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Owon XDS3000-E Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 XDS3000 Four-Channel Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes User Manual www.owon.com.cn...
  • Page 2 LILLIPUT Company. Fujian LILLIPUT Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. No. 19, Heming Road Lantian Industrial Zone, Zhangzhou 363005 P.R. China Tel: +86-596-2130430 Fax: +86-596-2109272 Web: www.owon.com.cn E-mail: info@owon.com.cn...

  • Page 3: General Warranty

    OWON for warranty work may be new or reconditioned like new. All replaced parts, modules and products become the property of OWON. In order to obtain service under this warranty, the customer must notify OWON of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to OWON's designated service centre, a copy of the customers proof of purchase is also required.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. General Safety Requirements ..................1 2. Safety Terms and Symbols ....................2 3. Junior User Guidebook ....................4 Introduction to the Structure of the Oscilloscope ..............5 Front Panel ............................... 5 Rear Panel ..............................6 Control Area ............................. 7 User Interface Introduction ......................
  • Page 5 How to Save and Recall a Waveform ..................... 59 How to Record/Playback Waveforms ....................66 How to Clone and Recall a waveform ....................70 How to Implement the Auxiliary System Function Setting ..............74 How to Update your Instrument Firmware..................... 78 How to Measure Automatically......................
  • Page 6 Measuring Capacitance ........................103 Multimeter Features ........................ 103 Data Hold Mode ........................... 103 Making Relative Measurements ......................104 Information Display ..........................104 Auto or Manual Range ......................... 104 Multimeter Recorder....................... 104 7. Communication with PC ..................... 107 Using USB Port ........................107 Using LAN Port ........................
  • Page 7 Appendix C: Battery Using Guide ..................142...

  • Page 8: General Safety Requirements

    1.General Safety Requirements 1. 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.

  • Page 9: Safety Terms And Symbols

    2.Safety Terms and Symbols 2. 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.
  • Page 10 2.Safety Terms and Symbols The diagram of the oscilloscope ground wire connection: Probe Oscilloscope Electrical Outlet Signal Input Power Cord Ground Clip The diagram of the ground wire connection when the battery-powered oscilloscope is connected to the AC-powered PC through the ports: Oscilloscope Probe Electrical Outlet...

  • Page 11: Junior User Guidebook

    3.Junior User Guidebook 3. 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 How to set the probe attenuation coefficient How to use the probe safely How to implement an self-calibration...

  • Page 12: Introduction To The Structure Of The Oscilloscope

    3.Junior User Guidebook Introduction to the Structure of the Oscilloscope This chapter makes a simple description of the operation and function of the front panel of the oscilloscope, enabling you to be familiar with the use of the oscilloscope in the shortest time.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    3.Junior User Guidebook interface. 9. USB Host port: It is used to transfer data when external USB equipment connects to the oscilloscope regarded as "host device". For example: Saving the waveform to USB flash disk needs to use this port. 10.

  • Page 14: Control Area

    3.Junior User Guidebook Control Area Figure 3-3 Control Area Overview 1. Function button area: Total 11 buttons 2. Waveform generator controls (optional) DAQ: Multimeter Recorder (see "Multimeter Recorder" on P104) P/F: Pass/Fail (see "Pass/Fail" on P76) W.REC: Waveform Record (see "How to Record/Playback Waveforms" on P66) 3.

  • Page 15: User Interface Introduction

    3.Junior User Guidebook the menu on the left and right. User Interface Introduction Figure 3-4 Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces Waveform Display Area. 2. Run/Stop (touchable on touchscreen) (see "How to Use Executive Buttons" on P89) The state of trigger, including: Auto: Automatic mode and acquire waveform without triggering.
  • Page 16 3.Junior User Guidebook 10. Touchable icon is to enable ( ) or disable ( ) the touchscreen controls (only for touchscreen). 11. It shows setting time (see "Config" on P74). 12. WI-FI is activated. 13. It indicates that there is a USB disk connecting with the oscilloscope. 14.

  • Page 17: How To Implement The General Inspection

    Manual. You can check whether there is any loss of accessories with reference to this description. If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged, please get in touch with the distributor of OWON responsible for this service or the OWON's local offices.

  • Page 18: How To Implement The Probe Compensation

    3.Junior User Guidebook select Default in the bottom menu. The default attenuation coefficient set value of the probe on the menu is 10X. 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.

  • Page 19: How To Set The Probe Attenuation Coefficient

    3.Junior User Guidebook Autoset button on the front panel. Check the displayed waveforms and regulate the probe till a correct compensation is achieved (see Figure 3-6 and Figure 3-7). Overcompensated Compensated correctly Under compensated Figure 3-6 Displayed Waveforms of the Probe Compensation 3.

  • Page 20: How To Use The Probe Safely

    3.Junior User Guidebook Figure 3-8 Attenuation Switch 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. Identify the Probe Attenuation Coefficient Automatically The oscilloscope can identify the probe attenuation coefficient of the 100:1 (impedance 5K±20%) or 10:1 (impedance 10K±20%) probe with the identifying...

  • Page 21: How To Implement Self-Calibration

    3.Junior User Guidebook How to Implement Self-calibration The self-calibration application can make the oscilloscope reach the optimum condition rapidly to obtain the most accurate measurement value. You can carry out this application program at any time. This program must be executed whenever the change of ambient temperature is 5℃...

