Tips and Tricks: R&S RTB2000/RTM3000/RTA4000

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

I thought I'd start a thread on tips and tricks for the RTB2000/RTM3000/RTA4000.  Some of these may be known already, but hopefully some are new.  I'll try to add more to this as I get time - feel free to add your tips/tricks too!   

-Rich

Tap on clock opens time and date setup.


Tap on interface icon opens interface short information window (e.g. this is helpful if you need the IP address quickly).


Tap on gear wheel opens interface menu (this is more if you need to update your USB/Ethernet settings - it gives you quick access to that menu).


Tap on information window opens numeric keypad.


Tap on waveform marker to select a waveform.  Every marker is moveable.

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

A couple more:

You can name your device:
 SCPI: syst:name “ViliWonka”



If you tap on menu item it will increment the selection in pull down menu.


-Rich

[BU508A]

Hello Rich,

thank you for this nice thread, saw two tricks which I didn't know yet. 

But may I ask you to increase the size of the screenshots? With some hi-res display they are a bit hard to read.

Thank you very much.

Mounty

[maginnovision]

Hello Rich,

thank you for this nice thread, saw two tricks which I didn't know yet. 

But may I ask you to increase the size of the screenshots? With some hi-res display they are a bit hard to read.

Thank you very much.

Mounty

Yea, here's what I get when I click the image. Without clicking it it's even smaller.

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Sorry about that.  I'll make them larger.

-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Tap on clock opens time and date setup.


Tap on interface icon opens interface short information window (e.g. this is helpful if you need the IP address quickly).


Tap on gear wheel opens interface menu (this is more if you need to update your USB/Ethernet settings - it gives you quick access to that menu).


Tap on information window opens numeric keypad.


Tap on waveform marker to select a waveform.  Every marker is moveable.


You can name your device:
 SCPI: syst:name “ViliWonka”


If you tap on menu item it will increment the selection in pull down menu.


-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Any better?

-Rich

[BU508A]

Yes. 

Thank You Rich.

[hwj-d]

Booked 

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

If you have several sources available, you can click on the measurement source icon to select another one:


-Rich

[Harjit]

If the waveform tips are orange or you see up / down arrows next to the channel number on the bottom of the screen, that means the channel was clipped when it was digitized.

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

This is one of my favorites for deep memory captures (works best with lots of memory turned on):

Set the waveform how you want to see it.  Adjust memory depth to an amount that gives offscreen data.
Press Stop.
Make a short swipe in the horizontal direction and the scope will automatically scroll through your waveform for you.

It can take a few tries to get proficient at it (if you don't get it right, the waveform will just move a small amount).  Sometimes helps to do it above/below the trigger level.



-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

If you connect a mouse (you can use a mouse and keyboard), you can use the scroll wheel on the mouse to emulate the "multi-purpose knob" on the front panel.


-Rich

[Warhawk]

Please, keep going with this thread. 

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

You can tap on the calculated cursor value and it will open the cursor menu. If you tap on the automatic measurement value it will open the measurement menu.


-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

A couple cool Pattern Generator tips:

If you are in the arbitrary setup menu, you can tap on the signal it will change the bit level:


You can also tap on the value and manually enter what you want via the keypad and it will set the correct bit levels:


-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Turning on FFT and then pressing autoset will auto-configure the FFT's settings. 

-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

You can set the waveform color (normal/rainbow/fire/temperature) via the channel menu:

-Rich

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Another one of my personal favorites - when you save a setup file, it also saves a screenshot.  You can then search by file view or list - in file view it will show you the screenshot.  I love this because I typically remember more what my setup *looked* like vs. what I named the setup.

-Rich

[hwj-d]

The automatic picture rendering is faulty!

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

The automatic picture rendering is faulty!

It looks OK to me.  Can you post a pic of what you're seeing?  I may be doing something wrong embedding the pics.

Thanks,
Rich

[hwj-d]

The automatic picture rendering is faulty!

It looks OK to me.  Can you post a pic of what you're seeing?  I may be doing something wrong embedding the pics.

Thanks,
Rich

That's not you. Something is wrong with the rendering algorithm.

[hwj-d]

That must be serverside issue. Because this was FF Win10, but Safari iPadOS 13 is the same.
Depending on iPad orientation horizontal or vertical, there is more or less horizontal picture left on screen. The picture will not fit horizontal lower resolution client screens, as it is with picture expandable thumbnail method. If you have a bigger horizontal screenresolution, you din't notice the mismatch.

[hwj-d]

Ok, that's OT here, should be reported to the admins. 

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/suggestions/there-is-another-issue-with-rendering-pictures-horizontal/msg2614179/#msg2614179

Edit: @Rich
I suggest to upload with "end of post expandable thumbnail" method. This pictures fits perfect.
Thanks

[Rich@RohdeScopesUSA]

Ok, that's OT here, should be reported to the admins. 

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/suggestions/there-is-another-issue-with-rendering-pictures-horizontal/msg2614179/#msg2614179

Edit: @Rich
I suggest to upload with "end of post expandable thumbnail" method. This pictures fits perfect.
Thanks

Thanks - updated.

-Rich