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GDS-1102A-U User Manual

1. 341 5 159 0 l 115 1 hie il 1 M ilhi IA A OCI OCI varare foae play ity Hop Ast VU AA AAA U VU VU VW 162 3 SINGLE 142 0 310 0 149 0 143 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT CO LTD No 7 1 Jnongsing Rd Tucheng Dist New Taipei City 236 Taiwan GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT SUZHOU CO LTD No 69 Lushan Road Suzhou New District Jiangsu China declares that the below mentioned product GDS 1072A U GDS 1102A U GDS 1152A U 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 EC and Low Voltage Equipment Directive 2006 95 EC For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage Equipment Directive the following standards were applied EMC EN 61326 1 Electrical equipment for measure
2. j SaN haa S D CH1 x1 z lg iy u x10 O 8 Press the Autoset key A square waveform will appear in the center of the display For details on Autoset see page 48 9 Press the Display key then Display Type and select the vector e Vectors waveform type pip eiiomemeraia a a mm n nannana vas 10 Turn the adjustment point on the probe to flatten the square waveform edge 22 GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED AFEFE ole ee Over Under Normal Compensation Compensation Sok rarer lC Ue 11 Setting up the oscilloscope is complete You may continue with the other operations Measurement page 47 Configuration page 78 23 GW IiINsTeK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Quick REFERENCE This chapter lists the oscilloscope menu tree operation shortcuts built in help coverage and default factory settings Use this chapter as a handy reference to access the oscilloscope functions Menu Tree and Shortcuts Conventions Examples Normal Press the functional key for Normal Avera ge Repeatedly press the functional key for Average Normal Average Select a menu from Normal to Average and press its functionality key Normal gt VAR O Press the functionality key for Normal and then use the Variable knob GW INSTEK Acquire Normal Average Peak Detect Delay On Sample R
3. cecccesccesseceseeeececeseeeeneeeeeeseeeeeeess 127 Recall AGE ssccsisevsrcsesssccoecantecsnesvcoocsuaevandesdesecoeegntossuesesoneees 129 MAINTENANCE cccccscetesereseseqsancsrewcesressaeeense 9 Vertical Resolution Calibration cccccccccccceccceecceeseees 131 Probe Compensatii sis epepese ceccucamesses sia ceacusnnesaessenecesrieeesan 132 FAQ O 134 The input signal does not appear in the display 134 want to remove some contents from the display 134 The waveform does not update frozen ccceeeseeeseees 135 The probe waveform is distorted cccecesscessteeeeseeesteees 135 Autoset does not catch the signal well cee eeeeeseees 135 want to clean up the cluttered panel settings 135 The saved display image is too dark on the background 135 The accuracy does not match the specifications 136 The oscilloscope will not allow a 2M waveform to be saved RT Re COE A eT Te E LN eee eae 136 GW INSTEK TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX cocco an e OT Fuse Replacement oicctecanaenacaunietacacusesncannietebadesuxetaceisaseadxs 137 GDS 1000A U Series Specifications ssssesessesessesese0s 138 Model specific specifications ccccccssccsssecesteeeeseeeeseeees 138 Common SPECIFICATIONS csccceesesesecsstecsecesestecseneesees 139 Probe S PECITICAT ONS eecncacs ceescancracsectesarenicassecoametercwneacscase 141 GDS 1072A U Prob
4. Contents The current display image in 234 x 320 pixels color mode The background color can be inverted Ink saver function Waveform file format Format xXxxx csv Comma separated values format which can be opened in spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel Files can be saved as two different types of CSV formats The GDS 1000A U can recall any of the two formats 109 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Detail Contains the waveform amplitude and time of each point 4k 1M 2M relative to the trigger point Fast Only contains the waveform amplitude data for each point 4k 1M 2M Waveform type CHI 2 Input channel signal Math Math operation result page 63 Storage location Internal The oscilloscope s internal memory memory which can hold 15 waveforms External A USB flash drive FAT or FAT32 USB Flash format can hold practically an drive unlimited number of waveforms Ref A B Two reference waveforms are used as a buffer to recall a waveform in the display You have to save a waveform into internal memory or to USB then copy the waveform into the reference waveform slot A or B and then recall the reference waveform into the display Waveform The memory depth is limited to 1 M points when Memory Depth both channels are activated or 2M points when only a single channel is activated The signal must be triggered stopped to have access to the full memory depth Therefore when a signal is
5. Press Recall to confirm recalling When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display The file will not be recalled if the Note power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed before completion To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 Recalling a waveform Procedure 1 the USB flash drive into the front panel USB port For recalling to USB Insert amp 2 Press the Save Recall key 2 e lt 127 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 3 Press Recall Waveform The Recall display shows the available source and destination options 4 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the file source Memory internal memory or USB Use the Variable knob to iil change the memory location OC W1 W15 DSXXXX CSV lt Memory Internal memory W1 W15 USB USB flash drive DSXXXX CSV The waveform file s must be placed in the root directory to be loaded 5 Press Destination Use the Variable knob to select the Destination memory location VARIABLE G SS Y air RefA B Internally stored reference waveforms A B 6 Press Recall to confirm recalling When completed Recall a message appears at the bottom of the display N The file will not be recalled if the Note power is turned off or the USB flash drive
6. Use the Inksaver function which reverses the background color For details see page 121 135 GW IINSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual The accuracy does not match the specifications 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 The oscilloscope will not allow a 2M waveform to be saved Make sure that only 1 channel is active Make sure that the signal has been triggered and that the STOP or Single key has been pressed Ensure the time base is slower than 10 ns div See page 109 For more information contact your local dealer or GWInstek at www egwinstek com marketing goodwill com tw 136 GW INSTEK APPENDIX A ppEN DIX Fuse Replacement Procedure 1 Remove the power cord and remove the fuse socket using a minus driver 2 Replace the fuse in the holder Ratings TIA 250V 137 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual GDS 1000A U Series Specifications The specifications apply when the oscilloscope is powered on for at least 30 minutes under 20 C 30 C Model specific specifications GDS 1072A U Bandwidth 3dB Bandwidth Limit Trigger Sensitivity External Trigger Sensitivity Rise Time GDS 1102A U Bandwidth 3dB Bandwidth Limit Trigger Sensitivity External Trigger Sensitivity Rise Time GDS 1152A U Bandwidth 3dB Bandwidth Limit Trigger Sensitivity
7. External Trigger Sensitivity Rise Time 138 DC coupling DC 7OMHz AC coupling 10Hz 7OMHz 20MHz 3dB 0 5div or 5mV DC 25MHz 1 5div or 15mV 25MHz 70MHz 50mV DC 25MHz 100mV 25MHz 70MHz lt 5ns approx DC coupling DC 100MHz AC coupling 10Hz 1OOMHz 20MHz 3dB 0 5div or 5mV DC 25MHz 1 5div or 15mV 25MHz 100MHz 50mV DC 25MHz 100mV 25MHz 100MHz lt 3 5ns approx DC coupling DC 150MHz AC coupling 10Hz 150MHz 20MHz 3dB 0 5div or 5mV DC 25MHz 1 5div or 15mV 25MHz 150MHz 50mV DC 25MHz 100mV 25MHz 100MHz lt 2 3ns approx GW INSTEK APPENDIX Common specifications Vertical Sensitivity 2mV div 10V Div 1 2 5 increments Accuracy 3 x Readout 0 1div 1mV Bandwidth See model specific specifications Rise Time See model specific specifications Input Coupling AC DC Ground Input Impedance 1MQ 2 15pF Polarity Normal Invert Maximum Input 300V DC AC peak CAT II Math Operation x FFT FFT rms Offset Range 2mV div 50mV div 0 4V 100mV div 500mV div 4V 1V div 5V div 40V 10V div 300V Trigger Sources CH1 CH2 Line EXT Modes Auto Normal Single TV Edge Pulse Coupling AC DC LF rej HF rej Noise rej Sensitivity See model specific specifications Holdoff 40ns 2 5s External trigger Range DC 15V AC 2V Sensitivity See model specific specifications Input Impedance 1MQ 2 15pF Maximum Input 300V DC
8. Sem 066 6599Hz Run Go NoGo Tests Procedure 1 Press the Utility key ay 2 Press the More key More 3 Press the Go NoGo Menu Go NoGo key Menu Ensure the source signal and boundary templates appear on the screen 73 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 4 Press Go NoGo The test Go NoGo starts and stops according to On the conditions set on page 68 69 To stop the test that has already started press Go NoGo again 5 The test results appear in the Ratio soft key The numerator denotes the total number of failed tests The denominator denotes the total number of tests Numerator Number of failed tests Denominator Total number of tests Data Logging Overview Background The Data logging function allows you to log data or a screen image over timed intervals for up to 100 hours to a USB flash drive The data or images are stored to a USB flash drive in a directory named LogXXXX LogXXXX is incremented each time the data logging function is used The files saved in the LogXXXX directory are named DSXXXxX CSV or DSXXXX BMP for data or image files respectively At each timed interval data or an image file is saved and the file number incremented For example DSO000 is the first logged data DS0001 is the second and so on 74 GW INSTEK Edit Source Procedure Background Procedure MEASUREMENT 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press the More key More
9. page 109 Stores images waveforms or panel settings to USB page 115 Runs or stops triggering page 50 Sets the trigger level page 96 Configures the trigger settings page 96 Selects the single triggering mode page 103 Acquires the input signal once regardless of the trigger condition at the time page 103 GW INSTEK Horizontal menu key Horizontal position knob TIME DIV knob Vertical position knob CH1 CH2 key VOLTS DIV knob Input terminal Ground terminal MATH key USB port Probe compensation output External trigger input m Z C N f A V ai TIME DIV N x f lt D O I U VOLTS DIV eO l is a z D EXT TRIC GETTING STARTED Configures the horizontal view page 85 Moves the waveform horizontally page 85 Selects the horizontal scale page 85 Moves the waveform vertically page 91 Configures the vertical scale and coupling mode for each channel page 91 Selects the vertical scale page 91 Accepts input signals 1MQO 2 input impedance BNC terminal Accepts the DUT ground lead to achieve a common ground Performs math operations page 63 Facilitates transferring waveform data display images and panel settings page 109 Outputs a 2Vp p square signal for compensating the probe page 132 or demonstration Accepts an external trigger signal pa
10. 3 Press the Data logging Menu pata logging key ell e Menu 4 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the source channel CH1 CH1 or CH2 Edit Setup Parameters The logging function must set the type of data that will be logged waveform image the capture interval time and the duration of the data logging 1 Press the Utility key Utility 2 Press the More key More 3 Press the Data logging Menu Data logging key Menu 4 Press the Setup key Setup 75 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 5 Press Save repeatedly to log Save data or screen images Waveform 6 Press Interval and use the Source Variable knob to select the W 01 interval time VARIABLE G Oo ce gt ai Interval 2 secs 2min duration 5 min time 2 secs 5 min duration 5 30 min 2 secs 30 min duration 30 min 7 Press Duration and use the Duration Variable knob to set the 5 mins duration time VARIABLE ND L Duration 5 mins 100 hours 8 Press Previous menu to Previous return to the Data logging pen menu Data logging is now ready to begin 76 GW INSTEK Run Data logging MEASUREMENT Background Ensure the data source page 75 and data logging setup has been set page 75 Procedure 1 Insert a USB flash drive into the USB front panel port 2 Press the Utility key 3 Press the More key 4 Press the Data logging Menu key 5 Press Data logging to tu
11. Math on off O Math FFT Select math operation type x FFT FFT rms Window Flattop Operation a Hanning Rectangular Blackman Select FFT source channel Hanning Vertical 12div 12div Q V 0 00 Div 20 10 5 2 1 dB Sone Zoom Select FFT wind ix 25n A an sad ii 1 2 5 10 20X Window Select FFT result position Vertical VAR Q Select vertical scale Vertical gt VOLTS DIVO Select vertical units Vertical Select Zoom level Zoom X gt VAR O Select Horizontal position Zoom Hz VAR O 30 GW INSTEK Measure key QUICK REFERENCE Measure Source 1 CH1 Source 2 CH2 Measure ED Vpp 1 204mV 2 300mV Vavg 1 1 93mV 2 28 0mV Frequency 1 1 000kKHz 2 3 003kKHz Duty Cycle 1 50 01 2 49 88 Rise Time 1 76 20us 2 70 11us Voltage Vpp Previous Menu Turn on off measurement Select measurement type Select measurement item Go back to previous menu Run Stop key View all Select Measurements Voltage Time Delay Measure Voltage Time Delay VAR O or Icon F3 gt VAR O Previous Menu Run Stop ED Run Stop Freeze unfreeze waveform or trigger 31 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Save Recall key 1 10 Save Recall Save Recall J D Default Save To Save gt S Setup Setup etup Recall To Recall Save To Save Recall To Recall Save To Save Recall To Recall Save To Save Display To Display CSV Format Fast Detail
12. Press USB Port repeatedly to USB Port set the host device Auto Detect Range Printer PC Auto Detect 104 GW INsSTEK CONFIGURATION Remote Control Interface The Remote control interface section describes how to set up the USB interface for PC connection Remote control command details are described in the GDS 1000A U Programming Manual USB connection PC Printerend Type A host GDS 1000A U end Type B slave Speed 1 1 2 0 full speed Procedure 1 Connect the USB cable to lt the USB slave port 2 The USB port may need to page 104 be configured if the USB port is not automatically detected 3 When the PC asks for the USB driver select dso_cdc_1000 inf Windows XP or dso_vista_cdc inf Vista 32bit which are downloadable from the GW website www gwinstek com GDS 1000A U product corner 4 On the PC activate a terminal application such as Hyper Terminal To check the COM port No see the Device Manager in the PC For WindowsXP select Control panel System Hardware tab 105 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 5 Run this query command via the terminal application idn This command should return the manufacturer model number serial number and firmware version in the following format GW GDS 1152A U XXXXXXX V1 00 6 Configuring the command interface is complete Refer to the programming manual for the remote commands and other details 106 GW INSTEK System Setting
