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Table of Contents

I. General Safety Requirements

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II. Safety Terms and Signs

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III. PC Configuration Requirements

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IV. Communication Interface Introduction

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V. How to Communicate the Device with PC

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i. software installation solution

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ii. to install NI-VISA driver

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iii. to install PC Software

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iv. to work PC Software

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v. to communicate the device with PC

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VI. Operation Interface of PC Software

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VII. Device Operation

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i. how to set the probe compensation

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ii. how to set the vertical system from PC software

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iii. how to set the horizontal system from PC software

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iv. how to set the trigger system from PC software

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v. how to set channel from PC software

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vi. how to use automatic measurement

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vii. how to set sampling mode

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viii. how to set built-in function generator

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ix. how to use cursor measurement

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x. how to set the display system

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xi. how to change utility setting

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xii. how to use main action button

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xiii. how to use socket connection

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xiv. how to use LAN communication interface

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xv. how to work WiFi with PC software

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VIII. Technical Specifications

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IX. Appendix

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Appendix A. Device Accessory List

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Appendix B. Device Maintenance

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Summary of Contents for VDS6000 Series

Page 1: ...VDS6000 Series 2CH PC Oscilloscopes User Manual www owon com ...

Page 2: ...replace all materials published The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However LILLIPUT will continue to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification at any time without notice is the registered trademark of the LILLIPUT Company Fujian LILLIPUT Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd No 19 Heming Road Lantian Industrial Zone Zhangzhou 363005 P R China Tel ...

Page 3: ...tre a copy of the customers proof of purchase is also required This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care We shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than our company representatives to install repair or service the product b to...

Page 4: ...ertical system from PC software ２２ iii how to set the horizontal system from PC software ２４ iv how to set the trigger system from PC software ２４ v how to set channel from PC software ２７ vi how to use automatic measurement ２９ vii how to set sampling mode ３１ viii how to set built in function generator ３４ ix how to use cursor measurement ３４ x how to set the display system ３６ xi how to change utility ...

Page 5: ...f all terminals been well followed so as to avoid any potential short circuit or electric shock iv NO direct human body touch with any naked conductor of device when working the device The naked conductor covers joints connecting probe tip communication interface and others v No further operation is allowed provided any undetermined failure appears when working the device better to seek the assist...

Page 6: ...damage Terms on the device It covers Danger which indicates the operation may result in the immediate human body injury Warning which indicates the operation may result in potential human body injury Caution which indicates the operation may result in potential damage to the device or its accessory or communicating facility Safety Signs Signs on the device It covers Hazardous Voltage please refer ...

Page 7: ...f two probes are NOT allowed to connect to 2 different non isolated DC level The illustration of the device s built in ground wire connection Ground Clip Signal Input Electrical Outlet Probe Device AC Adapter When the device communicating with PC via USB communication interface with PC powered by AC power source the illustration of the ground wire connection Ground Clip Signal Input Device PC USB ...

Page 8: ...g the device in CAT II environment DO NOT get the 40 V input voltage from earth surface through any non isolated input DO NOT get the 40 V input voltage of dropout voltage through any non isolated input v DO NOT input the voltage larger than the rated one especially when probe attenuation set in 1 1 since the voltage from probe tip will go through to the device itself vi NO NOT contact the exposed...

Page 9: ...ffective Hard Disk Space 1GB Recommended System Requirement CPU Pentium Dual Core 2 4 GHz Internal Memory 2GB Effective Hard Disk Space 2GB Other Requirement Operating System Windows 10 or Windows 8 7 Vista XP 32 bit or 64 bit Communication Interface USB 2 0 or USB1 1 LAN LCD Resolution 1024 x 768 or above ...

Page 10: ...tion Note when the device powered by PC through USB connection cable via USB communication interface of PC with PC powered by AC power source without adapter connection the input current should reach 1 5A or above 4 LAN for PC communication within network 5 Built in Signal 3 3 V 1 kHz Output for probe compensation 6 MULTI for signal output of function generator 7 CH2 for signal input 8 CH1 for sig...

