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Handheld multifunctional oscilloscope MS300 and MS500 Series User Manual Shenzhen Micsig Instruments Co., Ltd...
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Dynamic recording, Detachable Li-ion battery HDTV trigger for 625/PAL, SECAM, 525/NTSC, SECAM, 720P, 1080I, 1080P (MS300 Series is optional, MS500 Series is standard ) 31 kind of automatic measurements Support USB Host/Slave interface, which can plug U device or connect to the PC...
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Limited warranty and limitation of liability All Micsig products are fully inspected before delivery and guarantee all comply with test criterion. As for warranty, please refer to product warranty card. we authorized resellers shall extend this warranty on new and unused products to end user only but have no authority to extend a greater or different warranty on behalf of us.
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To obtain warranty service, contact your nearest Micsig authorized service center or sent the product, with a description of the difficulty, postage and insurance prepaid (FOB destination), to the nearest authorized service center. Micsig assumes no risk for damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will be returned to buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB destination).
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exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, the limitations and exclusions of this warranty may not apply to every buyer. If any provision of this warranty is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision...
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Preface Dear customers, Hello! Firstly thanks for buying our instrument and for your proper use of this instrument, please read this manual before using it and particularly pay attention to "safety formation". If you have finished readout this manual, we recommend you keep this manual for future reference.
CONTENT CONTENT ................................1 CHAPTER ONE SAFETY INFORMATION ........................1 1.1 S ............................2 AFETY INFORMATION 1.2 S ..........................3 AFETY NOTES AND SYMBOLS CHAPTER TWO OSCILLOSCOPE QUICK START GUIDE .................... 6 2.1 G ..............................8 ENERAL CHECK 2.2 I ’...
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2.10 F ............................. 31 UNCTION TEST 2.11 P ..........................33 ROBE COMPENSATION CHAPTER THREE USE OSCILLOSCOPE ........................39 3.1 C ............................42 HANNEL SELECTION 3.2 S .......................... 43 ET CHANNEL COUPLING MODE 3.3 S .......................... 46 ET CHANNEL SAMPLING MODE 3.4 B ............................
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3.10.6 Restore settings ..........................74 3.11 C ..........................75 URSOR MEASUREMENT 3.12 S ............................80 ET DISPLAY MENU 3.12.1 Waveform settings ..........................80 3.12.2 Graticule set ............................81 3.12.3 Persist adjustment ..........................83 3.12.4 Time base ............................84 3.12.5 Adjusting refresh rate ........................86 3.13 S ............................
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3.20 U ......................124 SE TOUCH SCREEN ZOOM WAVEFORM CHAPTER FOUR SERIAL BUS TRIGGER& DECODE ....................127 4.1 UART(RS232/RS422/RS485) ................130 BUS TRIGGER AND DECODE 4.2 LIN ........................142 BUS TRIGGER AND DECODE 4.3 CAN ........................149 BUS TRIGGER AND DECODE 4.4 SPI ........................
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6.3 M ....................197 ULTIMETER BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6.4 U ............................202 SE MULTIMETER CHAPTER SEVEN USE RECORDER ........................205 7.1 S ............................207 TART RECORDER 7.2 R ............................... 207 ECORD 7.2.1 Multimeter record ..........................208 7.2.2 Oscilloscope measurement record ....................215 7.2.3 Oscilloscope waveform record ......................
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CHAPTER TEN TROUBLESHOOTING ........................250 CHAPTER ELEVEN SERVICES AND SUPPORT ...................... 254 APPENDIX ................................258 A:T ......................259 PPENDIX ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS B:M ...................... 271 PPENDIX AINTENANCE OF OSCILLOSCOPE C:F ........................... 274 PPENDIX ACTORY DEFAULT D:A ..........................283 PPENDIX TTACHMENT INDEX .................................. 285...
1.1 Safety information To avoid personal injury and prevent from damaging products or other related devices, customer should read safety information and use this product in accordance with the relevant provisions. Please do not connect USD device when doing floating measurement ...
Oscilloscope quick start guide Charge the battery properly. Please use the specified power adapter and recommended charging period, assure adapter connected to the outlet before connected to instrument. Avoid body contact with the exposed circuit directly Store under the floating air ...
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Oscilloscope quick start guide Caution denotes a hazard. It calls attention to all conditions and actions may result in damage or destruction of the instrument. Safety notes on product Danger means while you are in violation of the provisions of this tag may immediately cause damage to you Warning means while you are in violation of the provisions of this tag may not immediately cause damage to you.
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Oscilloscope quick start guide Please read the following safety information to avoid personal injury and prevent products or damage related products. In order to avoid the possibility of danger, this product can be used in the specified manner only. Warning To avoid electrical shock or fire if a product input is connected to more than 42Vpp (30 V rms) or on the circuit of more than 4800VA:...
Oscilloscope quick start guide Chapter Two Oscilloscope Quick Start Guide...
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Oscilloscope quick start guide This chapter will guide you how to operate oscilloscope, it contains the following contents General check Introduce the names of the instrument’s parts Use bracket Install& replace battery Introduce buttons and their functions ...
2. Check the accessories Each oscilloscope has a packing list. You can refer it to check if the attachment is complete. If the attachment is missing or damaged, please contact Micsig’s agent or local office. 3. Check the instruments If situation happens like, broken of appearance of the oscilloscope, or failure to pass the performance taste, please contact Micsig’s agent or local office which is...
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General check refer to the packing case and contact with Transportation Company and our Agent, we will arrange repair or replacement. 2.2 Introduce the names of instrument’s parts Top components and connectors:From top view of the instrument, you can see the probe input, multimeter test pen line input and two rope connection, see below picture 2-1;...
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Introduce the names of instrument’s parts Left components and connectors:The handle and power jack. Refer to picture2-2. External power jack: by special adapter to convert the alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), then supply power for oscilloscope. Handle Picture 2-2 left components and connectors picture 2-3 right components Right components: This includes a wheel and a USB port.
Introduce the names of instrument’s parts cursor and to quick a djust the brightness of oscilloscope waveform, the intensity of graticule, afterglow and the trigger hold-off time. The usage of the wheel is shown in the following chapters. Front panel: It includes the keyboard, LCD and touch panel. Refer to picture 2-4 Picture 2-4 front panel...
Use bracket 2.3 Use bracket First flat front panel on the desktop and then use your both index fingers to dig it out from stern notch on either side of the bracket with little upward force. Shown as picture2-5, (circle zone indicts bracket stern north) Picture2-5 open bracket...
Install and replace battery 2.4 Install and replace battery When using the battery, the upper right corner of the screen displays the battery icon ( ) ,which indicates the remaining battery power. When battery is in under -voltage threshold, battery icon flashes which means it should be replaced, if continue use, oscilloscope will automatic power off.
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Install and replace battery the battery completely push to the top housing, refer to picture 2-6② 3. Insert the battery baffle, refer to pitcture 2-6③ 4. Close the bracket, refer to picture 2-6④ Picture2-6 Steps for install battery...
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Install and replace battery Steps for removing battery 1. Open bracket, refer to picture 2-7① 2. Use fingers to dig up the lock chip from each side with some strength to pull up the battery baffle, refer to picture2-7② 3. Press the battery fingerprint parts down and pull the battery to the bottom of the battery compartment, refer to picture 2-7③...
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Install and replace battery Picture 2-7 Remove battery Notes:For the first use or long time no use, users should charge the battery before using it.
Know the buttons and their functions 2.5 Know the buttons and their functions Turn on oscilloscope function and open menu under the oscilloscope mode Turn on multimeter function Turn on recorder function Function button menu, corresponding to the function shown in the bottom screen Function button menu, corresponding to the function shown in the bottom screen...
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Know the buttons and their functions bottom screen Functional button menu, corresponding to the function shown in the bottom screen Menu off or return on the menu Adjust trigger level forward, adjust the parameters in the current menu item or move the cursor etc. Adjust trigger level backward, adjust the parameters of the menu options and move the cursor etc.
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Know the buttons and their functions Function button can turn on store& recall menu Turn on cursor menu Function button to open display menu Function button to turn on trigger menu Stop or restart the waveform capture, or lock screen in multimeter mode Function button trigger and capture one single waveform then sop, press button to escape this mode...
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Know the buttons and their functions Function button, 50% shortcut button which can move the waveform to the center of the screen, or make the trigger voltage to the center of the waveform amplitude Open / close the Ch1 or set Ch1 as current channel Open / close the Ch2 or set Ch2 as current channel Function button, open the reference menu and select the reference waveform (user can choose four reference waveforms which displayed on...
