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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
DIGITAL STORAGE OSCILLOSCOPE
DCS-1000B SERIES
DCS-1072B
DCS-1102B
DCS-1054B
DCS-1074B
DCS-1104B
B71-0463-01

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL DIGITAL STORAGE OSCILLOSCOPE DCS-1000B SERIES DCS-1072B DCS-1054B DCS-1102B DCS-1074B DCS-1104B B71-0463-01...
  • Page 2 ■ About a trademark, a registered trademark A company name and the brand name mentioned in this instruction manual are the trademark or the registered trademark of each company or group in each country and region. ■ About this instruction manual When copying the part or all of contents of this instruction manual, seek the copyright holder.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY...........Ⅰ-Ⅴ 1. GETTING STARTED ..............1 1-1. Main Features ..............1 1-2. Accessories ................3 Panel Overview ................4 1-2-1. Front Panel ..................4 1-2-2. Rear Panel ..................9 1-2-3. Display..................... 10 1-3. Set Up ................11 1-3-1.
  • Page 4 3-2-3. Run Segmented Memory..............52 3-2-4. Navigate Segmented Memory ............53 3-2-5. Play Through Each Segment ............54 3-2-6. Segment Measurement ..............54 3-2-7. Automatic Measurement..............54 3-2-8. Segment Info ................... 57 3-2-9. Save Segment ................. 57 3-3. Display ................60 3-3-1.
  • Page 5 3-7-12. Using the Bus Trigger (Option) ............ 102 3-7-13. Bus Trigger Mode ................ 109 3-8. Search (Option) ..............110 3-8-1. Configuring Search Events ............110 3-8-2. Copying Search Event To/From Trigger Events ......111 3-8-3. Search Event Navigation ............... 112 3-8-4.
  • Page 6 7. HARDCOPY ................152 7-1-1. Printer I/O Configuration ..............152 7-1-2. Print Output ................... 152 7-1-3. Save - Hardcopy Key..............153 8. REMOTE CONTROL ............... 155 8-1-1. Configure USB Interface..............155 8-1-2. Configure the Ethernet Interface ........... 155 8-1-3. Configure Socket Server ............... 157 8-1-4.
  • Page 7 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY ■ Preface To use the product safely, read this instruction manual to the end. Before using this product, understand how to correctly use it. If you read this manual but you do not understand how to use it, please ask us or your local dealer.
  • Page 8 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY WARNING CAUTION ■ Do not remove the product’s covers and panels Never remove the product’s covers and panels for any purpose. Otherwise, the user’s electric shock or fire may be incurred. ■ Warning on using the product Warning items given below are to avoid danger to user’s body and life and avoid the damage or deterioration of the product.
  • Page 9 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY ■ Warning item on Grounding If the product has the GND terminal on the front or rear panel surface, be sure to ground the product to safely use it. ■ Warnings on Installation environment ● Operating temperature and humidity Use the product within the operating temperature indicated in the “rating”...
  • Page 10 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY ■ Warning Item for the Measurement ● When you measure a part of a high voltage, be careful not to touch a hand to a measurement part directly. There is a risk of an electric shock. ●...
  • Page 11 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY ■ Input / Output terminals Maximum input to terminal is specified to prevent the product from being damaged. Do not supply input, exceeding the specifications that are indicated in the "Rating" column in the instruction manual of the product. Also, do not supply power to the output terminals from the outside.

  • Page 12: Using The Product Safely

    1. GETTING STARTED This chapter describes the DCS-1000B in a nutshell, including its main features and front / rear panel introduction. After going through the overview, follow the Set Up section to properly set up the oscilloscope for first time use. The Set Up section also includes a starter on how to use this manual effectively.
  • Page 13  Features 7 inch, 800 x 480, WVGA TFT display.  Available from 70MHz to 100MHz.  Real-time sampling rate of 1GSa/s.  Deep memory: 10M points record length.  Waveform capture rate of 50,000 waveforms per second.  Vertical sensitivity: 1mV/div~10V/div. ...

  • Page 14: Accessories

    1-2. Accessories Standard Part number Description Accessories Power cord N/A region dependent Passive probe x4 or x2 for 50MHz GTP-070B-4 70 MHz probe /70MHz Model for 100MHz GTP-100B-4 100MHz probe Model Standard Name Description Apps Go-NoGo Go-NoGo testing app. Remote Disk Allows the scope to mount a network share drive.

  • Page 15: Panel Overview

    Panel Overview 1-2-1. Front Panel 4ch Model Function Variable knob Autoset, Run/Stop, Single keys Hardcopy key and Select key and Default settings Horizontal VARIABLE Digital Storage Oscilloscope controls 200 MHz 1 GS/s Visual Persistence Oscilloscope Side menu keys HORIZONTAL SCALE POSITION Trigger Menu key...
  • Page 16 7” WVGA TFT color LCD. 800 x 480 resolution, LCD Display wide angle view display. Menu Off Key Use the Menu Off key to hide the onscreen menu system. Option Key The Option key is used to access future installed options. Menu Keys The side menu and bottom menu keys are used to make selections from the soft-menus on the LCD...
  • Page 17 Cursor Configures and runs cursor Cursor measurements. Configures and runs optional applications. Acquire Configures the acquisition mode, Acquire including Segmented Memory acquisition. Display Configures the display settings. Display Help Shows the Help menu. Help Save/Recall Used to save and recall Save/Recall waveforms, images, panel settings.
  • Page 18 Zoom Press Zoom in combination with Zoom the horizontal Position knob. Play/Pause The Play/Pause key allows you to view each search event in succession – to effectively “play” through each search event. It is also used to play through a waveform in zoom mode.
  • Page 19 EXT TRIG External Trigger Accepts external trigger signals Input (page 89). Only on 2 channel models. Input impedance: 1MΩ Voltage input: ±15V(peak), EXT trigger capacitance:16pF. MATH Math Key Use the Math key to set and configure math functions. Reference Key Press the Reference key to set or remove reference waveforms.

  • Page 20: Rear Panel

    1-2-2. Rear Panel USB Device port LAN port Calibration output Go/ No Go output Ser. No. Label LINE VOLTAGE AC 100 240V RANGE CAUTION FREQUENCY 60Hz TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK THE POWER CORD PROTECTIVE GROUNDING CONDUCTOR MUST BE CONNECTED TO GROUND. POWER MAX.

  • Page 21: Display

    Go-No Go Outputs Go-No Go test results as a Output 500us pulse signal. 1-2-3. Display Memory length Memory bar Acquistion mode and sample rate Analog Trigger level Trigger position Waveform Trigger status Channel Reference Waveform Indicators waveform frequency Trigger configuration Channel status Horizontal status Analog...

  • Page 22: Set Up

    Trig’d Trigger Status Triggered. PrTrig Pre-trigger. Trig? Not triggered, display not updated. Stop Trigger stopped. Also appears in Run/Stop (page 21). Roll Roll mode. Auto Auto trigger mode. For trigger details, see page 89. Acquisition Normal mode Mode Peak detect mode Average mode For acquisition details, see page 46.

