# Tektronix TDS8000B Digital Sampling Oscilloscope (Pre-Owned)

# Tektronix TDS8000B Digital Sampling Oscilloscope (Pre-Owned)

## Key Features At A Glance

-   Modular architecture supports bandwidths up to 70+ GHz, determined by the installed plug-in sampling modules
-   Up to eight simultaneously acquired channels (eight electrical, or two optical and six electrical)
-   14-bit vertical resolution over the sampling modules' dynamic range
-   GPIB, RS-232-C, USB, Ethernet LAN, and parallel printer port standard for automated test integration
-   10.4 in. color touch-screen display with a Microsoft Windows 2000-based graphical user interface
-   Equivalent-time timebase from 1 ps/div to 5 ms/div, lockable to an external 10 MHz reference
-   TekVISA standard software enables control from LabView, LabWindows, Visual Basic, Excel, and C
-   Optional TDR impedance and crosstalk characterization via the 80E04 differential TDR sampling module

The Tektronix TDS8000B is a Digital Sampling Oscilloscope built for ultra-high-bandwidth waveform acquisition. It combines extensive on-board measurement and waveform-processing capability with strong measurement repeatability, high vertical resolution, and fast waveform acquisition and display update rates, making it a measurement tool for semiconductor testing, TDR characterization of circuit boards, IC packages and cables, and high-speed digital communications.

The instrument is applied to semiconductor testing, impedance and crosstalk characterization using TDR, and high-speed digital data communications. With its optical sampling modules it also addresses telecom signals from 155 Mb/s to 43 Gb/s and datacom standards including FibreChannel, InfiniBand, and Gigabit Ethernet, providing complete optical test solutions alongside general-purpose optical signal testing.

ValueTronics stocks and holds its inventory in a 20,000 sq ft secure warehouse at 1675 Cambridge Drive, Elgin, Illinois. Every used unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house by our technicians before shipment, while new units ship factory-sealed exactly as received — we never open or test a new instrument. Holding our own stock lets us match the right configuration to an engineer's application and ship it without delay.

## Compare Other Models in This Series

The TDS8000B is part of the Tektronix 8000 Series sampling oscilloscope platform, which combines Windows-based PC technology with world-class waveform-acquisition hardware in a modular mainframe. Rather than fixing performance at the factory, the platform accepts a family of electrical and optical plug-in modules, so the same mainframe can be configured for the measurement at hand both now and in the future.

The electrical and optical sampling modules form the family that defines the instrument's reach. Electrical modules address device characterization and TDR from 12.5 GHz up to 70+ GHz, while optical modules deliver telecom and datacom conformance testing across a wide range of standard data rates.

Each pre-owned configuration is offered on its own product page with condition-matched pricing. Select the mainframe and the sampling modules that fit your bandwidth, channel-count, and optical or electrical requirements; the page you are viewing reflects the condition and pricing for that specific selection.

Within the platform, the TDS8000B pairs a multi-processor architecture and dedicated per-channel DSP with a 14-bit acquisition system, sustaining high waveform-acquisition rates regardless of the number of channels in use and supporting up to eight simultaneous automated measurements.

The modules differ primarily in bandwidth, channel count, and specialty function. Among the electrical modules, the 80E02 is a dual-channel 12.5 GHz low-noise module, the 80E03 and 80E04 are 20 GHz modules (with the 80E04 adding TDR capability), the 80E01 is a single-channel 50 GHz module, and the 80E06 is a single-channel 70+ GHz module.

Optical modules differ by wavelength range, supported data-filtering rates, and clock-recovery options, spanning tributary telecom rates through 40 Gb/s telecom and 10 Gb/s datacom standards. The comparison table that follows summarizes these per-module differences so a configuration can be matched to the target standard.

Model

Bandwidth

Channels

Rise Time

**TDS8000B**

Determined by modules (DC to 70+ GHz)

8 max

—

80E01

50 GHz

1

7 ps

80E02

12.5 GHz

2

≤28 ps

80E03

20 GHz

2

≤17.5 ps

Additional differences in specifications beyond the few shown above are not listed here — see each model's full specifications below.

## Accessories Supplied

-   User manual
-   Quick reference card
-   Microsoft Windows 2000 compatible keyboard
-   Windows 2000 compatible mouse
-   Touch screen stylus
-   Online help
-   Programmer online guide
-   Power cord

## Product Core & Specifications

Specification

Value

Signal Acquisition

Acquisition Modes

Sample (normal), envelope and average

Number of Sampling Modules Accommodated

Up to four dual-channel electrical and two single-channel optical sampling modules

Number of Simultaneously Acquired Inputs

Eight channels maximum (eight electrical or two optical and six electrical)

Vertical System

Rise Time/Bandwidth

Determined by the sampling modules used

Vertical Resolution

14 bits over the sampling modules' dynamic range

Horizontal System

Main and Magnification View Timebases

1 ps/div to 5 ms/div in 1-2-5 sequence or 1 ps increments

Maximum Trigger Rate

200 kHz

Typical Acquisition Rate

150 Ksamples/sec. per channel

Time Interval Accuracy (Horizontal scale <21 ps/div)

1 ps + 1% of interval

Time Interval Accuracy (Horizontal scale ≥21 ps/div, short-term optimized mode)

