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1. D AC Not allow DC portion to pass DC Allow all portion pass Gouna HF Not allow high frequency of signal pass and only low frequency portion pass LF Not allow low frequency of signal pass and only high frequency portion pass Choose the polarit i i lt _ gt lt lt i 7 Select pulse width condition and adjust the G knob to set time Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Normal Acquire waveform when trigger occurred Single When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop Holdoff 100ns 10s adjust G knob to set time interval before another trigger occur Reset Set Holdoff time as 100ns Mode Holdoff 4 Slope Trigger Slope trigger sets the oscilloscope as the positive negative slope trigger within the specified time The description of the Slope Trigger Menu is as follows MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Tr a Set vertical channel trigger type as slope trigger D Channel 1 as trigger signal D Channel 2 as trigger signal Source l Channel 3 as trigger signal 4 Channel 4 as trigger signal l Set slope condition turn the G knob to set slope time 34 5 Advanced User Guidebook Stow Rate Slew Rate High level Low level Settings High level Adjust G knob to set the High level upper limit Low level Adjust G knob to set Low level lower limit Slew Rate Slew Rate High level Low level Settings Auto Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Threshold
2. Width gt Figure 5 9 Rise Time Time that the leading edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to rise from 10 to 90 of its amplitude Fall Time Time that the falling edge of the first pulse in the waveform takes to fall from 90 to 10 of its amplitude Width The width of the first positive pulse in 50 amplitude points Width The width of the first negative pulse in the 50 amplitude points Delay 24 and Delay f The delay between the two channels at the rising edge Delay 2 and Delay The delay between the two channels at the falling edge Duty Duty Cycle defined as Width Period Duty Duty Cycle defined as Width Period 51 5 Advanced User Guidebook How to Measure with Cursors Press the Cursor button to display the cursor measurement function menu in the bottom menu If there is already a cursor measure window at the top right you can touch it to display the Cursor Measure Menu too The Cursor Measurement for normal mode The cursor measurement includes Voltage Measurement and Time Measurement at normal mode The description of the cursor measurement menu is shown as the following table ES OFF Turn off the cursor measurement Type Voltage Measure voltage using cursor Time Measure time using cursor 1 Select the source that the cursor measurement will Source 3 0 be applied to Turn the G knob to adjust the position of L1 Line Turn the G knob to adjust
3. 37 5 Advanced User Guidebook Average o Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Mode i Average l 760 al he Figure 5 4 The displayed waveform after the noise is removed under the Average Mode in which the average number of 16 is set How to Set the Display System Press the Acquire button select Wave Display XY Mode or Cymometer to set the display system The description of the Display Set Menu is shown as follows Function Menu Setting Only the sampling points are displayed The space between the adjacent sampling points in the display 1s filled with the vector form OFF 100ms 200ms Persist l oe Turn the G knob to set the persistence time Time 9 9s 10s Infinity Persistence Turn off persistence and clear the display OFF Erase the results of previous acquisitions from Clear the display The oscilloscope will start to accumulate acquisitions again OFF Turn off the XY display function 2 OFF Turn off the cymometer Display Type 38 5 Advanced User Guidebook Press the Acquire button select Wave Display in the bottom menu select Type in the right menu You can switch between Dots and Vect Persist When the Persist function is used the persistence display effect of the picture tube oscilloscope can be simulated The reserved original data is displayed in fade color and the new data is in bright color Press the Acquire button select Wave Display in the bottom menu select Pers
4. IP Config IP Address Netmask Gateway Port BEBE lt Bm Figure 6 7 Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope To learn about how to operate the software you can press F1 in the software to open the help document 63 7 Demonstration 7 Demonstration Example 1 Measurement a Simple Signal The purpose of this example is to display an unknown signal in the circuit and measure the frequency and peak to peak voltage of the signal 1 Carry out the following operation steps for the rapid display of this signal 1 Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient as 10X and that of the switch in the probe switch as 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 2 Connect the probe of Channel 1 to the measured point of the circuit 3 Press the Autoset button The oscilloscope will implement the Autoset to make the waveform optimized based on which you can further regulate the vertical and horizontal divisions till the waveform meets your requirement 2 Perform Automatic Measurement The oscilloscope can measure most of the displayed signals automatically To measure the period and frequency of the Channel 1 and the mean and peak to peak voltage of the Channel 2 follow below steps 1 Press the Measure button 2 Select Add in the bottom menu 3 Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu 4 Select Type in the right menu select Period in the left menu
5. the probe to make sure they are match see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 4 There is a waveform displayed but it is not stable Check whether the Source item in the TRIG MODE menu is in conformity with the signal channel used in the practical application Check on the trigger Type item The common signal chooses the Edge trigger mode for Type and the video signal the Video Only if a proper trigger mode is applied the waveform can be displayed steadily Try to change the trigger coupling into the high frequency suppress and the low frequency suppress to smooth the high frequency or low frequency noise triggered by the interference 5 No Display Responses to the Push down of Run Stop Check whether Normal or Signal is chosen for Polarity in the TRIG MODE menu and the trigger level exceeds the waveform range If it is make the trigger level is centered in the screen or set the trigger mode as Auto In addition with the Autoset button pressed the setting above can be completed automatically 6 The displaying of waveform seems getting slow after increasing AVERAGE value in Acqu Mode see How to Implement Sampling Setup on P36 or a longer duration is set in the Persist in Display see Persist on P39 It s normal as the Oscilloscope is working hard on many more data points 12 9 Technical Specifications 9 Technical Specifications Unless otherwise specified the technical specifications appl
6. 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 6 Communication with PC Using LAN Port Connect directly 1 Connection Plug in the LAN line to the LAN port in the rear panel of the oscilloscope plug the other end into the LAN interface of the computer 2 Set the network parameters of the computer Since the oscilloscope cannot support obtaining an IP address automatically you should assign a static IP address Here we set the IP address to 192 168 1 71 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties p General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate F settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address Subnet mask 255 255 Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered ONS server 132 Attemate DNS server 1 Figure 6 2 Set the network parameters of the computer 3 Set the network parameters of the Software Run the software on the computer choose the Ports settings of the Communications menu item Set Connect using to LAN About the IP the first three bytes is same as the IP in the step 2 the last byte should be different Here we set it to 192 168 1 72 The range of the port value is 0 65535 but the port which under 2000 is always be used so it is suggested to s
7. Compensated correctly Under compensated Figure 4 6 Displayed Waveforms of the Probe Compensation 3 Repeat the steps mentioned if needed 12 4 Junior User Guidebook Figure 4 7 Adjust Probe How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient The probe has several attenuation coefficients which will influence the vertical scale factor of the oscilloscope To change or check the probe attenuation coefficient in the menu of oscilloscope 1 Press the function menu button of the used channels CH1 CH4 button 2 Select Probe in the bottom menu select the proper value in the right menu corresponding to the probe This setting will be valid all the time before it is changed again J Caution The default attenuation coefficient of the probe on the instrument is preset to 10X Make sure that the set value of the attenuation switch in the probe is the same as the menu selection of the probe attenuation coefficient in the oscilloscope The set values of the probe switch are 1X and 10X see Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 Attenuation Switch A Caution When the attenuation switch is set to 1X the probe will limit the bandwidth of the oscilloscope in 5SMHz To use the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope the switch must be set to 10X 13 4 Junior User Guidebook How to Use the Probe Safely The safety guard ring around the probe body protects your finger against any electric shock shown as Figure 4 9 NOR Figur
8. Present triggering value It indicates that there is a U disk connecting with the oscilloscope Setting time touchable ee ee eS Cursor measure window showing the readings of the two cursors and absolute value 10 The waveform of CH1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2l 22 25 24 Zs 26 ZH 4 Junior User Guidebook The pointer shows the trigger level position of the source in trigger menu The waveform of Math The waveform of CH2 The waveform of CH3 The waveform of CH4 The cymometer of the source in trigger menu Trigger settings of the source in trigger menu The icon shows the trigger type the reading shows the trigger level value F Rising edge or slope triggering L Falling edge or slope triggering JL LU Pulse triggering uty Video line synchronous triggering Whe Video field synchronous triggering The bottom menu bar The reading shows the setting of main time base The readings indicate the voltage division of corresponding channels The icon shows the coupling mode and other settings of the channel z DC coupling AC coupling Ground coupling n Impedance 50Q Inverted Bw Band Width 20M The readings show current sample rate and the record length It indicates the measured type and value of the corresponding channel The measured type F Freq T Period V Mean Vp PK PK VkCRMS Ma Max Mi Min Vt Vtop Vb Vbase Va Vamp Os Overshoot Ps Preshoo
9. Type menu acai Delete all Delete all the measures all the measures Delete Delete the chosen measure type Measure Only if the waveform channel is in the ON state the measurement can be performed The automatic measurement cannot be performed in the following situation 1 On the reference waveform 2 On the Math waveform 3 On the XY format 4 On the Scan format Measure the frequency the period of the Channel CH1 and the mean the PK PK of the Channel CH2 following below steps Press the Measure button Select Add in the bottom menu Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu Select Type in the right menu select Period in the left menu Select Add in the right menu the period options added completes Select Freq in the left menu a a oe ae Select Add in the right menu the frequency added completes finish setting of CH1 8 Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu 9 Select Type in the right menu select Mean in the left menu 10 Select Add in the right menu the Mean added completes 49 5 Advanced User Guidebook 11 Select PK PK in the left menu 12 Select Add in the right menu the PK PK added completes finish setting of CH2 The measured value will be displayed at the bottom left of the screen automatically see Figure 5 7 0 000ns 01 45 Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Figure 5 7 automatic measurement The automatic measurement of voltage
10. USB flash drive plugged into the USB port of the oscilloscope In file explorer you can use touchscreen or the G knob to select the storage folder or file Using touchscreen You can drag your finger up or down to scroll the file list touch the drive letter folder or file to select Touch the drive letter or folder twice quickly to expand or collapse the file list Using the G knob Turn the G knob to select in the file list When the drive letter or folder is selected push the G knob to expand or collapse the file list To edit file names The oscilloscope gives all files it creates a default name in the following format owonXXXX set for setup files owonXXXX png owonXXXX bmp or owonXXXX jpg for image files owonXXXXYYY csv or owonXXXXYY Y bin for waveform files owonXXXX PF for rule files of pass fail The XXXX is an integer from 0000 to 9999 For waveform files the YYY is the channel of the waveform and can be one of the following CH1 CH2 CH3 or CH4 for the channels RFI RF2 RF3 or RF4 for reference waveforms 43 5 Advanced User Guidebook When entering the interface of editing name there will be a keypad dialog that let you touch to enter names The length of file name is up to 256 characters When you are done entering the file name touch the dialog s Enter to confirm and close the keypad dialog Drag to select Delete the selected character Confirm and exit Switch between l Move the curs
