Page 1 User Manual SDS1000X-E Series Digital oscilloscope UM0101X-E03A SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Page 2 Declaration SIGLENT products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C. SIGLENT reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications or pricing policies at company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.
Page 3: Safety Information
SIGLENT Safety Information General Safety Summary Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified. Use Proper Power Line Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local country could be used.
Page 4 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 SIGLENT authorized personnel. Do Not Operate in Wet Conditions.
Page 5: Safety Terms And Symbols
SIGLENT Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.
Page 6: Measurement Category
SIGLENT Measurement Category Measurement Categories This oscilloscope can make measurements in other circuits that are not directly connected to mains. WARNING This oscilloscope can only be used for measurements within its specified measurement categories. Not to use the product for measurements within other measurement categories, such as CAT II, CAT III, CAT IV.
Page 7: Working Environment
SIGLENT Working Environment Temperature Operating: 10℃ to +40℃ Non-operation:-20℃ to +70℃ Humidity Under +35℃:≤90% relative humidity +35℃ to +40℃: ≤60% relative humidity WARNING To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, please do not operate in humid environment.
Page 8: Ventilation Requirement
SIGLENT Ventilation Requirement This oscilloscope uses fan to force cooling. Please make sure that the air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions and have free air. When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top or rack setting, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and behind the instrument for adequate ventilation.
Page 9: General Care And Cleaning
SIGLENT General Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument in direct sunshine for long periods of time. WARNING To avoid damages to the instrument or probe, please do not leave them in fog, liquid, or solvent.
Page 10: Document Overview
SIGLENT Document Overview This manual introduces how to use the digital oscilloscope in details. Quick Start Provide information about preparations before using the instrument and a brief introduction of the instrument. To Set the Vertical System Introduce the functions of the vertical system of the oscilloscope.
Page 11: Table Of Contents
SIGLENT Table of Content Copyright and Declaration ......................I Safety Information .......................... II General Safety Summary ......................II Safety Terms and Symbols ....................... IV Measurement Category ......................V Working Environment ......................VI Ventilation Requirement ......................VII General Care and Cleaning ....................VIII Document Overview ........................
Page 12 SIGLENT Set the Horizontal System ......................31 Adjust the Horizontal Scale ..................... 32 Adjust Trigger Delay ........................ 33 Set the Roll mode ........................34 Use the Zoom Function ......................35 To Set the Sample System ......................36 Run Control ..........................37 Overview of Sampling ......................
Page 13 SIGLENT Setup for SPI Signals ....................90 SPI Triggering ....................... 93 SPI Serial Decode ......................95 UART/RS232 Triggering and Serial Decode ..................97 Setup for UART/RS232 Signals ................. 97 UART/RS232 Triggering....................99 UART/RS232 Serial Decode ................... 101 CAN Trigger and Serial Decode ..................... 103 Setup for CAN Signals ....................
Page 14 SIGLENT To Set Color Display ....................... 140 To Set and Clear Persistence ....................140 To clear the display ........................ 141 To Select Grid Type ........................ 142 To Adjust Waveform Intensity ....................142 To Adjust Grid Brightness ...................... 143 To Adjust Transparence ......................143 Save and Recall ..........................
Page 15 SIGLENT Do Self Test ..........................181 Screen Test ........................181 Keyboard Test ........................ 182 LED Test ......................... 183 To specify Screen Saver Time ....................184 To Use the Expand Setting ..................... 185 To Use the Power On Line ..................... 185 Option Management ......................
Page 16 SIGLENT Content of Figure Figure 1 Front View (2-channel scope) ..................3 Figure 2 Top View (2-channel scope) ..................3 Figure 3 Front View (4-channel scope) ..................4 Figure 4 Top View (4-channel scope) ..................4 Figure 5 Adjust the Supporting Legs ..................5 Figure 6 To Connect to Power Supply ..................
Page 17 SIGLENT Figure 42 MISO Menu ......................91 Figure 43 MOSI Menu ......................91 Figure 44 SPI TRIG SET Menu ....................93 Figure 45 UART SIGNAL Menu ....................97 Figure 46 Reference Waveform ..................... 116 Figure 47 FFT Waveform in Split Mode ................. 123 Figure 48 Differential Function Operation ................
Page 18 SIGLENT Figure 86 Screen Test ......................181 Figure 87 Keyboard Test ......................182 Figure 88 LED Test ......................... 183 Figure 89 Screen Saver Interface ..................184 Figure 90: OPTION Function Menu ..................186 Figure 91: LABEL Function Menu ..................186 Figure 92: Option Information ....................
Page 20: Quick Start
SIGLENT Quick Start This chapter introduces the preparations when using the oscilloscope for the first time, the front panel, rear panel and user interface of the oscilloscope, The contents of this chapter:  General Inspection  Appearance and Dimensions  To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use ...
Page 21: General Inspection
SIGLENT 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 SIGLENT 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 SIGLENT sales representative.
Page 22: Appearance And Dimensions
SIGLENT Appearance and Dimensions Figure 1 Front View (2-channel scope) (2-channel scope) Figure 2 Top View User Manual...
Page 23: Figure 3 Front View (4-Channel Scope)
SIGLENT Figure 3 Front View (4-channel scope) Figure 4 View (4-channel scope) 4 User Manual...
Page 24: To Prepare The Oscilloscope For Use
SIGLENT To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use To Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement of the oscilloscope as well as better operation and observation.
Page 25: To Connect To Power Supply
SIGLENT To Connect to Power Supply The power requirements of the oscilloscope are 100-240 V, 50/60Hz or 100-120 V, 400Hz. Please use the power cord supplied with the accessories to connect the oscilloscope to the power source. Power Power socket...
Page 26: Power-On Inspection
After the self-test is finished, the welcome screen is displayed. To Connect the Probe SIGLENT provides passive probes for the oscilloscopes. For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer to the corresponding Probe User’s Guide. Connect the Probe: 1.
Page 27: Function Inspection
SIGLENT Function Inspection 1. Press the Default button on the front panel to restore the instrument to its default configuration. 2. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” under the probe compensation signal output terminal.
Page 28: Probe Compensation
SIGLENT in the next section. WARNING To avoid electric shock during the use of probe, 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 high voltage source...
Page 29: Front Panel Overview
SIGLENT Front Panel Overview Figure 8 2-channel Scope Front Panel Overview NO. Description NO. Description LCD Display Vertical Control Universal Knob Probe Compensation/ Ground Terminal Common Function Menus Analog Channel and Ext Input Run/Stop USB Host Auto Setup Menu Softkey...
Page 30: Figure 9 4-Channel Scope Front Panel Overview
SIGLENT Figure 9 4-channel Scope Front Panel Overview NO. Description NO. Description LCD Display Horizontal Control Universal Knob Trigger Control Common Function Menus Menu on/off Clear Sweeps Menu Softkey Run/Stop One- Button shortcut for Save Decode Analog Channel Auto Setup...
Page 31: Rear Panel Overview
SIGLENT Rear Panel Overview Figure 10 2-channel Scope Rear panel Overview 1. Handle Pull up the handle vertically for easy carrying of the instrument. When you do not need the handle, press it down. 2. Safety lock Hole You can lock the instrument to a fixed location using the security lock (please buy it yourself) via the lock hole.