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Know the buttons and their functions Function button; adjust the vertical scale of the selected channel Function button, vertical position adjustment button, move the vertical position of the selected waveform Function button, adjust the horizontal scale (horizontal time base) Function button, horizontal position adjustment, waveform horizontal movement Wheel, quick adjust the trigger level, the cursor, or move waveform, or used in parameter setting...
Turn on &turn off 2.6 Turn on & turn off Press power button to turn on instrument, repress this button to turn off, long press this button for 3 seconds can forcedly shut off the instrument. warning:Shut off this instrument may cause data loss. 2.7 Turn on oscilloscope Turn on the instrument then enter the oscilloscope mode (as the default mode).
General knowledge of users’ interface 2.8 General knowledge of users' interface This section does a simple introduction and description to oscilloscope users’ interface. After reading this section, you can be familiar with the oscilloscope display interface in a short time. For the specific settings and adjustments, users can refer Chapter Three. The screen items shown in the following picture may not appear on the same screen simultaneously, the users’...
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General knowledge of users’ interface Picture 2-8 Users’ interface...
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General knowledge of users’ interface Users’ interface: 1. There are five kinds of wave capturing mode indicator: Auto: in auto mode, according the input signal to automatically adjust the vertical scale, the horizontal time scale, and the trigger mode to make the waveform displays as the best. Run: Acquire waveform data Stop: Stop acquiring waveform data Waiting trigger: a transient state just before trigger event occur...
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General knowledge of users’ interface 10. User can view the battery charge status in the following ways Connected to external power power capacity remaining battery full, battery under-voltage 11. Display Ch1 zero position, the point is solid, which indicates Ch1 as current channel, and the pointer color is same as the waveform color.
General knowledge of users’ interface If there is no icon displayed in arrow 18, it is a DC coupling sample. 19. Ch2, here the underline means this channel inverted open, the reading 200 mV is vertical scale of Ch2. 20. Current in FFT mode, frequency span per grid is 20Hz 21.
Understand touch screen 2.9 Understand touch screen 1. The touch screen function menu When the function menu opened, you can directly press the touch screen to select menu. Set the "coupling" as GND, please follow these steps, 1) Press to open the main menu 2) Press “coupling”...
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Understand touch screen 2. Five operating areas on the touch screen Frames of the waveform display divide the touch screen into five areas, only the function menu turned off, can operate these areas. See figure 2-10. Touchable area description: 1. Horizontal drag area: From the upper waveform window to screen top. You can move waveform horizontally in this area.
5) Switch to the Ch2, and connect the probe to the Ch2, and repeat the step3 and 4. If find the waveform display abnormal during the function test, please refer to the troubleshooting Chapter or contact with Micsig after-sales service center.
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Function test Picture 2-11 Sine waveform (10V, 50Hz)
Probe compensation 2.11 Probe compensation Before connecting to any channels, users should make a probe compensation to insure the probe match the input channel. The probe without compensation will lead to larger errors or mistakes, and probe compensation optimizes the signal path and makes measurement more precise.
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Probe compensation 2) Press then then , set the probe calibration signal output as start , then at the top left corner the square wave screen icon is flashing, indicate square wave signal is output, see figure 2 to 13; Picture 2-13 signal output of probe compensation 3) Put the banana plug into multimeter jack, and put the probe, which needs calibration to the banana head.
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Probe compensation Picture 2-15 Under compensation Picture 2-16 Correct compensation Picture 2-17 Overcompensation If the waveform on the screen is shown as under-compensation or over-compensation, please adjust the probe until the waveform shown as correct-compensation.
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Probe compensation Warning in any case using the probe should follow these steps Ensure the wire insulation is good to avoid probe electric shock while measuring high voltage; Keep your fingers behind the probe security circle to prevent electric shock; ...
Using oscilloscope This chapter contains the oscilloscope operating details. We recommend you read this chapter carefully, in order to understand abundant functions and specific methods of this instrument. This chapter mainly includes the following contents Channel selection Set the channel coupling mode ...
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Using oscilloscope Use auto-set Use math menu Run/stop button and single sequence Reference channel Use 50% shortcut button Using touch screen zoom waveform...
Channel selection 3.1 Channel selection Current channel: oscilloscope can display multiple waveforms simultaneously, but there is only one waveform can display on the top, which is called the current channel. The current channel arrow is solid, otherwise the arrow is hollow, and the differences are shown in figure 3-1.
Channel selection (a) Open channel (b) Close channel (c) Set the channel as current channel Taking Ch2 for example If Ch2 is in open state, but not the current channel, press to set Ch2 as current channel. If Ch2 is in current channel state, press to close Ch2.
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Set channel coupling mode Tips:This setting applies only for the current channel, if need setting other channels, user should switch to the current channel first, then press to switch directly, no need to exit the main menu Ch1 connects to the DC bias of square wave signal; please follow these steps to set the DC coupling sample 1) Press to enter main menu set...
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Set channel coupling mode DC: DC coupling, the measured signal contains the DC and AC components both can get through, as shown in figure 3-2 DC; AC: AC coupling,the measured signal of DC signals are blocked, only allowing the AC component get through, as shown in figure 3-2 AC;...
Set channel sampling mode 3.3 Set channel sampling mode Press to export sampling cfg menu, then press and you can choose the sampling config (user can operate the steps on touch screen). The sampling config menu is shown in picture 3-4. Picture 3-4 Sampling config menu Systems can support four kinds of sampling configs 1.
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Set channel sampling mode the default setting is normal mode. Waveform is shown in picture 3-5. Picture 3-5 Normal sampling config Picture 3-6 Average 16 sampling config 2. Average: waveform does average processing from multiple sampling. You can use the average functions to reject random or uncorrelated noise in the waveform without loss of bandwidth.
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Set channel sampling mode figure 3-6. 3. Peak in this mode, using two continuous capture intervals (include the highest point and the lowest point) can get the possible missing narrow pulses and can be used for burr detection, however, the noise is much higher than normal. See the waveform in picture3-7. Picture 3-7 peak sampling cfg Picture 3-8 envelope 16 waveform sampling cfg 4.Envelope:Here you can see the waveform rejection after several samplings.
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Set channel sampling mode Press or roll the wheel to set the number of waveform rejection, which can be set to 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or infinite, waveform is shown in figure 3-8.
Bandwidth selection 3.4 Bandwidth selection Press to set the required bandwidth limit, the 20MHz bandwidth can only keep low frequency component under 20MHz, and high frequency component above 20MHz can attenuation effectively. The difference between full bandwidth and 20MHz can be expressed by waveform.
Use delay 3.5 Use delay Delay is to acquire data later than trigger happened.. When delay is on, the trigger can be removed from the screen, and the horizontal extension point locates in the middle of the screen, and adjusts the horizontal time scale can observe more details of the waveform. Sometimes the measured value is not stable while measuring pulse width.
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Use delay Picture 3-11 On delay menu Picture 3-12 Delay state 3) Press to enlarge waveform until it jitters significantly, observe the jitter effect shown as 3-12 When delay is on, the trigger readout under the bottom of the screen is time value; when delay is off, the trigger readout is a percentage, the most left side screen is 0%, the most...
Use delay right side is 100%; two kind of displays as shown in figure 3-13, 3-14. Picture 3-13 delay on and the trigger position picture 3-14 delay off and trigger position Note: when the delay on, adjust the time scale, waveform zoom is based on center of screen.
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Setting channel polarity 1) press then 2) Set Ch1 as current channel, press to select invert on 3) Set Ch2 as current channel, press to select invert off, waveform is shown in picture 3-15. Picture 3-15 Invert polarity of the two waveforms...
Set channel attenuation factor 3.7 Set channel attenuation ratio To coincide with actual probe attenuation radio, it is necessary to adjust channel attenuation factor under the channel menu. Such as probe attenuation radio of 1:1, corresponding input channel attenuation factor set as 1 x. When probe attenuation factor is changed, users need to enter this menu to set the corresponding attenuation factor, only the set matches, can display waveform’s amplitude rightly.
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Set channel attenuation factor Press then then to open channel attenuation factor menu, and set the current channel factor, if need to set another channel, no need to exit, users can switch the current channel to do so, as shown in picture 3-16. Picture 3-16 Probe attenuation factor menu...
Auto-calibration 3.8 Auto-calibration According to the current environment, automatically calibrate each channel scale’s zero position and parameter. In oscilloscope mode, press then then into auto-calibration mode. When auto-calibration function is active, the upper left corner of the screen displays calibrating in red, after calibrating finished, the red calibrating disappear.
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Set auto measurement type auto-measurement types applied to Ch1, Ch2, math and reference channel. Before choosing the measurement type, it must set the measured channel as current channel. The instrument can display four measurements simultaneously. Types and specifications are shown in the table. Serial Type Instructions...
