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Operating Manual and Installation Instructions
Document No. SYSC-
February 2009
Oscilloscope Communication & Control Software
Operating Manual
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UTD4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide
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- Page 1 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd UNI-T Operating Manual and Installation Instructions Document No. SYSC- February 2009 Oscilloscope Communication & Control Software Operating Manual Page 1 of 27 UTD4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide...
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Page 2: Copyright Information
4. The Company reserves the right to change specifications and prices. Note : Uni-T is the registered trademark of Uni-Trend Technology (Dongguan) Ltd. Page 2 of 27 UTD4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software ………………………………… 4 Hardware requirements ………………………………………….. 4 Installing the software …………………………………………… 4 Running the software ……………………………………………. 8 Installing the USB driver ………………………………………… 9 Chapter 2 Getting to know your oscilloscope communication and control software …………………………………... -
Page 4: Installation Of The Oscilloscope Communication And Control Software
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Chapter 1 Installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software 1.1 Hardware requirements Equipment requirements Minimal. Oscilloscope UTD4000 Digital Storage Oscilloscope. Computer Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 128 MB RAM, 16x CD-ROM or better (Vista users please refer to its individual hardware requirements), SVGA display or better. - Page 5 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Fig 1-2 Step three : Read the prompt in Fig 1-2 then click the [NEXT (N)] button to enter the next step, as shown in Fig 1-3. Fig 1-3 Step four : In Fig 1-3, enter your user name and company name, then click the [NEXT (N)] button to enter the next step, as shown in Fig 1-4.
- Page 6 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Fig 1-4 Step five : In Fig 1-4, click the [CHANGE (H) …] button to specify the installation path of the software, then click [NEXT (N)]. You can also click [NEXT (N)] directly to use the default path.
- Page 7 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Fig 1-6 Step seven : When automatic installation is complete and the box shown in Fig 1-7 pops up, click the [FINISH (F )] button. Your oscilloscope communication and control software is now successfully installed on your computer and ready for use. Fig 1-7 To return to the previous installation guide interface, click [BACK (B)] on any installation guide page.
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Page 8: Running The Software
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 1.3 Running the software When installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete, you can run it on your computer in two ways. 1. When installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete, an short-cut icon is automatically created on the computer desktop, as shown in Fig 1-8. -
Page 9: Installing The Usb Driver
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 1.4 Installing the USB driver If you are using the oscilloscope’s USB device port for software communication and control, the USB driver must be installed after installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete. Follow the steps below : There is a USB device port on the rear panel of your UTD4000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope. - Page 10 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 3. In the new hardware wizard dialog box in Fig 1-12, select the “automatic software installation (recommended) (I) option, then click [NEXT (N)] to enter the automatic driver search and installation page, as shown in Fig 1-13. Fig 1-13 4.
- Page 11 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 5. In Fig 1-14, click the [FINISH (F)] button. Your USB driver is now installed, and instant communication and control are enabled between the oscilloscope and the software. Please read “3.1 USB Interface Controls” in “Chapter 3 : Operation guide for the oscilloscope communication and control software”...
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Page 12: Getting To Know Your Oscilloscope Communication And Control Software
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Chapter 2 Getting to know your oscilloscope communication and control software 2.1 The control panel After the oscilloscope communication and control software is activated, a display panel similar to the digital storage oscilloscope operation interface will pop up. This is the virtual oscilloscope control panel. When transmitting data, you can observe the current waveform displayed by the oscilloscope on the virtual control panel. -
Page 13: Main Menu
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 2.2 Main menu Fig 2-1 shows four menus under the main menu on the top left corner: document, function, waveform refresh and help. Their operation instructions are as follows: 1. Document Load : This means saving the oscilloscope communication and control software to the computer hard disk or other storage media. - Page 14 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Playback : After stopping “data transmission”, you can play back the waveform recorded and saved on the computer hard disk or other mobile storage media. Simply select “Document” → “Playback”. You can play back a waveform in dynamic or static mode. Dynamic playback : Select “Document”...