  • Page 23: Power Up

    Stand To stand the scope upright, push the legs back under the casing as shown below. 1-3-2. Power Up Requirements The DCS-1000B accepts line voltages of 100 ~ 240V at 50 or 60Hz. Step 1. Connect the power cord to the rear panel socket.
  • Page 24 5. Connect Connect the probe to the Channel 1 input and to Probe the CAL signal output. This output provides a 2Vp- p, 1kHz square wave for signal compensation by default. Set the probe attenuation to x10 if the probe has adjustable attenuation.

  • Page 25: How To Use This Manual

    9. Start Continue with the other operations. Operation Measurement: page 19 Configuration: page 46 Save/Recall: page 130 File Utilities: page 147 Apps: page 118 Hardcopy key: page 152 Remote Control: page 155 Maintenance: page 163 1-3-4. How to Use This Manual Background This section describes the conventions used in this manual to operate the DCS-1000B.
  • Page 26 Menu item Menu item Menu item Active Optional Parameter parameter parameters When the user manual says to “select” a value Selecting a Menu Item, from one of the side menu parameters, first press Parameter or the corresponding menu key and use the Variable Variable knob to either scroll through a parameter list or to increase or decrease a variable.
  • Page 27 1. Press the desired menu key to select it. The circular arrow will become highlighted. 2. Use the Variable knob to edit the value. Toggling a Menu Parameter 1. Press the bottom menu key to toggle the parameter. Reduce Side Menu 2.
  • Page 28 Reduce Lower Menu VARIABLE Measure Cursor Test Acquire Autoset Display Help Save/ Recall Utility Run/Stop HORIZONTAL SCALE Single POSITION Search Zoom Select 1. Press the relevant function Default Set/ Clear PUSH TO ZERO key again to reduce the VERTICAL TRIGGER POSITION POSITION LEVEL...

  • Page 29: Built-In Help

    VARIABLE Measure Cursor Test Acquire Display Help Save/ Recall Utility HORIZONTAL SCALE POSITION Remove On- 2. The Menu Off key can also Search Zoom Select Set/ Clear PUSH TO Screen be used to remove any on ZERO VERTICAL POSITION POSITION POSITION POSITION Messages...

  • Page 30: Measurement

    2. MEASUREMENT 2-1. Basic Measurement This section describes the basic operations required in capturing and viewing the input signal. For more detailed operations, see the following chapters. Cursor Measurement → from page 34  Configuration → from page 46  Before operating the oscilloscope, please see the Getting Started chapter, page4.

  • Page 31: Autoset

    2-1-2. Autoset Background The Autoset function automatically configures the panel settings to position the input signal(s) to the best viewing condition. The DCS-1000B automatically configures the following parameters:  Horizontal scale  Vertical scale  Trigger source channel There are two operating modes for the Autoset function: Fit Screen Mode and AC Priority Mode.

  • Page 32: Run/Stop

    Limitation Autoset does not work in the following situations:  Input signal frequency is less than 20Hz  Input signal amplitude is less than 10mV The Autoset key does NOT automatically activate Note the channels to which input signals are connected. 2-1-3.

  • Page 33: Horizontal Position/Scale

    2-1-4. Horizontal Position/Scale For more detailed configuration, see page 63. Set Horizontal The horizontal position knob POSITION Position moves the waveform left and right. PUSH TO ZERO Set Horizontal Pressing the horizontal position POSITION Position to 0 knob will reset the horizontal position to 0.

  • Page 34: Vertical Position/Scale

    Display bar The display bar indicates how much of the waveform is displayed on the screen at any given time. Changes to timebase will be reflected on the display bar. Fast Medium Slow Stop mode In the Stop mode, the waveform size changes according to the scale.

  • Page 35: Automatic Measurement

    The vertical scale indicator for each channel on the bottom of the display changes accordingly. 2-2. Automatic Measurement The automatic measurement function measures and updates major items for Voltage/Current, Time, and Delay type measurements. 2-2-1. Measurement Items V/I Measurements Time Meas. Delay Meas.
  • Page 36 Amplitude Difference between the global high value and the global low value, measured over the entire waveform or gated region. (=high − low) High Global high voltage. See page 30 for details. Global low voltage. See page 30 for details. Mean The arithmetic mean value is calculated for all data...
  • Page 37 Time Frequency Frequency of the waveform. Measurement Period Waveform cycle time. (=1/Freq) RiseTime The time required for the leading edge of the first pulse to rise from the low reference value to the high reference value. FallTime The time required for the falling edge of the first pulse to fall from the high reference value to the low reference...

  • Page 38: Add Measurement

    Time between: Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 last rising edge. Time between: Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 last falling edge. Time between: Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 last rising edge. Time between: Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 last falling edge.

  • Page 39: Remove Measurement

    Pk-Pk, Max, Min, Amplitude, High, (Voltage/ Low, Mean, Cycle Mean, RMS, Current) Cycle RMS, Area, Cycle Area, ROVShoot, FOVShoot, RPREShoot, FPREShoot Time Frequency, Period, RiseTime, FallTime, +Width, –Width, Duty Cycle, +Pulses, -Pulses, +Edges, - Edges Delay FRR, FRF, FFR, FFF, LRR, LRF, LFR, LFF, Phase 4.

  • Page 40: Gated Mode

    Remove All Press Remove All to remove all the Items measurement items. 2-2-4. Gated mode Some automatic measurements can be limited to a “gated” area between cursors. Gating is useful for measuring a magnified waveform or when using a fast time base. The Gated mode has three possible configurations: Off (Full Record), Screen and Between Cursors.

  • Page 41: High Low Function

    Remove To remove the measurement results, press OFF. Measurements Delay Delay type measurements are not available in this Measurements mode as only one channel is used as the source. Use the individual measurement mode (page 27) instead. 2-2-6. High Low Function Background The High-Low function is used to select the method for determining the value of the High-Low...

  • Page 42: Statistics

    Min-max Sets the high-low values as the minimum or maximum measured values. high Set High-Low 1. Press the Measure key. Measure 2. Press High-Low from the bottom menu. 3. Select the type of High-Low settings from the side menu. High-Low Settings: Histogram, Min-Max, Auto Restore Default To return to the default High-Low settings, press Set to Defaults.
  • Page 43 Mean The mean value is calculated from a number of automatic measurement results. The number of samples used to determine the mean can be user-defined. The minimum value observed from a series of measured results for the selected automatic measurement items. The maximum value observed from a series of measured results for the selected automatic...

  • Page 44: Reference Levels

    Reset Statistics To reset the standard deviation calculations, press Reset Statistics. 2-2-8. Reference Levels Background The reference level settings determine the measurement threshold levels for some measurements like the Rise Time measurement. High Ref: Sets the high reference level. Mid Ref: Sets the middle reference for the first and second waveforms.