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Set automatic measurement type The ratio of the positive pulse width to the signal period expressed as a P duty cycle percentage. the duty cycle is measured on the first cycle in the waveform or gated region The ratio of the negative pulse width to the signal period expressed as a N duty cycle percentage.
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Set automatic measurement type The duration of a burst(a series of transient events) and is measured over the Burst width entire waveform or gated region This is measured over the entire waveform or gated region and is expressed P overshoot as P overshoot = [(max–...
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Set automatic measurement type either the min/max or histogram method. Typically the highest positive peak voltage which is measured over the entire waveform or gated region Typically the lowest negative peak voltage which is measured over the entire Mini waveform or gated region Mean The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform or gated region The arithmetic mean over the first cycle in the waveform or the first cycle in...
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Set automatic measurement type cycle, press or roll the wheel to left/ right, from top to bottom cycle, press to confirm or cancel options. Press the touch screen to choose item or cancel this measurement type directly. Measure Ch1 frequency and Vpp, measure Ch2 rise time, Vmean, please follow these steps. 1) Plug probes to Ch1 and Ch2 respectively, and connect them to signal source;...
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Set auto measurement type Picture 3-17 Measurement types Introductions of measurement types on the screen: 1 Current channel 2 Measurement types menu...
Set store/restore menu 3.10 Store/ restore menu On this menu, users can do operations like, save/recall waveform, and adjust the memory depth, dynamic waveform record/playback, save/recall settings, and screen snapshot 3.10.1 Save Press to enter the save waveform menu, to save Ch1/Ch2/math waveform as reference waveform, which marked in color purple.
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Set store/restore menu 3) Press to store waveform to R1, shown in picture 3-19, yellow waveform is Ch1 waveform, purple one is the waveform after being saved. The two waveforms overlap with each other. Picture 3-19 Stored waveform to R1 It can save four reference waveforms (R1/ R2/ R3/ R4) at most.
Set store/restore menu the original waveform will be covered. 3.10.2 Restore press to enter the waveform recall menu,the recalled waveform is in purple and the instrument can display four recalled waveforms simultaneously if waveform recall menu displays in gray which means no waveform data. If marked “Refer R” illustrates the waveform is selected.
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Set store/restore menu Picture 3-20 restore waveform...
Set store/restore menu 3.10.3 Memory depth Memory depth means the oscilloscope’s capacity of storing sample points. For example, the store depth is 120K, and it says it can store 120k sample points. Press to enter the adjustment menu of store depth, if it is a single channel, it can be set to2.4K, 24k, 240k, and a dual channel can be set to1.2k,12K, 120k,and press to adjust the value of store depth.
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Set store/restore menu Waveform record Press then then to enter the waveform record menu, then press then then to select the corresponding store area and start waveform record, as shown in picture 3-21.
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Set store/restore menu Picture 3-21 Waveform record Interface descriptions of waveform record 1. Recording icon, the icon flashes while recording 2. Dynamic record mode, being record...
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Set store/restore menu 3. Frame number for the current record 4. Stop , press to record waveform and return to the previous menu Playback waveform data Press then then to enter the waveform playback menu; Then press then then to select corresponding store area and press to start the waveform playback.
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Set store/restore menu Picture 3-22 waveform data playback...
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Set store/restore menu Interface descriptions of waveform playback 1. Run ,timeout ,stop , the current state is running. 2. Dynamic record mode, being playback mode 3. External USB storage device icon 4. Total frames 5. Current playback frame number 6. Stop , press to stop waveform playback and return to the previous menu 7.
Set store/restore menu 3.10.5 Store settings To store current setting, press then to enter store settings menu, press the function menu to select one store slot(Up to 9 storage slots is available). 3.10.6 Restore settings Restoring a setting from this instrument, users should press then restore settings menu, press to restore the default setting.
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Cursor measurement 3.11 Cursor measurement Press to enter cursor menu. There are vertical and horizontal cursors, horizontal cursor measures vertical direction value, and vertical cursor can measure both horizontal and vertical direction values. Using the horizontal cursor and vertical cursor to open cursor, close the cursor and switch the horizontal or vertical cursor.
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Cursor measurement Instructions about activate/move the cursor:press to open the cursor menu and select the current cursor, then press to activate the cursor(activated cursor is in solid line and others as hidden line), press or roll the wheel to move the active cursor;...
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Cursor measurement Picture 3-23 H Cursor and V Cursor Interface descriptions of horizontal and vertical cursor 1: Current cursor 2: Activated cursor 3 @: (1)when only horizontal cursor is opened, it indicates the activated horizontal cursor is...
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Cursor measurement relative to the voltage difference value which is at the zero level. (2) When only open vertical cursor, it indicates the activated vertical cursor and the waveform intersection point are relative to the zero level of voltage difference value. (3) When horizontal and vertical cursor are opened simultaneously, it indicates the last activated horizontal cursor is relative to the zero level of voltage difference value.
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Cursor measurement Instructions of the cursor or trigger level switch operation: After opening the cursor menu, press to close the menu, the bottom right corner of the screen displays Level and Cursor, then press or press the touch screen to switch. When the Level is active, press or roll the wheel can adjust trigger level, see picture 3-24, while the Cursor is lighted on, the operator is the cursor, see picture 3-25.
Set display menu 3.12 Set display menu In this menu, you can set waveform as Draw Type, Brightness, Graticule, and Graticule Intensity, Persist , Time base and Refresh Rate 3.12.1 Waveform settings Set waveform draw type mode and waveform brightness. Waveform display mode shows as sampling dots and vectors, the waveform brightness displays in percentage.
Set display menu 4) Press to choose skeleton pattern as Dots. See picture 3-27. Picture 3-27 point display b) Following the below steps to set waveform brightness 1) Press to choose brightness set 2) Press or roll the wheel to adjust the waveform brightness. 3.12.2 Graticule set To set the graticule type and intensity, the type includes full, grid, cross hair and frame.
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Set display menu Graticule set menu as shown in picture 3-28 Picture 3-28 Graticule set menu Following the below steps to set graticule 1) press to enter “graticule” setting 2) press to set graticule type, view picture 3-29 and the frame type shows the border 3) Press and select the graticule intensity and then press...
Set display menu Full Crossing line Grid Picture 3-29 Graticule type 3.12.3 Persist adjustment Active persist to delay waveform illumination’s attenuation, the Time can be set as 100ms-10s, or auto. Keep all the waveform illumination spots, until toggle the control ∞, setting to remove persist display.
Set display menu 2) Press to persistence set and press or roll track-wheel to adjust the persistence time; press to auto persist; Press to erase persist. Persist time is ∞ shown in picture 3-30, persist time is 200ms shown in picture 3-31. Picture 3-30 persist time ∞...
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Set display menu Reference& math waveform Cursor Trigger control Auto (Waveform display mode switch to YT mode automatically) 2) Following the steps to choose time base: Press to enter display menu; Press to select time base as XY, waveform is shown in picture 3-32.
Set display menu Picture 3-32 XY timescale 3.12.5 Adjusting refresh rate High refresh rate of the oscilloscope will provide more signal character, and can greatly increase the probability of the oscilloscope to capture instantaneous abnormality, such as jitter, stunt pulse, low frequency disturbance and instantaneous error. Please follow the steps for setting refresh rate...
Set display menu Press then to adjust the refresh rate, high refresh, and normal refresh which are shown in picture 3-33. High refresh rate Normal refresh rate Picture 3-33 Refresh rate 3.13 Set trigger menu Press to enter the trigger type choice menu, there are five kinds of...
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Set trigger menu trigger types available 1. Edge trigger: When the edge trigger signal reaches a certain given trigger level, then trigger happens. 2. Pulse width trigger: When signal of the pulse width reaches a certain given trigger condition and the signal voltage reaches the given trigger level, then trigger happens.
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Set trigger menu Picture 3-34 trigger level Trigger coupling mode: Let signal pass through AC and DC components Filter DC component from trigger signal Reject the trigger signal which is higher than HF rejection 35Khz LF rejection Reject trigger signal which is below 90KHz Noise rejection Reject high-frequency noise from trigger signal...
Set trigger menu Trigger mode: No matter whether meet the trigger condition waveform displays. In a period if the instrument Auto cannot reach the trigger condition, it can trigger automatically. Only display When effective trigger event Normal happens. Single sequence Trigger only signal time.
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Set trigger menu given trigger level, then trigger happens. Edge trigger menu descriptions are shown as below table. Trigger Descriptions Set Ch1 as source trigger Trigger set Ch2 as source trigger Source Set external signal as trigger signal source Set trigger on rising edge “/” slope Set the signal trigger \ Dual edge...