11. amp SlewRate Mod Normal Acquire waveform when trigger occurred ode Single When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop Holdoff 100ns 10s turn the G knob to set time interval before another trigger occur Reset Set Holdoff time as 100ns Holdoff Term interpretation 1 Source Trigger can occur from several sources Input channels CH1 CH4 AC Line Input It is the most commonly used trigger source The channel will work when selected as a trigger source whatever displayed or not AC Line AC power can be used to display signals related to the power line frequency such as lighting equipment and power supply devices The oscilloscope gets triggered on its power cord so you do not have to input an AC trigger signal When AC Line is selected as trigger source the oscilloscope automatically set coupling to DC set trigger level to OV 2 Trigger Mode The trigger mode determines how the oscilloscope behaves in the absence of a trigger event The oscilloscope provides three trigger modes Auto Normal and Single Auto This sweep mode allows the oscilloscope to acquire waveforms even when it does not detect a trigger condition If no trigger condition occurs while the oscilloscope is waiting for a specific period as determined by the time base setting it will force itself to trigger Normal The Normal mode allows the oscilloscope to acquire a waveform only when it is triggered If no trigger occurs the
12. as well When Zoom Window is selected in the bottom menu the HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC DIV knobs are used to adjust the horizontal position and time base of the Zoom window Note When the time base of the Zoom window is same as the Main window the interface will get back to the normal mode automatically the zoom mode will be turned off You can also zoom the waveform through touchscreen see Zoom the Waveform through Touchscreen on P19 31 5 Advanced User Guidebook How to Set the Trigger System Trigger determines when TDS starts to acquire data and display waveform Once trigger is set correctly it can convert the unstable display to meaningful waveform When TDS starts to acquire data it will collect enough data to draw waveform on left of trigger point TDS continues to acquire data while waiting for trigger condition to occur Once it detects a trigger it will acquire enough data continuously to draw the waveform on right of trigger point Trigger control area consists of 1 knob and 3 menu keys TRIG LEVEL The knob that set the trigger level press the knob and the level will be cleaned to Zero 50 The instant execute button setting the trigger level to the vertical midpoint between the peaks of the trigger signal Force Force to create a trigger signal and the function is mainly used in Normal and Single mode Trigger Menu The button that activates the trigger control menu Trigger Control T
13. defective product Parts modules and replacement products used by Lilliput for warranty work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance All replaced parts modules and products become the property of Lilliput In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must notify Lilliput of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Lilliput and with a copy of customer proof of purchase This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Lilliput shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Lilliput representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Lilliput supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product Excepting the after sales services provided in this summary or the applicable warranty statements Lilliput will not offer any guarantee for maintenance definitely declared or hinted including but not limited to the implied guarantee fo
14. do not connect and disconnect the probe or test lead at random Product Grounded This instrument is grounded through the power cord grounding conductor To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be grounded The product must be grounded properly before any connection with its input or output terminal When powered by AC power it is not allowed to measure AC power source directly because the testing ground and power cord ground conductor are connected together otherwise it will cause short circuit Check all Terminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard check all ratings and markers of this product Refer to the user s manual for more information about ratings before connecting to the instrument Do not operate without covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed Avoid exposed circuit Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the instrument is powered Do not operate if in any doubt If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations Use your Oscilloscope in a well ventilated area Make sure the instrument installed with proper ventilation refer to the user manual for more details Do not operate in wet conditions Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere Keep product surfaces clean and dry 2 Safety Terms and Symbols 2 Safety Terms and Symbols Safety Terms Terms in this manual The following terms
15. in touch with the distributor of Lilliput responsible for this service or the Lilliput s local offices 3 Check the Complete Instrument If it is found that there is damage to the appearance of the instrument or the instrument cannot work normally or fails in the performance test please get in touch with the Lilliput s distributor responsible for this business or the Lilliput s local offices If there is damage to the instrument caused by the transportation please keep the package With the transportation department or the Lilliput s distributor responsible for this business informed about it a repairing or replacement of the instrument will be arranged by the Lilliput How to Implement the Function Inspection 3 Make a fast function check to verify the normal operation of the instrument according to the following steps Connect the power cord to a power source Push down the button of the Or signal on the left bottom The instrument carries out all self check items and shows the Boot Logo Press the Utility button select Calibrate in the left menu select Factory Set in the bottom menu The default attenuation coefficient set value of the probe in the menu is 10X Set the Switch in the Oscilloscope Probe as 10X and Connect the Oscilloscope with CH1 Channel Align the slot in the probe with the plug in the CH1 connector BNC and then tighten the probe with rotating it to the right side Connect the probe tip and the gro
16. knob to select the menu or set the value 2 Function key area Total 10 keys 3 Horizontal control area with 1 key and 2 knobs HORIZONTAL POSITION knob control trigger position SEC DIV control time base Horiz key can enable disable the split screen zoom 4 Trigger control area with 3 keys and 1 knob TRIG LEVEL knob is to adjust trigger voltage Other 3 keys refer to trigger system setting 5 Vertical control area with 5 keys and 8 knobs CH1 CH4 keys correspond to setting menu in CH1 CH4 Math key provides access to math waveform functions x FFT Four VERTICAL POSITION knob control the vertical position of CH1 CH4 and four VOLTS DIV knob control voltage scale of CH1 CH4 6 Menu off turn off the menu 7 Menu option setting F1 F5 8 Menu option setting H1 H5 4 Junior User Guidebook User Interface Introduction Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us 20 19 18 17 16 Figure 4 4 Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces Waveform Display Area 2 The state of trigger including Auto Automatic mode and acquire waveform without triggering Trig d Trigger detected and acquire waveform Ready Pre triggered data captured and ready for a trigger Scan Capture and display the waveform continuously Stop Data acquisition stopped T pointer indicates the horizontal position for the trigger The pointer indicates the trigger position in the internal memory Cursors for cursor measurement
17. of Adjustment One year is recommended for the calibration interval period 76 10 Appendix 10 Appendix Appendix A Enclosure Standard Accessories 4 Passive probes 1 2 m 1 1 10 1 1x CD PC link application software 1x Power cord up to the standards of the country in which it is used 1x USB cable 1x Quick Guide Appendix B General Care and Cleaning General Care Do not store or leave the instrument where the liquid crystal display will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time Caution To avoid any damage to the instrument or probe do not exposed it to any sprays liquids or solvents Cleaning Inspect the instrument and probes as often as operating conditions require To clean the instrument exterior perform the following steps 1 Wipe the dust from the instrument and probe surface with a soft cloth Do not make any scuffing on the transparent LCD protection screen when clean the LCD screen 2 Disconnect power before cleaning your Oscilloscope Clean the instrument with a wet soft cloth not dripping water It is recommended to scrub with soft detergent or fresh water To avoid damage to the instrument or probe do not use any corrosive chemical cleaning agent Warning Before power on again for operation it 1s required to confirm that the instrument has already been dried completely avoiding any electrical short circuit or bodily injury resulting from the moisture T1 Test Equ
18. oscilloscope keeps waiting and the previous waveform if any will remain on the display Single In Single mode after pressing the Run Stop key the oscilloscope waits for trigger While the trigger occurs the oscilloscope acquires one waveform then stop Single In Single mode after pressing the Run Stop key the oscilloscope waits for trigger While the trigger occurs the oscilloscope acquires one waveform then Stop 3 Coupling Trigger coupling determines what part of the signal passes to the trigger circuit Coupling types include AC DC LF Reject and HF Reject AC AC coupling blocks DC components DC DC coupling passes both AC and DC components LF Reject LF Reject coupling blocks DC component and attenuates all signal 35 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook with a frequency lower than 8 kHz HF Reject HF Reject coupling attenuates all signals with a frequency higher than 150 kHz 4 Holdoff Trigger holdoff can be used to stabilize a waveform The holdoff time is the oscilloscope s waiting period before starting a new trigger The oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff time has expired It provides a chance for user to check the signal in a short period and helps to check some complex signals such as AM waveform etc How to Operate the Function Menu The function menu control zone includes 6 function men
19. 5 Select Add in the right menu the period options added completes 6 Select Freq in the left menu 7 Select Add in the right menu the frequency added completes finish setting of CH1 8 Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu 9 Select Type in the right menu select Mean in the left menu 10 Select Add in the right menu the Mean added completes 11 Select PK PK in the left menu 12 Select Add in the right menu the PK PK added completes finish setting of CH2 The measured value will be displayed at the bottom left of the screen automatically see Figure 7 1 64 7 Demonstration 0 000ns Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Figure 7 1 Measure Frequency and PK PK value for a given signal Example 2 Gain of an Amplifier in a Metering Circuit The purpose of this example is to work out the Gain of an Amplifier in a Metering Circuit First we use Oscilloscope to measure the amplitude of input signal and output signal from the circuit then to work out the Gain by using given formulas Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient as 10X and that of the switch in the probe as 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 Connect the oscilloscope CH1 channel with the circuit signal input end and the CH2 channel to the output end Operation Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the Autoset button and the oscilloscope will automatically adjust th
20. 6 5 Advanced User Guidebook The description of Pass Fail Menu is shown as the follows Setting Enable Control enable switch Operator Operator Control operate switch Signal tested corresponds with the rule Signal tested not correspond with the rule Output i Ring when it satisfies the rule Control the display status of info frame on the top left Source Select source O 3 or Math Horizontal Change the Horizontal tolerance value by turning the G knob Vertical Change the Vertical tolerance value by turning the G knob Create Use the rule set as testing rule Save Save the rule to internal external storage Save rule Recall Recall a rule from internal external storage as the testing rule Pass Fail test Detect whether the input signal is within the limits of the rule if it exceeds limits of the rule it is Fail otherwise it is Pass Also it can output fail or pass signal by built in and configurable output port To run the test read the following steps 1 Press the Utility button select Pass Fail in the left menu 2 Enable switch on select Operator in the bottom menu set Enable as ON in the right menu 3 Create rule select Rule in the bottom menu Select Source in the right menu select the desired source in the left menu Select Horizontal or Vertical in the right menu turn the G knob to set Horizontal or Vertical tolerance Select Create in the right menu 4 Set output type Select Output