Page 11: ...VISA Download web linkage from searching results in accordance with the PC operation system and its version to choose preferred suitable NI VISA version ii simple installation Target user s general PC oscilloscope user s Installation process To install Runtime version NI VISA driver from accompanying CD which comes along with device firstly after that to run VDS6000Series_PC_Software exe iii minim...

Page 12: ...１２ click Yes to continue and following window comes dot tick I accept the above license agreement then Next ...

Page 13: ...１３ another Next to enter into NI Package Manager processing window then this window later when following window appears ...

Page 14: ...１４ to select additional items you may wish to install via scroll bar to select more necessary options ...

Page 15: ...１５ from here dot tick I accept the above 2 license agreements again Next until this window dot tick I accept the above 2 license agreements for another time and another Next ...

Page 16: ...１６ to welcome Review window via Next to get access to NI VISA installation one more Next ...

Page 17: ...is window then press Ok to finish the whole process this window indicates the successful installation to reboot the PC through mouse clicking Reboot Now After PC restarts the NI VISA driver been installed onto target PC successfully ...

Page 18: ...status indicator lights red for seconds Via USB connection cable type C through matching communication interface to connect the device with PC When the status indicator lights green PC software detects effective USB port mouse click the detected option to communicate the device with PC to communicate the device with PC through LAN port 2 solutions available to communicate the device with PC throug...

Page 19: ...top please refer to xii how to use main action button 8 Single Trigger please refer to xii how to use main action button 9 Back to Home of Function Menu 10 Hide the current menu 11 Voltage Range measured by certain cursor measurement 12 Red Pointer the trigger level position of Channel 1 Yellow Pointer the trigger level of Channel 2 Via dragging Red Yellow Pointer upwards or downwards to adjust th...

Page 20: ...i how to use automatic measurement 20 Cursor Measurement extension window please refer to ix how to use cursor measurement 21 Yellow Pointer to show the grounding base point zero point of Channel 2 provided no Yellow Pointer comes it means Channel 2 is off 22 Red Pointer to show the grounding base point zero point of Channel 1 provided no Red Pointer comes it means Channel 1 is off 23 The Displaye...

Page 21: ...or error occurred ReSyncing re synchronize with the device AutoSet in process of auto setting Keyboard Shortcuts F5 Run Stop Ctrl Enter Auto Set Q 1 division less from Channel 1 s voltage division A 1 division more from Channel 1 s voltage division W 1 division less from Channel 2 s voltage division S 1 division more from Channel 2 s voltage division 1 division less from time base 1 division more ...

Page 22: ...ompensation setting into PC software reads x10 before working the probe with the device making sure the probe compensation of both places is matching Figure VII 1 Probe Attenuation Switch Position Caution For physical probe when the compensation set in x1 the probe itself will limit the device bandwidth at 5MHz To reach the full bandwidth the physical probe s compensation should be set in x10 or a...

Page 23: ...point position will change the vertical position of the signal via moving the slider upwards or downwards the farther slider from the center of control bar the faster the vertical position changes Another solution is to drag the zero point pointer upwards or downwards as item 22 and 21 goes under VII Operation Interface of PC Software Keyboard Shortcuts Q 1 division less from Channel 1 s voltage d...

Page 24: ...tal position changes or through dragging the red pointer to reset the horizontal position of the signal as item 3 goes under VII Operation Interface of PC Software Keyboard Shortcuts 1 division less from time base 1 division more from time base iv how to set the trigger system from PC software The trigger commands the device to capture the signal at what time and then output the result in the form...

Page 25: ... Trigger option here indicate single trigger it is the one to use one trigger signal to capture data from two channels simultaneously the operation steps i choose CH1 or CH2 from Source ii next Mode 4 options under Mode edge trigger video trigger slope trigger and pulse trigger Edge Trigger when certain level gets through trigger signal input at certain direction edge trigger happen ...

