Page 1 RIGOL User’s Guide DS1000Z Series Digital Oscilloscope Aug. 2013 RIGOL Technologies, Inc.
Page 3: Guaranty And Declaration
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Page 4: Safety Requirement
RIGOL Safety Requirement General Safety Summary Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injuries or damages to the instrument and any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please use the instrument only specified by this manual.
Page 5 Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Well Ventilation.
Page 6: Safety Terms And Symbols
RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.
Page 7: Measurement Category
RIGOL Measurement Category Measurement Category DS1000Z series digital oscilloscopes can make measurements in Measurement Category I. WARNING This oscilloscope can only be used for measurements within its specified measurement categories. Measurement Category Definitions Measurement category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS.
Page 8: Ventilation Requirement
RIGOL Ventilation Requirement This oscilloscope uses fan to force cooling. Please make sure that the air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions and have free air. When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top or rack setting, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and behind the instrument for adequate ventilation.
Page 9: Working Environment
RIGOL Working Environment Temperature Operating: 0℃ to +50℃ Non-operating: -40℃ to +70℃ Humidity 0℃ to +30℃：≤95％ relative humidity +30℃ to +40℃：≤75％ relative humidity +40℃ to +50℃：≤45％ relative humility WARNING To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, please do not operate in humid environment.
Page 10: Pollution Degree
RIGOL Pollution Degree Degree 2 Pollution Degree Definitions Pollution degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive pollution occurs. The pollution has no influence. For example: a clean room or air-conditioned office environment. Pollution degree 2: Normally only dry, non-conductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation may occur.
Page 11: General Care And Cleaning
RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care: Do not store or leave the instrument at places where the instrument will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Cleaning: Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. To clean the exterior surface: Disconnect the instrument from all power sources.
Page 12: Environmental Considerations
RIGOL Environmental Considerations The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Product End-of-Life Handling The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health.
Page 13: Ds1000Z Series Overview
RIGOL DS1000Z Series Overview DS1000Z is a high-performance digital oscilloscope developed on the basis of the UltraVision technique. DS1000Z, featuring rather deep memory depth, ultra-wide dynamic range, superb waveform capture rate and all-round trigger functions, is an invaluable debug instrument in various fields (such as communication, cosmonautics,...
Page 14 RIGOL creation and reconfiguration of test system. Support remote command control.  Embedded help enables easier information access.  Support multiple languages and Chinese/English input.  Novel and delicate industrial design and easier operation.  DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 15: Document Overview
RIGOL Document Overview Chapter 1 Quick Start Provide information about preparations before using the instrument and a brief introduction of the instrument. Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System Introduce the functions of the vertical system of the oscilloscope. Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System Introduce the functions of the horizontal system of the oscilloscope.
Page 16 RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting Introduce how to set the remote interface and system-related functions. Chapter 15 Remote Control Introduce how to control the oscilloscope remotely. Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Introduce how to deal with common failures of the oscilloscope.
Page 17 RIGOL Content Conventions in this Manual: This manual takes DS1104Z-S for example and the descriptions here have contained all the functions and performances of other models. DS1000Z series includes the following models: Model Analog bandwidth Channels Cahnnels for signal source...
Page 18: Table Of Contents
Measurement Category ................V Ventilation Requirement ................VI Working Environment ................VII General Care and Cleaning ............... IX Environmental Considerations ..............X DS1000Z Series Overview ..............XI Document Overview ................XIII Chapter 1 1 Quick Start ..............1-1 General Inspection ................. 1-2 Appearance and Dimensions ..............
Page 19 RIGOL Print ..................... 1-18 User Interface ..................1-19 To Use the Security Lock ............... 1-23 To Use the Built-in Help System ............. 1-24 Chapter 2 2 To Set the Vertical System ..........2-1 To Enable the Channel ................2-2 Channel Coupling .................. 2-3 Bandwidth Limit ..................
Page 20 RIGOL Trigger Type ..................5-8 Edge Trigger ................... 5-9 Pulse Trigger ................. 5-10 Slope Trigger ................. 5-12 Video Trigger................. 5-15 Pattern Trigger ................5-17 Duration Trigger ................5-19 Setup/Hold Trigger................. 5-21 TimeOut Trigger (Option) ............... 5-23 Runt Trigger (Option) ..............5-25 Windows Trigger (Option) ...............
Page 21 RIGOL One-key Measurement of 24 Parameters .......... 6-19 Frequency Counter Measurement ............ 6-24 Measurement Setting ..............6-25 To Clear the Measurement .............. 6-26 All Measurement ................6-27 Statistic Function ................6-28 Cursor Measurement................6-29 Manual Mode ................. 6-30 Track Mode ................... 6-33 Auto Mode ..................
Page 22 RIGOL To Select the Display Type ..............11-2 To Set the Persistence Time ..............11-3 To Set the Waveform Intensity .............. 11-5 To Set the Screen Grid ................11-5 To Set the Grid Brightness..............11-5 To Set the Menu Display ............... 11-5 Chapter 12 12 Signal Source ............
Page 23 RIGOL System-related ..................14-7 Sound ................... 14-7 Language ..................14-7 System Information ................ 14-8 Power-on Recall ................14-8 Self-calibration ................14-9 Option Management ..............14-10 Chapter 15 15 Remote Control ............. 15-1 Remote Control via USB ................ 15-2 Remote Control via LAN ................ 15-6 Chapter 16 16 Troubleshooting ............
Page 25: Chapter 1 1 Quick Start
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start This chapter introduces the preparations when using the oscilloscope for the first time, the front panel, rear panel and user interface of the oscilloscope as well as the using method of the built-in help system.
Page 26: General Inspection
RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit. 2. Inspect the instrument. In case of any damage, or defect, or failure, notify your RIGOL sales representative. 3. Check the Accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged, please contact your RIGOL sales representative.
Page 27: Appearance And Dimensions
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions Figure 0-1 Front View Unit: mm Figure 0-2 Top View Unit: mm DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 28: To Prepare The Oscilloscope For Use
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use To Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement of the oscilloscope as well as better operation and observation.
Page 29: To Connect To Power Supply
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Connect to Power Supply The power requirements of DS1000Z are 100-240 V, 45-440 Hz. Please use the power cord supplied with the accessories to connect the oscilloscope to the power source. Power Socket Figure 0-4 To Connect to Power Source...
Page 30: Power-On Inspection
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Power-on Inspection When the oscilloscope is energized, press the power key at the lower-left corner of the front panel to start the oscilloscope. During the start-up process, the oscilloscope performs a series of self-tests and after the self-test is finished, the welcome screen is displayed and you can view the Option Type, Option name, Option Edition and Left time of the option currently installed in the “Installed Options”...
Page 31: To Connect The Probe
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Connect the Probe RIGOL provides passive probes for the DS1000Z series oscilloscopes. For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer to the corresponding Probe User’s Guide. The following are the probes recommended for this oscilloscope.
Page 32: Function Inspection
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Function Inspection Press Storage  Default to restore the instrument to its default configuration. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” under the probe compensation signal output terminal. Use the probe to connect the input terminal of CH1 of the oscilloscope and the “Compensation Signal Output Terminal”...
Page 33 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL The signal output from the probe compensation connector can only be used for probe compensation adjustment and can not be used for calibration. DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 34: Probe Compensation
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Probe Compensation When the probes are used for the first time, you should compensate the probes to match the input channels of the oscilloscope. Non-compensated or poorly compensated probes may cause measurement inaccuracy or error. The probe compensation procedures are as follows.
Page 35: Front Panel Overview
