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TravelScope series
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1.2.1
Publish: 2012.7
Acute Technology Inc.
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2011

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  • Page 1 TravelScope series Version: 1.2.1 Publish: 2012.7 Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2011...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.1 The Acute digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) -------------------------------------------------- 4 1.2 Specifications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 1.3 The DS-1000 packing list ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 1.4 The TravelScope packing list --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 1.5 System Requirement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 2.1 Installation Procedures ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 2.2 Probe calibration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 2.3 DS-1000 series Calibration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23...
  • Page 3 3.2.11 Main Function Button ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 4.1 How to stack DSOs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 4.2 APPENDIX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 4.2.1 Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 4.2.2 Probe Specification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2011...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    The DS-1000 should be powered by the PC’s USB2.0 port. Use only the DS-1000 USB cable to connect to the PC’s USB2.0 port.  Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.  Do not modify or operate the DS-1000 if there was any suspected damage, have it Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 5 Around areas with strong lines of magnetic forces or impulse voltage.  Remove the USB cable from the DS-1000 if it is not being used.  The temparature of the DS-1000 increases after being used for a while. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    1 Introduction Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 7: The Acute Digital Storage Oscilloscope (Dso)

    The Acute digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) DS-1000 series TravelScope series 100MS/s，200MS/s Sample rate 1GS/s Bandwidth 200MHz 200MHz 2K – 2M points/channel 10K – 32M points/channel Record length Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    DS-1102, DS-1202, DS-1302: DC to 200MHz Bandwidth DS-1002: DC to 100MHz Resolution 9 bits /channel @ 5mV/DIV- 10V/DIV (8 bits @ 2mV/DIV) Scale range 2mv/DIV to 10V/DIV (as 2-5-10 step) ±4 divisions Range DC accuracy ±3% Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 9 Autoset, Logger Special function Frequency, Period, Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vamp, Vtop, Vbase, Measurement Vupper, Vmiddle, Vlower, Vmean, Vrms, Positive overshoot, Negative overshoot, Pulse width Cursor Time difference, Voltage difference Math Add, Sub, Multiplication, Division, XY Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 10 3.3v plus, 20ns delay after trigger ( for DS-1000 DSO stack TRIG-OUT function) Stack Max. channel expand 6 channels (1 Master & 2 Slaves) Trigger source Master DSO ±200 ps in Master-DSO; Skew ±10 ns in Slave-DSO Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 11 TravelScope series Acquisition Mode Sample, Average, Envelope, Peak Detect, High Resolution Sampling rate 1 GS/s @ 1-channel; 500 MS/s @ 2-channel Record length Normal: 10K pts/ch Single-shot: TS2202A: 10K pts/ch; TS2212A: 64M pts/ch Input Input channels 2 (Ch1, Ch2) Input coupling AC/DC 1MΩ...
  • Page 12 Edge, Video/TV, Pulse Width Basic trigger Rising, Falling, Altermate, Either Advanced trigger A-trigger Edge Video/TV NTSC, PAL, SECAM, Field, Scan Line Positive/Negative/Any <, >, =, ≠ Width ange from 8 ns to 50 sec Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 13 TTL 3.3V level (Rising/ Falling) Trigger pulse > 8 ns approval Trig-Out TTL 3.3 V Stack Max. channels 6 channels (3x TravelScopes, 1 Master & 2 Slaves) expand Trigger source Only available for Master scope Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 14 Fixed at 0 V @ Dual channel mode -1.25 V to 1.25 V @ Single channel mode (Gen. 2 only) FG mode Sine, Square, Pulse, Triangle, Ramp (Sawtooth), DC AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK Modulation Others Sweep, Burst Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 15: The Ds-1000 Packing List

    The DS-1000 packing list Contents The DS-1000 series DSO device 250MHz probes (1x/10x) Probe accessory pack USB A-B cable Installation CD Quick menu Soft case Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 16: The Travelscope Packing List

    The TravelScope packing list Contents The DS-1000 series DSO device 250MHz probes Probe accessory pack USB A-B cable Installation CD Quick menu Soft case Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 17: System Requirement

     Windows 2000/XP/Vista(-32/-64)/ Win7(-32/-64).  512 MB Memory available.  Disk memory 250 MB or more.  CD-ROM for installation program.  VGA 800 X 600(1024 X 768 or higher recommended).  Keyboard & Mouse. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 18 2 Installation Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 19: Installation Procedures

