Introduction - TiePie Handyscope HS4 DIFF-5MHz User Manual

Introduction

Before using the Handyscope HS4 DIFF first read chapter
Many technicians investigate electrical signals. Though the measurement may not
be electrical, the physical variable is often converted to an electrical signal, with
a special transducer. Common transducers are accelerometers, pressure probes,
current clamps and temperature probes. The advantages of converting the phys-
ical parameters to electrical signals are large, since many instruments for examin-
ing electrical signals are available.
The Handyscope HS4 DIFF is a portable four channel measuring instrument with
differential inputs. The Handyscope HS4 DIFF is available in several models with
different maximum sampling rates. The native resolution is 12 bits, but user se-
lectable resolutions of 14 and 16 bits are available too, with reduced maximum
sampling rate:
resolution
12 bit
14 bit 3.125 MSa/s
16 bit
The Handyscope HS4 DIFF supports high speed continuous streaming measure-
ments. The maximum streaming rates are:
resolution
12 bit
14 bit
16 bit
With the accompanying software the Handyscope HS4 DIFF can be used as an
oscilloscope, a spectrum analyzer, a true RMS voltmeter or a transient recorder. All
instruments measure by sampling the input signals, digitizing the values, process
them, save them and display them.
Model 50 Model 25
50 MSa/s 25 MSa/s
3.125 MSa/s
195 kSa/s 195 kSa/s
Table 3.1: Maximum sampling rates
Model 50 Model 25
500 kSa/s 250 kSa/s
480 kSa/s 250 kSa/s
195 kSa/s 195 kSa/s
Table 3.2: Maximum streaming rates
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Model 10
10 MSa/s
3.125 MSa/s 3.125 MSa/s
195 kSa/s 195 kSa/s
Model 10 Model 5
100 kSa/s 50 kSa/s
99 kSa/s 50 kSa/s
97 kSa/s 48 kSa/s
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Model 5
5 MSa/s
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