Lecroy Xs-a User manual

WaveSurfer®Xs-A and MXs-A Oscilloscopes

200 MHz – 1 GHz

Engineered for Efficient Design

and Debug

ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR VALIDATION AND DEBUG

WaveSurfer®Xs-A

•200 MHz, 400 MHz, 600 MHz

and 1 GHz bandwidths

•2.5 GS/s Sample Rates per

Channel, up to 5 GS/s with

S 104Xs-A

•5 Mpts/Ch Memory

•Fast Processing of Long

Memory and Math

•Responsive User Interface

•aveStream™ Fast

Viewing Mode

•aveScan™ – Advanced

Search and Find

•10.4" Touch Screen Display

•LXI Compliant

WaveSurfer® MXs-A

All the great features of the

aveSurfer Xs-A plus:

•10 Mpts/Ch Memory

•Up to 5 GS/s per Channel

•LabNotebook™ Documentation

and Report Generation

•Advanced Math with

15 Different Functions

and Enhanced FFT

•Additional SMART Trigger™

Capabilities

Many oscilloscopes promise high-performance, great

banner specs, ease-of-use and a rich feature set to shorten

debug and validation time but the aveSurfer®Xs-A and

MXs-A oscilloscopes truly deliver on these promises.

Its small form factor packs a powerful processor that can handle long memory

captures faster than any of the competition. The touch screen interface is the

ultimate in ease-of-use. With features like WaveStream™fast viewing mode

and WaveScan™Search and Find, you can be confident that every problem

can quickly be detected and analyzed.

Beyond these great features,

the WaveSurfer offers a wide

range of serial data trigger and

decode tools for SPI, I2C UART,

RS-232, USB, Audiobus (I2S, LJ, RJ,

TDM), MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429,

MIPI D-PH , DigRF, CAN and LIN, as

well as industry leading mixed signal

capabilities to quickly troubleshoot

embedded system designs. With

bandwidths from 200 MHz to

1 GHz the WaveSurfer is the ideal

oscilloscope for everyday design

and debug.

Speed and Responsiveness

The WaveSurfer was designed to

shorten debug time through faster

hardware and more sophisticated

software. The hardware allows for

fast processing of long memory even

when using math and measurement

functions. The software is designed

to respond immediately to the user’s

input even while processing data,

eliminating any lag or delay.

Embedded Controller

Design and Debug

Save time when working with

embedded controllers by adding

high-performance mixed signal

capability to the WaveSurfer. Capture

digital signals up to 500 MHz with

up to 50 Mpts/Ch memory, 2 S/s

and 18 or 36 channels. Quickly and

easily isolate specific serial data

events with optional I2C, SPI, UART,

RS-232, USB, Audiobus (I2S, LJ, RJ,

TDM), MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429,

MIPI D-PHY, DigRF, CAN and LIN

trigger and decode options.

ZS Series High Impedance

Active Probes

The ZS Series of high impedance

active probes provide full bandwidth at

the probe tip, and the high impedance

(1 MΩ|| 0.9 pF) you want. A variety

of standard and available probe tip

and grounding accessories are offered

to meet any requirement. What’s more,

ZS Series probes are available for a

very affordable price. Use the ZS1000

with 200 to 600 MHz WaveSurfers and

the ZS1500 with 1 Hz WaveSurfers

to give full system bandwidth at the

probe tip. 3

Long Capture Time

With 5 Mpts/Ch (10 Mpts/Ch with

MXs-A) of fast acquisition memory

standard the WaveSurfer provides

long capture time at full sample rate,

and longer times at lower sample

rates. WaveSurfer long memory is

also thoughtfully designed to respond

quickly, even when measurements,

math, or serial decoders are being used.

WaveStream Fast

Viewing Mode

WaveStream provides a vibrant,

intensity graded (256 levels) display

with a fast update to closely simulate

the look and feel of an analog

oscilloscope. Turn WaveStream ON

or OFF, and adjust intensity, using

the front panel knob. Use it only

when you want to.

WaveScan Advanced Search

WaveScan allows searching in a

single acquisition using more than

20 different modes. Or, set up a

Scan condition and scan for an event

over hours or days, and perform

some action when it is found. The

MS-250 or MS-500 mixed signal

options add the ability to search

digital channels as well as analog.

