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1. LCD i cawsrex GDS 3364 aine ME IN Z7 Tri er ux f Print Save key 7719 heo Eds Oc eee Oe ce DOG Side menu keys a 20128 i TN L Vertical menu ene me S f controls Power Math and button Reference keys USB Probe compensation Ext trigger Bus keys CH1 4 Ground port input input GDS 3502 3352 3252 3152 Front Panel Variable knob Function Split window Trigger and select key keys cluster controls LCD gemere e mu E ML TUER key 8 Side menu keys Bottom menu keys Power L button Horizontal controls 00000 Ext trigger input USB Probe compensation CH1 4 Math Reference Vertical Ground port input and Bus keys controls 17 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual LCD Display 8 SVGA TFT color LCD 800 x 600 resol
2. Press the Reference key to set or remove reference waveforms The Serial bus decode keys are used for UART PC and SPI serial bus interface decoding The serial bus decode function is an optional extra See page 95 for details The Function Keys are used to enter and configure different functions on the GDS 3000 Configures and runs automatic measurements Configures and runs cursor measurements Configures and runs GW Instek applications and optional functions such as the Power Analysis measurement software Configures the Acquisition mode Configures the display settings Shows the Help menu Used to save and recall waveforms images and panel settings Configures the print save key display time language and calibration 21 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual USB Host Port e Ground Terminal Ej Probe xx TL Compensation EE Output External Trigger gol Input Power Switch 22 TypeA 1 1 2 0 compatible Used for data transfer Accepts the DUT ground lead for common ground Outputs 2Vp p square wave signal for probe compensation page 190 Accepts external trigger signals page 125 Input impedance 1MQ 3 Voltage input 15V peak EXT trigger capacitance 16pF Used to turn the power on off m ON E O OFF GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED Rear Panel Trigger Go No Go output output Video RS232C
3. OOOW OOOW 204 GW INSTEK APPENDIX Declaration of Conformity We GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT CO LTD No 7 1 Jhongsing Rd Tucheng Dist New Taipei City 236 Taiwan GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT SUZHOU CO LTD No 69 Lushan Road Suzhou New District Jiangsu China declare that the below mentioned product Type of Product Digital Storage Oscilloscope Model Number GDS 3152 GDS 3252 GDS 3352 GDS 3154 GDS 3254 GDS 3354 GDS 3502 GDS 3504 are herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Law of Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004 108 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EEC For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage Directive the following standards were applied EMC Electrical equipment for measurement control and EN 61326 2 1 laboratory use EMC requirements 2006 EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 EN 61000 4 2 2009 Current Harmonics Radiated Immunity EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 Electrical Fast Transients EN 61000 3 3 2008 IEC 61000 4 4 2004 A1 2010 EN 61000 4 5 2006 Nl v NI EN 61000 4 6 2009 Nl N
4. 7 Control panel function specification esses 200 Convention mMenu IM d isi ENERO NUR ENDS ET 38 Conventions s src 32 Coupling mode 118 Cursor DONZ Al o oe cdi bee 76 specification uus ceret tenis 200 scold ec eee eee eee dubai 79 Cycle time measure 69 Date SOR ING uou ea eei rude RD 144 IDCHOS LOT oue ote Poussin 26 DC coupling 118 Declaration of conformity 205 Default setup 160 contents esee 52 149 161 effect on channel 58 Delay measure 70 Delay WIS Pet ounce cci sapis 134 Do eo eee ee ence ee 124 Dimensions EPEA Ne a a Gies none enon eee 204 specification teet 201 Display IAS VAN ERERIRNEPINS NN EN PIN 25 specification ees 200 Disposal instructions 8 Br c 106 Download information 16 Duty cycle measure 69 Edge TEISBOP snore 132 EN61010 measurement category 6 pollution degree asisten 7 Environment GW INSTEK INDEX safety InsteuclloD uiscera 7 Image file format 147 Equivalent time sampling 105 t pedaticessioneignhn 119 Erase MEMO uiaesscieestrsosi teri 143 Initialization cec 30 Ethernet Input frequency indicator 26 inter
5. Range CH1 4 Ref 4 4 Press the Vertical Units key from the side menu to select the vertical units used Range Linear RMS dBV RMS 5 Press the Window key from the side menu and select the window type Range Hanning Hamming Rectangular and Blackman 6 The FFT result appears For FFT the horizontal scale changes from time to frequency and the vertical scale from voltage current to dB RMS o0 ui BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Souree Math Position and Unit To move the FFT waveform vertically press Position and use the variable S knob Range 12 00 Div 12 00 Div To select the vertical scale of FFT waveform press Unit div and use the variable knob Range 2mV 1kV RMS 1 20 dB Clear FFT To clear the FFT result from the 00 display press the Math key again 86 GW IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Applications Overview Background The APP function allows different applications to be run Applications can be downloaded from the GW Instek website Included GO NOGO The GO NOCO application can be Applications used to set threshold boundaries for input signals GO NOGO checks if a waveform fits inside a user specified maximum and minimum amplitude boundary template Running Applications Background The APP function can host a number of different applications that can be downloaded from the GW Instek website Panel Operation 1 Press the Test key Test 2 Press
6. ave Recall Press the Save Recall key from the s front panel Pres Save Image from the bottom menu Press File Format to choose PNG or BMP file types Range DSxxxx bmp DSxxxx png Press Ink Saver to toggle Ink Saver On or Off Ink Saver On Ink Saver Off 154 nk Saver Recal GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL USB File Utility 6 Press Save Now from the side menu to save the display as an image file N The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned Off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends To edit the USB flash drive contents create delete rename files and folders or to edit the default file path press File Utilities from the side menu See page 166 for details Save Image Print Save Key Background Panel Operation The Print Save key can be assigned to Print or to Save When assigned to Save pressing the Print Save key will save a screen image to USB 1 Connect a USB drive tothe Front Rear front or rear panel USB port ed H st Note Only one host SS connection front or rear is mi allowed at a time 2 Press the Utility key ET 3 Press Printout from the bottom menu t 0 155 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 4 On the side menu press Function repeatedly to select Save Save The Save led on the screen bezel O Print will be lit when the print
7. GTP 151R Applicable to Bandwidth Rise time Input Capacitance Compensation Range Applicable to Bandwidth Rise time Input Capacitance Compensation Range Applicable to Bandwidth Rise time Input Capacitance Compensation Range Applicable to Bandwidth Rise time Input Capacitance Compensation Range GTP 251R GTP 351R GTP 501R 202 GDS 3152 GDS 3154 DC 150MHz 2 3ns 12pF 10 30pF GDS 3252 GDS 3254 DC 250MHz 1 4ns 12pF 10 30pF GDS 3352 GDS 3354 DC 350MHz 1 0ns 12pF 10 30pF GDS 3502 GDS 3504 DC 500MHz 0 7ns 11 5pF 100MHz 8 20pF GW INSTEK APPENDIX Common Probe Specifications Position x 10 Attenuation Ratio 10 1 fixed with readout pin Input Resistance 10MQ when used with 1MQ input oscilloscope Maximum Input 500V CAT I 300V CAT II DC Peak AC Voltage derating with frequency Operating Temperature 0 C 50 C Condition Relative Humidity lt 85 35 C Safety Standard EN61010 031 CAT II 203 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual GDS 3000 Dimensions fa aay o o o manm mem T 7 amp J Se Ew Ww wa
8. 3 To undo Auto Range press Undo Autoranging from the bottom menu Disable Auto Press Autoranging from the bottom Range menu to turn Auto Range On Off Configure Auto Press Vertical Only for vertical Range autoranging only Press Horizontal Only for horizontal autoranging only Press Horizontal and Vertical for autoranging on both axes Change modes 1 Choose between Fit Screen Mode and AC Priority Mode from the yu AC Priori Priori y bottom menu 2 Press the Auto Range key twice to Auto Range reset the Auto Range function Fit Screen Mode AC Priority Limitation Auto Range does not work in the following situation e Input signal frequency is less than 20Hz e Input signal amplitude is less than 30mV 61 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Run Stop Background By default the waveform on the display is constantly updated Run mode Freezing the waveform by stopping signal acquisition Stop mode allows flexible observation and analysis To enter Stop mode two methods are available pressing the Run Stop key or using the Single Trigger mode Stop mode icon When in Stop mode the Stop icon appears at the top of the display AG Sep 2018 17 22 59 Triggered icon HB Sep 2818 17 22 59 Freeze Waveform Press the Run Stop key once by Run Stop Key The waveform and signal gt acquisition freezes To unfreeze press the Run Stop key again Freeze Waveform In the Single
9. Mar 2812 11 17 38 288us Z 8 888s 3 Use the Variable knob to highlight a character VARIABLE V ad Press Enter Character to select a number or letter Press Back Space to delete a character Press Editing Completed to create the new label and return to the previous menu Cancel Press Cancel to cancel the operation and return to the previous menu 152 GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL Save File Type Source Destination Item Source Destination Panel Setup e Front panel settings e Internal memory Set DSxxxx set Set20 e File system Disk USB Waveform Data Channel 1 4 e Internal memory DSxxxx csv Reference waveform e Math operation DSxxxx Isf Ref1 4 Wavel Wave20 CH1 CH4 Isf mou sf pro Refl Ref4 Isf e Reference e File system Disk USB Math Isf waveform Ref1 4 ALLxxxx csv All displayed waveforms Display Image e Display image e File system Disk USB DSxxxx bmp DSxxxx png Stored in ALLXXX directories when All Displayed waveforms are saved 153 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Save Image Panel Operation 1 To save to USB connect a Front Rear USB drive to the front or eL Host rear panel USB port If a USB drive is not connected n images will be saved to the internal memory Note Only one host connection front or rear is allowed at a time NN
10. 2Hz Indicates the frequency is less than 2Hz lower frequency limit 26 GW IfISTEK GETTING STARTED Trigg SEMEL Tigger source slope Configuration voltage coupling Cie eS Trigger source trigger video field line coupling For trigger details see page 125 Channel Status Ol ww Channel 1 inverted AC coupling 1V Div D v Channel 1 GND coupling 1V Div For channel details see page 117 27 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Set Up Tilt Stand Upright Turn the legs under the casing as shown below to have the instrument sit upright Tilt To tilt tilt the legs back behind the casing as shown below 28 GW INSTEK Power Up Step Note GETTING STARTED 1 Connect the power cord to the rear panel socket e 30 seconds m ON EO HO OFF The GDS 3000 recovers the state right before the power is turned OFF The default settings can be recovered by pressing the Default key on the front panel For details see page 160 29 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual First Time Use Background Power On Set the Date and Time NO UJ Reset System EN Install Optional Software Connect Probe Cn 30 This section describes how to connect a signal adjust
11. As the colours of the wires in main leads may not correspond with the coloured marking identified in your plug appliance proceed as follows The wire which is coloured Green amp Yellow must be connected to the Barth terminal marked with either the letter E the earth symbol or coloured Green Green amp Yellow The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Blue or Black The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or P or coloured Brown or Red If in doubt consult the instructions provided with the equipment or contact the supplier This cable appliance should be protected by a suitably rated and approved HBC mains fuse refer to the rating information on the equipment and or user instructions for details As a guide a cable of 0 75mn should be protected by a 3A or 5A fuse Larger conductors would normally require 13A types depending on the connection method used Any exposed wiring from a cable plug or connection that is engaged in a live socket is extremely hazardous If a cable or plug is deemed hazardous turn off the mains power and remove the cable any fuses and fuse assemblies All hazardous wiring must be immediately destroyed and replaced in accordance to the above standard BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual G ETTING STARTED This chapter describes the GDS 3000 in a nutshell including i
12. LRR LRF LFR LFF Phase qq A Lal IL d ALL Time between Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 first rising edge Time between Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 first falling edge Time between Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 first rising edge Time between Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 first falling edge Time between Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 last rising edge Time between Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 last falling edge Time between Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 last rising edge Time between Source 1 first falling edge and Source 2 last falling edge The phase difference of two signals calculated in degrees T1 T2x360 GUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT Individual Mode Individual mode shows up to eight selected measurement items on bottom of the screen from any channel source Add Press the Measure key Measurement Item Measure 2 Press Add Measurement from the bottom menu lO 3 Choose either a V I Time or Delay measurement from the side menu V I Pk Pk Max Min Amplitude High Voltage Low Average RMS ROVShoot Current FOVShoot RPREShoot FPREShoot Time Frequency Period RiseTime FallTime Width Width Duty Cycle Delay FRR FRF FFR FFF LRR LRF LFR LFF Phase 4 All individual measurements will be displayed in a window on the bottom of the screen The channel number and
13. ay e SECAM Field 2 Set to EDTV ums uM Minimum 480P All Fields 576P h HDTV All Lines GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Trigger Pulse Runt Menu Threshold Aral Auto OKA Noma 10 0ns 10 0s tate Set to Minimum Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Auto Normal 10 0ns 10 0s Set to Minimum Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Alternate 49 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Utility Key Utility English Trad Chinese File Utilities Function USB Device LE Create did a Date amp System Year info gps A vip Chinese f 22 1 of 2 Month Day N Rename Ethernet Korean Jan Dec Ink Saver Japanese etc 01 431 em Polish Hour Minute AN ines French 0 59 File Format gt and German gt Copy To USB Png More 1 of TY More 1 of 2 USB Device Port aj Ethernet Self Cal Vertical EE BUS Option on Etc More 2 of 2 Go to System menu Goes to the I O USB Device Port menu Goes to the I O Ethernet menu RS 232C Goes to the I O RS232 menu Create Folder Goes to the File Utilities Rename Goes to the File Utilities Utility Key 1 O USB Device Port Computer Baud Rate Printer 2400 4800 GPIB He HCP BOOTPS 9600 19200 Address PET 57600 115200 Ethernet Back Space Back
14. ripple and inrush current The Power analysis software is an optional software module for details please see page 192 Please see the Power Analysis manual for more details on using the power analysis software Power Analysis Overview Power Quality Power quality measures the power of a signal using the measured voltage and current of a signal Harmonics The harmonics function shows signal harmonics up to the 400th harmonic Harmonic tests can be user defined and common harmonic standards such as IEC 61000 3 2 can also be tested for Ripple The ripple function calculates the ripple and noise of the waveform Inrush Current The inrush function automatically calculates the first peak and second peak inrush current 95 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Serial Bus The serial bus trigger and decode software includes support for 3 common serial interfaces SPI 4 channel models only UART and PC Each interface is fully configurable to accommodate a wide range of protocol variation Each input can be displayed as binary or hexadecimal An event table can also be created to aid in debugging Note that the Serial bus trigger and decode software is an optional extra An activation key is required to activate the software for details please see page 192 Please see the Serial Bus Decode manual for more details on using the serial bus software Serial Bus Overview UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
15. 182 GW INSTEK REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG Configure GPIB Interface To use GPIB the optional GPIB to USB GUG 001 adapter must be used The GPIB address can be configured for the GUG 001 from the utility menu See the GUG 001 user manual for more information Configure GPIB 1 GPIB Constraints e Press the Utility key Press I O from the bottom menu Press USB Device Port from the Press GPIB from the side menu Use the variable knob to set the Device Insert the GUG 001 USB cable into the rear panel USB device port Utility side menu GPIB Address from the side menu f5 TEL Range 1 30 Maximum 15 devices altogether 20m cable length 2m between each device Unique address assigned to each device At least 2 3 of the devices turned On No loop or parallel connection 18 w GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual USB RS 232C Remote Control Software Terminal Invoke the terminal application such as telnet For Application RS 232C set the COM port baud rate stop bit USB RS 232C data bit and parity accordingly To check the COM port No see the Device Manager in the PC For WinXP Control panel System Hardware tab Functionality Key in this query command via the terminal Check idn This should return the Manufacturer Model number Serial number and Firmware version in the following format GW GDS 3152 EK00000
