Performance Tests
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TDS7104 & TDS7054 Service Manual
Equipment Required
Procedures starting on page 4--35, use external, traceable signal sources to
directly check warranted characteristics. Table 4--4 lists the required equipment.
Table 4- 4: 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
Tekt ronix part number
011-0059-02
Signal Attenuation
2. Attenuator, 5X Ratio: 5X; impedance 50 Ω; connec-
tors: female BNC input, male BNC
output
Tekt ronix part number
011-0060-02
Signal Attenuation
3. Terminator, 50 Ω Impedance 50 Ω; connectors: female
BNC i nput, male BNC output
Tekt ronix 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
Tekt ronix part number
012-0482-00
Signal Interconnection
5. Connector, Dual-Banana
(two required)
Female BNC-to-dual banana Tekt ronix part number
103-0090-00
Various Accuracy Tests
6. Connector, BNC “T” Male BNC-to-dual female BNC Tektronix part number
103-0030-00
Checking Trigger Sensitivity
7. Probe, 10X A P6139A
3
, P6243, or P6245 probe
4
Tekt ronix part number
P6139A or P6245
Signal Interconnection
8. Floppy disk 3.5 inch, 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte,
DOS-compatible floppy di sk
Standard IBM PC-compatible
disk
Checking File System Basic
Functionality
9. Generator, DC Calibra-
tion
Variable amplitude to ±104 V; accura-
cy t o 0.1%
Fluke 9500B
1
Checking DC Offset, Gain,
and Measurem ent Accuracy
10. Generator, Calibration 500 mV square wave calibrator
amplitude; accuracy to 0.25%
Fluke 9500B
1
To check accuracy of Signal
Out
11. Generator, Time Mark
(optional)
Variable marker frequency from 10 ms
to 10 ns; accuracy within 2 ppm
Fluke 9500B
1
Checking Sample-Rate and
Delay-time Accuracy
12. Generator, Sine Wave 250 kHz to at least 500 MHz (higher
for hi gher-bandwidth oscilloscopes).
Variable amplitude from 60 mV to
2V
p-p
into 50 Ω. Frequency error
<2.0%
Fluke 9500B
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth,
Tri gger Sensitivity, Sample-
rate, External Clock, and
Delay-Time Accuracy
13. Meter, Level and Power
Sensor
Frequency range: 10 MHz to the
oscilloscope bandwidth. Amplitude
range: 6 mV
p-p
to2V
p-p
Fluke 9500B
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth
and Trigger Sensitivity
14. Splitter, Power Frequency range: DC t o 4 GHz.
Tracki ng: >2.0%
Fluke 9500B
1
Checking Analog Bandwidth
15. Adapter (four required) Male N-to-female BNC Tektronix part number
103-0045-00
Checking Analog Bandwidth