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Page 1 Getting Started Manual WaveMaster, ® SDA, and DDA 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes ...
Page 2 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes April, 2009 ...
Page 3 LeCroy Corporation 700 Chestnut Ridge Road Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977‐6499 Tel: (845) 578‐6020, Fax: (845) 578 5985 Warranty NOTE: THE WARRANTY BELOW REPLACES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS, OR ADEQUACY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. LECROY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND INSURANCE CHARGES FOR THE RETURN OF PRODUCTS TO THE SERVICE FACILITY. LECROY WILL RETURN ALL PRODUCTS UNDER WARRANTY WITH TRANSPORT PREPAID. The oscilloscope is warranted for normal use and operation, within specifications, for a period of three years from shipment. LeCroy will either repair or, at our option, replace any product returned to one of our authorized service centers within this period. However, in order to do this we must first examine the product and find that it is defective due to workmanship or materials and not due to misuse, neglect, accident, or abnormal conditions or operation. LeCroy shall not be responsible for any defect, damage, or failure caused by any of the following: a) attempted repairs or installations by personnel other than LeCroy representatives or b) improper connection to incompatible equipment, or c) for any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non‐LeCroy supplies. Furthermore, LeCroy shall not be obligated to service a product that has been modified or integrated where the modification or integration increases the task duration or difficulty of servicing the oscilloscope. Spare and replacement parts, and repairs, all have a 90‐day warranty. The oscilloscope’s firmware has been thoroughly tested and is presumed to be functional. Nevertheless, it is supplied without warranty of any kind covering detailed performance. Products not made by LeCroy are covered solely by the warranty of the original equipment manufacturer. Internet: www.lecroy.com © 2009 LeCroy Corporation by . All rights reserved. LeCroy, ActiveDSO, JitterTrack, WavePro, WaveMaster, WaveSurfer, WaveLink, WaveExpert, Waverunner, and WaveAce are registered trademarks of LeCroy Corporation. Other product or brand names are trademarks or requested trademarks of their respective holders. Information in this publication supersedes all earlier versions. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Manufactured under an This electronic product is subject to disposal and recycling ISO 9000 Registered regulations that vary by country and region. Many Quality Management ...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Getting Started Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome .............. 11 Safety Requirements .......... 1 2 Safety Symbols ............ 1 2 Operating Environment .......... 1 4 Safety Certification ........... 1 5 Cooling .............. 1 6 AC Power Source ............ 1 6 Power Consumption .......... 1 7 Power and Ground Connections ....... 1 7 Calibration .............. 1 9 Cleaning .............. ...
Page 5 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes WaveScan Front Panel Controls ....... 34 General Controls Front Panel Controls .... 34 Zoom and Math Front Panel Controls ...... 35 Connecting .............. 37 Universal ProBus/ProLink Interface ...... 37 ProLink Interface ............ 40 Connecting the Adapters ......... 42 Auxiliary Output Signals ........... 42 Auxiliary Output Setup .......... 43 Probes ................. 44 Probe Compensation .......... 45 Display Dashboard ............ 46 Screen Layout, Groupings, and Controls .... 46 Menu Bar .............. 46 The Quick Access Toolbar ......... 47 The Signal Display Grid .......... 48 Signal Display Grid's Pop‐Up Menu ...... 50 Trace Descriptor Labels .......... 50 Trace Annotation ............ 52 Dialog Area ............... 54 ...
Page 6 Getting Started Manual Sampling Modes ............ 63 Selecting a Sampling Mode ........ 6 3 Single‐shot Sampling Mode ........ 6 3 Basic Capture Technique .......... 6 3 Sequence Display Modes .......... 6 6 Sequence Mode Setup .......... 6 7 Zooming Segments in Sequence Mode .... 6 9 Displaying an Individual Segment ...... 7 0 Viewing Time Stamps .......... 7 1 RIS Sampling Mode ‐ For Higher Sampling Rates .. 7 2 Roll Mode .............. 7 3 Vertical ............... 74 ...
Page 7 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Channel Deskew ............ 78 Channel Deskew Setup .......... 78 Response Optimization Modes ........ 78 Triggering .............. 81 Trigger Types ............ 81 Simple Triggers ............ 84 Edge Trigger on Simple Signals ......... 84 Trigger Setup ............ 87 Trigger Setup Considerations ........ 87 TriggerScan ............... 90 Training TriggerScan .......... 91 Starting TriggerScan .......... 92 Saving TriggerScan Setups ........ 94 Viewing Waveforms ............ 95 Display Setup ............ 95 Moving Traces from Grid to Grid ...... 97 XY Display .............. 97 Display Grids ............. 98 Zooming Waveforms .......... 99 Zooming a Single Channel ........ 100 Touch‐and‐Drag Zooming ........ 102 Quickly Zooming Multiple Waveforms ...
Page 8 Getting Started Manual Measuring with Cursors .......... 1 07 Cursors Setup ............ 1 08 Overview of Parameters ......... 1 10 Parameter Setup ............. 1 11 Measure Modes ............ 1 13 Help Markers ............ 1 14 Math ............... 1 17 Math Traces and Functions Overview .... 1 17 Math Made Easy ............. 1 18 FFT ................ 1 21 Analysis .............. ...
Page 9 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Deleting All Files in a Folder ........ 149 Creating a Folder ............ 150 Utilities .............. 151 Status .............. 151 Adding Software Options ........ 151 Remote Communication ........ 152 Remote Communication Setup ...... 152 Printing and Hardcopy Functions ...... 154 Printer Setup ............ 154 Adding Printers and Drivers ........ 155 Printing a Screen Image ......... 156 Printing .............. 156 Clipboard .............. 157 File ................ 158 E‐mail .............. 159 Auxiliary Output Signals ......... 161 Auxiliary Output Setup ........... 161 Date and Time ............ 162 Setting the Date and Time Manually ...... 162 Setting the Date and Time from the Internet .. 162 Setting the Date and Time from Windows ..... 163 Options .............. 163 Preferences ............ 164 Enabling Audible Feedback ........ 164 Enabling Auto‐calibration ........ 164 Optimizing Performance ........ 164 Setting an Offset Control ........ 165 Setting a Delay Control ...
Page 10 Reference .............. 174 WaveMaster 8 Zi Specifications ...... 1 74 CERTIFICATIONS ............ 1 74 CE Declaration of Conformity ......... 1 74 EMC Directive ............ 1 74 Low‐Voltage Directive .......... 1 75 UL and cUL .............. 1 76 Contact LeCroy for Support ........ 1 76 ® Windows License Agreement ........ 1 90 Index ................. 191 ...
Page 11: Welcome
Get acquainted with your new instrument by reviewing topics covering hardware (explaining the physical features of your new instrument), Basic Controls (demonstrating the relationship between some front panel and screen layout controls), to a section called Turning on Channels and Traces. • The next sections provide information on timebase settings, sampling modes, and vertical settings. • Viewing Waveforms includes instructions on setting up your display, zooming waveforms, and setting up persistence. • Analyzing Waveforms includes measuring with cursors, setting up parameter measurements, an overview of math functions, and an introduction to WaveScan. • Remaining sections cover Documenting your Work Using LabNotebook, Saving and Recalling Setups (also provides information on saving screen images and disk utilities), the Utilities oscilloscope functions, Managing Files, the System Recovery tool, and a Reference section including certification and contact information. Contact LeCroy for Support When your WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscope is delivered, verify that all items on the packing list or invoice copy have been shipped to you. Contact your nearest LeCroy customer service center or national distributor if anything is missing or damaged. If you do not contact us immediately, we cannot be responsible for replacement. If you have any problems with your product, please refer to the Contact LeCroy for Support topic at the end of this Getting Started Manual. You can also refer to additional support materials at www.lecroy.com, or the Online Help (located in the Help menu on your instrument). Depending on the specific Zi model you ordered, the rich feature set of the product series offers fast data analysis, extensive triggering, a 15.3" in. 16:9 aspect ratio touch screen, and a removable control panel. Other available options include expanded acquisition/analysis memory, computer hardware (CPU, RAM, and hard drive), GPIB port, serial‐triggers, Eye Doctor II advanced signal integrity tools, QualiPHY compliance software, and superior data analysis tools for numerous high‐speed serial buses. Other software options include spectral analysis and EMC measurements. Your local LeCroy support department is also available to answer all your questions regarding options or upgrades for your instrument. 11 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 12: Thank You
Getting Started Manual Thank You We truly hope these materials provide increased comprehension when using LeCroy's fine products. Sincerely, David C. Graef LeCroy Corporation Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Safety Requirements This section contains information and warnings that must be observed to keep the instrument operating in a correct and safe condition. You are required to follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions specified in this section. Safety Symbols Where the following symbols appear on the instrument’s front or rear panels, or in this manual, they alert you to important safety considerations. This symbol is used where caution is required. Refer to the accompanying information or documents in order to protect against personal injury or damage to the instrument. This symbol warns of a potential risk of shock hazard. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 13 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes This symbol is used to denote the measurement ground connection. This symbol is used to denote a safety ground connection. This symbol is used to denote a grounded frame or chassis terminal. On (Supply). This is the AC mains connect/disconnect switch at the back of the instrument. Off (Supply). This is the AC mains connect/disconnect switch at the back of the instrument. This symbol shows that the switch is a Standby (power) switch located on the front of the oscilloscope. Pressing this button toggles the oscilloscope’s state between operating and Standby mode. This switch is not a disconnect device. The instrument can only be placed in a complete Power Off state by flipping the main power switch to the off (Zero) position or by removing the power cord. 13 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 14: Operating Environment
Getting Started Manual This symbol is used to denote Alternating Current. CAUTION The CAUTION sign indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice or condition which, if not followed, could possibly cause damage to equipment. If a CAUTION is indicated, do not proceed until its conditions are fully understood and met. WARNING The WARNING sign indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice or condition which, if not followed, could possibly cause bodily injury or death. If a WARNING is indicated, do not proceed until its conditions are fully understood and met. CAT I Installation (Overvoltage) Category rating per EN 61010‐1 safety standard and is applicable for the oscilloscope front panel measuring terminals. CAT I rated terminals must only be connected to source circuits in which measures are taken to limit transient voltages to an appropriately low level. Operating Environment The instrument is intended for indoor use and should be operated in a clean, dry environment. Before using this product, ensure that its operating environment is maintained within these parameters: Temperature: 5 to 40 °C. Humidity: Maximum relative humidity 80 % for temperatures up to 31 °C decreasing linearly to 50 % relative humidity at 40 °C. Altitude: Up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m). Note: Direct sunlight, radiators, and other heat sources should be taken into account when assessing the ambient temperature. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 15: Safety Certification
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes WARNING The oscilloscope must not be operated in explosive, dusty, or wet atmospheres. CAUTION Protect the oscilloscope’s display touch screen from excessive impacts with foreign objects. CAUTION Do not exceed the maximum specified front panel terminal (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, AUX IN, and AUX OUT) voltage levels. Refer to Specifications for more details. Safety Certification The design of the instrument has been verified to conform to applicable EN 61010‐1, UL 61010‐1 2nd Edition and CSA C22∙2 No∙61010‐1‐04 safety standards for the following limits: • Installation (Overvoltage) Categories II (Mains Supply Connector) & I (Measuring Terminals). • Pollution Degree 2. • Protection Class I. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • Installation (Overvoltage) Category II refers to local distribution level, which is applicable to equipment connected to the mains supply (AC power source). • Installation (Overvoltage) Category I refers to signal level, which is applicable to equipment measuring terminals that are connected to source circuits in which measures are taken to limit transient voltages to an appropriately low level. 15 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 16: Cooling
Getting Started Manual • Pollution Degree 2 refers to an operating environment where normally only dry non‐conductive pollution occurs. Conductivity caused by temporary condensation should be expected. • Protection Class 1 refers to grounded equipment, in which protection against electric shock is achieved by Basic Insulation and by means of a connection to the protective ground conductor in the building wiring. Cooling The instrument relies on forced air cooling with internal fans and ventilation openings. Care must be taken to avoid restricting the airflow around the apertures (fan holes) at the sides, rear, and bottom of the oscilloscope. For sides and rear apertures, ensure adequate ventilation by leaving the required 10 cm (4 inch) minimum gap around the sides and rear of the instrument. For bottom apertures, the oscilloscope feet (up or down) provide adequate clearance as paper or light objects can be drawn to and obstruct the opening. CAUTION Do not block the ventilation holes located on both sides and rear of the oscilloscope. For bottom apertures, always keep items like sheets of paper clear of the oscilloscope bottom. The instrument also has internal fan control circuitry that regulates the fan speed based on the ambient temperature. This is performed automatically after start‐up with no manual intervention required. CAUTION Do not allow any foreign matter to enter the oscilloscope through the ventilation holes, etc. AC Power Source 100 to 240 VAC (+/‐10%) at 45/66 Hz; 100‐120 VAC at 400 Hz (+/‐5%); Automatic AC voltage selection; Installation Category: 300V CAT II WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 17: Power Consumption
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes No manual voltage selection is required because the instrument automatically adapts to line voltage. Power Consumption </= 975 watts (975 VA) for 4 ‐ 16 GHz models. </= 1025 watts (1025 VA) for 20 ‐ 30 GHz models (depending on accessories installed ‐ probes, PC port plug‐ins, etc.). Power consumption in Standby Mode: 22 Watts. Power and Ground Connections The instrument is provided with a 15A/250V 14AWG rated grounded cord set containing a molded three‐terminal polarized plug and a specific IEC‐ 60320 (Type C15) connector for making line voltage and safety ground connections. The AC inlet ground terminal is connected directly to the frame of the instrument. For adequate protection against electrical shock hazard, the power cord plug must be inserted into a mating AC outlet containing a safety ground contact. WARNING ‐ Electrical Shock Hazard Only use the power cord provided with your instrument. Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the oscilloscope, or disconnection of the safety ground terminal creates a hazardous situation. Intentional interruption is prohibited. In Standby mode, the oscilloscope is still connected to the AC supply. The instrument can only be placed in a complete Power Off state by physically disconnecting the power cord from the AC supply or by flipping the main power switch on the back of the oscilloscope to the off (Zero) position. CAUTION The outer shells of the front panel terminals (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, AUX IN, AUX OUT) are connected to the instrument’s chassis and therefore to the safety ground. 17 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 18 Getting Started Manual Standby (Power) Switch and Oscilloscope Operational States The front Standby (Power) switch controls the operational state of the oscilloscope. This toggle switch is activated by momentarily pressing and releasing it. The color of the LED below the switch indicates the status of the oscilloscope as follows: • On (LED Green)* – oscilloscope is fully powered and operational • Standby (LED off)* – oscilloscope is powered off (except for some housekeeping circuits) • Standby (LED Blinks Green) – oscilloscope’s computer subsystems (hard drive, etc.) are in Standby (reduced Power mode). All other oscilloscope subsystems are fully powered. * Factory Settings The oscilloscope’s factory settings result in only two basic oscilloscope states: On (LED Green) or Standby (LED Off). In this case of Standby (LED Off), the oscilloscope is powered off with the exception of some housekeeping circuitry (approximately 22 watts dissipation). The oscilloscope can only be placed in a complete power off state by flipping the main power switch at the back of the oscilloscope to the Off (zero) position, or by unplugging the instrument’s power cord from the primary power source (AC outlet). It is recommended that the power cord be unplugged from the AC outlet if the oscilloscope is not being used for an extended period of time. Although changes can be made to the oscilloscope's original factory settings via the Power Options Properties menu in Windows under Control Panel → Power Options, it is important to note that the Windows Power Option named Standby provides control of only the oscilloscope’s computer subsystems (CPU, hard drive, etc.) and does not affect the other subsystems within the oscilloscope. In general, these other subsystems remain fully powered. For additional information on setting these Power Options, see the Windows Help menu or other related technical documentation. In terms of control buttons, this oscilloscope uses only a ...
Page 19: Calibration
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The oscilloscope can always be placed in the Standby state (LED Off) – Power Off (except for some housekeeping circuits) by pressing and holding in the Standby toggle switch for approximately 5 seconds. CAUTION Hibernate mode is not supported by the Power button. Therefore, Windows® Power Options must not be changed from the default Never setting to System Standby or System Hibernate modes. Calibration The recommended calibration interval is one year. Calibration should be performed by qualified personnel only. Cleaning Clean only the exterior of the instrument, using a damp, soft cloth. Do not use chemicals or abrasive elements. Under no circumstances allow moisture to penetrate the instrument. Avoid electrical shock hazard by unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning. WARNING ‐ Electrical Shock Hazard • No operator serviceable parts inside. • Do not remove covers. • Refer servicing to qualified personnel. Abnormal Conditions Operate the instrument only as intended by the manufacturer. If you suspect the oscilloscope’s protection has been impaired, disconnect the power cord and secure the instrument against any unintended operation. The oscilloscope’s protection is likely to be impaired if, for example, the instrument shows visible damage or has been subjected to severe transport stresses. 19 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 20 Getting Started Manual Proper use of the instrument depends on careful reading of all instructions and labels. WARNING Any use of the oscilloscope in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may impair the instrument’s safety protection. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 21: Hardware
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Hardware Front Panel Numbered labels on this image correspond with descriptions on the following table. Number and Number and Number and Description Description Description 1. Power Button 5. Volume Control 9. USB Ports 2. Channel Row and Mute Button 10. Detachable Front LED Indicator 6. Ground Panel‐Remote 3. Channel Inputs Connector Control 4. Auxiliary Input 7. Speaker 11. Release Switch and Output 8. Fast Edge, for Front Panel‐...
Page 22: Detaching And Attaching The Front Panel
Getting Started Manual Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel Detach the front panel from the oscilloscope by sliding the detachment lever to the left and pulling at the right. Attach the front panel by inserting the lower part first, sliding the detachment lever to the left, and then pushing the top in place. RONT ANEL AS A EMOTE ONTROL While detached, the front panel can then act as a remote control. Just plug‐and‐play connect to the oscilloscope using a USB ‐ A to USB ‐ Mini B cable. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 23: I/O Panel
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes I/O Panel The I/O Panel is located on the rear of the instrument as follows: 23 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 24 Getting Started Manual Numbered labels on this image of the I/O Panel correspond with descriptions on the following table. The exact location does vary on WavePro and WaveMaster Zi instruments. Number and Number and Number and Description Description Description 1. LBUS (LeCroy 5. External VGA 10. PCI Expansion Bus) Monitor Slots for DVI (for 2. Mouse 6. Ethernet Port standard display 3. Keyboard 7. Line In hardware), LSIB, 4. USB Ports 8. Speakers and other 9. Microphone options (LeCroy ...
