Acquiring Waveforms

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Table 3- 2: Sampling mode selection

Channels on11 2 3or4
Time base2
CSA7404, CSA7154, TDS7404, TDS7254, & TDS7154
≥10 ns
≥20 ns
Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Real-time sampling
5ns Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
2.5 ns Real-time sampling Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
TDS6000 Series:
Real-time sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
≤1ns Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
TDS6000 Series
≥10 ns
≥20 ns
Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Real-time sampling
5ns Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Real-time sampling
2.5 ns Real-time sampling Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
TDS6000 Series:
Real-time sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
≤1ns Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
TDS7104 & TDS7054
≥20 ns Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Real-time sampling
10 ns Real-time sampling Real-time sampling Equivalent-Time
5ns TDS7054:
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
≤2.5 ns Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
Equivalent-Time or
Interpolated Sampling
1This table assumes a 500 point record length. Longer record lengths cause the switch to equivalent time to occur at
slower time per division settings.
2“>” means “slower than”; “<” means “faster than.”