Table of Contents
ii
CSA8000B & TDS8000B User Manual
Operating Basics
Operational Maps 2--1.........................................
Documentation Map 2--2.......................................
System Overview Maps 2--4.....................................
Functional Model Map 2--4............................................
Process Overview Map 2--6............................................
User Interface Map -- Complete Control and Display 2--7............
Front Panel Map -- Quick Access to Most Often Used Features 2--8....
Display Map -- Single Graticule View 2--9.........................
Display Map -- Multiple Views 2--10...............................
Front Panel I/O Map 2--11.......................................
Rear Panel I/O Map 2--12.......................................
Reference
Overview 3--1.................................................
Acquiring Waveforms 3--3......................................
Signal Connection and Scaling 3--4.....................................
Why Use? 3--4..................................................
What’s Special? 3--5..............................................
What’s Excluded? 3--5............................................
Keys to Using 3--5...............................................
To Set Up the Signal Input 3--8.....................................
To Autoset the Instrument 3--11......................................
To Reset the Instrument 3--13........................................
Signal Conditioning Background 3--13................................
Setting Acquisition Controls 3--21.......................................
Why Use? 3--21..................................................
What’s Special? 3--21..............................................
What’s Excluded? 3--22............................................
Keys to Using 3--22...............................................
To Set Acquisition Modes 3--24......................................
To Start and Stop Acquisition 3--26...................................
Acquisition Control Background 3--27....................................
Acquisition Hardware 3 --27.........................................
Sampling Process 3--27.............................................
Sampling Modes 3-- 28.............................................
Waveform Record 3--28............................................
Acquisition Cycle 3--29............................................
FrameScan Acquisitions 3--30...........................................
Why Use? 3--30..................................................
What’s Special? 3--30..............................................
What’s Excluded? 3--31............................................
Keys to Using 3--31...............................................
To Acquire in FrameScan Mode 3--33.................................
To Catch a Bit Error 3--36..........................................