C, 754C: 2 GS/s
TDS 520C, 724C: 1 GS/s
Analog bandwidth TDS 680B, 684B, and 784C: 1 GHz
TDS 520C, 540C, 620B, 644B, 724C and 754C: 500 MHz
No. of Channels TDS 644B & 684B: 4
TDS 620B & 680B: 2 + 21TDS 540C, 754C & 784C: 4
TDS 520C & 724C: 2 + 21
Record lengths,
maximum 15,000 samples 50,000 samples
(500,000 with option 1M)
(8,000,000 with option 2M)
Acquisition modes Sample, envelope, peak detect
and average Sample, envelope, average,
high-resolution, and
peak-detect
Trigger modes Modes include:
Edge, logic, and pulse.
Video trigger, with option 05, modes include:
NTSC, SECAM, PAL, HDTV, and FlexFormat.
Communications Trigger with option 2C (available on
TDS 500C/700C), modes include: AMI, CMI, and NRZ
Display TDS 520C, 540C, 620B, 680B: Monochrome
TDS 644B, 684B, 724C, 754C, 784C: Color