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Interface...52 4.3.6 Threshold Settings.. 59 4.3.7 Label Settings... 60 4.4Horizontal Setup..61 4.4.1 HORIZONTAL Controls...62 4.4.2 Shortcuts for Horizontal Settings...63 4.4.3 Horizontal Settings.. 64 4.5Acquisition Setup..65 4.5.1 Shortcuts for Acquisition Settings... 65 4.5.2 Acquisition Settings...66 5 Trigger...705.1Trigger Controls.. 715.2Shortcuts for Trigger Settings... 725.3General Trigger Settings.. 735.4Edge Trigger.. 755.5Edge A/B Trigger... 775.6Width Trigger... 785.7Video Trigger... 815.8Pattern Trigger...835.9Runt Trigger...86 User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─ 04 4 Document Outline Cover Contents 1 Preface 1.1 For Your Safety 1.2 Documentation Overview 1.2.1 Manuals and Instrument Help 1.2.2 Data Sheet and Brochure 1.2.3 Calibration Certificate 1.2.4 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment 1.3 Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.3.1 Typographical Conventions 1.3.2 Conventions for Procedure Descriptions 1.3.3 Notes on Screenshots 2 Getting Started 2.1 Preparing for Use 2.1.1 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument 2.1.2 Positioning the Instrument 2.1.3 Starting the Instrument 2.1.4 Replacing the Fuse 2.2 Instrument Tour 2.2.1 Front View 2.2.1.1 Input Connectors 2.2.1.2 Other Connectors on the Front Panel 2.2.2 Side View 2.2.3 Rear View 3 Operating Basics 3.1 Display Overview 3.2 Selecting the Application 3.3 Using the Touchscreen 3.3.1 Accessing Functionality Using the Main Menu 3.3.2 Accessing Functionality Using Shortcuts 3.3.3 Entering Data 3.3.4 Using Gestures 3.4 Front Panel Keys 3.4.1 Action Controls 3.4.2 Analysis Controls 3.5 Using the Toolbar 3.6 Quick Access 3.7 Menu History 3.8 Getting Help 4 Waveform Setup 4.1 Connecting Probes and Displaying a Signal 4.2 Adjusting Passive Probes 4.3 Vertical Setup 4.3.1 VERTICAL Controls 4.3.2 Short Menu for Analog Channels 4.3.3 Vertical Settings 4.3.4 Probe Settings for Probes with BNC Connector 4.3.5 Probe Settings for Probes with Rohde & Schwarz Interface 4.3.5.1 Active Broadband Single-Ended Probes 4.3.5.2 Active Broadband Differential Probes 4.3.5.3 Current Probes 4.3.5.4 High-Voltage Differential Probes 4.3.5.5 Power Rail Probes 4.3.6 Threshold Settings 4.3.7 Label Settings 4.4 Horizontal Setup 4.4.1 HORIZONTAL Controls 4.4.2 Shortcuts for Horizontal Settings 4.4.3 Horizontal Settings 4.5 Acquisition Setup 4.5.1 Shortcuts for Acquisition Settings 4.5.2 Acquisition Settings 5 Trigger 5.1 Trigger Controls 5.2 Shortcuts for Trigger Settings 5.3 General Trigger Settings 5.4 Edge Trigger 5.5 Edge A/B Trigger 5.6 Width Trigger 5.7 Video Trigger 5.8 Pattern Trigger 5.9 Runt Trigger 5.10 Rise Time Trigger 5.11 Timeout Trigger 5.12 Trigger Out Signal 6 Waveform Analysis 6.1 Zoom 6.1.1 Zooming in 6.1.2 Modifying the Zoom 6.1.3 Zoom Settings 6.2 Mathematics 6.2.1 Configuring Math Waveforms 6.2.2 Math Waveform Settings 6.2.3 Saving and Loading Formularies 6.3 Reference Waveforms 6.3.1 Using References 6.3.2 Settings for Reference Waveforms 6.4 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) 6.4.1 Segmented Memory 6.4.2 Activating the History 6.4.3 History Settings 6.4.4 Segment Table and History Player 6.4.5 Exporting History Data 6.4.5.1 Saving History to File 6.4.5.2 File Organization and Content 6.5 Search 6.5.1 Search Conditions and Results 6.5.2 General Search Settings 6.5.3 Edge Search 6.5.4 Width