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Serial Trigger and Decode

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6.3.4 Interpreting UART Decode

The decoding result frames are presented as follows:

• The data value are displayed in frames and are shown in white. Support 4 96 bit data display.

•

RX

: The decoding results of the data received.

•

TX

: The decoding result of the data transmitted.

• In cases where there is insufficient space on the display to show the complete content of a frame,

some of the content may be hidden, the indicator will be provided.

The decoding list result are presented as follows:

•

Time

: 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.

•

TX Err

: Parity error or unknown error in the data transmitted.

Summary of Contents for 2510B Series

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Page 2: ...ectrical energy available and the voltage impulses that may occur on electrical conductors associated with these category ratings The category rating is a Roman numeral of I II III or IV This rating is also accompanied by a maximum voltage of the circuit to be tested which defines the voltage impulses expected and required insulation clearances These categories are Category I CAT I Measurement ins...

Page 3: ...nimize shock hazard the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to an electrical safety ground This instrument is grounded through the ground conductor of the supplied three conductor AC line power cable The power cable must be plugged into an approved three conductor electrical outlet The power jack and mating plug of the power cable meet IEC safety standards Do not alter or defeat the g...

Page 4: ... of flammable gases or vapors fumes or finely divided particulates The instrument is designed to be used in office type indoor environments Do not operate the instrument In the presence of noxious corrosive or flammable fumes gases vapors chemicals or finely divided particulates In relative humidity conditions outside the instrument s specifications In environments where there is a danger of any l...

Page 5: ...repair Notify B K Precision of the nature of any contamination of the instrument Hazardous voltages may be present in unexpected locations in circuitry being tested when a fault condition in the circuit exists Clean the instrument only as instructed Do not clean the instrument its switches or its terminals with contact cleaners abrasives lubricants solvents acids bases or other such chemicals Clea...

Page 6: ...terface cables etc discharge all circuits and verify there are no hazardous voltages present on any conductors by measurements with a properly operating voltage sensing device before touching any internal parts Verify the voltage sensing device is working properly before and after making the measurements by testing with known operating voltage sources and test for both DC and AC voltages Do not at...

Page 7: ...ing fuses Replace fuses only with new fuses of the fuse types voltage ratings and current ratings specified in this manual or on the back of the instrument Failure to do so may damage the instrument lead to a safety hazard or cause a fire Failure to use the specified fuses will void the warranty For continued safe use of the instrument Do not place heavy objects on the instrument Do not obstruct c...

Page 8: ...l waste Please utilize your local WEEE collection facilities in the disposition of this product and otherwise observe all applicable requirements Safety Symbols Symbol Description Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in minor or moderate injury Refer to the text near the symbol ...

Page 9: ... 2 Horizontal System 26 2 1 Horizontal Scale and Position 26 2 2 Roll Mode 27 2 3 Zoom Mode 28 3 Vertical System 29 3 1 Channels 29 3 2 Coupling 30 3 3 Bandwidth Limit 31 3 4 Adjust Scale 32 3 5 Probe Attenuation 33 3 6 Unit 34 3 7 Deskew 34 3 8 Invert 35 3 9 Offset 35 3 10 Trace 36 4 Acquisition System 37 4 1 Acquisition Mode 38 4 2 Sampling Overview 43 4 3 Bandwidth and Sample Rate 44 4 4 Memory...

Page 10: ...1 SPI Setup 89 6 2 2 SPI Trigger 91 6 2 3 SPI Serial Decode 92 6 2 4 Interpreting SPI Decode 93 6 3 UART Trigger and Serial Decode 94 6 3 1 UART Setup 94 6 3 2 UART Trigger 96 6 3 3 UART Serial Decode 97 6 3 4 Interpreting UART Decode 98 6 4 CAN Trigger and Serial Decode 99 6 4 1 CAN Setup 99 6 4 2 CAN Trigger 100 6 4 3 CAN Serial Decode 101 6 5 LIN Trigger and Serial Decode 103 6 5 1 LIN Setup 10...

Page 11: ... 130 10 3 Clear Measurement 131 10 4 All Measurement 131 10 5 Gate Measurement 132 11 Display 133 11 1 Display Type 134 11 2 Color Grade 135 11 3 Persistence 136 11 4 Clear Display 136 11 5 Grid Type 137 11 6 Intensity 137 11 7 Transparence 138 11 8 LCD Light 138 12 Save and Recall 139 12 1 Save Types 139 12 2 Save and Recall a File 141 12 3 Save File 141 12 4 Recall File 142 12 5 File Manager 143...

Page 12: ...3 9 1 Set Date 155 13 9 2 Set Time 156 13 9 3 Set Zone 156 13 10 Reference Position 157 14 Search 158 14 1 Settings 159 15 Navigate 160 15 1 Navigating the Time Base 160 15 2 History Frame Navigate 161 15 3 Search Event Navigate 161 16 History 162 17 Meter 164 17 1 Meter Front Panel 165 17 2 DCV ACV 166 17 3 Resistance 167 17 4 Diode 168 17 5 Continuity 169 17 6 Capacitance 170 17 7 DCI ACI 171 18...

Page 13: ...erval 178 19 1 2 Select Trace and Measure Item 178 19 2 Start Stop Recording 178 19 3 Display Control 179 19 3 1 Vertical Scale 179 19 3 2 Horizontal 179 19 3 3 Display 180 19 3 4 Cursors 180 19 4 Save Recall 182 20 Service Information 183 21 LIMITED THREE YEAR WARRANTY 184 ...

Page 14: ...lt in digital multimeter DMM all in one portable and lightweight package These versatile scopes provide two analog channels with a maximum bandwidth of 200 MHz and maximum sample rate of 1 GSa s Their 12 Mpts memory depth 100 000 wfms s update rate and 5 6 TFT LCD can capture transient and long term signal behavior with excellent fidelity Figure 1 1 2510B ...

Page 15: ...Calibration Ensure the presence of all the items above Contact the distributor or B K Precision if anything is missing 1 3 Features 100 MHz and 200 MHz bandwidth Maximum sample rate of 1 GSa s Dual scope channels with 1 000 V CAT II 600 V CAT III ratings isolated models 2515 and 2516 300 V CAT II rated inputs nonisolated models 2511 and 2512 Built in 6000 count DMM Scope and meter trend plot funct...

Page 16: ...1 4 Dimensions Weight Dimensions The 2510B Series dimensions are approximately 6 61 x 10 87 x 2 68 168 x 276 x 68 mm W x H x D Figure 1 2 Dimensions Weight Without package 3 86 lbs 1 75 kg With package 7 72 lbs 3 5 kg ...

Page 17: ...Introduction 17 1 5 Front Panel Figure 1 3 Front Panel ...

Page 18: ...ee section 1 8 5 Dual Function Buttons See section 1 10 for more information 6 Softkeys Invoke the function displayed above the softkey 7 Display 5 6 inch TFT LCD color display 8 Analog Channel Input Two analog input channels with default 1 MΩ resistance 9 Universal Knob Navigates menus and modifies parameters 10 Single Function Buttons See section 1 9 for more information 11 Multimeter Input Mult...

Page 19: ...he time base press the ns button To increase the time base press the s button Horizontal Position Buttons Press the Horizonta Position buttons to adjust the horizontal position delay The waveforms of both channels will move horizontally with the trigger point To reduce the delay press the button To increase the delay press the button Pressing the shift horizontal scale buttons resets the horizonta...

Page 20: ...f selected channel s waveform Press V to increase the offset and mV to decrease it During modification the position is shown in the center of the display Pressing the shift verical scale buttons resets the vertical offset to zero Vertical Scale Button Adjust the vertical scale of the selected channel Press V to increase the scale and mV to decrease the scale During modification the amplitdue of th...

