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SIGLENT SDS6000A Series Quick Start Manual

SIGLENT SDS6000A Series Quick Start Manual

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SDS6000A Series
Digital Storage
Oscilloscope
Quick Start
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  • Page 1 SDS6000A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope Quick Start EN01C...

  • Page 3: Copyright Information

    Declaration SIGLENT products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C. SIGLENT reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications or pricing policies at the company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Copyright Information ......................1 General Safety Summary ....................... 3 Safety Terms and Symbols ..................... 4 Allgemeine Sicherheitsübersicht..................... 5 Sicherheitsbegriffe und symbole ..................... 7 General Care and Cleaning ....................8 General Inspection ......................... 9 Quick Start ..........................10 Front of Oscilloscope ......................12 Back of Oscilloscope ......................

  • Page 5: General Safety Summary

    General Safety Summary Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified. Use Proper Power Cord Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local government regulations should be used.

  • Page 6: Safety Terms And Symbols

    Safety Terms and Symbols Terms used in this product. These terms may appear in the product: Indicates direct injury or hazards that may happen. DANGER WARNING Indicates potential injury or hazards that may happen. CAUTION Indicates potential damage to the instrument or other property that may happen. Symbols used in this product.

  • Page 7: Allgemeine Sicherheitsübersicht

    Allgemeine Sicherheitsübersicht Lesen Sie die folgenden Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältig durch, um Verletzungen oder Schäden am Gerät und an den daran angeschlossenen Produkten zu vermeiden. Um mögliche Gefahren zu vermeiden, verwenden Sie das Gerät bitte wie angegeben. Verwenden Sie ein geeignetes Netzkabel Verwenden Sie nur das für das Gerät vorgesehene und im jeweiligen Land zugelassene Netzkabel.
  • Page 8 Wenn Sie vermuten, dass das Gerät beschädigt ist, lassen Sie es vor dem weiteren Betrieb von qualifiziertem Servicepersonal überprüfen. Jegliche Wartung, Einstellung oder Austausch, insbesondere von Schaltkreisen oder Zubehör, muss von SIGLENT autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt werden. Nicht in feuchter Umgebung betreiben Um einen Kurzschluss im Geräteinneren oder einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden, betreiben Sie das...

  • Page 9: Sicherheitsbegriffe Und Symbole

    Sicherheitsbegriffe und symbole Begriffe in diesem Handbuch. Diese Begriffe können in diesem Handbuch vorkommen: WARNUNG Warnhinweise weisen auf Bedingungen oder Praktiken hin, die zu Verletzungen oder zum Verlust des Lebens führen können. VORSICHT Vorsichtshinweise weisen auf Bedingungen oder Praktiken hin, die zu Schäden an diesem Produkt oder anderen Gegenständen führen können.

  • Page 10: General Care And Cleaning

    General Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument in direct sunshine for extended periods of time. To avoid damages to the instrument or probes, please do not expose them to fog, liquid, or solvents. Cleaning Please perform the following steps to clean the instrument and probes regularly in accordance with its operating conditions.

  • Page 11: General Inspection

    The consigner or carrier will be responsible for damages to the instrument resulting from shipment. SIGLENT would not provide free maintenance or replacement if the instrument has been damaged in shipment.

  • Page 12: Quick Start

    Quick Start Mechanical Dimension Front View Top View SDS6000A Quick Start...

  • Page 13: Adjust The Supporting Legs

    Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement as well as easier operation and observation of the instrument. Connecting to Power Supply The standard power supply for the instrument is 100~240 V, 50/60 Hz or 100~120 V, 400 Hz. Please use the power cord provided with the instrument to connect it to AC power.

  • Page 14: Front Of Oscilloscope

    Front of Oscilloscope Touch Screen Display The display and major functions area. See "User Interface" for more details Front Panel Includes knobs and buttons. See "Front Panel" for more details Probe Compensation / Ground Terminal USB 3.0 Host Ports Connect to USB storage devices for data transfer or USB mouse/keyboard for control Digital Input Connector Analog Input Connectors...