Page 25: Back Panel
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Back Panel Numbered labels on this image correspond with descriptions on the following table. Number and Number and Number and Description Description Description 1. External Clock 2. External Clock 4. DVD‐CD + R Input (Grounded Output Drive EMI Shield 3. Removable Hard 5. Power Switch required when Drive 6. AC Power Plug port is not in use) 25 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 26: External Display
Getting Started Manual External Display Setting up the External Display involves a connection and a few touch screen selections. It's a hot swap connection, so there's no need to restart the instrument once you've connected. 1. Plug your external display (ZI‐EXTDISP‐15 option) power cord into an AC socket and the DVI plug into the PCI slot. Connect your USB plug (where applicable) to an available port. Note: A standard VGA monitor can be used by connecting it directly to the VGA Port. 2. Turn on the oscilloscope, let the instrument boot and then touch Display → Display Setup... from the menu bar. 3. Touch the Open Monitor Control Panel button on the Second Monitor Configuration section of the Display dialog. 4. The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver interface is shown where you can adjust your second monitor settings. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 27 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The following picture shows a WavePro 7 Zi with the LeCroy external display attached (optional ZI‐EXTDISP‐15). 27 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 28: Basic Controls
Getting Started Manual Basic Controls Hardware and Software Controls The following Basic Control topics cover the general usage of the hardware buttons located on the oscilloscope's front panel and the screen control interface elements of the software. Front Panel Controls Note: Many front panel controls directly correspond with screen layout controls. For example, the Print front panel general control button corresponds with the Hardcopy function at Utilities → Utilities Setup → Hardcopy. The following picture shows the detachable Zi front panel. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 29: Front Panel Groupings
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Front Panel Groupings The front panel is divided into sections based on functions. The following sections explain them in a bit more detail. Miscellaneous Setup Controls • Help ‐ Press to open the LeCroy Online Assistant where you can click to open the oscilloscope online help table of contents, index, or search for a topic using a keyword. If the second monitor is installed, the online help opens on the second monitor. • Default Setup ‐ Press to reset the oscilloscope's settings to the default configuration. Corresponds with screen menu selection: File → Recall Setup → Recall Default Setup. For a list of default settings, see Save/Recall → Saving and Recalling Oscilloscope Settings. • Auto Setup ‐ Press once and the Auto Setup flyout menu opens. OR From the menu bar, touch the Auto Setup selection from the Vertical, Timebase, or Trigger menus. Press the Auto Setup button on the flyout menu to perform a full auto setup. Press a Channel Find Scale button on the flyout menu to perform a quick auto setup for that channel only. Press the A UTO front panel button twice to perform the last selection from ETUP the Auto Setup flyout menu (the default is to perform a full auto setup). 29 ...
Page 30: Trigger Front Panel Controls
Getting Started Manual If Autosetup is run when no channels are turned on, all channels are affected. When more than one channel is turned on, the first channel with a signal applied to it is automatically set up for edge triggering. Perform an autosetup of all these functions together by pressing the Auto Setup front panel button. • WaveStream ‐ Indicates when WaveStream mode is ON. • Intensity ‐ Press to toggle between WaveStream OFF and ON for Analog Persistence and WaveStream ON for Color Persistence. When you turn the knob, if WaveStream is ON, the WaveStream display intensity changes. When you turn the knob, if WaveStream is OFF, changes the Intensity setting. Corresponds with the screen menu selection: Display → Display Setup. Trigger Front Panel Controls • Level ‐ Press to toggle between 50% trigger level and the previous level setting. Turn to change the trigger threshold level. This level is indicated on the Trigger label. • Trigger ‐ Indicates the trigger status as READY and TRIG'D. READY is lit when the trigger is armed. TRIG'D is lit momentarily when a trigger occurs. A fast trigger rate will cause the light to stay lit continuously. • Setup ‐ Press once to open the Trigger Setup dialog. Corresponds with screen menu selection: Trigger → Trigger Setup. Press the Trigger S front panel button again to close the Trigger Setup ETUP dialog. ...
Page 31: Horizontal Front Panel Controls
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • Normal ‐ Press to turn on Normal Trigger mode, which triggers the oscilloscope each time a signal is present that meets the conditions set for the type of trigger selected. • Single ‐ Press to turn on Single Trigger mode, which arms the oscilloscope to trigger once (single‐shot acquisition) when the input signal meets the trigger conditions set for the type of trigger selected. If the scope is already armed, it will force a trigger. • Stop ‐ Press to prevent the scope from triggering on a signal. If you boot up the instrument with the trigger in Stop mode, the message "no trace available" will be displayed. Press the Trigger A front UTO panel button to display your trace. Horizontal Front Panel Controls Note: Horizontal front panel controls correspond with screen menu selection: Timebase → Horizontal Setup. • Delay ‐ Press to toggle between a zero horizontal delay value and the previous horizontal delay value. Turn to change the horizontal delay value. • Time ‐ Turn to set the time/division of the oscilloscope timebase (acquisition system) 31 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 32: Vertical Front Panel Controls
Getting Started Manual Vertical Front Panel Controls Note: Vertical front panel controls correspond with screen menu selection: Vertical → Channel Setup. • Channels ‐ The channel buttons control both channel ON/OFF and which channel is active for the Vertical Offset and Volts/Div knobs controls. If a channel is OFF, pressing that channel button turns it on and makes it active. If a channel button is ON, pressing that channel button makes it active, and then pressing it a second time turns it OFF. • Offset ‐ Press to toggle between a zero vertical offset value and the previous vertical offset value for the selected channel. Turn to change the vertical offset value for the selected channel. • Gain ‐ Press to toggle between fixed and variable gain adjustment. Turn to change the gain value. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 33: Cursors Front Panel Controls
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Cursors Front Panel Controls Note: Cursors front panel controls correspond with screen menu selection: Cursors → Cursors Setup. • Absolute Cursor ‐ Press to set the cursor position to the default 25% position, either horizontal or vertical (depending on which cursor type you are using). Turn to adjust the position of the cursor (absolute cursor or one of the two relative cursors). • Cursor Type ‐ Press one to turn cursors ON to the last cursor type selected. Each subsequent press toggles through the cursor types (Off, Abs Horizontal, Rel Horizontal, Abs Vertical, or Rel Vertical). • Relative Cursor ‐ Press to set the relative cursor to the default 75% position, either horizontal or vertical (depending on which cursor type you are using). Turn to adjust relative cursors. It does not work with absolute cursor types. 33 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 34: Wavescan Front Panel Controls
Getting Started Manual WaveScan Front Panel Controls Note: WaveScan front panel controls correspond with screen menu selection: Analysis → WaveScan. • Scroll ‐ If WaveScan is ON, turn to scroll through the table of WaveScan‐filtered events. If WaveScan is OFF, turn to adjust the selected data entry field. • On/Off ‐ Press to toggle between WaveScan On and Off. This is the same as checking Enable in the WaveScan dialog. When you turn WaveScan On, it turns on the WaveScan to the last enabled mode on the last selected Channel with the last selected Filter method. It also turns on the Z1 trace with its source as the WaveScan Channel and changes whatever display grid was selected to a dual grid with channels in the top grid and the WaveScan Z1 trace in the bottom grid. • Setup ‐ Press once to open the WaveScan dialog. Corresponds with screen menu selection: Analysis → WaveScan. Press the WaveScan front panel button again to close the WaveScan dialog. ETUP General Controls Front Panel Controls • Print ‐ Press once and the Print flyout menu opens. Press the Print Now button on the flyout menu to print the current screen image using the Print settings on the Utilities → Utilities Setup → Hardcopy dialog. Press the Print Setup button on the flyout menu to open the Utilities → Utilities Setup →Hardcopy. Press the Save Screen to file button on the flyout menu ...
Page 35: Zoom And Math Front Panel Controls
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • Press the Save Screen to Clipboard button on the flyout menu to save the current screen image to the clipboard. Press the Send Screen to Email button to send the current screen image using the email settings on the Utilities → Utilities Setup → Hardcopy dialog. Press the Create Notebook Entry button on the flyout menu to create a new lab notebook entry using the Enter Notebook Info window. Press the P front panel button twice to perform the last RINT selection from the Print flyout menu (the default is to print the screen image). • Touch Screen ‐ Press to toggle the touch screen on and off. • Clear Sweeps ‐ Press to clear data from multiple sweeps (acquisitions) including: persistence trace displays, averaged traces, parameter statistics, and Histicons. During waveform readout, cancels readout. This is the same as pressing Clear Sweeps on the Measure → Measure Setup or Math → Math Setup dialogs. Zoom and Math Front Panel Controls Note: Zoom and Math front panel controls correspond with screen menu selection: Math → Zoom Setup. • Horizontal Position ‐ Press to reset the horizontal zoom position to zero. Turn to change the horizontal position of the selected math or zoom trace. •...
Page 36 Getting Started Manual • Quick Zoom ‐ Press to automatically display magnified views of up to four signal inputs on multiple grids. With four input signals, the signals are displayed along with four zoom traces, each on its own grid. Pressing this button also turns off all other traces. • Vertical Position ‐ Press to reset the vertical zoom position to zero. Turn to change the vertical position of the selected math or zoom trace. • Vertical Ratio ‐ Press to toggle between fixed and variable vertical zoom ratio adjustment. Turn to change the vertical zoom ratio of the selected math trace. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 37: Connecting
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Connecting Universal ProBus/ProLink Interface LeCroy's ProBus/ProLink probe system provides a complete measurement solution from probe tip to oscilloscope display. ProBus/ProLink allows you to control gain and offset directly from your front panel. It is particularly useful for voltage, differential, and current active probes. It uploads gain and offset correction factors from the ProBus EEPROM's and automatically compensates to achieve fully calibrated measurements. This intelligent interconnection between your instrument and a wide range of accessories offers important advantages over standard BNC and probe ring connections. The system ensures correct input coupling by auto‐ sensing the probe type, thereby eliminating the guesswork and errors that occur when attenuation or amplification factors are set manually. The LeCroy Zi series oscilloscopes with bandwidths of 4 to 16 GHz include universal ProBus/ProLink probe interfaces. As shown in the following figure, each channel has a high bandwidth ProLink connector and a 50 Ω/1 MΩ ProBus connector. Figure 4‐1. A LeCroy Zi series oscilloscope showing the four sets of ProBus/ProLink probe interfaces. Zi oscilloscopes are compatible with all LeCroy probes. 37 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 38 Getting Started Manual This unique interface provides the user the greatest flexibility in probe selection in any oscilloscope. The ProLink inputs provide a high integrity, high bandwidth interchangeable interface to SMA cables, LeCroy ProLink probes, and accessories. ProLink is used for higher bandwidth probes. The ProBus interface offers both 50 Ω/1 MΩ input impedance and provides probe power and control for a wide range of probes such as high impedance passive probes, high impedance active probes, current probes, high voltage probes, and differential probes. ProBus also includes sense rings for detecting passive probes. This is a feature unique to LeCroy in the 4‐30 GHz bandwidth range. WaveMaster 8 Zi 20‐30 GHz units use 2.92 mm inputs for the highest bandwidth (20‐30 GHz) signal inputs. These inputs are enabled using Digital Bandwidth Interleave (DBI), and they are contained in the Channel 2 and 3 locations in the ProBus (B) row. Enable the 2.92 inputs for DBI from TimeBase → Horizontal Setup on the menu bar. Refer to the Dual Channel Acquisition topic for more details. The high bandwidth electrical path is comprised of two connector halves/subassemblies which have a common mating interface. The first connector half is mounted into the WaveMaster 8 Zi front panel and operates mode free beyond 40 GHz. The outer end of this connector has a combination of grooves, external threads and a coaxial interface with a 2.92mm airline geometry. The second connector half has a similar 2.92mm interface on one end, with spring biased inner and outer contacts. It has corresponding projections which interlock with slots on the first connector half and a coupling nut which secures the two connector halves; resulting in a non‐rotational, torque independent electrical connection. The spring biased inner and outer contacts eliminate the need for specifying proof torque and no tools are required to mate or un‐mate the connection. This solution is easily and quickly field replaceable, should damage occur, making it a more field reliable system. Power and control is provided via the LEMO connector. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 39 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The following figure shows a typical channel setup. The input selection is on the left hand side of the dialog box. In this case the A input, the ProLink interface is selected. Each input selection has its own independent settings for Probe attenuation, bandwidth, and coupling. Figure 4‐2. The channel screen layout showing Input A's ProLink interface controls setup Note: Input A (Upper) and B (Lower) refer to the two rows of input channels specifically available on LeCroy Zi series 4‐16 GHz oscilloscopes. The setup for the ProBus interface is shown in the following figure. This interface also allows the selection of input impedance, 50 Ω/1 MΩ. Figure 4‐3. The channel screen layout showing Input B's ProBus interface controls setup Another universal probe interface advantage is the ability to switch between two probe setups. This function is remotely programmable allowing the interface to operate like a switch. 39 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 40: Prolink Interface
2.92 mm ProBus ProLink Probe (Bandwidth, 20‐30 GHz Models Interface (Bandwidth) (Bandwidth) Only) 50 Ω 3.5 GHz 4‐16 GHz 20‐30 GHz 1 MΩ 500 MHz NA NA Table 4‐1.Probe interface characteristics Note: The WaveMaster 8 Zi 4‐16 GHz bandwidth oscilloscopes offer the universal ProBus/ProLink probe interface which allows dual inputs in the DC to 3.5 GHz range and a dedicated high‐bandwidth interface in the range of 4 through 16 GHz. In addition, 20 through 30 GHz WaveMaster 8 Zi models contain two 2.92 mm connectors for the highest bandwidth inputs. These two connectors replace the ProBus connections on channels 2 and 3. ProLink Interface For some instruments, LeCroy's ProLink Adapters (LPA) provides the ability to connect your signal in the following ways: • Using a BMA connector. • SMA, using the BMA‐to‐SMA adapter (4 are sent standard on 4 ‐ 8 GHz units). • BNC, using BMA‐to‐BNC adapter (optional). WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 41: Front Panel 2
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • K‐Type (2.92 mm), using the BMA‐to‐2.92 mm adapter (4 are sent standard in 13 ‐ 30 GHz units). Figure 4‐4. BMA‐to‐SMA, BMA‐to‐BNC, and BMA‐to‐2.92 mm Adapters. Figure 4‐5. First, the BMA Female Connector (1). Then, shown installed are the ProLink BMA‐to‐SMA, ProLink BMA‐to‐BNC, and ProLink BMA‐to‐2.92 mm Adapters (2, 3, and 4). Note: When connecting an active probe to the instrument, be sure to use the correct adapter. Do not plug the probe directly into the front panel connector (item 1, previous) without an adapter. 41 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 42: Connecting The Adapters
Getting Started Manual Connecting the Adapters The mating end of the ProLink adapter has four fastening clips (shown right). When installing an adapter on the instrument's connector panel, align the male 6‐pin connector with the female connector and push the adapter straight in. There will be some resistance and you'll hear clicks as the four clips slide into place. Then tighten the captive screws. When removing an adapter, loosen the two captive screws. Push down on the adapter to unseat the clips. This will require some force and will be initially noisy, but no damage will result to the connector, the floating female BMA connector, or the pins, which can be 15 degrees off axis when being mated or unmated. Auxiliary Output Signals In addition to a calibration signal, the following signals can be output through the AUX OUTPUT connector. • Square Wave ‐ You can set a Frequency value from 500 Hz to 5 MHz. • Trigger Out ‐ This function can be used to trigger an external oscilloscope. • DC Level ‐ This is a reference level. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 43: Auxiliary Output Setup
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • Trigger Enabled ‐ This function can be used as a gating function to trigger another instrument when the oscilloscope is ready. • Pass/Fail ‐ Allows you to set a pulse duration from 1 µs to 131 ms; generates a pulse when pass/fail testing is active and conditions are met. • Aux Output Off ‐ This function turns off the auxiliary output signal. Auxiliary Output Setup 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup... from the menu bar. 2. Touch the Aux Output tab. 3. If you want a 1 kHz, 1 V square wave, touch the corresponding button. 4. If you want a specialized output, touch one of the buttons under Use Auxiliary Output For. 5. If you selected Square Wave, touch inside the Frequency data entry field and enter a value, using the pop‐up keypad. You can set a value from 500 Hz to 5 MHz. 6. If you selected Pass/Fail, touch inside the Pulse Duration field and enter a value from 1 µs to 131 ms, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 43 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 44: Probes
Getting Started Manual Probes LeCroy offers a variety of passive and active probes for use with your X‐ Stream oscilloscope. Visit www.lecroy.com for specifications and ordering information. • Current Probes ‐ Current Probes measure the current passing through a wire; current probes do not use the traditional probing style of placing a tip onto a test point. Instead, a wire is placed inside the jaw of the probe, which allows the probe to measure the current (in Amps). • Active Probes ‐ There are two different types of active probes: single‐ended and differential. Single‐Ended ‐ A single‐ended active probe is associated with measuring voltages at high frequencies. Measurement with an active probe requires a test point and a ground point. The ground (also called earth) acts as a zero reference for the test point measurement. Differential Probes ‐ Differential active probes are like two probes in one. Instead of measuring a test point in relation to a ground point (like single‐ended active probes), differential probes measure the difference in voltage of a test point in relation to another test point. • Passive Probes ‐ Passive probes measure voltages at lower frequencies (<500 MHz). They have higher input capacitance (input C) and do not need power to operate (unlike active probes). At higher frequencies, higher input capacitance loads the test circuit, attenuating the signal. This is why active probes are used in high frequency applications. Passive probes also measure voltage in reference to ground. • High Voltage Probes ‐ These are active, single‐ended probes designed to safely measure high voltages. They measure the voltage in reference to ground. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 45: Probe Compensation
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Probe Compensation Passive probes must be compensated to flatten overshoot. This is accomplished by means of a trimmer at the connector end of the probe. 1. Attach the connector end of your passive probe to any channel. 2. Connect the probe end to the CAL output connector at the front of the oscilloscope. Ground the probe. 3. Adjust the trim pot at the connector end of the probe until the square wave is as flat as possible. 45 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 46: Display Dashboard
Getting Started Manual Display Dashboard Screen Layout, Groupings, and Controls The instrument's screen is divided into five main sections: • Menu Bar • Signal Display Grid • Descriptor Labels • Dialog(s) • The Message Bar Note: Many front panel controls directly correspond with screen layout controls. For example, the Print front panel general control button corresponds with the Hardcopy function at Utilities → Utilities Setup → Hardcopy. Menu Bar The top of the screen contains a menu bar of commonly used functions. Whenever you touch one of these buttons and make a selection from its drop‐down menu, the dialog area at the bottom of the screen displays the corresponding dialog. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 47: The Quick Access Toolbar
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Specific Menu Bar functions are referenced using arrow‐separated path descriptions. For example, the Save Setup function is referenced as File → Save Setup. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: For common oscilloscope operations, you don’t need to use the top menu bar (since you can access most dialogs from the Front Panel or from the Descriptor Labels). However, it is the only way to access setup or other dialogs for the following: • Display Setup • Save or Recall Waveform • Save or Recall Setups • Print Setup • Vertical (Channel), Horizontal, or Trigger Status • Memory (Reference Waveform) Setup • Pass/Fail Setup • Utilities and Preferences Setup The Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access toolbar is located on the right side of the menu bar. You can use these toolbar buttons to quickly access trigger functions. • Auto ‐ Press to turn on Auto Trigger mode, which triggers the oscilloscope after a time‐out, even if the trigger conditions are not met. • Normal ‐ Press to turn on Normal Trigger mode, which triggers the oscilloscope each time a signal is present that meets the conditions set for the type of trigger selected. •...