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Front Panel Overview 10 11 15 16 17 Figure 0-9 Front Panel Overview Table 0-1 Front Panel Description Description Description Menu Power Key USB HOST Multi-function Knob Function Setting Menu Softkeys Function Menu Keys Analog Channel Input Area...
Page 36: Rear Panel Overview
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Rear Panel Overview Figure 0-10 Rear Panel Overview 1. Handle Pull up the handle vertically for easy carrying of the instrument. When you do not need the handle, press it down. 2. LAN Connect the instrument to the network via this interface for remote control. This oscilloscope conforms to the LXI-C class instrument standards and can quickly build test system with other instruments.
Page 37 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL signal and the result is equal to the current capture rate. Pass/Fail: there will be output a negative pulse signal when failed waveforms are detected by the oscilloscope. Connect this signal to other control systems to view the test result conveniently.
Page 38: Front Panel Function Overview
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Front Panel Function Overview VERTICAL CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4: analog input channels. The 4 channels are marked by different colors which are also used to mark both the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input connectors. Press any key to open the corresponding channel menu and press again to turn off the channel.
Page 39: Horizontal
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL POSITION: modify the horizontal position. The trigger point would move left or right relative to the center of the screen when you turn the knob. During the modification, waveforms of all the channels would move left or right and the horizontal position message (e.g.
Page 40: Clear
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start MENU: press this key to open the trigger operation menu. This oscilloscope provides various trigger types. FORCE: press this key to generate a trigger signal forcefully. CLEAR Press this key to clear all the waveforms on the screen. If the oscilloscope is in “RUN”...
Page 41: Knob
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL mVpp. If the parameters exceed these limits, “can’t detect any signal！” would be displayed after pressing this key and the quick parameter measurement menu might not be displayed. Knob Adjust waveform brightness: In non-menu-operation mode , turn this knob to adjust the brightness of waveform display.
Page 42: Print
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start bottom of the screen. Acquire: press this key to enter the sample setting menu to set the acquisition mode, Sin(x)/x and memory depth of the oscilloscope. Storage: press this key to enter file store and recall interface. The storable file types include picture, traces, waveforms, setups, CSV and parameter.
Page 43: User Interface
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL User Interface DS1000Z provides 7.0 inches, WVGA (800*480) 160,000 color TFT LCD. 10 11 17 18 19 20 Figure 11 User Interface 1. Auto Measurement Items Provide 12 horizontal (HORIZONTAL) and 12 vertical (VERTICAL) measurement parameters.
Page 44 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Use HORIZONTAL SCALE to modify this parameter. The range  available is from 5 ns to 50 s. 5. Sample Rate/Memory Depth Display the current sample rate and memory depth of the oscilloscope.  Use HORIZONTAL SCALE to modify this parameter.
Page 45 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL 13. CH2 Vertical Scale Display the voltage value per grid of CH2 waveform vertically.  Use VIRTICAL SCALE to modify this parameter.  The following labels will be displayed according to the current channel ...
Page 46 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Denote that you can use to adjust the parameter and then press down to select the parameter. Denote that press to input desired paramrter values directly using the pop-up numeric keyboard. The backlight of turns on when parameter input is valid.
Page 47: To Use The Security Lock
Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Use the Security Lock If needed, you can use the security lock (please buy it yourself) to lock the oscilloscope to a fixed location. The method is as follows, align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock hole vertically, turn the key clockwise to lock the oscilloscope and then pull the key out.
Page 48: To Use The Built-In Help System
RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Use the Built-in Help System The help system of this oscilloscope provides instructions for all the function keys (including menu keys) at the front panel. Press Help to open the help interface and press again to close the interface. The help interface mainly consists of two parts.
Page 49: Chapter 2 2 To Set The Vertical System
Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System RIGOL Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System The contents of this chapter: To Enable the Channel  Channel Coupling  Bandwidth Limit  Probe Ratio  Waveform Invert  Vertical Scale ...
Page 50: To Enable The Channel
RIGOL Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System To Enable the Channel DS1000Z provides 4 analog input channels (CH1-CH4) and each channel can be controlled independently. As the vertical system setting methods of the 2 channels are completely the same, this chapter takes CH1 as an example to introduce the setting method of the vertical system.
Page 51: Channel Coupling
Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System RIGOL Channel Coupling Set the coupling mode to filter out the undesired signals. For example, the signal under test is a square waveform with DC offset. When the coupling mode is “DC”: the DC and AC components of the signal under ...
Page 52: Probe Ratio
RIGOL Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System Probe Ratio You can set the probe attenuation ratio manually. The probe ratio values available are as shown in the table below. Table 0-1 Probe Attenuation Coefficient Menu Attenuation coefficient 0.01X 1:100 0.02X...
Page 53: Waveform Invert
Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System RIGOL Waveform Invert When waveform invert is enabled, the waveform display rotates 180 degree relative to the ground potential. When waveform invert is disabled, the waveform display is normal. Press CH1  Invert to enable or disable waveform invert.
Page 54: Vertical Expansion
RIGOL Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System Vertical Expansion When using VERTICAL SCALE to change the vertical scale of the analog channel, you can choose to expand or compress the signal vertically around the center of the screen or the ground point of the signal.
Page 55: Channel Label
Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System RIGOL Channel Label To identify different analog channels, you can set another label for each channel ). Press CH1 Label to enter the label modification interface, you (such as can use the built-in label or input the label manually and the length of the label can not exceed 4 characters.
Page 57: Chapter 3 3 To Set The Horizontal System
Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System RIGOL Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System The contents of this chapter: Delayed Sweep  Time Base Mode  DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 58: Delayed Sweep
RIGOL Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System Delayed Sweep Delayed sweep can be used to enlarge a length of waveform horizontally to view the waveform details. Press MENU in the horizontal control area (HORIZONTAL) at the front panel and press Delayed to enable or disable delayed sweep.
Page 59 Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System RIGOL In delayed sweep mode, the screen is divided into two display areas as shown in the figure below. The waveform before enlargement Main time base Delayed Sweep Time Base The waveform after enlargement...
Page 60: Time Base Mode
RIGOL Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System Time Base Mode Press MENU in the horizontal control area (HORIZONTAL) at the front panel and then press Time Base to select the time base mode of the oscilloscope and the default is YT.
Page 61: Xy Mode
Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System RIGOL XY Mode In this mode, the oscilloscope changes the two channels from voltage-time display mode to voltage-voltage display mode. The phase deviation between two signals with the same frequency can be easily measured via Lissajous method. The figure below shows the measurement schematic diagram of the phase deviation.
Page 62 RIGOL Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System Application example: measure the phase deviation of the input signals of two channels. Method 1: Use Lissajous method 1. Connect a sine signal to CH1 and then connect a sine signal with the same frequency and amplitude but a 90°...
Page 63 Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System RIGOL CH3-CH4” and the two channels corresponding will be enabled automatically and disabled the other two channels at the same time. X axis traces the voltage of the later channel of each option and Y axis traces the voltage of the former channel of each option.
Page 64: Roll Mode
RIGOL Chapter 3 To Set the Horizontal System Roll Mode In this mode, the waveform scrolls from the right to the left to update the display and the waveform horizontal position and trigger control are not available. The range of horizontal scale adjustment is from 200.0 ms to 1.000 ks.
Page 65: Chapter 4 4 To Set The Sample System
Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System The contents of this chapter: Acquisition Mode  Sample Rate  Memory Depth  DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 66: Acquisition Mode
RIGOL Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System Acquisition Mode The acquisition mode is used to control how to generate waveform points from sample points. Press Acquire  Mode in the function menu at the front panel and use select the desired acquisition mode (the default is normal), then press down the knob to select this mode.