Page 32: Figure 11 4-Channel Scope Rear Panel Overview
SIGLENT Figure 11 4-channel Scope Rear panel Overview 1. Handle Pull up the handle vertically for easy carrying of the instrument. When you do not need the handle, press it down. 2. LAN The instrument can be connected to network via this interface to perform remote control.
Page 33: Front Panel Function Overview
SIGLENT Front Panel Function Overview Horizontal 4-channel scope 2-channel scope : Quickly enter the roll mode. The timebase range is from 50mS/div to 100S/div. : Enable or disable search function. This function can search for the events that users specify in the acquired data, the results are displayed with white triangle symbol.
Page 34: Vertical
SIGLENT Vertical 2-channel scope 4-channel scope Analog input channels. The two channels are marked by different colors which are also used to mark both the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input connectors. Vertical Position Knob : adjust the vertical position of the current channel waveform.
Page 35: Trigger
SIGLENT Trigger 2-channel scope 4-channel scope : press the button to enter the TRIGGER function menu. The oscilloscope provides abundant advanced trigger functions : press the button to set the trigger mode to Auto. : press the button to set the trigger mode to Normal.
Page 36: Run Control
SIGLENT Run Control : press this key to enable the waveform auto setting function. The oscilloscope will automatically adjust the vertical scale, horizontal time base and trigger mode according to the input signal to realize optimum waveform display. : press the button to set the acquisition state to Run or Stop.
Page 37: Universal Knob
SIGLENT Universal Knob 1. Adjust the waveform intensity. You can press the Display/Persist button; press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the DISPLAY function menu; press the Intensity softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to adjust the waveform intensity.
Page 38: Menu
SIGLENT Menu 2-channel scope common function panel 4-channel scope common function panel : Press the button to enter the CURSOR function menu. The oscilloscope provides manual and track cursor mode. : Press the button to enter the DISPLAY function menu and quickly enable the persist function.
Page 39 SIGLENT : Press the button to reset the oscilloscope to user default setup. : Press the button to enter the history mode. In history mode, it can record most 80000 frames waveforms. If sequence function is enabled, it only record the frames which you set, the most you can set is 80000.
Page 40: Help
SIGLENT Help The oscilloscope has an on line help function that supplies multi-language help information. You can access the help function by pressing any button for 2 seconds and a help window will explain the function. Also all of the submenus include help information.
Page 41: User Interface
User Interface Figure 13 User Interface 1. Product Logo SIGLENT is the registered trademark of SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2. Channel Label/Waveform Different channels are marked by different colors and the color of the waveform complies with the color of the channel.
Page 42 SIGLENT 7. Frequency Counter Display the frequency value of the trigger channel. 8. Sampling Rate/ Memory Depth Display the current sampling rate and memory depth. Sa means the current sampling rate and Curr means the current memory depth. 9. Trigger Setup Trigger Type : display the current trigger type.
Page 43: To Use The Security Lock
SIGLENT To Use the Security Lock If needed, you can use the security lock (please buy it yourself) to lock the oscilloscope to a fixed location. The method is as follows, align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock hole vertically, turn the key clockwise to lock the oscilloscope and then pull the key out.
Page 44: To Set The Vertical System
SIGLENT To Set the Vertical System This chapter introduces how to set the vertical system of the oscilloscope. The contents of this chapter:  To Enable the Channel  To Adjust the Vertical Scale  To Adjust the Vertical Position ...
Page 45: To Enable The Channel
SIGLENT To Enable the Channel The oscilloscope provides 2/4analog input channels and provides independent vertical control system for each channel. As the vertical system setting methods of every channel is the same, this chapter takes CH1 as an example to introduce the setting method of the vertical system.
Page 46: To Adjust The Vertical Scale
SIGLENT To Adjust the Vertical Scale The vertical scale can be adjusted in Coarse or Fine mode.  Coarse adjustment (take counterclockwise as an example): set the vertical scale in 1-2-5 step namely 500uV/div, 1 mV/div, 2 mV/div, 5 mV/div, 10 mV/div …10 V/div.
Page 47: To Specify Channel Coupling
SIGLENT To Specify Channel Coupling Set the coupling mode to filter out the undesired signals. For example, the signal under test is a square waveform with DC offset.  When the coupling mode set to DC: the DC and AC components of the signal under test can both pass the channel.
Page 48: To Specify Probe Attenuation Factor
SIGLENT To Specify Probe Attenuation Factor Set the probe attenuation factor to match the type of the probe that you are using to ensure correct vertical readouts. Press the CH1 button on the front panel; then press the Probe softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value and push the knob to confirm.
Page 49: To Specify Amplitude Unit
SIGLENT To Specify Amplitude Unit Select the amplitude display unit for the current channel. The available units are V and A. When the unit is changed, the unit displayed in the channel label will change accordingly. 1. Press CH1button on the front panel to enter the CH1 function menu.
Page 50: Set The Horizontal System
SIGLENT Set the Horizontal System This chapter introduces how to set the horizontal system of the oscilloscope. The contents of this chapter:  Adjust the Horizontal Scale  Adjust the Trigger Delay  Set Roll Mode  Use the Zoom Function...
Page 51: Adjust The Horizontal Scale
SIGLENT Adjust the Horizontal Scale Turn the HORIZONTAL Scale Knob on the front panel to adjust the horizontal time base. Turn clockwise to reduce the horizontal time base and turn counterclockwise to increase. The time base information at the upper left corner of the screen will change accordingly during the adjustment.
Page 52: Adjust Trigger Delay
SIGLENT Adjust Trigger Delay Turn the Position Knob on the front panel to adjust the trigger delay of the waveform. During the modification, waveforms of all the channels would move left or right and the trigger delay message at the upper-right corner of the screen would change accordingly.
Page 53: Set The Roll Mode
SIGLENT Set the Roll mode Press the Roll button to enter the roll mode. In Roll mode the waveform moves slowly across the screen from right to left. It only operates on time base settings of 50 ms/div and slower. If the current time base setting is faster than the 50 ms/div limit, it will be set to 50 ms/div when Roll mode is entered.
Page 54: Use The Zoom Function
SIGLENT Use the Zoom Function Zoom is a horizontally expanded version of the normal display. You can use Zoom to locate and horizontally expand part of the normal window for a more detailed (higher- resolution) analysis of signals. Press the HORIZONTAL Scale Knob on the front panel to turn on the zoom function, and press the button again to turn off the function.
Page 55: To Set The Sample System
SIGLENT To Set the Sample System This chapter introduces how to use the run control and set the sampling system of the oscilloscope. The contents of this chapter:  Run Control  Overview of Sampling  To Specify Memory Depth ...
Page 56: Run Control
SIGLENT Run Control Press the Run/Stop or Single button on the front panel to run or stop the sampling system of the scope.  When the Run/Stop b is green, the oscilloscope is running, that is, acquiring data when trigger conditions are met. To stop acquiring data, press the Run/Stop button.
Page 57: Overview Of Sampling
SIGLENT Overview of Sampling To understand the oscilloscope's sampling and acquisition modes, it is helpful to understand sampling theory, sample rate and oscilloscope bandwidth and sample rate. Sampling Theory The Nyquist sampling theorem states that for a limited bandwidth (band- limited) signal...