  • Page 45: Cursor Measurement

    2-3. Cursor Measurement Horizontal or vertical cursors are used to show the position and values of waveform measurements and math operation results. These results cover voltage, time, frequency and other math operations. When the cursors (horizontal, vertical or both) are activated, they will be shown on the main display unless turned off.
  • Page 46 Phase or Ratio 7. To set the 0% and 100% ratio or the 0˚ and 360˚ phase references Reference for the current cursor positions, press Set Cursor Positions As 100%. Example Horizontal cursors FFT cursors can use different units. For FFT details, see page Cursor Hor.

  • Page 47: Use Vertical Cursors

    Cursor Time, rectangular, polar co- ordinates, product, ratio. Cursor Time, rectangular, polar co- ordinates, product, ratio. Delta (difference between cursors) Example Horizontal cursors 2-3-2. Use Vertical Cursors Panel Operation/ 1. Press the Cursor key twice. Cursor Range 2. Press V Cursor from the bottom menu if it is not already selected.
  • Page 48 Range Upper cursor movable, lower cursor position fixed Lower cursor movable, upper cursor position fixed Upper and lower cursor movable together 4. The cursor position information appears on the top left hand side of the screen. Time: cursor 1, cursor 2 Voltage/Current: cursor1, cursor2 Delta (difference between cursors) dV/dt or dI/dt...
  • Page 49 FFT has different content. For FFT details, see page 41. Frequency/Time: cursor1, cursor2 dB/V: cursor1, cursor2 Delta (difference between cursors) d/dt Example Horizontal Vertical cursors cursors XY Mode XY mode cursors measure a number of X by Y measurements. Cursor Rectangular, polar co-ordinates, product, ratio.

  • Page 50: Math Operation

    Example Horizontal cursors Vertical cursors 2-4. Math Operation 2-4-1. Basic Math Overview & Operators Background The Math function performs basic math functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) on the input signals or the reference waveforms. The resultant waveform will be shown on the screen in real-time.
  • Page 51 5. Select Source 2 from the side menu. Range CH1~4, Ref1~4 6. The math measurement result appears on the display. The vertical scale of the math waveform appears at the bottom of the screen. From left: Math function, source1, operator, source2, Unit/div Example Source 1...

  • Page 52: Fft Overview & Window Functions

    2-4-2. FFT Overview & Window Functions Background The FFT Math function performs a Fast Fourier Transform on one of the input signals or the reference waveforms. The resultant spectrum will be shown on the screen in real-time. Four types of FFT windows are available: Hanning, Hamming, Rectangular, and Blackman, as described below.
  • Page 53 5. Press the Window key from the side menu and select the window type. Range Hanning, Hamming, Rectangular, and Blackman. 6. The FFT result appears. For FFT, the horizontal scale changes from time to frequency, and the vertical scale from voltage/current to dB/RMS. Source Math Position and...

  • Page 54: Advanced Math Overview

    2-4-3. Advanced Math Overview Background The advanced math function allows complex math expressions to be created based on the input sources, reference waveforms or even the automatic measurements available from the Measure menu (see page 24). An overview of each of the major parameters that can be used in the advanced math function are shown below: Expression...

  • Page 55: Advanced Math Operation

    2-4-4. Advanced Math Operation MATH Panel Operation 1. Press the Math key. 2. Press Advanced Math from the bottom menu. 3. Press Edit Expression. 4. The Edit f(x) screen appears. CH1 + CH2 is shown in the expression box as an example at startup.
  • Page 56 Example: CH1 + CH2 Source1 Advanced Math Source2 Set the VAR1 & 1. Press VAR1 or VAR2 to set VAR2 VAR1/VAR2 if they were used in the expression created previously. 2. Press Mantissa. Use the Left and Right arrow keys to select a digit and use the variable knob to set the value of the selected digit.

  • Page 57: Configuration

    3. CONFIGURATION 3-1. Acquisition The Acquisition process samples the analog input signals and converts them into digital format for internal processing. 3-1-1. Select Acquisition Mode Background The acquisition mode determines how the samples are used to reconstruct a waveform. Sample This is the default acquisition mode.

  • Page 58: Show Waveform In Xy Mode

    Example Sample Peak Detect Average (256 times) 3-1-2. Show Waveform in XY Mode Background The XY mode maps the input of channel 1 to the input of channel 2. In 4 channel models, the input of channel 3 can be mapped to the input of channel 4.
  • Page 59 X-Y mode is split into two windows. The top window shows the signals over the full time range. The bottom window shows XY mode. To move the X Y waveform position, use the vertical position knob: Channel 1 knob moves the X Y waveform horizontally, Channel 2 knob moves the X Y waveform vertically.

  • Page 60: Set The Record Length

    3-1-3. Set the Record Length Background The number of samples that can be stored is set by the record length. Record length is important in an oscilloscope as it allows longer waveforms to be recorded. The maximum record length for the DCS-1000B depends on operating mode.
  • Page 61 signal than you would otherwise. The diagrams below illustrate this point. Normal acquisition mode example: Normal memory acquisition period Rearm time Next trigger Segmented memory acquisition example: Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment As shown above, the memory is divided into segments to increase the number of events that can be effectively captured with the same acquisition memory.

  • Page 62: Segments Display

    3-2-1. Segments Display Progress Indicator Run/Stop Indicator Progress Indicator Indicates the number of segments that have to been captured relative to the set number of segments. Run/Stop Indicator Stop: The segments have finished acquiring or have been stopped. Run: The scope is ready to acquire segments.

  • Page 63: Run Segmented Memory

    Num of Seg 1~29000 (record length dependant) Set to Maximum Sets to the maximum number Set to Minimum Sets to 1 segment The Select Segments icon is only available when Note when Segments = OFF or when Segments is in the STOP mode (see the section below).

  • Page 64: Navigate Segmented Memory

    6. The Stop Indicator will be shown when in the Stop mode. Progress Indicator Stop Indicator Segment (Stop )icon The scope is now ready to navigate or analyze the acquired segments. Rerun 7. To rerun the segments, press the Segments Segmented Stop key to toggle the mode back to the Segments Run mode.

  • Page 65: Play Through Each Segment

    3. The position in time of the selected segment relative to the time of the first segment is shown in the Segments Time key. 3-2-5. Play Through Each Segment Background When all the segments have been acquired, the play/pause key can be used to play back through each segment.
  • Page 66 Statistics This function will bin the measurement results of a single automatic measurement into a user-defined number of bins. This allows you to easily view statistics for a large number of segments. For example, the statistics function will display the number of results for each bin and the measurement range of each bin for the selected automatic measurement.
  • Page 67 4. The statics table or measurement list appears on the display. Note that the more segments that you have, the longer it will take to calculate the statics or list the measurement results. 5. For statistic measurements, press Plot Source to choose which automatic measurement to use for the statistics calculations.