Page 21: ...nob can be used to increase decrease the trigger level During modification the trigger value is displayed in the center lower portion of the display Press down the Universal Knob button to reset the trigger lelvel to 0 V 1 9 Single Function Buttons Acquire Button Calls the Acquire menu For more information see chapter Pressing the Display Persist button while in the Display menu toggles the Persis...

Page 22: ...s stopped To start acquisition press the Run Stop button To capture and display a single acquisition whether the oscilloscope is running or stopped set Trigger Mode to Single Auto Setup Pressing the Auto Setup button causes the oscilloscope to determine which channels have activity and scales them to automatically configure the input to best display the input signals Default Restores the oscillosc...

Page 23: ...switches the function of the dual function buttons Scope Search Primary Function Press the Scope button to enter Scope mode Secondary Function Press Shift then Scope to enter the Search function menu Meter History Primary Function Press the Meter button to enter Meter mode Secondary Function Press Shift then Meter to enter the History mode In his story mode the scope can record most 80 000 frames ...

Page 24: ...n Press Shift then Decode to enter the Decode function menu The oscilloscope supports I2C SPI UART CAN and LIN serial bus decode Menu Ref Primary Function Press the Menu button to toggle the menu display Secondary Function Press Shift then Menu to enter the REF function menu Clear Sweeps Zoom Primary Function Press the Clear Sweeps button to clear the data and the display in multiple sweeps This i...

Page 25: ...ase and counterclockwise to reduce the value In addition it can also be used to adjust scale and offset of MATH and REF Select the Desired Submenu In menu operation press any menu softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the desired submenu under Push the center button of the knob to confirm the current submenu Choose File or Directory After having entered the file system turn the Universal K...

Page 26: ...he contents of this chapter include 2 1 Horizontal Scale and Position 26 2 2 Roll Mode 27 2 3 Zoom Mode 28 2 1 Horizontal Scale and Position Figure 2 1 Horizontal Scale Buttons Press the Horizonta Scale buttons to adjust the horizontal time base time div To reduce the time base press the ns button To increase the time base press the s button Horizontal Position Buttons Press the Horizonta Position...

Page 27: ...re 2 Press the F5 soft key to enter the second page of the acquire menu 3 Press the F3 soft key to enable disable Roll mode 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 Events that have occurred are scrolled to the left of the reference point Since there is no trigger no pre trigger information is ...

Page 28: ... and the rest of the normal window is ghosting This border area in the normal window is zoomed to the lower half To change the time base for the Zoom window press the Horizontal Scale button The Horizontal Scale button controls the size of the border area The Horizontal Position button sets the left to right position of the zoom window The delay value which is the time displayed relative to the tr...

Page 29: ...ts of this chapter include 3 1 Channels 29 3 2 Coupling 30 3 3 Bandwidth Limit 31 3 4 Adjust Scale 32 3 5 Probe Attenuation 33 3 6 Unit 34 3 7 Deskew 34 3 8 Invert 35 3 9 Offset 35 3 10 Trace 36 3 1 Channels Pressing the Channels keys in the vertical control area will enable the selected channel After enabling a channel the channel s setting menu and the channel information bar will be displayed a...

Page 30: ...he coupling mode The current coupling mode is displayed in the channel information bar at the bottom of the screen DC Dircet Current Both the DC and AC components of the signal under test can both pass through the channel DC coupling is useful for viewing waveforms as low as 0 Hz that do not have large DC offsets AC Alternating Current The signal is capacitively coupled DC signal components are re...

Page 31: ...lloscope itself 3 3 Bandwidth Limit Sets the bandwidth limit to reduce display noise The bandwidth can be limited to 20 MHz When the bandwidth is limited to 20M the high frequency components that exceed 20 MHz will be attenuated If bandwidth limit is set to Full the high frequency components of the singal under test can pass through the channel To toggle the bandwidth limit between Full and 20M 1 ...

Page 32: ...olution Use fine adjustment to improve the amplitude of waveform display to view signal details when the amplitude of the input waveform is a bit greater than the full scale under the current scale and the amplitude would be lower if the next scale is used Coarse Adjustment Adjust the vertical scale in a 1 2 5 step namely 2 mV div 5 mV div 10 mV div 100 V div The scale information in the channel i...

Page 33: ... mode Setting Attenuation Factor 0 1 X 0 1 1 0 2 X 0 2 1 0 5 X 0 5 1 1 X 1 1 2 X 2 1 5000 X 5000 1 10000X 10000 1 Custom 1000000 0 000001 1 Table 3 1 Attenuation Settings Four custom attenuation factors can be configured 1 Press the CH1 button 2 Press the F4 soft key 3 Press the F1 soft key The probe attenuation drop down menu will appear 4 Select one of the four custom attenuation settings Custom...

Page 34: ... For example two coaxial cables with a 1 inch difference in length could introduce a skew of more than 100 ps In some scenarios e g measuring the setup hold time between clock and data it may be necessary to compensate the skew between channels The method of compensation Probe the same signal simultaneously using two channels including the cables or probes that you intend to use for measurements a...

Page 35: ...e of the CH1 function menu 3 Press the F3 soft key to enable disable the invert function Invert Of Invert On Figure 3 1 Invert 3 9 Offset Adjust the vertical position offset This offers the same function as the Vertical Position button with more precision through the use of the numeric keypad To set the offset 1 Press the CH1 button 2 Press the F5 soft keyto enter the second page of the CH1 functi...

Page 36: ...displayed but the channel is still active To enable disable trace 1 Press the CH1 button 2 Press the F5 soft keyto enter the second page of the CH1 function menu 3 Press the F5 soft key to enter the third page of the CH1 function menu 4 Press the F1 soft key to enable disable trace Trace Visible Trace Hidden Figure 3 2 Invert ...

Page 37: ...n mind that samples are normally reduced at slower time div settings At slower time div settings the effictive sample rate drops and the effective sample period increases This occurs because the the acquisition time increases and the oscilloscope s digitizer is sampling faster than it is required to fill memory For example suppose an oscilloscope s digitizer has a sample period of 1 ns maximum sam...

Page 38: ... time div settings the specified number of triggers are averaged together Use this mode for reducing noise and increasing resolution of periodic signals without bandwidth or rise time degradation ERES Acquisition At all time div settings the specified number of triggers are averaged together Use this mode when the sample rate of the digital converter is higher than the storage rate of the acquisit...

Page 39: ...nput signal at a predetermined sampling rate and displays the acquired data on its screen The sampling rate determines how frequently the oscilloscope captures the voltage values of the signal ensuring that the displayed waveform is an accurate representation of the input signal This mode is particularly useful for observing periodic or repetitive signals as it provides a stable and continuous dis...

Page 40: ...nction provides a more detailed and precise representation of the signal s behavior allowing users to analyze and troubleshoot complex waveforms effectively It helps in detecting voltage anomalies that might otherwise be missed by the oscilloscope s normal acquisition modes which usually use lower sampling rates and can miss brief voltage spikes The peak detect function enhances the oscilloscope s...

Page 41: ...ill be Increasing the number of averages will decrease th response of the waveform display The available range of averages is from 4 to 1024 and the default is 16 When Average Acquisition is selected Press the button to select the average A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing the will also navigate t...

Page 42: ...reen ERES mode is generally used when the sample rate of the digital converter is higher than the storage rate of the acquisition memory ERES mode can be used on single shot and repetitive signals and does not slow waveform updates This mode limits the oscilloscope s real time bandwidth because it acts like a low pass filter Average and ERES mode use different averaging methods The former uses wav...

