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Table of Contents I. General Safety Requirements...........................................................................................................５ II. Safety Terms and Signs.................................................................................................................... ６ III. PC Configuration Requirements.....................................................................................................９ IV. Communication Interface Introduction.................................
I. General Safety Requirements ! Before using the device, Lilliput strongly recommend to browse “Safety Warnings” carefully and completely, so as to avoid any possible body injury, or any damages to the device, or its accessories, or communicated facility. ! Safety Warnings i. The device only been allowed to work within specified application scenario. ii. Before communicating the device with PC, please refer to user manual to familiarize the allowed rating value completely. iii.
II. Safety Terms and Signs Safety Terms Terms in this user manual. It covers, Warning It states the condition or the operation that may cause body injury or permanent life loss. Caution It states the condition or the operation that may cause device damage, or its accessory damage, or communicated facility damage. Terms on the device. It covers, Danger It means the operation may result in the immediate body injury. Warning It means the operation may result in potential body injury.
To avoid body injury, and to avoid device damage, its accessory or communicated facility damage, before working the device, Lilliput strongly recommend to read the following safety information. Warning To avoid any potential short circuit or electric shock, DO use original local standard, or manufacturer’s recommended power adapter. Warning The channels of the device is non-isolated electrically.
Warning When the device input is getting through 42+ Vp-p (30Vrms), or on circuit of 4800+VA, to avoid any potential short circuit or electric shock i. DO use only probes and adapter from original device accessories, or manufacturer’s recommended ones. ii. Before working the device, DO check probes and accessories carefully to see whether any mechanical damages exists, making sure probes and accessories in normal status. iii.
III. PC Configuration Requirements Minimum System Requirement CPU: Pentium® 4/ 2.4 GHz Internal Memory: 1GB Effective Hard Disk Space: 1GB Recommended System Requirement CPU: Pentium® Dual-Core/ 2.4 GHz Internal Memory: 2GB Effective Hard Disk Space: 2GB Other Requirement Operating System: Communication Interface: LCD Resolution: Windows 10, or Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (32-bit, or 64-bit) USB 2.0, or USB1.
IV. Communication Interface Introduction Figue IV-1. Communication Interface of the Device 1. power input: for AC-DC adapter 2. USB host: for Wi-Fi extension 3. USB device (type-C): for PC communication Note: when the device powered by PC through USB connection cable (via USB communication interface of PC, with PC powered by AC power source), without adapter connection, the input current should reach 1.5A or above 4. LAN: for PC communication within network 5. Built-in Signal (3.
V. How to Communicate Device with PC i. to install PC Software firstly, to get the software CD from accessories; secondly, to run .exe file from software CD on target PC; thirdly, to wait the PC software successfully installed onto target PC Note: The PC software for OWON product also available from Lilliput official website www.owon.com.cn ii. to install NI-VISA driver to run PC software normally, and smoothly, NI-VISA driver is a must.
via "Next", to enter into “Select the installation directories” window, after locating installation path, click "Next", １２
then "Next", following window comes, untick the box, then "Next", １３
dot-tick "I accept the above 2 License Agreement(s)", again "Next", dot-tick "I accept the above 2 License Agreement(s)", to continue "Next". Another "Next", based upon the step done, last "Next", eventually, press "Restart" until PC restarts, the full NI-VISA driver will be installed successfully. iii. to run PC Software Via short-cut to PC software from PC desktop, double-click “VDS6000 Series PC DSO” to start the software.
iv. to communicate device with PC After powering the device via AC-DC adapter, its status indicator lights red for seconds. Via USB connection cable (type-C), through matching communication interface, to connect the device with PC. When the status indicator lights green, PC software detects effective USB port, mouse-click the detected option to communicate the device with PC.
VI. Operation Interface of PC Software 1. Status Indicating Area: please refer to “Status Details List” 2. Main Display Area 3. Red Pointer: to indicate the horizontal position of one conditioned trigger 4. Violet Pointer: to indicate the trigger position in the recorded data 5. Time Range measured by certain cursor measurement 6. Auto Set: please refer to xii. how to use main action button 7. Run/Stop: please refer to xii. how to use main action button 8. Single Trigger: please refer to xii.
