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PeakTech 1210 Operation Manual

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Digital Oszilloskop
mit Farbdisplay
Digital Oscilloscope /
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  • Page 1 PeakTech 1210/1215 ® Bedienungsanleitung / operation manual Digital Oszilloskop mit Farbdisplay Digital Oscilloscope / with colour display...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    1. Safety Precautions This product complies with the requirements of the following European Community Directives: 2004/108/EG (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and 2006/95/EG (Low Voltage) as amended by 2004/22/EG (CE-Marking). Overvoltage category II; pollution degree 2. To ensure safe operation of the equipment and eliminate the danger of serious injury due to short-circuits (arcing), the following safety precautions must be observed.

  • Page 3: Safety Terms And Symbols

    Do not place the equipment face-down on any table or work bench to prevent damaging the controls at the front. Opening the equipment and service – and repair work must only be performed by qualified service personnel Measuring instruments don’t belong to children hands. Cleaning the cabinet Prior to cleaning the cabinet, withdraw the mains plug from the power outlet.
  • Page 4 3. General Characteristics of the PeakTech Colour Digital Storage Oscilloscope With the bandwidth of 60 MHz (P 1210) or 100 MHz (P 1215) Record length of 5,000 points for each channel; Sampling rates of 500MS/s for each channel; Reading-out with the cursor;...
  • Page 5 Fig. 1 The Front Panel of the Oscilloscope Function Buttons Adjustment Vertical Control Trigger Horizontal Connector Menu Selection Control Control Fig. 2 Explanatory Drawing for Operations of the Oscilloscope...
  • Page 6 llustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces Fig.3 Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces Fig. 3 Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces 1. The Trigger State indicates the following information: Auto: The oscilloscope is under the Automatic mode and is collecting the waveform under the non-trigger state.
  • Page 7 7. It indicates the operation options for the current function menu, which changes with the function menus. 8. The purple pointer shows the trigger level position. 9. The reading shows the trigger level value. 10. The reading shows the trigger source. It shows the selected trigger type: Rising edge triggering Falling edge triggering...

  • Page 8: How To Carry On The Function Inspection

    4. How to Carry on the Function Inspection Make a fast function check to verify the normal operation of the instrument, according to the following steps: Connect the Instrument to the Power and Push down the Power Switch Button. The instrument carries out all self-check items and shows the prompt “Press any Key Enter the Operating Mode”.
  • Page 9 Probe comp Fig. 5 Connection of the Probe 3. Press the AUTOSET Button. The square wave of 1 KHz frequency and 5V peak-peak value will be displayed in several seconds (see Fig. 6). Fig. 6 Autoset Check CH2 by repeating Step 2 and Step 3.

  • Page 10: How To Implement The Probe Compensation

    5. How to Implement the Probe Compensation When connect the probe with any input channel for the first time, make this adjustment to match the probe with the input channel. The probe which is not compensated or presents a compensation deviation will result in the measuring error or mistake.

  • Page 11: How To Set The Probe Attenuation Coefficient

    6. How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient The probe has several attenuation coefficients, which will influence the vertical scale factor of the oscilloscope. If it is required to change (check) the set value of the probe attenuation coefficient, press the function menu button of the channels used, then push down the selection button corresponding to the probe till the correct set value is shown.

  • Page 12: How To Implement Auto-Calibration

    7. How to Implement Auto-calibration The auto-calibration application can make the oscilloscope reach the optimum condition rapidly to obtain the most accurate measurement value. You can carry out this application program at any time, but when the range of variation of the ambient temperature is up to or over 5 , this program must be executed. For the performing of the self-calibration, all probes or wires should be disconnected with the input connector first.

  • Page 13: Introduction To The Vertical System

    8. Introduction to the Vertical System Shown as Fig.10, there are a series of buttons and knobs in VERTICAL CONTROLS. The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the using of the vertical setting. Fig. 10 Vertical Control Zone 1.

  • Page 14: Introduction To The Horizontal System

    9. Introduction to the Horizontal System Shown as Fig.11, there are a button and two knobs in the “HORIZONTAL CONTROLS”. The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the setting of horizontal time base. Fig. 11 Horizontal Control Zone 1.

  • Page 15: Introduction To The Trigger System

    10. Introduction to the Trigger System Shown as Fig.12, there are a knob and four buttons in the “TRIGGER CONTROLS”. The following practices will direct you to be familiar with the setting of the trigger system gradually. Fig. 12 Trigger Control Zone 1.

