1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. TiePie Manuals
  4. Test Equipment
  5. Handyscope TP450
  6. User manual

TiePie TP450 User Manual

Handyscope
Hide thumbs Also See for TP450:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Handyscope TP450
User manual
TiePie engineering

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the TP450 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for TiePie TP450

Summary of Contents for TiePie TP450

  • Page 1 Handyscope TP450 User manual TiePie engineering...
  • Page 2 Copyright c 2018 TiePie engineering. All rights reserved. Revision 2.21, June 2018 Despite the care taken for the compilation of this user manual, TiePie engineering can not be held responsible for any damage resulting from errors that may appear in this manual.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Safety 2 Declaration of conformity 3 Introduction 3.1 Differential input ....3.1.1 Differential test lead ....3.2 Sampling .
  • Page 4 7.11 Measure lead ..... . 27 7.12 Package contents ....28...

  • Page 5: Safety

    Work on installations with voltages higher than 25 V 60 V should only be performed by qualified personnel. Avoid working alone. Observe all indications on the Handyscope TP450 before con- necting any wiring Check the probes/test leads for damages. Do not use them if they are damaged...
  • Page 6 Chapter 1...

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    Koperslagersstraat 37 8601 WL Sneek The Netherlands EC Declaration of conformity We declare, on our own responsibility, that the product Handyscope TP450-250(XM) Handyscope TP450-50(XM) for which this declaration is valid, is in compliance with EN 55011:2009/A1:2010 IEC 61000-6-1/EN 61000-6-1:2007 EN 55022:2006/A1:2007...
  • Page 8 In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources, recycle the Handyscope TP450 in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    The Handyscope TP450 is a single channel, 16 bits measuring instrument with galvanically isolated differential input with high input range. It is available in two models with different maximum...

  • Page 10: Differential Input

    Differential input Most oscilloscopes are equipped with standard, single ended inputs, which are referenced to ground. This means that one side of the input is always connected to ground and the other side to the point of interest in the circuit under test. Figure 3.1: Single ended input Therefore the voltage that is measured with an oscilloscope with standard, single ended inputs is always measured between that...

  • Page 11: Differential Test Lead

    USB connection. It is therefore not possible to damage the con- nected computer when (accidentally) making a wrong connection. 3.1.1 Differential test lead The Handyscope TP450 comes with a special differential test lead. This test lead is specially designed to ensure a good CMRR. Introduction...

  • Page 12: Sampling

    The special heat resistant differential test lead provided with the Handyscope TP450 is designed to be immune for noise from the surrounding environment. Sampling When sampling the input signal, samples are taken at fixed inter- vals. At these intervals, the size of the input signal is converted to a number.

  • Page 13: Sample Frequency

    Figure 3.4: ”connecting” the samples Sample frequency The rate at which the samples are taken is called the sampling frequency, the number of samples per second. A higher sampling frequency corresponds to a shorter interval between the samples. As is visible in figure 3.5, with a higher sampling frequency, the original signal can be reconstructed much better from the measured samples.

  • Page 14: Aliasing

    ples per period are recommended to be able to examine the signal thoroughly. 3.3.1 Aliasing When sampling an analog signal with a certain sampling frequency, signals appear in the output with frequencies equal to the sum and difference of the signal frequency and multiples of the sampling frequency.

  • Page 15: Digitizing

    Figure 3.6: Aliasing In figure 3.6, the green input signal (top) is a triangular signal with a frequency of 1.25 kHz. The signal is sampled with a fre- quency of 1 kHz. The corresponding sampling interval is 1/1000Hz = 1ms. The positions at which the signal is sampled are depicted with the blue dots.

  • Page 16: Signal Coupling

    4 V / 65536 = 61.0 µV. Signal coupling The Handyscope TP450 has two different settings for the signal coupling: AC and DC. In the setting DC, the signal is directly coupled to the input circuit. All signal components available in the input signal will arrive at the input circuit and will be measured.
  • Page 17 When measuring DC signals, make sure to set the signal coupling of the input to DC. Introduction...
  • Page 18 Chapter 3...