16. 29 24 GUIfISTEK GETTING STARTED Display Memory bar Acquistion mode PH Trigger Trigger Date and position status time Channel Wayeform Trigger __ indicator level Horizontal Signal Channel status status frequency I FEA eH Automatic measurements Trigger configuration Waveforms Shows input signal waveforms Channel 1 Yellow Channel 2 Blue Channel 3 Pink Channel 4 Green Channel Indicator The channel indicator shows the zero volt level of the signal waveform for each activated channel The active channel is shown with a solid color i Math BP Bus B1 3 gt Active channel 1 gt Reference waveform CH3 Ref1 4 gt Activated channel CHA Trigger Position Shows the position of the trigger Horizontal Status Shows the horizontal scale and position 25 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Date and Time E Hu Current date and time page 144 18 19 85 Memory Bar The ratio and the position of the displayed waveform compared with the internal memory page 112 Trigger Status Triggered Not triggered display not updated Trigger stopped Also appears in Run Stop page59 Roll mode Auto trigger mode For trigger details see page 125 Acquisition Mode Normal mode Peak detect mode Hi Resolution Average mode For acquisition details see page 100 Signal Frequency BB 3833Hz Shows the trigger source frequency
17. Power Quality Measurements Normal Average Peak Detect High Resolution Single 2nS MAX Normal Acquire sampled values Average From 2 to 256 waveforms included in average Peak Detect Captures glitches as narrow as 2 ns at all sweep speeds Hi Res Real time boxcar averaging reduces random noise and increases vertical resolution Amplitude Time Gating available 28 sets Vpp Vamp Vavg Vrms Vhi Vlo Vmax Vmin Rise Preshoot Overshoot Fall Preshoot Overshoot Freq Period Rise Time Fall Time Positive Width Negative Width Duty Cycle and nine different delay measurements FRR FRF FFR FFF LRR LRF LFR LFF Phase Voltage difference between cursors AV Time difference between cursors AT 6 digits range from 2Hz minimum to the rated bandwidth V RMS RMS True Power Apparent Power Reactive Power Frequency Power Factor Phase Angle V Crest Factor Crest Factor V Peak V Peak 4 Peak Peak DC Voltage DC Current Impedance Resistance Reactance Harmonics Frequency Hz Magnitude 96 Mag RMS A Phase Limit A Limit 96 Pass Fail Max all Windows A 20096 Limit POHC Limit THD F THD R RMS Overall POHC POHL Input Power Power Factor Fundamental Current Harmonic 3 Harmonic 5 Ripple Ripple Noise Measurements In rush current First peak Second peak Control Panel Autoset Single button automatic setup of all channels for Functio
18. side menu 4 Press Computer from the side menu 5 Connect the USB cable to the rear panel slave port ROE 6 When the PC asks for the USB driver select the USB driver included in the FreeWave software package The driver file automatically sets the GDS 3000 to a serial COM port The Freewave software package is downloadable from GDS 3000 product section of the GW Instek website www gwinstek com 178 GW INSTEK Configure RS 232C Interface RS 232C Connector Configuration Bandrate Parity Data bit Stop bit Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key 2 Press I O from the bottom menu 3 Press RS 232C from the side menu 4 Use the side menu to set the Baud Rate REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG DB 9 Male 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 None Odd Even 8 fixed 1 2 Utility LL 2468 Press Stop Bit to toggle the number Press Parity to toggle the parity Baud Rate 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 of stop bits Stop Bits 1 2 d Parity Odd Even None 17 wo GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 7 Press Save Now to save the settings LJ 8 Connect the RS 232C cable ine to the rear panel port DB 9 male connector functionality check see page 184 Pin Assignment 12345 O ooo o 49 oo0o0 6789 For a 2 RxD Receive data 3 TxD Transmit data 5 GND 4 6 9 No connection PC Connection
19. IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual The 2 channel and 4 channel models differ in the position of the horizontal controls the math reference and bus keys as well as the position of the EXT trigger 2 Channel models 4 Channel models 4 Qs O a OF Math Horizontal Math Ref Reference 9 c TEE n controls Bus keys us keys jo i i SR Oz O Us UJ CHI CH2 EXT CHI CH2 CH3 CH4 input input trigger input input input input Main Features e High sampling rate up to 5GSa s real time Performance 4GSa s GDS 350X 100GSa s equivalent time e Deep memory 25k points record length e Minimum 2ns peak detection e 2and 4 channel models e Bandwidth up to 500 MHz e 5GSa s 200ps resolution real time sampling rate 4GSa s 250ps resolution for GDS 350X e 100G5a s equivalent sample rate Features e VPO waveform processing Large 8 800 x 600 high resolution TFT LCD Unique split window function Flexible application modules 12 GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED Interface Accessories Standard Accessories Options e Three standard input impedances 500 750 1MQ e Optional power measurement functions are availab
20. Line LAN Out Output out Port Ground A trap ibrationl Fo connector Calibration output S USB AE L Device l EA Lel Host port ag m Key lock Fan Power input Rear socket stand Calibration Outputs the signal for vertical scale Output accuracy calibration page 187 Trigger Output Outputs the trigger timing Go No Go Outputs Go No Go test results Output page 87 as 500us pulse signal Video Out 2 Outputs SVGA resolution to an external display RS232 Line Out p Audio line out 23 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual LAN LAN Port Ethernet port Ground Strap For use with a grounding strap Connector Device USB Device Port The USB device port is used for remote control and for the FreeWave remote control software USB 1 1 2 0 high speed compatible USB Host The USB host port supports USB flash drives for external memory USB 1 1 2 0 high speed compatible Security Slot Kensington security slot compatible Power Input Socket Power cord socket accepts AC mains 100 240V 50 60Hz For power up sequence see page
21. Menu Tree On Screen Menu 38 For all menu trees bottom menu keys are shown as grey icons and side menu keys are shown in white All menu tree operations are shown in order from top to bottom Below is an example of the menu tree operation for the trigger source menu and a comparison to the operation on the DSO screen Auto Normal Holdoff 00 0ns Xxx xxns Set to Minimum EXT AC Line EXT Probe HF Reject LF Reject Noise Reject S Mar 2812 11 49 11 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 EXT AC Line GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Acquire Key Sets the acquisition mode _ Acquire Reset H Position to Os ET Sample rate XXXMSPS Sample Peak Detect Hi Resolution Average 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Autoset Key OFF YT Triggered XY Automatically finds the signal and sets the horizontal and vertical scale Autoset Fit Screen AC Priority 39 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Auto Range Constantly adjusts the vertical and or horizontal scale Vertical vertica Horizontal Undo Fit Screen AC Priority CH1 4 Key Set the channel input parameters Position Coupling Bandwidth Expand by fo XXX Ground Center Probe 20MHz Voltage 100MHz Current 200MHz Attenuation 350MHz 1mX 1kX Deskew 50ns 50ns Set to 0s GW INSTEK QUICK REF
22. RUNE cadi 157 Save OCD 158 RE Call anr E A 160 File Type Sourc DestinatioNessesinisenases 160 Recall Derault Panel SORIIBBSongoriunp berita etus 160 Ice TEN e To a P OE E NCIC Ten CH PIRE IRR 162 Barale n ot errr er errr an nO odds 163 Reference Waveforms esee 165 Recall and Display Reference Waveforms 165 146 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL File Format Utility Image File Format Format DSxxxx bmp or DSxxxx png Contents The current display image is 800 by 600 pixels The background color can be inverted Ink saver function Each image file is numbered consecutively from DS0001 to DS9999 Waveform File Format Format DSxxx lstf CH1 CH4 lsf The LSF file format efficiently stores waveforms This is the file format that is used for storing and recalling waveforms for measurement with the GDS 3000 series osciloscopes Waveform Type CH1 4 Input channel signal Math Math operation result page 82 Storage Location Wavel Waveform files stored to the internal Wave20 memory Stored waveforms can be copied to Ref 1 4 to be viewed on the display W1 W20 waveforms cannot be directly recalled on the display 147 GW INSTEK Contents Waveform Data GDS 3000 Series User Manual Ref 1 4 Reference waveforms stored in the internal memory separate from W1 W20 Reference waveforms Ref 1 4 can be displayed directly onto the display with amplitude and
23. Range XXV XXV Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V 139 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 11 Use the side menu to set the lower threshold Range XXV XXV Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Using Rise and Fall Trigger Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key 2 Press the Type key from the lower bezel menu 3 Select Others gt Rise and Pulse Runt Fall from the side menu Rise amp Fall The Rise and Fall indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left rise and fall source high low threshold threshold level 4 Press Source from the lower menu 5 Use the side menu to select a source Range Channel 1 4 140 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Press When from the lower menu Then use the side menu to select Press Slope from the bottom menu to toggle the slope Range Rising edge falling edge either the logic conditions and true or false status Condition gt lt Width 4ns 10s Press Threshold from the lower bezel to edit the threshold for each input source 10 Use the side menu to set the threshold for the current input Range High XXV XV Low XXV XXV Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECT 1 3V 141 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual System Info Language Clock This section describes how to set the interface beeper language time date and probe compensation signal Select Menu Language Parameter The followi
24. Set CAL to CH1 then press F1 7 Connect the calibration signal from the rear panel to the Channell input with a BNC cable CH1 connecting CAL to the channel 1 input 18 wo GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual The calibration for Channell starts and ends automatically in less than 5 minutes A message is displayed when the calibration procedure has ended 9 Repeat the above step for Channel 2 3 and 4 when prompted 4 channel models 10 When the calibration for all channels has completed the display goes back to the default state Probe Compensation Panel Operation 1 Connect the probe between the Channell input and the probe compensation output 2Vp p 1kHz square wave on the front panel Set the probe attenuation to x10 GDP probes are fixed at x10 LOS sg le C CO 3 c Q RO Os O a OF O z m m id im E 9 zd gt O t5 e Ox 2 Press the CH1 key to activate CH1 3 Set the Coupling to DC from the bottom menu 190 GW IfISTEK MAINTENANCE 4 Set Impedance to 1MQ from the
25. Sets the amplitude threshold level for the pulse Pulse Width widths Threshold XXV XXV user set level Setto TTL 1 4V Setto ECL 1 3V Setto 5096 Sets the threshold to 5076 Standard NTSC National Television System Video Committee PAL Phase Alternate by Line SECAM SEquential Couleur A Memoire EDTV 480P NTSC 576p PAL HDTV 20P 10801 1080P signals IL Positive polarity triggered on the high Polarity to low transition Edge Video LT Negative polarity triggered on the low to high transition 129 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Trigger On Selects the trigger point in the video signal pages Field 1 or 2 or all Line 1 263 for NTSC 1 313 for PAL SECAM 1 525 625 for EDTV 1 562 750 1125 for HDTV or all Threshold Tin Sets the upper threshold limit Puise Bang ln 1H Sets the lower threshold limit Setto TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Threshold 7 7 High Sets the High threshold Lc NP m Low Sets the Low threshold Setto TTL 1 4V Setto ECL 1 3V 130 GUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Setup Holdoff Level Background The holdoff function defines the waiting period before the GDS 3000 starts triggering again after a trigger point The holdoff function ensures a stable display if there are a number points in a periodic waveform that can be triggered Holdoff applies to all the triggering types Trigger point Holdoff time Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key 2 To set the Holdof
26. The UART bus is able to accommodate a wide range of various common UART serial communications The UART serial bus software is suitable for a number of RS 232 protocol variants Inputs Tx Rx Threshold Tx Rx Configuration Baud rate Parity Packets End of packets Input polarity Trigger On Tx Start Bit Rx Start Bit Tx End of Packet Rx End of Packet Tx Data Rx Data Tx Parity Error Rx Parity Error I C Inter Integrated Circuit is a two line serial data interface with a serial data line SDA and serial clock line SCLK The R W bit can be configured Inputs SCLK SDA 96 GW INSTEK SPI Threshold Configuration Trigger On MEASUREMENT SCLK SDA Addressing mode Read Write in address Start Repeat Start Stop Missing Ack Address Data Address Data The SPI Serial Interface Peripheral bus is fully configurable to accommodate the wide variety of SPI interfaces This bus is only available on 4 channel models Inputs Threshold Configuration Trigger On SCLK SS MOSI MISO SCLK S5 MOSI MISO SCLK edge SS logic level Word size Bit order SS Active MOSI MISO MOSI amp MISO 97 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Con FIGURATION rii Me 100 Select Acquisition MOE iiiter labiis ertaka eia ira 100 Show Waveform itt XY MO amicas nien dicor 102 Bertie arp M GUB odii tan or Rede 104 Real time vs Equivalent Time Sampling
27. The persistence function allows the GDS 3000 to mimic the trace of a traditional analog oscilloscope A waveform trace can be configured to persist for designated amount of time Panel Operation 1 Press the Display menu key Display 2 To set the persistence time press the Persistence menu button on the bottom bezel 3 Use the variable knob to select a persistence time Time Auto 100ms 10s Infinite VPO Off Clear To clear persistence press Clear Persistence E Set the Intensity Level Background The intensity level of a signal can also be set to mimic the intensity of an analog oscilloscope by setting the digital intensity level Panel Operation 1 Press the Display menu key BIST 2 Press Intensity from the bottom menu 107 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Waveform 3 Toset the waveform intensity press Waveform Intensity Intensity and edit the intensity Range 0 100 Graticule 4 To set the graticule intensity press Graticule Intensity Intensity from the side menu and edit the intensity value Range 10 100 Example Waveform Intensity 0 Waveform Intensity 100 Graticule Intensity 10 Graticule Intensity 100 108 BGUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Set the Waveform Intensity Type Background The intensity gradient of a signal can be set to grayscale or color If intensity is set to color the intensity gradient is analogous to
28. Trigger mode the _ by Single Trigger waveform always stays in the co Mode Stop mode and is updated only when the Single key is pressed When the single key is pressed the Run Stop key turns red For details see page 125 Waveform The waveform can be moved or scaled in both Run Operation and Stop mode but in different manners For details see page 112 Horizontal position scale and page 117 Vertical position scale 62 GW IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Horizontal Position Scale For more detailed configuration see page 112 Set Horizontal The horizontal position knob pn Position moves the waveform leftand lt q p i T J right z As the waveform moves the memory bar on the top of the display indicates the portion of the waveform currently shown on the display and the position of the horizontal marker on the waveform Position Indicator The horizontal position is shown at the bottom of the display grid to the right of H icon Select Horizontal To select the timebase scale HMEDI Scale turn the TIME DIV knob left slow or right fast Range Ins div 100s div 1 2 5 increments 1 2 5 5 for GDS350X 63 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual The Time Division rate is displayed to the left of the H icon at the bottom of the screen Memory bar The size of the memory bar changes to reflect the timebase and the section of the waveform that is displayed on screen Medium BENENENISENIN
29. USB port 5 Note Only one host connection front or rear is allowed at a time 2 NN 2 Press the Save Recall key Save Recall 3 Press Recall Setup from the bottom menu 4 Press From internal memory or From File and choose a source to recall from From Seti DS8881 SET From Set1 20 163 GW INSTEK USB File Utility Edit Label 164 GDS 3000 Series User Manual From File DSxxxx set USB Disk Only files in the current file path will be available 5 Press Recall Now to confirm recalling When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display E N The file will not be recalled if the Note power is turned Off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends To edit USB flash drive contents create delete rename files and folders or to set the file path press hata File Utilities For details see page 166 To edit labels for Setup files press Edit label For more details on editing labels see page 151 DpUIfTISTEK SAVE RECALL Reference Waveforms Recall and Display Reference Waveforms Panel Operation A reference waveform must be stored in advance See page 155 to store waveforms as reference waveforms Press the REF key on the front panel 2 Pressing R1 R4 repeatedly will RL toggle the corresponding reference waveform OFF ON Turning R1 R4 ON will open the corresponding re
