SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Contents CONTENTS ..........................2 INTRODUCTION......................... 9 GENERAL SAFETY SUMMARY .................... 10 ......................10 AFETY ERMS AND YMBOLS ........................ 11 ORKING NVIRONMENT ........................ 13 OOLING EQUIREMENTS AC P ..........................13 OWER ....................14 OWER AND GROUND CONNECTIONS ..........................
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual ........................ 34 RONT ANEL VERVIEW ........................36 ANEL VERVIEW ................... 37 ONNECTING TO XTERNAL EVICES YSTEMS Power Supply ........................37 7.3.1 LAN............................ 37 7.3.2 USB Peripherals ....................... 37 7.3.3 Auxiliary Output ....................... 37 7.3.4...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 13.1 ........................... 72 VERVIEW 13.2 ..................74 NABLE ISABLE THE IGITAL HANNELS 13.3 ........................ 76 IGITAL HANNEL ETUP HORIZONTAL AND ACQUISITION SETUP ................. 80 14.1 ........................... 80 IMEBASE ETUP 14.2 ........................81 CQUISITION ETUP Overview...........................
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.3.1 SPI Signal Settings ......................143 16.3.2 SPI Trigger ........................147 16.3.3 SPI Serial Decode ......................147 16.4 ....................148 UART T RIGGER AND ERIAL ECODE UART Signal Settings ..................... 148 16.4.1 UART Trigger ........................149 16.4.2...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.4 ............................197 REND 18.5 ........................... 198 ISPLAY 18.6 ......................199 EASUREMENT TATISTICS 18.7 ........................ 201 TATISTICS ISTOGRAM 18.8 ....................... 202 IMPLE EASUREMENTS 18.9 ............................202 MATH ........................204 19.1 ..........................204 VERVIEW 19.2...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.9 ........................267 25.10 T ........................270 RANSIENT ESPONSE 25.11 PSRR ............................272 25.12 P ........................273 OWER FFICIENCY BODE PLOT......................... 275 26.1 ..........................275 VERVIEW 26.2 ......................... 276 ONFIGURATION 26.2.1 Connection ........................276 26.2.2...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Introduction This user manual includes important safety and installation information related to the SDS2000X Plus series oscilloscopes and includes simple tutorials for basic operation of the oscilloscope. The series includes the following models:...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual General Safety Summary This chapter contains information and warnings that must be followed to keep the instrument operating under the appropriate safety conditions. In addition to the safety precautions specified in this section, you must also follow recognized safety procedures.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual CAUTION The "CAUTION" symbol indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice or condition which may be dangerous if not followed. Do not proceed until its conditions are fully understood and met.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Note: Direct sunlight, radiators, and other heat sources should be taken into account when assessing the ambient temperature. WARNING: Do not operate the oscilloscope in an explosive atmosphere or wet and damp conditions.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual CAUTION: Do not exceed the maximum specified front panel terminal (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, EXT) voltage levels. Refer to Specifications for more details. CAUTION: Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual AC power at 400Hz (+/-5%). No manual voltage selection is required because the instrument automatically adapts to line voltage. Depending on the type and number of options and accessories (probes, PC port plug-in, etc.), the instrument can consume up to 100 W of power.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Warning: Electrical Shock Hazard! Any interruption of the protective ground conductor within or outside of the scope or disconnection of the safety ground terminal creates a hazardous situation. Intentional interruption is prohibited. The position of the oscilloscope should allow easy access to the socket.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual not use chemicals or abrasive elements. Under no circumstances allow moisture to penetrate the instrument. To avoid electrical shock, unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning. Warning: Electrical Shock Hazard! No operator serviceable parts inside.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Exigence de Sécurité Ce chapitre contient des informations et des avertissements qui doivent être suivis pour maintenir l'instrument en fonctionnement dans les conditions de sécurité appropriées. En plus des précautions de sécurité spécifiées dans cette section, vous devez également suivre les procédures de sécurité...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual débranché de la prise secteur une fois l'oscilloscope en état de veille. Ce symbole est utilisé pour représenter un courant alternatif, ou "AC". CAUTION Le symbole " CAUTION" indique un danger potentiel. Il attire l'attention sur une procédure, une pratique ou une condition...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Hors fonctionnement: 85% HR, 65 ℃, 24 heures Altitude Fonctionnement: ≤ 3000m À l'arrêt: ≤ 15 266 m Remarque: La lumière directe du soleil, les radiateurs et autres sources de chaleur doivent être pris en compte lors de l'évaluation de la température ambiante.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Degré de pollution II fait référence à un environnement de travail sec et une pollution non conductrice se produit. Une conductivité temporaire occasionnelle causée par la condensation est attendue. ATTENTION: Protégez l'écran tactile de la lunette de tout impact excessif.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual ATTENTION: Ne laissez aucun corps étranger pénétrer dans la lunette par les trous de ventilation, etc. AC Power L'instrument fonctionne avec une alimentation CA monophasée de 100 à 240 Vrms (+/- 10%) à 50/60 Hz (+/- 5%) ou monophasée 100-120 Vrms (+/- 10%) Alimentation AC à...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Connexions d'alimentation et de terre L'instrument comprend un jeu de cordons mis à la terre contenant une fiche polarisée à trois bornes moulée et un connecteur standard IEC320 (Type C13) pour établir la tension de ligne et la connexion de mise à la terre de sécurité.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual ATTENTION: les enveloppes extérieures des bornes du panneau avant (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, EXT) sont connectées au châssis de l'instrument et donc à la terre de sécurité. Étalonnage L'intervalle d'étalonnage recommandé est d'un an. L'étalonnage ne doit être effectué...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Conditions anormales Utilisez l'instrument uniquement aux fins spécifiées par le fabricant. N'utilisez pas la lunette s'il y a des signes visibles de dommages ou si elle a été soumise à de fortes contraintes de transport.