  • Page 22: Introduction To The Horizontal System

    3.Junior User Guidebook vertical display position of the selected channel waveform. Thus, when the Vertical Position knob is rotated, the pointer of the earth datum point of the selected channel is directed to move up and down following the waveform, and the position message at the center of the screen would change accordingly.

  • Page 23: Introduction To The Trigger System

    3.Junior User Guidebook 1. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to change the horizontal time base setting and observe the consequent status information change. Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to change the horizontal time base, and it can be found that the Horizontal Time Base displayed in the status bar changes accordingly.

  • Page 24: Touchscreen Controls (Touchscreen Is Optional)

    3.Junior User Guidebook "Normal" and "Single" trigger modes. Touchscreen Controls (Touchscreen is optional) If the LCD is touchscreen, you can control the oscilloscope by different gestures. The touchable icon at the top right of the screen is used to enable ( ) or disable ( ) the touchscreen controls.
  • Page 25 3.Junior User Guidebook Turn off the function Enter the function Next page menu  Set the channel status: Click the channel on the left bottom of the display area, you can turn on, select or turn off the channel. You can also touch the channel pointer on the left side of the display area to make it in selected state.
  • Page 26 3.Junior User Guidebook Control the horizontal position Control the vertical position of the selected channel Click the P icon to fine-turn, long-press to adjust continuously.  Set the trigger level Click in the area as shown in the figure below, the L icon will appear. Click anywhere outside the icon to hide it.
  • Page 27 3.Junior User Guidebook Click in the area as shown in the figure below, the M and V icons will appear. Click anywhere outside the icon to hide it. Note: Swipe up/down or left/right in this area, you can make the icon appear and control it.

  • Page 28: Magnifier Function (Only For Specific Models With Touchscreen)

    3.Junior User Guidebook Cursor line Selected Unselected Switch horizontal or vertical lines If vertical lines are selected, drag up and down. When the C icon appears, in the full screen, swipe left/right to move the selected line. Click the direction buttons of the C icon to fine-turn, long-press to move continuously. Click the center "ab"...
  • Page 29 3.Junior User Guidebook Magnifier switch icon Voltage division and time base of the magnified wave Wave selection (Drag it to move) (You can move this window by dragging.) Long-press anywhere, the selected wave region can be move to here quickly. The description of the Magnifier menu is shown as follows: Function Menu Setting...
  • Page 30 3.Junior User Guidebook Note: The magnifier function is disabled in wave zoom mode, waveform math, FFT, XY mode, slow-scan mode, decoding state, average acquire mode, and persist mode. After auto setting, the magnifier function will be turned off.

  • Page 31: Advanced User Guidebook

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 4. 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 32: How To Set The Vertical System

    4.Advanced User Guidebook How to Set the Vertical System The VERTICAL CONTROLS includes three menu buttons such as CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 and Math, and two knobs such as Vertical Position, Vertical Scale. Setting of CH1 - CH4 Each channel has an independent vertical menu and each item is set respectively based on the channel.
  • Page 33 4.Advanced User Guidebook (3) Select DC in the right menu. Both DC and AC components of the signal are passed. (4) Select AC in the right menu. The direct current component of the signal is blocked. 2. 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 (see "How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient"...

  • Page 34: Use Mathematical Manipulation Function

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Use Mathematical Manipulation Function The Mathematical Manipulation function is used to show the results of the addition, multiplication, division and subtraction operations between two channels, the FFT operation for a channel, advanced math feature including Intg, Diff, Sqrt, user defined function, and digital filter.

  • Page 35: Waveform Math

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Switch to select the vertical position or Position value Vertical voltage division of the FFT waveform, Division value/ turn the M knob to adjust it User Intg, Diff, Sqrt, and user defined function Function channel Select channel Only the signals whose frequencies are low-pass lower than the current cut-off frequency...

  • Page 36: User Defined Function

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 6. Select Vertical (div) in the right menu, turn the M knob to adjust the vertical position of Math waveform. 7. Select Vertical (V/div) in the right menu, turn the M knob to adjust the vertical division of Math waveform.

  • Page 37: Using Fft Function

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 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 38 4.Advanced User Guidebook Best solution for frequency, worst for magnitude. Best type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring frequency components near DC. Recommend to use for: Rectangle  Transients or bursts, the signal level before and after the event are nearly equal.

  • Page 39: Use Vertical Position And Scale Knobs

    4.Advanced User Guidebook  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.

  • Page 40: How To Set The Horizontal System

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Figure 4-1 Information about Vertical Scale How to Set the Horizontal System The HORIZONTAL CONTROLS includes the Horizontal HOR button and such knobs as Horizontal Position and Horizontal Scale. 1. Horizontal Position knob: this knob is used to adjust the horizontal positions of all channels (include those obtained from the mathematical manipulation), the analytic resolution of which changes with the time base.

  • Page 41: How To Set The Trigger/Decoding System

    4.Advanced User Guidebook How to Set the Trigger/Decoding 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: Edge Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook falling speed. Runt Trigger: Trigger pulses that pass through one trigger level but fail to pass through the other trigger level. 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 level.
  • Page 43 4.Advanced User Guidebook Holdoff 100 ns - 10 s, turn the M knob or click to set time interval before another trigger occur, press panel button or click to move cursor to Reset choose which digit to be set. Set Holdoff time as default value (100 ns). Trigger Level: trigger level indicates vertical trig position of the channel, turn the trig level knob or slide on the touch screen upward and downward to move trigger level, during setting, an orange red dotted line displays to show trig position, and the value...