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Set trigger menu 3) press to set slope is “/”(rising edge), press or roll the wheel to adjust the trigger level. 4) press to select coupling mode as DC; 5) Press to select trigger mode as normal; 6) Press to set the hold-off time and press or roll the wheel to adjust time, rise trigger(/) waveform is shown in picture 3-35.
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Set trigger menu Picture 3-35 The rise (/) waveform Tips for adjusting rejection time:Singly press for precise adjustment; Long press to rough adjustment. EXT trigger refers to the external source as a trigger source; The external signal source can...
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Set trigger menu be square waveform, sine waveform etc. Using external trigger, users should firstly connect the multimeter jack to signal source, then set trigger condition and trigger level according to the proper value of the signal source. Connect Ch1 to sine waveform, select external trigger, connect the signal source to square waveform (2.0V), select trigger condition as rising edge (/) and trigger level as 1.78V.
Set trigger menu 6) press to select “rejection time” and press or roll the wheel to adjust rejection time. The waveform is shown as picture 3-36. Picture 3-36 (EXT)trigger waveform 3.13.2 Pulse width trigger When the trigger signal pulse width is 40 ns - 10 (s) and reaches the given condition and if the signal voltage reaches the trigger level, then trigger happens.
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Set trigger menu Trigger Options Descriptions configure item Set the Ch1 as trigger signal source Trigger source Set the Ch 2 as trigger signal source Set external signal as trigger signal source Positive Set signal as positive polarity pulse width trigger Polarity Negative Set signal as negative polarity pulse width trigger...
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Set trigger menu 1) Press to select the trigger type as pulse width 2) Press to select trigger source as Ch2; 3) Press to select the polarity as positive; 4) Press to roll the wheel as the trigger level to 0V. 5)...
Set trigger menu Picture 3-37 Positive polarity pulse width trigger 3.13.3 Logic trigger According to the given trigger level, firstly convert the two channels’ sample values into logic value. If reaching the trigger condition, trigger happens. Logic trigger menu’s descriptions are shown in the table.
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Set trigger menu Trigger config items Options Descriptions If Ch1 lower than trigger level, set Ch1 as 1 Ch1 logic High If Ch1 higher than trigger level, set Ch1 as1 Trigger source If Ch2 lower than trigger level, set Ch2 as 1 Ch2 logic High If Ch2 higher than trigger level, set Ch2 as1...
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Set trigger menu 2) Press to set Ch1 as logic high 3) Press to enter Ch1 logic level setting mode,then press or roll the wheel to adjust 4) Press to set Ch2 logic low 5) Press to set Ch2 logic level, press or roll the wheel for adjustment 6) Press...
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Set trigger menu adjust rejection time. Trigger logic waveform is shown in picture 3-38. 1. Logic trigger operation mode 2. Ch1 logic trigger level, the readout under the upper line means CH1 logic as high. 3. Ch2 logic trigger level, the readout above the underline means CH2 logic as low.
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Set trigger menu Picture 3-38 Logic trigger...
Set trigger menu 3.13.4 Video trigger Triggering on video signal field or line supports PAL, SECAM, NTSC, 720P, or 1080P standard. It can trigger on different voltage scale, and users can adjust voltage gear to view waveform. Video trigger menu descriptions are shown in the table below: Trigger selections Setting Descriptions...
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Set trigger menu 30Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz) trigger Odd fields Interlaced scanning signal trigger in odd fields Even fields Interlaced scanning signal triggered in even fields Interlaced or non-interlaced scanning signal trigger in Trigger on All fields any fields All lines Trigger on line of signal.
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Set trigger menu 5) Press to select trigger on as odd fields; 6) Press to select trigger mode as “ abnormal” 7) Press to select rejection time, press or roll the wheel to adjust rejection time; Video standard PAL odd fields trigger is shown in 3-39. Picture 3-39 arrow descriptions:...
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Set trigger menu Picture 3-39 Standard PAL odd fields trigger...
Use vertical and horizontal button 3.13.5 Serial bus trigger Refer to Chapter Four Serial Bus Trigger and Decode. 3.14 Using the vertical and horizontal button 1. Vertical button Vertical scale adjustment : it can adjust vertical scale factor for all channels’ waveform. Press to adjust the vertical scale factor of the current channel, display the waveform on the screen properly.
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Use vertical and horizontal button current channel will move one pixel; long press can make waveform position quick move. before using the wheel to move waveform, users need to press the vertical button, and then roll the wheel to up and down waveform. 2.
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Use vertical and horizontal button Picture 3-40 Roll mode...
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Use vertical and horizontal button :Adjust all channels’ horizontal positions, with each pressing, Horizontal button the waveform move one pixel and long pressing can make the waveform quick move. the screen is trigger position, if left/right move the waveform, the position move left/right for user’s needs.
Use auto set 3.15 Use auto set Pressing and the instrument can automatically adjust the settings of vertical, horizontal scale and trigger to make waveform display properly. And it suits for single channel and multiple channels as well. Pressing , at the upper left corner of the screen appears auto icon, indicates the instrument is in auto mode, re-pressing exit auto mode.
Use auto set Auto set function changes the instrument by the following ways: Sampling mode as normal The bandwidth limit sets to full bandwidth Invert off Delay on Trigger type as edge trigger Slope as rise (/) ...
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Use math menu Press to set the channel as dual waveform calculation, signal source can be Ch1 or Ch2, math operation is shown in the following two waveforms. Operator Operation mode Source1 + Source2 Source1 - Source2 Source1 * Source2 Source1 / Source2 Notes:While math waveform displaying on the screen, make sure the waveform will not extend out of the top or bottom waveform window, if some waveforms are out of screen,...
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Use math menu Press to select function as“+”; Press to select signal source as “Ch2”; Then view the math waveform operation is shown in picture 3-42.
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Use math menu Picture 3-42 Ch1 + Ch2 math function...
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Use math menu 2. Use math function of FFT Successively press to set math as FFT operation. Set Ch1 and Ch2 as signal source, by using the FFT operation; transform the waveform from time-domain to frequency-domain for waveform spectrum analysis. To reduce the effect of side-lobes (leakage), it is recommended to use auto-window;...
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Use math menu Picture 3-43 FFT windowing Hanning, hamming window: Better analysis for frequency rate, not for amplitude rate. Hamming window frequency rate is better than hanning window. It is recommended to measure sine, cycle and narrow band random noise. BlackmanHarris window:...
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Run/stop button and single sequence 3.17 Run/ stop button and single sequence 1. Run/stop button Press and switch oscilloscope’s working state between stop and run. In stop state, the last waveform still displays on the screen. Stop state is shown in picture3-44 (the top left corner shows a stop sign), run state is shown in picture3-45(the top left corner shows run).
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Run/stop button and single sequence Press , and the signal is triggered after reaching the trigger condition and capture the waveform on the screen. Before triggering, the left upper corner of the screen display as wait trigger shown as picture 3-46; After triggering, display stop, shown as 3-47. Repress to enter a state of continuous sampling.
Run/stop button and single sequence 3.18 Reference channel Press to open and close reference waveform, and set the reference waveform as the current waveform. After restoring, the reference waveform can zoom, move or measure etc. 3.19 Use 50% shortcut to adjust the trigger level, vertical position, trigger position, vertical cursor, horizontal cursor quickly.
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Use 50% shortcut 2. Quickly adjust the vertical position to the middle of the screen: Press then press to adjust zero level position of the current channel to the screen center. 3. Quickly adjust the trigger position to the middle of the screen: Press then to adjust the current channel’s trigger position to the center of the screen.
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Use 50% shortcut Move the waveform out of range the screen shown in picture 3-48, after “To 50%” is shown in picture -49. Picture 3-48 Vertically move upward waveform leaking out the screen...
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Use 50% shortcut Picture 3-49 After using 50% shortcut...
Use touch screen zoom waveform 3.20 Use touch screen zoom waveform Using the touch screen can easily zoom waveform to view waveform details, save operation time. Zooming operation only can be performed in the waveform zooming area. Please follow these steps to use touch screen enlarge waveform: 1.
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Serial bus trigger and decode Press then to select serial bus, enter serial bus decode mode, press to select one kind of bus type, there are UART (RS232/RS422/RS485) /LIN/CAN/SPI/I2C five kind of types. Each one has two kind of display mode: graphic and raw text modes.
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Serial bus trigger and decode mode) The bus type selection dialog is shown in picture 4-1 Picture 4-1 the bus type selection dialog 4.1 UART(RS232/RS422/RS485)bus trigger and decode For correctly decoding UART(RS232/RS422/RS485) bus data and making trigger stable, users should adjust the bus configuration, trigger mode set and trigger level.