Page 43: ...ampling 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 𝑓𝑀𝐴𝑋 𝐹𝑆 2 𝑁𝑦𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑓𝑁 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 Aliasing Aliasing occurs when signals are under sampled 𝑓𝑆 2𝑓𝑀𝐴𝑋 Aliasing is the sign...

Page 44: ... a system with an ideal brick wall frequency response Figure 4 5 Brick Wall Frequency Response Digital signals have frequency components about the fundamental frequency Square waves are made up of sine waves at the fundamental frequency and an infinite number of odd harmonics and typically for 500 MHz bandwidths and below oscilloscopes have a Gaussian frequency response Figure 4 6 Bandwidth Limiti...

Page 45: ...𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 For example when storing 1 ms of data in 12M points of memory the actual sample rate is 1 GSa s Likewise when storing 10 ms of data in 12M points of memory the actual sample rate is 100 MSa s The actual sample rate is displayed in the right side information area The oscilloscope achieves the actual sample rate by throwing away decimating unneeded samples To set the memory depth 1 Press ...

Page 46: ...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 The interpolation method is a processing method to connect all the sampling points and using some points to calculate the who...

Page 47: ...cessing to calculate results in the actual sample interval This method bending signal waveform and make it produce a more realistic regular shape than pure square wave and pulse It is recommended Sinx s interpolation method be used when the sampling frequency is 3 to 5 times the bandwidth frequency of the system Figure 4 7 Interpolation Sin x x ...

Page 48: ... System 48 X In the adjacent sample points are directly connected on a straight line This method is only confined to rebuild on the edge of signals such as a square wave Figure 4 8 Interpolation X Figure 4 9 Dots ...

Page 49: ...train versus displacement flow versus pressure volts versus current or voltage versus frequency YX mode can also be used to compare frequency and phase relationships between two signals Memory Depth decreases when XY mode is enabled since both channels are enabled The figure below shows the measurement schematic diagram of the phase deviation Figure 4 10 Phase Deviation The phase deviation between...

Page 50: ... the display 8 Calculate the phase difference using the formula sin 𝜃 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 Δ𝑌 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 Δ𝑌 If the principal axis of the ellipse is within quadrant I and III the phase deviation angle obtained should be within quadrants I and IV namely within 0 to π 2 or 3π 2 to 2π Suppose the principal axis of the ellipse is within quadrant II and IV In that case the phase deviation angle obtained should be within q...

Page 51: ...ng of events with small probability of occuring To configure Sequence mode 1 Press the button 2 Press the softkey to select Next Page 3 Press the softkey to select Sequence The Sequence submenu will be displayed 4 Press the softkey to toggle Sequence Acquisition Mode on and off 5 Press the softkey to set the Max Segments Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Pressing the Univers...

Page 52: ...stability but only a stable trigger can ensure a stable display The trigger circuit ensures that every time base sweep or acquisition starts from the input signal and the user defined trigger condition namely every sweep is synchronous to the acquisition and the waveforms acquired overlap to display stable waveform Figure 5 1 demonstrates how the position of the trigger event determines the refere...

Page 53: ...is displayed at the bottom of the screen Figure 5 2 Trigger Source To select the trigger source 1 Press the button 2 Press the softkey to select Source A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear 3 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing will also toggle between the available choices The selected trigger source is displayed at the bottom of the ...

Page 54: ...illoscope overflows the pre trigger buffer and the first data put into the buffer is first pushed out First Input First Out FIFO When a trigger is found the pre trigger buffer contains the events that occurred before the trigger Then the oscilloscope fills the post trigger buffer and displays the acquisition memory To select the trigger mode 1 Press the button 2 Press the softkey to select Next Pa...

Page 55: ...events specified by the trigger settings Triggering on an infrequent signal from a serial bus for example I2C SPI CAN LIN etc or another signal that arrives in bursts The Normal trigger mode lets you stabilize the display by preventing the oscilloscope from auto triggering Single Trigger and acquisition only occurs once when the specified trigger condition is found Single trigger mode is appropria...

Page 56: ...ted by the trigger level icon if the analog channel is on at the far left side of the display To adjust the trigger level 1 Press the button 2 Use the Universal Knob to adjust the value of the trigger level Press the Universal Knob to set the level to the waveform s 50 value If AC coupling is used pushing the Universal Knob sets the trigger level to about 0 V ...

Page 57: ...et the trigger coupling 1 Press the button 2 Press the softkey to select Next Page 3 Press the softkey to select Coupling A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 5 Trigger Coupling 4 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices ...

Page 58: ...rge DC offset LF Reject Blocks the DC components and reject the low frequency components lower than 2 MHz Low frequency Reject removes unwanted low frequency components from a trigger waveform such as power line frequencies etc that can interfere with proper tirggering Use LF Reject coupling to get a stable edge trigger when your waveform has low frequency noise HF Reject Reject the high frequency...

Page 59: ...ger on the repetitive pulse burst below set the holdoff time to be 200 ns but 600 ns Figure 5 6 Trigger Holdoff Example The correct holdoff setting is typically slightly less than one repetition of the waveform Set the holdoff to this time to generate a unique trigger point for a repetitive waveform Only edge trigger and serial trigger have holdoff option The holdoff time of the oscilloscope is ad...

Page 60: ...key to toggle Noise Reject on or off Noise Reject Disabled Noise Reject Enabled Figure 5 7 Noise Reject If the signal you are probing is noisy 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 osci...

Page 61: ...pecification when you press the button If the oscilloscope is running when you change a trigger setup it uses the new trigger definition when it starts the next acquisition 5 7 1 Set Trigger Type To set the trigger type 1 Press the button to open the Trigger menu 2 Press the button to select Type A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 8 Trigger Types 3 Use the Univer...

Page 62: ...r on a waveform is to use Autoscale Simply press the button and the oscilloscope will attempt to trigger on the waveform using a simple Edge trigger type and rising slope Holdoff coupling and noise reject can be set in edge trigger see the sections Trigger Holdoff Trigger Coupling and Noise Reject To set the slope of the edge trigger 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button ...

Page 63: ... A and B with the positive edge as shown in the figure below Figure 5 11 Slope Trigger Coupling and noise reject can be set in edge trigger see the sections Trigger Coupling and Noise Reject To set the slope of the trigger 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button to select Slope A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 12 Slope 3 Use the Universa...

Page 64: ...le options Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices 4 Press the softkey to select Next Page 5 Press the softkey to configure the Limit Range Value s If a range type was selected pressing the will toggle between the low and high limit 6 Use the Universal Knob to configure the limit range value Pressing the Universal Knob will open the numeric keypad in the display 7 Press the ...

Page 65: ...ime is greater than the specified time value within a range of time value Trigger when the input signal s positive or negative slope time is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of time value outside a range of time value Trigger when the input signal s positive or negative slope time is greater than the specified upper limit of time and lower tha...

Page 66: ...se Reject Configure Pulse Trigger When trigger type is set to Pulse the limit range and polarity must be configured To set the Limit Range 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button to toggle between positive and negative polarity 3 Press the softkey to select the Limit Range Type A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 15 Limit Range 4 Use the Un...

Page 67: ... Range Types less than a time value Trigger when the input signal s positive or negative pulse time is lower than the specified time value For example for a positive pulse if you set t pulse real width 100ns the waveform will trigger Figure 5 16 less than a time value greater than a time value Trigger when the input signal s positive or negative pulse time is greater than the specified time value ...

Page 68: ...ified 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 Figure 5 18 within a range of time value outside a range of time value Trigger when the input signal s positive or negative pulse time is greater than the specified upper limit of time and lower than the specified lower limit of time value ...

