GW Instek GDS-1000B Series User manual

Datalog App
GDS-1000B Series
USER MANUAL
GW INSTEK PART NO. V1.00
ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents
GETTING STARTED ........................................................... 5
App Overview.........................................5
Installing Optional Apps ........................6
Uninstalling Optional Apps....................8
Running Applications.............................9
USING THE DATA LOGGER............................................. 10

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GETTING STARTED
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GETTING STARTED
App Overview
Background
The GDS-1000B comes pre-installed with a number
of apps. Optional apps can also be downloaded
from the GW Instek website free of charge at
www.gwinstek.com.
Included
Applications
Go/No-Go
The Go/No-Go application can be
used to set threshold boundaries
for input signals. Go/No-Go tests
to see if a waveform will fit inside
a user-specified maximum and
minimum amplitude boundary
(template).
Mount Remote
Disk*
This app allows the scope to
mount a network share drive.
* 4 channel models only.
Optional
Applications
Digital Filter
Adds a digital low or high pass
filter to any of the input channels.
Each filter can have a user-defined
cutoff frequency set.
DVM
The DVM application displays a
digital voltage meter readout that
floats on the top left-hand side of
the screen.

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Data Log
The Data Log app will log
waveform data and/or
screenshots at set intervals for set
duration of time.
Installing Optional Apps
Background
The GDS-1000B has optional software apps that
can be installed to add additional functionality to
the DSO.
Steps
1. Download the Datalog App zip file from the
GW Instek website.
2. Unzip the Datalog App zip file.
The App zip file contains the APP installation
file (DataLog_1KB.gz) and this user manual.
3. Copy the installation file(DataLog_1KB.gz)
onto a USB flash drive.
4. Insert the USB flash drive that
contains the DataLog_1KB.gz file
into the front panel USB A port of
the GDS-1000B.
Demo
5. Press the Utility key then the File
Utilities soft-key.
Utility

GETTING STARTED
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6. Use the Variable knob and Select
key to navigate to the
DataLog_1KB.gz file on the USB
drive.
7. Press the Select key to start the
installation.
VARIABLE
Select
8. The installation will complete in a few seconds.
When finished a pop-up message will appear
asking you to restart the GDS-1000B.
9. Restart the GDS-1000B.

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Uninstalling Optional Apps
Background
Any optional apps that were installed can be
uninstalled from the APP menu. Pre-installed
apps, such as the Go-NoGo app cannot be
uninstalled.
Steps
1. Press the APP key.
APP
2. Highlight the app that you want to
uninstall with the Variable knob.
VARIABLE
3. Press Uninstall twice from the side
menu to uninstall the selected app.
x2

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Running Applications
Background
The APP function can host a number of different
applications, some of which as pre-installed and
some of which are installed as optional extras.
Panel Operation
1. Press the APP key.
APP
2. Press APP from the bottom menu.
3. Scroll through each application using the
Variable knob.
4. Select an application by pressing
the Select key twice.
Select
×2

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USING THE DATA
LOGGER
Background
The Data Log app will log the current waveform
data or screenshot at set intervals for a set duration
of time.
Basic Features:
Log up to 100 hours of images or waveform
data.
Interval times of up to 2 seconds (waveform)
or 5 seconds (images).
Example
Panel Operation
1. Choose the Data Log application
from the APP menu. See page 9.

Using the Data Logger
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2. Press Setup.
3. Press Log to from the side menu
and select what type of data to log,
waveform data or screenshots.
Log to
Image, Waveform
4. Press Source from the side menu
and select a source channel to log if
waveforms are to be logged.
Source
CH1 ~ CH4, All Displayed
5. Press Interval and set the logging
interval time.
Interval
Data: 2secs ~ 2mins
Image: 5secs ~ 2mins
6. Press Duration and select the
logging duration time.
Duration
5mins ~ 100hrs.
7. From the bottom menu, press File
Utilities and set the save file path.
See the File Utilities chapter of the
user manual.

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Turn On/Off
8. Press Data Logging from the bottom
menu and toggle Data Logging on.
The data/images will be saved to
the designated file path when Data
Logging is turned on.
The Data Logging app will remain
running in the background even if
other functions are turned on.