Page 67 Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL The Waveform after 256 Averages: DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 68: Peak Detect
RIGOL Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System Peak Detect In this mode, the oscilloscope acquires the maximum and minimum values of the signal within the sample interval to get the envelope of the signal or the narrow pulse of the signal that might be lost. In this mode, signal confusion can be prevented but the noise displayed would be larger.
Page 69: Sample Rate
Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL Sample Rate The sample rate of this oscilloscope is up to 1 GSa/s. Note that the sample rate is displayed in the status bar at the upper side of the screen and in the Sa Rate menu...
Page 70 RIGOL Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System 3. Waveform Leakage: when the sample rate is too low, the waveform rebuilt from the sample data does not reflect all the actual signal information. Pulse disappeared DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 71: Memory Depth
Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System RIGOL Memory Depth Memory depth refers to the number of waveform points that the oscilloscope can store in a single trigger sample and it reflects the storage ability of the sample memory. DS1000Z provides up to 24 Mpts memory depth (option) and 12 Mpts standard memory depth.
Page 72 RIGOL Chapter 4 To Set the Sample System When four channels are enabled, the memory depths available include Auto, 3kPoints, 30kPoints, 300kPoints, 3MPoints. In “Auto” mode, the oscilloscope selects the memory depth automatically according to the current sample rate. DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 73: Chapter 5 5 To Trigger The Oscilloscope
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope For trigger, you set certain trigger condition according to the requirement and when a waveform in the waveform stream meets this condition, the oscilloscope captures this waveform as well as the neighbouring part and displays them on the screen. For digital oscilloscope, it displays waveform continuously no matter whether it is stably triggered, but only stable trigger can ensure stable display.
Page 74: Trigger Source
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Source Press MENU  Source in the trigger control area (TRIGGER) at the front panel to select the desired trigger source. Siganls input from CH1-CH4 and AC Line can all be used as trigger source.
Page 75: Trigger Mode
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Mode Trigger mode affects the way in which the oscilloscope searches for the trigger. The following is the schematic diagram of the acquisition memory. As shown in the figure below, the position of the trigger event is determined by the reference time point and the delay setting.
Page 76 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope is first pushed out (First Input First Out, FIFO). When a trigger is found, the pre-trigger buffer would contain the data acquired just before the trigger. If no trigger is found, the oscilloscope will trigger forcefully. If forceful trigger is invalid, the oscilloscope still displays waveform but the waveform is not stable;...
Page 77: Trigger Coupling
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Coupling Trigger coupling decides which kind of components will be transmitted to the trigger Coupling”. circuit. Please distinguish it with “Channel DC: allow DC and AC components into the trigger path. ...
Page 78: Trigger Holdoff
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Holdoff Trigger holdoff can be used to stably trigger the complex waveforms (such as pulse series). Holdoff time is the amount of time that the oscilloscope waits before re-arming the trigger circuitry. The oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff time expires.
Page 79: Noise Rejection
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Noise Rejection Noise Rejection adds additional trigger sensitivity. Noise rejection reduces the possibility of noise trigger but also reduces the trigger sensitivity; therefore, a larger signal is required to trigger the oscilloscope. Press MENU  Setting  Noise Reject in the trigger control area (TRIGGER) at the front panel to enable or disable noise rejection.
Page 80: Trigger Type
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Type DS1000Z provides various trigger functions, including various serial bus triggers. Edge Trigger  Pulse Trigger  Slope Trigger  Video Trigger  Pattern Trigger  Duration Trigger  Setup/Hold Trigger ...
Page 81: Edge Trigger
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Edge Trigger Trigger on the trigger threshold of the specified edge of the input signal. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Edge”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 82: Pulse Trigger
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Pulse Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Pulse”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 83 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger level Positive pulse width When the Pulse Condition is set to , press  Setting and use to input the desired value. The range available is from 8 ns to 10 s.
Page 84: Slope Trigger
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Slope Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative slope of specified time. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Slope”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 85: Vertical Window
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL The upper limit of trigger level (Up Level) The lower limit of trigger level (Low Level) Positive Slope time When the Slope Condition is set to  press Time and use to input the desired value. The range available is from 8 ns to 10 s.
Page 86 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope The adjustment mode of the trigger level is different when different vertical window is selected. : only adjust the upper limit of the trigger level. During the adjustment,  “UP Level” and “Slew Rate” change accordingly but “Low Level” remains unchanged.
Page 87: Video Trigger
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Video Trigger Trigger on the standard video signal field or line of NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), PAL (Phase Alternating Line), SECAM (sequential color with memory) or HDTV (High Definition Television). Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Video”.
Page 88 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope PAL: the frame frequency is 25 frames per second. The TV sweep line is 625  with the odd field goes first and the even field follows behind. SECAM: the frame frequency is 25 frames per second. The sweep line is 625 ...
Page 89: Pattern Trigger
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Pattern Trigger Identify a trigger condition by looking for a specified pattern. This pattern is a logical “AND” combination of the two channels. Each channel can have a value of high (H), low (L) or don’t care (X). A rising or falling edge can be specified for one channel included in the pattern.
Page 90 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Note: only one rising or falling edge can be specified in the pattern. If one edge item is currently defined and then another edge item is defined in another channel in the pattern, the former edge item defined will be replaced by X.
Page 91: Duration Trigger
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Duration Trigger Identify a trigger condition by looking for the duration of a specified pattern. This pattern is a logical “AND” combination of the two channels. Each channel can have a value of high (H), low (L) or don’t care (X). The instrument triggers when the duration (△T) of this pattern meets the preset time, as shown in the figure below.
Page 92 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Condition: Press When to select the desired trigger condition. >: trigger when the duration of the pattern is greater than the preset time.  Press Time to set the duration of duration trigger and the range is from 8 ns to 10 s.
Page 93: Setup/Hold Trigger
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Setup/Hold Trigger Trigger when the internal state of the setup or hold time relative to the clock edge is changed by the logic data input, namely trigger when the setup time (△T1) is less than the preset setup time or when the hold time (△T2) is less than the preset hold...
Page 94 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Setup Type: Press SetupType to select the desired setup type. Setup: set the time that the data stays stable and constant before the clock  edge appears. Press Setup to set the setup time and the range is from 8 ns to 1 Hold: set the time that the data stays stable and constant after the clock edge ...
Page 95: Timeout Trigger (Option)
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL TimeOut Trigger (Option) Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal passes through the trigger level to when the neighbouring falling edge (or rising edge) passes through the trigger level is greater than the timeout time set, as shown in the figure below.
Page 96 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Timeout Time: Press TimeOut to set the timeout time of timeout trigger and the range is from 16 ns to 10 s. Trigger Mode: Press Sweep to select the Trigger Mode (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, normal or single.
Page 97: Runt Trigger (Option)
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Runt Trigger (Option) This trigger mode is used to trigger pulses that pass through one trigger level but fails to pass through the other trigger level as shown in the figure below. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Runt”.
Page 98 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope <: trigger when the runt pulse width is lower than the upper limit of pulse width.  Press Upper Limit to set the maximum pulse width of runt trigger. The range available is from 8 ns to 10 s.