Page 58: Sample Rate
SIGLENT Sample Rate The maximum sample rate of the oscilloscope is 2GSa/s. The actual sample rate of the oscilloscope is determined by the horizontal scale. Turn the Horizontal Scale Knob to adjust the sample rate. The actual sample rate is displayed in the information area at the upper- right corner of the screen.
Page 59: Oscilloscope Bandwidth And Sample Rate
SIGLENT Oscilloscope Bandwidth and Sample Rate An oscilloscope's bandwidth is typically described as the lowest frequency at which input signal sine waves are attenuated by 3 dB (- 30% amplitude error). At the oscilloscope bandwidth, sampling theory says the required sample rate is f...
Page 60: Select Memory Depth
SIGLENT Select 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. The oscilloscope provides up to 14 Mpts memory depth.
Page 61: Select Sampling Mode
SIGLENT Select Sampling Mode The oscilloscope only supports real-time sample. In this mode, the oscilloscope samples and displays waveform within a trigger event. The maximum real-time sample rate is 1GSa/s. Press the RUN/STOP button to stop the sample, the oscilloscope will hold the last display.
Page 62: Select Waveform Interpolation Method
SIGLENT Select Waveform Interpolation Method Under real-time sampling, the oscilloscope acquires the discrete sample values of the waveform being displayed. In general, a waveform of dots display type is very difficult to observe. In order to increase the visibility of the signal, the digital oscilloscope usually uses the interpolation method to display a waveform.
Page 63: Figure 16 X Interpolation
SIGLENT Figure 16 x Interpolation Figure 17 Sinx/x Interpolation 44 User Manual...
Page 64: Select Acquisition Mode
SIGLENT Select Acquisition Mode The acquisition mode is used to control how to generate waveform points from sample points. The oscilloscope provides the following acquisition mode: Normal, Peak Detect, Average and High Resolution. 1. Press the Acquire button on the front panel to enter the ACQUIRE function menu;...
Page 65: Peak Detect
SIGLENT Peak Detect In this mode, the oscilloscope acquires the maximum and minimum values of the signal within the sample interval to get the envelope of the signal or the narrow pulse of the signal that might be lost. In this mode, signal confusion can be prevented but the noise displayed would be larger.
Page 66: Average
SIGLENT Average In this mode, the oscilloscope averages the waveforms from multiple samples to reduce the random noise of the input signal and improve the vertical resolution. The greater the number of averages is, the lower the noise will be and the higher the vertical resolution will be but the slower the response of the displayed waveform to the waveform changes will The available range of averages is from 4 to 1024 and the default is 16.
Page 67: High Resolution
SIGLENT Figure 22 With Random Noise, Average Mode High Resolution This mode uses a kind of ultra-sample technique to average the neighboring points of the sample waveform to reduce the random noise on the input signal and generate much smoother waveforms on the screen. This is generally used when the sample rate of the digital converter is higher than the storage rate of the acquisition memory.
Page 68: Change The Horizontal Format
SIGLENT Change the Horizontal Format Press the Acquire button on the front panel; then press the XY soft key to set the XY(On) or YT(Off) mode. The default setup is YT. It is the normal viewing mode for the oscilloscope. In the Normal time mode, signal events occurring before the trigger are plotted to the left of the trigger point and signal events after the trigger plotted to the right of the trigger point.
Page 69: Use Sequence Mode
SIGLENT Use Sequence Mode Sequence is also a kind of acquisition mode, which does not display waveform during sampling process. It improves the waveform capture rate, and the maximal capture rate is 400,000 wfs/s. So it can capture the small probability event effectively.
Page 70 SIGLENT 4. Press the softkey to replay the waveform from the current frame to 1. 5. Press the softkey to stop replay. 6. Press the softkey to replay the waveform from the current frame to the last frame. User Manual...
Page 71: To Trigger The Oscilloscope
SIGLENT To Trigger the Oscilloscope For trigger, you set certain trigger condition according to the requirement and when a waveform in the waveform stream meets this condition, the oscilloscope captures this waveform as well as the neighboring part and displays them on the screen. For digital oscilloscope, it displays waveform continuously no matter whether it is stably triggered, but only stable trigger can ensures stable display.
Page 72 SIGLENT The contents of this chapter:  Trigger Source  Trigger Mode  Trigger Level  Trigger Coupling  Trigger Holdoff  Noise Rejection  Trigger Type  Edge Trigger  Slope Trigger  Pulse Trigger  Video Trigger ...
Page 73: Trigger Source
SIGLENT Trigger Source The 2-channel oscilloscope’s trigger source includes analog channels, EXT, EXT/5 and AC Line. The 4-channel oscilloscope’s trigger source includes analog channels and AC Line. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu; press the Source softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired trigger source.
Page 74: Trigger Mode
SIGLENT Trigger Mode The oscilloscope’s trigger mode includes auto, normal and single. Trigger mode affects the way in which the oscilloscope searches for the trigger After the oscilloscope starts running, the oscilloscope operates by first filling the pre-trigger buffer. It starts searching for a trigger after the pre-trigger buffer is filled and continues to flow data through this buffer while it searches for the trigger.
Page 75: Trigger Level
SIGLENT Trigger Level Trigger level and slope define the trigger point, Positive Slope Negative Slope Trigger Level Trigger Point Trigger Point Input Signal You can adjust the trigger level for a selected analog channel by turning the Trigger Level Knob.
Page 76: Trigger Coupling
SIGLENT Trigger Coupling Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu, and then press the Coupling softkey and turn the Universal Knob or press the Coupling softkey continually to select the desired coupling mode.
Page 77: Trigger Holdoff
SIGLENT Trigger Holdoff Trigger holdoff can be used to stably trigger the complex waveforms (such as pulse series). Holdoff time is the amount of time that the oscilloscope waits before re-arming the trigger circuitry. The oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff time expires.
Page 78: Noise Rejection
SIGLENT Noise Rejection Noise Reject adds additional hysteresis to the trigger circuitry. By increasing the trigger hysteresis band, you reduce the possibility of triggering on noise. However, this also decreases the trigger sensitivity so that a slightly larger signal is required to trigger the oscilloscope.
Page 79: Figure 26 Turn On The Noise Reject
SIGLENT Figure 26 Turn on the Noise Reject If the signal you are probing is noisy, you can set up the oscilloscope to reduce the noise in the trigger path and on the displayed waveform. First, stabilize the displayed waveform by removing the noise from the trigger path.
Page 80: Trigger Type
SIGLENT Trigger Type The oscilloscope provides abundant advanced trigger functions, including various serial bus triggers.  Edge trigger  Slope trigger  Pulse trigger  Video trigger  Window trigger  Interval trigger  DropOut trigger  Runt trigger  Pattern trigger...
Page 81: Edge Trigger
SIGLENT Edge Trigger Edge trigger distinguishes the trigger points by seeking the specified edge (rising, falling, rising & falling) and trigger level. Rising Edge Falling Edge Trigger Level Trigger Point Trigger Point 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu.
