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Digital Real-Time Oscilloscope

Manufacturer: Tektronix
Model: TDS 210
Cost: $ 1600 ( (1996))

Description

This is a 60 MHz bandwidth with selectable 20 MHz bandwidth two channel digitizing oscilloscope. The instrument includes control via an IEEE-488 (GP-IB) bus.

Note: sixteen of these instruments were purchased courtesy of a grant from Nortel.

Specifications

Digitizers	8 bit resolution
Volts/Div Range	2 mV/div to 5 V/div at input BNC
Position Range	2 mV/div to 200 mV/div, ±2 V [> 200 mV/div to 5 V/div, ±50 V]
Lower Frequency Limit, AC Coupled	<= 10 Hz at BNC <= 1 Hz when using a 10X passive probe
Rise Time at BNC	< 5.8 ns
DC Gain Accuracy	±3 % for sample or average acquisition mode
DC Measurement Accuracy	±[3 % x \|reading + (position x volts/div) \| + (0.1 div x volts/div)]
Sample rate Range	50 S/s to 1 GS/s
SEC/DIV Range	5 ns/div to 5 s/div, in a 1, 2.5, 5 sequence
Sample Rate and Delay Time Accuracy	±100 ppm over any >= 1 ms time interval
Internal Trigger Level Accuracy	±0.2 div x volts/div within ±4 divisions from center screen
External Trigger Level Accuracy	±(6 % o f settings + 40 mV)

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Operating Instructions

General Features
100 MHz bandwidth with selectable 20 MHz bandwidth limit
1 GS/s sample rate and 2500 point record length for each channel
Cursors with readout and five automated measurements
High-resolution, high contrast LCD display with temperature compensation and replaceable backlight
Setup and waveform storage
Autoset for quick setup
Waveform averaging and peak detection
Digital real-time oscilloscope (at least ten-times oversampling)
Dual time base
Video trigger capability
RS-232, GPIB, and Centronics communication ports
Variable persistence display
User interface available in 10 user selectable languages
Consult the user manual for description of these features

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keywords: nortel, electrical measurement device, frequency measurement device, period measurement device, voltage measurement device, time measurement device.

Document created December 18 1996. Original author: Phil Scolieri.
Last updated 02/07/97. Revised by David Harrison.