User guide

CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW....................................................................................................5
2 ABOUT THE USBSCOPE50.........................................................................6
2.1 General................................................................................................................6
2.2 USBscope50 Architecture..................................................................................7
2.3 Using More Than One USBscope50.................................................................8
2.3.1 Stacked Mode................................................................................................8
2.3.1.1 Assembling The Stack.............................................................................8
2.3.1.2 Disassembling The Stack......................................................................10
2.3.1.3 USB Connections For Stacked Configurations.....................................11
2.3.1.4 Software For Stacked Configurations....................................................11
2.3.1.5 Stacking Do’s And Don’ts.....................................................................12
2.3.2 Non-Stacked (MIS) Mode...........................................................................13
2.3.2.1 USB Connections For Non-Stacked Configurations.............................13
2.3.2.2 Software For Non-Stacked Configurations...........................................14
2.4 Input Ranges....................................................................................................15
2.4.1 Offset Nulling..............................................................................................16
2.5 Probe Compensation........................................................................................16
2.6 Acquisition Modes............................................................................................20
2.6.1 Single Shot...................................................................................................20
2.6.2 Random Interleaved Sampling.....................................................................21
2.7 Trigger Modes..................................................................................................22
2.7.1 USBscope50 continuous run in Free Mode.................................................23
2.7.2 Normal Triggering.......................................................................................23
2.8 Trigger Position................................................................................................23
2.9 Trigger Threshold............................................................................................24
2.10 Data manipulation.........................................................................................24
2.10.1 Save Graph................................................................................................24
2.10.2 Export Graph Data....................................................................................24
2.10.2.1 Example Data File..............................................................................25
2.11 Import Graph Data.......................................................................................26
2.12 Software Development Kit (SDK) for USBscope50...................................27
3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.....................................................................28
3.1 Windows XP and Vista....................................................................................28
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