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Communication & Control Software for UTD2025_3025 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual

Document No. SYSC-0-100108
January 2010

Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Communication&Control Software

User Manual and Installation Instructions

Summary of Contents for UTD2025 series

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 27 Communication Control Software for UTD2025_3025 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Document No SYSC 0 100108 January 2010 Digital Storage Oscilloscope Communication Control Software User Manual and Installation Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ng the USB driver 8 Chapter 2 Getting to know your Digital Storage Oscilloscope communication and control software 11 2 1 The control panel 11 2 2 Main menu 12 2 3 Control panel instructions 18 2 4 Transmission interface and explanatory notes 19 Chapter 3 Operation guide for the Digital Storage Oscilloscope communication and control software 21 3 1 USB interface controls 22 3 2 Ethernet LAN interf...

Page 3: ...tion and control software contained in the CD Rom supplied with your oscilloscope Alternatively you can download the software online File name UTD2025_3025 oscilloscope communication and control software Installation Step one Insert the CD rom supplied with your oscilloscope into the CD Rom drive of the computer Wait for the system to read and find the oscilloscope communication and control softwa...

Page 4: ...25 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual Fig 1 2 Step three Read the prompt in Fig 1 2 then click the NEXT N button to enter the next step as shown in Fig 1 3 Fig 1 3 Step four In Fig 1 3 enter your user name and company name then click the NEXT N button to enter the next step as shown in Fig 1 4 ...

Page 5: ...n Fig 1 4 click the CHANGE H button to specify the installation path of the software then click NEXT N You can also click NEXT N directly to use the default path Enter the screen shown in Fig 1 5 Fig 1 5 Step six In Fig 1 5 after confirming the message is correct click NEXT N to enter the front page for automatic installation as shown in Fig 1 6 ...

Page 6: ...tion is complete and the box shown in Fig 1 7 pops up click the FINISH F button Your oscilloscope communication and control software is now successfully installed on your computer and ready for use Fig 1 7 To return to the previous installation guide interface click BACK B on any installation guide page To stop installation press CANCEL C on any installation guide page ...

Page 7: ...ou can run it on your computer in two ways 1 When installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete an short cut icon is automatically created on the computer desktop as shown in Fig 1 8 To run the software simply double left click the icon in Fig 1 8 with your mouse Fig 1 8 2 Alternatively you can run the software by going through START Programme Digital storage osci...

Page 8: ...TD2025_3025 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope With the supplied USB A B cable you can connect the USB device port to the USB Host port of the computer and obtain power supply for the oscilloscope 2 After checking that connection and power supply are normal power on the digital storage oscilloscope When the operation status screen appears a prompt will appear at the right bottom corner to indicat...

Page 9: ...tion recommended I option then click NEXT N to enter the automatic driver search and installation page as shown in Fig 1 13 Fig 1 13 4 As shown in Fig 1 13 the hardware installation wizard of your digital storage oscilloscope begins automatic searching and installing the USB driver for the oscilloscope communication and control software When installation is complete the dialog box shown in Fig 1 1...

Page 10: ...al 5 In Fig 1 14 click the FINISH F button Your USB driver is now installed and instant communication and control are enabled between the oscilloscope and the software Please read 3 1 USB Interface Controls in Chapter 3 Operation guide for the oscilloscope communication and control software of this booklet prior to operation ...

Page 11: ...n interface will pop up This is the virtual oscilloscope control panel When transmitting data you can observe the current waveform displayed by the oscilloscope on the virtual control panel This interface also features menus controls and knobs for accessing waveform and channel parameters please disable the data transmission function before using the menus to access information Please see below fo...

Page 12: ...illoscope STORAGE Type WAVEFORM NEXT Disk USB Storage depth Long storage Save This means saving the waveform currently on the virtual display panel to a computer or other storage equipment Select Document Save and save it on the hard disk or mobile external hard disk in dat format Assign any file name you like Record Enable the data transmission function and select Document Record A prompt box sho...

Page 13: ...n click the Load button The recorded waveform will be played continuously on the virtual display with the current playback progress Static playback Select Document Playback Static playback The waveform playback loading interface in Fig 2 4 will pop up Specify the search area to locate the storage path of the recorded waveform select the recorded waveform document you require then click the Load bu...

Page 14: ... click the exit button Interface The preview interface is the last screen uploaded by the oscilloscope to the computer after the transmission interface is closed Printing When data transmission is complete select Document Print to print the waveform or the interface Waveform The printed waveform is the last screen of waveform data uploaded from the oscilloscope to the communication and control sof...

