Quick TDS-210 Oscilloscope Tutorial
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This page updated 28 June 2004
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General Oscilloscopy References:
Tektronix XYZ's of Oscilloscopes
Williamson Labs Oscilloscope Tutorial
(fun pictures)
For this tutorial, inputs are set to AC coupling.
If you are probing TTL-compatible digital signals, you may want to use DC coupling and 1 or 2 volts per division vertical sensitivity.
Tektronix TDS-210 Oscilloscope
TDS-210 Controls
POWER
button is on the top of the oscilloscope, left side
Note the self-test sequence on power-up
INPUTS
Use the 1X probes provided in the CEL
For this tutorial, set the input to 1000 Hz, 200 mV P-P as described above.
If you are probing TTL-compatible digital signals, you may want to use DC coupling and 1 or 2 volts per division vertical sensitivity.
VERTICAL
Press
CH1 MENU
Button
Note that this button will toggle the display of channel 1 on or off
Using the buttons on the right side of the LCD screen, set CH1 for:
Coupling:
AC
BW Limit:
OFF
Volts/Div:
COARSE
Probe:
1X
Adjust
VOLTS/DIV
to 100mV
Press
CH2 MENU
Button
Note that this button will toggle the display of channel 2 on or off
Set CH2 the same as CH1
Display both channels
Adjust
POSITION
controls so that the 1=> is positioned in the top half of the LCD screen
Adjust
POSITION
controls so that the 2=> is positioned in the bottom half of the LCD screen
HORIZONTAL
Press
HORIZONTAL MENU
Button
Using the buttons on the right side of the LCD screen, choose:
Main
(not window zone or window)
Trig knob =
Level
Adjust
SEC/DIV
for 250 us
When the input frequency changes, adjust SEC/DIV for a meaningful waveform.
TRIGGER
Press
TRIGGER MENU
Button
Using the buttons on the right side of the LCD screen, choose:
Edge
Slope
Rising
Source
CH1
Mode
AUTO
Coupling
DC
Adjust trigger level (<= on right side of LCD screen) for a stable waveform
If the trigger level is greater than or less than the displayed waveform, the waveform will turn gray.
DISPLAY
Press
DISPLAY
Button
Using the buttons on the right side of the LCD screen, choose:
Type
Vectors
Persist
Off
Format
YT
Note that using the buttons for
Contrast Increase
and
Contrast Decrease
may make the LCD screen more viewable.
CURSORS
Press
CURSOR
Button
Cursor types are
VOLTAGE
,
TIME
, and
OFF
Toggle top button, on right side of LCD screen, to change
CURSOR
type
VOLTAGE cursor
Adjust VERTICAL POSITION knobs to adjust voltage cursors to the top and bottom of CH1 waveform
Note that the voltage values are displayed on the right side of the LCD screen
TIME cursor
Adjust VERTICAL POSITION knobs to adjust time cursors to the top of two adjacent waveforms
Note that the period and frequency are displayed on the right side of the LCD screen
AUTOSET
No one would adjust an oscilloscope so no one else could use it, would they?
If you can't display a waveform, you can try
AUTOSET
AUTOSET will measure the input signals and attempt to display something meaningful
AUTOSET will NOT turn on a channel, so if you want both channels, turn them on before running AUTOSET
After running AUTOSET, adjust the oscilloscope to display what you want
TDS-210 Controls
Tektronix TDS-210 Oscilloscope
TDS-210 Controls