  • Page 68: Segment Info

    Setup 1. Press Select and use the variable knob to scroll through each segment. Example: Measurement Measurement types List Select cursor Measurement results 3-2-8. Segment Info Operation 1. Press Analyze Segments from the bottom menu. Note: This key will only be available in the Stop mode.
  • Page 69 2. Press From key and Select channel. 3. Press Select Segment. 4. Press Start from the side menu and use the Variable knob to scroll to the segment of Start. 5. Press End from the side menu and use the Variable knob to scroll to the segment of End.
  • Page 70 8. To edit the filename, use the Variable knob to highlight a character. VARIABLE Press Enter Character or the Select key to select a number or letter. Press Back Space to delete a character. 9. Press Save Now to save the file. The filename need not have been edited to save the file.

  • Page 71: Display

    3-3. Display The Display menu defines how the waveforms and parameters appear on the main LCD display. 3-3-1. Display Waveform as Dots or Vectors Background When the waveform is displayed on the screen, it can be displayed as dots or vectors. Panel Operation 1.

  • Page 72: Set The Intensity Level

    3-3-3. Set the Intensity Level Background The intensity level of a signal can also be set to mimic the intensity of an analog oscilloscope by setting the digital intensity level. Panel Operation 1. Press the Display menu key. Display 2. Press Intensity from the bottom menu.

  • Page 73: Select Display Graticule

    Backlight Auto- 6. To automatically dim the backlight after a set duration, set Backlight Auto-Dim to On and then set Time to the appropriate time. After the set amount of time with no panel activity, the screen will dim until a panel key is pressed again.

  • Page 74: Turn Off Menu

    Select 3. To unfreeze the waveform, Run/Stop Run/Stop press the Run/Stop key again. The Run/Stop key POSITION turns green again and acquisition resumes. PUSH TO ZERO 3-3-6. Turn Off Menu Panel Operation 4. Press the Menu Off key below the side menu keys to reduce a menu.

  • Page 75: Select Horizontal Scale

    3-4-2. Select Horizontal Scale SCALE Select To select the timebase (time/div), turn Horizontal Scale the horizontal Scale knob; left (slow) or right (fast). Range 5ns/div ~ 100s/div, 1-2-5 increment The timebase indicator updates as the horizontal scale is adjusted. Horizontal Timebase position Run Mode...

  • Page 76: Select Waveform Update Mode

    3-4-4. Select Waveform Update Mode Background The display update mode is switched automatically or manually according to the timebase and trigger. Normal Updates the whole displayed waveform at once. Automatically selected when the timebase (sampling rate) is fast. ≤50ms/div Timebase Trigger all modes Roll Mode...
  • Page 77 Trigger Horizontal position position Zoom window Zoom position Zoom timebase Horizontal To scroll the waveform left or right, Navigation press Horizontal Position and use the Variable Position knob. VARIABLE The horizontal position will be shown on the Horizontal Position icon. Horizontal Scale To change the horizontal scale, press Horizontal Time/Div and use the Variable Position knob.

  • Page 78: Play/Pause

    The position of the zoom window, relative to the horizontal position is shown at the bottom of the screen next to the Zoom timebase. Scroll Sensitivity To alter the scrolling sensitivity of the zoom window, press the Zoom Position key to toggle the scrolling sensitivity.
  • Page 79 SCALE Zoom To increase the zoom range, use the horizontal Scale knob. The zoom time base (Z) at the bottom of the screen will change accordingly. Scroll Speed To alter the scrolling speed of the zoom window, press the Zoom Position key to toggle the scrolling speed.

  • Page 80: Vertical View (Channel)

    3-5. Vertical View (Channel) This section describes how to set the vertical scale, position, and coupling mode. 3-5-1. Move Waveform Position Vertically POSITION Panel Operation 1. To move the waveform up or down, turn the vertical position knob for each channel. PUSH TO ZERO 2.

  • Page 81: Select Coupling Mode

    3-5-3. Select Coupling Mode Panel Operation 1. Press a channel key. 2. Press Coupling repeatedly to toggle the coupling mode for the chosen channel. Range DC coupling mode. The whole portion (AC and DC) of the signal appears on the display. AC coupling mode.

  • Page 82: Limit Bandwidth

    3-5-6. Limit Bandwidth Background Bandwidth limitation puts the input signal into a selected bandwidth filter. This function is useful for cutting out high frequency noise to see a clear waveform shape. The bandwidth filters available are dependent on the bandwidth of the oscilloscope model. Panel Operation 1.

  • Page 83: Select Probe Type

    Example If the vertical scale is changed when the Expand function is set to ground, the signal will expand from the ground level*. The ground level does not change when the vertical scale is changed. If the vertical scale is changed when the Expand function is set to center, the signal will expand from the center of the screen.

  • Page 84: Select Probe Attenuation Level

    3-5-9. Select Probe Attenuation Level Background An oscilloscope probe has an attenuation switch to lower the original DUT signal level to the oscilloscope input range, if necessary. The probe attenuation selection adjusts the vertical scale so that the voltage level on the display reflects the real value on a DUT.

  • Page 85: Bus Key Configuration(Option)

    3-6. Bus Key Configuration(Option) The Bus key is used to configure the Serial bus inputs. The Bus menu also features event tables to track and save your bus data. The Bus key is used in conjunction with the Bus trigger (page 102) to decode serial bus signals.

  • Page 86: Serial Bus

    LIN: Purple = Break, Sync and Checksum errors, Wakeup Yellow = Identifier, Parity Cyan = Data Red = Error type Error If there is an error/missing acknowledge in Indicator/ decoding the serial data, a red error indicator will Missing Ack be shown.
  • Page 87 Threshold SCLK, SDA Configuration Addressing mode, Read/Write in address Trigger On Start, Repeat Start, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, Address/Data The SPI (Serial Interface Peripheral) bus is fully configurable to accommodate the wide variety of SPI interfaces. This bus is only available on 4 channel models.
  • Page 88 3-6-2-2. UART Serial Bus Configuration The UART bus menu is designed to decode RS-232 and other common RS-232 variants such as RS-422, RS-485. The software configuration is also flexible enough to decode the many proprietary protocols based on RS-232. Background Basic RS-232 protocol uses single-ended data transmissions.
  • Page 89 Polarity Normal (High = 0), Inverted (High = 1) Configuration The Configure key sets the baud rate, number of data bits and parity. 1. Press Configure from the bottom menu. 2. From the side menu select the Baud rate, Data bits, Parity, Packets and End of Packet bits.
  • Page 90 2. Press the Bus key. 3. Press Bus from the bottom menu and choose I C from the side menu. Define Inputs 1. Press Define Inputs from the bottom menu. 2. From the side menu choose the SCLK input and the SDA Input. SCLK CH1 ~ CH4 CH1 ~ CH4...
  • Page 91 3. Press Bus from the bottom menu and choose the SPI serial bus. Define Inputs 1. Press Define Inputs from the lower menu. 2. From the side menu choose the SCLK, SS, MOSI and MISO inputs. SCLK CH1 ~ CH4 CH1 ~ CH4 MOSI OFF, CH1 ~ CH4...
  • Page 92 2. Press the Bus key. 3. Press Bus from the bottom menu and choose the CAN serial bus. 1. Press Define Inputs from the lower Define Inputs menu. 2. From the side menu choose the CAN Input inputs and the signal type.

