Portable mixed signal digital storage oscilloscope (107 pages)
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ADS900A Series User Manual ADS912A/914A ADS922A/924A For product support, visit:www.owon.com.hk/download ※:The illustrations, interface, icons and characters in the user manual may be slightly different from the actual product. Please refer to the actual product.
Table of Contents 1. General Safety Requirements ............1 2. Safety Terms And Symbols ..............3 How To Conduct A General Inspection .................5 How To Conduct Function Inspection ................... 6 3. Primary User Guide ................7 A General Knowledge Of The Structure Of The Instrument ..........8 Front Panel ........................8 Rear Panel ........................
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How To Set Cursor Measurement ...............80 How to Realize Waveform Operation Function ..........85 How To Set FFT ..................... 88 How To Set Magnifier .................... 92 How To Set DIR(Digital Filtering) ................ 94 How To Set FRA (frequency response analysis) ..........95 How To Set Pass Fail ....................
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Waveform Measurement .................... 158 Waveform Analysis ...................... 159 Decode ...........................160 Bode Plot ..........................160 AFG ............................160 Counter ..........................163 DVM ............................164 LA ............................164 Command ..........................165 General Technical Specification ..................165 Display ........................... 165 Processor system ......................165 Output of the Probe Compensator ................165 Others ..........................
1.General Safety Requirements General Safety Requirements Before use, please read the following safety precautions to avoid any possible bodily injury and to prevent this product or any other connected products from damage. In order to avoid any contingent danger, ensure this product is only used within the range specified.
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1.General Safety Requirements instrument. Avoid exposed circuit. Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the instrument is powered. Do not operate if in any doubt. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations.
2.Safety Terms And Symbols Safety Terms And Symbols Safety Terms Terms in this manual. The following terms may appear in this manual: Warning: Warning indicates the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. Caution: Caution indicates the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.
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2.Safety Terms And Symbols To avoid body damage and prevent product and connected equipment damage, carefully read the following safety information before using the test tool. This product can only be used in the specified applications. Warning The four channels of the oscilloscope are not electrically isolated. The channels should adopt a common ground during measuring.
2.Safety Terms And Symbols Warning: To avoid fire or electrical shock, when the oscilloscope input signal connected is more than 42V peak (30Vrms) or on circuits of more than 4800VA, please take note of below items: Only use accessory insulated voltage probes and test lead. ...
2.Safety Terms And Symbols 3. Check the Complete Instrument. If it is found that there is damage to the appearance of the instrument, or the instrument can not work normally, or fails in the performance test, please get in touch with our distributor responsible for this business or our local offices.
Please refer to the table below for details. In the following text, no further explanation will be provided; please refer to the specific model accordingly. The following are illustrated with four channels as an example, and for two channels, please refer to four channels. Model Channel ADS912A Option √ ADS914A Option √...
3.Primary User Guide A General Knowledge Of The Structure Of The Instrument This chapter gives a brief description and introduction to the operations and functions of the front panel of the instrument, so as to facilitate your operations of the instrument in the shortest time. Front Panel On the instrument panel, knobs and function buttons are used to enter different function menus or directly use specific function application.
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3.Primary User Guide turned to set the value. Example can rotate the knob to change the offset value. Arrow keys : Move to select the parameter. Home key : Return to the main homepage. Touch key : Press it to disable the touch screen, the key light turns on;...
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3.Primary User Guide channel. 6. Horizontal control area: Contain two knobs. “Horizontal Position” knob is to control the horizontal position triggered. “Horizontal Scale” knob is to control time base scale. 7. Probe compensation: about 3.3V/1kHz signal output. 8. Channel input port area. 9.
3.Primary User Guide Rear Panel Figure 3-2: Rear Panel 1. Foldable Handle. 2. Heat Emission Hole. 3. LAN Interface: The network interface to connect a PC or router. 4. USB Device Interface: When the oscilloscope is connected to an external USB device as a “slave device”, the USB Device interface is used to transmit the data.
3.Primary User Guide A General Knowledge Of The User Interface Of The Instrument Figure 3-3:Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces 1. Shortcut soft keys of oscilloscope functions. 2. USB Device access identifier. 3. LAN port access identifier (If icon for the , it indicates the Wi-Fi is enabled and connected currently).
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3.Primary User Guide 8. Hide/show the information display bar on the right. 9. Trigger level position, press and hold can be center. 10. Function information display bar: display Horizontal, Acquire, Trigger information respectively. Click the bar can show/hide the corresponding setting window.
3.Primary User Guide Oscilloscope Inspection 1. Set the Switch in the Oscilloscope Probe as 10X and Connect the Oscilloscope with CH1 Channel. Align the slot in the probe with the plug in the CH1 connector BNC, and then tighten the probe with rotating it to the right side. Connect the probe tip and the ground clamp to the connector of the probe compensator.
3.Primary User Guide probe hook tip is used, ensure that it keeps in close touch with the probe. Connect the probe tip with the signal connector of the probe compensator and connect the reference wire clamp with the ground wire connector of the probe connector, and then push the Autoset button on the front panel.
