TiePie Handyscope HS5 series, User Manual

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Combining instruments
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When more channels are required than one instrument can offer,
multiple instruments can be combined into a larger combined in-
strument. To combine two or more instruments, the instruments
need to be connected to each other using special cables.
The Handyscope HS5 has an advanced clock distribution sys-
tem, making it very easy to connect multiple instruments to each
other to create a large multi channel instrument that uses a shared
sampling clock and shared trigger signals.
Figure 6.1: Auxilary I/O connectors
Connecting is done by daisy chaining the auxiliary I/O con-
nectors of the instruments prior to starting the software, using
a special coupling cable (order number TP-C50H). The software
will detect how the instruments are connected to each other and
will automatically terminate the connection bus. The software will
combine the connected instruments to one large instrument. The
combined instruments will now sample using the same clock, with
a deviation of 0 ppm.
Figure 6.2: 3 Handyscope HS5’s combined
A six channel instrument is easily made by connecting three
Handyscope HS5’s to each other.
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