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The Tektronix DSA 601 and DSA 602 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 and accept up to three 11000-series plug-ins. The display is a
|manufacturer=Tektronix  
touchscreen. The CRT is a conventional magnetic deflection color computer monitor
|series=11000-series scopes
and operates at 552x704 resolution.
|model=DSA601/602
The touchscreen sensor is a grid of infrared beams, nothing mechanical.
|summary=500 MS/s Digital Scope
The digitizers in the DSA 601 and DSA 602 have a maximum rate of 500Msamp/sec.
|image=dsa602a.jpg
The DSA 601 has two such digitizers and the DSA 602 has four. The digitizers can
|caption=Tektronix DSA602A
be used independently or can be ganged together in interleaved mode for higher
|introduced=1990
sample rates. Interleaving gives the DSA 601 a maximum sample rate of 1Gsamp/sec
|discontinued=1995
and the DSA 602 a maximum sample rate of 2Gsamp/sec.
|designers=
Both have IEEE-488 (GPIB) and RS232 interfaces for remote control and waveform export.
|manuals=
Both have 8-bit vertical resolution.
* [[Media:070-8180-00.pdf|DSA 601A/602A Tutorial]]
There are "A" models that have a floppy drive for waveform storage.
* [[Media:070-8181-00.pdf|DSA 601A/602A User Reference]]
* [[Media:070-8182-00.pdf|DSA 601A/602A Programming Reference]]
* [[Media:070-8183-00.pdf|DSA 601A/602A Quick Reference]]
* [[Media:070-8184-00.pdf|DSA 600 Series Service Reference]] / <br /><small>[[Media:DSA601 and DSA602 Service Reference.pdf|Alternate version]]</small>
* [[Media:070-7252-01.pdf|DSA 600 Command Reference]]
* [[Media:Tektronix DSA601 DSA602 Catalog Description.pdf|Description of the DSA 601 and DSA 602 from the Tek catalog]]
{{ROM Images}}


A detailed service manual with schematics is not known to existThe published service
* '''U240''':  [[Media:160-5469-07.bin|160-5469-07]] / [[Media:160-5469-03.bin|-03]]
manual is here:
* '''U250''': [[Media:160-5470-07.bin|160-5470-07]] / [[Media:160-5470-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-5470-03.bin|-03]] 


* http://w140.com/dsa601.pdf
* '''U410''': [[Media:160-4784-08.bin|160-4784-08]] / [[Media:160-4784-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-4784-03.bin|-03]]
* '''U420''':  [[Media:160-4786-08.bin|160-4786-08]] / [[Media:160-4786-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-4786-03.bin|-03]]
* '''U440''':  [[Media:160-4783-06.bin|160-4783-06]] / [[Media:160-4783-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4783-03.bin|-03]]
* '''U460''':  [[Media:160-5955-08.bin|160-5955-08]] / [[Media:160-5955-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-5955-03.bin|-03]]


A good summary of the functionality is here:
* '''U510''': [[Media:160-4785-08.bin|160-4785-08]] / [[Media:160-4785-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-4785-03.bin|-03]] / [[Media:160-4797-00.bin|160-4797-00]]
* '''U520''':  [[Media:160-4787-08.bin|160-4787-08]] / [[Media:160-4787-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-4787-03.bin|-03]]
* '''U540''':  [[Media:160-4782-06.bin|160-4782-06]] / [[Media:160-4782-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4782-03.bin|-03]]
* '''U560''':  [[Media:160-5956-08.bin|160-5956-08]] / [[Media:160-5956-06.bin|-06]] / [[Media:160-5956-03.bin|-03]]


* http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/DSA602.html
* '''U800''': [[Media:160-4918-07.bin|160-4918-07]] / [[Media:160-4918-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4918-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U810''':  [[Media:160-4919-07.bin|160-4919-07]] / [[Media:160-4919-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4919-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U820''':  [[Media:160-4920-07.bin|160-4920-07]] / [[Media:160-4920-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4920-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U830''':  [[Media:160-4921-07.bin|160-4921-07]] / [[Media:160-4921-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4921-03.bin|-03]] 