  • Page 15: Back Of Oscilloscope

    Back of Oscilloscope SD Card Slot Ext Trigger Input Auxiliary Out Outputs the trigger indicator. When Mask Test is enabled, outputs the pass / fail signal HDMI Video Output Connect the port to an external monitor. The resolution is 1280 * 800 100M LAN Port Connect the port to the network for remote control USB 2.0 Device Connects with a PC for remote control USB 2.0 Hosts Connect with a USB storage device or USB mouse/keyboard...

  • Page 16: Probe Compensation

    Probe Compensation All oscilloscope probes should be properly compensated before their first use with the oscilloscope. A non- compensated or inadequately compensated probe may cause inaccurate measurement. The following steps illustrate the proper probe compensation procedure. Use the probe to connect the CH1 Input Terminal and the Compensation Signal Output Terminal on the front panel.

  • Page 17: User Interface

    User Interface Menu Bar Grid Area displays the waveform traces. Traces can be moved by dragging them and re-scaled by pinch and spread Channel descriptor boxes include analog channels (C1 ~ C4), digital channels (D), math (F1-F4) and reference (Ref). They show the parameters of the corresponding traces. Touching the boxes creates a dialog box Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes show the parameters of timebase and trigger respectively.
  • Page 18 Channel Descriptor Box Channel Index Coupling and Input Impedance Vertical Scale Vertical Offset Bandwidth Information Probe Attenuation Factor Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes Trigger delay Horizontal scale (timebase) # Samples Sample Rate Trigger source Trigger coupling Trigger mode Trigger level Trigger type Trigger slope SDS6000A Quick Start...

  • Page 19: Dialog Box

    Dialog Box The dialog box on the right side of the screen is the main area for setting the parameters of the selected function. Title bar. Touching the bar can hide the dialog box, and touching again can open the dialog box Parameter setting area Scroll bar.
  • Page 20 To Set Parameters Several different ways are provided to set parameters: Switch – sets parameters with two states, such as to enable or disable a function. Touch the switch region to change from one state to the other. List – sets parameters with more than two options, such as the coupling mode of channels.

  • Page 21: Touch Gestures

    Touch Gestures Waveforms, cursors and trigger level can be adjusted by touch gestures in the grid area. Drag the waveform left and right to move it on the horizontal axis Pinch and spread the waveform horizontally to re-scale the timebase Drag the waveform up and down to move it on the vertical axis Pinch and spread the waveform vertically to...
  • Page 22 Touch and drag the cursor to move it Touch and drag the cursor information region to move the pair of cursors simultaneously Draw a rectangular box to create a zone or a histogram region. At the beginning of the gesture keep the angle close to 45° so it can be recognized as the drawing box gesture SDS6000A Quick Start...

  • Page 23: Front Panel

    Front Panel The front panel is designed to operate the basic functions without having to open the software menu. Most of the front panel controls duplicate functionality available through the touch screen display but the operation is more quickly achieved Automatically sets the waveform to adapt the display according to its frequency and amplitude Resets...

  • Page 24: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Turn On / Disable a Channel From the Front Panel Push the channel button (1-4, Digital, Math, Ref) to turn on the corresponding channel. Its channel descriptor box and dialog box will appear on the display. If a channel is already on but not activated, push the button to activate it. If a channel is already on and activated, push the same button again to disable the channel.

  • Page 25: Vertical System

    Vertical System Analog channel on / off Rotate the knob to adjust the vertical scale (volts/div). Push to switch to alternate between coarse and fine adjustments Rotate the knob to adjust the DC offset or vertical position of the channel. Push to set the offset to zero Zoom on / off Math on / off...
  • Page 26 Channel Setup Touch the channel descriptor box, a quick dialog will pop up. Vertical scale and offset can also be set from this dialog box. Touch the region to set the vertical scale with the universal knob or virtual keypad ▲...
  • Page 27 Activating a channel in the quick dialog of the channel recalls the channel dialog box, displaying more parameters: Turn channel on/off Coupling (DC, AC or GND) Bandwidth limit (Full, 200 MHz or 20 MHz) Probe attenuation (1X, 10X, 100X or custom) Set the label text.

