User Manual SDS1000X-E Series Digital oscilloscope UM0101X-E02A SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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SIGLENT Safety Information General Safety Summary Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified. Use Proper Power Line Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local country could be used. Ground the Instrument The instrument is grounded through the protective earth conductor of the power line.
SIGLENT Use proper Fuse Use only the specified fuse. Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed. Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by SIGLENT authorized personnel. Do Not Operate in Wet Conditions.
SIGLENT Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Terms on the product. These terms may appear on the product: DANGER Indicates direct injuries or hazards that may happen.
SIGLENT Measurement Category Measurement Categories The oscilloscopes can make measurements in measurement category I. WARNING This oscilloscope can only be used for measurements within its specified measurement categories. Measurement Category Definitions Measurement category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS. Examples are measurements on circuits not derived from MAINS, and specially protected (internal) MAINS derived circuits.
SIGLENT Working Environment Temperature Operating: 10℃ to +40℃ Non-operation:-20℃ to +70℃ Humidity Under +35℃:≤90% relative humidity +35℃ to +40℃: ≤60% relative humidity WARNING To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, please do not operate in humid environment. Altitude Operating: less than 3 Km Non-operation: less than 15 Km Installation (overvoltage) Category This product is powered by mains conforming to installation (overvoltage) category II.
SIGLENT Ventilation Requirement This oscilloscope uses fan to force cooling. Please make sure that the air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions and have free air. When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top or rack setting, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and behind the instrument for adequate ventilation. WARNING Inadequate ventilation may cause temperature increase which would damage the instrument.
SIGLENT General Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument in direct sunshine for long periods of time. WARNING To avoid damages to the instrument or probe, please do not leave them in fog, liquid, or solvent. Cleaning Please perform the following steps to clean the instrument and probe regularly according to its operating conditions. 1. Disconnect the instrument from all power sources, and then clean it with a soft wet cloth. 2.
SIGLENT Document Overview This manual introduces how to use the digital oscilloscope in details. Quick Start To Set the Vertical System To Set the Horizontal System To Set the Sample System To Trigger the Oscilloscope Provide information about preparations before using the instrument and a brief introduction of the instrument. Introduce the functions of the vertical system of the oscilloscope. Introduce the functions of the horizontal system of the oscilloscope.
SIGLENT Content Conventions in this Manual: This manual takes SDS1202X-E for example and the descriptions here have contained all the functions and performances of other models. Table of Content Copyright and Declaration ............................................................................................................. I Safety Information .......................................................................................................................... II General Safety Summary ..........
SIGLENT Ventilation Requirement ........................................................................................................ VII General Care and Cleaning .................................................................................................... VIII Document Overview...................................................................................................................... IX Quick Start ........................................................................................
SIGLENT Sampling Theory........................................................................................................... 34 Sample Rate.................................................................................................................. 35 Oscilloscope Bandwidth and Sample Rate .............................................................. 36 Select Memory Depth .............................................................................................................
SIGLENT Setup for CAN Signals ...................................................................................................... 99 CAN Triggering............................................................................................................... 101 CAN Serial Decode......................................................................................................... 103 LIN Triggering and Serial Decode ......................................................................................
SIGLENT Save Type............................................................................................................................... 139 Internal Save and Recall ........................................................................................................ 141 External save and recall......................................................................................................... 142 Disk Management ...............................................................................
SIGLENT Figure 2 Top View ..................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3 Adjust the Supporting Legs ......................................................................................... 4 Figure 4 To Connect to Power Supply ....................................................................................... 5 Figure 5 Function Inspection....................................................................................
SIGLENT Figure 46 Integral with Offset ............................................................................................... 121 Figure 47 Square Root ........................................................................................................... 121 Figure 48 Measure Pulse Width ............................................................................................ 123 Figure 49 Voltage Measurements .................................................................................
SIGLENT Quick Start This chapter introduces the preparations when using the oscilloscope for the first time, the front panel, rear panel and user interface of the oscilloscope, The contents of this chapter: General Inspection Appearance and Dimensions To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use Front Panel Overview Rear Panel Overview Front Panel Function Overview Back Panel Function Overview User Interface To Use the Security Lock User Manual 1
SIGLENT General Inspection 1. Inspect the shipping container for damage. Keep the damaged shipping container or cushioning material until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the instrument has passed both electrical and mechanical tests. The consigner or carrier shall be liable for the damage to instrument resulting from shipment. SIGLENT would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit. 2. Inspect the instrument.
SIGLENT Appearance and Dimensions Figure 1 Front View Figure 2 Top View User Manual 3
SIGLENT To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use To Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement of the oscilloscope as well as better operation and observation.
SIGLENT To Connect to Power Supply The power requirements of the oscilloscope are 100-240 V, 50/60/440 Hz. Please use the power cord supplied with the accessories to connect the oscilloscope to the power source.
SIGLENT Power-on Inspection When the oscilloscope is energized, press the power key at the lower-left corner of the front panel to start the oscilloscope. During the start-up process, the oscilloscope performs a series of self-tests and you can hear the sound of relay switching. After the self-test is finished, the welcome screen is displayed. To Connect the Probe SIGLENT provides passive probes for the oscilloscopes.
SIGLENT Function Inspection 1. Press the Default button on the front panel to restore the instrument to its default configuration. 2. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” under the probe compensation signal output terminal. Compensation Signal Output Terminal Ground Terminal 3. Use the probe to connect the input terminal of CH1 of the oscilloscope and the “Compensation Signal Output Terminal” of the probe. 4. Press the Auto Setup. 5. Observe the waveform on the display.
SIGLENT Probe Compensation When the probes are used for the first time, you should compensate the probes to match the input channels of the oscilloscope. Non-compensated or poorly compensated probes may cause measurement inaccuracy or error. The probe compensation procedures are as follows. 1. Set the switch to 10X on the probe. 2. Perform steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 of “Function Inspection” in the previous section. 3.
SIGLENT Front Panel Overview Figure 6 Front Panel Overview NO. Description NO.
SIGLENT Rear Panel Overview Figure 7 Rear panel Overview 1. Handle Pull up the handle vertically for easy carrying of the instrument. When you do not need the handle, press it down. 2. Safety lock Hole You can lock the instrument to a fixed location using the security lock (please buy it yourself) via the lock hole. 3. LAN The instrument can be connected to network via this interface to perform remote control. 4.
SIGLENT Front Panel Function Overview Horizontal : Quickly enter the roll mode. The timebase range is from 50mS/div to 100S/div. Horizontal Position Knob : adjust horizontal position. The trigger point would move left or right relative to the center of the screen when you turn the knob. During the modification, waveforms of all the channels would move left or right and the trigger position message at the upper-right corner of the screen would change accordingly.
SIGLENT Vertical : Analog input channels. The two channels are marked by different colors which are also used to mark both the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input connectors. Press any key to open the corresponding channel menu and press again to turn off the channel. Vertical Position Knob : adjust the vertical position of the current channel waveform. Turn clockwise to increase the position and turn counterclockwise to decrease.
SIGLENT Trigger : press the button to enter the TRIGGER function menu. The oscilloscope provides abundant advanced trigger functions : press the button to set the trigger mode to Auto. : press the button to set the trigger mode to Normal. : press the button to set the trigger mode to Single. Trigger Level Knob : adjust the trigger level. Turn clockwise to increase the level and turn counterclockwise to reduce the level.