  • Page 44: Slope Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Pulse trigger occurs according to the width of pulse. The abnormal signals can be detected through setting up the pulse width condition. In Pulse Width Trigger mode, the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom ，indicates that trigger type right of the screen, for example, is pulse width, trigger source is CH1, coupling is DC, polarity is positive, and trigger level is 0.00mV.

  • Page 45: Runt Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook ，indicates that trigger type is slope, the screen, for example, trigger source is CH1, slope is rising, 0.00mV is the differential between up level and low level threshold. Slope trigger menu list: MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Single Slope Set vertical channel trigger type as slope trigger.
  • Page 46 4.Advanced User Guidebook trigger source is CH1, polarity is positive, 0.00mV is the differential between up level and low level threshold. Runt Trigger Runt Trigger menu list: MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Single Runt Set vertical channel trigger type as runt trigger. Mode Select CH1 as the trigger source Select CH2 as the trigger source...

  • Page 47: Windows Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Auto Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Normal Acquire waveform when trigger occurred Single When trigger occurs, acquire one waveform then stop Mode 100 ns - 10 s, adjust M knob or click to set time Holdoff Holdoff interval before another trigger occur，...

  • Page 48: Timeout Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Enter: Triggers when the trigger signal enters the specified trigger level range. Exit: Triggers when the trigger signal exits the specified trigger level range. Time: Specify the hold time of the input signal after entering the specified trigger level. The oscilloscope triggers when the accumulated hold time is greater than the windows time.

  • Page 49: Nth Edge Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Edge Start timing when the rising edge of the input signal passes through the trigger level. Edge Start timing when the falling edge of the input signal passes through the trigger level. Set idle time. Idle time means the minimum time of idle Configure Idle Time clock before searching data that can meet trigger...

  • Page 50: Logic Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Nth Edge Trigger Nth Edge Trigger menu list: MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Single Nth Edge Set vertical channel trigger type as Nth Edge trigger. Mode Select CH1 as the trigger source Select CH2 as the trigger source Source Select CH3 as the trigger source Select CH4 as the trigger source Edge...

  • Page 51: Bus Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Mode Logic Set vertical channel trigger type as Logic trigger. Set logic mode as AND. Logic Set logic mode as OR. Mode XNOR Set logic mode as XNOR. Set logic mode as XOR. Set CH1 as High Level, Low level, high or low level, Rise and Fall.
  • Page 52 4.Advanced User Guidebook In RS232 bus trigger mode, the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom ，indicates that trigger type right of the screen, for example, is RS232, CH1 trigger level is 0.00mV. Format as shown in the figure below, RS232 Trigger RS232 Trigger menu list: MENU...
  • Page 53 4.Advanced User Guidebook Custom Baud: adjust M knob to choose baud, ranges from 50 to 10,000,000. Even-Odd：Select Even or Odd. Common Baud: adjust M knob to choose common Chk Error baud. Custom Baud: adjust M knob to choose baud, ranges from 50 to 10,000,000.

  • Page 54: Spi Trigger

    4.Advanced User Guidebook condition. Trigger when SDA data transitions from low to high Stop while SCL is high. Trigger when SDA data is high during any Ack Lost acknowledgement of SCL clock position. Trigger on the read or write bit when the preset Address address is met.
  • Page 55 4.Advanced User Guidebook Bus Type Set vertical channel bus type as SPI trigger. Set SCL. Source Set SDA. Set the minimum time that SCL must be idle, that is a period of SCL, available range 100ns-10s. Time out means SCL keeps idle for a specified time before oscilloscope starts to search for the data(SDA) on Time Out Time out...
  • Page 56 4.Advanced User Guidebook type is CAN, CH1 trigger level is -126 mV. CAN Trigger menu list: MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Bus Type Set vertical channel bus type as CAN trigger. Select CH1 as the trigger source. Select CH2 as the trigger source. Source Select CH3 as the trigger source.

  • Page 57: Bus Decoding (Optional)

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Format Select Standard or Extended. Use the M knob and Direction key on the front panel to set. Configure Byte Set the number of bytes with the ID&Data (Bottom Length M knob. The range is 1 to 8. menu) Set the data with the M knob Data...
  • Page 58 4.Advanced User Guidebook Common Turn the M knob to select from the Baud list on the left. Baud Turn the M knob (or tap on in touchscreen) to set Custom the Baud. The range is 50 to 10,000,000. Baud Configure Tip: You can select the nearest value in Common Baud, and then adjust it in this menu.
  • Page 59 4.Advanced User Guidebook Information Abbreviation Background Read Address R, Read, or do not display Green Write Address W, Write, or do not display Green Data D, Data, or do not display Black Note:  Use the Trigger Level knob to adjust the thresholds of bus trigger and bus decoding.
  • Page 60 4.Advanced User Guidebook Note:  Use the Trigger Level knob to adjust the thresholds of bus trigger and bus decoding.  LS First in Bit Order menu item (Least Significant Bit First) means that the least significant bit will arrive first: hence e.g. the hexadecimal number 0x12, will arrive as the sequence 01001000 in binary representation, will be decoded as the reversed sequence 00010010.
  • Page 61 4.Advanced User Guidebook (4) Push the Decode button on the front panel. Select bus type as CAN. set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal. When the parameters are set correctly, the information carried by the signal will be displayed. Tip: If there are repetitive menu items in both trigger menu and decoding menu, you can set anyone of them, the other will be changed synchronously.