21. ERTICAL POSITION knobs optimizing the waveform 9 With the elliptical oscillogram method adopted observe and calculate the phase difference see Figure 7 6 The signal must be centered and kept in the horizontal direction Figure 7 6 Lissajous Graph Based on the expression sin q A B or C D thereinto q is the phase difference angle and the definitions of A B C and D are shown as the graph above As a result the phase difference angle can be obtained namely q arcsin A B or arcsin C D If the principal axis of the ellipse is in the I and HI quadrants the determined phase difference angel should be in the I and IV quadrants that is in the range of 0 n 2 or 3a 2 2r If the principal axis of the ellipse is in the II and IV quadrants the determined phase difference angle is in the II and III quadrants that is within the range of 1 2 or a 3r 2 70 7 Demonstration Example 6 Video Signal Trigger Observe the video circuit of a television apply the video trigger and obtain the stable video output signal display Video Field Trigger For the trigger in the video field carry out operations according to the following Steps 1 Press the TRIGGER Menu button 2 Select Trig Mode in the bottom menu select Video in the left menu 3 Select Source in the bottom menu select 1 in the left menu 4 Select Modu in the bottom menu select NTSC in the right menu 5 Select Syne in the bo
22. Scale OFF Turn off Autoscale i x 7 Follow up and adjust both vertical and horizontal settings ka Follow up and only adjust horizontal scale AIN J Follow up and only adjust vertical scale AAA Show Multi period waveforms Wave Period we Only show one or two periods If you want to measure the signal you can do as the follows 1 Press the Autoscale button the function menu will appear in the bottom 2 Select AutoScale as ON 3 Select Mode in the bottom menu select MEMEEW in the right menu 56 5 Advanced User Guidebook 4 Select Wave Period in the bottom menu select AAA in the right menu shown as Figure 5 14 0 000ns 01 02 Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us ON V Figure 5 14 Autoscale Horizontal Vertical multi period waveforms Note l When entering into Autoscale mode the symbol will appear on the top left of the screen In the Autoscale mode the oscilloscope can self estimate Trigger Mode Edge Video and set coupling as DC trigger mode as Auto The TRIGGER Menu is not available In the mode of XY and STOP status when entering into Autoscale TDS will switch to YT mode and AUTO triggering In the Autoscale mode if you adjust the vertical position voltage division trigger level or time scale of CH1 CH4 the oscilloscope will turn off Autoscale function While the Autoscale is working settings below will be made forcibly 1 If it is in zoom mode previo
23. Test Equipment 99 Washington Street Depot Melrose MA 02176 Phone 781 665 1400 1 800 517 8431 Toll Free 1 800 517 8431 A OWON TDS Series Touchscreen Digital Storage Oscilloscopes User Manual E TDS7104 E TDS8104 E TDS8204 July 2013 edition V1 0 Copy Right in this Manual Lilliput Company All rights Reserved The Lilliput s products are under the protection of the patent rights in America and other countries including ones which have already obtained the patent rights and those which are applying for The information in this manual will replace all that in the materials published originally The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However OWON will continue to improve products and reserves the rights to changes specification at any time without notice OWON is the registered trademark of the Lilliput Company General Warranty Lilliput warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase of the product by the original purchaser from the Lilliput Company And the warranty period of accessories such as probe is 12 month This warranty only applies to the original purchaser and is not transferable to the third party If the product proves defective during the warranty period Lilliput either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the
24. With the Horiz button you can do the Window Setting and the Window Expansion Introduction to the Trigger System As shown in Figure 4 12 there are one knob and three buttons make up TRIGGER CONTROLS The following practices will direct you to be familiar with the setting of the trigger system gradually 16 4 Junior User Guidebook TRIGGER Menu TRIG LEVEL io E 50 Figure 4 12 Trigger Control Zone 1 Press the Trigger Menu button and call out the trigger menu With the operations of the menu selection buttons the trigger setting can be changed 2 Use the TRIG LEVEL knob to change the trigger level setting By rotating the TRIG LEVEL knob the trigger indicator in the screen will move up and down With the movement of the trigger indicator it can be observed that the trigger level value displayed in the screen changes accordingly PS Turning the TRIG LEVEL knob can change trigger level value and it is also the hotkey to set trigger level back to 0 3 Press the button 50 to set the trigger level as the vertical midpoint values of the amplitude of the trigger signal 4 Press the Force button to force a trigger signal which is mainly applied to the Normal and Single trigger modes Introduction to the Touchscreen Controls When Gesture is ON which is set in menu Utility gt Display gt Gesture Page 45 you can control the oscilloscope by touching different areas of the screen Y
25. a waveform are not important to its analysis the bandwidth limit control can be used to reject frequencies above 20 MHz Taking the Channel for example the operation steps are shown as below 25 5 Advanced User Guidebook Press the CH1 button to show channel menu _ Select BandWidth in the bottom menu Cae Select Full in the right menu The high frequency of the signal will be allowed to pass 4 Select 20M in the right menu The bandwidth is limited to 20MHz The frequencies above 20MHz will be rejected Use Mathematical Manipulation Function The Mathematical Manipulation function is used to show the results of the addition multiplication division and subtraction operations between two channels or the FFT operation for a channel Press the Math button to display the menu on the bottom The corresponding FCL Functional Capabilities List of the Waveform Calculation Setting Factor1 Select the signal source of the factor1 Select the operator of mathematical ee ona manipulation Dual Wim p Math Factor2 Select the signal source of the factor2 di Switch to select the vertical position or V a Vertical voltage division of the Math waveform voltage aa turn the G knob to adjust it Source FFT source 26 5 Advanced User Guidebook Rectangle Hanning l Hamming l Window Select window for FFT Blackman Bartlett Kaiser Select Vrms for Format Format Select dB for Format H
26. ation in the right menu in the left menu select one of 15 internal locations or select File to save to internal external storage If the Destination is Setl Set15 skip this step If it is File you can select File detail to enter the file explorer The path and file name are shown in the Save To line in the bottom Select the save location see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 If you want to customize the file name select Edit file name in the right menu see To edit file names on P43 Select OK Save in the right menu Select OK Save in the right menu You can also save setup files by just pressing the Copy button see To save with Copy button push on P44 To display remove reference waveforms l 2 3 Press the Save button Select Ref in the bottom menu For R1 R4 switch to ON the reference waveform will be displayed switch to OFF the reference waveform will be removed You can display multiple reference waveforms at the same time When the reference waveform is ON you can select Vertical in the right menu select repeatedly to make the G symbol in front of div turn the G knob to adjust the vertical position then select to make the G symbol in front of the V div below turn the G knob to adjust the voltage division Select Horizontal in the right menu do the same operations as above to set the horizontal position and time base Select Ref detail in the right menu a window will po
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28. d display the data Here is how to connect with PC First install the communication software on the supplied CD Then there are several ways of connection to choose from Using USB Port 1 Connection Use a USB data cable to connect the USB Device port in the rear panel of the Oscilloscope to the USB port of a PC 2 Install the driver Run the communication software on PC press F1 to open the help document Follow the steps of title I Device connection in the document to install the driver 3 Port setting of the software Run the software click Communications in the menu bar choose Ports Settings in the setting dialog choose Connect using as USB After connect successfully the connection information in the bottom right corner of the software will turn green is OFON Oscilloscope Software 1 0 0 File View Format Communications Language Help SB HPF Bsa CH1 Cursor Divisions 10 10 2 00 Type None CHi Time Div scale 5 ns CH1 Volt Div acele 2 o0 mnane wu EF he CH1 2 00 10 CH1 WaveForm Info CH 100 6 6 10 T Val CH3 100 V 10 EEA 80 MHz CH4 100 10 Period 0 012 uS PE PE 8 880 Keep getting without saving files you can set the files save directory in Ports Settings automatically check USB e Figure 6 1 Connect with PC through USB port 59 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA
29. e waveforms R1 R4 or select File to save to internal external storage Select Cut in the right menu repeatedly to switch between Screen data or All data If the Destination is reference waveform skip this step If it is File you can select File detail to enter the file explorer The path and file name are shown in the Save To line in the bottom Select the save location see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 In the right menu select File format repeatedly to switch between csv bin If you want to customize the file name select Edit file name in the right menu see To edit file names on P43 Select OK Save in the right menu Select OK Save in the right menu You can also save the waveform data by just pressing the Copy button see To save with Copy button push on P44 You can also save the reference waveform to storage in Ref menu see To 41 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook display remove reference waveforms on P42 To save setup files Setup information includes acquisition information such as vertical horizontal trigger cursor and measurement information etc Setup files can be saved to one of 15 internal locations or to internal external storage To save the setup information L 2 3 3 Press the Save button Select Save in the bottom menu select Save Setup Select Destin
30. e waveforms of the two channels into the proper display state Press the Measure button Select Add in the bottom menu Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu Select Type in the right menu select PK PK in the left menu Select Add in the right menu Select Source in the right menu select in the left menu Select Add in the right menu Read Vp of Channel and Channel 2 from the measure window at the bottom left of the screen see Figure 7 2 10 Calculate the amplifier gain with the following formulas 65 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 7 Demonstration Gain Output Signal Input signal Gain db 20xlog gain Re _OVp 21 20v_ Sa 100KS s Depth 760 _M 500us Figure 7 2 Waveform of Gain Measurement Example 3 Capturing a Single Signal It s quite easy to use Digital Oscilloscope to capture non periodic signal such as a pulse and burr etc But the common problem is how to set up a trigger if you have no knowledge of the signal For example if the pulse is the logic signal of a TTL level the trigger level should be set to 2 volts and the trigger edge be set as the rising edge trigger With various functions supported by our Oscilloscope user can solve this problem by taking an easy approach First to run your test using auto trigger to find out the closest trigger level and trigger type this helps user to make few smal
