The TDS 500D/TDS 700D Family of Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes The TDS 500D/700D oscilloscopes are the first in the TDS family of Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPOs) designed to keep pace with current and evolving needs in advanced electronic design and debug. DPOs deliver a new level of insight that makes dealing with complex signals elementary – a new level of insight that must be seen to be believed. DPOs capture, store, display, and analyze, in real-time, three dimensions of signal information: amplitude, time, and distribution of amplitude over time. The benefit of this new third dimension of information is an interpretation of the signal dynamics, including instantaneous changes and the frequency of occurrence displayed in the form of quantitative intensity information. EASY TO LEARN AND EASY TO USE Extensive user interface design has made the TDS family of products truly intuitive to operate. Each family member shares a familiar front panel layout with dedicated vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls. A graphical user interface with over 200 icons helps facilitate understanding and use of the advanced features. A color monitor helps rapidly distinguish between multiple waveforms and measurements. On-line help provides a convenient built-in reference manual. FEATURES 2 GHz, 1 GHz, and 500 MHz Bandwidths Sample Rates to 4 GS/s DPO Display Density of up to 100M points/sec 2 or 4 Channels 1% Vertical Accuracy 8-Bit Vertical Resolution, over 11-Bits with Averaging, and Over 13-Bits with Hi-res 1 ns Peak Detect 1 mV to 10 V/div Sensitivity Up to 1 GHz Differential Measurements Channel Deskew Record Lengths to 8M Points Floppy Disk Storage Iomega ZipTM Drive Compatible Advanced Triggering 29 Automatic Measurements and Measurement Statistics FFT and Advanced Math Histograms on DPO and Normal Waveform Acquisitions Histogram Statistics Limit Test FastFrameTM Time Stamp Communication Signal Analysis Including Mask Testing and SONET/SDH and Fibre Channel Optical Reference Receivers Full GPIB Programmability