13. Type Dots FN N Accumulate Accumulate j r r Mnd Refresh Refresh a Contrast Contrast i J Re nt Aa aA j i j Full H Full H ton Seon Adjusting the display contrast Display Procedure 1 Press the Display key 2 Press Contrast VARIABLE 3 Turn the Variable knob left to lower the contrast dark display or right to raise the contrast bright display Selecting the display grid Procedure 1 Press the Display key Display 2 Press the grid icon E repeatedly to select the grid Full p Parameters BRB Shows the full grid 8 Shows the outer frame and X Y axis Shows only the outer frame e 84 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Horizontal View The Horizontal view section describes how to configure the horizontal scale position waveform update mode window zoom and X Y mode Moving the waveform position horizontally Procedure The horizontal position knob IX lt moves the waveform left or Ue right The position indicator at the top of the display shows the center and current position Center position Moving right 3 B BHs woe 92 BAUS k per T Selecting the horizontal scale Select horizontal To select the timebase scale s scale turn the TIME DIV knob left slow or right fast Range Ins Div 50s Div 1 2 5 5 10 increment The timebase indicator at the bottom of the display updates t
14. When the calibration is complete the display will go back to the previous state Probe Compensation Procedure 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 voltage attenuation to x10 f Fover an yi A ASSA TO ee IIT ZX av IL l T 2 Press the Utility key Utility 3 Press ProbeComp ProbeComp Menu 132 GW INSTEK MAINTENANCE 4 Press Wavetype repeatedly to wave Type select the standard square Tir tetfPrtst Wave Press the Autoset key The compensation signal will appear in the display Press the Display key then Display Type to select the vector Vectors waveform ee 7 Turn the adjustment point on the probe until pe ee ee eee ee ee the signal edge becomes sharp Over Under Normal Compensation Compensation Se C O 133 GW IiINsTeK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual FAQ The input signal does not appear in the display want to remove some contents from the display The waveform does not update frozen The probe waveform is distorted Autoset does not catch the signal well want to clean up the cluttered panel settin
15. gated automatic measurements Automatically measuring the input signals Measure Viewing the 1 Press the Measure key measurement result 2 The measurement results appear on the menu bar constantly updated 5 measurement slots F1 to F5 can be customized 58 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT v 0 BERS Treiga Ja Measure vop 1 Be 2 chan off O Vag i BBL 2 chan off Frequency ik i 1 886kHz 2 chan off chan off 7 7 Duty Duty Cycle i 49 68 2 chan off chan off Rise Time i 256 8us 2 chan off B Shem 0 258us M CHi EDGE FOC 2 S6Gnil 01 08731kHz Editing a Press the corresponding Voltage measurement menu key F1 F5 to select Vpp item the measurement slot to be edited The editing menu appears w 6 BBBs Teisl 3 Measure Source 1 CH i Source 2 CH 2 Voltage ik r 4 vop Previous Menu B SHG D 25Gus OCH EDGE FOC 2 geam O 1 68723kHz Change Use the Variable knob to Gian e j SS measurement select a different ia N item measurement item 5 Change Press Source 1 repeatedly to Source 1 measurement change Source1 from CH1 CH1 source to CH2 or MATH Range CH1 2 Math 59 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 7 Press Source 2 repeatedly to Source 2 change the channel for CH2 Source 2 Range CH1 2 Math View all 8 Press F3 to view all Voltage measurements measurement items Vpp 9 All the measurements appear in the center of the screen v4 8 000s Teisd Ja Mea
16. the scaled image is centered from ground However a signal with a voltage bias could be obscured when the vertical scale is increased The Expand Center function expands the image from the center of the signal rather than ground Background Expand Ground v 6 608s Trigd fa CH 1 v 0 000s Trisd fn CH 1 Coupling Coupling Invert Invert ESS off d Off BW Limit BW Limit i Off gt off Rh Probe 1 Probe Position Indicator 10 Position Indicator 10 Expand Expand Ground Ground 1U 25 us cHi EDGE FDC SAQmU 25 us cH EDGE FDC 2 50GmU 0999 999Hz 2 50QmV 0999 999Hz Expand Center 0 000 Trisd m CH 1 8 0005 Trisu mM CH 1 Coupling Coupling Invert Invert A Off Off BW Limit BW Limit i off off g todoo A S Probe Probe Position Indicator 10 R 10 Expand Position Indicator Expand Center Center 1U 250us cHi EDGE FDC O SOGmU 250us cH EDGE FDC 2 SBGmU O 1 90000kHz 2 SOMU O 1 00888 Hz 92 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Procedure 1 Press the Channel key D 2 Press F5 to toggle between Expand Expand Center and Expand Center Ground 3 To change the vertical scale O SP Y turn the VOLTS DIV knob left down or right up The vertical scale indicator on a A SOG the bottom left of the display 2 SEY changes accordingly Inverting the waveform vertically Procedure 1 Press the Channel key D
17. 11 Press Previous menu to go Previous back to the previous menu Menu Manually triggering the signal Note This section describes how to manually trigger the input signals when the oscilloscope does not capture them This section applies to the Normal and Single trigger mode since in the Auto trigger mode the oscilloscope keeps updating the input signal regardless of the trigger conditions To acquirethe To acquire the input signal oe signal regardless regardless of the trigger of trigger condition press the Force key conditions The oscilloscope captures the signals once In the Single Press the Single key to start SINGLE trigger mode waiting for the trigger condition To break out of the Run Stop Single mode press the Run Stop key The trigger mode changes to the Normal mode 103 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Rear Panel USB Port Interface The USB slave port on the rear panel can be set to auto detect however occasionally the USB host type cannot be detected The USB Port function allows the USB host type to be manually or automatically set for the rear panel USB connection PC Printerend Type A host GDS 1000A U end Type B slave Speed 1 1 2 0 full speed Procedure 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB slave port on the GDS 1000A U 2 Insert the other end of the USB cable into the PC or Printer USB port l Gi Utility 3 Press the Utility key 4 Press More twice More 5
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19. INSTEK CONFIGURATION 2 Press F4 repeatedly to select Voltage voltage or current probes xd 3 Use the variable knob to Marne edit the voltage or current attenuation 4 The voltage current scale in the channel indicator changes accordingly There is no change in the waveform shape Range 0 1X 2000X 1 2 5 steps Note The attenuation factor adds no influence on the real signal it only changes the voltage current scale on the display 95 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Trigger The Trigger function configures the conditions by which the oscilloscope captures the incoming signals Trigger type Edge Triggers when the signal crosses an amplitude threshold in either a positive or negative slope Video Extracts a sync pulse from a video format signal and triggers on a specific line or field Pulse Triggers when the pulse width of the signal matches the trigger settings Indicators Edge Pulse Video CHi EDGE FBC CHi VIDEO P NTSC 2 65218kHz B lt 26Hz CH1 Edge Rising edge CH1 Video Positive DC coupling polarity NTSC standard Trigger parameter Trigger source CH1 2 Channel 1 2 input signals Line AC mains signal Ext External trigger input ous signal Trigger mode Auto The oscilloscope updates the input signal regardless of the trigger conditions if there is no trigger event the oscilloscope generates an internal trigger Select this mode especially when viewing ro
20. Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel JJ USB port 2 Press the Save Recall key Save Recall Save Recall twice to access the Save C C menu 3 Press Save All The following Save information will be saved All Setup file Two types of setups are saved Axxxx set the current panel setting and the last internally saved settings one of S1 S15 Display image The current display image in Axxxx bmp bitmap format Waveform data Two types of waveform data Axxxx CSv are saved the currently active channel data and the last internally saved data one of W1 W15 4 Press Ink Saver repeatedly to Ink Saver invert the background color peg on or not off for the display image 5 Press Destination Destination USB 1M USB Save to the USB flash drive with a Normal 4k waveform memory length 122 GW INSTEK File utilities USB 1M USB 2M SAVE RECALL Save to the USB flash drive with a 1M waveform memory length For 2 channel operation only Save to the USB flash drive witha 2M waveform memory length For single channel operation only 6 Press Save to confirm saving When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display Note N The file will not be saved if the power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed from the USB port It takes approximately 1 min to save a 2M waveform to the USB drive in fast mode Detailed mode may take over
21. It might lead to fire and electric shock e Do not place heavy objects on the oscilloscope e Avoid severe impact or rough handling that may damage the oscilloscope e Avoid discharges of static electricity on or near the oscilloscope e Use only mating connectors not bare wires for the terminals e Do not block the cooling fan vent e Do not perform measurements at power sources and building installation sites Note below e The oscilloscope should only be disassembled by a qualified technician Measurement categories EN 61010 1 2001 specifies the measurement categories and their requirements as follows The GDS 1000A U falls under category II e Measurement category IV is for measurement performed at the source of a low voltage installation e Measurement category Ill is for measurement performed in a building installation e Measurement category Il is for measurement performed on circuits directly connected to a low voltage installation e Measurement category is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to Mains GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Power Supply e AC Input voltage 100 240V AC 47 63Hz e The power supply voltage should not fluctuate JN vee more than 10 e Connect the protective grounding conductor of the AC power cord to an earth ground Fuse e Fuse type T1A 250V e To ensure fire protection replace the fuse only ween with the specified type a
22. MATH keys terminal Terminal output LCD display TFT color 320 x 234 resolution wide angle view LCD display Function keys lt C Activates the functions which F1 top to appear in the left side of the LCD F5 bottom display Variable knob a Increases or decreases values and moves to the next or previous Ns parameter Acquire key U Configures the acquisition mode O page 78 Display key pene Configures the display settings C _ agess Cursor key D Runs cursor measurements page 61 Continued on next page 15 GW INSTEK Utility key Help key Autoset key Measure key Save Recall key Hardcopy key Run Stop key Trigger level knob Trigger menu key Single trigger key Trigger force key Utility Help Autoset D T Nae 5 S Q a s 8 o Q J o Q i O D m g D f EZ lt gt T e O Z lt 2 Z M m GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Configures the Hardcopy function page 115 shows the system status page 107 selects the menu language page 107 runs the self calibration page 131 configures the probe compensation signal page 132 and selects the USB host type page 104 Shows the Help contents on the display page 46 Automatically configures the horizontal vertical and trigger settings according to the input signal page 48 Configures and runs automatic measurements page 55 Saves and recalls images waveforms or panel settings
23. is removed before completion 128 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL File utilities To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files Utilities and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 Recall Image Background Recall Image is useful for recalling reference images that would not be possible using the Recall Waveform function such as in X Y mode Using the Recall Image function will superimpose the reference image on the screen Before recalling an image an image must first be saved to USB see page 121 Reference off Reference on futo fL Recall Autos f Recall Recall a Recall Image E ir Image Source Reference K T ite 3 Source Ref Image re Ref Image USB DS8827 BHP SD card indi icator ADS sate ei BMP SD card off f 4 3 On Recall A 3 i s E N Recall File OW File Utilities Utilities 1U CH2 EOGE FDC 0 1V KY MODE gt EDGE fDC B 1V SONS se O4 99977kHz 1V SOMS ss 04 99976kHz Procedure 1 Insert the USB flash drive oe into the front panel USB Y Save Recall 2 Press the Save Recall key 3 Press Recall Image The Recall display shows the available age source and destination options 129 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 4 Use the Variable knob to van choose a file name IN j DSXXXX BMP w USB The image file must be placed in the root directory t
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25. saved the waveform will be automatically stopped if it is not manually triggered stopped first There are a number of conditions when all of the available memory is not utilized due to a limited number of different sample rates This can be caused by an un triggered signal or a time div setting that is too fast to display all the points on screen 110 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL Note 2M point memory lengths are only available for time bases slower than 10ns div on a single channel and 1 M point memory lengths are only available for time bases slower than 25ns div on two channels Waveform file A waveform file also includes the following contents other information Gata e Memory Length e Trigger Level e Source e Probe e Vertical Units e Vertical Scale e Vertical Position e Horizontal Units e Horizontal Scale e Horizontal Position e Horizontal Mode e Sampling Period e Firmware e Time e Mode e Waveform Data 111 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Setup file format Xxxx set proprietary format A setup file saves or recalls the following settings Format Contents Acquire Cursor Display e Measure e Utility e Horizontal e Trigger Channel vertical Math 112 mode source channel cursor location dots vectors grid type item hardcopy type language Data Logging settings display mode position trigger type trigger mode video polarity pulse timin