Page 99 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Setting: Press Setting to set the trigger parameters (trigger holdoff and noise rejection) under this trigger type. DS1000Z User’s Guide 5-27...
Page 100: Windows Trigger (Option)
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Windows Trigger (Option) Windows trigger provides a high trigger level and a low trigger level. The instrument triggers when the input signal passes through the high trigger level or the low trigger level.
Page 101 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Vertical Window: Press Vertical to select the desired vertical window type. For detailed operation, Window” on page 5-26. referto “Vertical Trigger Mode: Press Sweep to select the Trigger Mode (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, normal or single.
Page 102: Delay Trigger (Option)
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Delay Trigger (Option) Trigger when the time difference (△T) between the specified edges of source A and source B meets the preset time limit, as shown in the figure below. Note that edge A and edge B must be neighbouring edges.
Page 103 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Delay Type: Press DelayType to set the time limit condition of delay trigger. >: trigger when the time difference (△T) between the specified edges of source  A and source B is greater than the preset time limit. Press Time to set the delay time in delay trigger and the range is from 8 ns to 10 s.
Page 104: Nth Edge Trigger (Option)
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Nth Edge Trigger (Option) Trigger on the nth edge that appears after the specified idle time, as shown in the figure below. Edge Type= Edge Num=2 P1/P2/P3<Idle Time<M Trigger Type: Press Type to select “Nth Edge”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 105 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Edge Number: Press Edge to set the value of “N” in Nth edge trigger and the range available is from 1 to 65535. Trigger Mode: Press Sweep to select the Trigger Mode (page 5-3) under this trigger type as auto, normal or single.
Page 106: Rs232 Trigger (Option)
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RS232 Trigger (Option) Trigger according to the start frame, error frame, check error or data. Below is the explanatory figure of RS232 protocol. Trigger Type: Press Type to select “RS232”. At this point, the trigger setting information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 107 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL --press Data Bits to select “5 bits”, “6 bits”, “7 bits” or “8 bits”; --press Data and input the data value according to the setting in Data Bits and the upper limits are 31, 63, 127 and 255 respectively.
Page 108: I2C Trigger (Option)
RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope I2C Trigger (Option) Trigger on the start condition, restart, stop, missing acknowledgement or on the read/write frame with specific device address and data value. In I2C trigger, you need to specify the SCL and SDA data sources. The figure below shows the complete data transmission of I2C bus.
Page 109 Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL behind the preset address (Write, Read or R/W direction). After this trigger condition is selected: --press AddrBits to select “7 bits”, “8 bits” or “10 bits”; --press Address to set the address value according to the setting in AddrBits and the ranges are from 0x0 to 0x7F, 0x0 to 0xFF and 0x0 to 0x3FF respectively;...
Page 110 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope Trigger Setting: Press Setting to set the trigger parameter (noise rejection) under this trigger type. Trigger Level: Use TRIGGER LEVEL to modify the trigger level of SCL or SDA channel. For Level” on page 5-9.
Page 111: Spi Trigger (Option)
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL SPI Trigger (Option) Trigger on the data pattern on the specified edge. When using SPI trigger, you need to specify the SCL and SDA data sources. Below is the sequence chart of SPI bus data transmission.
Page 112 RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope that CS is valid only when this condition is selected. TimeOut: set the minimum time that the clock (SCL) signal must be idle before  the oscilloscope starts to search for the data (SDA) on which to trigger. Press TimeOut to set the timeout value and the range is from 100 ns to 1 s.
Page 113: Trigger Output Connector
Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL Trigger Output Connector The trigger output connector at the rear panel can output trigger signals determined by the current setting. Trigger Output Connector When the oscilloscope is triggered, a signal that can reflect the current capture rate...
Page 115: Chapter 6 6 To Make Measurements
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements DS1000Z can make math operation, cursor measurement and auto measurement on sampled and displayed data. The contents of this chapter: Math Operation  Auto Measurement  Cursor Measurement ...
Page 116: Math Operation
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Math Operation DS1000Z can realize various math operations (including: addition (A+B), subtraction (A-B), multiplication (AxB), division (A÷B), FFT, A&&B, A||B, A^B, !A, intg, diff, sqrt, lg, ln, exp and abs. The results of math operation also allows further measurement Measurement”).
Page 117: Substraction
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Substraction Subtract the waveform voltage values of signal source B from that of source A point by point and display the results. Press MATH  Math  Operator to select “A-B”: Press Display to turn on or off the subtraction operation function.
Page 118: Division
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Press Scale and use to adjust the vertical scale of the operation results.  Press Scale Reset, the instrument will adjust the vertical scale to the best value  according to the current configration automatically.
Page 119 Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL selected, the instrument will adjust the vertical scale to the best value according to the current configration automatically. HORIZONTAL POSITION and HORIZONTAL SCALE can also be  used to adjust the horizontal position and scale of the operation results.
Page 120: Fft
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements FFT is used to quickly perform Fourier transform on specified signals and transform time domain signals to frequency domain signals. FFT operation can facilitate the following works: Measure harmonic components and distortion in the system ...
Page 121: Horizontal Scale
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL 4. Vertical Scale Press Scale and use to adjust the vertical scale of the operation results. 5. Center Frequency Press Center to adjust the frequency of frequency domain waveform relative to the horizontal center of screen.
Page 122 RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Blackman The best amplitude Single frequency signal, search resolution; for higher order harmonics. the poorest frequency resolution Flattop Measure signal preciselly. The signal that no accurate reference but require accurate measurements Triangle Better frequency resolution. Narrowband signal with strong interference noise.
Page 123: And" Operation
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL “AND” Operation Perform logic operation on specified sources waveform point by point and display the results. In operation, when the voltage value of the source channel is greater than the threshold of the corresponding channel, it is regarded as logic “1”; otherwise logic “0”.
Page 124: Or" Operation
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements “OR” Operation Perform logic operation on specified sources waveform point by point and display the results. In operation, when the voltage value of the source channel is greater than the threshold of the corresponding channel, it is regarded as logic “1”; otherwise logic “0”.
Page 125: Xor" Operation
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL “XOR” Operation Perform logic operation on specified sources waveform point by point and display the results. In operation, when the voltage value of the source channel is greater than the threshold of the corresponding channel, it is regarded as logic “1”; otherwise logic “0”.
Page 126: Not" Operation
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements “NOT” Operation Perform logic operation on specified sources waveform point by point and display the results. In operation, when the voltage value of the source channel is greater than the threshold of the corresponding channel, it is regarded as logic “1”; otherwise logic “0”.
Page 127: Integrate
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Integrate Calculate the integral of the specified signal source. For example, you can use integrate to calculate the energy of a pulse or measure the area under a waveform. Press MATH  Math  Operator to select “intg”: Press Display to turn on or off the integral operation function.
Page 128: Square Root
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Press Start to set the start point of the operation results. Press End to set the end point of the operation results. Press Invert to turn the inverted display of the operation results on or off.
Page 129: Base 10 Logarithm
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Base 10 Logarithm Calculate the base 10 logarithm of specified signal source point by point and display the results. Press MATH  Math  Operator to select “lg”: Press Display to turn on or off the base 10 logarithm operation function.
Page 130: Exponential
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements display of the operation results. Press Start to set the start point of the operation results. Press End to set the end point of the operation results. Press Invert to turn the inverted display of the operation results on or off.
Page 131: Absolute Value
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Absolute Value Calculate the absolute value of specified signal source point by point and display the results. Press MATH  Math  Operator to select “abs”: Press Display to turn on or off the absolute value operation function.