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Bus configuration (1) Press and then popup bus configuration dialog, set Rx channel, idle level, baud rate, parity, data bits, see picture 4-2. Picture 4-2 UART bus configuration dialog...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Note: the yellow rectangle box means the selection is in set, (√) means selected, in the above picture it is setting data bits, the selected are Ch1, idle high, 19.2kb/s, odd and 8bit. (2)...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Picture 4-3 virtual keyboard Note: If parity bit, data length equals data bits plus parity bit. If no parity bit, data length is data bits. For example, data length is 8 bit, total data bit is 8 bit if parity bit exist, If not, total data bit is 7 bit and 1 parity bit.
( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Picture 4-4 UART trigger configuration menu (2) Press to select left/right respectively, press to move downward cycle, press to back; after selecting the trigger data, press or roll the wheel to adjust, or press the data on the touch screen, or use the virtual keyboard to modify;...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode UART trigger configuration menu descriptions: a) Start bit — trigger at the start bit of the measured signal b) Stop bit —trigger at the stop bit of the measured signal, no matter the measured signal uses 1, 1.5, or 2 stop bits or not, the trigger will occur at the first stop bit.
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode g) Parity error — parity bit is valid at parity error, trigger while parity error. The measured signal data bits is 8bit, parity bit, odd, baud rate, 19.2kb/s, trigger mode as start bit, follow the steps as below: (1)...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode (5) According the signal amplitude to adjust trigger level, UART trigger graphical interface is shown in picture 4-5, text interface is shown in figure 4-6.
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Picture 4-5 UART graphic interface...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode UART interface: 1. Trigger position 2. Signal source Ch1 3. Decode packets 4. Decode the data and the corresponding waveform 5. Bus type 6. Trigger level value 7. Trigger level Description of decode content (1)Decode packet displays real-time data about the bus activities (2)the Decode data displays as hexadecimal system in white (3)data bits is 5-8 bits, the decode data displays as two bits of hexadecimal, when data bits...
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode data displays in red (5)when appear ?, users need to press to adjust the timescale, and then view the decode results.
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( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Picture 4-6 UART text interface...
( ) UART RS232/RS422/RS485 bus trigger and decode Descriptions of UART text interface. 1. Export: Export data (workable after USB storage device connected) 2. Run/stop: Run/stop decode 3. Area for decode data Statistics: statistic the frame type, etc., only effective in CAN bus decoding mode 5.
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LIN bus trigger and decode Bus configuration Press popup bus configuration dialog, set the signal source, the idle level, baud rate, the setting method is the same as the UART. See picture 4-7. Picture 4-7 LIN bus configuration menu ...
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LIN bus trigger and decode edge, frame ID and ID data, see picture 4-8. Picture 4-8 LIN trigger configuration mode menu a) Sync-rising edge —when the sync interleaved of LIN bus is over, sync-rising trigger begins to work. b) Frame ID — Triggered once the detected ID is equal to the frame trigger value. Select frame ID, press or roll the wheel to adjust, or press the data on the touch screen, using the virtual keyboard to modify.
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LIN bus trigger and decode to the trigger value. After selecting the frame ID and data, press the ID and data to set the ID and the data values. Connect Ch1 to the measured signal, the idle level is high, the baud rate is 19.2 KB/s. Please follow these steps to sync- rising edge type...
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LIN bus trigger and decode (5) According signal amplitude to adjust the trigger level, LIN trigger interface as shown in picture 4-9, text interface as shown in picture 4-10. Picture 4-9 LIN graphic interface...
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LIN bus trigger and decode Description of LIN decode (1)Decoding packet shows real-time data contents of bus activities (2)Decode data is based on hexadecimal (3)Frame ID displays in yellow, data displays in white and the sum of parity displays in green, red for the sum of parity error.
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LIN bus trigger and decode Picture 4-10 LIN text interface...
LIN bus trigger and decode Description of LIN text interface (1) Time: Time intervals between the last frames to current frames (2) ID: Frame ID value (3) Data: Frame data (4) Parity sum: Frame parity sum,the sum of parity error displays in red (5) Trigger: Yes means the frame reaches trigger condition 4.3 CAN bus trigger and decode For the correctly decoding CAN bus data and making trigger stable, need bus configuration,...
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CAN bus trigger and decode Picture 4-11 CAN bus configuration menu Trigger type Press to popup trigger type setting menu, picture 4-12...
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CAN bus trigger and decode Picture 4-12 configuration trigger type menu Description of trigger mode menu a) Frame start— trigger at the start of the frame b) Remote frame ID — setting the ID matches the remote frame trigger. After selecting the remote frame ID, and then set the ID value at the bottom of the trigger data area.
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CAN bus trigger and decode operation instructions : press to left selection, press to right selection, then press or roll the wheel to set frame ID value, then press to back. Users can press the numbers on the touch screen or use the virtual keyboard to set.
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CAN bus trigger and decode h) Ack error— recessive Ack position trigger Over load frame —overload frame CAN trigger Ch1 connect to measured signal channel, the idle level is high, 1 MB/s baud rate; frame start as the trigger mode, Please follow these steps: (1)...
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CAN bus trigger and decode Picture 4-13 CAN graphic interface Instruction of CAN decode data packet: (1)Decode packet displays instantaneity data content of bus activity (2)Decode data is based on hexadecimal. (3)Frame ID displays in yellow, the data in white, the DLC and CRC code display in green, the...
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CAN bus trigger and decode frame error displays in red E (4)when appear ?, need press to adjust time scale, then view the decode results. When appear ! , means the decode packet of the bus waveform is not complete, so data does not displayed properly.
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CAN bus trigger and decode CAN text interface description: 1. Export: after USB connected, data can be exported 2. Run/stop: run/stop decode 3. Statistics: statistic frame type, data bit and trigger count and percentage. As shown in picture 4-15 4. Back: back to graphic pattern 5.
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CAN bus trigger and decode Picture 4-15 CAN decode statistics...
SPI bus trigger and decode 4.4 SPI bus trigger and decode For correctly decoding SPI bus data and making trigger stable, bus configuration, trigger type configuration and trigger level adjustment are needed. Bus configuration (1) Press to popup bus configuration, then user need set the clock source(CLK), data source, work mode and data bits.
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SPI bus trigger and decode Picture 4-16 SPI bus configuration menu Trigger mode Press , popup trigger mode configuration menu, shown in picture 4-17.
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SPI bus trigger and decode Picture 4-17 SPI matching bit settings menu The method for operation is same as configuration of CAN and frame ID. Notes: According the bus decode to set data bits, if the data bits matches the given bits can realize trigger.
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SPI bus trigger and decode (3) press to enter the bus configuration menu, successively press the CLK of Ch2, data as Ch1, work mode as SCK low idle state, sample with SCK is edge, data bits is 8bit, after finishing set then press to back to upper menu.
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SPI bus trigger and decode Picture 4-18 SPI trigger graphic interface...
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SPI bus trigger and decode Description of SPI decoding (1) Decode packet displays the real-time data content of bus activity (2) Decode data displays as hexadecimal system (3) Data displays in white (4) When appear?, need to press to adjust time scale, then view the decode results.
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SPI bus trigger and decode Picture 4-19 SPI text interface...
SPI bus trigger and decode SPI text interface specification: (1) Time: Intervals from the last frame to current frame (2) Data: According the decode data bits display decode data. Such as, the data bits is 8 bits, can only display 1 byte on data bar. If data bits are 16 bits, the data bar shows 2 bytes; 24 data bits display 3 bytes;...
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I2C bus trigger and decode , then popup bus configuration menu, press the channel on the touch screen or Press use a function button to set. As shown in picture 4-20. Picture 4-20 I2C bus configuration Notes: When finish the setting of SCL or SDA channel, the system will automatically set other channels.
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I2C bus trigger and decode Picture 4-21 I2C trigger type configuration menu Specification of trigger type menu: a) Start condition — when SCL is high, the SDA begins fall trigger(includes restart) b) Stop condition — when SCL is high, the SDA begins rise trigger c) Ack Lost —bus Ack high level trigger...
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I2C bus trigger and decode d) Address no Ack —trigger at the setting address no Ack(ignoring W/R), select the trigger data address, press or roll the wheel to set data value,users can also press the address or data on touch screen or use the virtual keyboard to set data value.
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I2C bus trigger and decode Frame type 1 operation method: select the value behind the address/data, press or roll the wheel to adjust value;Select the value behind the address/data on the virtual keyboard. h) Frame type 2, start + address7 + read/write + confirm + data1 + data2; If all bits of the frame type match, then on the 26th clock edges, trigger at the address 7 frame of read/write.
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I2C bus trigger and decode (3) Press to popup bus configuration menu, then select the SCL as Ch2, at last press to back to upper menu; (4) Press to popup trigger mode of configuration menu, press start condition on touch screen, the set is finished, then press return to upper menu;...
