General Safety Summary 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. ...
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General Safety Summary Safety Information In order to ensure the correct using and the best efficient service, please carefully read the user’s manual. System Symbols These symbols may appear in this manual or on the instrument. Warning: “Waring” identifies conditions and actions that pose hazards to the users. Caution: “Caution”...
General Safety Summary Brief Introduction The IDSO is WLAN dual-channel digital storage oscilloscope geared towards tablet computers, it's a small, lightweight, portable, battery powered, fully featured two channel oscilloscope. 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.
Quick Start Chapter 1 Quick Start In addition to the list of general features on the next page, this chapter describes how to do the following tasks: Connections and Indications Set Connection Mode Charging the battery General Check Probe Compensation Function Check Self Calibration User’s Manual...
Quick Start 1.1 Connections and Indications 1. CH 1: Input connectors for waveform display. 2. CH 2: Input connectors for waveform display. 3. EXT.: Input connector for an external trigger source. Use the Trigger menu to select the Ext. source. 4.
Quick Start Hotspot, creates it's own wireless local area network (WLAN). Yellow light is always flashing. When the device is connected with PC and communicates with PC successfully via USB cable, the light blinks in green for long. Send signals when the connection is successful with the tablet/PC. ③ App connection indicates when there is connection over the WLAN network with the tablet application.
Quick Start 2. In USB mode, if the driver is installed successfully on a PC, the software can communicate with IDSO automatically, so the IDSO won’t power off when connect it with the PC. If the driver isn’t installed successfully on a PC, there is no communication, so the IDSO will power off more than ten minutes.
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Quick Start “AUTOSET” button into the menu or the toolbar. 3. Check the shape of the displayed waveform. Correctly Compensated Over compensated Under Compensated 4. If necessary, use a non-metallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor of the probe for the fattest square wave being displayed on the oscilloscope.
Quick Start 1.6 Function Check Perform this functional check to verify that your oscilloscope is operating correctly. Connect the oscilloscope with PC, iOS or Android 1. Connect IDSO with PC via USB cable or Wi-Fi. Please refer to Connect IDSO with 2.
Quick Start 1.7 Self Calibration The self calibration routine lets you optimize the oscilloscope signal path for maximum measurement accuracy. You can run the routine at any time but you should always run the routine if the ambient temperature changes by 5℃ or more. For accurate calibration, power on the oscilloscope and wait twenty minutes to ensure it is warmed up.
PC Application Chapter 2 PC Application Install Software Install Driver Set Connection Mode with PC The User’s Interface The Menu System Set Oscilloscope Set Horizontal System Set Vertical System Set Trigger System ...
PC Application 2.1 Install Software Caution: You must install the software before using the oscilloscope on Windows PC. 1. While in Windows, insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The installation should start up automatically. Otherwise open Windows Explorer, and switch to the CD-ROM driver and run Setup.exe.
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PC Application 4. Choose a destination directory. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 5. Check the setup information. Click Next to start copying of files. User’s Manual...
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PC Application 6. This Status dialog is displayed during copying of files. 7. Updating your system configuration. 8. The installation is complete User’s Manual...
PC Application 2.2 Install Driver Caution: You must install the driver before connect the device with Windows PC via USB cable. Not need to install driver if you connect IDSO with PC via Wi-Fi. 1. Connect the A-Type Plug of USB cable to your PC’s USB port. 2.
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PC Application 5. New hardware search wizard starts to search the drive. 6. New hardware wizard installs software User’s Manual...
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PC Application 7. Finish new hardware search wizard. 8. New hardware is found. 9. New hardware wizard installs software and finish new hardware search wizard. User’s Manual...
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PC Application 10. Your new hardware is installed and ready to use. Note: Simply plug this cable’s USB-B end into the device, and plug the two USB-A ends into open ports on one PC. This cable then pulls power from both USB port, and thus increases the output to the external driver.
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PC Application 2. Right click “IDSO1070”, select “Update driver software”. According to the installation wizard to install. User’s Manual...
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PC Application 3. Select the driver path, click “Next”. 4. Click “Install this driver software anyway”. User’s Manual...
PC Application 5. The driver has been successfully installed. Now your device is ready to use. 2.3 Set Connection Mode with PC Communicate with PC via USB cable 1. Connect the A-Type Plug of USB cable to your PC’s USB port. Connect the B-Type Plug of USB cable to IDSO’s USB port.