Page 132: Auto Measurement
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Auto Measurement DS1000Z provides auto measurements of 24 waveform parameters and the statistics and analysis of the measurement results. What’s more, you can also use the frequency counter to realize more precise frequency measurement.
Page 133: One-Key Measurement Of 24 Parameters
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL One-key Measurement of 24 Parameters Press corresponding softkey under the MENU at the left of the screen to quickly measure the 24 parameters and realize “One-key” measurement. The measurement result will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Page 134 RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Time Parameters RiseTime FallTime +Width -Width Period 1. Period: defined as the time between the middle threshold points of two consecutive, like-polarity edges. 2. Frequency: defined as the reciprocal of period. 3. Rise Time: the time for the signal amplitude to rise from 10% to 90%.
Page 135 Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Delay and Phase Period Source A Delay Source B Source A and source B can be CH1 or CH2. 1. Delay A→B : the time difference between the rising edges of source A and source B.
Page 136 RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Voltage Parameters Overshoot Vmax Vtop Vamp Vbase Vmin Preshoot 1. Vmax: the voltage value from the highest point of the waveform to the GND. 2. Vmin: the voltage value from the lowest point of the waveform to the GND.
Page 137: Other Parameters
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL the waveform to the amplitude value. 10. Preshoot: the ratio of the difference of the minimum value and base value of the waveform to the amplitude value. Other Parameters Area: the area of the whole waveform within the screen and the unit is voltage-second.
Page 138: Frequency Counter Measurement
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Frequency Counter Measurement The hardware frequency counter supplied with this oscilloscope can make more precise measurement of the input signal frequency. Press Measure  Counter to select CH1-CH4 as the measurement source. The measurement result is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen and you can identify the current measurement source according to the color of the icon.
Page 139: Measurement Setting
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Measurement Setting 1. Source Selection Press Measure  Source to select the desired channel for measurement (CH1-CH4). The color of the parameter icons under MENU at the left of the screen will change with the source selected.
Page 140: To Clear The Measurement
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements To Clear the Measurement If you have currently enabled one or more items in the 24 measurement parameters, you can “Delete” or “Recover” the first five parameters or “Delete” or “Recover” all the measurement items enabled. Note that the first five parameters are determined according to the order in which you turned them on and they will not change as you delete one or more measurement items.
Page 141: All Measurement
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL All Measurement All measurement could measure all the time and voltage parameters (each measurement source has 20 items, measurements can be performed on CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 at the same time) of the current measurement source and display the results on the screen.
Page 142: Statistic Function
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Statistic Function Make statistic and display the current, average, minimum (or standard deviation) and maximum (or count) values of at most 5 measurement items that are turned on last. Press Measure  Statistic to turn the statistic function on or off. When the statistic function is enabled, press Stat.Sel to select “Extremum”...
Page 143: Cursor Measurement
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Cursor Measurement Cursors are the horizontal and vertical marks that can be used to measure the X axis values (usually Time) and Y axis values (usually Voltage) on a selected waveform. Please connect the signal to the oscilloscope and obtain stable display before using Measurement”...
Page 144: Manual Mode
RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements Manual Mode In this mode, a pair of cursors will appear. You can adjust the cursors manually to measure the X (or Y), X increment (or Y increment) between cursors and the reciprocal of X increment on the waveform of the selected source (CH1, CH2 or MATH).
Page 145 Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL 3. Adjust the Cursor Position (note that you can also press continuously to switch the current cursor) Adjust cursor A: press CursorA and use to adjust the position of cursor  A. During the adjustment, the measurement result will change accordingly.
Page 146 RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements BY-AY are in “%”. At this point, AY, BY and BY-AY will change to “0%”, “100%” and “100%” when you press Set Range, no matter where cursor A and B are currently located. At the same time, two cursor lines (unmovable) appear on the screen as the reference positions.
Page 147: Track Mode
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Track Mode In this mode, one or two pairs of cursors will appear. You can adjust the two pairs of cursors (cursor A and cursor B) to measure the X and Y values on two different sources respectively.
Page 148 RIGOL Chapter 6 To Make Measurements 1. Select Measurement Source Press Cursor A to select the waveform of analog channels (CH1-CH4) or math operation results (MATH) as the measurement source of cursor A (only channels enabled are available). You can also select “None”, namely do not use cursor A.
Page 149: Auto Mode
Chapter 6 To Make Measurements RIGOL Auto Mode In this mode, one or more cursors will appear. You can use auto cursor measurement to measure any of the 24 waveform parameters. Before using this mode, you need to at least enable one auto measurement parameter and the number of cursors will change with the measurement parameter enabled.
Page 151: Chapter 7 7 Protocol Decoding
Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding Protocol analysis can be used by users to discover errors, debug hardware and accelerate development easily, so as to guarantee quick and high-quality accomplishment of projects. Protocol decoding is the basis of protocol analysis. Only protocol analyses with correct protocol decoding are acceptable and only correct protocol decoding can provide more error information.
Page 152: Parallel Decoding
RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding Parallel Decoding Parallel bus consists of clock line and data line. As shown in the figure below, CLK is the clock line, while Bit0 and Bit1 are the 0 bit and 1st bit on the data line respectively.
Page 153 Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL is 0 and the range available is always 1 smaller than the bus bits. For example, when the bus bits is 16, the range available is 0, 1…15. Next, press CH to specify a channel source for the bit currently selected in Bit X.
Page 154 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding Press Pos and use to adjust the vertical display position of the bus.  6. Decoding Configuration Press Decoding1 Configure to turn the decoding configuration submenu on. Press Label to turn the label display function on or off. When it is turned on, ...
Page 155: Rs232 Decoding (Option)
Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL RS232 Decoding (Option) RS232 serial bus consists of the transmitting data line (TX) and the receiving data line (RX). DeviceA DeviceB The industry standard of RS232 uses “Negative Logic”, namely high level is logic “0”...
Page 156 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding Data Bit Start Bit: represent when the data starts outputting. Setting the Polarity is equivalent to specifying the “Start Bit”. Data Bits: represent the number of data bits actually contained in each frame of data.
Page 157 Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL Press Endian to select “LSB” or “MSB” and the default is “LSB”. 6. Data Packet Setting As mentioned before, in RS232, you need to set the start bit, data bits, check bit (optional) and stop bit of each frame of data. “Start Bit” is specified by the “Polarity Setting”.
Page 158 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding 8. Display-related Setting Press Format to set the display format of the bus to Hex, Decimal, Binary,  ASCII or LINE. Note that LINE format is displayed the acyual value of the bus in a binary number form, and the order is consistent with the bus transmission sequence.
Page 159 Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL 10. The Error Expression during Decoding End Frame Error: Errors generated when the end frame condition is not met. When the stop bit is set to 1, “?” error mark will be displayed if the stop bit is less than 1.
Page 160 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding End frame error Check frame error 7-10 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 161: I2C Decoding (Option)
Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL I2C Decoding (Option) I2C serial bus consists of the clock line (SCLK) and the data line (SDA). SCLK Device Host SCLK SCLK: sample the SDA on the clock rising edge or falling edge. SDA: denote the data channel.
Page 162 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding 4. Analog Channel Threshold Setting To judge logic “1” and logic “0” of the buses, you need to set a threshold for each analog channel (CH1-CH4). When the signal amplitude is greater than the preset value, it is considered as “1”; otherwise “0”.
Page 163 Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL display is turned on). Press Line to turn the bus display function on or off. When it is turned on,  the bus display will be displayed on the screen, and you can use adjust the vertical display position of the bus.
