The Tektronix TDS 340 is a two-channel digital storage oscilloscope engineered for real-time signal acquisition across laboratory, production, and field environments. With 100 MHz bandwidth and 500 MS/s sample rate per channel, it captures transient and single-shot events with minimal aliasing. The 8-bit vertical resolution (256 levels) and Peak Detect mode—sensitive to glitches as narrow as 10 ns—make it suitable for troubleshooting, production testing, and design verification.
Technical Specifications
Signal Acquisition
• Bandwidth: 100 MHz
• Sample Rate: 500 MS/s per channel
• Vertical Resolution: 8-bit (256 levels)
• Sensitivity: 2 mV/div to 10 V/div with calibrated fine adjust
• Position Range: ±5 divisions
• DC Gain Accuracy: ±2%
• Peak Detect: 10 ns glitch capture capability
Time Base
• Time/Division: 5 ns/div to 5 s/div
• Record Length: 1000 sample points per channel
• Horizontal Accuracy: ±0.01%
• Roll Mode: Available at 0.1 s/div and slower in Auto Trigger mode
Triggering
• Edge and Video trigger types
• Auto and Normal trigger modes
• Trigger inputs: CH1, CH2, Line, External
• Video formats: NTSC, PAL, SECAM with field and line rate support (15–65 kHz horizontal; 50–60 Hz field)
Display & Processing
• Interpolation: Sin(x)/x
• Display modes: Vector, Dots, Vector Accumulate, Dot Accumulate
• Formats: YT and XY
• Waveform math: Add, subtract, multiply
• FFT analysis with Hanning Window
• AutoSetup for vertical, horizontal, and trigger systems
– Key Features
• Multiple acquisition modes: Sample, Envelope, Average, Peak Detect
• Two 1000-point reference waveforms stored non-volatilely
• 10 front panel setup configurations
• 3.5-inch floppy drive: 1.44 MB or 720 KB DOS-compatible formats
• Graphics export: .BMP, .TIF, .PCX, .EPS
• Spreadsheet compatibility: Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, MathCAD
– Typical Applications
Troubleshooting analog and digital circuits, validation of production designs, high-speed transient capture, and single-event analysis requiring sub-microsecond time resolution.
– Connectivity
GPIB (IEEE-488.2) and RS-232-C interfaces (Option 14) support full programmable control. RS-232-C operates at baud rates to 38,400.
