SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES SDS6000A Series, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...SDS6000A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope Quick Start EN01A ...

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Page 3: ...change parts of or all the specifications or pricing policies at the company s sole decision Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material Any method of copying extracting or translating the contents of this manual is not allowed without the permission of SIGLENT Note SIGLENT is the registered trademark of SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD ...

Page 4: ...ntents COPYRIGHT INFORMATION 1 GENERAL SAFETY SUMMARY 3 GENERAL CARE AND CLEANING 5 GENERAL INSPECTION 6 QUICK START 7 FRONT OF OSCILLOSCOPE 9 BACK OF OSCILLOSCOPE 10 PROBE COMPENSATION 11 USER INTERFACE 12 BASIC OPERATIONS 19 ...

Page 5: ...ble Correctly The potential of the signal cable ground is equal to the earth ground Do not connect the signal wire to a high voltage Look Over All Terminals Ratings To avoid fire or electric shock please look over all ratings and sign instructions of the instrument Before connecting the instrument please read the manual carefully to gain more information about the ratings Use Proper Overvoltage Pr...

Page 6: ... Fuse Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed Safety Terms and Symbols Terms used in this product These terms may appear in the product DANGER Indicates direct injury or hazards that may happen WARNING Indicates potential injury or hazards that may happen CAUTION Indicates potential damage to the instrument or other property that may happen Symbols...

Page 7: ...ularly in accordance with its operating conditions 1 Disconnect the instrument from all power sources and then clean with a soft wet cloth 2 Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument and probe with a soft cloth When cleaning the LCD take care to avoid scratching it To avoid damage to the surface of the instrument and probe please do not use any corrosive liquid or chemical cleansers Ma...

Page 8: ...l be responsible for damages to the instrument resulting from shipment SIGLENT would not provide free maintenance or replacement if the instrument has been damaged in shipment 2 Inspect the instrument If there are instruments found damaged defective or failure in electrical and mechanical tests please contact SIGLENT 3 Check the accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lis...

Page 9: ...SDS6000A Quick Start 7 Quick Start Mechanical Dimension Front View Top View ...

Page 10: ...to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement as well as easier operation and observation of the instrument Connecting to Power Supply The standard power supply for the instrument is 100 240 V 50 60 Hz or 100 120 V 400 Hz Please use the power cord provided with the instrument to connect it to AC power ...

Page 11: ... Interface for more details Front Panel Includes knobs and buttons See Front Panel for more details Probe Compensation Ground Terminal USB 3 0 Host Ports Connect to USB storage devices for data transfer or USB mouse keyboard for control Digital Input Connector Analog Input Connectors Power Switch Supporting Legs ...

Page 12: ... is enabled outputs the pass fail signal HDMI Video Output Connect the port to an external monitor The resolution is 1280 800 100M LAN Port Connect the port to the network for remote control USB 2 0 Device Connects with a PC for remote control USB 2 0 Hosts Connect with a USB storage device or USB mouse keyboard AC Power Input Handle ...

Page 13: ...onnect the CH1 Input Terminal and the Compensation Signal Output Terminal on the front panel Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the Ground Terminal under the compensation signal output terminal 2 Check the displayed waveforms and compare them with the following figure Under Compensated Compensated Correctly Over Compensated 3 Use a nonmetallic flat head screwdriver to adjust the low...

Page 14: ...rs of the corresponding traces Touching the boxes creates a dialog box Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes show the parameters of timebase and trigger respectively Touching the boxes creates a dialog box Dialog Box is the main area to select the parameters for a chosen specific function Trigger Delay Indicator locates where the trigger is on the horizontal axis Trigger Level Indicator shows the ...

Page 15: ...nput Impedance Vertical Scale Vertical Offset Bandwidth Information Probe Attenuation Factor Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes Trigger delay Horizontal scale timebase Samples Sample Rate Trigger source Trigger coupling Trigger mode Trigger level Trigger type Trigger slope ...

Page 16: ...lected function Title bar Touching the bar can hide the dialog box and touching again can open the dialog box Parameter setting area Scroll bar When parameters are more than the displayed range the blue scrollbar will be displayed By sliding the dialog area up and down or rolling the mouse wheel it can scroll to the area not displayed ...

Page 17: ... the expected option from the pop up list Virtual Keypad Sets parameters with a numerical value Touch the parameter region and the parameter can be adjusted by the universal knob on the front panel touch the region again then the virtual keypad appears To use the operation of setting deskew of the channel as an example If the expected value is 65 ns input 65 on the virtual keypad and then choose t...

Page 18: ...uch gestures in the grid area Drag the waveform left and right to move it on the horizontal axis Pinch and spread the waveform horizontally to re scale the timebase Drag the waveform up and down to move it on the vertical axis Pinch and spread the waveform vertically to re scale the vertical gain ...

Page 19: ...t Touch and drag the cursor information region to move the pair of cursors simultaneously Draw a rectangular box to create a zone or a histogram region At the beginning of the gesture keep the angle close to 45 so it can be recognized as the drawing box gesture ...

Page 20: ...peration is more quickly achieved Automatically sets the waveform to adapt the display according to its frequency and amplitude Resets the oscilloscope to the default configuration Enables or disables the touch screen When it is lighted the functionality is enabled Rotate the universal knob to set the value of the activated parameter or to move the selected cursor Push to select a different cursor...

