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  • Page 1 Oscilloscope Reference Manual CS300 Cleverscope Models CS320 CS328 CS320A CS328A CS320AE CS328AE CS320A-XS CS320-XSE v 2.13.0 10 June 2017...
  • Page 2 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Page 2 www.cleverscope.com ©Cleverscope 2004-2015...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3 GETTING STARTED......................14 Unpack ................................14 Install Cleverscope Application Software ....................14 Power up the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit (CAU) ..................14 Connect the CAU to the PC - USB ....................... 14 Connect the CAU to the PC - Ethernet ......................14 Acquire a Signal for Display .........................
  • Page 4 10.4 Setting Digital Markers ..........................68 10.5 Using Markers to Measure Differences and Frequency ................69 10.6 Cleverscope Displays - Frame and Trigger Time Stamp ................69 10.7 Cleverscope Displays - Graph Tools......................69 11 PERSISTENCE ........................ 71 11.1 Example Plots ..............................72 11.2...
  • Page 5 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 12 STREAMING ........................75 12.1 Capturing a Stream ............................75 12.2 Reviewing the Stream ............................ 77 12.3 Protocol decoding a stream ........................... 79 12.4 Tracking and Maths Display of a Stream ....................80 12.5 Spectrum Display of a Stream ........................81 12.6...
  • Page 6 Example - Deriving Energy [Maths] ......................133 20 MATLAB USAGE ......................134 20.1 Matlab .m functions ............................. 134 20.2 Setting up a Cleverscope for Matlab ......................135 20.3 Matlab Functions - Example 1 Add two channels ..................136 20.4 Matlab Functions - Example 2 ........................137 20.5...
  • Page 7 23 USING THE ETHERNET CLEVERSCOPE ..............152 23.1 Using Cleverscope on a DHCP Network ....................152 23.2 Using Cleverscope on a Fixed IP Network or Direct Connected to a PC ..........156 23.3 Remote Fixed IP Network ........................... 159 24 4-CHANNEL CLEVERSCOPE ..................160 24.1...
  • Page 8 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 25.10 Update a First Generation Installation ...................... 170 25.11 Using Windows 98SE, ME and NT......................170 26 CALIBRATE CLEVERSCOPE (VERSIONS 6442+) ............171 26.1 Calibration Functions ..........................171 26.2 Once Yearly Calibration ..........................171 26.3 Standard Calibration ...........................
  • Page 9 28.22 Expansion Capability – Increase Sampling Channels and Sample Rate ..........184 28.23 Cleverscope Hardware Resources ......................185 28.24 Cleverscope Application Software Resources: ..................185 29 APPENDIX 1 – DOCUMENT CONTROL ............... 186 30 APPENDIX 2 - KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ..............188 ©Cleverscope 2004-2018...

  • Page 10: Safety

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 1 Safety Please review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

  • Page 11: Overview

    The Cleverscope is a PC based mixed signal oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, and signal generator. Signals are captured by the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit that connects via USB or Ethernet connection to a local PC. Software in the PC provides a significant functionality not normally unavailable from traditional stand-alone oscilloscopes.
  • Page 12 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Cleverscope Cleverscope has been designing and manufacturing test equipment since 2004. The company is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Circuit boards are assembled in a modern RoHS compliant ISO9002 certified manufacturing facility, also in Auckland.
  • Page 13 Digital Probe Pod – 4bit 100MHz (including probe clips) Colour-coded ports 5-8 CS1010 50 5ns delay line to connect Channel A to Channel B for 200MSample operation CS1020 2 port link cable to connect two Cleverscope units for four channel operation CS1030 Differential Probe 25MHz 1300v CS1031...

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 3 Getting Started The Cleverscope is easy to set up and get running once the Cleverscope application software is installed on your Unpack Cleverscopes are normally supplied as a boxed kit containing the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit, power supply and power cable, two 1x/10x 250MHz probes, installation Instructions, a Cleverscope Application Software CDROM, and digital probe sets for the digital versions.

  • Page 15: Acquire A Signal For Display

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Acquire a Signal for Display Start the Cleverscope application software on the PC. Cleverscope Displays on Start-up Enable Channels A & B On the Cleverscope Control Panel Click the Enabled buttons for both channel A and B so that they both display Click the Coupling buttons for both channel A and B so that they both display Check the probe attenuation are both set to x1.
  • Page 16 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Start-up First Capture Channel A is displayed in the lower half of the Scope display and is coloured red. The axis for channel A is on the left. Channel B is displayed on the upper half of the Scope display and coloured blue.

  • Page 17: Compensate Probes

    Compensate Probes This is a good time to compensate your probes. Go to the Cleverscope Control Panel window. In the ACQUIRE area, set the Probe attenuation to In the TRIGGER area, set the trigger Level to You should be already viewing the Scope display.

  • Page 18: Changing The Trigger Edge

    Reset Probe settings to x1 on Control Panel and probes Changing the Trigger Edge In the captures shown in the previous topics the Cleverscope has triggered on the falling edge. To change this to trigger on the rising edge go to the TRIGGER area on the Control Panel.

  • Page 19: Adjusting The Scope Display

    The auto-fit buttons ( ) for channel A and B can be used to bring the signal traces into view. Cleverscope will apply the optimum vertical scaling and positioning for the signal data. For the vertical scale, the positioning and scaling of the signal trace with respect to time...

  • Page 20: Signal Generators

    Channel B behaves the same as Channel A. 3.11 Signal Generators If you ordered your Cleverscope to be supplied with the CS700A Signal Generator module fitted you can now use that to experiment further with capturing signals at different frequencies and wave shapes (sine, square and triangle).

  • Page 21: Keyboard Shortcuts - Quick Reference

    Contract button, and then use the Mouse Wheel, the wheel acts as a virtual knob on the Channel A Volts/div. Note You can copy the keyboard shortcut control list from the About Cleverscope window and paste wherever it is helpful for you.

  • Page 22: Cleverscope Control Panel

    CS700A Signal Generator. The Cleverscope Control Panel contains all of the controls and menu items for capturing, and saving signal data. Note You can individually size and position each window to optimize the ease of use and views of signal and spectrum data.
  • Page 23 Cursor to a new position on the display. Trigger level voltage can also be set by typing a value in the Trigger Level field or using the up and down arrows in the Trigger Level field in the Trigger 1 zone on the Cleverscope Control Panel.

