Introduction - TiePie Handyscope HS3 User Manual

Introduction

Before using the Handyscope HS3 first read chapter
safety.
Many technicians investigate electrical signals. Though the
measurement may not be electrical, the physical variable is of-
ten converted to an electrical signal, with a special transducer.
Common transducers are accelerometers, pressure probes, current
clamps and temperature probes. The advantages of converting the
physical parameters to electrical signals are large, since many in-
struments for examining electrical signals are available.
The Handyscope HS3 is a portable two channel measuring in-
strument with Arbitrary Waveform Generator. The Handyscope
HS3 is available in several models with different maximum sam-
pling frequencies: 5 MS/s, 10 MS/s, 25 MS/s, 50 MS/s or 100
MS/s. The native resolution is 12 bits, but user selectable resolu-
tions of 8, 14 and 16 bits are available too, with adjusted maximum
sampling frequency:
resolution
8 bit
12 bit
14 bit
16 bit
Table 3.1: Maximum sampling frequencies
With the accompanying software the Handyscope HS3 can be
used as an oscilloscope, a spectrum analyzer, a true RMS voltmeter
or a transient recorder. All instruments measure by sampling the
input signals, digitizing the values, process them, save them and
display them.
Maximum sampling frequency
100 MS/s
5, 10, 25 or 50 MS/s, depending on model
3.125 MS/s
195 kS/s
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