Page 69: ...re Video Trigger When Trigger type is set Video the standard must be specified To specify the Standard 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the softkey to select Standard A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear 3 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options see table 5 1 Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices Standard Type Sy...

Page 70: ...6 6 line value 7 7 line value 8 8 Table 5 2 Custom Video Standards 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 Table ...

Page 71: ... you have set 6 If Sync was set to Select Press the or softkey then turn the Universal Knob to set the Line or Field value respectively The following table lists the line numbers per field for each video standard Standard Field 1 Field 2 NTSC 1 to 262 1 to 263 PAL 1 to 312 1 to 313 HDTV 720P 50 HDTV 720P 60 1 to 750 HDTV 1080P 50 HDTV 1080P 60 1 to 1125 HDTV 1080iP 50 HDTV 1080i 60 1 to 562 1 to 5...

Page 72: ...w center Adjust the Delta value to set the window range the lower and the upper trigger levels always move together Figure 5 19 Window Trigger If the lower and the upper trigger levels are both within the waveform amplitude range the oscilloscope will trigger on both rising and falling edge Suppose the upper trigger level is within the waveform amplitude range while the lower trigger level is out ...

Page 73: ...Universal Knob to adjust the trigger level Configure Relative Window Trigger To configure the window trigger via absolute window type 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the softkey to toggle between absolute and relative 3 Press the softkey to toggle center and delta trigger level Upon selecting the trigger level press the button and use the Universal Knob to adjust the trigger l...

Page 74: ... select the Limit Range Type A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 21 Limit Range 4 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices 5 Press the softkey to select Next Page 6 Press the softkey to configure the Limit Range Value s If a range type was selected pressing the will toggle between the l...

Page 75: ...gger level is greater than the timeout time set as shown in the figure below Figure 5 22 Edge Configure Edge Dropout Trigger To configure an edge dropout trigger 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button to toggle between Edge and State type 3 Press the softkey to select Next Page Navigate to Page 2 3 4 Press the softkey to select Time 5 Use the Universal Knob to configure th...

Page 76: ...gure State Dropout Trigger To configure an state dropout trigger 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button to toggle between Edge and State type 3 Press the softkey to select Next Page Navigate to Page 2 3 4 Press the softkey to select Time 5 Use the Universal Knob to configure the limit range value Pressing the Universal Knob will open the numeric keypad in the display Coupl...

Page 77: ...lect the Limit Range Type A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear 4 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices 5 Press the softkey to select Next Page 6 Press the softkey to configure the Limit Range Value s If a range type was selected pressing the will toggle between the low and high limit 7 Use the...

Page 78: ...ided that the time qualifier criterion has been met The oscilloscope provides 4 patterns logical AND OR NAND and NOR combination of the channels Each channel can set to low high or invalid Figure 5 25 Pattern Trigger Configure Pattern Trigger 1 Press the button to enter the trigger menu 2 Press the button to select Level Type A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Figure 5 26...

Page 79: ...n t care on the selected channel Any channel set to don t care is ignored and is not used as part of the pattern 9 However if all channels in the pattern are set to Don t care the oscilloscope will not trigger 10 Adjust the trigger level for the selected analog channel by pressing the Trigger Level button and turning the Universal Knob Don t care doesn tneed to set trigger level 11 Use the Univers...

Page 80: ...ts of the serial data such as start and stop bits addresses data bytes and even error conditions The decoded information is displayed alongside the corresponding waveform providing a comprehensive view of the digital signal This allows you to quickly identify and analyze specific data packets or troubleshoot communication issues by visually inspecting the waveform and the decoded data simultaneous...

Page 81: ...3 6 5 1 LIN Setup 103 6 5 2 LIN Trigger 104 6 5 3 CAN Serial Decode 105 6 1 I2C Trigger and Serial Decode 6 1 1 I2C Setup Setting the I2C Inter IC bus signal includes two steps connecting the serial data signal SDA and serial clock signal SCK to oscilloscope and specifying the threshold voltage of each input signal ...

Page 82: ...ock 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 6 Set SDA I2C s data signal a Press the to select the channel that is connected to the I2C data signal b Press the softkey to set the I2C data signal s threshold voltage level by Universal Knob The threshold voltag...

Page 83: ...a restart is treated as a start condition Stop Condition Triggers when the data SDA transitions from low to high while the clock SCL is high Figure 6 3 Start Stop Conditions Restart Condition Triggers when another start condition occurs before a stop condition No Ack Trigger when SDA data is high during any SCL s ACK bit EEPROM The trigger looks for EEPROM control byte value 1010xxx on the SDA lin...

Page 84: ... 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 If the data s value is 0xXX any data value will be matched Figure 6 5 7 Address and Data Figure 6 6 7 Address and Data2...

Page 85: ...as 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 If the data s value is 0xXX any data value will be matched Figure 6 7 10 Address and Data Data Length Triggers when the SDA data s length is equal to the value of Byte Length and address s length is the same as set ...

Page 86: ...or Press the Data1 softkey and set its value by turning the Universal Knob If you select 7 Addr Data or 10 Addr Data condition Press the softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the 7 bit or 10 bit device address Press the or softkey and set the value about them Press the to navigate to Page 2 2 Press the softkey to select the R W bit If device address is 7 bit the value of address is in rang...

Page 87: ...select On Step 6 Press the softkey to configure the character encoding format of the decoding s results Step 7 Press the softkey to view the copy settings The COPY function menu can be used to synchronize the corresponding bus configuration and trigger configuration Step 8 Press the softkey to enter the List menu Press the softkey to toggle the Display state select the Decode option selected on st...

Page 88: ...cular data or address bit it is indicated by A appended after the corresponding bit For example DB A signifies a data bit without acknowledgement In cases where there is insufficient space on the display to show the complete content of a frame some of the content may be hidden the indicator will be provided The decoding list result are presented as follows The horizontal displacement between curre...

Page 89: ...the softkey and then select SPI by turning the Universal Knob 4 Press the softkey to enter the SPI signal menu Figure 6 9 SPI Signal Menu 5 Set CLK clock signal a Press the softkey to select the channel that is connected to the SPI clock signal b Press the first softkey to set the SPI clock signal s threshold voltage level by Universal Knob The threshold voltage level is for decoding and it will b...

Page 90: ...ss the first softkey to return to the SPI signal menu 8 Set CS a Press the softkey to select the chip select type b Press the and select the channel connected to the SPI CS signal c Press the softkey to set the SPI data signal s threshold The threshold voltage level is for decoding and it will be regard as the trigger voltage level when set the trigger type to serial CS Type Description CS low vol...

Page 91: ...nu Press the softkey to toggle between the available Trigger Type Trigger Type Description MISO Master In Slave Out MOSI Master Out Slave In Table 6 2 SPI Trigger Type Press the softkey to select Data Length Use the Universal Knob to set the length of the data The data length range can be set between 4 to 96 bits Press the softkey to select Bit Pos Use the Universal Knob to select a bit in data Pr...

Page 92: ... softkey to select Data Length Use the Universal Knob to set the data leng 4 32 bits Step 4 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 3 of the Decode menu Step 5 Press the softkey to toggle the Display state select On Step 6 Press the softkey to configure the character encoding format of the decoding s results Step 7 Press the softkey to view the copy settings The COPY function menu can be used to s...

Page 93: ...shown in white Support 4 96 bit data display MISO The decoding result of Master In Slave Out line MOSI The decoding result of Master Out Slave In line In cases where there is insufficient space on the display to show the complete content of a frame some of the content may be hidden the indicator will be provided The decoding list result are presented as follows Time The horizontal displacement bet...