3.Primary User Guide Caution: The default attenuation coefficient of the probe on the instrument is preset to 10X. Make sure that the set value of the attenuation switch in the probe is the same as the menu selection of the probe attenuation coefficient in the oscilloscope.
3.Primary User Guide the instrument and connect the ground terminal to the earth. How To Conduct Self-Calibration Self-calibration program is used to quickly make the oscilloscope be in the optimum condition to obtain the most accurate measurement. This program can be performed at any time. It is especially necessary when the ambient temperature reaches or exceeds 5℃.
4.Use the Android System Use the Android System Android System Homepage Window 1. Application shortcut key. If you click the oscilloscope shortcut key, you can enter the oscilloscope interface. 2. App Drawer (Click to see all apps). 3. Task key. 4.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Use the Oscilloscope A General Knowledge Of Oscilloscope A General Knowledge Of Trigger System As shown in Figure , there are one knob and one key. The following exercises are to guide you through the use of the trigger system. Figure 5-1: Trigger control area 1.
5.Use the Oscilloscope A General Knowledge Of Horizontal System As shown in Figure ,there are two knobs. The following exercises to guide you through the use of the horizontal system. Figure 5-3:Horizontal control area 1. Rotary Horizontal Position knob to adjust the horizontal position of the signal in the waveform window.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5-4: Vertical control area 1. Vertical Position knob to control the vertical display position of the signal. When turning the Vertical Position knob, the pointer indicating the Grounding Reference Point of the channel moves up and down following the waveform.
5.Use the Oscilloscope 3. Press CH1、CH2、CH3、CH4 key to enable or disable the corresponding channel. If the current channel is disable, press it to enable and select the channel; If the current channel is enable but no selected, press it to select the channel;...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Scroll List: When the scroll bar appears in the menu, swipe the screen up and down with the finger to scroll the list, as shown in the figure below. Open Main Menu: Click the icon in the lower right of the display area, the main menu window pops up, as shown below.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Operate The Touch Screen Select a Channel (CH1 channel, CH2 channel, CH3 channel or CH4 channel): Click the channel pointer on the left or click the channel waveform to make the channel pointer selected. Long press the channel pointer, the vertical position of waveform can be center.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Set Horizontal Position (Horizontal Position knob): The horizontal position of the waveform can be changed by swiping your finger around the waveform display area, as shown in the figure below. The control voltage gear and time base can be scaled in the following way: ...
5.Use the Oscilloscope In the waveform display area, double-click the screen and slide the hand up and down/left and right to zoom the control voltage scale and time base. Operate The Touch Screen In Waveform Amplification Mode Press Horizontal Scale knob to enter the waveform zoom mode, the main window is displayed at the top half of the screen and the amplified window is displayed at the bottom half of the screen.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Other Touch Screen Operations Click and drag the open menu item to move itself to the appropriate location. Control the horizontal or vertical cursor lines under cursor measurement,...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope as shown in the figure below. Run/Stop: Click in the upper left of the display area to switch Run/Stop. Parameter Setting Keyboard in Menu Item: There are digital input mode and hobbing input mode. Digital input mode, as shown in the figure below. Hobbing input mode, as shown in the figure below.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Swipe the information display bar...
5.Use the Oscilloscope Advanced User Guide for Oscilloscope In the previous chapter, basic operations of the oscilloscope, function area of the front panel and the roles of the keys and knobs are introduced for the user to determine the change of instrument settings by observing the status bar.
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Vertical System In the vertical system control area, there are seven keys (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, Math, Ref and LA) and two knobs (Vertical Position knob and Vertical Scale knob). Channel Settings Each channel is equipped with the independent vertical menu, and each item is set separately based on different channel.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Pass the AC and DC component of the input signal. Coupling Block the DC component of the input signal. Ground Disconnect the input signal. Click to open or close the waveform Inverted inversion function. Click the Numeric Display Box and turn General knob or swipe the screen up and down in the numeric select box with the Common...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 200.0uV 100.0mV 500.0uV 200.0mV Select the optimum gear as required. 1.000mV 500.0mV Note: 2.000mV Scale 1.000V Current unit selection is V and the 5.000mV 2.000V voltage gear of the probe multiplier is 10.00mV 5.000V 20.00mV 10.00V 50.00mV According to requirement to set offset div, Current Unit...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope (3) Click Inverted switch to highlight it, the waveform inversion will be enabled. Click Inverted switch gain to gray it, the waveform inversion will be disabled. 3. Adjust Probe Ratio It is required to adjust the coefficient of the probe attenuation ratio in the channel operation menu (see “How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient”...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope (2) Click Display switch in the menu to highlight it. (3) Select the oscilloscope bandwidth in the Limit option. Click 20MHz. The bandwidth is limited to 20MHz and the high-frequency components larger than 20MHz contained in the measured signal will be blocked.
5.Use the Oscilloscope vertical position; it is available to directly input the value or turn the general knob to set the required vertical position. Application of Math key and Ref key See "How to Realize Waveform Operation Function" on page 85 for the Math key.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Horizontal System Control Area. 1. Horizontal Position knob: Adjust the horizontal position of all channels (including the mathematical operation), whose resolution changes with the time base. 2. Horizontal Scale knob: Set the horizontal scale factor for the main window or amplified window.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope In normal mode, the Horizontal Position knob and the Horizontal Scale knob are used to adjust the horizontal position and the horizontal time base of the main window. In waveform amplification mode, the Horizontal Position knob and the Horizontal Scale knob are used to adjust the horizontal position and the horizontal time base of the amplified window.
