Handyprobe HP3 instrument manual
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1. Figure 4 5 Driver install step 4 The driver install utility now has enough information and can install 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 Chapter 4 E y Setup TiePie engineering instrument driver al al Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing TiePie engineering instrument driver on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files TiePie TiePie instrument driver lt Back Cancel Figure 4 6 Driver install step 5 As mentioned Windows XP SP2 and newer may warn for the USB drivers not being Windows Logo tested Please ignore this warning and continue anyway Software Installation A The software you are installing has not passed Windows Lago testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing 3 STOP Installation Figure 4 7 Driver install Igno2. Suitable instrument Handyprobe HP3 Package contents Instrument Handyprobe HP3 Test lead low noise differential with 4 mm banana jacks Accessories 2 test probes with 4 mm banana socket 2 crocodile clips with 4 mm banana socket Wrist strap Color coding rings Hard carry case Software Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 Drivers Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 Manual Instrument manual and software user s manual Specifications Chapter 6 If you have any suggestions and or remarks regarding this manual please contact TiePie engineering TiePie engineering P O Box 290 O Koperslagersstraaat 37 8600 AG SNEEK 8601 WL SNEEK The Netherlands The Netherlands Tel 31 515 415 416 Fax 31 515 418 819 E mail support tiepie nl Site www tiepie com
3. in the output with frequencies equal to the sum and difference of the signal frequency and multiples of the sampling frequency For example when the sampling frequency is 1000 Hz and the signal frequency is 1250 Hz the following signal frequencies will be present in the output data Multiple of sampling frequency 1250 Hz signal 1250 Hz signal 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 1 Aliasing Introduction EN 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 that from the resulting frequencies in the table we can only see the 250 Hz signal in the sampled data This signal is called an alias of the original signal If the sampling frequency is lower than twice the frequency of the input signal aliasing will occur The following illustration shows what happens Tin 0 8ms Tsampe 1ms A N CIA BR Tapparent 4 ms Figure 3 6 Aliasing In figure 3 6 the green input signal top is a triangular signal with a frequency of 1 25 kHz The signal is sampled with a fre quency of 1 kHz The corresponding sampling interval is 1 1000Hz Ims The positions at which the
4. 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 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 that came with the instrument It is recommended to install the latest version of the software and USB driver from the website This will guarantee the latest features are included Executing the installation utility To start the driver installation execute the downloaded driver setup program or the one on the CD ROM that came with the instrument The driver install utility can be used for a first time Driver installation installation of a driver on a system and also to update an existing driver The screen shots in this description may differ from the ones displayed on your computer depending on the Windows version is Setup TiePie engineering instrument driver ka a Welcome to the TiePie engineering instrument driver Setup Wizard This will install TiePie engineering instrument driver 6 0 0 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup 3 Cancel Figure 4 1 Driver install step 1 When drivers were alre
5. signal is sampled are depicted with the blue dots The red dotted signal bottom is the result of the reconstruction The period time of this triangular signal appears to be 4 ms which corresponds to an apparent frequency alias of 250 Hz 1 25 kHz 1 kHz A To avoid aliasing always start measuring at the highest sam pling frequency and lower the sampling frequency if required Chapter 3 3 4 3 5 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 the number cor responding to the level that is closest to the voltage The number of levels is determined by the resolution according to the following relation LevelCount 2Resolution The higher the resolution the more levels are available and the more accurate the input signal can be reconstructed In figure 3 7 the same signal is digitized using two different amounts of levels 16 4 bit and 64 6 bit Figure 3 7 The effect of the resolution The Handyprobe HP3 measures at 10 bit resolution 219 1024 levels The smallest detectable voltage step depends on the input range This voltage can be calculated as VoltageStep FullInputRange LevelCount For example the 200 mV range ranges from 200 mV to 200 mV therefore the full range is 400 mV This results in a small
6. 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 location for the pre installation of the new driver can be selected Driver installation 18 Setup TiePie engineering instrument driver EZ a El Select Destination Location Where should TiePie engineering instrument driver be installed O Setup will install TiePie engineering instrument driver into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files TiePie T iePie instrument driver Atleast 1 1 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 4 4 Driver install step 3 On Windows XP and newer the installation 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 y Setup TiePie engineering instrument driver ta El Information Please read the following important information before continuing On Windows lt P and newer the installation may inform about the drivers not being Windows Logo tested Please ignore the warning and continue installation Cancel