  • Page 16: How To Set The Vertical System

    11. How to Set the Vertical System The VERTICAL CONTROLS includes three menu buttons such as CH1 MENU, CH2 MENU and MATH MENU, and four knobs such as VERTICA POSITION, VOLTS/DIV (one group for each of the two channels). Setting of CH1 and CH2 Every channel has an independent vertical menu and each item is set respectively based on the channel.
  • Page 17 The description of the Channel Menu is shown as the following list: Function Menu Setting Description Coupling Block the DC component in the input signal. Unblock the AC and DC components in the input signal. Coupling Ground Input Signal is interrupted Channel Close the measurement channel.
  • Page 18 Fig. 14 AC Coupling Oscillogram Fig. 15 DC Coupling Oscillogram...
  • Page 19 2. Setting the Channel “ON/OFF” Taking the Channel 1 for example, the operation steps are shown as below: (1). Press the CH1 MENU button and call out the CH1 SETUP menu. (2). Press the F2 menu selection button and select the Channel as OFF, with Channel 1 switched off. (3).
  • Page 20 A List of the Attenuation Coefficients of Probes and the Corresponding Menu Settings. Attenuation Coefficient of the Probe Corresponding Menu Setting 10:1 100:1 100X 1000:1 1000X Setting of Wave Form Inverted Wave form inverted: the displayed signal is turned 180 degrees against the phase of the earth potential. Taking the Channel 1 for example, the operation steps are shown as follows: (1).
  • Page 21 Fig. 17 Wave Form not Inverted Fig. 18 Wave Form Inverted...

  • Page 22: Implementation Of Mathematical Manipulation Function

    12. Implementation of Mathematical Manipulation Function The Mathematical Manipulation function is used to show the results of the additive and subtraction operations between Channel 1 and Channel 2. Taking the additive operation between Channel 1 and Channels 2 for example, the operation steps are as follows: 1.

  • Page 23: Application Of Vertical Position And Volts/Div Knobs

    13. Application of VERTICAL POSITION and VOLTS/DIV Knobs 1. The .VERTIVAL POSITION knob is used to adjust the vertical positions of the wave forms of all Channels (including those resulted from the mathematical operation). The analytic resolution of this control knob changes with the vertical division. 2.

  • Page 24: How To Set The Horizontal System

    14. How to Set the Horizontal system The HORIZONTAL CONTROLS includes the HORIZONTAL NENU button and such knobs as HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC/DIV. 1. HORIZONTAL POSITION knob: this knob is used to adjust the horizontal positions of all channels (include those obtained from the mathematical manipulation), the analytic resolution of which changes with the time base.

  • Page 25: Main Time Base

    15. Main Time Base Press the F1 menu selection button and choose the Main Time Base. In this case, the HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC/DIV knobs are used to adjust the main window. The display in the screen is shown as Fig. Fig.

  • Page 26: Window Setting

    16. Window Setting Press the F2 menu selection button and choose Set Window. The screen will show a window area defined by two cursors. In this case, the HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC/DIV knobs can be used to adjust the horizontal position and size of this window area (see Fig. 23). Fig.

  • Page 27: Window Expansion

    17. Window Expansion Press the F3 menu selection button and choose Zone Window. As a result, the window area defined by two cursors will be expanded to the full screen size (see Fig. 24). Fig. 24 Zone Window...

  • Page 28: How To Set The Trigger System

    18. How to Set the Trigger System When the oscilloscope begins to collect the data and display the wave form depends on a trigger. Once it is set correctly, the trigger can transfer the unstable display into a meaningful wave form. When beginning to collect data, the oscilloscope will collect adequate data to draw the wave form at the left side of the trigger point at first.

  • Page 29: Trigger Control

    19. Trigger Control There are two trigger modes: alternate trigger and single trigger. Single trigger: Use a trigger level to capture stable waveforms in two channels simultaneously Alternate trigger: Trigger nsynchronous signals steadily. The two channels could acquire the waveforms when the CH1 and CH2 are inputting two different frequency signals.
  • Page 30 The Edge Trigger Menu is described as below: Function Menu Setting Description Source Set Channel 1 as the trigger signal of the source. Set Channel 2 as the trigger signal of the source. Set the external trigger channel as the trigger signal of the source.
  • Page 31 Fig. 27 Wave Form Triggered on the Rising Edge Fig. 28 Wave Form Triggered on the Falling Edge...

