GW Instek GDS-3000 Series User manual
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................... 5
GETTING STARTED........................................................... 9
Activating Optional Software ............... 10
QUICK REFERENCE......................................................... 12
Menu Tree / Operation Shortcuts ........ 13
MEASUREMENT.............................................................. 16
Serial Bus ............................................ 17
INDEX............................................................................. 27
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This chapter contains important safety
instructions that you must follow during
operation and storage. Read the following before
any operation to insure your safety and to keep
the instrument in the best possible condition.
Safety Symbols
These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the GDS-
3000.
WARNING Warning: Identifies conditions or practices that
could result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION Caution: Identifies conditions or practices that
could result in damage to the GDS-3000 or to other
properties.
DANGER High Voltage
Attention Refer to the Manual
Protective Conductor Terminal
Earth (ground) Terminal
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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
Guideline
CAUTION
Make sure the BNC input voltage does not
exceed 300V peak.
Never connect a hazardous live voltage to the
ground side of the BNC connectors. It might
lead to fire and electric shock.
Do not place any heavy object on the GDS-3000.
Avoid severe impact or rough handling that
leads to damaging the GDS-3000.
Do not discharge static electricity to the GDS-
3000.
Use only mating connectors, not bare wires, for
the terminals.
Do not block the cooling fan opening.
Do not perform measurement at a power source
or building installation site (Note below).
Do not disassemble the GDS-3000 unless you
are qualified.
Ensure a proper ground is used at all times with
the instrument.
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(Measurement categories) EN 61010-1:2001 specifies the
measurement categories and their requirements as follows. the
GDS-3000 falls under category II.
Measurement category IV is for measurement performed at the
source of low-voltage installation.
Measurement category III is for measurement performed in the
building installation.
Measurement category II is for measurement performed on the
circuits directly connected to the low voltage installation.
Measurement category I is for measurements performed on
circuits not directly connected to Mains.
Power Supply
WARNING
AC Input voltage: 100 ~ 240V AC, 48 ~ 63Hz,
auto selection
Connect the protective grounding conductor of
the AC power cord to an earth ground, to avoid
electrical shock.
Cleaning the
GDS-3000
Disconnect the power cord before cleaning.
Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild
detergent and water. Do not spray any liquid.
Do not use chemical containing harsh material
such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and acetone.
Operation
Environment
Location: Indoor, no direct sunlight, dust free,
almost non-conductive pollution (Note below)
Relative Humidity: < 80%
Altitude: < 2000m
Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
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(Pollution Degree) EN 61010-1:2001 specifies the pollution degrees
and their requirements as follows. The GDS-3000 falls under degree
2.
Pollution refers to “addition of foreign matter, solid, liquid, or
gaseous (ionized gases), that may produce a reduction of dielectric
strength or surface resistivity”.
Pollution degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive
pollution occurs. The pollution has no influence.
Pollution degree 2: Normally only non-conductive pollution
occurs. Occasionally, however, a temporary conductivity caused
by condensation must be expected.
Pollution degree 3: Conductive pollution occurs, or dry, non-
conductive pollution occurs which becomes conductive due to
condensation which is expected. In such conditions, equipment
is normally protected against exposure to direct sunlight,
precipitation, and full wind pressure, but neither temperature
nor humidity is controlled.
Storage
environment
Location: Indoor
Temperature: -20°C to 70°C
Disposal
Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted
municipal waste. Please use a separate collection
facility or contact the supplier from which this
instrument was purchased. Please make sure
discarded electrical waste is properly recycled to
reduce environmental impact.
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GETTING STARTED
This chapter describes how to install the serial
decode software or trial demonstration.
Activating Optional Software ........................................... 10
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Activating Optional Software
Background The GDS-3000 has Power Analysis software and
Serial bus decoding software (17) as optional
extras. An activation key is required to activate the
software. An activation key is required for each
optional software package.
If the serial decode software has not been
purchased, a time trial demonstration is available
for a 1 month period. Before activating the time
trial demonstration, ensure the date and time has
been set. Changing the system date will not have
an effect on the time trial period. The time trial
demonstration software can only be used once.
For the latest files and information regarding the
optional software packages, see the GW Instek
website: www.gwinstek.com
Activation key
filenames
Serial bus decode
activation keys
BusEnableTrial.LIS
BusEnable.LIS
Steps 1. Ensure the date and time has been
set.