  • Page 93: Threshold Configuration

    2. From the side menu choose the LIN input and the polarity of the bus. LIN Input CH1 ~ CH4 Polarity Normal (High = 1), Inverted(High = 0) The Sample Point soft-key indicates the sampling Note position of each bit. This parameter is fixed. Configuration The Configure menu sets the bit rate, the LIN standard and the parity options for the Id frame.
  • Page 94 LIN Input 3. Press Choose Preset to select a pre-set logic threshold. Logic Type Threshold 1.4V 5.0V CMOS 2.5V 3.3V CMOS 1.65V 2.5V CMOS 1.25V -1.3V PECL 3.7V 4. Press Threshold to set a user defined threshold for the currently selected group.
  • Page 95 Data Detail 1. To view the data at a particular C only) address in more detail, turn Data Detail On. This is only available for the I C bus. Detail On, Off Use the Variable knob to scroll through the Data Detail event table.
  • Page 96 Example: Time of trigger Address C Data Detail Select cursor Data at cursor position Note Data Detail is only available with the 1 C bus. Example: MOSI MISO Time of trigger SPI Event table Select cursor Example: Identifier CRC Missing ACK Time of trigger Data CAN Event table...
  • Page 97 Example: Identifier Data Errors Time of trigger Parity Checksum LIN Event table Select cursor 3-6-3-2. Event Tables Format Each bus type (UART, I C, SPI, CAN, LIN) can have an event table saved containing each bus event as a .CSV file. For serial buses, an event is defined as the data on the bus when a Stop or End of Packet (UART) is encountered.
  • Page 98 Time MOSI MISO -11.60us 0D87 0D87 -10.16us 06C0 06C0 -8.720us 8343 -7.282us 243 -5.840us 0C88 0C88 3-6-3-3. Adding a Label to the Serial Bus Background A Label can be added to the serial buses. This label will appear next to the bus indicator on the left hand-side of the display.
  • Page 99 VARIABLE Press Enter Character to select a number or letter. Press Back Space to delete a character. Press Editing Completed to create the new label and return to the previous menu. Note: this key must be pressed to save the label, even for the preset labels.

  • Page 100: Trigger

    Range Description Left cursor ( ) movable, right cursor position fixed Right cursor ( ) movable, left cursor position fixed Left and right cursor ( + ) movable together 3. The cursor position information appears on the top left hand side of the screen. Example: I C cursors.
  • Page 101 Delay The Delay trigger works in tandem with the edge trigger, by waiting for a specified time (duration) or number of events before the delay trigger starts. This method allows pinpointing a location in a long series of trigger events. Note: when using the delay trigger, the edge trigger source can be any one of the channel inputs, the EXT* input or the AC line.

  • Page 102: Trigger Parameter Overview

    Timeout Triggers when the signal stays high, low or either for a designated amount of time. The trigger level determines when a signal is high or low. Trigger level threshold Timer Triggering point Bus(Option) Triggers on SPI, UART, I2C, CAN or LIN bus. 3-7-2.
  • Page 103 Single The DCS-1000B acquires Single a waveform once when a trigger event occurs, then stops acquiring. Press the Single key to acquire a waveform again. Coupling DC coupling. (Edge, Delay, AC coupling. Blocks DC components Timeout) from the trigger circuits. HF reject High frequency filter above 70kHz LF reject...
  • Page 104 When Sets the pulse width (4ns ~ 10s) and the triggering (Pulse Width) condition. > Longer than Equal to ≠ < Shorter than Not equal to Threshold Sets the amplitude threshold level for the pulse (Pulse Width) widths. Threshold –XXV ~ +XXV, user-set level Set to TTL 1.4V Set to ECL -1.3V Set to 50% Sets the threshold to 50%...

  • Page 105: Setup Holdoff Level

    Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Data, Id & Data, End of Frame, Missing Ack, Bit Stuffing Err Sync, Identifier, Data, Id & Data, Wakeup Frame, Sleep Frame, Error Threshold Sets the upper threshold limit. (Pulse Runt) Sets the lower threshold limit. Threshold Sets the High threshold.

  • Page 106: Setup Trigger Mode

    Pressing Set to Minimum sets the Holdoff time to the minimum, 4ns. Note: The holdoff function is automatically Note disabled when the waveform update mode is in roll mode (page65). 3-7-4. Setup Trigger Mode Background The trigger mode can be set to Normal or Auto (untriggered roll).

  • Page 107: Using Advanced Delay Trigger

    Choose the coupling from the side menu. Range DC, AC, HF Reject, LF Reject 7. Toggle Noise Rejection On or Off from the side menu. Range On, Off 8. From the bottom menu press Slope to toggle the slope type. Range Rising edge, falling edge, either 9.

  • Page 108: Using Pulse Width Trigger

    Source CH1 ~ CH4, AC Line, EXT* *2 channel models only. 6. Press Coupling from the bottom bezel menu to select the trigger coupling or frequency filter settings. Choose the coupling from the side menu. Range DC, AC, HF Reject, LF Reject 7.

  • Page 109: Using Video Trigger

    Range Positive (high to low transition) Negative (low to high transition) 7. Press When from the lower bezel. Then use the side menu to select the pulse width condition and width. Condition > , < , = , ≠ Width 4ns ~ 10s 8.

  • Page 110: Pulse Runt Trigger

    Odd Field NTSC: 1 ~ 263 PAL/SECAM: 1 ~ 313 EDTV: 1~525(480P), 1~625(576P) HDTV: 1~750(720P), 1~563(1080i), 1~1125(1080P) Even NTSC: 1 ~ 262 Field PAL/SECAM: 1 ~ 312 HDTV: 1~562(1080i) All Fields Triggers on all fields. All Lines Triggers on all lines. 8.

  • Page 111: Using Rise And Fall Trigger

    Width 4ns ~ 10s 7. Press Threshold from the lower bezel to edit the threshold for the upper and lower threshold. 8. Use the side menu to set the upper threshold. Range -XXV~XXV 9. Use the side menu to set the lower threshold.

  • Page 112: Using The Timeout Trigger

    7. Press Threshold from the lower bezel to edit the High and Low threshold. Range High: -XXV~XXV Low: -XXV~XXV 3-7-11. Using the Timeout Trigger Panel Operation 1. Press the trigger Menu key. Menu 2. Press the Type key from the lower bezel menu.