SIGLENT Run Control : press this key to enable the waveform auto setting function. The oscilloscope will automatically adjust the vertical scale, horizontal time base and trigger mode according to the input signal to realize optimum waveform display. : press the button to set the acquisition state to Run or Stop. In RUN state, the key is illuminated in yellow. In STOP state, the key is illuminated in red.
SIGLENT Universal Knob 1. Adjust the waveform intensity. You can press the Display/Persist button; press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the DISPLAY function menu; press the Intensity softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to adjust the waveform intensity. 2. Select the desired submenu. In menu operation, press any menu softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the desired submenu under the menu and push down the knob to confirm the current submenu.
SIGLENT Menu : Press the button to enter the CURSOR function menu. The oscilloscope provides manual and track cursor mode. : Press the button to enter the DISPLAY function menu and quickly enable the persist function. User can set the grid, intensity, graticule, transparence. : Press the button to enter the UTILITY function menu to look at the system status, do self calibration, set the sound, language and so on. : The button is a shortcut key for clear function.
SIGLENT Help The oscilloscope has an on line help function that supplies multi-language help information. You can access the help function by pressing any button for 2 seconds and a help window will explain the function. Also all of the submenus include help information.
SIGLENT User Interface Figure 9 User Interface 1. Product Logo SIGLENT is the registered trademark of SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2. Channel Label/Waveform Different channels are marked by different colors and the color of the waveform complies with the color of the channel. 3. Trigger Status Available trigger status includes Ready, Auto, Stop, Arm, Trig’d. 4. Horizontal Time Base Represent the time per grid on the horizontal axis on the screen.
SIGLENT 7. Frequency Counter Display the frequency value of the trigger channel. 8. Sampling Rate/ Memory Depth Display the current sampling rate and memory depth. Sa means the current sampling rate and Curr means the current memory depth. 9. Trigger Setup Trigger Type : display the current trigger type. The trigger type names display by the abbreviation when the name is too long to display. Trigger source : display the currently trigger source. Different channels display in different color.
SIGLENT To Use the Security Lock If needed, you can use the security lock (please buy it yourself) to lock the oscilloscope to a fixed location. The method is as follows, align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock hole vertically, turn the key clockwise to lock the oscilloscope and then pull the key out.
SIGLENT To Set the Vertical System This chapter introduces how to set the vertical system of the oscilloscope.
SIGLENT To Enable the Channel The oscilloscope provides 2 analog input channels (CH1, CH2) and provides independent vertical control system for each channel. As the vertical system setting methods of both channels are the same, this chapter takes CH1 as an example to introduce the setting method of the vertical system. Connect a signal to the CH1 channel connector; and then press the CH1 button in the vertical control area (VERTICAL) at the front panel to enable CH1.
SIGLENT To Adjust the Vertical Scale The vertical scale can be adjusted in Coarse or Fine mode. Coarse adjustment (take counterclockwise as an example): set the vertical scale in 1-2-5 step namely 500uV/div, 1 mV/div, 2 mV/div, 5 mV/div, 10 mV/div …10 V/div. Fine adjustment: further adjust the vertical scale within a relatively smaller range to improve vertical resolution. For example: 2 V/div, 1.98V/div, 1.96V/div, 1.94 V/div …1 V/div.
SIGLENT To Specify Channel Coupling Set the coupling mode to filter out the undesired signals. For example, the signal under test is a square waveform with DC offset. When the coupling mode set to DC: the DC and AC components of the signal under test can both pass the channel. When the coupling mode set to AC: the DC components of the signal under test are blocked. When the coupling mode set to GND: the DC and AC components of the signal under test are both blocked.
SIGLENT To Specify Probe Attenuation Factor Set the probe attenuation factor to match the type of the probe that you are using to ensure correct vertical readouts. Press the CH1 button on the front panel; then press the Probe softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value and push the knob to confirm. The default setup is 1X. The current probe attenuation factor is displayed in the channel label at the right side of the screen.
SIGLENT To Specify Amplitude Unit Select the amplitude display unit for the current channel. The available units are V and A. When the unit is changed, the unit displayed in the channel label will change accordingly. 1. Press CH1button on the front panel to enter the CH1 function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to enter the second page of the CH1 function menu. 3. Press the Unit softkey to select the desired unit V or A. The default setup is V. To Specify Deskew Set the current channel deskew.
SIGLENT Set the Horizontal System This chapter introduces how to set the horizontal system of the oscilloscope.
SIGLENT Adjust the Horizontal Scale Turn the HORIZONTAL Scale Knob on the front panel to adjust the horizontal time base. Turn clockwise to reduce the horizontal time base and turn counterclockwise to increase. The time base information at the upper left corner of the screen will change accordingly during the adjustment. The range of the horizontal scale is from 2ns/div to 50s/div. The Horizontal Scale Knob works (in the Normal time mode) while acquisitions are running or when they are stopped.
SIGLENT Adjust Trigger Delay Turn the Position Knob on the front panel to adjust the trigger delay of the waveform. During the modification, waveforms of all the channels would move left or right and the trigger delay message at the upper-right corner of the screen would change accordingly. Press down this knob to quickly reset the trigger delay. Changing the delay time moves the trigger point (solid inverted triangle) horizontally and indicates how far it is from the time reference point.
SIGLENT Set the Roll mode Press the Roll button to enter the roll mode. In Roll mode the waveform moves slowly across the screen from right to left. It only operates on time base settings of 50 ms/div and slower. If the current time base setting is faster than the 50 ms/div limit, it will be set to 50 ms/div when Roll mode is entered. In Roll mode there is no trigger. The fixed reference point on the screen is the right edge of the screen and refers to the current moment in time.
SIGLENT Use the Zoom Function Zoom is a horizontally expanded version of the normal display. You can use Zoom to locate and horizontally expand part of the normal window for a more detailed (higherresolution) analysis of signals. Press the HORIZONTAL Scale Knob on the front panel to turn on the zoom function, and press the button again to turn off the function. When Zoom function is on, the display divides in half.
SIGLENT To Set the Sample System This chapter introduces how to use the run control and set the sampling system of the oscilloscope.
SIGLENT Run Control Press the Run/Stop or Single button on the front panel to run or stop the sampling system of the scope. When the Run/Stop b is green, the oscilloscope is running, that is, acquiring data when trigger conditions are met. To stop acquiring data, press the Run/Stop button. When stopped, the last acquired waveform is displayed. When the Run/Stop button is red, data acquisition is stopped.
SIGLENT Overview of Sampling To understand the oscilloscope's sampling and acquisition modes, it is helpful to understand sampling theory, sample rate and oscilloscope bandwidth and sample rate. Sampling Theory The Nyquist sampling theorem states that for a limited bandwidth (band- limited) signal with maximum frequency fMAX, the equally spaced sampling frequency fS must be greater than twice the maximum frequency fMAX, in order to have the signal be uniquely reconstructed without aliasing.
SIGLENT Sample Rate The maximum sample rate of the oscilloscope is 2GSa/s. The actual sample rate of the oscilloscope is determined by the horizontal scale. Turn the Horizontal Scale Knob to adjust the sample rate. The actual sample rate is displayed in the information area at the upper- right corner of the screen. The influence on the waveform when the sample rate is too low: 1.