30. a thermal color gradient where high intensity areas are colored red and low intensity areas are colored blue Panel Operation 1 Press the Display menu key Display 2 Press Waveform from the bottom menu to toggle the intensity type Range Gray Color Example F 3 43168MHz 109 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Select Display Graticule Panel Operation 1 Press the Display menu key Display 3 From the side menu choose the eraticule display type Fee Ful Shows the full grid X and Y axis EE for each division Grid Show the full grid without the X and Y axis 2 Press Graticule from the bottom menu Cross Hair Shows only the center X and Y frame Frame Shows only the outer frame 110 GUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Freeze the Waveform Run Stop For more details about Run Stop mode see page 59 Panel Operation 1 Press the Run Stop key To unfreeze the waveform press the Run Stop key again 2 The waveform and the trigger freezes The trigger indicator on the top right of the display shows Stop Turn Off Menu Panel Operation 1 Press the Menu Off key below the side menu keys to Menu reduce a menu The menu key needs to be pressed each time to reduce one menu See page 32 for more information 111 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Horizontal View This section describes how to set the h
31. bottom menu 5 Set the Probe attenuation to Page 123 Voltage 10X 6 Press the Autoset key The mew compensation signal appears on the display 7 Press the Display key then set the display type to Vector PEE t 8 Turn the adjustment point on the probe to make the waveform as square as possible Under Normal Over Compensation Compensation 191 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Activating Optional Software Background The GDS 3000 has power analysis software page 95 serial bus decoding software page 96 and other GW Instek applications as optional extras GW Instek supplies both free of charge and paid for applications Note An activation key is required to activate each optional software application For the latest files and information regarding the optional software packages see the GW Instek website www gwinstek com Uninstalling Optional Software Background Optional software packages such as the power analysis software or the serial bus decode software can be uninstalled from the system menu Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press System from the bottom menu 3 Press more 1 of 2 from the side menu 4 Press Option Uninstall on the side menu tit GW IfISTEK MAINTENANCE 5 Select the optional software packages that you wish to uninstall from the side menu 2 Feb 2812 18 21 11 OPTION DS3
32. bottom menu To remove the Undo Autoset softkey press any other key Change modes 1 Choose between Fit Screen Mode and AC Priority Mode from the bottom menu 2 Press the Autoset key again to use Autoset Autoset in the new mode ou B Fit Screen Mode AC Priority Limitation Autoset does not work in the following situations e Input signal frequency is less than 20Hz e Input signal amplitude is less than 30mV 59 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Auto Range Background The Auto Range function works similarly to the Autoset function except the Auto Range function works continuously when it is on The Auto Range function will continuously monitor the input signal and adjust the horizontal and vertical scale of a displayed signal so that waveform s are displayed at the best possible scale In addition the Auto Range function can also be configured to only adjust the vertical or horizontal scale There are two operating modes for the Auto Range function Fit Screen Mode and AC Priority Mode Fit Screen Mode will fit the waveform to the best scale including any DC components offset AC priority mode will scale the waveform to the screen removing any DC component Panel Operation 1 After a signal has already 5 CO been triggered press the Auto Range key The Auto Range key lights up 2 The waveform appears in the center of the display Before After 60 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT
33. channel color indicate the measurement source yellow CH1 blue CH2 pink CH3 green CH4 71 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Choose a Source The channel source for measurement items can be Split Window Mode To set the source press either the set either before or when selecting a measurement item Sourcel or Source2 key from the side menu and choose the source Source 2 is only for delay measurements Range CHI CH2 CH3 CHA Individual mode can be used with the split window mode Each individual measurement will be displayed in the split window that houses the source of the measurement Delay measurements are not supported as only one source can be used for each measurement in split window mode Remove Measurement Individual measurements can be removed at any time using the Remove Measurement function Remove Measurement Item 72 Press the Measure key Press Remove Measurement from the Choose which measurement m Measure bottom menu window if in split window mode the item is located in Window 1 4 and use the variable knob to remove an item BGUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT Remove All Items Press Remove All to remove all the measurement items in full screen mode or to remove all the measurement items for the active window in split screen mode Gated mode Some automatic measurements can be limited to a gated area between cursors Gatin
34. e M P 162 163 Waveform eese nente nnns 162 Rectangular window 83 Reduce menu 34 Remote control 177 interface configuration 178 WEDSErVE P sascecoeesacsaenicatecoeoacesenee 184 Rising time measure 69 Roll TOC rear iotitcn o ote a cs 114 RS 232C IE ACE aorin a 179 ROD SO r te 62 ROM SlOP HE DN 111 horizontal position 112 Horizontal scale 113 vcr 153 Drac rois aM 154 print save Key 155 PD M E 158 WOVOIOPDDL uiri vein ertet aer cubes 157 SECAM Y 129 Serial bus BaL a PI ete 96 berial DUg snos e 96 Serial number 143 208 Service operation about disassembly 6 eo i v oj dM UI 196 Setup default contents 92 Die TOL oen Genesis 149 Signal path comensation 188 Single trigger mode 127 WAG PUNY Stop sassis 62 Software activation 192 oj 188 Specifications ss 197 Split Window ACTIV G WIBDOIOWG dani as 67 Opera nsi EP MISE NU pIUpEE 66 reference position 67 Spreadsheet file format 148 SOP ICOM sresti 62 System information 142 T E CI Chater TN E M 28 Time seting crines 144 MCO rria 26 T anea 125 OIA AE N
35. high voltage differential probe 100MHz high voltage differential probe 5A 40Hz 1kHz current probe 200A 40Hz 10kHz current probe 100A DC 100kHz current probe 50MHZz 30A current probe 100MHz 30A current probe Power supply for current probe 2 input channels Power supply for current probe 4 input channels Passive probe 150 MHz 10X with readout Passive probe 250 MHz 10X with readout GW IfISTEK GETTING STARTED GTP 351R Passive probe 350 MHz 10X with readout GTP 501R Passive probe 500MHz 10X with readout Drivers USB driver LabVIEW driver 15 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Package Contents Check the contents before using the GDS 3000 Opening the Box Contents e Main unit e Probe set GTP 151R for GDS 3152 GDS 3154 GTP 251R for GDS 3252 GDS 3254 GTP 351R for GDS 3352 GDS 3354 GTP 501R for GDS 3502 GDS 3504 e Power cord e User manual this document Note e For detailed probe specifications see page 202 e The programming manual PC software and USB driver are downloadable from the GW Instek website Visit www gwinstek com in the oscilloscope section 16 GW IfISTEK GETTING STARTED Appearance GDS 3504 3354 3254 3154 Front Panel Variable knob Function Split window Horizontal and select key keys cluster controls
36. on the GDS 3000 can be switched between two sampling modes Real time and Equivalent time The number of active channels in operation will determine the sampling rate of the DSO The sampling rate and mode depends on the number of active channels and whether the oscilloscope model has 2 or 4 channels Parameter Real time One sample of data is used to sampling reconstruct a single waveform Real time sampling is used when the time base is relatively slow or if single shot events need to be captured Equivalent Sampled data is accumulated a time sampling number of times to reconstruct a single waveform This increases the sampling rate but can only be used for repetitive signals This mode is usually used when the time base is too fast for real time sampling 105 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Display The Display menu defines how the waveforms and parameters appear on the main LCD display Display Waveform as Dots or Vectors Background When the waveform is displayed on screen it can be displayed as dots or vectors Panel Operation 1 Press the Display menu key Display 2 Press Dot Vector to toggle between Dot and Vector mode Range Dots Only the sampled dots are displayed Vectors Both the sampled dots and the connecting line are displayed Example Vectors Square wave Dots Square wave 106 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION Set the Level of Persistence Background
37. software download 16 terminal cette 25 PC software download 184 Hamming window 83 Peak voltage measure 68 Hanning window sns 82 Persistence eese 107 High voltage measure 69 Power Analysis REN ERES 95 Holdoff 101 131 OVEIVIOW ea iaces 95 Horizontal Power measurements basic operation 63 specification sess 200 DOSIBOD acci bep t tinis 112 Power on off scale M 113 safety IDSEPUCUODL sia 7 specification sess 199 Power source specification sess 201 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Preshoot voltage measure 69 Printing CONNECHON ie p ipte etiaai 174 iile Saas ose mpRUUE 176 priit Save Key seroso 175 AC EPCS a teet po pep H Re ponaed 174 Probe attenuation level 125 attenuation type sss 127 SIS qv MSRP E 124 package IStasuonotans parar iia 16 specifica HON osi cese 202 Probe compensation 190 Program manual download 16 Pulse runt trigger 138 Pulse time measure 69 Pulse width trigger 135 Real time sampling 105 Rear panel diagram 23 Ces ener ee 160 default setup 160 Jefe Pell ee odio trs pite n aure e 165 E
38. to select the video standard Range NTSC PAL SECAM EDTV 480P 576P HDTV 720P 1080i 1080P 8 Press Trigger On to edit the video field and line 13 a GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 9 Use the side menu to select the field and line Field 1 2 All Video line NTSC 1 262 Even 1 263 Odd PAL SECAM 1 312 Even 1 313 Odd EDTV 480P 1 525 EDTV 576P 1 625 HDTV 720P 1 750 HDTV 1080i 1 562 even 1 563 odd HDTV 1080P 1 1125 All 10 Press Polarity to toggle the polarity type Range positive negative Pulse Runt trigger Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key 2 Press the Type key from the lower bezel menu 3 Select Others Pulse Runt Pulse Runt from the side menu The Rise amp Fall Pulse and Runt indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left Polarity source high low threshold threshold level 138 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION 4 Press Source from the lower menu 5 Use the side menu to select a source Range Channel 1 4 6 Press Polarity to toggle the polarity Range Rising edge falling edge either 7 Press When from the lower menu 8 Then use the side menu to select the condition and width Condition gt lt Width 4ns 10s 9 Press Threshold from the lower bezel to edit the threshold for each input source 10 Use the side menu to set the upper threshold
39. waveform again 127 GW INSTEK Coupling Edge Delay Slope Edge Delay Rise amp Fall Trigger Level Edge Delay Holdoff 128 DC AC HF reject LF reject Reject noise lt i E A Level Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Set to 5096 Holdoff Set to Minimum GDS 3000 Series User Manual DC coupling AC coupling Blocks DC components from the trigger circuits High frequency filter above 50KHz Low frequency filter below 50kHz DC coupling with low sensitivity to reject noise Trigger on a rising edge Trigger on a falling edge Don t care Rise amp Fall trigger type only Adjusts the trigger LEVEL manually using the m Trigger LEVEL knob NS J Sets the trigger level to 1 4V suitable for triggering on TTL signals Sets the trigger to 1 3V This is suitable for ECL circuits Sets the trigger level to Ta 50 of the waveform i amplitude Sets the holdoff time Set the holdoff time to the minimum GU IfISTEK CONFIGURATION Delay Time Sets the delay time 10ns 10s Delay between the trigger event and the real trigger timing Event Sets the number of events 1 65535 passed after the trigger event until the real trigger timing Set to Sets the source trigger to the minimum Minimum time When Sets the pulse width 4ns 10s and the triggering Pulse Width condition gt Longer than Equal to lt Shorter than Not equal to Threshold
40. 0 Series User Manual XY Mode XY mode cursors measure a number of X by Y measurements Time rectangular polar Cursor co ordinates product ratio Time rectangular polar Cursor l co ordinates product ratio A Delta difference between cursors Example Horizontal cursors 78 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Use Vertical Cursors Panel Operation 1 Press the Cursor key twice EMT Range 2 Press V Cursor from the bottom menu 3 Press V Cursor repeatedly to toggle the cursor type i 0 Range Upper cursor movable lower mE cursor position fixed Lower cursor movable upper DEM cursor position fixed Upper and lower cursor movable mm together 4 The cursor position D Mc B information appears on the EEG top left hand side of the screen Ho Oe Voltage Current cursor1 cursor2 A Delta difference between cursors Time cursor 1 cursor 2 5 Use the Variable knob to move the Up N pown cursor s up or down VARIABLE 79 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Example Horizontal Cursors Vertical cursors GD 168 0122 FFT Math The FFT Math has different a eer 4 8558HHz 6 88dB content For FFT math details A 1 9888MHz 42 8dB see page 85 O Frequency Time cursor1 cursor2 Oe dB V cursor1 cursor2 IN Delta difference between cursors Example cien Horizontal Cursors 5 Vertical Cursors FE REE 80 GUIfISTEK MEA
41. 01 V1 00 Note remember to use the appropriate terminal character when entering the command PC Software The proprietary PC software FreeWave is USB only downloadable from the GWInstek website for remote control Web Server Web Server Overview Background The GDS 3000 has an inbuilt web server that can be used to e view the system information Welcome Page e set view the network configuration settings Network Configuration e remotely view the current display image on the unit Get Display Image 184 GW INSTEK REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG System e Manufacturer Information ormatio Serial Number e Firmware version e Hostname e Domain name GW INSTEK Visit Our Site Made to Measure ee e IP Address e Subset Mask e DNS e MAC Adress e DHCP State Support Countact Us GDS 3000 Series Welcome Page System Information Web Control Pages D Masc NN Thanks For Your Using Sea str rosone Pesos Me owose Use the left menu R to select the features you need ETWAS 9 Gat Display Image ENETTM o5 Tiere MEER 172162006 ENEMY 2552550280 Gateway ENS 0669 GENTE 025024252121 SENSE oO o Copyright 2010 Good Will Instrument Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Network e Hostname e Gateway Configuration 6 Domain name e DNS e IP Address e DHCP State e Subnet mask GW in EK isit Our Site Support Countact Us at dr pup s Made to Measure Network Configration Welc
42. 134 70 M M cute Oactions 132 09179 re j MR RM EE 131 LSN A LEE NM 26 Parr oaae 140 ini o P A A 132 Parane tE kc NETTE NETT TT 127 pulse Juni uso ripeto 138 pulse width 135 single trigger with run stop 62 speciticatioh c ose teens 198 status indicator 27 ATO s PL 137 UK power cord 9 Uninstall applications 88 Uninstall optional software 192 USB driver download 16 remote control interface 178 VECtOT Sernin iicet bbc dudes 106 SABELIC AT eiscine seti Feet eine gue 117 accuracy calibration 189 basic operation s 65 POON siaii 117 GW INSTEK INDEX BUG ares nus oe 117 invert waveform ese 119 SDSCIfICAal OTi oett tette 198 PO MOJE UMP 114 Video trigger T 137 zoom mode eere 115 Warning symbol 5 Waveform color 25 Waveform Waveform file format 147 data contents esseeeeee 148 XY egonen erenneren 148 SPECI CAH OM yas urinis 199 how to recall 162 Zoom waveform 115 how to S ve ii ic cio cito sce editus 157 209
43. 50 2mV div 5V div 1M0 1 2 5 increments Stop Mode In Stop mode the vertical scale setting can be changed Select Coupling Mode Panel Operation 1 Press a channel key 2 Press Coupling repeatedly to toggle the coupling mode for the chosen channel DC coupling mode The whole portion AC and DC of the signal appears on the display Range AC coupling mode Only the AC portion of the signal appears on the display This mode is useful for observing AC waveforms mixed with DC signals AC coupling is not available with input impedances of 75Q or 500 Ground coupling mode The display shows only the zero voltage level as a horizontal line 118 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION Example Observing the AC portion of the waveform using AC coupling DC coupling AC coupling Set the Impedance Panel Operation 1 Press the Channel key 2 Press Impedance repeatedly to toggle between the impedance settings Impedance 1MO 750 500 Invert Waveform Vertically Panel Operation 1 Press the Channel key 2 Repeatedly press Invert to toggle Invert On or Off 119 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Limit Bandwidth Background Bandwidth limitation puts the input signal into a selected bandwidth filter This function is useful for cutting out high frequency noise to see a clear waveform shape The bandwidth filters available are dependent on the bandwidth of the oscilloscop