  • Page 24: Acquire Zone [Control Panel]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 ACQUIRE Zone [Control Panel] Acquire zone buttons provide access to establish the capture options. 4.2.1 Acquire Use one of the THREE AQUIRE buttons to start and stop signal capture Acquire Click on Single, to capture a single acquisition when the trigger condition is met.
  • Page 25 If the effective sample rate (e.g. 1MSPS when sampling 2 seconds with 2 frames on a 4M Cleverscope) is lower than the actual sample rate (100 MSPS), then decimation is used to achieve the effective sample rate. If the Filter button is on, then equally spaced sample decimation is used, and intervening samples are lost (though they may have been filtered).
  • Page 26 On the Settings menu, clicking Averaging allows control of both PC based averaging with Weighting mode and Number of averages, and Cleverscope Acquisition Unit (CAU) based averaging with Acquisition averages. Refer to Methods for Displaying Signals section below for acquisition averaging using the Waveform avg display method.

  • Page 27: Display Zone [Control Panel]

    The Display zone provides controls related to signal data storage and display are located in the DISPLAY area. Note: The Cleverscope acquisition unit is able to hold a number of sequential frames so that a history of older frames can be recalled.
  • Page 28 File Path Display Cleverscope lets you save signal data as either a Cleverscope, text or binary file. On the File menu, click either Save As, Save as Text, Save as Binary or Save to do this. The file path for the last stored file is displayed in the path display box.

  • Page 29: Trigger 1 Zone [Control Panel]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 TRIGGER 1 Zone [Control Panel] Trigger 1 is the main trigger and is setup in the TRIGGER area on the Cleverscope Control Panel. Note: m=milliseconds, u=microseconds, n= nanoseconds Trigger Zone All the triggering controls are grouped in the TRIGGER zone apart from the trigger cursors which are with the other tools at the top of the Cleverscope Control Panel.

  • Page 30: Trigger 2 Settings (Ctrl+T) [Control Panel]

    Trigger 2 Settings (Ctrl+T) [Control Panel] Note: Trigger 2 settings are in a pop-up window accessed via the View menu Click on the View menu at the top of the Cleverscope Control Panel and select Trigger 2 Settings (or Ctrl + T). Help...

  • Page 31: Trigger 1~2 Zone [Control Panel]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Trigger 1~2 Zone [Control Panel] Period – Count Trigger provides additional trigger control on the duration between Trigger 1 and Trigger 2 or counting of triggers or a combination of duration and counting Note: m=milliseconds, u=microseconds, n= nanoseconds Selects an option from the Use menu Trig 1~2 <...

  • Page 32: Digital Pattern Triggering Zone [Control Panel]

     - the digital input transitions from 1  0 Note: When Digital Triggering is selected as the triggering Source then Cleverscope will trigger when the digital inputs match the pattern set by the digital input selection box. Example: The pattern shown in the screen shot will cause a trigger if input 1 = 0, input 2 = 1, and either input 7 falls or input 8 rises.

  • Page 33: Control Panel - Menus

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 5 Control Panel - Menus Only the Cleverscope Control Panel has the pull down menus shown below: File Menu Settings Menu View Menu open and save signal data, set-up and options selects which windows are...

  • Page 34: File Menu [Control Panel]

    Click to open previously saved Cleverscope signal data .apc files. Save Click to save a file containing Cleverscope data (.apc). Save As Click to save a (copy of a) file containing Cleverscope data (.apc). Open from Binary Click to open previously saved binary data files. Open from text Click to open previously saved text files.
  • Page 35 Click on the Single button to start the auto open and the file is opened automatically but only the data is extracted from the file. None of the Cleverscope settings will be loaded.. button is shown to the left of the Single button.
  • Page 36 Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select from the dropdown list. Options are: Cleverscope (.apc), Text (.txt), Binary (.bin) Note: For all automatic opens a base file name must be specified in Open File Base Name and the file increment is controlled with Open start and Open stop.
  • Page 37 Save As file format Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select from the dropdown list. Options are : Cleverscope (.apc), Text (.txt), Binary (.bin), Save File Base Name Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select the file Note: For all automatic saves a base file name must be specified in Save File Base Name and the file increment is controlled with Save start and Save stop.
  • Page 38 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 5.1.5 Print Options [File Menu] Print Options Window Print Date Time Print Options is used to choose what other information is printed with the graph. You can choose the date, time and a text description to be printed above a graph printout.