Touch Screen Simplicity

Keep your testing efficient with a

thoughtfully designed user interface

that provides the busy engineer with

a UI that is smooth, transparent, and

easy to use. Use the touch screen

to quickly access all triggers, math

functions and measurement parameters

or to “draw a box” around the area

of interest and zoom all channels to

the desired area.

The new WaveSurfer Xs-A oscilloscope

makes everyday testing simpler and

easier. The intuitive user interface and

streamlined front panel make it easy

to turn on the oscilloscope and start

making measurements. The interface

is designed so that all the common

measurements and functions are just

one touch away.

1. Only 15 cm (6") Deep

The most space-efficient oscilloscope for your

bench from 200 MHz to 1 Hz.

2. Local Language User Interface

Select from 10 language preferences. Add a front

panel overlay with your local language.

3. Bright 10.4" Display

You’ll never use a small display oscilloscope again.

A fantastic viewing angle makes it easy to view.

INTUITIVE USER INTERFACE TO FIND PROBLEMS FASTER

4. “Push” nobs

Trigger level, delay, and offset knobs all provide

shortcuts to common actions when pushed.

5. Zoom Control nobs

Navigate zoom or math traces with the

multiplexed horizontal knobs.

6. LeCroy WaveStream Fast Viewing Mode

Provides a lively, analog-like feel similar to a phosphor

trace. Adjust “trace” intensity with the front panel

control, or toggle between LeCroy WaveStream and

real-time modes.

7. Dedicated Cursor nobs

Select type of cursor, position them on your

signal, and read values without ever opening

a menu.

8. Touch Screen with Built-in Stylus

The most time-efficient user interface is even

easier to use with a built-in stylus.

Document and Share:

•Save to on-board hard drive

•Save to network drive

•E-mail to team members

•Send to a printer

•Utilize front mounted USB port

•Main port is standard

10/100Base-T Ethernet

LECROY WAVESCAN ADVANCED SEARCH

Since the scanning

“modes” are not simply

copies of the hardware

triggers, the utility and

capability is much higher.

For instance, there is no “frequency”

trigger in any oscilloscope, yet

WaveScan allows for “frequency”

to be quickly “scanned.” This allows

the user to accumulate a data set of

unusual events that are separated by

hours or days, enabling faster debug-

ging. When used in multiple acquisi-

tions, WaveScan builds on

the traditional LeCroy strength of

fast processing of data. A LeCroy

X-Stream oscilloscope will quickly

scan millions of events looking for

unusual occurrences, and do it much

faster and more efficiently than other

oscilloscopes can.

WaveStream Fast

Viewing Mode

WaveStream provides a vibrant, intensity

graded (256 levels) display with a fast

update rate to closely simulate the

look and feel of an analog oscilloscope.

WaveStream is most helpful in viewing

signals that have signal jitter or signal

anomalies, or for applying a visual

check before creating an advanced

trigger or WaveScan setup to locate

an unusual event.

Since the sampling rate in WaveStream

mode can be as high as 5 S/s (up

to 2.5x that of other oscilloscopes),

it is an excellent runt or glitch finder.

Timing jitter is often visually assessed

to understand approximate behavior.

WaveStream makes it easy to

understand jitter on edges or in eye

diagrams. WaveStream also excels

in allowing you to relate composite

(WaveStream) to single-event (real-time

sampled) behaviors. Just capture in

WaveStream mode, toggle to view

or zoom a single trace, then toggle

back to WaveStream mode.

WaveScan provides powerful isolation capabilities that

hardware triggers can’t provide. WaveScan provides the ability

to locate unusual events in a single capture (i.e., capture and

search), or “scan” for an event in many acquisitions over a

long period of time. Select from more than 20 search modes

to find events on any analog or digital channel or search for a

pattern across multiple digital channels.

EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEBUG

Successful design and debug

of an embedded system

requires monitoring a wide

range of signals at any given

time. The WaveSurfer Xs-A

and MXs-A oscilloscopes can

be made in to an all-in-one

tool for capturing analog,

digital and serial signals

simultaneously.

High-performance MSO

Capture digital signals up to 500 MHz

with up to 50 Mpts/Ch memory,

2 S/s, and 18 or 36 channels by

adding the MS-500 or MS-250 to any

model WaveSurfer. Create analog and

digital cross-pattern triggers of up to

4 analog and 36 digital channels and

view the data as individual lines or

in a bus view.

