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The Tektronix DSA 601 and DSA 602 are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities.  
The Tektronix DSA 601 and DSA 602 are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities.  
They were made from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's. 11000-series scopes and accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins.  The display is a  
They were made from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's. They are 11000-series scopes and accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins.  The display is a  
touchscreen.  The CRT is a conventional magnetic deflection color computer monitor  
touchscreen.  The CRT is a conventional magnetic deflection color computer monitor  
and operates at 552x704 resolution with magnetic deflection.   
and operates at 552x704 resolution.   
The touchscreen sensor is a grid of infrared beams, nothing mechanical.   
The touchscreen sensor is a grid of infrared beams, nothing mechanical.   
The digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500Msamp/sec.
The digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500Msamp/sec.
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sample rates.  Interleaving gives the DSA 601 a maximum sample rate of 1Gsamp/sec
sample rates.  Interleaving gives the DSA 601 a maximum sample rate of 1Gsamp/sec
and the DSA 602 a maximum sample rate of 2Gsamp/sec.
and the DSA 602 a maximum sample rate of 2Gsamp/sec.
Both have GPIB and RS232 interfaces for remote control and waveform export.  
Both have IEEE-488 (GPIB) and RS232 interfaces for remote control and waveform export.  
Both have 8-bit vertical resolution.
Both have 8-bit vertical resolution.
There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.
There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.

Revision as of 05:23, 22 March 2009

The Tektronix DSA 601 and DSA 602 are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities. They were made from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's. They are 11000-series scopes and accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins. The display is a touchscreen. The CRT is a conventional magnetic deflection color computer monitor and operates at 552x704 resolution. The touchscreen sensor is a grid of infrared beams, nothing mechanical. The digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500Msamp/sec. The DSA 601 has two such digitizers and the DSA 602 has four. The digitizers can be used independently or can be ganged together in interleaved mode for higher sample rates. Interleaving gives the DSA 601 a maximum sample rate of 1Gsamp/sec and the DSA 602 a maximum sample rate of 2Gsamp/sec. Both have IEEE-488 (GPIB) and RS232 interfaces for remote control and waveform export. Both have 8-bit vertical resolution. There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.


A detailed service manual with schematics is not known to exist. The published service manual is here:

A good summary of the functionality is here:

An FAQ entry from Tek is here:

The description of the DSA 601 and DSA 602 from the Tek catalog is here:

It is possible that this file is Tektronix Wavestar 3.1 for Windows 3.1:

Instructions for clearing the NVRAM are here: