DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions carefully before operate the device to avoid any personal injuries or damages to the device and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards use the device as specified by this user’s guide only.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Chapter 1 Getting Start The oscilloscope is small, lightweight, no external power required, portable oscilloscopes! The oscilloscopes is ideal for production test, research and design and all of the applications involving analog circuits test and troubleshooting, as well as education and training.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.1 System Requirement To run the oscilloscope software, the needs of computer configuration are as follows: Minimum System Requirements Operating System Window XP/Vista/Win7/Win 8 Processor Upwards of 1.00G processor Memory 256M byte Disk Space 500M disk free space...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.2 Install Software Caution: You must install the software before using the oscilloscope. While in Windows, insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation should start up automatically. Otherwise in Windows Explorer, switch to the CD-ROM drive and run Setup.exe.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Choose a destination directory. Click 'Next' to continue. Check the setup information. Click Next to start copying of files. USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope This Status dialog is displayed during copying of files. Updating Your System Configuration. The installation is complete. USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.3 Install Driver Example: DSO3062AL 1.Connect the A-Type Plug of USB cable to your PC’S USB port. 2.Connect the other A -Type Plug of USB cable to the device’s USB port. 3.New hardware is found.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 5.Select the specific location. 6.New hardware search wizard starts to search the driver. USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 7.The wizard has finished installing for the device. 8.The new hardware is installed and ready to use. USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.4 General Features Product Features: ■ Two Channels, Bandwidth: 60MHz ■ Maximum real-time sample rate: 200MSa/s ■ Memory depth: 10K-16M /CH ■ Automatic setup for ease of use (AUTOSET); ■ Pass/Fail; ■ Built-in Fast Fourier Transform function(FFT);...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.5 General Check Please check the instrument as following steps after receiving an oscilloscope: Check the shipping container for damage: Keep the damaged shipping container or cushioning material until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the instrument has been checked mechanically and electrically.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Over Compensated Under Compensated f necessary, use a non-metallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor of the probe for the fattest square wave being displayed on the oscilloscope. 2. Repeat if necessary. WARNNING: To avoid electric shock while using the probe, be sure the perfection of the insulated cable, and do not touch the metallic portions of the probe head while it is connected with a voltage source.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.6 Function Check Perform this functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly ■ Connect the oscilloscope You should connect the A-Type Plug of USB cable to your PC USB port and connect the other A-Type Plug of USB cable to oscilloscope USB port.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3. Attach the tip of probe and ground nip to the Connector of Probe compensator. Click the button. A square wave will be displayed within a several seconds. (Approximately 1 kHz, 2V, peak- to- peak).
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.8 Accessories All the accessories listed below are standard accessories for the oscilloscope: DSO3062L: Probe x 2 (1.5m), 1:1(10:1), Passive Probes A power adapter special for this product A USB cable A logic analyzer cable...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Chapter 2 Operating Basics The User’s Interface The Menu System The Vertical System The Horizontal System The Trigger System Input Connectors USER’S MANUAL 16 ...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2.1 The User’s Interface Click the software icon on the desk after you finished the software setting and equipment connecting. Then a user interface will be showed as follows: In addition to displaying waveforms, the display area is filled with many details about the waveform and the oscilloscope control settings.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 10.Marker shows Edge trigger level. 11.Displays the main time base setting. 12.Displays the LA channel setting on-off status. 13.Displays the CH2 information Readouts show the coupling of the channels. Readouts show the vertical scale factors of the channels.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2.2 The Menu System The Main Menu: 1.File: Load or Save data, setup 2.View: Change the user interface 3.Setup: Setup setting 4.Display: Change wave display type USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 5.Cursor: Set Cursor measure type 6. Measure: Set measurement parameters 7.Acquire: Run ,Stop or other operation setting 8. Utility: Utility setting 9.Vehicle: 10. Window: Window setting USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 11.Help: Turn on help file 1.3 The Vertical System Click “Setup->Vertical” The following figure shows the vertical Setup window. It shows the vertical parameters setting. 1.Select channel: User can select the channel by clicking the Combo box.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 5.Probe: Set the Select one according to the probe attenuation factor to ensure correct vertical scale reading 6.BW Limit: Reject the frequency component higher than 20MHz. 7.Invert: Invert the selected wave. 2.4 The Horizontal System Click “Setup->Horizontal”...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2.5 The Trigger System Click “Setup-> Trigger” The following figure shows the trigger system control. Single Trigger: 1.Trigger Mode: Sets the trigger mode 2.Trigger Sweep: Selects the trigger sweep mode to AUTO, NORMAL or SINGLE 3.Trigger Source: Selects the trigger source to CH1, CH2, D0-D15, EXT.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Advance Trigger: There are four parts in each condition, Data, Duration, Edge and Relative trigger value. USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2.6 Input Connector CH1/CH2: Input connectors for waveform display. E-TRIG/S: 1. Input connector for an external trigger source. Use the Trigger Menu to select the Ext. source. 2. Output Synchronized signal(DSO3062AL). Other Connector: OUTPUT: Signal output(DSO3062AL).
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Chapter 3 Oscilloscope Functions Set Oscilloscope Set Vertical System Set Horizontal System Set Trigger System Save/Load Utility Function Measure Signal Zoom In/Out Waveforms Acquire Signal Print USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.1 Setup the Oscilloscope Using “AUOSET” to display a signal automatically. Auto setup functions one time each time you push the “AUTOSET” button. The function obtains a stable waveform display for you. It automatically adjusts the vertical scale, horizontal scale and trigger settings.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.2 Set Vertical System Set Channel Click “Vertical” in “Setup” menu. The Channel Selection The Channel Control Panel in sidebar The Vertical function: Turn ON/Off: Turn on/off the channel Volt/DIV: Select the channel voltage/div Coupling: Select the channel coupling Probe: Select the channel probe attenuation Invert: Turn on/off the invert function.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Set Channel Coupling Click “Coupling” in “Vertical Setup” window In the sidebar, you can change the channel coupling too You can set the coupling to DC, AC or GND. If you set the coupling to DC, it blocks the AC component of the input signal.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Set Math Click “MATH” in Channel menu to set MATH channel. The MATH Setup window: ON/OFF: Turn On/Off the MATH Channel. Source A/B: Set the sources of the math channel. Operate: Set operates type of the math channel.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope In this function, use the addition, subtraction, multiplication and FFT function to operate and analyze the waveform. Select the operate type in the Operate menu. Select source A and B. Then adjust the vertical scale and offset to view the math channel clearly. The mathematic result can be measured by the measure and the cursor.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Invert The invert function turns the displayed waveform 180 degrees, with respect to the ground level. When the oscilloscope is triggered on the inverted signal, the trigger is also inverted. Click “Invert” in MATH. The following picture shows the waveform before inversion: The following picture shows the waveform of inversion: USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Set Reference Click “REF” in “Setup” menu to set REF channel. The Reference Channel Function: On/Off: Turn on/off the reference channel. Volt/DIV: Channel the resolution of the reference channel. Load: Load the reference waveform from the “.rfc” file from your computer.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Reference Waveform Display Window: Note: If you turn on the “Reference” channel, the load file window will appear. 3.3 Setup Horizontal System Change Time/Div The “Time/Div” elects the horizontal Time/DIV (scale factor) for the main or the window time base The Horizontal Panel Click the blue knob can change Time/Div.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope In the “Format” item, set the waveform display format (Y-T, X-Y). Y -T: Show the relative relation between vertical voltage and horizontal time X -Y: Show CH1 value at X axis; CH2 value at Y axis...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Edge trigger determines whether the oscilloscope finds the trigger point on the rising or the falling edge of a signal. Select Edge trigger mode to trigger on Rising edge or Falling edge. Mode: Select the trigger mode.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Source: PW Condition: Pulse Width: The Pulse Width adjust range is 10ns~10s. When the condition is met, it will trigger and acquire the waveform. The user can also change the trigger setting on trigger panel in sidebar.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Video Trigger: Mode: Select the trigger mode. Sweep: Source: Set the Trigger Channel to CH1,CH2. Trigger Sync: Trigger Standard: Options Settings Comments With Video highlighted, an NTSC, PAL or SECAM Video standard video signal will be triggered. The trigger coupling is preset to AC.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope PW Condition: Set the PW Condition to the following condition. +More: +Pulse width more than selecting pulse condition. +Less: +Pulse width less than selecting pulse condition. +Equal: +Pulse width equal to selecting pulse condition. -More: -Pulse width more than selecting pulse condition.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2.Set Bus Trigger The Bus mode includes three trigger modes: Trigger value: Trigger at the appearance of a specified value on the selected bus. Duration: Trigger at x time after the appearance of a specified value.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope High Frequency Rejection Select “HF Rejection” in “Trigger Setup” window The user can turn on “HF Rejection” to eliminate trigger higher-frequency (20M above) USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.5 Save/Load Save Click “File” in main menu to save waveform, setups and screen. 1. Save Data Save waveform data as a type file 2. Save Setup Save the current oscilloscope setup to file 3. Save Image Save the software display window as a .bmp or .jpg file...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.6 Utility Function 3.6.1 Record Click “Record” in “Utility” menu. The Record window will display. The following picture shows the Record Interface. This function can record input waveform form CH1, CH2. Storage: Record waveform and save it as “.dfr” file. “Play Back” button: Click this button to start playing back waveform.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope File Information: Writing: Recording data. Reading: Playing back data. data.0.drf: the name of the recorded file. The Max. length of this file is about 1GB. When recording data length is more than 1GB, it will create next file named data.1.drf, and so on.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Pass/Fail function monitors changes of signals and outputs pass or fail signals by comparing the input signal with the pre-created mask. Control Setting Source: Select the Pass/Fail channel Output: Select the Pass/Fail output condition.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Information Display Fail: It shows the fail waveform number Pass: It shows the pass waveform number Total: It shows the l total Pass/Fail waveform number Operation Click “Start” button to start the Pass/Fail test. Click “Stop” button to stop the Pass/Fail test.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.6.3 Factory Setup Click “Factory Setup” in “Utility” menu to load default setups When you click the Factory Setup in Utility menu, the oscilloscope displays the CH1 and CH2 waveforms and removes all other waveforms.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.7 Measure Signal 3.7.1 Cursor Menu Click “Cursor” in main menu. This method allows you to take measurements by moving the cursors 1. Source The user can set the source to CH1, CH2 and MATH.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Cross cursor display window: The Cross measure result displays on status bar 2) Trace The Trace cursors appear as vertical lines on the display and measure the waveform amplitude at the point the waveform crosses the cursor.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3) Vertical The Vertical cursors appear as vertical lines on the display and measure the vertical parameters. The Vertical cursor display window: The Vertical cursor measure result display on status bar USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4)Horizontal The Horizontal cursors appear as horizontal lines on the display and measure the horizontal parameters. The Horizontal cursor display window: The Horizontal cursor measure result display on status bar 3.7.2 Measure Menu Click “Measure” in main menu.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 1.Source The user can use the “Source” menu to select a measure source. 2. Vertical Maximum: Voltage of the absolute maximum level, Measured over the entire waveform Minimum: Voltage of the absolute minimum level, Measured over the entire waveform Peak To Peak: Peak-to-peak = Max –Min, Measured over the entire waveform...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.Horizontal Period: Time to take for the first signal cycle to complete in the waveform Frequency: Reciprocal of the period of the first cycle to complete in the waveform Rise Time: Time taken from lower threshold to upper threshold...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4. Clear Measure Clear all measure items on display screen. The Measure Display Window: Note: The results of the automatic measurements will be displayed on the bottom of the screen. Maximum 8 results could be displayed at the same time. When there is no room, the next new measurement result will make the previous results moving left, out of screen.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.8 The Display System 3.8.1 Display Type Click “Type” in “Display” menu. The following figure shows the type parameters setting. If the Vectors type mode is selected, the waveform will be displayed as following figure.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope If the Dots type mode is selected, the waveform will be displayed as following figure. 3.8.2 Display Grid Click “Display” in main menu The grid shows: USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The grid not shows: 3.8.3 Intensity Click “Display->Intensity” in main menu. The following figure shows the intensity dialog. It shows the display parameters setting. You can change the grid and waveform color intensity in this dialog.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.8.4 Logic Channel Setting Click “Display->Logic Channel” in main menu. The following figure shows the intensity dialog. It shows the Logic Channel setting. You can change the channel’s icon size in the dialog. Select LA Channel: Select a channel to set parameter.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.9 Zoom In/Out and Drag Waveforms The software will stop updating waveform after the user clicked “Stop” button. The user can change the waveform display by adjusting the scale and position. When you change the scale, the waveform display will increase or decrease in size.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Drag The user can modify the waveform position after clicked “Drag” in “Acquire” menu following the following steps. 1.Select Channel: 2.Set the Move Step: 3.Change the waveform position: USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.10 Interpolation At the time base 40ns/div or faster, user can use the 3 different interpolation mode to get waveforms of different smoothness. The Step Interpolation: Linear Interpolation: USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Sin(x)/x Interpolation: Note: The default interpolation mode is Sin(x)/x. Acquisition When you acquire a signal, the oscilloscope converts it into a digital form and displays a waveform. The acquisition mode defines how the signal is digitized and the time base setting affects the time span and level of detail in the acquisition.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3.11 Acquisition Modes There are two acquisition modes: Normal, Average and Peak Detect. Normal: In this acquisition mode, the oscilloscope samples the signal in evenly spaced intervals to construct the waveform. Average: In this acquisition mode, the oscilloscope acquires several waveforms, averages them, and displays the resulting waveform.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope In “PrintPreview” window, use the “Zoom In” button and the “Zoom Out” button to change the size of the waveform graph. Click the “Close” button to turn this window off and click the “Print” button to print the report.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Chapter 4 Application Example Simple Measurement Capturing a Single-Shot Signal The Application of the X-Y Taking Cursor Measurement Logic Analyzer Arbitrary Waveform Generator USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4.1 Simple Measurement To acquire and display a signal, please do the steps as follows: 1. Connect signal to CH1 by using probe 2. Click the button on toolbar or “Acquire -> Auto Setup” on menu.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4.2 Capturing a Single-Shot Signal To capture a single event, it needs to gather some pre-test knowledge of the signal in order to set up the trigger level and slope correctly. For example, if the event is derived from 3.3V COMS logic, a trigger level of 1.2 or higher Volts should work on a rising edge.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope pattern representing the input and the output characteristics of the circuit. 6. Adjust the scale and offset of the horizontal and vertical to a desirable waveform display. The following picture shows a typical example. 7. Apply the Ellipse Method to observe the phase difference between the two channels.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4.5 Taking Cursor Measurements Use cursors to make time and amplitude measurements on a waveform quickly. Measure the Peak Frequency or Time of the First Sine Waveform Do these steps: 1. Click “Cursor->Source”, select CH1 (select CH2 if you want measure CH2).
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 2. Click “Cursor->Type”, select Horizontal. 3. Push left mouse button, and the Horizontal lines appear. 4. Drag the mouse button to the point you want to measure. 5. Release the left mouse button, the voltage difference will be shown at the status bar.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Trace the Amplitude: Read the details showing in the status bar. Note: Click “Cursor->Type”, select “Cross”, you can measure time and amplitude at one time. USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4.6 Logic Analyzer Set Bus Click the menu “Setup”-> “Bus”. LA Control Panel: Level A: Logic threshold range of D0-D7 is -6V~+6V. Level B: Logic threshold range of D8-D15 is -6V~+6V. DSO3062AL has 16 signals, A0-A15. You can assign parts of them.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The LA BUS reference points of the displayed waveforms. Display Style: You can set the display style of the bus in the waveform, Analog or Digital. Analog: Digital: Display Format: The format of the bus data displayed on the waveform.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Plug-in I Click “Setup”-> “Plug-in” Select the plug-in and click the “Set” button, you can set up the configurations of the plug-in. USER’S MANUAL...
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 4.7 Waveform Generator Caution: This part is only used for DSO3062AL. DSO 3062AL can also be used as the Arbitrary Waveform Generator, with one channel of arbitrary waveform output, 8 Bits output, synchronized signal out puts. User can edit the waveform arbitrary by the mouse or choose the regular waveforms such as Sine, Square, AM/FM, Ramp, Trapezia, Gause, Arb, Exponent, White.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Waveform Parameter Setup Select a wave type, and you can set the “Parameters” in the sidebar. Generate the Sine waveform To output a Sine Wave, please do the following steps: 1. Press the check box "On/Off" to open the wave output function.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Square waveform window as the following: Generate the AM/FM waveform To output an AM/FM Wave, please do the following Steps: 1. Press the check box "On/Off" to open the wave output function. 2. Select the Wave Type "AM/FM".
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Generate the Ramp waveform To output a Ramp Wave, please do the following steps: 1. Press the check box "On/Off" to open the wave output function. 2. Select the Wave Type "Ramp". 3. Set the Wave Parameters: Frequency: Set the output wave frequency.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope The Trapezia waveform window as the following: Generate the Gause waveform To output a Gause Wave, please do the following steps: 1. Press the check box "On/Off" to open the wave output function. 2. Select the Wave Type "Gause".
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Generate the Exponent waveform To output an Exponent Waveform, please do the following steps: 1. Press the check box "On/Off" to open the wave output function. 2. Select the Wave Type "Exponent". 3. Set the Wave Parameters: Frequency: Set the output wave frequency.
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope 3. Set the Wave Parameters: Amplitude: Set the output wave amplitude. The White noise waveform window as the following: USER’S MANUAL...
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DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Synchronized output If you generate a waveform by software, there is a synchronized signal output from “SYNC” terminal. The signal is square waveform, the frequency of which is equal to the waveform you generated. For example, if you generated an 1 KHz, sine waveform, you will also generate an 1 KHz, square waveform simultaneously.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Appendix B: Accessories X1, X10 two passive probes. The passive probes have a 6MHz bandwidth (rated 100Vrms CAT III) when the switch is in the X1 position, and a maximum bandwidth (rated 300Vrms CAT II) when the switch is in the X10 position.
DSO3062L/DSO3062AL Digital Oscilloscope Appendix C: General Maintenance General Care Do not store or leave the oscilloscope where the device will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Caution To avoid damages to the device or probes, do not expose them to sprays, liquids or solvents.
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