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Datasheet	Literature Number:	ReleaseDate
Advanced Jitter Analysis Tektronix DPOJET eye-diagram, jitter, noise, and timing analysis package, the Advanced Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis option provides the highest sensitivity and accuracy available in real-time instruments.	61W-61102-4	06 May 2021

CAN XL Decoding and Triggering with an Oscilloscope

CAN XL is a third generation of CAN bus, designed to bridge gaps between existing CAN standards and higher data-rate standards such as Automotive Ethernet. This short video shows how to set up …

Duration: 3m 45s

Multi-Channel Wireless Modulation Analysis

See how oscilloscopes such as the 6 Series B MSO Mixed Signal oscilloscope are enabled by advanced features of Tektronix SignalVu-PC software to provide RF spectral and modulation analysis across …

Duration: 5:08

Ripple noise measurement of Power supply

Duration:

Measuring Frequency Settling Time

Frequency settling time, an essential measurement in the design and evaluation of programmable oscillators, phase locked loop circuits, RF synthesizers and more, becomes much easier when the …

Duration: 14:12

1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Testing with Disturber

Watch a demonstration of 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet) transmitter (Tx) testing with a disturber. Gayland Pounder, Tektronix Application Engineer, uses TekExpress Automotive Ethernet software. …

Duration: 6:38

Exploring the Integrated Arbitrary Function Generator - 2, 4, 5, 6 Series MSOs

Having an arbitrary/function generator built into your oscilloscope is useful and convenient. Learn about the AFG outputs available in 2, 4, 5 and 6 Series MSOs.

Duration: 4m 56s

Logic and Mixed Signal Analysis

Built-in logic analysis on mixed signal oscilloscopes expand visibility into digital systems. This video gives a quick overview of the logic probe, settings, triggering and searches.

Duration: 3m 4s

Advanced Power Supply Measurements and Analysis with Tektronix Oscilloscopes

Learn how the Advanced Power Supply Measurements and Analysis package for Tektronix oscilloscopes simplifies analysis of power conversion systems with automated power quality, harmonics, switching …

Duration: 7m 46s

CAN Bus Decoding and Triggering

This video covers the basics of CAN bus decoding on Tektronix oscilloscopes as well as the setups for decoding, triggering and searching for specific values or conditions.

Duration: 5m 16s

Oscilloscope Measurements on 3 Phase PWM Systems

Making measurements on the PWM outputs of inverters and motor drives is challenging. Learn about automated 3-phase power measurement packages on 4, 5 and 6 Series B MSO oscilloscopes that deliver …

Duration: 7m 26s

SPI Bus Decoding and Triggering

This video covers the basics of SPI bus decoding on Tektronix oscilloscopes as well as the setups for decoding, triggering and searching for specific values or conditions.

Duration: 5m 18s

I2C Bus Decoding and Triggering

This video covers the basics of I2C bus decoding on Tektronix oscilloscopes as well as the setups for decoding, triggering and searching for specific values or conditions.

Duration: 5m 12s

Multi-channel spectrum analysis

Being able to see the frequency content of a signal is extremely useful for troubleshooting. Being able to see multiple channels of spectrum analysis, synchronized with signals in the time domain …

Duration: 4m 55s

Work and collaborate almost anywhere with the 5 Series B MSO

Control your oscilloscope and analyze your measurements at home. Learn how to connect to a 5 Series B MSO remotely, save measurements, and analyze waveforms on your PC. Note: A 5 Series MSO is …

Duration: 04:32

Measuring Ripple and Noise on Power Rails

Learn how spectrum analysis on a 5 Series B MSO, along with voltage-vs-time waveforms, provides more insight into power rail noise. Note: A 5 Series MSO is used in this video, but the same …

Duration: 05:23

1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Testing Demo

Watch a demonstration of 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet) testing. Gayland Pounder, Tektronix Application Engineer, uses TekExpress software to perform the testing. Hardware includes a Tektronix …

Duration: 6:32

Overview of RF Analysis on Tektronix 4, 5 and 6 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Learn about the many types of RF analysis available on the 4, 5 and 6 Series MSOs, enabled by the patented integrated digital downconverters behind each channel. This overview touches on …

Duration: 1:51

Test Automation and Python Programming

Customers across all industries and applications are using automation to extend the capabilities of their oscilloscopes. Here we cover what you need to get started programming scopes in Python. …

Duration: 31:09

TekScope V2-4 - Whats New

Watch this short video to learn about the new features in TekScope version 2.4, including TekScope Basic – a new free tier license, maintenance licenses, fast frames with improved support, a new …

Duration: 4m 39s

3-phase Motor Drive Measurement Demonstration

Watch this demonstration of a three-phase power system highlighting the ability of 5 or 6 Series B MSO oscilloscopes to precisely measure the performance of switching power converters and control …

Duration: 3:24

Gain Insights with the Spectrogram Feature of Spectrum View

See how you can get more insight to transient and dynamic behavior of the spectral content of your signals. Using the new spectrogram feature, an enhancement of the RF vs time option for Spectrum …

Duration: 7:15

Electric Vehicle Charging - What's Ahead?

With electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly becoming mainstream, the industry must create a convenient and reliable EV charging network to ensure driving adoption. Watch as we discuss what's coming …

Duration: 26:18

Decoding Near Field Communications (NFC) on 4, 5 and 6 Series MSOs

How to use Tektronix 4, 5 and 6 Series MSO oscilloscopes to decode and analyze Near Field Communications (NFC) wirelessly, using a near field probe and the RFNFC package on the instrument.

Duration: 6:02

What Is Driving the Power Electronics Market?

Gain new insights into the field of power electronics including market overviews and an overview of new device technologies from Dr. Ana Villamor, Team Lead Analyst for power electronics, Yole …

Duration: 28:44

New Test Techniques for Brushless Direct Current Motors

Motor designers typically measure direct-quadrature-zero (dq0) using custom built embedded control software together with hardware having an FPGA for Field Oriented Control (FOC). This session …

Duration: 20:42

SignalVu Spectrum Analysis Software

Hear an overview of SignalVu, Tektronix's RF and vector signal analysis platform. Tektronix' spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes combined with SignalVu uniquely allows you to view live spectral …

Duration: 00:12:51

Ground Loops: What Are They, Why Should We Care, and How Can They Be Fixed?

Power rail noise is one of the most significant sources of jitter in high-speed systems, phase noise in RF systems, and noise in A/D and D/A converters. Semiconductor manufacturers are responding …

Duration: 27:30

Double Pulse Testing: Smart Probing OR Cable Monster?

Watch as we discuss techniques for properly testing Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices. We'll review considerations for creating a double pulse test setup. We offer an overview of basic equipment …

Duration: 30:05

How Silicon Carbide Is Powering the Electric Vehicle Revolution

Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs are supplanting silicon IGBTs in the drivetrain inverter of battery electric vehicles. While today SiC claims only around 5% of the market, with the vast majority of …

Duration: 30:07

Automotive Ethernet 100BASE-T1 Signal Separation and Protocol Decoding Demo

A demonstration of 100BASE-T1 Automotive Ethernet protocol decoding on a 6 Series MSO oscilloscope. This video shows how full-duplex 100BASE-T1 can be separated and decoded without breaking the …

Duration: 5:21

CAN Bus Decode and Trigger on the 5 Series MSO

This vides shows how to set up the 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope to work as a CAN bus decoder for automated CAN or CAN FD bus decoding, triggering, and search.

Duration: 2m 23s

Measuring Bode/Control Loop Response of a Power Supply

This explains how to use an oscilloscope equipped with control loop response measurement capability to measure the frequency response (Bode Plot) of a power supply control loop. A Bode plot …

Duration: 01:39

SignalVu-PC Multi-Channel RF and Pulse Analysis

See how RF design and validation engineers working on MIMO, phased-array and beam-forming systems can make fast, accurate pulse and phase measurements on as many as 8 channels using SignalVu-PC …

Duration: 4m 37s

Measuring Switching Loss on SiC Power Supplies with a 5 Series B MSO

Watch this demonstration to learn about switching loss measurements on a SiC MOSFET with a 5 Series B MSO.

Duration: 5 minutes

MIL-STD-1553 bus support

Learn how 5 and 6 Series MSO Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes and the optional embedded serial bus analysis software provide unparalleled system visibility by decoding MIL-STD 1553 messages, triggering …

Duration: 0h 3m 14s

Double Pulse Testing of Wide Bandgap Devices

Double-pulse testing is the standard method for measuring the switching parameters of MOSFETs or IGBT power devices. Historically it has been a time-consuming process. However, the Tektronix …

Duration: 5:17

Serial Bus Protocol Decoding and Analysis with a 5 Series B MSO

A demonstration of serial bus protocol decoding, display and searching on the 5 Series B MSO. Examples using CAN, USB 2.0, SPI are shown.

Duration: 06:25

Spectrum View on the 5 and 6 Series MSOs

How independent time and frequency controls beat traditional FFTs.