26. 05 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Sy Sel dais eNO E eneerrer reer errr E nner ore rrr errr 107 Viewing the system information cecceseeeseceseeeeteeeeeeees 107 Selecting the language eceeseesseceseeeseceseeeseeeeteeeeaeeaes 107 SAVE RECALL cscescesesesescssessecssescscssssvsseees 109 Fite SUC tU SS cate E E E E aS 109 Display image file formmat ccsscccssccssccsersessesenrceseesens 109 Waveform file format csscccssccsscsssrcesscssncessessnseesnrsons 109 Setup TG Trma E aranea aN 112 Using the USB file utilities eesceetceereeseeseneseneens 113 Quick Save HardCopy ccccescssccsscescescesccescescescesceeees 115 OS elects I rs cle ica cease see E eee eee 117 File type source destination cssccsscccssessrsesreesnesens 117 Saving the panel settings waccssrcscszsvevessvacosnssrsensnceesseneraevere 118 Saving the wavefori cscccssccssrsssscssetsessessnscessesenscesees 119 Saving the display image cccessccesceseeceseeeeeceseeeeeeeees 121 Saving all panel settings display image waveform 122 icon ene ener tree ere ene erent ee reer errr 124 File type Source destination cccceesceseeeteeeseeeteeeseeees 124 Recalling the default panel settings eeeeeeseeteees 125 Recalling a reference waveform to the display 126 Recalling panel settings 00 0 0 ceecesseesseceseeeeteceeeeeeeeeneeens 126 Recalling a waveform
27. 10 times longer depending on the speed of the USB flash drive 7 The current waveform s CSV setup file SET and display image BMP are saved to a directory ALLXXXxX To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 123 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Recall File type source destination Item Source Destination Default panel e Factory installed e Current front panel setup setting Reference e Internal memory A B e Current front panel waveform Panel setup e Internal memory S1 e Current front panel DSxxxx set S15 e External memory USB flash drive Waveform data e Internal memory W1 e Reference waveform DSxxxx csv W15 A B e External memory USB flash drive 124 GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL Recalling the default panel settings Procedure Setting contents Acquisition Channel Cursor Display Horizontal Math Measure Trigger Utility Save Recall Setup The following is the default panel setting contents Mode Normal Coupling DC BW limit Off Source CH1 Vertical None 1 Press the Save Recall key 2 Press Default Setup The factory installed setting will be recalled Invert Off voltage x1 Horizontal None Type Vectors Accumulate Off Ae Graticule Scale 2 5us Div H Pos Adj Fine Type Add Channel CH1 CH2 Position 0 00 Div Unit Div 2V Item Vpp
28. 2 Press Invert The waveform Invert becomes inverted upside Off down and the Channel indicator in the display peet SU shows a down arrow lad Original Inverted v v 8 888s Trigd f CH Z v v 0 00s Trigd J CH Z Coupling Coupling aa m _ Invert __ Invert off aos R BW Limit A BW Limit _ Off Off Voltage Voltage 18 18 Expand Expand Ground Ground 1 1U S Gus Ochi EDGE FDC 1 1U S0Gus Och EDGE FDC O 2y O 447 327Hz O 2y O 447 320Hz 93 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Limiting the waveform bandwidth Background Bandwidth limitation puts the input signal into a 20MHz 3dB low pass filter This function is useful for cutting off high frequency noise to see the clear waveform shape Procedure 1 Press the Channel key D 2 Press BW Limit to turn on or BW Limit off the limitation When Off turned on the BW indicator appears next to the Channel a aa oa indicator in the display ae Example BW Limit Off BW Limit On Probe attenuation level and type Background The probe can be set to either voltage or current 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 or current level on the display reflects the real value not the attenuated level Procedure 1 Press the Channel key D 94 GW
29. AC peak CATII Horizontal Range Ins div 50s div 1 2 5 5 increment Roll 50ms div 50s div Modes Main Window Window Zoom Roll X Y Accuracy 0 01 Pre Trigger 10 div maximum Post Trigger 1000 div X Y Mode X Axis Input Channel 1 Y Axis Input Channel 2 Phase Shift 3 at 100kHz Signal Acquisition Real Time 1G Sa s maximum Equivalent 25G Sa s maximum Vertical 8 bits Resolution Record Length Maximum 2M points 1 channel 1M points 2 channels Acquisition Normal Peak Detect Average Peak Detection 10ns 500ns div 50s div Average 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 139 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Cursors and Voltage Vpp Vamp Vavg Vrms Vhi Vlo Vmax Measurement Vmin Rise Preshoot Overshoot Fall Preshoot Overshoot Time Freq Period Rise Time Fall Time Width Width Duty Cycle Delay FRR FRF FFR FFF LRR LRF LFR LFF Cursors Voltage difference AV and Time difference AT between cursors Auto Counter Resolution 6 digits Accuracy 2 Signal source All available trigger source except the Video trigger Control Panel Autoset Automatically adjust Vertical Volt div Function Horizontal Time div and Trigger level Save Recall Up to 15 sets of measurement conditions and waveforms Display LCD 5 7 inch TFT brightness adjustable Resolution dots 234 Vertical x 320 Horizontal Graticule 8 x 10 divisions Display Contrast Adjustable Interface USB Slave USB 2 0 full speed CDC ACM Co
30. Digital Storage Oscilloscope GDS 1000A U Series USER MANUAL GW INSTEK PART NO 82DS 112AUEC1 X ISO 9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER GW INSTEK May 2014 edition 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 Corporation The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However Good Will continues to improve its products and therefore reserves the right to change the specifications 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 GW INSTEK TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS eee ee eee 8 Safety Symbols csscnssyscecseesnneeceeesacersaecebonssienrontesanteatseeeeesecntens 8 Safety GUICEIIN GS ssacacavssacesacseennsanscnsnctecteeasadeaessacsecseeantexsnesaers 9 Power cord for the United Kingdom cesceesseeeteeesteeeeees 12 GETTING S VAR VED sc cosesctavsersrecuesnvcensmseonesicoue 13 Main Features ccc ccc cc cccccccccccccccuccccuccccuceeeuccececetecceteees 13 Panel OVErVICW ccccccccccccccccccccccecuccccececucucceceececucuseeeeeeunues 15 PROIAG PATE A E EEEN ENAS 15 Pee a PE EEEE TET A EAE E T AE 19 Pi a E E A 20 Setting up the Oscilloscope sssssssesesse
31. Display image xxxx bmp Waveform data XXXX CSV Panel settings xxxx set Destination Internal memory S1 S15 External memory USB Internal memory W1 W15 Reference waveform A B External memory USB External memory USB External memory USB 117 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Saving the panel settings Procedure 1 For saving to USB flash a drive Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel USB port 2 Press the Save Recall key Save Recall Save Recall twice to access the Save C C menu 3 Press Save Setup Save Setup 4 Press Destination repeatedly Destination to select the saved location Memory Use the Variable knob to VARIABLE change the internal memory location S1 S15 D y Memory Internal memory S1 S15 USB USB no practical limitation for the amount of files When saved the setup file will be placed in the root directory 5 Press Save to confirm saving When completed a Save message appears at the bottom of the display N The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed before completion 118 GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL File utilities To edit the USB drive contents create delete rename files and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 Saving the waveform Procedure 1 For saving to
32. ENU Rutoo fu Hor MENU i Main Main rT AJ Window Window Ya gt yoo i s NG F mi ims OCHI EDGE FDC a TER OCHI EDGE FDC 1 0249 994Hz 1 SiS noe 0 258 880Hz XY mode GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Horizontal Adjustment Menu Background The horizontal adjustment menu allows markers to be set at different times relative to the Horizontal position marker at 0 seconds Each marker is linked to the mark directly before and after in time There can be up to 30 markers linked together 1 Press the Horizontal menu key twice to enter the horizontal adjustment menu 2 Press H Pos Adj to toggle H Pos Adi between coarse and fine Fine adjustments 3 Adjust the horizontal J N R l lt N gt position with the horizontal position knob Set marker 4 Press Set Clear to create a Set Clear marker at the current 180 0uS horizontal position Delete marker 5 If there is already a marker Set Clear at the current horizontal 480 0uS position press Set Clear to delete the current marker Reset horizontal 6 Press Reset to reset the Reset position horizontal position to 0 seconds when the trigger is running or to the last position before the trigger was stopped Hor Pos 89 GW IINSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Navigate markers 7 Press Previous to go to the Previous previous marker 180 0uS 8 Press Next to go to the next Next marker 340 0uS Position I
33. H1 Range Channel 1 2 Line Ext 4 Press Mode repeatedly to Mode select the Auto or Normal Auto trigger mode To select the single trigger mode press gnc the Single key U Range Auto Normal 5 Press Slope coupling to enter Slope into the trigger slope and Coupling coupling selection menu 6 Press Slope repeatedly to Slope select the trigger slope rising or falling edge ht Range Rising edge falling edge 99 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 7 Press Coupling repeatedly to Coupling select the trigger coupling AC DC or AC Range DG AC 8 Press Rejection to select the Rejection frequency rejection mode Off Range LF HF Off 9 Press Noise Rej to turn the Noise Rej noise rejection on or off Off Range On Off 10 Press Previous menu to go Previous back to the previous menu Menu Configuring the video trigger Procedure 1 Press the Trigger menu key MENY 2 Press Type repeatedly to Type select video trigger The Video video trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display 3 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the trigger source CH1 channel Range Channel 1 2 100 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION 4 Press Standard repeatedly to Standard select the video standard NTSC Range NTSC PAL SECAM 5 Press Polarity repeatedly to Polarity select the video signal polarity fL Range positive negative 6 Press Line repeatedly to Line select the video fiel
34. K GDS 1000A U Series User Manual pollution degree aast 11 Enyi ronment erson 140 safety instructions sesse 10 Equivalent time sampling 82 Expand Centi ssrsisstinses 92 Expand Ground l s 92 External Tigo e canoni 96 TINO Ut termina esoe 17 Falling time measure 56 I AG A E d ena bceas E T S 135 g ad Eeerrererer ener ont rere eer rere rrrer 65 TE O aN 30 OVeETV EW ooieeccccceeeeecccccceseseeeeceees 63 64 File format eee eee ee 109 Firmware Version s es 107 Flattop window sesse 64 FORE ICOC wists cesscsicienasnesss 103 Frequency measure seese 56 Frequency rejection esee 98 Front panel diagram 15 Fuse replacement 06 137 safety instruction sessen 10 Gated Automatic measurements PEE E E E E 57 General purpose signal 53 Go NoGo COMGIHONG iis ciseinciserseesscnricaiiansixue 69 TENU ECE copan o 40 OVIEN ae EE 67 AE Ea EE E AE sistant 73 BOUT CS AE O E 68 I E a A 69 aa a E E erent nT 68 Ground COU PINS riagg 91 yM 610 asen 8 C a 17 Hanning window seese 64 Hardcopy apenra 115 Hardcopy Print TEN E sga 42 Hardcopy Save All meN CC cate csaseaunaracnaiernaaeaieaeae editors 41 Hardcopy Save image Menu tree 2 0 cece ee ceeeeeeeecceeeeeees 42 44 FSD E E 46 TVG A E E T 134 High voltage measure 55 Fold ol peer ener ee reer trees tee 98 HONZON scl renc 85 Dasic opral ON joie essere cncavenoiniaess 51 CULSOL OPCLAUOD io
35. K REFERENCE Trigger key 5 6 Coupling Slope Coupling AC Select trigger slope type Slope AC DC l N S S J pi Select trigger coupling mode i Coupling Noise R T On Off Select frequency rejection Rejection Menu Turn noise rejection on off Noise Rej Rejection O O Go back to previous menu Previous Menu Trigger key 6 6 Tigger Holdor Select Holdoff time VARO Set to minimum Holdoff time Set to Minimum 39 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Utility key 1 11 Utility 1 Utility Hardcopy _s To Hardcopy Menu menu ProbeComp gt To Probe Menu Comp menu Language English English Chinese T etc System Info gt Utility 2 menu Utility 2 11 Utility 2 Go to hardcopy menu Hardcopy Go to probe compensation menu ProbeComp Select language Langua ge Show system information System Info Go to the next Utility menu More Utility Go NoGo To Go NoGo To Data gt Logging menu gt To Utility 3 menu 40 Go to the Go NoGo menu Go NoGo S No Go When Go to the Data Logging Menu Data Logging Go to the next Utility menu More GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Utility key 3 11 Utility 3 Calibration Self CAL Menu gt To Self CAL menu USB Port Auto Detect Computer Auto Detect Printer More gt To Utility 1 menu Enter self calibration Self CAL Select USB port interfa
36. Refs gt Refs Fast Switch to Save or Recall menu Save JRecall Recall default setup Default Setup Change CSV format CSV Format Save Recall key 2 10 Recall Setup Select other menu Recall EM Setup Recall Setup Source Select setup source Sou rce amp H VAR O Recall setup File _s USB only Recall Utilities To File Utilities Go to USB file utilities File Utilities 32 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Save Recall key 3 10 Recall Waveform Recall lt gt e Memory USB Memory RefA B Recall File USB only Utilities gt To File Utilities Save Recall key 4 10 Select other menu Recall Waveform amp Select waveform source Source F VAR O Select waveform destination Destination VAR O Recall waveform Recall Go to USB file utilities File Utilities Recall Image Recall lt gt Image Source USB Ref Image On Off Off Recall File gt USB only Utilities To File Utilities Select other menu Recall Image Turn reference image on off Ref image Recall waveform Recall Go to USB file utilities File Utilities 33 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Save Recall key 5 10 Display Refs Select other menu Display Refs Display Refs Turn ref waveform A on off Ref AC Turn ref waveform B on off id Ref B Off 1V Ref Be Save Recall key 6 10 Save Setup Select other menu Save Save Setup Select destinati
37. Save all Saves the following items into a USB flash drive e Current display image bmp e Current system settings set e Current waveform data csv Procedure 1 Insert a USB flash drive into ss the front panel USB port 2 Press the Utility key Utility 3 Press Hardcopy Menu Hardcopy Menu 4 Press Function repeatedly to Function select Save Image or Save All Save All 115 GW INSTEK 116 Press the Hardcopy key GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 5 To invert the color in the Ink Saver display image press Ink Off Saver This turns Ink Saver on or off If Save Image was selected MemLeng press Mem Leng repeatedly USB 1M to select USB Normal or USB 1M 2M USB Normal and USB 1M 2M sets the waveforms to a 4k and 1M 2M memory length when saving respectively 1M memory length is available when both CH1 and CH2 are active 2M memory length is available when a single channel is active only Hardcopy The file or folder will be saved to the root directory of the USB flash drive GW INSTEK SAVE RECALL Save This section describes how to save data using the Save Recall menu File type source destination Item Source Panel setup xxxx set Waveform data e XXXX CSV Display image xxxx bmp Save All k Panel settings Channel 1 2 Math operation result Reference waveform A B Display image
