Page 1 RIGOL User’s Guide MSO4000/DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscope Oct. 2013 RIGOL Technologies, Inc.
Page 3 Notices RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C.  RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications  and pricing policies at company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.
Page 4: Safety Requirement
Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed. Change The Power Fuse. If the power fuse needs to be changed, please return the instrument back to our factory and the RIGOL authorized operator will change it for you. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 5 Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Well Ventilation.
Page 6: Safety Terms And Symbols
CAUTION indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur. Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the product: Hazardous Protective Chassis Test Safety Earth Ground Ground Voltage Warning Terminal MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 7: Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen
Der Betrieb mit offenen oder entfernten Gehäuseteilen ist nicht zulässig. Nichts in entsprechende Öffnungen stecken (Lüfter z.B.) Passende Sicherung verwenden Setzen Sie nur die spezifikationsgemäßen Sicherungen ein. Vermeiden Sie ungeschützte Verbindungen Berühren Sie keine unisolierten Verbindungen oder Baugruppen, während das Gerät MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 8 Wenn Sie am Gerät einen Defekt vermuten, sorgen Sie dafür, bevor Sie das Gerät wieder betreiben, dass eine Untersuchung durch qualifiziertes Kundendienstpersonal durchgeführt wird.Jedwede Wartung, Einstellarbeiten oder Austausch von Teilen am Gerät, sowie am Zubehör dürfen nur von RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt werden. Belüftung sicherstellen Unzureichende Belüftung kann zu Temperaturanstiegen und somit zu thermischen...
Page 9: Sicherheits Begriffe Und Symbole
Verletzung oder Gefährdung hin, die möglicherweise nicht sofort geschehen. CAUTION bedeutet, dass eine mögliche Beschädigung des Instruments oder anderer Gegenstände auftreten kann. Symbole auf dem Produkt. Diese Symbole können auf dem Produkt erscheinen: GefährlicheS Sicherheits- Schutz-erde Gehäusemasse Erde pannung Hinweis MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 10: Measurement Category
RIGOL Measurement Category Measurement Category The MSO4000/DS4000 series digital oscilloscopes can make measurements in Measurement Category I. WARNING This oscilloscope can only be used for measurements within its specified measurement categories. Measurement Category Definitions Measurement category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS.
Page 11: Ventilation Requirement
WARNING Inadequate ventilation may cause a temperature increase which can damage the instrument. So please keep the instrument well ventilated during operation and inspect the intake and fan regularly. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 12: Working Environment
Installation (overvoltage) category II refers to the local power distribution level which is applicable to equipment connected to the AC line (AC power). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 13: Pollution Degree
For example, a Sheltered outdoor environment. Pollution degree 4: Pollution that generates persistent conductivity through conductive dust, rain, or snow. For example, outdoor locations. Safety Class Class 1 – Grounded Product MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 14: General Care And Cleaning
When cleaning the LCD, take care to avoid scratching CAUTION To avoid damage to the instrument, do not expose to corrosive liquids. WARNING To avoid injury resulting from short circuit, make sure the instrument is completely dry before reconnecting it to a power source. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 15: Environmental Considerations
Please contact your local authorities for disposal or recycling information. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide XIII...
Page 16: Mso4000/Ds4000 Series Overview
MSO4000/DS4000 Series Overview MSO4000/DS4000 is a multifunctional and high performance digital oscilloscope developed using of the RIGOL Ultra Vision chipset. MSO4000 series is a high-performance mixed-signal oscilloscope which is optimized for the debugging in embedded design and test areas that require simultaneous measurement of both analog and digital signals.
Page 17 Supports remote command control  Embedded help enables easier information access  Supports multiple languages and Chinese/English input  Supports one-key measurement, storage and print  Convenient digital channel grouping and operating functions  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 18: Document Overview
10 Pass/Fail Test Introduces how to monitor the input signal using the Pass/Fail test. 11 Waveform Record Introduces how to analyze the input signal using waveform recording. 12 Display Control Introduces how to control the display of the oscilloscope. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 19 Knob: Logo Knob Logo Knob Multi-function Vertical Scale VERTICAL SCALE Knob Knob Navigation Vertical Position VERTICAL Knob Knob POSITION Horizontal Trigger Level HORIZONTAL TRIGGER LEVEL Scale Knob Knob SCALE Horizontal HORIZONTAL —— —— Position Knob POSITION MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide XVII...
Page 20 RIGOL Content Conventions in this Manual: This manual takes the MSO4054 for all examples and the descriptions here contains the functions and performance of other models. The MSO4000 and DS4000 series includes the following models: Digital Digital Analog Analog Model...
Page 21: Table Of Contents
Ventilation Requirement ................IX Working Environment ................X General Care and Cleaning ..............XII Environmental Considerations ..............XIII MSO4000/DS4000 Series Overview ............. XIV Document Overview ................XVI 1 Quick Start ..................1-1 General Inspection ................1-2 Appearance and Dimensions ..............1-3 To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use ............
Page 22 Time Base Mode ..................3-4 Y-T Mode ..................3-4 X-Y Mode ..................3-5 Roll Mode ..................3-8 Horizontal Scale ..................3-9 Horizontal Reference ................3-10 4 To Set the Sample System ..............4-1 Acquisition Mode ..................4-2 Normal ................... 4-2 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 23 FlexRay Trigger ................5-34 USB Trigger ................... 5-36 Trigger Output Connector ..............5-38 6 To Make Measurements ..............6-1 Math Operation ..................6-2 Addition ..................6-2 Substraction ................... 6-3 Multiplication .................. 6-3 Division ..................6-4 FFT ....................6-5 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 24 I2C Decoding (Option) ................8-10 SPI Decoding (Option) ................8-13 CAN Decoding (Option) ................. 8-16 FlexRay Decoding (Option) ..............8-19 9 Reference Waveform ................. 9-1 To Enable REF Function ................9-2 To Set the Color ..................9-3 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide XXII...
Page 25 Internal Storage and Recall ..............13-5 External Storage and Recall ..............13-8 Disk Management ................13-12 To Select File Type ............... 13-13 To Create a New File or Folder ............13-14 To Delete a File or Folder .............. 13-17 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide XXIII...
Page 26 Remote Control via LAN ................ 15-6 Remote Control via GPIB ............... 15-9 16 Troubleshooting ................16-1 17 Specifications ................17-1 18 Appendix ..................18-1 Appendix A: Accessories and Options ............. 18-1 Appendix B: Warranty ................18-3 Index ......................1 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide XXIV...
Page 27: Quick Start
 To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use  Front Panel Overview  Rear Panel Overview  Front Panel Function Overview  User Interface  To Use the Security Lock  To Use the Built-in Help System  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 28: General Inspection
RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit. 2. Inspect the instrument. In case of any damage, or defect, or failure, notify your RIGOL sales representative. 3. Check the Accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged, please contact your RIGOL sales representative.
Page 29: Appearance And Dimensions
1 Quick Start RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions Figure 1-1 Front View Unit: mm Figure 1-2 Side View Unit: mm MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 30: To Prepare The Oscilloscope For Use
To Remove the Cover Before using the oscilloscope, remove the front panel cover by grasping the tabs on each side and pull them in the arrow directions as shown in the figure below. Figure 1-3 To Remove the Cover MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 31: To Adjust The Supporting Legs
1 Quick Start RIGOL To Adjust the Supporting Legs For better observation, adjust the supporting legs. Unfold or fold the supporting legs in the arrow directions as shown in the figures below. Figure 1-4 To Adjust the Supporting Legs MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 32: To Connect To Ac Power Supply
At this point, the oscilloscope is energized and the power key at the lower-left corner of the front panel will pulse. AC Power Input Terminal Figure 1-5 To Connect to AC Power Supply MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 33: Power-On Inspection
When the instrument is shipped, a trial version of all options are provided with about 2000 minutes of on-time. Press Utility  System  SelfTestInfo to view the self-test results. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 34: To Connect The Probe
RIGOL 1 Quick Start To Connect the Probe RIGOL provides passive and active probes for the MSO4000/DS4000 series oscilloscopes. For detailed technical information, please refer to the corresponding Probe User’s Guide. The following are the probes recommended for this oscilloscope.
Page 35: Function Inspection
To avoid electric shock, please make sure that the insulated wire of the probe is in good condition and do not touch the metallic part of the probe when the probe is connected to a high voltage source. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 36 RIGOL 1 Quick Start The signal output from the probe compensation connector can only be used for probe compensation adjustment and can not be used for calibration. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-10...