Duration: 0h 6m 19s

Double Pulse Testing - Energy Loss Measurements

The switching performance of power semiconductors is often characterized using double pulse tests. This testing is now being widely applied to GaN and SiC MOSFETs. This video explains how to use …

Duration: 7 minutes

Low amplitude RF emission analysis with RF vs Time Triggering

See how the RF vs Time hardware triggering capability (Spectrum View) on the 4, 5, and 6 Series MSO oscilloscopes can capture a low amplitude RF emission. This video focuses on the low amplitude …

Duration: 4:23

Webinar: Automotive Wired and Wireless & RF Communication

Learn about the domain/zonal controllers and discuss what changes it will bring for in-vehicle network architectures, highlighting some of the testing challenges measurement requirements.

Duration: 57:08

Automotive Ethernet PAM3 and Signal Separation Introduction

Automotive Ethernet with PAM3 introduces new test challenges. Tektronix' new, innovative, non-intrusive Signal Separation simplifies Automotive Ethernet testing and set-up, providing advanced …

Duration: 0h 8m 3s

Spectrum View for Mixed Domain Analysis

The 4, 5 and 6 Series MSO Oscilloscopes employ dedicated digital downconverters on all channels that operate independently of time-domain sample rate and record length and enables their Spectrum …

Duration: 29:31

TekScope V1.44 - What's New

Watch this video learn about the new features in TekScope version 1.44, including RF analysis capabilities, added support for the MSO2000 and MSO2000B oscilloscopes, user interface improvements …

Duration: 8m 8s

Triggering on an ASK (Amplitude Shift-Keying) Signal with Spectrum View

Watch this short demo of RF vs Time hardware trigger to see how an ASK (Amplitude Shift-Keying) signal changes over time. The Spectrum View capability on the 4, 5 and 6 Series MSO oscilloscopes …

Duration: 3:16

Spread Spectrum Clock Analysis With RF vs Time Triggering

See how to stabilize a hardware trigger on the up-down chirp pattern of a spread spectrum clock using a Frequency Deviation vs. Time trigger. The Spectrum View capability on the 4, 5 and 6 Series …

Duration: 2:14

Observing the Step Load Response of a Power Supply

After checking the gain and phase margin of a power supply control loop, observing the response of the supply to a step load change lets you watch the control loop in action. In this example, a …

Duration: 01:38

Measuring Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR)

Example of the use of an oscilloscope to measure Power Supply Rejection Ratio, in this case for a linear voltage regulator. Power Supply Rejection Ratio or Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) is …

Duration: 01:34

Measuring Negative Resistance of a DC-DC Converter

Example of how to determine the EMI filter stability and the Middlebrook Criterion. The Middlebrook Criterion is a method for determining if the input filter of a switching mode power supply will …

Duration: 03:13

Measuring Impedance Using TDR Techniques on an Oscilloscope

Examples showing how to use Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) to measure impedance and length of cables and PCB traces as well as printed circuit board dielectric constant and fault location. You …

Duration: 05:42

Measuring an Inductor with DC Bias

This video shows an example of using a line injector and oscilloscope to measure frequency dependent inductance with a 1 A DC Bias current applied to the inductor. Power supplies include inductors …

Duration: 01:49

Introducing the 5 Series MSO Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

Experience the 5 Series MSO, the scope that changes everything.

Duration: 1m 3s

Finding root cause of EMI signals with Spectrum View

See how to track down the source of transient RF/EMI emissions with Spectrum View and the RF vs Time triggering capabilities. Clearly determine which PCB signals are causing EMI emissions so that …

Duration: 4:21

Capturing a Clock Frequency Glitch With RF vs Time Trigger

See how an edge trigger on the RF Frequency Deviation vs Time trace isolates and captures a short duration transient in the frequency of a clock signal. The Spectrum View capability on the 4, 5 …

Duration: 1:55

Advanced Power Measurements with Tektronix Oscilloscopes and Picotest Accessories

This Picotest video gives a quick overview of the many power-related measurements that can be made using a Tektronix oscilloscope and Picotest accessories. Advanced power supply tests, such as …

Duration: 1m 49s

700 uΩ Active 2-Port Impedance Measurements

Example of the use of an oscilloscope and signal source to measure sub-milliohm impedance of an active power plane. Source: Arbitrary/function generator (built into 6 Series MSO) …

Duration: 01:39

Engineers React to the 5 Series MSO Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

Duration: 2:29

5 Series MSO Highlights

Watch this short video to explore some of the great features of the new 5 Series MSO oscilloscope.