Search 6.5.5 Peak Search 6.5.6 Rise/Fall Time Search 6.5.7 Runt Setup 6.5.8 Data2Clock 6.5.9 Pattern Search 6.5.10 Window Search 7 Measurements 7.1 Quick Measurements 7.2 Automatic Measurements 7.2.1 Measurement Results 7.2.2 Measurement Types 7.2.2.1 Horizontal Measurements (Time) 7.2.2.2 Vertical Measurements (Amplitude) 7.2.2.3 Counting 7.2.3 Settings for Automatic Measurements 7.3 Cursor Measurements 7.3.1 Cursor Settings 8 Applications 8.1 Mask Testing 8.1.1 About Masks and Mask Testing 8.1.2 Using Masks 8.1.3 Mask Window 8.1.4 Mask Menu 8.2 FFT Analysis 8.2.1 FFT Display 8.2.2 Performing FFT Analysis 8.2.3 FFT Setup 8.2.3.1 Short Menu for FFT 8.2.3.2 FFT Settings in the Spectrum Window 8.2.3.3 FFT Menu 8.3 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) 8.3.1 FFT Menu with R&S RTM-K18 8.3.2 Spectrum Mode 8.3.3 Spectrogram 8.3.4 Peak List and Markers 8.3.4.1 Marker Menu 8.3.4.2 Peak Setup 8.3.4.3 R-Marker Settings 8.3.5 Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram 8.4 XY-Diagram 8.5 Digital Voltmeter 8.5.1 Using the Meter 8.5.2 Meter Settings 8.6 Trigger Counter 9 Documenting Results 9.1 Saving and Loading Instrument Settings 9.2 Saving Waveform Data 9.2.1 Waveform Export Settings 9.2.2 Waveform File Formats 9.2.2.1 CSV Format 9.2.2.2 TXT Format 9.2.2.3 BIN Format 9.2.2.4 FLT Format 9.2.2.5 TRF Format 9.3 Annotations 9.4 Screenshots 9.5 Quick Save with OneTouch 9.6 Export and Import 10 General Instrument Setup 10.1 Instrument Settings 10.2 Display Settings 10.3 Reset 10.4 Locking the Touchscreen 10.5 Performing a Self-Alignment 10.6 Setting the Data, Time and Language 10.7 Options 10.7.1 Activating Options 10.8 Updating the Firmware 11 Network Connections and Remote Operation 11.1 LAN Connection 11.2 USB Connection 11.2.1 USB TMC 11.2.2 USB VCP 11.2.3 USB MTP 11.3 Remote Access Using a Web Browser 11.3.1 Accessing the Instrument Using a Web Browser 11.3.2 Instrument Home 11.3.3 Screenshot 11.3.4 SCPI Device Control 11.3.5 Save/Load 11.3.6 Network Settings 11.3.7 Change Password 11.3.8 Livescreen 11.3.9 Remote Front Panel 12 Serial Bus Analysis 12.1 Basics of Protocol Analysis 12.1.1 Protocol - Common Settings 12.1.2 Displaying Decode Results 12.1.3 Bus Table: Decode Results 12.1.4 Bus Labels 12.1.5 Label List 12.1.5.1 Using Label Lists 12.1.5.2 Content and Format of the PTT File 12.2 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) 12.2.1 The SPI Protocol 12.2.2 SPI Configuration 12.2.3 SPI Trigger 12.2.4 SPI Decode Results 12.3 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) 12.3.1 The I²C Protocol 12.3.2 I2C Configuration 12.3.3 I2C Trigger 12.3.4 I2C Decode Results 12.3.5 I2C Label List 12.4 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) 12.4.1 The UART / RS232 Interface 12.4.2 UART Configuration 12.4.3 UART Trigger 12.4.4 UART Decode Results 12.5 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) 12.5.1 The CAN Protocol 12.5.2 CAN Configuration 12.5.3 CAN Trigger 12.5.4 CAN Decode Results 12.5.5 Search on Decoded CAN Data 12.5.6 CAN Label List 12.6 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) 12.6.1 The LIN Protocol 12.6.2 LIN Configuration 12.6.3 LIN Trigger 12.6.4 LIN Decode Results 12.6.5 Search on Decoded LIN Data 12.6.6 LIN Label List 12.7 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) 12.7.1 Audio Protocols 12.7.1.1 I²S Standard 12.7.1.2 Left Justified Data Format 12.7.1.3 Right Justified Data Format 12.7.1.4 TDM 12.7.2 