Page 48: The Signal Display Grid
Getting Started Manual • Stop ‐ Press to prevent the oscilloscope from triggering on a signal. If you boot up the instrument with the trigger in Stop mode, the message "no trace available" is shown. • Trigger Setup ‐ Press to open the Trigger Setup dialog. Corresponds with screen menu selection: Trigger → Trigger Setup. An Undo button is often available to the right of the Quick Access Toolbar on the Menu Bar. The Signal Display Grid The grid area is divided into 8 vertical divisions and 10 horizontal divisions just like any other oscilloscope. Set up the signal display area by touching Display → Display Setup from the menu bar. The Display dialog offers a choice of grid combinations and can also set the grid intensity. There are several indicators on the grid to help you understand the following: • Trigger Delay ‐ This indicator is located along the bottom edge of the grid. Trigger delay allows you to see the signal prior to the trigger time. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 49 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes All trigger delay values (including post‐trigger delay, shown here) are displayed in the Timebase Descriptor Label. Zero delay is the horizontal center of the oscilloscope display. The default setting (Time) is for the delay to be read out in seconds, and to move proportionately when the timebase knob is turned. If you want to set delay (Div) to a fixed position on the grid and then have it stay fixed as the timebase changes, go to Utilities, Preferences, Acquisition. • Post‐trigger Delay ‐ This is indicated by a left‐pointing arrow to the lower‐left of the grid. Pre‐trigger delay is indicated by a right‐ pointing arrow to the lower‐right of the grid. • Trigger Level ‐ This indicator is located at the right edge of the grid. It tracks the trigger level as you reposition the trace up or down, or change scale. When triggering is stopped, a hollow arrow indicates where the new level ends up when triggering resumes. Push the LEVEL knob to reset the level to 50%. • Zero Volts Level ‐ This indicator is located at the left edge of the grid. Change the zero volts level by turning the vertical OFFSET knob. Push the knob to reset the indicator to the middle of the grid. 49 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 50: Signal Display Grid's Pop-Up Menu
Getting Started Manual Signal Display Grid's Pop-Up Menu On the Signal Display Grid, the Pop‐up menu provides assistance while using the oscilloscope. Clicking on a waveform opens a pop‐up menu. From this pop‐up menu, you can perform the following functions: • Open the Setup dialog for the trace • Turn the trace descriptor label off • Open the Math dialog for the trace • Open the Measure dialog for the trace • Annotate the selected trace Trace Descriptor Labels Shown just beneath the grid display, these boxes provide a summary of your channel, timebase, and trigger settings. When a trace is selected its corresponding descriptor label is shown highlighted. Figure 4‐6. The C1 Trace Descriptor Label is selected; C2 is not. Make vertical or horizontal channel adjustments by touching the respective label. The setup dialog for the function is shown beneath. Channel trace labels show the vertical settings for the trace and cursor information (if cursors are in use). The title bar of the label includes indicators for (SinX)/X interpolation, waveform inversion (INV), deskew (DSQ), coupling (DC/GND), bandwidth limiting (BWL), and averaging (AVG). WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 51 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes These indicators have a long and short form, respectively. Figure 4‐7. The long and short forms of trace descriptor indicators. Besides channel traces, math and parameter measurement labels are also displayed. Labels are displayed only for traces that are turned on. Vertical and horizontal trace descriptors (labels) are displayed below the grid. They provide a summary of your channel, timebase, and trigger settings. Make vertical or horizontal channel adjustments by touching the respective label. The setup dialog for the function is shown beneath. TimeBase trace descriptor labels show the trigger delay setting, time per division, and sampling information. Trigger trace descriptor labels show the trigger mode (Auto, Normal, or Stopped). It also shows the coupling (DC), trigger type (Edge), source (C1), level (0 mV), and slope (Positive). Setup information for horizontal cursors, including the time between cursors and the frequency, is shown beneath the TimeBase and Trigger trace descriptor labels. 51 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 52: Trace Annotation
Getting Started Manual You can right‐click on a trace descriptor label to open a pop‐up menu. From this pop‐up menu, you can perform the following functions: • Open the Setup dialog for the trace. • Turn off the trace descriptor label. • Open the Math dialog for the trace. • Open the Measure dialog for the trace. • Annotate the selected trace. Trace Annotation The instrument gives you the ability to add an identifying label, bearing your own text, to a waveform display: For each waveform, you can create multiple labels and turn them all on or all off. Also, you can position them on the waveform by dragging or by specifying an exact horizontal position. NNOTATING AVEFORMS Touch the waveform you want to annotate right on the display grid, and then touch Set label... on the pop‐up menu. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 53 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes A dialog box opens in which to create the label. If you are creating a label for the first time for this waveform, Label1 is displayed as default text when the Add label button is clicked. From this pop‐up you can edit existing annotations, change the label placement on the waveform, add labels, remove labels, and toggle the visibility. The following bullets show you how. • If you are modifying an existing label, under Labels touch the label you want to change. Note: If the dialog for the trace you want to annotate is currently displayed, you can touch the label button at the bottom to display the Trace Annotation setup dialog. You may place a label anywhere you want on the waveform. Labels are numbered sequentially according to the order in which they are added, and not according to their placement on the waveform. 53 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 54: Dialog Area
Getting Started Manual • If you want to change the label's text, touch inside the Label Text field. A pop‐up keyboard appears for you to enter your text. Touch O.K. on the keyboard when you are done. The edited text automatically appears in the label on the waveform. • Precisely place the label by touching inside the Horizontal Pos. field and provide a horizontal value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. • Add another label by touching the Add label button. Delete a label by selecting the label from the list, and then touching the Remove label button. • Make labels visible by touching the View labels checkbox. Dialog Area The lower portion is where information is shown, selections are made, and data is input. Typically they are organized into tabular displays, subtabs, or pop‐up dialogs. The dialog area is controlled by touch screen buttons and front panel buttons. The following Dialog Area controls also provide assistance when entering data: • Slider Bar ‐ When you click in some data entry fields, a slider bar opens at the bottom of the screen. You can use the slider bar on the left to make fine adjustments to the value. You can use the value slider on the right to make coarse adjustments to the value. You can click on the value slider to set the field to a specific value. Click the Default button on the slider bar to set the field to the default value. Click the keypad button on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. • Flyout Menu ‐ The Print and Auto Setup front panel buttons open flyout menus. For more information on these menus, refer to the Front Panel Groupings topic. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 55: Tool Bar Buttons
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Tool Bar Buttons Several dialogs contain common functions accessible from a row of buttons that can save you a step or two when using a particular function (instead of accessing the respective location from the menu bar). For example, at the bottom of the Channel Setup dialog, these buttons (sometimes labeled as Actions) perform the following functions: • Measure ‐ Opens the Measure menu. You can then select a parameter from this menu without leaving the Channel Setup dialog. The parameter automatically appears below the grid. • Zoom ‐ Creates a zoom trace of the channel trace whose dialog is currently displayed. • Math ‐ Opens the Math menu. You can then select a math function from this menu without leaving the Channel Setup dialog. A math trace of the channel whose dialog is currently open is automatically displayed. • Store ‐ Loads the channel trace into the next available memory location (M1 to M4). • Find Scale ‐ Automatically performs a vertical scaling that fits the waveform into the grid. • Next Grid ‐ Automatically moves the channel trace whose dialog is currently open onto the next grid. If you have only one grid displayed, a new grid will be created automatically, and the trace moved. • Label ‐ Enables you to attach identifying labels to your waveforms. The labels are preserved when the waveform is saved as a LabNotebook entry and when saved to file. Another example is seen in the buttons appearing at the bottom of the Measure Px dialogs. 55 ...
Page 56: Message Bar
Getting Started Manual The button may be selected in order to display the functions named on the buttons (sometimes labeled as Actions): Using these buttons allow you to remain in the Measure dialog while setting up a Math trace on a parameter measurement. Message Bar At the bottom of the oscilloscope display is a narrow message bar. The current date and time are displayed at the far right. Status, error, or other messages are also shown in this area. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 57: Turning On Channels And Traces
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Turning on Channels and Traces Note: If you want to display each trace on its own grid automatically, enable Autogrid by touching Display → Autogrid from the menu bar. • On the front panel, press a channel select button to display the trace label for that input channel and turn on the channel. • Turn on a math function trace by touching Math → Math Setup... from the menu bar. Touch the corresponding On checkbox to activate the desired trace. • You can also quickly create traces (and turn on the trace label) for math functions and memory traces, without leaving the Vertical Adjust dialog, by touching the icons at the bottom of the Vertical Adjust dialog. Whenever you turn on a channel, math, or memory trace using either the menu bar or trace descriptor label, the dialog at the bottom of the screen automatically switches to the vertical setup or math setup dialog for that selection. You can configure your traces from here, including math setups. The Trace Dialog is shown on the lower (dialog) portion of the screen. The tab is labeled with the corresponding channel number as follows: 57 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 58: Timebase
Getting Started Manual Timebase Timebase Setup and Control Set up the Timebase by using the front panel Horizontal controls or the Timebase menu bar, trace descriptor label and dialog box. Setting up additional timebase setup and controls 1. Touch Timebase → Horizontal Setup on the menu bar. The Timebase dialog opens. 2. Touch inside the Time/Division data entry field and enter a value, or use the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐ up numeric keypad, or use the up/down arrows to adjust the value. 3. Touch inside the Delay data entry field and enter a value, or use the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Touch the Set To Zero button to quickly set the delay to zero. Combining Channels Channels can be combined to increase sample rate, memory, and bandwidth. When you combine channels, the remaining (uncombined) channels are available for triggering, even though they are not displayed as active on the screen. Channels are combined two different ways and are based on your WaveMaster oscilloscope model. 1. Internally using Digital Bandwidth Interleaving (DBI) on a 20‐30 GHz Wave Master Unit ...
Page 59 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Using Digital Bandwidth Interleave (DBI) on 20-30 GHz WaveMaster Units Enter DBI mode from the TimeBase dialog at TimeBase → Horizontal Setup. The DBI portion of the TimeBase dialog contains buttons for C1/C2 and C3/C4. When selected, the respective channels are combined into one channel at higher bandwidth. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • You may elect to combine one or both pairs of channels. • Notice how the specific buttons for C2 and C3 have a 20, 25, or 30 (depending on your model) GHz label. When these buttons are selected, the channel pair (C1/C2, C3/C4) is dedicated to that specific level of bandwidth throughput. However, if the lower buttons are selected each channel (1‐4) is ≤ 40 GS/s. DBI enabled C2 and C3 traces achieve: • 20, 25, or 30 GHz (depending on your model) • 80 GS/s • Interleaving of the memory When DBI is selected, trace descriptor labels correspond with your choices. So, if you've decided to interleave both C1/C2 and C3/C4 pairs, trace descriptor labels are shown as follows: • C1 ‐ Shown as inactive • C2 ‐ Shown as active • C3 ‐ Shown as active •...
Page 60 Getting Started Manual ETTINGS When you use DBI and make correct connections and channel selections from the TimeBase → Horizontal Setup dialog, the system makes value changes for you. • View these changes by touching the trace descriptor label for an interleaved channel (C2 or C3). • The Vertical Scale B Scale V/div (Timebase) value is automatically set to 50 mV/div. If you set this to a different value and deactivate DBI, the system retains the last one used when DBI is reactivated. • The channel LED's form the following configuration: Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 OFF, No LED Green Down Green Down OFF, No LED Light Arrow Arrow Light ▼ ▼ ^ ^ Note: When using DBI, use Channel 3 for high‐speed serial triggering. Using the External Interleaving Device on 4-16 GHz WaveMaster Units ...
Page 61 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Combine your channels by using the External Interleaving Device over the C1/C2 and C3/C4 pairs. When this is done, your C2 and C3 traces achieve: • 80 GS/s • Interleaves the memory Note: Use high‐speed serial triggering while combining channels using the External Interleaving Device by connecting to the C3/C4 (channel 3) channel pair (or directly to channel 4 if the External Interleaving Device is not connected to channels 3 and 4. When connected, channel C2 (and C3, if second pair is used) show your Interleaved signal(s). Figure 4‐8. C2 Interleaved Signal The External Interleaving Device tab on the display dialog shows some attributes. Figure 4‐9. C2 Interleaved Signal Attributes 61 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 62 Getting Started Manual Channels C1 (and C4 if second pair is used) are shown as not active, and also has the External Interleaving Device attributes on corresponding display dialogs. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 63: Sampling Modes
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Sampling Modes Depending on your timebase, you can choose Single‐shot (also known as Real Time mode), Sequence, or RIS mode sampling. Some instruments also offer Roll mode. Selecting a Sampling Mode 1. Touch Timebase → Horizontal Setup from the menu bar. 2. In the Timebase dialog, touch a Sample Mode button. Single-shot Sampling Mode Basic Capture Technique A single‐shot acquisition is a series of digitized voltage values sampled on the input signal at a uniform rate. It is also a series of measured data values associated with a single trigger event. The acquisition is typically stopped a defined number of samples after this event occurs: a number determined by the selected trigger delay and measured by the timebase. The waveform's horizontal position (and waveform display in general) is determined using the trigger event as the definition of time zero. You can choose either a pre‐ or post‐trigger delay. Pre‐trigger delay is the time from the left‐hand edge of the display grid forward to the trigger event, while post‐trigger delay is the time back to the event. You can sample the waveform in a range starting well before the trigger event up to the moment the event occurs. This is 100% pre‐trigger, and it allows you to see the waveform leading up to the point at which the trigger condition was met and the trigger occurred. (The instrument offers up to the maximum record length of points of pre‐trigger information.) Post‐trigger delay, on the other hand, allows you to sample the waveform starting at the equivalent of 10,000 divisions after the event occurred. 63 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 64 Getting Started Manual On fast timebase settings, the maximum single‐shot sampling rate is used. But for slower timebases, the sampling rate is decreased and the number of data samples maintained. The relationship between sample rate, memory, and time can be simply defined as: and Sequence Sampling Mode – Working with Segments Using Sequence Mode, you can store up to 15,000 triggered events as "segments" into the oscilloscope's memory. This is ideal when capturing many fast pulses in quick succession or when capturing few events separated by long time periods. The instrument can capture complicated sequences of events over large time intervals in fine detail, while ignoring the uninteresting periods between the events. You can also make time measurements between events on selected segments using the full precision of the acquisition timebase. Sequence mode offers a number of unique capabilities: • You can acquire up to four channels simultaneously. • You can minimize dead time between trigger events for consecutive segments. • You can view time stamps for acquisitions. • You can zoom segments or used them as input to math functions. • You can combine sequence mode with an advanced trigger to isolate a rare event, capture all instances over hours or days, and view/analyze each afterwards. • You can use Sequence mode in remote operation to take full advantage of the instrument's high data‐transfer capability. ...
Page 65 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes In Sequence mode, the complete waveform consists of a number of fixed‐ size segments acquired in single‐shot mode (see the instrument specifications for the limits). The oscilloscope uses the sequence timebase setting to determine the capture duration of each segment as 10 x time/div. With this setting, the oscilloscope uses the desired number of segments, maximum segment length, and total available memory to determine the actual number of samples or segments, and time or points. Figure 4‐10. How the instrument captures segments 65 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 66: Sequence Display Modes
Getting Started Manual Sequence Display Modes The instrument gives you a choice of five ways to display your segments: • Adjacent • Waterfall (cascaded) • Mosaic (tiled) • Overlay • Perspective Note: some display modes have limitations on the number of segments that can be shown at one time. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 67: Sequence Mode Setup
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Sequence Mode Setup When setting up Sequence Mode, you define the number of fixed‐size segments acquired in single‐shot mode (see the instrument specifications for the limits). The oscilloscope uses the sequence timebase setting to determine the capture duration of each segment. Along with this setting, the oscilloscope uses the number of segments, maximum segment length, and total available memory to determine the actual number of samples or segments, and time or points. Figure 4‐11. Setting up Sequence Mode (Adjacent) 1. Touch Timebase → Horizontal Setup on the menu bar. 2. Click the Sequence tab. 3. Under Acquisition Settings, touch inside the Num Segments data entry field and enter the number of segments you want to display, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐ up numeric keypad. 67 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 68 Getting Started Manual Note: The number of segments you choose to display can be less than the total number of segments in the waveform. For example, in the pop‐up images above, the number of display segments is 10, but the total number of segments entered in the timebase dialog's Num Segments field is 100. 4. Touch the Enable Timeout checkbox. 5. Touch inside the Timeout data entry field and enter a timeout value, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Note: Use the sequence mode timeout to automatically interrupt the sequence acquisition if the timeout value is exceeded without a valid trigger. The timeout period accounts for instances when a Num Segments miscount occurs for some reason and the oscilloscope waits indefinitely for an unforthcoming segment. During that time, no oscilloscope functions are accessible. By means of a timeout value, however, the acquisition will be completed, the waveform displayed, and control of the oscilloscope returned to the user after the timeout has elapsed. 5. Under Display Settings, touch inside the Display mode field, and select a sequence mode display from the pop‐up menu. 6. Touch the S trigger front panel button. INGLE Note: Once a single acquisition has started, you can interrupt the acquisition at any time by pressing the S front panel button a INGLE second time or by pressing the S front panel button. In this TOP case, the segments already acquired will be retained in memory. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 69: Zooming Segments In Sequence Mode
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Zooming Segments in Sequence Mode You can zoom individual segments easily using the Q front panel UICKZOOM button. When you zoom, the zoom traces default to Segment 1. Channel descriptors indicate the total number of segments acquired. Zoom descriptors indicate [Seg #] and #Segments in the Zoom. You can scroll through the segments using Z front panel position knob. OOM Figure 4‐12. Sample Zoom of Segments in Sequence Mode 1. Touch the front panel Quickzoom button. 2. Turn the Z front panel position knob to scroll through the OOM segments. 3. To vary the degree of zoom, touch the newly created Zx trace label. The setup dialog for the zoom (Z1 to Z4) opens. It shows the current horizontal and vertical zoom factors. 69 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 70: Displaying An Individual Segment
Getting Started Manual 4. If you want to increase or decrease your horizontal or vertical zoom in small increments, touch the Var. checkbox to enable variable zooming. Now with each touch of the zoom control buttons, the degree of magnification changes by small increments. OR If you want to zoom in or out in large standard increments with each touch of the zoom control buttons, leave the Var. checkbox unchecked. OR If you want to set exact horizontal or vertical zoom factors, touch inside the Horizontal Scale/div data entry field and enter a time‐ per‐div value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Then touch inside the Vertical Scale/div field and enter a voltage value. Displaying an Individual Segment 1. Touch Math → Math Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch a function tab (F1 to Fx ‐ The number of available math traces depends on the software options loaded on the oscilloscope. Refer to the specifications for details). 3. Touch inside the Operator1 field and select the Segment button from the pop‐up menu. 4. In the dialog on the right, touch the Select tab. 5. Touch inside the First Selected data entry field and use the slider bar at the bottom of the window to select the first segment you want to display. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 71: Viewing Time Stamps
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Use the same method to provide a value in the Number of Selected data entry field. Note: In Persistence mode, the segments are automatically overlaid one on top of the other in the display. In non‐Persistence mode, they appear separately on the grid. Viewing Time Stamps You can view time stamps for each segment. Figure 4‐13. View Segment Time Stamps 1. Touch Timebase →Acquisition Status on the menu bar. OR Touch Vertical →Channel Status on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Trigger Time tab. 3. Under Show Status For, touch the Time button. 4. Touch inside the Select Segment field and enter a segment number, using the pop‐up keypad or touch the arrow buttons to scroll through segment times. 71 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 72: Ris Sampling Mode - For Higher Sampling Rates
Getting Started Manual RIS Sampling Mode - For Higher Sampling Rates RIS (Random Interleaved Sampling) is an acquisition technique that allows effective sampling rates higher than the maximum single‐shot sampling rate. It is used on repetitive waveforms with a stable trigger. The maximum effective RIS sampling rate is achieved by making multiple single‐shot acquisitions at maximum real‐time sample rate. The bins thus acquired are positioned approximately 5 ps (200 GS/s) apart. The process of acquiring these bins and satisfying the time constraint is a random one. The relative time between ADC sampling instants and the event trigger provides the necessary variation. The instrument requires multiple triggers to complete an acquisition. The number depends on the sample rate: the higher the sample rate, the more triggers are required. It then interleaves these segments (in the following graphic) to provide a waveform covering a time interval that is a multiple of the maximum single‐shot sampling rate. However, the real‐time interval over which the instrument collects the waveform data is much longer, and depends on the trigger rate and the amount of interleaving required. Note: RIS mode is not available when the oscilloscope is operating in Fixed Sample Rate mode. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 73: Roll Mode
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Roll Mode Roll mode displays, in real time, incoming points in single‐shot acquisitions that have a sufficiently low data rate. The oscilloscope rolls the incoming data continuously across the screen until a trigger event is detected and the acquisition is complete. The parameters or math functions connected to each channel are updated every time the roll mode buffer is updated, as if new data is available. This resets statistics on every step of Roll mode that is valid because of new data. Note: If the processing time is greater than the acquire time, the data in memory gets overwritten. In this case, the instrument issues a Channel data is not continuous in ROLL mode!!! warning and rolling starts over again. 73 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 74: Vertical
Getting Started Manual Vertical Adjusting Sensitivity and Position Adjusting Sensitivity 1. Press the appropriate channel push button (channel 1, for example). OR Touch Vertical → Channel 1 from the menu bar. 2. Touch inside the Trace On checkbox to display the trace. 3. Turn the front panel knob for the selected channel. ERTICAL OR Touch inside the Volts/Div field and enter a value using slider bar. Click the keypad button to enter a value using the pop‐up keypad, or use the up/down arrows. The set voltage is shown on the trace descriptor label and in the Volts/Div field in the dialog. Adjusting the Waveform's Position Turn the V adjust front panel knob directly above the channel ERTICAL FFSET button whose waveform you want to move vertically. Or you can touch inside the Offset field and type in a value on the pop‐up keypad. To set the vertical offset to zero, touch the Zero Offset button directly below the Offset field. ...