14. Shortcut to back to default factory settings, please refer to "Default" ; Shortcut to export signal data, please refer to "Pause & Export" Shortcut to switch between 3-window / 1-window VIEW. When working in 3-window VIEW, the upper-left window is for XY mode. Shortcut to hide/show Function Menu 15. Trigger extension window, please refer to iv. how to set the trigger system from PC software 16. Sample and Period extension window, please refer to iii.
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VII. Device Operation i. how to set the probe compensation Before working the probe with either of input channels (Channel 1 / Channel 2), better to adjust its compensation, so as to assure ideal measurement effect. Following operation steps to adjust probe compensation i) From PC software operation interface, mouse-click choose "Channel"; to get access to device function menu, ii) then "CH1", set the "Probe Rate" at certain option (either x1, or x10, or x100, or x1000).
choose the ideal option. Or through rotating the mouse wheel, to choose the ideal option. Through zero point position control bar, to reset zero point position will change the vertical position of the signal, via moving the slider upwards, or downwards - the farther slider from the center of control bar, the faster the vertical position changes. Another solution is to drag the zero point pointer upwards or downwards (as item 22 and 21 goes under VII. Operation Interface of PC Software).
Frequency Counter The device gets built-in 6-digit frequency counter, with frequency measurement range starts from 2Hz till full bandwidth. iii. how to set the horizontal system from PC software Via “Sample and Period extension window” (as item 16 described under VII. Operation Interface of PC Software), related options of horizontal system could be adjusted accordingly.
Note: For first operation, after mouse-clicking , the Home of Function Menu comes, via to choose "Trigger" option (or mouse-click show this option). from right-bottom extension window to The Trigger option here indicate single trigger, it is the one to use one trigger signal to capture data from two channels, simultaneously, the operation steps i). choose “CH1” or “CH2” from “Source”; ii). next “Mode”, 4 options under “Mode”: edge trigger, video trigger, slope trigger and pulse trigger.
Video Trigger: field / line trigger on standard video signal Slope Trigger: triggers on signal’s rising / falling rate Pulse Trigger: to capture certain pulse width at given trigger condition 1) Edge Trigger i). choose "Edge" from “Mode”, to trigger on the threshold value of input signal; ii). choose "Rise" under “Edge” to trigger on the rising edge of input signal; and to choose "Fall" to trigger on falling edge of input signal; iii).
iii) pick up one trigger synchronization method from Line / Field / Odd Field / Even Field / Line Number. The concrete line number could be set when "Line Number" is picked up. iv) Hold Off setting, please refer to point v) under 1) Edge Trigger.
to turn on/ turn off Channel 1 / Channel 2 Press "CH1" or "CH2" to choose target channel, check "On" to turn on the target channel, uncheck “On” to turn off the target channel. As alternative method goes, from “Channel extension window for Channel 1 / Channel 2”, click right-upper icon as marked below.
to measure current It’s possible to measure current via certain unit conversion, the detailed operation is, to use probe to measure the voltage drop across certain resistor. Press "CH1" or "CH2" to choose target channel, then check "Measure Current On", via set the A/V ratio (Amps/Volts ratio). or to Amps/Volts ratio = 1/Resistor value. vi. how to use automatic measurement From Function menu, via , enter into "Measure" option.
automatic measurement options towards voltage value 10 options involved: Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vavg, Vamp, Vrms, Vtop, Vbase, Overshoot and Preshoot.
Vbase voltage between flat base and ground (GND) Overshoot equals (Vmax - Vtop) / Vamp Preshoot equals (Vmin - Vbase) / Vamp Vavg the arithmetic average voltage value of complete measured signal, or chosen part of measured signal Vrms true RMS voltage value over complete measured signal, or chosen part of measured signal automatic measurement options towards time measurement 10 options involved: Frequency (abbreviated as “Freq”), Period, Rise Time, Fall Time, +Width, -Width, Delay 1→2 , Delay 1→2
To know more about different sampling mode Sampling indicates normal sampling mode Peak Detect this sampling mode always been used to capture interrupting signal noise Average this sampling mode is to reduce random / irrelevant signal noise, with set range from 1 to 128 (1≤ the set no.
