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EasyScope PS40M10 Help
Table Contents
Part Introduction
Welcome EasyScope PS40M10 EasyScope Features
Part Installing EasyScope
Installing EasyScope Software Installing Drivers
Part Using EasyScope
EasyScope Overview Front Panel Functions
Run/Stop. Single Buttons Timebase. Settings Input Gain Settings Offset Trigger Settings AC/DC Coupling Invert Horizontal Slide Illuminate Display Overview Averaging Zero Pad. File Menu Window Menu Spectrum Menu Meter Display Timing Cursor Cursor Auto
Menu Functions
File Menu Screen Menu Cursors Menu Trigger Menu Tools Menu Help Menu
Quitting EasyScope
Part Appendix
Error Messages
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Contents
File Found Failed Configure PS40M10 PS40M10A Found FT_Write General Error. FT_GetQueueStatus General Error.
Uninstalling EasyScope
Index
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Introduction
Welcome EasyScope PS40M10
EasyScope easy powerful Digital Sampling Oscilloscope application program Instruments PS40M10. runs equipped using Windows 2000 Drivers instrument interface provided Linux systems.
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Introduction
EasyScope Features
Attractive, easy visual display F.F.T. (Fast Fourier Transform) display Advanced trigger settings including edge pulse triggering Delayed timebase function Integrated digital Volt meter Auto function Timebase from ns/div ms/div Input ranges from V/div V/div Integrated switch halt data capture through hardware O.S.D. markers voltage measurement O.S.D. markers time frequency measurement complete sample Save oscilloscope screens Windows files Export most recent oscilloscope traces files Screen printout facility AC/DC coupling support Support probes User-defined oscilloscope display colour themes Save load colour themes from file Variable persistence mode display
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Installing EasyScope
Installing EasyScope Software
Before connecting instrument insert supplied installation disk into CD-ROM drive your following menu will appear after seconds.
Click "Install EasyScope Oscilloscope Application" button launch EasyScope installation program. following screen will appear:
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Click "Next" button bring License Agreement Screen.
agree with terms conditions License Agreement, check agree"
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EasyScope PS40M10 Help click "Next" button continue installation process else click "Exit" button. "Next" button disabled agree terms conditions. Agreeing terms clicking "Next" button brings following screen.
Select directory wish install EasyScope software into. default directory shown screen. Unless have good reason change suggest default suggested installation program. Click "Start" button commence copying files EasyScope program directory.
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progress screen (shown above) will appear files installed. After seconds should "Installation completed successfully" message. Click "OK" button complete final stage installation process.
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installation process complete. launch EasyScope program from desktop double-clicking EasyScope icon (pictured below).
also launch EasyScope program from Start Programs EasyScope PS40M10 menu Windows Toolbar.
shown above, also have access EasyScope Help files Program Uninstaller from there. Before using EasyScope, drivers need installed. This done plugging instrument into spare port instrument should plugged into port your alternatively, self-powered (one that it's power supply). this first time that instrument been plugged Windows will then request drivers your product. Installing Drivers further details.
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Installing EasyScope
Installing Drivers
Before using EasyScope drivers need installed. This done plugging instrument into spare port instrument should plugged into port your alternatively, self-powered (one that it's power supply). case Linux systems, please follow installation instructions ReadMe.dat file located Linux Drivers folder PS40M10 case Windows based systems, please follow instructions below. this first time that instrument been plugged Windows will request drivers your product will display Hardware Wizard dialog box. example below Windows 2000 procedure very similar other Windows versions. Connect instrument spare port self-powered hub. following screen will appear begin guiding through driver installation.
Click "Next" proceed with installation. following screen will appear:
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Select option "Search suitable driver device (recommended)" click "Next".
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Installing EasyScope Check "CD-ROM drives" un-check others.
NOTE: available EasyScope software already been installed, then check "Specify location" Browse button select "Drivers\Windows Drivers" sub-directory EasyScope Program Files directory instead. Keep Clicking "Next" until installation finished screen below.
Click "Finish" complete installation first device. using Windows 2000, second device will installed automatically. other versions Windows, above process need repeated complete instrument installation.
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Using EasyScope
EasyScope Overview
EasyScope screen split into several functional areas shown picture below. sections that follow illustrate settings control functions instrument.
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3.2.1
Front Panel Functions
Run/Stop Single Buttons
starting EasyScope, program idle mode displays buttons bottom toolbar with captions "Single" "Run". order display trace oscilloscope need click either "Run" "Single" buttons.
clicking "Run" "Single" buttons captured data will displayed screen providing that trigger conditions auto trigger enabled. "Run" button used continuously capture display data. When "Run" button clicked, capture display begins caption button changes "Stop". "Single" button "greyed-out" functions mutually exclusive. stop capture, click "Stop" button oscilloscope will change back into idle mode.