Page 26: ...er to increase slightly Click the area below the slider to decrease slightly iv use suitable Trig Mode from 3 options Auto in this trigger mode the device could capture the signal without set trigger condition Normal in this trigger mode only capture the signal with set trigger condition met Single in this trigger mode only capture the signal once with set trigger condition met once then stop v in...

Page 27: ...ecides the trigger time and the unusual pulse could be captured through setting special pulse trigger condition ii pick up suitable pulse Condition iii set pulse time iv set Trigger level v set Trig Mode please refer to point iv under 1 Edge Trigger vi set Hold Off please refer to point v under 1 Edge Trigger Know more about icons from Trigger extension window Rise in Edge mode Fall in Edge mode s...

Page 28: ... the displayed waveform in 180 degrees uncheck Invert to back to normal display status to set bandwidth limit Mouse click 20M or Fullband 20M set the channel bandwidth at 20MHz it s for reducing the noise of displayed waveform Fullband restore the channel bandwidth to full bandwidth to set channel coupling DC when this option chosen both direct and alternating components of the input signal could ...

Page 29: ... measurement options could be accommodated All of 20 automatic measurement options go in Vpp Vmax Vmin Vtop Vbase Vamp Vavg Vrms Overshoot Preshoot Frequency abbreviated as Freq Period Rise Time Fall Time Delay A B Delay A B Width Width Duty Duty The Measure option covers several useful functions Show All When choosing Channel 1 or Channel 2 from Show All one window will be called out to show all ...

Page 30: ...to assist better understanding different measurement options Definitions about these options Vpp voltage between upper peak and lower peak from measured signal Vmax voltage between upper peak and ground GND Vmin voltage between lower peak and ground GND Vamp voltage between flat top and flat base from measured signal Vtop voltage between flat top and ground GND ...

Page 31: ...better understanding different measurement options Definitions about these options Rise Time the time span for signal amplitude rise from 10 to 90 judged by the rising edge of its first pulse Fall Time the time span for signal amplitude fall from 90 to 10 judged by the falling edge of its first pulse Width the pulse width that the first positive pulse at 50 amplitude point Width the pulse width th...

Page 32: ... signal noise Average this sampling mode is to reduce random irrelevant signal noise with set range from 1 to 128 1 the set no 128 Following illustration is signal output under normal Sampling mode no interrupting signal noise been captured Following illustration is signal output under Peak Detect mode the interrupting signal noise been captured in details ...

Page 33: ...nder Average mode with average number set in 16 from here the interrupting signal noise been reduced to certain degree vertical resolution option this option is available only in VDS6102A VDS6102P Via Precision Mode to know more about this option ...

Page 34: ...ailable from the device with 4 basic waves output sine square ramp and pulse through MULTI communication interface From Function menu via enter into Function Generator option i choose preferred wave type from Type either Sine or Square or Ramp or Pulse ii input Frequency range remember to match its unit Hz kHz MHz iii set Offset correctly Further Symmetry option comes under Ramp wave Type and Duty...

Page 35: ...ars indicating Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 When moving mouse pointer through Cursor 1 or Cursor 2 it shapes drag leftwards or rightwards to adjust the measurement range between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 The cursor measurement extension window located at the bottom left of main display area tells the current time of Cursor 1 Cursor 2 the absolute time difference between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 and the frequenc...

Page 36: ... 1 and Cursor 2 The cursor measurement extension window located at the bottom left of main display area tells the current position of Cursor 1 Cursor 2 the absolute value of the voltage amplitude difference between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 as the illustration goes x how to set the display system From Function menu via enter into Display option ...

Page 37: ... second channel in Y axis Note When the device works in XY Mode the record length been restricted at 1K points The record length setting changes to 1K points automatically Persistence When Persistence chosen the device emulates the persistence display effect of CRO the originally captured signal data in fading color and the new data in fresh color in cycle continually The option of Persistence las...

