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1. 51 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL LOGIC ANALYZER Logic analyzer is an electronic measurement instrument capable of capturing and displaying multiple signals from a digital circuit With this powerful tool you can observe many digital signals at the same time and perform exact time measurements It is useful for various tasks in electronics design testing and repair e analyze timing errors e verify timing diagrams e observe timing relationships among many signals e decode the information on buses e view state machine traces With PoScope Megai you can simultaneously display capture and analyze up to 16 digital channels varying from to 5V For this example we used our PoKeys I O device PoKeys is a powerful little device with extensive amount of functions You can program it with easy to use graphic tool the PoBlocks We used PoProbe to tap into its outputs also available in our web store PoScope Mega1 Logic analyzer measurements on PoKeys I O controller 52 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Run the Logic Analyzer by clicking its icon in the Displays tab of PoScope4 software pas Er j Foia Ta Sd 1 le fa n Tia 8 a 9 8 Desktop Displays Settings About Ema 3 f 5 1 3 i 5 EEE Align jj Oscilloscope XA Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder Logic an
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3. 1 channel Sine square saw triangle 12 5 kHz 92mm x 74 x 23mm incl connectors 76 grams 3x coaxial BNC connector 1x standard D sub 25 female 1x standard USB type B female ONLY 60 mA www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL LEGAL NOTES 1 All information included in this document is current as of the date this document is issued Such information however is subject to change without any prior notice PoLabs does not assume any liability for infringement of patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights of third parties by or arising from the use of PoLabs products or technical information described in this document No license express implied or otherwise is granted hereby under any patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights of PoLabs or others PoLabs claims the copyright of and retains the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its Original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes Descriptions of circuits software and other related information in this document are provided only to illustrate the operation of the products and application examples You are fully responsible for the incorporation of these circuits software and information in the design of your equipment PoLabs assumes no responsibility for any losses incurred by you or third p
4. a QQ 35 00 eee eee oe 2296 2 96 9 175 0ms 140 0ms 105 0ms 0 0ms 35 0mes 88816 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Trigger PoRef216 PoScopeMegal i PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button Function generator square waveform Desktop Displays Settings About oH Align Oscilloscope mW X Y Scope 8 Frequency analyzer Wi Recorder i Logical analyzer Channel A iW 175 0ms 140 0ms 105 0ms 70 0ms 35 0ms 0 0ns PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Trigger PoRef216 PoScopeMegal PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button Function generator triangle waveform 140 0ms 175 0 3 QMms 70 0ms 105 0ms 5718 8 0 0ms 103 0ms 140 0ms 175 0 u Analyze E f 19 31Hz u Analyze 1 5 f 195 31Hz POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL 7 i F 65 PESI 5 al Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align Oscilloscope 5 X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder i Logical analyzer u Analyze ai Oscilloscope 0 A QQ x 35 00 70 Omevdiv 175 0ms 140 0ms 105 0ms 70 0ms 35 0ms 88816 35 0ms 70 0ms 105 0ms 140 0ms PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Sy Trigger PoRef216 PoScopeMegal i P
5. User manual Tutorial a Updates amp News Ey About Device displays The Align function lets you automatically tile the displays in the working area in following configurations 9 1 2 columns 9 2 rows 2 columns as shown below 9 1row 3 columns 9 3 rows 3 columns Desktop Displays settings About 8 Align 5 Osciloscope se X Y Scope If none of the above is appropriate for your use you can always tile the displays by yourself as you wish The location and size of the displays in the working area are fully customizable Displays tab also shows device functions 22 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL ER chca hiai Desktop Displays Settings About ine Align Oscilloscope X Y Scope ji Frequency analyzer Recorder Logical analyzer m Analyze 444 Oscilloscope 1 1 8 Frequency analyzer 0 1 aN 35 Q x 0 20 400 Ousidiv 1 0me 800 0 6500 OUst00 0U200 OUsO Ons 200 Oust PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 Trigger 0 0nHz 20 0kHz 40 0kHz 100 0 Frequency PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 Axes i Data table PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CMD Osc_Run 0x5 0x05 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Device displays before using the align function a Desktop Displays Settings About img Align Oscill
6. 100 t Axes 7 Data table Device displays outside the main application in Dynamic mode 24 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Megat controls Each of the devices that you can use in the PoScope 4 environment has its own dedicated controls Since they are plug amp play enabled we call them plugins Once connected you can open the Mega 1 controls with a click on its icon Desktop Displays Settings About oH Align W Oscilloscope eX Scope WE Frequency analyzer Wi Recorder i Logical analyzer in Analyze PoRef216 PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message star Pause can be toggled with SPACE button Button for Mega1 device controls Mega 1 controls will open showing you next settings e Volts scale setting for each channel A B e AC DC pushbuttons cuts off DC component 9 ON OFF button for channel B when channel 8 is off pipe mode sampling frequency for channel A is 2 5 times higher e Sampling frequency setting e Analog generator settings waveform amplitude frequency 9 8 bit and 12 bit switch 25 Www poscope com PoScopeMegal v1 5b K PORT A PORT B SAMPLING FREQUENCY DAQ MODE STATUS 7 ANALYZER ANALYZER Buffer Penson ANALOG 011028 1 1 gA S _ A S N 100 Pa 3 9 28 3 2014 DIGITAL PoScope Megai Plugin digital mode PoScopeMegal v1 5b CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR
7. Analyze Frequency analyzer 0 _ 61 13dB 80 0089 79dB Channel B 28 65dB 80 000 00ndB 80 D i OnAz i OKAZ At kHz 18 s OkHz 5 i OkHz 100 D Frequency PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 ane Data table SSS ee Frequency analyzer with data table open 47 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Click on Analyze button will take you to Analyze mode In analyze mode the overview control will open You can resize the yellow selector by hovering your mouse over it and use the scroll wheel to make the yellow square smaller When done you can pan the waveform left and right to make a FFT analysis over selected part of buffer In Analyze mode you can also export the data to various formats of an external file To return to live signal just click on Capture mode button ees Desktop Displays Settings About mn Align W Osciloscope oe X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer W Recorder i Logical analyzer ee requency analyzer 0 y metsi d 66 1 L ky E Ti a ec a rey E a a A a E a ee ee 92 2511 fe 6161687686 WIKAS OOnde 90 OkHz jay j 2 3 Am plitud 0 0nHz 20 QkKHz 40 QkHz 60 OkHz 21918 4 8189 Frequency PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 L Axes Fi Data table Export o PoScopeMegal SN 100 Last message Start Pause can be toggled with S
8. DAQ MODE STATUS Signal Sine Connected ANALOG _ AMAL SIN mo PW 3 9 28 3 2014 Ampl 60 5000 0 rez DIGITAL rs a star Poscope Megai Plugin analog mode The color of graphic signal representation of each channel is also customizable by clicking the color square next to each channel Clr Basic colors Custom colors Pa 69 0 fe Green D0 Gette Custom alors gt 12 2010 Lum fo Blue fo Cancel Add to Custom Colors Waveform color settings 3 gt BED 5882272711 8 2 11 BERRA HEHHE 1 188 8 8 8 EHE EHEH POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL OSCILLOSCOPE Oscilloscope is an electronics measurement device that visually represents an electric signal either alternating or direct current AC or DC An oscilloscope graphically shows variations of voltage As such it is appropriate for measuring and analyzing fast changing electric signals For this example we connected the analog generator output to oscilloscope channel A of the same Mega1 device You can do that by using 2 probes Plug them to CH A and OUT and connect the probe s tips and the probe s grounds OSCILLOSCOPE ANALOG INPUT GENERATOR CHANNEL A OUTPUT You can open the oscilloscope by clicking Oscilloscope icon in the device functions menu TS PoScope4v24 ooo Desktop Displays Settings About TE Ali
9. Pipe mode limit is set dynamically depending on resources used e 15 Sampling frequency Samples second 9 N Count of used channels is channel B on e S size of one sample in bytes bytes 8 bit 12 bit e Vusb USB 2 0 full speed maximum transfer rate 1 5 MB s in theory Fs x N x S lt Vusb Mega1 maximum pipe mode sampling frequency is e 12 bit mode and two channels 200kS s 9 8 bit mode and two channels 500kS s e 12 bit mode and single channel 500kS s 9 5 bit mode and single channel 1MS s When Channel B is turned off the Mega1 maximum buffer mode sampling frequency is 2 5MS s single channel only 38 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Using multiple devices in PoScope4 Sometimes there is a need to measure more than 2 analog signals PoScope4 can load a number of different plugins different oscilloscope devices and also provides multiple instances of same plugin same oscilloscope devices When you have more than one Mega1 or any other supported devices you can set up PoScope4 to load multiple instances of Megai plugin by clicking the settings tab in main menu In window which appears click on the Device instances tab and select how many instances of plugin you would like to have next time you run PoScope4 Select appropriate number and restart PoScope4 New buttons will be added to the plugin toolbar Each instance of plugin will detect when device is attached to
10. PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 laa Desktop Displays Settings About 588 Align 8 Oscilloscope 5 X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder il Logical analyzer 20 9m 651 ims hannel 6o1 2ms lt L4ms 651 6ms 6351 8ms PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 PoRef216 tt PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CME Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button 2 4 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL If you click with left mouse button in the data table you can toggle between time calculation between two cursors and frequency calculation In the right bottom corner you can see estimated frequency calculation It s an estimation and its accuracy depends on your sampling frequency setting and your signals applied at the inputs If your sampling frequency is too high and signal frequency is too low the estimated calculation might be wrong You can switch between 8 bit and 12 bit mode 8 bit mode results in higher pipe mode sampling frequency but less accurate data compared to 12 bit mode PoScopeMegal v1 5b CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR DAQ MODE STATUS amp Signal Sine Connected ANALOG S N 100 Ampl FW 3 9 28 3 2014 Freq 5000 0 Hz DIGITAL start Desktop Displays Settings About 88 Align Osciloscope ie X Y Scope Frequency analyzer igi Recorder i Logical analyzer ey Os
11. Recorder il Logical analyzer ai Oscilloscope 0 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 y Trigger PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Magnifying glass icons for timebase setting 29 Www poscope com After expanding the timebase you will get far better graphical presentation of the observed signal To view the controls of the device you have to click the device buttons area of the GUI To view the plugin controls of oscilloscope PoScope Mega1 left click the PoScopeMegal button If you have multiple devices connected they will be listed here Previously you have to set higher number of device instances in the settings menu Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align 8 Osciloscope m X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer i Analyze ET E Li 2 QA x 1 00 2 0maidiv z 0ms 15 3 0ms 2 0ms 1 0ms 88816 1 Qms 2 Qms 3 0ms 4 0ms PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 oy Trigger PoRef216 tt PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button There are two ways how to change voltage range of input First way to change it by simply left click amp drag channel knob on control GUI or using mouse scroll wheel with mouse positioned above the knob The second way is to move mouse ove
12. packages in Logic analyzer display In the display window you can see e The start bit e Master read initialization e address master wants to read from e The acknowledge bit e The transferred data and e The stop bit On places where you see little squares there is not enough room for the package description If you hover your mouse over that square hint will show its full description 59 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL FUNCTION GENERATOR Only for Mega1 devices Function generator is capable of generating different types of periodical electrical waveforms over a wide range of frequencies limited to 12 5kHz It can generate sine square triangle and saw showed below Function generator can be used in development test and repair of electronic equipment e g it can be a signal source to test amplifiers Analog generator can be used only when device is set to analog DAQ mode sine square triangle Saw 60 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL To show you the basic use of function generator we connected two probes to the PoScope Mega1 first one to the function generator output and the second one to oscilloscope channel A We connected the signal and the ground connections of the two probes and ran the function generator at 5 kHz OSCILLOSCOPE ANALOG INPUT GENERATOR CHANNEL A OUTPUT Open the PoScope Mega1 plugin by clicking its icon in device buttons area of the PoScope4 s
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14. CHANNEL B OSCILLOSCOPE CHANNEL A Front view SIGNAL GENERATOR OSCILLOSCOPE CHANNEL B OSCILLOSCOPE CHANNEL A Back view 25 14 O 1 13 LOGIC ANALYZER USB PORT 8 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL PINOUT ASSIGNMENT 13 25 DO NOT USE FACTORY PURPOSE ONLY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PORT A PORT B WU YU TU UU 9 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL SOFTWARE INSTALLATION MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS RESOLUTION 1024 X 768 24 BIT MEMORY 512 MB PROCESSOR 1 GHZ OPERATING SYSTEM MS WINDOWS XP SP3 CONNECTION 1 FREE USB SLOT HARD DISK 50 MB SOFTWARE RECORDER DATA NETWORK WORKING INTERNET CONNECTION SOFTWARE amp UPDATES DOWNLOAD 1 Go to www poscope com under measuring instruments gt PoScope Mega1 gt Downloads you will find 32 bit and 64 bit latest version of PoScope software Download amp install under Administrator rights 10 il July 3151 2014 Home PoScope Megat 018 88 Sassen unti gt Home Wish List 0 MyAccount Shopping Cart Checkout PoScope Mega Product Code 1258749 Availability In Stock Price 59 00 Description Related Products Downloads 6 MANUALS and SPECIFICATION Mega Logical port pinout pdf Www poscope com POSCOP
15. E4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Follow on screen instructions amp go throught PoScope installation procedure It is advised to close all other programs at this point of the installation It is advised to remove the old version before proceeding if you have one installed Leave the tick in the checkbox 11 CL x Welcome Welcome to the installer for PoScope4 2 15b tis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before continuing with this installation Ifyou have any other programs running please click Cancel close the programs and run this setup again Otherwise click Next to continue Cancel amp PoScope4 Setup Do you wish to remove the existing installation of PoScope4 W Yes pleasg remove old version before proceeding Note The removal ofthe existing installation is recommended but not mandatory Cancel Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL PoScope4 Setup x Select Packages r Please selectthe program features that you want to install Program Features Package selection window lets you Install PoScopes application PoScopeMegal 128 ME choose which program features to PoScopeMegal Driver install If you don t plan to use other M PoScopeMegast devi fut 9350 Driver evices in near future you can F PoRe 16U deselect them by clicking the af SWAG checkbo
16. PACE button PS4 v2 4 Frequency analyzer in Analyze mode with Overview window 48 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL RECORDER Analyze button is limited with the amount of RAM memory installed in a workstation where measurements are taken To avoid the limits of RAM memory you can save measurements to an external file on your disk Therefore the total amount of measuring samples will be limited with the total capacity of your hard drive SSD or USB drive To run the recorder module of PoScope 4 software click the REC icon in the device functions area of PoScope 4 software Desktop Displays Settings About sme Align Oscilloscope mm X Y Scope ji Frequency analyzer Logical analyzer Standard oscilloscope window opens offering you record button below to start recording Desktop Displays Settings About Align i Oscilloscope eX Scope 8 Frequency analyzer li Logical analyzer u Analyze e Recorder 0 mea j qQ x 0 05 100 Ousidiv 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 14510s 6 14515s 6 14520s 6 14525s 6 145305 6 14540s 6 14545s 6 14550s 6 14555s 6 145 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Measurement samples can be recorded to PoScope4 recorder file or PCM file pulse code modulated data PCM is intended for use in 3 party software therefore it can t be open in PoS
17. PLUG IN YOUR DEVICE __ STEP 3 STEP 4 ATTACH PROBE TO YOUR DEVICE START USING YOUR DEVICE PoScopeMegal v1 4b x CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY DAQ MODE ANALOG GENERATOR STATUS 2 D eA AC signat 8888 ANALOG 6 5 soo 10 wy 10 Iai IN 2 100 50 Ampl 100 15 20 1 FW 3 9 28 3 2014 15 as 200 A A 5 DIGITAL Freq 5000 0 nz N lt 7 1 868 ANNE 1 SokSjs Stop 5 1 Ae p10 i aN 15 0 5 1 P 12bit A 0 1 20 20 9 8 bit b 3 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL INTRODUCTION Dear customer Thank you for choosing our products We prepared this handy manual for you to get to know your new device a little better Enclosed you will find your PoScope Megai device Bundle package also contains e PoProbe 60 60 MHz probe e PoProbe 2 Logic Analyzer DB 25 probe e standard USB cable PoScope Mega1 Bundle package Please note that PoScope Mega1 is powered through USB connection PoScope Megai is a PC based measurement device that can measure fast changing electrical signals Compared to a standard oscilloscope it is incredibly small which makes it perfect to carry around In order to use it you will need to connect it to a PC via standard USB cable 4 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL We provide free software including drivers and
18. Polalis PoScope4 USER MANUAL PoScope4 Version 2 4 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL CONTENTS JUCE TART OUDE nere E E E N E 8 3 INTRODUCTIO Neoni eet ere E E E A ete 4 PoScope measurement DAC KSC E T EO 6 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS isgerti E E E ES RES 8 TOD VIEW o a E Tren ee rrr ne Ter er errr 8 PON 6 BOCK SY 8 16 1 9 996 0 9 INP SANB OUTPUT aa E sounuecnanutiossouetennvtueruesseunesunseninnenauciauetuneseniennmateaeconwentnerstunn 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION A 10 SOFTWARE MANUA 16 PO coped user FON ee cua 1 VO ESRO aa E E 18 Change language settings and displays laAVOUL ccccccssseccccesecccceesececseececseeceeeeesecessenecessenseesenes 18 Device de y eer E E 22 111 11 9 0525 005299 9 9 29 52 99929 9 19 9999 9 9 29
19. Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer 449 Oscilloscope 0 4 a iin ee Ki k 8886 198 Qus 2953 15 2 1 5 1 0ms 1 2ms 186 6 Lms Data sources to export Data range for export Channel Channel 8 Selected range Export PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 PoRef216 tt PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Oscilloscope display in Analyze mode with export settings 37 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Mega1 sampling frequency analog and digital DAQ mode If you change sampling frequency knob you will note that label under the knob is changing from Pipe to Buffer Pipe and Buffer are names for two different data transfer modes Data is transferred over full soeed USB 2 0 which has speed limitations 1 5Mb s theoretical Mega1 can sample faster than we can transfer data over USB thus we introduced these two modes Pipe mode sampling is slower than USB 2 0 full speed maximum transfer speed Device can transfer sampled data over USB 2 0 continuously and without any interrupts Buffer Mode sampling is faster than USB 2 0 full speed maximum transfer speed Device is transferring limited amount of data data images and there are interrupts between data Pipe Mode Buffer Mode SAMPL FREQUENCY SAMPL FREQUENCY
20. alyzer Below you can see an example of displaying digital ports of a PoKeys input output device As in oscilloscope mode you can click Analyze button to closely view the captured data B 4 lal x Desktop Displays Settings About ims Align Osciloscope X Y Scope Frequency analyzer Recorder Logical analyzer Logical analyzer 0 Port 4 0 Port 4 1 ik Aoo 999990 0 S SSS ae Port B 1 BO ee a 6666 e a SN ey A 150 0ms 150 0ms 225 0ms 300 0ms PoRef216 tt PoScopeMegai tt PoScopeMegai Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegail CMD Osc_Run 0x5 0x05 0x02 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Logic analyzer waveforms 53 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL When in Analyze mode use the yellow selector above to select the part of captured data for even closer observation Resize the yellow selector with scroll wheel and drag it to point of interest Desktop Displays Settings About ima Align Oscilloscope X Y Scope ji Frequency analyzer Recorder 88 Logical analyzer e Logical analyzer 0 OEE 1 55 nn ee EEE 5955555255 EE a SSS Port 4 0 Port 4 1 Decoder Decoders Measurements Port 8 0 es T 181022 99 866 22 5 60236 5 a CE 29669 88888 ee A ee A seer re ee ee ee ee 56 4 5 PoRef216 it PoSc
21. and Printers Startup VideoLAN Default Programs Help and Support Shut down 4 Back Search programs and files 23 16 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL PoScope4 user interface PoScope4 user interface consists of the following items e Main menu e Device displays e Analyze Capture button e Device plugins e Event log Main menu is organized into tabs Device displays open new windows which represent various oscilloscope functions Analyze Capture button is used to switch between the Analyze and Capture mode In Capture mode the signal waveform is being captured for analysis purposes In Analyze mode you can perform in depth signal analysis Device plugins are icons of connected devices When we click them device controls open When we click them again the device controls will close Event log is used for system diagnostics In case of device misbehavior open the event viewer copy the events amp paste them to a notepad file and send it to our support staff for further diagnostics Desktop Displays Settings About F Align 8 Oscilloscope 5 X Y Stope WE Frequency analyzer Recorder i Logical analyzer DEVICE DISPLAYS ANALYZE CAPTURE DEVICE PLUGINS EVENT LOG PoRef216 PoScopeMegal Disconnecteg SN 100 Last message Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PoScope4 version 2 4 user interface 17 Www poscop
22. arties arising from the use of these circuits software or information PoLabs has used reasonable care in preparing the information included in this document but PoLabs does not warrant that such information is error free PoLabs assumes no liability whatsoever for any damages incurred by you resulting from errors in or omissions from the information included herein PoLabs devices may be used in equipment that does not impose a threat to human life in case of the malfunctioning such as computer interfaces office equipment communications equipment test and measurement equipment audio and visual equipment home electronic appliances machine tools personal electronic equipment and industrial robots Measures such as fail safe function and redundant design should be taken to ensure reliability and safety when PoLabs devices are used for or in connection with equipment that requires higher reliability for example traffic control systems anti disaster systems anticrime systems safety equipment medical equipment not specifically designed for life support and other similar applications PoLabs devices shall not be used for or in connection with equipment that requires an extremely high level of reliability and safety as for example aircraft systems aerospace equipment nuclear reactor control systems medical equipment or systems for life support e g artificial life support devices or systems and any other applications or purposes that
23. ay you will get this circle You might notice that the circle appears to be slightly elliptic because the display isn t exactly square therefore the X and Y scale on the XY display aren t symmetric Desktop Displays Settings About ime Align Osciloscope X Y Scope 8 Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer Analyze 25 1 5 1 50 0ms 40 0ms 30 0 ms 20 0ms 10 0ms 0 O0ns 10 0ms 20 0ms 30 0ms 40 0ms 50 0ms QAQ x 10 00 20 0msidiv a 28 4 z1 2 1 AZON Source Channel w Mode Auto v Edge Rising v PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 6y Trigger Lissajous curves circle figure at 90 phase shift There are many different examples of Lissajous curves One of them are drawn by periodic signals shown below These are the source signals on the oscilloscope display 1 i 8681 0 761616 816167 e 4 8 88 fi Neary 1 aN ae ild ip SATE Yims 20 00 ms EOD 10 00 ms 45 Otis 4 i a 521 li 1 1 i 1 Channel A Channel A 7 21V 25 00 ms 2 99 Y 25 00 ms 1 90 25 00 ms 6 23 V 25 00 ms Source signals for X Y scope displayed on Oscilloscope Let s add X Y scope and select as a source device with periodic sine waves mentioned before X Y or Channel A Channel B representation would look like
24. ces you can open oscilloscope display and enable the trigger function on one of the channels One of the signals will freeze the other will move across the display in relationship to the first one uaa Desktop Displays Settings About ian Align W5 Oscilloscope mm X Y Scope 8 Frequency analyzer Recorder li Logical analyzer u Analyze 4000S 6 Source ChannelA Mode Auto Y Edge Rising Z PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 XY mode with trigger function Now let s draw some basic Lissajous curves If we set ratio of frequencies to 2 1 for instance 20Hz on channel A and 10Hz on channel B we get this figure 8 Desktop Displays Settings About 88 Align 8 Oscilloscope X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder iil Logical analyzer u Analyze Channel A fy PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Lissajous curves figure 8 at frequency ratio 2 1 When we change the ratio to 1 2 for instance to 10Hz on channel A and 20Hz on channel B the figure 8 rotates to 90 and we get this infinity symbol At greater ratios we just get more twists Desktop Displays Settings About TH Align 8 Oscilloscope X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder i Logical analyzer u Analyze T mi Cc 18 a PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Lissajous curves figure infinite at frequency ratio 1 2 When there is 90 phase shift between the two phases on the XY displ
25. cilloscope 0 1 QQ x 1 50 3 Omstdiv ims 4 Sms 5 0 0ns ryo Source Channel A v Mode Auto Edge PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 PoRef216 PoScopeMegal i PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegai CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Oscilloscope 8 bit sampling 35 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL a 65 CO VL 3 El gt gt a Desktop Displays Settings About Align W Osciloscope ie X Y Scope Frequency analyzer igi Recorder Logical analyzer att Oscilloscope 0 QQ x 2 00 4 Omaldiv 10 0ms 8 0ms 6 0 88816 2 ams 40ms 6 0 PoRef216 PoScopeMegal i PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Oscilloscope 12 bit sampling 36 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL needed you can export the measured data to external file Filter out data of interest channel A B and current chart selected buffer range and then click Export Supported file types are e CSV e xis e html 9 pcm exporting to PCM will create additional txt header file with info available only for oscilloscope and recorder WE r z eS FOTCE TV a it inn aE i Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align 8 Osciloscope eX
26. computer and connect to it How many instances of each device would you like to have Devices Instances PaScopeMegal Instances will be updated after PoScope4 is being restared Device instances setting Synchronization issue It is possible to connect two or more Mega1 devices to PoScope4 but you cannot use them on the same display while devices don t have common sync clock used for sampling Each Megai1 device has its own clock and doesn t offer external clock synchronization feature therefore data cannot be properly synchronized between different devices Those devices can still be used on separate displays 39 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL X Y SCOPE There are applications where we need to know phase differences between two or more varying voltages Oscilloscope can be used to track phase differences between multiple input signals X Y scope plots them out as one voltage versus another If input signals are periodic resulting curves are called Lissajous figures We can use this tool in different fields e component characteristic l V curves e broadcast engineering stereo left right e audio amplifiers distortion between in amp out e guitar tuning 9 etc For this example we need 1 oscilloscope Mega1 and 2 voltage sources Analog generator is a standard feature of Mega1 oscilloscope but since it s a single channel we need 2 of Mega1 devices In order to use multiple d
27. cope4 application Recording to PCM will create additional txt header file with following info 9 number of channels e data size per channel e bit ordering e sampling frequency etc Selected folder File type Filename Comments PS4 TEST File PS4 TEST p4r already exist and wil be overwritten Recorder settings Once recording you can stop it by pressing recording button again The PoScope 4 recorder file can be open in PoScope 4 application Click to the source and select Open file Find and open the PoScope 4 file on your hard drive 50 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL fee oe O00 150 Ous divi 2 Q 212 496125212 49620s212 49627s 212 496355212 496425 212 496505 212 496 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Record None o PoScopeMegal v PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Disconnected fle k can be toggled with SPACE button Once open you can switch pages and resize the overview selector If you hover over the waveform you can change the timebase using mouse scoller and drag the waveform left and right using you left mouse button Data table and export features are also available as in the oscilloscope display Recorder 0 Page 7 8 3 MT a d 8 5 2 52 a Same DATS SOUM forme s30s4me Soames s0 4ms C Users james Documents P54 TEST p4r 71 Data tabe Export
28. duct is suitable for the user s application 12 Viruses this software was continuously monitored for viruses during production however the user is responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed 13 Upgrades we provide upgrades free of charge from our web site at www poscope com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media 14 Please contact a PoLabs support for details as to environmental matters such as the environmental compatibility of each PoLabs product Please use PoLabs products in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations that regulate the inclusion or use of controlled substances including without limitation the EU RoHS Directive PoLabs assumes no liability for damages or losses occurring as a result of your noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations 15 Please contact a PoLabs support at support poscope com if you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document or PoLabs products or if you have any other inquiries 16 The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions 17 Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PoKeys PoKeys55 PoKeys56U PoKeys56E PoScope3 PoScope4 Basic Basic2 Mega1 Mega50 PoRef216U PoDDS PoScope PoLabs and others are internationally registered trademarks GRANT OF LICENSE The mate
29. e com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Organize your desktop The Desktop tab lets you manage your work area the desktop You can freely organize the displays that are open in work area and save their configuration as a desktop file so you don t have to organize them every time you restart the PoScope 4 application Next time you open PoScope 4 last known configuration will automatically open In desktop tab you can create new desktop configuration open previously saved configurations and save currently set configuration Desktop Displays Settings About i New Open Save Displays tab contains the following icons e Align displays e Oscilloscope 9 X Y Scope e Frequency analyzer e Recorder e Logical analyzer Desktop Displays Settings About n Align Osciloscope te X Y Scope W Frequency analyzer Recorder i Logical analyzer Change language settings and displays layout When you press the Settings button the tab dialog window will open a Settings 1 8 www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL e General tab will allow you to o Invert mouse scroller function zoom on forward backward scroll o Choose between Classic or Dynamic layout Classic layout keeps the Device displays in the frame of main application while the Dynamic layout lets you freely move Device displays even over multiple monitors o Change user interface language English Portugese Slovenia
30. e life support systems Viruses This software was continuously monitored for viruses during production however the user is responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed Support No software is ever error free but if you are unsatisfied with the performance of this software please contact our technical support staff who will try to fix the problem within a reasonable time Upgrades We provide upgrades free of charge from our web site at www poscope com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PoKeys PoKeys55 PoKeys56U PoKeys56E PoScope PoScope3 PoScope4 Basic Basic2 Megal Mega50 PoRef216U PoDDS PoLabs and others are internationally registered trademarks PoLabs uses Facebook YouTube and Twitter as channels to inform users of PoLabs products As such PoLabs doesn t have any strings attached to those companies or their trademarks 68 Www poscope com
31. evices in PoScope4 go to Settings and set a higher number of device instances AGEN1 CH B AGEN2 CH A You can open the X Y scope by clicking it s icon in the DISPLAYS tab of PoScope 4 software o5 0 ned t _ Desktop Displays Settings About Fo Align Oscilloscope X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder I Logical analyzer 40 www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL You might come across this window In order to track phase differences both of the channels have to be active You have to turn on the signal on channel B on the Megai device plugin controls eS POSCOpE4S v g cote if Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align 8 Osciloscope m X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder 88 Logical analyzer uF X Y Scope 6 One of the channels IS not active PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Export PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 One of the channels is not active error message in XY mode PoScopeMegal v1 5b x CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR DAQ MODE STATUS Signal Sine Connected ANALOG S N 100 Amp 60 H amp PW 3 9 28 3 2014 Freq 5000 0 Hz DIGITAL Start Channel B on off button on Mega1 device controls 41 Www poscope com In order to see the phase differen
32. gn ee X Y Scope ji Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer Device displays menu 27 www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL You might come across the message Device not in analog mode In that case you will have to open the device controls and switch the device back to analog mode in the DAQ section 888 Align 8 Oscilloscope m X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder i Logical analyzer i Analyze ea Oscilloscope 0 Device not in analog mode PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CMC Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Device not in analog mode Error message PoScopeMegal v1 5b PORT A PORT B SAMPLING FREQUENCY DAQ MODE STATUS 7 ANALYZER ANALYZER _ Buffer Connected s ANALOG ola 516 011 00 Nl 10 S N 100 o FW 3 9 28 3 2014 8 200 DIGITAL Device controls digital mode 28 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Capture mode A window will open showing graphical representation of a measured signal To expand the timebase find the magnifying glass icons in the bottom left corner of the oscilloscope display es FPO We ee ee EEE Desktop Displays Settings About 588 Align 8 Oscilloscope 5 X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer
33. hows frequency spectrum of periodic signal coming from analog generator Frequency of the signal is set to approximately 10 kHz Waveform is being plotted as signal amplitude Y axis vs frequency X axis Clicking Axes gives you additional set of settings to examine frequencies of the input signal a i Desktop Displays Settings About oH Align a8 Osciloscope X Y Scope Frequency analyzer lW Recorder Logical analyzer Analyze aM requency analyzer 0 Sa x Am plitud O 0nHz 20 QkKHz 40 QkHz 51888 4 21888 4 881888 Frequency PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Axes i Data table PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Axes Data table it PoScopeMegal SN 100 Last message Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Frequency Amplitude Windows linear linear rectangular logarithmic linear 0 dB Hanning normalized linear O dB max Hamming normalized Flat top Triangle Blackman Blackman Harris Exponent Down 46 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL In the Frequency analyzer cursors are also available Drag and drop them with your mouse to find out which frequencies are most dominant To view the relationships between C1 and C2 click on the data table Erm To Desktop Displays Settings About 188 Align Oscilloscope X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder il Logical analyzer
34. igger PoRef216 PoScopeMega 1 PoScopeMega1 Disconnected SN 100 NOT CALIBRATED Last message Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button e PoScope4 plugin Mega1 Mega1 etc PoScopeMegal v1 5b CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR Signal Sine Ampl 60 Freq 5000 0 nz 125 8 bit 6 Www poscope com DAQ MODE STATUS 7 Connected ANALOG SiM 100 N FW 3 9 28 3 2014 DIGITAL POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Mega1 is connected to a PC via USB cable On the PC there is installed PoScope4 measurement software and one part of the PoScope4 application is device plugin Device plugin has its own graphical interface which is used to configure and control the hardware Megai etc Graphical interface of plugin looks like a dashboard of a physical oscilloscope Plugins can support usage of physical devices or virtual software device such as SWAG software analog generator plugin SWAG plugin is a virtual one channel function generator PoScope4 has excellent plugin support and whenever in the future we will design a new device it will be accompanied together with a plugin and ready to use in PoScope4 PoScope Software X MEGA1 MEGAS0 SWAG A graphical representation of PoScope4 with loaded plugins and other devices 7 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL HARDWARE CONNECTIONS Top view LOGIC ANALYZER USB PORT SIGNAL GENERATOR OSCILLOSCOPE
35. lector size and position on overview control can be easily modified with few mouse scrolls To resize the yellow selector hover mouse over main chart or overview and use your mouse scroll wheel To move the waveform drag and drop with your left mouse button pressed over chart or simply drag selector rectangle on the overview ee X Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder il Logica 0 0ns i i ims 2624 ims 393 2ms S324 3ms 653 4ms 86 4m5 91 5ms 1 115 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Fi Data table Export PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Oscilloscope display in analyze mode with Overview window 33 Www poscope com To read the amplitude of the signal you don t have to constantly calculate the Volts div X number of divisions Just use the 2 vertical cursors available C1 and C2 Find them in your oscilloscope window click amp drag to desired position Below you will find Data table command It opens small table with current values of voltage amplitude and time difference between C1 and C2 Desktop Displays Settings About TH Align Oscilloscope m X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer hannel A w 649 0ms bolems 6o2 0rs 653 0ms 654 6ms 655 6ms Bol PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 fs PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message
36. n Polish and Dutch are currently available The Language settings allow you to choose the language of the user interface In order to change the language setting application reset is required General Fonts Device instances Mouse Invert mouse scroller function Layouts e Classic Dynamic Language English Fortuguese Slovenian Polish Dutch General tab settings 19 www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Fonts are also fully configurable Find the fonts settings under the Settings tab The Fonts dialogue box lets you configure the size of the fonts for each application segment TE ek ek ib Tin 28 5 1 1 5 1 A Ia 8 8 Pot ab ld ne Font size user interface 20 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL You can set the number of connected devices in the device instances tab How many instances of plugin would you like to have Devices PoRef216 PoscopeMegal Hja 2 3 4 5 5 Instances will be updated after PoScope4 is being restared Device instances setup Www poscope com 21 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL On our website you can find latest release of the PoScope software and new PoLabs devices including the PoScope oscilloscopes and PoKeys controllers YouTube channel provides installation and video tutorials on how to use the PoScope devices Desktop Displays Settings About
37. oScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Function generator saw waveform 64 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 65 Oscilloscope No of channels Sample rate Input voltage ADC resolution Triggering Spectrum analyzer No of channels Sample rate Input voltage ADC resolution Window functions Recorder No of channels Sample rate Input voltage ADC resolution Triggering Advanced functions Logic analyzer No of channels Input voltage Triggering Decoding Function generator No of channels Waveforms Max signal frequency Physical characteristics Dimensions w x d x Weight Connections Current consumption 2 channels 1 0 MS s dual channel 2 5 MS s single channel 20 V 20 V WARNING Do not connect the oscilloscope to voltages higher than specified 12 bits Rising falling any 2 channels 1 0 MS s dual channel 2 5 MS s single channel 20 V 20 V 12 bits Hamming Hanning Blackman Blackman Harris etc 2 channels 200kS s dual channel 12 bit mode 500kS s single channel 12 bit mode 500kS s dual channel 8 bit mode 1MS s single channel 8 bit mode 20 V 20 V 12 bits Rising falling any Waveform record Direct recording to PCM 16 channels 0 5 0V Edge level mask coming soon I2C UART SPI 1 WIRE coming soon
38. oftware PoScopeMegal SN 100 ast message Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 61 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Find the analog generator controls on the right half of the Mega 1 plugin Besides shape of the signal sine square triangle saw and its frequency limited to 12 5 kHz you can also set its amplitude expressed in of 1 8Vpp PoScopeMegal v1 5b x CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR DAQ MODE STATUS amp signal Sine Connected ANALOG S N 100 Ampl 60 H PN 3 9 28 3 2014 Freq 5000 0 Hz DIGITAL start The waveforms on the oscilloscope display will change according to the shape of selected signal on the analog generator part of the Mega1 controls 8 3 o 20 Desktop Displays Settings About E FOS i ULT a E EE 8 Align Osciloscope mm X Y Scope Frequency analyzer igi Recorder Logical analyzer ey Oscilloscope 0 QA x 35 00 70 0madiw 175 0ms 140 0ms 105 0ms 70 0ms 35 0ms 88816 35 0ms 70 0ms 105 0ms 140 0ms PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 y Trigger PoRef216 PoScopeMegal i PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Disconnected PS4 v2 4 Function generator sine waveform 62 Www poscope com Desktop Displays Settings About Ema Align Oscilloscope X Y Scope Frequency analyzer Wi Recorder i Logical analyzer i wD E
39. on a picture below ih Channel X Y scope for periodic input signals 39 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER Spectrum analyzer measures signal amplitude over wide range of frequencies It plots a waveform of signal amplitude Y axis against frequency range X axis With spectral analyzer you can find out the dominant frequency of a known signal and the amplitude frequency of the unknown or undesired signals as well as signal s other spectral components power distortion harmonics bandwidth etc PoScope4 uses Fast Fourier transformation FFT for a frequency analysis of an electric signal It is a mathematical process that is used to transform a waveform into the components of a signal s frequency Spectrum analyzer can be used for variety of tasks including e finding dominant frequency e searching for signal interferences e characterization of electronic devices e benchmark testing e detecting unknown signals e EMC testing With appropriate transducers you can even measure non electric frequencies such as in audio or visual applications You can open the spectrum analyzer by clicking the Frequency analyzer icon in the DISPLAYS tab of PoScope4 software ii rare ei ee Desktop Displays Settings About ee X Y Scope Recorder ii Logical analyzer raa Align Osciloscope 45 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Waveform below s
40. opeMegai tt PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 isconnected Last message PoScopeMegai CMD Osc_Run 0x5 0x05 0x02 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Logic analyzer in Analyze mode with Overview window open On the right side of the Logic analyzer display you will find 2 tabs Under measurements you will find width frequency period and duty cycle Values will change as you hover over the diagram Width 2 00 5 Frequency 16 67kHz Period 60 00us Buty cyde 70 00 Measurements Decoders Logic analyzer measurements pane 54 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL When done you can hover over the part of the certain square waveform to see additional details Width 80 00us Frequency 11 11kHz width 80 00 Period 90 005 Frequency 11 11kHz Period 90 005 Duty cyde 88 89 Duty cycle 28 89 Measurements Measurements Decoders 3 H You can export the data selected in overview window to an external file in various formats Data sources to export Data range for export Comment w Fort 4 0 wil are EXPORT LOGICAL ANALYZER v Port A 1 L E EE PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Logic analyzer export settings 55 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL IZC DECODER Inter integrated circuit simplifies the hardware part of electronic devices It consists of only 2 wires One is used for clock synchronization the other one is f
41. or data transfer purposes On each 2 bus you will find one master and multiple slaves Most I2C busses work on frequencies up to 100 kHz which can go higher if needed I2C mostly uses 7 bit addresses which are actually 8 bit because the first bit describes whether the Master is reading or writing to the slave address Mega 1 has the ability of decoding 8 I2C busses Each bus can hold up to 128 devices therefore the Mega 1 can connect up to 1024 devices Decoding of UART SPI 1 WIRE will be available soon as a free upgrade To see how 2 decoder works you can use our PoKeys controller connect it to PoSensors board and tap into the clock and data lines of i2c bus They can be connected to any input of the logic analyzer port PoSensors PoScope Connecting PoScope Mega1 I2C decoder to PoSensors To decode an 2 bus go to PoScope 4 application With device set to digital mode and logic analyzer display open click the Analyze button In order to assure quality measurements note that sampling rate has to higher than the signal frequency bus clock rate 2 is by default 100kBits s different speeds are supported so we suggest you to setup sampling frequency to 500kS s and set PoScope4 for capturing After a second or so so the buffers will be full press Analyze button to switch to analyze 56 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Use the overview yellow selector and mouse scroller to select part of data for analy
42. oscope X Y Scope ji Frequency analyzer ge Recorder i Logical analyzer m Analyze Isa Oscilloscope lasi H Frequency analyzer 0 Lets QAQ x 0 20 400 Ousidiv 1 0ms 800 0uUs PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 Trigger PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CMD Osc_Run 0x5 Ous 400 0Us 200 0Us 0 O0ns 200 0us 400 0us 600 0Us 800 0Us T 0 nHz 20 0kHz 1 0 40 0kHz 60 0kHz Frequency 80 0kHz PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 t Axes Data table 0x05 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 I Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Device displays after using the align function www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Dynamic layout is also available You can set it in the settings menu The Device layout lets you place Device displays also outside the main application therefore it might come handy when multiple monitors are connected to the workstation a Desktop Displays Settings About ime Align W Oscilloscope m X Y Scope W Frequency analyzer Recorder Logical analyzer 05 8 59 0 i 5 9 analyzer 0 ay i 851 C2 Amplitude Y 112 6 888101 20 0kHz 40 0kHz 60 0kHz 80 0kHz Start Pause can be Frequency gt PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 Trigger PoScopeMegai Ser no
43. r the axis on chart and scroll mouse wheel The result will be same for both methods Under the settings menu you can invert mouse scroll function if you prefer different behavior when scrolling up or down PoScopeMegal v1 5b CHANNEL A CHANNEL B SAMPL FREQUENCY ANALOG GENERATOR DAQ MODE STATUS 7 Signal Sine Connected ANALOG p Sih 10D PW 3 9 28 3 2014 Freq 5000 0 Hz DIGITAL Ampl 60 K POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Since the analog generator outputs a voltage amplitude of no more than 2V you can set the channel A knob to 2V You will get graphical representation shown below Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align 8 Oscilloscope m X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder 8 Logical analyzer dG Oscilloscope 0 qQ x 0 50 1 Dmadiv 2 2MS 2 0ms shore L ms 500 0us 0 0ns 200 Ls 1 0ms 1 5 PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 PoRef216 it PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 Some signals change very fast To catch the desired event you can use triggering Trigger is a standard oscilloscope function that allows you to catch the live signal at some particular point so you can closely analyze it Just choose the correct channel select Mode automatic loops or a single trigger and particular edge of the trigger signal rising falling any 31 Www poscope com Desktop Di
44. rial contained in this release is licensed not sold PoLabs grants a license to the person who installs this software subject to the conditions listed below Access The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions Usage The software in this release is for use only with PoLabs products or with data collected using PoLabs products Copyright PoLabs claims the copyright of and retains the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes Liability PoLabs and its agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused related to the use of PoLabs equipment or software unless excluded by statute 67 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Fitness for purpose No two applications are the same so PoLabs cannot guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application It is therefore the user s responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for the user s application Mission Critical applications Because the software runs on a computer that may be running other software products and may be subject to interference from these other products this license specifically excludes usage in mission critical applications for exampl
45. sis and decoding Pin that has most dense pulses is usually the clock You can also rename Pin by double clicking its name The second pin is data 12C decoder clock SCL and data SDA lines To add 2 decoder click the button on the 12C pane under Decoders tab Decoder View Decoders Measurements The application offers the data SDA and clock SCL parameters and how many bits to show the slave addresses If you name your pins as 2 standard names SCL SDA the decoder settings window will automatically recognize lines and use them for decoding otherwise you have to manually select pins for data sources 57 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL SDA Serial Data Port 4 6 E SCL Serial Clock Port A 5 Show slave address as Panauhin Note Sampling frequency must be higher than expected I2C bitrate to obtain enough samples for proper decoding 2C s speed is by default 100kbit s suggested fs 500k5 s although higher speeds are supported ee Cancel 12C Settings window Decoder Decoders Measurements 20 24 59 12C Decoding 20 24 59 12C Done Under the View you can select how you want the decoded data to be shown HEX DEC CHAR BIN HEX amp CHAR DEC amp CHAR are available Measurements can be shown in the side panel or as a hint when you hover the mouse cursor over the 12C data Www poscope com 58 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Decoded 2
46. splays Settings About TH Align Oscilloscope 5 X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Wi Recorder Logical analyzer u Analyze Lue Trigger found Channel A W AONE Source Channel w PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Trigger PoRef216 tt PoScopeMegal Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegai CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 When you re done with capturing the signal you can closely examine it Click Analyze in the top right corner of the PoScope4 software Waveform will freeze Desktop Displays Settings About 888 Align Oscilloscope mm X Y Scope 88 Frequency analyzer Recorder Logical analyzer Trigger found fhannel amp iw Ta 1 0n PoScopeMegal Ser no 100 Trigger e PoRef216 aig 1020215961 Disconnected SN 100 Last message PoScopeMegal CML Start Pause can be toggled with SPACE button PS4 v2 4 POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Analyze mode When pressing analyze additional control with yellow colored selector appears on the top of the waveform This control is called analyze overview and its purpose is to give users the idea of overall content of data in buffers for further analysis Data displayed on overview control is ordered by time so the oldest data is left most and most recent data is right most Yellow selector rectangle on overview represents portion of data to be displayed on main chart for analysis The se
47. updates for all our PoScope devices and you can always download it from our web site www poscope com Just install it to your PC then connect plug amp play device and you are ready to go Besides measuring electric signals your new device can perform some other tasks For instance you can record your measurements use the device for spectral analysis decipher most known digital communication protocols and even analyze digital circuits with easy to use 16 channel logic analyzer PoScope Megai also contains function generator that can output common used waveforms which are needed in various tasks of electronic design amp repair Our youtube channel provides an access to many tutorials on how to use your device and software Visit us on youtube www youtube com poscopelabs If you still encounter any difficulties with the device or you have further questions please don t hesitate to write us to support polabs com Best regards PoScope TEAM 5 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL POSCOPE4 MEASUREMENT PACKAGE PoScope measurement package consists of e PoScope hardware Mega1 Mega1 etc Desktop Displays Settings About 5 868 Align sa Oscilloscope ie X Y Scope 8 Frequency analyzer Recorder Logical analyzer a Oscilloscope 0 QQ x 0 05 100 Ousidiv 250 0ps 200 0ps 150 0ps 100 0ps 50 0us 0 0ns 50 0ps 100 0ps 150 0ps 200 0ps 250 0ps PoScopeMegai Ser no 100 Tr
48. x next to it You can always install it later if needed Teepee eara ae ad lt Back Cancel PoScope4 Setup x installation Folder r Where would you like PoScope4 to be installed The software will be installed in the folder listed below To select a different location either type in a new path or click Changa to browse for an existing You can change the location where folder the PoScope files get installed If it s ok as suggested just click Next Install PoScope4 to C Program Files PoScope4 Change Space required 36 5 MB Space available on selected drive 56 25 GB Cancel 12 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL 3S PoScope4 Setup Shortcut Folder Where would you like the shortcuts to be installed You can make the shortcut for PoScope available to all users or just to the currently logged Administrator 1 PoScope4 Setup Ready to Install You are now ready to install PoS Installation window summarizes the installation settings installation folder amp shortcut name If everything is OK you re ready to go Click next 13 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL x Installing PoScope4 ru Please wait Please wait until the setup installs all Installing Files the files to your PC C Program Files PoScope4 Plugins Engine PoScopeMega50 dll BERR RRR RRR R RRR RRR RRR RRR Device Driver Installation Wi
49. zard So Welcome to the Device Driver Sy Installation Wizard This wizard helps you install the software drivers that some computers devices need in order to work Setup window informs you about the device driver installation No settings needed just click next To continue click Next Cancel 14 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL Device Driver Installation Wizard Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard 10 Green tick means that device drivers are installed and the device is ready for use Click finish The device driver installation wizard did not update any of your software for your hardware devices because it was not better than the software you currently have installed Driver Name Status PoLabs WinUSB Ready to use Cancel I PoScope4 Setup Installation Successful The PoScope4 2 15 installation complete 11 You are being informed about the successful installation of PoScope software with drivers We are ready to move on amp learn how to use the installed software Click finish Thank you for choosing PoScope4 Please click Finish to exit this installer 15 Www poscope com POSCOPE4 AND MEGA1 MANUAL SOFTWARE MANUAL Run PoScope software Computer You will find PoScope shortcut under PoScope folder of your startup menu Control Panel Uninstall PoScope4 E Devices

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