5.Use the Oscilloscope (Play left) or (Play right) can change the play direction, and it stops playing when it reaches the leftmost or rightmost end. In the stop mode: Click , the waveform can play directly to the far left;click the waveform can play directly to the far right.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Used to reduce random and irrelevant noise in Average signal. Click the number input box and scroll down the list to the right to select the average count. Click to enable/disable the segment acquisition function. When the function is turned on, click Numeric Input Box to input the number of segment Segmentati acquisition and click OK to confirm;...
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Trigger Trigger determines when the oscilloscope starts to collect the data and display the waveform. Once it is set properly, it can convert unstable display into the meaningful waveform. When the oscilloscope starts to collect the data, enough data are used to draw the waveform at the left of the trigger point.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Trigger” is selected, it is triggered on the rising edge and falling edge of the input signal. Enter the edge trigger and the trigger setting information is displayed at the lower part of the screen, such as , indicating that the edge trigger is selected with the trigger signal source of CH1, trigger coupling of DC, slope of rising edge, and trigger level of 0.000pV.
5.Use the Oscilloscope the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude. Note: When the signal source is set to D0|>, the trigger level value can be set using the numeric keypad. Clicking 50% will reset the value to zero. 100ns – 10s; click Numeric Input Box to input the interval to be set for restarting the trigger circuit and click the unit to confirm;...
5.Use the Oscilloscope Field Set to trigger the synchronization on the video filed. Set to trigger the synchronization on the video odd field. Even Set to trigger the synchronization on the video even field. Line NO. Set to trigger the synchronization on the specified video line;...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Menu Settings Descriptions Set the trigger type of the vertical channel to Type Pulse pulse trigger. Set Channel 1 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 2 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 3 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 4 as the signal source trigger signal.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Slope Trigger Slope Trigger is to set the oscilloscope to trigger with the positive or negative slope at a specified time. Enter the slope trigger and the trigger setting information is displayed in the lower part of the screen, such as , indicating that the slope trigger is selected with the trigger signal source of CH1, trigger condition of rising slope and 0.000pV of the difference between the upper threshold and the lower threshold.
5.Use the Oscilloscope 100ns – 10s; click Numeric Input Box to input the interval to be set for restarting the trigger circuit and click the unit to confirm; or click Gear Input Box (- or +) or turn the General knob to set HoldOff the interval for restarting the trigger circuit, and click <...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Set Channel 1 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 2 as the signal source trigger signal. Source Set Channel 3 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 4 as the signal source trigger signal. Positive polarity, trigger on the positive under-amplitude pulse.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Auto Set to collect waveform even when no trigger condition is detected. Normal Set to collect waveform only when trigger Mode conditions are satisfied. Single Set to acquire a waveform when one trigger is detected and then stop acquisition. Windows Trigger Provide a high trigger level and low trigger level, the oscilloscope triggers when the input signal passes through the high trigger level or the low trigger...
5.Use the Oscilloscope Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the upper threshold; Upper Click 50% and set the shortcut key of trigger level Threshold in the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude. Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the lower threshold;...
5.Use the Oscilloscope Set Channel 1 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 2 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 3 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 4 as the signal source trigger signal. Source D0|>...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope idle time. As figure shown below, the oscilloscope should trigger on the second falling edge after the specified idle time and the idle time should be set to P1/P2/P3/P4 < Idle Time < M. Wherein, M, P1, P2, P3 and P4 are positive or negative pulse width participating in the counting.In Nth Edge Trigger mode, the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom right of the screen, for example,...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Set the time before starting the edge counting in the Nth edge trigger. Click Numeric Input Box to input the idle time to be set for restarting the trigger circuit and click the unit to confirm; or click Gear Input Box (- or +) or Idle Time turn the General knob to set the idle time for restarting the trigger circuit, and click <...
5.Use the Oscilloscope Logic Trigger Determine the trigger conditions with the logical relations.Enter the logic trigger and the trigger setting information is displayed at the lower part of the screen, such as , indicating that the logic trigger type is selected with the logic mode of AND, input mode of high level and output mode of Goes True.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Click to select the output mode. GoseTrue: Trigger when condition turns True from False. GoesTrue GoseFalse: Trigger when condition turns False GoesFalse Output from True. True> Mode True >: Trigger when the time of true condition is True= more than the set time.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Auto Set to collect waveform even when no trigger condition is detected. Normal Set to collect waveform only when trigger Mode conditions are satisfied. Single Set to acquire a waveform when one trigger is detected and then stop acquisition. Digital Set logic mode as AND.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope D7 - D0 Click Numeric Input Box to input the threshold Threshold and click the unit to confirm; or click Gear Input Box (- or +) or turn the General knob to set the threshold, and click < > or press to move the cursor and select the digit to be set.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope The descriptions of RS232 trigger setting window are shown in the table below: Menu Settings Descriptions RS232/ Type Set the buss trigger type to RS232/UART trigger. UART Set Channel 1 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 2 as the signal source trigger signal. Set Channel 3 as the signal source trigger signal.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Parity Check: “N/A” refers to no check; “Even” refers to even check and “Odd” refers to odd check. Trigger when an error frame is detected, and set after selecting this trigger condition: Stop Bit: Select “1 bit” or “2 bits”. Error Parity Check: “N/A”...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Enter the I2C bus trigger and the trigger setting information is displayed at the lower part of the screen, such as ,indicating that the I2C trigger type is selected with CH1 SCL trigger level of 400.0mV and CH2 SDA trigger level of 464.0mV.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the SDA threshold . Click 50% and set the shortcut key of trigger level in the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal Threshold amplitude. Note: When the signal source is set to D0|>, the threshold value can be set using the numeric keypad.
5.Use the Oscilloscope cursor and select the digit to be set. 100ns Set the trigger hold-off time as 100ns. Sensitivity Set the sensitivity of the trigger window. Auto Set to collect waveform even when no trigger condition is detected. Normal Set to collect waveform only when trigger Mode conditions are satisfied.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Set Channel 1 as the SDA mode. Set Channel 2 as the SDA mode. Set Channel 3 as the SDA mode. Set Channel 4 as the SDA mode. D0|> Select any one of D0-D15 in the logic analyzer as the SDA.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Auto Set to collect waveform even when no trigger condition is detected. Normal Set to collect waveform only when trigger Mode conditions are satisfied. Single Set to acquire a waveform when one trigger is detected and then stop acquisition. CAN Trigger CAN, the abbreviation of Controller Area Network, is the serial communication protocol of ISO international standardization.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope CAN_H Actual CAN_H bus signal. CAN_L Actual CAN_L bus signal. Sending signal from CAN signal line. Receiving signal from CAN signal line. Type DIFF Use a differential probe to connect to the analog channel's CAN differential bus signal. Connect the positive terminal of the differential probe to the CAN_H bus signal, and the negative terminal to the CAN_L bus signal.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Use the General knob and arrow keys on the panel to set Value the ID value required. Click Numeric Display Box and Byte select the byte length required Length for the set data, ranging from 1 Data to 8.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Trigger with LIN bus based on signal Break,ID, ID/data and Data Error. The signal source and signal rate specified by LIN is required. Enter the LIN buss trigger and the trigger setting information is displayed at the lower right of the screen, such as ,indicating that the LIN trigger type is selected with the trigger signal source of CH1, baud rate of 1,200bps and trigger level of 1.800V.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Use General knob and arrow keys on the panel to set the ID valued required. Use the General knob to specify the Byte ID/Data length of the data in bytes, ranging from 1 Length to 8. Use General knob and arrow keys on the Data panel to set the ID valued required.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope It indicates that the current measuring type is added. It indicates that the current measuring type is not added. It indicates the display box of current measuring value type and measuring result display box. The currently selected measurement type is interpreted. Click to close measuring menu.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5-7 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.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5-8 Vavg: The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform. Vpp: Peak-to-Peak Voltage. VRMS: The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform. Overshoot: Defined as (Vmax-Vtop)/Vamp, useful for square and pulse waveforms. Vmax: The maximum amplitude. The most positive peak voltage measured over the entire waveform.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope +PulseCnt : The number of positive pulses that rise above the mid reference crossing in the waveform. -PulseCnt : The number of negative pulses that fall below the mid reference crossing in the waveform. RiseCnt : The number of positive transitions from the low reference value to the high reference value in the waveform.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Note for the following measurements: When source A in the menu is set to CH<n>, source A is CH<n>. When source B in the menu is set to CH<n>, source B is CH<n>. Delay( - ): The time difference between the rising edge of source A and the rising edge of source B at the middle of the threshold.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Of which,PhaseA F B F is phase( - ),DelayA F B F is delay( - ),Period sourceA is source A period. Phase( - ): The phase difference between the rising edge of source A and the falling edge of source B at the middle value of the threshold is expressed in degrees.Calculation formula is: Of which,PhaseA R B F is phase( - ),DelayA R B F is delay( - ),Period sourceA is source A period.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope LFF: Time between Source A first falling edge and Source B last falling edge. Statistics Click Statistics in the setting window, as shown below. Click switch to open or close the statistics display window. This instrument supports statistics and displays the current value of a number of measurement results, as shown in the figure below.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Horizontal Range: Selecting Screen indicates that the measurement range is the whole screen; selecting Cursor indicates that the measurement range is only within the cursor range. Top/Base: Set the measurement method for the top and bottom values of the amplitude.
5.Use the Oscilloscope keyboard and also can rotate the corresponding general knob to set value. When the current limit value is set to greater than or equal to the current median value, the interface prompts "exceed limit value", and the instrument automatically adjusts the lower limit value to make it lower than the median value.