SIGLENT Oscilloscope Bandwidth and Sample Rate An oscilloscope's bandwidth is typically described as the lowest frequency at which input signal sine waves are attenuated by 3 dB (- 30% amplitude error). At the oscilloscope bandwidth, sampling theory says the required sample rate is fS = 2fBW. However, the theory assumes there are no frequency components above fMAX (fBW in this case) and it requires a system with an ideal brick- wall frequency response.
SIGLENT Select Memory Depth Memory depth refers to the number of waveform points that the oscilloscope can store in a single trigger sample and it reflects the storage ability of the sample memory. The oscilloscope provides up to 14 Mpts memory depth. Press the Acquire button on the front panel; press the Mem Depth softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value and push down the knob to confirm. Press the Mem Depth softkey continually can also select the desired value.
SIGLENT Select Sampling Mode The oscilloscope only supports real-time sample. In this mode, the oscilloscope samples and displays waveform within a trigger event. The maximum real-time sample rate is 1GSa/s. Press the RUN/STOP button to stop the sample, the oscilloscope will hold the last display. At this point, you can still use the vertical control and horizontal control to pan and zoom the waveform.
SIGLENT Select Waveform Interpolation Method Under real-time sampling, the oscilloscope acquires the discrete sample values of the waveform being displayed. In general, a waveform of dots display type is very difficult to observe. In order to increase the visibility of the signal, the digital oscilloscope usually uses the interpolation method to display a waveform.
SIGLENT Figure 12 x Interpolation Figure 13 Sinx/x Interpolation 40 User Manual
SIGLENT Select Acquisition Mode The acquisition mode is used to control how to generate waveform points from sample points. The oscilloscope provides the following acquisition mode: Normal, Peak Detect, Average and High Resolution. 1. Press the Acquire button on the front panel to enter the ACQUIRE function menu; 2. Press the Acquisition softkey; then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired acquisition mode and push down the knob to confirm. The default setup is Normal.
SIGLENT Peak Detect In this mode, the oscilloscope acquires the maximum and minimum values of the signal within the sample interval to get the envelope of the signal or the narrow pulse of the signal that might be lost. In this mode, signal confusion can be prevented but the noise displayed would be larger. In this mode, the oscilloscope can display all the pulses with pulse widths at least as wide as the sample period. Figure 15 Pulse With 0.1% Duty, Normal Mode Figure 16 Pulse With 0.
SIGLENT Average In this mode, the oscilloscope averages the waveforms from multiple samples to reduce the random noise of the input signal and improve the vertical resolution. The greater the number of averages is, the lower the noise will be and the higher the vertical resolution will be but the slower the response of the displayed waveform to the waveform changes will be. The available range of averages is from 4 to 1024 and the default is 16.
SIGLENT Figure 18 With Random Noise, Average Mode High Resolution This mode uses a kind of ultra-sample technique to average the neighboring points of the sample waveform to reduce the random noise on the input signal and generate much smoother waveforms on the screen. This is generally used when the sample rate of the digital converter is higher than the storage rate of the acquisition memory.
SIGLENT Change the Horizontal Format Press the Acquire button on the front panel; then press the XY soft key to set the XY(On) or YT(Off) mode. The default setup is YT. YT It is the normal viewing mode for the oscilloscope. In the Normal time mode, signal events occurring before the trigger are plotted to the left of the trigger point and signal events after the trigger plotted to the right of the trigger point.
SIGLENT Use Sequence Mode Sequence is also a kind of acquisition mode, which does not display waveform during sampling process. It improves the waveform capture rate, and the maximal capture rate is more than 400,000 wfs/s. So it can capture the small probability event effectively. The oscilloscope runs and fills a memory segment for each trigger event. The oscilloscope is busy acquiring multiple segments.
SIGLENT 4. Press the 5. Press the 6. Press the frame. softkey to replay the waveform from the current frame to 1. softkey to stop replay.
SIGLENT To Trigger the Oscilloscope For trigger, you set certain trigger condition according to the requirement and when a waveform in the waveform stream meets this condition, the oscilloscope captures this waveform as well as the neighboring part and displays them on the screen. For digital oscilloscope, it displays waveform continuously no matter whether it is stably triggered, but only stable trigger can ensures stable display.
SIGLENT The contents of this chapter: Trigger Source Trigger Mode Trigger Level Trigger Coupling Trigger Holdoff Noise Rejection Trigger Type Edge Trigger Slope Trigger Pulse Trigger Video Trigger Window Trigger Interval trigger DropOut Trigger Runt Trigger Pattern Trigger User Manual 49
SIGLENT Trigger Source The oscilloscope’s trigger source includes analog channels (CH1, CH2), EXT, EXT/5 and AC Line. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu; press the Source softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired trigger source. The current trigger source is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen. Select channel with signal input as trigger source to obtain stable trigger.
SIGLENT Trigger Mode The oscilloscope’s trigger mode includes auto, normal and single. Trigger mode affects the way in which the oscilloscope searches for the trigger After the oscilloscope starts running, the oscilloscope operates by first filling the pre-trigger buffer. It starts searching for a trigger after the pre-trigger buffer is filled and continues to flow data through this buffer while it searches for the trigger.
SIGLENT Trigger Level Trigger level and slope define the trigger point, Positive Slope Negative Slope Trigger Level Trigger Point Trigger Point Input Signal You can adjust the trigger level for a selected analog channel by turning the Trigger Level Knob. You can push the Trigger Level Knob to set the level to the waveform's 50% value immediately. If AC coupling is used, pushing the Trigger Level knob sets the trigger level to about 0 V.
SIGLENT Trigger Coupling Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu, and then press the Coupling softkey and turn the Universal Knob or press the Coupling softkey continually to select the desired coupling mode. The oscilloscope provides 4 kinds of trigger coupling modes: DC: allow DC and AC components into the trigger path. AC: block all the DC components and attenuate signals lower than 5.8 Hz.
SIGLENT Trigger Holdoff Trigger holdoff can be used to stably trigger the complex waveforms (such as pulse series). Holdoff time is the amount of time that the oscilloscope waits before re-arming the trigger circuitry. The oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff time expires. Use the holdoff to trigger on repetitive waveforms that have multiple edges (or other events) between waveform repetitions.
SIGLENT Noise Rejection Noise Reject adds additional hysteresis to the trigger circuitry. By increasing the trigger hysteresis band, you reduce the possibility of triggering on noise. However, this also decreases the trigger sensitivity so that a slightly larger signal is required to trigger the oscilloscope. Press the Setup button on the front panel, and then press the Noise Reject softkey continually to set the option to On or Off to turn on or off the noise rejection function.
SIGLENT Figure 22 Turn on the Noise Reject If the signal you are probing is noisy, you can set up the oscilloscope to reduce the noise in the trigger path and on the displayed waveform. First, stabilize the displayed waveform by removing the noise from the trigger path. Second, reduce the noise on the displayed waveform. 1. Connect a signal to the oscilloscope and obtain a stable display. 2.
SIGLENT Trigger Type The oscilloscope provides abundant advanced trigger functions, including various serial bus triggers.
SIGLENT Edge Trigger Edge trigger distinguishes the trigger points by seeking the specified edge (rising, falling, rising & falling) and trigger level. Rising Edge Falling Edge Trigger Level Trigger Point Trigger Point 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; turn the Universal Knob to set select Edge and then push the knob to confirm. 3.