  • Page 32: Video Trigger

    20. Video Trigger After choosing “Video Trigger”, a trigger is possible in field or line of NTSC, PAL or SECAM standard video signal. The operation menu of Video Trigger is shown as Fig. 29. Fig. 29 Video Trigger Menu The description of the Video Trigger menu is shown the following table: Function Menu Setting Description...
  • Page 33 The operation steps for setting Channel 1 in Video Trigger Mode are as below: 1. Press the TRIG MENU button and get access to the trigger menu. 2. Press the F1 menu selection button and choose Single for Type. 3. Press the F2 menu selection button and choose CH2 for Source. 4.
  • Page 34 Fig. 30 Wave Form Triggered in the Video Field Fig. 31 Wave Form Triggered in the Video Line...

  • Page 35: Alternate Trigger

    21. Alternate trigger During alternate trigger the trigger signal mainly come from two vertical channels and it can use to observe two irrelevant signals. You can see different trigger type for two vertical channels in this menu. You can set edge or video.
  • Page 36 7. Press the F2 menu selection button and choose DC for Coupling. 8. Press the F3 menu selection button and display 0.5div of Sensitivity.CH1 trigger complete set. 9. Press the F1 menu selection button and return to the first-level menu. 10.

  • Page 37: How To Operate The Function Menu

    Normal trigger mode: In this mode, the oscilloscope cannot acquire the waveform till it is triggered. When there is not any trigger, the oscilloscope will display the origin waveform without new waveforms captured. Single shot mode: In this mode, the oscilloscope will detect a trigger and capture a waveform at each time when the customer presses the RUN/STOP key.
  • Page 38 The description of the Sampling Setup Menu is shown as follows: Function Menu Setting Description Sample General sampling mode. Peak Detect It is used for the detection of the jamming burr and the possibility of reducing the confusion. Average It is used to reduce the random and don’t-care noises, with the optional number of averages.
  • Page 39 Fig. 37 Common ACQU Mode display, in which no burr can be detected. Fig. 38 The displayed wave form after the noise is removed under the Average Mode, in which the average number of 16 is set.

  • Page 40: How To Set The Display System

    24. How to Set the Display System Push down the DISPLAY button and the menu displayed in the screen is shown as Fig. 39. Fig. 39 Display Set Menu The description of the Display Set Menu is shown as follows: Function Menu Setting Description...
  • Page 41 Display Type: With the F1 menu selection button pushed down, you can shift between Vectors and Dots types. The differences between the two display types can be observed through the comparison between Fig. 40 and Fig.41. Fig. 40 Display in the Vector Form Fig.
  • Page 42 25. Persist When the Persist function is used, the persistence display effect of the picture tube oscilloscope can be simulated: the reserved original data is displayed in fade color and the new data is in bright color. With the F2 menu selection button, different persistence time can be chosen: 1sec, 2sec, 5sec, Infinite and Closed.
  • Page 43 The following functions can not work in the XY Format: Reference or digital wave form Cursor Time base control Trigger control Operation steps: Press the DISPLAY button and call out the Display Set Menu. Press the F3 menu selection button and choose the form as XY. The display format is changed to be XY mode (see Fig.

  • Page 44: How To Save And Recall A Wave Form

    27. How to Save and Recall a Wave Form Press the SAVE/RCL button, you can save and call out the wave forms in the instrument. The menu displayed in the screen is shown as Fig. 44. Fig. 44 Wave Form Save Menu The description of the Wave Form Save Menu is shown as the following table: Function Menu Setting...

  • Page 45: Save And Recall The Wave Form

    28. Save and Recall the Wave Form ® The PeakTech oscilloscope can store four wave forms, which can be displayed with the current wave form at the same time. The stored wave form called out can not be adjusted. In order to save the wave form of the channel CH1 into the address A, the operation steps should be followed: 1.

  • Page 46: How To Implement The Auxiliary System Function Setting

    29. How to Implement the Auxiliary System Function Setting Press the UTILITY button and the menu is displayed in the screen as Fig. 46. Fig. 46 Function Menu The description of the Auxiliary Function Menu is shown as the following table. Function Menu Setting Description...

  • Page 47: Do Self Cal(Self-Calibration)

    30. Do Self Cal(Self-Calibration) The self-calibration procedure can improve the accuracy of the oscilloscope under the ambient temperature to the greatest extent. If the change of the ambient temperature is up to or exceeds 5°C, the self-calibration procedure should be executed to obtain the highest level of accuracy. Before executing the self-calibration procedure, disconnect the probe or wire and the input connector.
  • Page 48 The “SYS STAT” menu is described as the following table: Function Menu Setting Description Horizontal Show the horizontal parameter of the channel. Vertical Show the vertical parameter of the channel. Trigger Show the parameters of the trigger system. Misc Show the serial number and edition number. After entering into the SYS STAT menu, choose the corresponding function, with the corresponding parameters shown in the screen.