Page 37: Probe Compensation
Over compensated Perfectly compensated Under compensated Figure 1-9 Probe Compensation 3. Use a nonmetallic driver to adjust the variable capacitor on the probe until the waveform displayed is as the “Perfectly compensated” in the figure above. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-11...
Page 38: To Connect The Logic Probe
RIGOL 1 Quick Start To Connect the Logic Probe RIGOL provides a logic probe for the MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope. For detailed technical information of the logic probe, please refer to the corresponding logic probe User’s Guide. Connect the logic probe single head to the digital channel input connector [LOGIC D0-D15] at the front panel of the MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope.
Page 39: Front Panel Overview
Navigation Knob Digital Channel Input Terminal HORIZONTAL Function Setting Menu Softkeys CLEAR VERTICAL AUTO Analog Channel Input Terminals RUN/STOP Function Menu Keys SINGLE TRIGGER Default&Print EXT TRIG Input Terminal Probe Compensation Signal Output LOGIC ANALYZER Terminal/Ground Terminal MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-13...
Page 40: Rear Panel Overview
This signal can be transmitted to other control system for easy view of the test result. 2. Reference Clock Provides a more precise sample clock signal for the oscilloscope. It can also MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-14...
Page 41 GPIB interface communication can be realized using the USB-GPIB interface converter provided by RIGOL. Note that there is also a USB HOST interface at the front panel. 7. Lock Hole Use a security lock (available separately) to lock the oscilloscope to a fixed location.
Page 42: Front Panel Function Overview
RIGOL 1 Quick Start Front Panel Function Overview VERTICAL The MSO4000/DS4000 provides independent vertical control systems for each of the four analog input channels. CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4: analog input channels. The four channels are marked  by different colors which are also used to mark the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input connectors.
Page 43: Horizontal
1-2-5. Press down the knob to switch the vertical scale adjustment mode between “Coarse” and “Fine”. Decode1 and Decode2: decoding function keys. Press the corresponding key  to open the decoding function menu. MSO4000/DS4000 supports parallel decoding and protocol decoding (for more details, refer to “Protocol Decoding”).
Page 44: Trigger
50%: press this key to set the trigger level to the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude. CLEAR Press this key to clear all the waveforms on the screen. If the oscilloscope is in “RUN” state, waveforms will still be displayed. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-18...
Page 45: Auto
“RUN” or “STOP”. In “RUN” state, the key is illuminated in yellow and red in “STOP” state. SINGLE Press this key to set the trigger mode to “Single”. In single trigger mode, the oscilloscope generates a trigger when the trigger conditions are met and then stops. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-19...
Page 46: Multi-Function Knob
For example, this knob can be used to quickly locate the waveform frame (Current Frame) to be played back in waveform playback. Similar menus include trigger holdoff, pulse width setting, slope time etc. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-20...
Page 47: Default
CSV. This instrument supports internal/external storage as well as disk management. Cursor: press this key to enter the cursor measurement menu. The oscilloscope  provides three cursor modes (manual, track and auto). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-21...
Page 48: Record
Stop: press this key to stop the waveform in record or playback mode. The backlight is illuminated in orange. Record: press this key to start recording the waveform. The backlight is illuminated in red. Besides, the backlight will also be illuminated when the open (record constant on) mode is enabled. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-22...
Page 49: Logic Analyzer
The selected number of the digital channel (from small to large) will be highlighted in red. Rotate the knob to move the digital channel to the desired position and press this knob again to fix this channel. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-23...
Page 50: User Interface
RIGOL 1 Quick Start User Interface The MSO4000/DS4000 oscilloscope features 9 inch, WVGA (800*480) 160,000 color TFT LCD. The display also features a 14-grid ultra-wide screen view that enables you to observe “longer” waveforms. Figure 1-13 User Interface 1. Measurement Menu Provide 12 horizontal (HORIZONTAL) and 12 vertical (VERTICAL) measurement parameters.
Page 51 8. Trigger Position Displays the trigger position of the waveform. 9. Horizontal Position Use HORIZONTAL POSITION to modify this parameter. Press down the knob to automatically set the parameter to 0. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-25...
Page 52 50 Ω). 14. CH2 Vertical Scale Displays the voltage value per grid of the CH2 waveform.  Use VIRTICAL SCALE to modify this parameter.  The following labels will be provided according to the current channel  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-26...
Page 53 System Time: displayed in “hh:mm (hour:minute)” format. When  printing or storing the waveform, the output file will contain this time message. Press Utility  System  System Time to set the time in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-date hour:minute:second) MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-27...
Page 54 Note: The following direction keys might appear in the grid at the lower-left corner of the menu bar: Denotes that you can open the next page menu. Denotes that you can return to the previous page menu. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-28...
Page 55: To Use The Security Lock
Security Lock Hole Figure 1-14 To Use the Security Lock Note: Do not insert other articles into the security lock hole to avoid damaging the instrument. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-29...
Page 56: To Use The Built-In Help System
Press down the knob to get the corresponding help information in the “Help Display Area”. to select “To Button” and then press down the knob to switch to Button mode. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 1-30...
Page 57: To Set The Vertical System
The contents of this chapter: To Enable the Analog Channel  Channel Coupling  Bandwidth Limit  Probe  Input Impedance  Waveform Invert  Vertical Scale  Vertical Expansion  Amplitude Unit  Channel Label  Delay Calibration  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 58: To Enable The Analog Channel
2 To Set the Vertical System To Enable the Analog Channel The MSO4000/DS4000 provides four analog input channels (CH1 to CH4) and provides independent vertical control system for each channel. As the vertical system setting methods of the four channels are completely the same, this chapter uses CH1 as the example.
Page 59: Channel Coupling
DC). The current coupling mode is displayed in the channel label at the bottom of the screen. When “AC” is selected, the character “AC” below CH1 at the front panel will be illuminated. You can also press Coupling continuously to switch the coupling mode. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 60: Bandwidth Limit
OFF). When the bandwidth limit (20 MHz, 100 MHz or 200 MHz) is enabled, the character “B” will be displayed in the channel label at the bottom of the screen. You can also press BW Limit continuously to switch between on and off of the bandwidth limit. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 61: Probe
Read the type of the probe currently connected as “Nor-Probe” or “DiffProbe”. Input Impedance Note that when a 50 Ω “DiffProbe” is used, the of the channel is set to “50 Ω” automatically. Normal Probe: such as RIGOL RP3500A.  Differential Probe: such as RIGOL RP7150.  2. Ratio For some “Nor-Probe”s, the oscilloscope can identify the probe ratio...
Page 62 Press this softkey and use the knob to adjust the bias voltage. The range is from -12V to +12V. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 63: Input Impedance
Waveform Invert When waveform invert is enabled, the waveform display rotates 180 degree relative to the ground potential. When waveform invert is disabled, the waveform display is normal. Press CH1  Invert to enable or disable waveform invert. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 64: Vertical Scale
Note: You can also press VERTICAL SCALE to quickly switch between “Coarse” and “Fine” adjustments. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 65: Vertical Expansion
Select the amplitude display unit for the current channel. The available units are W, A, V and U. When the unit is changed, the unit displayed in the channel label will change accordingly. Press CH1  Unit to select the desired unit and the default is V. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 66: Channel Label
Enter the desired character or press Delete to delete the character selected. After finishing the input, press OK to finish the modification and the channel label will change to “ ”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 2-10...
Page 67: Delay Calibration
Delay Calibration When using an oscilloscope for actual measurements, the transmission delay of the probe cable may bring greater error (zero offset). The MSO4000/DS4000 allows users to set a delay time to calibrate the zero offset of the corresponding channel.
Page 69: To Set The Horizontal System
3 To Set the Horizontal System RIGOL 3 To Set the Horizontal System The contents of this chapter: Delayed Sweep  Time Base Mode  Horizontal Scale  Horizontal Reference  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 70: Delayed Sweep
Press MENU in the horizontal control area (HORIZONTAL) and press Delayed to enable or disable delayed sweep. Note that to enable delayed sweep, the current time base mode must be “Y-T” and the “Pass/Fail test” must be disabled. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 71 Note: The delayed time base should be less than or equal to the main time base. When the current channel is CH1 to CH4, you can also press down HORIZONTAL SCALE (delayed sweep shortcut key) to directly switch to delayed sweep mode. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 72: Time Base Mode
