Tektronix 2 Series Oscilloscope Pattern Generator

Installing and using the latest firmware on the Tektronxi 2 series to test out the pattern generator and analog channel serial decoding.

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[EEVblog]

UPDATE: Tektronix were able to reproduce the bit rate limitation issue and are working on it.
UPDATE2: They have identified the issue "DPG output does not track the user programmed bitrate. This is causing the decode to stop working. Fixing this issue in our next release."

[PollokPoochesDogWalking]

My uncle worked in the Tectonics Guernsey workshop for most of his life. I loved chatting electronics with him when I was doing my degree. His knowledge was literally from the ground up and deeper than the ocean.

[mikeselectricstuff]

That text layout is awful. Th R&S can transition to a vertical display to maximise the amount of visible data. And what's with the green marks on the left of each character? Unless there are errors, the display should maximise the visibility of the data. I'd expect this sort of thing from cheapo Chinese scopes, not Tek.

[QsTechService]

Pretty awesome scope.. Looks like a really nice display ... Always like watching your scope videos Dave

[WizardTim]

I recently saw Applied Science Ben using the 2 series AFG and was very impressed by the software, UI and inbuilt measurement capabilities, only then did I truly understand it's not just an entry level portable scope and thus the price point Tektronix set for it.

[jstro-hobbytech]

It seems like every brand does that with the font size Dave. Great video sir

[chris-tal]

Very odd to see the internal drive of the scope lettered C: listing a directory called lost+found. I guess it's easier to represent drive lettering in a widespread DOS/Windows way while having some sort of unix/linux OS in the background with an ext filesystem I guess. :)

[tablatronix]

hah I was just pricing this yesterday, and today I see it on 2 videos!

[KJBtheMosFett]

I just hope one day I can afford a new Tektronix scope.

[jstro-hobbytech]

Wow, if I owned that scope it would be my muse. I still love my tds2002c

[SystemX]

It would be easy to write some scripts that create the needed csv files from your desired input...
Just spitting out some ones and zeroes into some text file 😉

[kailuagarage]

It is common for RS232 to sample at 8x or 16x the baud rate to detect the beginning of the start bit, and then to sample at the center of each bit after that. Maybe that sample rate is a limitation?

[yoksel]

Yeah, feels like a USB scope with PC user interface. Full of features but painfully inconvenient to use... Those flat under-plastic-surface buttons also look like a cheap pocket calculator from mid-90s.

[mrwidget]

Sure wish I could simply use my Spice file descriptors for the waveforms.

[christopherjackson]

The glare on that screen really is awful lol

[KeritechElectronics]

Interesting scope... so, we reached that dystopian future where you have to buy licences to use the basic functionality of your test gear, huh? What has the world come to?

[kruppin]

Try specify the buad in 15000 kbits on both instead. It seems the buad on either the pg or decoder is wierd which is why it cant decode it. Edit: And i'm sorry Dave, but it is always amusing how all UIs are badly designed when you are doing stuff. Sure, I can agree it's not the best, but also it showed the file in the drop down after you loaded it from the usb so it was clear enough it was loaded. :D And I'm just having some fun, it's great you point out these things. :)

[shazam]

How much is this bargain beauty again?