  • Page 62: How To Operate The Function Menu

    4.Advanced User Guidebook How to Operate the Function Menu The function menu control zone includes 8 function menu buttons: Measure, Acquire, Utility, Cursor, Autoscale, Save, Display, Help and 3 immediate-execution buttons: Autoset, Run/Stop, Single. How to Implement Sampling Setup Push the Acquire button, Acqu Mode, Length, PERF Mode (only for the oscilloscope with A in the model name) and Intrpl is shown in the bottom menu.

  • Page 63: How To Set The Display System

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Interpolation method is a processing method to connect the sampled points, using some points to calculate the whole appearance of the waveform. Select the appropriate interpolation method according to the actual signal. Sine(x)/x interpolation: Connect the sampled points with curved lines. Linear interpolation: Connect the sampled points with straight lines.
  • Page 64 4.Advanced User Guidebook Function Menu Setting Description Dots Only the sampling points are displayed. Type Vect The space between the adjacent sampling points in the display is filled with the vector form. 1 Second Persist 2 Seconds Set the persistence time Persist 5 Seconds &Color...
  • Page 65 4.Advanced User Guidebook Cold (1) Push the Display button. (2) Select Persist&Color in the bottom menu. (3) Select Color in the right menu, choose between ON/OFF. Figure 4-5 The color temperature function is on XY Format This format is only applicable to Channel 1 and Channel 2. After the XY display format is selected, Channel 1 is displayed in the horizontal axis and Channel 2 in the vertical axis;...

  • Page 66: How To Save And Recall A Waveform

    4.Advanced User Guidebook  Reference or digital wave form  Cursor  Trigger control  FFT Operation steps: Push the Display button. 2. Select XY Mode in the bottom menu. Select Enable as ON in the right menu. To make the XY view full screen, select Full Screen as ON in the right menu. Counter It is a 6-digit single-channel counter.
  • Page 67 " on P55); Record Length menu Storage External the file name is editable. The BIN waveform file could be open by OWON waveform analysis software (on the supplied CD). When the type is Configure, the menu shows as following: Setting1 …..

  • Page 68: Save And Recall The Waveform

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Save the current display screen. The file can be only stored in a USB storage, so a Save USB storage must be connected first. The file name is editable. The file is stored in BMP format. Save and Recall the Waveform The oscilloscope can store 100 waveforms, which can be displayed with the current waveform at the same time.

  • Page 69: Usb Disk Requirements

    The default name is current system date and time. Select the key in the keyboard to confirm. 8. Recalling: The BIN waveform file could be open by OWON waveform analysis software (on the supplied CD). 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.
  • Page 70 4.Advanced User Guidebook Figure 4-6: 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 4-7: Format the USB disk warning 5. Set File System as FAT32, Allocation unit size 4096. Check "Perform a quick format"...
  • Page 71 4.Advanced User Guidebook Figure 4-8: Formatting the USB disk setting 6. Formatting process. Figure 4-9: 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 Minitool Partition Wizard for example here.
  • Page 72 4.Advanced User Guidebook 3. Click Reload Disk on the pull-down menu at the top left or push keyboard F5, and information about the USB disk will display on the right side with red mark 1 and 2. Figure 4-10: Reload Disk 4.

  • Page 73: How To Record/Playback Waveforms

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 6. Click Apply at the top left of the menu. Then click Yes on the pop-up warning to begin formatting. Figure 4-13: Apply setting 7. Formatting process Figure 4-14: Format process Format the USB disk successfully Figure 4-15: Format successfully How to Record/Playback Waveforms Push Save button.
  • Page 74 4.Advanced User Guidebook storage medium contains two kinds: Internal and External. When the storage medium is Internal, Wave Record contains four modes: OFF, Record, Playback and Storage. When storage medium is External, Wave Record contains two modes: OFF, Record. Record: To record wave according to the interval until it reaches the end frame set. Record menu (Internal Storage) shows as follows: Menu Setting...
  • Page 75 4.Advanced User Guidebook Menu Setting Instruction Turn the M knob to select the number of start frame Start frame Storage to store (1 - 1000) Mode Turn the M knob to select the number of end frame to Frame Set End frame store (1 - 1000) Save...
  • Page 76 4.Advanced User Guidebook Play Begin to record Operate Stop Stop recording Note: Both of the waveforms of Channel 1 and Channel 2 will be recorded. If a Channel is turned off while recording, the waveform of the channel is invalid in the playback mode.