31. e 4 9 Finger Guard A N Warning To avoid electric shock always keep your finger behind the safety guard ring of the probe during the operation To protect you from suffering from the electric shock do not touch any metal part of the probe tip when it is connected to the power supply Before making any measurements always connect the probe to the instrument and connect the ground terminal to the earth How to Implement Self calibration The self calibration application can make the oscilloscope reach the optimum condition rapidly to obtain the most accurate measurement value You can carry out this application program at any time This program must be executed whenever the change of ambient temperature is 5 C or over Before performing a self calibration disconnect all probes or wires from the input connector Press the Utility button select Calibrate in the left menu select Self Calibrate in the bottom menu A confirmation window will pop up select OK after everything is ready Introduction to the Vertical System As shown in Figure 4 10 there are a few of buttons and knobs in VERTICAL CONTROLS The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the using of the vertical setting 14 4 Junior User Guidebook Figure 4 10 Vertical Control Zone 1 Use the button VERTICAL POSITION knob to show the signal in the center of the waveform window The VERTICAL POSITION knob functions the regulating of
32. e left menu 2 Select Language in the bottom menu select the desired language in the right menu To set the network parameters Using the LAN port the oscilloscope can be connected with a computer directly or through the router to connect The network parameters can be set in Net Config dialog Refer to Using LAN Port on P60 for the operation steps 1 Press the Utility button select Config in the left menu 2 Select Net Config in the bottom menu the IP Config dialog will pop up 3 Touch the byte to show the cursor you can drag to select the numbers Select the number keys below in the dialog to change the value the range of each byte is Q 255 The range of Port is 0 65535 Touch a to delete current byte Touch to complete the setting To change the date and time 1 Press the Utility button select Config in the left menu 2 Select Time Config in the bottom menu the Time Setting dialog will pop up 3 Touch the value that needs to be changed a cursor will appear You can drag to select the numbers Turn the G knob to change the selected value Touch OK to complete the setting To enable disable VGA output The VGA port could be connected to a computer monitor The image of the oscilloscope can be clearly displayed on the monitor 1 Press the Utility button select Config in the left menu 2 Select VGA as ON or OFF in the bottom menu e Display Press the Utility button and select Display in the left menu The descr
33. e of the average signal level press the Run Stop button and wait a trigger Once there is a burr occurring the instrument will trigger automatically and record the waveform during the period around the trigger time By turning the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob in the horizontal control area in the panel you can change the horizontal triggering position to obtain the negative delay making an easy observation of the waveform before the burr occurs see Figure 7 3 _ Ready CO CD i T i j J J h En e a ee Fei eC fer a E OOS a aa ae wt e RY a aa ont D ie a A a a E hel a ere er ee a ar wt SP M0 er tet BY Nan T a r eh ee Je r we 8 m Holdoff Reset Sa 100KS s Depth 760 CENS Trig Mode Source Coupling Slope Single 20 0mV Edge DC Rising amp Holdoff _ Stop _ E________________ _ Bf 0 000ns 7 i Q l Sa 100KS s__ Depth 760 CEW CEAD Trig Mode Source Coupling Slope Auto 20 0mv Edge DC Rising amp HoldOff Figure 7 3 Capturing a Single Signal 67 7 Demonstration Example 4 Analyze the Details of a Signal Noise is very common inside most of the electronic signal To find out what s inside the noise and reduce the level of noise 1s very important function our oscilloscope is capable to offer Noise Analysis The level of noise sometime indicates a failure of electronic circuit The Peak Detect func
34. et it to the value above 2000 Here we set it to 3000 60 6 Communication with PC at Ports settings connect usine ET 3 r ee IFC i9 166 1 72 gt port 3000 Custom USB Transfer Instructions Some Types can choose to get bin bmp or deep memory data C faveF orm Image High Memory Depth Get Image File bmp Setting Keep Getting Delay ms 2000 Save data file automatically to below directory For there is a limit mmber of files in one single directory of Windows File System FATI6 FATS HTFS P the mmber of files to be saved 15 not certain it 15 recommended to choose a directory in NTFS disk drive turn off the storage channels in device and use short directory path to save more files Get Data now Keep Getting now Figure 6 3 Set the network parameters of the Software 4 Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope In the oscilloscope Press the Utility button select Config in the left menu Select Net Config in the bottom menu Set the IP Address and Port to the same value as the Ports settings in the software in step 3 You can refer to To set the network parameters on P45 Touch Ss to complete the setting If you can get data normally in the software the connection is IP Config x successful IP Address Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Port 3000 ss BEBE lt BRED Figure 6 4 Set the network parameters of the oscil
35. et the vertical scale and position of the purple waveform Note 1 If one of the paired channels is on the other is off after entering the XY mode the closed channel will be turned on automatically 2 Inthe XY mode if you turn off a channel the other channel that pair with it will be turned off automatically 39 5 Advanced User Guidebook 3 When the XY Mode is turned on the reference waveform that has been displayed will be removed from the display automatically Operation steps 1 Press the Acquire button 2 Select XY Mode as ON or OFF in the bottom menu Sa I50KS s 760 we200us onj ore onl or Figure 5 5 XY Display Mode Cymometer It is a 6 digit cymometer The cymometer can measure frequencies from 2Hz to the full bandwidth Only if the measured channel has triggering signal and in Edge mode it can measure frequency correctly It is a one channel cymometer and it can only measure the frequency of the triggering channel The cymometer is displayed at the right bottom of the screen To turn the cymometer on or off 1 Press the Acquire button 2 Select Cymometer as ON or OFF in the bottom menu How to Save and Recall Oscilloscope screen images can be saved to internal external storage in JPG BMP or PNG formats Acquired waveform data can be saved to one of 4 reference waveforms or to internal external storage in CSV or BIN formats Oscilloscope setups files can be saved to one of 15 in
36. etting of CH1 CH4 Each channel has an independent vertical menu and each item is set respectively based on the channel To turn waveforms on or off channel math Pressing the CH1 CH4 or Math buttons have the following effect e If the waveform is off the waveform is turned on and its menu is displayed e If the waveform is on and its menu is not displayed its menu will be displayed e If the waveform is on and its menu is displayed the waveform is turned off and its menu goes away The description of the Channel Menu is shown as the following list Setting DC Pass both AC and DC components of the input signal Coupling AC Block the DC component of the input signal Ground Disconnect the input signal Select the input impedance to use When 50Q is IMQ selected AC in coupling is not available If the Impedance l l 509 impedance is set to 50Q when using AC coupling the coupling will be set to DC automatically ON Display inverted waveform Inverted a OFF Display original waveform X1 Match this to the probe attenuation factor to have an accurate reading of vertical scale Get full bandwidth Limit the channel bandwidth to 20MHz to reduce display noise it 1 To set channel coupling Taking the Channel 1 for example the measured signal is a square wave signal containing the direct current bias The operation steps are shown as 24 5 Advanced User Guidebook below 1 Press the CH1 button to
37. factor status information of the corresponding channel will be displayed in the screen You can also set the vertical system through touchscreen see Set the Vertical System 15 4 Junior User Guidebook through touchscreen on PIS Introduction to the Horizontal System Shown as Figure 4 11 there are a button and two knobs in the HORIZONTAL CONTROLS The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the setting of horizontal time base 3 Figure 4 11 Horizontal Control Zone 1 Use the horizontal SEC DIV knob to change the horizontal time base setting and observe the consequent status information change Rotate the horizontal SEC DIV knob to change the horizontal time base and it can be found that the Horizontal Time Base display in the status bar changes accordingly 2 Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to adjust the horizontal position of the signal in the waveform window The HORIZONTAL POSITION knob is used to control the triggering displacement of the signal or for other special applications If it is applied to triggering the displacement it can be observed that the waveform moves horizontally with the knob when you rotate the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob Triggering displacement back to 0 shortcut key Turn the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to change the horizontal position of channel and press the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to set the triggering displacement back to 0 as a shortcut key 3
38. ge 1058104 Dual CH 0 55 s 2GS s TDS8204 Dual CH 0 5S s 2GS s Single CH 0 5S s 2GS s Interpolation sin x x Max Record length lt Max sampling rate 7 6M Horizontal Scanning speed System 2ns div 100s div step by 1 2 5 S div Sampling rate 100ppm relay time accuracy Single Interval AT 1 interval time 100ppmxreading 0 6ns accuracy Average gt 16 DC 100MHz 1 interval time 100ppmxreading 0 4ns 8 bits resolution 4 Channels simultaneously TDS7104 TDs8104 00MH TDS8204 200MHz Low Frequency 5Hz at input AC coupling 3dB Vertical system TDS7104 lt 3 5ns at input Typical Rise time TDS8104 TDS8204 lt 1 7ns at input Typical DC accuracy Analog bandwidth Average 16 3 rdg 0 05 div for AV average Waveform inverted ON OFF 74 9 Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics AV and AT between cursors PK PK Max Min Vtop Vbase Vamp Mean RMS Overshoot Preshoot Freq Period Rise Automatic Time Fall Time Delay A B Delay Measurement A Bt Width Width Duty Duty Waveform Math FFT na iE eee waveforms support for move Waveform Waveform storage l l zoom in zoom out and expanded display Bandwidth Full bandwidth ERE TERN Issajous figure f Phase difference USB2 0 USB for file storage LAN port VGA interface Max Sample rate real time for Dual CH Select one of the chan
39. ied are for TDS series only and Probes attenuation set as 10X Only if the oscilloscope fulfills the following two conditions at first these specification standards can be reached E This instrument should run for at least 30 minutes continuously under the specified operating temperature E If change of the operating temperature is up to or exceeds 5C do a Self calibration procedure see How to Implement Self calibration on P14 All specification standards can be fulfilled except one s marked with the word Typical Performance Characteristics Instruction TDS7104 100MH Bandwidth TDS8104 s TDS8204 200MHz Normal Peak detect Averaging Waveform Capture 50 000 rate 500MS s Acquisition TDS7104 Dual CH 1GS s Max Sample rate Single CH 1GS s real time TDS8104 K TDS3204 a CH 2GS s Single CH 2GS s Input coupling DC AC Ground l IMQ 2 in parallel with 10pF 5pF Input impedance 50041 Probe attenuation 1X 10X 100X 1000X factor IMQ input impedance 400V PK PK DC AC PK PK SOQinput impedance SV PK PK DC AC PK PK Bandwidth limit 20MHZz full bandwidth Channel channel 50Hz 100 1 1OMHz 40 1 Max input voltage isolation 13 9 Technical Specifications Performance Characteristics Instruction Time delay between 150ps channel typical Four CH 0 5S s SOOMS s TDS7104 Dual CH 0 5S s 1GS s Single CH 0 5S s 1GS s Four CH 0 5S s 1GS s Sampling rate ran
40. in the bottom menu Choose any one or two of the options Pass Fail or Ring Pass and Fail are mutually exclusive options which could not be chosen simultaneously 5 Begin to test Select Operator in the bottom menu Select Operator as Start in the right menu the test will begin 6 Save rule Select Save rule in the bottom menu Select Save in the right menu to enter file explorer The path and file name are shown in the Save To line in the bottom Select the save location see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 If you want to customize the file name select Edit Filename in the right menu see To edit file names on P43 Select OK Save in the right menu 7 Recall rule Select Save rule in the bottom menu Select Recall in the right menu to enter file explorer Select rule file PF see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 Select the channel that you want to load to in the right menu 47 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook 0 000ns Pass 225 Fail 0 Total 225 Sa TCE Depth 760 M 500us 7 Figure 5 6 Pass Fail test Note 1 When Pass Fail is ON if you enter XY mode Pass Fail will be closed in the XY mode Pass Fail menu is disabled 2 Under the status of stop data comparing will stop and when it goes on running the number of Pass Fail will increase from the former number
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42. iption of Display Menu is shown as the follows 45 5 Advanced User Guidebook Setting D he shi h k BackLight 0 99 rag t ider or turn the G knob to adjust the backlight Graticule Select the grid type Menu Display 5s 50s Infinite Set the disappear time of left and right menu ON OFF Enable disable the touchscreen controls e Calibrate Press the Utility button and select Calibrate in the left menu The description of Calibrate Menu is shown as the follows Self Calibrate Carry out the self calibration procedure Factory Set Call out the factory settings Touch Screen Calibrate Touchscreen accuracy calibration Do Self Calibration The self calibration procedure can improve the accuracy of the oscilloscope under the ambient temperature to the greatest extent If the change of the ambient temperature is up to or exceeds 5 C the self calibration procedure should be executed to obtain the highest level of accuracy Before performing a self calibration disconnect all probes or wires from the input connector Press the Utility button select Calibrate in the left menu select Self Calibrate in the bottom menu A confirmation window will pop up select OK after everything is ready e Pass Fail The Pass Fail function monitors changes of signals and output pass or fail signals by comparing the input signal that is within the pre defined mask Press the Utility button and select Pass Fail in the left menu 4
43. ist Time in the right menu Turn the G knob to select different persist time including OFF 100ms 10s and Infinity When the Infinity option is set for Persist Time the measuring points will be stored till the controlling value is changed Select Persistence OFF to turn off persistence and clear the display Select Clear to erase the results of previous acquisitions from the display The oscilloscope will start to accumulate acquisitions again XY Mode XY Mode is used to display the amplitude from one waveform against the amplitude from another The data point from the first waveform specifies the horizontal location while the corresponding data point from the second waveform specifies the vertical location for each displayed point The red waveform is CH1 versus CH2 the purple waveform is CH3 versus CH4 The oscilloscope is set in the un triggered sample mode the data are displayed as bright spots The operations of all control knobs are as follows E The Vertical VOLTS DIV and the VERTICAL POSITION knobs of CH1 are used to set the horizontal scale and position of the red waveform E The Vertical VOLTS DIV and the VERTICAL POSITION knobs of CH2 are used to set the vertical scale and position of the red waveform E The Vertical VOLTS DIV and the VERTICAL POSITION knobs of CH3 are used to set the horizontal scale and position of the purple waveform E The Vertical VOLTS DIV and the VERTICAL POSITION knobs of CH4 are used to s
44. l adjustments to achieve a proper trigger level and mode Here is how we achieve this The operation steps are as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient to 10X and that of the switch in the probe to 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 Adjust the VOLTS DIV and SEC DIV knobs to set up a proper vertical and horizontal ranges for the signal to be observed Press the TRIGGER Menu button Select Trig Mode in the bottom menu select Edge in the left menu Select Source in the bottom menu select 1 in the left menu Select Coupling in the bottom menu select DC in the right menu Select Slope in the bottom menu switch it to Rising Select Mode amp HoldOff in the bottom menu select Single in the right menu Adjust the trigger level to the roughly 50 of the signal to be measured you can use the TRIG LEVEL knob or the touchscreen see Set the Vertical System 66 7 Demonstration through touchscreen on P18 10 Check the Trigger State Indicator on the top of the screen if it is not Ready push down the Run Stop button and start acquiring wait for trigger to happen If a signal reaches to the set trigger level one sampling will be made and then displayed in the screen By using this approach a random pulse can be captured easily For instance if we want to find a burst burr of high amplitude set the trigger level to a slightly higher valu
45. l now you have already been familiar with the basic operations of the function areas buttons and knobs in the front panel of the oscilloscope Based the introduction of the previous Chapter the user should have an initial knowledge of the determination of the change of the oscilloscope setting through observing the status bar If you have not been familiar with the above mentioned operations and methods yet we advise you to read the section of Chapter 4 Junior User Guidebook This chapter will deal with the following topics mainly How to Set the Vertical System Use Mathematical Manipulation Function How to Set the Horizontal System How to Set the Trigger System How to Implement the Sampling Setup How to Set the Display System How to Save and Recall How to Implement the Auxiliary System Function Setting How to Implement the Automatic Measurement How to Implement the Cursor Measurement How to Use Autoscale function How to Use Executive Buttons It 1s recommended that you read this chapter carefully to get acquainted the various measurement functions and other operation methods of the TDS series oscilloscope 23 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook How to Set the Vertical System The VERTICAL CONTROLS includes 5 menu buttons such as CH1 CH4 and Math and 8 knobs such as VERTICAL POSITION VOLTS DIV for each channel S
46. loscope Connect through a router 1 Connection Use a LAN line to connect the oscilloscope with a router the LAN port of the oscilloscope is in the rear panel the computer should be connected to the router too 2 Set the network parameters of the computer Since the oscilloscope cannot support obtaining an IP address automatically you should assign a static IP address The Default gateway and Subnet mask should be set according to the router Here we set the IP address to 192 168 1 71 Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Default gateway is 192 168 1 1 61 6 Communication with PC Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate F settings Obtain an IF address automatically IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 192 16 yl Aittemate DNS server Figure 6 5 Set the network parameters of the computer 3 Set the network parameters of the Software Run the software on the computer choose the Ports settings of the Communications menu item Set Connect using to LAN About the IP the first three bytes is same as the IP in the step 2 the last byte should be different Here we set it
47. may appear in this manual LN Warning Warning indicates the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life A Caution Caution indicates the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Terms on the product The following terms may appear on this product Danger It indicates an injury or hazard may immediately happen Warning It indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible potentially Caution It indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur Safety Symbols Symbols on the product The following symbol may appear on the product AA Hazardous Voltage Refer to Manual Protective Earth Terminal b Chassis Ground E Test Ground 2 Safety Terms and Symbols To avoid body damage and prevent product and connected equipment damage carefully read the following safety information before using the test tool This product can only be used in the specified applications A Warning The 4 channels of the oscilloscope are non isolated electrically The channels should adopt common basis during measuring To prevent short circuits the 2 probe ground must not be connected to different non isolated DC level A Warning The channels should adopt common basis during measuring To prevent short circuits the 2 probe ground must not be connected to 2 different non isolated DC level The diagram of the oscilloscope ground wire connection Pr
48. nels in CH1 and CH2 and the other one in CH3 and CH4 Trigger Trigger level range 6 div from the screen center Trigger level Internal Accuracy typical Tri According to Record length and time base displacement Trigger Holdoff 100ns 10s range 50 level setting Input signal frequency 250Hz typical Edge trigger Rising Falling Sensitivity 0 3div Positive pulse gt lt Trigger condition Pulse trigger Negative pulse Pulse Width range 30ns 10s Modulation Support standard NTSC PAL and SECAM broadcast systems Video Trigger 1 525 NTSC and 1 625 PAL SECAM Triveer Trigger condition Trigger condition postive pulse gt lt Slope Trigger Negative pulse gt lt 24ns 10s 75 9 Technical Specifications General Technical Specifications Display Display Type 8 touchscreen color LCD Display Resolution 800 Horizontal x 600 Vertical Pixels Display Colors 65536 colors TFT screen Output of the Probe Compensator Output Volt ee Ne About 5V with the Peak to Peak voltage 1MQ Typical Frequency Typical Square wave of 1KHz Power Mains Voltage 100 240 VAC RMS 50 60Hz CAT H Environment eT Te Working temperature 0 C 40 C Storage temperature 20 C 60 C Relative Humidity Height Operating 3 000 m Non operating 15 000 m Cooling Method Mechanical Specifications 380mmx 180mmx115mm L H W About 1 9kg Interval Period
49. not from zero eSync Output Press the Utility button and select Syne Output in the left menu The description of Syne Output menu is shown as the follows Setting Type Trig level Output trig signal synchronously YP Pass Fail Output High Level when Pass and Low Level when Fail eSystem Press the Utility button and select System in the left menu The description of System menu is shown as the follows Description Select a topic in Help catalog to view the help content To Help exit the Help window touch ES in the top right corner or just press the panel buttons Show the series number and version Place the software upgrade in the root of the U disk 48 5 Advanced User Guidebook How to Measure Automatically Press the Measure button to display the menu for the settings of the Automatic Measurements The oscilloscopes provide 22 parameters for auto measurement including Period Freq Mean PK PK RMS Max Min Vtop Vbase Vamp Overshoot Preshoot Rise Time Fall Time Width Width Duty Duty Delay 24 Delay 21 Delay F Delay t The Automatic Measurements menu is described as the following table Setting Type Select type in the left menu Source DDIAD Select the source Add Show all of Show all the measures on the screen Add the selected measure types shown at the Add left bottom you could only add 8 types at most Select the type need to be deleted in the left
50. ns 10s turn the G knob to set time interval before another trigger occur Set Holdoff time as default value 100ns Auto Mode ae Single Holdoft Holdoff z Reset 2 Video Trigger Choose video trigger to trigger on fields or lines of NTSC PAL or SECAM standard video signals The description of the Video Trigger Menu is as follows MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Video Set vertical channel trigger type as video trigger Mode NTSC Modu PAL SECAM Channel 1 as trigger signal Channel 2 as trigger signal Channel 3 as trigger signal Channel 4 as trigger signal Select video modulation Line Synchronic trigger in video line Field Synchronic trigger in video field Sync Odd Synchronic trigger in video odd filed Even Synchronic trigger in video even field Line NO Synchronic trigger in designed video line turn the G knob to set the line number Auto Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Holdoff 100ns 10s adjust the G knob to set time interval before another trigger occur oe Reset Set Holdoff time as 100ns 3 Pulse Width Trigger Pulse trigger occurs according to the width of pulse The abnormal signals can be detected through setting up the pulse width condition 33 5 Advanced User Guidebook The description of the Pulse Width Trigger Menu is as follows SETTING INSTRUCTION Source Channel 1 as trigger signal Channel 2 as trigger signal Channel 3 as trigger signal Channel 4 as trigger signal
51. obe Oscilloscope Electrical Outlet Signal Input Power Cord Ground Clip It is not allowed to measure AC power when the AC powered oscilloscope is connected to the AC powered PC through the ports Warning To avoid fire or electrical shock when the oscilloscope input signal connected is more than 42V peak 30Vrms or on circuits of more than 4800VA please take note of below items Only use accessory insulated voltage probes and test lead Check the accessories such as probe before use and replace it if there are any damages Remove probes test leads and other accessories immediately after use Remove USB cable which connects oscilloscope and computer Do not apply input voltages above the rating of the instrument because the probe tip voltage will directly transmit to the oscilloscope Use with caution when the probe is set as 1 1 Do not use exposed metal BNC or banana plug connectors Do not insert metal objects into connectors 3 General Characteristics 3 General Characteristics M Max 200MHz bandwidth up to 2GS s realtime sample rate 7 6M record length Waveform zooming horizontal vertical and saving FFT points length and resolution variable Multi window extension User friendly voice warning 8 inch 800 X 600 pixels high definition touchscreen Multi communication interface USB VGA LAN 4 Junior User Guidebook 4 Junior User Guidebook This chapter deals
52. od for magnitude but poorer frequency resolution than Hamming Recommend to use for Hanning Sine periodic and narrow band random noise Transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different 28 iSAdvanced User Guidebook gt gt Advanced User Guidebook Better solution for magnitude than Rectangle and good for frequency as well It has slightly better frequency resolution than Hanning Recommend to use for Hamming Sine periodic and narrow band random noise Transients or bursts where the signal levels before and after the event are significantly different Best solution for magnitude worst for frequency Recommend to use for Blackman Single frequency waveforms to find higher order harmonics The Bartlett window is a slightly narrower variant Bartlett of the triangular window with zero weight at both ends The frequency resolution when using the Kaiser window is fair the spectral leakage and amplitude accuracy are both good Raiser The Kaiser window is best used when frequencies are very close to the same value but have widely differing amplitudes the side lobe level and shape factor are closest to the traditional Gaussian RBW This window is also good for random signals Notes for using FFT E Use Zoom function to magnify the FFT waveform if necessary see Zoom the Waveform on P31 E Use the defa
53. or left right capital and small To save with Copy button push You can save the image waveform data or setup file by just pressing the Copy button After you have defined the save parameters with the Save menu you can save files with a single push of the Copy button For example if you have defined the save operation to save image to external storage then each push of the Copy button will save current screen image to the defined external storage To define the Copy button behavior follow the steps below 1 Press the Save button 2 Select Save to Config in the bottom menu 3 Select the save type from Screen Image Waveform and Setup 4 Select Change folder to define the save path see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 When you push the Copy button the oscilloscope will perform the action that you just specified rather than requiring you to enter the Save menu each time To manage file You can create folder rename or delete a file in File utilities menu 1 Press the Save button 2 Select File utilities in the bottom menu 3 Select path or file in file explorer see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 4 Select Create folder Rename or Delete in the right menu See To edit file names on P43 44 5 Advanced User Guidebook How to Implement the Auxiliary System Function Setting e Config To change the user interface language 1 Press the Utility button select Config in th
54. ou can also use the buttons knobs enclosed in brackets to do the same thing 17 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 4 Junior User Guidebook Set the Vertical System through touchscreen _ Control the trigger level of the source in trigger menu Touch to select the channel rs Selected Unselected gt gt 2 B gt B d o Sa 50 0KS s Depth 760 M 1 0ms O E m O Touch to switch between unselected selected to control the vertical gesture on the left screen Select a channel CH1 CH4 buttons Touch the pointer on the left side of corresponding channel to make it in selected state Set the vertical position of the selected channel VERTICAL POSITION knob Unselect the channel window drag your finger up or down across the left half of the screen Set the voltage division of the selected channel vertical VOLTS DIV knob Select the channel window bordered drag your finger up or down across the left half of the screen Set the trigger level of the source in trigger menu TRIG LEVEL knob Drag your finger up or down across the right half of the screen 18 4 Junior User Guidebook Set the Horizontal System through touchscreen Q 1 360m 2 Sa 50 0KS s Depth 760 M 1 0ms IMA Full Set the horizontal position HORIZONTAL POSITION knob Drag your finger left or right across the top half of the screen Se
55. ouch the menu items in the bottom menu H1 H5 buttons or in the right menu F1 F5 buttons or in the left menu G knob Switch menu items If there are options that can be switched in the menu you can repeatedly touch the area of the menu item to switch or press the corresponding button to switch See figure below Press repeatedly to switch the options Scroll the list If there is a scroll bar in the left menu or in the file system window you can drag your finger up and down to scroll the list Note Whena symbol appears in the menu it indicates you can turn the G knob to select the menu item or set the value When there is W in the menu select it to return to the main menu Other operations using touchscreen Display the Measure Menu Measure button Touch the measure window to display the Measure Menu in the bottom menu Display the Cursor Measure Menu Cursor button Touch the cursor measure 21 4 Junior User Guidebook window to display the Cursor Measure Menu in the bottom menu Set the system time Touch the time in the top right corner of the screen to display the time setting window Touch to display the Cursor Measure Menu TOUCh to set time Touch to select the menu item Drag to scroll the list Touch to select the menu item Touch to display the Measure Menu M 500us Touch to select the menu item ZZ 5 Advanced User Guidebook 5 Advanced User Guidebook Up til
56. p up to show the sample rate and sample length Select Save to file in the right menu to save current reference waveform to internal external storage See the step 6 of To save waveform data to reference waveform storage on P41 To recall waveform data in storage is 2 Press the Save button Select Recall in the bottom menu select Recall Waveform 42 5 Advanced User Guidebook 3 Select the waveform file in file explorer csv bin see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 4 Select the reference waveform that you want to load to in the right menu 5 Operate the selected reference waveform see To display remove_ reference waveforms on P42 To recall setup files Setup files can be recalled from one of 15 internal locations or from internal external Storage 1 Press the Save button 2 Select Recall in the bottom menu select Recall Setup 3 Select From in the right menu in the left menu select one of 15 internal locations or select File to recall from internal external storage 4 If you select one from Set Set15 select OK Load in the right menu 5 If you select File select File detail to enter the file explorer Select the setup file in file explorer set see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 Select Recover Setup in the right menu To select the path or file in file explorer Introduction of the drive letters D Internal storage E F etc The
57. parameters The TDS series oscilloscopes provide automatic voltage measurements including PK PK Max Min Mean Vamp RMS Vtop Vbase Overshoot and Preshoot Figure 5 8 below shows a pulse with some of the voltage measurement points Overshoot Max AY Vtop PK PK Vamp Vbase Min Preshoot Figure 5 8 PK PK Peak to Peak Voltage Max The maximum amplitude The most positive peak voltage measured over the entire waveform Min The minimum amplitude The most negative peak voltage measured over the 50 5 Advanced User Guidebook entire waveform Vamp Voltage between Vtop and Vbase of a waveform Vtop Voltage of the waveform s flat top useful for square pulse waveforms Vbase Voltage of the waveform s flat base useful for square pulse waveforms Overshoot Defined as Max Vtop Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms Preshoot Defined as Min Vbase Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms Mean The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform The automatic measurement of time parameters The TDS series oscilloscopes provide time parameters auto measurements include Frequency Period Rise Time Fall Time Width Width Duty Duty Delay 2 4 Delay 2 Delay F Delay Figure 5 9 shows a pulse with some of the time measurement points Rise Time Fall Time i o i l I l I Width
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59. rage function Example 5 Application of X Y Function Examine the Phase Difference between Signals of two Channels Example Test the phase change of the signal after it passes through a circuit network X Y mode is a very useful when examining the Phase shift of two related signals This example takes you step by step to check out the phase change of the signal after it passes a specified circuit Input signal to the circuit and output signal from circuit are used as source signals For the examination of the input and output of the circuit in the form of X Y coordinate graph please operate according to the following steps 1 Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient for 10X and that of the switch in the probe for 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 2 Connect the probe of channel 1 to the input of the network and that of Channel 2 to the output of the network 3 Turn on CH1 and CH2 turn off CH3 and CH4 using the CH1 CH4 keys 4 Push down the Autoset button with the oscilloscope turning on the signals of the two channels and displaying them in the screen 5 Turn the VOLTS DIV knob making the amplitudes of two signals equal in the rough 6 Press the Acquire button to display menu in the bottom 69 7 Demonstration 7 Switch XY Mode as ON The oscilloscope will display the input and terminal characteristics of the network in the Lissajous graph form 8 Turn the VOLTS DIV and V
60. re 5 12 Wave of Vamp cursor measurement Carry out the steps below for the Frequency cursor measurement l 2 3 Press the Cursor button Select Source in the bottom menu select in the left menu Select Type in the bottom menu select Frequency in the right menu Two blue dotted lines displayed along the vertical direction of the screen which indicating L1 and L2 Select Line in the bottom menu select L1 in the right menu The icon will appear beside the dotted line of L1 represents you can turn the G knob to adjust the position of L1 Select L2 to adjust the position of L2 Select LI amp L2 to adjust the two cursors together The cursor measure window at the top right shows the present position of two cursors and the absolute value of frequency difference see Figure 5 13 55 5 Advanced User Guidebook 0 000ns Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us m o Figure 5 13 Wave of Freq cursor measurement How to Use Autoscale This is a very useful function for first time users to carry out a simple and quick test on the input signal The function is applied to follow up signals automatically even 1f the signals change at any time Autoscale enables the instrument to set up trigger mode voltage division and time scale automatically according to the type amplitude and frequency of the signals Press the Autoscale button to display the function menu in the bottom The menu 1s as follows ON Turn on Autoscale Auto
61. rigger Use a trigger level to capture stable waveforms in 4 channels simultaneously Trigger has four modes edge trigger video trigger slope trigger and pulse trigger Edge Trigger It occurs when the trigger input passes through a specified voltage level with the specified slope Video Trigger Trigger on fields or lines for standard video signal Slope Trigger The oscilloscope begins to trigger according to the signal rising or falling speed Pulse Trigger Find pulses with certain widths The four trigger modes in Trigger are described respectively as follows 1 Edge Trigger An edge trigger occurs on trigger threshold value of input signal Select Edge trigger mode to trigger on rising edge or falling edge The description of the Edge Trigger Menu is as follows Settings Trigger Mode Edge Set vertical channel trigger type as edge trigger Channel 1 as trigger signal Channel 2 as trigger signal Source Channel 3 as trigger signal Channel 4 as trigger signal AC power line as trigger signal 32 SiSAdvanced User Guidebook ee Advanced User Guidebook Block the direct current component Allow all component pass AT Block the high frequency signal only low frequency component pass Block the low frequency signal only high frequency Opon pass Falling Trigger on falling edge Acquire waveform even no trigger occurs Acquire waveform when trigger occurs When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 100
62. s as 1 2 5 The information of voltage division is displayed in channel window on the bottom left of the screen Information of vertical position HD 2 08 t 53 60V 4 Sa 100KS s_ Depth 760 M 500us Information of voltage division Figure 5 1 Vertical Information How to Set the Horizontal System The HORIZONTAL CONTROLS includes the Horiz button and such knobs as HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC DIV 1 HORIZONTAL POSITION knob this knob is used to adjust the horizontal positions of 4 channels the analytic resolution of which changes with the 30 5 Advanced User Guidebook time base 2 SEC DIV knob it is used to set the horizontal scale factor in the main window or the zoom window 3 Horiz button View the waveform in zoom mode and analyze the detail of the signal For more detailed operations see the introductions below Zoom the Waveform Press the Horiz button the display divides in half The top half of the display shows the Main window and the bottom half displays the Zoom window The Zoom window is a magnified portion of the Main window Selected portion Main Window Zoom factor and horizontal position of the Zoom window Zoom Window Time base of Time base of Main window Zoom window When Main Window is selected in the bottom menu th HORIZONTAL POSITION and SEC DIV knobs are used to adjust the horizontal position and time base of the Main window The time base of Zoom window is changed
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64. show channel menu 2 Select Coupling in the bottom menu 3 Select DC in the right menu Both DC and AC components of the signal are passed 4 Select AC in the right menu The direct current component of the signal is blocked 2 To adjust the probe attenuation For correct measurements the attenuation coefficient settings in the operating menu of the Channel should always match what is on the probe see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 If the attenuation coefficient of the probe is 1 1 the menu setting of the input channel should be set to X1 Take the Channel as an example the attenuation coefficient of the probe is 10 1 the operation steps are shown as follows 1 Press the CH1 button to show menu 2 Select Probe in the bottom menu Select x10 in the right menu A list of the probe attenuation coefficient and the corresponding menu settings Attenuation Coefficient of the Probe Corresponding Menu Setting X10 100 1 X100 1000 1 X 1000 3 Toinvert a waveform Waveform inverted the displayed signal is turned 180 degrees against the phase of the earth potential Taking the Channel for example the operation steps are shown as follows 1 Press the CH1 button to show channel menu 2 Select ON for Inverted item The waveform is inverted 3 Select OFF for Inverted item The waveform goes back to its original one 4 To set bandwidth limit When high frequency components of
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66. t RT Rise Time FI Fall Time PW Width NW Width D Duty D Duty 2 Delay 24 elay F Delay y Delay The green pointer indicates the grounding datum point zero point position of the waveform of the CH4 channel The purple pointer indicates the grounding datum point zero point position of the waveform of the CH3 channel The yellow pointer shows the grounding datum point zero point position of the waveform of the CH2 channel The blue pointer indicates the zero point position of the waveform of the Math The red pointer indicates the grounding datum point zero point position of the waveform of the CH1 channel How to Implement the General Inspection After you get anew TDS series oscilloscope it is recommended that you should make a check on the instrument according to the following steps 1 Check whether there is any damage caused by transportation 10 4 Junior User Guidebook If it is found that the packaging carton or the foamed plastic protection cushion has suffered serious damage do not throw it away first till the complete device and its accessories succeed in the electrical and mechanical property tests 2 Check the Accessories The supplied accessories have been already described in the Appendix A Enclosure of this Manual You can check whether there is any loss of accessories with reference to this description If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged please get
67. t the horizontal time base horizontal SEC DIV knob Drag your finger left or right across the bottom half of the screen Zoom the Waveform through Touchscreen Press the Horiz button the display divides in half The top half of the display shows the Main window and the bottom half displays the Zoom window Vertical Operations The vertical operations in Main Zoom window are the same as in normal mode 19 4 Junior User Guidebook a V AA Control the vertical Control the trigger level of _ Positonivowage CIVISION Or Tr the source in trigger menu _ the selected channe selected channel O A ny al E E a a 3 i Sa 25 0KS s Depth 760 Main Window Zoom Window S J AS Touch to switch between unselected selected to control the vertical gesture on the left screen Horizontal Operations When Zoom Window in the bottom menu is selected the horizontal operations using touchscreen are shown in the figure below Main Window Zoom Window Sa 25 0KS s Depth 760 7 al Main Window Zoom Window 10 0v a IY When Main Window in the bottom menu is selected the horizontal operations using touchscreen are shown in the figure below 20 4 Junior User Guidebook 1 440ms Zoom Factor 10X Zoom Position 768 0us Sa 25 0KS s Depth 760 M 2 0ms Main Window TE Operate the Menu through Touchscreen or Buttons Knob Select a menu item T
68. ternal locations or to internal external storage in SET format 40 5 Advanced User Guidebook To save the current screen image The screen image can be saved to internal external storage in JPG BMP or PNG formats I 6 Press the Save button Select Save in the bottom menu select Save Image to display the file explorer Select the save location see To select the path or file in file explorer on P43 2 3 4 5 In the right menu select File format repeatedly to switch between jpg bmp png The path and file name are shown in the Save To line in the bottom If you want to customize the file name select Edit file name in the right menu see To edit file names on P43 Select OK Save in the right menu You can also save the image by just pressing the Copy button see To save with Copy button push on P44 To save waveform data to reference waveform storage Waveform data consists of the numeric values for each point in the waveform The wavetorm data of a channel or a reference waveform can be saved to one of 4 reference waveforms or to internal external storage To save the current waveform data 1 2 7 Press the Save button Select Save in the bottom menu select Save Waveform Select Source in the right menu in the left menu select an opened channel or a previously stored reference waveform Select Destination in the right menu in the left menu select one of 4 referenc
69. the position of L2 Two cursors are linked Turn the G knob to adjust the two cursors together Perform the steps below for the voltage cursor measurement of the channel CH1 1 Press the Cursor button 2 Select Source in the bottom menu select in the left menu 3 Select Type in the bottom menu select Voltage in the right menu Two red dotted lines displayed along the horizontal direction of the screen which indicating L1 and L2 4 Select Line in the bottom menu select L1 in the right menu The icon will appear beside the dotted line of L1 represents you can turn the G knob to adjust the position of L1 Select L2 to adjust the position of L2 Select L1 amp L2 to adjust the two cursors together The cursor measure window at the top right shows the present position of two cursors and the absolute value of voltage difference see Figure 5 10 52 5 Advanced User Guidebook 0 000ns Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us z k Figure 5 10 Waveform of Voltage Cursor Measurement Carry out the steps below for the time cursor measurement of the channel CH1 1 Press the Cursor button 2 Select Source in the bottom menu select in the left menu 3 Select Type in the bottom menu select Time in the right menu Two red dotted lines displayed along the vertical direction of the screen which indicating L1 and L2 4 Select Line in the bottom menu select L1 in the right menu The icon will appear beside the do
70. the vertical display position of the signal Thus when the VERTICAL POSITION knob is rotated the pointer of the earth datum point of the channel is directed to move up and down following the waveform Measuring Skill If the channel is under the DC coupling mode you can rapidly measure the DC component of the signal through the observation of the difference between the wave form and the signal ground If the channel is under the AC mode the DC component would be filtered out This mode helps you display the AC component of the signal with a higher sensitivity Vertical offset back to 0 shortcut key Turn the VERTICAL POSITION knob to change the vertical display position of channel and press the position knob to set the vertical display position back to O as a shortcut key this is especially helpful when the trace position is far out of the screen and want it to get back to the screen center immediately 2 Change the Vertical Setting and Observe the Consequent State Information Change With the information displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the waveform window you can determine any changes in the channel vertical scale factor Turn the vertical VOLTS DIV knob and change the Vertical Scale Factor Voltage Division it can be found that the scale factor of the channel corresponding to the status bar has been changed accordingly Press buttons of CH1 CH4 and Math the operation menu symbols waveforms and scale
71. tion buttons through which you can set the different options for the current menu The other pushbuttons are function buttons through which you can enter different function menus or obtain a specific function application directly 1 2 Figure 4 1 Front panel Display area Control key and knob area Probe Compensation Measurement signal 5 V 1 KHz output Signal Input of 4 Channels Menu off Power on off Folding Foot stool in the bottom which tilt the oscilloscope NANWARWNS 4 Junior User Guidebook Rear Panel d FRPP EP Fe A TT LAT Aaaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 4 2 Rear Panel 1 USB Host port It is used to transfer data when external USB equipment connects to the oscilloscope regarded as host device For example upgrading software by USB flash disk needs to use this port 2 USB Device port It is used to transfer data when external USB equipment connects to the oscilloscope regarded as slave device For example to use this port when connect PC to the oscilloscope by USB VGA port To connect the oscilloscope with a monitor or a projector as VGA output LAN port the network port which can be used to connect with PC The port of trigger signal output amp Pass Fail output AC power input jack TDW Rw Handle 4 Junior User Guidebook Control key and knob Area Figure 4 3 Keys Overview 1 G knob General knob when a G symbol appears in the menu it indicates you can turn the G
72. tions acts an important role to help you to find out the details of these noise Here is how we do it 1 Press the Acquire button 2 Select Mode in the bottom menu select Peak detect in the right menu The signal displayed on the screen containing some noise by turning on Peak Detect function and changing time base to slow down the incoming signal any peaks or burr would be detected by the function see Figure 7 4 Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Mode Peak Detect E760 Figure 7 4 Signal with Noises Separate Noises from the Signal When focusing on signal itself the important thing is to reduce the noise level as lower as possible this would enable user to have more details about the signal The Average function offered by our Oscilloscope can help you to achieve this Here are the steps for how to enable Average function 1 Press the Acquire button 2 Select Mode in the bottom menu select Average in the right menu 3 Turn the G knob and observe the waveform obtained from averaging the waveforms of different average number 68 7 Demonstration User would see a much reduced random noise level and make it easy to see more details of the signal itself After applying Average user can easily identify the burrs on the rising and falling edges of some part of the signal see Figure 7 5 Average o Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Mode _ Average Figure 7 5 Reduce Noise level by using Ave
73. to 192 168 1 72 The range of the port value is 0 65535 but the port which under 2000 is always be used so it is suggested to set it to the value above 2000 Here we set it to 3000 aft FPorts settings SS ee Connect usine EE Y 1 Ir g092 168 1 72 gt port 3000 Custom USB Transfer Instructions Some Types can choose to get bin bmp or deep memory data faveF orm Imaze High Memory Depth Get Image File bmp Setting Keep Getting Delay ms 2000 Save data file automatically to below directory For there is a limit mmber of files in one single directory of Windows File System FATI6 FATS HTFS 0 the mmber of files to be saved 15 not certain it 15 recommended to choose a directory in NTFS disk drive turn off the storage channels in device and use short directory path to save more files Get Data now Keep Getting now Figure 6 6 Set the network parameters of the Software 4 Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope In the oscilloscope Press the 62 6 Communication with PC Utility button select Config in the left menu Select Net Config in the bottom menu Set the IP Address and Port to the same value as the Ports settings in the software in step 3 The Netmask and Gateway should be set according to the router You can refer to To set the network parameters on P45 Touch to complete the setting If you can get data normally in the software the connection is successful