Page 38: ...ither Black or Blue After different color chosen from the current one Restart Effect option comes press Restart after the option the PC software will restart in newly set operation interface skin color Print Preview Press the option to open the Print Preview Window for main display area The menus in Print Preview Window File Page Set to set Printer Page Space Print to print the current page onto c...

Page 39: ...on Before doing this operation remove off all device connected items including but not limited to working probes leads clamps then press Self Cal until the full process ends Default Mouse click Default to enter the device to default factory settings Mouse click from right bottom functions the same Network Through LAN or WiFi the device communicates with PC Please refer to xiii how to use LAN commu...

Page 40: ...nels turn on the channel with signal input Vertical Coupling DC Zero Point Position been adjusted to the proper position Vertical Scale been adjusted to the proper division Horizontal Level middle Horizontal Sale been adjusted to the proper division Sampling Run Stop Status Run Acquisition Mode current Display Display Format YT Run Stop To start or stop sampling on input signals Single Trigger To ...

Page 41: ...ties read 192 168 1 xxx the last segment xxx could be different Note The IP address of the device could not be modified before successfully communicating with PC i to check target PC s network setting giving an example here we set IP address in 192 168 1 71 ii to communicate device with PC a to power the device through adapter or through USB connection cable via suitable USB communication interfac...

Page 42: ... of PC should read the same as those from the device giving an example both of 2 parties reads 192 168 1 xxx the last segment xxx could be different Note The IP address of the device could not be modified before successfully communicating with PC i to check target PC s network setting its default Netmask and Gateway setting should read the same as the one for router giving an example provided the ...

Page 43: ...ble via suitable USB communication interface b to communicate the device with PC via same router with respective network cable connects from LAN port to same router c to start PC software d to enter into Utility option press Network e to activate Socket Connect so as to work the device with PC software ...

Page 44: ...nnection cable via suitable USB communication interface after the communication successful please refer to iv to communicate device with PC under V How to Communicate Device with PC press Network button under Utility option from function menu b mouse click LAN Setup to to enter into MachineNetSetting IP address total in 4 sections to set the first 3 sections the same as the one mentioned in part i...

Page 45: ...er through AC adapter or through USB connection cable the device been powered with indicator lights red for seconds b LAN connection To communicate device with target PC through LAN connection via respective LAN communication interface c choose NI Max from Windows Start menu d following page comes ...

Page 46: ...４６ via Devices and Interfaces then Network Devices enter into Add Network Device e press to dot tick Auto detect of LAN Instrument then Next ...

Page 47: ...trument s detected on local subnet to choose TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR then mouse click Finish g back to PC software to press TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR to communicate with PC software ...

Page 48: ...mmunication interface after the communication successful please refer to iv to communicate device with PC under V How to Communicate Device with PC press Network button under Utility option from function menu b mouse click LAN Setup to to enter into MachineNetSetting IP address total in 4 sections to set the first 3 sections the same as the one mentioned in part i say 192 168 1 the 4th section sho...

Page 49: ...er through AC adapter or through USB connection cable the device been powered with indicator lights red for seconds b LAN connection To communicate device with target PC through LAN connection via respective LAN communication interface c choose NI Max from Windows Start menu e following page comes ...

Page 50: ...５０ via Devices and Interfaces then Network Devices enter into Add Network Device f press to dot tick Auto detect of LAN Instrument then Next ...

Page 51: ...trument s detected on local subnet to choose TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR then mouse click Finish h back to PC software to press TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR to communicate with PC software ...

Page 52: ...ork mouse click WiFi Setup to WiFiSetting choose AP as Connect Type to set SSID and Password IP here fill 192 168 100 1 Port here use 8866 could be any value ranging from 0 till 65536 c press OK to confirm the WiFiSetting ii to add NI network device a device powering To disconnect the USB communication between the device and target PC with AC adapter get through power source then power the device ...

Page 53: ...５３ d following page comes via Devices and Interfaces then Network Devices enter into Add Network Device e press to dot tick Auto detect of LAN Instrument then Next ...