The oscilloscope has a 3-year warranty (1-year warranty for probe attachments) from the date of shipment, during normal use and operation. SIGLENT can repair or replace any product that is returned to the authorized service center during the warranty period. We must first...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual c) The use of non-SIGLENT accessories or supplies. Furthermore, SIGLENT shall not be obligated to service a product that has been modified. Spare, replacement parts and repairs have a 90-day warranty. The oscilloscope's firmware has been thoroughly tested and is presumed to be functional.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Document Conventions For convenience, text surrounded by a box border is used to represent the button of the front panel. For example, Print represents the "Print" button on the front panel. Italicized text with shading is used to...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Getting Started 5.1 Power on SDS2000X Plus provides two ways for power on, which are: Power on Line When the “Power on Line” option is enabled, once the oscilloscope is connected to the AC power supply through the power cord, the oscilloscope boots automatically.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Utility Shutdown > Note: The Power button does not disconnect the oscilloscope from the AC power supply. The only way to fully power down the instrument is to unplug the AC power cord from the outlet. The power cord should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the scope is not to be used for an extended period of time.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Probe The SDS2000X Plus series oscilloscope package includes passive probes as standard accessories. Please visit the website at www.siglent.com technical data and ordering information. 6.1 Probe Safety A guard around the probe body provides a finger barrier for protection from electric shock.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 6.2 Probe Compensation When a probe is used for the first time, you should compensate it to match the input channel of the oscilloscope. Non-compensated or poorly compensated probe may increase measurement inaccuracy or error.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Quick Start 7.1 Front Panel Overview A. Touch Screen Display: The display and major functions area. See the "Touch Screen Display" chapter for more details. B. Front Panel: Includes knobs and buttons. See the chapter "Front Panel"...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual SPL2016 digital probe. G. Analog Input Connectors H. Power Switch I. Supporting Legs: Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope for stable positioning of the oscilloscope.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 7.2 Rear Panel Overview A. Auxiliary Out: Outputs the trigger indicator. When Pass / Fail is enabled, outputs the pass / fail signal. B. Ext Trigger Input C. LAN Port: Connect the port to the network for remote control.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 7.3 Connecting to External Devices/Systems 7.3.1 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.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual See the chapter "Mask Test" for more details. 7.3.5 Probes The SDS2000X Plus series oscilloscope supports active probe and passive probes. The specifications and documents of the probe can be obtained at www.siglent.com.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Touch Screen Display 8.1 Overview The entire SDS2000X Plus 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.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual F. Trigger Delay Indicator G. Timebase and Trigger descriptor box H. Dialog Box Trigger Level Line (Vertical) and Trigger Delay Indicator (Horizontal) show the trigger position of the waveform. Cursors show where measurement points have been set. Move the cursors to quickly reposition the measurement point.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.2 Menu Bar Menu bar with drop-down menus lets you access set-up dialogs and other functions. All functionality can be accessed through the menu bar. It is not necessary for common operations. You can enter most menus by using the front panel or parameter description labels instead of the menu bar.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.3 Grid Area The grid area displays the waveform traces. Traces can be moved by dragging and re-scaled by pinch and spread. The area is divided into 8 (vertical) * 10 (horizontal) grids. The best display effect can be obtained by adjusting the waveform intensity and graticule.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.4 Channel Descriptor Box A. Channel Index Bandwidth Limit indicator Coupling and Input Impedance D. Vertical Scale Vertical Offset Probe Attenuation Factor Bandwidth Limit Indicators: The SDS2000X Plus has two available bandwidth limits: 20 and 200 MHz.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual :DC coupling, 1 MΩ impedance :DC coupling, 50 Ω impedance :AC coupling, 1 MΩ impedance :AC coupling, 50 Ω impedance :Ground Vertical Scale: The scale of each grid in the vertical direction. For example, when the vertical scale is 1.00 V/div, the full scale of the...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.5 Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes A. Trigger delay Horizontal scale (timebase) # Samples D. Sample Rate Trigger delay: The time offset of the trigger position. When the trigger delay is 0, the trigger delay indicator is in the center of the horizontal axis of the grid area.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Trigger source Trigger coupling Trigger mode D. Trigger level Trigger type Trigger slope Trigger source C1~C4:Analog channels EXT: External trigger channel EXT/5:5x attenuation of external trigger channel AC Line: AC mains supply ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual stable triggering on medium to high-frequency signals. See the datasheet for details of the cut-off frequency. Trigger mode Auto: The oscilloscope will sweep without a set trigger. An internal timer triggers the sweep after a preset timeout period so that the display refreshes continuously.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.6 Dialog Box The dialog box on the right side of the screen is the main area for setting the parameters of the selected function. A. Title bar. Touching the bar can hide the dialog...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 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...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Let’s use the operation of setting the “deskew” of a channel as an example: If the expected value is 65 ns, input “65” on the virtual keypad, and then choose the unit n to complete the operation. On the virtual keypad, touching the button Max, Min, and Default quickly set the parameter to its maximum, minimum and default values.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.7 Touch Gestures Waveforms, cursors and trigger levels can be adjusted and rectangular zone can be drawn by touch gestures in the grid area. Drag the waveform left and right to Pinch and spread the waveform...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Touch and drag the cursor to move it Touch and drag the cursor information region to move the pair of cursors simultaneously Draw a rectangular box to create a zone or a histogram region. At the beginning of the gesture keep the angle close to 45°so it can be...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 8.8 Mouse and Keyboard Operation The SDS2000X Plus user interface features mouse control as well as the touch screen. If the oscilloscope is connected to a USB mouse, you can click on the object with the mouse instead of touching the object.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Front Panel 9.1 Overview The front panel is designed to operate the basic functins without having to open the software menu. Most of the front panel controls duplicate functionality available through the touch...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 9.2 Vertical Control A. When a channel is disabled, push the channel button to turn it on. When the channel is turned on but inactive, push the button to activate it. When the channel is turned on and activated, push the button to disable it.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual references (Ref) share the same vertical knob. Rotate the knob to adjust the vertical scale (volts/div). Push to alternate between coarse and fine adjustments. When the digital channel is active, rotate the knob to change the selected digital channel.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 9.4 Trigger Control A. Opens the trigger setup dialog box B. Auto mode: Triggers after a preset period if no valid trigger occurs C. Single mode: Triggers once when all conditions are met D.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 9.6 Auto Setup Button The oscilloscope will automatically set the vertical scale, horizontal scale, and trigger level according to the input signal to get the optimum waveform display. You can also perform an Auto Setup...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 9.8 Cursors Control A. Push the button to open the cursors setup dialog box B. Rotate the knob to move the selected cursor. Push to select a different cursor. Universal Knob When the parameter setting area is highlighted, you can use the Universal Knob to adjust or set the parameter.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 9.10 Other Buttons Enables/Disables measurements and recalls the MEASURE dialog box. Performs a screenshot save to an external storage device. The supported format includes.bmp\.jpg\.png. Enables/Disables the touch screen. The LED on the button lights to indicate that the touch screen is working.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 10 Multiple Approaches to Recall Functions The oscilloscope can recall functions through different approaches. 10.1 Menu Bar If you are familiar with common current computer programs, you may first choose to access a function by the drop-down menu from the menu bar at the top of the display.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 10.2 Descriptor Box For setup of channels, math, ref, timebase and trigger, there are dialog boxes at the bottom of the display. For the introduction of the descriptor box, see sections "Channel Descriptor Box" and "Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Box".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 11 Quickly Capture the Signal This is an example describing how to acquire a signal quickly. In this example, we assume the signal is connected to channel 1 and other channels are disabled.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 12 Vertical Setup 12.1 Turn on/off a Channel From the Front Panel Push the channel button(1-4)to turn on the corresponding channel. Its channel descriptor box and a dialog box will appear on the display.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 12.2 Channel Setup 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 the vertical...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual to scale the display such that the waveform fills the entire display to achieve the best measurement accuracy in the vertical direction. The oscilloscope automatically switches to fine mode when the vertical scale is altered by a touch gesture.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Coupling DC: All of the input signal frequency components are passed to the display. AC: The signal is capacitively coupled. DC signal components are rejected. See the datasheet for details of the cut-off frequency.AC coupling is suitable for observing AC signals with DC offset, such as power ripple.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual oscilloscope will automatically convert the vertical scale according to the current probe attenuation factor. For example, the vertical scale of the oscilloscope under 1X attenuation is 100 mV/div, and the vertical scale will be automatically set to 1 V/div if the probe attenuation is changed to 10X.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual source. Impedance 1 MΩ: When a passive probe with high impedance is connected, the impedance must be set to 1 MΩ , otherwise the signal will not be detected. 50 Ω: Suitable for high-frequency signals transmitted through 50 Ω...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual coincide horizontally. Before deskew After deskew Note: When the channel with deskew compensation is the trigger source, the trigger delay indicator does not change as the deskew value changes. Invert When invert is enabled, the waveform is displayed 180 degrees opposite to the earth potential.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 13 Digital Channels 13.1 Overview SPL2016 Probe The SPL2016 is a logic probe designed to monitor up to 16 digital signals at once. The 16 digital channels are separated into two groups and each group has its own threshold, making it possible to simultaneously view data from different logic families.