  • Page 77: How To Clone And Recall A Waveform

    USB memory device; and the waveform between two cursors can be output directly without save operation. You can also use OWON AG1022F or AG2052F signal generator to read *.ota files and recall the cloned waveforms. Clone Wave menu shows as follows:...
  • Page 78 4.Advanced User Guidebook Turn the M knob to move line a. Turn the M knob to move line b. Two cursors are linked. Turn the M knob to move the pair of cursors. Set the cursors to select the entire screen automatically. The waveform information is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen.
  • Page 79 4.Advanced User Guidebook Save the waveform onto a USB memory device Insert a USB memory device into the port on the front panel. If the icon appears on the top right of the screen, the USB memory device is installed successfully. If the USB External memory device cannot be recognized, format the USB memory device according to the...
  • Page 80 4.Advanced User Guidebook (5) Select Output in the right menu. To output the waveform stored in the USB memory device through the generator: (The generator is optional.) (1) Push button to set the output channel of the generator. (2) Select Arb in the bottom menu, select Others in the right menu, and select File Browse.

  • Page 81: How To Implement The Auxiliary System Function Setting

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Parameter name Meaning Value Comment BYTE Data length in bit 4 bytes int SIZE Parameter name Meaning Value Comment SIZE File size 4 bytes int Used to check the file integrity VOLT Parameter name Meaning Value Comment VOLT Voltage division, 4 bytes float...
  • Page 82 4.Advanced User Guidebook Push the Utility button, select Function in the bottom menu, select Configure in the left menu. The description of Configure Menu is shown as the follows: Function Menu Setting Description Chinese Choose the display language of the operating Language English system.
  • Page 83 4.Advanced User Guidebook Default Call out the factory settings. ProbeCh. Check whether probe attenuation is good. 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℃, the self-calibration procedure should be executed to obtain the highest level of accuracy.
  • Page 84 4.Advanced User Guidebook 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 85: How To Update Your Instrument Firmware

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 4. Under the status of stop, data comparing will stop, and when it goes on running, the number of Pass/Fail will increase from the former number, not from zero. 5. When the waveform playback mode is on, Pass/Fail is used to test the played-back waveform specially.
  • Page 86 About in the bottom menu. View the model and the currently installed firmware version. 2. From a PC, visit www.owon.com.cn and check if the website offers a newer firmware version. Download the firmware file. The file name must be Scope.update.

  • Page 87: How To Measure Automatically

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Long press the button to power on the instrument. How to Measure Automatically Push the Measure button to display the menu for the settings of the Automatic Measurements. At most 8 types of measurements could be displayed on the bottom left of the screen.

  • Page 88: The Automatic Measurement Of Voltage Parameters

    4.Advanced User Guidebook The automatic measurement can not be performed in the following situation: 1) On the saved waveform. 2) On Waveform Math waveform. 3) On the Video trigger mode. On the Scan format, period and frequency can not be measured. Measure the period, the frequency of the CH1, following the steps below: 1.

  • Page 89: The Automatic Measurement Of Time Parameters

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Figure 4-18 Mean: The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform. PK-PK: Peak-to-Peak Voltage. RMS: The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform. Max: The maximum amplitude. The most positive peak voltage measured over the entire waveform. Min: The minimum amplitude.

  • Page 90: Other Measurements

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Figure 4-19 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.

  • Page 91: How To Measure With Cursors

    4.Advanced User Guidebook reference crossing in the waveform. RiseEdgeCnt : The number of positive transitions from the low reference value to the high reference value in the waveform. FallEdgeCnt : The number of negative transitions from the high reference value to the low reference value in the waveform. Area : The area of the whole waveform within the screen and the unit is voltage-second.
  • Page 92 4.Advanced User Guidebook Display the channel to which the cursor Source CH1 to CH4 measurement will be applied. Perform the following operation steps for the time and voltage cursor measurement of the channel CH1: Push Cursor to display the cursor menu. Select Source in the bottom menu, select CH1 in the right menu.
  • Page 93 4.Advanced User Guidebook Auto Cursor Figure 4-21 Auto Cursor The Cursor Measurement for FFT mode In FFT mode, push the Cursor button to turn cursors on and display the cursor menu. The description of the cursor menu in FFT mode is shown as the following table: Function Setting Description...

  • Page 94: How To Use Autoscale

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 1. Press the Math button to display the math menu in the bottom. Select FFT. Push Cursor to display the cursor menu. In the bottom menu, select Window as Extension. Select the first menu item in the bottom menu, the Type menu will display at the right of the screen.

  • Page 95: How To Use Built-In Help

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 2. In the bottom menu, select ON in the Autoscale menu item. 3. In the bottom menu, Select Mode. In the right menu, select 4. In the bottom menu, Select Wave. In the right menu, select Then the wave is displayed in the screen, shown as Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22 Autoscale Horizontal-Vertical multi-period waveforms Note: 1.

  • Page 96: How To Use Executive Buttons

    4.Advanced User Guidebook 2. In the bottom menu, press Prev Page or Next Page to choose help topic, or just turn the M knob to choose. 3. Press OK to view the details about the topic, or just push the M knob. 4.
  • Page 97 4.Advanced User Guidebook Note: When the autoscale is turned on and running, the Autoset button is invalid. Judge waveform type by Autoset Five kinds of types: Sine, Square, video signal, DC level, Unknown signal. Menu as follow: Sine: ( Multi-period, Single-period, FFT, Cancel Autoset Square: ( Multi-period, Single-period, Rising Edge, Falling Edge, Cancel Autoset Video signal:...