SIGLENT Slope Trigger The slope trigger looks for a rising or falling transition from one level to another level in greater than or less than a certain amount of time. In the oscilloscope, positive slope time is defined as the time difference between the two crossing points of trigger level line A and B with the positive edge as shown in the figure below. A B The upper limit of trigger level The lower limit of trigger level Positive slope time 1.
SIGLENT Figure 24 Slope Trigger 6. Press the Limit Range softkey; then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired slope condition, and push down the knob to confirm. <= (less than a time value): trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal is lower than the specified time value. >= (greater than a time value): trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal is greater than the specified time value.
SIGLENT Pulse Trigger Trigger on the positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Positive Pulse Width Trigger Level Negative Pulse Width 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select Pulse and then push the knob to confirm. 3. Press the Source softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. 4. Turn the Trigger Level Knob to adjust the trigger level to the desired place. 5.
SIGLENT [--,--] (within a range of time value):trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of time value. For example, for a positive pulse, if you set t (pulse real width) >100ns and t<300ns, the waveform will trigger.
SIGLENT Video Trigger Video triggering can be used to capture the complicated waveforms of most standard analog video signals. The trigger circuitry detects the vertical and horizontal interval of the waveform and produces triggers based on the video trigger settings you have selected. The oscilloscope supports standard video signal field or line of NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), PAL (Phase Alternating Line) HDTV (High Definition Television) and custom video signal trigger. 1.
SIGLENT The table below takes Of Lines as 800 as an example to explain the relation between Of Lines, Of Fields, Interlace, Trigger Line and Trigger Field. Of Lines Of Fields Interlace Trigger Line Trigger Field 800 1 1:1 800 1 800 1,2,4 or 8 2:1 400 1, 1~2, 1~4, 1~8 800 1,2,4 or 8 4:1 200 1, 1~2, 1~4, 1~8 800 1,2,4 or 8 8:1 100 1, 1~2, 1~4, 1~8 5. Press the Sync softkey to select Any or Select trigger mode.
SIGLENT Figure 26 Video Trigger To Use Custom Video Trigger Custom video trigger supports frame rate of 25Hz, 30Hz, 50Hz and 60Hz, and the line range is available from 300 to 2000. The steps below show how to set custom trigger. 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then use the Universal Knob to select Video and push down the knob to confirm. 3.
SIGLENT Window Trigger Windows trigger provides a high trigger level and a low trigger level. The instrument triggers when the input signal passes through the high trigger level or the low trigger level. There are two kinds of window types: Absolute and Relative. They have different trigger level adjustment methods.
SIGLENT Figure 27 Absolute Window Trigger To set window trigger via Relative window type: 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then use the Universal Knob to select Window and push down the knob to confirm. 3. Press the Source softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. 4. Press the Window Type softkey to select Relative. 5.
SIGLENT Figure 28 Relative Window Trigger 68 User Manual
SIGLENT Interval Trigger Trigger when the times difference between the neighboring rising or falling edges meets the time limit (<=, >=, [--,--], --][--). Trigger Trigger To set interval trigger: 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then use the Universal Knob to select Interval and push down the knob to confirm. 3. Press the Source softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. 4.
SIGLENT Figure 29 Interval Trigger 70 User Manual
SIGLENT DropOut Trigger DropOut trigger includes two types: edge and state. Edge Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal passes through the trigger level to when the neighboring rising edge (or falling edge) passes through the trigger level is greater than the timeout time set, as shown in the figure below.
SIGLENT Figure 30 Edge DropOut Trigger To set state DropOut trigger: 1. Press the Setup button to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey; then turn the Universal Knob to select DropOut and push doown the knob to confirm. 3. Press the Source softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select CH1 or CH2 as the trigger source. 4. Press the Slope softkey to select rising or falling edge. 5. Press the OverTime Type softkey to select State. 6.
SIGLENT Figure 31 State DropOut Trigger Runt Trigger The Runt trigger looks for pulses that cross one threshold but not another as shown in the picture below. Positive runt pulse High level Low level Negative runt pulse A positive runt pulse across through a lower threshold but not an upper threshold. A negative runt pulse across through an upper threshold but not a lower threshold. To trigger on runt pulse: 1. Press the Setup button on the front panel to enter the TRIGGER system function menu. 2.
SIGLENT 5. Press the Limit Range softkey; turn the Universal Knob to select the desired condition (<=, >=, [--,--] or --][--). 6. Press the Time Setting softkey, and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value. 7. Press the Next Page softkey to enter the second page of the TRIGGER system function menu. Press the Lower Upper softkey to select Lower or Upper trigger level, and the turn the Universal Knob to set the position.
SIGLENT Pattern Trigger The Pattern trigger identifies a trigger condition by looking for a specified pattern. The pattern trigger can be expanded to incorporate delays similar to other triggers. Pattern durations are evaluated using a timer. The timer starts on the last edge that makes the pattern “true”. Potential triggers occur on the first edge that makes the pattern false, provided that the time qualifier criterion has been met.
SIGLENT Universal Knob to select the desired value.
SIGLENT Serial trigger and decode The oscilloscope provides I2C, SPI, UART/RS232, CAN and LIN serial trigger and decode. This chapter introduces the method of triggering and decoding these serial signals in details.
SIGLENT I2C Trigger and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for I2C Signals”, “I2C Triggering” and “I2C Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for I2C Signals Setting the I2C (Inter-IC bus) signal includes two steps: connecting the serial data signal (SDA) and serial clock signal (SCK) to oscilloscope, specifying the threshold voltage of each input signal. 1. Press Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu as Figure 34 shows. Figure 34 I2C SINGAL Menu 2.
SIGLENT regard as the trigger voltage level when set the trigger type to serial. (Tips: SDA should keep stable during the whole high clock cycle, otherwise it will be interpreted as a start or stop condition (data transitioning while the clock is high).) 7. Press softkey to return previous menu.
SIGLENT I2C Triggering This part introduces the nine kinds of trigger conditions (Start, Stop, Restart, No Ack, EEPROM, 7 Addr&Data, 10 Addr&Data and Data Length) and the methods of setting them. To introduce the trigger conditions Start Condition— the oscilloscope will be triggered when SDA signal transitions from high to low while the SCL clock is high. If it is chosen as the condition of trigger (including frame triggers), a restart will be treated as a “Start condition”.
SIGLENT Figure 36 7 Address & Data — the oscilloscope will be triggered when the following conditions are satisfied. The address’s length must be 7 bits and the address’s value is the same as set value. If you have set either Data1’s or Data2’s value, and the signal has a data is the same as that value. If you have set both Data1’s and Data2’s value, the signal should has two consecutive data, the first data’s value is Data1, second data value is Data2.
SIGLENT Figure 38 On the 26th Clock Edge 10 Address & Data — the oscilloscope will be triggered when the following conditions are satisfied. The address’s length must be 10 bits and the address’s value is the same as set value. If you have set either Data1’s or Data2’s value, and the signal has a data is the same as that value. If you have set both Data1’s and Data2’s value, the signal should has two consecutive data, the first data’s value is Data1, second data value is Data2.