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The equipment shall be used only for the purposes specified by the manufacturer. The SPL2016 probe is used only for SIGLENT's special series of oscilloscopes. Protection mechanisms can be compromised if the way the devices connected by the SPL2016 are not used for their intended purpose.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual SPL2016 if any parts are damaged. Maintenance work shall be performed by maintenance personnel with appropriate qualifications. Keep the product surface clean and dry. SDS_2000XP_MSO Option The software option adds the following functions to the oscilloscope: Digital channel acquisition and analysis - Acquire and analyze the ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Digital channel waveform display, which shares the same grid area with the analog channels. B. Digital channel descriptor box C. Dialog box D. Digital channel indicators. Up to 16 digital channels are organized in two groups with different thresholds: D15~D8 and D7~D0.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual menu to turn off. Refer to the operation in the chapter "Vertical Setup" for details. 13.3 Digital Channel Setup Touch the digital descriptor box, then the quick menu of digital channel settings pops up above the descriptor box. In the menu height and position of digital channels can be set: A.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual F. Reset the height to default value G. Turn off the digital channels H. Open digital dialog box on the right side Height=8div, Position=0div Height=4div, Position=1div The quick menu only covers the height range and position of the digital channels display area.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on/off the digital channels B. Labels can be set to data, address or custom characters. C. The logic threshold of D7~D0.The oscilloscope will automatically set threshold according specified logic family, or users can set the threshold by manual using the Custom option.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 14 Horizontal and Acquisition Setup 14.1 Timebase Setup The timebase setup is used to adjust the scale and offset of the X (horizontal) axis. This setting applies to all analog, digital channels and all math traces except FFT.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 14.2 Acquisition Setup 14.2.1 Overview Acquire Menu Touch on the quick menu of the timebase settings, or press the Acquire button on the front panel, or touch the menu bar Acquire>Menu to recall the Acquire dialog box on the right side.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual degrading the waveform update rate. With 200 Mpts memory depth, SDS2000X Plus can still run at full sample rate (2 GSa/s) even when set to the 10 ms/div timebase. Note: The memory depth here is the upper limit of the memory space allocated by the oscilloscope.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Interpolation -- At small timebase settings, the number of original points on the screen may be less than the number display pixels in the grid area, so interpolation is necessary to display a continuous waveform. For example, at 1 ns/div timebase and 2 GSa/s sample rate, the number of original points is 20, but the grid area includes 1000 horizontal pixels.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual bits" mode, the vertical resolution is 4x better, while the bandwidth is limited to about 100 MHz. 14.2.2 Acquisition The acquisition mode is used to determine how to acquire and process the signal.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 14.2.3 Roll Mode Press the Roll button on the front panel to enter roll mode. In this mode, the waveform moves across the screen from right to left, similar to a strip chart recorder. The horizontal delay control of the waveform will be disabled when roll mode is active.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual enabled, the display will not update until all of the sequences have been acquired. The SDS2000X Plus can achieve a minimum 2μs trigger interval in Sequence mode, corresponding to a waveform update rate of 500,000 wfm/s.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Input a pulse sequence with a period of 50 ms to C1. The rise time of the pulse is 2 ns, while the fall time is 100 ns. Pulse width is 108 ns, and amplitude is 1.6 Vpp.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual In Sequence mode, there is no waveform displayed on the screen until the acquisition is completed. During acquisition, there is a counter on the screen indicating the number of segments that have been acquired.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 14.3 History Analysis History Press the History button on the front panel or touch > recall history dialog box. A. Turn on or off history mode B. Specify the frame index C. Set the playing mode D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual recalled and measured. Continue with the example in the section above. In Sequence mode, all waveforms that satisfy the trigger conditions are mapped to the display. If you need to observe a single frame, you can use history mode.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual frames, it is shown as 50 ms in the following diagram, which is consistent with the period of the actual waveform. Acq Time label Delta T label In addition to manually specifying a frame, history mode supports autoplay.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 14.4 Zoom The SDS2000X Plus supports waveform zoom in the horizontal direction. Press down the horizontal knob on the front panel to turn on the zoom function. When the Zoom function is on, the waveform area is divided into upper and lower parts.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual scale and delay/offset of the main window. The operations above can also be performed by different gestures. Below is the example of changing the setting on horizontal directions by gestures: Adjust the horizontal position of the zoom area by dragging left and right in...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15 Trigger 15.1 Overview The oscilloscope only acquires waveforms of interest (i.e. the ones that satisfy the trigger condition) and aligns all trigger events at the trigger position to form a stable waveform display. The trigger is one of the most important features of an oscilloscope since we can only analyze a signal that we are able to trigger in a reliable and stable manner.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Arm: The pre-trigger buffer is not full, and the oscilloscope does not respond to any trigger events. Ready: The pre-trigger buffer is full, and the oscilloscope is waiting for the trigger event. Trig’d: A trigger event is detected and the oscilloscope starts to fill the post-trigger buffer.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.2 Trigger Setup Touch the trigger descriptor box to display the quick menu of trigger settings. The trigger setup dialog box is displayed on the right side of the screen. A. Touch the level region and rotate the Level knob on the front panel to adjust trigger level;...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Select trigger type B. Select the trigger source C. Select the trigger slope (When the trigger type is "Edge", "Slope" and other specific types) D. Set holdoff (None/Time/Events) E. Set trigger coupling...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.3 Trigger Level Both analog and digital triggers must have a correct trigger level value. The oscilloscope judges whether a waveform satisfies the trigger condition when it crosses the trigger level. If it does, the crossing time is the trigger position.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual updates the display whether a trigger happens or not. Auto mode is suitable for unknown signals or DC signals. Note: In Auto mode, if the signal satisfies the trigger conditions but cannot trigger the oscilloscope stably, it may be that interval between two trigger events exceeds the timeout period.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.5 Trigger Type 15.5.1 Overview The trigger modes of the SDS2000X Plus are digital designs. Compared with analog trigger circuits, digital triggers can not only greatly optimize trigger precision, trigger jitter, but also support multiple trigger types and complex trigger conditions.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.5.2 Edge Trigger Edge trigger distinguishes the trigger points by seeking the specified edge (rising, falling, rising & falling) and trigger level. Trigger source and slope can be set in the trigger dialog box.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.5.3 Slope Trigger The slope trigger looks for a rising or falling transition from one level to another level in the specified time range. For example, positive slope time is defined as the time difference between the two crossing points of trigger level lines A and B with the positive edge as shown in the figure below.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual The slope trigger requires upper and lower trigger levels. When the trigger type is slope trigger, touch the trigger descriptor box, the pop- up quick menu will show two levels. The upper/lower level can be set in...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Great than a time value(≥)-- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal is greater than the specified time value. Within a range of time value ([--,--])-- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of time value.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.5.4 Pulse Trigger Trigger on a positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Trigger source, polarity (positive, negative), limit range and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box. Less than a time value(≤)-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal is lower than the specified time value.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Within a range of time value([--,--])-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of the time value.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual trigger dialog box. When the synchronization mode is "Select", line and field can be specified. Standard Touch the and select the video standard. The SDS2000X Plus supports the following video standards: TV Standard...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Trigger Position Line Field (line value)/1(1:1) (line value)/2 (2:1) 1,2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8 (line value)/4(4:1) 1,2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8 (line value)/8(8:1) 1,2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8 Of Lines Line value: The number of lines set in the (300 ~ 2000).