Page 164 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding 8. Error Information during Decoding When the ACK (ACKnowledge Character) is not met, “?” error marks as shown in the figure below will be displayed. ACK=1 7-14 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 165: Spi Decoding (Option)
Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL SPI Decoding (Option) SPI serial bus consists of clock line (SCLK) and data line (SDA). Host Device SCLK SCLK SCLK SCLK: sample the SDA on the clock rising edge or falling edge. SDA: denote the data channel.
Page 166 RIGOL Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding 4. MISO Setting Press MISO to select any channel (CH1-CH4) as the MISO data channel. When “OFF” is selected, this data line is not set. 5. MOSI Setting Press MOSI to select any channel (CH1-CH4) as the MOSI data 6.
Page 167 Chapter 7 Protocol Decoding RIGOL Press Line to turn the bus display function on or off. When it is turned on,  the bus display will be displayed on the screen, and you can use adjust the vertical display position of the bus.
Page 169: Chapter 8 8 Reference Waveform
Chapter 8 Reference Waveform RIGOL Chapter 8 Reference Waveform In actual testing process, the waveform being tested can be compared with the reference waveform to judge the causes of failures. The contents of this chapter: To Enable REF Function ...
Page 170: To Enable Ref Function
RIGOL Chapter 8 Reference Waveform To Enable REF Function Press REF in the vertical control area (VERTICAL) at the front panel to enable the REF function. Note that when the time base is in XY mode, REF function can not be enabled.
Page 171: To Adjust Ref Waveform Display
To Set the Color DS1000Z series oscilloscope provides five colors (gray, green, light blue, magenta and orange) to mark the reference waveforms of different channels in order to distinguish them.
Page 172: To Export To Internal Or External Memory
RIGOL Chapter 8 Reference Waveform To Export to Internal or External Memory Users can also save the reference waveform to the internal Flash memory or external USB storage device. The file format of the reference waveform is “*.ref”. At most 10 reference files (LocalREF0.ref to LocalREF9.ref) can be saved inside the instrument.
Page 173: Pass/Fail Test
Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test RIGOL Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test Monitor the change of the signal by judging whether the input signal is within the mask created. The test results can be displayed on the screen as well as be declared through the system sound or the pulse signal output from the [Trigger Out] connector at the rear panel.
Page 174: To Enable Pass/Fail Test
RIGOL Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test To Enable Pass/Fail Test Press Utility  Pass/Fail  Enable to select “ON”. Note that when the time base is in XY mode, the Pass/Fail test function can not be enabled. To start testing, press Enable and select “ON”. Then, press Operate to select “ ”...
Page 175: Test And Ouput
Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test RIGOL Test and Ouput Before the test, you can use the following method to set the output mode of the test results. Press Stat.Disp to select “ON” or “OFF”. When “ON” is selected, the test results will be displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Page 176: To Save The Test Mask
RIGOL Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test To Save the Test Mask Users can save the current test mask to the internal Flash memory or external USB storage device. The file format of the test mask file is “*.pf”. The internal memory can store at most 10 test mask files (LocalPF.pf).
Page 177: Chapter 10 10 Waveform Record
Chapter 10 Waveform Record RIGOL Chapter 10 Waveform Record Waveform record can record the waveforms of the input channels (CH1-CH4). Waveform playback and analysis can provide better waveform analysis effect. (Note: the horizontal time base must be set to YT mode during waveform record.) Press Utility ...
Page 178: Playback Setting
RIGOL Chapter 10 Waveform Record Playback Setting Waveform playback can play back the waveforms currently recorded. At this point, the information as shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen; the data on the left indicates the specific frame currently displayed on the screen and during the playback, this value would change continuously.
Page 179: Record Setting
Chapter 10 Waveform Record RIGOL During waveform playback, RUN/STOP can be used to switch between playback and pause. Each time SINGLE is pressed, the Current Frame moves one frame forward. Record Setting You can press Record Opt to set the following parameters before waveform record.
Page 181: Chapter 11 11 Display Control
Chapter 11 Display Control RIGOL Chapter 11 Display Control You can set the type, persistence time and brightness of waveform display as well as the grid type, grid brightness of the screen display and the menu display time. The contents of this chapter: To Select the Display Type ...
Page 182: To Select The Display Type
RIGOL Chapter 11 Display Control To Select the Display Type Press Display  Type to set the waveform display mode to “Vectors” or “Dots”. Vectors: the sample points are connected by lines and displayed. Normally, this  mode can provide the most vivid waveform to view the steep edge of the waveform (such as square waveform).
Page 183: To Set The Persistence Time
Chapter 11 Display Control RIGOL To Set the Persistence Time Press Display  Persis.Time to set the persistence time of the oscilloscope to Min, specific values (100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s and 20 s) or Infinite.
Page 184 RIGOL Chapter 11 Display Control will be displayed in normal brightness and color. Infinite persistence can be used to measure noise and jitter and to capture incidental events. 11-4 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 185: To Set The Waveform Intensity
Chapter 11 Display Control RIGOL To Set the Waveform Intensity Press Display  WaveIntensity or turn when the menu is hidden to adjust the waveform brightness of the analog channel. The default is 50% and the range available is from 0% to 100%.
Page 187: Chapter 12 12 Signal Source
Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source It is particularly suitable for the test application of excitation-response with the dual-channel, 25 MHz signal source built-in the oscilloscope and it is very convenient for the engineers who need both signal source and oscilloscope to combine the signal source with the oscilloscope.
Page 188: To Output Basic Waveform
RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source To Output Basic Waveform To Output Sine Waveform Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface. Press Wave to select “Sine”, at this point, you can set relative parameters of the sine signal. 1. Output Press Output to turn the signal output on or off.
Page 189 Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL Method two: Press to input desired paramrter values and unist directly using the pop-up numeric keyboard. Note that the offset value is only remained three significant figures. For example, when the amplitude is set to 10 mV (the impedance is 50Ω), the offset range calculated is -1.245 V to 1.245 V, but the actual offset range is -1.24 V to 1.24 V.
Page 190: To Output Square Waveform
RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source To Output Square Waveform Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface. Press Wave to select “Square”, at this point, you can set relative parameter of the sine signal. For the “To Output Sine specified setting method, please refer to the instruction of Waveform”.
Page 191: To Output Pulse Waveform
Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL To Output Pulse Waveform Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface. Press Wave to select “Pulse”, at this point, you can set relative parameter of the sine signal. For the specified setting method, please refer to the instruction of “To Output Sine...
Page 192: To Output Noise Waveform
RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source To Output Noise Waveform Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface. Press Wave to select “Noise”, at this point, you can output noise signals with specified amplitude. 1. Output Press Output to turn the signal output on or off.
Page 193: To Output Built-In Waveform
Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL To Output Built-In Waveform 7 kinds of built-in waveforms are provided by signal source builted-in the DS2000A series odcilloscope, including Sinc, Exp.Rise, Exp.Fall, ECG, Guass, Lorentz, Haversine. Sinc The figure below shows a Sinc waveform.
Page 194 RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source The figure below shows an ECG waveform. Guass The figure below shows a Guass waveform. Lorentz The figure below shows a Lorentz waveform. 12-8 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 195 Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL Haversine The figure below shows a Haversine waveform. Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface. Press Wave to select “Built-In”, at this point, you can set relative parameter of the output signal according to the kinds of built-in waveform selected.
Page 196 RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source Method two: Press to input desired paramrter values and unist directly using the pop-up numeric keyboard. 5. To set the DC offset voltage Press Offset to set the DC offset of the current signal and the range available is from “-2.5 V + the amplitude value currently set/2”...
Page 197 Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL information about modulation function, please refer to “Modulation”. 9. To set impedance Press Impedance to set the output impedance of the current signal, “HighZ” and “50Ω” can be selected. DS1000Z User’s Guide 12-11...
Page 198: To Output Arbitrary Waveform
RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source To Output Arbitrary Waveform DS2000A allow users to define arbitrary waveforms and to save them to the internal or external memory. The internal memory can store 10 arbitrary waveforms at most. 1 to 16384 points can be included in the user-defined waveforms, namely 1 pts to 16 kpts。Press Src1 Setup to enter the waveform setting interface.