  • Page 19: Driver Installation

    Before connecting the Handyscope TP450 to the computer, the drivers need to be installed. Introduction To operate a Handyscope TP450, a driver is required to interface between the measurement software and the instrument. This driver takes care of the low level communication between the computer and the instrument, through USB.
  • Page 20 When drivers were already installed, the install utility will re- move them before installing the new driver. To remove the old driver successfully, it is essential that the Handyscope TP450 is disconnected from the computer prior to starting the driver install utility.
  • Page 21 Figure 4.2: Driver install: step 2 When the instrument is still connected, the driver install utility will recognize it and report this. You will be asked to continue anyway. Figure 4.3: Driver install: Instrument is still connected Clicking No will bring back the previous screen. The instru- ment should now be disconnected.
  • Page 22 Figure 4.4: Driver install: step 3 On Windows XP, the installation may inform about the drivers not being ”Windows Logo Tested”. The driver is not causing any danger for your system and can be safely installed. Please ignore this warning and continue the installation. Figure 4.5: Driver install: step 4 Chapter 4...
  • Page 23 The driver install utility now has enough information and can install the drivers. Clicking Install will remove existing drivers and install the new driver. A for the new driver is added to the software applet in the Windows control panel. Figure 4.6: Driver install: step 5 Figure 4.7: Driver install: Finished Driver installation...
  • Page 24 Chapter 4...

  • Page 25: Hardware Installation

    Power the instrument The Handyscope TP450 is powered by the USB, no external power supply is required. Only connect the Handyscope TP450 to a bus powered USB port, otherwise it may not get enough power to op- erate properly.

  • Page 26: Found New Hardware Wizard

    Handyscope TP450 can be used. Plug into a different USB port When the Handyscope TP450 is plugged into a different USB port, some Windows versions will treat the Handyscope TP450 as dif- ferent hardware and will ask to install the drivers again. This is controlled by Microsoft Windows and is not caused by TiePie en- gineering.

  • Page 27: Input Connnectors

    The Handyscope TP450 is delivered with four different mains wall socket adapters, which can be placed on the instrument body. The Handyscope TP450 can then be plugged in a matching wall socket to measure the mains voltage directly.
  • Page 28 Chapter 6...

  • Page 29: Specifications

    Specifications Acquisition system Number of input channels 1 analog Sampling rate TP450-250 TP450-50 Block mode real time Maximum 250 kS/s 50 kS/s Minimum 1 S/s 1 S/s Streaming mode real time 250 kS/s 50 kS/s Maximum 250 kS/s 50 kS/s...

  • Page 30: Trigger System

    Trigger system System digital, 2 levels Source Trigger modes TP450-250 TP450-50 rising slope, rising slope, falling slope, falling slope inside window, outside window Level adjustment 0 to 100% of full scale Hysteresis adjustment 0 to 100% of full scale Resolution 0.025% (16 bits)

  • Page 31: System Requirements

    2000 mm Length to split 800 mm Length individual ends 1200 mm Weight 75 g Color black Heat resistant Certification and compliances CE conformity RoHS Accessories Color coding rings 5 x 3 rings, various colors Suitable instrument Handyscope TP450 Specifications...
  • Page 32 7.12 Package contents Instrument Handyscope TP450 Test lead low noise differential with 4 mm banana plugs Accessories 2 test probes with 4 mm banana socket 2 crocodile clips with 4 mm banana socket Color coding rings Mains wall socket adapters for EU, US, AU and UK...
  • Page 33 If you have any suggestions and/or remarks regarding this manual, please contact: TiePie engineering Koperslagersstraaat 37 8601 WL SNEEK The Netherlands Tel.: +31 515 415 416 Fax: +31 515 418 819 E-mail: support@tiepie.nl Site: www.tiepie.com...

Table of Contents