  • Page 49: How To Implement The Automatic Measurement

    32. How to Implement the Automatic Measurement With the Measure button pressed down, an automatic measurement can be implemented. There are 20 types of measurements and 4 measurement results can be displayed simultaneously. The 20 types automatic measurements include frequency, cycle, average value, peak-to-peak value , root mean square value, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vamp, Overshoot, Preshoot, RiseTime, Fall Time, +Width, -Width, +Duty, -Duty, DelayA B and DelayA B .
  • Page 50 Vamp: Voltage between Vtop and Vbase of a waveform Vtop: Voltage of the waveform’s flat top, useful for square/pulse waveforms. Vbase: Voltage of the waveform’s flat base, useful for square/pulse waveforms. Overshoot: Defined as (Vmax-Vtop)/Vamp, useful for square and pulse waveforms. Preshoot: Defined as (Vmin-Vbase)/Vamp, useful for square and pulse waveforms.
  • Page 51 33. Measure Four automatic measured values can be shown one time at maximum for the wave form of each channel. Only if the wave form channel is in the ON state can the measurement be carried out. No automatic measurement can be made for the saved or the mathematically manipulated wave form, or in the XY or Scan format.

  • Page 52: How To Implement The Cursor Measurement

    34. How to Implement the Cursor Measurement Press the CURSOR button to display the cursor measurement function menu (CURS MEAS) in the screen, which includes Voltage Measurement and Time Measurement, shown as Fig. 51. Fig. 51 CURS MEAS Menu The description of the cursor measurement menu is shown as the following table: Function Menu Setting Description...

  • Page 53: Cursor Measurement

    35. Cursor Measurement When carrying out the cursor measurement, the position of Cursor 1 can be adjusted with the CURSOR1 (VERTICAL POSITION) knob of Channel 1, and that of Cursor 2 can be adjusted with the CURSOR2 (VERTICAL POSITION) knob of Channel 2. Perform the following operation steps for the voltage cursor measurement of the channel CH1: 1.
  • Page 54 Carry out the following operation steps for the time cursor measurement of the channel CH1: 1. Press “CURSOR” and recall the CURS MEAS menu. 2. Press the F1 menu selection button and choose Time for Type, with two purple dotted lines displayed along the vertical direction of the screen, which indicating Cursor 1 and Cursor 2.

  • Page 55: How To Use Executive Buttons

    36. How to Use Executive Buttons The executive buttons include AUTOSET, RUN/STOP and HARDCOPY. AUTOSET This button is used for the automatic setting of all control values of the instrument to generate the wave form suitable for observation. Press the AUTOSET button and the oscilloscope will perform the fast automatic measurement of the signal.

  • Page 56: Examples Of Application

    Examples of Application Example 1: Measurement of Simple Signals Observe an unknown signal in the circuit, and display and measure rapidly the frequency and peak-to-peak value of the signal. 1. Carry out the following operation steps for the rapid display of this signal: 1.

  • Page 57: Example 2: Gain Of The Amplifier In The Metering Circuit

    Fig. 54 Waveform of Automation Measurement Example 2: Gain of the Amplifier in the Metering Circuit Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient as 10X and that of the switch in the probe as 10X. Connect the oscilloscope CH1 channel with the circuit signal input end and the CH2 channel to the output end. Operation Steps 1.

  • Page 58: Example 3: Capture The Single Signal

    10. Calculate the amplifier gain with the following formulas. Gain = Output Signal / Input signal Gain (db) = 20×log (gain) Fig. 55 Wave Form of Gain Measurement Example 3: Capture the Single Signal The digital storage oscilloscope takes the lead in providing the convenience capturing of such non-periodic signals as pulse and burr, etc.
  • Page 59 The operation steps are as follows: Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient to 10X and that of the switch in the probe to 10X. Adjust the VOLTS/DIV and SEC/DIV knobs to set up a proper vertical and horizontal ranges for the signal to be observed.

  • Page 60: Example 4: Analyze The Details Of A Signal

    Fig. 56 Capture the Single Signal Example 4: Analyze the Details of a Signal Observe the Signal Containing Noises If the signal is interfered by the noise, the noise may cause a failure in the circuit. For the analyzing of the noise in detail, please operate the instrument according to the following steps: Press the ACQUIRE button to display the ACQU MODE menu.
  • Page 61 Fig. 57 Wave Form of the Signal Containing Noises Separate Noises from the Signal When analyze the wave form of a signal, you should remove the noise contained in it. For the reduction of the random noise in the oscilloscope display, please operate the instrument according to the following step: 1.