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PC Application 2. Power on the IDSO. 3. Set connect mode to USB mode. Please refer to Set Connection Mode. 4. Double click shortcut icon on desktop to open IDSO software. It will communicate with IDSO device automatically. 5. If the device is connected with PC successfully, the status information will display “Connected” on bottom left status bar.
PC Application on bottom status bar. 2.4 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: 1. The Main Menu All setting can be found in the main menu. 2.
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PC Application 7. Battery Level. 8. Time/Div. 9. Sample Rate. 10. Displays the CH2 information Readout shows the coupling of the channels. Readout shows the vertical scale factors of the channels. A “B” icon indicates that the channel is bandwidth. 11.
PC Application 2.5 The Menu System The Main Menu: 1. File: Load or save CSV, waveform and setup 2. View: Change the user interface 3. Setup: Set Horizontal, vertical, trigger system. 4. Display: Change wave display type, intensity and color. 5.
PC Application setups, or the factory setup. You can use the “File->Load Setup” in main menu to permanently recall setup. Factory Setup The oscilloscope software is set up for normal operation when it is shipped from the factory. This is the factory setup.
PC Application Scan: In Scan Mode, the waveform display scan updates from left to right. In Scan mode, trigger and horizontal offset control of waveforms are available during Scan Mode. This mode is only available when set to 500ms/div or slower. Generally, used for measuring low frequency signal.
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PC Application Signal in X-Y Format: Instruction of the Ellipse Method: Sinθ = A/B or C/D, where θ = phase shift (in degrees) between the two signals. From the formula above: θ = ±arcsine (A/B) or ±arcsine (C/D) θ must be in the range of (0~π/2) or (3π/2~2π) if the main axis of the ellipse is between I and III quadrant .If the main axis is at II and IV quadrant, θ...
PC Application 2.8 Set Vertical System Click “Vertical” in “Setup” menu. The following figure shows the Vertical System window. It shows the vertical parameters settings. Channel Choose: User can select the channel by clicking the Combo box. ON/OFF: Turn on/off the channel Volt/div: Select the channel voltage/div Couple: Select the channel coupling DC/AC/GND.
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PC Application this position for selecting a reference point on the display. DC: the input signal is directly connected to the input amplifier/attenuator. Both AC and DC voltage are measured. Probe Attenuation Setting Select the attenuation factor for the probe. To check the probe attenuation setting, toggle the probe menu to match the attenuation factor of the probe.
PC Application 2.9 Set Trigger System 2.9.1 Trigger Setting Click “Setup-> Trigger” menu. The following figure shows the trigger system control. Trigger Setting The trigger determines when the oscilloscope starts to acquire data and display a waveform. When a trigger is set up properly, it can convert unstable displays or blank screens into meaningful waveforms.
PC Application Trigger Source: You can use the trigger source options to select the signal that the oscilloscope uses as a trigger. Select the trigger source signal (CH1, CH2 or EXT). Trigger Slope: Set the slope to Rising (+) or Falling (-). Rising: Trigger on rising edge Falling: Trigger on falling edge Also user can also set trigger parameters in the bottom right sidebar.
PC Application 2.10 Math and FFT 2.10.1 MATH Click “Setup->MATH” to set MATH channel. The MATH Setting window: ON/OFF: Turn On/Off the MATH Channel. Source A/B: Set the sources of the math channel. Volt/DIV : Set the resolution of the math channel. Operate: Set operates type of the math channel.
PC Application The Math Function Display: 2.10.2 Fast Fourier Transform Function User can use the FFT mode to convert a time-domain signal into its frequency components (spectrum). You can use the FFT mode for the following types of analysis: To use the FFT mode, you need to click “Setup-> FFT” to open the FFT setting window. The FFT setting window: You can select the Source channel, Window algorithm, FFT number, and FFT Zoom factor.
PC Application Source Selects the channel used as the FFT source Window: Selects the FFT window type The windows reduce spectral leakage in the FFT spectrum. Scale: Selects the vertical scale units Vertical: Selects the vertical scale Horizontal: Selects the FFT zoom factor Sets horizontal scale, If the information is more than the quantity displayed to the display window, more information is displayed by using scroll bar.
PC Application 2.11.2 Set Reference in toolbar or “Setup-> REF” on menu to set REF channel. Click the button There are two Ref channels, Ref1 and Ref2. The Reference Channel Function: On/Off: Turn on/off the reference channel. Load Click “Load” to load the “*.rfc” file that was selected. The load file window will appear. Save Click “Save”...