44. 64 128 256 Panel Operation 1 Press the Acquire key 100 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION 2 To set the Acquisition mode press Mode on the bottom menu 3 Select an acquisition mode from the side menu Mode Sample Peak Detect Hi Resolution Average Average 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 sample 256 Example Sample Peak Detect High Resolution Average 256 times ddl 101 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Show Waveform in XY Mode Background The XY mode maps the voltage of channel 1 to the voltage of channel 2 In 4 channel models the voltage of channel 3 is mapped to the voltage of channel 4 This mode is useful for observing the phase relationship between waveforms Reference waveforms can also be used in XY mode Ref1 is mapped to Ref2 and Ref3 is mapped to Ref4 Using the reference waveforms is the same as using the channel input waveforms Connection 1 Connect the signals to Channel 1 X axis and Channel 2 Y axis or Channel 3 X2 axis and Channel 4 Y2 axis 2 Make sure a channel pair is active D CH1 amp CH2 or CH3 amp CH4 Press cu2 5 5 the Channel key if necessary A channel is active if the channel key is lit Panel Operation 1 Press the Acquire menu key 2 Press XY from the bottom menu 3 Choose Triggered XY from the side menu 102 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Turn Off XY Mode X Y mode is split into two windows The top window shows the signals o
45. A AU OR a cud pul cuta 168 CAS eee ce eae ene ae 169 Rene tI OR re TER Oe EESUE 170 eFC 172 Gus dioc iioi 173 167 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual File Navigation The File Utilities menu can be used to choose files or to set the file path for saving recalling files File System File path Drive space File cursor File attributes Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press File Utilities from the bottom menu 3 The file system appears 4 Use the Variable knob to move the Left N Right file cursor up and down VARIABLE Use the Select key to choose a file or directory or to set the file path 168 GW IfISTEK FILE UTILITIES The file path can be set to internal memory or to a directory on a USB memory stick Note Selecting a waveform file will cause that file to be recalled to the currently configured reference waveform Create Folder Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key eT 2 Press File Utilities from the bottom menu 3 Use the variable knob and select key to navigate the file system F 1 90882kHz T Create Folder 4 Press Create Folder to make a new directory at the selected location 169 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 5 Use the Variable knob to highlight a character VARIABLE lt V rd Press Enter Character to select a number or letter Press Back Space t
46. APP from the bottom menu 87 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 3 Scroll through each Application using the Variable knob 4 Select an application by pressing the Select key twice Uninstalling Applications Background Any APP function can be easily uninstalled using the Uninstall function Panel Operation 1 Press the Test key Test 2 Press APP from the bottom menu mo 88 BGUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT 3 Scroll through each Application using the Variable knob 4 When the desired application is highlighted press Uninstall to begin the uninstallation Press again to confirm x2 89 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Using Go NoGo Background The Go NoCGo test checks if a waveform fits inside a user specified maximum and minimum boundary boundary template Boundary templates are automatically created from a source channel Boundary tolerance and violation conditions can be set Choose the Go NoGo application from the APP menu See page 87 SJEIEIE Go NoGo Select the Go NoGo conditions When and actions Conditions when a Go NoGo condition has been met Violating 1 Press When from the bottom menu and use the Variable knob to select the When condition When Exits Sets the NoGo condition to when the input signal exceeds the limit boundary 90 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Source Tolerance Boundary Press Compare Source
47. DS 3000 menu tree shortcuts to major operations built in Help access and default factory settings Use them as a handy reference to get a quick access to the functionality Menu Tree Operation Shortcuts eeeeeeeeees 38 onn vi soa T M 38 ISMN Me Ava tee ed coeds 39 JUEOSSE Go ener E ere eto eee EA 39 Pe prre Chale NT 40 BEI m 40 Sioa do T 41 pics 4 inicio d MT A 4 OU A PU C AO TT 42 Metir IS anta E dan 43 Pe SVG e T EE 44 laris derer do T eee 44 dod ee 44 pave Recall 45 y A A ee ee ee er 46 Does Ae oe gs OO un ren meer te nr rrr nt erent 46 Proper Foe MC DU Aiea ata 47 Bs aa ale Pu likes ale MR T T T 47 Dee O qo ICAU ouumdcieund dino ub poU ierabth 47 Tucooe Pulse Width N GB uua uini e SHE Mena su nee 48 Triest dO EDU so cesiseptenesstpplu E esed paiuRnE 48 Trigger Pulse Runt MODU ie iaictirreiki ria Uber b rd op Lethal 49 Tusser usc OG Fal ICElUbs closest iP ER d TERCIO Een Us 49 Utility d m 50 Dily dic UO 50 tb ker Pile BN HESS dritter ore ere 51 FOON es Ree Pe Tee ee ee eee ener re rere 51 36 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Default SELUTIDS rrene E S 52 BUIN RE Dene e m 54 37 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Menu Tree Operation Shortcuts Convention
48. Digital Storage Oscilloscope GDS 3000 Series USER MANUAL GW INSTEK PART NO 82DS 33040MAT1 ISO 9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER 2 GWINSTEK This manual contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of Good Will company The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification equipment and maintenance procedures at any time without notice Good Will Instrument Co Ltd No 7 1 Jhongsing Rd Tucheng Dist New Taipei City 236 Taiwan BGUIfISTEK TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS seno R IE vE Eo rS IRE inir aroa 5 GETTING STARTED serere E a EMINUS 10 GDS 3000 Series Overview 11 PUD DC AU AGO erer Enar AT MEAE 17 E e S o EE E E E S 28 SUIC K REPERBING Eorann pU MEME ERAN IBI IRA NU IUE 36 Menu Tree Operation Shortcuts 38 Default Settings osuosee icto uS cU Iss 52 BUG E sro 54 MEASUREMENT reiris imract cank at oni bep N at dds 55 Basic Measurement acnee 57 Cursor Measurement 76 Math Operation sess osstrasscheimasoswemesnines 82 POC AU O AS crc 87 Using Go NoGo esee 90 Power Analysis eere 95 SCIES 96 CONFIGURATION scit
49. ENE a The Sample rate changes according to the time division For example the sample rate of the GDS 3304 at different time bases is shown below JN N M M VS OW 10ms 5ms 2ms 250KPS 500KSPS 1MSPS Fast Stop mode Inthe Stop mode the waveform size changes according to the scale 64 GUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT Vertical Position Scale For more detailed configuration see page117 Set Vertical To move the waveform up or Up POSITION Position down turn the vertical position FNA knob for each channel K J N Down As the waveform moves the vertical position of the cursor appears on the display Eo o Run Stop The waveform can be moved mode vertically in both Run and Stop mode Select Vertical To change the vertical scale Scale turn the VOLTS DIV knob left f down or right up d Down Qus C Range 2mV div 1V div 500 750 2mV div 5V div 1MQ 1 2 5 increments The vertical scale indicator for each channel on the bottom of the display changes accordingly 65 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Split Window Mode The split window mode is able to display and trigger each active channel independently The split window mode is especially useful for signal comparisons Reference waveforms can also be used in this mode Most functions and features can be used with split screen mode except for the Math XY display and Zoom mode Enter Split Screen 1 Activate
50. ERENCE Cursor Key Set cursor positions Cursor a H Cursor V Cursor men Display Key Set the display properties Display Dot Vector Intensity Graticule Waveform Intensity Gray Full Dot Time Vector Auto 0 100 Color Grid 100ms 10s Graticule Intensity Cross Hair Infinite 10 100 Frame VPO Off Clear Persistence Help Key Turn help mode On Off Menu Ale ie 41 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Math Key Standard math and FFT functions Math FFT Source 1 Source CH1 CH4 CH1 CH4 Ref1 Ref4 N Ref1 Ref4 Operator Vertical Units dBV RMS Linear RMS gt Window Hanning Source 2 P Rectangular CH1 CH4 Hamming Ref1 Ref4 A Blackman Position Position Unit Div ja Unit Div j 42 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Measure Key Display automatic measurements either individually or as voltage current time or delay measurement groups GE re Add Remove Bea ow CH V I Wind Off Pk Pk Window 2 Sul Record CH2 Max Window 3 CH3 Min Window 4 poison CH4 Amplitude Remove All Between Off High Cursors Low Average RMS ROVShoot FOVShoot RPREShoot FPREShoot Frequency Period RiseTime FallTime Width Width Dutycycle Source 1 Source 2 43 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Print Save Key O Print Print or save screen images Save Run Stop Key Free
51. Extracts a sync pulse from a video format signal and triggers on a specific line or field Pulse and Runt Triggers on a runt A runt is a pulse that passes a specified threshold but fails to pass a second threshold Both positive and negative runts can be detected A Pulse B Runt C High threshold Sce PNE icd NS rs S D Low threshold Rise and Fall Trigger on rising and or falling edges below or over a specified rate The threshold can also be specified A Thresholds B Rate time 126 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Trigger Parameter Overview Trigger Source Trigger Mode All the following parameters are common for all the trigger types unless stated otherwise CH1 4 EXT AC Line Alternate EXT Probe Auto un triggered roll Normal Single Channel 1 4 input signals EXT TRIG External trigger input signal AC mains signal Alternate between channel sources for the trigger source Probe trigger source Set the probe as either current or voltage The GDS 3000 generates an internal trigger if there is no trigger event to make sure waveforms are constantly updated regardless of trigger events Select this mode especially when viewing rolling waveforms at slower timebases The GDS 3000 acquires a waveform only when a trigger event occurs The GDS 3000 acquires a waveform once when a trigger event occurs then stops acquiring Press the Single key to acquire a
52. Frequency resolution Window Amplitude resolution Suitable for MEASUREMENT Good Not good Frequency measurement on periodic waveforms Very good Bad Single shot phenomenon this mode is the same as having no window at all Bad Very good Amplitude measurement on periodic waveforms Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Panel Operation 1 Press the Math key 2 Press the Math key on the lower bezel 3 Select Source 1 from the side menu Range CH1 4 Ref 4 4 Press Operator to choose the math operation Range Ts x 8 w GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 5 Select Source 2 from the side menu Range CH1 4 Ref 4 6 The math measurement result appears on the display The vertical scale of the math waveform appears at the bottom of the screen From left Math function sourcel operator source2 Unit div Example Position and Unit To move the math waveform vertically press the Position key from Y the side menu and use the variable knob to set the position To change the unit div settings press Unit div then use the variable knob TT change the unit div Range 2mV 1kV 1 2 5 steps Turn Off Math To turn off the Math result from the o display press the Math key again 84 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT FFT Panel Operation 1 Press the Math key 2 Press FFT from the bottom menu 3 Select the Source from the side menu
53. I EN 61000 4 8 2010 Voltage Dip Interruption Nl NI Safety Requirements EN 61010 1 2010 EN 61010 2 030 2010 205 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual NDEX 2 4 channel differences 11 AC coupling 118 AC Priority mode 59 AC Priority mode 61 JACQUISIUOT serris 100 MACARON PPP ERR NN 26 Sampling Odes iptseeiwivaicnenia 104 specca NO eee 199 AY MOGs 102 APP CONOC m 90 OVervieW ceeeeeeeeeee nnne 87 001 E 67 TOTS CA PNE 88 PUNO Tigger iiciin 127 Automatic measurement 2 oie chia sns coit p 74 Bate MOLE sicreti 73 individual mode 71 OVEN IOW T 68 remove measurement 72 AUO TaN G NND PINE TIN E 60 AC PHONY PXYOd wassntsiesnreccctericascs 61 BXCBDDOD oer ea E 61 Fit Screen mode 61 WW 58 AC Priority mode eee 59 effect on channel 58 BXCEDDDIEIE QA edu ner RE dera 59 Fit Screen mode 59 Average voltage measure 69 Bandwidth filter 120 Blackman window 63 DU he D aces deese eerte es 54 DUZZBl Renee eee eee E T EUN 144 Calibration accuracy resolution189 Caution symbol 5 Channel ion trt tora o7 206 status indicator 27 Cleaning the instrument
54. Mode 105 brc 106 Display Waveform as Dots or Vectors 106 Serbe Level ol Terse iG aria 107 Ser fe Infect LOVE sermesi 107 Set the Waveform Intensity Type scciscssaeseaevansrsemavvensiacs 109 Select Display Graticule eeseseseeeseereseersrsrrrrrresrsrsrersees 110 Freeze the Wavetorin Run Stop eee 111 Turc M cutaneous oti iet 111 Horizontal ls c 112 Move Waveform Position Horizontally 112 Seket HOM 70 0A OCA cobasnsuti ax cited ein eL a 113 Select Waveform Update Mode ise taedis 114 Zoom Waveform Horizontally sss 115 Vertical View Channel eee eere 117 Move Waveform Position Vertically 117 Be CCA i N E N E O E tines 117 Select Coupling Mode ssssessseseesisrssesisrerrsrsresrsresesrsrersrsess 118 oe e DIIUSECHfle ueste pad EEEE E 119 Invert Wavetoent Verna Ny asiaani 119 Liput Dance Ead etre Eb Tree renner ert trent ttre ee 120 Expand by Ground Center enam due lv eue 121 Select Probe Bi orc NER cients EEEa 122 Select Probe Attenuation Ley6el snaeepssetonerte pestes 125 Setthe M Boc s MENT NENNT 124 98 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION ligero E E reer rr 125 Trigger Type Overview enener eee e err et errr nT Te 125 Trigger Parameter COUGEVIG aient reri T eee terre 27 Set OO au Kem 131 betup Tiver ONG ent ct diction pnn an
55. NoGo test parameters press Save Operation The Maximum position will be saved to R1 The tolerance waveforms will be saved to R1 and R2 If a Maximum Position was saved repeat the save procedure for Minimum Position The Minimum position waveform will be saved to R2 GU IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Start Go NoGo Press Enable to start the Go NoGo test The Enable button will change to Disable Pressing Disable will stop the Go NoGo test and toggle the button ane back to Enable Exit the To exit the application press Break Application To output the Go NoGo results to an ore ACD Using the Go external device the Go NoGo rear NoGo Output panel terminal open collector can be used The Go NoGo terminal will output a positive pulse each time a NoGo violation has occurred for a minimum of 10us The voltage of the pulse depends on the external pull up voltage The line out socket can also be used to Line out connect directly to a buzzer Timing Diagram Output timing Enable Waveform acquisition When a No Go violation occurs the Go NoGo output will go from a low level to a high level for a minimum of 500us 93 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Circuit Diagram 2200 B CMOS Max 16V Go NoGo signal Or TTL Max 5V 94 GUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT Power Analysis Power analysis provides automatic measurement for a number of advanced measurement types such as power quality harmonics
56. PHR DS3 SBD IBN II Pine rae mee e 193 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual FAQ e connected the signal but it does not appear on the display e want to remove the Measurement result FFT result Help contents from the display The waveform does not update frozen The probe waveform is distorted e Autoset does not catch the signal well e can t save files to the internal memory The display image printout is too dark on the background The date and time setting are not correct The accuracy does not match the specification connected the signal but it does not appear on the display Make sure you have activated the channel by pressing the Channel key the channel key lights up 194 GW INSTEK FAQ want to remove the Measurement result FFT result Help contents from the display To clear automatic measurement results press the Measure key Select Remove Measurement and choose Remove All See page 72 To clear individual measurements from the screen press the Measure key select Display All and choose Display None See page 74 To clear FFT result press the Math key twice See page82 for details To clear Help result press the Help key again See page54 for details The waveform does not update frozen Press the Run Stop key to unfreeze the waveform See page 59 for details If this does not help
57. SUREMENT XY Mode XY mode cursors measure a number of X by Y measurements Rectangular polar co ordinates Cursor amp product ratio Rectangular polar co ordinates Cursor product ratio A Delta difference between cursors Example Vertical cursors Horizontal cursors 81 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Math Operation Overview Background Math operation runs addition subtraction multiplication division or FFT using the input signals or reference waveforms Ref1 4 and shows the result on the display The resulted waveform characteristics can be measured using the cursors Addition Adds the amplitude of two signals Source CH1 4 Ref1 4 Subtraction Extracts the amplitude difference between two signals Source CH1 4 Ref1 4 Multiplication x Multiplies the amplitude of two signals Source CH1 4 Ref1 4 Division Divides the amplitude of two signals Source CH1 4 Ref1 4 FFT Runs FFT calculations on a signal Four types of FFT windows are available Hanning Hamming Rectangular and Blackman Source CH1 4 Ref1 4 Hanning FFT Frequency resolution Good Window Amplitude resolution Not good Suitable for Frequency measurement on periodic waveforms 82 GW INSTEK Hamming FFT Frequency resolution Window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Rectangular FFT Frequency resolution Window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Blackman FFT
