Tektronix 2230 100MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope GPIB IEEE-488 w/ Manual

Tektronix 2230 100MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope GPIB IEEE-488 w/ Manual

The Tektronix 2230 is a dual-channel 100 MHz combined digital and analog storage oscilloscope from Tektronix's 2200 series. It captures waveforms in both real-time analog mode and digital storage mode, allowing users to freeze, store, and recall transient signals on its CRT display. The rear-panel GPIB (IEEE-488) interface enables full remote programmability and integration into automated test systems.

Specifications & What's Included

• Bandwidth: 100 MHz
• Channels: 2 (CH1 and CH2)
• Modes: Real-time analog and digital storage
• Vertical sensitivity: CH1 VOLTS/DIV and CH2 VOLTS/DIV rotary controls with CAL positions
• Horizontal: A and B SEC/DIV, store/uncompress modes
• Trigger: A and B trigger sections with level, slope, and source controls; EXT INPUT
• Remote interface: GPIB / IEEE STD 488 port (SH1, AH1, T5, L3, SR1, RL2, PP0, DC1, DT0, C0, E2)
• Auxiliary connector: relay (N.O. and N.C.), +4.2 VDC, EXT CLK, X/Y, signal and shield ground
• GPIB address: configurable via rear-panel DIP switch (ADDR, EOI, LFDREQI, LON, AUX1, AUX2)
• EXT Z-Axis input: 10 kΩ, BNC, ≤30V peak
• Power: 90–250V AC, 48–440 Hz; 85W max / 150VA max
• Fuse: 2A Slow, 250V
• AC inlet: IEC standard 3-pin
• Part number (label): 050-2627-02
• Manufactured by Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.A.
• Includes: original Tektronix 2230 operator manual (spiral-bound) and teal/green soft carry case

Applications

The Tektronix 2230 was introduced in the mid-1980s as part of Tektronix's 2200 series — a line of portable, battery-optionable benchtop oscilloscopes that bridged traditional analog oscilloscopy with early digital storage capability. At the time, combining both modes in a single portable instrument was a significant advantage: engineers could view signals in familiar analog persistence mode or switch to digital storage to capture single-shot and low-repetition-rate events. The GPIB interface made the 2230 well-suited for integration into IEEE-488 automated test and measurement systems common in production, R&D, and calibration labs of the era. Today the 2230 remains useful for general-purpose electronics troubleshooting, educational lab work, vintage equipment servicing, and any bench application where a 100 MHz analog/digital oscilloscope with GPIB capability is needed. Its wide input voltage range (90–250V AC, 48–440 Hz) makes it usable worldwide.