Page 82: Slope Trigger
SIGLENT Slope Trigger The slope trigger looks for a rising or falling transition from one level to another level in greater than or less than a certain amount of time. In the oscilloscope, positive slope time is defined as the time difference between the two crossing points of trigger level line A and B with the positive edge as shown in the figure below.
Page 83: Figure 28 Slope Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 28 Slope Trigger 6. Press the Limit Range softkey; then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired slope condition, and push down the knob to confirm.  <= (less than a time value): trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal is lower than the specified time value.
Page 84: Pulse Trigger
SIGLENT Pulse Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Positive Pulse Width Trigger Level Negative Pulse Width 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select Pulse and then push the knob to confirm.
Page 85: Figure 29 Pulse Trigger
SIGLENT  [--,--] (within a range of time value):trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of time value. For example, for a positive pulse, if you set t (pulse real width) >100ns and t<300ns, the waveform will trigger.
Page 86: Video Trigger
SIGLENT Video Trigger Video triggering can be used to capture the complicated waveforms of most standard analog video signals. The trigger circuitry detects the vertical and horizontal interval of the waveform and produces triggers based on the video trigger settings you have selected.
Page 87 SIGLENT The table below takes Of Lines as 800 as an example to explain the relation between Of Lines, Of Fields, Interlace, Trigger Line and Trigger Field. Of Lines Of Fields Interlace Trigger Line Trigger Field 1,2,4 or 8 1, 1~2, 1~4, 1~8...
Page 88: Figure 30 Video Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 30 Video Trigger To Use Custom Video Trigger Custom video trigger supports frame rate of 25Hz, 30Hz, 50Hz and 60Hz, and the line range is available from 300 to 2000. The steps below show how to set custom trigger.
Page 89: Window Trigger
SIGLENT Window Trigger Windows trigger provides a high trigger level and a low trigger level. The instrument triggers when the input signal passes through the high trigger level or the low trigger level. There are two kinds of window types: Absolute and Relative. They have different trigger level adjustment methods.
Page 90: Figure 31 Absolute Window Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 31 Absolute Window Trigger To set window trigger via Relative window type: 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then use the Universal Knob to select Window and push down the knob to confirm.
Page 91: Figure 32 Relative Window Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 32 Relative Window Trigger 72 User Manual...
Page 92: Interval Trigger
SIGLENT Interval Trigger Trigger when the times difference between the neighboring rising or falling edges meets the time limit (<=, >=, [--,--], --][--). Trigger Trigger To set interval trigger: 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu.
Page 93: Figure 33 Interval Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 33 Interval Trigger 74 User Manual...
Page 94: Dropout Trigger
SIGLENT DropOut Trigger DropOut trigger includes two types: edge and state. Edge Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal passes through the trigger level to when the neighboring rising edge (or falling edge) passes through the trigger level is greater than the timeout time set, as shown in the figure below.
Page 95: Figure 34 Edge Dropout Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 34 Edge DropOut Trigger To set state DropOut trigger: 1. Press the Setup button to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then turn the Universal Knob to select DropOut and push doown the knob to confirm.
Page 96: Runt Trigger
SIGLENT Figure 35 State DropOut Trigger Runt Trigger The Runt trigger looks for pulses that cross one threshold but not another as shown in the picture below. Positive runt pulse High level Low level Negative runt pulse  A positive runt pulse across through a lower threshold but not an upper threshold.
Page 97: Figure 36 Runt Trigger
SIGLENT 5. Press the Limit Range softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select the desired condition (<=, >=, [--,--] or --][--). 6. Press the Time Setting softkey, and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value. 7. Press the Next Page softkey to enter the second page of the TRIGGER system function menu.
Page 98: Pattern Trigger
SIGLENT Pattern Trigger The Pattern trigger identifies a trigger condition by looking for a specified pattern. The pattern trigger can be expanded to incorporate delays similar to other triggers. Pattern durations are evaluated using a timer. The timer starts on the last edge that makes the pattern “true”.
Page 99: Figure 37 Pattern Trigger
SIGLENT Universal Knob to select the desired value. Figure 37 Pattern Trigger 80 User Manual...
Page 100: Serial Trigger And Decode
SIGLENT Serial trigger and decode The oscilloscope provides I2C, SPI, UART/RS232, CAN and LIN serial trigger and decode. This chapter introduces the method of triggering and decoding these serial signals in details. The contents of this chapter:  I2C Trigger and Decoder ...
Page 101: I2C Trigger And Serial Decode
SIGLENT I2C Trigger and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for I2C Signals”, “I2C Triggering” and “I2C Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for I2C Signals Setting the I2C (Inter-IC bus) signal includes two steps: connecting the serial data signal (SDA) and serial clock signal (SCK) to oscilloscope, specifying the threshold voltage of each input signal.
Page 102 SIGLENT regard as the trigger voltage level when set the trigger type to serial. (Tips: SDA should keep stable during the whole high clock cycle, otherwise it will be interpreted as a start or stop condition (data transitioning while the clock is high).) 7.
Page 103: I2C Triggering
SIGLENT I2C Triggering This part introduces the nine kinds of trigger conditions (Start, Stop, Restart, No Ack, EEPROM, 7 Addr&Data, 10 Addr&Data and Data Length) and the methods of setting them. To introduce the trigger conditions  Start Condition— the oscilloscope will be triggered when SDA signal transitions from high to low while the SCL clock is high.
Page 104 SIGLENT Figure 36  7 Address & Data — the oscilloscope will be triggered when the following conditions are satisfied.  The address’s length must be 7 bits and the address’s value is the same as set value.  If you have set either Data1’s or Data2’s value, and the signal has a data is the same as that value.
Page 105 SIGLENT Figure 38 On the 26th Clock Edge  10 Address & Data — the oscilloscope will be triggered when the following conditions are satisfied.  The address’s length must be 10 bits and the address’s value is the same as set value.
Page 106 SIGLENT Figure 40 I2C TRIGGER Menu Press the Condition softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the trigger condition:  If you select the EEPROM condition: Press the Limit Range softkey to set the qualifier ( = ,< or >).
Page 107: I2C Serial Decode
SIGLENT I2C Serial Decode After completing the setup of I2C signal and trigger, we will decode I2C signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. Figure 39 I2C Decode Menu 2.
Page 108: Interpreting I2C Decode
SIGLENT Interpreting I2C Decode The frames of decoding result:  The address of write frame is a dark-green string that contains “W”.  The address of read frame is a yellow string that contains “R”.  The data of frame are white strings.
Page 109: Spi Triggering And Serial Decode
SIGLENT SPI Triggering and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for SPI Signals”, “SPI Triggering” and “SPI Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for SPI Signals Setting the SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) signal includes two steps: connecting the CLK, MISO, MOSI and CS signals to oscilloscope;...
Page 110: Figure 41 Clk Menu
SIGLENT Figure 41 CLK Menu Set MISO: Press the MISO softkey to enter the MISO menu. Press the MISO softkey to select the channel that is connected to the SPI MISO signal. Press the Threshold softkey to set the SPI MISO signal’s threshold voltage level by Universal Knob.
Page 111 SIGLENT Table 1 Menu Explanations of the Cs Type Parameters Function Settings Explanation Menu low voltage level of CS signal is available high voltage level of CS signal is available Cs Type If the time between two edges of clock signal is less than (or...