  • Page 113: Using The Bus Trigger (Option)

    8. Press Level from the lower bezel to set the trigger level. Range -XXV~XXV Set to TTL 1.4V Set to ECL -1.3V Set to 50% 9. Press Timer from the lower bezel to set the timer time. Range 4ns~10.0S 3-7-12. Using the Bus Trigger (Option) The Bus trigger is used to trigger and decode UART, I2C, SPI, CAN and LIN serial bus signals.
  • Page 114 1. Press Data from the bottom menu. 2. Press Number of Bytes from the side menu and choose the number of bytes for the data. UART 1~10 Bytes 3. Press Data from the side menu to edit the triggering data. To edit the data, use the Variable VARIABLE knob to highlight a binary or hex...
  • Page 115 Trigger On – If Data or Address/Data was configured for the Data Trigger On setting, then the number of bytes, data and addressing mode (I C) can be configured. 1. Press Data from the bottom menu. 2. Press Number of Bytes from the side menu and choose the number of bytes for the data.
  • Page 116 Press Apply Preset to set the default address to the preset.  Note Presets are not available for Trigger On Address/Data. 4. Press Address from the side menu to manually edit the triggering address. VARIABLE To edit the address, use the Variable knob to highlight a binary or hex digit and press Select.
  • Page 117 Trigger On – If MOSI, MISO or MISO/MOSI was configured Data for the Trigger On setting, then the number of words and the data can be configured. 1. Press Data from the bottom menu. 2. Press Number of Words from the side menu and choose the number of words for the data.
  • Page 118 Trigger Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Data, Id & Data, End of Frame, Missing Ack, Bit Stuffing Err Trigger On – 1. If Type of Frame was configured for the Trigger Type of Frame On setting, then the type of frame can be configured from the side menu.
  • Page 119 3. Press Data from the side menu to edit the triggering data. To edit the data, use the Variable VARIABLE knob to highlight a binary or hex digit and press Select. Use the Variable knob to choose a value for the digit and press Select to confirm.

  • Page 120: Bus Trigger Mode

    2. Press Identifier from the side menu to set the identifier data. To edit the identifier, use the VARIABLE Variable knob to highlight a binary or hex digit and press Select. Use the Variable knob to choose a value for the digit and press Select to confirm.

  • Page 121: Search (Option)

    2. Press Mode from the bottom menu to change the triggering mode. 3. Use the side panel to select Auto or Normal triggering modes. Range Auto, Normal 3-8. Search (Option) The search feature can be used to search for events on the analog input channels.

  • Page 122: Copying Search Event To/From Trigger Events

    2. Press Search from the bottom menu and turn the Search function 3. Press Search Type from the bottom menu and select the type of search. The search events are configured in the same fashion as the trigger events. Please see the trigger configuration settings for details: Event Edge, Pulse Width, Pulse Runt,...

  • Page 123: Search Event Navigation

    3-8-3. Search Event Navigation Background When using the search feature, each event can be searched for according to the event settings. Operation 1. Turn Search on and set the Page110 appropriate search type. 2. Search events are marked by hollow white triangles at the top of the graticule.

  • Page 124: Setting/Clearing Single Search Events

    3-8-5. Setting/Clearing Single Search Events Background In addition to searching for search events based on Search Type settings, custom search marks can be created with the Set/Clear key. Set Search Event 4. Navigate to a point of interest using POSITION the horizontal position knob or some other method.
  • Page 125 2. Press the Search menu key. Search 3. Press Search from the bottom menu and turn the Search function 4. Press Search Type from the bottom menu and select FFT Peak from the side menu. 5. Note that the Math source is automatically selected.
  • Page 126 1. Press Event Table from the bottom menu and turn the Event Table function on. The event table will appear on the screen. Amplitude Peak frequency Peak number Save Event 1. To save the event table, insert a Table USB memory drive into the front panel USB-A port.

  • Page 127: System Settings And Miscellaneous Settings

    3-9. System Settings and Miscellaneous Settings This section describes how to set the interface, language, probe compensation signal, erase the internal memory. 3-9-1. Select Menu Language Description The DCS-1000B has a number of different languages to choose from. Panel Operation 1. Press the Utility key. Utility 2.

  • Page 128: Erase Memory

    3-9-3. Erase Memory Background The Erase Memory function will erase all internal waveforms, setup files and labels from internal memory. Erased Items Waveform 1~20, Setting memory 1~20, Reference 1~4, Labels Panel Operation 1. Press the Utility key. Utility 2. Press System from the lower menu.

  • Page 129: Applications

    4. Applications 4-1. Overview Background The APP function allows different software applications to be run. The DCS-1000B comes pre-installed with a number of apps. Included Go/No-Go The Go/No-Go application can be Applications used to set threshold boundaries for input signals. Go/No-Go tests to see if a waveform will fit inside a user-specified maximum and minimum amplitude boundary...

  • Page 130: Using Go-Nogo

    4. Select an application by pressing Select ×2 the Select key twice. 4-3. Using Go-NoGo Background The Go-NoGo test checks if a waveform fits inside a user-specified maximum and minimum boundary. Boundary templates are automatically created from a source channel. Boundary tolerances and violation conditions can be set.
  • Page 131 Enter: Sets the NoGo condition to when the input signal stays within the limit boundary. Exit: Sets the NoGo condition to when the input signal exceeds the limit boundary. 2. Press Go Back to return to the previous menu. Set Go-NoGo 3.
  • Page 132 Auto Tolerance 8. To set the boundary tolerance as a percentage offset from the source waveform, press Auto Tolerance VARIABLE and use the Variable knob. Offset 0.4% ~ 40% (.4% steps) Maximum and 9. To manually set the template Minimum tolerance, press Minimum Position Position or Maximum Position and use the...
  • Page 133 Tolerance Maximum position Ratio: violation / test Minimum position To exit the application, press Break. Exit the Application After you exit the Go/NoGo app, the boundary Note templates that were saved to R1 & R2 reference waveforms will still be turned on. See page 145 to turn the reference waveforms off.

  • Page 134: Using The Dvm (Option)

    4-4. Using the DVM (Option) Background The DVM app is a digital voltage meter or digital current meter readout that floats on the top left- hand side of the screen. However, please note that if the cursors (refer to page 34) are turned on, the DVM readout will be replaced by the cursor readout.

  • Page 135: Using The Data Logger (Option)

    Set Source 1. Press Source and select the source channel for the DVM. The probe type setting (voltage or current) determines whether the function acts as a digital volt meter or as a digital current meter for the selected source. See page 72 to set the probe type.
  • Page 136 Panel Operation Choose the Data Log application from the APP menu. See page 118. 1. Press Setup. 2. Press Log to from the side menu and select what type of data to log, waveform data or screenshots. Log to Image, Waveform 3.

  • Page 137: Using The Digital Filter (Option)

    4-6. Using the Digital Filter (Option) Background The Digital Filter app is a digital high or low pass filter with a selectable cutoff frequency. The digital filter and be applied to each channel individually or together using the tracking functionality. Basic Features: ...

  • Page 138: Remote Disk

    4. If Low Pass was selected, press Upper Limit to set the low pass cutoff frequency. Likewise if High Pass was selected, press Lower Limit to set the high pass cutoff frequency. Only one option will be available at a time. Upper Limit 1Hz ~ 500MHz Lower Limit...
  • Page 139 3. A form will appear (above) prompting you to enter the IP Address, Path Name, User Name and Password.  IP Address refers to the IP address of the network share drive.  Path Name refers to name of the shared directory of the network drive.
  • Page 140 Example Remote disk drive (Z drive)

  • Page 141: Save/Recall

    5. SAVE/RECALL 5-1. File Format/Utility 5-1-1. Image File Format Format *.bmp or *.png Default DSxxxx.bmp/png Filename Contents The display image is 800 by 480 pixels. The background color can be inverted (Ink saver function). Each image file is saved to the current file path as a bitmap or PNG file.