An FAQ entry from Tek is here:
* '''U900''':  [[Media:160-4922-07.bin|160-4922-07]] / [[Media:160-4922-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4922-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U910''':  [[Media:160-4923-07.bin|160-4923-07]] / [[Media:160-4923-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4923-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U920''':  [[Media:160-4924-07.bin|160-4924-07]] / [[Media:160-4924-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4924-03.bin|-03]] 
* '''U930''':  [[Media:160-4925-07.bin|160-4923-07]] / [[Media:160-4925-05.bin|-05]] / [[Media:160-4925-03.bin|-03]] 
}}
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.


*http://www2.tek.com/cmswpt/faqdetails.lotr?ct=FAQ&cs=faq&ci=2805&lc=EN
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 description of the DSA 601 and DSA 602 from the Tek catalog is here:
 
*http://w140.com/tekdsa601-602.pdf
 
It is possible that this file is Tektronix Wavestar 3.1 for Windows 3.1:
 
*http://w140.com/wavestar3.1_setup.exe


Instructions for clearing the NVRAM are here:
Full calibration of a DSA600 requires the use of the [[TEKCATS]] software.


*http://w140.com/dsa600_memory_clearing.pdf
{{BeginSpecs}}
{{Spec | Inputs            | 3 amplifier bays, up to 12 channels (using [[11A34]] plug-ins) }}
{{Spec | Resolution        | 8 bits; averaging of N acquisitions increases by log<sub>2</sub>(N) up to 14 bits }}
{{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}}


DSA 601A/602A Programming Reference:
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). 


*http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_programming_reference.pdf
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.


DSA 601A/602A User Reference:
==Documents and Software==


*http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_user_reference.pdf
* [https://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/DSA602.html Good summary of the functionality] @ unc.edu
* Tekdump screen capture software for Unix written by Steve Tell: [https://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/tekdump.html Web page] / [https://www.cs.unc.edu/~fast_links/tekdump.tar.gz Download]


DSA 601A/602A Tutorial:
* [https://www.tek.com/support/faqs/what-are-differences-between-dsa601-and-dsa602 Differences between DSA601 and DSA602]
* [[Media:Tektronix Wavestar for Windows 3.1.zip|Tektronix Wavestar for Windows 3.1 (unverified!)]]


*http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_tutorial.pdf
==Prices==


DSA 601A/602A Quick Reference:
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
*http://w140.com/tek_dsa_601a_602a_quick_reference.pdf
! &nbsp;
 
! Year
Tekdump screen capture software for Unix written by Steve Tell:
! 1990
 
! 1993
*http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/msl/tekdump.html
! 1995
*http://www.cs.unc.edu/~fast_links/tekdump.tar.gz
|-
!rowspan=2| DSA601(A)
! Catalog price
|align=right|  $21,025
|align=right|  $24,745
|align=center|  −
|-
! In 2022 Dollars
|align=right|  $47,700
|align=right|  $50,700
|align=center|  −
|-
!rowspan=2| DSA602(A)
! Catalog price
|align=right|  $28,500
|align=right|  $32,635
|align=right|  $34,600
|-
! In 2022 Dollars
|align=right|  $64,600
|align=right|  $66,900
|align=right|  $67,300
|}


==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>
[[Category:11000 series mainframes]]
[[Category:Digital storage scopes]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1990]]
[[Category:GPIB interface]]
[[Category:RS-232 interface]]
[[Category:Parallel printer interface]]

Revision as of 04:25, 15 August 2022

Tektronix DSA601/602
500 MS/s Digital Scope
Tektronix DSA602A

Produced from 1990 to 1995

Manuals
ROM Images
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
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
In 2022 Dollars $47,700 $50,700
DSA602(A) Catalog price $28,500 $32,635 $34,600
In 2022 Dollars $64,600 $66,900 $67,300

Pictures