Following illustration is signal output under Average mode, with average number set in 16, from here, the interrupting signal noise been reduced to certain degree, vertical resolution option this option is available only in VDS6102A / VDS6152A Via “Precision Mode”, to know more about this option ３０
8 Bits indicates the device works in 8-bit vertical resolution from ADC 12 Bits indicates the device works in 12-bit vertical resolution from ADC 14 Bits Indicates the device works in 14-bit vertical resolution from ADC viii. how to set built-in function generator The built-in function generator of 5MHz frequency output available from the device, with 4 basic waves output - sine, square, ramp and pulse, through MULTI communication interface.
i) check / uncheck measurement type, available in Time and Voltage option, cursor measurement works for either Time, or Voltage measurement, or both measurement at the same time; ii) when in Voltage measurement type, the target channel could be chosen from “CH1” and “CH2” option; time cursor measurement: Check "Time" option, from the vertical direction of main display area, two lines in light color appears, indicating Cursor 1 and Cursor 2.
When moving mouse pointer through Cursor 1 or Cursor 2, it shapes , drag upwards, or downwards to adjust the measurement range between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2. The cursor measurement extension window (located at the bottom-left of main display area) tells the current position of Cursor 1 / Cursor 2, the absolute value of the voltage amplitude difference between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2, as the illustration goes, x. how to set the display system From Function menu, via , enter into "Display" option.
Available in 2 display type, “Vector” and “Dots”. Vector to fill the room between the two adjacent sampling points, in dots of vector Dots to display sampling points only The signal displayed in Vector, In contrast with the same signal displayed in Dots, XY Mode Check "XY Mode", the main display area switches to 3-window VIEW mode. In the XY mode window ( upper-left window), the first channel reflects in X axis, the second channel in Y axis.
Note: When any changes introduced towards time base, voltage division, or record length, or channel been turned on/off again, the current persistence will be cleared automatically, then to record the signal data after the aforementioned operation, again. Grid Brightness Drag the slider to adjust the grid brightness from main display area. xi. how to change utility setting From Function menu, via , enter into “Utility” option, Language Available in 2 options: English and Chinese (simplified).
Show Wave Background Check the option to display the background color of main display area; uncheck the option to display the background color of previewed page. Set Preview Page Background Via this option, to change the background color of previewed page. Save Image To save the current page from main display area into .png, .bmp or .gif format image, excluding function menu page.
AutoSet To set function items in certain value automatically, so as to generate more-suitable-for-observing waveform. Mouse-click , the device capture the signal automatically, and promptly.
ii) to set device’s network via “Network” button under “Utility” option a. to communicate device with target PC through USB connection cable via suitable USB communication interface, after the communication successful (please refer to iv. to communicate device with PC under V. How to Communicate Device with PC), press “Network” button under “Utility” option from function menu b.
c. press “OK” to finish the “MachineNetSetting” iii) to add NI network device a. device powering. Either through AC adapter, or through USB connection cable, the device been powered, with indicator lights red for seconds. b. LAN connection. To communicate device with target PC through LAN connection, via respective LAN communication interface. c. choose NI Max from Windows Start menu. d.
via “Devices and Interfaces”, then “Network Devices”, enter into “Add Network Device” e. press to, dot-tick “Auto-detect of LAN Instrument”, then “Next” f.
dot-tick “Select instrument(s) detected on local subnet”, to choose “TCPIP0::(the previous IP connection just added)::inst0::INSTR”, then mouse-click “Finish”. g.
the device communicates with PC by router connection i) to check target PC’s network setting, the Netmask and Gateway setting should read the same as the one for router, giving an example, provided the router / PC’s network setting goes in IP Address: 192.168.1.71 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 ii) to set device’s network via “Network” button under “Utility” option a.
c. press “OK” to finish the “MachineNetSetting” iii) to add NI network device a. device powering. Either through AC adapter, or through USB connection cable, the device been powered, with indicator lights red for seconds. b. LAN connection. To communicate device with target PC through LAN connection, via respective LAN communication interface. c. choose NI Max from Windows Start menu. d.
via “Devices and Interfaces”, then “Network Devices”, enter into “Add Network Device” e. press to, dot-tick “Auto-detect of LAN Instrument”, then “Next” f.
dot-tick “Select instrument(s) detected on local subnet”, to choose “TCPIP0::(the previous IP connection just added)::inst0::INSTR”, then mouse-click “Finish”. g.
