TiePie WiFiScope WS6, Manual

Page 1: ...WiFiScope WS6 DIFF User manual USB Network WiFi Battery power TiePie engineering...

Page 2: ...rous Copyright 2020 TiePie engineering All rights reserved Revision 2 27 February 2020 Despite the care taken for the compilation of this user man ual TiePie engineering can not be held responsible fo...

Page 3: ...coupling 19 4 6 Probe compensation 19 5 Driver installation 23 5 1 Introduction 23 5 2 Computers running Windows 10 23 5 3 Computers running Windows 8 or older 23 5 3 1 Where to nd the driver setup 2...

Page 4: ...quired 36 7 4 Why ground compensation 36 8 Combining instruments 37 9 Front panel 39 9 1 Channel input connectors 39 9 2 Power Mode button 39 9 3 Status indicators 39 9 3 1 Status 39 9 3 2 LAN 39 9 3...

Page 5: ...calibration 48 11 7 Physical 48 11 8 I O connectors 48 11 9 Interface 48 11 10 System requirements 48 11 11 Environmental conditions 48 11 12 Certi cations and Compliances 49 11 13 Measure leads 49 1...

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Page 7: ...F has 4 input channels with a maximum sampling rate of 1 GSa s and a bandwidth of 250 MHz With a WiFi connection the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is no longer directly con nected to the PC or laptop and short c...

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Page 9: ...y be performed by quali ed personnel Avoid working alone Observe all indications on the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF before connecting any wiring Check the probes test leads for damages Do not use them if they...

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Page 11: ...d is in compliance with EC directive 2011 65 EU the RoHS directive including up to amendement 2019 178 and with EN 55011 2016 A1 2017 IEC 61000 6 1 2019 EN EN 55022 2011 C1 2011 IEC 61000 6 3 2007 A1...

Page 12: ...measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a di erent circuit from that to which the receive...

Page 13: ...n symbol indicates that the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF complies with the Euro pean Union s requirements according to Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE Declaration of confo...

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Page 15: ...e connected to an existing WiFi network or can act as access point to create its own WiFi network The WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is equipped with a built in battery for wireless operation but can also be powe...

Page 16: ...SB 2 0 4 5 MSa s when connected to USB 2 0 5 3 125 MSa s when connected to USB 2 0 measuring 3 or 4 channels These maximum streaming rates are only achieved when using the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF via its U...

Page 17: ...oscilloscope probe without the risk of creating a short ciruit to ground With the accompanying software the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF can be used as an os cilloscope a spectrum analyzer a true RMS voltmeter...

Page 18: ...lution A much better way is to use an oscilloscope with a di erential input Figure 4 2 Di erential input A di erential input is not referenced to ground but both sides of the input are oating It is th...

Page 19: ...dually Figure 4 3 SafeGround A button on each channel toolbar in the software allows to control the SafeGround state between di erential and single ended When SafeGround is enabled for a channel the i...

Page 20: ...tenuator is specially designed to be used with the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF Figure 4 5 Di erential attenuator For a di erential input both sides of the input need to be attenuated Figure 4 6 Di erential att...

Page 21: ...the attenuator as handle to carry the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF etc When the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is equipped with SafeGround and the in puts are switched to single ended using the diferential attenuator will...

Page 22: ...s the original signal can be reconstructed from the samples You can see the result in gure 4 9 Figure 4 9 connecting the samples 4 3 Sampling rate The rate at which the samples are taken is called the...

Page 23: ...uency is 1250 Hz the following signal frequencies will be present in the output data Multiple of sampling rate 1250 Hz signal 1250 Hz signal 1000 1000 1250 250 1000 1250 2250 0 0 1250 1250 0 1250 1250...

Page 24: ...aliasing always start measuring at the highest sampling rate and lower the sampling rate if required 4 4 Digitizing When digitizing the samples the voltage at each sample time is converted to a number...

Page 25: ...ts available in the input signal will arrive at the input circuit and will be measured In the setting AC a capacitor will be placed between the input connector and the input circuit This capacitor wil...

Page 26: ...time a probe is used on an other channel or an other oscilloscope the probe must be adjusted Therefore the probe is equiped with a setscrew with which the parallel capacity of the attenuation network...

Page 27: ...Figure 4 15 over compensated Introduction 21...

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Page 29: ...3 Computers running Windows 8 or older The installation of the USB driver is done in a few steps Firstly the driver has to be pre installed by the driver setup program This makes sure that all requir...

Page 30: ...cope WS6 DIFF is disconnected from the computer prior to starting the driver install utility When the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is used with an external power supply this must be disconnected too Clicking In...

Page 31: ...Figure 5 3 Driver install Finished Driver installation 25...

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Page 33: ...ily on the set tings of the instrument when using higher sampling rates the instrument uses more power Also when using larger record lengths the power consumption in creases It is therefore not possib...