Page 54: ...trument s detected on local subnet to choose TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR then mouse click Finish g back to PC software to press TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR to communicate with PC software ...

Page 55: ...sful please refer to iv to communicate the device with PC under V How to Communicate Device with PC press Network button under Utility option from function menu b in Network mouse click WiFi Setup to WiFiSetting choose STA as Connect Type to set SSID and Password Port here use 8866 could be any value ranging from 0 till 65536 c input correct SSID and Password from WiFi router here we use one avail...

Page 56: ... through WiFi hotspot set onto device as per correct SSID and Password Note Provided not possible to auto switch between WiFi and LAN connection onto target PC disable LAN Dot tick Obtain an IP address automatically for the IP address onto target PC or use the same first 3 sections of IP address set as point b under i part say 192 168 100 c choose NI Max from Windows Start menu d following page co...

Page 57: ...５７ e press to dot tick Auto detect of LAN Instrument then Next f to following window dot tick Select instrument s detected on local subnet to choose TCPIP0 the previous IP connection ...

Page 58: ...５８ just added inst0 INSTR then mouse click Finish g back to PC software to press TCPIP0 the previous IP connection just added inst0 INSTR to communicate with PC software ...

Page 59: ...de 100 MHz 14 bit mode 20 MHz Vertical Resolution A D VDS6102 8 bits VDS6102A 8 bits 12 bits 14 bits Channel Q nty 2 Acquisition Mode sample peak detect average Sampling Rate VDS6102 2 CH working 500 MS s 1 CH working 1 GS s VDS6102A 2 CH working 8 bit mode 500 MS s 12 bit mode 250 MS s 14 bit mode 125 MS s 1 CH working 8 bit mode 1 GS s 12 bit mode 500 MS s 14 bit mode 125 MS s Input Input Coupli...

Page 60: ...m Sensitivity 2 mV div 5 V div Displacement 2 V 2 mV div 50 mV div 20 V 100 mV div 500 mV div 40 V 1 V div 5 V div Analog Bandwidth 100 MHz Low Frequency at input AC coupling 3dB 10 Hz Rise Time at input typical 3 5 ns DC Accuracy VDS6102 3 when 2mV VDS6102A VDS6102P 2 when 2mV DC Accuracy average the voltage difference of any 2 points from the captured signal after taking the average from 16 capt...

Page 61: ...positive pulse negative pulse Pulse Width Range 30ns 10s Video Trigger Modulation supported standard NTSC PAL and SECAM broadcast systems Line Number Range NTSC 1 525 PAL SECAM 1 625 Slope Trigger Trigger Condition positive pulse negative pulse Time Setting 30ns 10s Function Generator Part Standard Waveform sine square ramp and pulse Frequency Output 5 MHz Sampling Rate 25 MSa s Channel Q nty 1 Ve...

Page 62: ...al Part Communication Interface USB Device USB Host hi speed USB 2 0 LAN 10 100Mbits Programming Language SCPI Compatibility USBTMC LXI SOCKET Power Power Source 5V 15V DC 1 2A Power Consumption 8W Environment Temperature working temperature 0 40 storage temperature 20 60 Relative Humidity 90 Height operating 3 000 m non operating 15 000 m Cooling Method air convection cross ventilation Mechanical...

Page 63: ...ories 2 x passive probe 1 x USB connection cable type C 1 x hard copy quick guide 1 x AC DC adapter 1 x BNC Q9 cable 1 x PC software user manual CD Optional Accessories 1 x Wi Fi module 1 x soft case Note Optional accessories is subject to extra purchasing ...

Page 64: ...ssory outer facility connected making sure probe not working with device outer facility ii Use non electrostatic soft cloth to remove the surface dust iii For further surface cleaning recommend to use a wet but no water dripping soft cloth or soft detergent Note To avoid permanent damage to the surface of device and probe DO NOT introduce any corrosive chemical cleaner detergent Warning After devi...

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