Features & Benefits
- Capture Measurement Waveforms
and Data Easily Without Programming
- Create, Edit, and Transfer
Telecommunication Masks
- Access, Organize, Move, and Manipulate
Instrument Files
- Data Log Measurements from Single or Multiple
Instruments
- Perform Harmonic Analysis on Power Waveforms
- Control Instrument Settings and Measurements Remotely from the
PC
- Works on Tektronix Open Windows Oscilloscopes
- WaveStar Reader Application Included for Information Sharing
- 30-day WaveStar Product Evaluation Available at: www.tektronix.com
Applications
- Telecommunications
- Digital Design
- Research and Development
- Manufacturing
Test
- Service
- Education
Software
to Capture, Analyze, Document, and Control Data
WaveStar for
Oscilloscopes is a Microsoft Windows application bringing measurement
information to your Windows desktop.
Capture
Set up
communication to instruments through the WaveStar Instrument Manager.
The Explorer View displays these instruments and reveals their corresponding
properties. To capture measurements, select a property, click, drag,
and drop into an active application sheet and begin analysis.
Analyze
Use up to twelve data sheets for analysis:
Graticule Sheets - Capture waveforms in YT or XY mode. Graphically
view or edit multiple waveforms and masks on a graticule, with the
same scale and position as the oscilloscope. Includes cursor measurements,
horizontal and vertical gates, zoom function, and annotation.
Instrument Explorer Sheet - Move and manipulate files to
and from the MS Windows desktop or other instruments, add/delete directories,
format drives, and more.
Stripchart Sheet - Automatically
plots multiple waveform measurements, such as rise time data, in a
classic stripchart fashion. Sheet features cursor measurements, alarm
control, and annotation capabilities.
Tabular Sheets - Capture, store, display, and edit either waveform or data log information
as a table of numbers on corresponding sheets. The Scalar Viewer Sheet
displays measurements from the oscilloscope.
Measurement
Sheet - Calculate frequency, pulse width, rise/fall time, duty
cycle, overshoot, peak-to-peak, amplitude, min, max, mean, cycle mean,
and RMS measurements.
Harmonic Analysis Sheet - Produce
power waveforms from current and voltage and calculate up to 51 harmonics.
Notes Sheet - Prepare simple reports; capture and save
instrument hard copy; save, edit, and restore instrument setups.
Document
Quickly and simply insert information into
Microsoft Office applications, such as Excel, Word, or PowerPoint.
Transfer information into Microsoft Windows applications, such as
MATLAB, through the MS Windows clipboard.
Characteristics
Software Compatibility
Instrument Interface Support - GPIB, LAN, or RS-232 interfaces
with full talk-listen modes.
Windows Clipboard - Drag-and-drop
to compatible Microsoft Office applications or copy/paste through
Windows clipboard.
Printer Plotter Support - Uses standard
Microsoft Windows printer drivers.
Waveform Export Format
- Microsoft Excel 6.0 compatible.
Computer Configuration
Required -
Type: IBM PC-compatible.
Operating
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Pro or Windows NT 4.0, SP6+.
CD-ROM Drive: 4x or better.
Monitor: Super VGA.
Recommended -
Processor: Pentium, 500 MHz.
RAM:
128 MB.
Instrument Interface Card:
GPIB: National Instruments
or CEC IEEE-488 Interface Card.
RS-232: One free RS-232 port.
Ethernet Interface Card: Inquire about Tektronix AD007, GPIB-LAN
Adapter, TekVISA on Tektronix Open Windows Oscilloscopes.
Table 1 – Tektronix-supported Instruments
|
Series
|
Restore*1
|
Settings*1
|
Picture*1
|
|
TDS200/1000/2000/3000B/CSA8000B
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
TDS400/500/600/700/
5000/6000/7000B/8000B/
CSA7000B
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
THS700
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
*1 Restore waveforms, acquire/restore
settings, acquire picture.
