ZScope M-Class Digital Storage Oscilloscope Soft Front Panel
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1. ccooooooccnccnnoonoccnoconanananoccnanana canoso 46 Figure 4 33 Cursor Palette Controls L kk ek 47 Figure 4 34 Save and Recall Front Panel Controls oocconoooncnnccononananonos 47 Figure 4 35 Save and Recall Palette Controls oooooococcncnnnooncncncnonananannos 48 Figure 4 36 Save and Recall Additional Controls oooocccnoooncncccnonannnnnnos 49 Figure 4 37 Instrument Palette GontrolS ke 50 Figure 4 38 Display Palette Controls ooooconooococcconononanacononanaranonoconnananonoos 52 Figure 4 38 Plot Palette Controls rrnnrrrrrrnrnnnnrnnroornnnnrnnrsornnnnnnnrssnnnnnnrnnrsennnnnnnnesene 54 6 0004 000062 Figure 4 39 Status Palette Controls List of Tables Table 4 1 Palette Organization 0004 000062 Introduction General The ZScope M Class Soft Front Panel is designed for use with all ZTEC M Class Oscilloscopes ZScope automatically detects any PCI PXI or VXI instruments that are available and allows the user to dynamically switch the panel s view and control between all available M Class oscilloscopes LXI instruments need to have their resource names added to the system through the ZFind utility before ZScope will be able to see them ZTEC instruments of other classes and types have their own soft front panels ZScope is a Windows and Linux application ZScope provides2. B HEE Ee Mo Interpolation p MEASURE VERTICAL ACQUISITION UTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 5 Acquisition Palette Controls Q Acquisition Type Select Change the type of acquisition Only one type can be selected at a time Please see the instrument manual for descriptions of the acquisition types Note available sample rates may change depending of the acquisition type selected O Number of Acquisitions Select the number of acquisitions to use in averaging mode This is only applicable for Average Envelope and Equivalent Time acquisitions Envelope Select Select the active waveform for envelope and peak detect waveforms Minimum or Maximum The envelope select affects measurements saving and copying waveforms and calculations Interpolation Select whether to use automatic interpolation or to manually select the interpolation method Interpolation Method Select the interpolation method when using manual interpolation mode No Interpolation First Order or Sinc Fiducial Source Select the fiducial pulse source TTLO 7 ECLO 1 External or STAR 0004 000062 21 Segmenting ZTEC M Class oscilloscopes are capable of storing past captures for post acquisition inspection Palette Tabs ACQUISITION SEGMENT ALSTOM HORIZONTAL SEGMENT Memory Mode Historical Segments Displayed Segments wd 32768 vial 1 vi o y Segment Active Segment Average view a a VERTICAL i ACQUISITION 6
3. Sample Clock Divider Set the clock divider for the external sample clock 24 0004 000062 Pan Zoom ZScope M class is able to display subsets of waveforms for closer inspection Pressing the in the corner will minimize the controls Press to view the minimized controls Control Panel Horizontal ZOOM A Y Cursors IMP Y Snap 2 gt Center Scale Figure 4 9 Pan Zoom Control Panel Controls O Zoom Turn clockwise to increase zooming turn counter clockwise to decrease Use mouse left right clicks and scroll wheel for more control options Holding the left mouse button will turn the knob clockwise holding the right mouse button will turn the knob counter clockwise O Exit Zoom Click this icon to zoom out all the way O shift Zoom Window Left Click this icon to shift the zoom window to the left by 10 of the zoom display time O shift Zoom Window Right Click this icon to shift the zoom window to the right by 10 of the zoom display time Zoom Out Click this icon to zoom out one level Zoom In Click this icon to zoom in one level 0004 000062 25 Pad Figure 4 10 Pan Zoom Graph Controls Zoom Window Shows which part of the entire waveform is displayed on the Main Waveform Display To change the displayed area the window has four control options Left Click drag box to new position Double Left Click jump to selected position on Full Waveform Rig
4. VERTICAL TRIG Figure 4 39 Status Palette Controls Register Select Select the status register to view Bit Label The text describes the parameter whose status is stored in the register Condition The LED indicates the parameter s condition status A bright LED indicates a high bit dim indicates a low bit and black indicates an unused bit Event The LED indicates the parameter s event status A bright LED indicates a high bit dim indicates a low bit and black indicates an unused bit Q Sync Retrieve the current status from the instrument Status bits are not updated automatically since event bits are cleared when read 0004 000062 55 56 ZTEC Instruments 0004 000062
5. ZScope M Class Digital Storage Oscilloscope Soft Front Panel Models 414211 214212 214421 214422 Z 14431 Z14432 214441 214442 Z 14611 414612 Z14628 Z14629 Z14421 HV Z14422 HV Z14431 HV Z14432 HV Z14441 HV Z14442 HV Z14421 DP Z14422 DP Z14431 DP Z14432 DP Z14441 DP Z14442 DP User s Manual 0004 000062 Revision 3 September 16 2010 Contact ZTEC Instruments Telephone 505 342 0132 7715 Tiburon Street NE Fax 505 342 0222 Albuquerque NM 87109 Web Site www ztecinstruments com ZTEC Instruments Inc welcomes your comments on this manual All manuals are thoroughly reviewed before distribution We are however grateful for any comments from our users which will further help to improve the content and quality of our documents Copyright Copyright 2008 by ZTEC Instruments Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved under copyright laws of the United States and other countries All technical data and computer software documentation contained herein is proprietary and confidential to ZTEC Instruments Inc or its licensor The reproduction and or transmission of this publication in whole or in part by any means electronic or mechanical is prohibited without the prior written consent of ZTEC Instruments Inc ZTEC ZScope ZWave and associated logos are registered trademarks of ZTEC Instruments ZTEC Instruments has attempted throughout this publication to distinguish proprietary
6. ZScopeM interface and use the Add utility in ZFind see the Adding an Instrument section of the ZFind User s Guide for more detail Instruments may also be selected when launching ZScopeM from the command line LXI instruments still need to be added in ZFind to use them through this feature To select an instrument from the command line simply type the resource string as an argument For example to select a VXI instrument the command may be as follows ZScopeM VXI0 19 INSTR O Instrument Information This area displays information describing the instrument O Status This LED indicates the instrument communication status A red LED indicates that the instrument communication session has failed Temperature This is a display of the instrument temperature in degrees Celsius 50 0004 000062 O Identify Self Cause the instrument s HST PCI PXI and VXI or LAN LXI light to flash until clicked again Find Refresh the list of instruments in the Instrument ID pull down Sync Update all panel values with current instrument state Communicate Attempt to establish an instrument communication session This is only necessary if the status LED indicates that there is not currently a successful session Clear Memory Clear flash memory including reference channels Undo Undo an instrument reset auto setup or state recall Self Calibrate Perform instrument self calibration This operation may take s