  • Page 39: Edit Menu [Control Panel]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Edit Menu [Control Panel] Copy Graph (Ctrl+C) Click menu item to copy an image of the last selected graph or information window to the clip board. You can then paste the copied item into a document or similar in another application.
  • Page 40 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 5.3.1 Analog Names and Units (Ctrl+U) [Settings Menu] Analog Units allows you use units other than volts or dB’s when displaying signal data. Analog Names allow you to label the graph axis to represent the measurement of interest instead of the defaults...
  • Page 41 A light energy generating system is connected to Channel A and has a terminal voltage of 0.28 volts for a total energy output of 3.4 joules, and a terminal voltage of 12.6 volts for a total energy output of 76 joules. How would the Cleverscope be customised? Actual Volts To customize the units for this system Enter 0.28 for Pt.
  • Page 42 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 5.3.4 Add Custom Names and Units Panel [Settings Menu] Page 42 www.cleverscope.com ©Cleverscope 2004-2015...
  • Page 43 5.3.6 Acquisition settings [Settings Menu] Acquisition settings adjusts your Cleverscope Acquisition Unit for external trigger and digital input threshold voltages, the number of frames stored, sampler resolution, link output, update rate, and external clock source. Threshold voltages The External Trigger Threshold can be set to any level (at increments of 12.5 mV)
  • Page 44 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Page 44 www.cleverscope.com ©Cleverscope 2004-2015...
  • Page 45 This is so that a history of previously captured frames can be recalled or so successive trigger events can be captured with a minimal 20 μsec inter frame delay. The Cleverscope acquisition unit can store up to 4 million samples of signal data per channel (8 million if the 8M upgrade is installed).
  • Page 46 40ns to 1.28us) in the incoming signal stream when the Filter Pre-Filter B button on the Cleverscope Control Panel is turned on. Moving Average The moving average filter can be used to reduce noise in a mathematically optimal way.
  • Page 47 Cleverscope USB USB port specified at time of ordering/purchase The Interface Source of USB has no other options. USB - Transfer rate of 18 Mbyte/sec for Cleverscope firmware versions 6435 and above. Cleverscope Ethernet Refer below for Ethernet Interface Source options.
  • Page 48 The Ethernet interface has a MAC address assigned The Ethernet Cleverscope can be connected to a 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet network via an Ethernet connector that automatically senses the speed (10 or 100 Mbit/sec) and automatically reverses Tx and Rx if the Ethernet Page 48 www.cleverscope.com...
  • Page 49 No cross-over cable is required for connecting a Cleverscope to a PC Ethernet port. The Cleverscope can be operated with either a Fixed IP address or as part of a DHCP network (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), in which case it will automatically acquires an address in the correct internet protocol address range.
  • Page 50 Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 Define the X/Y straight line, and therefore define the scaling and offset to ensure that the volts as read in Cleverscope are the same as the actual volts present at the input. For example, if by measurement the acquirer reads 10mV for a real 23 mV signal and 1.2 Volts for a real 1.1 Volt signal, then Pt.
  • Page 51 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 constant voltage equal to the sum of each squared instantaneous voltage value divided by the time over which the sinusoid is measured. Power Returns the magnitude of the power content of an equivalent continuous periodic signal at the bin frequency. Assuming a voltage input, Power spectrum represents the power dissipated at each frequency bin into a one ohm resistor.
  • Page 52 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 FFT Window Characteristics This table shows the performance of each window in terms of lobe width for a single frequency. Each bin corresponds to the frequency resolution available. Window -3 dB Main Lobe -6 dB Main Lobe...
  • Page 53 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 5.3.10 Averaging.(Ctrl+A) [Settings Menu] Averaging can be used with either the Spectrum Display or the Scope Display/Tracking Display. Define Averaging Values A number of frames can be arithmetically averaged together to reduce the effect of noise.
  • Page 54 If you wish to do frequency domain averaging then you should be aware of the difference that Triggered and Auto frame capture has on averaging. If Triggered has been selected, Cleverscope assumes you have a periodic waveform and a good trigger, and averaging will be performed in the time domain, before transforming the resulting average to the frequency domain.
  • Page 55 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 The averaging process that is currently selected will start again when the next frame is captured 5.3.13 Display in dB [Settings Menu] Display in dB Click button to set the vertical axis of the Spectrum Display to display logarithmically in dB instead of linear.
  • Page 56 Cleverscope Acquisition Unit. Before initiating a Standard self-calibration, disconnect all probes from the front of the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit and ensure that it has been powered up for more than 5 minutes, then click Start Self Calibration. The self- calibration process takes about 7 minutes.
  • Page 57 You can set colours for channel A plot, channel B plot, graph backgrounds, and major and minor grid lines for the active display indicated in the DISPLAY area of the Cleverscope Control Panel. Adjust Click in each colour box and select a new colour from the colour picker pop-up dialog.

  • Page 58: View Menu [Control Panel]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 View Menu [Control Panel] View menu allow you to set which displays are active. Note: The Digital Inputs is not a separate window, but is built into the Scope Display or Tracking Display. The Digital Inputs display can be de-selected to save screen space.

  • Page 59: Window Menu [Control Panel]

    Window Menu [Control Panel] Click on one of the Cleverscope displays listed in the menu to bring it to the front Note: Displays in the Window menu are only listed if they have already been selected in the View menu Note: A window can also be made active by simply clicking inside it, but this presumes that it is visible, or in front on the desktop.

  • Page 60: Scope Display [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 6 Scope Display [View Menu] The Scope Display is the primary window and is always selected for display but can be minimised, It includes the Digital display which can be optionally hidden Scope Display Zones...

  • Page 61: Tracking Display [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 7 Tracking Display [View Menu] The Tracking Display is used in conjunction with the Scope Display to give an overview of the entire frame of signal data plus a close-up view of a portion of the signal trace that interests you.

  • Page 62: Spectrum Display [View Menu]

    Cleverscope allows a spectral resolution of 1 part per million and supports a frequency resolution limited only by the sampling duration (Tdur) and sampling interval (dT). By balancing dT and Tdur, appropriate choices for Frequency Span and Resolution to make best use of the deep memory sample buffer can be made.

  • Page 63: Spectrum Display Tracer And Markers

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Note When selecting a reduced frequency span you need to be aware of aliasing. Reducing the frequency span essentially samples the signal at a lower rate. If frequency components above half the effective sample rate are present, these will alias (or fold) back into the displayed spectra.

  • Page 64: Cleverscope Displays - Display Control Buttons

    The vertical axis settings determine the internal scaling and offset. Cleverscope’s full 10-14 bit analog resolution maps onto the chosen minimum and maximum amplitude axis values to maximize resolution. The values for Channels A and B are independent of each other.
  • Page 65 For example will work on the last control used as a virtual knob. Note: Cleverscope keeps all the samples in the acquisition unit. When you zoom the graph the Cleverscope application Software requests a new graph view from the acquisition unit. The acquisition unit finds the samples, and returns them, via the USB or Ethernet.

  • Page 66: Zooming The Graph

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Zooming the Graph Use to enlarge or reduce the graph. For the time axis, the contract button ( ) zooms out on the signal and the expand button ( ) zooms in on the signal. For the amplitude...

  • Page 67: Cleverscope Displays - Tracers And Markers

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 10 Cleverscope Displays - Tracers and Markers 10.1 Tracers The Tracer is a small black dot that can be moved along a signal trace using the mouse. Analog Tracer The voltage level and position in time corresponding to the tracer position is displayed in the Information area.

  • Page 68: Digital Tracers And Markers

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 10.3 Digital Tracers and Markers Digital Markers are vertical lines, synchronized with the analog markers. Line colours are matched to the Analog Marker number colours. Digital Markers To examine a digital input, use the cursor tool (...

  • Page 69: Using Markers To Measure Differences And Frequency

    Note: You may need to drag the window wider to see the whole time stamp. 10.7 Cleverscope Displays - Graph Tools Cleverscope has a series of buttons between the graph and the information area that control graph settings. Zoom In Click button to zoom in on both channels at the same time.
  • Page 70 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Click Shift+ ) to save graph setup 1. Click to restore graph setup 1 and 2. Shift + Setup 1 ( ) and Setup 2 ( ) save graph setup 1 and 2. Setup 2 Click to restore graph setup 2.

  • Page 71: Persistence

    Persistence is used to add a visual history of how the signal has changed over time. It is very useful for seeing the limits of signals and plotting eye diagrams. Cleverscope supports variable persistence on either channel. In addition a reference feature has been added, which makes it easy to compare a reference waveform to the current waveform.

  • Page 72: Example Plots

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 11.1 Example Plots In these example plots we have used two signal sources of very nearly the same 1 kHz frequency. If we trigger off one, the other plot will move slowly across the screen to the right. This is useful for showing the persistence effects.