Duration: 5m

5 Series B MSO Technical Overview

This video gives an overview of the 5 Series B MSO oscilloscope. It includes a brief description of key specifications, a few minutes on using the controls, and an overview of measurement and …

Duration: 16m 3s

The Team Behind the 5 Series MSO

Watch some of the team members behind the innovative new Tektronix 5 Series MSO talk about the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.

Duration: 9m 5s

Wide Bandgap Applications

Wide Bandgap power devices (SiC and GaN) offer significant benefits and are smaller, faster and more efficient than their silicon counterpart. But they also present several validation challenges …

Duration: 24:07

Tips, Tricks, and Traps - Sharing Test Data across the Bench and into the Cloud Webinar

This webinar compares different methods of untethering your instrument data from your bench. Accessing your data locally and remotely is discussed, from custom Python code to automatic cloud …

Duration: 46m 31s

TekDrive Scope Collaboration in the Cloud Webinar

TekDrive is a file sharing platform for storing, sharing, and collaborating on waveform and analysis data in a much more convenient, efficient, secure, and useful way. In this webinar, you will …

Duration: 47m

Digitizers and Software for High Energy Physics

Watch as we demonstrate the use of digitizers having high signal integrity and software being used to reliably enable single shot and high-energy physics tests.

Duration: 41:56

5 Series B MSO Oscilloscope Introduction Webinar

In this webinar, Product Manager and engineer Brandon Gould runs through 5 demonstrations of the New 5 Series B MSO oscilloscope. This is a great, detailed overview whether you’re researching the …

Duration: 53:25

Video Fun with XYZ plots on the 5 Series MSO

See what happens when you mix a brand new oscilloscope, an apps engineer, and his composite video separator. Yes, you’ll see video on the scope display. But you’ll also learn about using 16-bit …

Duration: 2m 39s

Tips and techniques for setting up your Tektronix 4 Series, 5 Series or 6 Series MSO display

Watch how easy it can be to setup and analyze waveform behavior using the highly intuitive touch interface. Setting up your measurement and debugging your system has never been easier with the …

Duration: 1:51

Practical techniques workshop for Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Tektronix Sr. Applications Engineer Alan Wolke leads a workshop on practical tips and techniques for Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes using the Tektronix 6 Series B MSO. - How to remotely access your …

Duration: 37:32

Power Supply Rejection Ratio on an Oscilloscope

Learn how to get optimal results from your power supply design by checking the power supply rejection ratio. This video covers how DC-DC converters or low voltage drop-out regulators (LDOs) …

Duration: 0h 8m 55s

Making Power Rail Measurements

See the ultra-low noise performance of the TPR4000 Power Rail Probe, and how it can be used for measuring DC power rail noise in microvolts, especially when paired with the 6 Series MSO …

Duration: 0h 6m 15s

How to Use Wave Inspector to Search and Mark Events

Learn how the Wave Inspector can help you quickly set up event searches and mark all occurrences across the record.

Duration: 1m

How to use FastFrame Segmented memory on the 5 Series MSO oscilloscope

Get a 6-minute introduction to the Fastframe segmented memory feature on the 5 Series MSO. FastFrame enables high-quality data with the efficient use of memory. Learn how to get off the ground …

Duration: 6m 7s

How to use Callouts on the 4 Series, 5 Series and 6 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Learn how to annotate test results and methods with “Callouts” for easily documenting important information when sharing data across a team, recreating a measurement at a later date, or delivering …

Duration: 1:42

How to Use Cursors for Manual Measurements

Cursors provide a quick method for making manual measurements. Here's how to use them.

Duration: 58s

How to Use Oscilloscope Visual Triggers Build complex waveform triggers simply by drawing shapes

Learn how to quickly capture bursts just by drawing a couple of boxes, and how to apply logic and add more shapes to capture increasingly complex waveforms. See how visual triggers work on the 5 …

Duration: 4m 5s

How to Recall Built-in Demo Sessions

The 5 Series MSO contains many built-in demo examples. Here are just a few of them.

Duration: 39s

How to Set Up Bus Decode and Triggering

Learn how to quickly trigger and decode serial busses.

Duration: 41s

How to Install 5 Series MSO Firmware

This video demonstrates how to update the firmware on the 5 Series MSO.

Duration: 2m 29s

How to Find Signal Anomalies

The FastAcq feature provides a quick method of finding even the most elusive signal events.