  • Page 98: How To Print The Screen Image

    4.Advanced User Guidebook Single: Push 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 pushing the Copy panel button in any user interface.

  • Page 99: Use The Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional To Specific Models)

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) 5. Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) The function generator provides 4 basic waveforms (sine, square, ramp, and pulse) and 46 built-in arbitrary waveforms (Noise, Exponential rise, Exponential fall, Sin(x)/x, Staircase, etc.).

  • Page 100: To Set Signals

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) Push button to switch between CH1 menu, CH2 menu, and Channel Copy menu.  To Turn On/Off Output of Channels Push to turn on/off output of the corresponding channel. The indicator will be lighted when the corresponding channel is tuned on.

  • Page 101: To Set The Period

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) Three methods to change the chosen parameter:  Turn the M knob to change the value of cursor position. Press direction key to move the cursor.  Use the input keyboard: Push the M knob, an input keyboard will pop up. Turn the M knob to move between the keys.

  • Page 102: To Set The Offset

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) To Set the Offset Select Offset in the right menu (if Offset is not displayed, select Low Level and select it again to switch to Offset). Set the parameter in the right menu. To Set the High Level Select High Level in the right menu (if High Level is not displayed, select Amplitude and select it again to switch to High Level).

  • Page 103: Create A New Waveform

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, New, File Browse, Built-in. You can operate the menu by using the menu selection buttons on the right. To set the Frequency/Period, Start Phase, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, please refer to To Output Sine Signals on page 93.

  • Page 104: File Browse

    5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) and down the list. To enter the current folder, select Change Dir in the right menu, select it again to return to the upper directory. Enter the desired storage path, select Save in the right menu, an input keyboard pops up, input the file name, choose in the keyboard to confirm .
  • Page 105 5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) (4) Turn the M knob to select the desired waveform (or touch if the LCD is touchscreen). E.g. select Noise. Select Select to output the noise waveform. Note: For single-channel, you can push on the front panel to output DC.
  • Page 106 5.Use the Arbitrary Function Generator (Optional to specific models) Natural logarithm function Cubic Cubic function Cauchy Cauchy distribution Besselj BesselI function Bessely BesselII function Error function Airy Airy function Windows Rectangle Rectangle window Gauss Gauss distribution Hamming Hamming window Hann Hanning window Bartlett Bartlett window...

  • Page 107: Use The Multimeter (Optional)

    6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) 6. Use the Multimeter (Optional) Input Terminals The input terminals are on the back of the oscilloscope, which marked as 10A, mA, COM, V/Ω/C. Figure 6-1 Multimeter Input Terminals DMM Menu Push DMM button on the front panel to enter/exit the multimeter function. The button backlight will be lighted when the multimeter function is enabled.

  • Page 108: Dmm Information Window

    6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) When making relative measurements, reading is the Relative difference between a stored reference value and the input signal. Show Info Show/Hide the information window ON OFF Configure Auto Range Select auto range mode Switch Range Select manual range mode, press to switch range Current Select the current range.

  • Page 109: Making Multimeter Measurements

    6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) 6. Multimeter recorder (See Multimeter Recorder " " on page 104 7. The reference value of the relative measurement. 8. Range of measuring current: mA or 10A. 9. AC or DC when measuring current or voltage. Making Multimeter Measurements Measuring AC or DC Current To measure a AC or DC current which is less than 400 mA, do the following:...

  • Page 110: Measuring Resistance

    6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) (3) Probe the test points and read the display. Measuring Resistance (1) Push DMM button on the front panel. Select in the bottom menu, select R. (2) Connect the black test lead to the COM terminal on the back of the oscilloscope and the red test lead to the V/Ω/C terminal.

  • Page 111: Making Relative Measurements

    6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) (1) Select Hold in the bottom menu as ON. will be shown on the display. HOLD (2) Select OFF to exit this mode. Making Relative Measurements When making relative measurements, reading is the difference between a stored reference value and the input signal.
  • Page 112 6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) Function Menu Setting Description Interval Set the record interval ( 0.5s - 10s, step by 0.5s) "d h m s" represents day, hour, minute, second. E.g. "1 02:50:30" represents a day and 2 hours, 50 minutes and 30 seconds. Duration Press Duration to switch between the time unit, turn the M knob to set the value.
  • Page 113 6.Use the Multimeter (Optional) memory device. Insert the USB memory device into the front-panel USB port on your instrument. Select Export in the bottom menu. The instructions will be shown on the screen. The export file will be named as "Multimeter_Recorder.csv". If a file with the same name already exists in the USB memory device, it will be overwritten.

  • Page 114: Communication With Pc

    7.Communication with PC 7. Communication with PC The oscilloscope supports communications with a PC through USB, LAN port or Wi-Fi. You can use the Oscilloscope communication software to store, analyze, display the data and remote control. To learn about how to operate the software, you can push F1 in the software to open the help document.

  • Page 115: Using Lan Port

    Here we set the IP address to 192.168.1.71. Figure 7-2 Set the network parameters of the computer (3) Set the network parameters of the OWON Oscilloscope Software. Run the software on the computer; choose the "Ports-settings" of the "Communications" menu item.