  • Page 73: Persistence Plots

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 11.2 Persistence Plots Here we show the differences between the 4 types of persistence plot: 10 trig 20 trig Channel B moves the 10 most recent plots to Channel B moves the 20 most recent plots to persistence.

  • Page 74: Eye-Diagram Plots

    11.5 Conclusion Future Improvements You can be sure that in the future, Cleverscope will add more functions to the persistence system. Some of the functions we’ll be thinking about are saving and restoring references or history, moving the reference signal independent of the graph axis, and allowing Maths channels C and D to be displayed as well.

  • Page 75: Streaming

    12 Streaming The Cleverscope Streaming system is used to capture, manipulate and analyse signals over a much longer time frame - from seconds to weeks. The Streaming system saves a continuous record to Hard Disk, at a sample rate of between 200 Samples/sec and 3.2 M Samples/sec.
  • Page 76 Samples are saved in chunks (of either 25 or 100 MByte) as streaming progresses, one chunk for each channel. Cleverscope does offer a Labview stream reader for sample extraction as a .vi if required. Please ask us. You can set the Streaming Sample rate using the...

  • Page 77: Reviewing The Stream

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 To finish streaming click the button again. Once you have finished the Stream is automatically saved to disk, and a dialog pops up momentarily to tell you that. 12.2 Reviewing the Stream To see the whole stream capture click the time axis button.
  • Page 78 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 We zoom even closer: And we see that the pulse is in fact a pulse train, and that the digital graph is showing some kind of serial data (SPI as it happens). The pulse train is 5.313 ms wide (see the two markers).

  • Page 79: Protocol Decoding A Stream

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 12.3 Protocol decoding a stream We zoom on the SPI transaction and we can see a data packet: We can configure the protocol decoder (View/Protocol Setup): ©Cleverscope 2004-2018 www.cleverscope.com Page 79...

  • Page 80: Tracking And Maths Display Of A Stream

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Click Decode Protocol ON , and then the protocol is decoded and added to the digital display: We see the message LeCroy SPI 178. As we had Copy to Notes turned on, if we use View/Notes, we see the decode in the Notes window: We can copy this pre-formatted message into Excel for easy analysis (tabs are used for column separation).

  • Page 81: Spectrum Display Of A Stream

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 12.5 Spectrum Display of a Stream We can also open the Spectrum Display (View/Spectrum Display), and do spectral analysis on the section of the graph identified by the purple bar : In this section of signal we see the signal generator has transitioned from 63 kHz to 79.5 kHz:...

  • Page 82: Signal Information [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 13 Signal Information [View Menu] 13.1 Signal Information Display The results of mathematical functions applied to Channel A and B signal data are displayed in the Signal Information display table. Signal information values are calculated from the signal on the selected source display specified by Information Source.

  • Page 83: Signal Information - Waveform Functions (Scope Source)

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Logging Panel – Scope Source Log Waveform Click inside the checkbox to log the results of the function. Log File Type Click on arrows or in field to select Text or Excel file type. Select Sheet Click on arrows or in field to select New or First Excel worksheet.

  • Page 84: Signal Information - Pulse Functions (Scope Source)

    For the highest amplitude component chosen is displayed from a Fourier transform of the signal. Pulse Length Cleverscope assumes that the signal is repetitive. The pulse length is calculated by finding the mid-level crossings and calculating the time difference between the positive going crossing and the next negative going crossing.

  • Page 85: Signal Information Display - Spectrum Functions (Spectrum Source)

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 13.5 Signal Information Display – Spectrum Functions (Spectrum source) Calculated by taking the mean amplitude value of the signal data (either full frame or between tracking markers). It represents the DC offset of the signal data for which it was calculated.

  • Page 86: Dynamic Data Exchange (Dde)

    The minimum impedance at 0° phase, and the frequency at which it occurs. 13.7 Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Cleverscope can send DDE messages to any application that can subscribe to DDE links and can embed live data directly in Excel or Access or Open Office Calc.

  • Page 87: Using Logging

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 =Cscope|Info!A_FMarkerV Watch a demonstration of live export to Excel using DDE links and logging on the videos page of the Cleverscope web site “Cleverscope live export to Excel” www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpS2f3Vv6Xc. 13.8 Using Logging Clicking Show Logging expands the window to show all the logging functions so that available signal information can be logged.

  • Page 88: Xy Display [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 14 XY Display [View Menu] The XY Display displays the XY plot of the channel A and channel B signal data. 14.1 XY Display Controls Note: The XY Display has an XY Source control in addition to the graph setting buttons that appear on all displays.

  • Page 89: Digital Inputs [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 14.3 Digital Inputs [View Menu] Digital Inputs Zone Digital Inputs Displays the pulse trains on each of the 8 digital inputs, In 1 – In 8. Digital input times (horizontal) axis is locked into the horizontal axis for the Scope Display below it.

  • Page 90: Trigger 2 Settings [View Menu]

    15 Trigger 2 Settings [View Menu] Trigger 2 Source Click on the View menu at the top of the Cleverscope Control Panel and select Trigger 2 Settings (or Ctrl + T). Trigger 1 Trigger 1 inverted sets Trigger 2 to trigger on the inverted Inverted trigger of Trigger 1.

  • Page 91: Cs700A Signal Generator Module Controls [View Menu]

    16 CS700A Signal Generator Module Controls [View Menu] Cleverscope can be fitted with the CS700A internal direct digitally synthesised signal generator module to generate sine, square, and triangle waves, at a frequency between 0.002 Hz and 10 MHz. You can vary the amplitude over the range 0 ...
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  • Page 93 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Sweep Action Click the arrows or inside the field to select one of the options Sweep Up Once The signal sweeps up the frequency range from the base frequency once and then stops Sweep Up...

  • Page 94: Using The Cs700A Signal Generator Module

    16.1 Using the CS700A Signal Generator Module This example shows the internal signal generator module used to provide a signal to the Cleverscope Channel A input. The incoming signal will be displayed on the Scope Display. Note: If your Cleverscope was not supplied with a CS700A fitted then you can purchase the CS700A Signal Generator hardware and install it in the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit by following the instructions that came with it.

  • Page 95: Acquire The Signal Generator Output

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 16.3 Acquire the Signal Generator Output Control Panel – Set Acquire Set Probe Click inside channel A Probe attenuation field to select x1 option. Set Trigger 1 Source Click arrows or inside Source field to select source –...