This mode is the main time base mode and is applicable to CH1 to CH4. In this mode, the Y axis represents voltage and the X axis represents time. Note that Delayed Sweep only when this mode is enabled can be turned on. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 73: X-Y Mode
I and IV, namely within (0 to π/2) or (3π/2 to 2π). If the principal axis of the ellipse is within quadrant II and IV, the phase deviation angle obtained should be within quadrant II and III, namely within (π/2 to π) or (π to 3π/2). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 74 In Y-T mode, the oscilloscope could use any sample rate (within the guaranteed  range) to capture the waveform. The maximum sample rate of X-Y mode is 2.0 GSa/s. Generally, reducing the sample rate can improve the displayed Lissajous figure. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 75 POSITION, trigger control, memory depth, acquisition mode, Pass/Fail test and waveform record. Method 2: Use the shortcut measurement function Please refer to “Phase A→B ” and “Phase A→B ” measurement functions of “Delay and Phase” on page 6-16. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 76: Roll Mode
After the trigger occurs, the instrument continues to finish the waveform at the right of the trigger point. When the slow sweep mode is used to observe low Channel Coupling frequency signal, it is recommended that the is set to “DC”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 77: Horizontal Scale
1.000 ns to 1000 s. Coarse (take counterclockwise as an example): sets the horizontal scale in 1-2-5  step namely 1 ns, 2 ns, 5 ns…1000 ns. Fine: higher resolution steps allow fine adjustment of horizontal scale.  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 78: Horizontal Reference
When changing the horizontal time base, the waveform expands or compresses horizontally around the user-defined reference position. In the horizontal direction, the screen can display a maximum of 700 points with the leftmost as 350 and the rightmost as -350. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 3-10...
Page 79: To Set The Sample System
4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL 4 To Set the Sample System The contents of this chapter: Acquisition Mode  Sample Mode  Sample Rate  LA Sample Rate  Memory Depth  Antialiasing  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 80: Acquisition Mode
The available range of the number of averages is from 2 to 8192 and the default is 2. When “Average” mode is selected, press Averages and use to set the desired number of averages as the power function of 2. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 81 4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL The Waveform before Average: The Waveform after 256 Averages: MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 82: Peak Detect
This is generally used when the sample rate of the digital converter is higher than the storage rate of the acquisition memory. Note: “Average” and “High Res” modes use different averaging methods. The former uses “Waveform Average” and the latter uses “Single-sample Average”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 83: Sample Mode
This oscilloscope only supports real-time sampling. In this mode, the oscilloscope samples and displays waveforms within a trigger event. The maximum real-time sample rate of MSO4000/DS4000 is 4 GSa/s and the current sample rate is displayed under the Sa Rate menu.
Page 84: Sample Rate
The influence on the waveform when the sample rate is too low: 1. Waveform Distortion: when the sample rate is too low, some waveform details are lost and the waveform displayed is rather different from the actual signal. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 85 The most common aliasing is the jitter on a fast edge. 3. Waveform Leakage: when the sample rate is too low, the waveform rebuilt from the sample data does not reflect all the actual signal information. Pulse disappeared MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 86: La Sample Rate
The digital channels sample rate of this oscilloscope is up to 1 GSa/s (per channel). Note that the LA sample rate is displayed in the La SaRate menu and can be changed by adjusting the horizontal time base (s/div) through HORIZONTAL SCALE or modifying the Depth”. “Memory MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 87: Memory Depth
Memory depth refers to the number of waveform points that the oscilloscope can store in a single trigger sample and it reflects the storage ability of the sample memory. MSO4000/DS4000 provides up to 140 M points memory depth. Trigger Point...
Page 88: Antialiasing
Press Acquire  Anti_aliasing to enable or disable the antialiasing function. By default, antialiasing is disabled. The displayed waveforms will be more susceptible to aliasing when this function is disabled. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 4-10...
Page 89: To Trigger The Oscilloscope
The contents of this chapter: Trigger Source  Trigger Mode  Trigger Coupling  Trigger Holdoff  Noise Rejection  Trigger Type  Trigger Output Connector  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 90: Trigger Source
(such as illuminating device) and power (power supply device). For example, to stably trigger the waveform output from the transformer of a transformer substation, which is mainly used in related measurement of the power industry. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 91: Trigger Mode
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Mode The trigger mode affects the way in which the oscilloscope searches for the trigger. The following is the schematic diagram of the acquisition memory. As shown in the figure below, the position of the trigger event in the acquisition memory is determined by the reference time point and the delay setting.
Page 92 When this mode is selected, the backlight of the SINGLE key turns on. The oscilloscope waits for a trigger and displays the waveform when the trigger condition is met and then stops. Note: In this mode, pressing FORCE can generate a forced trigger signal. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 93: Trigger Coupling
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Coupling The trigger coupling setting determines the type of signal components that will be transmitted to the trigger circuit. This is similar to the settings of “Channel Coupling” but is specific to the triggered signal only.
Page 94: Trigger Holdoff
Press MENU  Setting  Holdoff in the trigger control area (TRIGGER) at the front panel and use to modify the holdoff time (the default is 100 ns) until the waveform triggers stably. The holdoff time has a range from 100 ns to 10 s. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 95: Noise Rejection
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Noise Rejection Noise rejection minimizes the possibility of triggering on a noise signal reducing the trigger sensitivity. This decrease in sensitivity does require a greater amplitude waveform to trigger the oscilloscope. Press MENU  Setting  Noise Reject in the trigger control area (TRIGGER) at the front panel to enable or disable noise rejection.
Page 96: Trigger Type
RIGOL 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Type The MSO4000/DS4000 provides various trigger functions, including various serial bus triggers. Edge Trigger  Pulse Trigger  Runt Trigger  Nth Edge Trigger  Slope Trigger  Video Trigger  Pattern Trigger ...
Page 97: Edge Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Edge Trigger The edge trigger configures the instrument to capture data when the rising or falling edge of the input signal passes the threshold (trigger) voltage setting. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Edge”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 98 RIGOL 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope the lower left corner of the screen also changes accordingly. The trigger level line and the trigger mark will disappear in about 2 seconds if no input (rotation) is detected. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-10...
Page 99: Pulse Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Pulse Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Pulse”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 100: Pulse Width Setting
Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. Trigger Level: Use TRIGGER LEVEL to modify the level. For details, please refer to the Level” on page 5-9. description of “Trigger MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-12...
Page 101: Runt Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Runt Trigger Runt trigger is used to trigger pulses that pass one trigger level but fail to pass the other one, as shown in the figure below. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Runt”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 102 (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, normal or single. The corresponding status light of the current trigger mode turns on. Trigger Setting: Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-14...
Page 103: Nth Edge Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Nth Edge Trigger Trigger on the nth edge that appears after the specified idle time, as shown in the figure below. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Nth Edge”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 104 Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. Trigger Level: Use TRIGGER LEVEL to modify the level. For details, please refer to the Level” on page 5-9. description of “Trigger MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-16...
Page 105: Slope Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Slope Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative slope of the specified time. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Slope”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 106 − − − UpLevel LowLevel UpLevel LowLevel UpLevel LowLevel SlewRate SlewRate TimeSettin gValue TimeUpperL imit TimeLowerL imit The adjustment mode of the trigger level is different when different vertical window MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-18...
Page 107 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL is selected: : only adjust the upper limit of the trigger level. During the adjustment,  “UP Level” and “Slew Rate” change accordingly but “Low Level” remains unchanged. : only adjust the lower limit of the trigger level. During the adjustment, ...
Page 108: Video Trigger
Press Standard to select the desired video standard. NTSC: the field frequency is 60 fields per second and the frame frequency is 30  frames per second. The TV sweep line is 525 with the even field goes first and MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-20...