  • Page 116: Connect Through A Router

    7.Communication with PC Figure 7-3 Set the network parameters of the OWON Oscilloscope Software (4) Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope. In the oscilloscope, push the Utility button. Select Function in the bottom menu. Select LAN Set in the left menu. In the bottom menu, set the Type item as LAN, and select Set.
  • Page 117 192.168.1.1. Figure 7-5 Set the network parameters of the computer (3) Set the network parameters of the OWON Oscilloscope Software. Run the software on the computer; choose the "Ports-settings" of the "Communications" menu item. Set "Connect using" to LAN. About the IP, the first three bytes is same as the IP in the step (2), the last byte should be different.

  • Page 118: Using Wi-Fi To Connect With Pc (Optional)

    7.Communication with PC (4) Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope. In the oscilloscope, push the Utility button. Select Function in the bottom menu. Select LAN Set in the left menu. In the bottom menu, set the Type item as LAN, and select Set. In the right menu, set IP and Port to the same value as the "Ports-settings"...

  • Page 119: Connect With Pc As Wi-Fi Station

    (7) Set Wi-Fi connection on PC. Enter the Wi-Fi settings on PC, select the oscilloscope access point to connect, enter the set password. (8) Set the network parameters of the OWON Oscilloscope Software. Run the software on the computer; choose the "Ports-settings" of the "Communications" menu item.
  • Page 120 7.Communication with PC Select LAN Set in the left menu. In the bottom menu, set the Type item as WIFI-STA, and select Set in the bottom menu. (2) In the right menu, select SSID, a keyboard will pop up. Input the name of the Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • Page 121 7.Communication with PC Figure 7-9 Set the network parameters of the computer (8) Set the network parameters of the OWON Oscilloscope Software. Run the software on the computer; choose the "Ports-settings" of the "Communications" menu item. Set "Connect using" to LAN. Set IP and Port to the same value in the oscilloscope.

  • Page 122: Communication With Android Device Via Wi-Fi (Optional)

    Android Versions: 4.0 and above Install the application software Install the free OWON application software, it can be downloaded from here: Scan the QR Code below with your Android based smart device. Follow the prompts on the download page to download and install the APP.
  • Page 123 8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) password. WEP or WPA type need to set the password. You can select WPA. In the right menu, select Password, use the keyboard to set the Wi-Fi password (8 to 32 characters). (4) In the right menu, select IP:PORT, IP is fixed by the oscilloscope, and can not be edited.

  • Page 124: Connect With App As Wi-Fi Station

    8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) (10) Set IP and Port to the same value as the setting in the oscilloscope. Click Confirm to connect. Click History to recall the history settings. Connect with APP as Wi-Fi Station (1) In the oscilloscope, push the Utility button. Select Function in the bottom menu. Select LAN Set in the left menu.
  • Page 125 8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) (6) Select Save set in the bottom menu to save current settings. (7) In Android device, enter the Wi-Fi settings, select the oscilloscope access point to connect, enter the set password. (8) In Android device, launch the application. (9) Click connect on the left.

  • Page 126: User Interface

    8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) User Interface Horizontal Position Pointer Touch to enter Trigger Level （Selected） Voltage division of CH Touch to Show/hide Time Base & (Touch to select CH, touch stop/continue to menu Horizontal again to turn CH on/off.) synchronize with (see below) Position...

  • Page 127: Control Menu

    8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) Control Menu Touch to enter the control Touch to autoset interface of the generator Control Interface of the Generator Turn on/off output Select Select of selected channel channel waveform Set the parameters of current waveform Display Menu Adjust the Set the auto...

  • Page 128: Cursor Menu

    8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) Cursor Menu Check to Check to measure time measure voltage The cursor line can be dragged. Cursor Measurement Setting Menu APP Information Gestures Control Show the vertical position when gesturing Control the Control the trigger vertical position level of the trigger of the selected...
  • Page 129 8.Communication with Android Device via Wi-Fi (Optional) Control the horizontal position Pinch and spread vertically to change the voltage division of current channel Pinch and spread horizontally to change the time base...

  • Page 130: Demonstration

    9.Demonstration 9. 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 signal: (1) Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient as 10X and that of the switch in the probe switch as 10X (see "How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient"...

  • Page 131: Example 2: Gain Of A Amplifier In A Metering Circuit

    9.Demonstration Figure 9-1 Measure period and frequency value for a given signal Example 2: Gain of a Amplifier in a Metering Circuit The purpose of this example is to work out the Gain of an Amplifier in a Metering Circuit. First we use Oscilloscope to measure the amplitude of input signal and output signal from the circuit, then to work out the Gain by using given formulas.

  • Page 132: Example 3: Capturing A Single Signal

    9.Demonstration Gain = Output Signal / Input signal Gain (db) = 20×log (gain) Figure 9-2 Waveform of Gain Measurement 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 133: Example 4: Analyze The Details Of A Signal

    9.Demonstration (8) Select Source in the bottom menu. Select CH1 in the right menu. (9) Select Coupling in the bottom menu. Select DC in the right menu. (10) In the bottom menu, select Slope as (rising). (11) Turn the Trigger Level knob and adjust the trigger level to the roughly 50% of the signal to be measured.
  • Page 134 9.Demonstration functions acts an important role to help you to find out the details of these noise. Here is how we do it: (1) Push the Acquire button to display the Acquire menu. (2) Select Acqu Mode in the bottom menu. (3) Select Peak Detect in the right menu.

