TiePie Handyscope TP450, User Manual

Page 1: ...Handyscope TP450 User manual TiePie engineering ...

Page 2: ...ngerous Copyright c 2018 TiePie engineering All rights reserved Revision 2 21 June 2018 Despite the care taken for the compilation of this user manual TiePie engineering can not be held responsible for any damage resulting from errors that may appear in this manual ...

Page 3: ... installation utility 15 5 Hardware installation 21 5 1 Power the instrument 21 5 2 Connect the instrument to the computer 21 5 2 1 Found New Hardware Wizard 22 5 3 Plug into a different USB port 22 6 Input connnectors 23 6 1 Using the Measure lead TP C812C 23 7 Specifications 25 7 1 Acquisition system 25 7 2 Input CH1 25 7 3 Trigger system 26 7 4 Interface 26 7 5 Power 26 7 6 Physical 26 7 7 I O ...

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Page 5: ...nly be performed by qualified personnel Avoid working alone Observe all indications on the Handyscope TP450 before con necting any wiring Check the probes test leads for damages Do not use them if they are damaged Take care when measuring at voltages higher than 25 VAC or 60 VDC Do not operate the equipment in an explosive atmosphere or in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Do not use the eq...

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Page 7: ...ich this declaration is valid is in compliance with EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 IEC 61000 6 1 EN 61000 6 1 2007 EN 55022 2006 A1 2007 IEC 61000 6 3 EN 61000 6 3 2007 according the conditions of the EMC standard 2004 108 EC also with Canada ICES 001 2004 Australia New Zealand AS NZS and IEC 61010 1 2001 EN USA UL61010 1 2004 and is categorized as CAT II 600 Vrms 800 Vpk 800 Vdc Sneek 1 11 2017 ir A P W M...

Page 8: ...to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources recycle the Handyscope TP450 in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately The symbol shown below indicates that the Handyscope TP450 complies with the European Union s requirements according to Di rective 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and...

Page 9: ...ng instrument with galvanically isolated differential input with high input range It is available in two models with different maximum sampling and streaming rates Maximum sampling rate Model 250 Model 50 Block mode 250 kS s 50 kS s Streaming mode 250 kS s 50 kS s Table 3 1 Maximum sampling rates The Handyscope TP450 is available with two memory configura tions these are Memory Model 250 Model 50 ...

Page 10: ...ure the voltage at one of the two points in reference to ground and at the other point in reference to ground and then calculate the voltage difference between the two points On most oscilloscopes this can be done by connecting one of the channels to one point and another channel to the other point and then use the math function CH1 CH2 in the oscilloscope to display the actual voltage difference ...

Page 11: ... channel is required to measure the signal More accurate measurements since only one channel intro duces a measurement error The CMRR of a differential input is high If both points have a relative high voltage but the voltage difference between the two points is small the voltage difference can be measured in a low input range resulting in a high resolution The Handyscope TP450 is galvanically iso...

Page 12: ...ed to a number The accuracy of this number depends on the resolution of the instrument The higher the resolution the smaller the voltage steps in which the input range of the instrument is divided The acquired numbers can be used for various purposes e g to create a graph Figure 3 3 Sampling The sine wave in figure 3 3 is sampled at the dot positions By connecting the adjacent samples the original...

Page 13: ...visible in figure 3 5 with a higher sampling frequency the original signal can be reconstructed much better from the measured samples Figure 3 5 The effect of the sampling frequency The sampling frequency must be higher than 2 times the high est frequency in the input signal This is called the Nyquist fre quency Theoretically it is possible to reconstruct the input signal with more than 2 samples ...

Page 14: ... 1000 1000 1250 250 1000 1250 2250 0 0 1250 1250 0 1250 1250 1000 1000 1250 2250 1000 1250 250 2000 2000 1250 3250 2000 1250 750 Table 3 3 Aliasing As stated before when sampling a signal only frequencies lower than half the sampling frequency can be reconstructed In this case the sampling frequency is 1000 Hz so we can we only observe signals with a frequency ranging from 0 to 500 Hz This means t...

Page 15: ... appears to be 4 ms which corresponds to an apparent frequency alias of 250 Hz 1 25 kHz 1 kHz To avoid aliasing always start measuring at the highest sam pling frequency and lower the sampling frequency if required 3 4 Digitizing When digitizing the samples the voltage at each sample time is converted to a number This is done by comparing the voltage with a number of levels The resulting number is...

Page 16: ...efore the full range is 4 V This results in a smallest detectable voltage step of 4 V 65536 61 0 µV 3 5 Signal coupling The Handyscope TP450 has two different settings for the signal coupling AC and DC In the setting DC the signal is directly coupled to the input circuit All signal components available in the input signal will arrive at the input circuit and will be measured In the setting AC a ca...

Page 17: ...When measuring DC signals make sure to set the signal coupling of the input to DC Introduction 13 ...

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Page 19: ...o be pre installed by the driver setup program This makes sure that all required files are located where Windows can find them When the instrument is plugged in Windows will detect new hardware and install the required drivers 4 2 Where to find the driver setup The driver setup program and measurement software can be found in the download section on TiePie engineering s website and on the CD ROM t...

Page 20: ...r computer depending on the Windows version Figure 4 1 Driver install step 1 When drivers were already installed the install utility will re move them before installing the new driver To remove the old driver successfully it is essential that the Handyscope TP450 is disconnected from the computer prior to starting the driver install utility 16 Chapter 4 ...

Page 21: ...nt should now be disconnected Then the removal of the existing driver can be continued by clicking Next Clicking Yes will ignore the fact that the instrument is still connected and continue removal of the old driver This option is not recommended as removal may fail after which installation of the new driver may fail as well When no existing driver was found or the existing driver is removed the l...

Page 22: ...nstallation may inform about the drivers not being Windows Logo Tested The driver is not causing any danger for your system and can be safely installed Please ignore this warning and continue the installation Figure 4 5 Driver install step 4 18 Chapter 4 ...

Page 23: ... the drivers Clicking Install will remove existing drivers and install the new driver A remove entry for the new driver is added to the software applet in the Windows control panel Figure 4 6 Driver install step 5 Figure 4 7 Driver install Finished Driver installation 19 ...

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Page 25: ...Handyscope TP450 is connected to a USB port of the computer Windows will report new hardware The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear Depending on the Windows version the New Hardware Wizard will show a number of screens in which it will ask for information regarding the drivers of the newly found hardware The appearance of the dialogs will differ for each Windows version and might be different o...

Page 26: ... Hardware install step 3 Now the driver is installed the measurement software can be installed and the Handyscope TP450 can be used 5 3 Plug into a different USB port When the Handyscope TP450 is plugged into a different USB port some Windows versions will treat the Handyscope TP450 as dif ferent hardware and will ask to install the drivers again This is controlled by Microsoft Windows and is not ...

Page 27: ...ins voltage directly 6 1 Using the Measure lead TP C812C The Handyscope TP450 is delivered with a Measure lead TP C812C To connect the TP C812C to the Handyscope TP450 first place the European wall socket adapter on the Handyscope TP450 The dual 4 mm banana socket of the TP C812C can then be con nected to the two prongs of the wall socket adapter Figure 6 2 TP C812C connected Test probes and clips...

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Page 29: ... Memory standard model XM option 16 kS 1 MS 7 2 Input CH1 Connector 2 slide contacts Type galvanically isolated differential Resolution 16 bit Amplitude Accuracy 0 5 of full scale Ranges full scale 2 V 4 V 8 V 20 V 40 V 80 V 200 V 400 V 450 V Coupling DC Impedance 1 MΩ 20 pF Protection 600 VRMS CAT II DC AC peak 10 kHz Maximum Common Mode voltage 600 V in all ranges TP450 250 TP450 50 Bandwidth 3d...

Page 30: ...resolution Post trigger 0 to selected record length 0 to 100 one sample resolution 7 4 Interface Interface USB 2 0 High Speed 480 Mbit s USB 1 1 Full Speed and USB 3 0 compatible 7 5 Power Power from USB port Consumption 5 VDC 100 mA max 7 6 Physical Instrument height 70 mm 2 75 Instrument length 72 mm 2 83 Instrument width 42 mm 1 65 Weight 160 gram 5 6 ounce USB cord length 3 m 118 7 7 I O conne...

Page 31: ...fications and Compliances CE mark compliance Yes RoHS Yes 7 11 Measure lead Model TP C812C Type differential Connectors Instrument side dual 4 mm banana socket 19 mm apart Test point side red and black 4 mm shrouded banana plugs Bandwidth 7 MHz Safety CAT III 1000 V double isolated Dimensions Total length 2000 mm Length to split 800 mm Length individual ends 1200 mm Weight 75 g Color black Heat re...

Page 32: ... 4 mm banana plugs Accessories 2 test probes with 4 mm banana socket 2 crocodile clips with 4 mm banana socket Color coding rings Mains wall socket adapters for EU US AU and UK Software Windows 7 8 10 Drivers Windows 7 8 10 Manual Instrument manual and software user s manual 28 Chapter 7 ...

Page 33: ...suggestions and or remarks regarding this manual please contact TiePie engineering Koperslagersstraaat 37 8601 WL SNEEK The Netherlands Tel 31 515 415 416 Fax 31 515 418 819 E mail support tiepie nl Site www tiepie com ...