Page 109 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL the odd field follows behind. PAL: the frame frequency is 25 frames per second. The TV sweep line is 625  with the odd field goes first and the even field follows behind. SECAM: the frame frequency is 25 frames per second. The sweep line is 625 ...
Page 110: Pattern Trigger
: set the pattern to the rising or falling edge of the channel selected.  Note: Only one rising or falling edge can be specified in the pattern. If one edge item is currently defined and then another edge item is defined in another channel in the MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-22...
Page 111 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL pattern, the former edge item defined will be replaced by X. Trigger Mode: Press Sweep to select the Trigger Mode (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, normal or single. The corresponding status light of the current trigger mode turns on.
Page 112: Rs232 Trigger
 When this trigger condition is selected: --press Data Bits to select “5 bit”, “6 bit”, “7 bit” or “8 bit”; --press Data and input the data value according to the setting in Data Bits and MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-24...
Page 113 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL the upper limits are 31, 63, 127 and 255 respectively. Baud Rate: Set the baud rate of data transmmision (equal to specifying a clock frequency). Press Baud to set the desired baud rate to 2400 bps, 4800 bps, 9600 bps (default), 19200 bps, 38400 bps, 57600 bps, 115200 bps and user-defined.
Page 114: I2C Trigger
Restart: trigger when another start condition occurs before a stop condition.  Stop: trigger when SDA data transitions from low to high while SCL is high.  Missing ACK: trigger when the SDA data is high during any acknowledgement of  SCL clock position. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-26...
Page 115 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Address: trigger on the clock (SCL) edge corresponding to the byte of data (SDA)  behind the preset address (Write, Read or R/W direction). After this trigger condition is selected: --press AddrBits to select “7 bit”, “8 bit” or “10 bit”;...
Page 116 Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. Trigger Level: Use TRIGGER LEVEL to modify the trigger level of SCL or SDA channel. For Level” on page 5-9. details, please refer to the description of “Trigger MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-28...
Page 117: Spi Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL SPI Trigger Trigger on the data pattern on the specified edge. When using the SPI trigger, you need to specify the SCL, SDA and CS data sources. Below is the sequence chart of SPI bus data transmission.
Page 118 Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. Trigger Level: Use TRIGGER LEVEL to modify the level. For details, please refer to the description of “Trigger Level” on page 5-9. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-30...
Page 119: Can Trigger
5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL CAN Trigger Trigger on the specified frame type of the data frame. When using CAN trigger, you need to specify the signal source, signal rate and trigger signal type of the CAN signal. The figure below shows the standard and expanded formats of CAN bus data frame.
Page 120 “Bit Fill”, “Answer Error”, “Check Error”, “Format Error” or “Random Error”. Baud: Press Baud to set the CAN baud to match the CAN bus signal and the values available are 10 kb/s (default), 20 kb/s, 33.3 kb/s, 50 kb/s, 62.5 kb/s, 83.3 kb/s, 100 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-32...
Page 121 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL kb/s, 125 kb/s, 250 kb/s, 500 kb/s, 800 kb/s, 1 Mb/s or user. After “User” is selected, press User and use to input the desired rate within 1 kb/s and 10.0 Mb/s. Sample Point: Sample point is a point within a bit’s time.
Page 122: Flexray Trigger
Press Source to set CH1 to CH4 or D0-D15 as the trigger source. The current signal source is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen. Baud: Press Baud to set the signal rate to “2.5Mb/s”, “5Mb/s” or “10Mb/s”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-34...
Page 123 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Condition: Press When to select the desired trigger condition. Frame: trigger on the frame of FlexRay bus.  Symbol: trigger on the CID (Channel Idle Delimiter), CAS (Collision Avoidance  Symbol), MTS (Media Access Test Symbol) and WUP (Wakeup Pattern) of FlexRay bus.
Page 124: Usb Trigger
Suspend: trigger when the idle time of the bus is greater than 3 ms.  ExitSuspend: trigger when the bus exits from idle state for more than 10 ms.  Trigger Mode: Press Sweep to select the Trigger Mode (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-36...
Page 125 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL normal or single. The corresponding status light of the current trigger mode turns on. Trigger Setting: Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger coupling, trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type.
Page 126: Trigger Output Connector
Trigger Output Connector Press Utility  Aux Output to select “TrigOut”. When the oscilloscope is triggered, it will output a trigger signal determined by the current trigger setting through the [Trig Out/Calibration] connector. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 5-38...
Page 127: To Make Measurements
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL 6 To Make Measurements The MSO4000/DS4000 can perform math operations, cursor measurements and auto measurements on sampled and displayed data. The contents of this chapter: Math Operation  Auto Measurement  Cursor Measurement  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 128: Math Operation
RIGOL 6 To Make Measurements Math Operation The MSO4000/DS4000 include various math operations that include addition (A+B), subtraction (A-B), multiplication (AxB), division (A÷B), FFT, logic operation and advanced math operations. The results of math operations also allow for further Measurement”).
Page 129: Substraction
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Substraction Subtract the waveform voltage values of signal source B from that of source A point by point and display the results. Press MATH  Operate to select “A-B”: Press Source A and Source B to select the desired channels. The channels ...
Page 130: Division
 Press Invert to turn the inverted display of the operation results on or off.  HORIZONTAL POSITION and HORIZONTAL SCALE can also be  used to adjust the horizontal position and scale of the operation results. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 131: Fft
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL The FFT is used to quickly perform a Fourier transform on the specified signals and transform time domain signals to frequency domain signals. FFT operation can facilitate the following works: Measure harmonic components and distortion in the system ...
Page 132 RIGOL 6 To Make Measurements MSO4000/DS4000 provides four kinds of FFT window functions which have different characteristics and are applicable to measure different waveforms. You need to select the window function according to different waveforms and their characteristics. Press Window to select the desired window function and the default is “Rectangle”.
Page 133 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Note: In FFT mode and when MATH is the active channel, you can also press HORIZONTAL SCALE to switch between “Split” and “Full Screen”. 4. Set the Vertical Scale In the FFT measurement, the unit of the horizontal axis changes from time to frequency.
Page 134: Logic Operation
The results of logic OR operation of two binary bits are as follows: A OR B The results of logic NOT operation of a binary bit are as follows: NOT A The results of logic XOR operation of two binary bits are as follows: A XOR B MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 135 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Press MATH  Operate to select “Logic”: Press Log.Formula to select the desired operation expression and the default is  “AND”. Press Source A and Source B to select the desired channels. The channels ...
Page 136: Advanced Operation
6 To Make Measurements Advanced Operation MSO4000/DS4000 provides advanced operation function that allows users to define operation functions. Press MATH  Operate  Advance  Expression  ON and the editing window as shown in the figure below is displayed.
Page 137 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL 3. Function Please refer to the following table to get the functions of each function. Note that the left brackets “(” here are only used to facilitate your entry and they are not a part of the function names.
Page 138 In division operation, when the divisor is 0, the result of the division is treated as 6. Figure Select from figure 0 to 9, decimal point and character E. Wherein, character E represents the nth power of 10. For example, 1.5E3 means 1.5×10 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-12...
Page 139: Auto Measurement
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Auto Measurement MSO4000/DS4000 provides auto measurements of 24 waveform parameters and the statistics and analysis of the measurement results. What’s more, you can also use the frequency counter to realize more precise frequency measurement. Quick Measurement after AUTO...
Page 140: One-Key Measurement Of 24 Parameters
Note: If the measurement result is displayed as “*****”, it means that there is no signal input in the current source or the measurement result is not within the valid range (too large or too small). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-14...
Page 141 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Time Parameters RiseTime FallTime +Width +Width -Width Period: defined as the time between the middle threshold points of two consecutive, like-polarity edges. Frequency: defined as the reciprocal of period. Rise Time: the time for the signal amplitude to rise from 10% to 90%.
Page 142 Phase A→B : phase difference calculated according to “Delay A→B ” and the period of source A, expressed in degree. Phase A→B : phase difference calculated according to “Delay A→B ” and the period of source A, expressed in degree. Delay × ° Phase Period Source MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-16...
Page 143 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Voltage Parameters Overshoot Vmax Vtop Vamp Vbase Vmin Preshoot Vmax: the voltage value from the highest point of the waveform to the GND. Vmin: the voltage value from the lowest point of the waveform to the GND.