8 ps + 0.1% of interval

Time Interval Accuracy (Horizontal scale ≥21 ps/div, locked to 10 MHz mode)

8 ps + 0.01% of interval

Horizontal Deskew Range

–500 ps to +100 ns on any individual channel in 1 ps increments

Record Length

20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 or 4000 samples

Magnification Views

Two magnification views, independently acquired using separate timebase settings

Trigger System

Trigger Sources

External direct trigger; external pre-scaled trigger; internal clock trigger (internally connected to direct trigger); clock recovery triggers from optical sampling modules (internally connected to pre-scaled trigger)

Trigger Sensitivity – External direct trigger input

50 mV, DC to 4 GHz (typical); 100 mV, DC to 3 GHz (guaranteed)

Trigger Sensitivity – Pre-scaled trigger input

800 mV, 2 to 3 GHz (guaranteed); 600 mV, 3 to 10 GHz (guaranteed); 1000 mV, 10 to 12.5 GHz (typical)

Jitter – Short-term jitter optimized mode

≤0.8 psRMS + 5 ppm of position (typical); ≤1.2 psRMS + 10 ppm of position (max.)

Jitter – Locked to 10 MHz reference

1.6 psRMS + 0.01 ppm of position (typical); ≤2.5 psRMS + 0.04 ppm of position (max.)

Internal Clock

Adjustable from 25 to 200 kHz (drives TDR, internal clock output and calibrator)

Trigger Level Range

±1.0 V

Trigger Input Range

±1.5 V

Trigger Holdoff

Adjustable 5 µs to 100 ms in 2 ns increments

External Trigger Gate (optional)

TTL logic 1 enables acquisition, TTL logic 0 disables acquisition, maximum non-destruct input level ±5 V

Display Features

Touch Screen Display

10.4 in. diagonal, color

Colors

16,777,216 (24 bits)

Video Resolution

640 horizontal by 480 vertical displayed pixels

Math/Measurement System

Measurements

Up to eight simultaneous measurements, updated three times per second, with optional display of per-measurement statistics (min, max, mean and standard deviation)

Measurement Set

Automated RZ, NRZ and Pulse signal-type measurements including amplitude, timing and area measurements

Cursors

Dot, vertical bar and horizontal bar cursors

Waveform Processing

Up to eight math waveforms using Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Average, Differentiate, Exponentiate, Integrate, Natural Log, Log, Magnitude, Min, Max, Square Root and Filter

Power Requirements

Line Voltage and Frequency

100 to 240 VAC ±10% 50/60 Hz; 115 VAC ±10% 400 Hz

Environmental

Temperature – Operating

+10 ºC to +40 ºC

Temperature – Nonoperating

–22 ºC to +60 ºC

Relative Humidity – Operating

Floppy disk and CD ROM not installed: 20% to 80% at or below 40 ºC (upper limit de-rates to 45% RH at 40 ºC)

Relative Humidity – Nonoperating

5% to 90% at or below 60 ºC (upper limit de-rates to 20% RH at +60 ºC)

Altitude – Operating

3048 m (10,000 ft.)

Altitude – Nonoperating

12190 m (40,000 ft.)

Safety

UL 3111-1, CSA-22.2 No. 1010.1, EN 61010-1

> **Important:** Bandwidth is determined by the installed plug-in modules and may exceed 70 GHz as higher-speed modules become available.

> **Important:** The TDS8000B mainframe requires one or more electrical or optical sampling modules to acquire signals; rise time and bandwidth are determined by the installed sampling modules, which are ordered separately.

> **Important:** Clock recovery for the 80C12 optical sampling module is provided via the 80A05 Electrical Clock Recovery Module, which is sold separately.

> **Important:** Gated triggering, which allows the exclusion of selected time periods from being measured, is offered as an option (Opt. GT).

> **Important:** For the 80E06 module, 1 meter or 2 meter length Extender Cables (012-1568-00 / 012-1569-00) can be ordered for remote operation of the sampling module from the sampling oscilloscope mainframe.

> Usage tip: pair the 80A03 TekConnect Probe Interface Module with Tektronix P7000 series probes to probe directly on IC pins, traces, or test points that are not accessible through a connector.

## About this Pre-Owned unit

This pre-owned unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house before it ships and is backed by our pre-owned warranty. To confirm its exact condition, firmware revision, installed options, or included accessories for your application before ordering, contact our Test Architects.

-   Warranty included
-   Functional verification included
-   Standard Calibration Upgrade Options: No Calibration Required, NIST Traceable, Z540.1 or ISO 17025 with Data, Z540.3 Guardbanding with Data.
-   Note that unnecessary accessories may not be included (contact Test Architect to confirm).

ValueTronics supplies both new and used test and measurement equipment. New units ship factory-sealed, exactly as received from the manufacturer; every used unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house at our 20,000 sq ft secure facility in Elgin, Illinois before it ships. Our Test Architects can help you select the condition, calibration, and configuration that fit your application.

**Please review the Manufacturer's Data Sheet to verify published specifications. Feedback on this webpage is always welcome — please reach out to your Test Architect at any time for questions or concerns. Thank you, we truly appreciate you being our customer.**

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