  • Page 28: Horizontal System

    Horizontal System Rotate to adjust the horizontal scale (time/div); When Zoom is enabled, push to switch between the main window and zoom window Rotate to adjust trigger delay; push to set trigger delay to zero Push to recall Acquire dialog box Push to enable horizontal Roll;...

  • Page 29: Acquisition System

    Acquisition System Touch on the quick menu of the timebase settings, or press the button on the front panel, or touch the menu bar Acquire > Menu to recall the Acquire dialog box on the right side. Select the interpolation mode Select the Acq mode Select the acquisition mode (Normal/Peak/Average/Hi-Res) Select the Memory Management mode (Auto, Fixed Sample Rate,...
  • Page 30 Zoom Waveform zoom in the horizontal and vertical directions is supported. Push button on the front panel to enable Zoom mode When the Zoom mode is enabled, press down the horizontal knob to switch between the main window and zoom window In Zoom mode the grid area is divided into two areas.
  • Page 31 Trigger The trigger system supports multiple powerful triggering modes including serial bus triggering. Refer to the User Manual for more details. Opens trigger setup dialog box Auto mode – triggers after preset period if no valid trigger occurs Normal mode – triggers repeatedly when all conditions are met Single-mode –...
  • Page 32 Select trigger type Select the trigger source Select the trigger slope (When the trigger type is "Edge", "Slope" and other specific types) Set holdoff (None/Time/Events) Set trigger coupling mode (DC/AC/LF Reject/HF Reject) Enable/disable Noise Rejection. When Noise Reject is on, the trigger hysteresis is increased, so the noise immunity of the trigger circuit is better.
  • Page 33 Math Touch + > Func1/Func2/Func3/Func4 , or push the button on the front panel to create a math trace and open math setup dialog box Math trace Math setup dialog box Selects the trace (F1 ~ F4) Selects the operator and source (C1~C4, Z1~Z4, F1~F4) SDS6000A Quick Start...
  • Page 34 Measure & Statistics Touch Measure > Menu , or push the button on the front panel to open measure setup dialog box Measurement parameters and statistics display area. If select the mode as “Simple”, the "Simple" parameter area is displayed. Touch the button on the front panel to reset the statistics Measure dialog box SDS6000A Quick Start...
  • Page 35 Cursors Cursors set measurement points on the Vertical or Horizontal axis of a trace (or both). For more information please refer to the User Manual. Push the button to open the cursors setup dialog box Rotate the knob to move the selected cursor; push to select different cursor The display mode of cursors Display mode 1...

  • Page 36: Reference Waveforms

    Reference Waveforms Reference waveforms (REFA, REFB, REFC, and REFD) are analog or math traces stored in the non-volatile memory. They can be recalled to the display for comparison with other traces. Press the button on the front panel to set the reference waveforms. Select the location of the reference (REFA/REFB/REFC/REFD) Select the source (C1~C4 and MATH) Enable/disable Display of the reference waveform...
  • Page 37 Save/Recall Press the button on the front panel, or touch Utility ＞ Save/Recall to save / recall a setup, picture, waveform data or reference waveform. Choose Save or Recall operation Select the object type Recall the File Manager for further operations Quickly Save a Screenshot Push the button on the front panel to save the screenshot as a picture (.bmp/.png/.jpg) to an...

  • Page 38: Software Option

    Calibration The oscilloscope is calibrated at the factory prior to being shipped. The calibration is run at 23 °C (± 2 °C) and is valid for temperatures 23 ± 5 °C. Within this temperature range, the oscilloscope will meet all specifications once warmed up.
  • Page 40 Headquarters: SIGLENT Technologies Co., Ltd Add: Bldg No.4 & No.5, Antongda Industrial Zone, 3rd Liuxian Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518101, China Tel: + 86 755 3688 7876 Fax: + 86 755 3359 1582 Email: sales@siglent.com Website: int.siglent.com North America: SIGLENT Technologies America, Inc...

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