Page 144: Other Parameters
The area measured is the algebraic sum of the area of the whole period waveform. Note that when the waveform on the screen is less than a period, the period area measured is 0. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-18...
Page 145: Frequency Counter Measurement
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Frequency Counter Measurement The hardware frequency counter supplied with this oscilloscope can make more precise measurement of the input signal frequency. Press Measure  Counter to select anyone of CH1 to CH4, EXT or D0-D15 as the measurement source.
Page 146: Measurement Setting
“Delay A→B ”. Press Measure  Meas.Setting  Type  “Delay” and then press Source A and Source B to set the two channel sources (CH1 to CH4, MATH or D0-D15) of delayed measurement respectively. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-20...
Page 147 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL 4. Phase Measurement Setting Specify the source A and source B in the measurement items “Phase A→B ” and “Phase A→B ”. Press Measure  Meas.Setting  Type  “Phase” and then press Source A and Source B to set the two channel sources (CH1 to CH4, MATH or D0-D15) of phase measurement respectively.
Page 148: To Clear The Measurement
Press Measure  Clear  All Item to “Delete” or “Recover” all the measurement items enabled. Note: Press and hold Measure to quickly clear or restore all the measurement items enabled. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-22...
Page 149: All Measurement
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL All Measurement All measurements can be enabled. This setting displays all of the time and voltage parameters (each measurement source has 20 items, measurements can be performed on the four measurement sources and MATH at the same time) of the current measurement source and displays the results.
Page 150: Statistic Function
RIGOL 6 To Make Measurements Statistic Function The MSO4000/DS4000 also features statistics which can display the current, average, minimum (or standard deviation) and maximum (or count) values of up to 5 measurement items. Press Measure  Statistic to turn the statistic function on or off. When the statistic function is enabled, press StatisSel to select “Extremum”...
Page 151: Measurement History
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Measurement History To view the history measurement data, press Measure MeasHistory  MeasHistory  “ON”. The history data can be displayed in two modes: Graph: display the results of the multiple measurements of at most 5 ...
Page 152: Cursor Measurement
Press Cursor  Mode at the front panel and use to select the desired cursor mode (the default is “OFF”) and then press down the knob. The modes available are “Manual”, “Track”, “Auto” and “X-Y”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-26...
Page 153: Manual Mode
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Manual Mode In this mode, a pair of cursors will appear. You can adjust the cursors manually to measure the X (or Y), X increment (or Y increment) between cursors and the reciprocal of X increment on the waveform of the selected source (CH1 to CH4, MATH or LA).
Page 154 Main and Zoom areas. Press Screen Region to select Main or Zoom. When Main is selected, the cursors are displayed in the Main area and are used to measure the parameters in the Main are; the MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-28...
Page 155 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL measurement results are displayed in the Zoom area. When Zoom is selected, the cursors are displayed in the Zoom area and are used to measure the parameters in the Zoom zrea; the measurement results are displayed in the Main area.
Page 156 6. Measurement Example Use manual cursor measurement to measure the period (△X) of a square waveform and the result is 1 ms equaling the result from auto measurement. Cursor Measurement Auto Measurement MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-30...
Page 157: Track Mode
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Track Mode In this mode, one or two pairs of cursors will appear. You can adjust the two pairs of cursors to measure the X and Y values on two different sources respectively. The points being measured on cursor A and B are marked by an orange rectangle and rhombus respectively.
Page 158 3. Measurement Example Use cursor A and B to measure the waveforms of CH1 and CH2 respectively. You would discover that the cursors would track the marked points when the waveforms are expanded or compressed horizontally. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-32...
Page 159 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Cursor Track (Before Horizontal Expansion): Cursor Track (After Horizontal Expansion): MSO4000D/S4000 User’s Guide 6-33...
Page 160: Auto Mode
When the waveform is expanded or compressed horizontally, the cursor will move accordingly. If multiple measurement parameters are turned on later, you can use Meas.Para. to switch to the desired parameter. The following figure shows the auto measurement of the delay between two channels. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-34...
Page 161: X-Y Mode
6 To Make Measurements RIGOL X-Y Mode The X-Y mode is only avalibale when the main time base mode is “X-Y”. In this mode, you can adjust the cursor positions to measure the X and Y values at the crossing points of the two pair of cursors.
Page 162 RIGOL 6 To Make Measurements the measurement results will change accordingly and the adjustable range is limited within the screen. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 6-36...
Page 163: Logic Analyzer
(hardware or software design). This chapter will introduce how to use the logic channels of the MSO4000 mixed signal digital oscilloscope and about the using methods of the logic probe, please refer to the corresponding probe User’s Guide.
Page 164: To Select The Logic Channel
 channels in the group on or off. Note: Only the groups that contain digital channels can be selected. For how to Setting”. group the channels, plaese refer to the instruction in“Group MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 165: Group Setting
7 Logic Analyzer RIGOL Group Setting Press Group Set to enter the group setting menu and you can group 16 digital channels. Group：  Press Group1 to open the channel list (there is a status icon at the left of each...
Page 166: Automatic Arrangement Setting
App-toD7-D0 to apply this threshold to the channels of D7-D0; press App-toD15-D8 to apply this threshold to the channels of D15-D8. After “User Def” is selected, press D7-D0 and D15-D8 respectively and use set the desired threshold. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 167: To Use The Digital Bus
7 Logic Analyzer RIGOL To Use the Digital Bus Users can display the three groups of channels (D7-D0, D15-D8 and D15-D0) as buses (BUS1 and BUS2). The value of each bus will be displayed at the bottom of the screen in data or graph mode.
Page 168: To Set The Label
Delay Calibration When using an oscilloscope for actual measurement, the transmission delay of the probe cable may bring great error (zero offset). MSO4000/DS4000 allows users to set a delay time to calibrate the zero offset of the corresponding channel. Zero offset is defined as the offset of the crossing point of the waveform and threshold level line relative to the trigger position.
Page 169: Protocol Decoding
I/O circuits more conveniently than analog troubleshooting alone. Protocol decoding is the basis of protocol analysis and can provide more error information as well. The MSO4000/DS4000 provides two buses to make common protocol decoding (including Parallel (standard), RS232 (option), SPI (option), I2C (option), CAN (option) and FlexRay (option)) of the analog channels (CH1 to CH4).
Page 170: Parallel Decoding
Bit…Bit19). Specify data channel for each bit.  First, press CurrentBit to select the bit that needs to specify channel. The default is 0 and the range available is always 1 smaller than the bus bits. For MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 171 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL example, when the bus bits is 20, the range available is 0, 1…19. Next, press Channel to specify a channel source for the bit currently selected in CurrentBit. 3. Analog Channel Threshold Setting To judge logic “1” and logic “0” of the buses, you need to set a threshold for each analog channel (CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4).
Page 172 The decoding table lists the decoded data in time order. If a USB storage device is currently connected to the instrument, press Export to export the data table to the external USB storage device in CSV format. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 173: Rs232 Decoding (Option)
8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL RS232 Decoding (Option) RS232 serial bus consists of the transmitting data line (TX) and the receiving data line (RX). DeviceA DeviceB Industry standard RS232 uses “Negative Logic”, namely high level is logic “0” and low level is logic “1”.
Page 174 TXThreshold and RXThreshold respectively to input the desired threshold values. 2. Polarity Setting Press Polarity to select “Normal” or “Invert” and the default is normal. The oscilloscope will select the rising or falling edge as the start position during decoding. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 175 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL 3. Endian Setting Press Endian to select “LSB” or “MSB” and the default is “LSB”. 4. Baud Rate Setting Press Baud to select the desired baud rate and the default is 9600bps. 5. Data Packet Setting As mentioned before, in RS232, you need to set the start bit, data bits, check bit (optional) and stop bit of each frame of data.
Page 176 CSV format. 8. The Error Expression during Decoding The MSO4000/DS4000 makes full use of the resources such as color and view to express the results of the protocol decoding effectively so as to let users find the desired information quickly.
Page 177 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL Check Error: When a check bit error is detected during the decoding, a red error mark will be displayed. For example, when the transmitting terminal is set to none check and the decoder is set to odd check, the following check error occurs: (00100000，LSB)
Page 178: I2C Decoding (Option)
Press Format to set the display format of the bus to Hex, Decimal, Binary or ASCII. Press Offset and use to adjust the vertical display position of the bus. Press BusStatus to turn the bus display on or off. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-10...