Audio Configuration 12.7.3 Setup of Audio Variants 12.7.4 Audio Trigger 12.7.5 Audio Decode Results 12.8 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) 12.8.1 The MIL-STD-1553 12.8.2 MIL-STD-1553 Configuration 12.8.3 MIL-STD-1553 Trigger 12.8.4 MIL-STD-1553 Decode Results 12.8.5 MIL-STD-1553 Label List 12.9 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) 12.9.1 ARINC 429 Basics 12.9.2 ARINC 429 Configuration 12.9.3 ARINC 429 Trigger 12.9.4 ARINC 429 Decode Results 12.9.5 Search on Decoded ARINC 429 Data 12.9.6 ARINC 429 Label List 13 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) 13.1 Probe Adjustment 13.1.1 Deskewing the Probes 13.1.2 Probe Settings for Power Measurements 13.2 Report Settings 13.3 Statistic Menu Settings 13.4 Input Power Measurements 13.4.1 Quality 13.4.1.1 Quality Results 13.4.1.2 Configuring Power Quality Measurements 13.4.1.3 Quality Settings 13.4.2 Consumption 13.4.2.1 Consumption Results 13.4.2.2 Configuring Consumption Measurements 13.4.2.3 Consumption Settings 13.4.3 Harmonics 13.4.3.1 Harmonics Results 13.4.3.2 Configuring Harmonics Measurements 13.4.3.3 Harmonics Settings 13.4.4 Inrush Current 13.4.4.1 Inrush Current Results 13.4.4.2 Configuring Inrush Current Measurements 13.4.4.3 Inrush Current Settings 13.5 Output Power Measurements 13.5.1 Ripple 13.5.1.1 Ripple Results 13.5.1.2 Configuring Ripple Measurements 13.5.1.3 Ripple Settings 13.5.2 Spectrum 13.5.2.1 Spectrum Results 13.5.2.2 Configuring Spectrum Measurements 13.5.2.3 Spectrum Settings 13.5.3 Transient Response 13.5.3.1 Transient Response Results 13.5.3.2 Configuring Transient Response Measurements 13.5.3.3 Transient Response Settings 13.6 Switching Power Measurements 13.6.1 Slew Rate 13.6.1.1 Slew Rate Results 13.6.1.2 Configuring Slew Rate Measurements 13.6.1.3 Slew Rate Settings 13.6.2 Modulation 13.6.2.1 Modulation Results 13.6.2.2 Configuring Modulation Measurements 13.6.2.3 Modulation Analysis Settings 13.6.3 Dynamic On Resistance 13.6.3.1 Dynamic On Resistance Results 13.6.3.2 Configuring Dynamic On Resistance Measurements 13.6.3.3 Dynamic On Resistance Settings 13.7 Power Path Power Measurements 13.7.1 Efficiency 13.7.1.1 Efficiency Results 13.7.1.2 Configuring Efficiency Measurements 13.7.1.3 Efficiency Settings 13.7.2 Switching Loss 13.7.2.1 Switching Loss Results 13.7.2.2 Configuring Switching Loss Measurements 13.7.2.3 Switching Loss Settings 13.7.3 Turn ON/OFF Time 13.7.3.1 Turn ON/OFF Time Results 13.7.3.2 Configuring Turn ON/OFF Time Measurements 13.7.3.3 Turn ON/OFF Time Settings 13.7.4 Safe Operating Area (S.O.A.) 13.7.4.1 Safe Operating Area Results 13.7.4.2 Configuring Safe Operating Area Measurements 13.7.4.3 Safe Operating Area Settings General Settings Mask Settings Test Settings 14 Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) 14.1 Short Menu for Logic Channels 14.2 Logic Analyzer Settings 14.3 Triggering on Logic Channels 14.4 Analyzing Logic Channels 14.5 Parallel Buses 14.5.1 Parallel Bus Configuration 14.5.2 Decode Results 15 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) 15.1 Function Generator 15.1.1 Basic Function Generator Settings 15.1.2 Sweep Settings 15.1.3 Modulation Settings 15.1.4 Arbitrary Setup Settings 15.2 Pattern Generator 15.2.1 Pattern Selection 15.2.2 Settings for Square Wave Pattern 15.2.3 Settings for Counter Pattern 15.2.4 Settings for Arbitrary Pattern 15.2.4.1 General Settings 15.2.4.2 Pattern Setup 15.2.4.3 Timing