Page 75: Coupling
• DC 1 MΩ • AC 1 MΩ Overload Protection The maximum input voltage depends on the input used. Values are displayed on the front of the oscilloscope. Whenever the voltage exceeds this limit, the coupling mode automatically switches from DC 50 Ω to GROUND. You will then have to manually reset the coupling to DC 50 Ω, as described next. CAUTION While the unit does provide this protection, damage can still occur if extreme voltages are applied. Setting Coupling 1. Touch Vertical → Channel X Setup from the menu bar. 2. Touch inside the Coupling field and select a coupling mode from the pop‐up menu. Probe Attenuation Setting up Probe Attenuation LeCroy's ProBus system automatically senses probes and sets their attenuation for you. If you want to set the attenuation manually, 1. In the menu bar, touch Vertical, and then select a channel from the drop‐down menu. 2. Touch inside the Probe Atten. data entry field. 3. Now, touch a divide‐by menu selection 75 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 76: Bandwidth Limits
Getting Started Manual OR Touch Var (variable). If you choose Var, type in a value using the slider bar or the pop‐up numeric keypad. Bandwidth Limits Reducing the bandwidth also reduces the signal and system noise, and prevents high‐frequency aliasing. Setting Bandwidth Limits Set bandwidth limits as follows: 1. In the menu bar, touch Vertical, and then select a channel from the drop‐down menu. 2. Touch inside the Bandwidth field and select a bandwidth limit value from the pop‐up menu. The options are: • Full (all X‐Stream oscilloscopes) • 25 GHz • 20 GHz • 16 GHz • 13 GHz • 8 GHz • 6 GHz • 4 GHz • 3 GHz • 1 GHz • 200 MHz (all X‐Stream oscilloscopes) •...
Page 77: Linear And (Sinx)/X Interpolation
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Linear and (SinX)/X Interpolation Linear interpolation, which inserts a straight line between sample points, is best used to reconstruct straight‐edged signals such as square waves. (Sinx)/x interpolation, on the other hand, is suitable for reconstructing curved or irregular wave shapes, especially when the sample rate is 3 to 5 times the system bandwidth. Interpolation Setup 1. Touch the button for the channel you want to set up (channel 1, for example). 2. In the dialog area, touch inside the Interpolation data entry field under Pre‐Processing. Pre‐Processing is meant as before Math processing. 3. Touch inside the Interpolation data entry field. A pop‐up menu appears offering Linear or Sinx/x interpolation. 4. Touch the button for the type of interpolation you want. Inverting Waveforms If available on your instrument, touch the Invert checkbox to invert the waveform for the selected channel. Finding Scale You can access the Find Scale button from the channel setup dialog. This feature automatically calculates peak‐to‐peak voltage, and chooses an appropriate Volts/Div scale to fully display the waveform. Using Find Scale 1. Touch the trace label for the waveform you desire. 2. Touch the Find Scale button. ...
Page 78: Variable Gain
Getting Started Manual Variable Gain Variable Gain lets you change the granularity with which the gain is incremented. For example, when Variable Gain is disabled, the gain increases or decreases in preset increments each time you touch the Up/Down buttons. However, when Variable Gain is enabled, you can increase or decrease the gain in increments as small as 0.1 mV/div, depending on the scale of the waveform. Enabling Variable Gain 1. Touch the descriptor label for the waveform whose gain you want to vary. 2. Touch the Variable Gain checkbox. Channel Deskew Unlike the Deskew math function, channel Deskew does no resampling, but instead adjusts the horizontal offset by the amount that you enter. The valid range is dependent on the current timebase +/‐ 9 divisions. Channel Deskew Setup 1. In the menu bar, touch Vertical; from the drop‐down menu, select a channel to set up. 2. Touch inside the Deskew data entry field and enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Response Optimization Modes Group delay is defined as the rate of change of the total phase shift with respect to angular frequency through a device or transmission medium. Amplifiers in analog oscilloscopes always had some group delay at the highest frequencies, and this inherent group delay minimized the preshoot ...
Page 79 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes However, it is now possible to correct for group delay, and in doing so, certain characteristics can be enhanced. By providing zero group delay at all frequencies, preshoot and overshoot is equalized, which is preferable for eye diagram measurements. Then, by providing the flattest possible frequency response with zero group delay, the fastest possible rise time can be measured. LeCroy provides all three of these choices in the Response Optimization Mode selection. Note: Group Delay Compensation is available on all Zi DDA and SDA oscilloscope models. • Pulse Response ‐ A delay compensation that minimizes preshoot. This selection most resembles the response of an analog oscilloscope. • Eye Diagram ‐ Delay compensation with equalized preshoot and overshoot. This selection improves the accuracy of serial eye diagrams. 79 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 80 Getting Started Manual • Flatness ‐ A delay compensation similar to eye diagram, this selection provides a flat frequency response and group delay. It provides the fastest rise time. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 81: Triggering
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Triggering Trigger Types The triggers available to you are defined as follows: Edge A simple trigger, Edge trigger is activated by basic waveform features or conditions such as positive or negative slope, and holdoff. Up to 15 GHz bandwidth is available while Edge Triggering (provided no holdoff is selected). Width Width trigger allows you to define a positive‐ or negative‐going pulse width bounded by a voltage level, above or below which a trigger will occur. Or you can specify a pulse width and voltage range, within or outside of which a trigger will occur. Glitch Glitch trigger is a simpler form of Width trigger. Use Glitch trigger when you want to define a fixed pulse‐width time or time range only. Glitch trigger makes no provision for voltage levels or ranges. Interval While Glitch trigger performs over the width of a pulse, Interval trigger performs over the width of an interval — the signal duration (the period) separating two consecutive edges of the same polarity: positive to positive or negative to negative. 81 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 82 Getting Started Manual Use interval trigger to capture intervals that fall short of, or exceed, a given time limit. In addition, you can define a width range to capture any interval that is itself inside or outside the specified range ‐ an Exclusion trigger by interval. Qualified First In single trigger mode, Qualify First arms the oscilloscope on the A even, and then triggers on all subsequent B events. This button is enabled when using the sequence sampling mode. It is commonly used in sequence mode for disk drive applications with the index pulse defined as the A qualifier signal and the servo gate signal as the B triggering events. Qualify A‐B In single trigger mode, Qualify A‐B arms the oscilloscope on the A event, and then triggers on the B event. If the oscilloscope is in Normal trigger mode, it automatically resets after the B event.] State The State trigger is a level‐qualified trigger which requires that the qualifying signal remain above or below a specified voltage level for a trigger to occur. For State trigger, you specify the time or number of events after the signal has gone above or below the voltage level when you want the trigger to occur. Dropout Used primarily in single‐shot applications, and usually with a pre‐trigger delay, Dropout trigger can detect lost signals. The trigger is generated at the end of the timeout period following the last trigger source transition. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 83 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Pattern (Logic) Logic trigger enables triggering on a logical combination (pattern) of five inputs: CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, and AUX. You have a choice of four Boolean operators (AND, NAND, OR, NOR), and you can stipulate the high or low voltage logic level for each input independently. TV Not available on all instruments, TV triggers provide stable triggering on standard or custom composite video signals. Use them on PAL, SECAM, NTSC, or HDTV systems. Slew Rate SlewRate trigger activates a trigger when the rising or falling edge of a pulse crosses two threshold levels: an upper level and a lower level. The pulse edge must cross the thresholds faster or slower than a selected period of time. Runt The Runt trigger occurs when a pulse crosses a first threshold line, but fails to cross a second threshold line before recrossing the first. Other defining conditions for this trigger are the edge (triggers on the slope opposite to that selected) and runt width. 83 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 84: Simple Triggers
Getting Started Manual Serial Trigger and Decode 80‐bit Serial Trigger without decode capability is standard on SDA model oscilloscopes and optional on WaveMaster and DDA model oscilloscopes. Window A smart trigger that occurs when a signal enters or exits a window defined by adjustable thresholds. Simple Triggers Edge Trigger on Simple Signals The instrument uses many waveform capture techniques that trigger on features and conditions that you define. These triggers fall into two major categories: • Simple Triggers – activated by basic waveform features or conditions such as a positive or negative slope, and hold‐off • SMART Triggers – sophisticated triggers that enable you to use basic or complex conditions for triggering. Use SMART Triggers for signals with rare features, like glitches. RIGGER ETTINGS Horizontal and Vertical adjustments are typically made for all trigger types using either the Delay or Level knobs on the front panel of the instrument or their respective fields on the Timebase setup dialog. • Horizontal: Turn the D knob in the HORIZONTAL control group ELAY to adjust the trigger's horizontal position. Or, touch inside the Delay field in the timebase setup dialog and enter a value, using the pop‐ up keypad. ...
Page 85 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The trigger location is shown by a marker under the grid. Post‐trigger delay is indicated by a left‐pointing arrow at the lower‐ left of the grid. The time value is given in the title line of the Timebase label at the lower‐right of the grid. • Vertical: Turn the L knob in the TRIGGER control group to adjust EVEL the trigger's vertical threshold. Turn this knob to adjust the level of the trigger source or the highlighted trace. Level defines the source voltage at which the trigger will generate an event: a change in the input signal that satisfies the trigger conditions. Alternatively, in the Trigger dialog, you can touch inside the Level field and type in a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Quickly set a level of zero volts by touching the Zero Level button. An arrow on the right side of the grid shows the threshold position. This arrow is only visible if the trigger source is displayed. DGE RIGGER ETUP Channel Setup 1. Touch the Trigger trace descriptor label. 85 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 86 Getting Started Manual 2. Touch the Edge trigger button. 3. Touch inside the trigger Source field and select an input from the pop‐up menu. 4. Now, select a coupling mode as explained in the following trigger setup topic. 5. Touch inside the Level data entry field. Provide a value using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad (in millivolts). 6. Select the holdoff by touching the Time or Events buttons on the Holdoff dialog. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 87: Trigger Setup
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Now, click the corresponding field and provide a value using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 7. Choose Positive, Negative, or Either from the slope choices. Note: Use the TriggerScan tab to run the Trainer (a wizard‐like tool to configure triggers), Save, and Load trigger setups for reuse. Trigger Setup Trigger Setup Considerations RIGGER ODES 1. A mode causes the oscilloscope to sweep even without a trigger. An internal timer triggers the sweep so that the display remains, even when the signal does not cause a trigger. 2. In N mode, the oscilloscope sweeps only if the input signal ORMAL reaches the set trigger point. Otherwise it continues to display the last acquired waveform. 3. In S mode, only one sweep occurs each time you press the INGLE button. 4. S mode inhibits all sweeps until you select one of the other three TOP modes. ...
Page 88 Getting Started Manual ETERMINING RIGGER EVEL LOPE OURCE AND OUPLING Level defines the source voltage at which the trigger circuit generates an event (a change in the input signal that satisfies the trigger conditions). The selected trigger level is associated with the chosen trigger source. Note that the trigger level is specified in volts and normally remains unchanged when the vertical gain or offset is modified. The Amplitude and Range of the trigger level are limited as follows: • ±5 screen divisions with a channel as the trigger source • ±400 mV with AUX as the trigger source • ±4 V with AUX/10 as the trigger source • None with LINE as the trigger source (zero crossing is used) Note: Once specified, Trigger Level and Coupling are the only parameters that pass unchanged from trigger mode to trigger mode for each trigger source. Coupling refers to the type of signal coupling at the input of the trigger circuit. Choices of trigger coupling vary by oscilloscope model. With DC coupling, all of the signal's frequency components are coupled to the trigger circuit for high‐frequency bursts. Slope determines the direction of the trigger voltage transition used for generating a particular trigger event. Choose Positive, Negative, or Either from the slope choices. Like coupling, the selected slope is associated with the chosen trigger source. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 89 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Figure 4‐14. Edge trigger works on the selected edge at the chosen level. The slope (positive or negative) is specified on the Trigger label permanently shown to the lower‐right of the grid. Some instruments include the choice of Window trigger, which sets a threshold above and below the trigger level beyond which the signal must pass to generate a trigger. The trigger can be generated by a signal with either positive or negative slope. 89 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 90: Triggerscan
Getting Started Manual RIGGER OURCE The trigger Source may be one of the following: • The acquisition channel signal (CH 1, CH 2, CH 3 or CH 4) conditioned for the overall voltage gain, coupling, and bandwidth. • The line voltage that powers the oscilloscope (LINE). This can be used to provide a stable display of signals synchronous with the power line. Coupling and level are not relevant for this selection. • The signal applied to the AUX BNC connector (AUX). This can be used to trigger the oscilloscope within a range of ±400 mV on AUX, ±4 V with AUX/10 as the trigger source. • A logic pattern. TriggerScan TriggerScan is a debugging tool that helps you quickly find rare waveform glitches and anomalies. With TriggerScan, you can build a list of trigger setups to look for rare events and automatically sequence through each one. TriggerScan can use any type of trigger setup available including edge, width, and qualify as well as Smart Triggers (such as, glitch and runt triggers). TriggerScan automates two key processes in triggering rare events: 1. Trains the system by looking at normal acquired waveforms. During the training, the oscilloscope analyzes the waveforms to determine what waveforms normally look like. Using this information, it generates a list of smart trigger setups to trigger on abnormal situations. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 91: Training Triggerscan
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 2. Loads the smart trigger setups from the Trainer and cycles through these. As triggers occur, they are overlaid on the screen. All acquisition settings are preserved and you can use all the functions of the oscilloscope to find the root cause of these anomalies including, WaveScan, Histograms, and advanced analysis. Training TriggerScan The TriggerScan Trainer inspects a currently acquired waveform and automatically builds a list of common trigger setups used to find rare events. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • You must acquire and display at least 3 cycles of a signal before running the Trainer. • You should run the Trainer if you want to change the trigger types or if you change the channel or signal. 1. Touch Trigger → Trigger Setup from the menu bar. 2. On the Trigger dialog, click the TriggerScan tab. 3. Touch inside the Source data entry field and select a channel as the source for the training. 4. Touch the Trainer button. 91 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 92: Starting Triggerscan
Getting Started Manual 5. On the TriggerScan Trainer Setup window, choose the types of triggers the Trainer should use to train the system and then touch the Start Training button. The training begins. When it is complete, a list of smart trigger setups is displayed in the Trigger List. Starting TriggerScan After you have run the Trainer, the Trigger List displays a list of smart trigger setups. You can add or remove trigger setups. You can also update the selected smart trigger setup. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 93 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Once you have made any changes to the Trigger List, you are ready to start scanning. 1. Touch Trigger → Trigger Setup from the menu bar. 2. On the Trigger dialog, click the TriggerScan tab. 3. If you want to add a new trigger setup, touch the Trigger tab and set the new trigger. Then, touch the Add New button to add the new trigger to the Trigger List. 4. If you want to delete a trigger setup, highlight the setup in the Trigger List and touch the Delete Selected button. Note: If you want to delete all trigger setups in the Trigger List, touch the Delete All button. 5. If you want to replace the selected trigger setup with the current trigger setup, highlight the setup in the Trigger List and touch the Update Selected button. 6. Once you have made any changes to the Trigger List, touch Start Scan. The oscilloscope automatically sequences through all the trigger setups. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • You can tune the dwell time that the oscilloscope will wait before loading the next trigger setup using the Dwell Time data entry field. • If you have Persistence display mode enabled, all trigger events are recorded on the display. Refer to the Persistence Setup topic for instructions on enabling Persistence display mode. • If you want TriggerScan to stop when the oscilloscope triggers next, check the Stop On Trigger checkbox. You can use this to isolate specific trigger setups. 93 ...
Page 94: Saving Triggerscan Setups
Getting Started Manual Saving TriggerScan Setups You should save TriggerScan setups once you have made any modifications to the Trigger List. The current Trigger List will not be preserved after exiting the application unless you save it. 1. On the TriggerScan dialog, touch inside the Setup File Name data entry field and enter a file name using the pop‐up keyboard. OR Touch the Browse button and select a location and file name. 2. Touch the Save Setup button. Note: You can load previously saved TriggerScan setups by touching the Browse button, locating the file and then clicking Load Setup. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 95: Viewing Waveforms
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Viewing Waveforms Display Setup Display Setup Note: Not all grid styles are available on all instruments. 1. Touch Display →Display Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch one of the Grid combination buttons. Note: Autogrid automatically adds or deletes grids as you select more or fewer waveforms to display. 3. Touch inside the Grid Intensity data entry field (as follows). 95 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 96 Getting Started Manual Provide a value from 0 to 100 using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value. 4. Touch the Grid on top checkbox if you want to superimpose the grid over the waveform. Note: Depending on the grid intensity, some of your waveforms may be hidden from view when the grid is placed on top. To undo, simply uncheck Grid on top. 3. Touch the Axis labels checkbox to permanently display the values of the top and bottom grid lines (calculated from volts/div) and the extreme left and right grid lines (calculated from the timebase). 4. Choose a line style for your trace: solid Line or Points as follows: 5. Touch inside the trace Intensity data entry field if you want to change the value. Enter a value from 0 to 100 using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value. Note: Access the Monitor tab for external monitor display settings. Refer to the External Display topic for more details. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 97: Moving Traces From Grid To Grid
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes EQUENCE ODE ISPLAY Set up a Sequence Mode display by first selecting a Sequence trigger mode in the Timebase → Horizontal Setup dialog. You must also have entered a Num Segments value. For more information on setting up Sequence Mode, see the Sequence Sampling Mode topic. 1. Touch Display → Display Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch inside the Display Mode field and select a display mode from the pop‐up menu. Moving Traces from Grid to Grid You can move traces from grid to grid with the touch of a button. Moving a Channel or Math Trace 1. Touch the trace descriptor label for the waveform you want to move. 2. Touch the Next Grid button. Note: If you have more than one waveform displayed on only one grid, a second grid automatically opens when you select Next Grid. XY Display Use XY displays to measure the phase shift between otherwise identical signals. You can display either voltage on both axes or frequency on both axes. The traces must have the same X‐axis. The shape of the resulting pattern reveals information about phase difference and frequency ratio. 97 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 98: Display Grids
Getting Started Manual ETTING P ISPLAYS 1. Touch Display → Display Setup on the menu bar. 2. Choose an XY display by touching one of the XY display mode buttons. You can show the two waveforms on the XY grid only, or you can show the input waveforms on a single or dual grid. 3. Touch inside the Input X and Input Y data entry fields and select your input sources from the pop‐up windows. Note: The inputs can be any combination of channels, math functions, and memory locations. Display Grids Some instruments and software packages offer the option to display side‐ by‐side, instead of vertically stacked grids. These side‐by‐side grids are in the Display dialog. Included in the choices are Auto, Single, Dual, Quad, Octal, XY, XY Single, XY Dual, Tandem, Triple, Quattro, and Hex displays. These additional grid displays offer more convenient views of multiple waveforms. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 99: Zooming Waveforms
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Zooming Waveforms You can magnify a selected region of a waveform using the Zoom function. You can display up to four Zoom (Z1 ‐ Z4) and eight Math Zoom traces (F1 ‐ F8).You can zoom: • a single channel (refer to To Zoom a Single Channel) • a math or memory trace (by Zooming Memory or Math Function Traces) • multiple waveforms at once (refer to To Zoom Multiple Waveforms Quickly) • segments in a sequence (refer to Sampling Modes → Sequence Sampling Mode You can also use the Multi‐Zoom Math function to create time‐locked zoom traces for selected waveforms using Multi‐Zoom. At any time, you can zoom a portion of a channel waveform or Memory/Math function trace by touching and dragging a rectangle around any part of the input waveform, see the To Zoom by Touch‐and‐Drag topic. The zoom trace will size itself to fit the full width of the grid. The degree of magnification, therefore, will depend on the size of the rectangle that you draw. You can also use the front panel Q button to create multiple UICK zooms, one for each displayed input channel. For more information, see the To Zoom Multiple Waveforms Quickly topic. 99 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 100: Zooming A Single Channel
Getting Started Manual REVIEWING OOMED AVEFORMS When you zoom a waveform, a preview of the zoomed area is shown on the Preview section of the Zx dialog. Zooming a Single Channel The Zoom button appears as a standard button at the bottom of the channel Cx Vertical Adjust setup dialog for you to create a zoom trace of your input waveform. 1. On the menu bar, touch Vertical → Channelx Setup. OR Touch the channel trace descriptor label for a displayed channel. 2. Touch the Zoom at the bottom of the Cx Vertical Adjust dialog. A zoom trace (one of Z1 to Z4) is created for the selected channel. 3. Vary the degree of zoom by touching the newly created Zx trace label. The setup dialog for the zoom (Z1 to Z4) opens. It shows the current horizontal and vertical zoom factors. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 101 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 4. If you want to increase or decrease your horizontal or vertical zoom in small increments, touch the Var. checkbox to enable variable zooming. Now with each touch of the zoom control buttons, the degree of magnification changes by a small increment. OR If you want to zoom in or out in large standard increments with each touch of the zoom control buttons, leave the Var. checkbox unchecked. OR If you want to set exact horizontal or vertical zoom factors, touch inside the Horizontal Scale/div data entry field and enter a time‐ per‐div value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Then touch inside the Vertical Scale/div field and enter a voltage value. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: To reset the zoom to x1 magnification, touch Reset Zoom in the dialog. You can also use the Zoom and Math front panel knobs to adjust the horizontal and vertical zoom. • Horizontal Position ‐ Press to reset the horizontal zoom position to zero. Turn to change the horizontal position of the selected math or zoom trace. • Horizontal Ratio ‐ Press to toggle between fixed and variable horizontal zoom ratio adjustment. Turn to change the horizontal zoom ratio of the selected math trace. • Quick Zoom ‐ Press to automatically display magnified views of up to four signal inputs on multiple grids. With four input signals, the signals are displayed along with four zoom traces, each on its own grid. Pressing this button also turns off all other traces. 101 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 102: Touch-And-Drag Zooming
Getting Started Manual • Vertical Position ‐ Press to reset the vertical zoom position to zero. Turn to change the vertical position of the selected math or zoom trace. • Vertical Ratio ‐ Press to toggle between fixed and variable vertical zoom ratio adjustment. Turn to change the vertical zoom ratio of the selected math trace. Touch-and-Drag Zooming 1. Touch and drag a rectangle around any part of an input channel waveform, math trace, or memory trace. The Zoom (Z1 to Z4) dialog opens. Note: If you have enclosed a combination of channel and math or memory traces in the rectangle, a pop‐up Rectangle Zoom Wizard is shown. Touch a Zoom button (Z1 to Z4). 2. Turn off the zoom traces by touching the Undo button at the top‐ right corner of the screen. OR Uncheck the Trace On checkbox in the dialog for each zoom trace. Quickly Zooming Multiple Waveforms Press the front panel Q button. UICK OOM Turning Off Zoom 1. Touch the math function trace label (or Zx trace label) for the zoom you want to turn off. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 103: Persistence
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 2. Touch the Trace On checkbox to remove the check mark and disable the zoom trace. Persistence Persistence Setup The Persistence feature helps you display your waveform and reveal its idiosyncrasies or anomalies for a repetitive signal. Use Persistence to accumulate on‐screen points from many acquisitions to see your signal change over time. The instrument persistence modes show the most frequent signal path "three‐dimensionally" in intensities of the same color, or graded in a spectrum of colors. You can show persistence for up to eight inputs for any channel, math function, or memory location (M1 to M4). ETTING P ERSISTENCE Touch Display →Persistence Setup on the menu bar. Now, touch the Persistence On checkbox and refer to the following scenarios based on your needs. Persistence Setup for All Input Channels at Once 1. Touch the All Locked button. 2. Touch one of the Mode buttons. 3. Touch the Show last trace checkbox if you want the last trace displayed. 4. Touch inside the Saturation data entry field and enter a whole number integer, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. 103 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 104 Getting Started Manual Click the keypad button on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. For more information on saturation, see the Saturation Level topic. 5. Touch inside the Persistence time data entry field and make a selection from the pop‐up menu. Persistence Setup for Each Input Channel Individually 1. Touch the Per Trace button. 2. Touch one of the persistence mode buttons next to an input channel. To turn off persistence for an individual channel, touch the left‐most persistence mode button next to the channel. ORFor each input channel, touch its tab to set up persistence for that channel. 3. Touch one of the mode buttons. 4. Touch the Show last trace checkbox if you want the last trace displayed. 5. Touch inside the Saturation data entry field and enter a whole number integer, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 105: Wavestream Display Mode
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 6. Touch inside the Persistence time data entry field and make a selection from the pop‐up menu. 7. If you want to return all input channel setups to their default settings, touch the Reset All button. WaveStream Display Mode This fast viewing mode provides brightness‐graded intensity with a decay time similar to the action of phosphor on an analog screen. WaveStream mode operates at up to 80 GS/s with an update rate of up to several thousand waveforms/second for better capture of higher frequency abnormal events. Adjusting Trace Intensity The I knob adjusts the brightness of your trace. NTENSITY The intensity value is shown in the bottom‐right corner of the screen. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: Pushing the Intensity knob changes the Persistence status in the following ways. • OFF ‐ When the button hasn't been pushed, it may be turned to control the trace Intensity field value. • Analog Persistence ‐ When the button is pushed once, the waveform resembles a trace on a phosphor oscilloscope. Turning 105 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 106 Getting Started Manual the knob affects persistence with a blended form of Intensity and Saturation. As the knob is turned clockwise, the Intensity value increases while the Saturation value decreases. The opposite occurs when the button is turned counter clockwise. • Color Persistence ‐ The button behaves the same way as Analog. However, the grid display shows a color waveform where red indicates most frequent occurrences while blue denotes the less frequent. Instead of using the knob, you can provide values for Intensity (same field on Display and Persistence dialogs) or Saturation fields using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 107: Analyzing Waveforms
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Analyzing Waveforms Measure Measuring with Cursors Cursors are important tools that aid you in measuring signal values. Cursors are markers ‐ lines, cross‐hairs, or arrows ‐ that you can move around the grid or the waveform itself. Use cursors to make fast, accurate measurements and eliminate guesswork. There are two basic types: • Horiz(ontal) (generally Time or Frequency) cursors are markers that you move horizontally along the waveform. Place them at a desired location along the time axis to read the signal’s amplitude at the selected time. • Vert(ical) (Voltage) cursors are lines that you move vertically on the grid to measure the amplitude of a signal. URSOR EASUREMENT CONS Each cursor locates a point on the waveform. The cursor values can be read in the descriptor label for the trace. Use the Position data entry fields at the right side of the dialog to place the cursors precisely. The Readout icons depict what is being measured for each measurement mode. Absolute Displays the absolute Y position. Delta Displays the difference in Y values. The value can be read in the descriptor label for the trace. 107 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 108: Cursors Setup
Getting Started Manual Abs+Delta Displays absolute and delta cursors together. Slope Displays the slope between cursors. If there are non–time‐domain waveforms displayed, there will also be a menu offering choices of x‐axis units: s or Hz, for example. Cursors Setup UICK ISPLAY At any time, you can change the display of cursor types (or turn them off) without invoking the Cursors Setup dialog as follows: 1. On the menu bar, touch Cursors, then Off, Abs Horizontal, Rel Horizontal, Abs Vertical, or Rel Vertical. OR Press the C button on the front panel repeatedly to scroll URSOR through each cursor type. Turn the C knobs to adjust the URSORS position of the cursor. Note: The bottom cursor knob adjusts relative cursors. It does not work with absolute cursor types. 2. The cursors displayed assume the positions previously set up. If you want to change their position or measurement mode, touch Cursors → Cursors Setup on the menu bar. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 109 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes BSOLUTE URSORS ETUP 1. Touch Cursors → Cursors Setup on the menu bar. The Standard Cursors dialog opens. 2. In the dialog area, touch the Cursors On check box to display them. 3. Touch the Horizontal Abs or VerticalAbs mode button. 4. Touch inside the Position 1 data entry field and type in a value for the cursor using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. OR Use the C knobs on the front panel to place the cursor. URSORS ETTING P ELATIVE URSORS 1. Touch Cursors → Cursors Setup on the menu bar. The Standard Cursors dialog opens. 2. In the dialog area, touch the Cursors On check box to display them. 3. Touch the Horizontal Rel or VerticalRel mode button. 4. Touch a readout parameter button: Absolute, Delta, Abs+Delta, or Slope. 5. Touch inside the Position 1 and Position 2 data entry fields and type in a value for each cursor using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to ...
Page 110: Overview Of Parameters
Getting Started Manual menu is available where you can choose the units. For example, if you are placing cursors on a histogram, select V (histo). Overview of Parameters Parameters are measurement tools that determine a wide range of waveform properties. Use them to automatically calculate many attributes of your waveform, like rise‐time, rms voltage, and peak‐to‐peak voltage, for example. There are parameter modes for the amplitude and time domains, custom parameter groups, and parameters for pass and fail testing. You can make common measurements on one or more waveforms. URNING N ARAMETERS 1. Touch Measure → Measure Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the On checkbox for each parameter you want to enable. 3. Touch the Show Table checkbox to display the parameters below the grid. UICK CCESS TO ARAMETER ETUP IALOGS You can quickly gain access to a parameter setup dialog by touching the parameter list box below the grid. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 111: Parameter Setup
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes For example, touch within P1 below the grid (previous) to display the P1 setup dialog. Touch the row titles (as follows) to display the top Measure dialog. Parameter Setup 1. Touch the parameter tab (Px) of an unused location or one that you want to change. 2. Under Type, select a measurement type: Measure On Waveforms Applies measurements directly on the waveform as denoted in the Source1 field. Math On Parameters Performs math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) on parameters denoted in the Source1 and Source2 fields. Advanced Web Edit 111 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 112 Getting Started Manual Uses LeCroy's Processing Web to set up the measurement. This feature, which is available with the XWEB option, allows you to chain practically unlimited math functions together to operate on your waveform measurements. 3. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a channel, math trace, memory trace, or other waveform to be measured. 4. If you selected Measure On Waveforms, touch inside the Measure field and select a parameter from the pop‐up menu. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 113 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes OR If you selected Math On Parameters, touch inside the Math Operator data entry field and select a math function from the pop‐ up menu. 5. In the mini‐dialog to the right of the main setup dialog, touch the Gate tab to narrow the span of measurement. 6. Touch the Accept tab to define parameter values to be used in the measurement. Measure Modes The selections for Measure Mode allow you to quickly apply parameters for standard vertical and standard horizontal setups, and custom setups. 113 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 114: Measure Modes
Getting Started Manual TANDARD ERTICAL ARAMETERS These are the default Standard Vertical Parameters: Vertical mean sdev max. min. ampl pkpk top base TANDARD ORIZONTAL ARAMETERS These are the default Standard Horizontal Parameters: Horizontal freq period width rise fall delay duty num points ELECTING EASURE ODES 1. Touch Measure → Measure Setup on the menu bar. 2. Under Measure Mode, select the Std Vertical or Std Horizontal buttons. Note: You can choose to customize up to 12 parameters by touching My Measure. 3.
Page 115 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes You have a choice of Simple or Detailed views of the markers: • The Simple selection produces cursors and Measure Gate gate posts. The gate posts are independently placeable for each parameter. • The Detailed selection produces cursors, Measure Gate gate posts, a label identifying the parameter being measured, and a level indicator and hysteresis band for "at level" parameters (not part of Standard Horizontal or Standard Vertical parameters). Figure 6‐1. Standard Horizontal Parameter Help Markers 115 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 116: Help Markers
Getting Started Manual Figure 6‐2. Standard Vertical Parameter Help Markers ELP ARKERS ETUP 1. Touch Measure → Measure Setup on the menu bar. 2. Select a Measure Mode: Std Vertical, Std Horizontal, or My Measure. 3. Touch the Show All button (as follows) to display Help Markers for every parameter being measured on the displayed waveform (C2 in the previous examples). 4. Touch a P1 to Px tab for any listed parameter; it doesn't matter which. Now, touch inside the Help Markers field and select Simple or Detailed. The Simple selection produces cursors and Measure Gate gate posts. The gate posts are independently placeable for each parameter. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 117: Math
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The Detailed selection produces cursors, Measure Gate gate posts, a label identifying the parameter being measured, and a level indicator and hysteresis band for "at level" parameters. Note: The choice of Simple or Detailed is applied to all parameters at the same time. That is, if you choose Simple markers for one parameter, all parameters will be displayed in this mode. 5. Touch the Always On checkbox if you want to continuously display Help Markers for this parameter. Turning Off Help Markers 1. Touch the Clear All button to turn off Help Markers for all parameters. 2. Turn off Help Markers for individual parameters by touching the Px tab for the parameter in question. Then uncheck the AlwaysOn checkbox. When you close this dialog, the Help Markers for this parameter are no longer shown. Math Math Traces and Functions Overview With the instrument’s math tools you can perform mathematical functions on a waveform displayed on any channel, or recalled from any of the four reference memories M1 to M4. You can also set up traces F1 to Fx (the number of math functions that can be performed at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope) to do math on parameter measurements P1 to Px (the number of parameters that can be measured at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope). 117 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 118: Math Made Easy
Getting Started Manual Instruments that offer more than one math trace provide enhanced capabilities. For example: you could set up Trace F1 as the difference between Channels 1 and 2, Trace F2 as the average of F1, and Trace F3 as the integral of F2. You could then display the integral of the averaged difference between Channels 1 and 2. Any trace and function can be chained to another trace and function. For example, you could make Trace F1 an average of Channel 1, Trace F2 an FFT of F1, and Trace F3 a zoom of F2. Math Made Easy With the instrument's math tools you can perform mathematical functions on a waveform displayed on any channel C1 to C4, or recalled from any of the four reference memories M1 to M4. To do computations in sequence, you can also use math functions F1 to Fx as a source input waveform. Or you can use Parameters P1 through Px For example: you could set up F1 as the difference between Channels 1 and 2, F2 as the average of F1, and F3 as the integral of F2. You could then display the integral of the averaged difference between Channels 1 and 2. Any trace and function can be chained to another trace and function. For example, you could make F1 an average of Channel 1, F2 an FFT of F1, and F3 a zoom of F2. Refer to the Specifications to find out which math tools are available in each optional package. ATH UNCTION ETUP This setup mode allows you to quickly apply frequently used math functions. 1. Touch Math → Math Setup on the menu bar. 2. If there are math functions already assigned to F1 through Fx (the number of math functions that can be performed at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope, see Specifications for details), touch the checkbox for the function you want to enable. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 119 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 3. Assign a new math function to a trace by touching the Fx button for that trace. The math function pop‐up menu is then shown. 4. Select a function from the pop‐up; the selected function is automatically assigned, with the same setups as were in place for the last function in that Fx position. 5. If you want to change other setup items, like the source waveform, touch the appropriate Fx tab. The setup dialog for that Fx position is then shown. 6. Touch the Single function button if you want to perform just one math function on the trace, or touch the Dual function button to perform math on math (shown respectively, as follows). 7. Touch the Graph button, and then touch inside the Graph with field to select a graph mode. The Graph modes are as follows: Mode Description Histogram of the values of a parameter Track of each value of a parameter Trend of the values of a parameter over time 119 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 120 Getting Started Manual Both Track and Trend are tools that can be used to plot measurement data and observe variations with respect to time. Differences between Track and Trend are summarized in the following table: Trend Track Characteristic Representation Parameter value vs. event Parameter value vs. time Behavior Cumulative over several Non‐cumulative acquisitions up to 1 million (resets after every events acquisition). Unlimited number of events Time Correlation to No Yes Other Data Monitors an No. Trend points are not Yes Evolution in the evenly spaced in time and Frequency Domain therefore cannot be used for an FFT. Monitors the Yes No. Track resets Evolution of a after every Measurement acquisition. ...
Page 121: Fft
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Trend Track Characteristic Ensures No Lost No. Since data can be Yes. Maximum Measurement Data accumulated over many time period that acquisitions, and since the can be captured is oscilloscope takes time to limited by calculate measurement acquisition values and to display data memory and before the trigger is re‐ sampling rate. armed, data can be missed. In general, Track is the tool to use if you want to capture a continuous stream of data spaced closely together. To understand the change in a parameter with time, Trend can be used if your data is spaced widely apart and longer than the “dead‐time” of the oscilloscope between acquisitions. Think of Trend as a strip chart recorder for your oscilloscope. ETUP Use the following steps to setup your Fast Fourier Transform. 1. Touch Math → Math Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch a Math function trace button: F1 through Fx (the number of math functions that can be performed at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope, see Specifications for details), a pop‐up menu appears. Select FFT from the menu. 3.
Page 122 Getting Started Manual 4. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a channel, memory, or math trace on which to perform the FFT. 5. Touch inside the Operator1 field: Select FFT from the pop‐up menu if you selected Single function. Select another math function if you selected Dual function. Then touch inside the Operator2 field and select FFT from the pop‐up menu. 6. In the right‐hand dialog, touch the FFT tab. 7. Choose whether to Truncate or Zero‐fill the trace display. • Truncate ‐ When the FFT transform size does not match the record length, you can truncate the record and perform an FFT on the shorter record. This increases the resolution bandwidth. • Zero‐fill ‐ When the source data for the FFT comes from a math operation that shortens the record, Zero‐fill is useful. This is commonly encountered in filtering operations like enhanced resolution. The missing data points are replaced by data values, whose amplitudes are interpolated to fit between the last data point and the first data point in the record. This guarantees that there is not a first‐order discontinuity in the filled data. Since the data at the end of the record is "filled" data, it is advisable to select a weighting window other than rectangular to minimize the effect of the fill on the resulting spectrum. 8. Touch the Suppress DC checkbox if you want to make the DC bin go to zero. Otherwise, leave it unchecked. 9. Touch inside the Output type field, and make a selection from the pop‐up menu. 10. Touch inside the Window field, select a window type. 11.
Page 123: Analysis
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • Least Prime ‐ The default algorithm is a least primes algorithm that computes FFTs on transform sizes having lengths that can be expressed as factors of 2 . This is very compatible with the record lengths encountered in the oscilloscope, which are often multiples of 1, 2, 4, 5, or 10. • Power of 2 ‐ The other choice is a power of two algorithm where the record lengths are in the form of 2 . The power of 2 algorithm generally runs faster than the least primes algorithm. The price that is paid is a record length that is not the same as the acquired signal. The power‐of‐two FFT will truncate to the nearest power‐of‐two less than record length if truncate is chosen or fill data to nearest power‐of‐two greater than the record length if zero fill is selected. Analysis WaveScan NTRODUCTION TO WaveScan enables you to search for unusual events in a single capture, or to scan for an event in many acquisitions over a long period of time. You can select from more than 20 search modes (frequency, rise time, runt, duty cycle, etc.), apply a search condition (slope, level, threshold, hysteresis), and begin scanning in a post‐acquisition environment. Since the scanning modes are not simply copies of the hardware triggers, but "software triggers," the capability is much greater. For instance, there is no “frequency” trigger in any oscilloscope, yet WaveScan allows frequency to be quickly scanned for. You can accumulate a data set of unusual events that are separated by hours or days, enabling faster debugging. The events are time stamped and indexed in a table from which you can select them for viewing individually. 123 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 124 Getting Started Manual You can also set actions to occur automatically when unusual events are found: stop the acquisition, emit an audible beep, output a pulse, print the screen, save the waveform, or create a LabNotebook™ entry. Signal Views WaveScan provides distinct views of your signal: • Source view highlights all occurrences of edges that meet your criteria. • Scan Overlay places all captured edges one on top of the other in a separate grid. You can apply monochromatic persistence in this view. • Scan Histogram provides a statistical view of edges that meet your search criteria. • Zoom view allows you to expand a waveform feature vertically and horizontally; to apply further processing (using Measure); to Store it, or to apply a descriptive Label to the feature (as shown on the Actions portion of the trace dialog). WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 125: Parameter Analysis
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Note: The number of grids displayed varies from one to three grids depending on which views are enabled. WaveScan handles this function automatically, and there is no option to move traces from one grid to another, as would be the case under normal (non‐WaveScan) operation. Search Modes Search modes are used to locate anomalies during acquisition. • Edge ‐ for detecting the occurrence of edges; selectable slope and level • Non‐monotonic ‐ for detecting threshold re‐crosses; selectable slope, hysteresis, and level • Runt ‐ for detecting pulses that fail to cross a threshold; selectable polarity and thresholds • Measurement ‐ for filtering and performing parameter measurements Parameter Measurements Besides parameter measurements made during acquisition, post‐ acquisition measurements can also be made. The number of parameters available depends on the options loaded on your instrument. Measurements are made only on the events defined by your filter (search criteria). A Filter Wizard is provided to quickly establish statistical criteria such as ±1, 3, or 5 sigma. Sampling Mode Whenever WaveScan is enabled, the instrument reverts to Real‐time sampling mode. Parameter Analysis REATING AND IEWING A REND 1. In the menu bar, touch Measure → Measure Setup. 2. Touch one of parameter tabs P1 through P12. 3. Touch inside the Source1 data entry field and select an input waveform from the pop‐up menu. ...
Page 126 Getting Started Manual 4. Touch inside the Measure data entry field and select a parameter from the pop‐up menu. 5. Touch the Trend button at the bottom of the dialog. Now, from the Math selection for Trend menu, select a math function location (F1 to F8) to store the Trend display. The Trend is then shown along with its respective trace descriptor label for the selected math function. 6. Touch the newly displayed Trend math function trace label to change settings on the Trend dialog (located on the Trend tab at the lower‐right side of the screen). Note: Turning off a trace for which trend data is being collected will reset the trend. If it is necessary to continue data collection for the trend, create a zoom trace of the channel trace before turning off the channel trace. REATING A RACK 1. In the menu bar, touch Measure → Measure Setup. 2. Touch one of parameter tabs P1 through P12. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 127 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 3. Touch inside the Source1 data entry field and select an input waveform from the pop‐up menu. 4. Touch inside the Measure data entry field and select a parameter from the pop‐up menu. 5. Touch the Track button at the bottom of the dialog. Now, from the Math selection for Track menu, select a math function location (F1 to F8) to store the Track display. The Track is then shown along with its respective trace descriptor label for the selected math function. 6. Touch the newly displayed Track math function trace label if you want to change any settings in the Track dialog: Pass/Fail Testing OMPARING ARAMETERS Each Pass/Fail input (Qx) can compare a different parameter result to a user‐defined limit (or statistical range) under a different condition. 127 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 128 Getting Started Manual The conditions are represented by these comparison operators: At the touch of a button, test results can also be compared to these standard statistical limits: In Dual Parameter Compare mode, your X‐Stream oscilloscope can take parameter results measured on two different waveforms and compare them to each other. If desired, set your test to be true if Any or All waveforms fit the criteria set by the comparison condition. Setups are conveniently shown in the Summary box of the Qx dialog as follows: WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 129 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes ASK ESTS Mask testing can be done using an existing mask, or by using a mask created from your actual waveform, with vertical and horizontal tolerances that you define. Existing masks can be loaded from a floppy disk or from a network. You can set your mask test to be True for waveforms All In, All Out, Any In, or Any Out. For example, if you select All In, the test becomes False if even a single waveform falls outside the mask. Masks that you create from your waveform can be confined to just a portion of the trace by use of a measure gate. Refer to the Measure Gate online help topic for more information on how this feature works. CTIONS By touching the Stop Test checkbox in the Actions dialog, you can set up the test to end after a predetermined number of sweeps that you decide. You can also decide the actions to occur upon your waveforms' passing or failing, by selecting one or all of the following: • stop • audible alarm • print image of display • emit pulse (if available) • save waveform The Pulse checkbox (shown right) causes a pulse to be output through the Aux Out connector at the front of the oscilloscope. This pulse can be used to trigger another oscilloscope. You can set the amplitude and width of the pulse as described in Auxiliary Output Signals. 129 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 130: Pass/Fail Testing
Getting Started Manual Depending on your oscilloscope model, you can configure up to 8 pass/fail conditions. The Boolean conditions to determine if your waveform passes are as follows: All True All False Any True Any False All Q1 to Q4 Or All Q5 to Q8 Any Q1 to Q4 And Any Q5 to Q8 AIL ESTING ETUP Initial Setup 1. Touch Analysis → Pass/Fail Setup... from the menu bar. 2. Touch the Actions tab. 3. Touch the Enable Actions checkbox. This causes selected actions to occur on your waveform's passing or failing a test. 4. Touch the Summary View checkbox to enable a line of text (as follows) showing a concise status of the last waveform and keeping a running count of how many sweeps have passed. 5. Touch inside the Pass If field, and select a Boolean condition from the choices shown. 6. If you want to set up the test to end after a finite number of sweeps, touch the Stop Test checkbox. Then touch inside the After data entry field and enter a value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 7. Use either the Pass or Fail button on the If section of the dialog to set actions taking place when your waveform passes or fails the test. ...
Page 131 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 8. The Then section of the dialog provides stop test, sound alarm, print result, emit pulse, or save (the waveform) actions. If you want to have the results printed (and your oscilloscope is not equipped with a printer) make sure your instrument is connected to a local or network printer. Refer to the Printing and Hardcopy Functions topic for more information. 9. If you want to save your waveform automatically, touch the Save Setup checkbox. This takes you out of the current dialog and opens the Save Waveform dialog. Refer to the Save Recall → Saving and Recalling Waveforms topic for more information. 10. Test Pass/Fail conditions by touching the Force Actions Once button. Press the Clear All button to quickly uncheck all checkboxes and make new selections. Comparing a Single Parameter 1. Touch Analysis → Pass/Fail Setup... from the menu bar. 2. Touch one of the Qx tabs and a setup dialog for the position is shown. 3. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 4. Touch inside the Condition field in the main dialog and select ParamCompare. 5. Touch inside the Compare Values field and select All or Any from the pop‐up menu. By selecting All, the test are true only if every waveform falls within the set limit. Selecting Any makes the test true if just one waveform falls within the limit. 131 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 132 Getting Started Manual 6. Touch inside the Condition field on the ParamCompare part of the dialog and select a math operator from the pop‐up menu. 7. Touch inside the Limit field and enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. The value entered acquires the dimensions corresponding to the parameters being tested. For example, if you are testing a time parameter, the unit is seconds. If you chose either WithinDeltaPct or WithinDeltaAbs from the Condition menu (respectively, previous), you also have the choice of setting the limit by means of the statistical buttons at the bottom of the ParamCompare dialog: Comparing Dual Parameters 1. Touch Analysis →Pass/Fail Setup... from the menu bar. 2. Touch one of the Qx tabs and a setup dialog for the position is shown. 3. Touch inside the Condition field in the main dialog and select DualParamCompare. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 133 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 4. Touch inside the Source1 and Source2 fields and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 5. Touch inside the ParamCompare mini‐dialog field and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 6. Touch inside the Compare Values field and select All or Any from the pop‐up menu. By selecting All, the test are true only if every waveform falls within the set limit. Selecting Any makes the test true if just one waveform falls within the limit. 7. Touch inside the Condition field on the ParamCompare part of the dialog and select a math operator from the pop‐up menu. 8. Touch inside the Limit field and enter a value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. This value takes the dimension of the parameter that you are testing. For example, if you are testing a time parameter, the unit is seconds. 9. If you chose either WithinDeltaPct or WithinDeltaAbs from the Condition menu respectively, touch inside the Delta field and enter a value. 133 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 134 Getting Started Manual Mask Testing 1. Touch Analysis → Pass/Fail Setup... from the menu bar. 2. Touch one of the Qx tabs and a setup dialog for the position is shown. 3. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 4. Touch inside the Condition field in the main dialog and select Mask Test. 5. From the Test portion of the dialog, make a selection in the Test is True when group of buttons (as follows). Note: The previous selection is for All In and means the test is False when a single waveform falls outside the mask. 6. From the Show Markers section of the dialog, choose whether or not to have mask violations displayed by touching either the Off or On button, respectively. 7. If you are loading a pre‐existing mask, touch the Load Mask tab, and then the File button. You can then enter the file name or browse to its location. 8. If you want to make a mask from your waveform, touch the Make Mask tab. 9. Touch inside the Ver Delta and Hor Delta fields and enter boundary values, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 10. Touch the Browse button to create a file name and location for the mask if you want to save it. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 135: Histograms
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 11. Touch the Gate tab, then enter values in the Start and Stop fields to constrain the mask to a portion of the waveform. Or, you can simply touch and drag the Gate posts, which initially are placed at the extreme left and right ends of the grid. Histograms Creating and Viewing a Histogram PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 1. The number of sweeps comprising the histogram is shown on the trace descriptor label: 2. The range of a histogram is limited to the portion of the trace that is visible on screen. That is, if you zoom in on a trace, the histogram does not contain data for that part of the original (no longer visible) trace. INGLE ARAMETER ISTOGRAM ETUP From Measure Dialog 1. Touch Measure → Measure Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the My Measure button. 3. Touch one of tabs P1 through Px. 4. Touch inside the Source1 field and select an input waveform from the Select Source window. 5. Touch inside the Measure field and select a parameter from the Select Measurement window. 6.
Page 136 Getting Started Manual 11. On the Scaling side of the Histogram tab, touch inside the #Bins data entry field and enter a value. 12. To center the histogram, touch the Find Center and Width button. OR Touch inside the Center, then the Width, data entry fields and enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. From Math Dialog 1. Touch Math → Math Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch one of function tabs F1 through Fx (the number of math functions that can be performed at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope). 3. Touch the Graph button. 4. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 5. Touch inside the Measurement field and select a parameter from the pop‐up menu. 6. Touch inside the Graph with field and select Histogram from the pop‐up menu. 7. In the dialog to the right, touch the Histogram tab. 8. On the Buffer side of the Histogram tab, touch inside the #Values data entry field and enter a value using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 9. On the Scaling side of the Histogram tab, touch inside the #Bins data entry field and enter a value using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. ...
Page 137: Measure Modes 1
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 10. Touch the Find Center and Width button to center the histogram. Or touch inside the Center, then the Width, data entry fields and enter a value using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 11. Touch inside the Vertical Scale field and select Linear or Linear Constant Max from the pop‐up menu. ) IEWING HUMBNAIL ISTOGRAMS ISTICONS Histicons are miniature histograms of parameter measurements that appear below the grid. These thumbnail histograms let you see at a glance the statistical distribution of each parameter. 1. On the menu bar, touch Measure, then one of the Measure Mode buttons: Std Vertical, Std Horizontal, or My Measure. 2. Touch the Histicons checkbox to display thumbnail histograms below the selected parameters. Note: For measurements set up in My Measure, you can quickly display an enlarged histogram of a thumbnail histogram by touching the Histicon you want to enlarge. The enlarged histogram will appear superimposed on the trace it describes. This does not apply to "Std Vertical" or "Std Horizontal" measurements. 137 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 138: Math 1
Getting Started Manual (JTA2 ) ERSISTENCE ISTOGRAM OPTION You can create a histogram of a persistence display also by cutting a horizontal or vertical slice through the waveform. You also decide the width of the slice and its horizontal or vertical placement on the waveform. This math operation is different than the "Histogram" math operation and is not affected by Center and Width settings made there. Persistence Histogram Setup 1. Touch Math → Math Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch one of function tabs F1 through Fx (the number of math functions that can be performed at the same time depends on the software options loaded on your oscilloscope). 3. Touch inside the Source1 field and select a source from the pop‐up menu. 4. Touch inside the Operator1 field and select Phistogram from the Select Math Operator window. 5. Touch the Phistogram tab, then touch inside the Slice Direction field and select Horizontal or Vertical slice from the pop‐up menu. 6. Touch inside the Slice Center field and enter a value, using the pop‐ up keypad. 7. Touch inside the Slice Width field and enter a value, using the pop‐ up keypad. ERSISTENCE RACE ANGE Using this math operation, you can enter the percent of the persistence trace population to use in creating a new waveform. ...
Page 139: Documenting Your Work Using Labnotebook
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Documenting Your Work Using LabNotebook Introduction to LabNotebook LeCroy's LabNotebook feature extends the documentation capabilities of your oscilloscope. It allows you to create an annotated notebook entry containing all displayed waveforms, the setup of the DSO, and user‐ supplied annotation. The notebook entry can then be converted to hardcopy format ‐ pdf, rtf, or html ‐ and printed or e‐mailed. You can also use the default report layout or configure your own, and even substitute your own company logo in the header. Notebook entries are stored in an internal database and are available for recall at any time. Besides storing the waveform data, LabNotebook also stores your panel setups and parameter measurements. You have the capability to back up the database to external media. The Flashback feature allows you to recall the state of the DSO at a later date, including the saved waveforms and the DSO setup, so that you can make additional measurements. A keyword filter makes it easy to find the correct notebook entry to recall. You can choose which notebook to use for your entries, and label the notebook by project or user. If the oscilloscope is shared among several users, for example, or used for different projects, the data can be kept separately. Similarly, hardcopy reports can be stored in different folders. Note: If your external monitor is connected, the LabNotebook automatically opens on the external monitor. Creating a Notebook Entry 1. Touch File → Create Notebook Entry on the menu bar. 139 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 140 Getting Started Manual The Enter Notebook Info pop‐up is shown where you can provide a title and comments for the entry. By default, the entry is titled with the current date and time. 2. Touch inside the Title field and enter a title, using the pop‐up keyboard. If desired, touch inside the Description field, provide information and touch Save. Preferences 3. If selected in notebook , your entry can show your waveforms in print colors. This means it's printed on a white background in order to save printer ink. Otherwise, waveforms are shown on a black background. At this point, a drawing toolbar appears at the top of the screen containing buttons (explained as follows): The Pen Tool The pen tool enables you to write or draw in freehand. You can use a mouse, or a stylus to do this using the touch screen. Once you click off, you can drag your note anywhere on your waveform. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 141 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes The Circle Tool The circle tool enables you to create a circle around a waveform feature that you want to point out. Once you click off, the circle is drawn and you can drag it anywhere on the screen. The Arrow Tool The arrow tool enables you to draw lines with arrowheads for callouts. You can rotate these lines through 360 degrees and drag them to any location on the screen. The Text Tool The text tool enables you to enter text callouts on your report. When you touch this tool, an Enter label text pop‐up opens where you can provide text using the pop‐up keyboard. After you touch Close, your text is shown on the display as a draggable object. 141 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 142 Getting Started Manual Colors These are the three default colors that you can select for shapes, lines, and text. To use additional colors, touch More. More (Colors) Button When you touch More, a Custom box opens with the default color yellow displayed. Touch the yellow button to open the full color palette. When you have chosen a custom color, touch Add to Custom Colors; the color will appear in the Custom Colors palette. Then touch the color to enable it, and touch OK. The next object that you create will be in that color. Erase Selected Button If you want to erase a drawing object, touch it to select it, and then touch Erase Selected. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 143 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Erase All Button Touch Erase All to erase all drawn objects and text. Undo Button Touch Undo to discard the last object drawn. Move Toolbar Button The Move Toolbar button enables you to place the toolbar anywhere on the screen. Touch the button a second time to return it to its original fixed location. Done Button Touch Done when you are finished annotating the notebook entry. The name of the entry is shown on the list box in the LabNotebook dialog. Now, you can now create a hardcopy report of your entry, and email or print it. 143 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 144: Saving And Recalling Setups
Getting Started Manual Saving and Recalling Setups Saving and Recalling Oscilloscope Settings You can quickly save and recall up to six oscilloscope panel settings internally. These settings are easy to recall later. You can also save and recall your oscilloscope panel settings as a file (.lss) on the hard disk, a network location, USB drive, or another location. Saving Oscilloscope Settings 1. Touch File → Save Setup on the menu bar. 2. Save your settings internally by touching inside a SetupX data entry field in the Save to Internal Setup part of the screen. Touch the Save button next to the SetupX data entry field. The file is saved in D:\Internal Setups, and the current date/time is shown above the SetupX data entry field. OR Save the oscilloscope settings to a file. On the right side of the dialog labeled Save To File, touch inside the Save panel to file data entry field. Use the pop‐up keyboard to provide a path to the destination folder. Or touch Browse to navigate to the destination folder. Now, touch the Save Now button. Recalling Oscilloscope Settings 1. Touch File → Recall Setup on the menu bar. 2. Recall internally saved oscilloscope settings from the Recall from Internal Setup part of the dialog. Touching the Recall button next to ...
Page 145: Recalling Default Settings
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes OR Recall oscilloscope settings from a saved file from the Recall From File section (on the right‐side of the dialog). Touch inside the Recall panel from file data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to provide a path to the source folder. You can also use the Browse button to navigate to the source folder. When finished, touch the Recall Now button. Recalling Default Settings Some of the default settings for your WavePro 700 Zi oscilloscope include the following configurations: • Channels 1 and 2 are turned on at 50 mV/div, 0V offset, linear interpolation • All other measurements are cleared for Math, Reference Waveforms, and Channels • Trigger is set to Channel 1 with an Auto positive edge, DC coupled, and with a 0V level • The Timebase set to 50 ns/div, 10ks, 20 GS/s, and with zero delay • Smart memory is set to Set max memory with 100ks selected • The Cursors are turned off • The Grids are set to AutoGrid If you want to reset the settings to the default configuration, press the front panel button EFAULT ETUP OR Touch File → Recall Setup on the menu bar. Touch the Recall Default button on the Recall Default Setup part of the dialog. 145 ...
Page 146: Saving And Recalling Waveforms
Getting Started Manual Saving and Recalling Waveforms Saving Waveforms 1. Touch File → Save Waveform on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Memory or File button (respectively) on the Save To portion of the dialog. 3. Touch inside the Source field and select a source from the Select Source pop‐up. The source can be any trace; for example, a channel (C1–C4), math function (F1–F4), or a waveform stored in non‐ volatile RAM (M1–M4). 4. Touch inside the Trace Title data entry field to change the default name of your waveforms (if desired). Use the pop‐up keyboard to type the new name. Note: You can change the name but not the sequence number. CAUTION If you use a name ending with a number instead of a letter, the instrument may truncate the number. This is because, by design, the first waveform is automatically numbered 0, the second 1, etc. For example, if you want to use waveform name "XYZ32" but it is not preceded by waveforms XYZ0 through XYZ31, the waveform will be renumbered with the next available number in the sequence. If you need to use a number in your waveform's name, it is recommended that you append an alpha character at the end of the number: "XYZ32a" for example. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 147 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 5. If you are saving to a file, touch the Data Format field and select a format type. Depending on your selection, you may need to touch the SubFormat field and select a subformat. If you select ASCII, touch the Delimiter field and select a delimiter character from the pop‐up menu. Choose from comma, space, semicolon, or tab delimiters. Note: The WaveML format, which enables XML output, is used for persistence traces. 6. Touch the Browse button next to the Save file in directory field and navigate to the location where you want the file saved. The file name is assigned automatically and is shown under the field. 7. Touch the Save Now! button. 147 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 148: Recalling Waveforms
Getting Started Manual UTO You can use the Auto Save feature to automatically save a waveform to disk after each new trigger. You can enable Auto Save from the Save Waveform dialog by touching one of the Auto Save buttons. Select Wrap (old files overwritten) or Fill (no files overwritten). CAUTION If you select Fill, you can quickly use up all disk space on your hard disk. Recalling Waveforms Note: Only .trc files were saved in binary format can be recalled into the oscilloscope. 1. Touch File →Recall Waveform on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Memory or File button (respectively) on the Save To portion of the dialog. Touch inside the Source field and select a location for storage (memory or file) from M1 to M4. When saving a File, touch inside the Show only files field and select an area to limit the search (channels, math functions, or memory). Touch inside the Recall files from directory data entry field and enter the path using the pop‐up keyboard. You can also touch the Browse button and navigate to the file. Touch inside the Next file will be recalled from data entry field and enter the path using the pop‐up keyboard. Or, touch the Browse button to navigate to the file. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 149: Disk Utilities
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 3. When finished, touch the Recall Now! button. Disk Utilities Use the Disk Utilities dialog to delete files, folders, or create new folders. Note: All Disk Utilities can also be accomplished using the standard Microsoft Windows® file management tools. Deleting a Single File 1. Touch File → Disk Utilities on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Delete button on the Disk Utilities dialog. 3. Touch inside the Current folder data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the path to the folder containing the file for deletion. OR Touch the Browse button and navigate to the folder. 4. Touch inside the File to be deleted data entry field and use the pop‐ up keyboard to enter the name of the file. OR Touch the Browse button and navigate to the file. 5. Once you have located the file, touch the Delete File button. Deleting All Files in a Folder 1. Touch File → Disk Utilities on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Delete button on the Disk Utilities dialog. ...
Page 150: Creating A Folder
Getting Started Manual 3. Touch inside the Current folder data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the path to the folder that contains the file you want to delete. OR Touch the Browse button and navigate to the folder. 4. Once you have located the folder, touch the Empty Folder button. Creating a Folder 1. Touch File →Disk Utilities on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Create button on the Disk Utilities dialog. 3. Touch inside the Current folder data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the path for folder creation including the folder name. 4. Touch the Create Folder button. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 151: Utilities
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Utilities Status Field values are shown for information about your instrument. Among them include your Hardware and Software options. View the oscilloscope's system status (including software and hardware configurations) by touching Utilities → Utilities Setup from the menu bar. Then, in the dialog area, touch the Status tab. A read‐only dialog displays system information including model number, serial number, firmware version, and installed software and hardware options. Upon initial power‐up, the oscilloscope automatically loads the instrument application software. Adding Software Options New software options can be added after purchasing a code and then enabling the option on the oscilloscope. Call LeCroy Customer Support to place an order and receive the code. Contact LeCroy for more information about Software Options by referring to the Technical Support topic in this manual for more details. • After adding new software options, the entire oscilloscope application needs to be restarted. Do this by touching the desktop shortcut. • Restart the Windows® operating system on your instrument (if necessary) by rebooting the oscilloscope. Do this by pressing the power switch, and then turning the power back on after a ten‐ second wait. 151 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 152: Remote Communication
Getting Started Manual Remote Communication From the Remote tab on the Utilities dialog, you can set up remote communication. You can select a network communication protocol, establish network connections, and configure the Remote Control Assistant log from the Remote dialog. The choice of communication protocols is limited to TCPIP and GPIB. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • GPIB is an option and requires a GPIB card to be installed in a card slot at the rear of the oscilloscope. • The instrument uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) as its addressing protocol. Therefore, it is not necessary to set up an IP address if your network supports DHCP. If it does not, you can assign a static address in the standard Windows 2000 network setup menu. The Remote Control Assistant monitors communication between your PC and oscilloscope when you are operating the instrument remotely. You can log all events or errors only. This log can be invaluable when you are creating and debugging remote control applications. Remote Communication Setup If you are connecting the oscilloscope to a network, first contact your Information Systems administrator. If you are connecting the oscilloscope directly to your PC, connect a GPIB or Ethernet cable between them. 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Remote tab. 3. Make a Port selection: TCPIP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol) or GPIB (general purpose interface bus). If you do not have a GPIB card installed, the GPIB selection will not be accessible. 4. If you are using GPIB, set a GPIB address by touching inside the GPIB Address data entry field and enter an address. ...
Page 153: Configuring The Remote Control Assistant Event Log
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes OR If you are using TCPIP, press the Net Connections button; the Windows Network Connections window opens. You can reconfigure the oscilloscope's connection if it is already connected to the network or make a new connection. Note: Your instrument allows you to restrict remote control access to certain clients. To restrict access, under Security, touch the Yes button and enter the IP addresses or domain name server names you want to restrict separated by a comma. Configuring the Remote Control Assistant Event Log 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Remote tab. 3. Under Remote Control Assistant, touch inside the Log Mode data entry field. Select Off, Errors Only, or Full Dialog from the pop‐up menu. 4. Export the contents of the event log to an ASCII text file by touching the Show Remote Control Log button. The Event Logs pop‐up is shown. Touch inside the DestFilename data entry field and enter a file name using the pop‐up keyboard. Then, touch the Export to Text File button. 153 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 154: Printing And Hardcopy Functions
Getting Started Manual Printing and Hardcopy Functions Your instrument provides the ability to output files to printers or plotters print to file, or e‐mail your files. Any Microsoft Windows® supported printer is supported by your instrument. The following Printing and Hardcopy procedures are explained here. • Printer Setup • Adding Printers and Drivers • Default Printer Setup • Printing Screen Images • Printing • Clipboard • File • E‐mail Printer Setup 1. Touch File → Print Setup on the menu bar. The Utilities Hardcopy dialog opens. OR Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Print Setup RINT button on the Print flyout menu. OR Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. 2. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the Printer icon. 3.
Page 155: Adding Printers And Drivers
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 4. Touch inside the Select Printer field. Choose a printer from the pop‐ up menu. 5. Touch the Properties button to see your printer setup. 4. Touch the icon for the layout Orientation you want: portrait or landscape. 5. Touch the Hardcopy Area field to choose which part of the screen you want to print from the pop‐up menu. Choose Grid Area Only if you do not need to print the dialog area and you only want to show the waveforms and grids. Choose DSO window if you want to print the dialogs with the waveforms and grids. Choose Full Screen if you want to print the entire screen. Adding Printers and Drivers Note: If you want to add a printer driver, the driver must first be loaded on the oscilloscope. 1. Touch File → Print Setup on the menu bar. OR Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Print Setup RINT button on the Print flyout menu. OR Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. 2. On the Utilities Hardcopy dialog, touch the Printer icon. 155 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 156: Printing A Screen Image
Getting Started Manual 3. Touch the Add Printer button. A Microsoft Windows® Printer window opens where you can add a printer. Printing a Screen Image You can print in one of three ways: • Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Print Now RINT button on the Print flyout menu. • Touch File → Print on the menu bar. • Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the Print Now button. Note: The instrument uses the Print settings on the Hardcopy dialog to print the screen image. So, you can either print from File → Print or from Utilities → Utilities Setup (Hardcopy tab). However, the Hardcopy dialog provides some additional functionality like printing to the clipboard, or to a file. You can also choose to print the waveform and grids only, the waveform and grids with the dialog, or the entire screen. You can also e‐mail your screen images. Printing Similar to Printing a Screen Image and alternatively to File → Print (and using the additional setting from the Hardcopy dialog) choose from either of the following methods to quickly print from your instrument: • Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Print Now RINT button from the Print flyout menu. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 157: Clipboard
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the Print Now button. Clipboard The Clipboard selection on the Hardcopy tab saves the screen image on the clipboard so you can paste a file into another application (like Microsoft Word, for example). Choose from either of the following methods to save a screen image to your clipboard: • Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Save Screen To RINT Clipboard button from the Print flyout menu. Note: Once you have configured your Clipboard settings from the Hardcopy dialog (using the next procedure), you can touch the P RINT front panel button and touch Save Screen To Clipboard on the Print flyout menu. The instrument automatically uses the additional clipboard settings to save the screen image to the clipboard. • Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the Clipboard button. 1. Touch the Colors field and choose Standard to print the screen as it appears, Print to print the waveforms on a white background, or Black & White to print the waveforms in black & white. Note: Choosing Print colors saves printer toner or ink. 2. Touch the Hardcopy Area field to choose which part of the screen you want to print. Choose Grid Area Only if you do not need to print the dialog area and you only want to show the waveforms and grids. 157 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 158: File
Getting Started Manual Choose DSO window if you want to print the dialogs with the waveforms and grids. Choose Full Screen if you want to print the entire screen. 3. Touch the Print Now button. File The File selection on the Hardcopy tab saves the screen image as a file to storage media such as a USB drive or hard drive. Choose from either of the following methods to save a screen image to a file: • Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Save Screen To RINT File button from the Print flyout menu. Note: Once you have configured your Clipboard settings from the Hardcopy dialog (using the next procedure), you can touch the P RINT front panel button and touch Save Screen To File on the Print flyout menu. The instrument automatically uses the additional file settings to save the screen image to the file. • Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the File button. 1. Touch inside the File Format data entry field and select a graphic file format from the pop‐up menu. 2. Touch the Colors field and choose Standard to print the screen as it appears, Print to print the waveforms on a white background, or Black & White to print the waveforms in black & white. Note: Choosing Print colors saves printer toner or ink (when you eventually do print from the file). WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 159: E-Mail
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 3. Touch inside the File Name data entry field and enter a name for the display image, using the pop‐up keyboard. 4. Touch inside the Directory data entry field and type the path to the folder you want to print to, using the pop‐up keyboard. Or touch the Browse button and navigate to the folder. 5. Touch the Hardcopy Area field to choose which part of the screen you want to print. Choose Grid Area Only if you do not need to print the dialog area and you only want to show the waveforms and grids. Choose DSO window if you want to print the dialogs with the waveforms and grids. Choose Full Screen if you want to print the entire screen. 6. Touch the Print Now button. E-mail The E‐mail selection on the Hardcopy tab gives you the option to e‐mail your screen images, using either the MAPI or SMTP protocols. Before you output to e‐mail from the Utilities dialog, you first have to set up the e‐ mail server and recipient address in Preference Setup. Choose from either of the following methods to e‐mail your screen image: • Press the P front panel button. Then, touch the Send Screen To RINT E‐mail button from the Print flyout menu. Note: Once you have configured your E‐mail settings from the Hardcopy dialog (using the next procedure), you can touch the P front panel RINT button and touch Send Screen To E‐mail on the Print flyout menu. The instrument uses the additional e‐mail settings automatically. • Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup and click the Hardcopy tab. On the Hardcopy dialog, touch the E‐Mail button. ...
Page 160 Getting Started Manual 1. Touch inside the File Format data entry field and select a graphic file format from the pop‐up menu. 2. Touch the Colors field and choose Standard to print the screen as it appears, Print to print the waveforms on a white background, or Black & White to print the waveforms in black & white. Note: Choosing Print colors saves printer toner or ink (when you eventually do print from the file). 3. Touch the Prompt for message to send with mail checkbox if you want to include remarks with the image. 4. Touch the Hardcopy Area field to choose which part of the screen you want to print. Choose Grid Area Only if you do not need to print the dialog area and you only want to show the waveforms and grids. Choose DSO window if you want to print the dialogs with the waveforms and grids. Choose Full Screen if you want to print the entire screen. 5. Touch the Print Now button. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 161: Auxiliary Output Signals
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Auxiliary Output Signals Although previously mentioned in the Auxiliary Output Signal topic in the Connecting section, the Aux Output tab is on the Utilities dialog, and is briefly mentioned again here for the sake of clarity. In addition to a calibration signal, the following signals can be output through the AUX OUTPUT connector: • Square Wave ‐ You can set a Frequency value from 500 Hz to 5 MHz. • Trigger Out ‐ This function can be used to trigger an external oscilloscope. • DC Level ‐ This is a reference level. • Trigger Enabled ‐ This function can be used as a gating function to trigger another instrument when the oscilloscope is ready. • Pass/Fail ‐ Allows you to set pulse duration from 1 µs to 131 ms; generates a pulse when pass/fail testing is active and conditions are met. • Aux Output Off ‐ This function turns off the auxiliary output signal. Please refer to the previous Auxiliary Output Signal topic in the Connecting section for more information. Auxiliary Output Setup 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Aux Output tab. 3. If you want a 1 kHz, 1 V Square Wave, touch the Set to 1 kHz, 1 V Square Wave button. OR If you want a specialized output, touch one of the following buttons under Use Auxiliary Output For: Square Wave, Trigger Enabled, ...
Page 162: Date And Time
Getting Started Manual 4. If applicable, touch inside the Amplitude data entry field and enter a value, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 5. Touch inside the Frequency data entry field and enter a value, using the slider bar at the bottom of the window. Click the keypad button (as follows) on the slider bar to enter a value using the pop‐up numeric keypad. Date and Time From the Date and Time tab on the Utilities dialog, you can manually set the time and date or get it from the Internet. If you elect to get the date and time from the Internet, you need to have the oscilloscope connected to the Internet through the LAN connector on the side panel. You can also set time zones and daylight savings time. Setting the Date and Time Manually 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Date/Time tab. 3. Touch inside each of the Hour, Minute, Second, Day, Month, and Year data entry fields and enter a value, using the pop‐up numeric keypad. 4. Touch the Validate Changes button. Setting the Date and Time from the Internet Note: The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) is used. ...
Page 163: Setting The Date And Time From Windows
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Setting the Date and Time from Windows 1. Touch Utilities → Utilities Setup on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Date/Time tab. 3. Touch the Windows Date/Time button. 4. Use the Date and Time Properties window to configure the time, including time zone. Options From the Options tab on the Utilities dialog, you can add or remove software options. Contact LeCroy for more information about software options by referring to the Technical Support topic in this manual for more details, or visit our Website at http://www.lecroy.com/options. Options that you purchase add performance to your instrument. This added performance is seen in the new math functions or parameters that you can choose from when doing Measure or Math setups. 163 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 164: Preferences
Getting Started Manual Preferences Enabling Audible Feedback You can choose to have audible confirmation each time you touch a screen or front panel control. When Audible Feedback is enabled, the oscilloscope beeps each time you touch the screen or front panel control. 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Audible Feedback Enable checkbox so that the oscilloscope beeps with each touch of the screen or front panel control. Enabling Auto-calibration You can choose to have your instrument automatically recalibrate itself whenever there is a significant change in ambient temperature. If you do not enable this option, the oscilloscope recalibrates only at startup and whenever you make a change to certain operating conditions. 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Automatic Calibration Enable checkbox. Optimizing Performance If this option is available on your oscilloscope, you can set up the oscilloscope to optimize either calculating speed or display speed. If the display update rate is of primary concern to you, optimize for Display. If acquisition and analysis are more important, optimize for analysis. Optimizing for analysis can be useful when persistence or averaging is used, giving higher priority to waveform acquisition at the expense of display update rate. The choices are presented as a spectrum with highest values at the extremes: 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch one of the optimization icons. ...
Page 165: Setting An Offset Control
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Setting an Offset Control As you change the gain, this control allows you to either keep the vertical offset level indicator stationary (when Div is selected) or to have it move with the actual voltage level (when Volts is selected). The advantage of selecting Div is that the waveform will remain on the grid as you increase the gain; whereas, if Volts is selected, the waveform could move off the grid. Note: Regardless of whether you select Volts or Div, the Offset shown in the channel setup dialog always indicates volts. However, when Div is selected for the Offset Control, the offset in volts is scaled proportional to the change in gain, thereby keeping the division on the grid constant. 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Acquisition tab. 3. Under Offset Setting constant in, touch either the Div or Volts button. Setting a Delay Control As you change the timebase, this control allows you to either keep the horizontal offset indicator stationary (when Div is selected) or to have it move with the trigger point (when Time is selected). The advantage of selecting Div is that the trigger point will remain on the grid as you increase the timebase; whereas, if Time is selected, the trigger point could move off the grid. Note: Regardless of whether you select Time or Div, the Delay shown in the timebase setup dialog always indicates time. However, when Div is selected for Delay In, the delay in time is scaled proportional to the change in timebase, thereby keeping the division on the grid constant. 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch the Acquisition tab. 3.
