Coding TDS3ENG hit the jackpot. People hack the RIGOLs and gain about $500 in features; hack the TDS3000 series and it is about 10x that or more.
Application modules detected:
* TDS3TRG Advanced Trigger
* TDS3VID Extended Video
* TDS3FFT FFT
* TDS3AAM Advanced Analysis
* TDS3LIM Limit Test
* TDS3TMT Telecom Mask Test
* TDS3BTA Beta Enabled
* TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video
The first three were enabled with version 3.41 software. I'll probably regret having Beta enabled as I have no idea what it does, if anything.
The 601 digital video is extracted below:
The TDS3SDI module enables broadcast engineers and technicians to view ITU-R BT.601 digital video waveforms, allowing them to quickly verify source, timing and amplitude throughout any production facility. The module operates in TDS3000 Series DPOs, providing digital video engineers with a quick, single-instrument, portable solution for qualitative troubleshooting of digital video signals. The module's capabilities, combined with the portability and flexibility of the battery-capable TDS3000 DPOs, make it ideally suited for crowded video production environments, especially those hard-to-reach components behind the rack, and for testing remote video network components. The unit combines the qualitative analysis functionality of several larger units in a single, compact, portable instrument.
Rather than use a waveform monitor, video analyzer and digital-to-analog converter, a broadcast engineer can reach for a TDS3054 with the TDS3SDI module to troubleshoot video outputs or trace a signal. Thus, providers of video can quickly diagnose and solve the problems that keep them from delivering high-quality video products.