Page 112: Spi Triggering
SIGLENT SPI Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the SPI trigger. 1. Press Setup key to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press Type and select Serial. 3. Press Protocol and select SPI.
Page 113 SIGLENT Don’t care the voltage level 8. Press the Next Page softkey. 9. Press the Bit Order softkey to set the bit order (MSB or LSB). 94 User Manual...
Page 114: Spi Serial Decode
SIGLENT SPI Serial Decode After completing the setup of SPI signal and trigger, we will decode SPI signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding.
Page 115: Interpreting Spi Decode
SIGLENT Interpreting SPI Decode The frames of decoding result:  MISO — the decoding result of “Master-In, Slave-Out” line.  MOSI —the decoding result of “Master-Out, Slave-In” line. The lists of decoding result:  NO — the number of frames in screen.
Page 116: Uart/Rs232 Triggering And Serial Decode
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Triggering and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for UART/RS232 Signals”, “UART/RS232Triggering” and “UART/RS232 Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for UART/RS232 Signals Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu. Press the Decode softkey and select the desired slot (Decode1 or Decode2).
Page 117 SIGLENT Figure 51 BUS CONFIG Menu Press Baud softkey to set baud rate.  The baud rate can be set as predefined value.  If the desired baud rate is not listed, press Baud and select custom option, press the Custom and turn the Universal Knob to set the desired baud rate.
Page 118: Uart/Rs232 Triggering
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Triggering This part shows a brief introduction and description for the operation of the UART trigger. 1. Press Setup key to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press Type and select Serial. 3. Press Protocol and select UART.
Page 119 SIGLENT Figure 53 UART Trigger 100 User Manual...
Page 120: Uart/Rs232 Serial Decode
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Serial Decode After completing the setup of UART signal and trigger, we will decode UART signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding.
Page 121 SIGLENT Interpreting UART/RS232 Decode The frames of decoding result:  RX — the decoding result of the data received.  TX — the decoding result of the data transmitted. The lists of decoding result:  NO — the number of frames in screen.
Page 122: Can Trigger And Serial Decode
SIGLENT CAN Trigger and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for CAN Signals”, “CAN Triggering” and “CAN Serial Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for CAN Signals Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu.
Page 123 SIGLENT the Custom and turn the Universal Knob to set the desired baud rate. Press Decode Source to select the signal to be decoded.  CAN_H — CAN_H signal will be decoded.  CAN_L — CAN_L signal will be decoded.
Page 124: Can Triggering
SIGLENT CAN Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the LIN trigger. To introduce the trigger conditions  Start— the oscilloscope will be triggered at the start bit of a frame.  Remote — the oscilloscope will be triggered by a remote frame with specified ID.
Page 125 SIGLENT significant bits can be changed.)  If you select the ID+DATA condition: a. Press ID bits softkey to select the ID’s length (11 or 29 bits). b. Press Curr ID Byte softkey and use Universal Knob to select the byte that you want to modify.
Page 126: Can Serial Decode
SIGLENT CAN Serial Decode After completing the setup of can signal and trigger, we will decode CAN signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding.
Page 127: Interpreting Can Decode
SIGLENT Interpreting CAN Decode. The frame of decoding result:  Arbitration field is displayed in frame  Control field is displayed in frame  Data field is displayed in frame  CRC field is displayed in frame The list of decoding result: ...
Page 128: Lin Triggering And Serial Decode
SIGLENT LIN Triggering and Serial Decode Please take the order of “Setup for LIN Signals”, “LIN Triggering” and “LIN Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for LIN Signals There are two steps of setting the LIN signal, connecting the signal to oscilloscope, specifying the parameters of each input signal.
Page 129: Lin Triggering
SIGLENT LIN Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the LIN trigger. To introduce the trigger conditions  Break — The oscilloscope will be triggered at the position of break field’s break delimiter.
Page 130 SIGLENT 5. Press Condition and select the trigger condition by Universal Knob:  If you select ID condition: Press ID softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob.  If you select ID+DATA condition: Press ID softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob.
Page 131: Lin Serial Decode
SIGLENT LIN Serial Decode After completing the setup of SPI signal and trigger, we will decode SPI signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding.
Page 132 SIGLENT  Data Length is displayed in frame  Data Field is displayed in frame.  Checksum Field is displayed in frame. The list of decoding result:  NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger ...
Page 133: To Save Reference Waveform
SIGLENT To Save Reference Waveform The oscilloscope can save analog channel or math waveforms to the reference waveform locations in the oscilloscope. Then, a reference waveform can be displayed and compared against other waveforms. All reference waveforms can be displayed at a time.
Page 134: To Save Ref Waveform To Internal Memory
SIGLENT To Save REF Waveform to Internal Memory Do the following steps to save the REF waveform to internal memory: 1. Press the REF button on the front to enter the REF WAVE function menu. Note that when the time horizontal format is in X-Y mode, REF function cannot be enabled.
Page 135: To Adjust Ref Waveform Display
SIGLENT To Adjust REF Waveform Display 1. Please refer to the “To Display REF Waveform” above to display the desired reference waveform. universal 2. Press the Scale and Position softkey and turn the knob to adjust the vertical scale and position of the reference waveform. The vertical scale and position information display at the middle of the screen.
Page 136: To Clear Ref Waveform Display
SIGLENT To Clear REF Waveform Display The oscilloscope does not have the “Clear” option under the REF WAVE function menu. To clear the appointed reference waveform, you can save a new reference waveform to the same location to cover it.
Page 137: To Make Math Operation
SIGLENT To Make Math Operation The oscilloscope supports many math operations between analog channels including addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), FFT, differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt), square root (√). The resulting math waveform is displayed in white and labeled with “M”.
Page 138: Math Operators
SIGLENT Math Operators The oscilloscope supports math count operation (Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), FFT (Fourier transform) operation and math function operation (differential, integral, square root). Addition or Subtraction Math operators perform arithmetic operations add or subtract operation on any two analog input channels.
Page 139: Multiplication And Division
SIGLENT Multiplication and Division Math operators perform arithmetic operations multiplication or division operation on any two analog input channels. When you select multiplication or division, the Source A and Source B values are multiplied or divided point by point and the result is displayed.
Page 140: Fft Operation
SIGLENT FFT Operation FFT is used to compute the fast Fourier transform using analog input channels. FFT takes the digitized time record of the specified source and transforms it to the frequency domain. When the FFT function is selected, the FFT spectrum is plotted on the oscilloscope display as magnitude in dBV versus frequency.
Page 141 SIGLENT To display a FFT waveform: 1. Press the Math button on the front panel to open the MATH function menu. 2. Press the Operation softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select FFT. The resulting math waveform is displayed in white and labeled with “M”.
Page 142: Figure 47 Fft Waveform In Split Mode
SIGLENT 10. Press the Display softkey to select Split, Full Screen or Exclusive display mode.  Split: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed separately. The time domain and frequency domain signals are displayed clearly.  Full Screen: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed in the same window to view the frequency spectrum more clearly and to perform more precise measurements.