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual triggered by a specified field and a specified line. For progressive scanning signals (e.g. 720p/50, 720p/60, 1080p/50, 1080p/60), only the specified line can be selected to trigger when the synchronization mode is “Select”.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Trigger on a Specific Line of Video Video trigger requires that any analog channel can be used as the trigger source with a synchronization amplitude greater than 1/2 grid. The example below sets to trigger on Field 1, Line 22 using the NTSC video standard.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Use "Custom" to Trigger Video Signals Custom video trigger supports video signals with frame rates of 25, 30, 50 and 60 Hz respectively, and the specified row is within the range of 300 to 2000.The following describes how to trigger a "Custom"...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual and a lower trigger level. The instrument triggers when the input signal passes through the upper level or the lower level. There are two kinds of window types: Absolute and Relative. They have different trigger level adjustment methods.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Refer to "Adjust Upper/Lower Level" in the section " Slope Trigger". To set window trigger via the Relative window type When the window trigger type is set to "Relative", touch the trigger descriptor box. The pop-up menu will show two user-defined parameters: “Level +/-Delta"...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual sections " Holdoff", " Trigger Coupling" and " Noise Reject" for details. 15.5.7 Interval Trigger Trigger when the time difference between the neighboring rising or falling edges meets the time limit condition. When the trigger condition is set as an interval between two neighboring...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Edge Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal passes through the trigger level to when the neighboring rising edge (or falling edge) passes through the trigger level...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.5.9 Runt Trigger Runt trigger looks for pulses that cross one threshold but not another as shown in the figure below: A positive runt pulse across through the low level but not the high ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Logic (AND, OR, NAND, NOR), source, limit range, and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box. When the logic is "OR" or "NAND", the setting of the time limit is invalid.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Logic settings of analog channels Logic settings of digital channels Limit Range When the logic is "AND" or "NOR", the time limit condition is available. This setting is particularly useful to filter the hazard signals of combinational logic.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.6 Trigger Source The trigger sources supported by each trigger type are different. See the table below for details: Trigger Type C1~C4 EXT, EXT/5 AC Line D0~D15 Edge √ √ √ √ Slope √...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.7 Holdoff Holdoff is an additional condition for triggers and can be used to stabilize the triggering of complex waveforms (such as a pulse series). It can be set to a time or number of events.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual until the counter tracking holdoff events reaches the set value. In the following figure, the holdoff event is set to 3, and the signal is triggered on the fourth edge. Parameter Start Holdoff On defines the initial position of holdoff.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.8 Trigger Coupling The coupling setting of a trigger is only valid when the trigger source is C1~C4, EXT or EXT/5. DC: All of the signal’s frequency components are coupled to the ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 15.10 Zone Trigger The SDS2000X Plus includes a zone trigger to help isolate elusive glitches. There are two user-defined areas: Zone1 and Zone2. Users can set the property of each zone as “intersect” or “not intersect” as an additional condition to further isolate the interesting event quickly.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Zone Setting in the dialog box. The color of the zone’s outline is consistent with the color of the specified source (Channel 1 = Yellow, etc...). Gesture When the zone trigger is turned on, touch-and-hold on any position...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Once a zone is created, it can be moved by dragging. Just touch and hold the zone box and use a dragging gesture. Select C1 as the source, turn on zone1, Select C1 as the source, turn on zone1, and set the property as "Intersect"...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Zone Zone Setting Touch > to recall the dialog box. A. Set the left border of the zone B. Set the right border of the zone C. Set the top border of the zone D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual anomaly. Thanks to the high waveform update rate of the SDS2000X Plus, we can confirm there is bus contention happening by enabling the persistence display, as shown in the figure below: In this case, the zone trigger is a quick and simple way to capture the interesting waveform.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16 Serial Trigger and Decode 16.1 Overview The SDS2000X Plus supports serial bus triggering and decoding on the following serial bus protocols: I C, SPI, UART, CAN, LIN, and also support optional FlexRay, CAN FD, I2S and MIL-STD-1553B...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the list of decode result B. Select the bus to set, Bus1 and Bus2 C. Turn on/off the bus D. Set the bus display E. Select the serial bus protocol F. Touch to set the signal, including the mapping relation between channels and bus signals, and the thresholds.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.2 I2C Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding I2C signals. Please read the following for more details: " I2C Signal Settings", " I2C Trigger" and " I2C Serial Decode".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual example. C. Set the source of SDA. In the example above, SDA is connected to D. Set the threshold level of the SDA channel. E. Return to the previous menu. F. Threshold level line. It only appears when adjusting the threshold level.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Trigger Touch Setting in the I2C trigger dialog box select trigger condition: Start — The oscilloscope will be triggered when the SDA line transitions from high to low while the SCL is high.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual EEPROM — The trigger searches for EEPROM control byte value 1010xxx on the SDA bus. And there is a Read bit and an ACK bit behind EEPROM. Set the data value and compare type...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Frame (Start: 7-bit address: R/W: Ack: Data: Ack: Data2)—If all bits match, then trigger on the Ack bit followed by the Data2. 10 Address & Data — If all bits match, then trigger on the Ack bit followed by the Data.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual If you set the trigger condition to 7 address & data or 10 address & data: Address can be selected in the hexadecimal range of 0x00 to 0x7F (7-bit) or 0x3FF (10-bit).
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.2.3 I2C Serial Decode The layout of the touch screen display when I2C decoding is enabled is as follows: A. Waveform display area, shows the original waveforms of the bus signals B. Bus display, shows the decode result of the bus. At most two Bus Operation buses can be decoded at the same time.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual The address value is displayed at the beginning of a frame. The write address is displayed in green, and read address in yellow. W/R bit is represented by (W) and (R), followed by the address ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual address = 2AB with acknowledgement. R/W — Read address or write address. DATA — Data bytes. Configuration Include R/W Bit There is only one item in the configuration of the I2C decode.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.3 SPI Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding SPI signals. Please read the following for more details: " SPI Signal Settings", " SPI Trigger" and " SPI Serial Decode".
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual CS Type The CS signal should be set to correct , including CS, ~CS, and Clock Timeout. CS – Active high. The CS signal needs a complete rising edge on the screen to be regarded as active.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Example: Connect the data, CLK and ~CS signals of an SPI bus respectively to C1, C2 and C3. Data width = 8-bit, Bit order = MSB, CS polarity = active low, and 12 data bytes are transmitted in one frame.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual If the data width is set to be greater than 8-bits (such as 16-bits), measure the clock idle time between 8-bit data packets as 20 μs, and then set the timeout time to a value between 20 and 300 μs. In this example, it is set to 30 μs:...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.3.2 SPI Trigger The trigger condition for the SPI trigger is mainly Trigger Setting about data. Touch in the dialog box to set data: A. Trigger Type: MISO or MOSI B. Data Length: 4~96 bits C.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.4 UART Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding UART signals. Please read the following for more details: " UART Signal Settings", " UART Trigger" and " UART Serial Decode".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Touch to select the baud rate: 600,1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 b/s or Custom B. Data Length: 5~8 bit C. Parity Check: None, Odd, Even, Mark or Space. If the data is 9 bits, the 9...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Source Type: RX or TX B. Trigger Condition: Start, Stop, Data or Error C. When the "trigger condition" is Data, set the compare type to: =, >, < D. When the "trigger condition" is Data, set the data value E.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.5 CAN Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding CAN signals. Please read the following for more details: " CAN Signal Settings", " CAN Trigger" and " CAN Serial Decode".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.5.2 CAN Trigger Trigger Setting Touch the CAN trigger dialog box to set the trigger condition: Start —The oscilloscope triggers at the beginning of the frame. Remote — The oscilloscope triggers on a remote frame with a ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual On the bus: ID is displayed in green. LEN (data length) is displayed in light yellow. DATA is displayed in white. CRC is displayed in blue. The red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.6 LIN Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding LIN signals. Please read the following for more details: “ LIN Signal Settings”, “ LIN Trigger” and “ LIN Serial Decode”.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.6.2 LIN Trigger Trigger Setting Touch in the trigger dialog box to set the trigger conditions: Break —The oscilloscope triggers at the beginning of the frame. ID —The oscilloscope triggers on the frame that matches the specified ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual In the list view: Time — The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position. ID — ID of the frame. Data length — Data length.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.7 FlexRay Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding FlexRay signals. Please read the following for more details: " FlexRay Signal Settings", " FlexRay Trigger" and " FlexRay Serial Decode".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual TSS— The oscilloscope triggers on the transmission start sequence. Frame— The oscilloscope triggers on the frame. Set Frame header indicators: Payload preamble indicator, null frame indicator, sync frame indicator, startup frame indicator.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual PL (Valid Data Length) is displayed in frames, in words, in light yellow. HCRC (Head Check Code) is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue. CYC (cycle) is displayed in the frame and displayed in light ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.8 CAN FD Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding CAN FD signals. Please read the following for more details: " CAN FD Signal Settings", " CAN FD Trigger" and " CAN FD Serial Decode".
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Frame Type: Both, CAN, CAN FD B. When the "Frame Type" is CAN FD, turn on or off ISO C. When the "Frame Type" is CAN FD, set the BRS (Bit Rate Switch) to Both, Normal or FD D.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual CRC Mismatch Error: The oscilloscope triggers when the calculated CRC does not match the transmitted CRC. Stuff Bit Cnt Err: Effective only when ISO is turned on, the oscilloscope triggers when the stuff bit count is incorrect.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual In the list view: Time— The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position. Type— Type of the frame. Standard CAN frame is represented by "Std", CAN FD frame is represented by "FD", the extended frame is represented by "Ext"...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.9 I2S Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding I2S signals. Please read the following for more details: " I2S Signal Settings", " I2S Trigger" and " I2S Serial Decode".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual WS is high. The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See " I2C Signal Settings" for details. 16.9.2 I2S Trigger Trigger Setting Touch in the I2S trigger dialog box to set the trigger conditions:...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Trigger Condition Data— Trigger on data. Compare Type Touch to select "=", ">" or "<". Value Touch to set the data value by the universal knob or virtual keypad. The range of data value is related to the...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Threshold Rising Edge— Trigger on signals greater than the setting value. Threshold Touch to set the threshold by the universal knob or virtual keypad. The range of values is related to the number...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 16.10 MIL-STD-1553B Trigger and Serial Decode This section covers triggering and decoding MIL-Standard 1553B signals. Please read the following for more details: " MIL-STD-1553B Signal Settings" and " MIL-STD-1553B Serial Decode". 16.10.1 MIL-STD-1553B Signal Settings...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Check Code is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue. In the decoding list view: Time— The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 17 Cursors 17.1 Overview Cursors important tools when measuring signals. Rapid measurements can be performed using cursors in both horizontal and vertical directions. The cursor types include X1, X2, X1-X2, Y1, Y2 and Y1-...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on or off cursors function B. Cursors Mode. The vertical cursors will automatically track the waveform in Trace mode. C. Specify the cursor and set the position (by gestures, universal knob, or virtual keypad) D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Cursors Type X (horizontal) -- Vertical dotted lines that measure horizontal time (when the source is an FFT waveform, X cursors measure frequency). X cursors (time) X cursors (frequency) X1 — The left (default) vertical dotted line. It can be manually ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Y1 — The upper (default) horizontal dotted line. It can be manually moved to any vertical position on the screen. Y2 — The lower (default) horizontal dotted line. It can be ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Display Mode Display Mode M1 Display Mode M2 M1 – The position information of each cursor is attached to the cursor, and the difference information is between the two cursors with arrows connected to the cursors.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Fixed Position– When the vertical scale is changed, the y cursors remain fixed to the grid position on the display. Take X cursors reference as an example to demonstrate the scaling effect of different settings: Timebase=50 ns/div, X1= -50 ns = -1div,X2 = 100 ns = 2div...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Fixed position, timebase is changed to 100ns/div, the grid number of X cursors (-1div, 2div) remains fixed. The value of X1 and X2 are changed to -100 ns, 200 Fixed delay, timebase is changed to 100 ns/div, the value of X cursors (-50 ns, 100 ns) remains fixed.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 17.2 Select and Move Cursors The cursors can be selected and moved directly by gestures and the universal knob on the front panel, in addition, they can be selected in the cursors dialog box.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Universal Knob Move the cursor position by turning the universal knob on the front panel. Press the knob to select different cursor lines. For example, if the current cursor is X1, press to select X2, and press again to select X1-X2.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18 Measurement 18.1 Overview The SDS2000X Plus features a strong automatic measurement list. These parameters can be automatically measured without cursors and include common measurements such as rise time, fall time, peak-peak, and period.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. The waveform display area automatically compresses when the other windows are displayed B. Measurement parameters and statistics display area. If select the mode as “Simple”, the "Simple" parameter area is displayed C. Statistics histogram display area D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Enable/disable measure B. Set the mode of measure: Simple or Advanced. "Simple" shows the specified basic measurement parameters of the selected channel. In "Advanced" mode, the measurement parameters can be added one-by-one as needed C.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.2 Set Parameters Type Touch in the measure dialog box, or touch + in the measurement parameters and statistics display area to open the parameter selection window: A. Set the source of the current setting.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual for C2, follow the steps below: Source>C1>Vertical>Pk-Pk Source>C2>Horizontal>Period For the channel delay (CH Delay) measurement, because the number of sources involved is greater than 1, the steps to specify the source is different:...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Touch × in the upper right corner of the area to close measurement. Clear Touch in the dialog box to close all parameters. The “Favorite” tab is used to store frequently used items. You can customize this tab.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.3 Type of Measurement 18.3.1 Vertical Measurement Vertical measurement includes 19 parameters: Max: Highest value in the input waveform Min: Lowest value in the input waveform Pk-Pk: Difference between maximum and minimum data ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual waveform Amplitude: Difference between top and base in a bimodal waveform. If not bimodal, the difference between max and Mean: Average of data values Cycle Mean: Average of data values in the first cycle ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Preshoot (FPRE): Overshoot before a falling edge. Equal to 100 %*( max-top)/amplitude. Preshoot (RPRE): Overshoot before a rising edge. Equal to 100 %*( base-min)/amplitude. L@T: Level measured at trigger position ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Period: Time between the middle threshold points of two consecutive like-polarity edges. Freq: Reciprocal of period Time@max: Time of maximum value Time@min: Time of minimum value +Width: Time difference between the 50% threshold of a rising ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual period +BWidth: Time from the first rising edge to the last falling edge at the 50% crossing -BWidth: Time from the first falling edge to the last rising edge at the 50% crossing Delay: Time from the trigger to the first transition at the 50% ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual +Area: Area of the waveform above zero -Area: Area of the waveform below zero Area: Area of the waveform AbsArea: Absolute area of the waveform Cycles: Number of cycles in a periodic waveform ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual FRFF:The time between the first rising edge of source A and the following first falling edge of source B at the 50% crossing FFFR:The time between the first falling edge of source A ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.4 Trend After adding a measurement parameter, Trend can be used to observe the change of the selected measurement value over time. A. Measurement parameter display area B. Trend plot display area C. Extend the range of time. Touch it to expand the time range.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual restart statistics. 18.5 Display Mode In advanced measurement mode, two display modes are supported: M1 and M2. In M1 mode, up to 5 parameter measurements are displayed at a time. When statistics are enabled, they are listed under the measurement items.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.6 Measurement Statistics Statistics Enable the function to observe the distribution of the measured values of every selected parameter. Value – The current measurement Mean – Average of all historical measurements ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Count – The number of historical measurements Reset Statistics Press the Clear Sweeps button or touch in the measure dialog box, or touch the symbol in the statistics display area to clear and restart statistics.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 18.7 Statistics Histogram After enabling statistics on a selected measurement, you can also activate a statistical histogram. The histogram appears at the bottom of the statistics area. This enables users to quickly view the probability distribution of the measured parameters.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual C. Count of statistics D. Current value E. The bin that includes the maximum value and the probability of a value falling into it F. Close the enlarged histogram 18.8 Simple Measurements Enabling Simple Measurement displays all selected measurement parameters of the specified channel at the same time.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Gate Touch in the measure dialog box, then two horizontal cursors A and B will appear in the grid area. The gate setting dialog box will be displayed on the right. Gate cursors A and B are used to define the range of time for parameter measurements.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 19 Math 19.1 Overview The SDS2000X Plus supports 2 math traces and multiple operators: Addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (x), division (/), differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt), square root (√), FFT, average and ERES, as well as a formula editor.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Select the math trace, F1 or F2 B. Turn on or off the math operation C. Select the function. Touch the area to recall the function setting page, and select the source and operator D.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual dBVrms, Vrms, dBArms, Arms, dBm d/dt V/s (Volt/second) or A/s (A/second) ∫dt VS (Volt*second) or AS (A*second) √ 1/2 or A ∧ ∧ Average ERES 19.2 Arithmetic The SDS2000X Plus can perform arithmetic operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication or division on any two analog input channels.