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  • Page 1 SDS5000X Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope Quick Start...
  • Page 3 SIGLENT products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C. SIGLENT reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications or pricing policies at company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Overview Choose the Language About the SDS5000X series Front Panel SPO Technology Basic Operations Specifications Turn on/Disable a Channel Packing List Vertical System General Safety Summary Horizontal and Acquisition System Safety Terms and Symbols Zoom General Care and Cleaning...

  • Page 5: Overview

    About the SDS5000X series SIGLENT’s SDS5000X series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes are available in bandwidths of 1 GHz, 500 MHz and 350 MHz. All models include a maximum sample rate of 5 GSa/s, maximum record length of 250 Mpts, and display up to 4 analog channels + 16 digital channels mixed signal analysis ability.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Date rate 300 Mbps (max) Packing List Please check the accessories according to the packing list. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged, please contact your SIGLENT sales representative. 1 oscilloscope 4/2 passive probes 1 AC power cord rated for the local region...

  • Page 7: General Safety Summary

    General Safety Summary Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified. Use Proper Power Cord Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local government regulations should be used. Ground the Instrument The instrument is grounded through the protective earth conductor of the power cord.

  • Page 8: Safety Terms And Symbols

    Avoid Exposed Circuits and Components Do not touch exposed contacts or components when the instrument's power is on. Use Only the Specified Fuse Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed. Safety Terms and Symbols Terms used in this product.

  • Page 9: General Care And Cleaning

    General Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument in direct sunshine for extended periods of time. To avoid damages to the instrument or probes, please do not expose them to fog, liquid, or solvents. Cleaning Please perform the following steps to clean the instrument and probes regularly in accordance with its operating conditions. 1.

  • Page 10: Quick Start

    Quick Start Front of Oscilloscope A. Touch Screen Display The display and major functions area. See “Touch Screen Display” chapter for more details. B. Front Panel Includes knobs and buttons. See “Front Panel” chapter for more details. C. Probe Compensation / Ground Terminal Supplies a 1 kHz square wave for compensating the probes.

  • Page 11: Back Of Oscilloscope

    Back of Oscilloscope A. Auxiliary Output Outputs the trigger indicator. When Pass / Fail is enabled, outputs the pass / fail signal. B. External Trigger Input C. 10 MHz IN/OUT Receives or outputs 10 MHz reference clock for synchronization between the oscilloscope and other instruments. D.

  • Page 12: Connecting To External Devices/Systems

    Connecting to External Devices/Systems Power Supply The standard power supply for the instrument is 100~240 V, 50/60 Hz or 100~120 V, 400 Hz. Please use the power cord provided with the instrument to connect it to AC power. Press the power switch to power on the oscilloscope after the AC power supply is connected. Pressing the power switch for approximately 2 seconds will force the oscilloscope into the Standby mode.
  • Page 13 Probes The SDS5000X series supports passive probes and active probes. The 500 MHz passive probe SP3050A is a standard accessory (1 probe / channel). The 1 GHz active probe SAP1000 is an optional accessory. Please go to www.siglent.com for more details on SIGLENT’s probes.
  • Page 14 To connect the logic probe: Insert the probe, with the correct side facing up, until you hear a “click”. To remove the logic probe: Depress the buttons on each side of the probe, then pull out it. SDS5000X Quick Start -10...

  • Page 15: User Interface

    User Interface Touch Screen Display The entire SDS5000X display is a capacitive touch screen. Use your fingers to touch, drag, pinch, spread, or draw a selection box. Many controls that display information also work as “buttons” to access other functions. If you using any mouse, you can click anywhere – that you can touch - to activate a control; in fact, you can alternate between clicking and touching the control, whichever is convenient.

  • Page 16: Channel Descriptor Box

    Channel descriptor box A. Channel index B. Bandwidth limit indicator C. Coupling and impedance D. Volts/div E. Offset F. Probe attenuation Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes A. Trigger delay B. Time/div C. # Samples D. Sample rate A. Trigger source B.

  • Page 17: To Set Parameters

    To Set Parameters The SDS5000X provides several different ways to set parameters: Switch – sets parameters with two states, such as to enable or disable a function. Touch the switch region to change from one state to the other. List – sets parameters with more than two options, such as coupling mode of channels.
  • Page 18 Virtual Keypad – Sets parameters with numerical value. Touch the parameter region, and the parameter can be adjusted by the universal knob on the front panel; touch the region again, then the virtual keypad appears; To use the operation of setting “deskew” of channel as an example: If the expected value is 65 ns, input “65”...

  • Page 19: Touch Gestures

    Touch Gestures Waveforms, cursors and trigger level can be adjusted by touch gestures in the grid area. Drag the waveform left and right to move it on the horizontal Pinch and spread the waveform horizontally to re-scale the axis timebase 15- SDS5000X Quick Start...

  • Page 20: Choose The Language

    Pinch and spread the waveform vertically to re-scale the Drag the waveform up and down to move it on the vertical vertical gain axis Touch and drag the cursor to move it Touch and drag the cursor information region to move the pair of cursors simultaneously.

  • Page 21: Front Panel

    Front Panel Most of the front panel controls duplicate functionality available through the touch screen display. They are covered in more detail in the Basics section and in the User Manual. Shortcut buttons give quick access to commonly used functions, such as: automatically sets the waveform to adapt the display according its frequency and amplitude...

  • Page 22: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Turn On / Disable a Channel From the Front Panel Push the channel button (1-4) to turn on the corresponding channel. Its channel descriptor box and dialog box will appear on the display. Push the same button again to disable the channel. From the Touch Screen Touch the + button and then select the expected channel to turn it on, and its channel descriptor box and dialog box will appear on the display.

  • Page 23: Vertical System

    Vertical System A. When the channel is disabled, push the button to turn it on. When the channel is turned on but not activated, push the button to activate it. When the channel is turned on and activated, push the button to disable it.
  • Page 24 Touch the channel descriptor box, a quick dialog will pop up. Vertical scale and offset can also be set from this dialog box. A. Touch the region to set vertical scale with universal knob or virtual keypad to increase vertical scale and to decrease C.
  • Page 25 A. Turn channel on/off B. Coupling (DC, AC or GND) C. Bandwidth limit (Full, 200 MHz or 20 MHz) D. Probe attenuation (1X, 10X, 100X or custom) E. Impedance F. Units for the channel G. Deskew H. Enable/disable invert 21- SDS5000X Quick Start...

  • Page 26: Horizontal And Acquisition System

    Horizontal and Acquisition System Horizontal controls adjust traces along the X axis. The horizontal setting applies to all channels. A. Rotate to adjust horizontal scale (time/div); push to enable Zoom; push again to exit Zoom mode. B. Rotate to adjust trigger delay; push to set trigger delay to zero. C.
  • Page 27 Touch the timebase descriptor box to display a quick dialog box. Timebase and Trigger Delay can also be set in this dialog box. A. Touch the region to set timebase with universal knob or virtual keypad to increase timebase and to decrease C.
  • Page 28 Touching in the timebase quick dialog or pushing Acquire button on the front panel recalls the Acquire dialog box: A. Acquisition mode (Normal, Peak detect, Average or Eres) B. Sets the maximum memory depth C. Interpolation mode D. Acquisition mode SDS5000X Quick Start -24...

  • Page 29: Zoom

    Zoom Zooming the traces displays a magnified portion of enabled channels. Pushing the timebase knob on the front panel zooms in on traces. In Zoom mode the grid area is divided into two areas. The main window appears on the top and the zoom window on the bottom.

  • Page 30: Trigger

    Trigger A. Opens trigger setup dialog box B. Single mode – triggers once when all conditions are met C. Normal mode – triggers repeatedly when all conditions are met D. Auto mode – triggers after preset period if no valid trigger occurs E.
  • Page 31 A. Trigger type B. Trigger source C. Trigger slope D. Sets Holdoff condition E. Trigger coupling (DC, AC, HFR, LFR) F. Enable/disable Noise Reject (Increases the trigger hysteresis so the trigger system is more immune to noise. This will degrade the trigger sensitivity) 27- SDS5000X Quick Start...
  • Page 32 Indicators Relative to Trigger Trigger level indicator Trigger delay indicator Trigger delay indicator (outside the screen) SDS5000X Quick Start -28...

  • Page 33: Math

    Math Math creates a new trace that displays the result of applying a mathematical function (e.g. Sum, Product, FFT) to one or more source traces A. Touch the + > Math or push the button on the front panel to create math trace and open math setup dialog box B.

  • Page 34: Cursors

    Cursors Cursors set measurement points on the Vertical or Horizontal axis of a trace (or both). A. Push the button to open the cursors setup dialog box B. Rotate the knob to move selected cursor; push to select different cursor Display mode 1 C.

  • Page 35: Measure & Statistics

    Measure & Statistics You can set up-to-five simultaneous measurements on one or more traces and view the active readout in a table below the grid. Statistics can be added to the readout. You can also use Gate to limit the measurements to a specific portion of the trace. A.

  • Page 36: Reference Waveforms

    Reference Waveforms Reference waveforms (REFA, REFB, REFC and REFD) are analog or math traces stored in the non-volatile memory. They can be recalled to the display for comparison with other traces. A. Original trace of analog channel B. Reference trace C.

  • Page 37: Save/Recall

    Save/Recall The SDS5000X supports saving and recalling multiple formats of files, including setup, picture, waveform data and calibration data. Press the button on the front panel, or touch Utility > Save/Recall to open the Save/Recall setup dialog box. A. Choose Save or Recall operation B.
  • Page 38 File Manager Quickly Capture the Screen When an external USB storage device is connected, press the button on the front panel to save the screen to the external device as a .bmp\.jpg\.png picture. SDS5000X Quick Start -34...

  • Page 39: Calibration

    Touch Utility > Menu > Do Self Cal or > Do Self Cal Software Options Software options are available to enhance the operation of a SDS5000X oscilloscope. The SDS5000X series provides the following software options: Code Description SDS-5000X-16LA 16 digital channels...
  • Page 40 Installing a Software Option Follow the steps below to install a software option after purchasing it and obtaining the Option Key: Utility > Menu > Options or > Options 2. Select the correct Option Type 3. Input the option key in the text box 4.

  • Page 41: Contact Us

    Contact us SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD Address: Bldg NO.4 & No.5, Antongda Industrial Zone, 3rd Liuxian Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, 518101, China Tel: 400-878-0807 E-mail: sales@siglent.com http: //www.siglent.com 37- SDS5000X Quick Start...
  • Page 44 www.siglent.com...

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