7. 6 44 404065 baad wod ad 24 6 6 Physical casos Sansa sah hb Fae bela 24 6 2 WO Conmecters aoe aa a EE a PAS ea 24 6 8 System requirements o 24 6 9 Environmental conditions 24 6 10 Certifications and Compliances 25 6 11 Measure lead rennen 25 6 12 Package contents e caco es cema tassas ees 25 Contents Safety When working with electricity no instrument can guaran tee complete safety It is the responsibility of the person who works with the instrument to operate it in a safe way Maximum security is achieved by selecting the proper in struments and following safe working procedures Safe working tips are given below Always work according local regulations Work on installations with voltages higher than 25 Vac or 60 Vpc should only be performed by qualified personnel Avoid working alone e Observe all indications on the Handyprobe HP3 before con necting any wiring The Handyprobe HP3 is designed for CAT II measurement category Maximum working voltage 600 Vrms or 800 Vpc Do not exceed the rated voltage 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 Vpc Do not operate the equipment in an explosive atmosphere or in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Do not use the equipment if it does not operate properly Have the equipment inspected by qualified service perso
8. Handyprobe HP3 User manual TiePie TiePie engineering engineering ATTENTION Measuring directly on the line voltage can be very dangerous Copyright 2015 TiePie engineering All rights reserved Revision 2 13 September 2015 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 Contents 1 Safety 1 2 Declaration of conformity 3 3 Introduction 5 3 1 Differential input ocs asics ee ae seso 5 3 1 1 Differential test lead 7 3 2 Samping x sosa DER REF HERRIE 7 8 3 Sample frequeney gt m nea eie tas A 8 33 1 Allasing esoo kk ee esk RR OE EE N 9 EE eie oa RE ER Bek N a 11 3 5 Signal coupling 4 9 m RR Gant Gb A EE ead 11 4 Driver installation 18 4 1 Introduction 5 iia co RE Bg WER EE 13 4 2 Where to find the driver setup 13 4 3 Executing the installation utility 13 5 Hardware installation 19 5 1 Power the instrument 19 5 2 Connect the instrument to the computer 19 5 2 1 Found New Hardware Wizard 20 5 3 Plug into a different USB port 22 6 Specifications 23 6 1 Acquisition system o o e 23 6 2 Bana aminp ut GHI se m ed 2 2 4 22 RR Ee 23 6 3 Trigger system oa s 60 ER EE eee RE RR ER ie 23 oe AE kei ec ge inde Ge FEE HOER 24 0 9 BEWEER 0 46440
9. ady installed the install utility will re move them before installing the new driver To remove the old driver successfully it is essential that the Handyprobe HP3 is disconnected from the computer prior to starting the driver install utility Chapter 4 je setup TiePie engineering instrument driver E El E Information Please read the following important information before continuing Before installing the new drivers existing old drivers will be uninstalled from the computer Therefore make sure that all TiePie engineering instrument devices are disconnected from the computer When any instrument is used with an external power supply make sure that the external power supply is disconnected from the instrument as well lt Back Cancel Figure 4 2 Driver install step 2 When the instrument is still connected the driver install utility will recognize it and report this You will be asked to continue anyway Setup ES 9 There still appears to be a TiePie instrument connected to the system Make sure to disconnect it Continue anyway Figure 4 3 Driver install Instrument is still connected Clicking No will bring back the previous screen The instru ment 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
10. ble to find them automatically the software automatically and click Next Select Install Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software a TiePie instrument BE TieFie sys To CAWINDOWSSystem32 D RIVERS Cancel Figure 5 3 Hardware install step 3 The New Hardware wizard will now copy the required files to their destination r Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for TiePie instrument Click Finish to close the wizard Cancel Figure 5 4 Hardware install step 4 Hardware installation The first part of the new driver is now installed Click Finish to close the wizard and start installation of the second part which follows identical steps Once the second part of the driver is installed measurement software can be installed and the Handyprobe HP3 can be used 5 3 Plug into a different USB port When the Handyprobe HP3 is plugged into a different USB port some Windows versions will treat the Handyprobe HP3 as different hardware and will ask to install the drivers again This is controlled by Microsoft Windows and is not caused by TiePie engineering 22 Chapter 5 6 1 6 2 6 3 Specifications Acquisition system Number of input channels 1 analog Maximum sampling rate 100 MS s real t