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 19.2.1 Average The oscilloscope accumulates multiple waveform frames and calculates the average as the result. If a stable trigger is available, the resulting average has a random noise component lower than that of a single-shot record.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Note: Average acquisition is only valid for periodic signals, and it is important to ensure that the waveform is triggering in a stable way when using average mode. 19.2.2 ERES The oscilloscope filters the sample, which rejects noise in the high- frequency domain, so the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is improved.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual ERES Bits -3dB bandwidth 0.25*Sample rate 0.115*Sample rate 0.055*Sample rate 0.028*Sample rate 0.014*Sample rate 0.007*Sample rate 19.3 Algebra The SDS2000X Plus can perform algebra operations including differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt) and square root (√) 19.3.1 Differential...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual i = Data point index dx = Differential interval The range of “dx” in the d/dt menu is 2~20. The measurement units are point and the corresponding time difference range is 0.02~0.20 div. “div”...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Offset Setting in the integral menu provides an approach to correct the DC offset of the source. Small DC offsets in the input signal (or even small offset errors of the oscilloscope itself) may cause the integral output waveform to "ramp"...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 19.3.3 Square Root Square root (√) calculates the square root of the selected source. If the waveform value is negative (the waveform is below the ground level), the result is displayed as zero.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 19.4 Frequency Analysis The result of FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) calculations is the frequency spectrum of the source signal. The horizontal axis of the FFT display is labeled using frequency (Hz) units instead of time (seconds). In addition,...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual waveform display area: FFT sample rate (Sa): FFT operation results present the first Nyquist zone (DC ~ Sa/2) of the frequency spectrum. Be aware that the FFT sample rate may be inconsistent with the sample rate in the time domain.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Average count of FFT (Avg): Displayed only when the FFT mode is set to "Average", indicating the completed average count. Operation Select as FFT in the math dialog box Config and touch...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual is used. SDS2000X Plus provides five windows that have different characteristics and are applicable to different scenarios. For example, for a two-tone signal with a very close frequency interval, it is suitable to use a Rectangle window with the best frequency resolution.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Window Characteristics Main Side lobe Maximum lobe suppressio amplitude width error Blackman 12π/N -58 dB 1.1 dB Poor frequency resolution Better amplitude resolution Flattop 23π/N -93 dB < 0.1dB Poor frequency resolution The best amplitude...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Split Mode, Zoom off Split Mode, Zoom on Full Screen Mode Exclusive Mode FFT Mode Normal: Displays the FFT result of each frame directly. Max-Hold: Holds the maximum value in the historic frame on the ...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Vertical Horizontal Touch in the math dialog box to recall the FFT vertical or horizontal settings dialog box: A. Set the vertical scale and the reference level B. Set the unit (dBVrms, Vrms and dBm).
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Ref Level Touch to set the reference level of FFT waveform by the universal knob or the virtual keypad. It can also be set by the offset knob shared by Decode, Digital, Math, and Ref on the front panel.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual When the FFT tool type is set to peaks, the dialog box is as follows: A. Turn on or off the table. Turn on the table, the peaks searched with the Search Threshold...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual When the FFT tool type is set to markers, the dialog box is as follows: A. Control markers. Touch to control the display and position of each marker B. Marker on peaks. It will automatically...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual area up and down by gestures, or scroll the mouse wheel to the view non-displayed areas. The following shows the peak tool enabled for an FFT waveform: Measure the FFT waveform Press the Cursors button on the front panel to turn on the cursor function, and then specifying the source as "Math".
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Hz. If your application does not require measurement of the DC component, it is recommended to set the coupling mode of the source channel to "AC". 19.5 Formula Editor Formula Editor Touch in the operation setting page to recall the editor: A.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 20 Reference Data from analog channels or math can be saved to the reference locations (REFA/REFB/REFC/REFD) in the built-in non-volatile memory. The saved reference waveform can be recalled to be compared with the current waveform.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Select the location of the reference (REFA/REFB/REFC/REFD) B. Select the source (C1~C4 and MATH) C. Enable/disable Display of the reference waveform D. Set the label text of the reference trace. E. Save the specified waveform in...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 21 Search The SDS2000X Plus can search for the specified events in a frame. The location of the qualifying events are indicated by white triangle indicators along the top of the display. In YT mode or Roll mode with the acquisition stopped, up to 1000 events are supported.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Press the Search button on the front panel Analysis Search or touch the menu > recall the search dialog box and turn on it. Setup Menu Setup Menu Select and set the search type in the .
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Edge Slope: Rising, Falling, Either Slope Slope: Rising, Falling Limit Range setting is available Pulse Polarity: Positive, Negative Limit Range setting is available Interval Slope: Rising, Falling Limit Range setting is available Runt...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 22 Navigate Press the Navigate button on the front panel or touch the menu Analysis Navigate > to recall the navigate dialog box. The SDS2000X Plus provides three navigate types: Search Event, Time and History Frame.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Navigate by Search Event When the Search function is turned on and the acquisition is stopped, Navigate is usable to find search events (see the chapter "Search" for search function). Type Touch in the navigate dialog box to select the navigate type as “Search...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Navigate by History Frame When the history function is turned on, Navigate can be used to play history frames (see the chapter " History" for details of history function). Type Touch in the navigate dialog box to select the navigate type as “History...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual The following is an example of an occasional runt signal to demonstrate how to quickly locate and find events of interest by using the combination of Search and Navigate: The input signal is a 2 V periodic...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Set the horizontal scale to 10 ms/div, then 9 markers with ~10 ms interval are shown on the display, indicating that a total of 9 dwarf pulses were found in the full screen of 100 ms time range:...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Press the Run/Stop button on the front panel to stop the acquisition, and Type then follow the steps Navigate> to select “Search Event”. The following figure shows the first dwarf pulse. In this example, the list is enabled and time labels of each event are shown in the list.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 23 Mask Test 23.1 Overview Users can create masks and define the rule used to evaluate Pass/Fail operations. An event violating the rule is defined as a failure and a pulse can be generated from the "Aux Out" port on the back panel. This is very useful to find and quantify anomalies in production tests or similar batch measurements.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Analysis Mask Test Perform > to open the Mask Test dialog box: A. Turn on/off the test B. Select the source(C1~C4) C. Select the rule(All In, All Out, Any In and Any Out)...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 23.2 Mask Setup Mask Setup Touch in the Mask Test dialog box to set the mask. There are two methods to create a mask, one is by setting horizontal and vertical values, and the other is by drawing a polygon mask.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the spacing of the mask to the trace in horizontal, with the unit of division B. Set the spacing of the mask to the trace in vertical, with the unit of division C.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual files, see the chapter "Save/Recall" for details. 23.2.2 Mask Editor The Mask Editor is a built-in tool that provides an approach to create custom masks. Below is its layout: A. Menu bar B. Coordinate of the latest touched point on the display C.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Menu bar There are 2 menus on the menu bar. The File menu includes ordinary file operations such as: New: Create a new mask file Open: Open an existed mask file ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual To edit a vertex, side or polygon object, firstly select it, and then move it by a dragging gesture or by entering the desired value in coordinate edit area. For a side, the value is for its middle point. For a polygon, the ordinate is for its geometric center.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Even a single point inside the mask will cause a failure. Any In: Any data point inside the mask will be recognized as a pass. All data points outside the mask will cause a failure.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 24 Counter 24.1 Overview The counter is used to measure the frequency and period of a signal or count the events happening within it. The counter is asynchronous to the acquisition system of the oscilloscope. It can work well even if the...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual See section “Mode” for details. Statistics When statistics are enabled, the counter will increment the data and display the statistics results on the screen. Value – The latest count Mean – The average of all historical counts Min –...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Frequency: Average frequency over a period of time Period: The reciprocal of the average frequency over a period of time Totalizer: Cumulative count When the mode is set to totalizer, the edge of the counting source needs to be set.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on or off the gate B. Select the gate type: Level or After Edge C. Gate source display area. C1 and C2 are gate sources of each other, C3 and C4 are gate sources of each other D.