Page 94: ... and then select UART by turning the Universal Knob Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the UART signal menu Figure 6 11 UART Signal Menu a Press the softkey to select the channel connected to the RX signal b Press the softkey to set the RX signal s threshold voltage level Use the Universal Knob to set the threshold voltage c Press the softkey to select the channel connected to the TX signal d Press...

Page 95: ...set the baud rate or press the enter button to open the digital number pad c Press the softkey to select Data Length Use the Universal Knob to set the data length d Press the softkey to select Parity Check Use the Universal Knob to select the desired parity check e Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 2 of the Config menu f Press the softkey to select the Stop Bit g Press the softkey to toggle ...

Page 96: ... select a Source Type b Press the softkey to select a Condition Conditions Description Start The oscilloscope will be triggered at the position of the start bit Stop The oscilloscope will be triggered at the position of the stop bit Data The oscilloscope will be triggered when a byte is found equal to greater than or less than the specified data Press the softkey to select a qualifier or Press the...

Page 97: ...p 6 Press the softkey to configure the character encoding format of the decoding s results Step 7 Press the softkey to view the copy settings The COPY function menu can be used to synchronize the corresponding bus configuration and trigger configuration Step 8 Press the softkey to enter the List menu Press the softkey to toggle the Display state select the Decode option selected on step 2 Press th...

Page 98: ...e data transmitted In cases where there is insufficient space on the display to show the complete content of a frame some of the content may be hidden the indicator will be provided The decoding list result are presented as follows Time 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...

Page 99: ...corresponding to the selected source in order to configure the source parameters channel and threshold b Press the softkey to set the signal s threshold voltage level Use the Universal Knob to set the threshold voltage c Press the softkey to return to the previous menu Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the Configure menu Figure 6 14 CAN Config Menu a Press the softkey to select Baud Use the Univer...

Page 100: ...ote ID or ID Data condition was selected a Press the softkey Use the Universal Knob to set the ID s value b Press the softkey set the length of ID 11bits or 29 bits c Press the softkey and use the Universal Knob to select the byte that you want to set d For ID Data press the softkey to view the second menu page Press the softkey and use the Universal Knob to set the value of the first byte In orde...

Page 101: ...ding format of the decoding s results Step 6 Press the softkey to view the copy settings The COPY function menu can be used to synchronize the corresponding bus configuration and trigger configuration Step 7 Press the softkey to enter the List menu Press the softkey to toggle the Display state select the Decode option selected on step 2 Press the softkey and turn the Universal Knob to view all fra...

Page 102: ...rame some of the content may be hidden the indicator will be provided The decoding list result are presented as follows Time Thehorizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position Type The type of frames D represents data frame R represents remote frame ID The ID of frames the oscilloscope can automatically detect the length of frame s id 11 bits or 27 bits Length The length of the ...

Page 103: ...LIN Signal Menu a Press the softkey to select the Source b Press the softkey to set the signal s threshold voltage level Use the Universal Knob to set the threshold voltage c Press the softkey to return to the previous menu Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the Configure menu a Press the softkey to select Baud Use the Universal Knob to set the baud rate b Press the softkey to select Custom if Baud...

Page 104: ... 4 Press the softkey to enter the Trigger Setting menu Figure 6 17 LIN Trigger Menu a Press the softkey to select a Condition Step 5 If the ID condition was selected a Press the softkey Use the Universal Knob to set the ID s value b If the ID Data condition was selected a Press the softkey Use the Universal Knob to set the ID s value b Press the softkey to select Data1 Use the Universal Knob to se...

Page 105: ...ding format of the decoding s results Step 6 Press the softkey to view the copy settings The COPY function menu can be used to synchronize the corresponding bus configuration and trigger configuration Step 7 Press the softkey to enter the List menu Press the softkey to toggle the Display state select the Decode option selected on step 2 Press the softkey and turn the Universal Knob to view all fra...

Page 106: ...nt space on the display to show the complete content of a frame some of the content may be hidden the indicator will be provided The decoding list result are presented as follows Time Thehorizontal displacement between current frame and trigger position ID The value of frame s Protected Identifier Field Data Length The length of the data field ID Parity The two check bits of Protected Identifier F...

Page 107: ...orm locations in the oscilloscope Then reference waveforms can be displayed and compared against other waveforms Both reference waveforms can be displayed at a time 7 1 Saving a Reference 108 7 2 Display a Reference Waveform 109 7 3 Adjust Reference Waveform 109 7 4 Clear Reference Waveform 110 ...

Page 108: ...ions 3 Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options Repeately pressing will navigate between the available choices 4 Press the softkey to toggle between REF A and REF B saving positions 5 Press the softkey to save the channel or math waveform to the appointed location The message Saved to internal file REF will appear when the waveform has been saved successfully The vertical scale inf...

Page 109: ...the reference waveform 1 Press the and then the button on the front panel to enter the Reference Waveform menu 2 Press the softkey to toggle between REF A and REF B positions Select the Location of the reference waveform to be displayed 3 Press the softkey to display the selected reference waveform 4 Press the softkey to navigate to Page 2 2 5 Press the softkey to select Scale Use the Universal Kn...

Page 110: ...e oscilloscope does not have a Clear option under the REF WAVE function menu To clear the appointed reference waveform you can save a new reference waveform to the same location to replace it Or press and select Security Erase to clear the stored waveform ...

Page 111: ...n an analog input channel or on the result of an arithmetic operation Math function waveforms are displayed in shades of light purple and labeled with M 8 1 Selecting a Math Function 112 8 2 Add or Subtract 112 8 3 Multiply or Divide 113 8 4 Differentiate 113 8 5 Integrate 114 8 6 Square Root 114 8 7 FFT Operation 115 If the analog channel or the math function is cut off waveforms do not display o...

Page 112: ...e to select Operator A dropdown menu containing the available options will appear Use the Universal Knob to navigate the available options 8 2 Add or Subtract Math operators perform arithmetic operations add or subtract 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 You can...

Page 113: ...derivative of the selected source Differentiate can be used to measure the instantaneous slope of a waveform For example the slew rate of an operational amplifier may be measured using the differentiate function Because differentiation is very sensitive to noise it is helpful to set acquisition mode to Averaging see Selecting the Acquisition Mode d dt plots the derivative of the selected source us...

Page 114: ...aveform Δ𝑡 point to point time difference 𝑦 channel 1 2 3 or 4 data points 𝑐𝑜 arbitrary constant 𝑖 data point index The integrate operator provides an Offset softkey that lets you enter a DC offset correction factor for the input signal Small DC offset in the integrate function input or even small oscilloscope calibration errors can cause the integrate function output to ramp up or down This DC of...

Page 115: ...nd crosstalk problems to find distortion problems in analog waveforms caused by amplifier non linearity measure harmonic components and distortion in the device under test measure the characteristics of the noise in DC power analyze vibration or for adjusting analog filters Display FFT Waveform To display a FFT waveform 1 Press the and then the button to enter the Math menu 2 Press the to select O...

Page 116: ... option according to the input signal Window Description Rectangular Window for good frequency resolution and amplitude accuracy but use only where there will be no leakage effects Use on self windowing waveforms such as pseudo random noise impulses sine bursts and decaying sinusoids Blackman Window reduces time resolution compared to a rectangular window but improves the capacity to detect smalle...

Page 117: ...ile the frequency domain waveform is located within the lower half of the display In Split mode if Zoom is enabled the zoom waveform and the frequency domain waveform are displayed on the lower half screen together Full Screen Time domain waveform and frequency domain waveform are displayed together Exclusive Only the frequency domain waveform is displayed Table 8 2 Display Press the softkey to na...