I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, USB

Audiobus (I2S, LJ, RJ, TDM),

MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429,

MIPI D-PHY, DigRF, CAN and

LIN Serial Trigger and Decode

Quickly and easily isolate specific

serial data events on your embedded

controller for better understanding and

faster debug with trigger conditions

in binary or hexadecimal formats.

The conditional data trigger allows

for triggering on a range of values.

Intuitive, Color-coded

Decode Overlay

Advanced software algorithms decon-

struct the waveform into binary, hex,

or ASCII protocol information, then

overlay the decoded data on the wave-

form. Various sections of the protocol

are color-coded to make it easy to

understand. The decode operation is

fast—even with long acquisitions.

Table Summary and

Search/Zoom

Turn your oscilloscope into a protocol

analyzer with the Table display of

protocol information. Customize the

table, or export Table data to an Excel

file. Touch a message in the table and

automatically zoom for detail. Search

for specific address or data values in

the acquisition.

THE WAVESURFER M-TYPE OSCILLOSCOPE

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Higher sample rates, 10 Mpts/Ch

memory, advanced math and

triggering, enhanced FFT

capabilities and LabNotebook

make the WaveSurfer M-Type

a truly unique oscilloscope.

No other product in this class offers such a powerful combination of features

and banner specs making the WaveSurfer M-Type the ideal oscilloscope for fast

and efficient debug from 200 MHz to 1 Hz.

High Sample Rate

5 S/s max sample rate at 600 MHz and 5 S/s per channel at 1 Hz to capture

the fastest signals.

Long Capture

Maintain the high sample rate with 10 Mpts/Ch on all models.

Advanced Math and Triggering

Many oscilloscopes offer a small set of basic trigger modes, math functions and

limited FFT. The M-Type offers 10 trigger modes, 1 Mpt FFT and 17 math functions.

LabNotebook™

A Unique Tool for

Documentation and

Report Generation

Use LabNotebook to quickly save and

document all your work. With a single

button press all displayed waveforms,

relevant settings, and screen images

can be stored. Easy report generation

allows you to annotate screen

images, share your findings and

communicate important results;

reports can even be emailed directly

from the oscilloscope. The Flashback

function lets you recall your settings

from any report and use them to

reproduce previous measurements.

Eas report generation

helps ou share our

findings and communicate

important results.

LabNotebook adds a simple

wa to report our work and

save all essential waveforms,

settings, and screen images.

Quickl save all

the necessar

files with

LabNotebook

in a single

button press.

Recall our

settings from

an report

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the Flashback

capabilit .

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T/div

Memory Length

Sample Rate

Measurement

Math

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T/div

Memory Length

Sample Rate

Measurement

Math

One-Touch FunctionalityDocument Your Work Save Your Work

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PROBES, ACCESSORIES, AND OPTIONS

ZS Series High Impedance Active Probes

Leading Features:

•1 Hz (ZS1000) and 1.5 Hz

(ZS1500) bandwidths

•High Impedance (0.9 pF, 1 MΩ)

•Extensive standard and

available probe tip and ground

connection accessories

•±12 Vdc offset (ZS1500)

•LeCroy ProBus system

ADP305, ADP300

Leading Features:

•20 MHz and 100 MHz bandwidth

•1,000 Vrms common mode voltage

•1,400 Vpeak differential voltage

•EN 61010 CAT III

•80 dB CMRR at 50/60 Hz

•LeCroy ProBus system

PPE1.2 V, PPE2 V, PPE4 V,

PPE5 V, PPE6 V, PPE20 V

Leading Features:

•Suitable for safe, accurate

high-voltage measurements

•1.2 kV to 20 kV

•Works with any 1 MΩinput

oscilloscope

CP030, CP031

Leading Features:

•30 Arms continuous current (50 Apeak)

•50 or 100 MHz bandwidth

•Small form factor accommodates

large conductors with small

jaw size

•LeCroy ProBus system

AP031

Leading Features:

•Lowest priced differential probe

•15 MHz bandwidth

•700 V maximum input voltage

•Works with any 1 MΩinput

oscilloscope

AP033, AP034

Leading Features:

•500 MHz and 1 Hz bandwidth

•10,000:1 CMRR

•Wide dynamic range, low noise

•LeCroy ProBus system

Advanced Trigger Option

Adds Runt, Slew Rate, Interval, Dropout, and Qualified/State

triggers to the standard triggers.

Extended Math Option

Adds 12 additional math functions, chaining of two math

functions, rescaling with unit selection, and 1 Mpts FFTs.

