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Tektronix TDS640

500 MHz, 2 GS/s, 4-Ch digital scope

Produced from 1993 to (?)

Manuals

TDS640

TDS640A

Schematics

Full schematics of A10 Acquisition board (TDS640, TDS640A, TDS644A)
Full schematics of A17 - A19 Power Supply boards (TDS620, TDS640, TDS640A & TDS644A, same as TDS544A)

Common

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix TDS640 is a 500 MHz, 2 GS/s quad-channel digital storage scope.

It has Tekprobe BNC connectors on all input channels.

The dual-channel version is the TDS620.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth	500 MHz
Sampling rate	2 GS/s on all 4 channels
Time base	500 ps/Div to 5 s/Div
Deflection	1 mV/Div to 10 V/Div
Resolution	8 bits
Record length	500 to 2000 points
Input impedance	1 MΩ // 10 pF, or 50 Ω
Interface	GPIB standard
Options	Centronics interface RS-232 interface FFT, integration and differentiation

Software

TDS640A Field Adjustment Software.zip

TDS Family Programming Examples Software 063-1134-00 V1.2 (ZIP)
Waveform Converter For Oscilloscopes 066-0002-00 (ZIP)
AWE Drivers For Tektronix Oscilloscopes 066-0087-00 (ZIP)
File Transfer Utility From TDS Scope To PC 066-0104-00 (ZIP)
Enhanced Printing Utility for TDS Family 066-0125-00 (ZIP)
WFM to ASCII Waveform Converter - UNIX Version For Sun Spark Stations 066-0176-00 (ZIP)
Hardcopy from TDS to PC Using HPIP 82335B Interface Card 066-0177-00 (ZIP)
Example Program To Get Crossing Levels 066-0178-00 (ZIP)
TDS ISF File To CSV File Conversion Utility 066-0179-00 (ZIP)
Transfer 2 Byte Data From TDS Oscilloscopes QuickBasic 066-0188-00 (ZIP)
TDS Waveform Logging Sample Program 066-0194-00 (ZIP)
Load TDS Floppy MathCAD Files Into MathCAD 066-0196-00 (ZIP)
Transfer TDS Hardcopy Screens To PC Via GPIB 066-0197-00 (ZIP)
Transfer Setups Between TDS Oscilloscopes 066-0198-00 (ZIP)
VB Program To Capture TDS Extended Waveforms 066-0200-00 (ZIP)
TDS Series WFM File Formatter 066-0489-00 (ZIP)
Tektronix Wavestar 2012.05.09.11.07.29 16456 EN 066-0934-03 (ZIP, 102MB) Product Key: WSTRO618650124

Repair issues

A common failure reason on early TDS-family scopes are surface-mounted capacitors leaking corrosive electrolyte.

Pictures of TDS640

TDS640 front
TDS640 Acqusitionsboard

Pictures of TDS640A

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 '''TDS640'''
 * [[Media:070-8506-01.pdf|TDS640 User Manual 070-8506-01]]
+* [[Media:070-8508-00.pdf|TDS640 Service Manual]]
 * [[Media:070-8649-00.pdf|TDS640 Performance Verification 070-8649-00]]
 * [[Media:070-8318-05.pdf|TDS Series Programmer 070-8318-05]]
 * [[Media:55W-8862-00.PDF|TDS640 Sales Brochure]]
 '''TDS640A'''
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 * [[Media:061-4094-02.pdf|TDS, TLS & CTS FDD Replacement Instructions 061-4094-02]]
 * [[Media:070-8432-04.pdf|TLS Logic Scope and TDS Series Oscilloscopes Rackmount Installation 070-8432-04]]
+* [[Media:070-8567-01.pdf|Option 13 RS-232/Centronics Hardcopy Interface Instruction Manual 070-8567-01]]
+* [[Media:070-8582-01.pdf|Option 2F Advanced DSP Math Instruction Manual 070-8582-01]]
 * [[Media:070-8748-02.pdf|TDS Family Opt 05 Video Trigger Interface Instruction Manual 070-8709-02]]
 * [[Media:070-8919-00.pdf|TTiP TDS Telecommunication Templates & i-Pattern Software 070-8919-00]]
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 * [[Media:071-1140-03.pdf|WaveStar Software, Wavestar Reader, AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter Software Solutions Installation 071-1140-03]]
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 The '''Tektronix TDS640''' is a 500 MHz, 2 GS/s quad-channel digital storage scope.