7. a simulation mode which can be used whether or not instruments are available however most instrument functionality requires an active instrument Compatibility ZScope M Class Soft Front Panel revision 2 0 breaks compatibility with previous hardware firmware revisions Hardware firmware revisions prior to 4 10 must use revision 1 soft front panels ZScope revision 1 is available for Windows only Please visit ZTEC Support at www ztecinstruments com support for information on interface compatibility as well as for upgrade guides Instrument Interface It is ZTEC s philosophy that functionality is kept on the instrument This keeps intelligence centralized and user interfaces simple What this means to ZScope is the user interface is merely a viewer it is a graphical representation of states and functionality which reside on the instrument There are a couple of side effects from this 1 The instrument state may become un synced from the states displayed in the panel ZScope does not have the ability to know when the instrument s state is changed through another interface such as driver calls or a second application In order to ensure that ZScope is accurate it is necessary to re sync the settings using the provided button in the SETTINGS INSTRUMENT tab whenever the instrument has been changed outside of the application 2 Not all ZScope states affect the instrument Disabling waveform display moving docks disabl
8. set to one of these advanced modes Pulse Mode Select how pulse width limits are chosen for pulse width triggering Inside Outside Greater Than Less Than Equal To or Not Equal To Pulse Width Limits Set the lower limit upper limit or both that define the desired pulse trigger 0004 000062 39 PATTERN TRIGGER LEWEL Holdott 0 000 v af EH Count B a HH Standard PAL M court j jaz Line 324 vi ad o Soft Trigger ij Field 2 Trigger Mode Auto Ext Impedance 1 Mo VERTICAL ACGUISITMON gt TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT 4 SETTINGS 5 Figure 4 25 Video Trigger Palette Controls Video Standard Select the video standard of the signal to use for video triggering PAL NTSC or SECAM Video Line Set the line of the video signal to use for trigger events video Field Select the video field to use for video trigger events 1 or 2 6 TRIGGER LEVEL PATTERN Type CO Holdott B 0 000 s 0 000 s vj aja Holdott 0 000 vj af Eg Count BL u 2 OS Limit Mi a JE ani JS Soft Trigger S ee Trigger Mode Auto Ext Impedance 1 he J o VERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 26 Glitch Trigger Palette Controls Glitch Settings v O Glitch Limit Set the minimum glitch size for glitch triggering 40 0004 000062 Pattern Trigger ZTEC M class scopes can trigger based on the state of mult
9. trademarks from descriptive terms by following the capitalization style used by the manufacturer Product names listed are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies LabVIEW National Instruments Corporation Windows Microsoft Corporation The material in this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice ZTEC Instruments Inc assumes no responsibility for any error or for consequential damages that may result from the use or misinterpretation of any of the procedures in this publication 2 0004 000062 Handling Precautions for Electronic Devices Subject to Damage by Static Electricity This instrument is susceptible to Electronic Static Discharge ESD damage When transporting place the instrument or module in conductive anti static envelopes or carriers Open only at an ESD approved work surface An ESD safe work surface is defined as follows e The work surface must be conductive and reliably connected to an earth ground with a safety resistance of approximately 250 kilohms e The surface must NOT be metal A resistance of 30 300 kilohms per square inch is suggested Ground the frame of any line powered equipment chassis test instruments lamps soldering irons etc directly to the earth ground To avoid shorting out the safety resistance ensure that the grounded equipment has rubber feet or ot
10. 2 5 List of Figures EE PA UM 9 Pouez Graph DISPIay CONTO S lt ywAy ana neyaren ne nay Aw yey ayan ea Akad b 11 Figure 3 1 Measurement Display keke eee kek 15 Figure 3 2 Cursor Measurement Display kk ek 16 Figure 3 3 Limit Measurement Display kek 16 PIQUE 4 CONTO PANE liada 17 Figure 4 2 Palette Select ii A awe occu 19 FIgure 4 0 Sample Palete Maia 19 Figure 4 4 Acquisition Control Panel Controls ooocccnnooonoccccononancnoccnnnaananonos 20 Figure 4 5 Acquisition Palette Controls kek 21 Figure 4 6 Segment Palette Con rolS kk kek 22 Figure 4 7 Horizontal Control Panel Controls ooooocccccnnoooncccconnoaancnoncnnnannanonos 23 Figure 4 8 Horizontal Palette GontrolS ke 24 Figure 4 9 Pan Zoom Control Panel Controls ooocccccnnoonncccccnonananonoconanananonos 25 Figure 4 10 Pan Zoom Graph Controls keke k 26 Figure 4 11 Vertical Control Panel Controls ooooooconcccncoonoccncnonanananononananannnnos 27 Figure 4 12 Vertical Palette Controls LE kk ek 28 Figure 4 13 Input Channel Control Panel Controls oo cccccnoooncnnccnonannnnnoos 29 Figure 4 14 Input Channel Palette ControlS o cccooooooccnccononananoncnanannnnnnos 30 Figure 4 15 Calculation Channel Palette Controls oooo
11. Acquisition Es Horizontal Zoom and Cursor Vertical oom Trigger E Cursors INPt Ly Q About 3 Clear Mess adqez Figure 4 1 Control Panel 0004 000062 17 Palettes ae Vertical Calc Limit Meas Calc Mask Offset Acquisition N Horizontal Acquisition Cursor Segment Meas 2 Measure Meas 3 Meas 4 Advanced External Out Output Logic Trigger Out Save Recall Instrument Settings Display Plot Status Table 4 1 Palette Organization 18 0004 000062 VERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 2 Palette Selects 9 INPUT CALC CALC LIMTMEAS CALC MASK GATING OFFSET Filter Attenuation Delay ne evpese 1000 vJ JE ooo gt aE nea zon foo vJ aJ amp eae mes exis 1 000 xJ aji j m wi afi VERTICAL ACGUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT me 36H Figure 4 3 Sample Palette Tab 2 0 O active Palette Select An active Palette Select indicates the corresponding palette is currently displayed Clicking an active select will deselect the palette set hiding the controls O Active Tab An active Tab indicates the corresponding tab is currently displayed The active tab in a palette is saved when a palette is deselected and will remain active when the palette is re selected Inactive Tab Other tabs in the same palette can be brought forward by selecting the appropriate tab Minim