5.Use the Oscilloscope to highlight it. (2) Select Full Screen to On status to open the full screen view of XY mode. How To Set Cursor Measurement Press Cursor key, click the main menu window to select Cursor option or click Cursor Shortcut at the upper part of the screen and then click the information display bar in the right of the screen, the cursor information display bar as shown in the figure below.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Enable or disable the cursor measured value Follow Line moving with the cursor line. Selected Waveform Select the waveform channel to be measured Source by the cursor. Math Display time measurement cursor and menu. Display voltage measurement cursor and Type menu.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 3. In the setting window, select Source as CH1. 4. Set Cursor Type Click X in the type menu to highlight it, and two yellow dotted lines X1 and X2 are displayed in the vertical direction of the screen; ...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope To perform a Zoom cursor measurement, perform the following steps: 1. Click Zoom shortcut at the top of screen, press Horizontal Scale knob or click the Horizontal Information Display Bar to enter the zoom mode. 2. Press Cursor key to pop up the cursor measurement setting window. The cursor information display bar located to the right of the waveform display area displays the cursor readings.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 2. Press Cursor key to pop up the cursor measurement setting window. The cursor information display bar located to the right of the waveform display area displays the cursor readings. 3. In setting window,select Window as FFT, can make the cursor line appear in the main waveform area or FFT waveform area.
5.Use the Oscilloscope the vertical direction and two dotted lines Y1 and Y2 in the horizontal direction are displayed on the screen. 5. Set Cursor Line Click Y1 or Y2 in the cursor line menu and turn General knob to move the cursor lines Y1 or Y2 up and down;...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Basic Waveform calculation of simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4.1` Type Advanced Advanced waveform calculation for CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4, such as integration, calculus, square roots or custom function operations. CH1| ▶...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 8. Click the Numeric Display Box of Scale and turn General knob to adjust the vertical scale of Math waveform. 9. Click Vertical, click Numeric Input Box to directly input the vertical position of Math waveform to be set and click the unit to confirm; or click Gear Input Box (- or +) or turn General knob to set the vertical position of Math waveform to be set and click <...
5.Use the Oscilloscope 5. Create the expression, then select Confirm in the keyboard to implement. 6. Click Display. When the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled. The formula will be displayed at the lower left corner of the screen.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope frequency domain, which corresponds to the standard time domain graph of the oscilloscope. Then match these frequencies with known system frequencies, such as the system clock, oscilloscope or power supply. The FFT operation of this instrument can convert data points of the time domain waveform into frequency domain signal.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 1. Click in the right corner of screen,then select FFT , the screen will pop up FFT setting window. 2. Click Switch when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled. The pink waveform M will be displayed on the screen (It is also available to click FFT shortcut softkey at the upper part of the screen).
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5.Use the Oscilloscope resolution and amplitude 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 Descriptions Window Best solution for frequency, worst for amplitude. Best type measuring...
5.Use the Oscilloscope The Kaiser window is best used when frequencies are very close to the same value but have widely differing amplitudes (the side lobe level and shape factor are closest to the traditional Gaussian RBW). This window is also good for random signals.
5.Use the Oscilloscope The descriptions of setting menu are shown in the table below: Menu Setting Descriptions Switch Turn on/off the magnifier function. Vertical Vertical multiplier can be clicked ,in the Ratio right display box select vertical multiplier. Click Numeric Input Box to directly input the vertical/horizontal position of waveform to be set and click the unit to confirm;...
5.Use the Oscilloscope window shows the magnifying glass magnified waveform. How To Set DIR(Digital Filtering) Digital filtering supports low pass, high pass, band pass and band reject types, and the specific frequency in the signal can be filtered out by setting the cut-off frequency.
5.Use the Oscilloscope confirm; or click Gear Input Box (- or +) or turn General knob to set the vertical position of the Math Waveform to be set, click < > or press to move the cursor and select the digit to be set. The voltage gear of the Math Waveform is the same as that of the current channel.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Move Move the sign to view the measured gain and phase values. Maker Adjust the gain scale value of the amplitude-frequency curve, Gain Scale ranging from 5.0dB/div to 50.0dB/div. Adjust the offset position of the amplitude-frequency curve, Gain Offset ranging from -250.0dB to 250.0dB.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Under FRA Analysis End of FRA Analysis...
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Pass Fail Click Pass Fail in the analysis module from the main menu window at the lower right of the screen. The descriptions of the setting window are shown in the table below: Menu Settings Descriptions Switch...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope To perform a Pass/Fail test, follow these steps: 1. Click Pass Fail in the analysis module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen 2. In the setting window, click Switch when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled.
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Counter To perform counter, follow these steps: 1. Click Counter in the analysis module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen The setting window will display on the screen. 2.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 6. Click Reset Stat., the historical data of the counter will be cleared and the statistics will be re-conducted.
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set DVM To perform DVM, follow these steps: 1. Click DVM in the analysis module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen The setting window will display on the screen. 2.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope can directly enable or disable the statistics function. 6. Click Reset Stat., the historical data of the DVM will be cleared and the statistics will be re-conducted. 7. Click Magnifier Box when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 8. Alarm: In the Upper Limit or Lower Limit option, click Numeric Input Box to set the upper or lower limit vale. In When Limit to set the limit condition to In Limit or Out Limit. Set the switch whether to turn on the alarm sound.
5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Decode To perform Decode, follow these steps: 1. Click Decode in the analysis module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen 2. The setting window will display on the screen. Click Decode1 or Decode2 to set decode.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope In the Path option, select the storage path as Internal or External; click Name Input Box can edit the filename or save the waveform with the system default filename, the file format is csv; click Export , can save the file.
5.Use the Oscilloscope When decoding, if "Parity" is not set to "None", and the check bit error is detected, P marks will be displayed in the corresponding position in the waveform. The descriptions of RS232/UART decode setting window are as shown in the table below: Menu Settings...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope LSB:Least Significant Bit, that is, the data is transmitted low first. Endian MSB:Most Significant Bit, that is, the data is transmitted high first. DECIMAL Format Select the display format to decode. BINARY ASCII Switch, Click when switch label Event highlighted on the right, it is enabled.The decode...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Menu Settings Descriptions Click Switch, when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled. Switch Copy Trig Click the Copy Trig button to copy the current trigger settings to the decoding function. Type Set the decode type as I2C. Select CH1,CH2,CH3 or CH4 as SCL.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope (1) Connect the clock line (SCLK) and the data line (SDA) of the SPI signal to the Signal Input Channels of the oscilloscope. (2) Adjust to the proper time base and voltage division. (3) In trigger menu, select trigger type as SPI, set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal, trigger the signal correctly and obtain stable display.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the lower threshold; Click 50% and set the shortcut key of trigger level in the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude. MISO Select CH1,CH2,CH3 or CH4 as MISO. Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the lower threshold;...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope DECIMAL Format Select the display format to decode. BINARY ASCII Click Switch, when switch label Event highlighted on the right, it is enabled.The decode Table list will display on the screen. Click Label, when the switch label is highlighted Common on the right, it is enabled.You can select Label...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Type Set the decode type as CAN. Select CH1,CH2,CH3 or CH4 as the decode Source signal source. Click Numeric Display Box and turn General knob to set the lower threshold; Click 50% and set the shortcut key of trigger Threshold level in the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope characteristics of the signal, trigger the signal correctly and obtain stable display. Refer to “LIN Trigger” P72. (4) After the signal is stabilized and triggered, click Decode in the analysis module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen Select the type as LIN, set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal.
5.Use the Oscilloscope DECIMAL Format Select the display format to decode. BINARY ASCII Click Switch, when switch label Event highlighted on the right, it is enabled.The decode Table list will display on the screen. Click Label, when the switch label is highlighted Common on the right, it is enabled.You can select Label...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 6. Click the Switch to the right of the label item and select to show or not show the channel label. Sets the common display label for the channel. Click to select the channel you want to set, and then click table box to select some common table by adjusting the General knob or slide your finger up and down inside the label selection box.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Note: If you want to select any of the channels, click the channel, channel line yellow is selected. How To Set Others Modulation Others modulation including: Display, Save, Reference, Self-Calibration, ProbeCh., Network, About, Config, Hardware-Test. How To Set Display System Click Display in the others module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen The descriptions of Display setting window are as...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope GRID: Point grid, representing the display grid on the screen in addition to the grid where the scale line is located, every two adjacent scale lines between two small horizontal lines formed a line of points and lines.
5.Use the Oscilloscope The color temperature display function uses the color level to indicate the frequency of waveform occurrence. Warmer colors such as red/yellow indicate more frequent waveforms, while cooler colors such as blue/green indicate less frequent waveforms. (1) Click Display in the others module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen (2) Click Color Grade when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled, click again to close the Color Grade.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Save the wave by editing the file name or the Name system default file name. Save Save current waveform. When the type is Image, the menu shows as following: Internal Select the save path.Save in internal or Path External external USB storage.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope lower right corner of the image. Sets the type to print the current screen image. Full Full Screen:Print the full screen image of the Area Screen oscilloscope; Wavefor Waveform Area:Print image m Area waveform area on the oscilloscope screen. Click and go to the official website to obtain Help the printer installation package.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 1 ②Click Open to installation package, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 ③Click INSTALL,start to install print app, as shown in Figure 3.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 3 ④ Software install produce,as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 ⑤After install success, click OPEN can open print app. As shown in Figure 5.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5 3、Open the installed printing software, as shown in Figure 6. Go to the last page and check "Agree" license agreement and privacy policy. Click "I AGREE" to start using the software, as shown in Figure 7. Figure 6...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 7 4 、 After entering the printing software interface, click "Enable Wi-Fi to see nearby printers" to connect the printer's Wi-Fi, as shown in Figure 8. The Wi-Fi connection is successful, as shown in Figure 9. Figure 8...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 9 5、In the menu below, set the printing parameters. Click to open Inverse , the image will be printed with a white background. Click to open Time, the image will display specific printing time of the image. Select printing area: Full Screen or Waveform Area.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 7、Click can set the parameter including: Copies, Paper Size, Color, Orientation, Two-sided and Pages. After setting, click the print icon to print the image, as shown below. Note: Image printing can only be printed over a network connection, USB connection is not valid.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope not be found, do not connect at the same time. USB Flash Drive Requirements System-supported USB flash drive format: The file system type is FAT32 and the size of the allocation unit can not exceed 4K. Large-capacity USB flash drive is supported.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5- 10: Disk Management of computer 4. Right click 1 or 2 red mark area, choose Format. And system will pop up a warning message, click Yes. Figure 5- 11: Format the USB disk warning 5. Set File System as FAT32, Allocation unit size Default. Check "Perform a quick format"...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5- 12: Formatting the USB disk setting 6. Formatting process. Figure 5- 13:Formatting the USB disk Check whether the USB disk is FAT32 with allocation unit size 4096 after formatting. Use Minitool Partition Wizard to format Download URL: http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html Tip: There are many tools for the USB disk formatting on the market, just take...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope 1. Connect the USB disk to the computer. 2. Open the software Minitool Partition Wizard. 3. Enter the app interface and information about the USB disk will display on the right side with red mark 1 and 2. Figure 5- 14:Reload Disk 4.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5- 16:Format setting 6. Click Apply at the top left of the menu. Then click Yes on the pop-up warning to begin formatting. Figure 5- 17:Apply setting 7. Formatting process.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Figure 5- 18:Format process 8. Format the USB disk successfully. Figure 5- 19: Format successfully How To Set Reference Waveform 100 reference waveforms can be stored in the instrument, which can be displayed with current waveform simultaneously. The stored waveform can not be adjusted after being called.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope To store CH1 channel waveform to waveform0, operate according to the following steps: 1. Open CH1 channel. 2. Click Reference in the others module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen 3. The setting window will display on the screen.Click Switch when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled.
5.Use the Oscilloscope When the display switch is closed, the label disappears and the reference waveform displayed on the screen will be hidden accordingly. 8. Click Label to select a common type or a Custom type. When you select a common type, you can select 31 types of labels. When you select a Custom type, you can click the input box below to enter the required labels.
5.Use the Oscilloscope screen.Click Start to perform the probe check. After completing the probe check, the check results are displayed on the screen and click Quit. If the result is undercompensation or overcompensation, please refer to “How to Implement the Probe Compensation”...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope How To Set Up a Network Discovery Service 1. Click Network in the others module in the main setting window at the bottom right of the screen 2. Click mDNS when the switch label is highlighted on the right,it is enable. LXI software can be used for network discovery services;...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope LXI Discovery Tool software is taken as an example to explain, and the detailed operation is as follows: (1) Open LXI app, enter the app interface,as shown in the following picture. (2) Click on the Settings in the top left corner and select "Advance View" as shown below.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope (4) Under the“Advance Settings View”interface, select mDNS,mDNS Service Type select“_http._tcp”, as shown below. (5) After setting, click Search, available devices can be searched, and the IP address of the device and the corresponding instrument description are displayed,as shown below.
5.Use the Oscilloscope (6) Select your own instrument, click the corresponding instrument description or click "Open Web Page" in the lower right corner to jump to the network service login interface, as shown below. Default Restore the factory settings. Click Default shortcut in the left corner of screen and click Confirm in the factory settings window, to restore the factory default state;...
5.Use the Oscilloscope About It is composed of About the Application and About the Instrument. The former is to display the latest version of the instrument; and the latter is to show the instrument Product Model, Serial Number, System Version and CheckSum.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope measurement results with other devices or systems for more accurate and comprehensive measurement, analysis, and control. The output types of the synchronous output of this instrument are trigger output and pass/fail, which can help the user better control and analyze the trigger and validity of the measurement process.
5.Use the Oscilloscope Window time: Set window display time, the value can be set Close, 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s, 25s, 30s. When the set time is up, the setting window will automatically close. Beeper: Click Beeper when the switch label is highlighted on the right, it is enabled.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope Signal open or close (channel switch Channel switch remains closed) Vertical Scale Adjust to the proper scale Channel Bandwidth Current Horizontal Position Center or two squares to left or right Horizontal Scale Adjust to the proper scale Trigger Type Rising Trigger Signal Source CH1, CH2, CH3 or CH4...
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5.Use the Oscilloscope DC level: cancel autoset, auxiliary menu set. Unknown source: cancel autoset , auxiliary menu set. Partial description of nouns: Signal period:Display 1~2 waveform periods. Multi periods:Display multiple waveform periods. Rising edge:Separate shows a rising edge of square wave. Falling edge:Separate shows a falling edge of square wave.
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5.Use the Oscilloscope respectively. If the condition is not met, the automatic waveform setting may be invalid. Run/Stop: Run and Stop the waveform acquisition. Note: In the stop state, the vertical gear and horizontal time base of the waveform can be adjusted within a certain range, equivalent to extend the signal in the horizontal or vertical direction.
6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator Display window of arbitrary waveform/function generator The display window of arbitrary waveform/function generator is located at the upper right of the screen. Descriptions: 1. Display the channel name and the channel output switch status. 2.
6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator Descriptions: 1. Enable or disable the channel output. 2. Select the load: High-Z or Custom load (Range is 1Ω to 10kΩ,default is 50Ω). 3. Waveform selection area. 4. Output parameter setting area. Connect the output end Connect the BNC cable to the signal generator output of the AFG on the back panel of the oscilloscope.