11. erence between the two points is small the voltage difference can only be measured in a high input range resulting in a low resolution A much better way is to use an oscilloscope with a differential input ka Chapter 3 Iled 3 2 Figure 3 2 Differential input A differential input is not referenced to ground but both sides of the input are floating It is therefore possible to connect one side of the input to one point in the circuit and the other side of the input to the other point in the circuit and measure the voltage difference directly Advantages of a differential input e No risk of creating a short circuit to ground e Only one channel is required to measure the signal e More accurate measurements since only one channel intro duces a measurement error e 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 Differential test lead The Handyprobe HP3 comes with a special differential test lead This test lead is specially designed to ensure a good CMRR The special heat resistant differential test lead provided with the Handyprobe HP3 is designed to be immune for noise from the surrounding environment Sampling When sampling the input signal samples are taken at fixed inter vals At these intervals the size
12. est detectable voltage step of 0 400V 1024 0 3906mV Signal coupling The Handyprobe HP3 has two different settings for the signal cou pling AC and DC In the setting DC the signal is directly coupled Introduction 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 capacitor will be placed between the input connector and the input circuit This capacitor will block all DC components of the input signal and let all AC components pass through This can be used to remove a large DC component of the input signal to be able to measure a small AC component at high resolution A When measuring DC signals make sure to set the signal coupling of the input to DC 12 Chapter 3 O 4 1 4 2 E Driver installation Before connecting the Handyprobe HP3 to the computer the drivers need to be installed Introduction To operate a Handyprobe HP3 a driver is required to interface between the measurement software and the instrument This driver takes care of the low level communication between the computer and the instrument through USB When the driver is not installed or an old no longer compatible version of the driver is installed the software will not be able to operate the Handyprobe HP3 properly or even detect it at all The installation of the USB driver is done in a few steps Firstly the driver has to be pre
13. hysical Instrument height 25 mm 1 0 Instrument length 177 mm 6 9 Instrument width 68 mm 2 7 Weight 290 gram 10 2 ounce USB cord length 1 8 m 71 Test lead length 1 9 m 75 I O connectors CH1 isolated banana sockets USB fixed cable with type A plug System requirements PC I O connection USB 2 0 High Speed 480 Mbit s USB 1 1 Full Speed 12 Mbit s and USB 3 0 compatible Operating System Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 Environmental conditions Operating Ambient temperature 0 C to 55 C Relative humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Storage Ambient temperature 20 C to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing 24 Chapter 6 6 10 6 11 6 12 Certifications and Compliances CE mark compliance Yes RoHS Yes Measure lead Model TP C812A Type differential Connectors Instrument side dual 4 mm red and black shrouded banana jacks 19 mm apart Test point side red and black 4 mm shrouded banana jacks Bandwidth 8 MHz Safety CAT III 1000 V double isolated Dimensions Total length 2000 mm Length to split 800 mm Length individual ends 1200 mm Weight 7158 Color black Heat resistant yes Certification and compliances CE conformity yes RoHS yes Accessories Color coding rings 5 x 3 rings various colors
14. ime 10 ns Sampling source internal quartz Accuracy 0 01 Stability 100 ppm over 40 C to 85 C Memory 1 MSamples Banana input CH1 Connector Isolated 4mm banana sockets Type Differential Resolution 10 bit Amplitude Accuracy 0 3 of full scale Ranges 200 mV to 800 V full scale Coupling AC DC Impedance 2 1 MQ 15 pF Protection 600 Vrms CAT II derated at 3 dB decade above 20 kHz to 25 Vok pk at 50 MHz Maximum Common Mode voltage 200 mV to 8 V range 12 V 20 V to 80 V range 120 V 200 V to 800 V range 800 V Common Mode Rejection Ratio 60 dB Bandwidth 3dB 50 MHz AC coupling cut off frequency 3dB 1 5 Hz Rise time 10 ns Overshoot 1 Trigger system System digital 2 levels Source CH1 Trigger modes rising slope falling slope Level adjustment 0 to 100 of full scale Hysteresis adjustment 0 to 100 of full scale Resolution 0 39 8 bits Pre trigger 0 to 1 MSamples 0 to 100 one sample resolution Post trigger 0 to 1 MSamples 0 to 100 one sample resolution Trigger hold off 0 to 4 MSamples 1 sample resolution Specifications 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 Interface Interface USB 2 0 High Speed 480 Mbit s USB 1 1 Full Speed 12 Mbit s compatible Power Power from USB port Consumption 5 Vpc 400 mA max P
15. mbol shown below indicates that the Handyprobe HP3 complies with the European Union s requirements according to Di rective 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE Ee Restriction of Hazardous Substances The Handyprobe HP3 has been classified as Monitoring and Con trol equipment and is outside the scope of the 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive A 3 1 Introduction Before using the Handyprobe HP3 first read chapter 1 about safety Many technicians investigate electrical signals Though the measurement may not be electrical the physical variable is of ten converted to an electrical signal with a special transducer Common transducers are accelerometers pressure probes current clamps and temperature probes The advantages of converting the physical parameters to electrical signals are large since many in struments for examining electrical signals are available The Handyprobe HP3 is a single channel 10 bits 100 MSam ples s measuring instrument with differential input with high input range With the accompanying software the Handyprobe HP3 can be used as an oscilloscope a spectrum analyzer a true RMS voltmeter or a transient recorder All instruments measure by sampling the input signals digitizing the values process them save them and display them Differential input Most oscilloscopes are equipped with standard single ended inputs which are referenced to ground This means that one side