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I2C bus trigger and decode Picture 4-22 I2C graphic interfaces Description of I2C decode content Decode packet displays the real-time data content of bus activity...
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I2C bus trigger and decode (2) The decode data displays Hexadecimal system (3) Address content shown in yellow, data in white W means work, R means read, D means decode,~A means Ack. (4) When appear ?, need to press to adjust time scale, then view the decode results.
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I2C bus trigger and decode Description of I2C text interface (1) Time: Intervals between the last read/write operations to current read/write operations Address in address bar the "R means the read operation, the "W" means write operation (3) Ack: In Ack bar “x” means Ack lost (4) Data: Data bar (5) Trigger: Yes means reach trigger condition (6) Restart: Yes means reach restart condition...
Applied examples This chapter mainly introduces five common applications: Taking simple measurements Capture single pulse signal Analyze signal detail Trigger on video signal Use math FFT Each application example highlights the different characteristics of the oscilloscope; user can get familiar with the operation of oscilloscope through these application examples.
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Measure simple signal 5.1 Taking simple measurement Observe the signal waveform in the circuit and connect to the oscilloscope to show signal quickly; Auto-measure frequency, cycle, the average and peak-peak; the cursor is used to measure the peak and decay period. 1.
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Measure simple signal Oscilloscope can automatically measure most signals, like signal frequency, period, the mean and peak - peak, follow these steps 1) Press , see the measure type menu. 2) By pressing on the touch screen to select period, frequency, mean, peak-peak these four measurement options.
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Measure simple signal 3. Cursor measurement Using the cursor to quickly measure waveform, follow these steps to measure burst pulse. 1) Press to open cursor menu 2) Press to select the vertical cursor 3) Press to close the cursor menu 4) Press to move the cursor to the first wave of the first peak (notes: before moving the cursor should test the Cursor brightness on screen, if not,...
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Measure simple signal 7) Press move cursor to the second waveform attenuation after the second peak; the pulse peak is 9.593 V, decay period is 3.160 us, as shown in picture 5-2. Picture 5-2 cursor measure...
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Capture single pulse signal 5.2 Capture single pulse signal Capturing the pulse, burr and non-periodic signal are the advantage of digital oscilloscope. If you capture a single signal, require e some knowledge of signal and then you can correctly set trigger level and trigger. For instance, pulse is a TTL level logic signal, trigger level should be set to 2v, and the trigger mode is set as rising trigger.
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Capture single pulse signal 5) Press to select signal source as Ch1 6) Press to select slope as the rise, then press or roll the wheel to adjust the trigger level. 7) Successively press to select the coupling way as DC 8) Press to select the mode as auto 9) Successively press...
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Capture single pulse signal Picture 5-3 Capture the single pulse signal...
Analysis the signal detail 5.3 Analyze the signal detail If adding the random noise to the measured signal, you can adjust the settings to eliminate or reduce the noise and then avoid the interference to original signal. 1. Observe noisy signal The circuit fault may happen by the interference of noise signal and for a better analysis of the noise, please follow these steps.
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Analysis the signal detail 2. Isolate signal from noise Ignoring the noise while analyze signal, please following these steps to reduce random noise signal rejection. 1)Press to open the oscilloscope menu 2)Press to select sampling mode as average 16, averaging can reduce the signal noise and make the original signal easy to observe.
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Analysis the signal detail Picture 5-5 average sampling...
Trigger on video signal 5.4 Trigger on video signal To observe high definition 720P video circuit pattern signal, using video trigger to receive stable video output signal. Please follow these steps to use the default trigger mode and the hold-off time. 1) Connect Ch1 to measured signal.
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Trigger on video signal for suitable waveform display. As shown in picture5-6. Picture 5-6 All 720P format...
Use math FFT 5.5 Use math FFT FFT transforms signal from time domain to frequency domain, the oscilloscope displays the waveform signal in frequency domain. Please follow the steps to observe the frequency domain information of the square waveform signal. 1) Connect Ch1 to signal 2) Press to select FFT...
Use multimeter This chapter mainly includes the following contents Multimeter safety information Start the multimeter Multimeter buttons and their functions Use multimeter...
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Multimeter safety information 6.1 Multimeter safety information If the instrument damaged, do not use it. Check if the test pens are damaged, if yes, please replace them before using the instrument. Do not apply overload voltage to the terminal instrument as regulation. ...
Multimeter safety information If need to switch function, the pens should leave away from the test point. 6.2 Start multimeter First press to start the power, and press to enter the working mode, the default function is the DC voltage measurement. 6.3 Multimeter buttons and their functions The multimeter functions can be operated by buttons or touching.
Multimeter buttons and their functions measurements, if the measured values in excess of the range, the others are not allowed to open the “relative” function. Press to re-acquire resample the data, which calculates the measurement value. Press the multimeter HOLD button to keep or remove current readout on the screen.
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Multimeter buttons and their functions Picture 6-1 Multimeter interface(refer to the diagram)
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Multimeter buttons and their functions Description of multimeter interface 1. Maximum icon 2. Maximum record time: show the maximum record time. 3. Average icon 4. Average value:show the average data 5. Average record time: the record time of average operation 6.
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Multimeter buttons and their functions 15. Right move function button: right menu selection function. 16. Relative function button, for open/close the relative function 17. Restart test function button: re-acquire the data and operation 18. Benchmark: the benchmark samples value, the relative function displays when it starts 19.
Multimeter buttons and their functions AC/DC voltage measurement range: 1mV~750V Resistance, range: 0~50MΩ On-off function,<50Ωalarm DC current measurement Max 500Ω AC current measurement Diode.Range: 0~3.5V Temperature measurement Capacitance,Range:100pF~50uF 6.4 Use multimeter Measurement of voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, diode, on-off etc. firstly insert the black pen to multimeter COM jack, then the red pen inserts into the V/Ω...
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Use multimeter 2. The current measurement requires an external module or current clamp (optional). 1)Use an external module: first choose the relative function, insert the external module to multimeter jack, and then insert the pens and module, finally connect the pens to the measured circuit to measure;...
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Use multimeter 4. A pressure measurement requires an external sensor module (optional). Firstly select the relative function, then insert the external sensor module to multimeter jack, and at last connect to the sensor modules, then can measure.
Use record This chapter mainly includes the below contents Start recorder Record Playback...
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Start record 7.1 Start recorder Press to turn on the power, and then press to enter recorder work mode. recorder mainly includes two functions: recording and playback. Only a part of the function buttons can be used in recorder work mode. The available functions are the same as in the oscilloscope mode, and the available function buttons will be introduced particularly in the below sections.
Record results, but cover the results of last record. Record store mode can be divided into stop when full and cycle store these two mode. 7.2.1 Multimeter record Eight kinds of measurements (DC voltage, AC voltage, AC/DC voltage, AC current, DC, Temperature, Humidity, and Pressure) can be recorded, each time you select one of these measurement types, the first selection of DC voltage is the default record and the results will be displayed on the screen as waveform.
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Record Description of record type selection: Press on the touch screen to select the record type or use the menu to select the record type. Press to move left and press to move right, then press to confirm choice; Or use to quick move.
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Record Press to prepare starting the multimeter record Press to start the record and store the data To Record 1, or press to start the multimeter record and store the data To Record 2. Description of store recording choice menu: if there is no time shown below the “To Record 1”, then no record and the time below the “To Record 2”...
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Record cannot be adjusted. Press or press on the touch screen to stop recording and return to previous menu. Multimeter DC voltage record is shown in picture 7-3. Notes:Press to adjust the record time scale and press to close the menu, and then press to open the menu, continue for next step.
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Record Multimeter record interface description 1. Record state: Means stop recording or preview mode means record is ongoing. 2. Record time length 3. The total time length of recording 4. Current time 5. Power icon 6. Corresponding value for record interface edge: Accordingly auto-adjust the record value 7.
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Record using the horizontal time scale to adjust. 11. Stop recording and back to upper menu 12. Panoramic mode: When the record fills a full screen or more than one screen at a time, press to open panoramic mode, at this time the recording is still in progress, then repress to cancel the panorama mode.
Record Picture 7-4 Panorama mode 7.2.2 Oscilloscope measurement record There are 31 types of measurements can be recorded in this instrument. In work mode, users should set voltage, time scale gear, phase, trigger source, trigger type, trigger position, and measurement type selection. Select the record type in the recorder work mode, each time can record two types of measurement at most.
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Record measurement types, users need to select the recorder types in work mode, otherwise the default record is the first two records. Please follow these steps for measurement record Press to enter the oscilloscope and carries on the related settings, make waveform display normally.