Page 179 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL 4. Decoding Table The decoding table displays the decoded data, the corresponding line number, time, data direction, ID and ACK information in table format. Press Event Table  Event Table to select “ON” (note that this operation is only available when BusStatus is set to “ON”) to enter the decoding table...
Page 180 Press Include R/W to select open and "R/W" will be the part of the address value in the AddrBits. When the ACK (ACKnowledge Character) is not met, the red error marks as shown in the figure below will be displayed. ACK=1 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-12...
Page 181: Spi Decoding (Option)
8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL SPI Decoding (Option) SPI serial bus consists of chip select line (SS), clock line (SCLK), MISO and MOSI. SCLK MISO MISO Host Device MOSI MOSI MISO SCLK SCLK MOSI Press Decode1  Decode to select “SPI” and open the SPI decoding function menu.
Page 182 Press Event Table  Event Table to select “ON” (note that this operation is only available when BusStatus is set to “ON”) to enter the decoding table MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-14...
Page 183 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL interface as shown in the figure below. If a USB storage device is currently connected to the instrument, press Export to export the data table to the external USB storage device in CSV format. 9. Error Expressions during Decoding When the clock for a frame in SPI does not contain enough visible waveform to cover the data frame, the data will be filled with red patches.
Page 184: Can Decoding (Option)
“bit’s time”. Press Sample Point and use to adjust this parameter with a step of 1%. The range is from 5% to 95%. 1bit MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-16...
Page 185 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL 5. Threshold Refer to the introduction in “Parallel Decoding”. 6. Display-related Setting Press Format to set the bus display format to Hex, Decimal, Binary or ASCII. Press Offset and use to adjust the vertical display position of the bus.
Page 186 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC): displayed in a light blue patch when valid  and red error mark is displayed when error occurs. Address ID Data Length Data CRC Check Error MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-18...
Page 187: Flexray Decoding (Option)
8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL FlexRay Decoding (Option) Press Decode1  Decode and select “FlexRay” to open the FlexRay decoding function menu. 1. Source Press Source to select any channel (CH1-CH4 or D0-D15) as the signal source channel. 2. Signal Path Press Signal Path to select the signal path (A or B) that matches the FlexRay bus signal.
Page 188 BusStatus is set to “ON”) to enter the decoding table interface as shown in the figure below. If a USB storage device is currently connected to the instrument, press Export to export the data table to the external USB storage device in CSV format. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-20...
Page 189 8 Protocol Decoding RIGOL 9. Explanation of the Decoded FlexRay Frame Data The decoded FlexRay frame data is as shown in the figure below. TSS: transmission start sequence and is expressed by a light purple patch.  Frame Type: FlexRay frame can be NORMAL, SYNC, SUP or NULL. The ...
Page 190 End CRC: a hexadecimal number and is expressed by a red patch. When  CRC is invalid, it is expressed by a red patch. DTS: dynamic end sequence and is expressed by a light purple patch.  End CRC MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 8-22...
Page 191: Reference Waveform
To Set the Color  To Select REF Source  To Save to Internal Memory  To Adjust REF Waveform Display  To Export to Internal or External Memory  To Import from Internal or External Memory  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 192: To Enable Ref Function
REF function. Note that when the time base is in X-Y mode, REF function can not be enabled. The MSO4000/DS4000 provides 10 reference waveform channels. Press Channel and use to set the desired reference channel to on or off and a channel icon (for...
Page 193: To Set The Color
9 Reference Waveform RIGOL To Set the Color MSO4000/DS4000 series oscilloscope provides five colors (gray, green, light blue, magenta and orange) to mark the reference waveforms of different channels in order to distinguish them. Press Current and use to select any of the reference channel (Ref1-Ref10) enabled.
Page 194: To Adjust Ref Waveform Display
USB storage device to the internal memory. Press Import to enter file recall interface. Please refer to the relative descriptions in “Store and Recall” to import the reference waveform to the internal memory of the instrument. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 195: 10 Pass/Fail Test
RIGOL 10 Pass/Fail Test The MSO4000/DSO4000 features a Pass/Fail test that enables the ability to monitor the change of an input signal and analyze whether the input signal is within a user-defined limit mask. The test results can be displayed on the screen as well as be declared by an audible beep or a pulse signal output from the [Trig Out/Calibration] connector at the rear panel.
Page 196: To Enable Pass/Fail Test
“ ” to start testing and select “■” to stop testing. The figure below is the test interface: You can select the source, create mask as well as save and load the test mask. For details, please refer to the following introductions. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 10-2...
Page 197: To Select Source
10 Pass/Fail Test RIGOL To Select Source Press Source to select the channel (CH1 to CH4) to be tested. Only the channels that have been opened can be selected. During the test, the oscilloscope will judge whether each frame of waveform in the source complies with the current test mask and those waveforms pass through the mask area (blue area) is considered as failed.
Page 198: Test And Ouput
Press AuxOutput to quickly turn “ON” or “OFF” the output of test results from the [Trig Out/Calibration] connector at the rear panel. You can also press Utility  AuxOutput and select “PassFail” to set this output. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 10-4...
Page 199: To Save The Test Mask
10 Pass/Fail Test RIGOL To Save the Test Mask Users can save the current test mask to the internal Flash memory or external USB storage device. The file format of the test mask file is “*.pf”. The internal memory can store at most 10 test mask files (LocalPF.pf).
Page 201: 11 Waveform Record
RUN/STOP. Note: The horizontal time base must be set to Y-T mode during waveform record. The contents of this chapter: Waveform Record  Record Constant On  Waveform Playback  Waveform Analysis  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-1...
Page 202 Thus, the maximum end frame of waveform record is decided by the “Memory Depth” setting currently selected. Please refer to the “LA Sample Rate” to select the desired memory depth. instruction in MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-2...
Page 203 11 Waveform Record RIGOL Table 11-1 Memory Depth and Maximum Number of Frames Memory Depth Maximum End Frame Auto 200064 14k points 31986 140k points 1999 1.4M points 14M points 140M points MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-3...
Page 204: Record Constant On
RIGOL 11 Waveform Record Record Constant On MSO4000/DS4000 provides record “Open” (record constant on) mode for waveform record. When this mode is enabled, the oscilloscope records the waveform continuously according to the current memory depth. The length of waveform recorded is limited by the memory depth and the waveform data recorded before will be overwritten by the waveform currently recorded.
Page 205: Waveform Playback
During the setting, the screen will display the corresponding waveform of the current frame synchronously, namely manual playback. If you perform the playback operation after setting this parameter, this menu will be adjusted to the Start Frame value automatically and will change continuously during the playback process. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-5...
Page 206 Press Operate and select “■” to Press to stop the playback. stop the playback. During waveform playback, RUN/STOP can be used to switch between playback and pause. Each time SINGLE is pressed, the Current Frame moves one frame forward. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-6...
Page 207: Waveform Analysis
Pass/Fail: perform analysis on the basis of the Pass/Fail mask created by  users. For detailed information, refer to “Analysis Based on Pass/Fail Mask”. 2. Source Press Source to select the channel (CH1-CH4) to be analyzed. Note that only channels currently enabled can be selected. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-7...
Page 208 “CurFrame Diff” values (100% and 0%) under the analysis based on pass/fail mask. 4. Cancel During the analysis, users can press Cancel to stop the analysis and press Start again to restart the analysis. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-8...
Page 209 A frame is recognize as an error one if the (relative) difference value between the frame and the template is equal to or larger than the threshold currently set. 9. TemplateDisp Press TemplateDisp to enable or disable template display. For the template MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-9...
Page 210: Analysis Based On Trace
3. TemplateDisp Press TemplateDisp to enable or disable template display. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-10...
Page 211: Analysis Based On Pass/Fail Mask
Press this softkey and use to adjust the vertical threshold and the range is from 0.03 div to 4.00 div. During the adjustment, two curves would be displayed to show the outline of the current mask. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-11...
Page 212 “Store and Recall”. Press Load to enter the file recall interface. Load the test mask into the internal memory of the instrument by referring to the introduction in “Store and Recall”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 11-12...
Page 213: 12 Display Control
To Select the Display Type  To Set the Persistence Time  To Set the Waveform Brightness  To Set the Screen Grid  To Set the Grid Brightness  To Set the Menu Display  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 12-1...
Page 214: To Select The Display Type