Page 15: ...l sources You can set them up as CH1 or CH2 channel signals respectively FFT function selection You can switch between Rectangle Hanning Hamming and Blackman FFT signal source selection You can select CH1 or CH2 Remote control You can operate the digital storage oscilloscope on remote control with the communication and control software In the remote control mode the computer screen will display a ...

Page 16: ...rol panel efficiently you must be familiar with all function menus as well as the current status of the oscilloscope Note You can only operate the digital storage oscilloscope with the virtual control panel Waveform observation or screen display function is not available You cannot operate the remote control and transmission interface tasks simultaneously Data table This shows the function relatio...

Page 17: ... selection field enter the document name in the name field then click to save Current data in the table can be saved locally as an EXCEL file To quit the data table test click exit Fig 2 9 Parameter measurement This shows all the parameter values of the waveform currently on display in the selected channel Select channel You can select CH1 or CH2 Start pause transmission Start transmission means b...

Page 18: ...filter when the indicator light comes on the function is ON when the indicator light goes off the function is OFF Reverse when the indicator comes on the function is ON when the indicator light goes off the function is OFF Probe 1X 10X 100X 1000X CH2 Coupling method DC AC GND Bandwidth suppression On Off Filter type low pass high pass band pass band stop Digital filter when the indicator light com...

Page 19: ...play panel shows the waveform and interface of the oscilloscope The virtual control panel is a virtual operation panel of your digital storage oscilloscope You can control and operate the unit from here Fig 2 11 Menu Function selection Saving and exiting screen Save Select Single as in Fig 2 11 to save the waveform and screen on the virtual display panel in bmp format on the computer hard disk or ...

Page 20: ...n the following pages you will find more detailed instructions on how to operate the software In this chapter we will give guidance on USB LAN and GPIB control modes To enjoy optimal software performance we recommend you to read the oscilloscope user manual and this chapter to familiar with application After installing the software and driver properly connect the cable to the USB A B communication...

Page 21: ... the button is turned OFF the indicator light will go off as shown in Fig 3 2 Fig 3 2 ON OFF status display of the equipment selection button 3 Click the Data Transmission button to turn it on When the indicator light comes on the function is ON When the indicator light goes off the function is OFF as shown in Fig 3 3 When data transmission is on you can operate the digital storage oscilloscope wi...

Page 22: ...e oscilloscope user manual Select Serial on the above screen so the oscilloscope can transmit the oscilloscope screen to the virtual display panel in real time When Single is selected the virtual display panel will only show the first transmission interface Note In serial mode when transmission volume is high response of the software is relatively slow In single mode however response is quick as t...

Page 23: ... option on the real time control panel 2 When LAN is selected the dialog box in Fig 3 5 will pop up Fig 3 5 Enter the DSO IP address in this box The IP addresses set in the software and the communicated oscilloscope must be the same otherwise communication between the oscilloscope and the software cannot be established Please refer to the oscilloscope user manual for operation instructions Access ...

Page 24: ...hrough the GPIB interface as follows 1 Select GPIB in the equipment selection option on the real time control panel 2 When GPIB is selected the dialog box in Fig 3 6 will pop up Fig 3 6 Enter the GPIB device address in this box range 1 30 The GPIB device addresses set in the software and the communicated oscilloscope must be the same otherwise communication between the oscilloscope and the softwar...

Page 25: ...ose the software 4 2 Troubleshooting 1 If the system prompts you to check serial or USB configuration when you enter Equipment ON OFF take the following steps Check whether the oscilloscope power plug is properly connected Check whether oscilloscope ports match the communication and control software setups Check whether the cable connection between module and PC is in order Ensure the USB driver i...

Page 26: ...du Ltd Page 26 of 27 Communication Control Software for UTD2025_3025 Series Oscilloscopes User Manual In Fig 4 2 select attribute and right click to pop up Fig 4 3 Fig 4 3 Select hardware in Fig 4 3 Fig 4 4 is displayed Fig 4 4 ...

Page 27: ...ital storage oscilloscope in Universal serial main line controller to restart the oscilloscope Select automatic driver update to complete the update process Note When the communication and control software is communicating with the digital storage oscilloscope you cannot connect both the network cable and USB device cable to the oscilloscope ports and do not remove the cable to disconnect during c...

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