Setup 15.2.5 Settings for Manual Pattern 15.2.6 Settings for Serial Buses 16 Remote Control Commands 16.1 Conventions used in Command Description 16.2 Programming Examples 16.2.1 Documenting Results 16.2.1.1 Saving Screenshots to File 16.2.1.2 Saving, Copying, and Loading Setup Data 16.2.1.3 Reading Waveform Data in Real Format 16.2.1.4 Reading Waveform Data in Unsigned Integer Format Data conversion 16.2.2 Firmware Update 16.2.2.1 Using MMEM:DATA + DIAGnostic:UPDate:LOAD 16.2.2.2 Using DIAGnostic:UPDdate:TRANsfer 16.2.3 Search 16.2.3.1 Searching for a Pulse of Specified Width 16.2.4 Function Generator 16.3 Common Commands 16.4 Waveform Setup 16.4.1 Automatic Setup 16.4.2 Starting and Stopping Acquisition 16.4.3 Vertical Settings 16.4.4 Passive Probes 16.4.5 Active Probes 16.4.6 Horizontal Settings 16.4.7 Acquisition Settings 16.4.8 Waveform Data 16.5 Trigger 16.5.1 General Trigger Settings 16.5.2 Edge Trigger 16.5.3 Edge A/B Trigger 16.5.4 Width Trigger 16.5.5 Video/TV Trigger 16.5.6 Pattern Trigger 16.5.6.1 Pattern Definition 16.5.6.2 Time Limitation 16.5.7 Runt Trigger 16.5.8 Risetime Trigger 16.5.9 Timeout Trigger 16.5.10 Serial Bus 16.6 Waveform Analysis 16.6.1 Zoom 16.6.2 Mathematics 16.6.3 Reference Waveforms 16.6.4 Search 16.6.4.1 General Search Settings 16.6.4.2 Edge Search Configuration 16.6.4.3 Width Search Configuration 16.6.4.4 Peak Search Configuration 16.6.4.5 Rise/Fall Time Search Configuration 16.6.4.6 Runt Search Configuration 16.6.4.7 Data2Clock Search Configuration 16.6.4.8 Pattern Search Configuration 16.6.4.9 Window Search Configuration 16.6.4.10 Search Results 16.6.5 History (Option R&S RTM-K15) 16.6.5.1 History Settings 16.6.5.2 Displaying History Segments 16.6.5.3 Timestamps 16.6.5.4 Export of History Data 16.7 Measurements 16.7.1 Quick Measurements 16.7.2 Automatic Measurements 16.7.2.1 Measurement Settings 16.7.2.2 Measurements Results 16.7.2.3 Measurement Gate 16.7.2.4 Reference Levels 16.7.3 Cursor Measurements 16.7.3.1 Cursor Settings 16.7.3.2 Cursor Measurement Results 16.8 Applications 16.8.1 General 16.8.2 Mask Testing 16.8.2.1 Mask Setup 16.8.2.2 Actions on Violation 16.8.2.3 Mask Test 16.8.2.4 Mask Data 16.8.3 FFT Analysis 16.8.3.1 General Settings 16.8.3.2 Frequency Settings 16.8.3.3 Time Settings 16.8.3.4 Waveform Settings 16.8.3.5 Waveform Data 16.8.4 Spectrum Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K18) 16.8.4.1 Spectrogram 16.8.4.2 Peak List Settings 16.8.4.3 Reference Marker 16.8.4.4 Peak List Results 16.8.4.5 Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram 16.8.5 XY-Waveforms 16.8.6 Digital Voltmeter 16.8.7 Trigger Counter 16.9 Documenting Results 16.9.1 Transfer of Waveform Data 16.9.1.1 Format Settings 16.9.1.2 Analog Channels 16.9.1.3 Math Waveforms 16.9.1.4 Reference Waveforms 16.9.1.5 Masks 16.9.1.6 Logic Channels 16.9.1.7 Parameters for Data Evaluation 16.9.2 Waveform Data Export to File 16.9.3 Screenshots 16.9.4 Instrument Settings: Mass MEMomory Subsystem 16.10 General Instrument Setup 16.10.1 Display Settings 16.10.2 System Settings 16.10.3 LAN Settings 16.10.4 USB Settings 16.10.5 Trigger Out 16.10.6 Firmware Update 16.11 Serial Bus Analysis 16.11.1 General 16.11.2 SPI (Option R&S RTM-K1) 16.11.2.1 SPI (with CS)- Configuration 16.11.2.2 SPI (no CS) - Configuration 16.11.2.3 SPI - Trigger 16.11.2.4 SPI - Decode Results 16.11.3 I²C 16.11.3.1 I²C - Configuration (Option R&S RTM-K1) 16.11.3.2 I²C - Trigger 16.11.3.3 I²C - Decode