  • Page 96: Frequency Response Analyser Fra [View Menu]

    17 Frequency Response Analyser FRA [View Menu] The Cleverscope Frequency Analyser (FRA) is a tool set you can use to measure Power Supply performance (Gain/Phase response, Input and Output impedance and Power Supply Rejection Ratio) and the impedance and phase of Power input filters, feedback networks, transformers, PCB power planes, and the LCR values of capacitors, resistors and inductors.

  • Page 97: Where To Next

    The FRA Control Panel makes it easy to set up everything in one place - you don't need to know how to use the rest of the Cleverscope system. On the panel are controls for you to measure Power Supply parameters such as Gain/Phase, Input and Output Inductance and PSRR, as well as the Capacitance, Inductance, Effective Series Resistance, Dissipation Factor and the Quality Factor of components.

  • Page 98: Use Of The Fra With Power Supplies

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 17.3 Use of the FRA with Power Supplies One of the most important uses of the FRA is for measuring the gain/phase response of a Power Supply. The response is used to establish stability and bandwidth.
  • Page 99 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13  This results in the following Narrow Band Spectrum: The stimulus (Chan A) has been reduced by the effects of the error amplifier to just 14.4 uV rms. The response, which is the output of the power supply, has an amplitude of 1743 uV rms.
  • Page 100 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Response/Stimulus as a complex division to yield gain and phase. Here is an example response:  You can find the Gain and Phase margins by clicking on the button. This will automatically position the vertical markers, and place the gain and phase margins, and the frequency at which they occur in the Marker information area.

  • Page 101: Getting Started With The Fra

    In addition you can use the File/File Options/Save Options to choose 'Save using Fast Save Button' and the Fast Save button will appear top right of the Cleverscope Control Panel, and you can save just by clicking the button.

  • Page 102: Frequency Response Analyser Control Window

    17.5 Frequency Response Analyser Control Window The Cleverscope FRA Control Panel is accessed from the View menu. Click on the View menu at the top of the Cleverscope Control Panel and select the “FRA Control” option. The Cleverscope Frequency Response Analyser Control Panel has 7 panels to make it straightforward to set up the required test conditions.
  • Page 103 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 17.5.1 Frequency Analysis Frequency Analysis Click on the Analysis type control to choose the analysis type. Each type displays versus frequency. A connection diagram is given in the right hand panel: To see help click on 17.5.1.1 Measurements Group...
  • Page 104 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 If you choose Impedance and Phase for the display, you can use the button on the Spectrum display to show the Capacitance or Inductance at the Tracer position (depending on phase). Use this panel to measure impedance, capacitance and inductance vs Using Probes: frequency.
  • Page 105 50 ohm terminated coaxial cable test jig. When using SMT parts we recommend a 3 port BNC test fixture (see Impedance Measurement with FRA video on www.cleverscope.com/videos) which you can build yourself. Cleverscope also have a fixture available on our website.
  • Page 106 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Use CS700A/CS701:  Shunt Impedance - used to measure low impedance (1 mOhm to 20 Ohm) values. Does not require a reference resistor. Use the Circuit as shown - you must use a terminated coaxial cable connection to project a 50 ohm impedance to the board connection.
  • Page 107 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 needed you can independently control the CS1070 power enable state by clicking on the Power LED . Green is enabled. Red is disabled. Notes: If the UUT is powered, the CS1070 output is automatically set to be a sinking load, and the sine wave signal does not go above the UUT power rail.
  • Page 108 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 the Spectrum Display to show the Capacitance values. You will only be able to measure this above about 10 kHz. Note the value - it is the open circuit capacitance. Enter this value into the C Open field. A value of 1pF is entered as 1p.
  • Page 109 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 17.5.1.4 PSU Measurement Group PSU Measurement Group  PSU Gain/Phase - used to measure the Gain/Phase of power supplies, where the signal is injected across a resistor in the feedback path. Can only be used with the CS701 or an isolated CS1070.
  • Page 110 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Using the CS1070:  Select to use the CS1070.  If needed you can independently control the CS1070 power enable state by clicking on this LED. Green is enabled. Red is disabled. The application automatically turns the power on and off as required.
  • Page 111 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Using the CS1070: The CS1070 1R output allows the Sink and AC signal currents to be set directly. The CS1070 measures the rail voltage before applying current. Make sure the CS1070 input power supply voltage is at least the rail voltage + 3V.
  • Page 112 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 17.5.2 FRA Actions FRA Actions Once you have setup the FRA Control Panel, click Start Sweep to begin the capture process. If you have Auto Sweep Amplitude, or Auto Setup selected, the Start Sweep will initiate measurement of the current environment, before actually starting the sweep - you can see the current state in .
  • Page 113 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 dynamically to achieve the Response Voltage Goal. The output amplitude is limited to a maximum of Auto Amp Limit. In some gain situations this may result in instability, so the limit should be reduced. AutTable is the same as Auto, but at the completion of the sweep the calculated Frequency/Amplitude profile is transferred to the Table, and the Table method is turned on.
  • Page 114 Sets DC or AC coupling for the two channels (you can still set channels individually using the Cleverscope Control Panel). If the signal being probed exceeds +/-24 V DC you will need to use AC coupling. The AC -3dB lower cutoff frequency is 5 Hz (1x) or 0.5Hz (10x).
  • Page 115 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Freq (Frequencies) contains up to 7 frequencies with corresponding Amp (Amplitude) values. Enter values in ascending order. Overtype as necessary. You don't have to fill in all entries. Just make sure that a pair of frequencies straddle the frequency range you will be using.
  • Page 116 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Should only be used for Gain/Phase if Isolated. Otherwise do not use. Should not be used for Shunt Impedance. Should only be used for Gain/Phase if Isolated. Page 116 www.cleverscope.com ©Cleverscope 2004-2015...
  • Page 117 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 17.5.7 FRA Information FRA Information This panel details information about the FRA. FRA State The FRA State shows the current state - Idle, Calibrate, wait, Sweep or Complete when carrying out a FRA sweep. Response V...
  • Page 118 17.5.10 Example FRA Setups These setups should help you in setting up the Cleverscope to make various FRA measurements. 17.5.11 Measuring the Gain/Phase of a Minicircuits 10.7 MHz Band Pass Filter The Minicircuits filter is designed to be driven by a 50 ohm source with a 50 ohm load. To do this, we used a BNC splitter to drive two 10dB attenuators, with equal length coax then driving the filter terminated with 50 ohms.
  • Page 119 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 17.5.12 Measuring a Capacitor, Inductor or Resistor Steps: 1. Choose 2. We are measuring a 6.8 nF leaded mylar capacitor, using Circuit A, over a frequency range of 1kHz to 5 MHz. Setup the FRA control panel as shown.
  • Page 120 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 17.5.13 Measuring the Gain/Phase of a live switched mode power suppply The CS701 Isolated Signal Generator is required for this. You cannot use the CS700A. If using the CS1070, make sure it is driven by a CS701, and is fully isolated.
  • Page 121 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Here is the resulting Gain/Phase for a live power supply delivering 2.5A out, at 5V: Click the button on the Spectrum Display to show the Gain and Phase Margin Markers. Notice the Phase Margin is 53.7 degrees, which is in the optimum range, while the Gain Margin is -10 dB which is adequate in allowing for component and temperature variation whilst ensuring stability.