Page 143: Math Function Operation
SIGLENT To measure FFT waveform: To make cursor measurements, press the Cursors button, and then press the Mode softkey to select On to turn the cursors, Use the X1 and X2 cursors to measure frequency values and the difference between two frequency values (ΔX). Use the Y1 and Y2 cursors to measure amplitude in dB and difference in amplitude (ΔY).
Page 144: Integrate
SIGLENT Figure 48 Differential Function Operation You can use differentiate to measure the instantaneous slope of a waveform. For example, the slew rate of an operational amplifier may be measured using the differentiate function Note: Because differentiation is very sensitive to noise, it is helpful to set acquisition mode to Average.
Page 145: Square Root
SIGLENT Figure 49 Integral without Offset Integral with Offset Figure 50 Square Root Square root ( ) calculates the square root of the selected source. Where the transform is undefined for a particular input, holes (zero values) appear in the...
Page 146: Figure 51 Square Root
SIGLENT function output. Figure 51 Square Root User Manual...
Page 147: To Make Cursors Measurements
SIGLENT To Make Cursors Measurements Cursors are horizontal and vertical markers that indicate X- axis values and Y- axis values on a selected waveform source. You can use cursors to make custom voltage, time measurements on oscilloscope signals. X Cursors...
Page 148: To Make Cursor Measurements
SIGLENT To Make Cursor Measurements 1. Press the Cursors button on the front panel to enter the CURSOR function menu. 2. Press the Mode softkey and set the option to On. 3. Press the Source softkey, and then use the Universal Knob to select the desired source.
Page 149: To Make Measurements
SIGLENT To Make Measurements The oscilloscope provides measurements of 36 waveform parameters and the statistics. It contains voltage, time and delay parameters. Voltage and time parameters are under Type option. The results of the last five selected measurements are displayed at the bottom of screen and above the menu. Delay parameters are under the All Measure submenu.
Page 150: Type Of Measurement
SIGLENT Type of Measurement Voltage Measurements Voltage measurements include 15 kinds of voltage parameter measurements. Figure 53 Voltage Measurements 1. Pk-Pk: Difference between maximum and minimum data values. 2. Max: Highest value in input waveform. 3. Min: Lowest value in input waveform.
Page 151: Figure 54 Overshoot
SIGLENT Figure 54 Overshoot 14. Preshoot: Preshoot is distortion that precedes a major edge transition expressed as a percentage of Amplitude. The X cursors show which edge is being measured (edge closest to the trigger reference point). Figure 55 Preshoot 15.
Page 152: Time Measurements
SIGLENT Time Measurements Time measurements include 9 kinds of time parameter measurements. Figure 56 Time Measurements 1. Period: Period for every cycle in waveform at the 50% level ,and positive slope. 2. Frequency: Frequency for every cycle in waveform at the 50% level ,and positive slope 3.
Page 153: Delay Measurements
SIGLENT Delay Measurements Delay measurements measure the time different between arbitrary two channels, including 9 kinds of delay measurements. 1. Phase: Calculate the phase difference between two edges. 2. FRR: Time between the first rising edges of the two channels.
Page 154: To Make Automatic Measurement
SIGLENT To Make Automatic Measurement Perform the steps below and select voltage or time parameters to make automatic measurement. 1. Press the Measure button on the front panel to enter the MEASURE function menu. At the same, the frequency and period are enabled with the current trigger channel, the statistics also was enabled.
Page 155: Figure 58 Added The Measurement
SIGLENT Figure 58 Added the Measurement Note: if the parameter does not match the measure condition, it will display as “****”. 136 User Manual...
Page 156: To Clear Measurement Parameters
SIGLENT To Clear Measurement Parameters Press the Clear softkey to clear all the measurement parameters that are displaying on the screen. To Make All Measurement All measurement could measure all the voltage, time and delay parameters of the current measurement source and display the results on the screen.
Page 157: Display Setting
SIGLENT Display Setting You can set the display type, color, persistence, grid type, waveform intensity, grid brightness and transparence. The contents of this chapter:  To Set Display Type  To Set Color Display  To Set and Clear Persistence ...
Page 158: To Set Display Type
SIGLENT To Set Display Type Press the Display button on the front panel, and then press the Type softkey to select Vectors or Dots display type.  Vectors: the sample points are connected by lines and displayed. Normally, this mode can provide the most vivid waveform to view the steep edge of the waveform (such as square waveform).
Page 159: To Set Color Display
SIGLENT To Set Color Display Color temperature adopts the change of waveforms’ color to reflect the change of the waveforms’ appearing probability. The greater the probability that the waveform appears, the warmer the color is; the smaller the waveform appears, the colder the color is.
Page 160: To Clear The Display
SIGLENT Figure 63 Persist Set to Infinite 3. When the Persist is On, to erase the results of previous acquisitions from the display, press the Clear Persist softkey. The oscilloscope will start to accumulate acquisitions again. 4. To return to the normal display mode, turn off persist and the previous acquisitions will be clear at once.
Page 161: To Select Grid Type
SIGLENT To Select Grid Type To select grid type 1. Press the Display/Persist button on the front panel to enter the DISPLAY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the Display function menu.
Page 162: To Adjust Grid Brightness
SIGLENT To Adjust Grid Brightness Do the following steps to adjust the grid brightness: 1. Press the Display button on the front panel to enter the DISPLAY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the Display function menu.
Page 163: Save And Recall
SIGLENT Save and Recall Oscilloscope setups, waveforms, pictures, and CSV files can be saved to internal oscilloscope memory or to a USB storage device. The saved setups, waveforms can be recalled later. The oscilloscope provides an USB Host interface on the front panel to connect an USB device for external storage.
Page 164: Save Type
SIGLENT Save Type The oscilloscope supports setups, waveforms, pictures and CSV files storage. The default save type is setups. 1. Setups It’s the default storage type of the oscilloscope. It saves the settings of the oscilloscope in internal or external memory in “*.SET” format. At most 20 setting files (from No.1～No.20) can be stored in internal memory.
Page 165 SIGLENT 8. Matlab The oscilloscope saves the waveform data in external memory in “*.DAT” format. The data of all the channels turned on can be saved in the same file. The recall of Matlab file is not supported. 9. To Default Key The oscilloscope saves the factory config and user set config.Then you can select the...
Page 166: Internal Save And Recall
SIGLENT Internal Save and Recall Internal save and recall support Setups in Save/Recall. In the following part, the save and recall method and procedures are introduced.  Save the specified oscilloscope setting in internal memory. 1. Connect the signal to the oscilloscope and obtain stable display.
Page 167: External Save And Recall
SIGLENT External save and recall Before using external storage and recall, make sure that the USB flash device is connected correctly. External storage supports all the types of files in save, but in recall, Picture and CSV are not supported.
Page 168: Figure 65 Select Save Location
SIGLENT  Figure 65 Select Save Location 5. After the save position is selected, press the New softkey to turn on the interface as shown in the figure below. Refer to the descriptions in “To Create a new file or fold” to create a new file name.
Page 169 SIGLENT  Load the specified type of file in the external USB storage device. 7. Press the Save/Recall button on the front panel to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 8. Press the Type softkey to select Waveforms or Setup 9. Press the Recall softkey to enter the SAVE/RECALL file system.