58. Space 50 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Utility Key File Utilities File Utilities Create Folder nm Keypad Keypad Enter Character Back Space Back Space Editing e Editing Completed s Completed Cancel Zoom Key Zoom cu Fine Coarse Fine Coarse Reset Zoom Reset H Positio Position to Os to Os 51 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Default Settings The default factory installed settings can be recalled at any time by pressing the Default Setup key Acquire Display Channel Cursor Measure Horizontal Math Test Trigger 52 Mode Sample Interpolation Sin x x Mode Vector Waveform intensity 50 Waveform visuals Gray Scale 100mV Div Coupling DC Invert Off Expand By ground Probe voltage Deskew Os Horizontal cursor Off Sourcel CH1 Gating Off Scale 10us Div Sourcel CH1 Source2 CH2 Unit Div 200mV App Go NoGo Type Edge Coupling DC Rejection Off Default Setup XY OFF Sample rate 250MSPS 200MSPS GDS350X Persistence Auto Graticule intensity 5076 Graticule full CH1 On Impedance 1MO Bandwidth full Position 0 00V Probe attenuation 1x Vertical Cursor Off Source2 CH2 Display Off Operator Position 0 00 Div Math Off Source CH1 Alternate Off Noise Rejection Off GW INSTEK Slope positive M
59. Use the Null Modem connection as in the below diagram GDS 3000 Pin2 RxD Pin3 TxD Pin5 GND Configure the Ethernet Interface PC RxD Pin2 TxD Pins GND Pin5 Ethernet MAC Address Configuration Instrument Name User Password Instrument IP Address 180 Domain Name DNS IP Address Gateway IP Address Subnet Mask HTTP Port 80 fixed GW INSTEK Background Panel Operation bw ote REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG The Ethernet interface is used for remote control over a network Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press I O from the bottom menu 3 Press Ethernet from the side menu 4 Set DHCP BOOTP to On or Off from the side menu Tit IP addresses will automatically be assigned with DHCP BOOTP set to on For Static IP Addresses DHCP BOOTP should be set to off Scope admin E iei 181 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 5 Use the Up and Down arrows on the side menu to navigate each Ethernet configuration item Items MAC Address Instrument Name User Password Instrument IP Address Domain Name DNS IP Address Gateway IP Address Subnet Mask Note HTTP Port is fixed at 80 6 Use the Variable knob to highlight Left N Right a character and use the Select key VARIABLE to choose a character Press Backspace to delete a character LAN 7 Connect the Ethernet cable to the rear panel of the GDS 3000 c
60. Use the variable knob and select key to navigate the file system to choose a file from internal memory lus 8 888s selected file to the USB drive 173 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual PRINT OUT Screen images can be printed to some PictBridge compatible printers using the USB device port The GDS 3000 has a dedicated Print Save key for quick and easy printing To reduce the amount of printer ink used for each print images can be printed using the Ink Saver function Screen images can also be printed using the remote control software FreeWave downloadable from the GWInstek website Printer I O Configuration Panel Operation 1 Connect a PictBridge printer to the USB device port on the rear panel 2 Press the Utility key Utility 3 Press I O from the bottom menu 4 Press USB Device Port from the side menu and select Printer 174 GW INSTEK PRINT OUT Print Output Ensure the USB port has been configured to Printer before trying to print see page 174 Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press Printout from the bottom menu repeatedly to select Print 3 On the side menu press Function Print 4 The Print led on the screen bezel will be lit when the printout Function is set to Print Print Save 5 Press the Print Save key located on the screen bezel The display image is printed out Print 175 GU I
61. also appear Each channel is associated with the color shown beside the VOLTS DIV dial CH1 yellow CH2 blue CH3 pink and CH4 green When a channel is activated it is shown above the bottom menu system De activate To de activate a channel press 3 Channel the corresponding channel key again If the channel menu is not open press the channel key twice the first press shows the Channel menu 57 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Default Setup To activate the default state Gs press Default Setup Setup Autoset The Autoset key page 58 does NOT automatically activate the channels to which input signals are connected Autoset Background The Autoset function automatically configures the panel settings to position the input signal to the best viewing condition The GDS 3000 automatically configures the following parameters e Horizontal scale e Vertical scale e Trigger source channel There are two operating modes for Autoset function Fit Screen Mode and AC Priority Mode Fit Screen Mode will fit the waveform to the best scale including any DC components offset AC priority mode will scale the waveform to the screen removing any DC component Panel Operation 1 Connect the input signal to the ean GDS 3000 and press the Autoset key 2 The waveform appears in the center of the display 58 GW IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Before 3 To undo Autoset press Undo Autoset from the
62. as additional optional software such as the Power Analysis software Power Analysis Go NoGo Power Quality Harmonics Ripple Goes to the Power Quality menu f Goes to the Harmonics menu Unistall Goes to the Riple menu Goes to the Inrush Current menu Goes to the Go NoGo menu Inrush Current Test Key Go NoGo Maximum Position Minimum Position 0 4 40 Set violation STOP Set violation STOP BEEP Set violation CONTINUE Set violation CONTINUE BEEP 46 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Trigger Type Menu Edge Delay Pulse Width Video Pulse Runt Rise amp Fall Bus Trigger Edge Menu Source Coupling CH1 CH4 CRX na Holdoff DC Auto 10 0ns AC Line A Reject Set to TTL Set to EXT Probe Eg 1 4V Minimum Set to ECL A 1 3V Alternate Noise Reject Attenuation Set to 50 Trigger Delay Menu Mode Holdof Time Auto n Ai0 0ns 10 05 Set to TTL Event Holdoff 1 4V 0 00ns 10 0 Set to ECL Set to Set to 1 3V Minimum Minimum Set to 50 l Noise Reject 47 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Trigger Pulse Width Menu CH1 CH4 m Auto gt EXT E S XX XXV Normal 10 0ns 10 0s AC Line Set to TTL Set to EXT Probe 1 4V Minimum Set to ECL 400ns 10 09
63. ate UART optional Trigger on Tx Start Bit Rx Start Bit Tx End of Packet Rx End of Packet Tx Data Rx Data Tx Parity Error and Rx Parity Error 10nS to 10S AC DC LF rej Hf rej Noise rej GDS 31XX GDS 33XX DC 50MHz Approx Idiv or 10mV 50MHz 150MHz Approx 1 5div or 15mV 150MHz 350MHz Approx 2div or 20mV GDS 350X DC 50M Hz Approx 1div or 1 0mV 50MHz 150MHz Approx 1 5div or 15mV 150MHz 350MHz Approx 2div or 20mV 350M Hz 500MHz Approx 2 5div or 25mV 15V GDS 31XX GDS 33XX DC 150MHz Approx 100mV 150MHz 250MHz Approx 150mV 250MHz 350MHz Approx 150mV 350MHz 500MHz Approx 200mV 1MO 396 16pF GDS 31XX GDS 32XX GDS 33XX Ins div 100s div 1 2 5 increments ROLL 100ms div 100s div GDS 350X Ins div 100s div 1 2 5 5 increments ROLL 100ms div 100s div 10 div maximum 1000 div maximum The number of divisions depends on the time division 20 ppm over any 21 ms time interval Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 2 Channel 4 3 at 100kHz 150 250 300MHz models 5GSa s MAX 150 250MHz models with 2CH 2 5GSa s 500MHz models 4GSa s MAX 2GSa s per channel 100GSa s maximum for all models Record Length 25k points channel 199 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Cursors and Measurement Power Measurements Option Acquisition Mode Peak Detection Cursors Automatic Measurement Cursors measurement Auto counter
64. e boqiblenttentietM o da a d Sra Ue 98 POC GIOUS ITO ene T 100 YT SDN 106 Horizontal VICW ases racio ede boron E ers 112 Vertical View Channel 117 MIO DET e E 125 System Info Language Clock 142 BAVEJREGCALL oa Hec NP eueDesn UN N SUP NI EUN UNUS 146 File Format Utility 147 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Create Edit file labels 15 CT 153 He 160 Reference Waveforms ussssss 165 FIEEUTILIDIES eerror nite EN T anes 167 PRINT OUT 5 5 299099 929 901999 9 5 70 E 174 REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG eere 177 Interface Configuration 178 DR 11 184 MAINTENANCE capstan genes MU M ME 187 i29 RT 194 APPENDIX uem EE 197 GDS 3000 Specifications 06 197 Probe Specifications ssssss 202 GDS 3000 Dimensions 204 Declaration of Conformity 205 INDEX cr 206 GUIfISTEK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This chapter contains important safety instructions that you must follow during operation and storage Read the following before any operation to insure your safety and to keep the instrument in the best possible condition Safety Symbols These safety symbols may appear in this manual or
65. e model Panel Operation 1 Press the Channel key 2 Press Bandwidth from the bottom menu Full 3 Choose a bandwidth from the side menu depending on the bandwidth of the oscilloscope Range 150MHz models Full 20MHz 250MHz models Full 20M Hz 100MHz 350MHz models Full 20M Hz 100MHz 200M Hz 500MHz models Full 20M Hz 100MHz 200M Hz 350MHz Note When the input impedance is set to 75O the bandwidth is limited to a maximum of 150MHz 120 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION Example BW Full BW Limit 20M Hz Expand by Ground Center Background When the voltage scale is changed the Expand function designates whether the signal expands from the center of the signal or from the signal ground level Expand by center can be used to easily see if a signal has a voltage bias Expand by ground is the default setting Panel Operation 1 Press a channel key 2 Press Expand repeatedly to toggle between expand By Ground and Center Range By Ground By Center 121 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Example If the vertical scale is changed when the Expand function is set to ground the signal will expand from the ground level The ground level does not change when the vertical scale is changed If the vertical scale is changed when the Expand function is set to center the signal will expand from the center of the signal The ground level will suit to match the signal position Or fro
66. e nnne eennnnnnns 72 E Or e T 73 Display AUO Coon EEE EEE 74 Cursor Meast remelil ose cor FopVEX erase recesses 76 Use Horizontal Cursots eene 76 lse Vertical ESOS cecusecteecasestetesettatiumatetesetun tu are se Brest ues 78 Math DESI dE esiseina rerien iraia 82 DE a a AA EN AN A T 82 Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division 83 PET ee oes ee essen ene aeee decease eseeee ese eset 85 ADDIICSLIOTIS i oi eie tee tuU ee nr nero enone EIU EE 87 OEE a AIEA AAAA AAAA AAAA OA eu Ios EE dm eu 87 Runie APP a OS iocans cer I Eo MU re ee 87 Uninstalling APPICA NONS sestrine iea do reiten uds 88 SIMS GOING G6 P S 90 Power Ail Si Secasicenieaceentcdcensccoucennatinnsedenesnuoreesnencdeseuenuss 95 Power nabis Obie iz lo est esti etim 95 Serial BUS recpreresioiniosd oise o iode nerra RS 96 GW INSTEK 56 Serial Bus Overview GDS 3000 Series User Manual GW IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Basic Measurement This section describes the basic operations required in capturing and viewing the input signal For more detailed operations see the following chapters e Cursor Measurement from page 76 e Configuration from page 87 Before operating the oscilloscope please see the Getting Started chapter page 10 Channel Activation Activate Channel To activate an input channel 5 CD press a channel key When activated the channel key will light up The corresponding channel menu will
67. each channel that is e CoD Mode to be used in the split screen page 57 mode Split 2 Press the Split Window key E to enter the split screen mode 3 Split window mode appears The number of windows depends on the number of active channels 1 2 active channels will produce 2 split windows while 3 4 active channels will produce 4 split windows The split window that has the active channel is shown with an orange border Example 4 channel split window 2 channel split window Active window v Seg os Active window Wes Ge D ono 66 GU IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Select Active To select the active channel press the Channel corresponding split window key 4 Window split screen 2 window split screen Window Window Window Window uw d a 2 2 Reference Reference waveforms can also be used in this Waveforms mode Each reference waveform will be recalled to the corresponding split window number Le Ref1 will be recalled to the first split window Ref2 to the second window and so on Use Active To return to full screen mode using Channel Settings the settings of the active channel press the tT button Exit Split Window To exit split window mode press the Split mode Split Window key again Window 67 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Automatic Measurement The automatic measurement func
68. eak CAT Input Voltage 50 75Q0 5 VRMS max Offset Position 2mV div 100mV div 0 5V Range 200mV div 5V div x25V Bandwidth Dependent on the oscilloscope bandwidth BW Limit BW 150 Full 20MHz BW 250 Full 20MHz 100MHz BW 350 Full 20MHz 100MHz 200MHz BW 500 Full 20MHz 100MHz 200MHz 350MHz Waveform Add subtract multiply and divide waveforms FFT Signal Process FFTrms FFT Spectral magnitude Set FFT Vertical Scale to Linear RMS or dBV RMS and FFT Window to Rectangular Hamming Hanning or Blackman Harris Trigger Sources CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Line EXT Modes Auto supports Roll Mode for 100 ms div and slower Normal Single Type Edge Pulse Width Video Pulse Runt Rise amp Fall 198 Alternate Event Delay 1 65535 events Time Delay 10nS 10S l C SPI UART optional Runt Trigger on a pulse that crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before crossing the first again SPI optional Trigger on SS MOSI MISO or MOSI and MISO on SPI buses lC optional Trigger on Start Repeated Start Stop Missing ACK Address 7 or 10 bit Data or Address and Data on C buses GW INSTEK APPENDIX External Trigger Holdoff range Coupling Sensitivity Range Sensitivity Input Impedance Horizontal X Y Mode Signal Acquisition Range Pre trigger Post trigger Accuracy X Axis Input Y Axis Input Phase Shift Real Time Sample Rate ET Sample R
69. ence Waveform intensity Scale Channel Coupling Impedance Invert Bandwidth Horizontal cursor Source Gating Scale Sourcel Operator Source2 XY Sample mode Graticule intensity Waveform visuals Graticule Expand Position Probe Probe attenuation Deskew Vertical cursor Display Position Unit Div Math Off 149 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Trigger Utility Save recall 150 Type Source Coupling Alternate Rejection Language Print key Image file format Noise Rejection Slope Level Mode Holdoff Ink Saver Data file format GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL Create Edit file labels Format Panel Operation Edit Label Reference files and Setup files stored in internal memory can have individual labels set The labels are used on the reference waveform and setup file icons 1 Press the Save Recall key from the 1 Press Edit File Label from the To choose a preset label Press User l Save Recall front panel bottom menu Press Label For to choose a Reference or Setup file b i Label For Ref1 4 Set1 20 Preset from the side menu and choose a label Labels ACK ADO ANALOG BIT CAS CLK CLOCK CLR COUNT DATA DTACK ENABLE HALT INT IN IRQ LATCH LOAD NMI Press Edit Character to edit the current label 15 li GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 2 The Edit Label window appears
70. f time press the Holdoff or Mode Holdoff menu button on the bottom bezel 3 Use the side menu to set the Holdoff time Range 10ns 10s Pressing Set to Minimum sets the Holdoff time to the minimum 10ns N Note The holdoff function is automatically disabled when the waveform update mode is in roll mode page114 o 13 mall GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Setup Trigger Mode Background The trigger mode can be set to Normal or Auto untriggered roll The triggering mode applies to all the trigger types See page 114 Panel Operation 1 Press the Trigger menu key 2 Press Mode from the bottom menu to change the triggering mode 3 Use the side panel to select Auto or Normal triggering modes Range Auto Normal Using the Edge Trigger Panel Operation 1 Press the Trigger menu key 2 Press Type from the lower bezel menu 3 Select Edge from the side menu The edge trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left trigger source slope trigger level coupling 4 Press Source to change the trigger source 132 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION 5 Use the side menu to select the trigger source type Range Channel 1 4 Alternate On Off Line EXT Ext Probe Volt Current Attenuation 1mX 1kX AC Line 6 Press Coupling from the bottom bezel menu to select the trigger coupling or frequency filter settings 7 Choose the coupling from the side me
71. fISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Ink Saver To have a white background on the saved or printed display image press Of Ink Saver repeatedly to toggle Ink Saver On or Off from the side menu Ink Saver On Ink Saver Off Www x ccc Tia 11 39 43 v nk Saver Langusge System Date amp Printout Time 176 GW INSTEK REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG REMOTE CONTROL CONFIG This chapter describes basic configuration for remote control For a command list refer to the programming manual downloadable from GWlInstek website www gwinstek com Interface Configuration uis cie nei cio Ex ee Epon in ses oe RE se epi gubss 178 Configure USB Intetfaceu usse eet otro ted ebrei eins erihs 178 Contsute R5 252C Toter ICE nineio br ba re Eesti 179 Contieure te BOBernet ntetfaee ein 180 Comtioure GPIB Miter ae aesti p iO ocirii studi 183 USB RS 232C Remote Control Software 184 Web eS 6 0 ea ER RIMIS E 184 Web Server OVE UID ese En venceavspecsnauseeuensraeconncesenemauoacees 184 177 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Interface Configuration Configure USB Interface USB PC side connector Type A host SOR EDISUOD GDS 3000 side Type B slave connector Speed 1 1 2 0 high speed USB Class CDC communications device class Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press I O from the bottom menu 3 Press USB Device Port from the
72. face eeeeeeeee 180 MUSES UY EN 107 Expand by ground center 121 O 109 External trigget ecce 127 A E bb EE 109 input termimal enesis 22 IUe a 0219 NECI TOUT 178 specification RECETTE 199 specification v 201 Falling time measure 69 Invert waveform 119 lle PL 194 Keys Aa ara ANN 18 a a e 85 Label CSO 151 horizontal Cursor ccc assente 77 Language selection 142 Overview 82 EEA edtilTGe i rtessser e 12 vertical cursor eeeeeeeene 80 Logic trigger 140 BUS Lowvoli 69 ow voltage measure CO DY 173 Math Q2 create folder eeeese 169 SC D M CO QN NM QE C RRMNMMMMMMMM 172 DAS IC eirias 83 Mono E E 170 PET A a e 85 File navigation 168 irse a path eene 168 Mision JOE ern cee 111 irmware version 143 a iene ie E AME R 2 specification sess 201 Bt Screen mode eenennnnn 99 Model difference 11 Fit Screen mode 61 N tri 127 ormal trigger Frequency measure seen 69 hio MM 129 Front panel Caraga a On screen help suasit 54 eL e ImEEE 90 Opti epe ptional software e uu E 6s ACT VI OD caca reete PAR 192 a pd M ME 25 uninstall ceirean 192 interface PA A T E A eelee y es 183 Overshoot voltage a ee 69 Gic Package contents 16 lu 129 e Pc
73. ference menu 3 If a reference waveform is ON but not active its reference menu can be opened by pressing the corresponding R1 R4 key from the bottom menu 165 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Vertical Press Vertical repeatedly from the side Navigation menu to choose to edit the vertical S position or Volts Div Use the Variable knob to edit the values Horizontal Press Horizontal repeatedly from the Navigation side menu to choose to edit the l i Be Time Div or the horizontal position Use the Variable knob to edit the value View Reference Pressing Ref Details will display the Waveform Details reference waveform details Details Sample Rate Record Length Date Sample Rate 1BH5P5 Record Length 25HHBH points Date Hb Sep 1H 11 38 51 Edit Labels To edit labels for Setup files press Edit labels For more details on editing labels see page 151 Save Reference To save reference waveforms press Waveforms Save to File For more Details on saving waveforms see page 147 166 GW IfISTEK FILE UTILITIES FILE UTILITIES The file utilities are used each time files need to be saved to internal or external memory The file utilities can create directories delete directories and rename files BMP and PNG image files can be previewed in the file system The File Utilities menu also sets the file path for saving and recalling files from the Save Recall menu P
74. ff Noise Rejection Off Level 0 00V Holdoff 10 0ns 161 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Utility Language English Print key Save Ink Saver Off Save Recall Image file format Bmp Data file format LSF Recall Waveform Panel Operation 1 For recalling from an Front Rear external USB flash drive ex Connect the drive to the front or rear panel USB port Note Only one host connection front or rear is allowed at a time 2 The waveform must be stored in advance See page 155 for waveform store details 3 Press the Save Recall key 4 Press Recall Waveform from the bottom menu The Recall menu appears 5 Press From internal memory or From File and choose a source to recall from From File DS8881 LSF From Wavel 20 From File DSxxxx lsf CH1 CH4 Isf Only files in the current file path will be available this includes files saved in the ALLXXX directories 162 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL 6 Press To and select the reference waveform to recall to To Ref1 4 7 Press Recall Now to recall the waveform USB File Utility To edit USB flash drive contents create delete rename files and folders or to set the file path press File Utilities For details see page 166 Recall Setup Panel Operation 1 For recalling from an Front Rear external USB flash drive eL Host Connect the drive to the I front or rear panel
75. frequency information Ref 1 4 are useful for reference purposes Other waveforms LSF and W1 20 must be recalled to R1 4 before being displayed The waveform data can be used for detailed analysis It consists of the horizontal and vertical data used by the waveform for the entire memory length Spreadsheet File Format Format Waveform Type Contents Waveform Data Contents Other Data 148 DSxxxx csv Comma separated values format can be opened in spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel CSV files cannot be recalled onto the GDS 3000 series of oscilloscopes CH1 4 Input channel signal Math Math operation result page82 Digital waveform data containing the channel information such as vertical and horizontal position of a signal for the entire memory length The following information is also included in the waveform file e Firmware version e Time of acquisition e Horizontal mode e Memory length e Trigger level e Vertical units e Vertical scale e Probe level e Vertical position e Horizontal units GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL e Horizontal scale e Horizontal position e Horizontal scale e Sampling period e Time of points e Channel Setup File Format Format DSxxxx set proprietary format The setup file saves or recalls the following settings Contents Acquire e Display Channel Cursor e Measure e Horizontal e Math e Mode Sample rate Mode Persist
76. from the To set a tolerance press Compare Enters Sets the NoGo condition to when the input signal stays within the limit boundary 2 Press When again to change the menu to Violating Use the Variable knob to choose the action for when a violation occurs Violating Stop The waveform will be frozen Stop Beep The waveform will be frozen and a beep will be output Continue Ignore the violation Continue Beep Output a beep but continue to monitor the signal bottom menu and use the Variable knob to select the source Source CHI CH2 CH3 CHA Source again to toggle the menu to Auto Tolerance Use the Variable knob to choose the tolerance as a percentage a d Violating 0 4 40 4 steps Note If a tolerance is set the maximum and minimum boundary is reset as the tolerance boundary 91 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Maximum and 1 Minimum Save Boundary 1 Limits 92 To set a maximum and minimum boundary press Minimum Position ae from the bottom menu and use the Variable knob to select the absolute minimum position Position Voltage division range Press Minimum Position again to toggle the menu to Maximum Position Choose the maximum J position Position Voltage division range Note If a maximum and minimum boundary is set the tolerance will be disabled Select a Maximum Position or a Tolerance from the lower menu To save the Go
77. g is useful for measuring a magnified waveform or when using a fast time base The Gated mode has three possible configurations Off Full Record Screen and Between Cursors Set Gating Mode 1 Press the Measure key Measure 2 Press Gating from the bottom menu ela 3 Choose one of the gating modes Off from the side menu Off Full Full Record Record Screen Between Cursors Cursors On If Between Cursors is selected the Page 76 Screen cursor positions can be edited by using the cursor menu 73 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Display All mode Display All mode shows and updates all items from Voltage and C lime type measurements View Press the Measure key Measurement Results 2 Press Display All from the bottom menu OFF 3 Choose a channel CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 from the side menu to display auto measurement items Note only the channels that are activated are available 4 The results of Voltage and Time type measurements appear on the display 1 Mar 2812 18 82 36 Frequencu Per iod RiseTine finplitude FallTine High idth Low Midth Average Dutyeyc le RMS ROVShoot F UShoot RPREShoot FPREShoot Gd 4106 358H2 S us 8 6885 Remove To remove the measurement results Measurements press OFF 74 GU IfISTEK MEASUREMENT Delay Delay type measurement is not available in this Measurements mode as only one channel is used as t
78. he source Use the Individual measurement mode page 71 instead 75 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Cursor Measurement Horizontal or vertical cursors are used to show the position and values of waveform measurements and math operation results These results cover voltage time frequency and other math operations When the cursors horizontal vertical or both are activated they will be shown on the main display unless turned off page 111 Use Horizontal Cursors Panel Operation 1 Press the Cursor key once Range 2 Press H Cursor from the bottom menu 3 Press H Cursor repeatedly to toggle the cursor type Range Left cursor i movable right cursor position fixed Right cursor 4 movable left cursor position fixed Left and right cursor E movable together 416us 288nU 376us 2B88nU 4 The cursor position information appears on the MEZ top left hand side of the screen Cursorfl Time Voltage Current Cursor Time Voltage Current A Delta difference between cursors 76 GUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT 5 Use the Variable knob to move the Left N Right movable cursor s left or right VARIABLE Example Horizontal cursors FFT Math FFT Math has different content fege For FFT math details see page ESS 85 Cursor Frequency dB V Cursor Frequency dB V A Delta difference between cursors Example Horizontal cursors 77 GUIfISTEK GDS 300
79. indow horizontally VARIABLE To reset the Zoom position press Reset Zoom Position to Os Scroll Sensitivity To alter the scrolling sensitivity of the Zoom Window press the l gt key to Fine toggle the scrolling sensitivity Sensitivity Fine Coarse Exit To go back to the original view press the Zoom key again 116 GUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Vertical View Channel This section describes how to set the vertical scale position and coupling mode Move Waveform Position Vertically UP POSITION Panel Operation 1 To move the waveform up or down turn the vertical position Y knob for each channel Down 2 Asthe waveform moves the vertical position of the cursor appears at the bottom half of the display View or Reset Press a channel key The vertical 3 Vertical Position position is shown in the Position Nf Set to 0 soft key 2 To change the position press 4 Position Set to 0 to reset the vertical position or turn the vertical position knob to the desired level Run Stop Mode The waveform can be moved vertically in both Run and Stop mode Select Vertical Scale VOLTS DIV Panel Operation To change the vertical scale turn the VOLTS DIV knob left down or right up GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual The vertical scale indicator on the ERE bottom left of the display changes accordingly for the specific channel Range 2mV div 1V div 500 7
80. le for fast analysis of power quality tests e Optional analysis software for PC SPI and UART serial signal triggering and decoding e 2and 4 channel models available up to 500 MHz e Large 8 color TFT LCD supporting a large 8 x 10 graticule e On screen Help e 64 MB internal flash memory e FreeWave remote control software free download e USB host port front and rear panel for storage devices e USB slave port Optional GPIB to USB RS 232C port for remote control e Calibration output e Go No Go output e Trigger output e Ethernet port Part number 82DS 33040MAI1 N A region dependent Option Number DS3 PWR DS3 SBD Description User manual Power cord Description Power analysis software Series Bus analysis software 13 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Optional Accessories 14 GPIB to USB adapter GPIB Interface Part number GTC 001 GTC 002 GTL 110 GTL 232 GTL 246 GDB 03 GDP 025 GDP 050 GDP 100 GCP 005 GCP 020 GCP 100 GCP 530 GCP 1030 GCP 206P GCP 425P GTP 151R GTP 251R Description Instrument cart 470 W x430 D mm U S type input socket Instrument cart 330 W x430 D mm U S type input socket test lead BNC to BNC heads RS 232C cable 9 pin Female to 9 pin female Null modem for computer USB cable USB2 0A B type cable 4P Demoboard for the GDS 3000 Series DSO 25MHz high voltage differential probe 20MEZ
81. m the upper or lower edge of the screen if the ground level is off screen Expand by Ground Expand by Center Expand by Center Select Probe Type Background A signal probe can be set to voltage or current Panel Operation 1 Press the Channel key 2 Press Probe from the bottom menu Voltage 1 3 Press the Voltage Current softkey to toggle between voltage and current 122 BGUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Select Probe Attenuation Level Background A signal probe has an attenuation switch to lower the original DUT signal level to the oscilloscope input range if necessary The probe attenuation selection adjusts the vertical scale so that the voltage level on the display reflects the real value on a DUI Panel Operation 1 Press the Channel key 2 Press Probe from the bottom menu Voltage 1 X 3 Press Attenuation on the side menu and use the variable knob to set the attenuation 8 Alternatively press Set to 10X Range 1mX 1kX 1 2 5 step Note The attenuation factor adds no influence on the real signal It just changes the voltage current scale on the display 123 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Set the Deskew Background The deskew function is used to compensate for the propagation delay between the oscilloscope and the probe Panel Operation 1 Press one of the Channel keys 2 Press Probe from the bottom menu 3 Press Deskew on the side menu and use the variable knob
82. n vertical horizontal and trigger systems with undo autoset Auto Range allow you to quickly move from test point to test point without having to reset the oscilloscope for each test point Save Setup 20 sets Save 24 sets Waveform Display TFT LCD Type 8 TFT LCD SVGA color display 200 GW INSTEK APPENDIX Display 800 horizontal x 600 vertical pixels SVGA Resolution Interpolation Sin x x amp Equivalent Time Sampling Waveform Dots vectors variable persistence infinite Display persistence Display 8 x 10 divisions Graticule Interface RS232C DB 9 male connector USB Port 2 sets USB 2 0 High speed host port 1 set USB High speed 2 0 device port Ethernet Port RJ 45 connector 10 100Mbps SVGA Video DB 15 female connector monitor output for Port display on SVGA monitors GPIB GPIB to USB adapter Option Go NoGo 5V Max l0mA CMOS open collector output BNC Internal flash 64MB disk Kensington Rear panel security slot connects to standard Style Lock Kensington style lock Line output 3 5mm stereo jack for Go NoGo audio alarm Power Source Line Voltage AC 100V 240V 48Hz 63Hz Auto selection Range Power 96VA Consumption Miscellaneous Multi Available language menu On line help Available Time clock Time and Date Provide the Date Time for saved data Dimensions 400W X 200H X 130D Approx 4kg 201 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Probe Specifications Model specific Probe Specifications
83. nder Norral Over Compensation Compensation 31 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 9 Start Operation Continue with the other operations Measurement page 55 Configuration page 87 Save Recall page 146 File Utilities page 166 Print Out 174 Remote Control page 177 How to Use This Manual Background This section describes the conventions used in this manual to operate the GDS 3000 Throughout the manual any reference to pressing a menu key refers to the keys directly below or beside any menu icons or parameters When the user manual says to toggle a value or parameter press the corresponding menu item Pressing the item will toggle the value or parameter Active parameters are highlighted for each menu item For example in the example below Coupling is currently set to DC If a menu item can be toggled from one value or parameter to another both options will be visible with the current option highlighted In the example below the slope can be toggled from a rising slope to a falling slope Menu item Menu item Parameter Active Optional parameter parameter 32 GUIfISTEK GETTING STARTED Selecting a Menu When the user manual says to select a value Item or Parameter from one of the side menu parameters first press the corresponding menu key and use the variable knob to either scroll through a parameter list or to increase or decrease a variable Example Press a bottom me
84. ne no Re 132 Uana be Edet TOSC SE sopa 132 Using Advanced Delay Trigget needed rite 134 Uaine Pulse Widi TADO psan 135 Using Video We 01ers creme errr neeny besd ne Doi oos Dept obe errr rene 137 Pulse dunt qe cb auos n ERN RE NES 138 Usine Rise and Pall BeOS ei aot tin cotidie 140 System Info Language Clock 142 elect Menu Lano Ti Eui ie vis 142 View Systemi MONAH N dae io rtu ub setback 142 Erase o emob snc Orem emer Rrra rrr marr ry etre een 143 Sob ane 61977 VoU Guoini 144 Sli DE rou OMEN E eer ert Tt 144 99 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Acquisition The Acquisition process samples the analog input signals and converts them into digital format for internal processing Select Acquisition Mode Background The acquisition mode determines how the samples are used to reconstruct a waveform Sample This is the default acquisition mode Every sample from each acquisition is used Peak detect Only the minimum and maximum value pairs for each acquisition interval bucket are used This mode is useful for catching abnormal glitches in the signal Hi Resolution Performs boxcar averaging on the samples This reduces white noise and increases the vertical resolution of the waveform Average Multiple acquired data is averaged This mode is useful for drawing a noise free waveform To select the average number use the Variable knob Average number 2 4 8 16 32