38. Trisd fM Acquire Trigger ACK Expansion Trigger 7 2 Expansion Point Point Normal Point Point Normal Average Average j j i f Peak Peak j Detect gt Detect i eanan Delay n Delay On On Horizontal scale Sample Rate Horizontal scale Sample Rate SOOMS fs 1GS s ye R a hae With Delay Off the expansion point and trigger ela p y point are always in the same position Thus when the horizontal scale is adjusted the waveform expands from the trigger point 50 Gus Trigd J Acquire i 20 Bus Tr igd J Acquire Trigger Expansion Trigger Expansion Point Point Normal Point Point Normal Average Average TT Peak j Peak j j Detect gt eld Detect i gt DERE Delay Poranna h Delay off off Horizontal scale Sample Rate Horizontal scale Sample Rate S500MS 1GS s ee fy oa ly Procedure 1 Press the Acquire key a 2 Press Delay On Off to Delay toggle Delay On Off On 3 Use the Horizontal Position OS knob to increase or decrease the delay time when Delay is set to On TIME DIV 4 Adjust the horizontal scale to zoom into the waveform 81 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Real time vs Equivalent time sampling mode Background The oscilloscope automatically switches between two sampling modes Real time and Equivalent time according to the number of active channels and sampling rate Real time Once sampled data is used to reconstruct a single sampling wave
39. USB flash drive Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel USB port 2 Press the Save Recall key twice to access the Save menu 3 Press Save Waveform 4 Press Source Use the Variable knob to select the source signal File Utilities Save Recall Save Recall D U Save Waveform Source lt gt D gt U w an G Oo f e EZ CH1 CH2 Channel 1 2 signal Math Math operation result page 63 RefA B Internally stored reference waveforms A B 5 Press Destination repeatedly to select the file destination Use the Variable knob to select the memory location Destination Memory VARIABLE ON ay 119 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Memory Internal memory W1 W15 USB Save to the USB flash drive with a Normal 4k waveform memory length USB 1M Save to the USB flash drive with a 1M waveform memory length For 2 channel operation only USB 2M Save to the USB flash drive with a 2M waveform memory length For single channel operation only Ref Internal reference waveform A B 6 Press Save to confirm saving When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display The file will not be saved if the Note N power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed from the USB port It takes approximately 1 min to save a 2M waveform to the USB drive in fast mode Detailed mode may take ov
40. Vavg Frequency Duty cycle Rise Time Mode Main Timebase Hor Pos 0 Source Channel1 Slope _ Rejection Off Type Edge Mode Auto Coupling DC Noise Rejection Off Savelmage InkSaver On Probe squarewave 1kHz 50 duty 125 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Recalling a reference waveform to the display Procedure 1 The reference waveform must be stored in advance See page 119 for details 2 Press the Save Recall key 278 3 Press Display Refs The Display reference waveform display Refs menu appears 4 Select the reference Ret A Off waveform Ref A or Ref B and press it The waveform appears on the display and the period and amplitude of the waveform appears in the Ref A On menu 200mV 250uS 5 To clear the waveform from Ref A Off the display press RefA B again Recalling panel settings Procedure 1 For recalling to USB Insert the USB flash drive into the front panel USB port 5 2 Press the Save Recall key 2278 126 GW INSTEK File utilities SAVE RECALL Press Recall Setup Recall Setup Press Source repeatedly to Source select the file source Memory internal or external f VARIABLE memory Use the Variable knob to change the memory Memory Internal memory S1 S15 USB USB flash drive DSXXXX SET The setup file s must be placed in the root directory to be recognized
41. amp templates have been configured press Save amp Create to save the templates wo ABRs Trigd L EDIT Max Waveform A Template Max Position Goes iS Ref 4 Ln Position y 1 66 Div Save amp Create Previous Menu 5 Sms M CHi EDGE FOC 2 Semi 060 6275H z 71 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Auto 1 The template is based on the source signal Ensure the source signal appears on the display 2 Press the Utility key ay 3 Press the More key More 4 Press the Go NoGo Menu Go NoGo key Menu 5 Press the Template Edit key Template Edit 6 Press Template repeatedly to Template el Yu LE select the Auto template Auto 7 Press Source and use the Source Variable knob to select the CH1 template source lt EZ gt J J csa if r Source CH1 CH2 8 Press Tolerance repeatedly to Tolerance choose the tolerance units 0 4 or Div Use the Variable knob to set the tolerance VARIABLE The tolerance is for both the sa horizontal and vertical axis a 0 4 40 0 72 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Div 0 04 Div 4 0 Div 9 When the Auto template has Save amp been configured press Save amp Create to save the template Auto template 928 2958 J EDIT Template Tolerance Auto aa Source VAVAS F YN 6 8 A EON f y Save amp Create Source waveform Previous Menu E Sl E Sms MCHi EDGE FDC 2
42. ate 500MS s 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 On Off CH1 CH2 key QUICK REFERENCE Select acquisition mode Normal Peak Detect Select average number Ave rage Turn Delay on off Delay One Off Voltage x1 Expand Center Voltage Current Center Ground Turn channel on off CH 1 24 Select coupling mode Couplin ge Invert waveform Invert Turn bandwidth limit on off BW Limit Select probe type Voltage lt gt Current Select probe attenuation VAR 0 1x 2000x 1 2 5 step Expand type Expand A 25 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Cursor key 1 2 Cursor 5 Source CH1 X1 5 000uS 0 000uV X2 5 000uS 0 000uV X1X2 A 10 00uS 100 0kHz 0 000uUV XoY CH1 2 MATH Cursor key 2 2 Turn cursor on off Cursor Move X1 cursor X1 gt VAR Q Move X2 cursor X2 VAR Move both X1 and X2 cursor X1X2 VAR Switch to Y cursor XY Cursor Source CH1 Y1 Y2 Y1Y2 10 5mV Ea 26 CH1 2 MATH Turn cursor on off Cursor Move Y1 cursor Y1 VAR Move Y2 cursor Y2 VAR Move both Y1 and Y2 cursor Y1Y2 VAR Switch to X cursor XY GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Display key Display Type Vectors Accumulate Accumulate Refresh accumulation Select waveform type Type On Off Waveform accumulate On Off Contrast Refresh 0 Full EE Set display contrast Contrast gt VAR Q S
43. 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 Background Turn gating on Automatic measurements can be restricted to a specific area gating When cursors are turned on the area between the cursors is used for automatic measurements When cursors are turned off measurements are derived from all the points that are displayed on screen 1 Turn on cursors to enable gated automatic measurements page 61 57 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Measure 2 Press the Measure key 3 The measurement results appear on the menu bar constantly updated All measurements are derived from the cursor positions See Automatically measuring the input signals for more details page 58 Horizontal Cursor X Xo 7 4 62805 Teiai a Measure Viop 1 214ml e chan oft eee Period i i G 2 chan off i Frequency ad 7 2 chan off Duty Cycle 1 T 2 chan off Rise Time 1 16 73us 2 chan off B SAn 50pus Ochi EDGE FDC 2 5G D 1 68808 Hz po Turn gating off 4 Turn off cursors to turn off page 61
44. cdnnsonaninbeses 32 Vector Waveform 83 S e C eae er ope ao ne Toe re 118 NV ELLICAL esenp 91 SPECIFICATION 0 0 eseseeeeeeseseeeeeeenees 140 basic operation eee 52 WAVEFOrM nsssisirssrssssssesesrerererrereee 119 CUTSOY OpeTAtON sssssssesereeeereeee 62 Save alll a 122 Posi Otis l niena TE oi 36 resolution calibration 131 GRAM ooo oocccccccccccccccccccccceccccccesces 97 BOA EN EE ET 91 Security lock slot sssssssesssseeeeee 19 specification E T 139 ie a 107 Video line TA atic 97 ee ooer on Video trigger eeren 100 P MOn E nae 37 about disassembly s s 9 a 9110 v 0 T TA oor te 136 Warning symbol eeee 8 Setting the handle 21 a expand Waveform Cn MDC Cac Oc Orit al file T oia 109 Setup invert waveform sesser 93 default CONTEN aari 45 Memory depth ccccssssssessseseeeee 110 file format sssrseseesersesserenssrseennen _ aa Ml A A 127 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual recall menu tree oo eee cece eeeee 33 Waveform accumulation 83 TO O aLa E AE E 86 KAY MOC an 88 89 oA AEE E binders aces a ganses 119 Specification 139 SAVE MENU tree ccecceeeeeeeeeeeeees 35 FOOM WaVefOIrM 5 065 87 eV MOG A T scntsauececs 88 89 ZOOM MOE ccccccseseesssesseseeeseeeeeees 87 148
45. ce USB Port Go to the first Utility menu More Utility key 4 11 Hardcopy Save All Hardcopy Save All Function Save All i Ink Saver On Off Off Mem Leng USB Normal USB 1M USB 1M 2M oN oma Fast Detail Fast Previous Menu Select Hardcopy function Function Turn on off Ink saver Ink Saver Set the memory length Mem Leng Change CSV format CSV Format Go to previous menu Previous Menu amp 41 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Utility key 5 11 Hardcopy Printer Hardcopy Printer Function Printer Ink Saver Off On Off i Default 4X6 A4 Default Previous Menu Select Hardcopy function Function Turn on off Ink saver Ink Saver Set default page size Page Size Go to previous menu Previous Menu amp Utility key 6 11 Hardcopy Save Image Hardcopy Save Image Function Save Image lt gt Ink Saver On Off Off Previous Menu 42 Select Hardcopy function Function Turn on off Inksaver Ink Saver Go to previous menu Previous Menu GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Utility key 7 11 Probe compensation Probe compensation Jur SL JTLT ben 1K 1k 100k Duty Cycle Tir only 50 5 95 Default 1kHz Previous Menu Utility key 8 11 Go NoGo Select probe compensation signal Wave Type Set frequency for square wave Frequency VAR O Set duty cycle for square wave Duty Cycle VAR O Go t
46. d line Use the Variable knob to select the field jau P SS L Field NTSC 1 262 Field 2 1 263 Field 1 PAL SECAM 1 312 Field 2 1 313 Field1 Configuring the pulse width trigger Procedure 1 Press the Trigger menu key 2 Press Type repeatedly to Type select pulse width trigger Pulse The pulse width trigger indicator appears at the bottom of the display 3 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the trigger source CH1 Range Channel 1 2 Ext 101 GW INSTEK 102 GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Press Mode repeatedly to Mode select the trigger mode Auto Auto or Normal To select the Single trigger mode SINGLE press the Single key Range Auto Normal Press When repeatedly to When lt select the pulse condition 20 0ns Then use the Variable knob to set the pulse width ja G SO y Condition gt lt Width 20ns 10s Press Slope Coupling to set Slope trigger slope and coupling Coupling Press Slope repeatedly to Slope nt select the trigger slope which also appears at the bottom of the display Range Rising edge falling edge Press Coupling repeatedly to Coupling select the trigger coupling AC Range DG AC Press Rejection to select the Rejection frequency rejection mode Off Range LF HF Off GW INsSTeEK CONFIGURATION 10 Press Noise Rej to turn the Noise Rej noise rejection on or off Off Range On Off
47. e cccccccsssccessccessseecessseecsssseeesseeeeses 141 GDS 1102A U Pro De sireiseseiieiannr enchin 141 ODS TI32AU PROD Gass crcscese ce secescnenera Giese 142 DIMENS ONS saer apne gone ea eae ees 143 EC Declaration Of Conformity sricsdenteudaerwcancesveusdeeonendae 144 GW IiINsTeK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This chapter contains important safety instructions that should be followed when operating and storing the oscilloscope Read the following before any operation to ensure your safety and to keep the oscilloscope in the best condition Safety Symbols These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the oscilloscope 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 oscilloscope or to other objects or property DANGER High Voltage Attention Refer to the Manual Protective Conductor Terminal Earth Ground Terminal OF Pe 00 GW INSTEK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 e Never connect a hazardous live voltage to the ae eround side of the BNC connectors
48. e Normal Channel Scale 2V Div Invert Off Coupling DC Probe attenuation voltage x1 BW limit Off Channel 1 amp 2 On Cursor Source CH1 Cursor Off Display Type Vectors Accumulate Off Grid Full EEE Horizontal Scale 2 5us Div Mode Main Timebase H Pos Adj Fine Hor Pos 0 Math Type Add Position 0 00 Div Unit Div 2V Measure Item Vpp Vavg Frequency Duty Cycle Rise Time Trigger Type Edge Source Channel1 Mode Auto Slope _ Coupling DC Rejection Off Noise Rejection Off Utility Hardcopy SaveImage ProbeComp Square InkSaver On wave 1k 50 duty cycle Go NoGo Go NoGo Of Source CH1 Violating Stop Continued 45 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Data Logging Data logging Off Source CH1 Setup Waveform Interval 2 secs Duration 5 mins Built in Help The Help key shows the contents of the built in ae help support When you press a function key its descriptions appear in the display Applicable keys Acau e Display _Utiity Help Cursor Measure Save Recall Hardcopy Run Stop Vertical Horizontal Trigger CH 1 MATH CH 2 MENU MENU SINGLE FORCE Procedure 1 Press the Help key The HED display changes to the Help mode U 2 Press a functional key to Aegu access its help contents example Acquire key J 3 Use the Variable knob to nen scroll the Help contents up Y X and down A Help 4 Press the Help key again to exit the Help
49. e e Ins 50s time scale Features e 5 7 inch color TFT display e Saving and recalling setups and waveforms e 27 automatic measurements e Multi language menu 12 languages e Math operation Addition Subtraction multiplication FFT FFT RMS e Data logging e Go NoGo testing e Edge video pulse width trigger 13 GW INSTEK Interface 14 GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Compact size W 310 x D 140 x H 142 mm Probe factor from 0 1X 2000X voltage current USB 2 0 full speed interface for saving and recalling data Calibration output External trigger input USB slave interface for remote control GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED Panel Overview Front Panel LCD Function VARIABLE Vertical VOLTS DIV Horizontal Display keys knob POSITION knob POSITION knob Display pm 7 7 7 NS LY i WIT Jiii ii iii HIT nt TIT HIT mt I HN SAY AOA Ua LAO A ee ee a a a a a a N N i VARIABLE Aodio ity FN Cursor Measure Sge Rec LEVEL knob Horizontal MENU key Digtal Storage Osciloscope uy GDS 1152A U EXT TRIG terminal Power USB port Probe CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 Ground switch compensation terminal