    (Figure 2). Click “Next”. (4) Click “Next” when a driver is found. Figure 3 Figure 4 (5) You will see the “Acute USB 2.0 Interface” in the Device Manager (Figure 6). Please check our FAQ at www.acute.com.tw or e-mail us at service@acute.com.tw...
  • Page 20 Figure 5 Figure 6 Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 21 Figure 4 (4) Click “Continue Anyway” (Figure 4) to continue the installation procedure. (5) Click “Finish” (Figure 5) after the DSO driver is installed. You may see the “Acute USB 2.0 Interface” in Device Manager (Figure 6). Acute Technology Inc.
  • Page 22 Figure 5 Figure 6 You will see the “Acute USB 2.0 Interface” in the Device Manager (Figure 6). Please check our FAQ at www.acute.com.tw or e-mail us at service@acute.com.tw if there is any installation problem. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright...
  • Page 23 )after the installation. (3) You will find the DSO software icon ( (4) If the DSO software enters “DEMO Mode” when the DSO is connected with your PC, please check the USB cable or e-mail us at service@acute.com.tw. Acute Technology Inc. ...

  • Page 24: Probe Calibration

    TravelScope: Connect two probes with the “GEN 1” pin. (5) Run the DSO software. (6) Set the Volt/Div = 2v and the Time/Div = 500us. (7) If you see the waveforms below, please follow step (8). Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 25 (8) Adjust the trimmer near the probe’s BNC connector and modify the waveform to to the following shapes. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 26: Ds-1000 Series Calibration

    (9) You can change the time base or vertical division after the calibration to check the result. (10) You need to claibrate the DSO again each time you use a different PC because the calibration information is stored in the PC. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 27 3 Operations Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 28: Window

    Window Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 29: Operation

    TIME/DIV knob, one is “–” (zoom out) and the other is “+” (zoom in) to change the time scale. . The mouse wheel can be used to adjust the time scale faster. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright...

  • Page 30: Panel Switch Button

    The DSO software window has 2 kinds of display panels; one is Skin Panel with no function buttons, the other is Full Panel with function buttons on the right. “Panel Switch Button” is used to switch the window from Skin Panel to Full Panel or vice versa. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright...

  • Page 31: Skin Panel

    3.2.5 Skin Panel You may find the hidden functions from the pull-down menu on the upper right in the Skin Panel. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 32: Threshold

    The channel numbers are shown on the left of the panel; you may move the channel to adjust its threshold. 3.2.8 Trigger Position Trigger is a red arrow sign on the top of the panel; you can drag the trigger to adjust its time. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 33: Scroll Bar