Page 170: Disk Management
SIGLENT Disk Management Disk management aim at the save and recall operations after the oscilloscope is connected with a USB storage device. Before using external disk, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly. Execute the following operations through the disk management menu: ...
Page 171: To Create A New File Or Folder
SIGLENT To Create a New File or Folder This operation is only valid in external storage. The oscilloscope supports English input method. The file name or folder name can contain letters, numbers, underscores and spaces. Let’s use an example to introduce how to create a file or folder.
Page 172: To Delete A File Or Folder
SIGLENT To delete a file or folder This operation is only valid in external storage. 1. Press the Save/Recall button on the front to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 2. Press the Save softkey, and then turn the Universal Knob to select one of the type (if select Setups, please set the Save To option to External).
Page 173: Digital Channels(Option)
Digital Channels(Option) This chapter describes how to use the digital channels of a Mixed-Single Oscilloscope (MSO). The digital channels are enabled on SDS1000X-E series oscilloscopes (4-channel oscilloscopes) that have installed the MSO activation license. This chapter contains the following items: ...
Page 174: To Connect The Digital Probes To The Device-Under-Test
SIGLENT To Connect the Digital Probes to the Device-under-test 1. If necessary, turn off the power supply to the device-under-test.  Turning off the power to the device-under-test prevents damage that might occur if you accidentally short lines together while connecting probes. You can leave the oscilloscope powered on because no voltage appears at the probes.
Page 175: Acquiring Waveform Using The Digital Channels
SIGLENT Acquiring Waveform Using the Digital Channels Press the Digital button on the front panel to open the digital channels and start acquiring digital channel waveforms. For digital channels, each time the oscilloscope takes a sample it compares the input voltage to the logic threshold.
Page 176: To Switch A Single Channel On Or Off
SIGLENT Figure 70: High Display Type The display type control lets you spread out or compress the digital traces vertically on the display for more convenient viewing. To Switch a Single Channel On or Off 1. Press the Digital button on the front panel to open the DIGITAL function menu.
Page 177: To Change The Logic Threshold For Digital Channels
SIGLENT To Change the Logic Threshold for Digital Channels 1. Press the Digital button on the front panel to open the DIGITAL function menu. 2. Press the Threshold softkey to enter the THRESHOLDS menu. 3. Press the D0~D7or D8~D15softkey, then turn the Universal Knob to select a logic family preset or select Custom to define your own threshold.
Page 178: To Display Digital Channels As A Bus
SIGLENT To Display Digital Channels as a Bus Digital channels may be grouped and displayed as a bus, with each value displayed at the bottom of the display in hex or binary. You can create up two buses. To configure and display each bus, do the following steps: 1.
Page 179: System Function Setting
SIGLENT System Function Setting This function module supports the oscilloscope’s system-related function, such as system status, language, sound and some other advanced setting, such as do self cal, update and remote interface configure The contents of this chapter:  To View the System Status ...
Page 180: To View The System Status
SIGLENT To View the System Status Do the following steps to view the system status: 1. Press the Utility button on the front to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the System Status softkey to view the system status of the oscilloscope. The system status includes the information below: ...
Page 181: To Do Self Calibration
SIGLENT To Do Self Calibration The self-calibration program can quickly make the oscilloscope reach the best working state to get the most precise measurement values. You can perform self-calibration at any time especially when the change of the environment temperature is up to or more than 5 ℃.
Page 182: To Enable Or Disable The Sound
SIGLENT To Enable or Disable the Sound When the sound is enabled, you can hear the sound of the beeper when you press a function key or a menu softkey or when the prompt message pops up. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu; then press Sound softkey to select to turn on or off the sound.
Page 183: To Do Pass/Fail Test
SIGLENT To Do Pass/Fail Test One way to verify a waveform's compliance to a particular set of parameters is to use pass/fail testing. A pass/fail defines a region of the oscilloscope's display in which the waveform must remain in order to comply with chosen parameters. Compliance to the mask is verified point- by- point across the display.
Page 184: To Set And Perform Pass/Fail Test
SIGLENT To Set and Perform Pass/Fail Test Do the following steps to set and perform pass/fail test: 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu.
Page 185: To Save And Recall Test Mask
SIGLENT To Save and Recall Test Mask Users can save the current test mask to the internal Flash memory or external USB flash device. The file format of the test mask file is “*.RGU”. Save Test Mask to Internal Memory 1.
Page 186 SIGLENT Save Test Mask to External Memory Do the following steps to save the test mask to external memory: 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu.
Page 187: Arbitrary Waveform Generator(Option)
SIGLENT Arbitrary Waveform Generator(Option) SDS1004X-E supports a external Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) ,which can easily and quickly provide multiple input signals to users. The AWG provides two kinds of waveforms: the standard waveform and the Arb . the Arb single consists of two types: the system’s built-in waveforms and the stored waveforms.
Page 188: Output
SIGLENT Output Connect AWG with USB cable, and the oscilloscope interface indicates "AWG device connection success", Press the Utility→Next Page4/4→AWG,to enter the function menu interface of the AWG system as shown below, including: Output, Wave , Setting , System , Remove Device.
Page 189 SIGLENT Wave Frequency Amplitude Offset Character Type Range (High-Z) (High-Z) Use the Universal Knob to adjust the Frequency/ Frequency Fine/ Period/ Period Fine/ Sine Amplitude/ Amplitude Fine/ 1uHz~25MHz 4mV~6V ± 3.0V High-Level/ High-Level-Fine/ Offset/ Offset Fine/ Low-Level/ Low-Level-Fine value. Use the Universal Knob to...
Page 190: Setting
SIGLENT 3. To set Arb waveform Press the Utility→Next Page4/4→AWG→Wave, then select the Arb, and it has two types: Stored Arb： Users can edit the Arb through the PC which has installed the EasyWave software .Download the edited Arbot the instrument through remote interface ,or read from the U disk which has stored the Arb.
Page 191: Manual Mode
SIGLENT 2. Sync Output Press Utility → NextPage4/4→ AWG→ Setting→ Sync Output, the AWG provides Sync output through the [Aux In/Out] connector on the rear panel. When the Sync Output is on, the port can output a CMOS signal with the same frequency as basic waveforms (except the Noise and DC), arbitrary waveforms, and modulated waveforms (except external modulation).
Page 192: Systems
SIGLENT Systems System Status： Press Utility →NextPage4/4→ AWG → System ,then select the System Status option to view the AWG’s system information , including software version, hardware version, and serial number. After finished, press the return soft key to quit the interface of system information.
Page 193: Remove Device
SIGLENT Figure 82 AWG Update Interface 1. After the updating is finished, the AWG will automatically disconnected and display a message “Update completed, please reconnect AWG device!” Note： Don't cut off the power during the AWG is being updated！ Remove Device Press Utility→NextPage4/4→AWG→RemoveDevice And the oscilloscope interface...
Page 194: Io Set
SIGLENT IO Set The oscilloscope provides abundant IO interfaces, including: USB Device, LAN and Aux Output. To Set the USB Device Do the following steps to set the oscilloscope to communicate with PC via USB: 1. Install the USBTMC device driver on PC. Suggest you install NI Vista.