50. e socket USE ONLY WITH A 250V FUSE USB slave port AS Calibration ii output Security lock slot J N Power cord socket accepts the AC mains 100 240V 50 60Hz The fuse socket holds the AC main fuse T1A 250V For the fuse replacement procedure see page 137 Accepts a type B slave male USB connector for remote control of the oscilloscope page 104 Outputs the calibration signal used in vertical scale accuracy calibration page 131 Standard laptop security lock slot for ensuring the security of the GDS 1000A U 19 GW INsTeEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Display Waveform marker Waveform position Trigger status Acquisition Menu it an i Vertical status Horizontal status Frequency Trigger condition Waveforms Channel 1 Yellow Channel 2 Blue Trigger status Trig d A signal is being triggered Trig Waiting for a trigger condition Auto Updating the input signal regardless of trigger conditions STOP Triggering is stopped For trigger setting details see page 96 Input signal Updates the input signal frequency the trigger frequency source signal in real time lt 2Hz Indicates that the signal frequency is less than the lower frequency limit 2Hz and thus not accurate Trigger Shows the trigger source type and slope In case configuration of the Video trigger shows the trigger source and polarity Horizontal status Shows the channel configurations coupling m
51. ed This mode is useful for catching abnormal glitches in a signal SY av IL One of the probe compensation waveforms can demonstrate the peak detection mode Connect the probe to the probe compensation output Press the Utility key Utility Press ProbeComp ProbeComp Menu Press Wave Type and select wWave Type the JU waveform Tu Press the Autoset key The oscilloscope positions the waveform in the center of the display Acquire 79 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 7 Press Normal Normal 8 Press Peak Detect and see Peak that a spike noise is Detect captured Example The peak detect mode reveals the occasional glitch Normal mode Peak detect mode x ETE E aus i Selecting Delay mode Fd When delay time is ON the displayed output is BacKgroung delayed for a defined amount of time from the trigger point Using the delay function is useful for observing an area of the waveform that occurs some time after the trigger point With Delay On the expansion point and trigger Delay On point become separated by the amount of delay time As the delay time is increased the trigger point moves left from the expansion point When the horizontal scale is adjusted the waveform expands from the expansion point not the trigger point 80 GW INsSTEK CONFIGURATION v s Trisd J Acquire v v 2 s
52. ee are A ar g jj weeseee ge Trig icon g Source i Source CH1 CH1 C gt j 4 gt hi F f a Slope i i Slope Coupling i Coupling i Mode Weweeeeneeeeeneneneeeenaenaeaaeeeaeasna amp Mode Auto Auto 50am 250us OCH EDGE FDC 500m 250us CHi EDGE FDC 2 500mY 1 88765kHz 2 SOG O 1 88764kHz 50 GW INsSTeEK MEASUREMENT Waveform Waveforms can be moved or scaled in both the operation Run and Stop mode For details see page 85 Horizontal position scale and page 91 Vertical position scale Changing the horizontal position and scale For more detailed configurations see page 85 Setting the The horizontal position knob O horizontal moves the waveform left or right a position The position indicator moves along with the waveform and the distance from the center point is displayed as the offset in the upper side of the display Horizontal offset vor 418 Bus Trigd fL Hor MENU oston indicator Window d Window Zoom Roll 8 500mY 250us OCHI EDGE FDC 2 SOGmVU O 1 88763kHz Selecting the To select the timebase scale turn MED Y horizontal scale the TIME DIV knob left slow or right fast Range Ins Div 10s Div 1 2 5 5 increment 51 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual v v 0 000s Trige fu Hor MENU v v 0 000s Trige fu Hor MENU Main Main A Window i i Window R Window 4 Window 1 d So
53. ees 87 Viewing waveforms in the X Y mode cescesseeeteeeeeeeeeees 88 Horizontal Adjustment Menu cececsseeeseceseeeeteeeneeeenees 89 Vertical View Channel x aseatoecnach set east en cuecerendeeetasenes 9 Moving the waveform position vertically cceeseeeeeeeees 91 Selecting the vertical scale ceeccesscesseceeeeeeeeceseeeeeeeteeees 91 Selecting the coupling mode csscccsscesersssteeseessneeseneens 91 Expand Vertical Scale Center Ground ccccecsseeereeeeees 92 Inverting the waveform vertically eeseeseeesteeeteeeseeeeeees 93 Limiting the waveform bandwidth ceseesceeeseeseeeeees 94 Probe attenuation level and type eeeeeeseceseeeteeeseeeeeees 94 Lig e eee eer peer eT err re terre eer EEE ern eer er errr 96 Of 24221 pha TO A A cornea Sane rotten T 96 THIG SEP parainetET cee sseanedaccacneassecedooouscndestvseadeaneedewootuesadieannes 96 Configuring Holdoff scccourescaneancesanraserasteceareceoaseaneeeeadeaseeesenaans 98 Configuring the edge trigger ssssessssssesssssssssssesressressessrssees 99 Configuring the video trigger scccscccssccsersssscessrsessees 100 Configuring the pulse width trigger eessessssesessessssessseses 101 Manually triggering the signal sssssssesssssssssssessrsssessesseese 103 Rear Panel USB Port Interface cceccesccesccesecnsseeeeees 104 Remote Control Interface sercscivsensicndstucsnicdansernvcusdebetendeas 1
54. elect display grid BAER EA Autoset key Automatically find the signal and set the scale Fit Screen AC Priority Change the Type of Autoset mode E Type available for a few seconds Undo Autoset Undo available for a few seconds Hardcopy key Hardcopy See Utility key page 40 27 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Help key Help Help Horizontal menu key MENU MENU Turn help mode on off O Window Zoom Switch from Horizontal Menu to Horizontal Position Menu Select main default display Select window mode Zoom in window mode Select window roll mode Select XY mode Toggle adjustment mode Reset horizontal marker Set Horizontal marker delete horizontal marker Navigate to previous horizontal marker Navigate to next horizontal marker 28 H Pos Adj Fine Reset Hor Pos Set Clear Previous Next 340 0uS Horizontal MENU Main Window gt TIME DIV O Window Zoom Roll XY H Pos Adj Reset HOR Set Clear Previous Next GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Math key 1 2 x swells Math on off Math Select math operation type x FFT FFT rms Operation P T Position ETER Set result position 0 00 Div io Unit Div Position VAR oH 200mV 10V div Math result Volt Div Unit Div gt VOLTS DIV CH2 O 29 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Math key 2 2 FFT FFT rms MATH
55. er 10 times longer depending on the speed of the USB flash drive File utilities To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files Utilities and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 120 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL Saving the display image Saving the display image can be used as a screen Background capture or it can be used as a reference waveform Procedure 1 Insert the USB flash drive os into the front panel USB port Image files can only J be saved to USB 2 Press the Save Recall key Save Recall Save Recall twice to access the Save J C menu 3 Press Save Image Save Image 4 Press Ink Saver repeatedly to Ink Saver invert the background color Off on or not off 5 Note Destination is set as Destination USB This cannot be USB changed 6 Press Save to confirm saving When completed a Save message appears at the bottom of the display N The file will not be saved if the Note power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed before completion File utilities To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files Utilities and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 121 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Saving all panel settings display image waveform Procedure 1 For saving to USB flash a drive
56. form Short time events might get lost if the sampling rate gets too high This mode is used when the sampling rate is relatively low 1GSa s or lower Equivalent time Multiple numbers of sampled data are sampling accumulated to reconstruct a single waveform ETS restores more waveform detail but takes longer to update the waveform This mode is used when the sampling rate becomes higher than 1GSa s The maximum equivalent time sampling rate is 25GSa s 82 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Display The Display section describes how to configure the display settings drawing type waveform accumulation contrast adjustment and grid settings Selecting vector or dot drawing Procedure 1 Press the Display key Dispy 2 Press Type repeatedly to Type select the waveform Vectors drawing Types Dots Only the sampled dots are displayed Vectors The sampled dots are connected by lines Accumulating the waveform Background Accumulation preserves the old waveform drawings and overwrites new waveforms on top of it It is useful for observing waveform variation Display Procedure 1 Press the Display key 2 Press Accumulate to turnon Accumulate the waveform accumulation On 3 To clear the accumulation and start it over refresh Refresh press Refresh 83 GW INsTeK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Accumulation off Accumulation on v v 0 000s Trisd J Display Type Dots Example v v 6 688s Trisd f Display
57. g vertical scale e coupling mode bandwidth limit on off operation type vertical position FFT window cursor on off accumulation on off ink saver on off Go Nogo settings scale source channel video standard video line slope coupling vertical position invert on off voltage current probe source channel unit div GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL Using the USB file utilities Background When a USB flash drive is inserted into the oscilloscope file utilities file deletion folder creation and file folder renaming are available from the front panel the front panel USB port 2 Press the Save Recall key 2282 lt Select any save or recall function For example USB Example Destination in the Save image function Save Image Destination USB 3 Press File Utilities The File display shows the USB flash Utilities drive contents Procedure 1 Insert a USB flash drive into oe r 4 Use the Variable knob to ARIRE move the cursor Press Select to go into the folder or go Ns back to the previous directory level USB flash drive When a USB flash drive is inserted into the indicator oscilloscope an indicator appears at the right bottom corner of the display The USB flash drive shouldn t be removed when a file is saved or retrieved from USB USB FDC as 113 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Creati
58. ge 96 17 GW IINSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual POWER Power switch alao Powers the oscilloscope on or off Q 18 GW INSTEK GETTING STARTED Rear Panel Security lock Fuse socket Power cord socket CAL output USB port slot A X IHHH A RA TO AVOID ELECTRIC si GROUNDING FOR CONTINUED FIRE PROTECT SPECIFIED TYPE AND RATED FUSE J NO OPERATOR SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS INSIDE DO NOT RANGE REMOVE COVERS REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL opcnov P eS Al a J ENSURE THE POWER IS REMOVED FROM AA THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE REPLACING THE FUSE F NI THE POWER CORD PROTECTIVE ST BE CONNECTED TO GROUND ION REPLACE ONLY WITH TRIG SH CONDUCTO H ji Aff iy E A ey Power cord socket Fus
59. gs The accuracy does not match the specifications The oscilloscope will not allow a 2M waveform to be saved The input signal does not appear in the display Make sure you have activated the channel by pressing the CH key page 47 want to remove some contents from the display To clear the math result press the Math key again page 63 To clear the cursor press the Cursor key again page 61 To clear the Help contents press the Help key again page 46 134 GW INSTEK FAQ The waveform does not update frozen Press the Run Stop key to unfreeze the waveform See page 50 for details For trigger setting details see page 96 If this does not help press the CH key If the signal still does not appear press the Autoset key The probe waveform is distorted You might need to compensate the probe For details see page 132 Note that the frequency accuracy and duty factor are not specified for probe compensation waveforms and therefore it should not be used for other reference purposes Autoset does not catch the signal well The Autoset function does not catch signals well under 30mV or 2Hz Please operate the oscilloscope manually See page 48 for details want to clean up the cluttered panel settings Recall the default settings by pressing the Save Recall key Default Setting For default setting contents see page 45 The saved display image is too dark on the background
60. h 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 environment e Storage Temperature 10 C 60 C no condensation e Relative Humidity 93 40 C 65 41 C 60 C Disposal Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted municipal waste Please use a separate collection sd facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased Please make sure discarded electrical waste is properly recycled to reduce environmental impact 11 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 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 A acting THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Phase 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 Earth terminal marked with either the letter E the earth symbol or coloured Green Green amp Yellow The wire which is coloured Blue must be c
61. he current horizontal scale gueeccecococecoce J i 5U gt iseus B FA gw TTTTTTTTTT T 85 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Selecting the waveform update mode Background The display update mode is switched automatically or manually according to the horizontal scale Main mode Updates the whole displayed waveform at once The main mode is automatically selected when the horizontal scale timebase is fast Horizontal scale lt 100ms div Trigger All modes available Roll mode Updates and moves the waveform gradually from the right side of the display to the left The Roll mode is automatically selected when the horizontal scale timebase is 50ms or slower When in the Roll mode an indicator appears at the bottom of the display When in roll mode the record length is 2M 1 channel or 1M 2 channel Main mode Roll mode 0 18eus a SEM ROLL Timebase 250ms div 1 25MS s Trigger Auto mode only MENU Selecting the Roll 1 Press the Horizontal menu mode manually key C 2 Press Roll The horizontal scale automatically becomes 50ms div and the waveform starts scrolling from the right side of the display If the oscilloscope is already in the Roll mode there will be no change 86 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Zooming the waveform horizontally Procedure range 1 Press the Horizontal Menu p key 2 Press Window Window 3 Use the horizontal position Z CY 5 knob to move t