I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, USB, Audiobus (I2S,

LJ, RJ, TDM), MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429,

MIPI D-PHY, DigRF, CAN and LIN Trigger and

Decode Options

Powerful serial triggering, including conditional data

triggering, intuitive, color-coded decode overlay, search,

and table display.

MS Series Mixed Signal

Oscilloscope Options

Add high-performance

mixed signal capability

to a WaveSurfer Xs-A.

Capture digital signals

up to 500 MHz with up

to 50 Mpts/Ch memory,

2 S/s and 18 or 36 channels.

LeCroy offers an extensive range of probes,

accessories, and options for WaveSurfer Xs-A.

Leverage your investment with these items.

WAVESURFER Xs-A SPECIFICATIONS

WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer

24Xs-A 44Xs-A 42Xs-A 64Xs-A 62Xs-A 104Xs-A

Bandwidth (@ 50 Ω) 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 1 Hz

Rise Time 1.75 ns 875 ps 500 ps 300 ps

Input Channels 442424

Display 10.4" Color flat-panel TFT-LCD, 800 x 600 SV A, touch screen

Sample Rate (single-shot) 2.5 S/s 2.5 S/s

(5 S/s Interleaved)

Sample Rate (RIS mode) 50 S/s

Standard Record Length 5 Mpts/Ch (all channels)

Standard Capture Time Up to 2 ms at full sample rate on all four channels

Vertical Resolution 8-bits

Vertical Sensitivity (V/div) 2 mV/div–10 V/div (1 MΩ); 2 mV/div–1 V/div (50 Ω)

Vertical (DC ain) Accuracy ±1.0% of full scale (typical); ±1.5% of full scale ≥10 mV/div (warranted)

BW Limit 20 MHz 20 MHz, 200 MHz

Maximum Input Voltage 50 Ω: 5 Vrms, 1 MΩ: 400 V max. 50 Ω: 5 Vrms

(DC + Peak AC ≤5 kHz) 1 MΩ: 250 V max.

(DC + Peak AC

≤10 kHz)

Input Coupling AC, DC, ND (DC and ND for 50 Ω)

Input Impedance 1 MΩ|| 16 pF, or 50 Ω1 MΩ|| 20 pF,

or 50 Ω

Probing System BNC or ProBus

Probes One PP009 (5 mm) per channel (standard) One PP011 (5 mm)

per channel

(standard)

Timebase Range 200 ps/div–1000 s/div (roll mode from 500 ms/div–1000 s/div)

Timebase Accuracy ≤5 ppm @ 25 °C (typical) (≤10 ppm @ 5–40 °C)

Trigger Modes Normal, Auto, Single, and Stop

Trigger Sources Any input channel, External, Ext/10, or line; slope and level unique to each source (except for line trigger)

Trigger Coupling DC, AC, HFRej, LFRej

Pre-trigger Delay 0–100% of full scale

Post-trigger Delay 0–10,000 divisions

Trigger Hold-off 1 ns to 20 s or 1 to 1,000,000,000 events

Internal Trigger Level Range ±4.1 div from center

External Trigger Range EXT/10 ±4V; EXT ±400 mV

Triggering

Standard Edge, litch, Width, Logic (Pattern), TV (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, HDTV – 720p, 1080i, 1080p)

Measure, Zoom, and Math Tools

Standard Parameter Up to 6 of the following parameters can be calculated at one time on any waveform: Amplitude, Area, Base

Measurements (Low), Delay, Duty, Fall Time (90%-10%), Fall Time (80%-20%), Frequency, Maximum, Mean, Minimum,

Overshoot+, Overshoot-, Period, Peak-Peak, Phase, Rise Time (10%-90%), Rise Time (20%-80%), RMS, Skew,

Standard Deviation, Top (High), Width+, Width-. Measurements can be gated.

Zooming Use front panel QuickZoom button, or use touch screen or mouse to draw a box around the zoom area.

Standard Math Operators include Sum, Difference, Product, Ratio, and FFT (up to 25 kpts with power spectrum

output and rectangular, VonHann, and FlatTop windows). 1 math function may be defined at a time.

Physical

Dimensions (HWD) 260 mm x 340 mm x 152 mm Excluding accessories and projections (10.25" x 13.4" x 6")

Net Weight 7.26 kg. (16.0 lbs.)