"Single" button captures screen's worth data then returns program idle mode. When "Single" button clicked, instrument waits trigger conditions being before updating display with single buffer data caption "Run" button changes "Stop". "Single" button "greyed-out" function currently running. instrument does trigger, returned idle mode clicking "Stop" button.
last captured data buffer will remain displayed screen long user does change oscilloscope settings. desired, screen display saved Windows Bitmap (.bmp) format file, exported comma separated values (.csv) file analysis using third party programs printed printer connected P.C. These subjects dealt with later topics. alternative Stop button provided through File Menu application screen. Click "File" select drop down menu shown below.
Click "Run" "Stop" desired. Clicking "Exit" will quit EasyScope application. further stop data capture click button PenScope casing while EasyScope
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3.2.2
Timebase Settings
timebase settings adjusted clicking rotary switch Timebase Panel. There possible settings ranging from ns/division (fastest) ms/division (lowest). Please note, lower speed settings there will noticeable delay between clicking "Run" button trace appearing oscilloscope screen. This because sampling (conversion) rate takes more time capture buffers worth data.
button 1GHz OverSampling will become checked timebase settings 0.5ms less. timebase setting changes sampling rate oscilloscope. sampling rate displayed bottom right oscilloscope panel shown below.
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3.2.3
Input Gain Settings
input gain adjusted clicking Volts/Div rotary switch main panel shown below.
There gain settings available. Please note that gain setting high input signal, clipping will occur. avoid clipping, select larger voltage scale. addition, settings depend oscilloscope probe used (1MW input impedance) (10MW input impedance). oscilloscope probe used then enable setting clicking button located below rotary switch. This will re-scale switch display cursor settings factor picture above, oscilloscope setup probe. panel below shows oscilloscope setup probe.
current gain setting also displayed bottom right oscilloscope panel alongside sampling rate.
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3.2.4
Offset
ground (0V) reference shown small arrow left hand side screen. colour arrow same trace, default which yellow.
adjust ground reference setting, drag Up/Down "GND Offset" slider main control panel. Small changes made clicking. offset changed both idle mode mode.
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3.2.5
Trigger Settings
Basic trigger settings configured using controls main control panel.
default trigger mode edge triggering. Other trigger modes explained Trigger Menu section. Selecting "Auto" will allow scope free-run constantly collect data without waiting trigger event. Selecting "CHA" will force scope wait trigger event defined other trigger controls before display updated. Select rising falling edge event trigger selecting "+ve" (rising edge)
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"-ve" (falling edge).
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"Trigger Level" slide desired trigger level voltage. trigger level shown arrow with right oscilloscope screen displayed numerically above plot.
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3.2.6
AC/DC Coupling
AC/DC coupling controlled miniature relays inside oscilloscope. select coupling click AC/DC selector switch main control panel. This will instruct oscilloscope change coupling from vice-versa. current selection highlighted green right switch.
above picture shows coupling selected.
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3.2.7
Invert
invert button located main control panel.
Clicking invert button effect flipping captured data about ground reference value.
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3.2.8
Horizontal Slide
horizontal slide beneath plot area used scroll forward backward through data buffer. trigger point middle buffer.
operate slide bar, click slider (positioned centre default) drag desired position. display will update this done.
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3.2.9
Illuminate
illuminate button controls brightness grid scope display.
With grid illuminated, bright green colour.
When grid illuminated, dark green. These colours default customised through Screen Menu options.
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3.2.10 Display
3.2.10.1 Overview fast Fourier transform (FFT) window accessed clicking Display button.
window will appear shown below.
There cursors which used measure differences frequency. cursors marker blocks move cursor, place mouse pointer over marker block wish move, holding down left mouse button drag cursor point wish measure. units vertical scale changed between linear logarithmic units clicking blue area beneath chart next word "Amplitude". When zoom function active, scroll bottom plot area used scan through data.
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3.2.10.2 Clicking "Man" button window enables up/down buttons changes button caption "Auto". This allows vertical scale plot changed manually. Clicking "Auto" will enable autoscaling vertical axis.
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Using EasyScope 3.2.10.3 Averaging averaging option used help eliminate noise from measurements. averaging options available none, sweeps.
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3.2.10.4 Zero Zero padding used artificially increase number data points included FFT. default zero padding using 1024 points obtained from data buffer. Zero padding will allow either standard buffer zero padded data sets. Increasing zero padding effect stretching frequency axis which will allow more accurate measurement with cursors. picture below shows 150KHz square wave with zero padding.
picture below shows same input signal with zero padding.