Page 199 Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL Method two: Press to input desired paramrter values and unist directly using the pop-up numeric keyboard. The offset value is only remained three significant figures. For example, when the amplitude is set to 10 mV (the impedance is 50 Ω), the offset range calculated is -1.245 V to 1.245 V, but the actual offset range is -1.24 V to 1.24 V.
Page 200: To Select Waveform
RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source 10. Modulation Press Modulation to turn the modulation function on or off. For detailed information about modulation function, please refer to “Modulation”. 11. To set impedance Press Impedance to set the output impedance of the current signal, “HighZ”...
Page 201 Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL off. ON: the waveform editor will connect the two points with a straight line.  OFF: the waveform editor will hold a constant voltage level between two  points and create a step waveform. 3. Zoom Press Zoom to turn the zoom function on or off.
Page 202 RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source Method one: Rotate directly to set the desired voltage value. Method two: Press to input desired paramrter values and unist directly using the pop-up numeric keyboard. 6. Time Press Time to set the duration time of the current point and this setting is limited by the duration times of the previous point and the next point.
Page 203: To Edit Waveforms
Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL To Edit Waveforms Users can edit the waveforms which have been already saved. Press Edit to enter the waveform editing interface. 1. Interpolation Press Interp to turn the interpolation between the defined waveform points on or off.
Page 204 RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source 5. Time Press Time to set the duration time of the current point and this setting is limited by the duration times of the previous point and the next point. The point 1 is fixed at 0 s.
Page 205: Modulation
Chapter 12 Signal Source RIGOL Modulation The signal source builted-in the DS2000A series oscilloscope supports AM and FM modulations. The modulated waveform consists of carrier waveform and modulating waveform. The carrier waveform can be the signal outputted from the signal source and the modulating waveform can be sine, square, ramp and noise signal which builted-in the signal source.
Page 206 RIGOL Chapter 12 Signal Source denotes the amplitude veriation degree. Press Depth to set AM modulation depth and the range available id from 0% to 120%. In 0% modulation, the output amplitude is half of the carrier waveform amplitude; in 100% modulation, the output amplitude is equal to the carrier waveform amplitude;...
Page 207: Store And Recall
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Users can save the current settings, waveforms, screen image and parameter of the oscilloscope in internal memory or external USB mass storage device (such as USB storage device) in various formats and recall the stored traces, settings or waveforms when needed.
Page 208: Storage System
RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Storage System Press Storage to enter the store and recall setting interface. This oscilloscope provides a USB Host interface at the front panel to connect USB storage device for external storage and the internal memory capacity (Local Disk) is 90.5 MByte.
Page 209: Storage Type
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Storage Type Press Storage  Storage to select the desired storage type. The default is “Picture”. The storage and recall descriptions of each type are as follows. 1. Picture Save the screen image in external memory in “.PNG”, “.BMP8”, “.BMP24”, “.JPEG”...
Page 210 RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall external memory in a single “.csv” file. You can specify the file name and the saving directory and save the corresponding parameter file (.txt) under the same directory using the same file name the function of this parameter file is the same to the Parameters.
Page 211: Internal Storage And Recall
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Internal Storage and Recall Internal storage and recall support “Setups” in Storage. In the following part, the storage and recall method and procedures are introduced. 1. Save the specified oscilloscope setting in internal memory.
Page 212: External Storage And Recall
RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall External Storage and Recall Before using external storage and recall, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly. External storage supports all the types of files in Storage but in recall, “Picture”, “CSV” and “Param”are not supported.
Page 213: Disk Management
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Disk Management Press Storage  DiskManage to turn on the disk management interface as shown in the figure below and use to select the desired disk. The disk currently selected is displayed in blue shading and press down to open the disk selected.
Page 214: To Select File Type
RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall To Select File Type Except the file types in Storage, the oscilloscope can also display, save or read some files for advanced applications such as mask file of the Pass/Fail test (*.pf), waveform record file (*.rec), upgrade file (.rgl), parameter file (*.txt) and reference waveform file (*.ref).
Page 215: To Create A New File Or Folder
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL To Create a New File or Folder This operation of folder is only valid in external storage. Before using external disk, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly. First, press Storage  Disk.Manage and use to select and open the external disk (“Disk D”).
Page 216 RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall English Input Method For example, create a file or folder with the name “Filename”. 1. Press Keyboard. 1) Use to select English input method “En” and uppercase input state “ A”. to input the letter “F”. If the input is wrong, press Delete to delete 2) Use the character input.
Page 217 Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Chinese Input Method For example, create a file or folder with the name “文件名”. 1. Press Keyboard. 1) Use to select Chinese input method “中”. Note that Chinese is added in the menu items at the right of the screen.
Page 218: To Delete A File Or Folder
RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall To Delete a File or Folder Folder operation is valid only in external storage. Before using the external disk, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly. 1． Delete a file in internal memory.
Page 219: To Rename A File Or Folder
Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL To Rename a File or Folder Rename operation is valid only in external storage. Before using the external disk, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly. Press Storage  DiskManage and use to select and open the external disk (“Disk D”).
Page 220: Factory
RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Factory Press Storage Default to return the oscilloscope to its factory state (refer to the table below). Table 0-1 Factory Parameter Factory Horizontal Setting (HORIZONTAL) Vertical Setting (VERTICAL) Acquisition Setting (Acquire) Trigger Setting (TRIGGER)
Page 221 Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Channel Invert Amplitude Scale Coarse Channel Unit Acquisition Setting (Acquire) Acquisition Mode Normal Sin(x)/x Memory Depth Auto Trigger Setting (TRIGGER) Trigger Type Edge Source Slope Rising Edge Trigger Mode Auto Trigger Coupling Trigger Holdoff...
Page 222 RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Src2 Setup Wave Sine Output Frequency 100 kHz Amplitude 1.000 V Offset 0.00 V Start Phase 0.00° Modulation Cursor Setting (Cursor) Mode Manual Cursor Type Source Time Unit CurA -4*1μs CurB 4*1μs Track Cursor A...
Page 223 Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Y Mask 0.48 div Statistic Display Stop On Output Output Fail Aux Output System Setting Vertical Expansion Ground Power On Set Default Math Operation Setting (MATHOperation) Display Source A Source B Offset Scale 500 mV...
Page 224 RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Source Offset 0 dBV Scale 500 mdBV Center 5 MHz Hz/Div 5 MHz Scale 20 dBV View Half Unit dB/dBm A&&B Display Source A Source B Offset Scale 500 mU Threshold A Threshold B...
Page 225 Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Offset Scale 500 mU Threshold A intg Display Source Offset Scale 1 μU diff Display Source Offset Scale 2 MU sqrt Display Source Offset Scale 100 mU Display Source Offset Scale 100 mU Display...
Page 226 RIGOL Chapter 13 Store and Recall Offset Scale 100 mU Protocol Decoding (MATHDecode1/Decode2) Decoder Parallel Decode Format Parallel Clock Channel None Edge Rising Edge Width Bit X Channel RS232 Polarity Baud 9600 Endian Data Stop Parity None SCLK Address Normal...
Page 227 Chapter 13 Store and Recall RIGOL Configure Label Line Format Endian Width Data Src Trace Range Full Reference Waveform Setting (REF) Channel Setting REF1 Current Channel REF1 Source Offset 0 μV Scale 200 mV Color Gray DS1000Z User’s Guide 13-21...
Page 229: Chapter 14 14 System Function Setting
Chapter 14 System Function Setting RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting The contents of this chapter: Remote Interface Configuration  System-related  14-1 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 230: Remote Interface Configuration
RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting Remote Interface Configuration DS1000Z can communicate with PC via LAN and USB buses. Please refer to the introduction below to configure the corresponding interface before using the remote interfaces. LAN Setting Press Utility  IO Setting  LAN Conf. to turn on the LAN setting interface. You can view the network connection status and configure the network parameters.