62. he zoom a j range sideways and TIME DIV TIME DIV knob to change the zoom range width The width of the bar in the middle of the display is the actual zoomed area Zoom range Ins 25s 4 Press Window Zoom The Window specified range gets Zoom zoomed Example Setting the zoom width Zooming in v 0 000s Teiess fu Hor MENU v v 0 00s Trige sm Hor MENU Main Main Window Window ae Fara f T Zoom j F H Roll Roll XY XY O S500m O2Sus Ochi EDGE FDC O SB0mU 2 Sus cHi EDGE FDC 2 5U 1 500nst O 93 3830kHz 2 5U 528ns 0 92 1656kHz WSeaeaeee amp G Zoom width GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Viewing waveforms in the X Y mode Background The X Y mode compares the voltage of Channel 1 and Channel 2 waveforms in a single display This mode is useful for observing the phase relationship between the two waveforms Procedure 1 Connect the signals to Channel 1 X axis and O s oa Channel 2 Y axis RA ae 2 Make sure both Channel 1 a and 2 are activated C S 3 Press the Horizontal key 4 Press XY The display shows two waveforms in X Y format Channel 1 as X axis Channel 2 as Y axis Adjusting the X Y Horizontal position CH1 Position knob mee wayclonn Horizontal scale CH1 Volts Div knob Vertical position CH2 Position knob Vertical scale CH2 Volts Div knob Example Main mode XY mode ver 0 000s Trige fu Hor M
63. iable JS knob to change the vertical scale Range 12 00 Div 12 00 Div To select the vertical scale of Vertical an FFT waveform press aBn Vertical repeatedly until dB is selected Use the Variable knob to change the vertical scale Range 1 2 5 10 20 dB Div VARIABLE G a y aa f VOLTS DIV an FFT rms waveform use the VOLTS DIV knob to change the vertical scale The scale will be shown in the Vertical soft key Range Volts Div To zoom in on the FFT FFT Zoom rms waveform press Zoom oooh 7 repeatedly until X is selected Use the Variable knob to change the Zoom level VARIABLE G Oo y ai Range 1 2 5 10 20X GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT 10 To move the FFT FFT rms Zoom waveform horizontally press Zoom repeatedly until aas Hz is selected Use the Variable knob to change the horizontal position OG a y ct Range 0 50 000MHz 11 To clear the FFT result from ZA the display press the Math key again Go No Go Testing Overview Background Go NoGo testing checks if a waveform conforms to a user specified maximum and minimum boundary template The testing can be set to stop or continue each time the template has or has not been violated by the input waveform Settings Item Default Details NoGo criteria When inside Inside Page 68 or outside the boundary Source Channel Page 68 Test continue or stop when Stop Page 69 NoGo occurs Boundary temp
64. iei 61 TANT TSC or itece atten dante usec 28 POOD iaai 85 SCA T E E 85 specification 139 Image recall innnan 129 Ink saver Hardcopy arauri 116 a eer ere eer rT 122 Input frequency indicator 20 Invert waveform uu eee 93 Language selection 107 List of features eee 13 Low voltage measure 56 Math PG ie AAA E E et east 134 TANTS E EE 29 OV OW E aisenne 63 MICASUTORICI i sesscsiieienscceatnesemepisst 47 Memory Length RACY E E E 136 Model caomparison 0 13 Mulu plication minson 64 Negative peak measure 55 Noise FEJCCUION sis cessdscesussisinadenstncs 98 Normal acquisition 0 78 Normal trigger eeren 97 DT E A 97 Operating environment 140 Overshoot voltage measure 56 PA e a scedueei ese cece aeteee 97 Peak detect acquisition 79 Peak to peak measure 55 Peak voltage measure 55 Power on off safety instruction eesse 10 SWIC OVETV IEW enico 19 Preshoot voltage measure 56 EALO 0 AE E E en 132 attenuation level seee 94 GW INSTEK INDEX attenuation menu tree 25 ROW IO SAVE heann 118 compensation Menu tree 43 BCA facta cate cate ae peered 126 compensation signal overview 53 recall ment tree css sisiseyascetedaaweaeses 32 BG casera AE A E 135 saye MENU TICE siisensaten sa rccducedidanenens 34 peak detect demonstration 79 Single tr
65. igger sscsseeeee 103 Pulse time measufe 062 56 Single trigger mode ceeee 97 Pulse width trigger 101 Specifications iz ndaewiorece 138 Condi ON sirener 98 GAN EEN IETA 136 ment OS opia 38 GUbtraCtION DONN 64 Real time sampling 11111 82 System information 107 Rear panel diagram sses 19 Timebase indicator 0 0000 00 85 i I E A eecetees tena 124 Trier ooceeecseessssesssseessseeessseesseeeeee 96 default setup 125 COUP oprima aa 98 RELVES a a A 129 A E aA 99 MENU FEE ssssssssssstrtrtrtrersereeereresesset 32 OE e 103 reference Waveform s 126 eao aiai mace 96 SEP e aN 126 T AAA 98 WAVELOTM nsssssssssssrsssssnrsssrrensrees 127 MENU tLe oo eeceeeeeeseeeseseseteteeeeeeees 37 Rectangular window 64 Paranie ae 96 Reference waveform pulse Width ccceeseeeeseeteseees 101 menu HSS apa caseinuscicatintessuuaetennatess 34 SPeCIFICATION 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 139 1s Ue nee ee Sere ere nn T 126 status WNGICALOL sesssbe ie seedacvureasaaiares 20 Remote control interface 104 105 V1 CO E 100 Rising time measure 56 UK power Ol a POOE ET 12 Roll mode s ssssssssesessessesseseeee 86 USB Root mean square measure 56 Hle OPETATOM jccievsiaronssrocrnrvocesonses 113 BCH SEOD cuie 50 o w ASS CO ES ec ie oe AG cic eters 1 tility i ea FP he ne 7 display image ssscsssssseeseeeeeen 121 MENU PCC usgropa ceseniayan 40 TUCO CC a otera
66. ion See page 78 for peak detection mode details View the probe 1 Connect the probe between the compensation compensation signal output and Channel input waveform H H es FO OCOO00 E OW 7 Q gt Rw 2V v Nee m m _ 2 CE f jo re m1 ff CH1 2 Press the Utility key Utility 3 Press ProbeComp ProbeComp Menu 53 GW INSTEK Probe compensation 54 GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 4 Press Wave type repeatedly wave Type to select the wave type For IU only To change Frequency the frequency press 1K Frequency and use the Variable knob lt gt D gt U w CZ gt Range 1kHz 100kHz For JU only To change Duty Cycle the duty cycle press Duty 50 Cycle and use the Variable knob VARIABLE G Range 5 95 For probe compensation details see page 132 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Automatic Measurements The automatic measurement function measures input signal attributes and updates them in the display Up to 5 automatic measurement items can be updated at any one time on the side menus All automatic measurement types can be displayed on screen if necessary Measurement items Overview Voltage type Time type Delay type eee E Vpp Freq
67. late Auto 0 4 Page 69 selects the minimum and maximum boundaries template from a single waveform Run Tests Page 73 67 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Edit NoGo When Utility Procedure 1 Press the Utility key 2 Press the More key 3 Press No Go When repeatedly to select the NoGo conditions NoGo when the waveform is inside the boundary template NoGo when the waveform is outside of the boundary template esssss ossos Edit Source Utility Procedure 1 Press the Utility key 2 Press the More key More Ha 3 Press the Go NoGo Menu Go NoGo key Menu 4 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the source channel CH1 CH1 or CH2 68 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Edit NoGo Violation Conditions Procedure 1 Press the Utility key uy 2 Press the More key 3 Press the Go NoGo Menu key 4 Press Violating repeatedly to select the NoGo conditions Stop Continue Edit Template boundary More Go NoGo Menu Violating Stop OHE Stops the test when the NoGo conditions have been met The tests continue even when the NoGo conditions have been met Background The NoGo template sets the upper and lower amplitude boundary Two methods are available Min Max and Auto Min Max Selects the upper boundary Max and lower boundary Min as separate waveforms from the internal memory The upper boundary is saved
68. lling waveforms at a slow timebase 96 GW INSTEK Holdoff Video standard video trigger Sync polarity video trigger Video line video trigger Single Normal CONFIGURATION The Auto trigger status appears in the upper right corner of the display eeeceececee Autode Trigger ae a Type F Edge The oscilloscope acquires the input signals once when a trigger event occurs then stops acquiring Pressing the Single key again will repeat the process SINGLE The Single trigger status appears in the upper right corner of the display Searching Triggered Trig amp naa S Trigger Stop i nL Trigger The oscilloscope acquires and updates the input signals only when a trigger event occurs The Normal trigger status appears in the upper right corner of the display Searching Triggered Trig O la Trigger Trigd N iii S Trigger The holdoff function defines the waiting period before the GDS 1000A U starts triggering again after a trigger point The Holdoff function ensures a stable display NTSC PAL SECAM ftl Eo National Television System Committee Phase Alternative by Line SEquential Couleur A M moire Positive polarity Negative polarity Selects the trigger point in the video signal field 1 or 2 97 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual line 1 263 for NTSC 1 313 for PAL SECAM Pulse condition Sets the pulse width 20ns 10s and the triggering pulse t
69. ment control and EN 61326 2 1 laboratory use EMC requirements 2006 Conducted and Radiated Emissions Electrostatic Discharge EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 EN 61000 4 2 2009 Current Harmonic Radiated Immunity EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 Voltage Fluctuation Electrical Fast Transients EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 61000 4 4 2004 A1 2010 EN 61000 4 5 2006 EN 61000 4 6 2009 Lee Power Frequency Magnetic Field EN 61000 4 8 2010 EN 61000 4 11 2004 Safety Safety Requirements EN 61010 1 2010 EN 61010 2 030 2010 144 GW INSTEK INDEX 2M memory length limits 110 MENU tree esssssssonesesssssssssseereressssse 26 AC coupling o eeeecscesessteeseeteeen 92 S PECIICAUION sod dnaerparivevstietveaesnnedes 140 Accumulating waveform 83 Cycle time measufre 00 56 PAC UIS LOM erekere 78 Data logging MENU tLe ececcceeescssesscssesseeseeeees 25 MENU ELEC or seeeeersestestenteneeeeeetentens 44 specification sseeeesseseesesseseeseeee 139 OVEL VIEW ccccisesteniasiisvaelisencstistncniats 74 DAA oroechecechecSiccecnsccctisoecdeccetecs 64 UU a PASTE EE A 77 Amplitude measure 55 E r E E i AUG SOE cns ona 49 DC cou lin oo lh 9 EXCEption Meee eee ee eee 50 Sans hse gee aan SPECI Ca LON aeisi 140 Declaration of conformity type veeccceceesescseeeeseseeseeeeseaeeneaeeeeneens 49 Default Setup isssuvisssiasassssesnaenies 125 Au
70. mode J 46 GW INsTeEK MEASUREMENT M EASUREMENT The Measurement chapter describes how to properly observe a signal using the oscilloscopes basic functions and how to observe a signal in a detailed manner using some of the advanced functions such as Automatic measurements cursor measurements and math operations Basic Measurements This section describes the basic operations required in capturing and viewing an input signal For more detailed operations see the following chapters e Measurements from page 47 e Configuration from page 78 Activating a channel Activating a To activate an input channel CH 1 CH 2 channel press the Channel key CH1 or _ CH2 The channel indicator or appears at the left side of the display and the channel icon changes accordingly Continued on next page 47 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Channel 1 off Channel 1 on v v 6 0005 Auto fs CH 1 v v 6 0885 Trisd jt CH 1 Coupling Coupling Invert Channel Invert Off oe indicator on BW Limit a ie BW Limit ere 4 Off wee H Off Voltage Voltage 1X 10 Expand Expand Ground i EX Ground t 2U 2 Sus Gon EDGE FDC oau S us Ochi EDGE FDC 2 2V O lt 20Hz weet O5 82422kHz Channel icon De activating a To de activate the channel press the Channel key channel twice once if the channel menu is already selected Using Autoset Background The Autose
71. nd rating e Disconnect the power cord before replacing the fuse e Make sure the cause of fuse blowout is fixed before replacing the fuse Cleaning the e Disconnect the power cord before cleaning the oscilloscope oscilloscope e Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild detergent and water Do not spray any liquid into the oscilloscope e Do not use chemicals containing harsh products 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 40 C or below lt 45 41 C 50 C e Altitude lt 2000m e Temperature 0 C to 50 C 10 GW INsSTeEK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Pollution Degree EN 61010 1 2001 specifies pollution degrees and their requirements as follows The oscilloscope 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 pollution 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 whic
72. ndicator Marker we 40 us Stop J1 Hor MENU H Pos Adj Fine 4 Reset Hor Pos Set Clear 158 Gus Previous a Oa Be Next 438 8us m iy 250us OCH EDGE FOC B S m 0999 995Hz 90 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Vertical View Channel The Vertical view section describes how to set the vertical scale position bandwidth limitation coupling mode and attenuation Moving the waveform position vertically Procedure To move the waveform up or A down turn the vertical position V knob for each channel Selecting the vertical scale Procedure To change the vertical scale Poo turn the VOLTS DIV knob left down or right up Range 2mV Div 10V Div 1 2 5 increments Selecting the coupling mode Procedure 1 Press the Channel key G 2 Press Coupling repeatedly to Coupling select the coupling mode N Range mmma DC coupling mode The whole portion AC and DC of the signal appears on the display roo Ground coupling mode The display shows only the zero voltage level as a horizontal line This mode is useful for measuring the signal amplitude with respect to the ground level 91 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual i r 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 components Expand Vertical Scale Center Ground Normally when the vertical scale is increased
73. ng anew 1 folder renaming a file or folder Deleting a folder 1 or file 114 When editing is complete Move the cursor to the file New or folder location and press Folder New Folder or Rename The file folder name and the character map will appear on the display Use the Variable knob to VARIABLE move the pointer to the characters Press Enter Character to add a character Enter or Back Space to delete a Oharadi r character Back Space Q press Save The Save new renamed file or folder will be saved Move the cursor to the folder or file location and Delete press Delete The message Press F4 again to confirm this process appears at the bottom of the display If the file folder still needs to be deleted press Delete Delete again to complete the deletion To cancel the deletion press any other key GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL Quick Save HardCopy Hardcopy Background The Hardcopy key works as a shortcut for printing screen images directly to a printer or to save display images waveform data and panel settings onto a USB flash drive card The Hardcopy key can be configured into three types of operations save image save all image waveform setup and printer Save Recall Using the Save Recall key can also save files with more options For details see page 117 Functionalities Save image Saves the current display image into bmp a USB flash drive
74. ng the Trigger Level knob Change Modes To change the type of mode Type press Type available for a few JAC Priority seconds The Type icon will change to next type Type Fit Screen AC Priority The next time the Autoset key is pressed the new mode will be activated 49 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Fit Screen AC Priority GY INSTEK v v S Trigd Autoset GY INSTEK vey 0 000s Trigd Autoset Type Type Fit Screen s AC Priority e e _ 7 ib Undo Undo Autoset finished Autoset Autoset finished Autoset o 2V 25Gus CHi EDGE fDC g 1 25Gus CHi EDGE fDC 2 58mU 0999 986Hz 2 56m 0999 994Hz Limitation Autoset does not work in the following situation e Input signal frequency less than 2Hz e Input signal amplitude less than 30mV Running and stopping the trigger Background In the trigger Run mode the oscilloscope constantly searches for a trigger condition and updates the signal onto the display when the condition is met In the trigger Stop mode the oscilloscope stops triggering and thus the last acquired waveforms stay in the display The trigger icon at the top of the display changes into Stop mode Run Stop Pressing the Trigger Run Stop key switches between the Run and Stop mode Trigger Run mode Trigger Stop mode ea2aeaenyg eeeag v v 6 688s Auto OF Dat Trigger v v 8 888s H Stope a Trigger vv eeees Yv 4zx seeee Auto or
75. nnector USB Host Image BMP and waveform data CSV connector Probe Frequency range 1kHz 100kHz adjustable 1kHz step Compensation Signal Duty cycle 5 95 adjustable 5 step Amplitude 2Vpp 3 Power Source Line Voltage 100V 240V AC 47Hz 63Hz Power 18W 40VA maximum Consumption Fuse Rating 1A slow 250V Operation Ambient temperature 0 50 C Environment Relative humidity lt 80 40 C or below lt 45 41 C 50 C Storage Storage Temperature 10 C 60 C no condensation Environment Relative humidity 93 40 C 65 41 C 60 C Dimensions 310 W x 142 H x 140 D mm Weight Approx 2 5kg 140 GW INSTEK APPENDIX Probe Specifications GDS 1072A U Probe Applicable model amp probe Position x 10 Attenuation Ratio Bandwidth Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maximum Input Voltage Attenuation Ratio Bandwidth Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maximum Input Position x 1 GDS 1072A U GTP 070A 4 10 1 DC 7OMHz 10MQ when used with 1MQ input 28pF 32pF lt 600Vpk Derating with frequency 1 1 DC 6MHz 1MQ when used with 1MQ input 120pF 220pF lt 200Vpk Derating with frequency Voltage Operating Cond Temperature 10 C 50 C Relative Humidity lt 85 Safety Standard EN 61010 031 CAT II GDS 1102A U Probe Applicable model amp GDS 1102A U probe GTP 100A 4 Position x 10 Attenuation Ratio 10 1 Bandwidth DC 100MHz Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maxim
76. o be recognized 5 Press Recall to confirm recalling When completed a message appears at the bottom of the display 6 Press Reference Image to turn Ref Image on off the current image Off The file will not be recalled if the Note power is turned off or the USB flash drive is removed before completion File utilities To edit the USB drive contents File create delete rename files Utilities and folders press File Utilities For details see page 113 130 GW IINSTEK MAINTENANCE Maintenance Two types of maintenance operations are available calibrating the vertical resolution and compensating the probe Run these operations when using the oscilloscope in a new environment Vertical Resolution Calibration Procedure 1 Press the Utility key a 2 Press the More key twice More x2 3 Press Self Cal Menu Self CAL Menu 4 Press Vertical The message Set CAL to CH1 then press Vertical F5 appears at the bottom of the display 5 Connect the calibration pia signal between the rear panel CAL out terminal and the Channell input 6 Press F5 The calibration automatically starts 131 GW INsSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 7 The Channell calibration will complete in less than 5 minutes 000000000000 Chl calibration 1 3 8 When finished connect the calibration signal to the Channel 2 input and repeat 900000000000 the procedure Done 9
77. o previous menu Previous Menu Edit Template Source Tolerance Max Min Auto 0 4 40 0 4DIV 40DIV Previous To previous Save amp Create Switch between templates Template a Select the template source Source Set the tolerance or Divisions ToleranceS7VAR Save the template Save amp Create Go back to previous menu Previous Menu 43 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Utility key 9 11 Data Logging 1 2 Data logging Turn Data Logging On Off Por On Off Data logging 7 Source emus Set the logging source To the Edit File USB only gt o rile ance Go to the Data Logging Edit menu Previous gt To previous Setu p Menu menu Go to the File Utilities menu File Utilities Go back to previous menu Previous Menu Utility key 10 11 Data Logging 2 2 Edit Save the logs as waveform data or e Waveform Image as image files Waveform Save 2 secs oie Set the logging interval mins Interval gt VAR To previous Set the duration of the record log Menu menu Duration VAR D Vv Go back to previous menu Previous Menu Utility key 11 11 Self CAL Menu Self Cal Start Vertical Calibration Start Vertical gt Calibration Vertical 44 GW INSTEK Default Settings QUICK REFERENCE Here are the factory installed panel settings which Save Recall eeu appear when pressing the Save Recall key Default Setup Acquisition Mod
78. ode Vertical status vertical scale and horizontal scale 20 GW INsSTEK GETTING STARTED Setting up the Oscilloscope Background This section describes how to set up the oscilloscope properly including adjusting the handle connecting a signal adjusting the scale and compensating the probe Before operating the oscilloscope in a new environment run these steps to make sure the oscilloscope is functionally stable Procedure 1 Pull both bases of sl the handle out i j slightly 2 Turn to one of the three preset positions E i E 3 Connect the power cord 4 Press the power switch The POWER display will become active SA in approximately 10 seconds 5 Reset the system by recalling Save Recall Seal the factory settings Press the Save Recall key then Default Setup For details regarding the factory settings see page 45 21 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual 6 Connect the probe between the Channel input terminal and probe compensation signal output 2Vp p 1kHz square wave 7 Set the probe attenuation voltage to x10 nn oped aes jj vanae S OSs 2 OOO I
79. om i i Zoom Roll j y Roll Horizontal scale 50us div XY Horizontal scale 250us div XY MEET o Sous Ochi EDGE FDC 2U 10 250us Ochi EDGE FDC temo eesoso O 2 89887kHz 2 2U tneccee 0 2 89862kHz Changing the vertical position and scale For more detailed configuration see page 91 Set vertical To move the waveform upor 4 A position down turn the vertical position S V knob for each channel As the waveform moves the vertical position of the cursor appears at the bottom left corner of the display Run Stop mode The waveform can be moved vertically in both Run and Stop mode Select vertical To change the vertical scale je scale turn the VOLTS DIV knob left down or right up Range 2mV Div 10V Div 1 2 5 increments The vertical scale indicator for each channel on the bottom left of the display changes accordingly 52 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT Using the probe compensation signal Background This section introduces how to use the probe compensation signal for general usage in case the DUT signal is not available or to get a second signal for comparison For probe compensation details see page 132 Note The frequency accuracy and duty factor are not guaranteed Therefore the signal should not be used for reference purposes Waveform type Square waveform used for probe compensation 1k 100kHz 5 95 JIL TUP Demonstration signal for showing the effects of peak detect
80. on Destination lt VAR E Destination Memory Save Save setup File _s USB only Save Utilities To File Utilities Go to USB file utilities File Utilities 34 GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Save Recall key 7 10 Save Waveform Save lt gt Waveform A CH1 2 Math CUIGE Ref A B Destination Memory Memory USB Normal USB 1M USB 2M Refs File USB onl i gt SB ony Utilities o File Utilities Save Recall key 8 10 Select other menu Save Waveform Select source Source VAR Select destination Destination VAR Save waveform Save Go to USB file utilities File Utilities Save Image Save lt gt Image Ink Saver On Off Off Destination USB File USB onl aa Se Utilities To File Utilities Select other menu Save Image H Turn on off ink saver Ink Saver Save image Save Go to USB file utilities File Utilities 35 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Save Recall key 9 10 Save All Save All Ink Saver On Off Off Destination USB Normal USB USB 1M USB 2M i gt USB only File Utilities To File Utilities gt Save Recall key 10 10 File Utilities New Folder Enter Character Back Space Rename Previous Menu Previous Menu 36 Select file folder Select other menu Save All Turn on off ink saver Ink Saver Select destination Destination VAR Save all Save Go
81. onnected 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 75mm 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 ina 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 12 GW INsSTeEK GETTING STARTED G ETTING STARTED The Getting started chapter introduces the oscilloscope s main features appearance and set up procedure Main Features Model name Frequency bandwidth Input channels GDS 1072A U DC 70MHz 3dB 2 GDS 1102A U DC 100MHz 3dB 2 GDS 1152A U DC 150M Hz 3cB 2 Performance e 1 GS s real time sampling rate e 25GS s equivalent time sampling rate e 2M points record length e Up to 10ns peak detection e 2mV 10V vertical scal
82. or relative to zero X1X2 The difference between the X1 and X2 Aus The time difference between X1 and X2 f Hz The time difference converted to frequency V A The voltage current difference from X1 and X2 61 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual M1i dB Position of the left cursor in dB M2 dB Position of the right cursor in dB A dB The dB difference between M1 and M2 Div The frequency per division Moving the To move the left cursor press X1 horizontal X1 and then use the Variable 5 000uS cursors knob 0 000uV To move the right cursor press X2 X2 and then use the Variable 9 000uS knob 0 000uUV To move both cursors at once X1X2 press X1X2 and then use the io Oke Variable knob 0 000uv C Remove cursors Press Cursor to remove the ahu onscreen cursors U Using the vertical cursors Procedure 1 Press the Cursor key a L 2 Press XY to select the vertical Y1 amp Y2 cursor Al 3 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the source channel CH1 Range CH1 2 MATH 4 The cursor measurement results will appear in the menu Parameters Y1 Voltage level of the upper cursor Y2 Voltage level of the lower cursor 62 GW INsSTeEK MEASUREMENT Y1Y2 The difference between the upper and lower cursor V A The voltage current difference Y1 Y2 Moving the To move the upper cursor Y1 vertical cursors press Y1 and then use the 123 4mV Variable knob To move the lower cursor y pres
83. recssnscessesonscesees 68 E ON a E EA E 68 Edit NoGo Violation Conditions ssssessessesesseseressessessee 69 GW INSTEK TABLE OF CONTENTS Edit Template boundary c cccssccssrsssrcessessnsesssnsensees 69 RUN GO NOGO ESS reren Scere ES 73 Data WO FS eae E tonnes 74 BN SN cet ase aren A AEE E O 74 EES SOUICE seseo iinan nonn NEA E TA TES 75 Edit Setup Parameters accreiscracducsnventecnnvencscnadeacenardenteneads 75 R n Data lopping prroiripiririrssiisiiinai inre 77 CONFIGURATION csserisinrrsinendsseseerncisnesss AO ACU O e E E TE ET 78 Selecting the acquisition mode sssessssesessesssesssrsssessrssees 78 Selecting Delay mode n nnsoosesessoeosseseresesssrsseessrssressesseee 80 Real time vs Equivalent time sampling mode 0006 82 DP a E A T E A rrr rere 83 Selecting vector or dot drawing s esessssssesssssseessreseeserssees 83 Accumulating the waveform ssssssssessssssesssrsssesssseeseessesses 83 Adjusting the display Contrast cccscccssccssrsssressnesoneees 84 Selecting the display grid cee ceeceesscesseceseeeeteceseeeeaeeeseeess 84 Horizontal VIEW jrccedearearatedansensstea iced essen tenes eas 85 Moving the waveform position horizontally eee 85 Selecting the horizontal scale csceeesceesceeeteceseeeeeeeteeees 85 Selecting the waveform Update mode eesceeteeeteeeeeeees 86 Zooming the waveform horizontally ceesceeseeeeseeeeee
84. rigger condition gt Longer than Equal to lt Shorter than Not equal to Trigger slope __x __ Triggers on the rising edge Triggers on the falling edge Trigger coupling AC Triggers only on AC component DC Triggers on AC DC component Frequency LF Puts a high pass filter and rejects the rejection frequency below 50kHz HF Puts a low pass filter and rejects the frequency above 50kHz Noise rejection Rejects noise signals Trigger level IS Using the trigger level knob moves the VY trigger point up or down Configuring Holdoff Background The Holdoff function defines the waiting period before GDS 1000A U starts triggering again after the trigger point The holdoff function is especially useful for waveforms with two or more repetitive frequencies or periods that can be triggered Panel operation 1 Press the Trigger menu key F twice C 2 To set the Holdoff time use jilina Short L the Variable knob The or CY a resolution depends on the horizontal scale Range 40ns 2 5s 98 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Pressing Set to Minimum Holdoff sets the Holdoff time to the A0 Ons minimum 40ns Note The holdoff function is automatically disabled when the waveform update mode is in Roll mode Configuring the edge trigger Procedure 1 Press the Trigger menu key MENU 2 Press Type repeatedly to Type select edge trigger Edge 3 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the trigger source C
85. rn data logging On Data image files start logging to the USB flash drive automatically To stop the Data logging press the Data logging key again EH l Utility Data logging Menu Data logging J O eg led E On 77 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Con FIGURATION The Configuration chapter describes how to configure panel settings to make measurements and observations suited to the application needs Acquisition The acquisition process samples the analog input signals and converts them into digital format for internal processing You may select the normal average or peak detect acquisition mode Selecting the acquisition mode Acquire Procedure 1 Press the Acquire key D 2 Select the acquisition mode between Normal Average Normal and Peak Detect Peak Detect Range Normal All of the acquired data is used to draw the waveform 78 GW INSTEK CONFIGURATION Average Multiple data is averaged to forma waveform This mode is useful for drawing a noise free waveform To select the number press Average repeatedly Average number 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Peak detect To activate the Peak detect mode Peak detect effect 1 using the probe comp waveform Press the Acquire key press Peak Detect Only the minimum and maximum value pairs for each acquisition interval bucket are us
