Tektronix TDP1500, TDP3500 and TDP4000 

Differential Probes: An Excellent Choice for High-Performance Measurements

In today's electronic measurement industry, high-precision and high-performance measurement tools are essential to ensure the reliability and stability of electronic systems. The TDP1500, TDP3500 and TDP4000 differential probes launched by Tektronix feature excellent performance and rich functions, making them the ideal choice to meet various complex measurement requirements.

1. Product Overview

All these three differential probes are high-performance measurement tools, designed to provide users with accurate and reliable differential signal measurement solutions. They adopt advanced technology and design, can adapt to a wide range of measurement scenarios, and provide powerful support for electronic engineers and technicians.

2. Key Performance Specifications

III. Key Features

1. Excellent Electrical Performance

○   Multiple bandwidth options are available. TDP1500 meets general high-frequency measurement requirements, while TDP3500 and TDP4000 are suitable for more demanding measurement scenarios, enabling accurate capture of fast-changing signals in serial and digital applications.

○   Powerful common-mode rejection effectively reduces measurement errors in high common-mode environments, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of measurement results.

○   The design with low capacitance and resistive load preserves the original characteristics of the signal to the greatest extent, reduces the impact on the measured signal, and ensures signal fidelity.

2. Comprehensive Mechanical Performance

○   The compact probe tip design makes measurements in confined spaces much easier, allows easy probing of small circuit components, and adapts to the increasingly compact design trend of modern electronic devices.

○   The included DUT connection accessories facilitate connection to fine-pitch SMD, ensuring stable and accurate acquisition of measurement signals even in complex circuit board environments.

○   The rugged and reliable design ensures stability and durability during long-term use and in different measurement environments.

3. Ease of Use

○   Direct connection to the oscilloscope via the TekVPI™ probe interface, with power supplied directly by the oscilloscope, simplifies device connection and setup, eliminates the need for an external power supply, and improves convenience of use.

○   Auto-scaling and reading functions greatly reduce user operation steps, improve measurement efficiency, and present measurement results more intuitively.

○   Easy access to the probe compensation box or oscilloscope menu allows users to conveniently access and adjust various measurement parameters, enabling precise control over the measurement process.

○   One-key access to the oscilloscope probe menu and support for auto-zero function further simplify the operation process, while improving measurement accuracy and repeatability.

○   Remote control can be realized via an oscilloscope, enabling users to perform more flexible measurement operations in complex test environments.

IV. Application Fields

1. Common High-speed Serial Bus Design

○   During the design of high-speed serial buses such as I2C, CAN/LIN, SPI, Serial ATA, Ethernet, USB 2.0, and FireWire, these three probes can accurately measure signal characteristics, help engineers optimize bus performance, and ensure the accuracy and stability of data transmission.

2.Signal Integrity Analysis

○   It can accurately measure and analyze key signal parameters such as jitter, noise, rise time and fall time, providing powerful data support for evaluating system performance and solving potential signal integrity issues.

3. Manufacturing Engineering and Testing

○   During the manufacturing of electronic products, it is used to verify whether product performance meets design requirements, detect potential defects in time, and ensure product quality and reliability.

5. Technical Specifications

6. Physical Specifications

VII. Ordering Information

1. Model Number

○   TDP1500: 1.5 GHz differential probe, equipped with TekVPI™ probe interface and traceable calibration certificate.

○   TDP3500: 3.5 GHz differential probe, equipped with TekVPI™ probe interface and traceable calibration certificate.

○   TDP4000: 4 GHz differential probe, equipped with TekVPI™ probe interface and traceable calibration certificate.

2.Options

1. Language option: Manual available in English (Opt. L0), Japanese (Opt. L5), Simplified Chinese (Opt. L7).

2. Service option: including 3-year calibration service (Opt. C3), 5-year calibration service (Opt. C5), calibration data report (Opt. D1), 3-year calibration data report (including Opt. C3, Opt. D3), 5-year calibration data report (including Opt. C5, Opt. D5), 3-year repair service (including warranty, Opt. R3), 5-year repair service (including warranty, Opt. R5), standard warranty extension to 5 years (Opt. SILV900).

VIII. Standard Accessories

○   TDP1500: Nylon carrying case, traceability certificate, accessory kit (including plastic accessory case, straight probe tip, Longhorn VIA adapter, 1-inch solder tip, 3-inch solder tip, Y-lead adapter, micro CKT test tip, tip protector, 3-inch ground lead, marker set, accessory performance specification and reorder form).

○   TDP3500/TDP4000: Nylon carrying case, traceability certificate, probe tip protector, anti-static wrist strap, accessory kit (including plastic accessory case, square pin adapter, variable spacing tip adapter, Y-lead adapter, micro CKT test tip, 3-inch ground lead, marker set, accessory performance specification and reorder form), differential probe solder accessory kit (including adapters, lead sets with different diameters, leads with different resistance values, etc.).

9. Recommended Accessories

Accessories include BNC to probe tip adapter, spring-loaded ground, TwinFootTM adapter, Twin Tip TM adapter, Van Tip TM adapter, IC micro-grabber, IEEE 1394 adapter, TekVPITM calibration fixture, short ground contact, etc. Each accessory has applicable model, part number and quantity.

In summary, Tektronix TDP1500, TDP3500 and TDP4000 differential probes deliver excellent performance, powerful functions and superior usability. Users can select the most suitable probe model based on specific measurement requirements and application scenarios, to achieve accurate and efficient differential signal measurement. Whether in R&D laboratories or production sites, these three probes can provide reliable guarantee and support for electronic measurement work.

We hope this detailed introduction helps you fully understand these three differential probes from Tektronix, and provides useful reference and guidance for your measurement work. If you have any other questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us.

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