TDS784

The Tektronix TDS784 is a 1 GHz, 4 GS/s quad-channel digital storage scope. There seem to exist two variants, the earlier 784A and a more recent 784D with similar specifications but more advanced software.

Manuals

• Tektronix TDS 684A, TDS 744A, and TDS 784A Service Manual (PDF)
• TDS 500B, TDS 600B, and TDS 700A Digitizing Oscilloscopes 070-9719-00 (PDF)
• TDS 520B, TDS 540B, TDS 620B, TDS 644B, TDS 680B, TDS 684B, TDS 724A, TDS 744A, and TDS 784A Digitizing Oscilloscopes Performance Verification and Specifications 070-9384-01 (PDF)
• Tektronix TDS 410A, 420A, 460A, 520A, 524A, 540A, 544A, 620A, 640A, 644A, 684A, 744A & 784A Programmer Manual 070-8709-07

Specifications

Acquisition

• Sample rate :
  • 4 GS/s when acquiring 1 channel
  • 2 GS/s when acquiring 2 channels,
  • 1 GS/s when acquiring 3 or 4 channels
• Analog bandwidth : 1 mV/div: 500 MHz, 2 mV/div: 600 MHz, 5 mV/div: 750 MHz, >= 10 mV/div: 1 GHz
• 4 Channels, 8-bit resolution
• Record lengths : 50k samples per channel (500k with option 1M)
• Modes : sample, envelope, average, high-resolution, and peak-detect

Misc

• Display : color; Zoom
• Trigger modes Include: edge, logic, and pulse. Video trigger, with option 05 (NTSC, SECAM, PAL, HDTV, and FlexFormat0
• Storage 1.44 Mbyte, 3.5 inch, DOS 3.3-or-later floppy disk. NVRAM storage for saving waveforms, hardcopies, and setups
• I/O Full GPIB programmability.
• Hardcopy output using GPIB, RS-232, or Centronics ports

Links

• Conversion of 500MHz TDS744A to 1GHz TDS784A