On/Turn Off, Transient Response, PSRR, Power Efficiency, Output Ripple, etc. Full use of the Power analysis requires an SDS2000X Plus oscilloscope, a differential voltage probe like the SIGLENT DPB series, a current probe like the SIGLENT CP series, the SIGLENT DF2001A deskew fixture, and the power analysis activation license (part number SDS_2000XP_PA).
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.2 Power Quality The specific measurement parameters of power quality analysis include active power, apparent power, reactive power, power factor, power phase angle, voltage effective value, current effective value, voltage crest factor and current crest factor of power input of a switching power supply.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual crest, voltage effective value, and voltage crest factor. −1 Vrms = ∗ √ ∑ =0 V_Crest = Vpeak / Vrms Current Crest -- Current parameters of the power input including current crest, current effective value, and current crest factor.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual figure for correct connections. Touch the icon on the top right of the guide to close. 25.3 Current Harmonics Current harmonics is used to analyze the input current harmonics. An FFT of the selected channel is performed to get the harmonic components.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the frequency of the line (Auto, 50 Hz, 60 Hz or 400 Hz) B. Set the standard type (IEC61000-3- 2 A, IEC61000-3-2 B, IEC61000-3-2 C or IEC61000-3-2 D) C. Set the display type (Off, Bar Chart or Table) D.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual For the first 40 harmonics, the following values are displayed: Measured Value (RMS) -- The measured value displayed in the unit specified by the harmonic unit parameter Limit Value (RMS) -- Limits specified by the selected standard Margin (%) --The margin specified by selected standard parameters.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual below: Signal Settings Signal Touch to recall signal settings dialog box: A. Set the input voltage source B. Set the input current source C. Set the expected current value, the range is 100 mA ~ 500 A. The...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual channel to maximum input voltage/6 E. View the connection guide F. Return to previous menu 25.5 Switching Loss Switch loss analysis can be used to calculate the power dissipated in the switching period.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Demagnetize and zero-adjust the current probe B. Set up connections to the DF2001A deskew fixture Small Loop Large Loop Available CP4020 (100 kHz,20 CP5150 (12 MHz,150 current probes Arms) Arms) CP4050 (1 MHz,50 Arms)
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual probe sense J6: earth terminal J4: earth terminal points Connect D+ and D- of the high-voltage differential probe to J7 and J6 Connect the current probe to the loop with the direction of...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Auto Deskew corresponding input channel, and then touch perform the calibration. When the process completes, a message will pop up indicating whether the deskew operation was successful or not. Before deskew calibration After deskew calibration...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the voltage reference, i.e. the switch level at the edge of the input switch. This value is a percentage of the maximum switching voltage. Adjusting the value to ignore background noise.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Conduction Type Waveform -- The power waveform uses the original data, and the calculation formula is P = V * I,E = P * T. Rds (on) -- In the on the area (where the voltage level is lower than the voltage reference (adjustable)), the power calculation formula is P = I Rds (on).
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.6 Slew Rate The slew rate measures the change rate of voltage or current during switching. Connection Guide Signal Connection Guide Touch > to recall the connection guide of slew rate, as shown in the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Connection Guide Signal Connection Guide Touch > to recall the connection guide of modulation, as shown in the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Touch the icon on the top right of the guide to close.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.9 Turn On/Turn Off Turn on analysis determines the time taken for the power supply to reach 90% of its steady-state output. Turn off analysis determines the time taken for the power supply to fall to 10% of its maximum output voltage.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the input voltage source B. Set the output voltage source C. Set the input type (AC or DC) D. Set the duration, the range is 5 ns ~ 20 s. The oscilloscope will set the...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual and T1, where: T1 = When the input voltage first rises to a certain percentage (usually 10%) of its maximum amplitude T2 = When the output DC voltage rises to a certain percentage (usually...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.10 Transient Response Transient response analysis can determine the response speed of the output voltage of the power supply to the change of the output load. This time starts from the first time that the output voltage exits the stable band and ends at the last time that the output voltage enters the stable band.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Configuration Config Touch to recall configuration dialog box: A. Set the input low current value. This is the expected low current value before or after the load change B. Set the input high current value.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 25.11 PSRR The power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) test is used to determine how the regulator suppresses ripple noise in different frequency ranges. The oscilloscope controls the arbitrary waveform/function generator to output a sweep signal, which is used to introduce ripple into the DC voltage transmitted to the voltage regulator.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual connection. Touch the icon on the top right of the guide to close. 25.12 Power Efficiency Power efficiency analysis can test the overall efficiency of the power supply by measuring the output power and input power. This analysis is...
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At this time, either the built-in waveform generator or one of a SIGLENT SDG series arbitrary function generators are supported. During the sweep, the oscilloscope configures the generator output frequency and amplitude and then compares the input signal to the output of the DUT.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on/off the bode plot B. Configure the bode plot (DUT, AWG connection, sweep parameters) C. Turn on/off the operation D. Set display parameters. You can set the coordinate axis of bode plot, trace...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. DUT input and output channels B. Channel gain. When it is set to Auto, the oscilloscope will automatically adapt the vertical scale according to the signal amplitude. When it is set to Hold, it will always keep the currently selected vertical scale.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Set the sweep type to simple B. Set the sweep frequency. The frequency mode can be linear or decade. When it is set to linear, the corresponding center frequency and span frequency need to be set. When it is set to...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual E. Set the offset of the sweep signal F. Set the signal amplitude unit. When it is set to dB, reference level and load need to be set G. Variable level signal display area Edit H.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 26.3 Display Bode plot display settings include amplitude, phase, cursors and trace visibility. Amplitude amplitude coordinate axis bode plot. Touch Display Amplitude > to recall the amplitude setting dialog box: A. Set the scale of the amplitude coordinate axis B.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Phase Display Phase Set the phase coordinate axis of the bode plot. Touch > recall the phase setting dialog box: A. Set the scale of the phase coordinate axis B. Set the reference level, the max value of the phase coordinate axis C.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on/off the cursors of bode plot B. Set the cursors type (X or Y) C. Specify the cursor and set the position (by gestures, universal knob, or virtual keypad) D. Set the source 1 E.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual to flexibly measure the change of each position of the curve. The automatic measurement function can be used to measure the five parameters of the bode plot curve: Upper cut-off frequency (UF), lower cut-off frequency (LF), bandwidth (BW), gain margin (GM), phase margin (PM).
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on/off the data list B. Set the selected row in the list. Adjust the universal knob to set, or directly touch the list display area to select a specific line. C. Set the data source D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual measurement items at most B. Set the measurement source C. Measurement parameter area. Touch each parameter area to activate the measurement parameter. In the figure above, "UF" is activated. D. Clear all measurements E.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 27 Display Display settings include display type of waveform, color, persistence, grid type, trace brightness, graticule brightness, etc. Display Menu Press the Display/Persist button, or touch the menu > recall the display dialog box.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Display Type There is no difference between the vector and dot display types when the number of samples of a frame is greater than 1000.When the sample number is below 1000, there are some differences.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Dot Display Note: In the Run state, due to the high waveform update rate of the oscilloscope, the waveform displayed is the superposition of multiple frames. Therefore, what is seen using the dots display is not the discrete sampling points, but the display effect similar to equivalent sampling.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Dots display in Run state Color Grade Color grade uses color temperature to map the probability of the waveforms. The greater the probability that the waveform appears in a pixel, the warmer the color of the pixel. The smaller the probability, the colder the color temperature of that pixel.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual intensity. New acquisitions are shown in their normal color with normal intensity. In combination with SDS2000X Plus's high waveform update rate and persist function, in some cases anomalies in the waveform can be found in a short time without complex trigger settings to improve test efficiency.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 28 Arbitrary Waveform Generator 28.1 Overview The SDS2000X Plus supports a built-in arbitrary waveform/function generation when activated using option SDS_2000XP_FG. The AWG functions include: 6 basic waveforms: Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, and DC ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Turn on/off the output of AWG B. Select the waveform type (Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, DC and Arb) C. Set the frequency D. Set the amplitude E. Set the offset F. Other AWG settings: output load, overvoltage protection and so on.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Noise, and DC. The following table shows all waveform types and corresponding parameters. Parameters Wave Type Sine Frequency, Amplitude, Offset Square Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Duty Ramp Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Symmetry Pulse Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Duty...