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3.2.10.5 File Menu File menu (shown below) allows access features described below:
Save This allows screen saved Windows Bitmap (.bmp) file. When selected, Save dialog appears prompts user filename. Print print option allows user send screen directly installed printer.
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Using EasyScope 3.2.10.6 Window Menu
screen display changed number different windowing algorithms. available windows displayed when Window menu selected (shown below).
default window Rectangle.
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3.2.10.7 Spectrum Menu screen display changed number different ways scaling Y-axis through spectrum menu.
available scaling options Power (V2), Magnitude (mV) Phase (Rad). indicated Overview section, clicking blue area axis plot, units changed between linear logarithmic each these settings. default spectrum Magnitude.
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3.2.11 Meter Display
Meter Display button function displays small panel (shown below) showing measurements data displayed that time. default measurements mean Voltage, peak-to-peak Voltage frequency.
measurements displayed changed clicking Configure button bottom Meters panel which brings following window.
Available measurements are: Mean Voltage True Voltage Peak Peak Voltage Minimum Voltage Maximum Voltage Frequency
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3.2.12 Timing Cursor
"Timing Cursor" button used enable disable horizontal cursors.
horizontal cursors used measure duration section waveform shown below.
values cursor positions displayed bottom left plot area, along with difference between them. difference blue background units changed clicking display shows time units user clicks units will change frequency units.
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Similarly, display shows frequency units click blue area will change units time units.
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3.2.13 Cursor
Cursor" button used enable disable vertical cursors.
vertical cursors used measure voltage difference between points trace shown below.
values cursor positions displayed bottom plot area, along with difference between them.
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3.2.14 Auto
Clicking "Auto Set" button will launch auto function. button caption will read "Cancel" while auto function running.
auto function attempts home signal display clearly plot area optimising timebase gain settings detected signal. signal detected, auto function will terminate. auto function cancelled clicking "Cancel".
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3.3.1
Menu Functions
File Menu
File menu (shown below) allows alternative access Stop functions (also accessible through Run/Stop button front panel).
Exit option allows user quit application same function Windows Close button
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3.3.2
Screen Menu
screen menu (shown below) allows access options customising appearance EasyScope interface exporting data images files.
menu items have following functions: Illuminate This option same effect Illuminate button front panel. Save Screen Image File This allows plot area saved Windows Bitmap (.bmp) file. Save dialog appears prompts user provide filename image. Setup Printer Allows configuration printer that already installed. Options include paper size orientation. Print Screen Image Sends plot area EasyScope window printer. Print Oscilloscope Send whole EasyScope window image printer. Load Background from file Allows user load bitmap image background plot area. Save background File Allows user save current background file bitmap image.
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Customise Screen Colours This brings sub-menu (shown below) that allows full customisation colours, fonts backgrounds used. Colours reset original scheme selecting "Restore Default Colors".
Load Screen Colors from File color settings stored named file (*.col). Different color themes stored loaded quickly when required. black white color theme could stored used when printing oscilloscope screen images. Save Screen Colors File Customize Screen Colors menu used select display color theme which then saved file (*.col). Different colors used 'Illuminate' Illuminate modes. Persistence Mode variable persistence mode display selected using this option. persistence increment, decrement colors selected Persistence Mode Setup window. Infinite persistence selected setting persistence decrement
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Persistence Mode Setup This window enables variable persistence mode options configured.
persistence increment value between Every time display pixel activated oscilloscope trace 'persistence value' that pixel incremented persistence increment value. maximum 'persistence value' limited 127. persistence decrement value between persistence decrement value also limited persistence increment value persistence value
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every pixel decremented persistence decrement value after trigger trace display event. minimum 'persistence value' limited Eight different colors selected display certain persistence value range. colors each pixel value range changed clicking color selecting alternative color from color selection menu. default persistence mode colors restored clicking 'Restore Default Colors' button. Save Text File This option exports twenty most recent oscilloscope traces comma separated values (.csv) file. Column contains most recent trace through column which contains oldest trace data. This used with party programs (for example Microsoft Excel) manipulate re-plot data. plot below obtained from Excel using exported .csv file.
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3.3.3
Cursors Menu
options Cursors menu (shown below) have same functions Timing Cursor Cursor buttons respectively.