86. s The system settings show the oscilloscope s system information and allow changing the language Viewing the system information Procedure 1 Press the Utility key 2 Press System Info The upper System the Info half of the display shows following information CONFIGURATION Utility e Manufacturer e Model e Serial number e Firmware version e Web address Press any other key to go back to the waveform display mode Selecting the language More Parameter Language selection differs according to the region to which the oscilloscope is shipped English Chinese simplified Korean German Portuguese Polish Chinese traditional Japanese French Russian Italian Spanish 107 GW INsTeEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Procedure 1 Press the Utility key eal 2 Press Language repeatedly to anguage select the language English 108 GWINSTEK SAVE RECALL SAVE RECALL The save function allows saving display images waveform data and panel settings into the oscilloscope s internal memory or to the front panel USB port The recall function allows recalling the default factory settings waveform data and panel settings from the oscilloscope s internal memory or from USB File Structures Three types of file are available display image waveform file and panel settings Display image file format Format xxxx bmp Windows bitmap format
87. s Y2 and then use the 12 9mV Variable knob To move both cursors at once v1Y2 press Y1Y2 and then use the 10 5mV Variable knob C Remove cursors Press Cursor to remove the onscreen cursors U Math Operations The Math operations can add subtract multiply or perform FFT FFT RMS on the input waveforms The resulted waveform can be measured using the cursors and saved or recalled just like normal input signals Overview Addition Adds the amplitude of CH1 amp CH2 signals Subtraction Extracts the amplitude difference between CH1 amp CH2 Multiplication x Multiplies CH1 and CH2 FFT Performs a FFT calculation on a signal Four types of FFT windows are available Hanning Flattop Rectangular and Blackman 63 GW IINSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual FFT RMS Performs a FFT RMS calculation on a signal RMS is similar to FFT however the amplitude is calculated as RMS and not dB Four types of FFT windows are available Hanning Flattop Rectangular and Blackman Hanning FFT Frequency resolution window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Flattop FFT Frequency resolution window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Rectangular FFT Frequency resolution window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Blackman FFT Frequency resolution window Amplitude resolution Suitable for Good Not good Frequency measurement on periodic waveforms Not good Good Amplitude mea
88. sessesessssessssessssess 21 QUICK REFERENCE scsencatessnesesmuatoraememaneniounses 24 Menu Tree and ShortcutsS sssessesessesesseseseosessssresssesessess 24 EAF a Oy E E E 25 Cursor key 1 2 ccasrcossrcsveucsscnevonsiesitecncneseataresenaniacneenadesateancnans 26 AS ON Koy 22 areeni a O E 26 S KO r a E E E ate 27 PMO SEE KEY aeina E EEE 27 Hardcopy CY aes cc osacasstenserennecsecusssavcrcauenstencceeatenermener 27 FUSSY EEE OE E aacetencaeacten easscensaneescty 28 Horizontal menu key cccccssccsecsssrccssessscessessnseesseseneees 28 Math key 1 2 X seccssesssssescsssescsseesesseescssueesssseessavsessneeesee 29 Math key 2 2 FFT FFT rms sccsccsesssssssssessssescsseeesseeesseeeeee 30 Measure Keyiscnruscirnarpiseraana 31 RUNS tOp Key erases eene Ea EE 31 Save Recall key 1 10 n noneonneossosesossssessessrssosssrsssesersseessessee 32 Save Recall key 2 10 cssccssscserssssessnrcessesenscessesenscesensens 32 Save Recall key 3 10 csscsssssssrssssecentsessessnscessesenseesensens 33 Save Recall key 4 10 cssscsssssssssssessetsessessnscessessnseesensens 33 Save Recall key 5 10 csscsssscssrssssessetseseessnscessesenscesensens 34 Save Recall key 6 10 cssccsscsssrssssesssssessessncessesenseeseneens 34 Save Recall key 7 10 cssccsssssesssssessetsessessnscessesenscesensens 35 Save Recall key 8 10 ecaecvcsvcasasncauasisenndassvarnceudvcareassvedenntedennees 35 Save Recall key
89. sure Select Measurement source 1 CH 1 Wel tage Tine Dre oa a PUP Frequency DelayF RR SOUrCe Umax Period bel ayF RF CH 2 Wir RiseTime DelayF FR es erie FallTime Cel aye FF i lk Uki H dth DelayLRR 4 Voltage Whe hWidilh Cel ayLlRF Was Cutty Le Delal FR pre Del aylFF ROWS heat FOUShoot RFRE Shoot FFREShoot Previous Men B SHG D 25Gus CHI EDGE FOC 2 Sm 01 680719kHz Gos 10 Press F3 again to return Note All the editing operations can still be performed when viewing all the measurement items 11 Press Previous Menu to Previous confirm the item selection Menu 60 and to go back to the measurement results view GW INsSTeEK MEASUREMENT Cursor Measurements Cursor lines horizontal or vertical show the precise position of the input waveforms or the math operation results The horizontal cursors can track time voltage current and frequency whilst the vertical cursors can track voltage current All measurements are updated in real time probe type dependant page 94 Using the horizontal cursors Cursor Procedure 1 Press the Cursor key The cursors appear in the display 2 Press XY to select the horizontal X1 amp X2 cursor Xo 3 Press Source repeatedly to Source select the source channel CH1 Range CH1 2 MATH 4 The cursor measurement results will appear in the menu F2 to F4 Parameters X Time position of the left cursor relative to zero X2 Time position of the right curs
90. surement 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 Adding subtracting or multiplying signals Procedure 1 Activate both CH1 and CH1 CH2 CH2 2 Press the Math key walls 64 GW INSTEK To clear the math result MEASUREMENT Press Operation repeatedly Qperation to select addition subtraction or multiplication x O L O L NO The math measurement Unit Div result appears in the OV display VARIABLE To move the math result ox as gt vertically use the Variable knob The position will be Doei displayed in Position oan 0 00 Div fi MATH from the display press the Math key again Using the FFT function Procedure 1 Press the Math key aL Press Operation repeatedly Qperation to select FFT or FFT RMS FFT Press Source repeatedly to Source select the source channel CH1 Press Window repeatedly to Window select the FFT window type H anning 65 GW INSTEK 66 To select the vertical scale o GDS 1000A U Series User Manual The FFT result appears The horizontal scale changes from time to frequency and the vertical scale from voltage to dB or RMS To move the FFT waveform Vertical vertically press Vertical 00a Div repeatedly until Div is ETIE selected Use the Var
91. t function automatically configures the panel settings to the best viewing conditions in the following way e Selecting the horizontal scale e Positioning the waveform horizontally e Selecting the vertical scale e Positioning the waveform vertically e Selecting the trigger source channel e Activating the channels Autoset can be configured into two types of modes AC Priority Mode or Fit Screen Mode AC Priority mode will scale the waveform to the screen removing any DC component Fit Screen Mode will fit the waveform to the best scale including any DC components offset 48 GW IINSTEK MEASUREMENT Procedure 1 Connect the input signal to the oscilloscope and press the Autoset key 2 The waveform s appears in the center of the display Before Autoset After Autoset GY INSTEK v v 0 088s Trigd ML CH1 GY INSTEK v v 6 BAS Trigd ML Autoset T Coupling T Invert Type Off n NA t AC Priority BW Limit T off gt Type Option os ane Voltage gt gt Br raring ee 1 BE SSS a ps Sis oni a e ah nN ee eae T Expand A Undo Center Autoset finished i Autoset a 1 igus Ochi EDGE FDC 8 2 256us CHi EDGE for ese s 2 B 5hmU 0999 977Hz B 146mU 1 66666kHz Undo option Undoing the To undo the Autoset press ee ndo Autoset Undo available for a few seconds 7 LEVEL Adjusting the If the waveform is still a trigger level unstable try adjusting the t trigger level up or down by usi
92. t trigger oceeccceeessssseessseeseee 96 COntents deedduindisadcenideldvsvvitasnvniueadnieies 45 Oh a hae aut oaa 58 ment FCC ssienctacaneevatiavnetotaestiaiveei 32 MENU LCC cccsesscecessseeessseeeeeeees 31 Delay Measure 56 OVELVICW ooecececcsesesesssesesesesscssscsesesees 55 Delay Me 80 SCC CA OM sana 140 Delay OM reseita 81 Automatic measurement gating De e error terre tre 80 ee nn nine E 57 Display sessseeceeeereeeeneeeeneees 84 Average acquisition 79 contrast SeU asni 84 Average voltage measure 56 diagram E E E 20 Banda dih ec ea a 94 arid SeU e 84 E eS 64 menu tree N AEAT E a7 specca OM siidine 140 Calibration Display image i a a A E 41 EE 139 Calibration vertical resolution file format sesiis 109 EAE EEA EEA 131 recall MONU tre cecccceccccccecececceceeeeee 33 Caution symbol 8 a E 121 Channel sasannnnn ean 47 SAVE MENU LCC os eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 35 AE E EAEAN cece 134 Disposal instructions 11 MENU Tee cecceeceseesecescesecsseeseeeens 25 Dot WavefOrmM ccccccccseeeccceeeees 83 Cleaning the instrument 10 Duty cycle measure eee 56 Configure remote control 106 Edge trigger cccccecececsseseeseseees 99 Coupling mode eee 91 MENU LPC ca ecet ictscecenecedstbieonsisertea tect 38 MENU tLe oo eeeceesscceeesecesssceeseaes 25 EN 61010 031 c0006 141 142 Oi E E EE 61 EN61010 T EEEE E 134 measurement category s e 9 GW INSTE
93. to Ref A the lower boundary is saved to Ref B Advantage The template shape and distance allowance between the source signal are fully customizable 69 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Disadvantage The waveforms templates have to be stored internally prior to this selection Auto Creates the upper and lower boundary template from the source signal not from an internally stored waveform Advantage No need to store the waveforms prior to this selection Disadvantage The template shape is proportional to the source signal The distance allowance between the source signal and the upper and lower template is the same Max Mix 1 The template is based on the source signal Ensure the source signal appears on the display 2 Press the Utility key ay 3 Press the More key More 4 Press the Go NoGo Menu Go NoGo key Menu 5 Press the Template Edit key Template Edit 6 Press Template repeatedly to Template select the upper Max or M lower Min boundaries ell e E E ax 70 GW INSTEK MEASUREMENT 7 Press Source and use the Source Variable knob to select the W 01 waveform template VARIABLE G a Max Waveform A Ref A WO1 W15 Min Waveform B Ref B WO1 W15 8 Press Position and use the Source Variable knob to set the waveform amplitude VARIABLE ox V e 9 Repeat steps 5 7 for the other template setting Max or Min 10 When both Max and Min Save
94. to USB file utilities File Utilities VAR Select Create or rename folder file New Folder Rename VAR Enter character Backspace Save Previous menu Delete folder file Delete Go to previous menu Previous menu GW INSTEK QUICK REFERENCE Trigger key 1 6 Trigger Type Trigger Holdoff Select Trigger e or Trigger MENU MENU 88 DE 88 C C Holdoff menu Type Edge Source CH1 Holdoff Type 40 0ns Set to Minimum Slope Coupling Mode Auto Trigger key 2 6 viceo Irigger Select video trigger type T a Type a i Select trigger source Se Source er Select video standard ae Standard Select video polarity Polarity Select video field line Line VaR 37 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Trigger key 3 6 Edge Trigger Select edge trigger type Type ga Source CH1 2 Ext Line CH1 ope i gt To Slope Coupling Coupling Mone Auto Normal Auto Trigger key 4 6 Pulse Trigger Type gt CH1 20 0ns 20ns 10s Slope Coupling mong Auto Normal Auto gt To Slope Coupling 38 Select trigger source Source Go to slope coupling menu page 39 Slope Coupling Select trigger mode Mode Select pulse trigger type Type Select trigger source Source Select pulse trigger condition and pulse width When VAR Go to slope coupling menu page 39 Slope Coupling Select trigger mode Mode GW INSTEK QUIC
95. uency ut FRR PAAL ihn amp FRF XLT mn FFR afi Vamp dt FallTime FH Err g Vhi Width i AAL Wi FF LPR aoe Vlo _ Width LA LRF Vavg a Dutycycle ET V LFR amea rms _ ROVShoot LFF LPL FOVShoot FPREShoot Voltage Vpp Difference between positive measurement and negative peak voltage items Vmax Vmin Vmax Positive peak voltage Vmin Negative peak voltage Vamp Difference between global high and global low voltage Vhi Vlo Vhi TTT Global high voltage 59 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual Vlo Global low voltage ll g Vavg Averaged voltage of the first cycle Vrms RMS root mean square voltage ROVShoot Rise overshoot voltage FOVShoot Fall overshoot voltage RPREShoot _ Rise preshoot voltage FPREShoot Fall preshoot voltage Time Freq Frequency of the waveform measurement items 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 Delay FRR Time between measurement Source 1 first rising edge and items Source 2 first rising edge 56 GW INSTEK FRF FFR FFF LRR LRF LFR LFF Automatic measurement gating MEASUREMENT Time between Source 1 first rising edge and Source 2 first falling edge Time
96. um Input Voltage Attenuation Ratio Bandwidth Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maximum Input Voltage Temperature Relative Humidity Position x 1 Operating Cond Safety Standard 10MQ when used with 1MQ input 14 5 17 5pF approx lt 600Vpk Derating with frequency 1 1 DC 6MHz 1MQ when used with 1MQ input 85 115pF approx lt 200Vpk Derating with frequency 10 C 50 C lt 85 35 C EN 61010 031 CAT Il 141 GW INSTEK GDS 1000A U Series User Manual GDS 1152A U Probe Applicable model amp probe Position x 10 Attenuation Ratio Bandwidth Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maximum Input Voltage Attenuation Ratio Bandwidth Input Resistance Input Capacitance Maximum Input Position x 1 GDS 1152A U GTP 150A 2 10 1 DC 150MHz 10MQ when used with 1MQ input 17pF approx 500V CAT I 300V CAT II DC Peak AC Derating with frequency TIl DC 6MHz 1MQ when used with 1MQ input 47pF approx 300V CAT I 150V CAT II DC Peak Voltage AC Derating with frequency Operating Cond Temperature Relative Humidity Safety Standard 10 C 55 C lt 85 35 C EN 61010 031 CAT II Note GW Instek reserves the right to change the probe model type GTP 070A 4 GTP 100A 4 GTP 150A 2 at anytime without notice for probe model types of similar specification rr O Dimensions JANA nies ZN ME EP

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