Page 118: ... dBVrms dBm Vrms or dBArms Arms which use a logarithmic scale or a linear scale to display vertical amplitude respectively Press the softkey to select Ext Load Turn the Universal Knob to set the desired external load 8 Return to the Math menu and navigate to Page 2 2 by pressing the softkey 9 Press the softkey to enter the Horizontal menu Figure 8 6 Horizontal Menu Press the softkey to select Cent...

Page 119: ...l differ based on the type selected Peak Type When Peak type is selected the peaks of the current FFT waveform will automatically be marked based on the search configuration Figure 8 8 Tools Peaks Menu Press the table to toggle the peak table On or Off Press the to toggle the display of the frequency for each peak on the peak table Show Table must be enabled to view show frequency Press the to tog...

Page 120: ...ak value and the minimum amplitude on both sides Only when the difference is greater than the peak value of peak offset can the peak value be determined Marker Type When Markers type is selected the user can customize the marker locations on the FFT waveform based on search configuration Figure 8 10 Markers Type Menu Press the softkey to enter the Marker Control menu Figure 8 11 Markers Control Me...

Page 121: ... to set the minimum peak amplitude Only peaks larger than the peak limit can be judged as peaks Press the softkey to select Excursion Turn the Universal Knob to set the difference between the peak value and the minimum amplitude on both sides Only when the difference is greater than the peak value of peak offset can the peak value be determined Press the softkey to return to the Markers Type Menu ...

Page 122: ...e difference between X1 and X2 ΔT and 1 ΔT When set cursor type to X2 X1 use Universal Knob will move the X1 and X2 cursors together The value under the menu option is the difference between the X1 and X2 cursors 9 2 Y Cursors Y cursors are horizontal dotted lines that adjust vertically They can be used to measure voltage V or current A When the cursors source is the math function the unit will ma...

Page 123: ... are displayed on the analog input channels including math functions Step 3 Press the Source or X1 Source X2 Source in Track mode softkey then use the Universal Knob to select the input source for the cursor values Only analog channels math waveforms and reference waveforms that are displayed are available for cursors Step 4 Press the X Ref and Y Ref softkeys to set the reference of the X and Y cu...

Page 124: ...of 38 waveform s parameters and statistics Some measurements only be made on analog input channels 10 1 Type of Measurements 125 10 1 1 Voltage Mesasurements 126 10 1 2 Time Measurements 128 10 1 3 Delay Measurements 129 10 2 Add a Measurement 130 10 3 Clear Measurement 131 10 4 All Measurement 131 10 5 Gate Measurement 132 ...

Page 125: ...r selected measurements are displayed above the channel info tab when Statistics is disabled Statistics Enable All Measure Enable Figure 10 1 Measurements View In addition to changing display parameters after the acquisition you can perform all of the measurements and math functions after the acquisition Measurements and math functions will be recalculated as you pan and zoom and turn channels on ...

Page 126: ... the mode is not well defined the base value is the same as the minimum value Mean The sum of the level of the waveform s samples divided by the number of cycles Cycle Mean The sum of the level of the waveform s first sample divided by the number of cycles Stdev The standard deviation of all the waveform s cycles Cycle Stdev The standard deviation of all the values in the waveform s first cycle RM...

Page 127: ... Preshoot The distortion that preceds a major edge transition expressed as a percentage of Amplitude 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝐷 𝑇𝑜𝑝 𝐴𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 100 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐷 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝐴𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 100 Level X The voltage value between the trigger point and the vertical position of the channel ...

Page 128: ...me from the middle threshold of the rising edge to the middle threshold of the next falling edge Width The time from the middle threshold of the falling edge to the middle threshold of the next rising edge Rise Time Duration of rising ege from 20 to 90 Falling Time The duration of falling edge from 90 to 10 Bwid The time from the first rising edge to the last falling edge or the first falling edge...

Page 129: ...t falling edge of channel A to the first rising edge of channel B FFFF The time from the first falling edge of channel A to the first falling edge of channel B FRLR The time from the first rising edge of channel A to the last rising edge of channel B FRLF The time from the first rising edge of channle A to the last rising edge of channel B FFLR The time from the first falling edge of channel A to ...

Page 130: ... 2 Press the softkey and then use the Universal Knob to select the desired channel Only analog channels taht are displayed are available Step 3 To select and display a measurement press the softkey and then turn the Universal Knob to select the desired measurement Press the Universal Knob to add the measurement Step 4 To toggle the statistic function press the Statistics softkey Figure 10 5 Add a ...

Page 131: ...Measurement The All Measure option displays all the voltage and time parametesr of the selected To enable All Measure Step 1 Press the key to enter the MEASURE menu Step 2 Press the softkey to select the desire source Step 3 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 2 of the MEASURE menu Step 4 Press the softkey to toggle All Measure Figure 10 6 All Measure Enable ...

Page 132: ...EASURE menu Step 2 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 2 of the MEASURE menu Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the Gate submenu Step 4 Press the softkey to toggle the gate Step 5 Press the softkey and use the Universal Knob to set the position of gate A Step 6 Press the softkey and use the Universal Knob to set the position of gate B Step 7 Press the softkey and use the Universal Knob to simul...

Page 133: ...stence grid type waveform intensity grid brightness and transparence can be adjusted 11 1 Display Type 134 11 2 Color Grade 135 11 3 Persistence 136 11 4 Clear Display 136 11 5 Grid Type 137 11 6 Intensity 137 11 7 Transparence 138 11 8 LCD Light 138 ...

Page 134: ...an analog look to a digitized waveforn and allow subtle detail of complex waveforms to be viewed even when the detail is just a small number of pixels in size Dots The sample points are directly displayed Each sample point can be viewed directly and the cursors can be used to measure the X and Y values of the sample point Use dots when highly complex or multivalued waveforms are displayed Dots may...

Page 135: ...ty The greater the probability that the waveform appears the warmer the color is the smaller the waveform appears the colder the color is To change the display type Step 1 Press the key to enter the Display menu Step 2 Press the softkey to toggle color grade Figure 11 2 shows the change of color from cold to warm Figure 11 2 Color Temperature ...

Page 136: ...d 5 seconds 10 seconds 30 seconds Time persistence provides a view of acquired data that is similar to analog oscilloscopes Infinite Results of previous acquisitions are never erased Use infinite persistence to measure noise and jitter see the worst case extremes of varying waveforms look for timing violations or capture events that occur infrequently Step 3 When the Persist is On press the Clear ...

Page 137: ...bility of the graticule 11 6 Intensity Increasing the instensity lests you see the maximum amount of noise and infrequently occurring events Reducing the intensity can expose more detail in complex signals as shown in the follwoing figures Waveform intensity adjustment affects analog channel waveforms only Math reference and digital waveforms are not affected To configure the intensity value Step ...

Page 138: ... 3 of the DISPLAY menu Step 3 Press the softkey to modify the Transparence value Use the Universal Knob to configure the transparence value The transparence value is configurable range is 20 to 80 11 8 LCD Light To adjust the LCD light brightness Step 1 Press the key to enter the DISPLAY menu Step 2 Press the softkey twice to navigate to page 3 3 of the DISPLAY menu Step 3 Press the softkey to mod...

Page 139: ...t a USB device for external storage 12 1 Save Types 139 12 2 Save and Recall a File 141 12 3 Save File 141 12 4 Recall File 142 12 5 File Manager 143 12 5 1 Create a New File or Folder 143 12 5 2 Delete a File or Folder 144 12 5 3 Rename a File or Folder 144 12 5 4 Copy a File or Folder 144 12 5 5 Cut a File or Folder 145 12 1 Save Types The oscilloscope supports setups waveforms images and CSV fi...