PC Application Note: If you turn on the “Reference” channel, the load file window will appear. 2.11.3 Save/Load Setup Save Setup You can use the “File-> Save Setups” in main menu to permanently save setting. Load Setup You can use the “File-> Load Setups” in main menu to permanently recall setup. 2.12 Display System Click “Type”...
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PC Application Dots Vectors Display Grid Click “Display->Grid” in main menu. The grid shows: No Grid Grid Intensity Click “Display->Intensity” in main menu. The following figure shows the intensity dialog. It shows the display parameters setting. User’s Manual...
PC Application You can change the grid and waveform color intensity in this dialog. Wave Color Click “Display->Wave Color” in main menu. The following figure shows the waveform color dialog. It shows the waveform color setting. If you click the color rectangle, the color dialog will be showed: 2.13 Measure System The oscilloscope displays graphs of voltage versus time and can help to measure the displayed waveform.
PC Application factor of 50mV/division, you could easily calculate your peak-to-peak voltage as follows: 6 divisions x 50mV/division = 300mV. 2.13.2 Cursor Measure Click “Cursor” in main menu. This method allows you to take measurements by moving the cursors. Source The user can set the source to CH1, CH2 and MATH.
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PC Application The Cross measure result displays on status bar: Trace The Trace cursors appear as vertical lines on the display and measure the waveform amplitude at the point the waveform crosses the cursor. Do these steps: 1. Click “Cursor->Source”, select CH1 (select CH2 if you want trace CH2). 2.
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PC Application The Trace cursor measure result display on status bar: Vertical The Vertical cursors appear as vertical lines on the display and measure the vertical parameters. Do these steps: 1. Click “Cursor”-> “Source” select CH1 (select CH2 if you want measure CH2). 2.
PC Application 5. Release the left mouse button, the voltage difference will be shown at the status bar. The Horizontal cursor display window: The Horizontal cursor measure result display on status bar: 2.13.3 Automatic Measurement Automatic Measurement: The oscilloscope performs all the calculations automatically in this mode.
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PC Application Base: Voltage of the statistical minimum level, Measured over the entire waveform Middle: Voltage of the 50% level from base to top RMS: The Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform Amplitude: Amp = Base - Top, Measured over the entire waveform Mean: The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform Cycle Mean: The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform Positive OverShoot: Positive Overshoot = (Max - Top)/Amp x 100 %, Measured over the entire...
PC Application Turn on/off the DVM measure column, and it will be displayed on top right corner on the screen. Also you can drag it to any location. DVM: Display RMS and frequency of measured waveform of CH1 or CH2. 2.14 Acquisition Modes There are two acquisition modes: Normal, Average.
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PC Application The Linear Interpolation: The Sin(x)/x Interpolation: User’s Manual...
PC Application 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.
PC Application 2.16.1 Record Before you select the save path every time, you need to manually create a new folder, and then select. Storage “Start” button: Start recording the waveform. And waveform files are saved in path. “Stop” button: Stop record the waveform. Play back Interval: Set the time interval of play back.
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PC Application 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 ON/OFF: Turn on/off the Pass/Fail Source: Select the Pass/Fail channel Output: Select the Pass/Fail output condition Stop When Output: If it was checked, the Pass/Fail will stop when output.
PC Application NOTE:Pass/Fall function is unavailable in X-Y mode and Roll mode. 2.16.3 Self Calibration Please refer to Self calibration. 2.16.4 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.
PC Application Note: The language of App depends on System language of iOS. 2.17 Print And Print Preview Click “Print” in “File” menu to set the printer to print the current waveform. 1. Click “print” in “File” menu or Hotkeys “Ctrl+P” to set the current waveform. 2.
Appendix Chapter 3 IOS Application User Interface Menu System Connect with Apple/Andriod Set Horizontal System Set Vertical System Set Trigger System Save and Load Display System Measure Signal Acquire User’s Manual...
Appendix 3.1 User Interface The user’s interface: Channel information and Volt/Div : CH1 is selected. : CH2 is selected. If the channel is select, you can see yellow background of CH1 or blue background of CH2. Time/DIV: lead the setting of the time base parameters Select the time setting for the beam to sweep one major division on the screen.
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Appendix AUTO: Automatically set the oscilloscope controls to generate a usable display of the input signals. Refer to the following table for relative content. Menu: Main menu. Trigger Level Tap the trigger level icon and move up or move down, the trigger level value will display on the screen.