  • Page 122: Signal Generator Simulator [View Menu]

    18 Signal Generator Simulator [View Menu] The Cleverscope Signal Generator Simulator provides built-in software generated signals for both the A and B channels that can be used to demonstrate the capabilities of the Cleverscope application software without requiring a Cleverscope Signal Generator hardware unit to be fitted.

  • Page 123: Using The Signal Generator Simulator

    In the Choose Acquirer and set connection window click on Type of Acquirer and then Click Simulated Sig Gen and Click OK. Click Auto in the ACQUIRE panel of the Cleverscope controls. You should see signals appear on both channels if both A and B are Enabled ON.

  • Page 124: Maths Display [View Menu]

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 19 Maths Display [View Menu] 19.1 Maths Display The Maths Display displays the results of the Maths Equation Builder. Maths Display has a Maths Source control to select the source data from the Full Buffer, Scope, Spectrum, or Tracking display.
  • Page 125 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 green when active. Choose an output process. These processes combine the results of previous samples to determine the next value. The process ----> just transfers the data to the desired Destination channel. Choose the Destination channel. Channels c and d are useful as intermediate storage.
  • Page 126 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Freq(Amax):1 X:Y Sig Sets the Signal Generator to output (i.e. track) an input signal. The frequency output is saved in b. This example can take a square wave input (or anything else for that matter) and produce a tracking generator, outputting a sine wave of the fundamental frequency.
  • Page 127 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 19.2.2 Maths Equations Processes The Maths Equation builder supports a number of processes which act on the full array of samples. Process Explanation -----> Transfers the samples to the output channel. Integral Integrates the samples with respect to time.
  • Page 128 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 X:Y Pwr Watts Returns the Real Power, in watts, assuming X is current and Y is voltage. X:Y Pwr VA Returns the Apparent Power, in VA, assuming X is current and Y is voltage. X:Y Pwr VAR Returns the Reactive Power, in VAR, assuming X is current and Y is voltage.

  • Page 129: Maths Equation Builder Walkthrough

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 19.3 Maths Equation Builder Walkthrough The mathematical functions are useful for visualising information that can be derived from the measured signals. This section describes deriving first the differential voltage across a resistor, followed by conversion of that value to a current, then using a multiply to derive power, and finally by integrating the power to measure energy.

  • Page 130: Example - Deriving The Differential Voltage [Maths]

    19.5 Example - Deriving the Differential Voltage [Maths] The differential voltage is calculated from the voltages at test points A and B connected to the Cleverscope via probes on Channels A and B (x1 range). On Cleverscope Control Panel window click the View menu option, click Maths Equation Builder in the dropdown list to display the equation builder.

  • Page 131: Example - Deriving Power [Maths]

    Go to the Maths Equation Builder window. Enter equation (a-b)*714 Click Apply Equations Return to the Cleverscope Control Panel window. On the Settings menu, click Analog Names and Units. In the Maths Graph Units area, change A Units to Current and A Name to Click OK.
  • Page 132 Note *1000 is to convert the current in mA into A current in Amps to get power in Watts Click Apply Equations. Go to the Cleverscope Control Panel window. On the Settings menu, click Analog Names and In the Maths Graph Units area, change B Units to Power Units.

  • Page 133: Example - Deriving Energy [Maths]

    Enter equations as: Note The Integral Process is now turned on. Click Apply Equations. Go to the Cleverscope Control Panel window. On the Settings menu, click Analog Names and Units. In the Maths Graph Units area, change B Units to...

  • Page 134: Matlab Usage

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 20 Matlab Usage Cleverscope includes four processes that can be used to call external Matlab .m functions to considerably extend the capabilities of Cleverscope for analysing waveforms. Executing Matlab Functions The maths Equation builder is used to set up the equation line that calls the Matlab.m functions.

  • Page 135: Setting Up A Cleverscope For Matlab

    Note: On the first execution of the Maths Equations, Matlab will open, and there will be a considerable delay to execution of the .m function. After that execution is much faster. When the Cleverscope application is closed, Matlab will also be closed (if it was opened by Cleverscope). You can obtain help by clicking on the Help button.

  • Page 136: Matlab Functions - Example 1 Add Two Channels

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 20.3 Matlab Functions - Example 1 Add two channels Cscope2.m - adds two channels together and returns result. function z = cscope(x,y,n,T0,dt,TrigSecs,TrigPartSecs,Frame). z = x + y Input Signal Maths Display result Page 136 www.cleverscope.com...

  • Page 137: Matlab Functions - Example 2

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 20.4 Matlab Functions - Example 2 Input Signal Maths Display result 20.5 Matlab Functions - Example 3 Cscope1.m – adds two channels together, returns result, and plots a and y in red and blue in a Matlab Figure.

  • Page 138: Matlab Functions - Example 4

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 20.6 Matlab Functions - Example 4 Send more complex arrays to Matlab Input Signal Maths Display result Matlab output: Page 138 www.cleverscope.com ©Cleverscope 2004-2015...

  • Page 139: Using Matlab For Further Processing

    20.8 Conclusion With up to four processes to call Matlab with, and fully flexibility on the data sent to Matlab, you have a great deal of scope in using Matlab to extend the already high Cleverscope functionality. ©Cleverscope 2004-2018 www.cleverscope.com...

  • Page 140: Protocol Setup

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 21 Protocol Setup Protocol Setup is via a Protocol Setup Window that contains all the controls to acquire signals from data streams. Protocol Setup Window Switches on the Protocol Decode function for each of the protocols being captured.

  • Page 141: Uart Tab

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 21.1 UART Tab UART Protocol Options Tab Name Displays the Name as set in the Protocol List. Ser Data Channel Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select which input is connected to the data stream.

  • Page 142: Spi Tab

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 21.2 SPI Tab SPI Protocol Options Tab Name Displays the Name as set in the Protocol List. SPI Data Channel Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select the input connected to the data stream.