85. ng is a list of language available by default Language selection may differ according to the region to which the GDS 3000 is shipped e English e Chinese traditional e Chinese simplified e Korean e Japanese e Polish e French e Russian e German Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Select the language from the side menu H 6 Range English Trad Chinese Simp Chinese Korean Japanese Polish French Russian German Language selection may differ based on region View System Information Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key 142 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION 2 Press System from the lower menu 3 Press System Info from the side menu A display panel will appear showing e Manufacturer name e Model name e Serial number e Firmware version e Manufacturer URL e App download location COOD HILL INSTRUMENT COD LID Model Nane CDS 3154 Serial Nunber P938116 Firmware V1 19 Betate URL ht tp wwu quinetek con tw APP Download URL http www quinstek con tw Erase Memory Background The Erase Memory function will erase all internal waveforms setup files and labels from internal memory Erased Items Waveform 1 20 Setting memory 1 20 Reference 1 4 Labels Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key 143 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 2 Press System from the lower menu 3 Press Erase Memory from the side menu A message will p
86. nts create delete rename files and folders press File Utilities For details see page 166 PC Software Saving waveforms can also be FreeWave accomplished using FreeWave downloadable from GWInstek website Save Setup Panel Operation 1 For saving toan external Front Rear USB flash drive Connect eL Hiasi the drive to the front or rear panel USB port Note Only one host connection front or rear is allowed at a time 2 Press the Save Recall key from the front panel 3 Press Save Setup from the bottom menu 158 GW INSTEK USB File Utility Edit Label SAVE RECALL 4 Press To internal memory or To File and choose a destination to save To Set1 Set20 To File DSxxxx set 5 Press Save Now to confirm saving When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display Ce ele aaa N The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned Off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends File Utilities For details see 166 To edit labels for Setup files press Edit Label For more details on editing labels see page 151 To edit USB flash drive contents create delete rename files and folders or to set the file path press 159 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Recall File Type Source Destination Item Source Destination Default Panel e Factory installed e Current front panel Setup set
87. nu Range DC AC 8 Press Reject to toggle the rejection filter from the side menu Range HF Reject LF Reject Off 9 Toggle Noise Rejection On or Off from the side menu Range On Off 10 From the bottom menu press Slope to toggle the slope type 58 Range Rising edge falling edge 11 To set the external trigger level select Level from the bottom bezel menu 13 US GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 12 Set the external trigger level using the side menu e Range 00 0V 5 screen divisions Set to TTL 1 4V Set to ECL 1 3V Set to 50 Using Advanced Delay Trigger Background The EXT trigger source is always used as the delay triggering source Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key Menu 2 Press Type from the lower bezel menu 3 Select Delay from the side menu The delay edge trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left external source slope trigger level delay external source 4 To set the delay press Delay from the bottom bezel 134 GW IfISTEK CONFIGURATION 5 To Delay by Time press Time from the side menu and set the delay time Range 10ns 10s by time Set to minimum 6 To Delay by Event press Event from the side menu and set the number of events Range 1 65535 events Set to Minimum Using Pulse Width Trigger Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key 2 Press the Type key f
88. nu key to access the side menu 2 Press a side menu key to either set a parameter or to access a sub menu 3 If accessing a sub menu or setting Up Down a variable parameter use the VARIABLE variable knob to scroll through menu items or variables Use the select key to confirm and exit 4 Press the same bottom menu key again to reduce the side menu GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Togglinga Menu BEEENEEENININEESSSSS SET TH 11 49 Parameter 1 awaz 1 88B87kHz j A f 288us 236 mE TN NEXT Coupling rud Level Holdoff Th en DC 2b 4U pm 18 8ns 1 Press the bottom menu key Slope Slope A HEN to toggle the parameter Reduce Lower BENE was NI Menu EA Probe AC Line Volt Current Alternate On Off BAsengation Ax Um CF ae ine 236 Bus O 1 2n lanu Q i Type Source Coupling T Level me Edge CH1 DC 26 4U Auto 18 8ns 34 GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED 1 Press the relevant function key again to reduce the bottom menu For example press the trigger menu key to reduce the trigger menu 5 Mar 2612 Remove All 11 49 11 Menus FE d ae 236 __ 208us 236 0us 26 40 DC 26 4U Auto 18 ns 1 Press the Menu Off key to reduce each menu level 35 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual UICK REFERENCE This chapter describes the G
89. o delete a character 6 Press Editing completed to create the folder name Cancel Press Cancel to cancel the operation Rename File Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press File Utilities from the bottom menu HO 3 Usethe variable knob and select key to choose a file to rename 170 GW INSTEK FILE UTILITIES lus 6 6885 Q Press Rename when a file is chosen Use the Variable knob to highlight a character VARIABLE V ad Press Enter Character to select a number or letter Press Back Space to delete a character Press Editing completed to create the folder or file name 171 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Delete File Panel Operation 1 172 Press the Utility key eT Press File Utilities from the bottom menu Use the variable knob and select key to navigate the file system to choose a file Press Delete to delete the selected file Press Delete again to confirm the deletion GW INSTEK FILE UTILITIES Copy File to USB Panel Operation 1 Panel Operation 2 5 Press Copy to USB to copy the Connect a USB drive to the Front Rear front or rear panel USB port e T Note Only one host connection front or rear is H J allowed at a time Press the Utility key ET Press File Utilities from the bottom menu
90. ode Auto Utility Print key Save Save Recall Image file format Bmp QUICK REFERENCE Level 0 00V Holdoff 10 0ns Ink Saver Off Data file format LSF 53 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Built in Help The Help key accesses a context sensitive help menu The help menu contains information on how to use the front panel keys Panel Operation 1 Press the Help key The m display changes to Help i mode 2 Use the Variable knob to scroll up and down through the Help contents Press Select to view the help on the selected item Home Key Press the Home key to return to the main help screen Go Back Press the Back key to go to the previous menu page Exit Press the Help key again or press the Exit key to exit the Help mode uon 54 GW IfISTEK MEASUREMENT M EASUREMENT Basic Meas rement eeno estet eese ava ups ePo asa Rae Ead 57 Channel FV CIV AOD ws s pito EE Eee ep E CH oaB GE Fee UE Hee ue ped cereus 57 FEE nen ee ne eure tiet fenore eter epe LEE 58 foutre i cT 60 For EOD uetus NOIRE SENE RR RENE RUIN 62 Horizontal Position Scale 2 tert tee titt reor es 63 Vertical Position Scale eene tmrr derriere rer Pena rti iae derer 65 DPT Wy NOG l EA E T E E aedes 66 Automatic Measurement nnne 68 Me asutement tetris vien rir or conie caida ei du 68 Indiyid al Mode ise dites t mote In eor UE Until ken Go t Ne bR Ud UR EUG 71 Remove Measurement eeeeeeeeeeeeee enn
91. ome Page EM Get Display Image Dea ae GSS sn se OFF 8 Sh 185 BGUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Get Display e Current display image Image GW INSTEK Visit Our Site Support Countact Us Made to Measure GWINSTEK E n 1 1 j Welcome Page Eia Network Configration Get Display Image F ES JEE CO EED Panel Operation 1 Configure the Ethernet interface Page 180 2 Enter the IP address of the GDS 3000 unit into the address bar of a web browser For example http 172 16 20 255 3 The GDS 3000 web browser welcome page appears Gu in EK Visit Our Site Support Countact Us Made to Measure Tp GDS 3000 Series Welcome Page Web Control Pages System Information Sc iw Thanks For Your Using MEEEERENER ooe Network Configration Boe GW GDs 3354 Use the left menu to select the features you need Firmware Version vo esis 30116 More How to Domain Name i Please refer to user manual DE 7216 20 66 EE ex n E 02605 mitre BESSEMS ooo Copyright 2010 Good Will Instrument Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 186 GW IfISTEK MAINTENANCE Maintenance Three types of maintenance operations are available signal path compensation vertical accuracy calibration and probe compensation Run these operations when using the GDS 3000 in a new environment The maintenance chapter also includes instruction on how to install and unin
92. on or only dry non conductive pollution occurs The pollution has no influence e Pollution degree 2 Normally only non conductive pollution occurs Occasionally however a temporary conductivity caused by condensation must be expected e Pollution degree 3 Conductive pollution occurs or dry non conductive pollution occurs which becomes conductive due to condensation which is expected In such conditions equipment is normally protected against exposure to direct sunlight precipitation and full wind pressure but neither temperature nor humidity is controlled Storage e Location Indoor EIRVIEDONBIR e Temperature 10 C to 60 C 40 C 93 RH 41 C 60 C 65 RH GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Disposal Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted municipal waste Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased Please make sure discarded electrical waste is properly recycled to reduce environmental impact GUIfISTEK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Power cord for the United Kingdom When using the oscilloscope in the United Kingdom make sure the power cord meets the following safety instructions NOTE This lead appliance must only be wired by competent persons Jesum THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green Yellow Earth QF Blue Neutral o di Brown Live Phase
93. on the GDS 3000 N Warning Identifies conditions or practices that WARNING could result in injury or loss of life N Caution Identifies conditions or practices that CAUTION could result in damage to the GDS 3000 or to other properties DANGER High Voltage Attention Refer to the Manual Protective Conductor Terminal mb Barth ground Terminal GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual et Do not dispose electronic equipment as unsorted municipal waste Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased Safety Guidelines General e Make sure the BNC input voltage does not Guideline exceed 300V peak N e Never connect a hazardous live voltage to the SUMA ground side of the BNC connectors It might lead to fire and electric shock e Do not place any heavy object on the GDS 3000 e Avoid severe impact or rough handling that leads to damaging the GDS 3000 e Do not discharge static electricity to the GDS 3000 e Use only mating connectors not bare wires for the terminals e Do not block the cooling fan opening e Do not perform measurement at a power source or building installation site Note below e Do not disassemble the GDS 3000 unless you are qualified Measurement categories EN 61010 1 2001 specifies the measurement categories and their requirements as follows The GDS 3000 falls under category II e Measurement categor
94. orizontal scale position and waveform display mode Move Waveform Position Horizontally POSITION Panel Operation The horizontal position knob moves z gt the waveform left right SY As the waveform moves a position indicator on the on the top of the display indicates the horizontal position of the waveform in memory Reset Horizontal 1 To reset the horizontal position C Position press the Acquire key and then press Reset H Position to 0s from the bottom menu Run Mode In Run mode the memory bar keeps its relative position in the memory since the entire memory is continuously captured and updated 112 GUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Select Horizontal Scale TIME DIV Down I Select Horizontal To select the timebase scale turn the Scale TIME DIV knob left slow or right fast Up Range Ins div 100s div 1 2 5 increment 1 2 5 5 for GDS 350X The timebase indicator updates as the TIME DIV is adjusted Horizontal position Time base Run Mode In Run mode the memory bar and waveform size keep their proportion When the time base becomes slower roll mode is activated if trigger is set to Auto Stop Mode In Stop mode the waveform size changes according to the scale 113 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Select Waveform Update Mode Background The display update mode is switched automatically or manually according to the timebase and trigger Normal Updates
95. out F5 function is set to Save O Save 5 Press the Print Save key to save to USB Ink Saver To invert the color for the saved or printed display image press Ink Saver repeatedly to toggle Ink Saver On or Off from the side menu Ink Saver On Inverted Ink Saver Off Normal E Her 39127 cniin Tee 11 39 43 Y Function nk Saver Langusge Printout 156 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL Save Waveform Panel Operation 1 For saving to an external Front Rear USB flash drive Connect eL Host the drive to the front or rear panel USB port i Note Only one host connection front or rear is a allowed at a time 2 Press the Save Recall key from the front panel 3 Press Save Waveform from the bottom menu 4 Choose the From waveform on the side menu Source CH1 4 Math Ref1 4 All Displayed 5 Press To internal memory or To File and choose a destination to save DSBB8HB1 LSF To Ref1 4 Wave1 4 To File DSxxxx csv DSxxxx lsf CH1 CH4 Isf saved to an ALLxxx directory 6 Press Save Now to confirm saving When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display 157 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual N The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned Off or the USB drive is taken out before the message ends USB File Utility To edit USB flash drive conte
96. rizontal POSITION knob TIME DIV The Time Div knob is used to change the horizontal scale Trigger Controls The trigger controls are used to control the trigger level and options LEVEL Level Knob Used to set the trigger level Trigger Menu Key Used to bring up the trigger menu 50 Key Sets the trigger level to the half way point 50 Force Trig Press to force an immediate trigger of the waveform 19 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Autoset Press the Autoset key to automatically set the trigger horizontal scale and vertical scale Run Stop Key Press to freeze Stop or continue Run signal acquisition page59 Single Sets the acquisition mode to single triggering mode Default Setup een Resets the oscilloscope to default Setup _ settings Auto Range huesunge Sets the oscilloscope range l automatically Vertical bu ud Sets the vertical position of the POSITION avavelonn oY V Channel Menu Press the CH1 4 key to set the Key nl channel VOLTS DIV Knob YOETSIDIN Sets the vertical scale Input Terminals Accepts input signals Input impedance selectable 500 750 IMQ Math Key Use the math key to set and configure math functions 20 GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED Reference Key BUS Keys Function Keys Measure Cursor Test Acquire Display Help Save Recall Utility
97. rom the lower bezel menu 3 Select Pulse Width from the side menu The pulse width trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left external source polarity when 4 Press Source from the lower bezel 135 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual 136 Press When from the lower bezel Then use the side menu to select Press Threshold from the lower Use the side menu to select the pulse width trigger source Range Channel 1 4 Alternate On Off Line EXT Ext Probe Volt Current Attenuation 1mX 1kX AC Line Press Polarity to toggle the polarity type Range Positive high to low transition Negative low to high transition the pulse width condition and width Condition gt lt Width 4ns 10s bezel to edit the pulse width threshold 10 Use the side menu to set the threshold Range XXV XXV Set to TTL 1 4V oet to ECL 1 3V Set to 50 BGUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Using Video Trigger Panel Operation 1 Press the trigger Menu key 2 Press the Type key from the lower bezel menu 3 Select Video from the side menu The video trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display From left channel video standard field line A TPE 4 Press Source from the lower bezel 5 Use the side menu to select the video trigger source Range Channel 1 4 6 Press Standard on the bottom bezel 7 Use the side menu