(such as square waveform). Dots: displays the sample points directly. You can directly view each sample  point and use the cursor to measure the X and Y values of the sample point. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 12-2...
Page 215: To Set The Persistence Time
Enable to observe glitches that change relatively slowly or glitch with a low repition rate. The persistence time can be set to 50 ms, 100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s or 20 s. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 12-3...
Page 216 The waveforms acquired formerly will be displayed in relatively low-brightness color and the newly acquired waveforms will be displayed in normal brightness and color. Infinite persistence can be used to measure noise and jitter and to capture incidental events. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 12-4...
Page 217: To Set The Waveform Brightness
The display time can be set to 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s or Infinite (the menu is not hidden). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 12-5...
Page 219: 13 Store And Recall
The contents of this chapter: Storage System  Storage Type  Internal Storage and Recall  External Storage and Recall  Disk Management  Factory  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-1...
Page 220: Storage System
Local Disk Memory JPEG File External USB Storage Device Pass/Fail Mask File Folder PNG File Return to the previous folder. Waveform Record File Unknown File Reference Waveform File Bitmap File Setting File CSV File Trace File MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-2...
Page 221: Storage Type
(*.txt) under the same directory using the same file name. The recall of image and reference files is not supported. After seleting this type: Press PicType to select the desired storage format. Press Para.Save to enable or disable the parameter save function. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-3...
Page 222 Press DataDepth to select “Displayed” or “Maximum”. After selecting “Maximum”, press Channel to select the desired channel (note that only channels currently enabled can be selected). Press Para.Save to enable or disable the parameter save function. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-4...
Page 223: Internal Storage And Recall
If the current position contains a file, the original file can be overwritten or be delected by pressing Delete. to select and then press down to return to the previous directory. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-5...
Page 224 1) Press Storage  Storage to select “Setups” and then press Load to turn on the interface as shown in Figure c. Use to select “Local Disk” and then press down to open the local disk (Figure d). Figure c MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-6...
Page 225 13 Store and Recall RIGOL 2) As shown in Figure d, use to select the desired file to load and press Load to load the file selected. Figure d MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-7...
Page 226: External Storage And Recall
3) As shown in Figure f, use to select the desired storage position. The file can be stored under the root directory or in a certain folder under the root directory of the USB storage device. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-8...
Page 227 USB disk, use popped up on the screen that prompts you to overwrite the original file, as shown in Figure h, press OK to overwrite the original file and then press to return to the previous menu. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-9...
Page 228 1) Press Storage  Storage to select “Traces” and then press Load to turn on the interface as shown in Figure h. Use to select “Disk D” and press down to open the USB storage device (Figure j). Figure i MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-10...
Page 229 13 Store and Recall RIGOL 2) As shown in Figure i, use to select the desired file to load and then press Load to load the selected file. Figure j MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-11...
Page 230: Disk Management
Execute the following operations through the disk management menu: To Select File Type  To Create a New File or Folder  To Delete a File or Folder  To Rename a File or Folder  To Clear the Local Memory  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-12...
Page 231: To Select File Type
Press Storage  Disk.Manage  File Type to select the desired file type. The default is “*.*”. Under the current directory, only files of which the suffixes of the file name match with the file type selected will be displayed in the current disk. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-13...
Page 232: To Create A New File Or Folder
Chinese/English input method. Operation Tip During the name input, use the menu softkeys to select different operation areas, then turn to select the desired content and press down to input the content selected. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-14...
Page 233 3. After finishing the input, press OK and the oscilloscope will create a folder or a specified type of file with this name under the current directory. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-15...
Page 234 Delete to delete the Chinese characters on the left of the cursor one by one. 3. After finishing the input, press OK and the oscilloscope will create a folder or a specified type of file with this name under the current directory. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-16...
Page 235: To Delete A File Or Folder
Press Storage  Disk.Manage and use to select and open the external disk (“Disk D” or “Disk E”). Use to select the file (or folder) to be deleted and then press Delete to delete the selected file (or folder). MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-17...
Page 236: To Rename A File Or Folder
Press Storage  Disk.Manage and select “Local Disk”, and open the next menu page, then press Delete  OK to delete all the files and settings stored in the local memory and restore the instrument to the default settings. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-18...
Page 237: Factory
CH3 Switch CH4 Switch Channel Coupling Bandwidth Input Impedance 1 MΩ Channel Invert Vertical Scale Coarse Channel Unit Acquisition Setting (Acquire) Acquisition Mode Normal Sampling Mode Real Time Sa Rate 4.0 GSa/s La SaRate 1.0 GSa/s MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-19...
Page 238 Infinite Cursor Setting (Cursor) Mode None Manual Display Type Source Select Select Cursor Time Unit Vertical Unit Source Unit CurA -4*1 μs CurB 4*1 μs Track Cursor A Cursor B CurA -4*1 μs CurB 4*1 μs MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-20...
Page 239 Screen Region X Mask 0.24 div Y Mask 0.38 div Message Display Stop On Output Output Fail Axu Output Waveform Record (Record) Mode Record End Frame 7996 Operate Interval 100 ns Total Frames 7996 Play back Operate MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-21...
Page 240 Screen Saver Time External Trigger Impedance 1 MΩ TrigOut Reference Clock ClockOutput Math Operation Setting (MATH->Operation) Operate Source A Source B Invert Vertical Scale Source A Source B Invert Vertical Scale Source A Source B Vertical Invert Scale MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-22...
Page 241 Vertical Scale Threshold A Threshold B Advanced Operation Expression Expression CH1+CH2 Invert Vertical Scale Logic Analyzer (LA) CH/Group On/Off D7-D0: Turn Off; D15-D8: Turn Off WaveSize ReOrder D0-D15 Level Type BUS1 Bus Status Sel CH D7-D0 Endian MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-23...
Page 242 Clock Channel None Slope Rising Edge Bus Bits Current Bit Channel RS232 None Polarity Normal Endian Baud 9600 bps Data Bits Stop Bit Even-Odd Check None Packet Packet End NULL SCLK Include R/W Close Mode TimeOut MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-24...
Page 243 High level is 1 Data Bits Endian Source Signal Type CAN_H Baud 500 kb/s Sample Point FlexRay Source Signal Path Signal Type Baud 10Mb/s Sample Point Reference Waveform Setting (REF) Channel Setting REF1 Current Channel REF1 Source Color Gray MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 13-25...
Page 245: 14 System Function Setting
14 System Function Setting RIGOL 14 System Function Setting The contents of this chapter: Remote Interface Configuration  System-related  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-1...
Page 246: Remote Interface Configuration
14 System Function Setting Remote Interface Configuration The MSO4000/DS4000 can communicate with PC via LAN, USB and GPIB (with the USB-GPIB interface converter provided by RIGOL) buses. Please refer to the introduction below to configure the corresponding interface before using the remote interfaces.
Page 247 When this type is valid, turn DHCP and auto IP off manually and IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gate and DNS are added to the right of the screen. At this point, users can define their own network parameters (such as the IP address) of the oscilloscope. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-3...
Page 248 This setting will be saved Power-off Recall is set to “Last”, DHCP and in the non-volatile memory and if Auto IP will be “Off” and the oscilloscope will load the preset gate address automatically at the next power-on. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-4...
Page 249 For each oscilloscope, the MAC address is unique. When attributing IP address for the oscilloscope, the MAC address is usually used to identify the instrument. VISA Address Display the VISA address currently used by the oscilloscope. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-5...
Page 250: Usb Device
USB-GPIB interface converter (need to be ordered separately). To set the GPIB address of this interface, press Utility  IO Setting  GPIB and to input the desired address. The default is 1 and the range is from 1 to 30. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-6...
Page 251: System-Related
This oscilloscope supports multiple language menus, Chinese/English help and prompt messages. Press Utility  Language and use to select the desired language. Then press down to select the language. The languages currently available are Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-7...
Page 252: System Information
Press Utility  System  Power On to select “Last” (default) or “Default”. Last: return to the setting of the system at last power-off.  Default: return to the factory setting of the system.  MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-8...
Page 253: System Time
Hour: 00 to 23  Minute: 00 to 59  Second: 00 to 59  Press Apply to put the current setting into effect. The time at the lower right corner of the screen will be updated. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-9...