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Built-in waveforms are stored in Common, Math, Engine, Window, and Trigo. Stored waveforms are located in the Stored menu. Users can edit arbitrary waveforms using SIGLENT EasyWave PC software, and send the stored waveforms to the instrument through the remote interface, or import the stored waveforms through a U disk.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 28.4 Other Setting Setting Touch in the AWG dialog box to recall "Other Setting" dialog box: A. Select the output load B. Turn on/off the OVP (Over Voltage Protection) C. Do zero adjust D.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual The output zero error of the AWG can be calibrated by using auto mode or manual mode. The object of the Zero Adjust is: when AWG outputs 0V DC signal, the measured mean value of the corresponding channel is within±1mV.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 29 Save/Recall The SDS2000X Plus supports saving setups, reference waveforms, screenshots, and waveform data files to internal storage or external USB storage devices (e.g. U disk). Saved setups and reference waveforms can be recalled as needed.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Saves the screenshot to external memory in *.bmp format. Saves the screenshot to external memory in *.jpg format. Saves the screenshot to external memory in *.png format. Binary Data Saves the waveform data to external memory in binary (*.bin) format.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Default Type is set to “Factory”, the factory default setting will be recalled by pressing the Default button on the front panel; When the Default Type is set to “Current”, the last setting saved by the “To Default Key”...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 29.2 Internal Save and Recall "Setup" can be saved/recalled to/from the internal memory. In this section the save/recall operations of Setup are introduced. Save oscilloscope setup to internal memory Follow the steps below: Mode A.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Recall oscilloscope setup from internal memory Follow the steps below: Mode A. Select as "Recall" Type B. Select as "Setup" Recall Path C. Select as "Internal" D. Select of internal storage locations, 1~10 optional Recall E.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 29.3 External Save and Recall Before performing an external save or recall, make sure the USB storage device is connected correctly. Save Path A. Select as "External" File Manager B. Touch the and open the file manager.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual A. Left window B. Right window C. Toolbar D. Save/Recall command bar E. Close the file manager Left window: Displays a list of available drives and internal folders. The selected folder has an icon with a blue background.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual File Type: Specify the file type to display, including All (all types), *.xml,*.ref,*.bmp,*.jpg,*.png,*.csv,*.dat,*.bin, *msk, *smsk View Type: Contains two modes of "Detail" and "Icon Detail View Type Icon View Type Root Dir: Jump to root directory quickly ...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 29.3.2 External Save and Recall Instance Save the screenshot to the path “Udisk0\sds2kxplus\” in the format of First, Insert the U disk. Secondly, set the parameters of the Save operation: Mode Select as "Save"...
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, the system saves the file as the default file name sds2000X Plus_BMP_n.bmp, where n is an integer incrementing from 1. The default save path is \SIGLENT\. Note: Pressing the Print button on the front panel quickly saves a screenshot to the U disk.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Recall setup file "uart_decode.xml" stored path “Udisk0\sds2kxplus\” First, insert the U disk with the file "uart_decode.xml" stored folder “\sds2kxplus\”. Second, set the parameters of the Recall operation: Mode Select as "Recall" Type Select as "Setup"...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30 System Setting Most of the system settings can be found in the Utility dialog box, such as system status, language, sound, self-calibration, firmware upgrading. 30.1 System Status System Setting System Status Operate Utility>...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.2 Sound System Setting Sound Perform Utility> > to enable or disable the audible buzzer. :Indicates the buzzer is on. :Indicates the buzzer is off. 30.3 Upgrade Software The firmware is upgradeable through external USB memory devices/U disk.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Upgrade Click in the upgrade dialog box to start the upgrade. The oscilloscope first copies the upgrade file (*.ads) to the local memory and parses it. If the parse succeeds, it will show the following dialog. Users...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Warning: Do Not turn off the power during upgrading. Otherwise, the oscilloscope may not boot up anymore! 30.4 Language The SDS2000X Plus supports multiple languages, including: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, and so on.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.6 I/O Setting 30.6.1 LAN Operate the following steps to set the LAN port: System Setting I/O Setting LAN Config Perform Utility> > > to open the LAN Config dialog box. Automatic (DHCP) A.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.6.2 VNC Port When accessing more than two SIGLENT instruments through the web browser, it is necessary to set a different VNC port number for each instrument. System Setting I/O Setting VNC Port Perform Utility>...
30.8 Install Options The SDS2000X Plus provides a few options to enhance its functionality. Contact your local SIGLENT sales representative or SIGLENT technical support to get the corresponding option key. Perform the following steps to install the option: Options Utility>...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual D. Clear the characters in the key input area. Install E. After entering the option key, click to perform the installation. F. Use the U-disk to automatically install the option, the license must be stored in the root directory of the U-disk.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.9 Reference Position Setting The reference position is used to set the strategy of scaling on the horizontal and vertical axes, adapting different requirements. Reference Pos Operate Utility> to open the dialog box, and choose the strategy for the offset value change in the vertical (or horizontal) direction when the vertical (or horizontal) scale is changed.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Fixed position, timebase is changed to 5 ns/div, the grid number of delay (-2 div) remains fixed, while the horizontal delay changes to -10 ns Fixed delay, timebase is changed to 5 ns/div, the horizontal delay value...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.10 Perform Self-Test The Self-tests include a screen test, keyboard test and LED test. It is used to check whether the oscilloscope has any electrical or mechanical problems on the user interface such as color distortion, the sensitivity of buttons and knobs.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Press the "Run/Stop" button to exit the screen test mode. Keyboard Test The keyboard test is used to check whether the oscilloscope front panel Do Self- buttons or knobs are responsive or sensitive. Perform Utility>...
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual Press the "Run/Stop" button three times to exit the keyboard test. LED Test The LED test is used to check whether the button backlight on the front Do Self-Test LED Test panel is functional. Operate Utility>...
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 30.11 Do Self Cal The self-calibration program can quickly calibrate the oscilloscope to reach the best working state and the most precise measurement. It is recommended to perform a self-calibration if the change of ambient temperature is more than 5 ℃.
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31 Remote Control The SDS2000X Plus provides a LAN port and a USB Device port which can be used for remote control in multiple ways. 31.1 Web Browser A built-in web server provides an approach to control the oscilloscope by a web browser.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual B. Instrument Information C. Click here to recall the instrument control interface Below is the instrument control interface: A. Display and control area of the instrument. The display in this area is a copy of the instrument display. Using the mouse to operate in the area is equivalent to directly operating the touch screen display of the instrument.
SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 31.2 Other Connectivity The SDS2000X Plus also supports remote control of the instrument by sending SCPI commands via NI-VISA, Telnet, or Socket. For more information, refer to the programming guide of this product.
SIGLENT. 4) Restart the instrument after finishing the above inspections. 5) If it still does not work correctly, please contact SIGLENT. 2. The signal is sampled but no waveform of the signal is displayed: 1) Check whether the probe is correctly connected to the signal connecting wire.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual tested. 5) Resample the signal. 3. The tested voltage amplitude is greater or lower than the actual value (Note that this problem usually occurs when a probe is used): 1) Check whether the attenuation coefficient of the channel complies with the attenuation ratio of the physical probe.
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SDS2000X Plus Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 5. No display after pressing Run/Stop: Check whether the mode at the trigger panel (TRIGGER) is on “Normal” or “Single” and whether the trigger level exceeds the waveform range. If yes, set the trigger level to the middle or set the mode to “Auto”.
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