98. rompt you to press Erase Memory again to confirm the process 4 Press Erase Memory Set the Buzzer Volume Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press System from the lower menu 3 Press the buzzer icon on the side panel Use the variable knob to set Ay the volume SOO UI Set Date and Time Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key Parameter Utility 144 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Press Date amp Time on the lower 4 Press Save Now from the side menu 5 Make sure the date time setting is menu Set the Year Month Day Hour and Minute from the side menu Year 2000 2037 Month 1 12 Month Day 1 31 Jul 21 Hour 1 23 Hour Minute 0 59 a5 to save the date and time E Sep 2018 16 19 85 correctly reflected at the top of the display 145 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual SAVE RECALL File Format Utility RE 147 Kadas Plo TORDA oiiire 147 Maverorm Pie TOTTA erior rt tte terre tT nt 147 opreadshest File POMMAL is noir imr b de 148 Setup File PORA uisa pite p Etat eni Y uS Pair E IDs 149 Create Edit file labels esee esee 151 Sr e mQ 153 File Type Source Destination sono mter 153 e Reine 154 Save Iniapes Prnt Save I eye aae ieace tonta ponebat 155 axe NUBE OPI adeste E Uni Ue Drei Ee UO Du
99. stall optional software applications How iome c PC A IO ena 188 Vertical AACcontacy C alibEABIOB osos eto t tinm seine 189 Probe Compensa Oisen pareina 190 Activating Optional SOftWare eesssesessresrereresrsreresrereresees 172 Uninstalling Optional SOftWATE mdr dedere intet 192 187 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual How to use SPC function Background Signal Path Compensation SPC is used to compensate the internal signal path due to ambient temperature SPC is able to optimize the accuracy of the oscilloscope with respect to the ambient temperature Panel Operation 1 Press the Utility key 2 Press System from the bottom menu 3 Press SPC from the side menu A message showing a brief introduction to SPC appears on the screen N Disconnect all probes and cables from all channels Note before calibrating 4 Press Start on the side menu to start SPC calibration N The DSO needs to be warmed up for at least 30 Note minutes before using the SPC function 5 The SPC Calibration will proceed one channel at a time from channel 1 to channel 4 GW INSTEK MAINTENANCE Vertical Accuracy Calibration Panel Operation 2 Press System from the bottom 3 Press more 1 of 2 from the side 4 Press Self Cal on the side menu 5 Press Vertical on the side menu 8 Press Vertical again after 1 Press the Utility key Utility menu menu JTitt 6 A message appears to
100. t match the specification Make sure the device is powered On for at least 30 minutes within 20 C 30 C This is necessary to stabilize the unit to match the specification For more information contact your local dealer or GW Instek at www gwinstek com marketingQgoodwill com tw GW INSTEK D PPENDIX GDS 3000 Specifications The specifications apply when the GDS 3000 is powered on for at least 30 minutes under 20 C 30 C Model specific G DS 3152 GDS 3154 GDS 3252 GDS 3254 GDS 3352 GDS 3354 GDS 3502 GDS 3504 The bandwidth of the 75Q input impedance is limited to 150MHz only Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time Channels Bandwidth Rise time 2 Ext DC 150MHz 3dB 2 3ns 4 4 Ext DC 150M Hz 3dB 2 3ns 2 Ext DC 250MHz 3dB 1 4ns 4 Ext DC 250MHz 3dB 1 4ns 2 Ext DC 350MHz 3dB Ins 4 4 Ext DC 350MHz 3dB Ins 2 Ext DC 500MHz 3dB 700ps 4 Ext DC 500MHz 3dB 700ps GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Common Vertical Resolution 8 bit 1MQ 2mV 5V div 50 75Q 2mV 1V div Input Coupling AC DC GND Input 1MQ 15pF Impedance DC Gain x 396 X Readout 0 1div 1mV Accuracy Polarity Normal amp Invert Maximum 1 MQ 300V DC AC P
101. the scale and compensate the probe Before operating the GDS 3000 in a new environment run these steps to make sure the instrument performs at its full potential Follow the procedures on the previous page Set the date and time Page 144 Reset the system by recalling the Default factory settings Press the Default Setup key on the front panel For details see page 160 The optional software packages Page 192 Power Analysis Serial Bus Decode can be activated Connect the probe to the CH1 input terminal and probe compensation signal output 2Vp p 1kHz square wave Set the probe attenuation to x10 if the probe has adjustable attenuation GW IfISTEK GETTING STARTED 6 Capture Signal Press the Autoset key A square Autoset Autoset waveform appears on the center of co the screen For Autoset details see page 58 F EE Fit Screen 7 Select Vector Press the Display key and set the Waveform display to Vector on the bottom menu 8 Compensate Turn the adjustment point on the probe to make Probe the square waveform edge flat U
102. the trigger mode might be set to Single Press the Single key to exit Single mode See page 59 for trigger setting details The probe waveform is distorted You might need to compensate the probe The input impedance may also have to be changed to suit your probe For details see page 190 Note that the frequency accuracy and duty factor are not specified for the probe compensation waveform and therefore it should not be used for other reference purposes Also remember to set the impedance to 1MQ Autoset does not catch the signal well The Autoset function cannot catch signals under 30mV or 20Hz Please use the manual operation See page 58 for Autoset details 195 GU IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual can t save files to the internal memory If a USB stick is inserted into one of the USB slots and you wish to save to the scope internal memory press the Utilities key and set the file path to internal memory Note however that image files can only be saved to USB when using the Print key The display image printout is too dark on the background Use the Ink Saver function which reverses the background color For details see page 174 The date and time setting are not correct For date and time setting details please see page 144 If it does not help the internal battery controlling the clock might be worn out Contact your dealer or GWInstek The accuracy does no
103. the whole displayed waveform at once Automatically selected when the timebase sampling rate is fast Timebase 50ms div 250kSa s Trigger all modes Roll Mode Updates and moves the waveform gradually from the right side of the display to the left Automatically selected when the timebase sampling rate is slow Timebase 2100ms div x25k5a S 350MHz models lt 20kSa S 500MHz models Trigger all modes Select Roll Mode 1 Press the Trigger Menu key Manually 2 Press Mode from the bottom menu and select Auto Untriggered Roll from the side menu 114 BGUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Zoom Waveform Horizontally Background When in Zoom mode the screen is split into 2 sections The top of the display shows the full record length with the bottom of the screen showing the normal view Panel Operation 1 Press the Zoom key 2 The Zoom mode screen appears Miu e lt Zoom window Zoom time Horizontal base position Horizontal To scroll the waveform left or right Ded Navigation use the Horizontal Position knob f N lt gt rd To reset the horizontal position press Reset H Position to Os Zoom To increase the zoom range use the um bos TIME DIV knob 115 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual The zoom time base Z at the bottom of the screen will change accordingly Caus El amp 884s Move the Zoom Use the Variable knob to pan the zoom Left N Right Window w
104. ting Reference e Internal memory e Current front panel Waveform Ref1 4 Panel Setup e Internal memory S 1 Current front panel DSxxxx set 520 e File system Disk USB Waveform Data e Internal memory Wave e Reference waveform DSxxxx lsf 1 Wave20 174 CH 1 CH4A Isf Fil tem Disk USB Ref1 Ref4 lIsf B E Math Isf Recalled from ALLXXX directories Recall Default Panel Settings Panel Operation 1 Press the Default Setup key Gs Setup 2 The screen will update with the default panel settings Setting Contents The following is the default factory setting contents 160 GW INSTEK Acquire Display Channel Cursor Measure Horizontal Math Test Trigger Mode Sample Sample mode Sinc Mode Vector Waveform intensity 50 Waveform visuals Gray Scale 100mV Div Coupling DC Invert Off Expand By ground Probe voltage Deskew 0s Horizontal cursor Off Sourcel CH1 Gating Off Scale 10us Div Source1 CH1 Source2 CH2 Unit Div 200mV App Go NoGo Type Edge Coupling DC Rejection Off Slope positive Mode Auto SAVE RECALL XY OFF Sample rate 250MSPS 200MSPS GDS350X Persistence Auto Graticule intensity 50 Graticule full LI CH1 On Impedance 1MO Bandwidth full Position 0 00V Probe attenuation 1x Vertical Cursor Off Source2 CH2 Display Off Operator Position 0 00 Div Math Off Source CH1 Alternate O
105. tion measures and updates major items for Voltage Current Time and Delay type measurements Measurement Items V I Measurements Time Meas Delay Meas Overview i SL Pk Pk Frequency Ly FRR LIL Period FRF T ui E o6 UR AA Amplitude TIE FallTime pS FFF CN i a iHd RiseTime Low RUN Width uii UA PL Average Dutycycle LFR TL PL AL RMS LFF um ROVShoot Phase ES FOVShoot RPREShoot FPREShoot Pk Pk Voltage Current Difference between positive Measurement ie SUO and negative peak voltage pea Vmax Vmin Max Positive peak voltage Min Negative peak voltage Amplitude x 4 Difference between global NUT high and global low voltage Vhi Vlo 68 BGUIfISTEK MEASUREMENT High T Global high voltage Low Global low voltage Jp Average Averaged voltage of the first cycle RMS f md e RMS root mean square voltage ROVShoot Rise overshoot voltage FOVShoot Fall overshoot voltage RPREShoot Rise preshoot voltage FPREShoot Fall preshoot voltage Time Frequency Frequency of the waveform Measurement Period Waveform cycle time 1 Freq RiseTime Rising time of the pulse 90 FallTime Falling time of the pulse 10 Width Positive pulse width Width Negative pulse width Duty Cycle Ratio of signal pulse compared with whole cycle 100x Pulse Width Cycle 69 GW INSTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Delay Measurement 70 FRR FRF FFR FFF
106. to set the deskew time Alternatively press Set to 0s to reset the deskew time Range 50ns 50ns 10ps increments 4 Repeat the procedure for another channel if necessary 124 GUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Trigger The trigger configures the conditions for when the GDS 3000 captures a waveform Trigger Type Overview Edge The edge trigger is the simplest trigger type An edge trigger triggers when the signal crosses an amplitude threshold with either a positive or negative slope Rising edge trigger Falling edge trigger Delay The Delay trigger works in tandem with the edge trigger by waiting for a specified time or number of events before the edge trigger starts This method allows pinpointing a location in a long series of trigger events Note when using the delay trigger the edge trigger source can be any one of the channel inputs the EXT input or the AC line Delay trigger example by event A M A Ext trigger input Delay trigger B Source Edge trigger 1 2 3 D Edge trigger Delay event count 3 D First triggering point 125 GW IfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Delay trigger example by time A E A Ext trigger input B Source D C Delay time length D First triggering point Pulse Width Triggers when the pulse width of the signal is less than equal not equal or greater than a specified pulse width l le Pulse width Video
107. ts main features and front rear panel introduction After going through the overview follow the Set Up section to properly set up the oscilloscope for first time use The Set Up section also includes a starter on how to use this manual effectively GDS 3000 Series Overview cccccccecccecceeceeeceecseesess 11 S TN UTD sata eee E E E stot nett de bu EUR CINE De Ride 11 Main EOaUUlf Sou ce mereri d Ho v tentant vds 12 JACGESSOLIDS E AAA AEE 13 Pactagc C OBL EDU Sn oie I IOCIS errr 16 PRD DOAN NN CO M 17 GDS 3504 3354 3254 3154 Front Panel 17 GDS 3502 3352 3252 3152 Front Panel 17 Kenr Pa lasses ee ch eeicee cs be npud E EAE E EE 23 Diol p ES 25 cd 6r E eeenenanets 28 T N eee e Doredker doni eran terion tonne Patrem Gases 28 oy og Uo e 25 Pirst Time D SOL see cescaseeccivsieuenceianseecaeaeaencteansancevereancteaesens 30 How to Use This Manual 2 eene 32 10 GUIfISTEK GETTING STARTED GDS 3000 Series Overview Series lineup The GDS 3000 series consists of 8 models divided into 2 channel and 4 channel versions Model name Frequency Input channels Real time bandwidth Sampling Rate GDS 3152 150MHz 2 2 5GSa s GDS 3252 250MHz 2 2 5GSa s GDS 3352 350MHz 2 5GSa s GDS 3502 500MHz 2 4GSa s GDS 3154 150MHz 4 5GSa s GDS 3254 250MHz 4 5GSa s GDS 3354 350MHz 4 5GSa s GDS 3504 500MHz 4 4GSa s 11 GU
108. ution wide angle view display Menu Key n Use the Menu Off key to hide the onscreen menu system Side Menu Keys The Side menu and Bottom menu keys are used to make selections from the soft menus on the LCD Bottom Menu user interface Keys Q To choose menu items use the 7 Bottom pus menu keys located on the bottom of the display panel To select a variable or option from a menu use the Side menu keys on the side of the Q panel See page 32 for details T Print Save Key O Print The print save key is a quick save p or quick print key depending on its configuration For more information see pages 155 save or 175 print Variable Knob a The Variable knob is used to and Select Key b increase decrease values or to move between parameters The select key is used to make selections 18 BGUIfISTEK GETTING STARTED Split Window Use the Split Window key to cycle Cluster between single and split screen mode For more details on J windowing see page 66 Horizontal The horizontal controls are used to change the Controls position of the cursor set the time base settings and to zoom into the waveforms Horizontal hp The Position knob is used to 0 PR Position lt gt position the waveforms d horizontally on the display screen Zoom Press Zoom in combination with the ho
109. ver the full time range The bottom window shows XY mode Triggered CF CE IEEE 8 88s j E u UP POSITION To move the X Y waveform position O A use the vertical position knob LZ V Channel 1 knob moves the X Y Down waveform horizontally Channel 2 knob moves the X Y waveform vertically Similarly the X2 and Y2 axis can be positioned using the channel 3 and channel 4 vertical position knobs The horizontal position knob and Time Div knob can still be used under the XY mode To turn off XY mode choose OFF YT mode XY Mode Cursors can be used with XY mode Page 76 See the Cursor chapter for details 103 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Set the Sampling Mode Background The GDS 3000 has two types of sampling modes ET Equivalent Time and Sin x x interpolation Equivalent time sampling is able to achieve a sample rate of 100GSa s when sampling periodic waveforms Sin x x interpolation uses a sinc interpolation formula to reconstruct a continuous signal between sampled points Panel Operation 1 Press the Acquire key Acquire i 2 Press the ET sin x x key on the bottom menu to toggle between equivalent time sampling ET and sin x x interpolation The sampling rate will be shown on the bottom right hand corner 81 Mar 2812 16 39 43 F EAA 104 BGUIfISTEK CONFIGURATION Real Time vs Equivalent Time Sampling Mode Background The sampling mode
110. y IV is for measurement performed at the source of low voltage installation e Measurement category III is for measurement performed in the building installation e Measurement category ll is for measurement performed on the circuits directly connected to the low voltage installation e Measurement category is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to Mains GUIfISTEK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Power Supply e AC Input voltage 100 240V AC 48 63Hz AN auto selection Power consumption 96VA WARNING Connect the protective grounding conductor of the AC power cord to an earth ground to avoid electrical shock Cleaning the e Disconnect the power cord before cleaning GDS 3000 Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild detergent and water Do not spray any liquid e Do not use chemical containing harsh material such as benzene toluene xylene and acetone Operation e Location Indoor no direct sunlight dust free Environment almost non conductive pollution Note below e Relative Humidity lt 80 e Altitude lt 2000m e Temperature 0 C to 50 C Pollution Degree EN 61010 1 2001 specifies the pollution degrees and their requirements as follows The GDS 3000 falls under degree 2 Pollution refers to addition of foreign matter solid liquid or gaseous ionized gases that may produce a reduction of dielectric strength or surface resistivity e Pollution degree 1 No polluti
111. ze unfreeze signal acquisition REF Key Reoworr R30N OFF Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical positio p ean positio Ap cain positionAVertical positio Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal scale Horizontal scale Horizontal scale Edit Labels Horizontal scale orizontal positio orizontal positiopgAtorizontal positio Goes to the Edit Labels menu Save Recall Ref Details Goes to the Save Waveform To Fil Save To File menu Save Recall GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Save Recall Key Save and recall images waveforms and panel setups Edit labels for reference and setup files Save Image Save Waveform File Format From Png CH1 CH4 Bmp J Math Edit Label b 4 To Recall Recall Edit File Waveform Setup Label Label For Edit Label Refi 4 d From P Set1 20 Ink Saver Ref1 4 Set1 Set20 Set1 Set20 User Preset All Displayed j Fiiename set Filename set J Save Now Ref 1 Ref4 Save Now Recall Now J Wave 20 d Filename LSF Filename CSV File Utilites File Utilites Goes to the File Utilities menu Edit Character Goes to the Keypad menu Edit Label Goes to the Edit label menu File Utilites File Utilites File Utilites File Utilites Edit Character 45 GUIfISTEK GDS 3000 Series User Manual Test Key Use the Go NoGo application as well

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