SIGLENT Figure 40 I2C TRIGGER Menu 5. Press the Condition softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the trigger condition: If you select the EEPROM condition: a. Press the Limit Range softkey to set the qualifier ( = ,< or >). b. Press Data1 softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob. If you select 7 Addr & Data or 10 Addr & Data condition: a. Press the Addr softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the 7- bit or 10bit device address. b.
SIGLENT I2C Serial Decode After completing the setup of I2C signal and trigger, we will decode I2C signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. Figure 35 I2C Decode Menu 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding. 3. Press List to enter the LIST function menu. 4. Press Display and choose the same options as the first step. 5. Press Lines and set the number of lines by Universal Knob.
SIGLENT Interpreting I2C Decode The frames of decoding result: The address of write frame is a dark-green string that contains “W”. The address of read frame is a yellow string that contains “R”. The data of frame are white strings. The lists of decoding result: NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position. ADDRESS — the address of a frame. R/W — the type of a frame(write or read).
SIGLENT SPI Triggering and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for SPI Signals”, “SPI Triggering” and “SPI Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for SPI Signals Setting the SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) signal includes two steps: connecting the CLK, MISO, MOSI and CS signals to oscilloscope; specifying the parameters of each input signal. 1. Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu. 2. Press the Decode softkey and select the desired slot (Decode1 or Decode2). 3.
SIGLENT Figure 37 CLK Menu 6. Set MISO: a. Press the MISO softkey to enter the MISO menu. b. Press the MISO softkey to select the channel that is connected to the SPI MISO signal. c. Press the Threshold softkey to set the SPI MISO signal’s threshold voltage level by Universal Knob. The threshold voltage level is for decoding, and it will be regard as the trigger voltage level when set the trigger type to serial. d. Press softkey to return previous menu. Figure 38 MISO Menu 7. Set MOSI: a.
SIGLENT Table 1 Menu Explanations of the Cs Type Parameters Function Settings Explanation ~CS low voltage level of CS signal is available CS high voltage level of CS signal is available Menu Cs Type If the time between two edges of clock signal is less than (or CLK Timeout equal to) the value of timeout, the signal between the two edges is treat as a frame. The range of clock timeout is 100ns-5ms. 9. Press the Bit Order softkey to select the bit order (LSB or MSB).
SIGLENT SPI Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the SPI trigger. 1. Press Setup key to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press Type and select Serial. 3. Press Protocol and select SPI. 4. Press Trigger Setting softkey. Figure 40 SPI TRIG SET Menu 5. Press the Trigger Type softkey to select the trigger condition.
SIGLENT X Don’t care the voltage level 8. Press the Next Page softkey. 9. Press the Bit Order softkey to set the bit order(MSB or LSB).
SIGLENT SPI Serial Decode After completing the setup of SPI signal and trigger, we will decode SPI signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding. 3. Press List to enter the LIST function menu. 4. Press Display and choose the same options as the first step. 5. Press Lines and set the number of lines by Universal Knob. The range of the lines is 1 to 7. 6.
SIGLENT Interpreting SPI Decode The frames of decoding result: MISO — the decoding result of “Master-In, Slave-Out” line. MOSI —the decoding result of “Master-Out, Slave-In” line. The lists of decoding result: NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position. MISO — the decoding result of “Master-In, Slave-Out” line. MOSI —the decoding result of “Master-Out, Slave-In” line.
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Triggering and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for UART/RS232 Signals”, “UART/RS232Triggering” and “UART/RS232 Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for UART/RS232 Signals 1. Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu. 2. Press the Decode softkey and select the desired slot (Decode1 or Decode2). 3. Press Protocol softkey and then select UART by turning Universal Knob. 4. Press Signal softkey to enter the SIGNAL menu as Figure 50 shows.
SIGLENT Figure 51 BUS CONFIG Menu 9. Press Baud softkey to set baud rate. The baud rate can be set as predefined value. If the desired baud rate is not listed, press Baud and select custom option, press the Custom and turn the Universal Knob to set the desired baud rate. 10. Press Data Length softkey and set byte bits (5-8) by Universal Knob. 11. Press Parity Check softkey to set the type of parity check (Even, Odd or None). 12. Press Stop Bit softkey to set the length of stop bit (1, 1.
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the UART trigger. 1. Press Setup key to enter the TRIGGER function menu. 2. Press Type and select Serial. 3. Press Protocol and select UART. 4. Press Trigger Setting softkey to enter UART TRIG SET menu. Figure 52 UART TRIG SET Menu 5. Press the Source Type softkey to select the source of trigger (RX or TX). 6.
SIGLENT Figure 53 UART Trigger 96 User Manual
SIGLENT UART/RS232 Serial Decode After completing the setup of UART signal and trigger, we will decode UART signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding. 3. Press List to enter the LIST function menu. 4. Press Display and choose the same options as the first step. 5. Press Lines and set the number of lines by Universal Knob. The range of the lines is 1 to 7. 6.
SIGLENT Interpreting UART/RS232 Decode The frames of decoding result: RX — the decoding result of the data received. TX — the decoding result of the data transmitted. The lists of decoding result: NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position. RX — the receiving channel. TX — the transmitting channel. RX ERR— Parity error or unknown error in the data received.
SIGLENT CAN Trigger and Serial Decode Please in order of “Setup for CAN Signals”, “CAN Triggering” and “CAN Serial Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for CAN Signals 1. Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu. 2. Press the Decode softkey and select the desired slot (Decode1 or Decode2). 3. Press Protocol softkey and then select CAN by turning Universal Knob. 4. Press Signal softkey to enter the SIGNAL menu as Figure 55 shows. Figure 55 CAN SIGNAL Menu 5.
SIGLENT the Custom and turn the Universal Knob to set the desired baud rate. 9. Press Decode Source to select the signal to be decoded. CAN_H — CAN_H signal will be decoded. CAN_L — CAN_L signal will be decoded. CAN_H-CAN_L — CAN_H and CAN_L are both used as the source of decoding.
SIGLENT CAN Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the LIN trigger. To introduce the trigger conditions Start— the oscilloscope will be triggered at the start bit of a frame. Remote — the oscilloscope will be triggered by a remote frame with specified ID. ID — the oscilloscope will be triggered by a remote or data frame that have specified ID. ID+DATA— the oscilloscope will be triggered by data frame that have specified ID and data.
SIGLENT significant bits can be changed.) If you select the ID+DATA condition: a. Press ID bits softkey to select the ID’s length (11 or 29 bits). b. Press Curr ID Byte softkey and use Universal Knob to select the byte that you want to modify. c. Press the ID softkey and set the ID’s value by Universal Knob. d. Press Data1 softkey and set the value of the first byte by Universal Knob. e. Press Data2 softkey and set the value of the second byte by Universal Knob.
SIGLENT CAN Serial Decode After completing the setup of can signal and trigger, we will decode CAN signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding. 3. Press List to enter the LIST function menu. 4. Press Display and choose the same options as the first step. 5. Press Lines and set the number of lines by Universal Knob. The range of the lines is 1 to 7. 6.
SIGLENT Interpreting CAN Decode. The frame of decoding result: Arbitration field is displayed in frame Control field is displayed in frame Data field is displayed in frame CRC field is displayed in frame The list of decoding result: NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position. TYPE — the type of frames, “D” represents data frame, “R” represents remote frame.