Page 140: ...d on can be saved in the same file The recall of binary is not supported CSV The oscilloscope saves the waveform data in CSV format The stored files contain the waveform data of the displayed analog channels and the main setting information of the oscilloscope The recall of CSV file is not supported Set the save type to CSV and set the Param Save option to On or Off to turn on the parameters stora...

Page 141: ...2 3 Save File To save a file Step 1 Press the and key to enter the SAVE RECALL menu Step 2 Press the softkey to toggle between Save and Load mode Step 3 Press the softkey to view the available Type setups files Use the Universal Knob to select the save file type Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the file manage interface Use the Universal Knob to select the file path Step 5 Press the softkey to en...

Page 142: ...ob to select the file path Step 5 Press the softkey to enter the file manage interface Step 6 Press the softkey to recall the file The format of the selected file should be consistent with the recall type Otherwise it will pop up the prompt File format is illegal The pop up the message Recalled file successfully will appear once the file is recalled When the recall type is Factory Default the pop ...

Page 143: ...lder name can contain letters numbers underscores and spaces To create a new file or folder Step 1 Press the and key to enter the SAVE RECALL menu Step 2 Press the softkey to enter the file manager Step 3 Press the softkey to configure a new file folder Step 4 Press the softkey to create a new folder or press the softkey to create a new file Use the Universal Knob to input the name of the new file...

Page 144: ... wil be renamed Step 3 Press the softkey to delete the selected file folder Use the Universal Knob to input the new name Step 4 Press the to save the file under the new name 12 5 4 Copy a File or Folder To copy a file folder Step 1 Press the and key to enter the SAVE RECALL menu Step 2 Use the Universal Knob to navigate to the file folder that wil be copied Step 3 Press the to navigate to page pag...

Page 145: ...e to page page 2 2 of the SAVE RECALL menu Step 4 Press the softkey to cut the selected file folder Step 5 Use the Universal Knob to navigate to the file path where you want to paste the copied file to Step 6 Press the softkey and the file will be cut successfully and the soruce file is deleted When renaming or copying a file if there is a file with the same name under the target directory the fil...

Page 146: ...atus 147 13 2 Self Cal 148 13 3 Quick Cal 149 13 4 Sound 149 13 5 Language 149 13 6 Update Firmware and Configuration 150 13 6 1 Update Firmware 150 13 6 2 Update Configure 151 13 7 Self Test 152 13 7 1 Screen Test 152 13 7 2 Keyboard Test 153 13 7 3 LED Test 154 13 8 Screen Saver 155 13 9 Date and Time 155 13 9 1 Set Date 155 13 9 2 Set Time 156 13 9 3 Set Zone 156 13 10 Reference Position 157 ...

Page 147: ...s The system status includes the information below Startup Times Displays the number of boot up times of the oscilloscope Software Version Displays the current software version of the oscilloscope Uboot OS Version Displays the current Uboot and OS version of the oscilloscope FPGA Version Displays the current fpga version of the oscilloscope Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version of...

Page 148: ... 30 minutes before performing a self calibration To perform a self calibration Step 1 Disconnect all the input channels Step 2 Press the key to enter the SETTINGS menu Step 3 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 3 of the SETTINGS menu Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the self calibration notice Figure 13 2 Do Self Cal Step 5 Press the softkey to begin the self calibration During calibration mo...

Page 149: ...und the beeper The beeper will also beep when a prompt message pops up To enable disable the beeper Step 1 Press the key to enter the SETTINGS menu Step 2 Press the softkey to toggle the beeper state 13 5 Language The oscilloscope s menu help and prompt messages are available in English and Chinese English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French German Spanish Russian Italian and Portuguese ...

Page 150: ...Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the firmware directory selection folder Step 5 Use the Universal Knob to select the desired firmware file Step 6 Press the softkey to start updating the firmware The update process can take up to 4 minutes Do not remove the USB drive while the instrument is updating Removing the USB drive during the update may permanently damage the instrument Step 7 When the upda...

Page 151: ...ection folder Step 5 Use the Universal Knob to select the desired configuration file Step 6 Press the softkey to start updating the configuration The update process can take up to 40 seconds Do not remove the USB drive while the instrument is updating Removing the USB drive during the update may permanently damage the instrument Step 7 When the update is complete the prompt Firmware decompressed P...

Page 152: ...ETTINGS menu Step 2 Press the softkey twice to navigate to page 3 3 of the SETTINGS menu Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the Do Self Test submenu Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the Scresn Test interface Figure 13 3 Screen Test Step 5 Press the softkey continually as indicated The screen displays green blue and red again Check chromatic aberration stain and scratch of the screen in each color ...

Page 153: ...Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the Keyboard Test interface Figure 13 4 Screen Test Step 5 Perform the knobs and the buttons test Knobs test The default value is 0 Turn left to increase the value and turn right to decrease push the knob to set the color to turquoise blue Keys test The first time pressing the key to light it up and a second pressing to die out Test every button randomly Step 6 Pr...

Page 154: ...tkey to enter the Do Self Test submenu Step 4 Press the softkey to enter the LED Test interface Figure 13 5 Screen Test Step 5 Press the softkey continually as indicated The LED will light up one by one Once you have cycled through the LEDs once the next softkey press will simultaniously enable all LEDs The next softkey press will repeat the cycle Step 6 Press the key to exit the screen test progr...

Page 155: ...ver mode Press any button on the front panel to exit the screen saver mode 13 9 Date and Time To enable disable the date and time display Step 1 Press the key to enter the SETTINGS menu Step 2 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 3 of the SETTINGS menu Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the Date Time submenu Step 4 Press the softkey to toggle the date and time display state 13 9 1 Set Date To se...

Page 156: ... the time Step 5 Use the Universal Knob to set the time Step 6 Press the softkey to confirm the new time 13 9 3 Set Zone To set the time zone Step 1 Press the key to enter the SETTINGS menu Step 2 Press the softkey to navigate to page 2 3 of the SETTINGS menu Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the Date Time submenu Step 4 Press the softkey to enable configuration of the time zone Step 5 Use the Uni...

Page 157: ...nter of the screen but it can be adjusted It is important to have a fixed reference position to ensure consistency in measurements and to make it easier to compare different waveforms Once the reference position is set the oscilloscope will display the waveform relative to that position making it easier for the user to make accurate measurements and analyze the signal Fixed Delay Synchronizes the ...

Page 158: ...k triangle symbol In the YT mode or the Roll mode with the acquisition in stop the maximum search events number is 600 In the Roll mode with acquisition in run the maximum search events number is unlimited The waveform can be zoomed when search function is enabled This feature is particularly useful in troubleshooting and debugging electronic circuits as it enables you to identify and analyze spec...

Page 159: ... menu Step 2 Press the softkey to toggle between view the dropdown menu containing the search types Step 3 Use the Universal Knob to select the desired search type For setting up Edge searches see Edge Trigger in section For setting up Slope searches see Slope Trigger in section For setting up Pulse searches see Pulse Trigger in section For setting up Interval searches see Interval Trigger in sect...

Page 160: ...IGATE menu Step 2 Press the softkey to view the Type drop down menu Use the Universal Knob to select Time Step 3 There are two ways to navigate time a Press the softkey and turn the Universal Knob to select the desired value or press the Universal Knob then enter the value using the virtual keypad b Use the corresponding softkeys to reverse stop or play the waveform Pressing the reverse and play s...

Page 161: ...ter the value using the virtual keypad b Use the corresponding softkeys to reverse stop or play the waveform 15 3 Search Event Navigate When the Search function is enabled and acquisitons are stopped the navigation controls can be used to view the found search events To view the search events Step 1 Press the and the key to enter the NAVIGATE menu Step 2 Press the softkey to view the Type drop dow...

