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TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification
Equipment Required
The procedures starting on page 2--24 use external, traceable, signal sources to
check warranted characteristics. Table 2--1 lists recommended equipment.
Table 2-1: Test equipment
Item number and
description
Minimum requirements Example Purpose
1. Attenuator,10X
(two required)
Ratio: 10X; impedance 50 Ω; connec-
tors: female BNC input, male BNC
output
Tektronix part number
011-0059-02
Signal At tenuation
2. Attenuator, 5X Ratio: 5X; impedance 50 Ω; connec-
tors: female BNC input, male BNC
output
Tektronix part number
011-0060-02
Signal At tenuation
3. Term ination, 50 Ω Impedance 50 Ω; connectors: female
BNC input, male BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0049-01
Signal Termination for
Channel Delay Test
4. Cable, Precision 50 Ω
Coaxial (three required)
50 Ω, 36 in, male-to-male BNC
connectors
Tektronix part number
012-0482-00
Signal I nterconnection
5. Connector, Dual-Banana
(two required)
Female BNC-to-dual banana Tektronix part number
103-0090-00
Various Accuracy Test s
6. Connector, BNC “T” Male BNC-to-dual female BNC Tektronix part number
103-0030-00
Checking Trigger Sensitivity
7. Coupler, Dual-Input Female BNC-to-dual male BNC Tektronix part number
067-0525-02
Checking Delay Between
Channels
8. Probe, 10X A P5050, P6243, or P6245 probe
3
Tektronix part number P5050
or P6245
Signal I nterconnection
9. Floppy disk 3.5 inch, 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte,
DOS-compatible floppy di sk
Standard IBM PC-compatible
disk
Checking File Syst em Basic
Functionality
10. Generator, DC Calibra-
tion
Variable amplitude to ±104 V; accura-
cy to 0.1%
Wavetek 9500
1
Checking DC Offset, Gain,
and Measurement Accuracy
11. Generator, Calibration 500 mV square wave calibrator
amplitude; accuracy to 0.25%
Wavetek 9500
1
To check accuracy of Signal
Out
12. Generator, Time Mark
(optional)
Variable marker frequency from 10 ms
to 10 ns; accuracy within 2 ppm
Wavetek 9500
1
Checking Sample-Rat e and
Delay-time Accuracy
13. Generator, Sine Wave 250 kHz to ≥500 MHz (higher for
higher-bandwidth oscilloscopes).
Variable amplitude from 60 mV to
2V
p-p
into 50 Ω. Frequency error
>2.0%
Wavetek 9500
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth,
Trigger Sensitivity, Sample-
rate, External Clock, and
Delay-Time Accuracy
14. Meter, Level and Power
Sensor
Frequency range: 10 MHz to the
oscilloscope bandwidth. Amplitude
range: 6 mV
p-p
to2V
p-p
Wavetek 9500
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth
and Trigger Sensitivity
15. Splitter, Power Frequency range: DC to 4 GHz.
Tracking: >2.0%
Wavetek 9500
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth