Model: 2511, 2512, 2515, 2516 2510 Series Handheld Digital Storage Oscilloscopes USER MANUAL
Safety Summary The following safety precautions apply to both operating and maintenance personnel and must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Before applying power, follow the installation instructions and become familiar with the operating instructions for this instrument. If this device is damaged or something is missing, contact the place of purchase immediately.
A CAUTION statement calls attention to an operating procedure, practice, or condition, which, if not followed correctly, could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product. NOTE: Voltage ratings are given as “working voltage”. They should be read as Vac-rms (50 – 60 Hz) for AC sine wave applications and as Vdc for DC applications. WARNING Do not connect the scope probes and DMM leads simultaneously. Before using the DMM functions, disconnect all scope probes.
Do not insert metal objects into any of the connectors. WARNING Do not use any exposed metal BNC or banana plug connectors with the instrument. Use only the insulated accessories supplied with the instrument. Do not connect the USB cable while the instrument is not in use. Keep the cable away from all probes and test leads. Always connect the probes or test leads to the instrument first before connecting to any other device under test (DUT).
Compliance Statements Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This product is subject to Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) , and in jurisdictions adopting that Directive, is marked as being put on the market after August 13, 2005, and should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste.
CE Declaration of Conformity The power supply meets the requirements of 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive and 2004/108/EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive with the following standards.
Safety Symbols Electrical Shock hazard. Refer to the operating user manual for warning information to avoid hazard or personal injury and prevent damage to instrument. This symbol shows that the switch is a power switch located at the front panel. Pressing this button turns on the oscilloscope, and holding it down for a few seconds turns off the oscilloscope. CATI CATII CATIII Category I overvoltage conditions.
Maximum input voltage to CH1 and CH2 BNC via 1X/10X probe PR150SA (included with models 2511 and 2512) – CATII 300V RMS Scope Input – CATII 300V RMS Meter Input – CATII 600V RMS, CATIII 300V RMS NOTE: Voltage ratings are given as “working voltage”. They should be read as Vac-rms (50 – 60 Hz) for AC sine wave applications and as Vdc for DC applications. Maximum Floating Voltage These apply to models 2515 and 2516 only, which have channel isolation that allows for floating measurements.
Environmental Conditions The instrument may be operated in the following environment. Operating Environment Storage Humidity Storage Environment Pollution degree Measurement Category 0 °C to 40 °C 0 – 85% R.H.
Table of Contents Safety Summary .............................................................................................. 2 1 General Information ............................................................................. 16 1.1 Product Overview ........................................................................... 16 1.2 Package Contents ........................................................................... 17 1.3 Front Panel Overview ................................................
3.1 Channel Selection ........................................................................... 39 3.2 Channel Menu ................................................................................ 40 Channel Coupling .................................................................................. 41 Bandwidth Limit .................................................................................... 41 Vertical Scale ....................................................................................
3.8 Utility Menu.................................................................................... 84 Check System Information .................................................................... 86 Enable/Disable Key Sound .................................................................... 87 Enable/Disable Frequency Counter ...................................................... 87 Set the Language ...................................................................................
Start Scope Recording ......................................................................... 133 Playback Scope Recording .................................................................. 134 Meter Trend Plot..................................................................................... 136 Record Data with Trend Plot............................................................... 139 Save Recorded Data to External Memory........................................... 140 6 Remote Communication ......
List of Figures Figure 1 - Front Panel View ........................................................................... 18 Figure 2 - Top View ....................................................................................... 20 Figure 3 - Rear View ...................................................................................... 20 Figure 4 - Side View....................................................................................... 21 Figure 5 - Oscilloscope Display.........................
Figure 38 - USB Drive Removed .................................................................... 76 Figure 39 - Directory Menu 1/2 .................................................................... 79 Figure 40 - Create Directory Name ............................................................... 80 Figure 41 - Save Progress .............................................................................. 81 Figure 42 - Save Successfully.....................................................................
1 General Information 1.1 Product Overview The B&K Precision 2510 series handheld digital storage oscilloscope combines the functions of a digital storage oscilloscope, digital multimeter, and a recorder into one portable form factor. The oscilloscope’s bandwidth is up to 100 MHz with a real time sampling rate of up to 1 GSa/s. With up to 2M points of deep memory, it allows for capturing more details of a signal for analysis.
1.2 Package Contents Please inspect the instrument mechanically and electrically upon receiving it. Unpack all items from the shipping carton, and check for any obvious signs of physical damage that may have occurred during transportation. Report any damage to the shipping agent immediately. Save the original packing carton for possible future reshipment. Every oscilloscope is shipped with the following contents: 1 x 2510 series handheld digital storage oscilloscope 1 x 7.
1.
8 Channel 1 Volts/div range keys (scope) 9 Power On/Off 10 Channel 1 vertical position keys (scope) 11 10 A current input port (multimeter) 12 mA current input port (multimeter) 13 User/Options Menu 14 COM input port (multimeter) 15 Voltage/Resistance/Capacitance input port (multimeter) 16 Channel 2 vertical position keys (scope) 17 Horizontal position keys (scope) 18 Channel 2 Volts/div range keys (scope) 19 Horizontal Timebase keys (scope) 20 Channel 2 button (scope) 21 Save/Rec
1.4 Top View Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Input Figure 2 - Top View 1.
1.
1.7 Display Overview Oscilloscope Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 16 7 8 15 14 9 10 11 13 12 Figure 5 - Oscilloscope Display 1 Trigger status Armed – Instrument is acquiring pre-trigger data. All triggers are ignored.
timebase is slow enough in which requires a longer time to “scan” to acquire the entire signal on display 2 Displays the position of the present waveform window in internal memory 3 Horizontal trigger position marker 4 USB mode indicator Side USB interface is configured for PC communication Side USB interface is configured for printer (not available) 5 Battery indicator - Battery charging - Battery empty - Battery full 6 Time and date display 7 Trigger position marker 8 Horizontal tri
Digital Multimeter Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 6 - Multimeter Display 1 Input port indicator Highlights which port to connect to for selected measurement function 2 Relative value display 3 Measurement type 4 AC power indicator 5 Operation mode 6 Measurement reading display 7 Measurement bar graph 24
Recorder/Trend Plot Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 7 – Scope Trend Plot Display 1 Recording/Trend Plot time 2 Parameter A measured value 3 Parameter B measured value 4 Battery indicator 5 Parameter A measured data plot 6 Parameter B measured data plot 7 Current measured value and time 25
1.8 Protection Fuse There are two input protection fuses for the current measurement inputs, labeled mA and 10 A. The 10 A input is protected with an internal 10 A, 250 V slow blow glass tube type fuse. The mA input is protected with an internal 600 mA PPTC (resettable) type fuse, rated 250 V. 1.
1.10 Probes WARNING: Only use the supplied oscilloscope probes or probes recommended by B&K Precision. Using probes not recommended and/or supplied by B&K Precision may cause a safety hazard, and may also damage the instrument and void its warranty.
2 Getting Started 2.1 Input Power Requirements The handheld oscilloscope can be powered by an AC adapter or by battery. External Power Operation To use the external AC adapter to power the instrument: 1. Connect the adapter to the external power input on the side of the instrument first. 2. Then, connect the supplied power cord to the adapter. 3. Connect AC adapter to an electrical outlet. 3 2 1 Figure 8 - Connecting Power Adapter Adapter specifications: Input: AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz, 1.
WARNING: Only use the supplied external AC adapter. Using a different or incorrect type adapter will result in damage to the instrument and void its warranty. Battery Operation The instrument can be powered by an external Li-ion battery pack, rated for 5000 mAh, 7.4 V. The battery must be installed and charged before first time use for battery operation. Installing the Battery 1. Use a screw driver to remove the two screws securing the battery cover in the rear panel. 2.
Charging the Battery For first time use, fully charge the battery for at least 4 hours with the instrument turned OFF. Before charging the battery, follow the instructions above to install the battery. Then, connect the AC adapter to the instrument. While the instrument is ON, the battery indicator will show the battery status for charging and when it’s fully charged (see “1.7 Display Overview”). The battery also charges when the instrument is OFF. 2.
The oscilloscope will display a boot screen shown below for 5-10 seconds before the main operating display appears. Figure 10 - Boot Screen To power OFF the device, hold down for at least 3 seconds. 2.4 Perform Self-Calibration We recommend you to perform self-calibration if any of the following applies: - Operating temperature changes by more than 5 °C after 30 minutes of use. - Abnormal behaviors and operations are present. - Measurements are out of accuracy.
To perform self-calibration, follow these steps: 1. Power ON the instrument and allow it to warm up for 30 minutes. 2. Press and press to select Do Self Cal. 3. Follow the prompt on the screen and press F4 to proceed. To exit and cancel self-calibration, press F5. 4. The following screen will display. Wait for the progress bar to show 100% complete. When self-calibration is finished, the screen will prompt you to exit. 2.
Menu or system CH1, CH2 MATH HORIZONTAL CURSOR ACQUIRE DISPLAY Options, Knobs or Buttons Default setup Coupling BW Limit Volts/div Probe Invert Filter Volts/div Operation CH1 Invert CH2 Invert FFT Operation: Source Window FFT Zoom Scale DC Off Coarse 1X Off Off 1.00V CH1+CH2 Off Off Display Split Window Position Sec/div Window Zone Trigger knob Type Source Horizontal (voltage) Vertical (time) Three Mode Options Averages Sampling Method Type Main Time Base 0.00 μs 500 μs 50.
Intensity Brightness Format Menu Display Type SAVE/RECALL Save To Setup Source REF REFA REFB Sound Frequency Counter UTILITY USB Device Record Type Source Slope TRIGGER (Edge) Mode Coupling Level Type Source Condition TRIGGER (Pulse) Set Pulse Width Mode Coupling Type Source Polarity TRIGGER (Video) Sync Standard Mode Type Source TRIGGER (Slope) Condition Time 34 60% 40% YT Infinite Setups Device No.1 CH1 Off Off On On Computer Off Edge CH1 Rising Auto DC 0.00V Pulse CH1 = 1.
Mode Type Source Mode Coupling Slope TRIGGER (Alternative) Auto Alternative CH1 Edge DC Rise 2.6 Configure Date and Time Users can configure the date and time on the oscilloscope. Press and press three times to go to the Utility menu 4. Figure 11 - Utility Menu 4/4 Press to select Date/Time. Figure 12 - Date/Time Menu To configure: Year Month Press year. and use Press so that the Month is highlighted. Use and Day Press and keys to change the keys to change the month.
keys to change the day. Hour Press so that the Hour is highlighted. Use and keys to change the hour. Minute Press and Once set, press so that the Minute is highlighted. Use keys to change the hour. to select Confirm option and save changes. To enable or disable the date and time display, toggle in the menu to change Display to On or Off. Date and time will be displayed in the upper right corner, as illustrated below. Figure 13 - Date and Time Display 2.
imprecise or false measurements. You can perform the adjustments manually to match your probe with the input channels. 1. Set the probe attenuation option in the channel 1 menu to 10X by pressing and press F4 to select Probe until it shows 10X. 2. Connect the BNC side of the probe to channel 1 input on the top of the instrument. 3. Attach the probe compensation connector to the miniUSB port on the side of the instrument.
4. Connect the probe tip to the 3V port (1 kHz, 3Vpp Square Wave) and the reference ground clip to the ground port on the probe compensation connector. 5. Display the channel and press . 6. Check the shape of the waveform displaying on the screen. Under Compensated Correctly Compensated Over Compensated 7. Adjust the trim on the probe or repeat all the operations above if necessary.
PR250SA PR150SA 3 Using the Oscilloscope 3.1 Channel Selection Use the and/or button to enable or disable channel 1 and/or channel 2 on the display. These buttons will also access their respective channel menus.
3.2 Channel Menu To access the channel menu, press or to display the respective channel menu. Below is a table of the channel menu structure. Table 2 - Channel Menu 1/2 Menu Option Setting DC Coupling AC GND BW Limit On Off Coarse V/div Fine Probe Next Page 1X, 5X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, 1000X Page1/2 Description DC passes both AC and DC components of the input signals. AC blocks the DC component of the input signals and attenuates signals below 10 Hz. GND disconnects the input signal.
Table 3 - Channel Menu 2/2 Menu Option Setting Invert On Off Enable/Disable waveform invert function. Filter Enter the FILTER menu. Set waveform vertical position and trigger level to zero. To Zero Next Page Description Page 2/2 Return to the first page of CH1/CH2 menu. Channel Coupling Both channel 1 and channel 2 coupling can be set to DC, AC, or GND (ground). Press in the channel menu to toggle the settings.
in the channel menu to select and change the Probe setting. As you change this setting, the volt/div scale indicator will also change based on the attenuation factor selected. Invert Waveform The oscilloscope can display the inverted signal of the input waveform on channel 1 and channel 2. To enable this, press menu to go to the second menu page, and press between On and Off.
3.3 Automatic Settings and Run/Stop Mode Auto Setting When measuring an unknown signal, the auto setting function can be used to allow the oscilloscope to automatically adjust the vertical and horizontal scale, range, and trigger to display the signal. To use this function, input a channel to either or both channel 1 and 2. Then press the button. Within a few seconds, the oscilloscope will adjust and display the waveform to fit inside the display window. At this point, press the displayed.
Run/Stop Mode Press the stopped mode. button to toggle between continuous run mode and In continuous run mode, the signal going into channel 1 and/or 2 will constantly be triggered regardless of the position of the trigger level. At the top, the indicator will display “Trig’d” to indicate that the signal is triggered. In stopped mode, the oscilloscope will stop triggering the signals going into channel 1 and/or 2.
Sampling Sample and display most waveforms accurately. Acquisition Peak Detect Detect burr and reduce fake wave phenomena. Averages Sinx/x Mode Average 4, 16, 32, 64,128,256 sinx x Equ time Real time Sa Rate Reduce random and irrelative noise. Select the number of samples for average acquisition. Use sine interpolation Use linear interpolation Set the sampling mode to equivalent sampling. Set the sampling mode to real time sampling. Display the sampling rate.
Table 6 - Display Menu 1/2 Menu Option Setting Vectors Type Intensity Brightness Dots Off 1 sec 2 sec 5 sec Infinite 0 – 100% 0 – 100% Next Page Page 1/2 Persist Description Vectors fill the space between adjacent sample points on the display. Dots display the sample points only. Set the length of time each displayed sample point remains displayed. Set waveform intensity. Set grid brightness. Enter the second page of DISPLAY menu.
Menu Display Next Page 2sec, 5sec, 10sec, 20sec, Infinite Page 2/2 Set display time of menu on the screen. Return to the first page of DISPLAY menu. To change the settings to any of the menu options, press their corresponding function keys ( ). Persistence: The wavefrom persistence can be configured by changing the Persist menu option of the Display menu page 1. Use the to toggle between persistence timing.
Screen Invert: The colors of the screen can be inverted. Toggle the button in the Display menu 2 to switch between normal and inverted display. Below is an illustration of the inverted screen. Figure 17 - Inverted Screen Color Grid Display: The display of the grid can be changed to show grid and axes, axes only, or no grid or axes. The below screenshots illustrate the options. This can be changed by toggling in the Display menu 2.
Figure 19 - Axes Only Display Figure 20 - No Grid and Axes Display Math Menu To access the math menu, go to the scope menu and press select Math. Below is a table of the Math menu structure. Note: Math function is not available in XY mode.
Table 8 - Math Menu 1/2 Menu Option Operation Invert Next Page Setting ＋ － * / FFT On Off Page1/2 Description CH1+CH2 CH1-CH2, CH2-CH1 CH1*CH2 CH1/CH2, CH2/CH1 Fast Fourier Transform. Invert the waveform. Disable inverting the waveform. Enter the second page of MATH menu. Table 9 - Math Menu 2/2 Menu Option Setting Next page On Off Page2/2 Description Use arrow keys to move the vertical position of the math waveform. Use arrow keys to adjust the vertical scale of the math waveform.
Figure 21 - Math Waveform Display FFT FFT: Fast Fourier Transform function is supported. Toggle the button from the Math menu 1 to change Operation to FFT to select this function. When FFT is selected, additional menu options are available. See table below for the FFT menu structure. Table 10 - FFT Menu 1/2 Menu Option Operation Source Setting + * / FFT CH1 CH2 Description CH1+CH2 CH1-CH2, CH2-CH1 CH1*CH2 CH1/CH2, CH2/CH1 Fast Fourier Transform. Selects channel 1 as FFT source.
Window FFT Zoom (see table below) 1X, 2X, 5X, 10X Selects FFT windowing. Zoom function of FFT waveform. Table 11 - FFT Window Options Window Rectangular Hanning Hamming Blackman Characteristic The best frequency resolution but the worst magnitude resolution. It is essentially the same as having no window. Better frequency, poorer magnitude accuracy than rectangular window Hamming has a slightly better frequency resolution than Hanning. Best magnitude resolution but worst frequency resolution.
On Turn On/Off the FFT waveform. Off When using the FFT function, first select the channel source by toggling the button from the FFT menu 1 to change Source between CH1 and CH2. Use the button from the FFT menu 1 to select the Window to use. Descriptions of each window are provided in Table 11 - FFT Window Options above. Use the button in the FFT menu 1 to adjust the FFT Zoom. You can also use the horizontal timebase keys to change the FFT Zoom.
1 4 2 3 FFT Display Description 1 FFT waveform position 2 FFT waveform indicator 3 FFT vertical scale 4 FFT frequency scale and sampling rate Horizontal System Adjust Horizontal Position The horizontal position, or time reference position, marks the reference of the trigger point. The position is indicated by the arrow at the top of the display as marked in the illustration below.
Figure 23 - Horizontal Position Reference Marker This position can be adjusted by using the keys to move left (<) or right (>). If the left or right position key is pressed down for > 3 seconds, the position change will be coarse. The scale factor is indicated as marked by the illustration below.
Figure 25 - Horizontal Position Indicator Adjust Horizontal Scale/Timebase The horizontal scale or timebase scale factor can be changed using the keys. Press S to adjust to a slower scale, and press ns to adjust to a faster scale. Delay Scan The instrument has a delay scan function that can be enabled to zoom in on a portion of the channel 1 and/or channel 2 waveforms. To enable this, press and press to select Horizon menu. Figure 26 - Horizon Menu Press to toggle ON the Delayed option.
Figure 27 - Delay Scan The blue shaded areas mark the masked out area and the area in between the blue shaded area is the zoomed portion, shown at the bottom in the split screen. Deep Memory The instrument’s deep memory function enable storage of a greater number of sampling points for timebase settings between 50 ms to 25 µs. To enable this function, go to the Horizon menu and press . Toggle between Normal and Long Mem (deep memory) for MemDepth (memory depth) menu option.
4. Now, go back to Horizon menu and change MemDepth to Long Mem. Go back to Acquire menu afterwards and note the Sa Rate is now 100.0MSa. 5. The differences can be visually observed by pressing to stop the waveform at 100 µs. Then adjust the horizontal scale factor to a slower timebase until the entire waveform captured can be shown on the display. 6. Observe with both MemDepth set to Normal and Long Mem. 7. Below is an example between the two captured at 100 µs timebase.
Note: Different timebase settings will result in different sampling rates, both with normal and long memory depth configured in MemDepth. Selecting a timebase lower than 50 ms will automatically set the instrument into scan mode. Deep memory is not supported in scan mode. For timebase selections faster than 25 µs, the deep memory function will have an adverse affect and will result in fewer sample points than if deep memory is disabled.
5 µs 2.5 µs 1 µs 500 ns 250 ns 100 ns 50 ns 25 ns 10 ns 5 ns 2.
To move the vertical position up or down, use the left vertical position keys (for CH1) or right vertical position keys (for CH2) . If the up or down key is pressed down for > 3 seconds, the position change will be coarse.
Figure 32 - Fine Control Volts/Div Reference Waveform Menu The instrument can save and display two reference waveforms from both channel 1 and/or channel 2. A reference waveform copies the source waveforms’ vertical position, vertical scale factor, horizontal position, and horizontal scale factor. To access the Reference menu, press and to select Ref. Below is a table of the Reference menu structure.
Ref A/Ref B On Off Toggles displaying the reference waveform. Note: Under Source, CH1 Off and CH2 Off will be displayed if both channel 1 and 2 are turned Off. Saving a Reference Waveform Follow the steps below to save a reference waveform. 1. Setup and adjust all parameters of the waveform exactly as you want saved from channel 1 or channel 2. 2. Go into the Ref menu by pressing and . 3. Under Source, select CH1 or CH2 as the waveform you want to save. 4.
3.5 Trigger System There are five types of trigger functions supported by the instrument: edge, pulse, video, slope, and alternative. Adjust Trigger Level To adjust the trigger level in all trigger modes, use the arrow keys to move up or down. or The trigger level position is marked by T on the right of the display.
Edge Trigger Edge trigger seeks to trigger off of a specified slope and level of a waveform. Select Edge under Type from the trigger menu. Table 15 - Edge Trigger Menu Menu Option Setting Description Type Edge Trigger on the rising or falling edge of the input signal. Source CH1 CH2 Set CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. Slope Auto Mode Normal Single Set Up Trigger on rising edge of the trigger signal. Trigger on falling edge of the trigger signal.
Table 16 - Edge Trigger Setup Menu Menu Option Setting DC AC Coupling HF Reject LF Reject Hold off Description Passes all components of the signal Blocks DC components and attenuates signals below 170 Hz. Attenuates the high-frequency components above 140 kHz. Blocks the DC component and attenuates the low-frequency components below 7 kHz. Adjusts the hold off time. Hold off Reset Reset hold off time to 100 ns. Return Return the Edge Trigger Menu.
Figure 35 - Hold Off Time Indicator Pulse Trigger Pulse trigger seeks certain pulse conditions of a waveform to trigger. Select Pulse under Type from the trigger menu. Table 17 - Pulse Trigger Menu 1/2 Menu Option Setting Type Pulse Select the pulse trigger function. Source CH1 CH2 Set CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source.
When Set Width Next Page (Positive pulse width less than pulse width set) (Positive pulse width larger than pulse width setting) (Positive pulse width equal to pulse width setting) Select the pulse trigger (Negative pulse conditions; it triggers as soon as width less than pulse width condition is met. setting) (Negative pulse width larger than pulse width setting) (Negative pulse width equal to pulse width setting) Set the pulse width for pulse 20.0 ns - 10.0 s trigger condition.
To set the pulse width for the pulse trigger condition, press in the Pulse Trigger menu 1 to select Set Width and use or arrow keys to adjust the width, which will be displayed when it is adjusted. Figure 36 - Pulse Width Trigger Condition Display Note: Trigger level cannot be changed while the Pulse Trigger Menu is active because the SetWidth option shares the same arrow keys to make changes.
Type Video Source CH1 CH2 (Normal) Polarity Sync Next Page (Inverted) All Lines Line Num Odd Field Even Field Page 1/2 Select Video trigger. To trigger NTSC, PAL and SECAM video signals, set coupling to AC. Set CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. Normal trigger on the negative edge of the sync pulse. Inverted trigger on the positive edge of the sync pulse. Select appropriate video sync. Enter the second page of Video Trigger Menu.
Table 20 - Video Trigger Menu 2/2 Menu Option Setting Type Video Standard NTSC, PAL/SECAM Auto Mode Normal Single Setup Next Page Page 2/2 Description When you select type video and select AC coupling, you could trigger to a NTSC, PAL and SECAM video signal. Select the video standard for sync and line number count. Use this mode to let the acquisition freerun in the absence of a valid trigger. This mode allows an un-triggered, scanning waveform at 100 ms/div or slower time base settings.
Return Return to the Video Trigger Menu. Slope Trigger Slope trigger can be used to trigger off a rising or falling edge with specified slope timing conditions and vertical boundaries. It is similar to Edge trigger but with more options users can setup to seek for specific slope conditions from the selected source. Select Slope under Type from the trigger menu. Table 22 - Slope Trigger Menu 1/2 Menu Option Setting Type Slope Trigger on positive slope or negative slope.
Time Set time Next Page Page 1/2 Use the arrow keys to set slope time. The time range is 20 ns – 10 s. Enter the second page of the Slope Trigger Menu.
until after the first trigger. Use this mode to run a single capture. Enter the Slope Trigger Setup Menu. See Table 16 for details. Return to the first page of the Slope Trigger Menu. Single Setup Next Page Page 2/2 Alternative Trigger Alternative trigger will alternate the trigger between two channels to allow triggering both channels. Trigger types can be set to Edge, Pulse, Video, and Slope. Trigger information will be displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
If Mode is Edge, see Edge Trigger section. If Mode is Pulse, see Pulse Trigger section. If Mode is Video, see Edge Trigger section. If Mode is Slope, see Slope Trigger section. Next Page/Set up Table 25 - F4 option in Alternative Trigger Menu Menu Option Setting Description Slope Edge trigger option. See Table 15 for details. When Pulse trigger option. See Table 17 for details. Polarity Video trigger option. See Table 19 for details. When Slope trigger option. See Table 21 for details. 3.
Figure 37 - USB Drive Detected When the USB flash drive is removed from the USB host port, the following prompt will display: Figure 38 - USB Drive Removed 3.7 Save/Recall Function Instrument setups and waveform traces can be saved and recalled into both internal memory and external memory (USB flash drive). Additionally, screen images and waveform data can be saved as well to external memory. Enter the Save/Rec menu by pressing 76 .
Table 26 - Save/Recall Menu Menu Option Type Save to Setup Setting Description Setups Waveforms Picture CSV Factory Device File Select to save instrument settings/setups. Select to save the waveform traces on screen. Select to save the screenshot as a .BMP file. Select to save the waveform data as a .CSV file. Select to set instrument to default settings. Select to save the file into internal memory. Select to save the file into external memory. Choose the position number to save/recall setups.
Select to save bitmap image to external memory. (This option is available when a USB flash drive is connected and detected by the instrument) Save Table 28 – Save Waveform Data Menu Menu Option Type Data Depth Para Save Setting Description CSV Displayed Select to save the waveform data as a .CSV file. Select to save only the waveform data displayed within the grid. Select to save all captured waveform data. Choose to save scope parameters in the data file.
To save setups and waveforms, follow the steps below: 1. Press to go into the Save/Recall menu, then select Type. 2. Toggle to choose Setups to save instrument setups, or choose Waveforms to save waveform traces on display. 3. To save the file into internal memory, press to set Save To to Device. To save the file to external memory, set it to File and go to step 5. 4. If Save To is set to Device, toggle to choose the internal memory location to save the file to.
Figure 40 - Create Directory Name 7. You can set the name using the on screen virtual keypad. Use and keys to move the cursor position of the name to left and right respectively. To select a character to insert at the cursor position, use the and arrow keys to move the selection cursor to the character you want to select. 8. Then, press to select InputChar. You can also press arrow key to do the same. 9.
Figure 41 - Save Progress If the file saves successfully, a message will prompt as shown below: Figure 42 - Save Successfully 13. If the file name is found to be the same as another file already in the external memory, the instrument will prompt an overwrite warning. Press to select Confirm to overwrite the file, or press to select Cancel.
Figure 43 - Overwrite Warning 14. To exit the Directory menu, press 2, then press to go to Directory Menu to select Return. Note: Instrument setups will be saved as a .SET file and waveform traces will be saved as a .DAV file. Both of these file types can only be recalled from within the oscilloscope Save/Recall menu. To recall setups or waveforms, do the following: 1. From the Save/Recall menu, select the Type to Setups or Waveforms depending on the type of file you want to recall. 2.
by pressing . To go back up a folder, just press it again with cursor selecting UP. Figure 44 - Subdirectory View Saving Screen Capture The screen capture can be saved as a .BMP file to external memory. To do this, select Picture as Type from the Save/Recall menu. Press that it says Save Picture. Then press Directory menu will come up. so to select Save option.
2. Then, select Data Depth as Displayed or Maximum. (See “Table 28” for description of the options) 3. Then, select Para Save as On or Off. Set to On if you want scope parameters (i.e. timebase, volts/div) to be saved along with the waveform data. 4. Press to select Save. 5. Similar to saving a screenshot image, setups, and waveform traces as instructed in previous sections above, you will enter the Directory menu. 6. Create a new file to save as and the file will be saved to external memory as a .CSV file.
English, Français, 日本語, 한국의, Deutsch, Español, Language Select the interface language. русский, Italiana, Português, ﺍﻝ ﻉﺭﺏ ﻱﺓ, Polish, 简体中文, 繁體中文 Next Page 1/4 Enter the next page of the menu. Page Table 30 - Utility Menu 2/4 Menu Option Setting Description Do Self Cal Do Self Test Screen Test Keyboard Test Print Setup Printer USB Device Next Page Do a self calibration to calibrate the channels. Run the screen detect program Run the keyboard detect program Not supported.
Record Next Page Page 3/4 Press this button to enter the Waveform Record Menu. Enter the fourth page of the menu. Table 32 - Utility Menu 4/4 Menu Option Screen saver Setting 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 15min, 30min, 1hour, 2hour, 5hour, Off Date/Time Next Page Page4/4 Description Set the screen saver time. Configure date and time (see section 2.6 Configure Date and Time). Return to the first page of the menu.
Figure 45 - System Information Display To exit and go back to the main menu, press . Enable/Disable Key Sound The key press sound can be enabled or disabled from the Utility Menu 1/4. Press to toggle the Sound option to enable or disable key sound. Enable/Disable Frequency Counter The oscilloscope has a built-in counter to display frequency when a signal from channel 1 or channel 2 is measurable. To turn it ON or OFF, toggle the button in Utility Menu 1/4 to change the Counter option.
Figure 46 - Frequency Counter Display Set the Language The interface can be displayed in different languages. Supported languages are: English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. From the Utility Menu 1/4, toggle to change the language. Updating Firmware Firmware updates are available on B&K Precision’s website at www.bkprecision.com . To update the firmware, do the following: 1.
4. Press to enter the Utility Menu and press page 3/4 of the menu. 5. Select Update Firmware by pressing to go to . 6. To proceed, press . Otherwise, press of the firmware update menu. to exit out 7. From the Directory menu, use the and arrow keys to select the firmware file stored in the USB flash drive. 8. Once selected, select Load by pressing . 9. At this point, the instrument will begin updating the firmware.
Set Screen Saver The instrument has a screen saver mode to save power when the instrument is idle or not in use. The timer to enable the screen saver can be configured by going to page 4 of the Utility menu and pressing to select Screen saver option. Toggle this to change the screen saver timer. Select Off to disable the screen saver. Waveform Record Function The waveform record function can record channel 1 or channel 2 input signals frame by frame from 1 up to 2500 frames.
Table 33 - Waveform Record Menu Menu Option Setting Mode Record Replay Off Source CH1, CH2 Description Set to configure and record. Set to playback recorded waveform. Turn off waveform record menu. Choose recorder source. Set interval to record waveform. (1 ms – 1000 s) Interval Set the maximum number of frames to record. (1 – 2500) End Frame Start to record Operate Stop recording Configure Waveform Record 1. Select the source to record by toggling CH2 for Source option. to select CH1 or 2.
An indicator at the top left of the grid display will indicate the approximate frame count of the recording.
Playback Recorded Waveform To playback a recorded waveform, select Playback for Mode in the Waveform Record menu. Playback menu options are available to configure playback. Once configured, press in page 1 of the menu to start playback. Press it once more to stop playback at any time. Table 34 - Waveform Playback Menu 1/2 Menu Option Mode Setting Play Back Operate Play Mode Set to playback recorded waveform. Press to start playback. Press to stop playback. Set to repeat playback.
End Frame Next Page Set end frame. Return Page 2/2 Press to exit back to the Utility menu. Return to the first page of the Playback menu. 3.9 Measurement and Cursor Functions Measurement Functions NOTE: The measurement function will not make automatic measurements when the instrument is in SCAN mode. Time base must be ≤ 50 ms. The instrument has many built-in automatic measurement functions available, which are categorized by voltage measurements, time measurements, and delay measurements.
Table 36 - Measurement Selection Menu Menu Option Voltage Time Delay All Mea Return Description Press this button to enter the Voltage measure menu. Press this button to enter the Time measure menu. Press this button to enter the Delay measure menu. Press this button to enter the All Measurement menu. Return to the Measure menu. Select the measurement parameters, then configure the type of measurement to display.
Vpp – Voltage peak-topeak Vmax – Positive peak voltage Vmin – Negative peak voltage Vamp – Vtop and Vbase difference Mean – Arithmetic mean over the entire waveform Vrms – True rms voltage over the entire waveform Crms – rms voltage of the first cycle of the waveform FOV – Falling edge overshoot voltage 𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐹𝑂𝑉 = 𝑉𝑎𝑚𝑝 FPRE– Falling edge preshoot 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑉𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝐹𝑃𝑅𝐸 = 𝑉𝑎𝑚𝑝 ROV – Rising edge overshoot voltage 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑉𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑅𝑂𝑉 = 𝑉𝑎𝑚𝑝 RPRE – Rising edge preshoot 𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑅𝑃𝑅𝐸 = 𝑉𝑎𝑚𝑝 Vtop – Max.
Dut , , , Display the corresponding icon for the selected time measurement as well as the measured value. , , , Return Return to the Measure menu.
LRR, LRF, LFR, LFF , , , , , , measurement. Display the corresponding icon for the selected delay measurement as well as the measured value. Return to the Measure menu.
Table 40 - All Measurement Display Menu Menu option Setting Source CH1, CH2 Voltage On Off Time On Off Delay On Off Description Select input signal source for delay measure. Select to enable/disable displaying all voltage measurements. Select to enable/disable displaying all voltage measurements. Select to enable/disable displaying all delay measurements. Return to the Measure menu.
Figure 50 - All Time Measurements Display Figure 51 - All Delay Measurements Display Figure 52 - All Measurements Display 100
Cursor Functions Toggle the button to enter the Cursor menu. There are three cursor modes available: Manual, Track, and Auto. To disable cursors, set Mode to Off. Manual Cursor Mode Manual cursor mode allows users to set either horizontal or vertical cursors to make measurements from a selected signal source. From the Cursor menu, set Mode to Manual. Select the Type of cursor for the measurement, and select Source.
MATH, REFA, REFB cursors. Cur A Adjust cursor A position. Cur B Adjust cursor B position. Voltage Type – Voltage cursors are used to make cursor measurements. Two horizontal cursor lines will appear on the display, and their positions and differences will be indicated in the upper left corner of the display.
Time Type – Time cursors are used to make cursor measurements. Two vertical cursor lines will appear on the display, and their positions and differences will be indicated in the upper left corner of the display.
Track Cursor Mode Track cursor mode allows users to setup two cursors with both time and voltage tracked from selected signal sources. From the Cursor menu, set Mode to Track. Select the source for Cursor A and the source for Cursor B by toggling To adjust Cursor A, select it with the and and respectively. to that it’s highlighted, then use arrow keys to adjust its position. Do the same to adjust Cursor B by selecting it with .
6 5 9 8 7 4 3 2 1 Figure 55 - Track Cursor Display 1 Cursor B 2 Cursor A 3 Voltage difference between Cursor A and Cursor B 4 Frequency between Cursor A and Cursor B 5 Time difference between Cursor A and Cursor B 6 Cursor B voltage position 7 Cursor B time position 8 Cursor A voltage position 9 Cursor A time position Auto Cursor Mode Auto cursor mode is used for automatic measurements only. When selecting Mode as Auto from the Cursor menu, no additional menu options will appear.
In this mode, the cursor(s) will be displayed when selecting automatic measurements. For example, toggle to go to Measure menu. Select any of the five measurements displayed in the menu display area, then select any measurement parameter types. Selecting Vpp as the voltage measurement Type will show the following display, with two cursors shown on display to illustrate their positions to which the measurements are being made.
Figure 57 - Auto Cursor Measuring Period Note: Auto cursor mode does not support displaying cursors for multiple measurements.
4 Using the Digital Multimeter The handheld digital storage oscilloscope has a built-in multimeter that can measure DC and AC voltage, DC and AC current, resistance, diode, continuity, and capacitance. To set the instrument to the digital multimeter mode, press the display will enter the multimeter display, as shown below. , and Figure 58 - Multimeter Display Mode and input indicators to illustrate the current meter function and which inputs to connect to externally to make measurements.
Note: In the digital multimeter mode, only the function keys ( - ), , and keys are active. All other front panel keys, besides and are unused. and are inactive CAUTION: Always use only the included test leads to make measurements. Verify that test leads are in proper working conditions and that they meet the specified electrical ratings and input requirements of the instrument. 4.1 DC and AC Voltage Measurements To measure DC voltages, press DCV.
Table 43 – DC/AC Voltage Measurement Menu Menu Option Relative Setting Description Save the current input value as a reference value. Subsequent measurements will be the On difference from the reference value. This is same as “zeroing” the meter. Off Relative mode is disabled. Auto Select to enable autoranging. Manual Select to enable manual ranging. Display measurement in volts (V). In manual V ranging, only the volts (V) ranges are selectable. Display measurement in millivolts (mV).
Figure 59 - Out of Range CAUTION: Always connect the test leads to the instrument inputs first before probing the DUT to avoid potential shock hazard. Follow these steps to make a measurement. 1. Connect the negative (-) side with the black test lead to the COM input. 2. Connect the positive (+) side with the red test lead to the V.Ω.C input. 3. Probe with the test leads to the DUT and take the measured reading on display. 10 A mA COM V.Ω.
WARNING: Never connect more than 1000V DC across the input terminals. AC Voltage Measurements AC voltage measurements use the same setup as DC voltage measurements. Configure all settings from the menu. When set for Manual ranging (select Manual by toggling ), use the key to increase the range. At the highest range, pressing this will automatically go back to the lowest range. AC Voltage ranges: 60 mV, 600 mV, 6 V, 60 V, 600 V, 750 V.
10 A mA V.Ω.C COM AC Voltage Figure 61 - Connection for AC Voltage Measurement WARNING: Never connect more than 750V AC across the input terminals. 4.2 DC and AC Current Measurements To measure DC current, press repeatedly until Meter is set to DCI. To measure AC current, press repeatedly until Meter is set to ACI. Table 44 – DC/AC Current Measurement Menu Menu Option Relative Setting On Off Auto Manual A Description Save the current input value as a reference value.
ranging, only the amp (A) ranges are selectable. Display measurement in milliamps (mA). In mA manual ranging, only the milliamp (mA) ranges are selectable. Enters the Meter Trend plot mode (See “Meter Trend Plot Trend Plot” for more information). DC Current Measurements Current measurements can be made in low current or high current mode. In low current measurement mode you can measure up to 600 mA. Connect to the low current mA terminal and select one of the two ranges.
10 A mA V.Ω.C COM + A - DC Current Figure 62 - Connection for Low DC Current Measurement WARNING: Do not connect more than 600 mA DC current across the mA input terminal or the protection fuse will trip. Never input 10 A or more current across the terminal or the instrument will be damaged and warranty will be void. Higher Current Measurements (Up to 10 A) Follow these steps to make measurements up to 10 A. 1. Connect the negative (-) side with the black test lead to the COM input. 2.
WARNING: Do not connect more than 10 A DC current across the 10A input terminal or the protection fuse will be tripped. Make AC Current Measurements For current measurements, the low current measurement mode supports two ranges. Use the low current mA input terminal to measure current up to 600 mA. High current measurements also support two ranges. In this mode you can measure up to 10 A by connecting to the 10A input terminal. AC Current ranges: 60 mA (low), 600 mA (low), 6 A (high), and 10 A (high).
WARNING: Do not connect more than 600 mA AC current across the mA input terminal or the protection fuse will be tripped. Never input 10 A or more current across the terminal or the instrument will be damaged and warranty will be void. Higher Current Measurements (Up to 10 A) Follow these steps to make measurements up to 10 A. 1. Connect the black test lead to the COM input. 2. Connect the red test lead to the 10A input. 3. Probe with the test leads to the DUT and take the measured reading on display.
4.3 Make Resistance Measurements To measure resistances, press “Res.”. repeatedly until Meter is set to Table 45 – Resistance Measurement Menu Menu Option Relative Setting Description Save the current input value as a reference value. Subsequent measurements will be the On difference from the reference value. This is same as “zeroing” the meter. Off Relative mode is disabled. Auto Select to enable autoranging. Manual Select to enable manual ranging. Display measurement in volts (V).
NOTE: When the measurement unit is changed, range will automatically change to Auto ranging. CAUTION: Always connect the test leads to the instrument inputs first before connecting the DUT to avoid potential shock hazard. Follow these steps to make a measurement. 1. Connect the black test lead to the COM input. 2. Connect the red test lead to the V.Ω.C input. 3. Probe with the test leads to the DUT and take the measured reading on display. 10 A mA COM V.Ω.
4.4 Make Diode Measurements The instrument can measure the forward voltage of general purpose diodes. To measure diodes, press repeatedly until Meter is set to Diode. WARNING: Fully discharge the capacitor before connecting it to any of the inputs or it may damage the instrument. CAUTION: Always connect the test leads to the instrument inputs first before connecting the DUT to avoid potential shock hazard. Follow these steps to make a measurement. 1. Connect the black test lead to the COM input. 2.
10 A mA V.Ω.C COM Diode Figure 67 - Connection for Diode Measurement WARNING: Do not apply more than 1000 VDC across the terminals or they will be damaged. 4.5 Continuity Test The instrument can test continuity. Press repeatedly until Meter is set to Continuity.
WARNING: Fully discharge the capacitor before connecting it to any of the inputs or it may damage the instrument. CAUTION: Always connect the test leads to the instrument inputs first before connecting the DUT to avoid potential shock hazard. To setup for continuity testing, do the following: 1. Connect the black test lead to the COM input. 2. Connect the red test lead to the V.Ω.C input. 3. Connect the two leads together to verify that the continuity function is working properly.
4.6 Make Capacitance Measurements To measure capacitance, press “Cap.”. repeatedly until Meter is set to Figure 70 - Capacitance Measurement Table 46 – Capacitance Measurement Menu Menu Option Relative Setting On Off Trend Plot Description Save the current input value as a reference value. Subsequent measurements will be the difference from the reference value. This is same as “zeroing” the meter. Relative mode is disabled.
CAUTION: Always connect the test leads to the instrument inputs first before connecting the DUT to avoid potential shock hazard. NOTE: The capacitance measurement function is used for measuring general purpose electrolytic capacitors. Follow these steps to make a capacitance measurement. 4. Connect the black test lead to the COM input. This will connect to the negative side of your capacitor. 5. Connect the red test lead to the V.Ω.C input. This will connect to the positive side of your capacitor. 6.
5 Using the Recorder There are three categories under the recorder function: Scope Trend Plot, Scope Recorder, and Meter Trend Plot. The following sections will describe each of these functions in detail. To enter the Recorder menu, press the button. Scope Trend Plot Scope Trend Plot allows storing two types of measurement data from the oscilloscope’s channel input signals and plotting it to a graph. The data can be stored into external memory using a USB flash drive connected to the USB host port.
From the Recorder menu, press to select Scope Trend Plot. The scope trend plot screen and menu will be displayed. Table 47 - Scope Trend Plot Menu 1/2 Menu Option Setting Trend Plot Restart Parameter A/B Choose the parameter to be measured. Run Stop Next Page Description Clear current data plot and restart recording. Voltage , time and delay measurement Continue or Stop recording data. Enter the second page of the Scope Trend Plot menu.
Record Data with Trend Plot Follow these steps to record data using Scope Trend Plot. 1. Select the type of data you want to record. Press to select Param A option, and a submenu similar to the Measure menu will display. 2. Select between voltage, time, or delay measurement parameters. Press to choose from voltage measurement parameters. Press to choose from time measurement parameters. Press to choose from delay measurement parameters. 3.
to selection NO or press to select YES. Selecting NO will cancel your changes and return to the Scope Trend Plot menu. NOTE: If YES is selected, all data that has been recorded previously will be deleted, including all data in Param B. 5. Follow steps 1-4 to select the second measurement parameter to record for Param B by pressing . Pause Recording By default, data is always recording continuously. To stop recording at any time, press to toggle between Run or Stop.
Record Data by Manual Trigger By default, data is recorded automatically and continuously. To record data by a manual trigger, access the second page of the Scope Trend Plot menu and press to On or Off the Manual option. When set to On, the plot will stop recording. Instead, the button will function as a manual trigger button. Each subsequent press will trigger one measurement recording to the plot (both Param A and Param B).
3. Follow the same instructions from section “3.7 Save/Recall Function” to create a directory and/or a new file, then select Load from the menu to save all recorded data into a new file on the external USB flash drive. NOTE: Depending on the amount of data recorded, the saving process may take a while. Please wait and do not interrupt the instrument while it is saving data. When finished, a message will prompt to notify the file has been saved successfully.
NOTE: The Scope Recorder function is only available when the oscilloscope is in SCAN mode. SCAN mode is automatically enabled when the oscilloscope timebase is set between 100 ms to 50 s. Before entering the Scope Recorder menu, verify that the oscilloscope is operating in SCAN mode. Press to enter the oscilloscope operation mode and set SCAN mode. SCAN mode is available only for timebase 100 ms to 50 s. From the Recorder menu, press to select Scope Recorder.
Copy recording saved in internal memory to external USB flash drive. Copy recording to internal memory. Copy recording to external USB. Copy Save mode Memory USB Key Return Return to the Scope Recorder menu. Table 51 - Replay Option Menu Menu Option Stop/Continue Restart Previous Next Return Description Pause or continue to play the recorded waveform in memory. Timebase can be changed to view the waveform in more detail. Replay the waveform View the previous section of the recorded waveform.
By frame Return When replaying, the screen waveform updates the whole screen according to the time of sampling every frame of data. Return to the Scope Recorder menu. Configure Record Options Press from the Scope Recorder menu to select Options. Press to set the Viewer for Full Screen or Split view. Then, set Record to continuous or Single by pressing . Start Scope Recording To enable scope recording, press from the Scope Recorder menu to select Record.
Press to select Start. The instrument will start scope recording. Figure 73 - Recording Display The top left will indicate the record time, which tracks the time length of the recording. The remaining time is also indicated to track how much longer the instrument can record before memory is full. To stop recording at any time, press to select Stop. To pause the recording at any time, press the recording is paused, the Press it to continue recording. to select Pause.
Figure 74 - Playback Scope Recording To stop playback at any time, press to select Stop. When the replay is finished, a message will say “This is the end of the waveform”. To view different portions of the recording, use the Previous and Next menu options by pressing or forward. or respectively to go backward To replay it again after playback is finished, select Restart by pressing .
Meter Trend Plot Meter Trend Plot allows storing of measurement data and plotting it into a graph when in multimeter mode. The data can be stored into external memory using a USB flash drive connected to the USB host port. To enable this function, there are two ways. 1. Press the button from the front panel to enter the multimeter mode. Then select Trend Plot by pressing 2. Press the . button and select Meter Trend Plot by pressing . NOTE: The measurement function (i.e. DCV, ACV, Diode, etc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 75 - Meter Trend Plot Display 1 Recording/Trend Plot time and percentage of temporary storage memory used.
Menu Option Trend Plot Sa Rate Next Page Setting Description Restart Restart the trend plot recording. 10Sa/s, 5Sa/s, 2Sa/s, 1Sa/s, Set the sampling rate of the trend plot 0.5Sa/s, recording. 0.2Sa/s Display the trend plot recorded data up to Normal the minute. View All Display all trend plot recorded data. Run Record data automatically. Stop Stop recording data. Enter the second page of the Meter Trend Page1/2 Plot menu.
Record Data with Trend Plot Follow these steps to record data using Meter Trend Plot. 1. Select the multimeter measurement function you want to record. Press to enter the multimeter mode. Then configure the multimeter for the function you want to measure (follow instructions from chapter 4 “Using the Digital Multimeter”). 2. Select the sampling rate at which you want to record and plot the measurement data. Press to toggle the available sampling rate. 10 Sa/s is the maximum and 0.2 Sa/s is the minimum rate.
Record Data by Manual Trigger By default, data is recorded automatically and continuously. To record data by a manual trigger, go to the second page of the Meter Trend Plot menu and press to set the Manual option On or Off. When set to On, the plot will stop recording. Instead, the button will function as a manual trigger button. Each subsequent press will trigger one measurement recording to the plot. NOTE: In this mode, the button will be used as a trigger instead of entering the Recorder menu.
3. Follow the same instructions from section 3.7 “Save/Recall Function” to create a directory and/or new file, then select Load from the menu to save all recorded data into a new file on the external USB flash drive. NOTE: Depending on the amount of data recorded, the saving process may take a while. Please wait and do not interrupt the instrument while it’s saving. When finished, a message will be displayed to notify the file has been saved successfully.
6 Remote Communication The 2510 series digital storage oscilloscope comes with application software which provides most of the controls that emulate the front panel of the instrument. The miniUSB device port on the side of the instrument, when not used for probe compensation, can be used to connect to a computer using a miniUSB to USB type A cable and allow remote communication via the software. The software is free and can be downloaded at www.bkprecision.
7 Troubleshooting Guide System Message Prompts and Instructions Trig level at limit! The trigger level is at the limit when you adjust the trigger level. Horizon position at limit! The horizontal position is at the limit when adjust the horizontal position keys. Volts/Div at limit! The vertical voltage scale has reached the Minimum 5mV/div or the Maximum 100V/div. Volts position at limit! The vertical position is at the limit when adjusting the vertical position keys.
File successfully saved. Ready Data Success! Setup data or waveform data from the internal storage of the oscilloscope or USB flash drive was read successfully. Record Wave Success! This message will appear when you finish recording waveforms. Frequency Asked Questions Oscilloscope 1. I pressed the auto button, but it says no signal. Is it malfunctioning? The auto function does not work for all waveforms. Usually, waveforms that are periodic can be detected. 2.
Multimeter 1. After I change a menu selection, how do I set the changes and close the menu window? Press the or the menu window. keys to set the menu changes and to close 2. I cannot measure any current. Is there a problem? There are 2 ports to measure current, one is labeled 10 A to measure current up to 10 A. The other is labeled mA, which is designed to only measure up to 600 mA. Both terminals have an internal protection fuse.
8 Specifications Oscilloscope Specifications All specifications apply to measurements with a 10X probe. To verify that the oscilloscope meets specifications, the oscilloscope must first meet the following conditions: The oscilloscope must have been operating continuously for 30 minutes within the specified operating temperature. If the operating temperature changes by more than 5° C, you must perform the Do Self Cal operation, accessible through the Utility menu.
2 mV/div: ≤ ± 4 % Max. BNC Input Voltage Max. input Voltage for probe CATII 300 V RMS from BNC signal to BNC shell (4)1x/10x (5)(6)10x CATII 300 V RMS (PR150SA) CATIII 600 V RMS, CATII 1000 V RMS (PR250SA) 2mV - 200mV : ±1.6V 5mV - 200mV : ±1.6V Channel Voltage 206mV - 10V : ±40V 206mV - 10V : ±40V Offset Range 10.2V - 100V : ±400V 10.2V - 100V : ±400V Bandwidth Limit 20MHz (-3dB) Horizontal Scan 5.0nS/div 2.5nS/div 5.0nS/div 2.
Trigger Modes Trigger Coupling Trigger Source Trigger Level Range Trigger Displacement Pulse Width Trigger Slope Trigger Auto, Normal, Single AC, DC, LF reject, HF reject CH1, CH2 CH1, CH2: ± 6 divisions from center of display Pre-trigger: Memory depth/ 2* sampling Delay Trigger: 268.
Wave Display Range Wave Display Mode Persistence Menu Display Screen-Saver 8 x 12 div Dots, Vector Off, 1 sec, 2 sec, 5 sec, Infinite 2 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec, Infinite Off, 1 min., 2 min., 5 min., 10 min., 15 min., 30 min., 1 hr, 2 hr, 5 hr Sin(x)/x, Linear Waveform Interpolation Measure Main, Window zoom, Scan, X-Y Display Modes X-Y Sampling Support 25 kSa/s - 250 MSa/s sampling rate (1-2.5-5 Frequency order) Color Mode Normal, Invert (1) Half channel operation means that only Ch1 or Ch2 is active.
Maximum Input Voltages Maximum Input Voltage vs. Frequency The chart below shows the maximum input voltage vs. frequency.
Maximum Input Voltage between Scope Reference and Scope Reference to ground The chart below shows the maximum input voltage between scope reference and scope reference to ground for models 2515 and 2516 only.
Multimeter Specifications All specifications are based on operating at temperatures 23 ± 5°C and relative humidity < 75%. Accuracy is based on ± (% of reading + offset) Display Resolution Measurement Function 6000 counts DC voltage, AC voltage, resistance, diode, continuity, capacitance, DC current, AC current Max. Input Voltage AC: 750 V (20 Hz - 1 kHz) Max. Input Current AC: 10 A (20 Hz - 1 kHz) DC: 10 A DC: 1000 V Input Impedance 10 MΩ Max.
(1)AC Voltage Range Resolution 60.00 mV 10 µV 600.0 mV 100 µV 6.000 V 1 mV 60.00 V 10 mV 600.0 V 100 mV 750 V 1V 1. For frequency range 20 Hz to 1 kHz. Resistance Range 600.0 Ω 6.000 kΩ 60.00 kΩ 600.0 kΩ 6.000 MΩ 60.00 MΩ Resolution 0.1 Ω 1Ω 10 Ω 100 Ω 1 kΩ 10 kΩ Diode and Continuity Measure Diode Continuity Capacitance Range 40.00 nF 400.0 nF 4.000 µF 40.00 µF 400.
(2)(3)DC and AC Current Range 60.00 mA 600.0 mA 6.000 A 10.00 A Resolution 10 µA 100 µA 1 mA 10 mA Accuracy ± (1 % + 5 digit) ± (1.5 % + 5 digit) 2. For 10 A terminal, > 6 A DC or AC rms for 10 seconds ON and 15 minutes OFF. 3. For AC current ranges, frequency is verified for 20 Hz to 1 kHz.
General Specifications Environmental and Safety Temperature Operating: 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to +40 °C) Not operating: -4 °F to 158 °F (-20 °C to +70 °C) Humidity Operating: 85% RH, 104 °F (40 °C), 24 hours Altitude Operating: 9,842.
11 Maintenance Do not expose the LCD display to direct sunlight for long periods of time. To avoid damage to the instrument or probes, do not expose them to sprays, liquids, or solvents. Cleaning If the instrument requires cleaning, disconnect it from all power sources and clean only with a mild detergent and water. Be sure the instrument is completely dry before reconnecting it to any power source. To clean the exterior surface: 1.
SERVICE INFORMATION Warranty Service: Please go the support and service section on our website www.bkprecision.com to obtain an RMA #. Return the product in the original packaging with proof of purchase to the address below. Clearly state on the RMA the performance problem and return any leads, probes, connectors and accessories that you are using with the device. Non-Warranty Service: Please go the support and service section on our website www.bkprecision.com to obtain an RMA #.
LIMITED THREE-YEAR WARRANTY B&K Precision Corp. warrants to the original purchaser that its products and the component parts thereof, will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of three years from date of purchase. B&K Precision Corp. will, without charge, repair or replace, at its option, defective product or component parts. Returned product must be accompanied by proof of the purchase date in the form of a sales receipt.
22820 Savi Ranch Parkway Yorba Linda, CA 92887 www.bkprecision.com © 2013 B&K Precision Corp.