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Record Picture 7-5 measurement record type to choose Press to return to upper menu. Press horizontal time scale to select required gear. Press to prepare starting the oscilloscope measurement record. Press to start the oscilloscope measurement record and store the data “to record 1”or press to start the oscilloscope measurement...
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Record record and store the data to record 2. Measurement record for oscilloscope frequency and rise time is shown in picture 7-6. Picture 7-6 oscilloscope measurement record...
Record 7.2.3 Oscilloscope waveform record Oscilloscope waveform can record single channel or dual channels waveform data. Users should set oscilloscope mode, sampling mode, coupling mode phase and then into the recorder mode for recording. Suggestion: sampling mode set to "peak", when oscilloscope in high sampling rate can capture more signal details.
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Record Ch2 rise edge: with Ch2 rise edge start/stop record Ch2 fall edge: with Ch2 fall edge start/stop record EXT rise edge: with EXT rise edge start/stop record EXT fall edge: With EXT fall edge start/ stop record. Start type choice as shown in figure 7-7.
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Record Connect Ch1 to sine waveform, period is 10ms, unconnected Ch2 to the signal. Follow these steps for oscilloscope waveform recording. 1) Enter the operation mode and for each configuration to make waveform display normally. 2) Successively press to enter the oscilloscope waveform recording.
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Record Press to prepare starting the oscilloscope waveform record. Press to start the oscilloscope waveform recording and storing the data to record 1; Press to start the oscilloscope waveform to record and store the data to record 2. Waveform record is shown in picture 7-8...
Record Picture 7-8 Waveform recording 7.2.4 Store mode set , Store mode includes two type: stop when full and cycle store. Stop when full...
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Record which means if the internal storage capacity of the oscilloscope or U device are full, the record will stop automatically. Cycle store which means if the internal capacities of the oscilloscope or U device are full, will continuously store new record and the old data will be covered.
Playback 7.3 Playback Playback contains 1, multimeter record playback, 2, oscilloscope measurement record playback, 3, oscilloscope waveform record playback, 4, the last record playback. After identifying USB storage device, the playback data is the default USB data. 7.3.1 Multimeter record playback Please follow these steps to use multimeter record playback.
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Playback Press to start playback, the playback is shown in picture 7-9. Picture 7-9 the record playback...
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Playback Description of the interface of record playback 1. Playback state: in playback stop playback 2. Playback record types: multimeter record 3. Playback time length 4. The total time length of the record 5. Current time 6. The multimeter record types: eight types of records 7.
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Playback 11. Horizontal scale(horizontal timescale) 12. Backward 13. Fast forward 14. Stop, press to stop replay and then press to return to upper menu. 15. Storage mode Replay displaying and operating instructions: After selecting replay “record 1”/“record 2” to enter the preview mode then the screen displays waveform data. Press to play mode.
Playback 7.3.2 Oscilloscope measurement record replay Follow these steps to replay the oscilloscope measurement record. 1) Successively press to enter the recorder replay mode. 2) Press to select the oscilloscope measurement replay. 3) Press to choose replay mode “record 1” and press to choose replay mode “record 2”;...
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Playback Picture 7-10 oscilloscope measurement record replays...
Playback 7.3.3 Oscilloscope waveform replay Follow these steps to replay oscilloscope waveform recorded. Successively press to enter the recorder replay mode. Press to select the oscilloscope waveform record replay. Press to choose replay mode “record 1” and press to choose replay mode “record 2”;...
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Playback Picture 7-11 oscilloscope waveform record replays...
Playback 7.3.4 The last record playback Please follow these steps to playback the last record 1) In record mode, successively press to enter the last record replay mode. 2) Press to start replaying record for the last record.
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Users’ section Users’ section includes system config, tools and help. Press to enter users’ page after starting up. The users interface is shown in Figure 8-1 Picture 8-1 users interface...
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Users’ section The users’ section includes: Date time, language, help, touch screen calibrate, tools, factory reset, adjust screen brightness, preference and demo config. 1.Date time Please follow the steps below to set the system date and time: 1) Press and enter the user page; 2) Press "time set"...
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Language 2. Language Oscilloscope supports two kinds of languages: Chinese and English. Press "language", and then press "simplified Chinese" or "English". Then the system will automatically return to the user page, and update the language. 3. Help Press "help" to enter the help content table. Under the help content table, there are multi-level directory and hyperlinks which make it convenient for users to look for information.
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Help Press the key to enter the user page. Press the "touch screen calibrate" to enter the touch screen calibrate mode. Press the icon according to the screen prompts (press on the cross icon of calibration), until it said “finish”. Press "finish" to end screen calibration and it will automatically return to the users’...
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Tools 5. Tools The tools contain two calculation tools: a scientific calculator and an electronic calculator. (1)The scientific calculator Press on the touch screen to import numbers and calculator and get the calculated results. Taking calculate expression (3 + 9) * 8 as an example. Please follow the steps below: 1) Press hex to select the decimal system;...
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Tools (2)Electronic Calculator The electronic calculator is for calculating of inductive reactance, capacitive impedance, and parallel resistance and LC resonant frequency. Take the calculation of inductive reactance value as an example. Please follow the steps below: 1) Press to enter the users’ page; 2) Successively press the tool and the electronic calculator;...
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Tools Instructions for the interface of electronic calculator: 1. Selecting calculation type area, as is shown in figure 8-5 with arrow 1 2. Value input area, as is shown in figure 8-5 with arrow 2 3. Units choice area, as is shown in figure 8-5 with arrow 3 4.
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Tools Picture 8-5 the interface of electronic calculator 6. Factory Reset Press to enter the user page. Press "load factory settings" and the dialog box for load...
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Load factory settings factory settings will pop-up. Press "yes" and the confirming box will pop-up. Press "yes" again and load to factory settings. Factory settings could be seen in Appendix C. The dialog box for load factory settings and confirm box are shown in Figure 8-6 and figure 8-7. Picture 8-6 load factor set Picture 8-7 confirm box to empty store Warning:after loading factory settings the users can store waveform, the...
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Adjust screen Brightness 7. Adjust Screen Brightness Press to enter the user page. Press “Adjust Screen Brightness" to set the screen brightness. Press the horizontal bar of brightness or roll the wheel or press adjust the screen brightness. Press the “back" or back to the users homepage.
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Peference set 8. Preference Press to enter the users’ page. Press "Preference" to enter the preference set. The preference set includes: 1) Menu hide time set: the menu auto-hide time, max. 60 seconds. 2) Standby time set: interval between the last operation and the oscilloscope enters into the standby state with the max 60 minutes.
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Peference set Picture 8-9 preference set...
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ScopeSuite softeware Micsig ScopeSuite is the support software for handheld multifunctional oscilloscope based on the Window platform. Through this software, the user can connect his personal computer to the oscilloscope to enhance function and make the using of oscilloscope more flexibly.
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Restart the oscilloscope. Contact Micsig if the problem persists. 2) If waveforms will not display when the oscilloscope is switched ON, please follow the steps below: Check whether the probe is connected correctly in the BNC socket ...
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Fault handling Check whether the vertical scale factor is set correctly Check whether trigger source, trigger conditions are set correctly Check whether the instruments are in waiting state for trigger Press to resample signal 3) If the measured voltage amplitude is 10 times greater or 10 times smaller than the practical value: ...
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Fault handling Check the noisy signal source. Set the trigger coupling mode to high-frequency inhibition or low-frequency rejection to filter out high frequency or low frequency interference Check whether the trigger hold-off time is appropriate 5)If there is no any display after pressing ...
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10 working days. Spare parts providing commitments: Micsig has established a perfect store for spare parts to provide long-term (at least ten years) supply of spare parts and technical support for...
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Technical specification Appendix A:Technical specifications To comply with the technical specifications, must meet two conditions. The oscilloscope must have undergone a half an hour warm-up period under the specific operating temperature; 2. The ‘Do Self Cal’ operation must be performed through the Utility menu if the operating temperature changes by more than 5℃.
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Technical specification Dual color injection protection shell design, high intensity, Design impact resistant Display Screen 5.7 inch TFT touch LCD Resolution coefficient display 640*480 Color display 64K color Background light intensity (typical) 200/m -500 cd /m Communication USB Host connect to USB storage device, USB storage Communication interface device connect to PC Power...
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Technical specification Standard Li-battery capacity 7.4V/6000mAh Duration of working time (typical) 4.5H Power off charging time (typical) Battery 7.4V/9000mAh Optional Li-battery capacity Duration of working time (typical) Power off charging time (typical) Environment Temperature (work/storage) -20℃~+50℃ / -20℃~+60℃ LCD panel temperature (work/storage) -20℃~+70℃...
