CONTENTS OVERVIEW................1 HEALTH & SAFETY INFO............2 HAZARD CONTROL MEASURES/REQUIRED PPE....3 FIRST AID PROCEDURES.............4 WASTE DISPOSAL...............5 SPILL/CLEAN UP PROCEEDURES........6 OPERATIONS GUIDE............7 APPENDIX: FRONT PANEL FUNCTION OVERVIEW ..37...
OVERVIEW The purpose of this document is to provide standard operating procedures for the use of the Rigol DS4024 Oscilloscope in room 2222 of the Student Innovation Center. Prior to engaging in hands-on training and operation, these re- quired training modules MUST be completed: •...
HEALTH & SAFETY INFO Chemical Vapors: Heating of solder can generate toxic vapors and vapors with high volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Hot Surfaces: Circuits and soldering equipment generate heat. Such surfaces must be guarded and labeling must warn users of the hazards.
HAZARD CONTROL MEASURES AND REQUIRED PPE REQUIRED PPE: • Safety glasses • Closed toed shoes Hazard Control Measures: • Always use the grounding strap when operating equipment • No food/drink • Electric shock can be dangerous and possibly deadly! If you are unfamiliar with the electricity requirements of your project, ask a shop staff for assistance...
FIRST AID PROCEDURES BURNS: Minor burns are typically small, red, have swelling, and can blister. Cool burns with cold water and continue until the pain lessens. After cooling, cover with a dry, sterile bandage or clean dressing. Consult a physician as needed. CUTS/SCRAPES: Minor cuts and scrapes usually stop bleeding on their own.
WASTE DISPOSAL If you have left over parts/materials that are stil useable, you may donate them to the shop for other users. Dispose of any un-usable left over wires, components, solder drips, etc. into the waste bin.
SPILL/CLEAN UP PROCEDURES If using solder, do not touch solder drips for 30 seconds to allow solder to cool. After 30 seconds, wipe off surface(s) and dispose of in the waste bins.
OPERATIONS GUIDE PLEASE NOTE: This guide is meant to cover the basic operations of creating measurements using the oscilloscope. For a more detailed description of the front panel features, please refer to the Appendix. Additionally, there are many features and fuctions available that are beyond the scope of this guide and it is recommended to read the manufacturers manual for a full detailed description of all features, functions, and operations.
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1. Turn on the power to the oscilloscope and wait for it to ini- tialize...
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2. Attach the probe to the BNC terminal of the oscilloscope...
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3. Connect the probe’s ground clip to ground in the circuit...
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4. Connect the probe’s measuring clip to the point within your circuit you wish to measure...
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5. Press the “Auto” button on the front panel. NOTE: The waveform auto setting function requires that the fre- quency of sine should be no lower than 20 Hz. If the parameter exceeds this limit, the waveform auto setting function might be invalid.
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6. You should see your waveform on the screen...
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7. On the right side of the screen you will see 4 options: pe- riod, frequency, leading edge, and trailing edge. These are common parameters used to analyze your signal. Pressing one of the corresponding soft keys allows you to take a clos- er look at that element of your waveform.
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8. If you press one of the 4 softkeys and want to return back to the original screen/menu, press the “Auto” button once again...
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9. You can adjust the Horizontal scale by turning the horizon- tal scale dial. (The grid units are displayed in the upper left of the screen)
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10. You can zoom into the horizontal view by pressing the dial.
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11. To return to the default view, press the scale button again...
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12. You can change the horizontal position by rotating the horizontal position dial. (Note the green arrow move as you rotate)
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13. To return to the original position, press the horizontal posi- tion button...
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14. To change the vertical scale, rotate the vertical scale dial. (The grid units are displayed in the lower right part of the screen). To toggle between Coarse and Fine, press the Scale button...
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15. To change the vertical position, rotate the vertical posi- tion dial. (Note the green arrow move as you rotate)
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16. To return to the default vertical position, press the vertical position button...
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17. To display specific information about key waveform as- pects, press the “Menu” button on the top left of the front panel. (Press the “Menu” button to toggle between vertical and horizontal.)
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18. To select a specific feature, press the associated soft key. These features will appear in the lower part of the screen and show the 3 most recent selections...
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19. To display all information about your waveform, press the “Measure” button on the front panel...
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VERTICAL • CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4: analog input channel switches. The four chan- nels are marked by different colors which are also used to mark the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input con- nectors. Press any key to turn on the corresponding channel and open the corresponding channel menu;...
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• REF: press this key to enable the reference waveform function. You can compare the waveform actually measured with the reference waveform. • Decode1, Decode2: press any key to open the corresponding decod- ing function menu. HORIZONTAL • MENU: press this key to open the horizontal control menu. You can turn on or off the delayed sweep, switch between different horizontal time base modes, switch between “Coarse”...
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• HORIZONTAL POSITION: horizontal position knob. Turn the knob to modify the horizontal position (namely the trigger position). During the modification, the trigger point and the waveforms displayed move left or right; the horizontal position message at the upper-right side of the screen changes accordingly.
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MULTI-FUNCTION KNOB This knob can be used to select parameter item, adjust the value of the parameter and etc. • In menu operation, this knob can be used to open the submenu or se- lect the desired parameter item. For menu item that include multiple parameter items, you can press the corresponding menu softkey and then turn the knob to select the specified parameter item (sometimes, you need to press down the knob to select the parameter item).
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NAVIGATION KNOB This knob provides quick adjust/locate function for numerical parameters with relatively larger settable ranges. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the value and counterclockwise to decrease the value. The inner knob is used for fine adjustment and the outer knob for coarse adjustment (the larger the rotation amplitude of the outer knob is, the faster the change speed of the value will be).
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RUN/STOP Press this key to set the state of the oscilloscope to “RUN” or “STOP”. In “RUN” state, the key is illumi- nated in yellow and red in “STOP” state. SINGLE Press this key to set the trigger mode to “Single”. In single trigger mode, the oscilloscope gener- ates a trigger when the trigger conditions are met and then stops.