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6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator (2) Select the waveform required and corresponding waveform setting menu from the menu items at the lower part of the window. (3) Operate the setting menu to set the parameters of the waveform required. Example: Press Frequency in the menu below (if there is only Period other than Frequency, click the title to switch it to Frequency), and set the required value, the specific methods are as follows.
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6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator Use General Knob: Turn General Knob to increase or decrease the value at the cursor. Press to move the cursor left and right, see the gear input mode diagram for details. Parameters that can be set for each waveform: Name Menu Items Sine...
6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator 1. Click Output to highlight the switch. 2. Click High-Z/Custom load to set the required load mode, and the custom load ranges from 1Ω to 10kΩ. 3. Select Elementary. 4. Select Sine for the waveform type. 5.
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6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator (2) Select Arb in the menu below and click Built-in External. (3) Select the classification of the built-in wave in the menu: Engineering, Maths, Medical, Trigonometric or Others. For example, select Others. (4) Click DC to output the DC voltage waveform. Built-in Waveform Table Name Explanation...
6.Use Arbitrary Waveform/Function Generator DC signal Output Modulation Waveform Supported modulation types include: Amplitude Modulation (AM), Frequency Modulation (FM), Phase Modulation (PM) and Frequency-shift Keying (FSK). Click the AFG information display bar at the right side of the screen to pop up the AFG setting window, click Composite and select Modulation;...
7.Technical Specifications Holdoff range 100 ns to 10s Trigger sensitivity 0.3 div ~ 10 div Trigger level range Internal ±4 divs from the center of the screen Trigger Type Characteristics Instruction Couple DC, AC, HF Edge Trigger Slope Rising, Falling Support standard NTSC, PAL and Modulation SECAM broadcast systems...
7.Technical Specifications 43 automatic measurements with up to 8 Number measurements displayed simultaneously Measurem CH1 - CH4 ent source Measurem Primary time base, extended time base, ent area cursor area Period, Width, Rise Time, +Duty, Vertical Frequency, - Width, Fall Time, -Duty and ScrDuty Vavg, Vpp, Vamp, StdDev, Vmax, Vtop, Auto...
7.Technical Specifications Waveform brightness brightness Acquire mode Only basic waveforms are supported Decode Characteristics Instruction 2, Both protocol types can be decoded and switched Decode Number simultaneously Decode Type RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, LIN, CAN Decode RS232/UART bus TX/RX signals at speeds up to 10 Mb/s (5 to 8 bits), supporting parity bit (odd parity, RS232/UART even parity, or no parity) and stop bit (1 to 2 bits)
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7.Technical Specifications Sample Rate 160 MSa/s Vertical 14 bits Resolution Maximum 30 MHz frequency Standard Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, waveforms pulse wave, noise Waveform Arbitrary Butterworth, X^2 and EOG etc 28 built-in waveforms waveforms Frequency Feature Sine wave 1 μHz to 30 MHz Square wave 1 μHz to 15 MHz...
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7.Technical Specifications Bandwidth ≤10 MHz: ±0.3 dB flatness(1Vpp,rela ≤30 MHz: ±0.5 dB tive 1kHz,50Ω) Typical value (0dBm) Harmonic DC to 1 MHz: <-65 dBc distortion 1 MHz to 30 MHz: <-60 dBc Total harmonic <0.2%, 10Hz to 20kHz, 1Vpp distortion Typical value(0dBm) Non-harmonic ≤10 MHz: <70 dBc...
7.Technical Specifications Resolution 6 bits Characteristics Instruction Source CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 Function AC RMS, DC, AC+DC RMS Resolution 4 bits Support upper and lower limit setting, over-limit Limit warnings condition setting, over-limit prompt Characteristics Instruction Vertical 16 [D0:D15] , One group is D0 to D7, and one group is Input channel D8 to D15 Threshold range...
7.Technical Specifications Command Characteristics Instruction Common Supports the standard SCPI command set support Error message Error Message Definition Support status reporting Status Reporting mechanism Support synchronization Synchronization mechanisms General Technical Specification Display Characteristic Instruction 7 inch Colored LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Display Type Display 1024 (Horizontal) ×...
7.Technical Specifications Others Characteristics Instruction HDMI; USB device *1, USB Host *1 ; Trig Out(P/F); Communication Interface LAN interface Power Supply Type-C power supply interface ; DC:12V 4A Power ≤48W Consumption Touch Screen Multi-touch Capacitive screen Description: [1]: Without generator:the adapter is required to support a handshake protocol of 12V/≥3A.
8.Appendix Appendix Appendix A: Accessories (The accessories subject to final delivery.) Standard Accessories: Power Cord Quick Guide USB Cable Probe Power Supply Adaptor Optional Accessories: BNC to alligator clip cable Appendix B: General Care And Cleaning General Care Do not store or leave the instrument where the liquid crystal display will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.
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8.Appendix 2. Disconnect power before cleaning your Oscilloscope. Clean the instrument with a wet soft cloth not dripping water. It is recommended to scrub with soft detergent or fresh water. To avoid damage to the instrument or probe, do not use any corrosive chemical cleaning agent. Warning: Before power on again for operation, it is required to confirm that the instrument has already been dried completely, avoiding any electrical short circuit or bodily injury resulting...
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