Page 162: ...oment when an anomaly occurred 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 XY must be disabled To record and replay a waveform Step 1 Press the and the key to enter the HISTORY menu If the scope s acquisition stat...

Page 163: ...number that is displayed on the screen and B is the maximum frame number you can set The maximum frame number is determined by the current sampling point Curr value and sampling rate Pressing the button or enablig the history function may not get the maximum frames if memory is not filled To fill the maximum frames please wait for enough time for the acquisition to complete ...

Page 164: ... current and AC current All meterings types provide the relative value function When Relative value is enabled the current input value is saved as a reference All measurements taken after enabling relative value are the difference between the actual signal and the relative value 2511B 2512B CAT III 300 Vrms CAT II 600 Vrms 2515B 2516B CAT III 600 Vrms CAT II 1000 Vrms To access the Meter function ...

Page 165: ...of the the set range 2 Bar Graph Displays live measurements on a horizontal bar graph 3 Measurement Visual presentation of the measurement 4 Reference Value Displays the set reference value 5 Measurement Type Displays the selected measurement type 6 Measurement Mode Displays the selected range mode Table 17 1 Front Panel ...

Page 166: ... modes If manual was selected press the softkey to toggle between the available ranges When DCV or ACV is applied the following ranges are available DCV ACV Metering Function Range Resolution Accuracy DC Voltage 60 00 mV 10 μV 1 15 digit 600 00 mV 100 μV 1 5 digit 6 00 V 1 mV 60 00 V 10 mV 600 00 V 100 mV 1000 00 V 1 V 1 5 15 digit AC Voltage 45 hz to 400Hz 60 00 mV 10 μV 1 15 digit 600 00 mV 100 ...

Page 167: ...l Knob to select RES Step 3 Press the softkey to toggle between Auto and Manual mode If manual was selected press the softkey to view the available ranges Use the Universal Knob to select the desired range Figure 17 2 Resistance Measurement Before measuring resistant verify the circuit is power off and the capacitance is discharged to avoid damaging the 251XB ...

Page 168: ...ng through the diode The diode test is useful for verifying the polarity and health of diodes in electronic circuits Reversing the condition of the diode by connecting the will prevent current flow through the device The meter will indicate the Overload in the case of a healthy diode indicating an open circuit The meter showing irrelevant values indicates that the diode is defective maybe open or ...

Page 169: ...or the current to flow This test is useful for verifying the integrity of electrical connections checking for shorts or open circuits and troubleshooting problems in electronic devices To runa continuity test Step 1 Press the key Step 2 Press the softkey to view the available metering option Use the Universal Knob to select Continuity Step 3 Insert the red probe to the V Ω C banana jack input and ...

Page 170: ...meter calculates the capacitance of the capacitor The capacitance measurement is useful for verifying the values of capacitors in electronic circuits and testing the health of capacitors To measure capacitance Step 1 Press the key Step 2 Press the softkey to view the available metering option Use the Universal Knob to select Cap Step 3 Disconnect the capacitor from the circuit and discharge it Ste...

Page 171: ...iversal Knob to select ACI or DCI Step 3 Connect the FS10A or FS06A adapter to the meter input terminals Step 4 Insert the red probe to the banana jack input and the black probe to the banana jack input Connect the other end of probes to the power or load to be measured in series Step 5 Enable Disable the relative measurement state by pressing the softkey Step 6 Press the softkey to view the avail...

Page 172: ...in the internal memory or in an external storage device Once recording is stoppoed the waveform data can be recalled from internal memory or an external storage device to be viewed jin the oscilloscope The data can also be exported to be analyzed on a PC 18 1 Sample Logger Interface 173 18 2 Record 174 18 2 1 Record Settings 174 18 2 2 Recall Recorded Waveform 175 18 2 3 Display Control 175 ...

Page 173: ...ord Status Displays the recording status 2 Horizontal Scale Displays the time div sweep speed setting 3 Recorded Time Displays the elapsed time of the logger 4 Remaining Recordable Time Displays the remaining recordable time before the memory is filled 5 Recorded Waveform Displays the waveform acquisition 6 Storage Location Displays the save location of the logger file 7 Start Time Displays the da...

Page 174: ... CONTROL menu automatically When recording to an external device the waveofrm data wil be stored in real time Removing the device during the recording may cause the data to be corrupted lost 18 2 1 Record Settings In Settings the samling rate file location and file name can be configured To configure the Sampling Rate press the while in Sample Logger settings menu A pop up menu containing all avai...

Page 175: ...lled Internal or External memory When Recall from External is selected press the softkey to select the desired waveform file Press the softkey to recall the waveform and enter the Display Control menu 18 2 3 Display Control Step 1 Press the softkey to set the horizontal reference position Step 2 Press the button to zoom the waveform with the horizontal reference as the center Press the button to m...

Page 176: ...haracteristics of low speed signals By leveraging the oscilloscope measure logger function the can gain valuable insights into the behavior and performance of waveforms over extended periods making it an essential tool for a wide range of applications including electronics design signal analysis and troubleshooting The measured data can be stored in internal or external memory and supports up to 4...

Page 177: ...eference Position Displays the horizontal reference position 6 Scale Range Displays the upper and lowe scale of the trace 7 Measurement Displays the current value of the measured item 8 Start Time Displays the date and time the logging began 9 Used Memory Displays the percentage of the used memory 10 Recorded Time Displays the elapsed time of the logger 11 Record Info Displays the remaining record...

Page 178: ...he interval the less recordable time available 19 1 2 Select Trace and Measure Item Press the softkey to select the trace to be configured Once a trace has been selected press the softkey to assign one of the selected measurements to the selected trace 19 2 Start Stop Recording To start the logger press the softkey while in the Measure Logger menu Once logging begins the softkey function will chan...

Page 179: ... to their needs or utilize the Auto Set function to restore the default state whenever desired To zoom and move the logger trace and set the horizontal reference position follow these steps Step 1 Press the softkey or use the horintal scale button to adjust the scale of the logger trace This control allow users to zoom in and out of all enabled traces Step 2 Press the softkey or use the horintal p...

Page 180: ...shown in figure 19 7 Figure 19 7 Measure Logger Cursors Menu In the Cursors menu users can enable disable the cursor status select an individual cursor or both cursors to manipulate their position and the track mode To configure the cursors follow these steps Step 1 Press the softkey to toggle the status of the cursors ON OFF Step 2 Press the softkey to select the cursor s to be configured Step 3 ...

Page 181: ...he average value of the data within a pixel of where the T Cursors are located Minimum Tracks the minimum value fo the data within a pixel of where the T Cursors are located Peak Tracks the data with the maximum deviation from the overall average value within a pixel of where the T Cursors are located When two cursors are at the same position T1 will track the maximum value and T2 will track the m...

Page 182: ...ge all previously saved files To save or recall a file follow these steps Step 1 Press the softkey to toggle between Save and Recall mode Step 2 Press the softkey to select the format of the file being saved or loaded Binary or Matlab data Step 3 Press the softkey to enter the File Manager menu In the file manager the user can navigate the directories to view the availables files or store the coll...

Page 183: ... probes connectors and accessories that you are using with the device Customers not on an open account must include payment in the form of a money order or credit card For the most current repair charges please refer to the service and support section on our website Return all merchandise to B K Precision Corp with prepaid shipping The flat rate repair charge for Non Warranty Service does not incl...

Page 184: ...t via our website www bkprecision com Exclusions This warranty does not apply in the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs The warranty is void if the serial number is altered defaced or removed B K Precision Corp shall not be liable for any consequential damages including without limitation damages resulting from loss of use Some states do n...

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