Options

Advanced (WS Xs-ADVTRI ) Runt, Slew Rate, Interval (Signal or Pattern), Dropout, Qualified (State or Edge)

Extended Math Adds the following additional math functions: Absolute Value, Averaging (summed and continuous), Derivative,

(WSXs-MATHSURF Option) Envelope, Enhanced Resolution (to 11-bits), Floor, Integral, Invert, Reciprocal, Rescale (change scale and units),

Roof, Square, and Square Root. Also adds chaining of two math functions and 1 Mpts FFTs.

WAVESURFER MXs-A SPECIFICATIONS

WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer WaveSurfer

24MXs-A 44MXs-A 64MXs-A 104MXs-A

Bandwidth (@ 50 Ω) 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 1 Hz

Rise Time 1.75 ns 875 ps 500 ps 300 ps

Input Channels 4

Display 10.4" Color flat-panel TFT-LCD, 800 x 600 SV A, touch screen

Sample Rate (single-shot) 2.5 S/s 2.5 S/s (5 S/s Interleaved) 5 S/s

Sample Rate (RIS mode) 50 S/s

Standard Record Length 10 Mpts/Ch (all channels)

Standard Capture Time Up to 4 ms at 2.5 S/s (2 ms at 5 S/s)

Vertical Resolution 8-bits

Vertical Sensitivity (V/div) 2 mV/div–10 V/div (1 MΩ); 2 mV/div–1 V/div (50 Ω)

Vertical (DC ain) Accuracy ±1.0% of full scale (typical); ±1.5% of full scale ≥10 mV/div (warranted)

BW Limit 20 MHz 20 MHz, 200 MHz

Maximum Input Voltage 50 Ω: 5 Vrms, 1 MΩ: 400 V max. 50 Ω: 5 Vrms

(DC + Peak AC ≤5 kHz) 1 MΩ: 250 V max.

(DC + Peak AC

≤10 kHz)

Input Coupling AC, DC, ND (DC and ND for 50 Ω)

Input Impedance 1 MΩ|| 16 pF, or 50 Ω1 MΩ|| 20 pF,

or 50 Ω

Probing System BNC or ProBus

Probes One PP009 (5 mm) per channel (standard) One PP011 (5 mm)

per channel

(standard)

Timebase Range 200 ps/div–1000 s/div (roll mode from 500 ms/div–1000 s/div)

Timebase Accuracy ≤5 ppm @ 25 °C (typical) (≤10 ppm @ 5–40 °C)

Trigger Modes Normal, Auto, Single, and Stop

Trigger Sources Any input channel, External, Ext/10, or line; slope and level unique to each source (except for line trigger)

Trigger Coupling DC, AC, HFRej, LFRej

Pre-trigger Delay 0–100% of full scale

Post-trigger Delay 0–10,000 divisions

Trigger Hold-off 1 ns to 20 s or 1 to 1,000,000,000 events

Internal Trigger Level Range ±4.1 div from center

External Trigger Range EXT/10 ±4V; EXT ±400 mV

Triggering

Standard Edge, litch, Width, Logic (Pattern), TV (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, HDTV – 720p, 1080i, 1080p), Runt, Slew Rate,

Interval (Signal or Pattern), Dropout, Qualified (State or Edge)

Measure, Zoom, and Math Tools

Standard Parameter Up to 6 of the following parameters can be calculated at one time on any waveform: Amplitude, Area, Base

Measurements (Low), Delay, Duty, Fall Time (90%-10%), Fall Time (80%-20%), Frequency, Maximum, Mean, Minimum,

Overshoot+, Overshoot-, Period, Peak-Peak, Phase, Rise Time (10%-90%), Rise Time (20%-80%), RMS, Skew,

Standard Deviation, Top (High), Width+, Width-. Measurements can be gated.

Zooming Use front panel QuickZoom button, or use touch screen or mouse to draw a box around the zoom area.

Standard Math Operators include Sum, Difference, Product, Ratio, Absolute Value, Averaging (summed and continuous),

Derivative, Envelope, Enhanced Resolution (to 11-bits), Floor, Integral, Invert, Reciprocal, Rescale (change

scale and units), Roof, Square, Square Root and FFT (up to 1 Mpts with power spectrum output and

rectangular, VonHann, and FlatTop windows). 1 math function may be defined at a time, 2 functions may

be chained together.

Physical

Dimensions (HWD) 260 mm x 340 mm x 152 mm Excluding accessories and projections (10.25" x 13.4" x 6")

Net Weight 7.26 kg. (16.0 lbs.)

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