Appendix 3.2 Menu System The Main Menu: 1. Channel: CH1, CH2, Math and Reference setting 2. Trigger: Set trigger system 3. Cursor: Set cursor measure type 4. Measure: Set measurement parameters 5. Display: Change wave display type and color. 6. Acquire: Start, Stop, Autoset...
Appendix Keep pressing power button until power indicator lights up. 2. The indication of communication USB/WI-FI is slow blinking. Hotspot, creates own wireless local area network (WLAN). 3. Connect your Apple/Android device with Wi-Fi hotspot. Click “SettingWi-Fi” options, then select Network Name of the IDSO device. You can get Network Name from the label of IDSO’s shell.
Appendix Format Set the waveform display format (Y-T, X-Y). The default is YT mode. Y -T: Shows the relative relation between vertical voltage and horizontal time. X -Y: Show CH1 value at X axis; CH2 value at Y axis. The XY format is used to analyzer phase difference, such as those represented by Lissajous patterns.
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Appendix Channel Setting: ON/OFF: Tap CH1 or CH2 icon on the top left corner of the screen. Volt/DIV: Use gestures to set volt/div. Coupling: Select the channel coupling DC/AC/GND. Probe: Select the attenuation factor for the probe. To check the probe attenuation setting, toggle the probe menu to match the attenuation factor of the probe.
Appendix The following picture shows the waveform of inversion: Reset Double click the icon to reset the waveforms to the vertical center position on the screen. Move the waveform Drag Vertical Position icon to move waveform up and down on the screen. 3.6 Set Trigger System Click “Setup->...
Appendix Trigger Level Trigger Level icon: User can also drag the trigger icon on screen to adjust the trigger level. Double click trigger icon to set trigger level to the vertical midpoint between the peaks of the trigger signal. 3.7 Save and Load 3.7.1 Save/Load File Click “File->Waveform Data”...
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Appendix Load: Load the reference waveform from the “.rfc” file from your computer. Save: Save the current reference waveform to your computer as “rfc” format. You can change the vertical scale of a waveform. The waveform display will contract or expand relative to the reference level.
Appendix 3.7.3 Save/Load Setup Save Setup The oscilloscope software saves the current setup before you close the oscilloscope software. The oscilloscope recalls this setup when you run the software next time. You can use the “File->Setups->Save Setups” in main menu to permanently save setting. Load Setup The oscilloscope can recall the last setup before the oscilloscope software was running, any saved setups, or the factory setup.
Appendix The Cross cursor display window: The Trace cursor display window: 3.9.2 Measure Click “Measure” in main menu. DVM: Display RMS and frequency of measured waveform of CH1 or CH2. User’s Manual...
Appendix Slid the slider to enable the DVM function. You can see it on top right corner on the screen. Also you can tap the DVM column and drag it to any location. More information, please refer to Measure. 3.10 Acquire 3.10.1 Capture Mode There are three capture modes Normal, Roll and Scan mode.
Appendix Chapter 4 Android Application User Interface Menu System Connect with Andriod Set Vertical System Set Trigger System Measure Signal 4.1 User Interface The user’s interface: User’s Manual...
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Appendix Channel information and Volt/Div Time/DIV: lead the setting of the time base parameters Select the time setting for the beam to sweep one major division on the screen.. Trigger State A signal is triggerred. A signal is not triggerred. Function menu RUN: Run the application.
Appendix CH1 Zero level The marker shows the reference points of the displayed waveforms of CH2. GESTURES FOR TABLET Time/Div Volt/Div Increase Decrease Increase Decrease 10. CH1 waveform Click on the waveform to select the channel. If the channel is select, you can see yellow background of CH1 waveform or blue background of CH2 waveform.
Appendix 1. Power on the IDSO. Keep pressing power button until power indicator lights up. 2. The indication of communication USB/WI-FI is slow blinking. Hotspot, creates own wireless local area network (WLAN). 3. Connect your Android device with Wi-Fi hotspot. Click “SettingWLAN” options, and then select Network Name of the IDSO device.
Appendix 4.5 Set Trigger System Click “Setup-> Trigger” menu. Trigger Setting: Please refer to set trigger system. Trigger Level Trigger Level icon: User can also drag the trigger icon on screen to adjust the trigger level. 4.6 Measure Signal Click “Measure” in main menu. More information, please refer to Measure.
Appendix Appendix B: 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. To avoid damages to the surface of the device or probes not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents.