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Promax OD-610 User Manual

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DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
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1.4
June 2017
2.1.0.3
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  • Page 1 OD-610 OD-620 DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE Version Date Software Version June 2017 2.1.0.3 - 0 MI2010 -...
  • Page 2 SAFETY RULES * The safety can turn compromised if there are not applied the instructions given in this Manual. * Use the equipment only on systems or devices to measure the negative connected to ground potential or off-grid. * This is a class I equipment, for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the corresponding ground terminal.
  • Page 3 Symbols related with safety: Specific Precautions Radio interference ATTENTION This is a product of class A. In a domestic environment can produce radio interference, in which case the user should take appropriate measures. Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1 INTRODUCTION .................... 1 1.1 General Characteristics ................ 1 2 JUNIOR USER GUIDEBOOK ................2 2.1 Introduction to the Structure of the Oscilloscope ........2 2.1.1 Front Panel ..................
  • Page 5 3.5.8 How to Use Autoscale ..............74 3.5.9 How to Use Built-in Help ..............77 3.5.10 How to Use Executive Buttons ............77 4 COMMUNICATION WITH PC ................79 4.1.1 How to connect with a computer directly .......... 79 4.1.2 How to connect with the computer through a router ......81 5 DEMONSTRATION ..................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    8 inch high definition TFT display (800 x 600 pixels); Built-in FFT function; Pass/Fail Function; Waveform record and playback; RS232 interface (OD-610) / VGA interface (OD-620); Various triggering function; USB communication ports; Super capacity lithium battery (Optional); Built-in English help system;...

  • Page 7: Junior User Guidebook

    2 JUNIOR USER GUIDEBOOK This chapter deals with the following topics mainly: Introduction to the structure of the oscilloscope. ► Introduction to the user interface. ► How to implement the general inspection. ► How to implement the function inspection. ► How to make a probe compensation.
  • Page 8 Figure 1. Front Panel. Power on/off. Display area. Power indication– light. Green light: Indicating DSO connects with AC Power, and the battery is in full (if there is battery inside DSO). Yellow light: Indicating DSO connect with AC Power and the battery is in charging (if there is battery inside DSO).

  • Page 9: Left Side Panel

    2.1.2 Left Side Panel Figure 2. Left Side Panel Power switch: "―" represents power ON; "o" represents power OFF. AC power input jack. Page June 2017...

  • Page 10: Right Side Panel

    "slave device". For example: to use this port when connect PC to the oscilloscope by USB. COM port (OD-610) / VGA port (OD-620): To connect the oscilloscope with external equipment as serial port, or to connect the oscilloscope with a monitor or a projector as VGA output.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    2.1.4 Rear Panel Figure 4. Rear Panel The port of trigger signal output & Pass/Fail output. Handle. Air vents. Foot stool (which can adjust the tilt angle of the oscilloscope). Ground connection. Page June 2017...

  • Page 12: Control (Key And Knob) Area

    2.1.5 Control (key and knob) Area Figure 5. Keys Overview Menu option setting: H1~H5. Menu option setting: F1~F5. Menu off: turn off the menu. M knob (Multipurpose knob): when a symbol appears in the menu, it indicates you can turn the M knob to select the menu or set the value. You can press it to close the menu on the left.

  • Page 13: User Interface Introduction

    Horizontal control area with 1 key and 2 knobs. "HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob control trigger position, "SEC/DIV" control time base, "HORIZ MENU" key refer to horizontal system setting menu. Trigger control area with 3 keys and 1 knob. "TRIG LEVEL" knob is to adjust trigger voltage. Other 3 keys refer to trigger system setting.
  • Page 14 The purple T pointer indicates the horizontal position for the trigger. The pointer indicates the trigger position in the internal memory. The two yellow dotted lines indicate the size of the viewing expanded window. It shows present triggering value and displays the site of present window in internal memory.

  • Page 15: How To Implement The General Inspection

    If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged, please get in touch with the distributor of PROMAX responsible for this service or the PROMAX local offices. Page June 2017...

  • Page 16: How To Implement The Function Inspection

    PROMAX distributor responsible for this business or the PROMAX local offices. If there is damage to the instrument caused by the transportation, please keep the package. With the...

  • Page 17: How To Implement The Probe Compensation

    Figure 7. Auto set. Check CH2 by repeating Step 2 and Step 3. 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 18: How To Set The Probe Attenuation Coefficient

    Repeat the steps mentioned if needed. Figure 9. Adjust Probe. How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient The probe has several attenuation coefficients, which will influence the vertical scale factor of the oscilloscope. To change or check the probe attenuation coefficient in the menu of oscilloscope: Press the function menu button of the used channels (CH1 MENU or CH2 MENU).

  • Page 19: How To Use The Probe Safely

    CAUTION: When the attenuation switch is set to 1X, the probe will limit the bandwidth of the oscilloscope in 5MHz. To use the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope, the switch must be set to 10X. How to Use the Probe Safely The safety guard ring around the probe body protects your finger against any electric shock, shown as Figure 11.

  • Page 20: Introduction To The Vertical System

    Introduction to the Vertical System As shown in Figure 12, there are a few of buttons and knobs in VERTICAL CONTROLS. The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the using of the vertical setting. Figure 12. Vertical Control Zone. Use the button "VERTICAL POSITION"...

  • Page 21: Introduction To The Horizontal System

    Change the Vertical Setting and Observe the Consequent State Information Change. With the information displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the waveform window, you can determine any changes in the channel vertical scale factor. Turn the vertical "VOLTS/DIV" knob and change the "Vertical Scale Factor (Voltage Division)", it can be found that the scale factor of the channel corresponding to the status bar has been changed accordingly.

  • Page 22: Introduction To The Trigger System

    Use the "HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob to adjust the horizontal position of the signal in the waveform window. The "HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob is used to control the triggering displacement of the signal or for other special applications. If it is applied to triggering the displacement, it can be observed that the waveform moves horizontally with the knob when you rotate the "HORIZONTAL POSITION"...
  • Page 23 Turning the TRIG LEVEL knob can change trigger level value and it is also the hotkey to set trigger level back to 0. Press the button "50%" to set the trigger level as the vertical mid point values of the amplitude of the trigger signal. Press the "Force"...

  • Page 24: Advanced User Guidebook

    3 ADVANCED USER GUIDEBOOK Up till now, you have already been familiar with the basic operations of the function areas, buttons and knobs in the front panel of the oscilloscope. Based the introduction of the previous Chapter, the user should have an initial knowledge of the determination of the change of the oscilloscope setting through observing the status bar.
  • Page 25 To turn waveforms on or off (channel, math) ► Pressing the CH1 MENU, CH2 MENU, and Math buttons have the following effect: If the waveform is off, the waveform is turned on and its menu is displayed. If the waveform is on and its menu is not displayed, its menu will be displayed.
  • Page 26 The description of the Channel Menu is shown as the following list: Description Function Menu Setting Pass both AC and DC components of the input signal. Coupling Block the DC component of the input signal. GROUND Disconnect the input signal. Display original waveform.
  • Page 27 Figure 16. DC Coupling Oscillogram. Figure 17. AC Coupling Oscillogram. To adjust the probe attenuation ► For correct measurements, the attenuation coefficient settings in the operating menu of the Channel should always match what is on the probe. If the attenuation coefficient of the probe is 1:1, the menu setting of the input channel should be set to X1.
  • Page 28 Take the Channel 1 as an example, the attenuation coefficient of the probe is 10:1, the operation steps is shown as follows: Press the CH1 MENU button to show CH1 SETUP menu. Press the H3 menu selection, the Probe menu will display at the right of the screen, then press the F2 button to select X10 for the probe.
  • Page 29 To measure current by probing the voltage drop across a resistor ► Take the Channel 1 as an example, if you are measuring current by probing the voltage drop across a 1Ω resistor, the operation steps are shown as follows: Press the CH1 MENU button to show CH1 SETUP menu.
  • Page 30 Press the H2 menu selection button again and select OFF for Inverted item. The waveform goes back to its original one as it is shown in Figure 21. Figure 20. Original Waveform. Figure 21. Inverted Waveform. To set bandwidth limit ►...

  • Page 31: Use Mathematical Manipulation Function

    Press the CH1 MENU button to show CH1 SETUP menu. Press the H4 button and the Limit menu will display. Press the F1 button to select the Band Limit as full band. The high frequency of the signal will be allowed to pass. Press the F2 button to select the Band Limit as 20M.
  • Page 32 corresponding (Functional Capabilities List) Waveform Calculation: Function Menu Setting Description Factor1 Select the signal source of the factor1. Select the sign of mathematical Dual Wfm Sign + - * / manipulation. Math Factor 2 Select the signal source of the factor2. Select CH1 as FFT source.

  • Page 33: Using Fft Function

    Figure 23. Waveform resulted from CH1 +CH2. 3.1.2 Using FFT function The FFT (fast Fourier transform) math function mathematically converts a time-domain waveform into its frequency components. It is very useful for analyzing the input signal on Oscilloscope. You can match these frequencies with known system frequencies, such as system clocks, oscillators, or power supplies.
  • Page 34 To select the FFT window ► There are four FFT windows. Each one has trade-offs between frequency resolution and magnitude accuracy. What you want to measure and your source signal characteristics help you to determine which window to use. Use the following guidelines to select the best window. Type Characteristics Window...
  • Page 35 Type Characteristics Window Best solution for magnitude, worst for frequency. Recommend to use for: Blackman Single frequency waveforms, to find higher order harmonics. Figure 24, Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 27 are examples for measuring sine wave with a frequency of 1kHz under the selection of four different windows for FFT: Figure 24.
  • Page 36 Figure 26. Hanning window. Figure 27. Blackman window. Notes for using FFT ► Use Zoom function to magnify the FFT waveform if necessary. Use the default dB scale for details of multiple frequencies, even if they have very different amplitudes. Use the Vrms scale to compare frequencies.

  • Page 37: Use Vertical Position And Volts/Div Knobs

    DC component or offset can cause incorrect magnitude values of FFT waveform. To minimize the DC component, choose AC Coupling on the source signal. To reduce random noise and aliased components in repetitive or single- shot events, set the oscilloscope acquisition mode to average. What is Nyquist frequency? ►...

  • Page 38: How To Set The Horizontal System

    When the vertical position of the channel waveform is adjusted, the changed value is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen (see Figure 28). Figure 28. Information about Vertical Position. How to Set the Horizontal System The HORIZONTAL CONTROLS includes the HORIZ MENU button and such knobs as HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC/DIV.

  • Page 39: Main Time Base

    The description of the Horizontal Menu is as follows: Function Menu Description The setting of the horizontal main time Main (Main Time Base) base is used to display the waveform. window area defined Set (Set Window) cursors. This function is not available at FFT mode.

  • Page 40: Set Window

    3.3.2 Set Window Press the H2 menu selection button and choose Set. The screen will show a window area defined by two cursors. Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC/DIV knobs to adjust the horizontal position and size of this window area. In FFT mode, Set menu is invalid.

  • Page 41: How To Set The Trigger System

    How to Set the Trigger System Trigger determines when DSO starts to acquire data and display waveform. Once trigger is set correctly, it can convert the unstable display to meaningful waveform. When DSO starts to acquire data, it will collect enough data to draw waveform on left of trigger point.
  • Page 42 Normal: The Normal mode allows the oscilloscope to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered. If no trigger occurs, the oscilloscope keeps waiting, and the previous waveform, if any, will remain on the display. Single: In Single mode, after pressing the Run/Stop key, the oscilloscope waits for trigger.

  • Page 43: Single Trigger

    3.4.1 Single Trigger Single trigger has four modes: edge trigger, video trigger, slope trigger and pulse trigger. Edge Trigger: It occurs when the trigger input passes through a specified voltage level with the specified slope. Video Trigger: Trigger on fields or lines for standard video signal. Slope Trigger: The oscilloscope begins to trigger according to the signal rising or falling speed.
  • Page 44 Edge menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Single Mode Edge Set vertical channel trigger type as edge trigger. Channel 1 as trigger signal. Channel 2 as trigger signal. Source External trigger as trigger signal. EXT/5 1/5 of the external trigger signal as trigger signal. AC Line AC power line as trigger signal.
  • Page 45 Video menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Single Mode Video Set vertical channel trigger type as video trigger. Select CH1 as the trigger source. Select CH2 as the trigger source. Source The external trigger input. EXT/5 1/5 of the external trigger source for increasing range of level.
  • Page 46 Slope trigger menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Single Slope Set vertical channel trigger type as slope trigger. Mode Select CH1 as the trigger source. Source Select CH2 as the trigger source. slope Slope selecting When Set slope condition; turn the M knob to set slope time.

  • Page 47: Alternate Trigger

    Pulse Width Trigger menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Single Mode Pulse Set vertical channel trigger type as pulse trigger. Select CH1 as the trigger source. Source Select CH2 as the trigger source. Not allow DC portion to pass. Allow all portion pass. Not allow high frequency of signal pass and only Coupling low frequency portion pass.
  • Page 48 Alternate trigger (Trigger mode: Edge) ► Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: Edge) Menu is shown as Figure 37. Figure 37. Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: Edge) Menu. Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: Edge) Menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Alternate Mode Edge Set vertical channel trigger type as edge trigger. Select CH1 as the trigger source.
  • Page 49 Alternate trigger (Trigger Mode: video) ► Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: video) Menu is shown as Figure 38. Figure 38. Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: video) Menu. Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: video) Menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Set vertical channel trigger type as video Alternate Mode Video trigger.
  • Page 50 Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: Slope) menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Alternate Slope Set vertical channel trigger type as slope trigger. Mode Select CH1 as the trigger source. Source Select CH2 as the trigger source. slope Select slope condition. When Set slope condition; turn the M knob to set time. High level Turn the M knob to set the High level.

  • Page 51: How To Operate The Function Menu

    Alternate trigger (Trigger Type: Pulse) menu list: Menu Settings Instruction Alternate Pulse Set vertical channel trigger type as pulse trigger. Mode Select CH1 as the trigger source. Source Select CH2 as the trigger source. Not allow DC portion to pass. Allow all portion pass.

  • Page 52: How To Implement Sampling Setup

    3.5.1 How to Implement Sampling Setup Press the Acquire button and the menu is displayed in the screen, shown as. Figure 41. ACQU MODE Menu. The description of the Acqu Mode Menu is shown as follows: Function Menu Setting Description Sample Normal sampling mode.
  • Page 53 The description of the Record Length Menu is shown as follows: Function Menu Setting Description 1000 Length 100K Choose the record length. Change the ACQU Mode settings and observe the consequent variation of the wave form displayed. Figure 42. Peak Detect mode, under which the burrs on the falling edge of the square wave, can be detected and the noise is heavy.

  • Page 54: How To Set The Display System

    Figure 44. The displayed waveform after the noise is removed under the Average Mode, in which the average number of 16 is set. 3.5.2 How to Set the Display System Press the Display button and the menu displayed in the screen is shown as Figure 45.
  • Page 55 Display Type: With the F1 menu selection button pushed down, you can shift between Vect and Dots types. The differences between the two display types can be observed through the comparison between Figure 46. and Figure 47. Figure 46. Display in the Vector Form. Figure 47.
  • Page 56 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. Press the H2 button, the Persist menu will display at the right of screen.
  • Page 57 The following functions can not work in the XY Format: Reference or digital wave form. Cursor. Time base control. Trigger control. FFT. Operation steps: Press the Display button and call out the Display Set Menu. Press the H3 menu selection button to set XY Mode ON. The display format is changed to be XY mode (see Figure 49.).

  • Page 58: How To Save And Recall A Waveform

    To turn the cymometer on or off: Press the Display button. In the Display menu, press the H4 button to toggle between the cymometer display ON or OFF. VGA Output (OD-620) ► The VGA port could be connected to a computer monitor. The image of the oscilloscope can be clearly displayed on the monitor.
  • Page 59 Function Menu Setting Description Choose the address which the waveform Object 1~15 is saved to or recall from. Recall or close the waveform stored in the current object address. When the show is ON, if the current object address has Object &...

  • Page 60: Save And Recall The Waveform

    3.5.3.1 Save and Recall the Waveform The oscilloscope can store 15 waveforms, which can be displayed with the current waveform at the same time. The stored waveform called out can not be adjusted. In order to save the waveform of the CH1 into the address 1, the operation steps should be followed: Saving: Press the H1 button, the Type menu will display at the left of screen, turn the M knob to choose Wave for Type.
  • Page 61 Tip: ► Whatever the Type of save menu is set, you can save the waveform by just pressing the Copy panel button in any user interface. If the Storage of the save menu is set as "External", you should install the USB disk. Please refer to the contents below to install the USB disk and name the file to be saved.

  • Page 62: How To Record/Playback Waveforms

    3.5.4 How to Record/Playback Waveforms Wave Record function can record the input current wave. You can set the interval between recorded frames in the range of 1ms~1000s.The max frame number reaches 1000,and you can get better analysis effect with playback and storage function.
  • Page 63 Playback: Play back the wave recorded or saved. ► Playback menu shows as follows: Menu Setting Instruction Start Turn the M knob to select the number of start frame frame to playback (1~1000). End frame Turn the M knob to select the number of end Playback Mode frame to playback (1~1000).
  • Page 64 Storage: Save the current wave according to the start frame and end ► frame set. Storage menu shows as follows: Menu Setting Instruction Turn the M knob to select the number of start Start frame Storage frame to store (1~1000). Mode Turn the M knob to select the number of end Frame Set...

  • Page 65: How To Implement The Auxiliary System Function Setting

    Press H2 button. In the Mode menu, press F3 button to enter the Playback mode. Set the frame range and Playmode .Then, press H5 button to play. To save the wave recorded, press H2 button. In the Mode menu, press F4 button to choose Storage, then set the range of frames to store, press H4 button to save.
  • Page 66 Display ► Press the Utility button and turn the M knob to select the Display to go to the following menu. Figure 57. Display Menu. The description of Display Menu is shown as the follows: Function Menu Setting Description BackLight 0%~100% Turn the M knob to adjust the backlight.
  • Page 67 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.
  • Page 68 The description of Pass/Fail Menu is shown as the follows: Function Menu Setting Description Enable Control enable switch. operate Operate Control operate switch. Pass Signal tested corresponds with the rule. Fail Signal tested not correspond with the rule. Output Beep Beep when it satisfies the rule.
  • Page 69 Begin to test: Press H2 button, then F2 button to select "Start", the test will begin. Save rule: Press H5 button, then F2 button to save the rules, which could be called up at once when need, press F3 button to call up the rule saved.
  • Page 70 Output ► Press the Utility button and turn the M to select the Output to go to the following menu. Figure 62. Output menu The description of Output menu is shown as the follows: Function Setting Description Menu Trig level Output trig signal synchronously Type Pass/fail...

  • Page 71: How To Measure Automatically

    3.5.6 How to Measure Automatically Press the Measure button to display the menu for the settings of the Automatic Measurements. The oscilloscopes provide 20 parameters for auto measurement, including Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vamp, Vavg, Vrms, Overshoot, Preshoot, Freq, Period, Rise Time, Fall Time, Delay AB , Delay AB ,+Width, -Width, +Duty, -Duty.
  • Page 72 Measure ► The measured values can be detected on each channel simultaneously. Only if the waveform channel is in the ON state, the measurement can be performed. The automatic measurement cannot be performed in the following situation: 1) On the saved waveform. 2) On the mathematical waveform.

  • Page 73: The Automatic Measurement Of Voltage Parameters

    Figure 65. Automatic measurement. 3.5.6.1 The automatic measurement of voltage parameters The oscilloscopes provide automatic voltage measurements including Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vavg, Vamp, Vrms, Vtop, Vbase, Overshoot and Preshoot. Figure 66 below shows a pulse with some of the voltage measurement points. Figure 66.

  • Page 74: The Automatic Measurement Of Time Parameters

    Vpp: Peak-to-Peak Voltage. Vmax: The maximum amplitude. The most positive peak voltage measured over the entire waveform. Vmin: The minimum amplitude. The most negative peak voltage measured over the entire waveform. Vamp: Voltage between Vtop and Vbase of a waveform. Vtop: Voltage of the waveform's flat top, useful for square/pulse waveforms.

  • Page 75: How To Measure With Cursors

    Rise Time: Time that the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to rise from 10% to 90% of its amplitude. Fall Time: Time that the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to fall from 90% to 10% of its amplitude. +Width: The width of the first positive pulse in 50% amplitude points.
  • Page 76 When carrying out the cursor measurement, the position of Cursor 1 can be adjusted with the VERTICAL POSITION knob of Channel 1, and that of Cursor 2 can be adjusted with the VERTICAL POSITION knob of Channel 2. Perform the following operation steps for the voltage cursor measurement of the channel CH1: Press Cursor and recall the Cursor Measure menu.

  • Page 77: The Cursor Measurement For Fft Mode

    Press the H1 button, the Type menu will display at the right of the screen. Press the F3 button to select Time for Type, with two purple dotted lines displayed along the vertical direction of the screen, which indicating Cursor 1 and Cursor 2. According to the measured waveform, adjust the positions of Cursor1 and Cursor2 by turning the VERTICAL POSITION knob of CH1 and CH2.
  • Page 78 The description of the cursor measurement menu is shown as the following table: Function Setting Description Menu Switch off the cursor measurement. Type Vamp Display the Vamp measurement cursor and menu. Freq Display the Freq measurement cursor and menu. Source Math FFT Display the channel for the cursor measure.

  • Page 79: How To Use Autoscale

    Carry out the following operation steps for the Freq cursor measurement: Press Cursor and recall the Cursor Measure menu. Press the H1 button, the Type menu will display at the right of the screen. Press the F3 button to select Freq for Type, with two purple dotted lines displayed along the vertical direction of the screen indicating the corresponding Cursor 1 and Cursor 2.
  • Page 80 Figure 74. Autoscale menu. The menu is as follows: Function Setting Instruction Menu Turn on Autoscale. Autoscale Turn off Autoscale. Follow-up and adjust both vertical and horizontal settings. Mode Follow-up and only adjust horizontal scale. Follow-up and only adjust vertical scale. Show Multi-period waveforms.
  • Page 81 Then the wave is displayed in the screen, shown as Figure 75. Figure 75. Autoscale Horizontal-Vertical multi-period waveforms. NOTE:  Entering into Autoscale function and the symbol ,A will be flickering on the top left of the screen every 0.5 second. In the mode of Autoscale, the oscilloscope can self-estimate "Trigger Type"...

  • Page 82: How To Use Built-In Help

    3.5.9 How to Use Built-in Help Press Help button, the catalog will display in the screen. Press H1 or H2 to choose help topic, or just turn the M knob to choose. Press H3 to view the details about the topic, or just press the M knob. Press H5 to exit the help, or just do other operations.
  • Page 83 Single ► Press this button you can set the trigger mode as single directly, so when trigger occurs, acquire one waveform then stop. Copy ► You can save the waveform by just pressing the Copy panel button in any user interface. The source wave and the storage location are according to the settings of the Save function menu when the Type is Wave.

  • Page 84: Communication With Pc

    4 COMMUNICATION WITH PC LAN operation 4.1.1 How to connect with a computer directly Connection. Plug in the LAN line to the LAN port in the right side panel of the oscilloscope; plug the other end into the LAN interface of the computer.
  • Page 85 Figure 77. Set the network parameters of the Oscilloscope Software. Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope. Since the oscilloscope cannot support obtaining an IP address automatically, you should assign a static IP address. In the oscilloscope, press the Utility button and press H1 button, turn the M knob to select the LAN Set;...

  • Page 86: How To Connect With The Computer Through A Router

    4.1.2 How to connect with the computer through a router Connection. Use a LAN line to connect the oscilloscope with a router, the LAN port of the oscilloscope is in the right side panel; the computer should be connected to the router too. Set the network parameters of the computer.
  • Page 87 Figure 80. Set the network parameters of the Oscilloscope Software. Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope. Since the oscilloscope cannot support obtaining IP Address automatically, you should assign a static IP address. In the oscilloscope, press the Utility button and press H1 button, turn the M knob to select the LAN Set; press the H2 button, the set menu is displayed on the right.

  • Page 88: Demonstration

    5 DEMONSTRATION Example 1: Measurement a Simple Signal The purpose of this example is to display an unknown signal in the circuit, and measure the frequency and peak-to-peak voltage of the signal. Carry out the following operation steps for the rapid display of this ►...

  • Page 89: Example 2: Gain Of A Amplifier In A Metering Circuit

    Press the F4 button, the mean measurement will be added. Press the F1 button, the type items will display at the left of screen, and turn the M knob to choose PK-PK. Press the F4 button, the peak-to-peak voltage measurement will be added, finish settings of channel 2.
  • Page 90 Operation Steps: ► Press the Autoset button and the oscilloscope will automatically adjust the waveforms of the two channels into the proper display state. Press the Measure button to show the Measure menu. Press the H1 button. Press the F2 button and choose CH1. Press the F1 button and turn the M knob to choose PK-PK.

  • Page 91: Example 3: Capturing A Single Signal

    Example 3: Capturing a Single Signal It's quite easy to use Digital Oscilloscope to capture non-periodic signal, such as a pulse and burr etc. But the common problem is how to set up a trigger if you have no knowledge of the signal? For example, if the pulse is the logic signal of a TTL level, the trigger level should be set to 2 volts and the trigger edge be set as the rising edge trigger.

  • Page 92: Example 4: Analyze The Details Of A Signal

    Check the Trigger State Indicator on the top of the screen, if it is not Ready, push down the Run/Stop button and start acquiring, wait for trigger to happen. If a signal reaches to the set trigger level, one sampling will be made and then displayed in the screen. By using this approach, a random pulse can be captured easily.
  • Page 93 Noise Analysis ► The level of noise sometime indicates a failure of electronic circuit. The Peak Detect functions acts an important role to help you to find out the details of these noise. Here is how we do it: Press the Acquire button to display the Acquire menu. Press the H1 button to display ACQU Mode menu.

  • Page 94: Example 5: Application Of X-Y Function

    Press the Acquire button to display the Acquire menu. Press the H1 button to display ACQU Mode menu. Press the F3 button, turn the M knob and observe the waveform obtained from averaging the waveforms of different average number. User would see a much reduced random noise level and make it easy to see more details of the signal itself.
  • Page 95 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. Connect the probe of channel 1 to the input of the network and that of Channel 2 to the output of the network.

  • Page 96: 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: Press the Trigger Menu button to display the trigger menu.

  • Page 97: Troubleshooting

    (the cover can be pried open with a straight screwdriver). Restart the instrument after completing the checks above. If the problem persists, please contact PROMAX and we will be under your service. After acquiring the signal, the waveform of the signal is not ►...
  • Page 98 No Display Responses to the Push-down of Run/Stop. ► Check whether Normal or Signal is chosen for Polarity in the TRIG MODE menu and the trigger level exceeds the waveform range. If it is, make the trigger level is centered in the screen or set the trigger mode as Auto.

  • Page 99: Specifications

    7 SPECIFICATIONS BANDWIDTH OD-610: 100 MHz. OD-620: 200 MHz. Channel 2+1 (External). ACQUISITION Mode Normal, Peak detect, Averaging. Sample rate (real time) OD-610: Dual CH 500 MS/s. Single CH 1 GS/s. OD-620: Dual CH 1 GS/s. Single CH 2 GS/s.
  • Page 100  100 V (2 V  10 V). Single bandwidth Full bandwidth. Low Frequency  5 Hz (at input, AC coupling, -3dB). Rise time OD-610:  3.5 ns (at input, Typical). OD-620:  1.7 ns (at input, Typical). DC accuracy  3%.
  • Page 101 50% level setting(typical) Input signal frequency ≥50Hz. Edge trigger Slope Rising, Falling Sensitivity 0.3 div. Pulse trigger Trigger condition Positive pulse > <, ; Negative pulse > <, . Pulse Width range 30 ns ~ 10 s. Video Trigger Modulation Support standard NTSC, PAL and SECAM broadcast systems.
  • Page 102 L. 340 mm x H. 155 mm x W. 70 mm. Peso About 1.82 kg. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES For OD-610: SA061 2 x passive probe 1,2 m (100MHz 10:1 600V). For OD-620: SA062 2 x passive probe 1,2 m (200MHz 10:1 600V).

  • Page 103: Maintenance

    8 MAINTENANCE Instructions for returning by mail Instruments returned for repair or calibration, either within or out of the warranty period, should be sent with the following information: Name of the Company, name of the contact person, address, telephone number, receipt (in the case of coverage under warranty) and a description of the problem or the service required.

  • Page 104: Battery Using Guide

    9 BATTERY USING GUIDE Battery level indicator include: , , and . Figure 89. Battery level indicator. Charging the oscilloscope Connect the power cord to a power source. Turn on the Power Switch Button ― o on the left side (make sure the "―" side is pressed down). Yellow light of the indicator on the front panel means the battery is being charged.

  • Page 105: Replacing The Lithium Battery Unit

    Replacing the Lithium Battery Unit It is usually not required to replace the battery unit. But when it is required to replace it, only qualified personnel can carry out this operation, and only use the same specification lithium battery. Page June 2017...
  • Page 106 PROMAX ELECTRONICA, S. L. Francesc Moragas, 71-75 08907 L’HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT (Barcelona) SPAIN Tel. : 93 184 77 00 * Tel. Intl. : (+34) 93 184 77 02 Fax : 93 338 11 26 * Fax Intl. : (+34) 93 338 11 26 http://www.promaxelectronics.com...

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