See the user
manual for
details.
2. Insert a USB stick into front panel
USB port with the activation keys
located in the root directory.
3. Press the Utility key.
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4. Press File Utilities from the bottom
menu.
5. The file system appears.
6. Use the Variable knob and Select key to select
the activation key from the USB root directory.
When prompted to continue, press the Select
key again.
Files: BusEnableTrial.LIS
BusEnable.LIS
Confirm
Activation key
Press B1 on the front panel to see if the
Serial Bus decode activation worked.
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QUICK REFERENCE
This chapter depicts the power analysis menu
tree. Use them as a handy reference to get quick
access to the functionality.
Menu Tree / Operation Shortcuts .................................... 13
BUS – I2C.............................................................................13
BUS – SPI.............................................................................14
BUS – UART........................................................................15
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Menu Tree / Operation Shortcuts
BUS – I2C
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BUS – SPI
QUICK REFERENCE
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BUS – UART
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MEASUREMENT
Serial Bus........................................................................ 17
Serial Bus Overview.............................................................17
UART Serial Bus Interface .................................................19
I2C Serial Bus Interface ......................................................22
SPI Serial Bus Interface.......................................................24
MEASUREMENT
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Serial Bus
The serial bus trigger and decode software includes support for 3
common serial interfaces, SPI, UART and 12C. Each interface is
fully configurable to accommodate a wide range of protocol
variation. Up to two different UART or I2C buses can be used at the
same time. Only 1 SPI bus can be used at a time.
Each input can be displayed as binary or hexadecimal. An event
table can also be created to aid in debugging.
Note that the Serial bus trigger and decode software is an optional
extra. An activation key is required to activate the software. A
month trial demonstration is also available. For details please see
page 10.
Serial Bus Overview
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter.
The UART bus is able to accommodate a wide
range of various common UART serial
communications.
The UART serial bus software is suitable for a
number of RS-232 protocol variants.
Inputs Tx, Rx, Polarity
Threshold Tx, Rx (±10V)
Configuration Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity, Packets
I2C Inter Integrated circuit is a two line serial data
interface with a serial data line (SDA) and serial
clock line (SCL). The R/W bit can be configured.
Inputs SCLK, SDA
Threshold SCLK, SDA (±10V)
Configuration Read, Write in address
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SPI The SPI (Serial Interface Peripheral) bus is fully
configurable to accommodate the wide variety of
SPI interfaces.
Inputs SCLK, SS, MOSI, MISO
Threshold SCLK, SS, MOSI, MISO (±10V)
Configuration SCLK edge, SS logic level, MOSI
logic level, MISO logic level, word
size, bit order
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UART Serial Bus Interface
The UART serial bus software is designed to decode RS232 and
other common RS-232 variants such as RS-422, RS-485. The
software configuration is also flexible enough to decode the many
proprietary protocols based on RS-232.
Background Basic RS-232 protocol uses single-ended data
transmissions. The signal voltage levels can be
high (±15V) and employ active low signaling.
High speed variants of RS-232, such as RS-422 and
RS-485 use differential signaling and commonly
employ low voltage differential signals with active
high signaling.
Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter
(UART) or RS-232 driver/receiver ICs commonly
used for embedded applications typically use
active high signaling with standard IC signal
levels.
Panel operation 7. Insert each of the bus signals (Tx, Rx) to one of
the oscilloscope channels.
8. Press the corresponding bus key,
B1 or B2.
9. Press Bus from the bottom menu
and choose the UART serial bus on
the side menu.
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Define Inputs 10. Press Define Inputs from the bottom
menu.
11. From the side menu choose the Tx
Input and the Rx
Input source and the signal
polarity.
Tx OFF, CH1~4
Rx OFF, CH1~4
Polarity Normal (High = 0), Inverted (High
= 1)
Set the Threshold 12. Press Threshold from the bottom
menu.
13. Press Select from the side menu.
Choose Tx or Rx line thresholds.
Range Tx, Rx
14. Press Threshold from the side menu
and configure the threshold.
Threshold
-10V~10V
To set to TTL levels (1.4V), press TTL.
To set to ECL levels (-1.3V), press
ECL.
Protocol
Configuration
The Configure key sets the baud rate, number of data
bits and parity.
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