  • Page 142: Spreadsheet File Format

    5-1-3. Spreadsheet File Format Format *.csv (Comma-separated values format, can be opened in spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel). CSV-formatted files can be stored in either a short- memory format or a long-memory format: Detail CSV, Fast CSV. The number of points that are saved depends on the record length settings.

  • Page 143: Setup File Format

      Horizontal mode Sampling period   Firmware Mode   Vertical data Horizontal data Contents: The following information is included in the Fast Fast CSV CSV waveform files, where applicable:   Format Memory length (scope type)  ...
  • Page 144   Channel Scale Expand   Channel Position   Coupling Probe   Impedance Probe  Invert attenuation   Bandwidth Deskew   Cursor Horizontal cursor Vertical cursor   H Unit V Unit   Measure Source Display ...

  • Page 145: Create/Edit Labels

    5-2. Create/Edit Labels Overview Reference files, Setup files and the analog input channels can have individual file labels set. For the analog channels and reference waveforms, the file label can be displayed next to the channel/reference indicator. The file labels are also used to easily identify reference files, setup files or channels when saving or recalling waveforms and setups.
  • Page 146 Edit Label 1. Press Edit Character to edit the current label. 2. The Edit Label window appears. 3. Use the Variable knob to highlight a character. VARIABLE Press Enter Character to select a number or letter. Press Back Space to delete a character.

  • Page 147: Save

    5-3. Save 5-3-1. File Type/Source/Destination Item Source Destination   Panel Setup Front panel Internal memory: (DSxxxx.set) settings Set1 ~ 20  File system: Disk, USB   Waveform Data Channel 1 ~ 4 Internal memory:  (DSxxxx.csv) Math operation Reference waveform (DSxxxx.lsf) result...
  • Page 148 Range DSxxxx.bmp, DSxxxx.png 5. Press Ink Saver to toggle Ink Saver On or Off. Ink Saver On Ink Saver Off 6. Press Save from the side menu to save the display as an image file. 7. You will automatically be taken to a file utility where you will be able to edit the name of the file.

  • Page 149: Save Waveform

    The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends. File Utility To edit the internal memory or the USB flash drive contents (create/ delete/rename files and folders) or to edit the default file path, press File Utilities from the side menu.

  • Page 150: Save Setup

    8. To edit the filename, use the Variable knob to highlight a character. VARIABLE Press Enter Character or the Select key to select a number or letter. Press Back Space to delete a character. 9. Press Save Now to save the file. The filename need not have been edited to save the file.
  • Page 151 3. Press Save Setup from the bottom menu. 4. Press To (internal memory) or To File and choose a destination to save to. Set1~Set20 To File DSxxxx.set 5. Press Save to confirm saving. When completed, a message appears at the bottom of the display.

  • Page 152: Recall

    The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends. File Utility To edit the internal memory or the USB flash drive contents (create/ delete/ rename files and folders) or to set the file path, press File Utilities.
  • Page 153 Display Mode: Vector Persistence: 240ms Waveform intensity: 50% Graticule intensity: 50% Backlight Intensity: 80% Backlight Auto-dim: On Time: 10min Graticule: full Channel Scale: 100mV/Div CH1: On Impedance: 1MΩ Coupling: DC Invert: Off Bandwidth: full Expand: By Ground Position: 0.00V Probe: Voltage Probe attenuation: 1x Deskew: 0s Cursor...

  • Page 154: Recall Waveform

    5-4-3. Recall Waveform Panel Operation 1. For recalling from an external Front Panel USB flash drive, connect the drive to the front or rear panel USB port. 2. The waveform must be stored in advance. See page 138 for waveform store details. 3.

  • Page 155: Recall Setup

    5-4-4. Recall Setup Panel Operation 1. (For recalling from an external Front Panel USB flash drive) Connect the drive to the front or rear panel USB port. 2. Press the Save/Recall key. Save/Recall 3. Press Recall Setup from the bottom menu. 4.

  • Page 156: Reference Waveforms

    5-5. Reference Waveforms 5-5-1. Recall and Display Reference Waveforms Panel Operation A reference waveform must be stored in advance. See page 138 to store waveforms as reference waveforms. 1. Press the REF key on the front panel. 2. Pressing R1~R4 repeatedly will toggle the corresponding reference waveform OFF/ON.
  • Page 157 View Reference Pressing Ref Details will display the Waveform reference waveform details. Details Details: Sample Rate, Record Length, Date Edit Labels To edit labels for Setup files, press Edit Labels. For more details on editing labels, see page 134. Save Reference To save reference waveforms, press Waveforms Save to File.

  • Page 158: File Utilities

    6. FILE UTILITIES The file utilities are used each time files need to be saved to internal or external memory. The file utilities can create directories, delete directories, rename files as well as copy files from internal memory to USB. The File Utilities menu also sets the file path for saving and recalling files from the Save/Recall menu.

  • Page 159: Create Folder

    VARIABLE 4. Use the Variable knob to move the file cursor up and down. Use the Select key to choose a file or directory or to set the file path. Select  When a USB flash drive is used, the file Note path is remembered each time the USB flash drive is used.

  • Page 160: Rename File

    Press Enter Character or the Select key to select a number or letter. Press Back Space to delete a character. 6. Press Save Now to create the folder. Cancel Press Cancel to cancel the operation. 6-1-3. Rename File Panel Operation 1. Press the Utility key. Utility 2.

  • Page 161: Delete File Or Folder

    6. Press Save Now to rename the folder or file. 6-1-4. Delete File or Folder Panel Operation 1. Press the Utility key. Utility 2. Press File Utilities from the bottom menu. 3. Use the Variable knob and select key to navigate the file system to choose a file.

  • Page 162: Installing Optional Apps And Functions

    Note drive, it will be copied over. 6-1-6. Installing Optional Apps and Functions Overview The DCS-1000B Series has the optional apps or the optional functions Panel Operation 1. After copy the option’s file to the Front Panel USB drive, Connect the USB drive to the front panel USB port.

  • Page 163: Hardcopy

    7. HARDCOPY The Hardcopy key is used as quick-save or quick-print key. The Hardcopy key can be assigned either to printout screenshots or to save files. When assigned to “Print” the screen image can be printed to a PictBridge compatible printer using the USB device port. To reduce the amount of printer ink used for each print, images can be printed using the Ink Saver function.