Results 16.11.4 UART (Option R&S RTM-K2) 16.11.4.1 UART - Configuration 16.11.4.2 UART - Trigger 16.11.4.3 UART - Decode Results 16.11.5 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) 16.11.5.1 CAN - Configuration 16.11.5.2 CAN - Trigger 16.11.5.3 CAN - Decode Results 16.11.5.4 CAN - Search 16.11.6 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) 16.11.6.1 LIN - Configuration 16.11.6.2 LIN - Trigger 16.11.6.3 LIN - Decode Results 16.11.6.4 LIN - Search 16.11.7 Audio (Option R&S RTM-K5) 16.11.7.1 Audio Configuration 16.11.7.2 Audio Trigger 16.11.7.3 Audio Decode Results 16.11.8 MIL-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) 16.11.8.1 MIL-1553 Configuration 16.11.8.2 MIL-1553 Trigger 16.11.8.3 MIL-1553 Decode Results 16.11.8.4 MIL-1553 Search 16.11.9 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) 16.11.9.1 ARINC 429 Configuration 16.11.9.2 ARINC 429 Trigger 16.11.9.3 ARINC 429 Decode Results 16.11.9.4 ARINC 429 Search 16.12 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) 16.12.1 General 16.12.2 Probe Adjustment 16.12.3 Report 16.12.4 Consumption 16.12.5 Dynamic ON Resistance 16.12.6 Power Efficiency 16.12.7 Current Harmonic 16.12.8 Inrush Current 16.12.9 Modulation Analysis 16.12.10 Turn On/Off 16.12.11 Quality 16.12.12 Ripple 16.12.13 Slew Rate 16.12.14 S.O.A 16.12.15 Spectrum 16.12.16 Switching 16.12.17 Transient Response 16.13 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) 16.13.1 Logic Channels 16.13.1.1 Logic Channels - Activity Display 16.13.1.2 Logic Analyzer Configuration 16.13.1.3 Logic Channels - Waveform Data 16.13.2 Parallel Buses 16.13.2.1 Parallel Bus - Line Configuration 16.13.2.2 Parallel Clocked Bus Configuration 16.13.2.3 Parallel Buses - Decode Results 16.14 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) 16.14.1 Function Generator 16.14.2 Pattern Generator 16.15 Status Reporting 16.15.1 STATus:OPERation Register 16.15.2 STATus:QUEStionable Registers 17 Maintenance 17.1 Cleaning 17.2 Storing and Packing 17.3 Replacing the Fuse 17.4 Data Security Annex A SCPI Command Structure A.1 Syntax for Common Commands A.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands A.2.1 Long and short form A.2.2 Numeric Suffixes A.2.3 Optional Mnemonics A.3 SCPI Parameters A.3.1 Numeric Values A.3.2 Special Numeric Values A.3.3 Boolean Parameters A.3.4 Text Parameters A.3.5 Character Strings A.3.6 Block Data A.4 Overview of Syntax Elements A.5 Structure of a Command Line A.6 Responses to Queries B Command Sequence and Synchronization B.1 Preventing Overlapping Execution C Status Reporting System C.1 Structure of a SCPI Status Register C.2 Hierarchy of status registers C.3 Contents of the Status Registers C.3.1 Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE) C.3.2 Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE) C.3.3 STATus:OPERation Register C.3.4 STATus:QUEStionable Register C.3.4.1 STATus:QUEStionable:COVerload register C.3.4.2 STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature register C.3.4.3 STATus:QUEStionable:ADCState Register C.3.4.4 STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit register C.3.4.5 STATus:QUEStionable:MASK register C.4 Application of the Status Reporting System C.4.1 Service Request C.4.2 Serial Poll C.4.3 Query of an instrument status C.4.3.1 Decimal representation of a bit pattern C.4.4 Error Queue C.5 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System List of Commands