Page 195: To Set The Lan
SIGLENT To Set the LAN Do the following steps to set the oscilloscope to communicate with PC via LAN: 1. Connect the oscilloscope to your local area network using the network cable. 2. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu.
Page 196: To Set The Wlan (Option)
SIGLENT To Set the WLAN (Option) Only 4 channels scope supports this function. Do the following steps to set the oscilloscope to communicate with PC via WLAN: 1. Connect the oscilloscope USB Host to your wireless network adapter, and make sure your local wireless network is normal.
Page 197: To Set Aux Output
SIGLENT To Set Aux Output The default Aux output type is Trig Out. If Pass/Fail is enabled, it changed to Pass/Fail automatically.  Trig Out: the oscilloscope outputs a signal that can reflect the current capture rate of the oscilloscope at each trigger. The maximal capture rate is 100k wfs/s.
Page 198: To Use The Web Server
SIGLENT To Use the Web Server SDS1000X-E (4-channel scope) provides the web server function; you can access and control the oscilloscope using a web browser. Connect the oscilloscope to your LAN (or WLAN), then type the oscilloscope's IP address in the web browser. The oscilloscope's web interface is displayed.
Page 199: To Update Firmware And Configuration
SIGLENT To Update Firmware and Configuration The firmware and configuration can be updated directly via USB flash driver. Do the following steps to update the firmware: 1. Insert the USB flash driver which with the firmware and the configure files inside into the USB host interface on the front panel of the oscilloscope.
Page 200: Do Self Test
SIGLENT Do Self Test Self tests include screen test, keyboard test, and LED test. Self tests used to test the screen, buttons, knobs and LED lights whether works well. Screen Test 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu.
Page 201: Keyboard Test
SIGLENT Keyboard Test Keyboard test is used to test that if the keys or the knobs work well. Do the following steps to do keyboard test: 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu.
Page 202: Led Test
SIGLENT LED Test LED test is used to test that if the button lights work well. 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu.
Page 203: To Specify Screen Saver Time
SIGLENT To specify Screen Saver Time When the oscilloscope enters the idle state and holds for a certain period of time, the screen saver program will be enabled. Do the following steps to set the screen saver time: 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu.
Page 204: To Use The Expand Setting
SIGLENT To Use the Expand Setting Press the Utility button on the front panel; then; press Expand Setting softkey to enter the EXPANDSETTING menu. Press the Vertical softkey to select Fixed Offset or Fixed Position. Fixed Position: when the vertical gain is changed, the oscilloscope will keep the vertical offset level indicator stationary.
Page 205: Option Management
Option Management The SDS1000X-E provides multiple options to fulfill your measurement requirements. Please contact your SIGLENT sales representative or SIGLENT technical support to order the corresponding options. You can view the options currently installed on the oscilloscope or activate the newly purchased option license codes through this menu.
Page 206: Figure 92: Option Information
SIGLENT Figure 92: Option Information User Manual...
Page 207: Search
SIGLENT Search SDS1000X-E (only 4 channels scope supports this application）provides search function. This function can search for the events that users specify in the acquired data, the results are displayed with white triangle symbol. In the YT mode or the Roll mode with the acquisition in stop, the maximum search events number is 700.In the Roll mode with...
Page 208: Results
SIGLENT Search Mode Setting Menu Description Edge Slope includes Rising, Falling, Either. Slope Slope includes Rising, Falling Limit Range includes four types: <=, >=, [--,--] and --][-- , Users can select the desired type and then input the time value.
Page 209: Figure 95 Search In Run
SIGLENT When the acquisition is stop,” EVENT NUM:4/7” means current event number/total events number, the current event is the closest event to the middle of the screen. Figure 95 Search in run When the acquisition is started, “EVENT NUM:7” means total events number.
Page 210: Navigate
SIGLENT Navigate SDS1000X-E （only 4 channels scope supports this application）provides three navigate type: Search Event, Time, History Frame. Time navigate Press Navigate on the front panel to enter the NAVIGATE function menu. Press Type softkey In the NAVIGATE function menu, then, select Time.
Page 211 SIGLENT desired value or press the Universal Knob then enter the value by the pop keyboard. ◀ ▶ Press the navigation keys on the front panel to go to the previous or next search event. 192 User Manual...
Page 212: Bode Plot
Bode Plot The bode plot application for the SDS1000X-E (only 4 channels scope supports this application) controls a external arbitrary waveform generator(AWG, only the Siglent’s arbitrary waveform generator can be supported ) to sweep a sine wave across a range of frequencies while measuring the input to and output from a device under test (DUT).
Page 213: Figure 98 Bode Plot Display Menu
SIGLENT （2） Press AWG I/O softkey to enter AWG I/O menu.  Press Type softkey; then; turn the Universal Knob to select the desired type. Connect the oscilloscope USB Host to the external AWG’s USB Device via a USB cable.
Page 214: Figure 99 Bode Plot Data Menu
SIGLENT （2） Press Phase softkey to enter the Phase menu.  Press Scale softkey; then; turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value.  Press Ref Level softkey; then; turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value or press the Universal Knob then enter the value by the pop keyboard.
Page 215: To Use The History Function
SIGLENT To Use the History Function The history function can record the waveforms of the input channels before press the Run/Stop button. In run state, the oscilloscope records input waveform continually; when fill up the memory (reach the maximal frame), the new frames will cover the old frames and keep the latest frames.
Page 216 SIGLENT The table shows the maximal frame according to the sampling rate and current sampling point’s number. Sample Rate Curr (pts) Max. Frame Sample Rate Curr (pts) Max. Frame ≦280 80000 57227 1.4K 33528 140K 2.8K 18338 350K 7773 500MSa/s...
Page 217: Factory Setup
SIGLENT Factory Setup Press Save/Recall function key, then press “Save” menu select “To Default Key” set the type to “Factory Setup”. Then press the Default button on the front to set the oscilloscope to the leave factory setup. Another way is press Save/Recall function key, then press “Recall”...
Page 218 SIGLENT Mode Auto Display Type Vectors Color Persist Grid Intensity Graticule Transparence Cursor Mode Type Source -3.5μs 3.5μs Save/Recall Type Setups Save To Internal Setup NO.1 Utility IO Set USB Device USBTMC Aux Output Trig Out Sound Sound Pass/Fail Enable Test...
Page 219 SIGLENT Quick-Cal Screen Saver 30min Math Operate Source A Source B Invert V/div 1.00 V/div offset Source A Source B Invert V/div 1.00 V/div offset Source A Source B Invert V/div 1.00 V^2/div offset 0 V^2 Source A Source B...
Page 220 SIGLENT Vertical Offset 0.2 div ∫dt Source Offset 1.00 μVS/div Vertical Scale Vertical Offset √ Source Vertical Scale 1.00 V /div Vertical Offset Source Location REF A Display User Manual...
Page 221: Troubleshooting
The 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 SIGLENT Company as soon as possible. The screen is still dark (no display) after power on: Check whether the power is correctly connected.
Page 222 SIGLENT The display of waveform is ladder-like: The horizontal time base might be too low. Increase the horizontal time base to increase the horizontal resolution and improve the display. If the display Type is “Vectors”, the lines between the sample points may cause ladder-like display.

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