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3.3.4
Trigger Menu
addition basic trigger settings available front panel, this menu (shown below) allows advanced triggering options configured.
default mode edge triggering which trigger (rising) (falling) edge using front panel controls. Pulse Selecting Pulse from this menu disables edge triggering enables pulse triggering. user must select either Negative Positive pulse from menu (see below) then provided with Advanced Trigger window (also below).
example shown negative pulse. user then select options trigger pulse length greater than less than time indicated slide bar. value slide displayed right changed clicking dragging slider. This triggering method extremely useful tool finding "glitches". following screen shot which shows triggering vertical synchronisation signal using pulse triggering feature PS40M10.
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Delay From Trigger Delay From Trigger option also displays Advanced Trigger Delayed TimeBase Options window. This allows data capture delayed from trigger point specified time using slide bottom window.
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3.3.5
Tools Menu
functions available through Tools menu (shown below)
Meters Meters option provides same functionality Meter Display button. This makes Meters window visible.
Test Mode test mode EasyScope does acquire real data provides simulated data from counter. This allows communication with verified. display observed test mode should always tooth type wave with clipping occurring (see picture below). wave frequency 39062.5Hz.
Test mode must disabled acquire real data.
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3.3.6
Help Menu
following options available through Help menu (shown below).
HTML Help Selecting HTML Help from menu will launch this help file. About About option displays version information release dates. USB-Instruments Site This will connect Internet take user directly Instruments site where information found products updates. On-Line User Manual This option will take user EasyScope manual section Instruments site. On-Line F.A.Q. This link will open frequently asked questions (F.A.Q.) section Instruments site.
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Quitting EasyScope
EasyScope exited either accessing Exit option File menu clicking Windows Close button right-hand corner window.
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4.1.1
Appendix
Error Messages
File Found
This error occurs when EasyScope cannot find file program PS40M10 hardware.
resolve this problem click "OK", quit EasyScope application check that file PS40M10.rbf exists same directory EasyScope application program. file there, re-launch EasyScope application ensuring that instrument connected file there, retrieved re-installing from installation
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4.1.2
Failed Configure PS40M10
This error occurs when EasyScope application cannot detect PS40M10 instruments connected when launched.
Ensure that instrument connected that correct drivers installed, then re-launch EasyScope application.
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4.1.3
PS40M10A Found
This error occur when trying EasyScope application with PS40M10 hardware connected
resolve this, connect PS40M10 application again. this effect, check that drivers installed correctly.
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Appendix
4.1.4
FT_Write General Error.
This error occur PS40M10 unexpectedly disconnected from while program running.
message with this error appear several times will clear normal after clicking "OK" each message that appears.
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4.1.5
FT_GetQueueStatus General Error.
This error occur PS40M10 unexpectedly disconnected from while program running.
message with this error appear several times will clear normal after clicking "OK" each message that appears.
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Appendix
Uninstalling EasyScope
From Start Programs EasyScope PS40M10 menu Windows Toolbar, select Uninstall EasyScope PS40M10 Option click
This will start uninstaller program. following confirmation screen will appear.
sure want uninstall EasyScope Program, click "Next". not, click "Cancel" abort Uninstall process. Clicking "Next" starts uninstall sequence. When EasyScope Software first time, automatically creates file (easyscope.ini) store program settings files (DSBright.bmp DSNormal.bmp) containing images Normal Bright screen themes. safe delete these asked uninstaller. course using EasyScope user have saved some screen images should decide they want keep these not.
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Click "Finish".
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Index
Index
-Aabout acquire adjust auto automatic automatically average averaging
-Ddata delay delayed detect difference display divisions driver drivers duration
-Bbackground Blackman buffer
-Eeasyscope edge error exit
-Ccapture clipping color colour control controls cos2 coupling Horiz cursor customise customize
-Ffailed failed program penscope hardware fast fast Fourier transform features file file found found Fourier frequency FT_GetQueueStatus FT_Write function functions
-Ggain
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Gauss General Error grid ground
-HHamming hardware help hide Horiz horizontal HTML HTML help
-Nnegative
-Ooffset on-line overview
-Iilluminate image impedance input install installation installing instrument introduction inverse invert
-Ppad padding peak peak-to-peak penscope persistence phase picture points positive power print program PS40M10.rbf ps40m10b ps40m10b found pulse
-Llevel linear logarithmic
-Mmagnitude manual
-Qquit
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-Rrectangle reference remove root
un-install uninstallation un-installation uninstalling un-installing instruments user user manual
-Ssave save scale scroll seek show single size slide software specification spectrum square stop
-Vv/div vertical volt voltage volts
-Wweb site width window wizard
Cursor
-Tt/div test time timebase timing Timing Cursor tools transform triangle trigger
-Zzero
-Uuninstall
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