74. tom The blue M waveform appears on the screen 27 5 Advanced User Guidebook Select FFT in the bottom menu Select Source in the right menu select in the left source menu Select Window in the right menu select the proper window type in the left menu Select Format as Vrms or dB in the right menu ee a Select Horizontal in the right menu select repeatedly to make the G symbol in front of Hz turn the G knob to adjust the horizontal position of FFT waveform then select to make the G symbol in front of the Hz div below turn the G knob to adjust the time base of FFT waveform 7 Select Vertical in the right menu do the same operations as above to set the vertical position and voltage division To select the FFT window m There are 6 FFT windows Each one has trade offs between frequency resolution and magnitude accuracy What you want to measure and your source signal characteristics help you to determine which window to use Use the following guidelines to select the best window Characteristics Best solution for frequency worst for magnitude Best type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring frequency components near DC Recommend to use for Rectangle Transients or bursts the signal level before and after the event are nearly equal Equal amplitude sine waves with frequencies those are very close Broadband random noise with a relatively slow varying spectrum Go
75. tted line of L1 represents you can turn the G knob to adjust the position of L1 Select L2 to adjust the position of L2 Select L1I amp L2 to adjust the two cursors together The cursor measure window at the top right shows the present time of cursor and cursor 2 the absolute difference and the frequency see Figure 5 11 53 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook 0 000ns Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us Time Figure 5 11 Waveform of Time Cursor Measurement The Cursor Measurement for FFT mode Perform the steps below for the Vamp cursor measurement in FFT mode l 2 3 Press the Cursor button Select Source in the bottom menu select in the left menu Select Type in the bottom menu select Vamp in the right menu Two blue dotted lines displayed along the horizontal direction of the screen which indicating L1 and L2 Select Line in the bottom menu select L1 in the right menu The icon will appear beside the dotted line of L1 represents you can turn the G knob to adjust the position of L1 Select L2 to adjust the position of L2 Select LI amp L2 to adjust the two cursors together The cursor measure window at the top right shows the present position of two cursors and the absolute value of amplitude difference see Figure 5 12 54 5 Advanced User Guidebook 0 000ns Sa 100KS s Depth 760 Figu
76. ttom menu select Field in the right menu 6 Turn the VOLTS DIV VERTICAL POSITION and SEC DIV knobs to obtain a proper waveform display see Figure 7 7 _Trig d _ f l 0 000ns 02 35 Sa 100MS s Depth 76K M 50us m Figure 7 7 Waveform Captured from Video Field Trigger 71 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 8 Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting 1 Oscilloscope is powered on but no Display Check whether the power connection is connected properly Restart the instrument after completing the checks above If the problem persists please contact Lilliput and we will be under your service 2 After acquiring the signal the waveform of the signal is not displayed in the screen Check whether the probe is properly connected to the signal connecting wire Check whether the signal connecting wire is correctly connected to the BNC namely the channel connector Check whether the probe is properly connected with the object to be measured Check whether there is any signal generated from the object to be measured the trouble can be shot by the connection of the channel from which there is a signal generated with the channel in fault Make the signal acquisition operation again 3 The measured voltage amplitude value is 10 times or 1 10 of the actual value Look at the attenuation coefficient for the input channel and the attenuation ration of
77. u buttons Utility Measure Cursor Acquire Save Autoscale and 4 immediate execution buttons Autoset Run Stop Single Copy How to Implement Sampling Setup Press the Acquire button select Mode or Length to set sampling The description of the Mode menu is shown as follows Setting Sample __ Normal sampling mode Use to capture maximal and minimal samples Finding highest and lowest points Peak detect over adjacent intervals It is used for the detection of the jamming burr and the possibility of reducing the confusion 4 8 16 32 64 It is used to reduce the random and don t care A eee 128 256 512 noises with the optional number of averages The description of the Length menu is shown as follows Sana Length m Choose the record length ee 1 76M Change the Mode settings and observe the consequent variation of the wave form displayed 36 5 Advanced User Guidebook 16 Sa 100KS s__ Depth 760 CEW CERITUNTEND Mode Length i XY Mode Cymometer Wave Display 20 0mV Peak Detect 760 ONS OFFRIS ON SSGFF Figure 5 2 Peak Detect mode under which the burrs on the falling edge of the Square wave can be detected and the noise is heavy lig C ELK wD Sa 100KS s___ Depth 760 M 500us _ CERZUNTENTD Mode Length l XY Mode Cymometer Wave Display 20 0mv _ Sample 760 OND OFFRO N Figure 5 3 Normal ACQU Mode display in which no burr can be detected
78. ult dB scale for details of multiple frequencies even if they have very different amplitudes Use the Vrms scale to compare frequencies E DC component or offset can cause incorrect magnitude values of FFT waveform To minimize the DC component choose AC Coupling on the source signal E To reduce random noise and aliased components in repetitive or single shot events set the oscilloscope acquisition mode to average What is Nyquist frequency The Nyquist frequency is the highest frequency that any real time digitizing oscilloscope can acquire without aliasing This frequency is half of the sample rate Frequencies above the Nyquist frequency will be under sampled which causes 29 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 5 Advanced User Guidebook aliasing So pay more attention to the relation between the frequency being sampled and measured Use VERTICAL POSITION and VOLTS DIV Knobs 1 The VERTIVAL POSITION knob is used to adjust the vertical positions of the captured waveforms When turning this knob the information of vertical position will be displayed on the bottom left of the waveform display area it will disappear after stopping turning the knob The analytic resolution of this control knob changes with the vertical division 2 The VOLTS DIV knob is used to regulate the vertical resolution of the captured waveforms The sensitivity of the vertical division step
79. und clamp to the connector of the probe compensator Press the Autoset Button The square wave of 1 KHz frequency and 5V peak peak value will be displayed in several seconds see Figure 4 5 11 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 4 Junior User Guidebook Sa 100KS s Depth 760 M 500us H r Figure 4 5 Auto set Check CH2 CH3 and CH4 by repeating Step 2 and Step 3 How to Implement the Probe Compensation When connect the probe with any input channel for the first time make this adjustment to match the probe with the input channel The probe which is not compensated or presents a compensation deviation will result in the measuring error or mistake For adjusting the probe compensation please carry out the following Steps 1 Set the attenuation coefficient of the probe in the menu as 10X and that of the switch in the probe as 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P13 and connect the probe with the CH1 channel If a probe hook tip is used ensure that it keeps in close touch with the probe Connect the probe tip with the signal connector of the probe compensator and connect the reference wire clamp with the ground wire connector of the probe connector and then press the button Autoset 2 Check the displayed waveforms and regulate the probe till a correct compensation is achieved see Figure 4 6 and Figure 4 7 Overcompensated
80. usly the zoom mode will be turned off 2 The acquire mode will be set as Sample How to Use Executive Buttons Executive Buttons include Autoset Run Stop Single Copy Autoset It s a very useful and quick way to apply a set of pre set functions to the incoming signal and display the best possible viewing waveform of the signal and also works out some measurements for user as well The details of functions applied to the signal when using Autoset are shown as the following table 57 5 Advanced User Guidebook Run Stop Enable or disable sampling on input signals Notice When there is no sampling at STOP state the vertical division and the horizontal time base of the waveform still can be adjusted within a certain range in other words the signal can be expanded in the horizontal or vertical direction Single Press this button you can set the trigger mode as single directly so when trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop Copy You can save the image waveform data or setup file by just pressing the Copy button After you have defined the save parameters with the Save menu you can save files with a single push of the Copy button For more details please see To save with Copy button push on P44 58 6 Communication with PC 6 Communication with PC TDS series digital storage oscilloscope support communications with a PC through USB or LAN port You can use the communication software to store analyze an
81. ve ce deweaascstuessceadevesieixteseccsteceestencenecesene 71 Os LFOUDIOSHOOUN ED ecne E ed 72 9 Technical specifications secs cecucswscneutassszices oocbausatevnacuswecdeutessstiiel eames awed wa sata 73 General Technical Specifications isicscessscccceicsveeccessssnsstrseccsseesscicsscssacescsseesaabaseccussecacavesesaccusccseces 76 TO ADD CIAIX ceesre E E sauce ezenoudesaanausseunavenduas R E EEA 77 Appendix A Enclosure sick esecesscceaieicscecccecccsedccs soabeceubessaceusecenccesieesscenseeccaueunacexeosteedoectacusesdbecteus 77 Appendix B General Care and Cleaning sscssssseecccccsssscecccccccsssesececcosssscececcossssssscecessssssssee 77 1i 1 General Safety Requirements 1 General Safety Requirements Before any operations please read the following safety precautions to avoid any possible bodily injury and prevent this product or any other products connected from damage In order to avoid any contingent danger this product is only used within the range specified Only the qualified technicians can implement the maintenance To avoid Fire or Personal Injury Connect the probe correctly The grounding end of the probe corresponds to the grounding phase Please don t connect the grounding end to the positive phase Use Proper Power Cord Use only the power cord supplied with the product and certified to use in your country Connect or Disconnect Correctly When the probe or test lead is connected to a voltage source please
82. with the following topics mainly Introduction to the structure of the oscilloscope Introduction to the user interface How to implement the general inspection How to implement the function inspection How to make a probe compensation How to set the probe attenuation coefficient How to use the probe safely How to implement an auto calibration Introduction to the vertical system Introduction to the horizontal system Introduction to the trigger system Introduction to the Touchscreen Controls 5 Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot com 4 Junior User Guidebook Introduction to the Structure of the Oscilloscope When you get a new type oscilloscope you should get acquainted with its front panel at first and the TDS series digital storage oscilloscope is no exception This chapter makes a simple description of the operation and function of the front panel of the TDS series oscilloscope enabling you to be familiar with the use of the TDS series oscilloscope in the shortest time Front Panel The TDS series oscilloscope offers a simple front panel with distinct functions to users for their completing some basic operations in which the knobs and function pushbuttons are included The knobs have the functions similar to other oscilloscopes The 5 buttons F1 F5 in the column on the right side of the display screen or in the row under the display screen H1 H5 are menu selec
83. z Switch to select the horizontal position or Horizontal time base of the FFT waveform turn the G Hz di knob to adjust it Switch to select the vertical position or Vertical voltage division of the FFT waveform turn the G knob to adjust it Taking the additive operation between Channel 1 and Channels 2 for example the operation steps are as follows 1 Press the Math button to display the math menu in the bottom The blue M waveform appears on the screen Select Dual Wim Math in the bottom menu Select Factor1 in the right menu select Q in the left source menu Select Operator as in the right menu Select Factor2 in the right menu select in the left source menu a PE e we i Select Vertical in the right menu select repeatedly to make the G symbol in front of div turn the G knob to adjust the vertical position of Math waveform then select to make the G symbol in front of the voltage below turn the G knob to adjust the voltage division of Math waveform Using FFT function The FFT fast Fourier transform math function mathematically converts a time domain waveform into its frequency components It is very useful for analyzing the input signal on Oscilloscope You can match these frequencies with known system frequencies such as system clocks oscillators or power supplies Taking the FFT operation for example the operation steps are as follows 1 Press the Math button to display the math menu in the bot

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