  • Page 135: Example 5: Application Of X-Y Function

    9.Demonstration Figure 9-5 Reduce Noise level by using Average function Example 5: Application of X-Y Function Examine the Phase Difference between Signals of two Channels Example: Test the phase change of the signal after it passes through a circuit network. X-Y mode is a very useful when examining the Phase shift of two related signals.

  • Page 136: Example 6: Video Signal Trigger

    9.Demonstration in the Lissajous graph form. (8) Turn the Vertical Scale and Vertical Position knobs, optimizing the waveform. (9) With the elliptical oscillogram method adopted, observe and calculate the phase difference (see Figure 9-6). The signal must be centered and kept in the horizontal direction.
  • Page 137 9.Demonstration (1) Push the Trigger Menu button to display the trigger menu. (2) Select the first menu item in the bottom menu. Select Single in the right menu. (3) In the left menu, select Video as the mode. (4) Select Source in the bottom menu. Select CH1 in the right menu. (5) Select Modu in the bottom menu.

  • Page 138: 10. Troubleshooting

     Restart the instrument after completing the checks above.  If the problem persists, please contact OWON and we will be under your service. 2. After acquiring the signal, the waveform of the signal is not displayed in the screen.

  • Page 139: 11. Technical Specifications

    11.Technical Specifications 11. Technical Specifications Unless otherwise specified, the technical specifications applied are for XDS3000 four-channel series only, and Probes attenuation set as 10X. Only if the oscilloscope fulfills the following two conditions at first, these specification standards can be reached.
  • Page 140 11.Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction Multi-level Gray Scale Display & Color Temperature Display Support (Use gray scale to indicate frequency of occurrence, where frequently occurring waveform are bright.) XDS3064E XDS3064AE XDS3104E Not support Magnifier Function XDS3104AE (The magnifier window can display the XDS3104 magnified wave of the wave selection.) XDS3204E...
  • Page 141 11.Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction 20 MHz, full bandwidth Bandwidth limit 50Hz: 100 : 1 Channel –channel 10MHz: 40 : 1 isolation Time delay between 150ps channel(typical) 0.05 Sa/s - Four CH 250 MSa/s XDS3064E 0.05 Sa/s - Dual CH* XDS3104E 500 MSa/s 0.05 Sa/s -...
  • Page 142 11.Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction 0.05 Sa/s - Dual CH* 500 MSa/s 0.05 Sa/s - Single CH 500 MSa/s 0.05 Sa/s - Four CH 100 MSa/s 14 bits 0.05 Sa/s - Dual CH mode 100 MSa/s 0.05 Sa/s - Single CH 100 MSa/s Interpolation (Sinx)/x, x...
  • Page 143 11.Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction XDS3204E 200 MHz XDS3204AE XDS3064E DC to 60 MHz XDS3064AE XDS3104E XDS3104AE DC to 100 MHz Single bandwidth XDS3104 XDS3104A XDS3204E DC to 200 MHz XDS3204AE Low Frequency ≥10 Hz (at input, AC coupling, -3 dB) XDS3064E ≤...

  • Page 144: Trigger

    11.Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction Period, Frequency, Mean, PK-PK, RMS, Max, Min, Top, Base, Amplitude, Overshoot, Preshoot, Rise Time, Fall Time, +Pulse Width, -Pulse Width, +Duty Cycle, -Duty Cycle, Delay A→B Automatic , Delay A→B , Cycle RMS, Cursor RMS, Screen Duty, Phase A→B , Phase A→B , +Pulse Count, -Pulse Count, Rise Edge Count, Fall Edge Count, Area, and Cycle Area.
  • Page 145 11.Technical Specifications Edge trigger slope Rising, Falling Support standard NTSC, Modulation SECAM broadcast systems Video Trigger Line number range 1-525 (NTSC) and 1-625 (PAL/SECAM) Positive pulse：＞, ＜, ＝ Trigger condition Negative pulse：＞, ＜, ＝ Pulse trigger Pulse Width range 30 ns to 10 s Positive pulse：＞, ＜, ＝...

  • Page 146: Waveform Generator

    11.Technical Specifications (optional) Start of Frame, Type of Frame, Identifier, Trigger Condition Data, ID & Data, End of Frame, Missing Ack, Bit Stuffing Error Baud Rate Common, Custom Sample Point 5% to 95% Frame Type Data, Remote, Error, Overload Waveform Generator Dual channels AG is optional to XDS3064E / XDS3104E;...

  • Page 147: General Technical Specifications

    11.Technical Specifications General Technical Specifications Display Display Type 8" Colored LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Display Resolution 800 (Horizontal) × 600 (Vertical) Pixels Display Colors 65536 colors, TFT screen Output of the Probe Compensator Output Voltage About 3.3 V, with the Peak-to-Peak voltage ≥1 MΩ. (Typical) Frequency (Typical) Square wave of 1 KHz...

  • Page 148: 12. Appendix

    12.Appendix 12. Appendix Appendix A: Enclosure (The accessories subject to final delivery.) Standard Accessories: Power Cord CD Rom Quick Guide USB Cable Probe Probe Adjust Options: Multimeter Lead Capacitance Battery Soft Bag Ext Module 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.

  • Page 149: Appendix C: Battery Using Guide

    12.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.

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