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Technical specification Oscilloscope (no battery) 1380g Standard accessories (typical) 691g Weight Standard battery (typical) 276g High capacity battery (typical) 381g Oscilloscope Max. sample rate Single channel 1GS/s,dual channel 500MS/s Max. memory depth Single channel 240K dual channel 120K Bandwidth limitation 20MHz (-3dB) Sampling configuration Normal, peak-peak value, envelope, average...
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Technical specification Frequency of probe compensation (typical) 1KHz, square wave Interpolation method Sin(x)/x Input Input coupling DC,AC,Ground Connection Input resistance 1MΩ±1% 15pF±3pF parallel connection Probes attenuation factor 1mX~1KX,step by step as the way of 1、2、5 Horizontal Position range ±6grid Horizontal timescale 4ns/div~10s/div press 1~2~4 step by step Timescale(delay) position adjusting range -12grid~50s...
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Technical specification Vertical resolution 8 bit 100MHz ≤3.5ns Rising time (typical) 200MHz ≤1.75ns DC gain accuracy (typical) 5mv/div~50v/div,±2.0% 5mv/div~50v/div, DC measurement precision (typical) ±(2.0%×actual readout + 0.04×vertical displacement/div) Trigger Trigger source Ch1, Ch2, EXT Trigger mode Automatic, normal, single sequence Edge triggered Rise edge, fall edge, dual edge Conditions:<, >...
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Pattern:match the binary data Pattern:start condition, stop condition, Ack lost, block address field no Ack, restart, EEPROM data read, frame type 1, frame type 2 MS300 Series (5 types) UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, LIN, CAN, SPI, I2C Serial bus decode UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, LIN, CAN, SPI, I2C, ARINC429,...
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Technical specification Measurement Period, Frequency, Rise time, Fall time, P Duty cycle, N Duty cycle, Delay, P Pulse width, Measurement N Pulse width, P Overshoot, N Overshoot, Phase, Peak-Peak, Amplitude, High, Low, type Max ,Min, Average, Cycle average, RMS, RMS cycle Cursor type Horizontal cursor, Vertical cursor, Crossing cursor Dynamic recording(U device connected)
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User settings Nine choices Display Refresh mode Normal refresh, High refresh MS500 series 190k wfm /s Max refresh rate MS300 series 50k wfm/s Afterglow Automatic , 100ms~10s, ∞ Waveform display area 8 × 12 grid Waveform drawing mode Dot, line...
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Technical specification Probe(Below is the example of MC probe. Take the probe instructions as the priority) Working voltage CAT III 600V Attenuation coefficient 10:1 Input capacitance 13pF Match range 10pF~30pF Input impedance 10MΩ±1% Bandwidth DC~250MHz Rise time Cable length 1200mm Multimeter Full scale reading 5,000 counts...
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Technical specification (MS300, MS500 series) Range:60mV~1000V accuracy:±0.5% Range:1mV~60mV accuracy:±1% ±10 counts Range:1mV~700V Range:60mV~700V accuracy:±1% ±5 counts : AC voltage (+28℃) frequency range 10.0Hz~20.000KHz Range:1mV~50mV accuracy:±1% ±10 counts Ac/dc voltage(+28℃) Range:1mV~700V Range:50mV~700V accuracy:±1%±5 counts DC current Optional modules or current clamp, can be customized AC current Optional modules or current clamp, can be customized Range:0~10MΩ...
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Technical specification Range:100pF~5uF Accuracy:±5% (+28℃) Capacitor Range:5uF~50uF Accuracy:±10% (+28℃) Temperature Optional sensor module, can be customized Humidity Optional sensor module, can be customized Pressure Optional sensor module, can be customized Max, Average, Min in total, all with a time tag. Relative Measurement Display measurement Recorder...
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Technical specification Oscilloscope waveform 10us/div~2min/div (Connect USB storage device) Max. recording time No limit (Connect USB storage device) Replay forward/backward Support Storage mode Stop when full, cycle storage Data save mode Interior, USB storage device Record time:support Time display Replay time:support Appendix B:Maintenance of oscilloscope General maintenance Do not put or leave the device in a place where the LCD display will be exposed to direct sunlight for long period.
Maintenance of oscilloscope Examine the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: Use a lint-free cloth to remove floating dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes. Take care to avoid scratching the glabrous display filter.
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Maintenance of oscilloscope ;while possible battery symbol like: is flashing, it says only 10 minutes remained. attention:avoid charging battery from overheating, do not use beyond the range of environment permit.
Factory default Appendix C:Factory default The following table lists the states of factory resetting or default settings. Category Factory resetting (user interface) Default settings (store/restore menu) Sampling Coupling Factory default Mode Normal Factory default Mean counts Factory default Envelope counts Factory default Bandwidth Full bandwidth...
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Factory default Ch1—>Open and default as Factory default Select channel current channel Ch2—>open Run/stop Factory default Sampling single sequence Stop Factory default Vertical position Middle of screen Factory default Vertical scale Factory default Time scale 1.00ms Factory default Trigger position readout 0.000ms Factory default Trigger position indicator...
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Factory default After opening cursor, F4 current state Cursor Factory default Cursor position level 1 +2.0 from horizontal center Factory default Cursor position level 2 -2.0 from horizontal center Factory default Vertical cursor position1 -3.0 from the vertical center Factory default Vertical cursor position2 +3.0 from the vertical center Factory default...
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Factory default Waveform brightness Factory default Graticule type Full Factory default Graticule intensity Factory default Afterglow time Auto Factory default Time scale Factory default Refresh rate Normal Factory default Mathematic Mathematical channels Close Factory default Mathematical type Dual waveform Factory default Source 1 Factory default Operator...
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Factory default Source Factory default Polarity Positive Factory default Video trigger Standard 625/PAL Factory default High-definition field 50Hz Factory default Trigger on Odd field Factory default Rx is Ch1, Idle level is High UART( RS232/ Bus configuration Baud rate is 19.2 KB/s, Parity is Factory default RS422/ none, date bits is 8 bit...
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Factory default Trigger mode Start frame Factory default CLK is Ch1, Data is Ch1, and work Bus configuration mode is SCK low idle state, data Factory default bits are 8 bit. Trigger mode XXXX XXX1 Factory default Bus configuration SDA is Ch1, SCL is Ch2 Factory default Trigger mode Start condition...
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Factory default Multimeter measurement type DC voltage Relative Recorder Multimeter record type DC voltage Oscilloscope measurement type Oscilloscope waveform record start mode Normal Oscilloscope waveform record stop mode Normal Storage mode Stop when full Recorder storage area Erase User Time hold Language English...
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Factory default Electronic calculator Inductive reactance Screen brightness Hidden time Standby time 15 minutes Automatic shutdown time 20 minutes Wheel direction Normal Buttons beeper Silence...
Index Appendix D:Attachment Standard accessories Probe, 2pc, bandwidth depend on model Multimeter test pens, 1 pair Calibration banana jack, 1 pair(MS300, MS500 series. MS 200 without) Power adapter, 1 pc Power cord, 1 pc (suitable for customer local) Removable Li-ion Battery (7.4V6000mAh), 1 pc MiniUSB data cable, 1 pc Quick Start, 1pc Calibration Certificate, 1pc...
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Index Index Analysis of signal detail, 171 Appendix, 263 Capture status, 23 Attenuation factor, 51 Correct compensation, 35 Afterglow, 75 Capture single pulse signal, 168 Attention, 3 CAN graphical interface, 140 Auto measurement, 53 CAN bus trigger and decode, 135 Auto set, 100 CAN text interface, 142 Calibration touch screen, 220...
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Index LIN bus trigger and decode, 129 Optional, 227 Logic trigger, 88 Open recorder, 191 LIN text interface, 134 Open oscilloscope, 20 Limited warranty, 2 Open multimeter, 182 Language, 218 Oscilloscope user interface, 21 Oscilloscope measurement record, 198 Machinery specification, 242 Oscilloscope waveform record, 201 ScopeSuite, 230 Math menu, 101...
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Index Panoramic mode, 197 Serial bus decode, 116 Storage mode set, 205 Reference waveform, 58 Single sequence, 106 Reference channel, 107 Standby time, 227 Restore settings, 67 Service and support, 235 Restore factory settings, 225 Shut down time, 227 Recording interface, 64 Scientific calculator, 221 Rectangular window, 104 Screen brightness, 226...
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Index Trigger mode, 80 Vertical cursor, 68 Trigger rejection time, 81 Vertical scale factor, 96 Technical specification, 240 Vertical position, 96 Turn on, 20 Video trigger, 92 Timescale level, 97 Time set, 217 Waveform set, 71 Wheel, 9 UART(RS232/RS422/RS485)bus triggera Warning, 3 and decoding, 118 Wheel direction, 227...
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