Page 34: ...liver enough power to operate the instrument and to charge the battery When not enough power is available the battery will be discharged This is indicated by a blue blinking Battery indicator on the f...

Page 35: ...er Mode button light on The WiFiScope WS6 DIFF can only be used via LAN or Wi When the network interface of the WiFiScope WS6 DIFFis disabled it will go to a low power state to save the battery To ena...

Page 36: ...indicator on the front panel of the instrument will light up green When afer 20 seconds no DHCP is found the network interface will switch to link local mode and use a link local address The LAN indic...

Page 37: ...he computer does have WiFi there are two di erent ways to connect to the instrument via WiFi Connect the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF to the local WiFi network 1 In the Multi Channel software open the Manage in...

Page 38: ...and connected to the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF WiFi network The computer will now no longer have internet access and or access to network locations 6 4 2 The computer laptop has NO WiFi When the computer has...

Page 39: ...word tiepie 6 In the web interface connect to the WiFi network using the connect button and enter its password if required 7 When successfully connected close the web interface and disconnect the LAN...

Page 40: ...FiScope WS6 DIFF is plugged into a di erent USB port some Windows versions will treat the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF as di erent hardware and will install the drivers again for that port This is controlled by...

Page 41: ...s into the small banana socket at the rear of the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF Figure 7 2 Rear ground connection The other end has a 4 mm banana plug that connects to an alligator clip that can be connected to...

Page 42: ...nly battery powered your measurements will not be a ected because the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF will also oat on the oating voltage of the test subject When the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is connected to the USB or...

Page 43: ...correct impedance and the high speed sampling bus is automatically con gured and terminated at the beginning and end of the bus The high speed sampling bus takes care that each Handyscope is fully syn...

Page 44: ...with a deviation of 0 ppm Figure 8 3 Multiple WiFiScope WS6 DIFFs combined A 20 channel instrument is easily made by connecting ve WiFiScope WS6 DIFFs to each other When combining one or more WiFiSco...

Page 45: ...y green When using the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF via USB the network interface must be dis abled by pressing the Power Mode button again The light in the button will go o 9 3 Status indicators The WiFiScope...

Page 46: ...int Connect the computer via WiFi to the network that the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF creates 9 3 4 USB When the USB indicator is green the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is connected to the computer and measuring via USB...

Page 47: ...liver enough power to operate the instrument and charge the battery If not enough power for both is available the battery will not be charged but will be used by the instrument and be discharged The s...

Page 48: ...cated power connector Figure 10 3 Power adapter 10 2 USB Figure 10 4 USB connector The WiFiScope WS6 DIFF is equipped with a USB 3 0 Super speed 5 Gbit s inter face with a USB 3 type B Super speed soc...

Page 49: ...d outputs Each pin can be con gured as external digital trigger input for the acquisition system of the WiFi Scope WS6 DIFF Pin 3 Probe Cal has a 1 kHz 1 V to 1 V square wave signal that can be used t...

Page 50: ...CMI connectors use HDMI type C sockets but are not HDMI compliant They can not be used to connect an HDMI device to the WiFiScope WS6 DIFF 10 7 Ventilation slots Below the LAN connector and power conn...

Page 51: ...led 1 M 20 pF 1 Maximum voltage 200 V DC AC peak 10 kHz Maximum Common Mode voltage 200 mV to 800 mV ranges 2 V 2 V to 8 V ranges 20 V 20 V to 80 V ranges 200 V Common Mode Rejection Ratio 47 dB Bandw...

Page 52: ...100 MSa s2 50 MSa s2 20 MSa s Measuring 2 channels 50 MSa s3 25 MSa s3 10 MSa s Measuring 3 or 4 channels 25 MSa s4 12 5 MSa s4 5 MSa s 16 bit 6 25 MSa s5 3 125 MSa s 1 25 MSa s 1 40 MSa s when conne...

Page 53: ...11 4 Power Power From USB external input or built in battery Consumption 12 VDC 2 A max Internal battery Li ion Capacity 8000 mAh 3 7 V Operating time Strongly depending on instrument setup 3 hours Po...

Page 54: ...power socket CMI connectors 1 2 HDMI type C socket 11 9 Interface Interface USB 3 0 SuperSpeed 5 Gbit s USB 2 0 HighSpeed 480 Mbit s compatible 11 10 System requirements PC I O connection USB 2 0 or...

Page 55: ...gs 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 80 g Color Black Heat resistant Yes Certi cation a...

Page 56: ...al power adapter network cable USB cable Software Windows 10 32 and 64 bits via website Drivers Windows 10 32 and 64 bits via website Manual Quick Start Guide Instrument manual and software manual 11...

Page 57: ...uggestions and or remarks regarding this manual please contact TiePie engineering Koperslagersstraat 37 8601 WL SNEEK The Netherlands Tel 31 515 415 416 Fax 31 515 418 819 E mail support tiepie nl Sit...

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