  • Page 143: I2C Tab

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 21.3 I2C Tab I2C Protocol Options Tab Name Displays the Name as set in the Protocol List. I2C SDA Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select which input is connected to the data stream.

  • Page 144: Count Tab

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 21.4 Count Tab Count Protocol Options Tab Name Displays the Name as set in the Protocol List. Number of inputs Click on the up or down arrow or in the field to select the inputs required.

  • Page 145: Using The Protocol Decoder

    Configure the number of bits, data sense, bit order, chip select active level, and the source for each decoder input. Select any Cleverscope input signal (In1-8, Chan A, Chan B, and Ext Trig) as a source. Configure threshold level for analog sources.

  • Page 146: Using The Protocol Decoder - Additional Notes

    C characters, 23,000 serial characters or 125,000 SPI characters if transmitted at full rate. Decoded messages are automatically saved in the .apc file when saved, allowing the captured signal and decoded message to be viewed using the Cleverscope application – useful for sharing via a network, email or later review.
  • Page 147 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 C protocol analyser output The Scope display shows the colour coded I C decode If there is room, the symbol is positioned at the correct time position on the signal. Values can be displayed in character, hex and decimal.
  • Page 148 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Note: You can zoom on any symbol in display If there is insufficient room symbols are concatenated: In this example the second message was extended, had repeated starts, and ended with a Nack. The whole message is shown in red as a result.

  • Page 149: Uart Protocol Example

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 21.8 UART Protocol Example The source for each data line can be any one of the Digital Inputs 1-8, the external trigger, or Channel A or B. If Channel A or B is used you can set the threshold (or where there are two or more inputs, the threshold for each one of them).

  • Page 150: Spi Protocol Example

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 21.9 SPI Protocol Example Setting up the SPI protocol analyser The protocol setup below shows Channel A used as the SPI Data Channel source: Note: As an analog channel was used the signal threshold was at the given Analog Threshold (2V).

  • Page 151: Notes [View Menu]

    If you click the Send to Notes LED on the Protocol display any decoded protocol messages will be automatically added to notes. Cleverscope application update release notes are displayed on the Release notes tab. The ‘copy’ includes tab characters, so that the columns line up well.

  • Page 152: Using The Ethernet Cleverscope

    23.1 Using Cleverscope on a DHCP Network The Cleverscope is set by default to work as part of a DHCP network. When it is plugged into a network, the two lights on the Ethernet connector show status. The Connected LED shows that the Cleverscope has connected to the network.
  • Page 153 Click OK. The Cleverscope should be ready for use – click Auto on the Cleverscope Control Panel to acquire a signal. The next time you start up the Cleverscope, and run the Cleverscope application, you do not need to do setup – the Cleverscope will automatically connect.
  • Page 154 The Cleverscope application can also connect to a particular Cleverscope by IP address. DHCP is still being used to bring the Cleverscope on to the current network. DHCP has a ‘lease time’ which is usually quite a long time (weeks). Each time the Cleverscope is reconnected to the network, the lease is renewed. The lease is for a set IP (Internet Protocol) address that is supplied by the DHCP server.
  • Page 155 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 23.1.2 Connect by Serial Number The Cleverscope application can be setup to always connect to a given serial number, regardless of the IP address. Setup as follows: Set Interface Source to Ethernet – Find by Serial Number.

  • Page 156: Using Cleverscope On A Fixed Ip Network Or Direct Connected To A Pc

    23.2 Using Cleverscope on a Fixed IP Network or Direct Connected to a PC For a fixed IP network, for example a Cleverscope plugged directly into a laptop, you need to do a little more work. We will examine two situations: the Cleverscope is plugged into a fixed IP local network; the Cleverscope application is connecting to a remote Cleverscope at some other place.
  • Page 157 0.0.0.0 as there is no DHCP server. First click on the Cleverscope to connect to (even if there is only one), to select it - the line will become blue - type the fixed IP address you want to give the Cleverscope into the IP address field in the Cleverscope acquirer selected panel, and click the Set IP address button.
  • Page 158 – just to verify that the address and static IP usage are correct. Remember that the subnet (the first three numbers of the IP address) must be the same for the Cleverscope and the NIC address found (which is the PCs address).

  • Page 159: Remote Fixed Ip Network

    23.3 Remote Fixed IP Network In this situation, you do not have a Cleverscope – it is located somewhere else, and you want to connect to it over the internet. Your IT people will make a bridge from the Cleverscope to a port on the internet connection point, and give you the address.

  • Page 160: 24 4-Channel Cleverscope

    24 4-Channel Cleverscope The 4 channel scope setup uses two CS328 Cleverscope Acquisition Units (CAU), a CS022 link cable, and the 4 channel scope software, cleverscope4.exe. Each CAU needs to be setup with a different USB Serial Number. You can use the program Mprog 2.3 to do this.

  • Page 161: Program Usb Serial Number

    Connect each unit to the computer using a USB cable. You should hear the computer ding as you plug in each unit. [If you want, you can copy the program Files/cleverscope directory to a new directory such as program files/cleverscope_dual. If you do this you can run two copies of the Cleverscope application (one from the original cleverscope directory, and the other from the cleverscope dual directory), and each one will pick the next higher available USB serial number to work with.

  • Page 162: Run The Cleverscope4 Application

    24.6 Run the Cleverscope4 Application Double click on your Cleverscope 4 shortcut icon as normal. The 4 channel version should power up. Here is a screen shot: You will see that the control panel and graphs have tabs for both units. We’ve done it this way to make a one- to one correspondence with the physical units.
  • Page 163 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Some defects: 1. You cannot use the trigger cursors to set the trigger for Unit 2 (Channels C and D). You will need to type in the trigger level directly. 2. If you run the application with only one acquisition unit connected, it will turn off the other two channels, and they won’t be used.

  • Page 164: Updating Cleverscope

    For instructions see section 26 Calibrate Cleverscope (versions 6442+. 25.2 Cleverscope Application Software First Time Installation If you are installing Cleverscope for the first time on a new PC, you can get the latest installation from the Downloads page of the website at www.cleverscope.com/resources/. Look for Complete Installation Note Cleverscope no longer supports Win98.