12. MEASURE Figure 4 6 Segment Palette Controls Segment SETTINGS OUTPUT Memory Mode Set the memory mode to either Segment or Zoom In Segment mode many waveforms per channel may be captured and stored over time In Zoom mode a single waveform per channel is captured utilizing maximum memory and sample rates Expanded information on these modes can be found in the instrument manual O Historical Segments The number of available segments currently stored in memory This number will reset if any changes are made to the acquisition parameters that are incompatible with old segments Displayed Segments Select how many of the currently available segments to display at once active Segment Select the segment to display and use for calculations and measurements If more than one segment is selected in Displayed Segments the displayed segments will begin with the active segment for example if Active Segment is 2 and the Displayed Segments is 4 segments 2 3 4 and 5 will be displayed 22 0004 000062 Q Average View Select the average view This option is only available in Average or Envelope acquisition modes When Average is selected the averaged or envelope waveforms are visible When Segment is selected the segments which form the averaged waveform are available Note there is only one averaged waveform so switching between active segments is not available in this view Horizontal Horizontal contro
13. act Multiply Absolute Value Copy Derivative FFT Histogram Integral Inverse Limit Test Measurement Trending Smooth or No Operation Source 2 Select the second source used in two source calculations O Points Set the number of points to use for smoothing functions window Select the FFT window type Rectangular Hamming Hanning Blackman or Flat Top Format Select the display format for FFT calculations Linear Logarithmic Phase Real or Imaginary 0004 000062 31 Advanced Calculations Limit mask and measurement trending calculations require additional controls These controls are provided in separate tabs which become available when a calculation channel s operation is set to one of these functions Palette Tabs VERTICAL CALC LIMIT MEAS VERTICAL CALC MASK T CALC CALC LIMITMEAS CALC MASK easurement Lower Upper w j TP a CALCI AC RMS Mi 0 000 Y MB 0 000 Y 000 Y Vial Reset CALC Mask vi REF1 Mi REF Yj Rezet CALCI AC RMS vi Reset Stop on Fail 2 PE MEASURE TRIGGER VERTICAL ACI TICA QUTPLIT SETTINGS Figure 4 16 Calculation Limit and Measurement Palette Controls gt Note This panel is only available when a calculation channel s operation is set to either limit testing or measurement trending O Limit Test Set the measurement to use for a limit test Mask testing is a subset of limit testing and can be selected i
14. e channels in other displays O Cursors Drag cursors to measure waveforms Cursors can be enabled and the cursor source and snap state can be selected in the control panel Note the selection of the cursor source affects the cursors scale O Save Recall Shortcuts Click for fast save recall access Explanation alternate and additional buttons are listed under SETTINGS SAVE RECALL Waveform Position Indicators The indicators show the zero level of the associated waveform Left Click and drag the indicator to change the position The position can also be set digitally by setting the channel s offset in the VERTICAL OFFSET tab or using the traditional Vertical Position Knobs in the control panel The most recently positioned waveform s indicator appears on top Ifa position is hidden under other indicators use the knob or numeric control to adjust it and it will come to the top 0004 000062 13 Vertical Scale Displays Displays a textual readout of the vertical scale of the associated channel on the Main Waveform Display Units are dependent on the waveform type and are displayed in units per division Note returned values from vertical scale commands are in total range not scale per division The vertical scale can be adjusted using the scale knob in the vertical section of the control panel Channel Display Enable Selects whether or not the associated channel s waveform is displayed on the graphs Enabled channel displays wi
15. e Start Set the start limit for the mask gate Units depend on gate type In cursor gating this is determined automatically by the cursor positions Gate Stop Set the stop limit for the mask gate Units depend on gate type In cursor gating this is determined automatically by the cursor positions 0004 000062 33 12 Generate Masks Generates masks for the calculation source and stores them in reference Generated masks for calculation channels 1 or 3 are initially stored in reference channels 1 and 2 Generated masks for calculation channels 2 or 4 are initially stored in reference channels 3 and 4 Note two reference masks are required for each mask calculation This means only 2 mask tests may be performed simultaneously unless one or more references are common Mask Vertical Offset Set the vertical offset to use for generated masks 14 Mask Horizontal Offset 34 Set the horizontal offset to use for generated masks 0004 000062 Trigger amp Arm M class scopes have many triggering options to allow the user to pinpoint the correct event for triggers Control Panel Trigger AE rl Force Capture Figure 4 21 Arm Alternate Controls 0004 000062 35 O Source Select the trigger source The source may be set to any one of the input or logic trigger channels Star Card PXI Software Trigger External or Pattern Polarity The trigger polarity Rising or Falling Edge O Force Capture Cause
16. e desired location or can be manually set using the controls in ACQUISITION HORIZONTAL Control Panel Horizontal ES 5 NN o Cursors lt IMP Or Snap Center Figure 4 32 Cursor Control Panel Controls Note Cursors can be moved by dragging them to the desired graph location O Enable Enable or disable the cursor display E Source Select the channel to base cursor measurements on Snap Select whether the cursors vertically snap to the source channel or not Center Click the cursor 1 or cursor 2 center icons to center the cursor on the display This is useful to get cursors within range to grab them with the mouse 46 0004 000062 Palette Tabs ACQUISITION HORIZONTAL 5 SEGMENT Aas TON HORIZONTAL Sweep Time Trigger Position Cursor 1 Position 2 000 ps Y AJ 1 1200 us v ali 259 095 ns v a Ge Sweep Points Trigger Position Cursor 2 Position 1 kets 7 56 000 Viale 284 748 n v a A VERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE p semmes Figure 4 33 Cursor Palette Controls Cursor 1 Position Set the horizontal position of cursor 1 to a specific value Edge Number Set the horizontal position of cursor 2 to a specific value Save and Recall Save and Recall functionality allows for waveforms and instrument settings to be stored either on the instrument or externally in comma separated value csv files Due to the mem
17. e in relation to each waveform display The exact trigger time in relation to the center of the Main Waveform Display is also shown in the Horizontal Scale Display area To center the Main Waveform Display at the trigger point double click on the trigger time indicator from the Full Waveform Display The trigger time can be changed by turning the Horizontal Position knob or by changing either Trigger Position control in the ACQUISITION HORIZONTAL tab It can also be adjusted by grabbing either of the indicators with the mouse and dragging them to a new location When the position is changed a secondary faded indicator will show the new position This position will be used upon the next instrument capture The original indicators will stay to show the trigger position of the current capture O Zoom Window The Zoom Window shows which part of the entire waveform is displayed on the Main Waveform Display Use the mouse to change the position and size of the window Left Click drag box to new position Double Left Click jump to selected position on Full Waveform Right Click zoom out one step Shift Right Click zoom in one step Scroll Wheel zoom in and out Sr ad ce N Other zooming functionality is supported in the control panel See Pan Zoom Controls for control information Main Waveform Display Displays a section of the waveform as selected by the zoom window this waveform is always displayed at 1000 points re
18. elect the instrument settings location to load on power up Zero location is reset conditions gt Note Some save and recall functions require additional user input in the form of secondary pop ups ya Save Waveform p Load Waveform Channel Source Reference REF INF vi REF Copy Load Instrument ettings 2 leg Save Instrument ettings Instrument Location 2 PS Figure 4 36 Save and Recall Additional Controls Save Recall Now Perform the save or recall action using the selected options Channel Select the channel whose data should be saved or copied Reference Channel Select the channel to load or copy a waveform into Instrument Location Select the location on the instrument to save recall instrument settings to from 30 locations are available 0004 000062 49 Instrument The instrument tab controls instrument communication and advanced commands Palette Tabs SETTINGS INSTRUMENT SAY ERECALL INSTRUMENT GRAPH p STATU Status Instrument Location Identify Undo Setup a PRI 4c INSTR Yj fina V a 4 00 Cal Instrument Information Temperature E Restore Cal Communicate Self Test ZTEC 2T4211PX1 20903 4 01 Er ACBUISITION TRIGGER Figure 4 37 Instrument Palette Controls O Instrument Location Select the location of the instrument that the panel is talking to To add LXI instruments that are not in the list close the
19. ering control panel minimization 3 9 16 10 Display Plot Added 4620 High Voltage Instruments and Direct Path Acquisition Instrument Added DPO mode fiducial and sweep Vertical clock settings 4 0004 000062 Table of Contents IRU OCLC TI O I naa 8 Eee ENE ee 8 COMPAUDII sais ia id 8 instrument Interface sorna cian enla decos 8 A NN 9 Graph DIS OIA Y sa 11 Measurement Display ooccooncccncconcconoccnanconoconancnanconncnnancnanrnnnrnnannnnnrnnnrnnannnannnanos 15 Measurement AO re ee ete Gu ee ue OA 15 Cursor MeaSUFEMEBN S ae ccs tons css AAA 16 Limit Measurement 0 cece ec ececececeeeeeececececeeeaeeeeeeceeeaeaeaeaeeeeseaeaeaeeeeenneataeaes 16 CONOIS uri iii 17 Ee i I I I I I I I T TIT NT RARrYreIOAOOOK dd dices 17 gell NS De De N De A cee een ee 18 Control Functionally ass 20 ACQUISION ir RR AAA AA A e Seles a 20 SN 22 Hol M 23 F V 25 VA PEM CIU ue A E A Ee EE 27 DUT CANIN SAA NE EE EE 29 ETNA 31 Advanced Calculations vie ccceccececcucvecucessderesucressucerdseerecednstderesuenssteceseacustecuueds 32 MOE FAT save ae A GE 35 ANNET TI RA 39 FNCU TIO N ND N DD pu pla o ado tal NN AE 41 IE EEE EE NE 42 Measurement SCIS av 44 Measurement ODNONS susi ii 45 GUISOS ua ans 46 Save and Recall LLLEc ELLES LESS SA KA KA KA KA Ka Ka Ka ka a ka ka ka 47 A AAA AA dd dg oe 50 Ered 52 Pl 54 A NN RS O ON KRD ENE DD DD DON DONA 55 0004 00006
20. everal minutes Restore Calibration Return instrument to factory calibration settings This operation may take several minutes self Test Perform an instrument self test This operation may take several minutes 0004 000062 91 Display Display control settings affect how waveforms are displayed These controls do not affect capturing Palette Tabs SETTINGS DISPLAY Sa ERECALL INSTRUMENT DISPLA PLOT STATUS DPO Mod Auto Spread 2 E n Resolution Mormal Spread 0 3 vj al Refresh Rate Manual Y Center r DER een s vege Ms B R Point Style ACGUISMONM SETTINGS Figure 4 38 Display Palette Controls pro Mode Enable Enable or disable digital persistence When digital persistence is enabled waveforms are not immediately removed from the plot during continuous capture Instead old waveforms are darkened and removed after the selected persistence time Persistence will be reset if acquisition settings such as capture time capture points zoom level channel state channel scale or channel offset are changed Persistence does not apply to single capture mode Persistence is never used for Reference channels FFTs Histograms or Measurement Trending Other options can be selected in the Persistence Options Persistence Time Set the amount of time for waveforms to persist when DPO mode is enabled Persistence time can be from 100 ms to 10 s with 100 ms of resolution O Pe
21. her means of insulation from the work surface Avoid placing tools or electrical parts on insulators Do NOT use any hand tool that can generate a static charge such as a non conductive plunger type solder sucker Use a conductive strap or cable with a wrist cuff to reliably ground to the work surface The cuff must make electrical contact directly with the skin do NOT wear it over clothing Note Resistance between the skin and the work surface is typically 250 kilohms to 1 megohm using a commercially available personnel grounding device Avoid circumstances that are likely to produce static charges such as wearing clothes of synthetic material sitting on a plastic covered stool especially when wearing woolen material combing the hair or making extensive pencil erasures These circumstances are most significant when the air is dry When testing static sensitive devices ensure DC power is ON before during and after application of test signals Ensure all pertinent voltages are switched OFF while circuit boards or components are removed or inserted 0004 000062 3 Revision History Rev Date Section Desernon O 4 24 07 Initial Release la 10 10 07 Introduction Added Clear Memory and updated screenshots Instrument Status 1c 4 10 08 All Added zt4210 system restore limit external output calc no op and limit test count 9 17 08 Updated panel calc mask gating introduction 2a 9 25 09 All Updated images cursor cent
22. ht Click zoom out one step Shift Right Click zoom in one step scroll Wheel zoom in and out US o Q Trigger Time The indicator shows the trigger time relative to the full waveform display Double click this indicator to center the Zoom Window to the time of trigger 26 0004 000062 Vertical Vertical settings configure basic channel options Pressing the El in the corner will minimize the controls Press to view the minimized controls Control Panel vertical CALC Figure 4 11 Vertical Control Panel Controls Channel Type Select Tab to the set of desired channel controls The choices are input channels calculation channels or reference channels O Channel Enable Enables or disables the associated channel Disabled channels will not be captured by the instrument O Position Change the position of the channel s waveform display Clicking and pulling the Waveform Position Indicator or setting the channel s offset will also change the position of the channel s waveform display O Scale Changes the channel s vertical scale See the Vertical Scale Displays on the left side of the panel For input and calculation channels this will change the displayed waveform reference channels are static codes and changing the scale will only change the preamble and the scale display 0004 000062 27 PaletteTabs VERTICAL OFFSET IMPUT CALC CALC LIMITMESS CALCMASK OFFSET Offset v RAW AE NPZ
23. ing cursors changing refresh rates and other display options only change the viewer settings not the instrument Opening ZScope will disable the measurement error state to allow for invalid measurement warnings see the M Class DSO Instrument Manual for 8 0004 000062 more detail and may also change the data format and byte order Closing ZScope has no affect on the instrument state 3 Most functionality is not available in simulation mode There are also many benefits from this architecture for instance complex calculations will not tax the host computer and instrument capture rates are not slowed by viewing them in ZScope This also makes ZScope a useful debugging tool Opening ZScope while debugging code makes it easy to view all instrument settings simultaneously and to see a visual representation of the captured data Syncing the panel while stepping through code can make it easy to see what is changing and notice coerced values Due to connection limitations viewing the instrument with ZScope while debugging code may not be possible with ZTEC s LXI instruments Design ZScope is designed to mimic more traditional bench top scopes in appearance while also utilizing the inherent functionality allowed to a PC panel This design is aimed to maximize ease of use for all users including users who have only previously utilized bench top scopes The panel consists of five main areas Graph Display Shows the captured
24. iple sources this common pattern trigger source can be used for triggering and or arming the instrument Palette Tabs TRIGGER PATTERN TRIGGER LEVEL PATTERN amj oJ omo jams sje Y pr aa Sen ut J ut ER EE acausmon TRIGGER MEASURE ERTI OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 27 Advanced Trigger Palette Controls O pattern Mask Enable or disable a source that is used for pattern triggering If a source is masked as off the pattern trigger does not care about its state Pattern Logic Set the logical state for the pattern source High or Low A pattern source will activate a trigger or arm event when all enabled sources match their selected logic states 0004 000062 41 Outputs External and backplane logic trigger outputs provide basic clock pulse and event driven pulse outputs Palette Tabs OUTPUT EXTERNAL OUT OUTPUT LOGIC TRIGGER OUT EXTERNAL OUT LOGIC TRIGGER OUT External Output Output Event Width Reference Oscillator e EXT OUT Clock M 10 000 ms v al T Source Internal tO 4 Period 10 000 ms via Frequency e 3 Output a OFF VERTICAL I ACeUSTON TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 28 External Output and ROSC Palette Controls External Output Enable Enable or disable the external output O External Output Source Select the source for the external output Arm Event Trigger Event Trigger A Event Trigger B Event Capture Complete Operation Co
25. ize Click to hide the palette view Inactive Select Select to change the currently displayed palette Switching between palettes does not affect which tab is in the front of each palette 0004 000062 19 Control Functionality Acquisition Acquisition controls control a variety of instrument functionality related to the capture and display of waveforms Control Panel Scope M Class RESET SINGLE RUN O gt AUTO SETUP Figure 4 4 Acquisition Control Panel Controls O Reset Resets all instrument states and panel controls to default See the instrument manual for a complete list of default instrument states O Single Click to capture a single waveform acquisition Press single while running to make the instrument cease capturing after the next successful acquisition Auto Setup Change acquisition settings automatically based on detected waveforms O Run Stop When the button is dim and displays the word Run click to begin continuous acquisition When the button is green and shows Stop click to halt single or continuous acquisition Pressing stop will immediately cease acquisition regardless of acquisition state 20 0004 000062 Palette Tabs ACQUISITION ACQUISITION ACGUISITION HORIZONTAL P CURSOR SEGMENT Type Number of Waveforms Envelope Select Normal C High Resolution Yj hinimurm 5 C Average 0 Fast Interpolation Fiducial Source C Envelope C Equivalent Time Manual TTLO vj
26. ll appear depressed and colored and will also show the Vertical Scale Display for that channel This display does not affect instrument waveform capturing This control only selects whether the captured waveform is visible or hidden Hiding a waveform can make other waveforms easier to view as well as speed up capturing as it reduces the number of bytes being read from the instrument every capture Hidden waveforms can still be used for calculations and measurements 0004 000062 Measurement Display Measurement Sets del Ae eevee Weasure To al 4 Cursor Figure 3 1 Measurement Display measurement Set Select Select which set of measurements is displayed in the Measurement Display area There are four sets of traditional measurements Cursor measurements and limit test reports are also available in this area Measurement Source This is a display of the source channel that the measurement is performed on All measurement information is also displayed in the source channel s color for additional clarity Measurement This is a display of the type of measurement that is performed A longer version of the measurement name can be seen in the associated Measurement Select control in the MEASURE MEAS X tab Measurement Units Each measurement is displayed with the appropriate scientific units and prefixes Measurement Status This display s the measurement s returned status A green check indicated no err
27. ls configure time based sweep settings Pressing the Hl in the corner will minimize the controls Press L to view the minimized controls Control Panel Horizantal Soon Cursors Nt v n_ Snap gt gt Center Scale Figure 4 7 Horizontal Control Panel Controls O Position Turn to move the trigger position left and right Changes will be seen on the next acquisition Click on the arrow icons to shift the position 2 scale Change the scale resolution of the capture This directly changes the sweep time and sample rate Click on the wave icons for easy step up step down functionality 0004 000062 23 Palette Tabs ACQUISITION HORIZONTAL ACQUISITION HORIZONTAL SEGMENT SWEER sample Clock J Sweep Time 2 000 ps vja T Source Internal Yi Sweep Points 1 kpts M Divider 1 MIDE Trigger Position 1 0000 us via Trigger Position N Via gg 50 000 ME VERTICAL ACE TRIGGER OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 8 Horizontal Palette Controls Q Sweep Time Set the total time interval captured in seconds Sweep Points Select the number of points to capture Q Trigger Position Time Set the position of the trigger relative to the waveform in seconds Q Trigger Position Percent Set the position of the trigger relative to the waveform as a percentage of total waveform length Q Sample Clock Source Select the source for the sample clock Internal or External
28. mplete Master Summary Status Constant State Reference Limit Test Success Event Probe Compensation Pulse or Clock O External Output Polarity Click to change the polarity of the external output Positive or Negative O External Output Pulse Period Set the clock or pulse period for the external output Only available if external output source is set to Clock or Pulse O Output Event Width Select the width for event driven pulses on the external output or logic trigger outputs Event driven pulses come from the following sources Arm Event Trigger Event Trigger A Event Trigger B Event Capture Event Operation Complete Master Summary Status and Limit Test Success 42 0004 000062 Reference Oscillator Source Select the source for the reference oscillator Internal External or Clock 10 Reference Oscillator Frequency This displays the current reference oscillator frequency Reference Oscillator Output Enable Enable or disable the output from the reference oscillator output PCI only EXTERNAL OUT LOGIC TRIGGER OUT Oe 11 3 eee vr 1 9 aujas vg is less 413 TTL2 Trig B Event zi J TILB Arm M 1 E ECLI Arm xil gt pe Ea PE W 1 VERTICAL TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 29 Logic Trigger Output Palette Controls Logic Trigger Output Enable Enable or disable TTL and ECL VXI only trigger outputs Logic Trigger Output Source Select the
29. n this menu Lower Limit Set the lower limit for a limit test This limit is a reference or calculation channel for mask testing e Upper Limit Set the upper limit for a limit test This limit is a reference or calculation channel for mask testing Reset Statistics Reset the statistics returned in the limit test report This also resets the Counter for the limit fail count O Calculate Measurement Select the measurement to use for a measurement trending calculation 32 0004 000062 O Reset Reset the calculation measurement trend history Q Stop on Fail Number Select the number of limit test failures until continuous acquisition is automatically halted This will not affect captures in non continuous mode S CALC LIMIT MEAS CALC MASK OFFSET Method Gate Type w ALC Gated Time uN a00 000 na Mm o 1 000 ys Mask CALC2 Gated T pts Je 500 pts Mask CALCS Entire Mask SE A Mask vert Offset 500 000 nY Vi A B Mask Horz Offset 1 000 ps Y al VERTICAL TRIGGER MEASURE SETTINGS CD LION Figure 4 17 Calculation Mask Palette Controls gt Note This panel is only available when a calculation channel s operation is set to mask testing Limit Test gating is controlled by measurement gates O method Change the gate method Gated or Entire Waveform O Gate Type Change the type of gate to Time Frequency Points or Cursors O Gat
30. nt Options Advanced measurement options allow for the customization of measurement data Palette Tabs MEASURE ADVANCED MEAS MEAS MEASS MELS4 ADVANCED Method Gated Reference Percent Edge Number 1 Via OH Type Time Jl Low 0 100 via Ly a E j Start 0 000 Vial Mid 0 500 3 vial Mth Maximum LL Ji EEE E a i j vi Stop 20 000 us vial High 0 900 via p VERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 31 Measurement Advanced Palette Controls D Measurement Method Set the measurement method Gated or Entire Waveform O Gate Type Select the type of gate to use for gated measurements Time Frequency Points or Cursors O Gate Limits Set the limits for the measurement gate Units depend on gate type Not available for cursor gating as the limits are determined by the cursor positions O Measurement Reference Change the measurement reference Voltage absolute or Percent relative O Reference Levels Set the reference levels in either units or percent Edge Number Select the number of the edge to use for edge measurements 0004 000062 45 Nth Maximum Select the number of the maximum to use for maximum and time of maximum measurements Cursors Cursors allow the user to graphically track waveform points Once cursors are enabled they can be moved by clicking on the graph near the focus of the cursor and dragging it to th
31. ooocccnoooncncccnonaannnnnos 31 Figure 4 16 Calculation Limit and Measurement Palette Controls 32 Figure 4 17 Calculation Mask Palette GontrolsS 33 Figure 4 18 Trigger Control Panel Controls coooooocccccnnoooncnnconnnanncnncconanananonos 35 Figure 4 19 Trigger B Control Panel Controls ooooccccncoonnccccononananncconanananonos 35 Figure 4 20 Arm Control Panel Controls kek 35 Figure 4 21 Arm Alternate Controls caos 35 Figure 4 22 Trigger Palette Controls eracks i A 37 Figure 4 23 Trigger Level Palette Controls L 38 Figure 4 24 Pulse Width Trigger Palette Controls j j 39 Figure 4 25 Video Trigger Palette Controls occcccnnnnonononanonononannnaaanononoos 40 Figure 4 26 Glitch Trigger Palette Controls occcccnnononanacconononananananononos 40 Figure 4 27 Advanced Trigger Palette ControlsS cccocoooooonccccnononananaannnnnonos 41 Figure 4 28 External Output and ROSC Palette Conitrols 42 Figure 4 29 Logic Trigger Output Palette Controls oooocccnoooncnnccononananonos 43 Figure 4 30 Measurement Set Palette Controls oooooooccccnnoooncnncconnnannnonos 44 Figure 4 31 Measurement Advanced Palette Controls 45 Figure 4 32 Cursor Control Panel ControlS
32. orm Auto Spread Automatically position all displayed waveforms a set distance apart Waveform Auto Center Automatically position all displayed waveforms in the center of the display D Spread Divisions Set the number of divisions to spread waveforms apart when automatically spreading them Spread Divisions is limited to 10 the full graph 0004 000062 53 Plot Plot settings affect the Zoom Window and Full Waveform Display PaletteTabs SETTINGS PLOT SAVERECALL INSTRUMENT DISPLAY PLOT STATUS n2 Grid Settings 0 amp Minor Y Minor Grid Color BG Color ACQUISITION VERTICAL TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT I SETTINGS Figure 4 38 Plot Palette Controls O Grid Lines Select which grid lines are shown on the graph display 9 Graph Color Adjust the background and grid line colors 94 0004 000062 Status Status controls allow a direct view of the instrument status register bits This is meant to be an aid for advanced instrument users only PaletteTabs SETTINGS STATUS SAY E RECALL INSTRUMENT GRAPH STATUS Status Guestionable Operation Standard voltage F ne Frequency Calibration Test Digitizer 1 Digitizer 2 COND EYNT COND EYNT COND EYNT Calibrating oe gt Measuring Trigger Ewent oe Settling a a wating for Trigger a Capture Event 5 Ranging a Waiting for Arm a Limit Test Event a a Sweeping a a a Auto Download 0 O ACQUISITION MEASURE
33. ors an orange exclamation point indicates a warning of a possibly invalid measurement and a red X indicates a measurement that is invalid See the instrument manual for a list of possible reasons for a measurement failure 0004 000062 15 Measurement Result The measurement s returned value A value of NAN Not A Number indicates that the measurement returned an invalid value Cursor Measurements Difference JA pr Cursor Figure 3 2 Cursor Measurement Display Cursor Measurements are in the same format and window as regular measurements The display shows the positions x and y of both cursors as well as the difference between the cursor positions The measurements are the same color as the cursor source channel gt Note Since both cursors scales and offsets are dependent upon the selected source channel cursor measurements may appear incorrect when visually compared to other channels Limit Measurements 585 3 py 4 10 3951 yv CERE al 605 543 yv E B sa nl I a 6091 TUW Figure 3 3 Limit Measurement Display Cursor Limit Measurements become available in the Measurement Set Select when a calculation channel is set to perform limit testing The display shows the limit test report for the associated calculation channel Limit tests can be set up and the report statistics cleared in the VERTICAL ADVANCED CALC tab 16 0004 000062 Controls Control Panel S5copeM 1 B
34. ory architecture of M Class instruments it is not possible to save or upload waveforms while the instrument is capturing Front Panel Waveform 3 20 Figure 4 34 Save and Recall Front Panel Controls 0004 000062 47 Tabs SETTINGS SAVE RECALL SAYE RECAL INSTEUMENT STATUS MEveforms Settings JH Save to File Load from File Save to Instrument Load from Instrument Copy fo Reference save Screenshot Save to File Load fram File Save All to File Figure 4 35 Save and Recall Palette Controls Save Waveform to File Save a waveform s data in a comma separated value file csv Load Waveform from File Load a waveform from a csv file to a reference channel Copy Waveform to Reference Copy a waveform from any instrument channel to a reference channel Save Screenshot Save an image file of the graph and displayed measurements Save all active channels to a single csv file Save Instrument Settings to Instrument Save the current instrument settings and store them on the instrument Recall Instrument Settings from Instrument Change the instrument s settings to match those stored previously Save Instrument Settings to File Save the current instrument settings in a csv file O O O O save All Waveforms to File O O O Recall Instrument Settings from File Change the instrument s settings to match those in a csv file 48 0004 000062 O Power On Location S
35. rsistence Options Select whether to persist calc channels and the Zoom Window It may be desirable to limit persistence for increased visibility 92 0004 000062 O Clear Persistence Remove all currently persisted waveforms immediately O Resolution Change the waveform display resolution In Normal resolution all waveforms in the main graph display are shown at 1000 points This may require decimation or interpolation of the waveform data In Real resolution all available real points are shown Real resolution may slow waveform downloads for large waveforms O Retresh Rate Set the maximum rate at which to acquire and display new waveforms while in run mode Auto selects the predefined panel refresh rate Manual allows the user to select a specific rate Auto rate is set at 5 captures a second Keeping the rate low allows measurements to be read and limits the amount of CPU processing required for the application This rate is NOT the rate at which waveforms are captured by the instrument it is only the rate at which waveforms are downloaded from the instrument and displayed in the application The instrument will capture at the maximum rate possible based on the current acquisition settings Maximum Refreshes per Second Set the maximum number of new waveforms to display each second while in run mode Only available if the refresh rate is set to Manual O Point Style Select the style in which to draw plots Points or Line wavef
36. s the instrument to trigger a capture immediately regardless of trigger and arm states Trigger B Enable Enable or disable trigger B Q Trigger B Source Select the trigger B source The source may be set to any one of the input or logic trigger channels Star Card PXI Software Trigger External or Pattern Q Polarity The trigger polarity Rising or Falling Edge Arm Source Select the arm source The arm source may be set to any one of the input or logic trigger channels Star Card PXI Software Trigger None off External or Pattern O arm Polarity Change the arm polarity Positive or Negative O Soft Arm Disarm Change the manual arm state This is only applicable when the arm source is manual 36 0004 000062 Palette Tabs TRIGGER TRIGGER TRIGGER LEVEL TRIGGER LEVEL PATTERN OD Edge Y Holdoff B 0 000 s Vial H Geer 0 000 s vial Count B 1 Me or JE soft Trigger 4 ACQUISITION Trigger Mode Ext Impedance OUTPUT SETTINGS VERTICAL TRIGGER Figure 4 22 Trigger Palette Controls Trigger Type The type of trigger event Edge Pulse Width Video or Glitch Holdoft Set the holdoff time to wait before accepting trigger events Count Set the number of trigger events to occur before triggering soft Trigger A Bypasses trigger A in the trigger processing regardless of its count This does not affect trigger B settings but will allow events though to
37. solution unless Actual Points is selected in SETTINGS GRAPH Waveforms displayed while running are always displayed at 1000 points To achieve this point scale the waveform may be decimated or interpolated Some waveforms such as FFT or Histogram calculations may not be zoomed 12 0004 000062 Q Trigger Level Indicators Indicators show the trigger level for active input channel trigger sources When a trigger source is selected as one of the input channels or pattern a marker that is the same color as the selected channel s will appear to indicate the voltage level requested for the trigger event Trigger levels are relative to the position of the waveform Note the external trigger level is not indicated by a marker as it has no associated waveform The trigger level can be changed by left clicking on the indicator and dragging it to the desired level Digital and knob controls are also available in the TRIGGER LEVEL tab O Horizontal Scale Display Display for information about the horizontal settings of the Main Waveform Display In the left column the horizontal scale in seconds per division and Hertz per division are displayed The right column shows the sample rate in samples per second and the offset between the center of the Full Waveform Display and the trigger position O Filter State Display This display shows an icon for any input channels with filtering enabled The color and placement order of each indicator match those of th
