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The '''Tektronix DSA601''' and '''DSA602''' are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities.
{{Oscilloscope Sidebar |
They were made from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's. They are [[11000-series scopes]]
title=Tektronix DSA601/602 |
and accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins.  The display is a touchscreen
summary=500 MS/s Digital Scope |
The CRT is a conventional magnetic deflection color computer monitor and operates at 552x704 resolution.
image=dsa602a.jpg |
caption=Tektronix DSA602A |
introduced=1990 |
discontinued=1995 |
manuals=
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_quick_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A Quick Reference]
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_user_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A User Reference]
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_programming_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A Programming Reference]
* [http://w140.com/dsa601.pdf Published service manual] (A detailed service manual with schematics is not known to exist.)
* [http://w140.com/TekDSA600-service.pdf Tektronix DSA 600 Service Manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/TekDSA600-CR.pdf Tektronix DSA 600 Command Reference (PDF)]
}}
The '''Tektronix DSA601''' and '''DSA602''' are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities from the 1990s.  
They accept up to three [[11000-series plug-ins]].  The display is a touchscreen, with a grid of infrared beams used as the sensor.


The touchscreen sensor is a grid of infrared beams, nothing mechanical.
Both instruments have [[GPIB interface|IEEE-488 (GPIB)]] and [[RS-232 interface]]s for remote control and waveform export.
There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.


The digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500 MSamples/s.
Full calibration of a DSA600 requires the use of the [[TEKCATS]] software.


The DSA 601 has two such digitizers and the DSA 602 has four.  The digitizers can
{{BeginSpecs}}
be used independently or can be ganged together in interleaved mode for higher
{{Spec | Inputs | 3 amplifier bays, up to 12 channels (using [[11A34]] plug-ins) }}
sample rates.  Interleaving gives the DSA 601 a maximum sample rate of 1 GSamples/s
{{Spec | Resolution | 8 bits; averaging of N acquisitions increases by log<sub>2</sub>(N) up to 14 bits }}
and the DSA 602 a maximum sample rate of 2 GSamples/s.
{{Spec | Display resolution | 50 pixels/Div }}
{{Spec | Sample rate | DSA601, max 1 GS/s; DSA602, max 2 GS/s (one channel, left plugin) <sup>Note 1</sup> }}
{{Spec | Record length | 512 to 32768 samples }}
{{Spec | Sweep rate | 50 ps/Div <sup>Note 2</sup> to 100 s/Div }}
{{Spec | ENOB | 7.2 bit up to 10 MHz, 6.3 bit @ 250 MHz, 5.7 bit @ 500 MHz, 4.5 bit @ 1 GHz }}
{{Spec | Screen | magnetic deflection color computer monitor, 10" diagonal (130 mm × 168 mm), 552×704 pixels, 22×11 infrared touch-screen grid }}
{{Spec | Power | 90-132 V or 180-250 V, 48-72 Hz, 465 W (DSA601A) / 585 W (DSA602A) }}
{{Spec | Features |
* Automated signal measurements (rise, fall, period, frequency, width, delay, phase, duty cycle etc.)
* Averaging
* "Act on Delta" acquisition
* X-Y mode
* FFT: complex, forward and reverse, max. 16384 points; windows: Rectangular, Bartlett, Hanning, Hamming, Blackman, Blackman-Harris
* Hardcopy to various Tek, Epson and HP printers or HPGL plotters, via RS-232, GPIB, parallel port or disk file }}
{{EndSpecs}}


Both have [[GPIB interface|IEEE-488 (GPIB)]] and [[RS-232 interface]]s for remote control and waveform export.  
Note 1:
Both have 8-bit vertical resolution. There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.
:The 8-bit digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500 MSamples/s. 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 DSA601 a single-channel maximum sample rate of 1 GSamples/s and the DSA602 2 GSamples/s (realtime).


==Manuals==
Note 2:  
 
:Using Effective Time sampling, the DSA602A resolution increases to 50 ps/div (effective sampling rate of 1000 GS/s). Math operations allow averaging and calculation of statistics to extract the characteristics of the signal and its anomalies.
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_quick_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A Quick Reference]
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_user_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A User Reference]
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_programming_reference.pdf DSA 601A/602A Programming Reference]
* [http://w140.com/dsa601.pdf Published service manual] (A detailed service manual with schematics is not known to exist.)