    DSO can not be triggered, then “FORCE TRIGGER” button is used to force the DSO to trigger the signal. (3) Set level to 50% Click the “Set to 50%” button will set the DSO Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 34 Move cursor to “Line #”, and use mouse wheel to set scan line. “Video Trigger On” sets the trigger to One Field, Odd Field, In DS-1000 series, Even Field, or a Scan Line. It provides Video Scan Line Setting for DS-1202, DS-1302. Steps: Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 35 Width Time Descript High Postive pulse Negative pulse Either Any pulse High + Width 8ns ~ 50s Postive pulse width in different condition Low + Width 8ns ~ 50s Negative pulse width in different condition Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 36 DS-1102 2K – 512K DS-1202 2K – 2M DS-1302 TS2202 TravelScope series 10K – 64M TS2212 e. Delay trigger The DSO can delay the trigger up to 50 seconds after the trigger conditions matched. Delay time on UI: f. Hold Off Time Stop trigger function during the hold off time after trigger, and the range is 8ns to Acute Technology Inc.
  • Page 37 “Always” means the external file will always be launched when the triggers are activated. However, “Always” may cause your computer crash if too many external files are launched. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 38 20 MHz (or100 MHz) will be filtered.  Display(2/3):  Draw Type Draw the waveform by dots (Dot) or in line (Line).  Interpolation Use sinc interpolation connect sample points with curves.  Persistent Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 39 The selected channel can be fransformed as FFT.  FFT Scale The FFT Scale has three modes: Linear RMS, dbV RMS, dBm Rms.  FFT Window The FFT window includes “Triangular”, “Cosine”, “Lanczos”, “Gaussian”, “Rectangular”, “Blackman”, “Hann”, “Hamming” and “Harris”. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 40 Waveform area. “Add” and “Delete” buttons are used in Data area to add or delete the measurement value. “Add Tag” and “Del Tag” buttons are used in Waveform area to add or delete the measurement value. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright...
  • Page 41 Mean Vmean = (Vmax + Vmin)/2 +Duty Positive pulse width as a fraction of the period. -Duty Negative pulse width as a fraction of the period. +Width Positive pulse width. -Width Negative pulse width. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 42 “Auto” mode. “Interval” logs waveform whatever in trigger-activated or time-out periods. You may only log trigger-activated waveform by clicking “excluding time-out”.  Every Trigger (Auto/Normal/Single Mode) Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 43 “Import data” imports the waveform with its setup parameters. The import waveform can be in different formats like print out, preview, Word, Excel, text or clipboard. g. Page Select It shows the rest of sub functions in “Utility”. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 44 DSO for production purpose. In the “Hot-Key Setting” dialogue box, you may create “Hot Key” with function(s) or sub-function(s) in “define” list or you can delete “Hot Key” be pressing “Escape”. Please be noted that not any function key can be defined as “Hot Key”. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 45 Customize Configuration Set the DSOenvironments like “Channel Color”, “Grid Mode” or “FG setting” etc.  Export Word File Set the background color (white/black) for the exported Word file.  Channel Color Set the channel color Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 46  Always check software updates at startup Check if there is any newer version software for online upgrade.  FG Setting The FG will generate square waveform or the type of waveform set in last time. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 47 Setting”, F8 as “Load Setup Extension” and F9 as “Clear Setup Extension”, then you can press F7 to save your setup with 35 choices (1, 2, …,9, A, B,…, Z) to store it, press F8 to load your setup(s) or press F9 to clear the setups. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright...
  • Page 48 Roll Mode The waveform will not be refreshed but be rolled. The DS-1000 series sampling rate is less than 1KS/s. and the TravelScope series sampling rate is less than 5KS/s. c. FG Setting The TravelScope has a two-channels (Gen1, Gen2) embedded function generator that generates specific signal input by the mouse wheel or keyboard.
  • Page 49 Transmit the signal continuously.  Modu (Modulation): Generate the analog and digital modulation signal.  Swp (Sweep): Vary the frequency of a signal over a specified time period. Mode: Repeat Mode: Repeatly sweep signals. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 50 Send Burst signal from time to time. Voltage Setting: (Dual Channel Mode) (Single Channel Mode) Trigger Setting: Trig. Source: Internal or external trigger source which depends on “Swp” and “Brt”. Quick Func.: Save and load the preset waveform. Sync.: Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 51 “AUTOSET” button, when pushed, will find the parameters of the channel being activated. For example, if the “Channel Switch” button is on CH1, then, the Volt, Time, and Trigger of CH1 signal will be benchmark parameters for “AUTOSET” function. Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 52 4 How to stack DSOs Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 53: How To Stack Dsos

    200ms/DIV to 10s/DIV (Roll mode) is only available for the master DSO. CH1, CH2 or Ex-Trig is only available for the master Trigger source DSO. Jitter +/- 200ps is available for the master DSO; +/- 10ns for the slave DS-1000(s). Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...

  • Page 54: Appendix

    TravelScope Series Maximum sample rate is 1GS/s for each 1 channel used Sample rate for each DSO. Trigger mode No pulse width/Video trigger for slave DSOs CH1，CH2，Ext-Trig (only master) Trigger source Skew between devices ±8ns between master and slave DSOs.

  • Page 55: Probe Specification

    10:1 Bandwidth DC to 6MHz DC to 250MHz Rise Time 58ns 1.4ns Input Resistance 1M Ohm 10M Ohm when used with oscilloscope with 1M Ohm input Input Capacitance 47pF plus oscilloscope Approx. 17pF capacitance Acute Technology Inc.  Copyright 2012...
  • Page 56 Digital Storage Oscilloscope Manual  Copyright 2012 Acute Technology Inc. All Rights Reserved. Acute Technology Inc. www.acute.com.tw Address: 6F-7 #12, Ln. 609, ChongXin Rd. Sec. 5, SanChong Dist., New Taipei city 24159, Taiwan Tel ： +886-2-2999-3275 Fax ： +886-2-2999-3276 E-mail: service@acute.com.tw Acute Technology Inc.

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