Page 231 Chapter 14 System Function Setting RIGOL IP Configuration Type (DHCP) The configuration type of the IP address can be DHCP, auto IP or static IP. In different IP configuration type, the configuration mode of the network parameters (such as the IP address) is different.
Page 232 RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting from 0 to 255. You are recommended to ask your network administrator for an IP address available. Press IP Address and use to input the desired IP address. This setting will be saved in the non-volatile memory and if Power-on Recall is set to “Last”,...
Page 233 Chapter 14 System Function Setting RIGOL The address format of the domain name server is nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn; wherein, the range of the first nnn is from 0 to 223 (except 127) and the ranges of the other three nnn are from 0 to 255. You are recommended to ask your network administrator for an address available.
Page 234: Usb Device
RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting USB Device This oscilloscope can communicate with PC or PictBridge printer via the USB Device interface at the rear panel. Press Utility  IO Setting  USB Device and the default is “Computer”, at this point, the oscilloscope can communicate with the PC.
Page 235: System-Related
Chapter 14 System Function Setting RIGOL System-related Sound When the sound is enabled, you can hear the sound of the beeper when you press a function key or a menu softkey or when the prompt message pops up. Press Utility  Beeper to select (on) or (off).
Page 236: System Information
RIGOL Chapter 14 System Function Setting System Information Press Utility  System  System Info. to view the version information of your oscilloscope. The system information contains the following contents as shown in the figure below. Power-on Recall You can set the system configuration to be recalled when the oscilloscope is powered on again after power-off.
Page 237: Self-Calibration
Chapter 14 System Function Setting RIGOL Self-calibration The self-calibration program can quickly make the oscilloscope reach the best working state to get the most precise measurement values. You can perform self-calibration at any time especially when the change of the environment temperature is up to or more than 5 ℃.
Page 238: Option Management
Option Management This oscilloscope provides multiple options to fulfill your measurement requirements. Please contact your RIGOL sales representative or RIGOL technical support to order the corresponding options. You can view the options currently installed on the oscilloscope or activate the newly bought option serial number through this menu.
Page 239: Chapter 15 15 Remote Control
Programming Guide. Use PC software provided by RIGOL or other manufacturers Users can use the PC software Ultra Sigma of RIGOL, Measurement & Automation Explorer of NI (National Instruments Corporation) or Agilent IO Libraries Suite of Agilent (Agilent Technologies, Inc.) to send commands to...
Page 240: Remote Control Via Usb
RIGOL Chapter 15 Remote Control Remote Control via USB 1. Connect the device Connect the oscilloscope (USB DEVICE) with your PC using a USB cable. 2. Install the USB driver This oscilloscope is a USBTMC device. Assuming that your PC has already been...
Page 241 Chapter 15 Remote Control RIGOL DS1000Z User’s Guide 15-3...
Page 242 RIGOL Chapter 15 Remote Control 3. Search device resource Start up the Ultra Sigma and the software will automatically search for the oscilloscope resources currently connected to the PC. You can also click to search the resources. During the search, the status bar of the software is as shown in the figure below.
Page 243 Chapter 15 Remote Control RIGOL 4. View the device resource The resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory and the model number and USB interface information of the instrument will also be displayed as shown in the figure below.
Page 244: Remote Control Via Lan
RIGOL Chapter 15 Remote Control Remote Control via LAN 1. Connect the device Connect the oscilloscope to your LAN using a network cable. 2. Configure network parameters Configure the network parameters of the oscilloscope according to the Setting”. description in “LAN...
Page 245 RIGOL Figure (b) Figure (c) 4. View device resource The resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory as shown in the figure below. 5. Communication test Right click the resource name “DS1104Z (TCPIP::172.16.3.16::INSTR)” to select “SCPI Panel Control” to turn on the remote command control panel (as shown in the figure below) through which you can send commands and read data.
Page 246 RIGOL Chapter 15 Remote Control 6. Load LXI webpage As this oscilloscope conforms to LXI-C standards, you can load LXI webpage through Ultra Sigma (right-click the resource name and select LXI-Web; or directly input the IP address in the browser). Various important information...
Page 247: Chapter 16 16 Troubleshooting
The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (Utility  System  System Info).
Page 248 USB disk being used with this oscilloscope is no larger than 8 GBytes. (4) Restart the instrument and then insert the USB disk to check it. (5) If the USB disk still can not be used normally, please contact RIGOL. 16-2 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 249: Chapter 17 17 Specifications
Chapter 17 Specifications RIGOL Chapter 17 Specifications All the specifications are guaranteed except parameters marked with “Typical” and the oscilloscope needs to operate for more than 30 minutes under the specified operation temperature. Sample Sample Mode Real-time sample 1 GSa/s (single-channel)
Page 250 RIGOL Chapter 17 Specifications 1000 Vpk With RP2200 10:1 probe: CAT II 300 Vrms Horizontal Time Base Scale 5 ns/div to 50 s/div Time Base ≤ ± 25 ppm Accuracy Time Base Drift ≤ ± 5 ppm/year Max Delay Range Pre-trigger (negative delay): ≥1/2 screen width...
Page 251: Runt Trigger
Chapter 17 Specifications RIGOL Accuracy ≥10 mV：±3% full scale DC Offset Accuracy ±0.1 div ± 2 mV ± 1% offset Channel DC to maximum bandwidth: >40 dB Channel Isolation Trigger ±5 div from the center of the screen Trigger Level...
Page 252: Delay Trigger
RIGOL Chapter 17 Specifications Idle Time 16 ns to 10 s Number of Edges 1 to 65535 Slope Trigger Slope Condition Positive Slope (greater than, lower than, within specified interval) Negative Slope (greater than, lower than, within specified interval) Time Setting...
Page 253 Chapter 17 Specifications RIGOL bps, 115200 bps, User Data Bits 5 bits, 6 bits, 7 bits, 8 bits I2C Trigger Trigger Condition Start, Restart, Stop, Missing Ack, Address, Data, A&D Address Bits 7 bits, 8 bits, 10 bits Address Range...
Page 254 RIGOL Chapter 17 Specifications Math Waveform A+B, A-B, A×B, A/B, FFT, &&, ||, ^, !, intg, diff, sqrt, lg, ln, Operation exp, abs FFT Window Rectangle, Hanning, Blackman, Hamming,Flat Top,Triangle FFT Display Half, Full FFT Vertical Scale dB/dBm, Vrms Number of Buses...
Page 255 Chapter 17 Specifications RIGOL Arbitrary Since, Exp.Rise, EXP.Fall, ECG, Gauss, Lorentz, Waveform Haversine Sine Frequency Range 0.1 Hz to 25 MHz Flatness ±0.5 dB (relative to 1 kHz) Harmonic Distortion -40 dBc Stray (Non-Harmonic) -40 dBc Total Harmonic Distortion Signal-to-Noise ration...
Page 256: General Specifications
RIGOL Chapter 17 Specifications Resolution 100 μV or 3 bit, select the greater one Accuracy 2% (1 kHz) DC Offset Range ±2.5 V, High-resistance ±1.25 V, 50 Ω Resolution 100 μV or 3 bit, select the greater one Accuracy 2% (1 kHz)
Page 257 Chapter 17 Specifications RIGOL Compatibility Execution standard EN 61326-1:2006 EN 61326-2-1:2006 Safety UL 61010-1:2004; CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 61010-1-2004; EN 61010-1:2001; IEC 61010-1:2001 Note :Typical. Note :Maximum value with 50 ns, single-channel, dots display and auto memory depth. Note :Tilt tabs and handle folded, knob height included.
Page 259: Chapter 18 18 Appendix
SPI trigger, Runt trigger, Window trigger, AT-DS1000Z Options Nth edge trigger, Delay trigger, Timeout trigger Serial The option include RS232/UART, I2C, SPI Decoding SA-DS1000Z decoding function Options Note: all the options or accessories can be ordered from you local RIGOL Office. 18-1 DS1000Z User’s Guide...
Page 260: Appendix B: Warranty
To get repair service, please contact with your nearest RIGOL sales and service office. RIGOL does not provide any other warranty items except the one being provided by this summary and the warranty statement. The warranty items include but not being subjected to the hint guarantee items related to tradable characteristic and any particular purpose.
Page 261: Appendix C: Any Question Or Comment
Chapter 18 Appendix RIGOL Appendix C: Any Question or Comment? If you have any question or comment on our document, please mail to: service@rigol.com DS1000Z User’s Guide 18-3...
Page 263: Index
Index RIGOL Index - Duty ......... 20 High Resolution ......4 - Width ........20 I2C Decoding ....... 11 + Duty ........20 IP Address ........3 + Width ........20 MAC ..........5 Manual Mode ....... 30 Acquisition Mode ......2 Addition ........
Page 264 RIGOL Index Static IP ........3 Vertical Expansion ......6 Subnet Mask ......... 4 Vertical Scale ......... 5 Substraction ........3 Vertical Window ......13 Sync ........... 15 Video Polarity ......15 Threshold ........25 Video Standard ......15 Video Trigger ....... 15 Time Setting .......

Rigol DS1000Z Series User Manual

Guaranty and Declaration

Safety Requirement

DS1000Z Series Overview

Document Overview

Chapter 1 1 Quick Start

Chapter 2 2 to Set the Vertical System

Chapter 3 3 to Set the Horizontal System

Chapter 4 4 to Set the Sample System

Chapter 5 5 to Trigger the Oscilloscope

Chapter 6 6 to Make Measurements

Chapter 7 7 Protocol Decoding

Chapter 8 8 Reference Waveform

Chapter 9 Pass/Fail Test

Chapter 10 10 Waveform Record

Chapter 11 11 Display Control

Chapter 12 12 Signal Source

Chapter 13 Store and Recall

Chapter 14 14 System Function Setting

Chapter 15 15 Remote Control

Chapter 16 16 Troubleshooting

Chapter 17 17 Specifications

Chapter 18 18 Appendix

Appendix A: Accessories and Options

Appendix B: Warranty

Appendix C: any Question or Comment

Chapter 19 Index

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