- Page 15 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Print preview : After completing the “data transmission” or “transmission interface” task, select “Document” → “print preview” to preview the waveform or interface (as the case may be) before printing. Waveform : The preview waveform is the last screen of waveform data uploaded from the oscilloscope to the communication and control software after “data transmission”...
- Page 16 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Fig 2-6 Mathematics selection : You can select the mathematical relation between signal sources A and B. There are four mathematical relations : +, -, x, ÷. Signal source selection : There are A and B signal sources. You can set them up as CH1 or CH2 channel signals respectively.
- Page 17 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Channel indication Fig 2-8 When you click the “save data” option under “function selection” on this screen, a data table storage interface will pop up, as shown in Fig 2-9. Select the data saving path in the “save to” path selection field, enter the document name in the name field, then click to save.
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Page 18: Control Panel Instructions
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Fig 2-10 After press OK, the parameter measurement shown Fig 2-11 display Fig 2-11 Waveform refresh Single refresh : This is a single waveform trigger. The acquired waveform display is stored on the display panel of the virtual control panel. Waveform time interval setup : To set up the time interval for waveform refresh. - Page 19 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd During “data transmission”, this status bar indicates the current control status of the oscilloscope. This bar changes with the actual control status of the oscilloscope but you cannot control the current status of the oscilloscope with this bar. CH1 : Coupling method (DC, AC, GND);...
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Page 20: Far Control And Explanatory Notes
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 2.4 Far Control To select USB to control communication, click the “Far control” button on the virtual control panel of the communication and control software to enter the “Far control” operation screen. Here, you can enable remote interface transmission as shown in Fig 2-12. -
Page 21: Operation Guide For The Oscilloscope Communication And Control Software
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Chapter 3 Operation guide for the oscilloscope communication and control software By now you should have grasped the basic structure, menu options and functions of the oscilloscope communication and control software. In the following pages you will find more detailed instructions on how to operate the software. - Page 22 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd button is turned “OFF”, the indicator light will go off, as shown in Fig 3-2. Fig 3-2 ON/OFF status display of the equipment selection button Click the [Data Transmission] button to turn it on. When the indicator light comes on the function is ON.
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Page 23: Ethernet (Lan) Interface Controls
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd On the virtual control panel in Fig 3-4, you can operate your oscilloscope with different buttons as instructed by the oscilloscope operating manual. 7. When operation is complete press [QUIT] to close this screen. Note : The “data transmission”, and “Far control” functions cannot be operated simultaneously. 3.2 Ethernet (LAN) interface controls The Ethernet port is a dedicated interface module of UTD4000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes. -
Page 24: Gpib Interface Controls
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 3.3 GPIB interface controls The GPIB port is a dedicated interface module of UTD4000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes. After installing the communication and control software, you can carry out system operation and control your oscilloscope through the GPIB interface. You can create an automatic testing system simply, quickly and efficiently, and carry out testing and measuring. -
Page 25: System Prompts And Trouble-Shooting
Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd Chapter 4 System Prompts and Trouble-shooting 4.1 System prompts Time out prompt : Check the communication interface configuration. See whether the equipment is properly connected and check software driver update. ROLL prompt :ROLL will perform single transmission. Please carry out single refresh. Continue? Are you sure you want to exit Virtual Instrument? A prompt to ask you if you wish to close the software. - Page 26 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 2 In Fig 4-2, select “attribute” and right click to pop up Fig 4-3. Fig 4-3 3 Select “hardware” in Fig 4-3. Fig 4-4 is displayed. Fig 4-4 Page 26 of 27 UTD4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide...
- Page 27 Uni-Trend Technology (Chengdu) Ltd 4 Select “equipment manager D” in Fig 4-4. Fig 4-5 pops up. Fig 4-5 5 In Fig 4-5, delete “digital storage oscilloscope” in “Universal serial main line controller” to restart the oscilloscope. Select automatic driver update to complete the update process. Note : When the communication and control software is communicating with the digital storage oscilloscope, you cannot connect both the network cable and USB device cable to the oscilloscope ports, and do not remove the cable to disconnect during communication.