Duration: 101717 - 0:39

How to Control a Tektronix Oscilloscope Over a LAN

Learn how to use the eScope function to remotely control a Tektronix oscilloscope over a network without any special software. This video shows how to find the IP address of the scope and use a …

Duration: 2:14

How to change the font size on the 4 Series, 5 Series or 6 Series MSO display

Watch how to easily change the font size used on your 4/5/6 Series MSO with just a few clicks. This will make it easier to read measurement values at a distance from your scope or maximize the …

Duration: 1:27

How to Make Automated Measurements

Automated measurements provide quick, precise insights with a simple drag-and-drop.

Duration: 41s

How to get up and running with SignalVu-PC on the 5 and 6 Series MSO

Learn how to configure and get started with SignalVu-PC software and 5 and 6 Series MSOs for vector signal analysis.

Duration: 2:42

Analyzing turn on behavior of a spread spectrum clock with Spectrum View on 4, 5 and 6 Series

See how Spectrum View provides ease-of-use and the ability to achieve optimal views in both RF and Time domains simultaneously when analyzing the turn on behavior of a spread spectrum clock. This …

Duration: 2:32

A New Way of Performing Multi-Channel Spectrum Analysis on an Oscilloscope

If you're doing mixed frequency/time domain work, Spectrum View makes it easy. Learn how to set up 5 and 6 Series MSOs to display synchronized time and frequency domain views on multiple channels …

Duration: 0h 6m 0s

3 Phase Inverter Motor Drive Analysis (IMDA) on the 5 Series MSO

During the design and validation of systems that utilize 3 Phase power, it can be difficult to correlate control systems and power electronics with the performance of the overall system. Watch how …

Duration: 2:45

TekScope Datalogging

TekScope PC software, combined with Tektronix oscilloscopes, makes it easy to log waveform data, waveform images and measurements on your PC. Simply set the logging interval, count, and hit Start …

Duration: 5m 29s

TDR Measurements for Power Integrity

See how you can use TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) techniques to better understand power integrity issues and more quickly eliminate issues, like ripple, from your system designs.

Duration: 25:29

Spectrum View Spectrum Analysis and How it Differs from Traditional Oscilloscope FFTs (1 of 3)

The 4, 5 and 6 Series MSO Oscilloscopes employ dedicated digital downconverters on all channels that operate independently of time-domain sample rate and record length. This enables their Spectrum …

Duration: 3:35

Triggering on RF Frequency Changes with Spectrum View Spectrum Analysis (3 of 3)

See how Spectrum View's triggering functionality can be used together with the independent control of time and frequency domains to capture infrequent anomalies. Additional videos: Spectrum View …

Duration: 7:19

Using Spectrum View Spectrum Analysis on Multiple Channels (2 of 3)

For complex troubleshooting, Spectrum View is available on multiple channels. With all Spectrum Time indicators locked and moving together you can see time correlated spectrums across all …

Duration: 4:56

SENT Bus Decode and Trigger on 5 Series MSO

This video shows how to set up automated SENT bus (also known as SAE J2716) decoding, triggering, and search on the 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope.

Duration: 2m 57s

Improve Waveform Quality with Pre-Compensation

See how the pre-compensation feature found on Tektronix Arbitrary Waveform Generators can correct for the negative effects of cables, components, and fixtures on the amplitude and phase of high …

Duration: 6:05

MIMO Processing for Beamforming Analysis

See how the 4, 5, and 6B Series of MSO oscilloscopes provide a platform for multichannel test and measurement of MIMO systems through extension of MATLAB® algorithms for analysis of channel …

Duration: 24:54

Demonstration of Automated Automotive Ethernet Compliance Test System

Test automation may be used to check automotive Ethernet transmitters for compliance with the BroadR-Reach, 100BASE-T1 (P802.3bw), and 1000BASE-T1 (802.3bp) standards. This demonstration shows the …

Duration: 0h 4m 52s

Channel-to-channel Phase Measurements using a 4, 5 or 6 Series MSO

This quick demonstration shows in real-time how phase relationships change based on the relative position of antennas. The phase-coherent digital downconverters (DDCs) in a 6 Series MSO …

Duration: 2:09

TekScope Version 1.40 - What's New?

Watch this video to learn about the new features in TekScope version 1.40, including continuous acquisition, license expiration notification, and IMDA-MECH and WBG-DPT in the pro automotive and …

Duration: 7m 19s

2-Port Shunt Through Impedance Measurement

Example of how to measure 2-Port shunt impedance on your (Voltage Regulator Module) VRM. Power plane impedance is the most common power integrity assessment, and the 2-port shunt through method is …

Duration: 01:48