SIGLENT LIN Triggering and Serial Decode Please take the order of “Setup for LIN Signals”, “LIN Triggering” and “LIN Decode” to trigger and decode the signals. Setup for LIN Signals There are two steps of setting the LIN signal, connecting the signal to oscilloscope, specifying the parameters of each input signal. 1. Press the Decode key to enter the DECODE function menu. 2. Press the Decode softkey and select the desired slot (Serial 1 or Serial 2). 3.
SIGLENT LIN Triggering This part will provide a brief introduction and description for the operation of the LIN trigger. To introduce the trigger conditions Break — The oscilloscope will be triggered at the position of break field’s break delimiter. ID (Frame ID) — The oscilloscope will be triggered at the position of identifier field’s stop bit, if the value of a frame’s ID is equal to specified value.
SIGLENT 5. Press Condition and select the trigger condition by Universal Knob: If you select ID condition: a. Press ID softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob. If you select ID+DATA condition: a. Press ID softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob. b. Press DATA1 softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob. c. Press DATA2 softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob.
SIGLENT LIN Serial Decode After completing the setup of SPI signal and trigger, we will decode SPI signals. Operation steps as follows. 1. Press Decode→ Decode. Select one of the options from the Decode1 and Decode2. 2. Press Display and select On to display the result of decoding. 3. Press List to enter the LIST function menu. 4. Press Display and choose the same options as the first step. 5. Press Lines and set the number of lines by Universal Knob. The range of the lines is 1 to 7. 6.
SIGLENT Data Length is displayed in frame Data Field is displayed in frame. Checksum Field is displayed in frame. The list of decoding result: NO — the number of frames in screen. TIME (timestamp) — the horizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position. ID — the value of frame’s Protected Identifier Field. DATA LENGTH — the length of Data Field. ID CHECK — the two check bits of Protected Identifier Field. DATA — the value of Data Field.
SIGLENT To Save Reference Waveform The oscilloscope can save analog channel or math waveforms to one of four reference waveform locations in the oscilloscope. Then, a reference waveform can be displayed and compared against other waveforms. Four reference waveforms can be displayed at a time. Use the appointed Variable knob and the Position knob which on the right side of the front panel to adjust the vertical scale and the vertical position of REF waveform.
SIGLENT To Save REF Waveform to Internal Memory Do the following steps to save the REF waveform to internal memory: 1. Press the REF button on the front to enter the REF WAVE function menu. Note that when the time horizontal format is in X-Y mode, REF function cannot be enabled. 2. Press the Source softkey; then, turn the Universal Knob to select the source of reference channel. The source includes analog channel and math waveforms. 3.
SIGLENT To Adjust REF Waveform Display 1. Please refer to the “To Display REF Waveform” above to display the desired reference waveform. 2. Press the Scale and Position softkey and turn the universal knob to adjust the vertical scale and position of the reference waveform. The vertical scale and position information display at the middle of the screen. The initial values display at the middle of the screen is the setup that when the reference waveform been saved.
SIGLENT To clear the appointed reference waveform, you can save a new reference waveform to the same location to cover it. To Make Math Operation The oscilloscope supports many math operations between analog channels and reference waveforms, including addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), FFT,differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt), square root (√). The resulting math waveform is displayed in white and labeled with “M”. You can use cursors to measure it.
SIGLENT Math Operators The oscilloscope supports math count operation (Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), FFT (Fourier transform) operation and math function operation (differential, integral, square root). Addition or Subtraction Math operators perform arithmetic operations add or subtract operation on any two analog input channels. When you select addition or subtraction, the Source A and Source B values are added or subtracted point by point, and the result is displayed. 1.
SIGLENT 4. If you want to invert the math waveform, press the Invert button and set the option to On to invert the display of the math waveform. Multiplication and Division Math operators perform arithmetic operations multiplication or division operation on any two analog input channels. When you select multiplication or division, the Source A and Source B values are multiplied or divided point by point and the result is displayed. 1.
SIGLENT FFT Operation FFT is used to compute the fast Fourier transform using analog input channels or reference waveforms. FFT takes the digitized time record of the specified source and transforms it to the frequency domain. When the FFT function is selected, the FFT spectrum is plotted on the oscilloscope display as magnitude in dBV versus frequency. The readout for the horizontal axis changes from time to frequency (Hertz) and the vertical readout changes from volts to dB.
SIGLENT To display a FFT waveform: 1. Press the Math button on the front panel to open the MATH function menu. 2. Press the Operation softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select FFT. The resulting math waveform is displayed in white and labeled with “M”. 3. Press the Source softkey, and then turn the Universal Knob to select the source to do FFT operation. Analog channels (CH1 and CH2) and reference waveforms (REFA, REFB) can be used as the source. 4.
SIGLENT 7. Press the Display softkey to select Split or Full Screen display mode. Split: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed separately. The time domain and frequency domain signals are displayed clearly Full Screen: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed in the same window to view the frequency spectrum more clearly and to perform more precise measurement.
SIGLENT Math Function Operation The oscilloscope supports math function operation including differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt) and square root ( ). Differentiate d/dt (differentiate) calculates the discrete time derivative of the selected source. Where: d = differential waveform. y = channel 1, 2, 3, or 4 data points. i = data point index Δ t = point- to- point time difference.
SIGLENT Note: Because differentiation is very sensitive to noise, it is helpful to set acquisition mode to Average. Integrate dt (integrate) calculates the integral of the selected source. You can use integrate to calculate the energy of a pulse in volt- seconds or measure the area under a waveform. dt plots the integral of the source using the "Trapezoidal Rule".
SIGLENT Figure 46 Integral with Offset Square Root Square root ( ) calculates the square root of the selected source. Where the transform is undefined for a particular input, holes (zero values) appear in the function output.
SIGLENT To Make Cursors Measurements Cursors are horizontal and vertical markers that indicate X- axis values and Y- axis values on a selected waveform source. You can use cursors to make custom voltage, time measurements on oscilloscope signals.
SIGLENT To Make Cursor Measurements 1. Press the Cursors button on the front panel to enter the CURSOR function menu. 2. Press the Mode softkey and set the option to On. 3. Press the Source softkey, and then use the Universal Knob to select the desired source. Only analog channels ( CH1,CH2), math waveforms and reference waveforms (REFA, REFB) that are displayed are available for cursors. 4.
SIGLENT To Make Measurements The oscilloscope provides measurements of 36 waveform parameters and the statistics. It contains voltage, time and delay parameters. Voltage and time parameters are under Type option. The results of the last five selected measurements are displayed at the bottom of screen and above the menu. Delay parameters are under the All Measure submenu. Set the Delay option to On to display all the delay parameters.
SIGLENT Type of Measurement Voltage Measurements Voltage measurements include 15 kinds of voltage parameter measurements. Figure 49 Voltage Measurements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pk-Pk: Difference between maximum and minimum data values. Max: Highest value in input waveform. Min: Lowest value in input waveform. Ampl: Difference between top and base in a bimodal signal ,or between max and min in an unimodal signal. Top: Value of most probable higher state in a bimodal waveform.
SIGLENT Figure 50 Overshoot 14. Preshoot: Preshoot is distortion that precedes a major edge transition expressed as a percentage of Amplitude. The X cursors show which edge is being measured (edge closest to the trigger reference point). Figure 51 Preshoot 15.