xiv. how to work WiFi with PC software Note: Only the device equipped with optional WiFi module gets this function. to work WiFi with PC software through device hotspot The target PC should support WiFi communication, and the optional WiFi module should be inserted into USB host communication interface. i) to set device’s network via “Network” button under “Utility” option a.
d. following page comes, via “Devices and Interfaces”, then “Network Devices”, enter into “Add Network Device” e.
f. to following window, dot-tick “Select instrument(s) detected on local subnet”, to choose “TCPIP0::(the previous IP connection just added)::inst0::INSTR”, then mouse-click “Finish”. g.
to work WiFi with PC software through device station The target PC should support WiFi communication, and the optional WiFi module should be inserted into USB host communication interface. i) to set device’s network via “Network” button under “Utility” option a. to communicate device with target PC through USB connection cable via suitable USB communication interface, after the communication successful (please refer to iv. to communicate device with PC under V.
ii) to add NI network device a. device powering. To disconnect the USB communication between the device and target PC, with AC adapter get through power source, then power the device, with indicator lights red for seconds. b. WiFi communication. To communicate the device with target PC through WiFi hotspot set onto device, as per correct SSID and Password. - Note Provided not possible to auto-switch between WiFi and LAN connection onto target PC, disable LAN.
dot-tick “Auto-detect of LAN Instrument”, then “Next” f. to following window, dot-tick “Select instrument(s) detected on local subnet”, to choose “TCPIP0::(the previous IP connection just added)::inst0::INSTR”, then mouse-click “Finish”. g.
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VIII. Technical Specifications i. Set the probe compensation at x10 for physical probe; ii. Under suitable operation temperature, work the device for 30+ minutes without interval; iii. Provided the environment temperature gets 5 degrees more, or less, to self-calibrate the device through Utility menu, via “Self Cal” option (please refer to Self Cal).
VDS6102 VDS6152 Sampling Rate VDS6102A VDS6152A 1-CH 0.5 Sa/s - 1 GSa/s working 8-bit mode 0.5 Sa/s - 500 MSa/s 2-CH 12-bit mode 0.5 Sa/s - 250 MSa/s working 14-bit mode 0.5 Sa/s - 100 MSa/s 8-bit mode 0.5 Sa/s - 1 GSa/s 1-CH 12-bit mode 0.5 Sa/s - 500 MSa/s working 14-bit mode 0.
Measurement Cursor Measurement △V and △T between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 Automatic Measurement Vpp, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vamp, Vavg, Vrms, Overshoot, Preshoot, Frequency, Period, Rise Time, Fall Time, Delay A→B , Delay A→B , +Width, -Width, +Duty, -Duty Lissajous Figure Communication Interface Frequency Counter Bandwidth full bandwidth Phase Difference ±3 degrees USB device (type-C), USB host (Wi-Fi extension supported), LAN Wi-Fi module available in option supported Trigger Trigger Level Range
Frequency Sine 0.1 Hz - 5 MHz Square 0.1 Hz - 200 kHz, with rising or falling time < 200ns Ramp 1 Hz - 10 kHz, with rising or falling time ≥ 5μs Pulse 1 Hz - 10 kHz, with pulse width ≥ 5μs Amplitude Output Amplitude 10mVpp - 5Vpp (≤5MHz) @ High Z Amplitude Accuracy ±(1% of setting + 1 mVpp) (typical, 1kHz sine, 0V offset) Amplitude Resolution 10 mVpp DC Offset Range (AC+DC) ±(2.5 Vpk - amplitude Vpp/2) DC Offset Accuracy ±(1 % of |setting| + 1 mV + amplitude Vpp x 0.
IX. Appendix Appendix A. Device Accessory List Accessories 2 x passive probe 1 x USB connection cable (type-C) 1 x hard copy quick guide 1 x AC-DC adapter 1 x BNC/Q9 cable 1 x PC software / user manual CD Optional Accessories 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x soft case Note: Optional accessories is subject to extra purchasing.
Appendix B. Device Maintenance Storage To avoid any possible damage to the device, and probe, keep these items FAR AWAY from sprays, liquids, or solvents. Surface Cleaning As per the operation condition requirements, DO check the device and probe surface from time to time. When cleaning the device / probe surface, please follow up with operation steps as follows i.