  • Page 164: Save - Hardcopy Key

    Ink Saver To have a white background on the printed display image, set Ink Saver to Ink Saver On Ink Saver Off 7-1-3. Save - Hardcopy Key When the Hardcopy key is assigned to “Save”, Background pressing the Hardcopy key can be used to save a screen shot, a waveform, or the current setup, depending on the configuration.
  • Page 165 Format: BMP, PNG Ink Saver 2. To have a white background for image files, set Ink Saver to On. Ink Saver On Ink Saver Off *Each time the Hardcopy key is used to save Note waveforms or setup files, the files are saved into a new directory each time.

  • Page 166: Remote Control

    5. When the PC asks for the USB driver or ‘Unknown device’ listed in Device Manager, install TEXIO-CDC*.inf attached CD. 6. If the computer can not recognize the new hardware due to the security, please go to update the driver from the "Other devices"...
  • Page 167 Panel Operation 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the rear panel. 2. Press the Utility key. Utility 3. Press I/O from the bottom menu. 4. Press Ethernet from the side menu. 5. Set DHCP/BOOTP to On or Off from the side menu.

  • Page 168: Configure Socket Server

    VARIABLE 7. Use the Variable knob to highlight a character and use the Select key to choose a character. Select Press Backspace to delete a character. Press Save Now to save the configuration. Complete will be displayed when successful. 8-1-3. Configure Socket Server The DCS-1000B supports socket server functionality for direct two- way communication with a client PC or device over LAN.

  • Page 169: Usb Functionality Check

    *idn? This should return the Manufacturer, Model number, Serial number, and Firmware version in the following format. TEXIO,DCS-1102B,PXXXXXX,V1.00 For further details about remote control and remote Note commands, please see the DCS-1000B programming manual. 8-1-5. Socket Server Functionality Check...
  • Page 170 Start>All Programs>National Instruments>Measurement & Automation 4. From the Configuration panel access; My System>Devices and Interfaces>Network Devices 5. Right click Network Devices and select Create New Visa TCP/IP Resource… 6. Select Manual Entry of Raw Socket from the popup window. 7. Click Next.
  • Page 171 8. Enter the DCS-1000B’s IP address and socket port number. 9. Click Validate. 10. A popup will appear to tell you if a VISA socket session was successfully created. 11. Click Next. 12. Choose an alias for the socket connection if you like.
  • Page 172 Functionality 15. Click the Open Visa Test Panel to send a Check remote command to the DCS-1000B. 16. Click on the Configuration icon. 17. Select the I/O Settings tab. 18. Mark the Enable Termination Character checkbox. Make sure the termination character is a line feed (/n, value: xA).
  • Page 173 Select or Enter Command drop box. 22. Click on Query. 23. The manufacturer, model number, serial number and firmware version will be displayed in the buffer. For example: TEXIO,DCS-1202E,PXXXXXX,V1.00 For further details about remote control and remote Note commands, please see the DCS-1000B programming manual.

  • Page 174: Maintenance

    9. MAINTENANCE Three types of maintenance operations are available: Signal Path Compensation (SPC) calibrate vertical accuracy compensate the probe. Run these operations when using the DCS-1000B in a new environment. 9-1-1. How to use SPC function Background Signal Path Compensation (SPC) is used to compensate the internal signal path due to ambient temperature.

  • Page 175: Probe Compensation

    5. Press Vertical on the side menu. 6. A message appears to “Now performing vertical calibration… Connect the CAL output to channel, then press the Vertical key”. 7. Connect the calibration signal from the rear panel to the Channel 1 input with a BNC cable. It will use very low level signal, please use the cable with the high shield effect and short.
  • Page 176 VARIABLE Measure Cursor Test Acquire Autoset Display Help Save/ Recall Utility Run/Stop HORIZONTAL SCALE Single POSITION Search Zoom Select Default Set/ Clear PUSH TO ZERO VERTICAL TRIGGER POSITION POSITION LEVEL POSITION POSITION MATH PUSH TO PUSH TO PUSH TO PUSH TO PUSH TO ZERO ZERO...

  • Page 177: Appendix

    10. APPENDIX 10-1. FAQ • I connected the signal but it does not appear on the display. • I want to remove the (Measurement result / FFT result / Help contents) from the display. • The waveform does not update (frozen). •...
  • Page 178 The accuracy does not match the specification. Make sure the device is powered On for at least 30 minutes, within +20°C~+30°C. This is necessary to stabilize the unit to match the specification. For more information, contact your local dealer or TEXIO TECHNOLOGY at www.texio.co.jp / info@texio.co.jp.

  • Page 179: Updating The Firmware

    10-2. Updating the Firmware Background New firmware can be downloaded from the TEXIO website in the DSO products section. Place a copy of the firmware onto the root directory of a USB memory stick. Panel Operation 1. Put the USB drive that contains...

  • Page 180: Specifications

    10-3. SPECIFICATIONS 10-3-1. Model Specifications DCS-1054B Channels Bandwidth DC ~ 50MHz (–3dB) Rise Time Bandwidth Limit 20MHz DCS-1072B Channels 2 + Ext Bandwidth DC ~ 70MHz (–3dB) Rise Time Bandwidth Limit 20MHz DCS-1074B Channels Bandwidth DC ~ 70MHz (–3dB) Rise Time Bandwidth Limit 20MHz DCS-1102B...
  • Page 181 Trigger Mode Auto (supports Roll Mode for 100 ms/div and slower), Normal, Single Sequence Trigger Type Edge, Pulse Width(Glitch), Video, Pulse Runt, Rise & Fall(Slope), Timeout, Alternate, Event-Delay(1~65535 events), Time- Delay(Duration, 4nS~10S), Bus Holdoff range 4ns to 10s Coupling AC, DC, LF rej., Hf rej., Noise rej. Sensitivity 1div External...
  • Page 182 Auto counter 6 digits, range from 2Hz minimum to the rated bandwidth Control Panel Autoset Single-button, automatic setup of all channels Function for vertical, horizontal and trigger systems, with undo Autoset Save Setup 20set Save 24set Waveform Display TFT LCD 7"...

  • Page 183: Probe Specifications

    10-3-3. Probe Specifications 10-3-3-1. For DCS-1054B/1072B/1074B Model GTP-070B-4 Position x10 Attenuation Ratio 10:1 DC ～ 70MHz Bandwidth 10MΩ when used with oscilloscopes Input Resistance with 1MΩ input. Input Capacitance 14.5pF~17.5pF 10pF ～ 35pF Compensation Range ≤600V DC + ACpk Max. Input Voltage Position x1 Attenuation Ratio DC ～...

  • Page 184: Dimensions

    10-4. DIMENSIONS VARIABLE Digital Storage Oscilloscope 200 MHz 1 GS/s Measure Cursor Acquire Autoset Visual Persistence Oscilloscope Display Help Save/Recall Utility Run/Stop HORIZONTAL Single SCALE POSITION Select Search Zoom Default Set/Clear PUSH TO ZERO VERTICAL TRIGGER POSITION POSITION LEVEL MATH PUSH TO PUSH TO PUSH TO...
  • Page 185 7F Towa Fudosan Shin Yokohama Bldg., 2-18-13, Shin Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0033, Japan. http://www.texio.co.jp/...

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