SIGLENT Time Measurements Time measurements include 9 kinds of time parameter measurements. Figure 52 Time Measurements 1. Period: Period for every cycle in waveform at the 50% level ,and positive slope. 2. Frequency: Frequency for every cycle in waveform at the 50% level ,and positive slope 3. + Width: Width measured at 50% level and positive slope. 4. - Width: Width measured at 50% level and negative slope. 16. Rise Time: Duration of rising edge from 10-90%. 5.
SIGLENT Delay Measurements Delay measurements measure the time different between arbitrary two channels, including 9 kinds of delay measurements. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Phase: Calculate the phase difference between two edges. FRR: Time between the first rising edges of the two channels. FRF: Time from the first rising edge of channel A ,to the first falling edge of channel B. FFR: Time from the first falling edge of channel A ,to the first rising edge of channel B.
SIGLENT To Make Automatic Measurement Perform the steps below and select voltage or time parameters to make automatic measurement. 1. Press the Measure button on the front panel to enter the MEASURE function menu. At the same, the frequency and period are enabled with the current trigger channel, the statistics also was enabled. 2. Press the Source softkey, and then use the Universal Knob to select the desired channel. Only analog channels (CH1 and CH2) that are displayed are available for measurements. 3.
SIGLENT Figure 54 Added the Measurement Note: if the parameter does not match the measure condition, it will display as “****”.
SIGLENT To Clear Measurement Parameters Press the Clear softkey to clear all the measurement parameters that are displaying on the screen. To Make All Measurement All measurement could measure all the voltage, time and delay parameters of the current measurement source and display the results on the screen. Figure 55 All Parameters Measurement Do the following steps to make all parameters measurement. 1. Press the Measure button on the front panel to enter the MEASURE function menu. 2.
SIGLENT Display Setting You can set the display type, color, persistence, grid type, waveform intensity, grid brightness and transparence.
SIGLENT To Set Display Type Press the Display button on the front panel, and then press the Type softkey to select Vectors or Dots display type. Vectors: the sample points are connected by lines and displayed. Normally, this mode can provide the most vivid waveform to view the steep edge of the waveform (such as square waveform). Dots: display the sample points directly. You can directly view each sample point and use the cursor to measure the X and Y values of the sample point.
SIGLENT To Set Color Display Color temperature adopts the change of waveforms’ color to reflect the change of the waveforms’ appearing probability. The greater the probability that the waveform appears, the warmer the color is; the smaller the waveform appears, the colder the color is. The picture below shows the change of color from cold to warm. Press the Display button on the front panel, and then press the Color softkey and set the option to On to turn on the color temperature function.
SIGLENT Figure 59 Persist Set to Infinite 3. When the Persist is On, to erase the results of previous acquisitions from the display, press the Clear Persist softkey. The oscilloscope will start to accumulate acquisitions again. 4. To return to the normal display mode, turn off persist and the previous acquisitions will be clear at once.
SIGLENT To Select Grid Type To select grid type 1. Press the Display/Persist button on the front panel to enter the DISPLAY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the Display function menu. 3. Press the Grid softkey; and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired grid type. Press the Grid softkey continually can also select the grid type. There are 3 kinds of grid types that are available. Select the grid type according to your really demand.
SIGLENT To Adjust Grid Brightness Do the following steps to adjust the grid brightness: 1. Press the Display button on the front panel to enter the DISPLAY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the Display function menu. 3. Press the Graticule softkey; and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value. The default value is 40%, and the range is from 0% to 100%.
SIGLENT Save and Recall Oscilloscope setups, waveforms, pictures, and CSV files can be saved to internal oscilloscope memory or to a USB storage device. The saved setups, waveforms can be recalled later. The oscilloscope provides an USB Host interface on the front panel to connect an USB device for external storage.
SIGLENT Save Type The oscilloscope supports setups, waveforms, pictures and CSV files storage. The default save type is setups. 1. Setups It’s the default storage type of the oscilloscope. It saves the settings of the oscilloscope in internal or external memory in “*.SET” format. At most 20 setting files (from No.1～No.20) can be stored in internal memory. The stored settings can be recalled. 2. Reference The oscilloscope saves the waveform data in external memory in “*.REF” format.
SIGLENT 8. Matlab The oscilloscope saves the waveform data in external memory in “*.DAT” format. The data of all the channels turned on can be saved in the same file. The recall of Matlab file is not supported. 9. To Default Key The oscilloscope saves the factory config and user set config.
SIGLENT Internal Save and Recall Internal save and recall support Setups in Save/Recall. In the following part, the save and recall method and procedures are introduced. Save the specified oscilloscope setting in internal memory. 1. Connect the signal to the oscilloscope and obtain stable display. 2. Press Save/Recall button on the front panel to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 3. Press the Type softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select Setups; and then press the knob to confirm. 4.
SIGLENT External save and recall Before using external storage and recall, make sure that the USB flash device is connected correctly. External storage supports all the types of files in save, but in recall, Picture and CSV are not supported. Save the specified type of file in the external USB flash device. 1. Press the Save/Recall button on the front panel to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 2. Press the Type softkey to select Reference or Setup 3.
SIGLENT Figure 61 Select Save Location 5. After the save position is selected, press the New softkey to turn on the interface as shown in the figure below. Refer to the descriptions in “To Create a new file or fold” to create a new file name. Figure 62 File Name Dialogue 6.
SIGLENT Load the specified type of file in the external USB storage device. 7. Press the Save/Recall button on the front panel to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 8. Press the Type softkey to select Waveforms or Setup 9. Press the Recall softkey to enter the SAVE/RECALL file system. 10. Turn the Universal Knob to select the file to be recalled, press the Load softkey to recall the waveform or setup.
SIGLENT Disk Management Disk management aim at the save and recall operations after the oscilloscope is connected with a USB storage device. Before using external disk, make sure that the USB storage device is connected correctly.
SIGLENT To Create a New File or Folder This operation is only valid in external storage. The oscilloscope supports English input method. The file name or folder name can contain letters, numbers, underscores and spaces. Let’s use an example to introduce how to create a file or folder. Example: create a file or folder named “SDS2013ab” 1. Press the Save/Recall button on the front to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 2.
SIGLENT To delete a file or folder This operation is only valid in external storage. 1. Press the Save/Recall button on the front to enter the SAVE/RECALL function menu. 2. Press the Save softkey, and then turn the Universal Knob to select one of the type (if select Setups, please set the Save To option to External). 3. Press the Save or Recall softkey to enter the SAVE/RECAL file system. 4. Turn the Universal Knob to select the file or folder to be deleted, and then press the Delete softkey.
SIGLENT System Function Setting This function module supports the oscilloscope’s system-related function, such as system status, language, sound and some other advanced setting, such as do self cal, update and remote interface configure .
SIGLENT To View the System Status Do the following steps to view the system status: 1. Press the Utility button on the front to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the System Status softkey to view the system status of the oscilloscope. The system status includes the information below: Startup Times: record the boot-strap times of the oscilloscope. Software Version: list the current software version of the oscilloscope. Fpga Version: list the current fpga version of the oscilloscope.