Page 254: Self-Test Information
Press Utility  System  Screensaver to open the screen saver setting menu. “Default” means using the icon RIGOL as the screen saver icon. Press Time to select the screen saver time. When “OFF” is selected, the screen saver program is disabled.
Page 255: Error Information
At most 16 error messages lately appeared can be viewed. The error information is stored in volatile memory and will be cleared automatically after power-off. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-11...
Page 256: Self-Calibration
Press Start and the oscilloscope will start to execute the self-calibration program. Press Exit to give up the self-calibration operation at any time and return to the previous menu. Note: Most of the keys are disabled during the self-calibration. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-12...
Page 257: Power Status
External Trigger Impedance Users can set the input impedance of the [EXT TRIG] connector at the front panel. Press Utility  Extimpedance to select “1 MΩ” (default) or “50 Ω”. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-13...
Page 258: Aux Output
After this type is selected, the oscilloscope will output a TTL high level when failed waveforms are detected and low level at the beginning of the next waveform. This signal can be connected to other control systems to conveniently view the test results. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-14...
Page 259: Reference Clock
ClockOutput: configure the [10MHz In/Out] connector as an output to output  the internal 10 MHz clock. ClockInput: configure the [10MHz In/Out] connector as an input and the  oscilloscope will accept a 10 MHz clock input from this connector. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 14-15...
Page 260: Option Management
Option Management This oscilloscope provides multiple options to fulfill your measurement requirements. Please contact your RIGOL sales representative or RIGOL technical support to order the corresponding options. You can view the options currently installed on the oscilloscope or activate the newly bought option serial number through this menu.
Page 261: 15 Remote Control
Programming Guide. Use PC software provided by RIGOL or other manufacturers Users can use the PC software Ultra Sigma of RIGOL, Measurement & Automation Explorer of NI (National Instruments Corporation) or Agilent IO Libraries Suite of Agilent (Agilent Technologies, Inc.) to send commands to...
Page 262: Remote Control Via Usb
USB interface), the New Hardware Wizard as shown in the figure below is displayed on the PC. Please install the “USB Test and Measurement Device” driver following the directions in the wizard. The steps are as follows: MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-2...
Page 263 15 Remote Control RIGOL MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-3...
Page 264 During the search, the status bar of the software is as shown in the figure below: 4. View the device resource The resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-4...
Page 265 5. Communication test Right click the resource name “MSO4054 (USB0::0x1AB1::0x04B1::DS4C0000000001::INSTR)” to select “SCPI Panel Control” to turn on the remote command control panel (as shown in the figure below) through which you can send commands and read data. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-5...
Page 266: Remote Control Via Lan
As shown in Figure (b), select the desired resource name and click to add it. Note that if you want to remove the unwanted resource, select the resource name and click (as shown in Figure (c)). Figure (a) MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-6...
Page 267 15 Remote Control RIGOL Figure (b) Figure (c) 4. View device resource The resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory as shown in the figure below: MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-7...
Page 268 Ultra Sigma (right-click the resource name and select LXI-Web; or directly input the IP address in the browser). Various important information about the oscilloscope (including the model number, manufacturer, serial number, description, MAC address and IP address) will be displayed on the webpage. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-8...
Page 269: Remote Control Via Gpib
GPIB address set in the oscilloscope from the comboBox of “::INSTR”. Click “Test” to check whether the GPIB communication works normally. If  not, please follow the corresponding prompt messages to solve the problem. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 15-9...
Page 270 15 Remote Control 5. View device resource Click “OK” to return back to the main interface of Ultra Sigma. The resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory. 6. Communication Test Right-click the resource name “MSO4054 (GPIB0::18::INSTR)” to select “SCPI Panel Control”...
Page 271: 16 Troubleshooting
Some commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (Utility  System  System Info).
Page 272 (1) Check the IO Setting in Utility to make sure whether the setting in USB Device matches the device currently connected. (2) Check whether the USB cable is properly connected to the oscilloscope and (3) Check whether the USB cable is in good condition. If necessary, restart the oscilloscope. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 16-2...
Page 273 8 GBytes. (4) Restart the instrument and then insert the USB storage device to check it. (5) If the USB storage device still can not be used normally, please contact RIGOL. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 16-3...
Page 275: 17 Specifications
Auto, 14k pts, 140k pts, 1.4M pts, 14M pts and 140M pts are available Memory Depth dual-channel: Auto, 7k pts, 70k pts, 700k pts, 7M pts and 70M pts are available Digital channel: maximum 28M pts MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-1...
Page 276 Time Base Mode Y-T, X-Y, Roll, Delayed Number of X-Ys 2 paths at the same time (four-channel model) Waveform Capture 110,000 wfms/s (digital channels are closed) or 85,000 Rate wfms/s (digital channels are opened) (dots display) MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-2...
Page 277 200 mV/div to 5 V/div: 0.1 div ± 2 mV±0.5% offset DC Offset Accuracy 1 mV/div to 195 mV/div: 0.1 div ± 2 mV±1.5% offset ESD Tolerance ±2 kV Channel to Channel DC to maximum bandwidth: >40 dB Isolation MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-3...
Page 278 Low Frequency 5 kHz Rejection Edge Trigger Edge Type Rising, Falling, Rising&Falling Pulse Trigger Pulse Condition Positive Pulse Width (greater than, lower than, within specific interval) Negative Pulse Width (greater than, lower than, within specific interval) MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-4...
Page 279 7 bit, 8 bit, 10 bit Address Range 0 to 127, o to 255, 0 to 1023 Byte Length 1 to 5 SPI Trigger Trigger Condition CS (Chip Select), Timeout Timeout Value 100 ns to 1 s MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-5...
Page 280 Root, Overshoot, Pre-shoot, Area, Period Area, Frequency, Period, Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Pulse Width, Negative Pulse Width, Positive Duty Cycle, Negative Duty Cycle, Delay AB , Delay AB , Phase AB , Phase AB Digital channel: MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-6...
Page 281 800 Horizontal ×RGB×480 Vertical Pixel Display Color 160,000 Color Persistence Time Min, 50ms, 100ms, 200ms, 500ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, Infinite Display Type Dots, Vectors Real-time Clock Time and Date (user adjustable) MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-7...
Page 282: General Specifications
Package Included 7.1 kg ± 1.0 kg Adjustment Interval The recommended calibration interval is one year. Regulatory Information Electromagnetic 2004/108/EC Compatibility Execution standard EN 61326-1:2006 EN 61326-2-1:2006 Safety UL 61010-1:2004; CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 61010-1-2004; EN 61010-1:2001; IEC 61010-1:2001 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-8...
Page 283 RIGOL Maximum value. In single-channel mode, sine signal with 10 ns horizontal scale, 4 div input amplitude and 10 MHz frequency, edge trigger. Typical. Supporting legs and handle folded, knob height included, front panel cover excluded. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 17-9...
Page 285: 18 Appendix
DS4054 DS4052 (500 MHz, dual-channel) DS4052 DS4034 (350 MHz, 4-channel) DS4034 DS4032 (350 MHz, dual-channel) DS4032 DS4024 (200 MHz, 4-channel) DS4024 DS4022 (200 MHz, dual-channel) DS4022 DS4014 (100 MHz, 4-channel) DS4014 DS4012 (100 MHz, dual-channel) DS4012 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 18-1...
Page 286 RS232/UART Decoding Kit SD-RS232-DS4000 I2C Decoding Kit SD-I2C-DS4000 Decoding SPI Decoding Kit SD- SPI-DS4000 Options CAN Decoding Kit SD-CAN-DS4000 FlexRay Decoding Kit SD-FlexRay-DS4000 NOTE: All the options or accessories can be ordered from you local RIGOL Office. MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide 18-2...
Page 287: Appendix B: Warranty
To get repair service, please contact with your nearest RIGOL sales and service office. RIGOL does not provide any other warranty items except the one being provided by this summary and the warranty statement. The warranty items include but not being subjected to the hint guarantee items related to tradable characteristic and any particular purpose.
Page 289: Index
Peak Detect ....... 4-4 Edge Type ........ 5-15 Period ........6-15 Expression ....... 6-10 Persistence Time ....... 12-3 6-16 Factory ........13-19 Phase ........Fall Time ........6-15 Picture ........13-3 FFT ........... 6-5 Preshoot ........6-17 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...
Page 290 Track Mode ......6-31 Waveforms ....... 13-3 Trigger Coupling ......5-5 Window Function ......6-5 Trigger Holdoff ......5-6 XOR ........... 6-8 Trigger Level ......5-9 X-Y ..........3-5 Trigger Mode ....... 5-3, 5-9 Y-T ..........3-4 MSO4000/DS4000 User’s Guide...

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1 Quick Start

2 To Set the Vertical System

3 To Set the Horizontal System

4 To Set the Sample System

5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope

6 To Make Measurements

7 Logic Analyzer

8 Protocol Decoding

9 Reference Waveform

10 Pass/Fail Test

11 Waveform Record

12 Display Control

13 Store and Recall

14 System Function Setting

15 Remote Control

16 Troubleshooting

17 Specifications

18 Appendix

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Appendix B: Warranty

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