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Tektronix TDS744A

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

Produced from 1995 to 1998?

Manuals

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The TDS744 is a 500 MHz, 2 GS/s four-channel digital scope with a color screen.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth	500 MHz at 10 mv/div and above; 500 MHz @ 5 mV/div; 500 MHz @ 2 mV/div; 450 MHz @ 1 mV/div
Sample rate	1 channel @ 2 GS/s, 2 channels @ 1 GS/s, 3 or 4 channels @ 500 MS/s
Resolution	8 bit
Record length	50k samples per channel (500k with option 1M)
Acquisition modes	sample, envelope, average, high-resolution, peak-detect
Display	Color; Zoom
Trigger modes	Edge, logic, pulse; Video trigger with option 05 (NTSC, SECAM, PAL, HDTV, and FlexFormat)
Storage	1.44 Mbyte, 3.5 inch, DOS 3.3-or-later floppy disk. NVRAM storage for saving waveforms, hardcopies, and setups. Units with option HD present (requires additional hardware) have a hard disk drive
I/O	Full GPIB programmability
Hardcopy	Using GPIB, RS-232, or Centronics ports

Software

TDS700A Field Adjustment Software 063260100 (ZIP)
Tektronix TDS300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 AWE Drivers 066008700 (ZIP)
Tektronix Wavestar 2012.05.09.11.07.29 16456 EN (ZIP, 102MB) Product Key: WSTRO618650124
Telecom Test and I-Pattern Software TTiP (ZIP)

Firmware

TDS744A v1.0e Firmware (ZIP)
TDS744A v4.2.1e Firmware (ZIP)

Options

05 - Video Trigger - Oscilloscope comes with tools that allow investigation of a range of NTSC, PAL, SECAM, and high definition TV signals.
1M - 4M acquisition length - Extends standard acquisition length from 50,000 points per channel to 130,000 samples on three or four channels, 250,000 samples on two channels, and 500,000 samples on one channel.
13 - RS-232C and Centronics hardcopy interfaces - Add RS-232-C and Centronics interface ports.
1F - Floppy disk drive - Add 3.5 inch, 1.44 MByte floppy disc drive.
2F - Advanced DSP math - Add advanced DSP math features such as FFT, integration, and differentiation.
2C - Communication Signal Analyzer - Oscilloscope comes configured for communications signal triggering and mask testing.
3C - P6701B with system calibration - Oscilloscope comes with a P6701B and calibrated short-wavelength optical reference receiver on channel 1.
4C - P6703B with system calibration - Oscilloscope comes with a P6703B and calibrated long-wavelength optical reference receiver on channel 1.
2M - 8M acquisition length - TDS 520D, 724D: To 2M samples on two channels and 4M on one channel. TDS 540D, 580D, 714L, 754D, 784D, 794D: To 2M samples on three or four channels, 4M on two channels, and 8M samples on one channel (Option includes a hard disk and is only available for the models listed above.)

Links

Pictures

Front
Rear

Internals

Top - Processor/Display Board
Bottom - Acquisition board
Power supply & CRT board
Power supply & CRT board
Left Side
Right Side
Option 05 Internal Parts

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 |manuals=
 * [[Media:061-4094-02.pdf|TDS, TLS & CTS FDD Replacement 061-4094-02]]
+* [[Media:070-8432-04.pdf|TLS Logic Scope and TDS Series Oscilloscopes Rackmount Installation 070-8432-04]]
 * [[Media:070-8709-07.pdf|TDS400A/500A/600A/700A Programmer 070-8709-07]]
 * [[Media:070-8748-02.pdf|TDS Family Opt 05 Video Trigger Interface 070-8709-02]]
-* [[Media:070-9636-02.pdf|TDS Family Opt 05 Video Trigger Interface Install 070-9636-02]]
+* [[Media:070-8919-00.pdf|TTiP TDS Telecommunication Templates & i-Pattern Software 070-8919-00]]
 * [[Media:070-8990-04.pdf|TDS684A/744A/784A Performance Verification and Specifications 070-8990-04]]
 * [[Media:070-8991-02.pdf|TDS684A/744A/784A User 070-8991-02]] / <small>[[Media:070-8991-02 c2.pdf|Alternate copy]]</small>
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 * [[Media:070-9386-03.pdf|TDS500B/500B/700A Service 070-9386-03]]
 * [[Media:070-9473-01.pdf|TDS684A/744A/784A Firmware Field Upgrade 070-9473-01]]
+* [[Media:070-9636-02.pdf|TDS Family Opt 05 Video Trigger Interface Install 070-9636-02]]
 * [[Media:070-9719-00.pdf|TDS500B/600B/700A Digitizing Oscilloscopes 070-9719-00]]
 * [[Media:070-9721-02.pdf|TDS500B/600B/700A Service Manual 070-9721-02]]
+* [[Media:070-9785-03.pdf|Wavestar Software User Manual 070-9785-03]]
+* [[Media:071-0220-07.pdf|WSTRO & WSTROU WaveStar Software User Manual 071-0220-07]]
+* [[Media:071-0220-09.pdf|WSTRO WaveStar Software User Manual 071-0220-09]]
 * [[Media:071-0375-00.pdf|TDXF2C, TDSXF3C, TDSXF4C, TDSXF1M2 & TDSXF1M4 Upgrades 071-0375-00]]
 * [[Media:071-0375-02.pdf|TDXF2C, TDSXF3C, TDSXF4C, TDSXF1M2 & TDSXF1M4 Upgrades 071-0375-02]]
 * [[Media:071-0442-02.pdf|TDS500C/500D/600C/700C,D,L HDD Upgrade 071-0442-02]]
+* [[Media:071-0817-00.pdf|WSTRO, WSTROU & WSTRM WaveStar Software, AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter, TDS3EM Ethernet Comms Module User Manual 071-0817-00]]
+* [[Media:071-1140-03.pdf|WaveStar Software, Wavestar Reader, AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter Software Solutions Installation 071-1140-03]]
 }}
 The '''TDS744''' is a 500 MHz, 2 GS/s four-channel digital scope with a color screen.
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 * [[Media:TDS300-400-500-600-700-800_AWE_Drivers_066008700.zip|Tektronix TDS300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 AWE Drivers 066008700]] (ZIP)
 * [[Media:Wavestar_2012.05.09.11.07.29_16456_EN.zip|Tektronix Wavestar 2012.05.09.11.07.29 16456 EN]] (ZIP, 102MB) ''Product Key: WSTRO618650124''
+* [[Media:Ttip.zip|Telecom Test and I-Pattern Software TTiP]] (ZIP)
 ==Firmware==