38. source for the TTL and ECL VXI only trigger outputs Arm Event Trigger Event Trigger A Event Trigger B Event Capture Event Operation Complete or Constant State Q Logic Trigger Output Polarity Select the polarity of the TTL and ECL VXI only trigger outputs Positive or Negative 0004 000062 43 Measurement Sets M Class scopes have four measurement lists each of which has eight selectable measurements These lists make it simple to set up a group of measurements for a specific test Palette Tabs MEASURE MEAS 1 MEASURE MEAS 2 MEASURE MEAS 3 MEASURE MEAS 4 MESSI 9 Q MEAS3 MEASA ADVANCED Entire List INP v j cer is Av 1 IMP4 Y Cycle Period Yj s mr2 Cycle Period v 2 INP1 Y Time of Maximum vj 8 mea Time of Maximum Lv 3 CALC1 ENOB yi romero NONE M a cauct r sa 1 fer v no y WERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 30 Measurement Set Palette Controls O set Source Change all measurements in the set to the selected source Set Clear Reset all measurements in the set to default state 9 Source Select the measurement source Measurement Select the measurement None sets that measurement to be inactive As different measurement sets are available for time based waveforms and for frequency based waveforms the list of available measurements may appear different for different sources 44 0004 000062 Measureme
39. trigger B as if trigger A count was satisfied 14 Trigger Mode The acquisition triggering mode Normal or Automatic Automatic will perform a capture even if no trigger event occurs Normal mode will wait indefinitely for a trigger event This can be manually activated by pressing the Force Capture button External Impedance The impedance of the external input 50 Q or 1 MO 0004 000062 3 TRIGGER LEVEL PATTERN IMP1 IMP2 EXT J a a DL oor as VERTICAL TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 23 Trigger Level Palette Controls ACRUSITION Trigger Level Set the trigger voltage levels associated with the input and external trigger sources Input channel trigger levels can also be changed by clicking and dragging the Trigger Level Indicators on the Graphical Display area 38 0004 000062 Advanced Trigger Advanced trigger types allow more specific trigger events Palette Tabs TRIGGER TRIGGER TRIGGER LEVEL PATTERN Type Pulse Width Yj Holdoft B 0 000 s Yi J EZ Pulse Viicth Settings a x sas paa M j sense M Mode Inside M Count i r j a Lower 1 000 ps ME Trigger Mode Auto Upper 2 000 us Via Ext Impedance 1 Ma VERTICAL ACOUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUT SETTINGS Figure 4 24 Pulse Width Trigger Palette Controls gt Note Advanced triggering options are only available when the trigger mode or source is
40. uation Set the channel s voltage attenuation When using a probe the attenuation should be set to reflect the probe in use on the channel e g 10x for a 10x probe or 1x for a 1x probe O Skew Adjust Set the input channel s delay This is used to adjust channel to channel skew O Fiducial State Enable or disable the fiducial pulse on the associated input channel 30 0004 000062 Calculations ZTEC M Class Oscilloscopes provide an extensive array of on board calculations all of which are available in ZScope 4 T Window Format v INP2 M 40 pts ME RECT vj Loo ee y an pes 1 2 gt Haw vJ un B CALC3 INFL Y Smooth met vi 36 pts Yf a JEF RECT vg Log m CALC4 mer yv ez v ao pts Y 2j F vf tos VERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 15 Calculation Channel Palette Controls PaletteTabs VERTICAL CALC NPLIT CALC CAL LMTMEAS Source 1 Operation Source 2 Bc Let IMF vi n CALC NP Y LEFT E EEE E EEE Channel Enable Enable or disable the associated calculation channel Disabled channels will not be re calculated by the instrument source 1 Select the first or only source used in the calculation Operation Select the operation to be performed Add Subtr
41. waveforms Palette Selects Access Advanced User Controls Measurement Display Waveform measurements and scaling Control Panel Basic User Controls Message Log Displays error and other messages Can be cleared by pressing the button above the message display Te S L u Figure 1 1 SFP Layout 0004 000062 9 The Control Panel 4 would be hard knobs and buttons on a traditional scope interface The Graphical and Measurement Display areas 1 3 would traditionally appear on a screen Advanced functionality is in palettes that overlap the bottom of the Graph Display area 2 The next sections will describe the controls available on ZScope For explanations of instrument functionality please see the instrument manual MClassDSO Instrument Manual pdf 10 0004 000062 Graph Display 5 12 1 div IMP2 gt div caca Sl Caley j CALC4 gt nll 1 0007 div REF REF 3 REF4 J Yo m0m Cmzz o WERTICAL ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS E Difference 50 ns dy 500 MiSs N pS jJ Kz 7 Cursor Os Figure 2 1 Graph Display Controls Full Waveform Display This graph is a display of the entire waveform as captured by the instrument This waveform is always displayed at 1000 points resolution unless Actual Points is selected in SETTINGS GRAPH 0004 000062 11 2 Trigger Time Indicators The indicators show the trigger tim
42. wi al EF REF2 1 086 v 7 alg T Dar ACQUISITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS VERTICAL 5 Figure 4 12 Vertical Palette Controls offset The voltage offset of the associated channel This value directly correlates to the channel position 28 0004 000062 Input Channels Input channel settings configure the instrument front end specifications for waveform capture Pressing the Hl in the corner will minimize the controls Press to view the minimized controls Control Panel Vertical a INPUT CALC REF INPI m inp n imo J san 2 Figure 4 13 Input Channel Control Panel Controls D Input Coupling The input channel s coupling AC DC or AC Low Frequency Reject ZT4620 2 Input Impedance The input channel s impedance 50 Q or 1 MO 0004 000062 29 Palette Tabs VERTICAL INPUT INPUT gt CALC LIMITMEA Filter Attenuation Skew Adjust Fiducial Bypass 11 000 x r OFF CALC MASK OFFSET O INF 20 MHz 11 000 x El NPS 20 MHz 2 000 x VERTICAL ACQuIsSITION TRIGGER MEASURE OUTPUT SETTINGS Figure 4 14 Input Channel Palette Controls O Channel Enable Enable or disable the associated input channel Disabled channels will not capture data O Filter Select whether to use or to bypass the channel s lowpass filter O Atten
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