==Documents and Software==
==Documents and Software==
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* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_tutorial.pdf DSA 601A/602A Tutorial]
* [http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_tutorial.pdf DSA 601A/602A Tutorial]
* [http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/DSA602.html Good summary of the functionality]
* [http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/DSA602.html Good summary of the functionality]
* [http://www2.tek.com/cmswpt/faqdetails.lotr?ct=FAQ&cs=faq&ci=2805&lc=EN FAQ entry from Tek]]
* [http://www.tek.com/support/faqs/what-are-differences-between-dsa601-and-dsa602 Differences between DSA601 and DSA602]
* [http://w140.com/tekdsa601-602.pdf Description of the DSA 601 and DSA 602 from the Tek catalog]
* [http://w140.com/tekdsa601-602.pdf Description of the DSA 601 and DSA 602 from the Tek catalog]
* [http://w140.com/dsa600_memory_clearing.pdf Instructions for clearing the NVRAM]
* [http://w140.com/dsa600_memory_clearing.pdf Instructions for clearing the NVRAM]
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* [http://w140.com/wavestar3.1_setup.exe Possibly Tektronix Wavestar 3.1 software for Windows 3.1]
* [http://w140.com/wavestar3.1_setup.exe Possibly Tektronix Wavestar 3.1 software for Windows 3.1]
* Tekdump screen capture software for Unix written by Steve Tell: [http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/tekdump.html Web page] / [http://www.cs.unc.edu/~fast_links/tekdump.tar.gz Download]
* Tekdump screen capture software for Unix written by Steve Tell: [http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/tekdump.html Web page] / [http://www.cs.unc.edu/~fast_links/tekdump.tar.gz Download]
==Prices==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! &nbsp;
! Year
! 1990
! 1993
! 1995
|-
!rowspan=2| DSA601(A)
! Catalog price
|align=right|  $21,025
|align=right|  $24,745
|align=center|  −
|-
! 2019 value
|align=right|  $41,100
|align=right|  $43,800
|align=center|  −
|-
!rowspan=2| DSA602(A)
! Catalog price
|align=right|  $28,500
|align=right|  $32,635
|align=right|  $34,600
|-
! 2016 value
|align=right|  $55,700
|align=right|  $57,700
|align=right|  $58,000
|}


==Pictures==
==Pictures==


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Dsa601_acq1.jpg|DSA600 Waveform Processor
DSA601A_ebay_front.jpg | DSA601A front
Image:Dsa601_acq2.jpg|DSA600 Acquisition Unit
DSA601A_ebay_rear.jpg | DSA601A rear
Image:Dsa601_acq3.jpg|DSA600 Acquisition Unit
DSA 602.jpg | DSA602
File:Dsa 602 period.jpg|DSA602 Simultaneous Time-domain and Frequency-domain  
DSA 602 rear.jpeg | DSA 602rear
Dsa 602 period.jpg|DSA602 Simultaneous Time-domain and Frequency-domain display
dsa602a.jpg | DSA602A
Dsa601_acq2.jpg|DSA601 Acquisition Unit
Dsa601_acq3.jpg|DSA601 Acquisition Unit
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Digital storage scopes]]
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[[Category:Introduced in 1989]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1990]]
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[[Category:Parallel printer interface]]

Revision as of 22:15, 7 March 2021

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500 MS/s Digital Scope
Tektronix DSA602A

Produced from 1990 to 1995

Manuals
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix DSA601 and DSA602 are digital scopes with waveform processing capabilities from the 1990s. They accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins. The display is a touchscreen, with a grid of infrared beams used as the sensor.

Both instruments have IEEE-488 (GPIB) and RS-232 interfaces for remote control and waveform export. There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.

Full calibration of a DSA600 requires the use of the TEKCATS software.

Key Specifications

Inputs 3 amplifier bays, up to 12 channels (using 11A34 plug-ins)
Resolution 8 bits; averaging of N acquisitions increases by log2(N) up to 14 bits
Display resolution 50 pixels/Div
Sample rate DSA601, max 1 GS/s; DSA602, max 2 GS/s (one channel, left plugin) Note 1
Record length 512 to 32768 samples
Sweep rate 50 ps/Div Note 2 to 100 s/Div
ENOB 7.2 bit up to 10 MHz, 6.3 bit @ 250 MHz, 5.7 bit @ 500 MHz, 4.5 bit @ 1 GHz
Screen magnetic deflection color computer monitor, 10" diagonal (130 mm × 168 mm), 552×704 pixels, 22×11 infrared touch-screen grid
Power 90-132 V or 180-250 V, 48-72 Hz, 465 W (DSA601A) / 585 W (DSA602A)
Features
  • Automated signal measurements (rise, fall, period, frequency, width, delay, phase, duty cycle etc.)
  • Averaging
  • "Act on Delta" acquisition
  • X-Y mode
  • FFT: complex, forward and reverse, max. 16384 points; windows: Rectangular, Bartlett, Hanning, Hamming, Blackman, Blackman-Harris
  • Hardcopy to various Tek, Epson and HP printers or HPGL plotters, via RS-232, GPIB, parallel port or disk file

Note 1:

The 8-bit digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500 MSamples/s. 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 DSA601 a single-channel maximum sample rate of 1 GSamples/s and the DSA602 2 GSamples/s (realtime).

Note 2:

Using Effective Time sampling, the DSA602A resolution increases to 50 ps/div (effective sampling rate of 1000 GS/s). Math operations allow averaging and calculation of statistics to extract the characteristics of the signal and its anomalies.

Documents and Software

Prices

  Year 1990 1993 1995
DSA601(A) Catalog price $21,025 $24,745
2019 value $41,100 $43,800
DSA602(A) Catalog price $28,500 $32,635 $34,600
2016 value $55,700 $57,700 $58,000

Pictures