Page 21: ...on the display If a channel is already on but not activated push the button to activate it If a channel is already on and activated push the same button again to disable the channel From the Touch Screen Touch the button and then select the expected channel to turn it on and its channel descriptor box and the dialog box will appear on the display Touch the channel descriptor box and then touch the...

Page 22: ...otate the knob to adjust the vertical scale volts div Push to switch to alternate between coarse and fine adjustments Rotate the knob to adjust the DC offset or vertical position of the channel Push to set the offset to zero Zoom on off Math on off Reference on off ...

Page 23: ...tical scale and to decrease Check to coarsely adjust the vertical scale and uncheck to enable fine adjustment Touch the region to set the offset with the universal knob or virtual keypad to increase the offset and to decrease Set the offset to zero Copy the setting of the current channel to another channel Quickly select the current channel as the source of a specified operation Trigger FFT Measur...

Page 24: ... Bandwidth limit Full 200 MHz or 20 MHz Probe attenuation 1X 10X 100X or custom Set the label text Click to recall the label setting Users can customize the text and display of the label Quickly apply a specified operation Cursor Measure FFT Search DVM Histogram and Mask Test to the current channel Impedance Units for the channel Deskew Enable disable invert Trace visible hidden ...

Page 25: ...the main window and zoom window Rotate to adjust trigger delay push to set trigger delay to zero Push to recall Acquire dialog box Push to enable horizontal Roll push again to exit Roll mode At timebase settings larger than 50ms div it is recommended to set the oscilloscope to Roll mode so that the waveform is displayed in real time ...

Page 26: ...the horizontal scale timebase by the virtual keypad to increase and to decrease the horizontal scale Set the trigger delay by the virtual keypad to increase and to decrease the trigger delay Set the trigger delay to zero Set the trigger point to the left part of the screen Set the trigger point to the right part of the screen Open the Acquire dialog box ...

Page 27: ...the menu bar Acquire Menu to recall the Acquire dialog box on the right side Select the interpolation mode Select the Acq mode Select the acquisition mode Normal Peak Average Hi Res Select the Memory Management mode Auto Fixed Sample Rate and Fixed Memory Select the maximum memory depth Enter the sequence menu ESR mode on off XY mode on off ...

Page 28: ...n the horizontal knob to switch between the main window and zoom window In Zoom mode the grid area is divided into two areas The main window appears on the top and the zoom window on the bottom The region without the gray background in the main window is the portion of trace that is magnified in the zoom window Please refer to the User Manual for detailed operation instructions of Zoom mode ...

Page 29: ...riod if no valid trigger occurs Normal mode triggers repeatedly when all conditions are met Single mode triggers once when all conditions are met Trigger level adjustment push to set the level to 50 of the waveform Ready LED lighted when ready for trigger Trig d LED lighted when a trigger event happens Indicators Relative to Trigger Trigger level Indicator Horizontal 0 position Indicator Horizonta...

Page 30: ...Slope and other specific types Set holdoff None Time Events Set trigger coupling mode DC AC LF Reject HF Reject Enable disable Noise Rejection When Noise Reject is on the trigger hysteresis is increased so the noise immunity of the trigger circuit is better As a compromise the trigger sensitivity degrades Set the Zone trigger ...

Page 31: ... Touch Func1 Func2 Func3 Func4 or push the button on the front panel to create a math trace and open math setup dialog box Math trace Math setup dialog box Selects the trace F1 F4 Selects the operator and source C1 C4 Z1 Z4 F1 F4 ...

Page 32: ... push the button on the front panel to open measure setup dialog box Measurement parameters and statistics display area If select the mode as Simple the Simple parameter area is displayed Touch the button on the front panel to reset the statistics Measure dialog box ...

Page 33: ...l or Horizontal axis of a trace or both For more information please refer to the User Manual Push the button to open the cursors setup dialog box Rotate the knob to move the selected cursor push to select different cursor The display mode of cursors Display mode 1 Display mode 2 ...

Page 34: ...races Press the button on the front panel to set the reference waveforms Select the location of the reference REFA REFB REFC REFD Select the source C1 C4 and MATH Enable disable Display of the reference waveform Set the label text of the reference trace Save the waveform specified in to the specified location in The reference waveforms ref can be saved to an external storage device See Save Recall...

Page 35: ... save recall a setup picture waveform data or reference waveform Choose Save or Recall operation Select the object type Recall the File Manager for further operations Quickly Save a Screenshot Push the button on the front panel to save the screenshot as a picture bmp png jpg to an external storage device ...

Page 36: ...up the oscilloscope for at least 20 minutes prior to each use or calibration in order for it to reach a stable operating temperature Specifications are not guaranteed during the warm up period Whenever the oscilloscope is used in an environment outside 23 5 C or when it has been more than one month since the previous calibration manual calibration is recommended To perform a self calibration Touch...

Page 37: ...below to install a software option see the data sheet for details after purchasing it and obtaining the Option Key 1 Utility Menu Software Options 或 Software Options 2 Select the correct Option Type 3 Input the option key in the text box 4 Touch Install and then restart the oscilloscope ...

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