SIGLENT To Do Self Calibration The self-calibration program can quickly make the oscilloscope reach the best working state to get the most precise measurement values. You can perform self-calibration at any time especially when the change of the environment temperature is up to or more than 5 ℃. Make sure that the oscilloscope has been warmed up or operated for more than 30 minutes before the self-calibration. Do the following steps to do self calibration: 1. Disconnect all the input channels. 2.
SIGLENT To Enable or Disable the Sound When the sound is enabled, you can hear the sound of the beeper when you press a function key or a menu softkey or when the prompt message pops up. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu; then press Sound softkey to select or to turn on or off the sound. To Specify the Language The oscilloscope supports multiple language menu, Chinese/English help and prompt messages. 1.
SIGLENT To Do Pass/Fail Test One way to verify a waveform's compliance to a particular set of parameters is to use pass/fail testing. A pass/fail defines a region of the oscilloscope's display in which the waveform must remain in order to comply with chosen parameters. Compliance to the mask is verified point- by- point across the display.
SIGLENT To Set and Perform Pass/Fail Test Do the following steps to set and perform pass/fail test: 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. 3. Press the Pass/Fail softkey to enter the PASS/FAIL function menu. 4. Press the Enable Test softkey to select On to enable the pass/ fail test. 5. Press the Source softkey to select the desired channel. 6.
SIGLENT : Current state is running; press the softkey to stop the pass/fail test. To Save and Recall Test Mask Users can save the current test mask to the internal Flash memory or external USB flash device. The file format of the test mask file is “*.RGU”. Save Test Mask to Internal Memory 1. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 2. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. 3.
SIGLENT Save Test Mask to External Memory Do the following steps to save the test mask to external memory: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Pass/Fail softkey to enter the PASS/FAIL function menu. Press the Enable Test softkey to select On to enable the pass/ fail test. Press the Source softkey to select the desired channel.
SIGLENT IO Set The oscilloscope provides abundant IO interfaces, including: USB Device, LAN and Aux Output. To Set the USB Device Do the following steps to set the oscilloscope to communicate with PC via USB: 1. Install the USBTMC device driver on PC. Suggest you install NI Vista. 2. Connect the oscilloscope with PC using a standard USB cable 3. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 4. Press the IO Set softkey to enter the I/O SET function menu. 5.
SIGLENT To Set the LAN Do the following steps to set the oscilloscope to communicate with PC via LAN: 1. Connect the oscilloscope to your local area network using the network cable. 2. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 3. Press the IO Set softkey to enter the I/O SET function menu. 4. Press the LAN softkey to enter the LAN setting interface, see the picture below: Figure 67 LAN Setting Interface 5.
SIGLENT To Set Aux Output The default setup is Trig Out. If Pass/Fail is opening, this type is selected. Trig Out: if this type is selected, the oscilloscope outputs a signal that can reflect the current capture rate of the oscilloscope at each trigger. The maximal capture rate is 110k wfs/s. Pass/Fail: if this type is selected, the oscilloscope will output a pulse signal when failed waveforms are detected. This signal can be connected to other control systems to conveniently view the test results.
SIGLENT To Update Firmware and Configuration The firmware and configuration can be updated directly via USB flash driver. Do the following steps to update the firmware: 1. Insert the USB flash driver which with the firmware and the configure files inside into the USB host interface on the front panel of the oscilloscope. 2. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. 3. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. 4.
SIGLENT Do Self Test Self tests include screen test, keyboard test, and LED test. Self tests used to test the screen, buttons, knobs and LED lights whether works well. Screen Test 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the third page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Do Self Test softkey to enter the SELFTEST function menu.
SIGLENT Keyboard Test Keyboard test is used to test that if the keys or the knobs work well. Do the following steps to do keyboard test: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the third page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Do Self Test softkey to enter the SELFTEST function menu.
SIGLENT LED Test LED test is used to test that if the button lights work well. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the third page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Do Self Test softkey to enter the SELFTEST function menu. Press the LED Test softkey to enter the keyboard test interface, as the picture shown below.
SIGLENT To specify Screen Saver Time When the oscilloscope enters the idle state and holds for a certain period of time, the screen saver program will be enabled. Do the following steps to set the screen saver time: 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the Utility button on the front panel to enter the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the second page of the UTILITY function menu. Press the Next Page softkey to go to the third page of the UTILITY function menu.
SIGLENT To Use the History Function The history function can record the waveforms of the input channels before press the Run/Stop button. In run state, the oscilloscope records input waveform continually; when fill up the memory (reach the maximal frame), the new frames will cover the old frames and keep the latest frames. To use the History function, the HORIZONTAL Format must be set to YT. Do the following steps to record and replay waveform: 1.
SIGLENT sampling point’s number. Sample Rate 1GSa/s 500MSa/s 4. Press the 5. Press the 6. Press the frame. Curr (pts) Max. Frame ≦280 Sample Rate Curr (pts) Max. Frame 80000 35K 783 700 57227 70K 391 1.4K 33528 140K 195 2.8K 18338 350K 77 7K 7773 700K 38 14K 3982 1.4M 18 28K 1993 3.5M 6 70K 798 7M 3 140K 398 14M 1 280K 198 3.5K 3779 700K 78 7K 1891 1.4M 38 14K 945 2.8M 18 17.
SIGLENT Factory Setup Press Save/Recall function key, then press “Save” menu select “To Default Key” set the type to “Factory Setup”. Then press the Default button on the front to set the oscilloscope to the leave factory setup. Another way is press Save/Recall function key, then press “Recall” menu select “Factory Default” to recall. The details show as below.
SIGLENT Display Type Vectors Color Off Persist Off Grid Intensity 50% Graticule 20% Transparence 80% Cursor Mode Off Type X1 Source CH1 X1 -3.5μs X2 3.5μs Save/Recall Type Setups Save To Internal Setup NO.1 Utility IO Set USB Device USBTMC Aux Output Trig Out Sound Sound On Pass/Fail Enable Test Off Source CH1 Operate Off Mes Display Off X Mask 0.2 Y Mask 0.
SIGLENT Math Operate Off + Source A CH1 Source B CH1 Invert Off V/div 1.00 V/div offset 0V Source A CH1 Source B CH1 Invert Off V/div 1.00 V/div offset 0V * Source A CH1 Source B CH1 Invert Off V/div 1.00 V^2/div offset 0 V^2 / Source A CH1 Source B CH1 Invert Off V/div 1.0/div offset 0 FFT Source CH1 Window Hanning Horizontal 1X Vertical Scale 20 dBVrms Display Split Horizontal Scale 100MHz d/dt Source CH1 Vertical Scale 1.
SIGLENT ∫dt Source CH1 Offset 0 Vertical Scale 1.00 μVS/div Vertical Offset 0 √ Source CH1 Vertical Scale 1.
SIGLENT Troubleshooting The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact SIGLENT Company as soon as possible. 1. 2. The screen is still dark (no display) after power on: 1) Check whether the power is correctly connected. 2) Check whether the power switch is really on. 3) Check whether the fuse is burned out.
SIGLENT 6. The display of waveform is ladder-like: 1) The horizontal time base might be too low. Increase the horizontal time base to increase the horizontal resolution and improve the display. 2) If the display Type is “Vectors”, the lines between the sample points may cause ladder-like display. Set Type to “Dots” to solve the problem. 7. Fail to connect PC through USB: Check the IO Setting in Utility to make sure whether the setting in USB Device matches the device currently connected.
