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UT

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4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software 

Operating

 Manual and Installation Guide 

                                                                                          UNI-T 

Operating

 Manual and Installation Instructions

 

Document No. SYSC-

 

February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Oscilloscope Communication & Control Software

 

 

Operating

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Summary of Contents for UTD4000 Series

Page 1: ...D4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide UNI T Operating Manual and Installation Instructions Document No SYSC February 2009 Oscilloscope Communication Control Software Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...reserved 2 Products of the Company are protected by patents granted and pending in the People s Republic of China 3 Information contained in this manual supercedes all information in previously published versions 4 The Company reserves the right to change specifications and prices Note Uni T is the registered trademark of Uni Trend Technology Dongguan Ltd Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 3: ... USB driver 9 Chapter 2 Getting to know your oscilloscope communication and control software 12 2 1 The control panel 12 2 2 Main menu 13 2 3 Control panel instructions 18 2 4 Far Control and explanatory notes 20 Chapter 3 Operation guide for the oscilloscope communication and control software 21 3 1 USB interface controls 21 3 2 3 3 Ethernet LAN interface controls GPIB interface controls 23 24 Ch...

Page 4: ...CD Rom supplied with your oscilloscope File name UTD4000 Digital storage oscilloscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide 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 software contents Fig 1 1 Fig 1 1 Note 1 The installa...

Page 5: ...stallation Guide 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 Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 6: ... 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 Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 7: ... 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 Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 8: ...r 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 oscilloscope DSO as show...

Page 9: ...ital 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 indicate New hardware DSO det...

Page 10: ...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 14 pops up Fig 1 14 ...

Page 11: ...ick 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 Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 12: ... 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 for detailed operation...

Page 13: ...file name you like Record Enable the data transmission function and select Document Record A prompt box shown in Fig 2 2 will pop up on the virtual display panel and recording of the virtual display waveform begins The recording prompt box shows the current waveform recording progress To pause recording simply click the pause button To resume click the continue button and recording will resume fro...

Page 14: ... 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 button Fig 2 5 wil...

Page 15: ...ingle channel CH1 CH2 two channels CH1 CH2 CH1 Math CH2 Math or all to preview the waveform To quit the preview screen click the exit button 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 software after data tran...

Page 16: ...isplay a virtual instrument control panel which is fundamentally the same as the oscilloscope control panel as shown in Fig 2 7 Fig 2 7 The sign of every button or knob on the virtual control panel is identical to that on the oscilloscope control panel You can click the same buttons to operate the corresponding functions To use the virtual control panel efficiently you must be familiar with all fu...

Page 17: ... the save to path 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 When Parameter measurement function is selected the system message shown Fi...

Page 18: ...play is stored on the display panel of the virtual control panel Waveform time interval setup To set up the time interval for waveform refresh 4 Help This menu shows the version of the oscilloscope communication and control software 2 3 Control panel instructions Keys on the control panel of the oscilloscope communication and control software Fig 2 1 function as follows Channel status This indicat...

Page 19: ...indicator light comes on the function is ON when the indicator light goes off the function is OFF Probe 1X 10X 100X 1000X Sampling method Random Real time ROLL Interpolation Yes No Current activated channel MATH CH1 CH2 Channel selection CH1 CH2 MATH Bias adjustment Vertical Horizontal Range adjustment Voltage range Time base range Real time Control Equipment selection USB ON OFF when the indicato...

Page 20: ... Far control button on the virtual control panel of the communication and control software to enter the Far control operation screen Here you can enable remote interface transmission as shown in Fig 2 12 Fig 2 12 QUIT Close the transmission interface and return to the main control panel Fig 2 1 Virtual display panel Virtual control panel Operation mode Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 21: ...ion After installing the software and driver properly connect the cable to the USB A B communication port Power on the oscilloscope and activate the software The software control panel shown in Fig 3 1 will appear on your computer screen Fig 3 1 3 1 USB interface controls After installing your communication and control software please install the driver before using the USB communication mode for ...

Page 22: ...orage oscilloscope with the buttons and knobs on the control panel The parameters and setups of the virtual control panel will change accordingly Fig 3 3 ON OFF status display of the data transmission button 4 When data transmission is complete Click the Data Transmission button again to turn it off During data transmission you cannot operate the oscilloscope with the software The function keys on...

Page 23: ...operate the oscilloscope through the LAN interface as follows 1 Select LAN in the equipment selection 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 ...

Page 24: ...erface 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 software cannot be establi...

Page 25: ...leshooting 1 If the system prompts you to check serial or USB configuration when you enter Equipment ON OFF take the following steps 1 Check whether the oscilloscope power plug is properly connected 2 Check whether oscilloscope ports match the communication and control software setups 3 Check whether the cable connection between module and PC is in order 4 Ensure the USB driver is properly install...

Page 26: ...illoscope communication control software Operating Manual and Installation Guide 2 In Fig 4 2 select attribute and right click to pop up Fig 4 3 Fig 4 3 3 Select hardware in Fig 4 3 Fig 4 4 is displayed Fig 4 4 Uni Trend Technology Chengdu Ltd ...

Page 27: ...lloscope 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 communication Uni ...

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