Performance Tests
1–56
TDS 500D, TDS 600C, TDS 700D & TDS 714L Performance Verification and Specifications
Equipment
required
One 50 W, precision coaxial cable (Item 5)
One Connector, BNC “T”, male BNC-to-dual female BNC (Item 7)
One Pulse Generator, Wavetek 9500 or equivalent (Item 23)
Two 50 W, coaxial cable, male-to-male SMA connectors (Item 28)
One SMA female to BNC male connector (Item 30)
One BNC elbow connector (Item 31)
One SMA “T”, male to two SMA female connectors (Item 29)
Two SMA terminator connectors, short circuit, (Item 32)
One 2X attenuator, 50 W, female BNC-to- male BNC (Item 33)
Prerequisites See page 1–17
This procedures checks the “sample rate” portion of the Delta Time Measure-
ment Accuracy as listed under Warranted Characteristics in Specifications. The
previous procedure, Check Accuracy for Long-Term Sample Rate and Delay
Time, see page 1–53, verified the “PPM” portion of the delta time specification.
Pulse
Generator
Oscilloscope
50 W cable
Output
20I 50 W cable
20I 50 W cable
SMA male
to male
SMA short
SMA male
to male
SMA short
BNC T
connector
2X attenuator
BNC 90° female to
male adapter
SMA T
connector
BNC to SMA
adapter
Figure 1–14: Delta time accuracy test hookup
1. Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls:
a. Initialize the oscilloscope:
H Press save/recall SETUP. Press the main-menu button Recall
Factory Setup. Press the side-menu button OK Confirm Factory
Init.
Check Accuracy for Delta
Time Measurement
(Skip for
Option 1G and TDS 714L)
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