  • Page 165: Important - Before Updating

    Cleverscope Application Software First Time Installation if you want to install for the first time. If you have un-installed Cleverscope using the Windows un-install process, you will need to do a full install. The updater will not work. To Start...
  • Page 166 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Installation to download the full installer. Choose the option of saving the zip file rather than opening it. A zipped file will then be downloaded which must be saved. Cscope The filename will have the form Update 46xx.zip...
  • Page 167 Ensure Update Cleverscope Application Software is checked and click Install. The installer will update the current copy of Cleverscope and any drivers selected. If required, please click Continue Anyway while installing the USB drivers. Once finished, click Finished to exit the installer.

  • Page 168: Using The Cleverscope Application With A Classic Cs320/8

    4000. 25.7 Updating Cleverscope Applications Prior to 6430 If your Cleverscope application had a version number prior to 6430, it may have been using the legacy QuickUSB driver (CS328A varieties only). This driver is no longer used. If the driver is not required by another application, an additional option will be displayed Remove Legacy QuickUSB Driver.

  • Page 169: Firmware Update

    (however you can always use earlier versions of the firmware without the added functionality). cscope_fw64xx 53yy.cmf When you did the Cleverscope application update above, a firmware file of the form 64xx was loaded into your Cleverscope programs folder. The...

  • Page 170: Ethernet Cleverscope Firmware Update

    Please carry out the following steps: Rename the ‘Cleverscope’ program files folder to ‘Clevesrcope_old’. Do not un-install the old application. Carry out the steps in 25.2 Cleverscope Application Software First Time above.

  • Page 171: Calibrate Cleverscope (Versions 6442+)

    Click Settings then Calibrate Cleverscope. Click the Once Yearly tab. Take two Cleverscope scope probes and set the probe switches to This shorts the probe tip to ground. Connect one to Chan A and the other to Chan B. Do not connect the probe tip to anything else. Click Begin Closed Ground Measurement.

  • Page 172: Standard Calibration

    Wait until Calibration Progress indicates 100% and Calibration Complete indicator glows Green. Click Finish when completed. 26.4 Signal Generator Calibration If your Cleverscope has the CS700A signal generator hardware fitted you may wish to carry out a Sig Gen calibration. Signal Generator Calibration Click the Signal Generator tab.
  • Page 173 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 ©Cleverscope 2004-2018 www.cleverscope.com Page 173...

  • Page 174: Digital Inputs Calibration

    With the power OFF use a Philips screwdriver to undo the two screws on the bottom of the Cleverscope case assembly. Remove the lid, and power up with the lid still off. Leave it powered for 30 minutes to stabilise operating temperature.

  • Page 175: Ext Trig Calibration

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 26.7 Ext Trig Calibration External Trigger Calibration Click the Ext Trig tab. Connect a probe from Probe Comp to the Ext Trig input and connect probe ground Click Start Ext Trig Calibrate button. Wait until progress indicator reaches 100% and Ext Trig Calibration Complete indicator glows Green and Finish button becomes active.

  • Page 176: Cleverscope Support

    Auckland 1344 New Zealand 27.1 Minimum PC Requirements The minimum PC requirements to use the Cleverscope CS328A are a Pentium class computer with at least 256 Mbyte of memory, running Windows 2000 or later. 27.2 Evaluation Software An evaluation version of the Cleverscope application software is available from the Cleverscope website at www.cleverscope.com.
  • Page 177 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Fill in your name and email and click Next. Click on the download. Choose the option of saving the zip file rather than opening it. A zipped file will then be downloaded which must be saved.
  • Page 178 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Open setup.exe to run the Cleverscope installer. The installer will create a Cleverscope folder in your program files folder and save a number of files into it. It will also create a desktop icon and an entry in the programs menu under the Windows start orb.

  • Page 179: Cleverscope Specification

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 28 Cleverscope Specification 28.1 Signal Acquisition Acquisition Output Waveforms Sampled, Peak Detected, Filtered, Averaged in PC, Averaged in Acquisition Unit, and Spectrum Acquisition Modes Single Shot, Triggered, Automatic, Repetitive (High Frequency), Multiple Frame Acquisition Rate to PC, via USB...

  • Page 180: Horizontal

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 1% for Sample or Averaged acquisition mode +0.1 divisions. DC Measurement accuracy Delta Volts measurement Volts between any two points, 1% for Sample or Averaged acquisition mode +0.02 divisions. 28.4 Horizontal Sample Rate Range 100 MSamples/s to 1500 MSamples/s...

  • Page 181: Pc Interface

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 Automated measurements DC component RMS value Maximum voltage Minimum Voltage Peak-Peak Standard deviation Period Fundamental Signal Frequency Fundamental Signal Amplitude Pulse width Duty Cycle Freq and Amplitude for fundamental + second and third harmonics SINAD...

  • Page 182: Mathematical Functions

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Full zoom and Pan in both axis. Annotations. Custom colours Spectrum Display Display spectrum of signal captured in capture window. User definable resolution Full zoom and Pan in both axis. Annotations. Custom colours Maths Display Displays results of Maths equations.

  • Page 183: Charting

    Zoom and pan anywhere in sample space. Samples are displayed peak captured (i.e. 1us pulse will still be visible in 1 day long sample record). Export capabilities Export tab delimited text, binary, or Cleverscope format file. Output between markers, or current display. Set output depth. 28.15 Data Export...

  • Page 184: Mechanical

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11 Cooling Method Convection Humidity 0C to +40C <90% relative humidity >40C <60% relative humidity Altitude Operating 3,000 m Non-operating 15,000m 28.20 Mechanical Size Height 35 mm Width 153 mm Depth 195 mm (including BNC) Weight (approx.) Standard packaging: 1.6 kg...

  • Page 185: Cleverscope Hardware Resources

    Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 28.23 Cleverscope Hardware Resources Two 10 bit, 12bit, or 14 bit analog channels sampling simultaneously at 100 MSamples/s. AC or DC coupled. The bit resolution is field upgradeable by changing the sampler circuit board. Scaling and offsetting to view 50mV full scale offset to any value between –8 and +8 V.

  • Page 186: Appendix 1 - Document Control

    Update Choose Acquirer and set connection, Sig Gen wave types, Maths processes, screenshots Add info & graph sources, Protocol Decoder and Setup, Trigger Time, Info logging & DDE Add Using the Ethernet Cleverscope section Re-organised sections Add Heading numbering & pictures to protocol section. Small edits.
  • Page 187 Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.13 ©Cleverscope 2004-2018 www.cleverscope.com Page 187...

  • Page 188: Appendix 2 - Keyboard Shortcuts

    30 Appendix 2 - Keyboard Shortcuts As well as using the mouse to navigate and control Cleverscope there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that can be used to save time and improve ergonomics. These are described below: Movement: ...

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