Page 166: Configuring E-Mail Settings
Getting Started Manual Configuring E-mail Settings Before you can send e‐mail from the oscilloscope, it must first be configured. 1. Touch Utilities → Preferences on the menu bar. 2. Touch the E‐mail tab. 3. Choose an e‐mail server protocol: MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) is the Microsoft interface specification that allows different messaging and workgroup applications (including e‐mail, voice mail, and fax) to work through a single client, such as the Exchange client. MAPI uses the default Windows e‐mail application (usually Outlook Express). SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a TCP/IP protocol for sending messages from one computer to another through a network. This protocol is used on the Internet to route e‐mail. In many cases no account is needed. 4. If you chose MAPI, touch inside the Originator Address (From:) data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to type in the instrument's e‐mail address. Then touch inside the Default Recipient Address (To:) data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the recipient's e‐mail address. OR If you chose SMTP, touch inside the SMTP Server data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the name of your server. Touch inside the Originator Address (From:) data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to type in the instrument's e‐mail address. Then touch inside the Default Recipient Address (To:) data entry field and use the pop‐up keyboard to enter the recipient's e‐mail address. 5. To send a test e‐mail text message, touch the Send Test Mail button. The test message reads "Test mail from [name of oscilloscope's email address]." ...
Page 167: Acquisition Status
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Acquisition Status For each general category of oscilloscope operation, you can view a summary of your setups. Access these status dialogs by making the following menu bar selections: • Vertical → Channels Status • Timebase → Acquisition Status • Trigger → Acquisition Status • Math → Math Status, Zoom Status, or Memory Status In addition to these dialogs, summaries are also provided for XY setups, memory (M1‐M4) setups, and time stamps for sequence mode sampling. Service This button on the Utilities Setup dialog provides access to service dialogs. Note: Service dialogs are for LeCroy service personnel use only. A security code is required to gain access. Contact LeCroy service help by referring to the Technical Support topic in this manual for more details. Show Windows Desktop Touch the Show Windows Desktop button on the Utilities Setup dialog to minimize the instrument application. Maximize the application by touching the appropriate shortcut icon. 167 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 168: Touch Screen Calibration
Getting Started Manual Touch Screen Calibration Start the calibration procedure by touching the Touch‐Screen Calibration button. During calibration you are prompted to touch the center of a small cross in five key touch screen locations. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • Use a stylus for this procedure. Using your finger for the calibration prompts provides insufficient accuracy for the procedure. • The calibration procedure times out after ten seconds pass and no cross is touched. • Avoid parallax errors by placing your line of sight directly in front of each cross before touching it. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 169: Managing Files
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Managing Files Use the instrument's Utilities menu to save the screen image as a file to storage media, such as a USB drive or hard drive. You can give your files custom names and create directories for them. Hard Disk Partitions The instrument's hard disk is partitioned into drive C: and drive D:. Drive C: contains the Windows operating system and the instrument application software. Drive D: is intended for data files. 169 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 170: System Recovery Tool
Getting Started Manual System Recovery Tool Restoring Software Using the Acronis Application Your oscilloscope is designed to operate reliably for many years. The application software operating the instrument runs on a Windows platform. The loading or incomplete removal of additional Windows applications can cause problems in the stability of the operating system. Severe cases may require a reloading of the base operating system and oscilloscope application. This is done using a recovery routine that restores a clean copy of the image originally installed on the C: drive. Note: Any user and calibration data located on the D: partition is not affected by the recovery process. LeCroy provides you with a recovery application and a backup image in an extra partition on the instrument’s hard drive. The recovery process is easy to perform, using the Recovery Wizard. After the recovery procedure is done, you must activate Windows, either by Internet connection to Microsoft’s Web site or by telephone. Have your Windows Product Key number (located on the rear of the oscilloscope) handy during Widows reactivation. Note: The recovery process produces a replica of the operating system and oscilloscope application software at the current revision levels when the oscilloscope was manufactured. Any further revisions of the application software, Windows operating system, and virus scan definition files are not automatically upgraded. Therefore, after completion of the disk image recovery, it is highly recommended to search vendor Web sites and upgrade the individual components to current revision levels. The current oscilloscope application software can be downloaded directly from the LeCroy website at www.lecroy.com. Since the calibration data for the oscilloscope is stored in the D: drive, current calibration constants are not overwritten during the recovery process. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 171: Recovery Procedure
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Recovery Procedure 1. Connect a network cable to the LAN port on the rear of the oscilloscope if you intend to activate windows through the Internet. 2. Connect a keyboard and a mouse to the oscilloscope. 3. Apply power to the oscilloscope. 4. As soon as the Starting Acronis Loader... Press F11 for Acronis Startup Recovery Manager message appears on the screen, press the F11 key until the recovery software logo appears momentarily. The Acronis True Image Echo Workstation main window is displayed. Note: Do not press F11 before you see the Starting Acronis Loader message or you will enter the MB boot sequence selection. 5. Select Recovery from the Main Menu. The Restore Data Wizard opens. 6. Click Next on the Welcome page. 7. On the Backup Archive Selection page, you choose the zone where the recovery partition is located. Choose Acronis Secure Zone (this is where the recovery data is located on your oscilloscope) and click Next. 8. On the Backup Date Selection page, choose the date when the backup was created and to which state you want to revert your system and click Next. 9. On the Restoration Type Selection page, select Restore disks or partitions and click Next. 10. On the Partition or Disk to Restore page, select SYSTEM (C:) as the source and click Next. 11. On the Restored Partition Type page, select Active and click Next. Note: If a window appears asking if you want to buy Acronis ...
Page 172 Getting Started Manual 13. On the Next Selection page, you will be asked if you want to restore another partition or hard disk drive. Select No, I do not and click Next. 14. The Restoration Options page displays additional options, such as what to do after the restoration is complete and error handling. Simply click Next to use the default selections. 15. A summary window is displayed indicating that Acronis True Image is ready to proceed with the recovery of the C: partition. Click Proceed to start the recovery process. Note: The process takes approximately 4 to 15 minutes depending on the version of Operating system being restored. The progress is displayed on the screen 16. Once the restoration is complete, an Information window is displayed indicating that the Data was successfully restored. Click OK. 17. Click Operations → Exit. The oscilloscope will restart and begin installing the required software. A message is displayed asking if you want to install Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer. 18. Click Yes to install PowerPoint Viewer. The InsallShield Wizard for Adobe Flash Player opens. 19. To install Adobe Flash Player, click Install and then Finish. The X‐ Stream software installer screen appears. 20. Click Next to continue. The License Agreement page is displayed. 21. Click I Agree. The Choose Components page is displayed. 22. Select all X‐Stream components and click Install. Note: A Windows Security window may be displayed indicating that Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software. Choose Install this driver software anyway and then click Install. 23. When the X‐Stream installation is completed, reboot the oscilloscope. ...
Page 173: Restarting The Application
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Note: Now you must activate Windows® using an Internet connection to the Microsoft Web site or by telephone. When activating, have the Windows Product Key number handy (it is affixed to the rear of the oscilloscope). Restarting the Application Upon initial power‐up, the oscilloscope automatically loads the instrument application software. If you exit the application and want to reload it, touch the shortcut icon on the desktop: Note: If you minimize the application, touch the appropriate task bar or desktop icon to maximize it: Restarting the Operating System If you need to restart the Windows® operating system, reboot the oscilloscope by pressing and holding in the power switch for 10 seconds, then turning the power on again. 173 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 174: Reference
Getting Started Manual Reference WaveMaster 8 Zi Specifications Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Please refer to the LeCroy website at www.lecroy.com or the online help in your instrument for detailed specification information. CERTIFICATIONS CE Compliant, UL, and cUL Listed CE Declaration of Conformity The oscilloscope meets requirements of EMC Directive 89/336/EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC for Product Safety. EMC Directive • EN 61326‐1:2006 • EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use. : LECTROMAGNETIC MISSIONS • EN 55011/A2:2002, Radiated and conducted emissions (Class A)* • EN 61000‐3‐2:2006 Harmonic Current Emissions (Class A) • EN 61000‐3‐3/A2:2005 Voltage Fluctuations and Flickers (Pst = 1) : LECTROMAGNETIC MMUNITY • EN 61000‐4‐2:2001** Electrostatic Discharge. (4 kV contact, 8 kV air, 4 kV vertical/horizontal coupling planes) ...
Page 175: Low-Voltage Directive
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes • EN 61000‐4‐5:2006** Surges. (1 kV AC Mains, L‐N, L‐PE, N‐PE) • EN 61000‐4‐6:2007** RF Conducted Electromagnetic Field. (3 Vrms, 0.15 MHz ‐ 80 MHz) • EN 61000‐4‐11:2004† Mains Dips and Interruptions. (1 cycle voltage dip, 100% short interruption) * In order to conform to Radiated Emissions standards, use properly shielded cables on all I/O terminals. ** Meets Performance Criteria "B" limits during the disturbance; product undergoes a temporary degradation or loss of function of performance which is self recoverable. † Meets Performance Criteria "C" limits during the disturbance; product undergoes a temporary degradation or loss of function of performance which requires operator intervention or system reset. WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take appropriate measures. Low-Voltage Directive EN 61010‐1:2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use. The oscilloscope has been qualified to the following EN 61010‐1 limits: • Installation Categories II (Mains Supply Connector) and I (Measuring Terminals). 175 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 176: Ul And Cul
Getting Started Manual • Pollution Degree 2 (Normally only dry non‐conductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation must be expected.) • Protection Class I (Provided with terminal for protective ground). UL and cUL The oscilloscope is UL and cUL listed and conforms to the following standards: • UL Standard: UL 61010‐1 2nd Edition. • Canadian Standard: CSA‐C22.2 No. 61010‐1‐04. Contact LeCroy for Support Use the following regional contacts to find the appropriate support location nearest you. Whether you're looking for sales or technical support, our staff can provide assistance with installation, calibration, and product knowledge regarding a full‐range of our software applications and accessories. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 177 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes You can also find contact information for our offices on the LeCroy Web sites shown for the following regions: Contact Your Local LeCroy Office for Sales and Technical Assistance United States and Canada Phone (Sales, Applications, and Service): 1‐800‐553‐2769 (options 1, 2, and 3, respectively) or 845‐425‐2000 Fax (Sales, Applications, and Service): 845‐578‐5985 Email (Sales, Applications, and Service): contact.corp@lecroy.com Web Site: http:// / www.lecroy.com Korea ‐ Seoul Europe Phone (Sales and Support): ++ 82 2 Phone (Sales and Support): + 41 22 719 3452 0400Fax (Sales and Support): ++ 2228 82 2 3452 0490 Fax (Sales and Support): + 41 22 719 2230 Web Site: http://www.lecroy.co.kr Email (Sales and Support): contact.sa@lecroy.com Web Site: http://www.lecroy.com/europe China Singapore Phone (Sales and Support): ++86 28‐ Phone (Sales and Support): ++ (65) 86527180 / 7181 / 7182 64424880 Fax (Sales and Support): +86 28‐8652 ...
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Page 179: Service 1
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Page 186 Getting Started Manual 6. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You agree that you will not export or re‐export the Software Product, any part thereof, or any process or service that is the direct product of the Software Product (the foregoing collectively referred to as the "Restricted Components"), to any country, person, entity or end user subject to U.S. export restrictions. You specifically agree not to export or re‐export any of the Restricted Components (a) to any country to which the U.S. has embargoed or restricted the export of goods or services, which currently include, but are not necessarily limited to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, or to any national of any such country, wherever located, who intends to transmit or transport the Restricted Components back to such country; (b) to any end user who you know or have reason to know will utilize the Restricted Components in the design, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons; or (c) to any end‐user who has been prohibited from participating in U.S. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government. You warrant and represent that neither the BXA nor any other U.S. federal agency has suspended, revoked or denied your export privileges. It is your responsibility to comply with the latest United States export regulations, and you will defend and indemnify LeCroy from and against any damages, fines, penalties, assessments, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising out of any claim that the Software Product, Documentation, or other information or materials provided by LeCroy hereunder were exported or otherwise accessed, shipped or transported in violation of applicable laws and regulations. 7. RISK ALLOCATION. 7.1. No Warranty. THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS NOT ERROR‐FREE AND THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT SERVICES IS/ARE BEING PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LECROY, FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS, HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 187 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR ANY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON‐INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, VALIDITY, EXCLUSIVITY, MERCHANTABILITY, NON‐INTERFERENCE WITH ENJOYMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU BY OR ON BEHALF OF LECROY OR OTHERWISE FORM THE BASIS FOR THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. 7.2. Limitation of Liability. LECROY’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR U.S.$5.00; PROVIDED THAT IF YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO A SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LECROY, LECROY’S ENTIRE LIABILITY REGARDING SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF THAT AGREEMENT. LECROY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, NOR FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER UNDER THIS EULA OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, THE DOCUMENTATION OR THIS EULA. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THESE LIMITATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT FROM ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS EULA AND SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN. 187 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 188 Getting Started Manual 7.3. Indemnification. You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless LeCroy and its officers, directors, affiliates, contractors, agents, and employees from, against and in respect of any and all assessments, damages, deficiencies, judgments, losses, obligations and liabilities (including costs of collection and reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and expenses) imposed upon or suffered or incurred by them arising from or related to your use of the Software Product. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 8.1. Compliance with Laws. You will comply with all laws, legislation, rules, regulations, and governmental requirements with respect to the Software Product, and the performance by you of your obligations hereunder, of any jurisdiction in or from which you directly or indirectly cause the Software Product to be used or accessed. 8.2. No Agency. Nothing contained in this EULA will be deemed to constitute either party as the agent or representative of the other party, or both parties as joint venturers or partners for any purpose. 8.3. Entire Agreement; Waiver; Severability. This EULA constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof. No provision of, right, power or privilege under this EULA will be deemed to have been waived by any act, delay, omission or acquiescence by LeCroy, its agents, or employees, but only by an instrument in writing signed by an authorized officer of LeCroy. No waiver by LeCroy of any breach or default of any provision of this EULA by you will be effective as to any other breach or default, whether of the same or any other provision and whether occurring prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to the date of such waiver. If any provision of this EULA is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision will be severed from this EULA and all the other provisions will remain in full force and effect. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 189 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes 8.4. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. This EULA will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA, without regard to its choice of law provisions. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this EULA. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising under this EULA is in the federal and state courts located in New York, New York, USA and both parties hereby consent to such jurisdiction and venue for this purpose. 8.5. Assignment. This EULA and the rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned, in whole or in part by you, except to a successor to the whole of your business, without the prior written consent of LeCroy. In the case of any permitted assignment or transfer of or under this EULA, this EULA or the relevant provisions will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto. 8.6. Notices. All notices or other communications between LeCroy and you under this EULA will be in writing and delivered personally, sent by confirmed fax, by confirmed e‐mail, by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or by a nationally recognized express delivery service. All notices will be in English and will be effective upon receipt. 8.7. Headings. The headings used in this EULA are intended for convenience only and will not be deemed to supersede or modify any provisions. 8.8. Acknowledgment. Licensee acknowledges that (a) it has read and understands this EULA, (b) it has had an opportunity to have its legal counsel review this EULA, (c) this EULA has the same force and effect as a signed agreement, and (d) issuance of this EULA does not constitute general publication of the Software Product or other Confidential Information. 189 WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA...
Page 190: Windows License Agreement
Getting Started Manual ® Windows License Agreement LeCroy's agreement with Microsoft prohibits users from running software on LeCroy X‐Stream oscilloscopes that is not relevant to measuring, analyzing, or documenting waveforms. WM8Zi‐GSM‐E RevA ...
Page 191: Index
WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Index Combining, 60 comparing parameters, 129 A connecting ProLink adapters, 43 abnormal conditions, 20 cooling, 17 Absolute, 111 coupling, 76 ac power source, 17 cursors, 109 actions, 130 icons, 109 active probes: connecting, 43 measuring with, 109 adapters, 42 setup, 110 ProLink, 42 Cursors, 111 annotating traces, 54 attenuation, 77 D autogrid, 97 data formats, 150 auxiliary output signals, 44 date & time, 164 setup, 45 DBI, 61 axis labels, 98 deleting files, 151 deskewing channels, 80 B desktop, 170 Back Panel, 25 Dialog Area, 56 bandwidth limiting setup, 78 disk utilities, 151 Display, 100 C display setup, 97 ...
Page 192: Histograms 1
Getting Started Manual E H edge trigger, 86 hard disk partitions, 172 email: server & recipient config, hardcopy setup, 156 169 Hardware and Software Controls, External Monitor, 26 29 External Interleaving Device, 63 Help, 118 help markers, 116 F histicons, 139 histograms fft setup, 123 creating and viewing, 137 least prime, 124 histicons, 139 power of 2, 124 persistence, 139 truncate, 123 slice center, 139 zero fill, 123 thumbnail, 139 file management, 172 file name numbering, 149 I files: deleting, 151 find scale, 79 I/O Panel, 24 folders, 152 Intensity knob, 107 Front Panel, 22 intensity of grid, 97 Front Panel Controls, 29 intensity of trace, 98 Front Panel Groupings, 30 inverting waveforms, 79 ...
Page 193 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes Linear, 78 setup, 131 LPA (LeCroy ProLink Adapter), 42 performance optimization, 167 persistence, 105 M persistence histogram, 139 power & ground connections, 18 managing files, 172 power of 2 (fft), 124 mask testing, 130 preferences, 167 math setup, 120 Printing, 159 measure modes, 115 probe attenuation, 77 menu bar, 48 ProLink interface, 42 moving traces, 99 Q O Quick, 112 operating environment, 15 operating system: restarting, 176 R operational states, 19 overload protection, 77 recalling default scope settings, 148 recalling scope settings, 147 P remote: configuring, 154 parameter setup, 113 Response, 80 parameters, 112 Restoring Software Usng the measure modes, 115 Acronis Application, 173 standard horizontal, 115 ...
Page 194 Getting Started Manual safety symbols, 13 T sampling modes, 65 technical support, 179 save/recall scope settings, 147 The, 50 Saving TriggerScan Setups, 95 thumbnail histograms, 139 scope settings: saving and time stamps, 72 recalling, 147 timebase setup, 60 Screen Layout, Groupings, and touch screen calibration, 171 Controls, 48 Trace, 52 segments trace intensity, 98 displaying, 72 trace label button, 59 sensitivity and position: adjusting, 76 track and trend differences, 121 Sequence Display Modes, 67 track views, 128 sequence mode display setup, 99 Training TriggerScan, 93 Sequence Sampling Mode – trend: creating and viewing, 127 Working with Segments, 66 trigger coupling, 90 sequence sampling mode trigger modes, 89 display modes, 72 trigger setup, 89 timeouts, 70 coupling, 90 Setting, 111 find level, 90 Setting Up Sequence Mode, 68 ...
Page 195 WaveMaster 8 Zi Series Oscilloscopes TriggerScan, 92 V truncate, 123 variable gain, 79 Turning, 112 W U waveform position, 76 utilities WaveMaster 8 Zi Specifications, acquisition status, 170 177 audio feedback, 167 WaveML data format, 150 autocalibration, 167 WaveScan, 124 auxiliary output signals, 163 sampling mode, 127 clipboard, 159 search modes, 126 date & time, 164 signal views, 125 delay control, 168 WaveStream, 107 delay in, 168 window slope, 91 desktop, 170 Windows operating system, 176 email, 161 file, 160 X hardcopy, 156 XY displays, 100 offset control, 168 options, 166 Z performance optimization, 167 zero fill, 123 preferences, 167 Zooming Segments in Sequence ...
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