16. nal If necessary return the equipment to TiePie engineering for service and repair to ensure that safety features are main tained Safety Declaration of conformity J TiePie TiePie engineering Koperslagersstraat 37 8601 WL Sneek The Netherlands engineering EC Declaration of conformity We declare on our own responsibility that the product Handyprobe HP3 5 Handyprobe HP3 20 Handyprobe HP3 100 for which this declaration is valid is in compliance with EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 TEC 61000 6 1 EN 61000 6 1 2007 EN 55022 2006 A1 2007 TEC 61000 6 3 EN 61000 6 3 2007 according the conditions of the EMC standard 2004 108 EC and also with Canada ICES 001 2004 Australia New Zealand AS NZS Sneek 1 11 2010 ir A P W M Poelsma gt Declaration of conformity Environmental considerations This section provides information about the environmental impact of the Handyprobe HP3 Handyprobe HP3 end of life handling Production of the Handyprobe HP3 required the extraction and use of natural resources The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the Handyprobe HP3 s end of life In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources recycle the Handyprobe HP3 in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately The sy
17. of the input is always connected to ground and the other side to the point of interest in the circuit under test Introduction Figure 3 1 Single ended input Therefore the voltage that is measured with an oscilloscope with standard single ended inputs is always measured between that specific point and ground When the voltage is not referenced to ground connecting a standard single ended oscilloscope input to the two points would create a short circuit between one of the points and ground possi bly damaging the circuit and the oscilloscope A safe way would be to measure 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 There are some disadvantages to this method e a short circuit to ground can be created when an input is wrongly connected e to measure one signal two channels are occupied e by using two channels the measurement error is increased the errors made on each channel will be combined resulting in a larger total measurement error e The Common Mode Rejection Ratio CMRR of this method is relatively low If both points have a relative high voltage but the voltage diff
18. of the input signal is converted to a number The accuracy of this number depends on the resolution of the instrument The higher the resolution the smaller the voltage Introduction 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 signal can be recon structed from the samples You can see the result in figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 connecting the samples 3 3 Sample frequency The rate at which the samples are taken is called the sampling frequency the number of samples per second A higher sampling frequency corresponds to a shorter interval between the samples As is visible in figure 3 5 with a higher sampling frequency the EET Chapter 3 3 3 1 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 per period In practice 10 to 20 sam ples per period are recommended to be able to examine the signal thoroughly Aliasing When sampling an analog signal with a certain sampling frequency signals appear
19. re warning and continue Driver installation Chapter 4 is Setup TiePie engineering instrument driver lal Bes Completing the TiePie engineering instrument driver Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing TiePie engineering instrument driver on your computer Click Finish to exit Setup Figure 4 8 Driver install Finished 5 1 5 2 Hardware installation Drivers have to be installed before the Handyprobe HP3 is connected to the computer for the first time See chapter 4 for more information Power the instrument The Handyprobe HP3 is powered by the USB no external power supply is required Only connect the Handyprobe HP3 to a bus powered USB port otherwise it may not get enough power to op erate properly Connect the instrument to the computer After the new driver has been pre installed see chapter 4 the Handyprobe HP3 can be connected to the computer When the Handyprobe HP3 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 on the computer where the Handyprobe HP3 is installed The driver consists of two parts which are in
20. stalled sepa rately Once the first part is installed the installation of the second part will start automatically Installation of the second part is identical to the first part therefore they are not described individ ually here Hardware installation 5 2 1 Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Figure 5 1 Hardware install step 1 This window will only be shown in Windows XP SP2 or newer No drivers for the Handyprobe HP3 can be found on the Windows Update Web site so select No not this time and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for TiePie instrument If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 3 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Figure 5 2 Hardware install step 2 Chapter 5 Since the drivers are already pre installed on the computer Windows will be a
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