  • Page 62: Example 5: Application Of X-Y Function

    Fig. 58 Wave Form of the Noise-Removed Signal Example 5: Application of X-Y Function Examine the Phase Difference between Signals of two Channels Example: Test the phase change of the signal after it passes through a circuit network. Connect the oscilloscope with the circuit and monitor the input and output signals of the circuit. For the examination of the input and output of the circuit in the form of X-Y coordinate graph, please operate according to the following steps: Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient for 10X and that of the switch in the probe for 10X.
  • Page 63 Press the F3 menu selection button and choose XY for Format. The oscilloscope will display the input and terminal characteristics of the network in the Lissajous graph form. Adjust the VOLTS/DIV and VERTICAL POSITION knobs, optimizing the wave form. With the elliptical oscillogram method adopted, observe and calculate the phase difference (see Fig. 59). The signal must be centered and kept in the horizontal direction.

  • Page 64: Example 6: Video Signal Trigger

    Example 6: Video Signal Trigger Observe the video circuit of a television, apply the video trigger and obtain the stable video output signal display. Video Field Trigger For the trigger in the video field, carry out operations according to the following steps: 1.
  • Page 65 Video Line Trigger For the trigger in the video line, please operate according to the following steps: Push down the TRIG MENU button to display the trigger menu. Press the F1 menu selection button and choose Video. Press the F2 menu selection button and choose Normal for Polarity. Press the F3 menu selection button and choose CH1 for Source.
  • Page 66 The menu is as follows: Function Menu Setting Instruction Autoscale Turn off Autoscale Turn on Autoscale Mode Vertical Follow-up adjust vertical scale without changing horizontal setting Horizontal Follow-up and adjust horizontal scale without changing vertical setting HORI—VERT Follow-up and adjust the vertical and horizontal settings.
  • Page 67 Fig 62: Autoscale Horizontal- Vertical multi-period waveforms Fig 63: Autoscale Horizontal- Vertical mono-period waveform Note: 1. Entering into Autoscale function and flicker will be on the top left corner. (flicker every 0.5 second) 2. At the mode of Autoscale, the oscilloscope can self-estimate “Trigger mode” (Edge, Video, and Alternate) and “Type”...
  • Page 68 3. At the mode of XY and STOP status, pressing AUTO SET to enter into Autoscale, DSO switches to YT mode and AUTO status. 4. At the mode of Autoscale, DSO is always in the state of DC coupling and AUTO triggering. In this case, the forbidden information will be showing when making Triggering or Coupling settings.

  • Page 69: Appendix A: Technical Specifications

    Unless otherwise specified, the technical specifications applied are applicable to the probe with the ® attenuation switch setting 10X and the PeakTech digital oscilloscope. Only if the oscilloscope fulfill the following two conditions at first, can these specification standards be reached.
  • Page 70 Vertical A/D Converter Resolution of 8 bits, with the sampling carried out in two channels at the same time. Sensitivity (Volt/division) Range 5mV/div- 5V/div (at the input BNC) (V/div ) Single Bandwidth Full Bandwidth ≥5Hz (at BNC) Low frequency respond (AC Coupling, - 3dB) ≤5.8ns Rising Time (Typical, at BNC )
  • Page 71 DC Coupling Full Trigger) Bandwidth ) 100mV(DC ～ 60 MHz (P 1210), 100 MHz (P 1215) 500mV(DC ～ 60 MHz (P 1210); 100 MHz (P 1215) EXT/5 AC Coupling It is the same as the DC coupling in case of 50Hz or more.
  • Page 72 General Technical Specifications Display Display Type 7.8＂Colored LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Display Resolution 640 (Horizontal) × 480 (Vertical) Pixels Display Colors 65536 Colors, TFT Backlight 380 cd/m Language Chinese / English Output of the Probe Compensator Output Voltage (Typical ) About 5V, with the Peak-to-Peak value >...

  • Page 73: Appendix B: Enclosure

    38. Appendix B: Enclosure Standard Accessories: Passive probe: 2, 1.2 m, 1:1 (10:1) CD with PC link application software USB interface cable Power line: one User's Manual 39. Appendix C: Maintenance, Cleaning and Repairing General Maintenance Please don't store or put the instrument in the place where the liquid crystal display will be directly exposed to the sunlight for a long time.
  • Page 74 NOTE: Before you connect the PeakTech 1200 with your PC it is needed to install the software included all USB-driver. Installation of the software The installation of the software is needed to operate the PeakTech 1200 oscilloscope in connection with the...

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